1、Life choicesUnit 1Topic talkPart 1Lead inThis WayThat WayThis WayLead inWelcome to our class!Im your new teacher“XXX”.Lead inFrom this semester,youll begin your new life.Lead inTalk about your new school life.Use the cues to help you.Lead inShow time!Part 2Words and ExpressionsWords and Expressionss
2、enior/sini(r)/adj.较高的，高级的e.g.The FCO is also using Ashridge to train its more senior diplomats.Words and Expressionssecondary/sekndri/adj.中等教育；中级；次要的e.g.Experience is what matters age is of secondary importance.Words and Expressionsstressful/stresfl/adj.充满压力的，紧张的e.g.It was a stressful time for all o
3、f us.Words and Expressionschallenging/tlnd/adj.富有挑战性的e.g.For new reporters,this can seem like a challenging task.Words and Expressionsdiffer/df(r)/vi.不同，不一样，有区别e.g.French differs from English in this respect.Words and Expressionsprevious/privis/adj.以前的，先前的e.g.It is difficult to make a comparison wit
4、h her previous book.Words and Expressionsdynamic/danmk/adj.充满活力的；精力充沛的e.g.I cant imagine why a dynamic young woman like her is marrying a shrinking violet like him.Words and Expressionscampus/kmps/n.校园e.g.She lives on campus.Words and Expressionsschedule/edjul/n.日程表，计划表e.g.When we take our vacations
5、 is very much dictated by Gregs work schedule.Words and Expressionsexpectation/ekspekten/n.期待；预料，预期e.g.The numbers attending fell short of expectations.Words and Expressionsconfidence/knfdns/n.自信，信心；信赖e.g.Within weeks,his confidence had spread throughout the team.Words and Expressionscompetence/kmpt
6、ns/n.能力，胜任e.g.He stood out in terms of competence from all his fellows.Words and Expressionschapter/tpt(r)/n.一段时期；章节e.g.The Renaissance was an important chapter in European history.Words and Expressionsall in all总而言之，总的来说e.g.All in all,it had been a not untypical day.Words and Expressionsapartment/p
7、tmnt/n.公寓套房e.g.The motel is undergoing conversion into apartments.Words and Expressionsa.m./e em/上午，午前e.g.It starts at 10 a.m.Words and Expressionsshift/ft/n.（工厂、医院等轮班制的）当班时间e.g.Have you been able to switch your shift with anyone?Words and Expressionspressure/pre(r)/n.压力e.g.The pressure of work is b
8、eginning to get to him.Words and Expressionsleisure/le(r)/n.空闲，闲暇，业余时间e.g.I am seldom at leisure.Words and Expressionsrecover/rkv(r)/vi.恢复健康，康复e.g.Hes still recovering from his operation.Words and Expressionsinjury/ndri/n.伤，损伤e.g.Fifty percent of road accidents result in head injuries.Words and Expr
9、essionsplus/pls/adj.有力的，好的prep.加e.g.On the plus side,though,this strategy can be combined quite easily with the other two.Words and Expressionsunfortunately/nftntli/adv.不幸地；令人遗憾地e.g.Unfortunately,theres an ongoing dispute between France and Belgium as to who really made it.Words and Expressionschall
10、enge/tlnd/n.挑战；具有挑战性的事物vt.向挑战e.g.Schools must meet the challenge of new technology.Words and Expressionsarise/raz/vi.（问题或困难）出现，发生e.g.Only a finite number of situations can arise.Part 3Read,talk and listenRead and thinkRead the Text Builder carefully from left to right.Then listen and complete it by
11、underlining the words or expressions you hear in the right column.Text BuilderLife choicesRead the text builder and try to predict the answers.Read and thinkText BuilderLife choicesRead and listenText BuilderLife choicesLets check.Read and listenText BuilderLife choicesRead and listenKey sentences.1
12、.It is the start of a new chapter in my life.2.What is also very different is that students in the same class can have different class schedules.3.All in all,I hope to have a happier,more fruitful and satisfying life in my new school.Read and listenUse the Text Builder to talk about your new school
13、life.Read and ListenTalking time!Read and listenListen to the dialogue.Three people are interviewed about their lives.Complete the notes below.Then,take turns to talk about their life choices.Read and listenabcdefghijkla.Doctorb.begin to work at 7,works 12-hour shiftsc.gets to solve problems and hel
14、p people recover from illness and injuryd.little time for leisure,lots of pressure,having to make correct decisions all the timeRead and listenabcdefghijkle.football playerf.trains for 10 months a year,five hours a dayg.travel a lot to different contries and people cheering him onh.injuries from tra
15、inint or playingRead and listenabcdefghijkli.business managerj.eight a.m.until late eveningk.gets to make important decisionsl.stressful work,doesnt get to see family enough Read and listenKey sentences.1.What is your life like as a doctor?2.Being a doctor means I have to make correct decisions all
16、the time,which puts a lot of pressure on me.3.On the plus side,I get to travel a lot to different countries for matches and of course,hearing people cheer you on is great.Read and reciteRead and remember the sentences below.There is no substitute for hard work.Thomas A.EdisonQuietude promotes learni
17、ng,frugality cultivates virtue.One cant show high ideals withour simple living;one cant have lofty aspirations without a peaceful state of mind.Zhuge LiangRead and reciteRead and remember the sentences below.To strive,to seek,to find and not to yield.Alfred TennysonThe best way to find yourself is to lose your self in the service of others.Mahatma GandhiPart 4HomeworkHomeworkRecite the key words and expressions.Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about your new school life.
