1、Unit1 Teenage lifeDiscovering useful structuresAnalyzing 1.That is an unforgivable behavior.2.He is very upset with you.3.It sounds like you two could use a little quiet time.4.Im not sure you are mature enough.Analyzing Which sentence is better?The new girl became known to the whole school in just
2、a day.The girl became known to the whole school in just a day.My father bought my brother a smart watch for his birthday.My father bought my brother a watch for his birthday.Noun phrase:word group with a noun as its head word.(more accurate)extra-curricular activities Examples the school football te
3、amthe sleeping boyphotos taken by Mikethe meeting to be held a solution to the question Which sentence is better?Analyzing She is sad.She is very sad.She is sad about the result.She is awfully sad about the result.Adjective phrase:word group with an adjective as its head word.(more vivid and accurat
4、e)Examples large and beautifulextremely colddifferent from anxious to know rich in natural resourcesmall but practicalAnalyzing Jon played the guitar well.Jon played the guitar surprisingly well.You have to do it carefully.You have to do it extremely carefully.Which sentence is better?Adverb phrase:
5、word group with an adverb as its head word.(more vivid and accurate)Examples again and againextremely fast clearly enough so clearly 1.This week was confusing.1.The first week was a little confusing.Practising Practising 2.Linda thinks and speaks quite quickly,and she can do well in the debate.3.The
6、 building is so big that Im completely lost.4.The kids over there are putting sth on a round paper plate.5.The new coach told me that I didnt play well enough.Expanding 1.Im tired.Im a little tired.2.We finally visited the museum.We finally visited the museum located in the village.3.That day,you pe
7、rformed beautifully.That day,you performed extremely beautifully.Translating 1.I want to make _ _(好的第一印象).2.（上个月建造的那座桥）needs repairing.3.I just had _（我的第一节数学课)in senior high school!4.I do not think English is_(难学).5.She types （快且准确）6.My grandma sat in the chair_.（相当舒服）.a good first impressionThe bri
8、dge built last month my first maths classdifficult to learnquickly and correctlyquite comfortablyCan you use the phrases in brackets to answer the questions?Example:1.What do you think of your new teachers?(very nice and patient)My new teachers are very nice and patient.2.How many clubs have you joi
9、ned this year?(two clubs)Ive joined two clubs this year.3.How soon do you think youll finish your homework?(pretty soon)Ill finish my homework pretty soon.4.How well does Rita play the violin?We need a new violinist in our music club.(quite well)Rita plays the violin quite well.5.What did your advis
10、er say about the advanced literature course?(too difficult but very interesting)My adviser said that the advanced literature course was too difficult but very interesting.Example:Ive always wanted to be a high school cheerleader.Yesterday,I tried out for my schools cheerleading team.It was really ha
11、rd.First,.Improving your draftCheerleader Try-outsIve always wanted to be a cheerleader.Yesterday,I tried out for the team.It was hard.First,we had to dance.The teacher showed us how to move,and then we tried.Second,we practised singing a song about the school basketball team.Finally,some girls had
12、to lift their partners.The other girls jumped and cheered.I think I did well,but the other girls were better.Im not sure if Ill make the team or not.Cheerleader Try-outs Cheerleader Try-outsIve always wanted to be a high school cheerleader.Yesterday,I tried out for my schools cheerleading team.It wa
13、s really hard.First,we had to dance.The teacher showed us how to move,and then we tried.Second,we practised singing a song about the school basketball team.Finally,some girls had to lift their partners.The other girls jumped and cheered.I think I did well,but the other girls were better.Im not sure
14、if Ill make the team or not.Tips:Tips:You can change nouns,adjectives or adverbs into NP,NP,AdjP and AdvpAdjP and Advp by adding some adding some modifiers.modifiers.Use what you have learned to improve her draft.Ive always wanted to be a high school cheerleader.Yesterday,I tried out for my schools
15、cheerleading team.It was really hard.First,we had to dance up and down around the basketball court for 20 minutes.The teacher showed us how to move,and then we tried very hard.Second,we practised singing a short fight song about the school basketball team.Finally,some of the stronger girls had to lift their partners.The other girls jumped very high and cheered so loudly.I think I did quite well in the try-out,but many of the other girls were even better.Im not so sure whether Ill make the cheerleading team this year or not.Improving your draft
