1、Unit 1 Teenage Life Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. Aristotle 年轻时养成的好习惯将为人生带来巨大的改变年轻时养成的好习惯将为人生带来巨大的改变 亚里士多德亚里士多德 Reading and Thinking 1.Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Senior high school is a cha
2、llenge he had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam knows he has to study harder as a senior high school student and gets used to being responsible for a lot more. While reading Read the text again and then catch the detai
3、led information of the text and answer the questions. 1.What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favourite? Why? 2. What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean? 3. What is Adam worried about? 4. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you
4、 know? To try out and then be allowed to join a sports team. Maths, English, world history and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favourite, he likes English and he is good at it. He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course, and getting used to all the homewo
5、rk. Yes, he said he was happy to be there and would be well prepared for university or Complete the outline and discuss the questions. Para. challenge How Adam feels solution 1 Going from Junior high school to senior high school confused 2 Choosing suitable courses Serious/ confused The school advis
6、er helped him choose suitable courses 3 Making the school football team unhappy He will find a way to improve in order to make the team next year 4 Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to do all homework Worried but still happy, confident about his future He wil
7、l try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. 1. 动名词短语作主语 Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. Seeing is believing. Reading outside school is necessary and important in learning English. 2. Recommend +that (从句用should +动词原形） We highl
8、y recommend that students (should) read some real-life materials from English-speaking countries. 3. Sign up (for sth.) 报名参加 I have decided to sign up for evening classes this term. I am thinking of signing up for a yoga club. 4. Wonder + 从句 想知道 （+if, whether, which, who, why, where, what, how引导的宾语从
9、句）表示礼貌地提问或者请人做某事 (1) I am wondering which one I should choose: the Acting club or the Ballet club? (2) You look very happy every day, I wonder how you put up with their endless arguments. (3) I am moving in a few days and I wonder if you could help. It is no wonder that: 并不奇怪 It is no wonder that th
10、ey wont come. Useful sentence structures 5. What 引导名词性从句：主语、宾语、表语 If you ask me, I think you should choose what you like. What you need is patience. What we cant get seems better than what we have. China is no longer what it was ten years ago. 6. try out for 参加的选拔/试演 try on 试穿（衣物） try for 试图获得；力争赢得
11、宾语从句 主语从句 主语从句 表语从句 宾语从句 Useful sentence structures 7. It 做形式主语 当句子的主语是动词不定式、动名词或从句，为了保持句子平衡， 常用it做形式主语 It will be difficult to get used to all the homework. It is important for us to have computer skills. It is your duties to study hard. It is a waste of time talking to him. It is still a question
12、when we shall hold the party. Useful sentence structures 8. This / It is because 这/那是因为 because 引导表语从句 其他类似句型：this/ that is why 这/那就是的原因 The reason why is that 的原因是 I guess it is because they are adults and cant understand me. He was sent to the hospital. That was because he was ill. = He was ill. T
13、hat was why he was sent to the hospital. = The reason why he was sent to the hospital was that he was ill. Useful sentence structures 9.名词短语作连词引导时间状语从句 the minute/moment/instant 一就 名词短语 the first/last/next time 第一次/最后一次/下一次 each/every/ any time 每次/任何时间 the day/week/month/year 那天/周/月/年 1. 用作连词的名词短语不能
14、加介词，且其后不能再加连词 2. The first time, the second time等用作连词引导时间状语从句时，定 冠词the不能省，而the next time, the last time引导时，the可省略 He walked out of the classroom the moment the class was over. The day I left for Shanghai, they all went to see me off at the airport. The first time I saw you, I felt I seemed to have m
15、et you somewhere before. Improve the draft 1.I ve always wanted to be a cheerleader. What kind of cheerleader has Joyce always wanted to be? 2.Yesterday, I tried out for team. Which team did she try out for? 3. It was hard. How hard was it? Ive always wanted o be a high school cheerleader. Yesterday
16、, I tried out for my schools 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 practiced singing a short song about the school basketball team. Finally, some
17、 of the stronger girls had to lift their partners. The other girls jumped very high and cheered so loudly. I think I did quite/pretty 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. Listening and Talking C= Ca
18、o Jing M= Max C: Hi, Max. What are you going to do this vacation? M: Im going to an adventure camp. C: Adventure camp? Whatre you going to do there? M: Well learn survival skills. For example, Ill learn to make a fire. Therell be some experts there to show us how to live in the wild. I think its goi
19、ng to be fine. C: Cool. M: What about you? C: Im going to an international youth camp. Therell be lots of students from different countries. M: Wow! What will do there? C: Im not sure yet, but the topic is about teenagers and teenage life. I am going to give a speech about student in China. M: Sound
20、s interesting. What kind of stuff will you talk about? C: oh, teenage life, you know, study, relationships, dreams, plansIts a bit of challenge, but a good chance. I plan to improve my spoken English. M: Good for you. I hope you have lots of fun there, too. C: oh, definitely. I think it will be very
21、 interesting, and I hope to make some friends. Teenage Life 词汇拓展词汇拓展 1. Organization: student union 2. Activities: military training cycling go camping table tennis oral English contest have a picnic 3. problems: safety mental health self-control social influence Common responsibility bad habits Wri
22、ting A Letter of Advice opening: date, greeting 1. Structure body: ending: close, signature 2. Regular expressions: 首段常用表达： (1)I am glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on (2)I know you are now having trouble communicating with others, and you may often feel lonely. (3)I am writing to ex
23、press my views on/concerning (4) You have asked for my advice about/with regard to and I will try to make some suggestions. (5) After I read your letter, I am sorry to know that (6) I am very glad to hear that you want to (7) I know you have trouble in after reading your letter. (8) I am writing to
24、share some advice/ opinions with you. (9) I think you can make it if you follow the advice below. 提出建议的表达 (1)I think it would be more beneficial if you could (2)I would like to suggest/recommend that (3)If I were you, I would (4)Why not? How (what) about.?/youd better/Its better to (5) is a good ide
25、a/ great idea. (6)As far as I am concerned/ In my opinion, it would be wise to take the following action. (7) When it comes to such a situation, I would like to suggest/recommend that you should 尾段常用表达 (1)I hope you find these tips/suggestion/ advice useful/helpful. (2)I believe that if you follow m
26、y advice, youll get along well with (3)I believe with your efforts, you can manage to overcome these difficulties. (4)I hope you will take my advice into account/consideration. Draft the letter according to the outline 29 September 2019 Dear Xu Ting, You wrote that you always feel lonely after schoo
27、l because your parents work in another city. I understand how you feel. It is common for teenagers to feel lonely when they live away from their parents. I think you can try joining a volunteer group that helps other people. Because this will give you a chance to meet and be around others. It will a
28、lso help you realize that you are not alone in having problems and that many other people have problems too. Helping others also makes us feel better. You can also connect with your parents online. Just because your parents are far away, it doesnt mean you cant talk to them. Im sure that youll make new friends and get a chance to speak to your parents more often. This will help drive away your loneliness.
