Unit1ReadingandThinkingVocabularyHe’salsoateachingassistantforafreshmanurban-studiesclass.Theuncertaintycreatedbythissituationmustbeconfusingforyou.ShegraduatedinEnglishandDramafromManchesterUniversity.VocabularyItmaynotbegreatliteraturebutitcertainlyhadmeriveted!Yourroleaseditorisimportant,foryoucanlookatapieceofwritingobjectively.Themajorityofholidayflightsdepartandarriveonschedule.n.挑戰(zhàn)；艱巨任務(wù)vt.懷疑；向……挑戰(zhàn)n.中學九年級學生；大學新生adj.難以理解的；不清楚的

adj.（外語）流利的；熟練的vi.&vt.畢業(yè)n.畢業(yè)生adj.課外的；課程以外的vt.建議；推薦；介紹報名（參加課程）adj.負責的；有責任的challengefreshmanconfusingfluentgraduaterecommendsignupforvi.&vt.停止；戒掉；離開adj.額外的；附加的adv.顯然；明顯地n.文學；文學作品vt.使糊涂；使迷惑n.&vi.&vt.前進；發(fā)展；促進n.主編；編輯；編者

n.工作計劃vt.安排；預定

n.解決辦法；答案quitextraobviouslyliteratureconfuseadvanceeditorschedulesolutionresponsibleextra-curricularVocabularyVideo:TheschoollifeLeadinWorkingroupstodiscussthequestions1.Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutschoollifeinothercountries?2.WhatwouldyoutellateenagerfromanothercountryaboutschoollifeinChina?LeadinPre-ReadingLookatthetitleandthepictures.What'sthetextmainlyabout?SomeseniorhighschoolsintheUSAbeginfromthe9thgradeandendinthe12thgrade.Inthiscase,9thgradesarealsocalledfreshmen,thatis,“fresh+men”.Howdoesapersonusuallyfeelwhenheorsheentersseniorhighschool?THEFRESHMANCHALLENGEHi!MynameisAdamandI’mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschool

isareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.First,Ihadtothinkverycarefullyabout

whichcoursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.Iknow

thatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.動名詞短語作主語，謂語用第三人稱單數(shù)形式名詞短語作表語形容詞短語作表語副詞短語作狀語賓語從句賓語從句時間狀語從句賓語從句原因狀語從句While-Readingrecommend意為“建議”，后接賓語從句時，從句用虛擬語氣，即從句謂語動詞的形式為“should＋動詞原形”，其中should可以省略。1.Readthesetwoparagraphsquicklytofindtheirmainidea.Para.1_____________________________

Para.2__________________________________________________________Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Adamhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcourseshewantedtotake.2.WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavorite?Why?Adamchosemaths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.AdvancedliteraturewouldbehisfavoritesubjectbecausehelikesEnglishandheisgoodatit.While-ReadingParagraphChallengeFeelingSolution1Confused2Choosing__________coursesTheschooladviser______________________________________.GoingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolthesuitableSerious/CarefulhelpedhimchoosesuitablecoursesIhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,

too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyown

sothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday，weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.賓語從句“為了”，目的狀語從句不定式作定語修飾way不定式作目的狀語While-Reading1.Readthisparagraphquicklytofinditsmainidea.Para.3_________________________________________

3.Whatdoes“maketheteam”inParagraph3mean?Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.“Maketheteam”meanstotryoutandthenbeallowedtojoinasportsteam.ParagraphChallengeFeelingSolution3Hewillfindawayto____________________________________________.MakingtheschoolfootballteamUnhappyimproveinordertomaketheteamnextyear2.Whywastheauthorrefusedtojointhefootballteam?Becausehedidn'tplaywellenough.While-ReadingIknowI’llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.I’mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse，andit’llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.Still，I’mhappytobehere.Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun，butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.賓語從句介詞短語作狀語It為形式主語，真正的主語為后面的不定式短語動名詞作主語賓語從句While-Reading1.Readthisparagraphquicklytofinditsmainidea.Para.4_______________________________________________________

2.WhatisAdamworriedabout?Heisworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.3.IsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Adamwillhavetostudyharderinthefutureandgetusedtobeing.Adamseemsconfidentbecausehesaysthatheishappytobethere，andhewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.While-ReadingParagraphChallengeFeelingSolution4Hewill__________________________________________________________Keepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.Worriedbutstillhappy,confidentabouthisfuturetrytostudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmorePara.1ChallengesPara.2HowtochoosesuitablecoursesPara.3Howtochooseextra-curricularactivitiesPara.4HowtostudyChallengeSolutionSpecificexamplesClearfeelingWhile-ReadingI’llhavetostudyharderWantedtokeepupwiththeotherstudentsIknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate....Ididn’tplaywellenough…butIwon’tquit.I’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Ijoinedavolunteerclub…h(huán)andoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunityHard-workingWarm-heartedBraveDeterminedWhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Findthesupportingsentence(s)fromthepassage.While-ReadingWhile-Reading2．Readthetextcarefullyandfindoutthesentencesthatdescribethemood.①Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon'tquit.

②I'mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse...

③Still,I'mhappytobehere.

④...butI'llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.3．Readthetextcarefullyandfindoutthesentencesthatdescribetheauthor'sopinionsaboutgoingtoseniorhighschool,courses,extra－curricularactivitiesandstudy.

①Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.

②IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage...

③...it'llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.④Studyinghardisn'talwaysfun...Accordingtoyourownexperience,listseveralconfusionsaboutaseniorhighschoolstudent.Loneliness,notgettingusedtotheteachingstyleofhighschoolteachers,losingconfidenceandsoon.Whatdoyouthinkaseniorhighschoolstudentshoulddowhenenteringseniorhighschool?Firstofall,he/sheshouldbeconfidentandpositivetoadapthimself/herselftotheschoollifeassoonaspossible.Second,he/sheshouldmakesomefriendstomakehimself/herselfnotfeellonely.Third,he/sheshoulddevelopsomegoodlearninghabits.Forexample,listentotheteacherscarefully,learnhowtothink,makegooduseofhis/hertimeinclass,studyregularlyandsoon.Finally,he/sheshouldtakepartinextra-curricularactivities.WordStudyCompletethepassagewiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphrasesbelow.I’mgoodatmaths,

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