Unit1ANewStartUnderstandingideasTickwhatyouwanttoincludeinyourdiaryaboutyourfirstdayatseniorhigh.□the

schoolcampus□newteachers□schoolsubjects□anewtimetable□anembarrassingmoment□newfriends□yourfeelings□other__________校園一個尷尬的時刻I’mMengHao.Todayismyfirstdayatseniorhigh（高中）MakeaPredictionPredictionHowwasMengHao’sfirstdayatSeniorhigh？Why?Examples:

Inphoto3,MengHaowaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenheheardanoldman’svoice.Thentheyhadashorttalk.SoIthinkMengHaowascuriousabouthisnewschoolandhethoughtthestaffintheschoolwasfriendly.excitednervouscurioushappy...PredictionHowcanwegettoknowhisexperiencesorfeelings?diary：adailyrecordofpersonalexperiences,reflectionsorfeelings.person（人稱）：tense（時態(tài)）：order（順序）：firstpersonpasttensetheorderoftime/space/development...datetitle------persoanalexperiences,reflectionsorfeelings--------WhatitemsareincludedinMengHao’sdiary?Skimming(mainidea)Definition:findthegeneralormainideasofthearticleTip1:Howtoskim?Readthefirstorlastsentenceofeachparagraph.Skimmingtheschoolcampusnewteachersschoolsubjectsanewtimetableanembarrassingmomentnewfriendsyourfeelingsother________Whatexperiencesorfeelingswerementionedinhisdiary?Skimmingtheschoolcampusnewteachersschoolsubjectsanewtimetableanembarrassingmomentnewfriendshisfeelingsother________Whatexperiencesorfeelingswerementionedinhisdiary?Thecampuswasstillquiet,soIdecidedtoexploreabit...WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,IwassuprisedtoseethesamemanIhad...IntheEnglishclass,Itriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn’tstart.Withbutterfliesinmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply....Ihadbeentoonervousto...AlthoughIwasembarrassed,hiswordsmade...relaxed!...Wellbegun,halfdone.Iguessthiswasagoodbeginningto...????notsureaboutnewschoollifeconfidentSkimmingChoosethebestdescriptionofMengHao’sfirstdayatseniorhigh.A.HefoundtheEnglishclassdifficultandwasnotsurewhattodo.B.WiththeEnglishteacher’ssupport,hethoughtseniorhighwaseasyandfeltconfidentabouthisfuture.C.Hewasnotsureaboutlifeatseniorhigh,butaftertheEnglishclass,hefeltmoreconfident.?cNothingreallycountsbefore“but”Scanning(specificinformation&strcture)Definition:findaspecificpieceofinformationTip1:Howtoscan?Searchforkeywords,suchaspropernouns,numbers,andtimes.ScanningInwhatorderdidMengHaodescribehisexperiences?BeforegoingtoschoolArrivingatschoolDuringtheEnglishclassAftertheEnglishclassintheorderoftimeCompleteMengHao’sexperienceswithexpressionsfromthepassage.MengHao’sexperiencesMengHao’sfeelingsBeforegoingtoschoolBecauseitwasMengHao’sfirstdayat1_____________,hegotupearlyand2_________________________tohisnewschool.excitedArrivingatschoolThecampuswasstillquiet,soMengHaodecidedto3______________.Hemetamanwhohe4________________findoutlaterwashisEnglishteacher.DuringtheEnglishclassMengHaowasnervousaboutintroducinghimselfinfrontoftheclass.With5_________________________,hebegan,buteveryonelaughed.Itturnedoutthatheandhisteachershared6________________.MrMengsaidthatchallengesatseniorhighmightputthem7________________.Headvisedeveryoneto8_____________and9________________.AftertheEnglishclassMengHaothoughthehad10______________________

tohisnewschoollife.seniorhigh

rushed(outofthedoor)exploreabitwassurprisedtobutterfliesinhisstomachthesamenameunderpressure

keepcalm

bepreparedhadagoodbeginningcuriousnervousfrightenedembarrassedrelaxedconfidentScanningconfidentnotsure2.Withbutterfliesinmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply.butterfliesinone’sstomach:afeelingofbeingverynervous情緒緊張，心里發(fā)慌e.g.Ialwaysgetbutterfliesinmystomachbeforeanexam.Therhetoricaldevice(修辭手法)usedinthesentenceissimile(明喻).Forexample:Theoldman’shairisaswhiteassnow.【語境運用】翻譯句子。1)WhenIheardmynamecalled,Iwasgettingbutterfliesinmystomach.當(dāng)我聽到有人叫我的名字時，我十分緊張。2)Whenyouhavebutterfliesinyourstomach,trytakingadeepbreath.Itshouldhelp.當(dāng)你感到緊張的時候，你不妨深呼吸一下，這很有效。Post-readingPost-readingThink&ShareWhatisyourunderstandingofthesaying:“Wellbegun,halfdone”?Itmeansthatifyouhaveagoodbeginning,yourchanceofsuccessisgreatlyimproved.Inourtext,MengHaothoughttheexperiencesonhisfirstdayatSeniorHighmadehimrealizethatkeepingcalmandbeingpreparedwereimportant.Hethoughttheselessonswereimportantandagoodbeginningforhisnewschoollife.Post-readingHowtoorganizeastory?ExpositionClimaxResolutionRisingActionFallingActionSetting:timeandspaceEndofthestoryWherethemaincharacterfacesaseriesofconflictsThemostexcitingpartofthestoryEventsleadingtotheendofthestoryWhydidMengHaochoosethoseexperiencestorecordinhisdiary?HowdidMengHaoshowhisfeelings?MengHao’sexperiencesMengHao’sfeelingsBeforegoingtoschoolBecauseitwasMengHao’sfirstdayat1_____________,hegotupearlyand2_________________________tohisnewschool.excitedArrivingatschoolThecampuswasstillquiet,soMengHaodecidedto3______________.Hemetamanwhohe4________________findoutlaterwashisEnglishteacher.DuringtheEnglishclassMengHaowasnervousaboutintroducinghimselfinfrontoftheclass.With5_________________________,hebegan,buteveryonelaughed.Itturnedoutthatheandhisteachershared6________________.MrMengsaidthatchallengesatseniorhighmightputthem7________________.Headvisedeveryoneto8_____________and9________________.AftertheEnglishclassMengHaothoughthehad10______________________

tohisnewschoollife.seniorhigh

rushed(outofthedoor)exploreabitwassurprisedtobutterfliesinhisstomachthesamenameunderpressure

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bepreparedhadagoodbeginningcuriousnervousfrightenedembarrassedrelaxedconfidentusetypicalandrepresentative（具有代表性的）personalexperiences.diarydiaryuseproperverbsandadjectivestovividly（形象生動）describehisexperiencesorfeelingsConclusionincludingsetting,risingactions,climax,fallingactionsandtheendingusetypicalandrepresentativepersonalexperiencestorecordone’sfeelingandunderstandingsuseproperverbsandadjectivestovividlydescribeone’sexperiencesorfeelingsdiarydatetitleCompletethepassagewiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphrasesbelow.seniorhigh,butterfly,explore,campus,breathe,insectcollection,organise,challenge,panic,calm,onebyone,eagernessMyfirstdayof1.__________finallyarrived!IgotupearlybecauseIwasingreat2.________togettoknowmynewschool.seniorhigheagernessIcametothe3.________soearlythatitwasstillquietthen.Itgavemetimeto4.________it.IhadneverthoughtthatthefirstpersonImetwouldbemyEnglishteacher,MrMeng!Ihadmyfirstclasswithhim.Beforewestarted,heaskedustointroduceourselves5.__________.Itmademefeellikegetting6.________inmystomach.I7.________deeplyandIwassonervousthatIfoundIcouldonlythinkaboutmynameandmy8._____________.seniorhigh,butterfly,explore,campus,breathe,insectcollection,organise,challenge,panic,calm,onebyone,eagernesscampusexplore

onebyone

butterfliesbreathedinsectcollectionI9.________mywordscarefullyinmyheadbutwhenIsaidmyname,everyonelaughed.Itputmeintoa(n)10.________.ItturnedoutthatMrMengandIsharedthesamename!Hetoldustomeetthe11.________ofseniorhighbravely.Healsosuggestedwekeep12.________whenwemeetchallengesandbepreparedforthenewlife.seniorhigh,butterfly,explore,campus,breathe,insectcollection,organise,challenge,panic,calm,onebyone,eagernessorganisedpanic

challengescalmHomeworkTimesExperiencesFeelingsBeforegoingtoschoolArrivingatschoolDuringthefirstclassAfterthefirstclassAccordingtothefollowingchart,writedownyourdiaryonthefirstdayatSeniorHigh.Languagepoints1.ThecampuswasstillquietwhenIarrived,soIdecidedtoexploreabit.explore

v.

1)totravelaroundanareainordertofindoutaboutit考察，勘察egThescientistsareexploringeverypartoftheisland.2)todiscussorthinkaboutsth.

carefully探討，探究egWemustexploreallpossiblewaystoincreasefoodproduction.【拓展】explorern.

探險者；勘探者；考察者explorationn.

探索；勘探；探究【語境運用】用explore的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子。1)

ChristopherColumbuswasoneofthegreat__________.2)Theyareplanningtohaveajourneyof

__________into

China.3)Please__________allthepossibilitiesbeforeyoumakeadecision.explorersexplorationexplore2.Withbutterfliesinmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply.butterfliesinone’sstomach:afeelingofbeingverynervous情緒緊張，心里發(fā)慌e.g.Ialwaysgetbutterfliesinmystomachbeforeanexam.Therhetoricaldevice(修辭手法)usedinthesentenceissimile(明喻).Simileisacomparisonbetweentwodistinctlydifferentthings.Forexample:Theoldman’shairisaswhiteassnow.3.Everyonestartedlaughing.Ilookedattheminpanic.panicn.

asuddenstrongfeelingoffearornervousness驚慌，驚恐inpanic

感到驚慌getintoapanic驚慌失措panicv.

（使）驚慌，恐慌panic…intodoingsth使某人倉促行事注意其動詞變形：panicking,panickede.g.Carmelwasinpanicaboutherexam.Thesoundofgunfirepanickedthecrowd.【語境運用】根據(jù)漢語意思補(bǔ)全下面句子（每空一詞，含縮略形式）。1)我發(fā)覺門鎖上了,十分驚慌。I________________________whenIfoundthedoorwaslocked.2)

不要驚慌！一切都會沒事的。______________!Everythingwillbeokay.3)

邁克驚恐地跳出了那輛車。Mikejumpedoutofthecar____________.gotintoapanicDon’tpanicinpanic4.Challengeslikethismightsometimesputyouunderpressure.

challengen.

somethingthattestsstrength,skill,orability,especiallyinawaythatisinteresting挑戰(zhàn)，具有挑戰(zhàn)性的事物

faceachallenge面臨挑戰(zhàn)

acceptachallenge接受挑戰(zhàn)

meetachallenge迎接挑戰(zhàn)challengev.1)

triestowinsomethingorinvitessomeonetotrytobeattheminafight,competitionetc向……挑戰(zhàn)；2)questionsth對……懷疑challengesb.todosth.egEveryteacheroughttobechallengingkidstothinkaboutcurrentissues.

每一位老師都應(yīng)激勵學(xué)生思考當(dāng)前的問題。

pressuren.[U]壓力，緊張；擠壓；強(qiáng)迫

[U,C]壓力；壓強(qiáng)

underpressure在壓力下（注意：無冠詞）

underthepressureof在……的壓力下

put/bringpressureonsb.給某人施加壓力

reduce/relievepressureonsb./sth.減輕壓力

bloodpressure血壓

egThepressureondoctorsisincreasingsteadily.醫(yī)生的壓力越來越大。5.Butitalldependsonwhatyoudo.dependon

①依靠，依賴

,相信=relayon或counton②取決于，視……而定=beuptoWedependontheInternetfordailynews.Justdependonme.I'llbeabletoleadyouthere.Whetherwewillgotheredependsontheweather.【語境運用】翻譯下面句子。1)Alllivingthingsdependonthesunfortheirgrowth.

萬物生長靠太陽。

2)Howmuchitcostsdependsonhowmuchyoubuy.

花多少錢取決于你買多少東西。6.Thatway,you’llmakethemostofyourtimeatseniorhigh.makethemostof:togainthegreatestpossibleadvantagefromsth.

充分利用，盡量利用e.g.Theexamiscomingnear.Youshouldmakethemostofyourtime.【聯(lián)想】1)makegooduseof

=makethebestof

好好利用。如：MothertellsmethatIshouldmakegooduseoftime.2)make(full)useof

（充分）利用。如：Nomatterwhattheresultis,weshouldmakefulluseofthischance.【語境運用】

漢譯英。1)

王先生利用一切機(jī)會學(xué)習(xí)英語。

MrWangmakesthemost/gooduse/(full)useofhischancetolearnEnglish.

2)

雖然生命過于短暫，但是如果我們能好好地利用它，我們就沒什么遺憾了。

Lifeistooshort,butifwecanmakethemost/gooduse/(full)useofit,weshallhavenoregrets.

1.IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme.Iwasorganizingmywordsinmyheadwhenthegirlnexttomegavemeanudge.

兩句中都含有

“bedoing…when…”句型，其中when為并列連詞，連接兩個并列分句。該結(jié)構(gòu)意為“正在做……這時(突然)……”。

egIwaswalkingintheparkwhenImetanoldfriend.【拓展】類似句型有：

beabouttodo…when…正要做……這時（突然）……

beonthepointofdoing…when…正要做……