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Language Points
In this lesson, you will be able to:
Learn some key words and phrases under the context of new school life.
Use the newly-learnt words and expressions to describe your first day of senior high school.
How will the girl’s first school day be
Cady, a home-schooled girl, begins her senior high school life today.
1. senior a.高级的,年长的,资深的
幼儿园
小学
初中
高中
大学
nursery school/ kindergarten
primary school
junior high school
senior high school
university/ college
Cady, a home-schooled girl, begins her senior high school life today.
senior a.高级的,年长的,资深的
n.长辈,上司,(初高中)毕业班学生
He held a _________ position in a large company.
senior
The young student consulted his senior about English study.
他在一家大公司担任高级职务。
这个年轻的学生向学长咨询英语学习。
The wonderful school gate leaves a great impression on her and she can’t wait to explore the new campus.
2. impression n.印象;感想
Cady wants to make a good first impression.
Cady 想留下一个好的第一印象。
(1)have/leave a(n)…impression on sb. 给某人留下一个……的印象
(2)impress vt. 使铭记;铭刻;使印象深刻
(3)be impressed by/at/with 对……印象深刻
What kind of impression did your classmates leave on you the first day of senior high school
1.I was impressed by XXX the first day because…
2.XXX impressed me a lot because…
3.XXX left a deep impression on me for..
4…. was very impressive…
多种表达:
3. explore vt.& vi.探索;勘探
How I miss my friends from junior high school, but I believe I will make new friends here, and there’s a lot to explore at senior high.
我多么想念初中的朋友啊,但我相信我会在这里交到新朋友,在高中有很多东西可以探索。
exploration n. 探索
explorer n. 探险者
Cady 打算利用这次旅行探索这个古城的历史。
Cady is going to take advantage of this tour to explore the history of the old town.
The wonderful school gate leaves a great impression on her and she can’t wait to explore the new campus.
Cady’s first friend is Julia who is an exchange student.
4.exchange n.交换 vt.交换;交流;交易;兑换
She is an exchange student from the UK.
她是来自英国的一名交换生。
(1)in exchange for 交换
exchange student 交换生
(2)exchange sth. for sth. 用……来交换……
exchange sth. with sb. 与某人交换某物
Julia 想把一些英镑兑换成美元。
Julia would like to __________ some pounds ____dollars.
exchange
for
She is quite a shy girl that only concentrates on books and worried about “ What if the talk with new classmates is awkward ”
5.concentrate on
(1)concentrate on (doing) sth. 集中精力/专心于(做)某事
concentrate one’s mind/attention on 集中注意力于;致力于;专心于
近义: focus on sth; be immersed in sth; be absorbed in sth
例句: I couldn’t concentrate on the experiment.我无法集中精力做实验。
(2)concentration n. 集中;专心
我的学长说如果我集中精力学习英语,就会掌握这门语言的。
My senior told me if I _____________________ learning English, I will have a good command of the language.
concentrate myself on
Cady’s second friend, however, is very confident and always keeps talking.
6. confident a. 自信的;有把握的
I feel much more confident than I felt this morning.
我觉得比今天早上自信多了。
(1)be confident
(2)confidence n. 信心
with confidence 肯定地,有把握地
about/ of
in
对……有信心
在……方面有信心
confidently adv.
With + n. = adv.
with worry
with excitement
with hunger
worriedly
excitedly
hungrily
自信会使你在新学校更快地交到朋友。
confidence:
confident:
Confidence can help you make new friends quickly in a new school.
Being confident can help you make new friends quickly in a new school.
一句多译:
confident -- confidence
adj.
n.
More examples
-ent -ence
silent
different
talent
patient
violent
7.leave…alone 不打扰;不惊动
Cady really wanted to tell him to please be quiet and leave me alone!
Cady真想告诉他请安静,别烦我!
leave aside 搁置一边
leave for… 动身到……
leave out 省略;遗漏
She has told you before—leave my things _______!
When do you plan to leave _____ Canada
They ’ll leave ______ the difficult problem until next week.
alone
for
out
He talks so much that Cady even wants to ask him leave her alone.
8.design n.设计;设计方案 vt.筹划
As far as I know, the course is designed for beginners.
据我所知,这门课是为初学者设计的。
by design=on purpose 有意地,故意地
designer n. 设计者
这项活动的目的是帮助下岗很长时间的人。
The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time.
Cady finally finds a quiet place and designs a one-day trip of new school exploration.
Word Formation I
impress给人印象+ion名词后缀
con全部+fid相信、信念+ent…的
de使…成为,加强+sign写,做标志
sen年老+ior表示人
→ _________
→ ________
→ _______
→______
①impression n.→________________(给人印象 v.)
→________________(给人印象深刻的 adj.)
②explore v.→_______________(探测;探究 n.)
→_______________(探险家 n.)
③exchange v./n.→______________(交换的 adj.)
④confident adj.→______________(自信 n.)
⑤design v./n.→_______________(设计师 n.)
→______________(精心设计的;有计划的 adj.)
impress
impressive
exploration
explorer
exchanged
confidence
designer
designed
Word Formation II
Practice makes perfect!
Now review what we’ve learned and use them in your own writing!
After consulting his s____ about English study, I learn that if I c________ on learning English, I will have a good command of the language.
How I want to _______ a good first impression.
I miss my friends from junior high school, but I believe I will make new friends here, and there’s a lot to e_____ at S_____ High.
I have never felt much more c_______ than before.
As far as I know, these courses are _______ for beginners.
concentrate on leave…alone explore confident exchange design senior impression awkward
Cady, a home-schooled girl, begins her ________ high school life today. The wonderful school gate leaves a great ________ on her and she can’t wait to ________ the new campus. Cady’ first friend is Julia who is an ________ student. She is a quite shy girl that only _____________ books and worried about “What if the talk with new classmates is awkward ” Cady’s second friend, however, is very ________ and always keeps talking. He talks so much that Cady even wants to ask him to ________ her ________. Cady finally finds a quiet place and ________ a one-day trip of new school exploration.
senior
impression
explore
exchange
concentrates on
confident
leave
alone
designs
Retell the story by filling in the blank
Cady, a home-schooled girl, begins her senior high school life today. The wonderful school gate leaves a great impression on her and she can’t wait to explore the new campus. Cady’ first friend is Julia who is an exchange student. She is a quite shy girl that only concentrates on books and worried about “What if the talk with new classmates is awkward ” Cady’s second friend, however, is very confident and always keeps talking. He talks so much that Cady even wants to ask him leave her alone. Cady finally finds a quiet place and designs a one-day trip of new school exploration.
How can you describe your first school day
Topic sentence
Impression on school
Impression on students and the reason
Your intention of the first day/ semester
Let’s do the Analysis !
Writing:Please write a passage about your school life and your plan for this semester.
concentrate on leave…alone explore confident exchange design senior impression awkward…..
How do you feel about your new school How will you design your three-year school life Try to use as many newly-learnt words as possible!
Thank you!