课件25张PPT。Period 2Module 2
Highlight of My Senior Year
Listening & Vocabulary
Everyday EnglishListening and Vocabulary -1.Vocabulary (4m) Finish Activity 1 on page 20.A
B, A
B
A vote: 选举，投票
B
BSportsArts News Opinions Senior Basketball team’s tripcomparison interview withthe Big Noise reviews the English teachernew Science buildingforeign studentsrestaurantsListening and Vocabulary -2. Listening (13m) Complete the table.Listening and Vocabulary – 3.Listening (6m) Listen to the tape again and choose the best answers. In the senior basketball team, who will be interviewed by Joshua?
A. The captain and a few other players.
B. The coach of the team.
C. Craig Dalton.
(2)Which club is getting a lot more popular?
A. Basketball club.
B. Baseball club.
C. Running club.(3)How is Joanna’s feeling about the Big Noise?
A. She was amused when she heard them play.
B. She was surprised by how good their songs were.
C. She had no special feeling about their songs.
(4)Which one is better according to the discussion?
A. Drama club. B. Senior play. C. Not mention.
(5)Why does Prescott leave from school?
A. Because he has a health problem
B. We don’t know the exact reason.
C. Because he doesn’t like the school he is working now.(6)Which of the following sentences is incorrect according to the discussion?
A. Craig Dalton is one of their best sportsmen.
B. The Big Noise will be famous one day.
C. Joanna feels happy that drama club is so much better than the senior play.Everyday English –(4m) Complete the conversation.1. A: What do you think about the band’s singer?
B: I think she’s great. _______________________.
A: I agree. Do you want to interview her for an article?
B: ________________. You decide.
A: Well, I think you should. What kind of things do you want to ask her?
B: Oh, ________________, how long has she been singing, what are her plans, that kind of thing.She’s really got somethingIt’s up to youthe usual stuffB: Shall we begin the interview?
C: Sure. _________________!
B: OK, first question. How long have you been singing?
C: The truth is, ___________, you have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t.
B: __________________. I feel exactly the same.
B: So, have we finished? Do you have any more questions?
A: No, _______________.Let’s get goingin the endI’m with you on that(we’re) throughHomework 1. Make notes of the things that you remember most about your last complete
2. Preview the grammar (1).
Period 3Module 2
Highlight of My Senior Year
Grammar 1 & 2The prom was very attractive.
The boy standing over there is my classmate.
My belief is that he’s got a health problem.
表语从句：在句子中作表语，一般放在系动词后面，常用结构是 主语＋系动词 ＋表从。
常见的连系动词有：be, look, remain, become, turn, get, go, seem, feel, smell, taste, …Grammar 1 – 1.Observation (2m) Take a look at these sentences.事实是他们有着不同的观点。
The fact is ______________________________________.
问题是她明天是否会来。
The question is __________________________________.
那就是他们如此忽忙离开的原因。
That’s _________________________________________.
问题是我们应该去哪里。
The problem is __________________________________.
问题是我们怎么样才能与他取得联系。
The question is __________________________________.whether she will be back tomorrowwhy they left in such a hurrywhere we should gohow we can get in touch with himthat they have different opinionsGrammar 1 – 2. Exercises (5m) Complete the predictive clauses.It looks/seems as if it is going to rain.
Things were not. as they seemed to be
He looked as though he was ill.
as, as if, as though也可引导表语从句Grammar 1 – 3.Rules (3m) Look at the sentences and decide whether they are predictive clauses or not.当主语为idea, advice, order, suggestion, demand, request等时,从句谓语常用(should) + 动词原形。我建议我们举行一些有奖竞赛。
I suggest that we (should) have some competitions with prizes.
My suggestion / idea is that we (should) have some competitions with prizes.1. Einstein’s most famous theory is ___ we call the Theory of Relativity.
A. what B. that C. which D. why
2. My suggestion was that the meeting ___ till the next week.
A. to put off B. be put off
C. should put off D. was put offGrammar 1 – 4. Exercises (3m) 历年高考题1. What we need is some interesting news.
2. What people want are pictures on the page.
3. What the teacher told me is the truth.Subject ClausesGrammar 1 – 5. Exercises (2m) Finish Activity 3 on page18.1. What I’m hoping for is a real success.
2. What we need is a long discussion about the article.
3. What I’ve got is several ideas.
4. What I’d like is some help.
5. What I’m reading is the last issue of the paper.Grammar 1 – 6. Exercises (3m) Finish Activity 5 on page18.由连接代(副)词引导的主语从句: 它们在句中既保留自己的疑问含义、又起连接作用，在从句中充当从句的成分。 Whether she will be back today depends on the weather.
Who is to be the director has not yet been decided.
What is in the box is unknown.
Why they left in such a hurry was not clear.
How life began is a puzzle.
When they will have the meeting hasn’t been decided.
Where the next Olympic Games will be held has known.主语从句必须用陈述句语序Grammar 1 – 7. Observation (3m) Try to understand the sentences below.1. ___________ he is an advanced worker is well-known.
2. ___________ students have chances to take part in different kinds of outdoor activities is very important.
3. ___________ he comes or not doesn’t matter.
4. ___________ side would win became clear.
5. ___________ she did was right.
6. ___________ comes will be welcome.
7. ___________ he will arrive is not mentioned.That / WhyThat Whether Which WhatWhoever When Grammar 1 – 8. Exercises (4m) Choose the words to fill in the blanks.that whether who which what where how whatever whoever wherever when why Whether she will be back tomorrow depends on the weather.
It depends on the weather whether she will be back tomorrow.
How life began is a puzzle.
It is a puzzle how life began.
Why they left in such a hurry was not clear.
It was not clear why they left in such a hurry.
Where he has been is still a puzzle.
It is still a puzzle where he has been.Grammar 2 - 1. Exercises (3m) Rewrite the following sentences with it.a. It + be +形容词+ that-从句
It is necessary that… 有必要……
It is important that… 重要的是……
e.g. It is important that we (should) study hard.b. It + be + -ed 分词+ that-从句
It is believed that… 人们相信……
It is known to all that… 众所周知……
It has been decided that… 已决定……
e.g. It is suggested that we (should) finish it now.用 it 作形式主语的that- 从句句型Grammar 2 - 2.Revision(4m) Introduce some sentences patterns.d. It +不及物动词+ that-分句
It appears that… 似乎……
It happens that… 碰巧……
It occurred to me that… 我突然想起……
e.g. It appears that she followed my advice. c. It + be +名词+ that-从句
It is common sense that… …是常识
It is a surprise that… 令人惊奇的是…
It is a fact that… 事实是……
e.g. It is a fact that we are only students.1. It worried her a bit ____ her hair was turning grey.
A. while B. that C. if D. for
2. ______ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language.
A. There B. This C. That D. It
3. _____ he was late yesterday wasn’t quite clear.
A. How B. When C. What D. WhyGrammar 2 – 2. Exercises ( 5m) 历年高考题4. ______we can’t get seems better than ______we have. (NMET1996) A. What; what B. What; that
C. That; that D. That; what
5. _______ you don't like him is none of my business. (上海1992) A. What B. Who
C. That D. Whether
6. _______ you have done might do harm to other people. (MET 1987) A. That B. What
C. Whether D. HowHomework
Finish the exercises on WB Activity 1, 2 and 3 on Page 97.
课件16张PPT。Module 2 Highlight of My Senior Year
English Song
English Class
Language Data
Video Data课时分配Period 1Module 2
Highlight of My Senior Year
Introduction
Vocabulary & Reading (1)What do you know about Chinese school system? Can you draw a chart ?1 / 72 / 83 / 913-1414-1515-1612316-1717-1818-19Introduction -1. Brainstorming (2m)Compare the American school system with Chinese school system, and try to tell the difference.Introduction - 2. Discussion (4m)What do students receive at the end of their senior year?
What’s the highlight of your senior year?
Do you think sports are an important part of school life?
Do you have a school dance or party in your final year at school? If so, describe what you wear and what happens. If not, would you like to have one? Say why / why not.
Do you think prom night is before or after the final senior year exams?Introduction - 3. Speaking (5m)What’s her first planning after leaving school?
What kind of training were given to students when school began?
How was her school skiing trip?
Why was she given a car by her parents?
Before going to the prom, what preparations did she make? Reading and Vocabulary – 1. Fast reading (4m) Read the passage and answer the following questions.1. What’s her first planning after leaving school?
She’s going to take a long vacation.
2. What kind of training were given to students when
school began?
They were given training in how to be a peer mediator.
3. How was her school skiing trip?
She had great fun racing each other down the ski slopes.
4. Why was she given a car by her parents?
Because she got good grades on her final exams, and
received the senior prize for English Literature.
5. Before going to the prom, what preparations did she
make?
She found a dress that suited her perfectly and had her
hair specially done. (It took 2 hours but it was worth it.)Reading and Vocabulary (1) – 2. Careful reading(6m) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.Joanna had a lot of successes during her senior year. What were they?
Why did Joanna enjoy the prom so much?
What kind of person is Joanna? Describe her.working as an arts editor for the newspaper;
working as a peer mediator;
winning a race of skiing;
getting good grades in her final exams;
receiving the senior prize for English Literature;
being elected to the student council;
being elected prom queen; Joanna had a lot of successes during her senior year. What were they?2. Why did Joanna enjoy the prom so much?
Because she went with Daniel, looked elegant, had a good time with her friends and was elected prom queen.
3. What kind of person is Joanna? Describe her.
Joanna is an outgoing person who likes to be involved in student life.
She enjoys positions of responsibility.
She is also competitive. She likes to have a good time with her friends, too.Reading and Vocabulary (1) – 3. Vocabulary(3m) Explain the meaning of the following words.An art editor is someone who _________
_______________________________.
A peer mediator is someone who ______
_________________________________.
The student council is ______________
_______________________________.about films, plays and artstudents find the answers to probleman organizationhelpswritesof studentsReading and Vocabulary (1) – 4. Understanding(8m) ParaphraseI can hardly believe it, but my school life is almost over.
I couldn’t believe it, but my school life will soon end.
Meanwhile, I find myself looking back at wonderful things that have happened.
At the same time, I’m remembering my senior year.
Working on this paper is my first step towards becoming a journalist.
I’m trying to become a journalist, and working on this paper is the first experience for me.
It took two hours but it was worth it.
I spent two hours to have my hair done. The time is long but I’ m satisfied, so two hours is worth spending. Reading and Vocabulary (1) – 5.Vocabulary(8m) Finish Activity 3 on P17.1. grade
2. enormous / elegant / smart
3. forever
4. elegant / smart; suits
5. elegant / smart;
dinner jacket
6. rent7. event
8. training
9. diploma
10. Competitive
11. Meanwhile
12. highlightHomework Try to look back at your highlight of Senior 2, and report to your partner.课件35张PPT。Period 4Module 2
Highlight of My Senior Year
Reading & Vocabulary 2 & 3 Function and Speaking
WritingReading and Vocabulary (2) – 1. Fast reading (4m) Read the text and finish Activity 1 on page 19.Concert Band.
Running Club, Baseball Club.
Fashion Club.
C.A.R.E.
Drama Club.
Debate Club, Future Business Leaders of America.
Debate Club, Future Business Leaders of America.
Future Business Leaders of America.
Photography Club.attract concern photography slogan What ________ the tourists most Danxia Mountain.
Danxia Mountain is a major tourist __________.
I like John but I don’t find him __________.
I feel ____________ about the poor children.
“One world one dream” is the ________ of Beijing Olympic Games.attractsattractionattractiveconcernedsloganReading and Vocabulary (2) – 2. Vocabulary (6m) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.Function & Speaking –1.Practice(5m) Expressing thoughts and opinions about the American senior high clubs.It worries me that…
It seems (strange) to me that…
I find it ( strange/ interesting/ amusing) that…
In my opinion/ view, …
As far as I’m concerned, …
As I see it, …
My feeling is that…e.g.
A: How was the Concern Band as far as you are
concerned?
B: As far as I’m concerned, it is ok.
A: What is your view about the Drama Club?
B: In my view, it is not attractive. ……
A: Which two clubs would you most like to join?
Why? ......Function & Speaking –2. Speaking (5m) Give opinions about the clubs and decide which club would you most like to join.1. What are after-school activities?
Activities that take place when school has finished.
2. Why are after-school activities considered so important?
Because they develop social skills such as leadership, and allow students to develop individual talents.
3. Why are competitive sports considered so important?
Because many Americans believe that being able to compete properly is important, particularly boys.
4. What happens in summer camps?
The students take part in different outdoor activities.Reading and Vocabulary (3) –1. Fast reading (4m) Finish Activity 1 on page 23.Reading and Vocabulary (3) –2. Careful reading (6m) Finish Activity 3 on page 23.… students who have skills in several areas.
… very important.
… of competitive sports.
… as learning how to compete successfully.
… take part in different kinds of outdoor activity.
… go camping with groups of friends.
… popular with older students.There are so many good things that happened to me these two years.
There’s so much to remember.
The highlight of the year was ….
What was great about it was ….
My feeling is that ….
It was a good thing / pity that ….
Exchange ideas with one or two other students.Writing –1. Speaking (4m) Decide if there are highlights of your senior high school life that seem unforgettable to you. Para 1: Give some information about yourself:
name, age, class and what your favorite
subjects are.
Para 2: Describe the highlight of your senior high.
Para 3: Express your feeling about it.Writing –2. Writing (6m) Write an article for a student newspaper about your highlight of senior high school life.Period 5Module 2
Highlight of My Senior Year
Reading Practice
Cultural Corner1. The passage is about _______.
A. the writer’s first day at school
B. the writer’s schooldays
C. the writer’s childhood
D. the writer’s life
2. Decide where you would expect to see this passage.
A. In a biography.
B. In an autobiography.
C. A brochure to persuade people to attend this school.
D. A government report.Reading Practice – 1. Fast reading (3m) Read the passage quickly and choose the correct statement about the passage.I was shown to the dormitory where I would sleep ….
Dormitory is _________________________________.
The bedding was a pillow, a sheet and a thin quilt.
Bedding is ___________________________________.
an electric kettle to heat water for tea
Kettle is _____________________________________.
Sport was compulsory, and every week we had to go for a five-kilometers run, ….
Compulsory is ________________________________.Reading Practice – 2. Reading skills (6m) Try to guess the meaning of the following words according to the passage.a place where people can sleepsomething like pillow, sheet on a beda container which can heat wateran adjective which means we had to
do somethingActivity 5
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
Activity 6
… very negative because he was very unhappy.
… he is a dynamic bachelor.
… he hoped he would get a letter from his parents.
… he talks about singing hymns and wishes he had been a catholic.
… he knew he wouldn’t have to do all the things he disliked about school ever again.Reading Practice – 3. Careful reading (10m) Finish Activity 5 & 6 on page 26. It was sad because he cried at night, he didn’t know why he had to do a maths problem, it was misty and cold and he felt liberated when he left school at 18.Reading Practice – 3. Discussion (5m) Do you think the writer’s schooldays were happy or sad?cheerleading squadcheerleaderpompomroutineCultural Corner – 1. Brainstorming (1m) Learn some new words by watching the pictures.What is a cheerleader?
What happened in the 1920s, 1950s, and in 1978?
How do Americans feel about cheerleading?Cultural Corner – 1. Fast reading (6m) Skim the passage and answer the following questions.What is a cheerleader?
A cheerleader is a member of a team that dances and does gymnastics before and during competitive games to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.
What happened in the 1920s, and 1950s?
1) In was not until the 1920s that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading.
?Not until the 1920s did pompoms begin to play an important part in cheerleading.
2) By the 1950s, most American high schools had cheerleading squads.What happened in the 1978?
In 1978, the National Cheerleading Championship were shown on television, and universities began offering courses in cheerleading.
How do Americans feel about cheerleading?
Some Americans are amused by it and see it as rather a stupid activity. In fact, cheerleading is considered so important in America that several movies have been made about it. I like ____________which can ___________crowds to cheer their sports teams during ____________ games. Everyone will feel excited and can’t help roaring. In the past, cheerleading only ________ in America. As time passed, more and more counties started cheerleading. Now it ______ ______ ___________ ______ ______ games ___________, and many universities offer ________ in cheerleading. In fact, cheerleading is __________ so important _____ several movies have been made about it.cheerleadingencouragecompetitiveexistedplays an importantpart inworldwidecourses consideredthatCultural Corner – 2. Vocabulary (5m) Fill in the blanks.Do you think cheerleading is a serious activity? Say why or why not.
What part does dance or gymnastics play in your education?Cultural Corner – 3. Discussion (4m) Discuss the following question with your partner.Howe work Compare your school days with that of
Reading Practice and Cultural Corner.
Write sentences describing what is similar
and what is different.Language Date BankLanguage points1.想想过几天我就要永远走出校门了，似乎有一种别样的感觉。
It seems strange to think that in a few day’s time I’ll be walking out of the school gates forever.
It seems + that 从句 “看来…”
in a few day’s time
= in a few days / a few days awayLanguage Date Bank2.同时我发觉自己在回顾自己高中最后一年时光.
Meanwhile, I find myself looking back at my senior year.
find oneself… 突然发现自己处于某种处境或在做某事.
e.g. 如果你发现自己为某些事情烦恼,打电话给我.
If you find yourself worrying about things, call me.
look back at / to / on / upon 回顾, 回想
e.g. 我喜欢回顾我在高中的日子.
I like to look back on my high school days.Language Date Bank3. 我决定把他们写下来，多年以后的某一天再次阅读时，往事就会涌上心头。
I’ve decided to write them down so that one day, years from now, when I reread them, the memories will come back.
4. 新学期开始，我们就接受了培训，学习怎样做这种工作。
At the start of the school year, we were given training in how to do this.
有时在不定式前加一个疑问词做动词/介词的宾语.
e.g. He often teaches us how to tell jokes.
Have you got an idea of where to get help?Language Date Bank5.我非常乐意做同伴调解人，就是帮助学生们解决同学之间的问题。
I’ve greatly enjoyed working as a peer mediator, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students.
have problem with sb 和…之间有问题, 出现了麻烦
e.g. 你到底和他之间有什么问题?
What problems do you really have with him?
Language Date Bank6. 我喜欢争强好胜.
I am competitive.
compete – competition– competitor
compete with / against sb.
compete for sth.
compete with sb. in
She and her sister are always _____ attention.
A. competing with B. competing for
C. competing in D. competing againstLanguage Date Bank(联想记忆) 完成
complete – completely7.我们比赛着冲下雪坡，实在痛快。
I had great fun racing each other down the ski slopes.
have fun doing sth / have fun with …
e.g. 他们参加各种各样的户外活动玩得很高兴。
They have fun taking part in different kinds of outdoor activities.
e.g. 那个小女孩在开心地玩洋娃娃。
The little girl is having fun with the doll.Language Date Bank8.我找到一件非常适合我的晚礼服.
I found a dress that suited me perfectly.
suit & fit
e.g. The dress _______ you well, but its colour and style doesn’t _______ you.
fitssuitLanguage Date Banke.g. 她很称职.
She is fit for the job.
e.g. It’s hard to suit everybody.
使每个人都满意是很困难的。
9.这花了我两小时，不过很值得。
It took two hours but it was worth it.
= It was worthy of two hours.
e.g. It was hard work, but it was worth it at last.
e.g. The dinner jacket costs $200, which is worth it for attending the senior prom.
10.我们几个人租了一辆漂亮的车去参加舞会。
A group of us rented a nice car to take us to the prom.Language Date Bank11.真遗憾,这样美妙的夜晚很可能再也不会有了。
It’s a great pity that it’s probably the last time this will happen.
It is clear/true/certain/sure/obvious… that…
12.后来,我们到附近旅馆吃了一顿丰盛的早餐——为我们这个完美的学年划上了圆满的句号。
Afterwards, we went and had an enormous breakfast in a nearby hotel -- it was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.Language Date BankPractice 1. They elected him as _____.
A. a president B. President
C. a President D. the President
2. Greatly _____ on sports, she was invited to our soccer team.
A. interested B. interesting
C. keen D. keened
3. I’d like to arrive 20 minutes early ___ I can have time for a cup of tea.
A. as soon as B. as a result
C. in case D. so that4. I am sure David will be able to find the library---he has a pretty good ___ of direction.
A. idea B. feeling
C. experience D. sense
5. It wasn’t until nearly a month later ____ I received the manager’s reply.
A. since B. when C. as D. that
6. Your son is always very _____ towards old people.
A. considering B. considerate
C. considerable D. carefulbe considerate to / towards 对……很体谅Practice key phrases from Reading & PracticeIn fact, the only preparation I had for this________
was watching as my mother _____ my name tag into
my shirts, trousers and woollen sweaters.
I’m _______ to admit that I sobbed as I fell asleep
that night.
We had a ________ English teacher, a bachelor who
had plenty of time for us boys and ________ my life-
long love of love of literature.adventuresewedashameddynamicinspiredPractice key phrases from Reading & Practice4. There was also a teacher of botanical science, who
___________ me to my _______ for flowers and plants.
Being _________ for classes was_________ , no one was
allowed to be late.
We had to attend morning __________ every weekday,
___________ boys of other faiths, who were allowed to
stay in their classrooms.introducedpassionpunctualessentialexcept forassembly课件69张PPT。Noun Clause 名词性从句1、本讲内容：
学习名词性从句。
2、学习要求：
（1）掌握名词性从句的种类。
（2）引导名词性从句的连接词。
（3）初步学会运用名词性从句。名词性从句3、学习指导：
（1）本讲重点：
名词性从句的种类。
（2）本讲难点：
名词性从句的语序。4、典型例题解析： 名词性从句包括主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句和同位语从句。它的功能相当于名词，引导名词性从句的引导词归纳起来可分为以下三类。1、主词从句
(1) That he will come is certain.
(2) Whether she is coming or not doesn’t
matter too much.
(3) What surprised me most was to see
some of the village people seated on
the benches at the end of the room.(4) Which team will win the match is a
matter of public concern.
(5) Where she has gone is not known yet. 当主语从句较长时，多放在句子后部，用 it 作形式主语。 以it作形式主语，把主语从句后置的常用句型有：1. It+be+形容词+that从句It is/was certain that – clause
clear
important
necessary
probable
possible（1）It is certain that she will do
well in her exam.
（2） It is probable that he told
me everything.2、It + be + 名词词组 + that从句It is / was a pity that – clause
shame
duty (1) It is a pity that we can’t go.
(2) It is no surprise that our team should
have won the game.3、It + be + 过去分词 + that从句It is said that – clause
reported
thought
hoped
believed
known (1) It is said that he is the best
student in the class.
(2) It is thought that Joe drives
badly.4、It + seem, happen, appear等不及物
动词 + that从句。
(1) It seems that Alice is not coming to
the party at all.
(2) It happened that I was out that day.(1) This was what Tom was reading.
(2) The truth is that I have never been there.
(3) It looks as if it is going to rain.
(4) The reason why he was late was that he got up late.
(5) This is how we overcame the difficulties.
(6) That is why she was absent yesterday.
(7) The house is where Lu Xun once lived.2、表语从句：比较下列两句话： Is it because we are closer to the sun in summer than we are in winter.
The reason why he didn’t come was that he was ill.3、宾语从句1、用作及物动词的宾语
(1) They pretended that they were reading in the room.
(2) I didn’t know what they were talking about.
(3) Do you know why winter is colder than summer?
(4) He couldn’t tell where his home was.
(5) John made the boy sit still, promising that nothing would hurt him. 引导宾语从句的连词that常可省去，特别在口语中是这样。
注意：
whether 和 if 引导的宾语从句：
whether 和 if 引导宾语从句时可以互换使用，但下列情况用whether不用if。 （1） 在whether or not结构中不可用if代替whether
I don’t know whether or not he’ll come.
I wonder whether it is true or not.（2）介词后面的宾语从句用whether，
不用if Everything depends on whether the situation will improve.（后面要讲到介词后面的宾语从句） （3）引导主语从句和表语从句用whether不用if
Whether we’ll go depends on the weather.
The question is whether it is worth doing.(4) whether 可用在不定式前，if 则不能.Please tell me whether to go or not.2、用作介词的宾语从句：
I was pleased by what he told me.
He always pays attention to whatever the teacher says.
He told of how he helped the old woman to find her missing son. 注意：介词的宾语从句一般不用which和if来引导，而要分别用what和whether来引导。如： Are you sorry for what you’ve done?
Everything depends on whether we have enough experience. 不可用ifwhich不可以 这类形容词常见的有sure, certain, glad, pleased, happy, afraid, surprised, satisfied等。
(1) I am sure you looked beautiful that evening.
(2) We were not surprised that he returned three days later than expected.3、用作某些形容词的宾语从句： (3) Everyone was afraid that someone might find out that he could see nothing.
(4) Mother was very pleased (that) her daughter had passed the entrance exams. 注意：如果宾语从句后边还有宾语补足语，则用it作形式宾语而将宾语从句后置。如： (1) We thought it strange that Xiao Wang did not come yesterday.
(2) He has made it clear that anyone who breaks the law is to be punished. 这种句型的谓语动词有think, make, feel, find, consider.4、同位语从句
同位语从句在句中作某些名词的同位语，这些名词常见的有，fact, news, hope, truth, idea, suggestion, thought, question, order, problem, belief, doubt, fear等。引导同位语从句的连词通常有that和whether, what, why, how…等。 (1) They expressed the hope that they would come over to visit China again.
(2) We all know the truth that the earth goes round the sun.
(3) The fact that she had not said anything surprised all of us.
(4) They asked me the question whether the work was worth doing.
(5) They problem whether it is right or wrong has not yet been decided.注意：同位语从句和定语从句的区别是：前者说明名词的内容，后者说明名词的性质特征；前者所用连词that不是从句的一个成分，后者所用关系代词that是从句中的一个成分。试比较：
He put forward the suggestion that the second question should be discussed first.（同位语从句）
The suggestion that he had put forward was turn down.（定语从句） 以上是名词性从句例题解析，下面就运用名词性从句时要注意的几个方面作以归纳：（1）语序
在名词性从句中，从句一律使用陈述语序。特别要注意由连接代词和连接副词引导的从句 (what, who, which, when, where, now, why等), 不可用特殊疑问句的影响而用了疑问句语序。如：(1) I wonder who she is.
(2) The question is when we’ll
complete the works.
(3) Whether she is coming or not
doesn’t matter too much.（2）时态：
学习名词性从句时，除了要注意从句的引导词，语序等外，还要注意从句谓语动词与主句谓语动词的时态一致关系。 （1）在宾语从句中，当主句是一般现在时，宾语从句可以根据需要用各种时态。如：Mary says thatTom isn’t lazy.
Tom is doing well in his lesson.
She will ask Tom some questions.
Tom may fall behind the others.She missed us very much.
She was writing a letter.
She would visit the Great Wall.She said that 如果主句谓语动词是一般过去时，则宾语从句须用过去的某种时态。如： 如果宾语从句表示的是客观真理，其谓语动词则仍用一般现在时。如： (1) The teacher said that light travels much faster than sound.
(2) The old man said the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 2、在主语从句，表语从句和同位语从句中，也要注意从句谓语动词与主句谓语动词的时态一致性。关键要注意动作发生的先后关系。如： (1) Who will be sent abroad has not been decided.（主句是现在完成时，从句是一般将来时）
(2) The earth of today is not what it was millions of years ago.（主句是一般现在时，从句是一般过去时) 在动词think, believe, expect, suppose, guess等后带that宾语从句时，若从句是否定句，常将否定词not转移到主句中。如：3、宾语从句的否定转移：I don’t think (that) it will be cold today.
We don’t think you can do it, can you? 注意：这类句子后若带有附加疑问句，应采用肯定形式来后问，后问部分应于从句主语一致。
I don’t believe she know it, does she?4、几组易混引导词的区别。(1) What 与 that
在句词性从句中，what和that都可作关连词，其区别在于：what在从句中要充当某个成分（主语、宾语或表语等）,因此在任何情况下都不能省略，表示“什么”，所…的事（物、话），相当于the thing that或which。that本身没有词汇意义，在名词从句中不充当任何成分，在口语和非正式文体中，宾语从句中的that经常省略。如： (1) What you have done might do harm to others.
(2) What caused the accident is a complete mystery .
(3)I think (that) you will like the stamps.2、whether与if
whether与if在前面已经说过.
3、because与why
because与why均可引导表语从句，但含义不同。because引导的表语从句说明理由。而why引导的表语从句是在前面已说明了理由的情况下加以小结。如：(1) I think it’s because you’re
doing too much.
(2) He was ill . That is why he was
late for school.
(3) The reason why he was late
was that he was ill.1、My hometown is no longer______it
used to be.（ ）练习题：A、that
B、what
C、when
D、whichB2、They wonder____ their son was
getting along with his study.（ ）A、whether
B、that
C、what
D、howD3、_____ he is living now is not
known to anybody.（ ）A、When
B、If
C、Whether
D、WhyC4、Word came _____ I was invited
to attend the meeting.（ ）A、which
B、when
C、where
D、thatD5、The fact ____ we were interested
in ____ all of them.（ ）A、that; was surprised
B、which; surprised
C、what; was surprised
D、when; surprisedB6、____ the scientist who gave us a
talk will go abroad.（ ）A、It said that
B、It says when
C、It is said that
D、He is saidC7、He told me ____ there.（ C ）A、that has been happened
B、that happened
C、what had happened
D、what had been happened8、___ I can’t understand is ___ he
changed his mind.（ B ）A、That; that
B、What; why
C、Which; how
D、That; whyB9、_____ his brother is ?（ A ）A、What do you suppose
B、What you suppose
C、What do you suppose that
D、You suppose that 10、The reason ____ he didn’t come to school yesterday is ____ he had to look after his sick mother at home.（ ）A、that; because
B、why; for
C、for; that
D、why; thatD11、We all know the truth _____ the
earth ____ round the sun.（ ）A、if; moved
B、that; moves
C、why; move
D、whether; moveB12、_____ he said at the meeting is
very important to us.（ ）A、That
B、What
C、Which
D、WhetherB13、____ the baby could speak made
his parents very happy.（ ）A、That
B、What
C、Why
D、IfA14、All the books are here .You may
borrow ____ you like.（ C ）A、which
B、what
C、whichever
D、thatC15、Each of the blind men trusted
that he knew ____.（ ）A、how the beast looked like
B、how was the beast like
C、what was the beast like
D、what the beast was likeD16、That is ____ he was often late
for school.（ ）A、what
B、that
C、why
D、whetherC17、--- What do you think of China?
--- _____ different it is today
from ____ it used to be?（ ）A、How; what B、What; what
C、How; that D、What; thatA18、I wish I ____ the meeting held
last week.（ ）A、attended
B、had been able to attend
C、could attend
D、was able to attendB 19、____ is well known ____ much progress has been made in China in the past twenty years.（ ）A、What ; what
B、It ; that
C、It ; what
D、That ; thatB20、He suggested that we _____ to
the cinema.（ ）A、go
B、shall go
C、are going
D、will go AThank you!Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year
Part One Teaching Design
教学设计说明
话题介绍
本模块主题是对学校生活进行描述，介绍学校俱乐部以及课外活动的形式和内容，进行中美文化的对比，进一步增强学生对学校的热爱。
Period 1 Reading
INTRODUCTION Vocabulary and reading 和READING AND VOCABULARY合并为第一课时“阅读课”。 “Introduction”了解美国中学学制、学习年限和学生的分段情况，接触有关词汇，联系中国学制，展开说的活动。课文“Highlights of My Senior Year”属记叙文，学生课前自学、预习的基础上，以背景介绍导入新课，然后采取“自上而下”的阅读教学模式，引导学生关注文章的篇章结构、段落大意，得出“树型图”，进行“信息转换”，理解全文、复述意义。 教师还可以参考“教学资源”，帮助学生解决字、词、句等方面的问题。
Period 2 Function
第二课时FUNCTION Describing location是“功能课”，学习描述“观点”。教学重点是句式 “As far as I’m concerned…, What’s your view about …, In my view…”用法。
Period 3 Grammar
课本P18 GRAMMAR 1 Predicative clauses and subject clauses和P21的Grammar 2 Subject clauses 合并为第三课时“语法课”，集中学习和演练Predicative clauses and subject clauses。语法教学的方法不外乎“归纳法”、和“演绎法”。在外语教学环境中，一般采用演绎法。
Period 4 Writing
课本P24的“Writing”为 “写作课”，学习writing about your ideal senior high school life。引导学生用对话形式演绎阅读课课文，然后模仿其语篇结构、尽量运用课文中学到的词语、结构和话题模式，介绍自己的理想高中生活。
Period 5 Speaking
课本P24的“SPEAKING”和“EVERYDAY ENGLISH” 为“口语课”。利用我们提供的材料，使用“演绎法”教学“反意疑问句”，然后模仿课文模式，引导学生小组谈论中国学制、学校生活和美国中学学制、学校生活进行比较全面的对比，鼓励不同意见，允许争论。
Period 6 Cultural Corner
了解美国和中国的啦啦队的情况。“文化阅读课”和“阅读课”的区别是：前者注重意义阅读，后者注重技能阅读。
Period 7 Task
课本P28的TASK 是“任务课”，对本模块的词语、语法、功能和日常英语进行总结和归纳， 是培养学生自我总结、自我反思等学习策略的重要形式。 学生可在时间精力允许的情况下，利用阅览室和多媒体，做一些有关美国学校生活和拉拉队活动等方面的课外阅读和了解，扩大视野，巩固增加词汇量和语言结构。
Period 1 Reading -- Highlights of My Senior Year
▇Goals
To learn to read passages with predicative clauses and subject clauses about my highlights
To learn to read with strategies
▇Procedures
Step 1: Warming up by learning about the American secondary school system
Similar to China, the American secondary school system also contains two parts: middle school and senior high school. But unlike China, they have 3 years in middle school and 4 years in senior high school, while we just the opposite and their after-school life is more colorful than in China.
After-school activities are a very important part for American students. For them, the development of social skills is considered as important as the development of intellectual skills. To help students develop their social skills, schools offer a large number of after-school activities and different sports clubs. To decide which students to accept, employers and colleges look for students who have several areas. Exam grades are very important, but so are the after-school activities. By taking part in these activities, students show their special talents, their ability to lead, and their ability to get on with others.
Proms are important for American girls. It’s popular that American girls start thinking about prom night, months before the actual event. They plan their clothes and discuss where they are going to buy their dress, which should be long and very elegant. It’s important that a girl looks as good as she can. If she can afford it, she will probably have her hair specially done. If a girl knows she looks pretty on the night, she is almost sure to have a good time.
Step 2: Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the words, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.
Step 3: While you read
Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.
Step 4: After you read
1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. If possible, make your own sentences with these expressions.
Useful expressions from Highlights of My Senior Year
prom night, high school diploma, too…to, it seems strange that..., find oneself doing..., be a real success, have problems with, work as a peer mediator, it’s clear that..., during the Easter vacation, the student council, have great fun, suit somebody perfectly, be worth it, it’s a pity that…, watch the sunrise over the sea
Sentences made with expressions from Module 2
1. Who are you taking to the Senior Prom?
2. Usually the higher diploma one has, the more opportunities one will have.
3. I’m afraid the box is too heavy for you to carry it
4. It seems strange that American students can join so many clubs.
5. When she woke up, she found herself lying in bed, with her parents and classmates around her.
6. The senior prom was a real success for me.
7. When I have problems with John, Mary always works as the peer mediator, and we soon make up.
8. It’s clear that neither of them has forgotten the powerful emotions.
9. I often go on a trip during the summer vacation.
10. I’ve been hoping to be elected to the student council.
11. The children have great fun watching Oliver Twist.
12. I bought a dress that suited me perfectly and had my hair specially done.
13. A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters.
14. It’s a pity that I have never studied NCE (新概念英语), so I don’t say anything about it.
15. I shall always remember watching the sunset down the mountain with Daniel that evening.
2. Drawing a diagram of the text to show its organization
Highlights of My Senior Year
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One of the best things about this year has been working as an arts editor for this newspaper.
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Something else I’ve greatly enjoyed is working as a peer mediator.
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During the Easter vacation, I went on a short school skiing trip to the Rocky Mountains.
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Other things I’m pleased about---getting good grades on my final exams, receiving the senior prize for English Literature and being elected to the student council.
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The highlight of the year was the senior prom, and I was elected prom queen.
Step 5: Closing up by retelling the text.
To end this period we are going to retell the text with the help of the diagram above , using as many predicative and subject clauses as possible.
It seems strange that in a few days’ time, I’ll be walking out of the school gates forever. I find myself looking back at my senior year, and thinking about all the wonderful things that have happened. One of the best things about this year has been working as an arts editor. I’ve so enjoyed it! Something else I’ve greatly enjoyed is working as a peer mediator, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students. During the Easter vacation, we had great fun racing each other down the ski slopes. Other things I’m pleased about—getting good grades on my final exams and receiving the senior prize for English Literature. I’ll never forget being elected to the student council. But the highlight of the year was the senior prom. I was elected prom queen, which was a perfect ending of a perfect year.
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Period 2练习
Period 2 Function -- Expressing thoughts and opinions
▇ Goals
To learn to express thoughts and opinions
▇ Procedures
Step 1: Learning how to express thoughts and opinions
There are many ways to express thoughts and opinions. We often say “In my opinion...” “It seems to me that...” “I feel...” “I find it interesting /amusing/strange that...”. Actually, we have many other expressions for this, like “In my view” “As far as I’m concerned” “As I see it” “My feeling is that...”. Here are some sentences.
1. In my opinion, our paper’s too short.
2. As far as I’m concerned, our paper is as perfect as it is.
3. As I see it, it could be a bit longer.
4. In my view, we need a new editor.
5. It seems to me that he’s very good at his job.
6. I find it strange that we’re all arguing!
7. My feeling is that we should stop arguing and have a cup of tea.
Step 2: Practice
Take turns to give an opinion about the students’ after-school activities
A: I find it interesting that American students have so many clubs and their life is so colorful!
B: My feeling is that they have too many. It’s a waste of time.
A: I’m afraid I don’t agree with you. In my opinion/view, the development of social skills is as important as the development of intellectual skills. That’s why American schools offer a number of after-school activities like various clubs.
B: As far as I’m concerned, exam grades are always the most important.
A: That’s because you’re in China. It seems to me that in America, for some students and parents, high school sport is considered more important than academic achievements, so many students join sports clubs.
B: Yeah, as I see it, it’s because they are competitive.
A: That’s it.
Step 3: Closing down by listing common expressions for feelings and thoughts
It seems to me that...
I find it interesting/amusing/strange that...
In my opinion,...
In my view,...
As far as I’m concerned...
As I see it,...
My feeling is that...
I feel that...
I think that...
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year
Period 3 Grammar -- Predicative clauses and subject clauses
▇Goals
●To learn about the predicative clauses and subject clauses
■Procedures
Step 1: Learning about predictive clauses and subject clauses
1. Subject clause: The clause is used as a subject of the main verb. Subject clauses begin with that, if, whether, who, what, which, when, where, how, why, whoever, whichever, etc.
Examples:
Why he did that wasn’t quite clear.
How this happened is not clear.
Where she has gone is not known yet.
When they will start is not known yet.
Which team will win the match is still unknown.
Who will go makes no difference.
What I’m looking for is a real success.
Whether she will come or not is still a question.
That she was able to come made us very happy.
Whoever breaks the law should be punished.
2. Predicative clause: The clause is used as a predicate nominative of a link verb. Predicative clauses begin with that, whether, as if, who, what, which, whose, when, where, how, why, etc.
Examples
My belief is that he’s got a health problem.
The reason why he didn’t come was that he was ill.
My problem is whether we can accomplish it in time.
He looked as if he was going to cry.
The question is who can complete the difficult task.
That’s just what we expected.
The problem is how we can find such stuffs.
Notes
1. “it” is used as the formal subject.
Sometimes it is put at the beginning of a sentence and used the formal subject while the real subject clause is put at the end, because in English people usually put long or complicated items towards the end of a sentence. Therefore, it can also be called a preparatory subject.
1) It is clear/certain/likely/true/surprising that...
2) It is a pity/shame/good idea/ no wonder that...
3) It is said/ reported/ believed/ known/ thought/ suggested that...
4) It seems/ happens that...
eg: It happened that I went out last night.
It is said that China will win in the World Cup.
It seems strange that he should have said that.
It’s clear that we should do something to stop it.
2. We can use whether to introduce a subject clause or predicative clause when the clause is a yes/ no question. If not used at the beginning, we can also use if to introduce the subject clause. We use whether or not, but not if or not; we use both whether... or not and if...or not.
eg. Whether it is going to clear up keeps me wondering.
Whether the meeting will be put off has not been decided.
The question is whether they have so much money.
It’s unknown whether /if he’s finished his new novel.
It’s under discussion whether / if we will go backpacking or not.
3. that and what
that doesn’t work as an element in the subject or predictive clause, but usually not omitted. what must be an element of the clause.
That he said so much was very encouraging.
What we can’t get seems better than what we have.
What you described is quite different from what we see now.
What troubles me is that I can’t learn all these English idioms by heart.
The problem is that we don’t have enough money.
Energy is what makes things work.
I mean what I say.
Do what you want to do and say what you have to say.
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Period 4素材
Period 4 Writing about your ideal senior high school life and writing dialogues
■Goals
To learn to write about school life
■Procedures
Step 1: Writing about you ideal senior high school life
Model answer
My name is Lingling. I am seventeen years old, and am in class 2. My favorite subjects are mathematics and physics. I am very happy in our school because it is a small secondary school, and you know most of the students and teachers here. I wouldn’t like to be in a big anonymous school. I think the timetable is mostly good, but I would like some more free study time to work in the library. I also think the long holidays should be shorter, but there should often be long study weekends—say three or four times a year, we should have Friday to Monday off to complete projects.
I would like there to be more out-of-class activities like in American and British schools. I am a member of the gymnastics group here, and that is great, but in my opinion there should be a film society for us older students, where we could see films from lots of different countries which don’t come to our cinemas. It would also be a good idea to have other societies which met at lunch-time, so that students have something different to do between morning and afternoon lessons—a music club, for example, where we could hear different kinds of music.
It would be nice if there were other special events for the final year students, too. For example, a dinner-dance in the evening two or three times during the year. Another great idea would be to go away as a class somewhere for a week, just to get to know each other better and have a good time in a nice place. Of course, studying hard and doing well at school are the most important things for senior high school students, but learning how to interact socially is important, too.
Step 2: Putting your writing about ideal school into a dialogue.
A: I’m doing a survey about the ideal senior high, would you like to help me?
B: My pleasure.
A: First, would you please introduce yourself?
B: Ok. My name is Lingling. I’m seventeen years old, and I’m in class 2.
A: What are your favorite subjects?
B: Mathematics and physics. I really enjoy them much.
A: What type of school do you prefer, large or small?
B: I’m very happy in our school because it is a small secondary school, and you know most of the students and teachers here. I wouldn’t like to be in a big anonymous school.
A: What do you think of the timetable? Is our timetable ok?
B: I think our timetable is mostly good, but I would like some free study time to work in the library. I also think the long holidays should be shorter, but there should often be long study weekends--say three or four times a year, we should have Friday to Monday off to complete projects.
A: Good idea. Then what after-school clubs would you like to join in your ideal school？
B: I would like there to be more out-of-class activities like in American and British school. I am a member of the gymnastics group here, and that is great, but in my opinion, there should be a film society for us older students, where we could see films from lots of different countries which don’t come to our cinemas.
A: Sounds reasonable. Do you think there should be clubs at lunch time?
B: That’s a good idea. In that case, students have something different to do between morning and afternoon lessons—a music club, for example, where we could hear different kinds of music.
A: Any other suggestions?
B: It would be nice if there were other special events for the final year students, too. For example, a dinner-dance in the evening two or three times during the year.
A: Too good to come true!
B: Another great idea would be to go away as a class somewhere for a week, just to get to know each other better and have a good time in a nice place.
A: It would be wonderful to be in your ideal senior high school! By the way, what do you think the most important things are in your ideal senior high school life?
B: Studying hard and doing well at school are of course the most important things for senior high school students, but learning how to interact socially is important, too.
A: Well, thanks for your participant and your ideal senior high school. Maybe our next generation will be able to enter your ideal school!
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Period 5素材
■Goals
●To role- play a conversation of the highlights of your senior year.
■Procedures
Step 1: Review the readings
Step 2: Role-play
A: Haven’t seen you for a long time, Joanna.
B: Yes, I’ve just finished senior high school and am taking my vacation here.
A: Really? I’ll be in grade 3 after the vacation, the last year in senior high school. Senior year is hard for most students in China. How about it in America?
B: As far as I’m concerned, I greatly enjoyed it. I had a lot of successes during my senior year.
A: Like...?
B: Well, one of the best things was working as an arts editor for our school newspaper. I enjoyed it! I love writing, and working on the paper was my first step towards becoming a journalist, so it was a real success for me
A: Anything else?
B: Something else I greatly enjoyed was working as a peer mediator.
A: Peer mediator?
B: Yeah, a peer mediator is someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students.
A: I see. We don’t have peer mediators in our school.
B: At the start of the school year, we were given training in how to do this, and it’s clear that this kind of work can really help people. I think I’ll continue to work as a mediator when I go to college.
A: I hear you American students have great fun outside classroom lessons.
B: You are right. During the Easter vacation, I went on a short school skiing trip to the Rocky Mountain. I’d been skiing quite a few times but never with the school, and since two good friends came on the trip, we had great fun racing each other down the ski slopes. It’s well-known that American is competitive, and I did enjoy it whenever I won our races!
A: I would also enjoy it if I won a race!
B: Other things I was pleased about – getting good grades on my final exams, and receiving the senior prize for English Literature. I was given a car by my parents so I was able to drive to school, which was brilliant.
A: Wow, they’re so generous. I took the first place in my last exams, and my parents only treated me to dinner!
B: I’ll never forget being elected to the students’ council. I really enjoyed meeting the teachers and telling them how we, the students, felt about things, and what we thought should happen in the school!
A: It’s a good thing that you are relaxed with your teachers.
B: Sure. All these things were wonderful. But I have to say, the highlight of the year was the senior prom.
A: Senior prom? I hear of it. It’s said that for an American girl, it’s so important that you have a good time at the prom.
B: Well, I did! Daniel, a boy in my English class, asked me to go to the prom with him, and I was so pleased—I’d been hoping he would ask me. I found a dress that suited me perfectly, and had my hair specially done on the day of the prom. It took two hours but it was worth it, as everyone told me I looked very elegant! A group of us rented a nice car to take us to the prom. The food was delicious and I ate so much that I had to stop dancing for a while! We shared a table with some good friends, and laughed and told jokes all evening.
A: A great time!
B: Daniel and I danced most of the dances together. But the big surprise of the evening was when I was elected prom queen.
A: Congratulations!
B: Thank you. This was so unexpected, and I can’t tell you how good this made me feel! After the prom, a group of us drove down to the coast, and sat on the beach in our long dresses and dinner jackets. I shall never forget watching the sunrise over the sea—it was unforgettable! Afterwards, we went and had an enormous breakfast in a nearby hotel—it was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.
A: I really envy you!
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Period 6-7素材
Period 6 Cultural Corner--The American Art of Cheerleading
■Goals
●To read about the American art of cheerleading
■Procedures
Step 1: Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.
Step 2: While you read
Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.
Step 3: After you read
Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. You may make sentences with these expressions.
Useful expressions from The American Art of Cheerleading
do gymnastics, competitive games, sports teams, a cheerleading squad, all-men colleges, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as time passed, not until, play an important part in, the National Cheerleading Championships, be shown on television, offer courses in cheerleading, athletic events, see...as..., do the dance and gym routines
Period 7 Task –
Writing an article for a school newspaper about the highlights of your school year
■Goals
●To learn to write an article
■Procedures
Display the completed articles around the class
For reference
The Last School Year—A Memorable One
Last year at school, as far as I’m concerned, was my best year at school so far. I hope next year will be even better! For a start, my –7Z—has a great set of students in it, and we can always have fun together. And the teachers we had last year were both competent in their subjects, and mostly very nice people, too.
There’s so much to remember that I hardly know where to begin. Perhaps the highlight of the year was our class trip to Hong Kong. We had a great week, I can tell you! We stayed in two-bed rooms. I say “slept” ... but of course, we were up most of each night talking, listening to music and having fun. Then we visited all the great sites and had lots of adventures.
Another memorable night was the end-of-year party, where we had a bonfire and dance outside, with lots of wonderful things to eat and drink. Everyone had a great time, and it went on all night until the next morning.
Of course, there were other nice things, too. Our class football team came second in the school championship. Xiang won the floor gymnastics at the town competition and I starred in the class play at the end of the year to great acclaim. And almost everybody did well at the end of year exams, too， which shows that you can work hard and play hard at the same time.
My feeling is that if next year is half as good, it will be wonderful!
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Section 1 Background Readings素材
Part Two Teaching Resources
Section 1 Background Readings for Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year
1. High School Red Cross Clubs
Are you a high school student interested in helping others and making your community a better place to live? Start or join an American Red Cross club at your school.
Red Cross clubs are a team effort, where Red Cross units and youth work together to make their communities and the world a better place and where young people develop leadership skills. A Red Cross club is sponsored by a mentor, usually a teacher from your school or a leader in your community. If you do not have a club in your area, you may want to approach someone you think is the right person for the task and see if he or she will help you get started. The different types of clubs that you could from are listed below.
●School Clubs
Red Cross school clubs are school-based service group that help the Red Cross fulfill its humanitarian(人道主义者) mission. Working closely with the local Red Cross unit, club members participate in Red Cross service projects that impact their community and the world. Student members will discover many new opportunities for self-development and be encouraged to choose activities that will most effectively fulfill the community’s greatest needs.
●Red Cross Service/ Project Clubs
A service or project club operates within another club and uses a title other than “Red Cross Club”. Members complete service project for the Red Cross and for other service organizations.
●Clubs Not Affiliated with Schools
Many Red Cross clubs are sponsored by local Red Cross chapters. Like school clubs, members of these clubs develop leadership skills and participate in Red Cross service projects that impact their community and the world.
2. Secondary Schools in England and Wales
In the UK, there is a slightly different education system in Northern Ireland and Scotland, but the majorities of people live in England and Wales and have the system described below.
State secondary schools are of two types: comprehensive schools and grammar schools. A town which has a “comprehensive” system has children from 11-16/18 going to the local school regardless of their academic ability. A town or rural area which still has the old “grammar” system has an exam at 11 (the 11-plus) to select the children with the highest academic ability to go to grammar schools. Those who don’t go to grammar school go to secondary schools (which are still usually called comprehensive, even if the top 5-10% of children don’t go there.) Some grammar schools are still single-sex schools.
Children have to go to school until they are 16 by law. At 16 they take their General Certificate of Secondary Education exams (GCSEs) in about 6-10 subjects. If they pass, they can stay on at school and do “A”-level exams (Advanced levels) when they are 18. This is for people who want to go to University or some other kind of tertiary education. These two years are known as the Sixth Form (6 one, and 6 two) and the students are called “sixth-formers”. Typically students take three related subjects (eg. Physics/Chemistry/Biology or English/French/German). They have classes in these subjects, but also free study time when they are expected to do research and reading in the library and study rooms. They are treated more like university students than school students. They often have their own common room, with relaxed seating, music and coffee, tea and snacks facilities, and in many schools they either don’t have to wear school uniform, or they wear a more informal version of it. Sixth-formers are also involved in the running of the school, with the Head Boy/ Girl and prefects, who manage some of the out-of-class events, such as societies, weekends away, dances and dinners. The sixth formers are also likely to make up the majority of players in the schools main sports teams for rugby, football, tennis, and hockey and so on. In the May/ June of their final year they take the exams in their three subjects, and, depending on their results, they go on to tertiary institutions. There is, however, no “prom (正式舞会)” at the end of the last year in school as in the USA.
3. Drum Majorettes
For centuries, one of the most impressive parts of any military group has been the band, controlled by the Drum Major. He was always dressed in a splendid uniform and stood out at the front of the band as they marched, giving instructions by how he held his large mace (权杖,) or “baton(指挥棒)”, and sometimes doing spectacular (壮观的) throw-and-catch movements whilst marching. In America in the late 19th century, this kind of performance moved out of the military domain, and marching bands were formed, with drum majors, who performed at any large public event. Increasingly, in the early 20th century, the drum major became female, and gained the name “Drum Majorette”. This had obvious appeal to the male audience.
After World War II, the phenomenon blossomed. In 1945, the National Baton Twirling Association was formed, which helped thousands of girls to perfect their skills. And almost every school, community and town had its own group of drum majorettes who would perform at public events. Inevitably, the idea spread from the JSA throughout the world, so that nowadays you can find drum majorettes marching at events in every country, and national an international competitions everywhere. Just type “drum majorettes” into a computer search- engine to see how many!
However, drum majorettes and cheerleaders are two distinct types of female activity.
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Section 2 The Analysis of the Difficult Sentences素材
Section 2 The Analysis of the Difficult Sentences from Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year
1. I can hardly believe it, but my school life is almost over.我简直无法相信学校生活就要结束了。
在这句中，人称代词it指代抽象的事物，指的是my school life is almost over，例如：
It really surprised me when they came together that cold November day.
2. It’s a good thing that the exams are finished.考试结束，这是一件多么好的事啊!
本句中，句首的it都是形式主语，代替后面真正的主语that主语从句。文中类似的句子还有
1)…and it’s clear that this kind of work can really help people.……很明显，这种工作确实能帮助人。
2) It’s well-known that Americans are competitive…众所周知，美国人喜欢争强好胜。
3) For an American girl, it’s so important that you have a good time at the prom.对于美国女孩来说，在舞会上玩得快活太重要了。
4) It’s a great pity that it’s probably the last time this will happen.真遗憾，这样美妙的夜晚很可能不会再有了。
但是4)后半部分…it’s probably the last time this will happen中的it不是形式主语。
3. Something else I’ve greatly enjoyed is working as a peer mediator, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students. 另外一件我非常乐意做的事情是做同伴调解人，就是帮助学生们解决同学之间的问题。
work as 以某一种身份做工作，例如：
Those days, he worked as an English teacher in a village school in China.
I want to work as a logistic manager.
have problems with…和……之间有问题，出现了麻烦，例如：
What problems do you really have with him?
How many low-income immigrants and their families have problems with access to mental health treatment because of a language barrier and a deep cultural divide.
4. At the start of the school year, we were given training in how to do this…新学期开始，我们就接受了培训，学习怎样做这种工作。
how to do this为带疑问词的不定式，做介词in的宾语。有时要在不定式前加一个疑问词作动词或介词的宾语，例如
He often teaches us how to pronounce English words.
Have you got an idea of where to get help?
5….and I did enjoy it whenever I won our races! 不管什么时候只要我赢了比赛，我都会为此欣喜万分！
do或did放在动词原形前，加强该动词的语气。例如：
I do think we should start as soon as possible.
He did tell me he would leave for London.
Do come to China next time.
Do come to my birthday party. 一定来参加我的生日宴会。 I did go there. 我确实去那儿了。 I do miss you. 我确实想你。
句中的it是人称代词，代表抽象的事物，指的是whenever I won our races。
whenever引导时间状语从句，意思为every or any time，例如：
You may use my dictionary whenever you want to.
He was always in his lab whenever I went to see him.
6. It took two hours but it was worth it, as everyone told me I looked very elegant! 这花了我两小时，不过很值得，因为每个人都说我看起来端庄典雅。
在it took two hours but it was worth it.这句中
第一个“it”指的是“做头发这件事” -- to have my hair done
第二个“it”指的也是“做头发这件事” --to have my hair done
第三个“it”指的是“两小时的时间” --the time of two hours, 在这里，可理解为：worth it=worthwhile在上下文意思明确时，我们可以说worth it，表示一个很好的理由去做某事、值得去做某事。这里的it代表什么，可以通过上下文去理解，例如：
It was hard work, but it was worth it in the end.
The dictionary costs 80 yuan, which is worth it for learning English.
7. For some students and their parents, high school sport is considered more important than academic achievements.一些学生和家长把中学里的运动看得比学习成绩还要重要。
consider大致有两种含义。含义不同，用法有别。现归纳如下。
1) consider作“考虑”解，常用于以下句型：
All things considered全面地考虑，在句中作状语，用于概括或总结。
a. consider+名词/代词/动名词。
You’d better consider my suggestion. 你最好考虑我的建议。
I’m considering going abroad some day.我一直考虑有一天出国。
I will consider your offer and tell you my decision tomorrow. 对于你的提议我要考虑一下，明天告诉你我的决定。
b. consider+从句或“疑问词+不定式”。
Have you considered what he suggested? 你们考虑他的建议了吗？
We must consider what to do next.我们必须考虑下一步要做什么。
All things considered, our old car is no good, so we should buy a new one now.总的来说，我们的旧车已经没有用了，所以我们现在应该买辆新的。
Considering how sick he is, he should go to the doctor.鉴于他病得那样厉害，他应去看医生。
2) consider作“认为”解时，常用于以下句型：
a. consider sb./sth+.(as)+形容词/名词。其中，as可以省略。
We consider him honest.我们认为他很诚实。
At first they considered me as a doctor.起初他们认为我是医生。
He was considered as a great leader. 他被认为是一个伟大的领袖。
b. consider+sb./sth.+不定式。其中，不定式通常是to be(可以省略)或其他动词的完成式。
We consider this matter to be very important.我们认为这件事很重要。
We all consider him to have stolen the bike.我们都认为他偷了自行车。
He considers this to be one of the best books on the subject.他认为这是关于这个课题最好的书之一。
He is considered to have broken the window. 有人认为是他弄坏了窗。
c. consider+it+形容词/名词+不定式短语。
We all consider it important to learn English. 我们都认为学好英语是重要的
We consider it hard to study English well.我们认为学好英语很难。
I consider it my duty to help you with your studies.我认为帮助你学习英语是我的职责。
d. consider+宾语从句。
We consider that the music is well worth listening to.我们这首音乐很值得一听。
8. They do this in order to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.他们这样做来鼓励观众为他们的运动队加油。
cheer 为……加油；向……喝彩；欢呼
The crowd cheered when he appeared.当他出现时，人群发出欢呼声。
I went to cheer our team on.我去为我们的队伍加油。
cheer感到振奋，感到高兴
The news cheered the family.那消息使那家人振奋不已。
He was cheered by the good news.他受到好消息的鼓舞。
cheer up（使）感到振奋；（使）感到高兴
Your presence will cheer him up. 你的出场将使他振奋。
Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Section 3 Words and Expressions素材
Section 3 Words and Expressions from Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year
settle v.
1. make one’s home in a place:
After years of travel, we decided to settle here.
He settles his child in a corner of the compartment.
2. come to rest on sth., stay for some time on sth.:
Will the snow settle? Will it remain on the ground without melting?
The bird settled on a branch.
3. make ( sb/onelself ) comfortable in a new position:
He settled himself on the sofa to watch TV.
4. (cause sb/sth to) become calm, composed or relaxed:
This pill will help to settle you nerves.
He had been quite anxious, but I managed to settle his mind.
elect v.
1. choose sb by vote:
They elected a new president.
She was elected to Parliament last year.
We elected James ( to be ) chairman.
2. choose or decide ( to do sth.):
She elected to become a lawyer.
suit n.
1. set of outer garments of the same material, usually a jacket and trousers for a man and a jacket and skirt for a woman: a business suit, a dress suit, a trouser-suit
2. set of clothing for a particular activity: a diving suit, a spacesuit, a suit of armor
v.
1. look attractive on sb. (esp of clothes, hairstyles) :
Does this skirt suit me?
It doesn’t suit you to have your hair cut short.
That color doesn’t suit your complexion.
2. be convenient for or acceptable to (sb.):
Will Thursday suit you?
The seven o’clock train will suit us very well.
If you want to go by bus, that suits me fine.
3. be right or beneficial for sb./sth. (usually in negative sentences) :
This climate doesn’t suit me.
Very spicy food doesn’t suit my stomach.
rent
n. regular payment made for the use of land, premises, a telephone, machinery, etc:
We rented a car to take us to the prom.
Rents are going up again. live in a house free of rent, owe three weeks’ rent
v.
1. pay for the occupation or use of (land, premises, a telephone, machinery, etc):
Do you own or rent your video?
2. allow sb. to occupy or use( land, premises, a telephone, machinery, etc) :
Mr. Hill rents this land (out) to us at $500 a year.
Will you rent me this television?
3. be let at a specified rent:
The building rents at $3000 a year.
attract v.
1. pull towards itself/oneself by unseen force :
A magnet attracts steel.
2. arouse interest or pleasure in sb./sth.:
The dog was attracted by the smell of the meat.
Babies are attracted to bright colors.
I’m very attracted to her. Her beauty attracts me.
3. arouse sth.: His articles attracted people’s attention to child poverty.
keen adj.
1. eager; enthusiastic:
I’m not keen to go again.
She’s keen that we should go.
2. intense, strong, deep(of feelings, etc) : a keen desire, interest, sense of loss
3. highly developed (of the senses ) : Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
4. quick to understand: a keen intelligence
5. extremely eager or enthusiastic:
He seemed mad keen on my sister.
I’m not too keen on jazz.
develop v.
1. (cause sb/sth to) grow gradually, become or make more mature, advanced or organized:
This child is developing well.
The plot for the novel gradually developed in my mind.
The argument developed into a bitter quarrel.
The place has developed from a fishing port into a thriving tourist center.
2. treat with chemicals so that the picture can be seen:
He developed the film yesterday.
multiply v.
add a number to itself a particular number of times:
One can make 12 by multiplying 2 and 6.
2 multiplied by 4 makes 8.
dynamic adj.
1. of power of forces that produce movement
2. energetic and forceful( of a person):
Our English teacher is a dynamic bachelor.
punctual adj.
arriving, doing something or happening at the expected, correct time; not late: a punctual start to the meeting He’s fairly punctual (= He usually arrives on time).
Being punctual is essential.
polish v.
1. (cause sth. to) become smooth and shiny by rubbing:
This table-top polishes up nicely.
Everyone had to polish their shoes every day.
2. improve by correcting, making small changes or adding new article, etc: polish a speech, an article, etc.
经典时文背诵
My life at school
Every person has a unique experience and a story to tell about his school life. All these years of my school life, I have made many friends and they have helped me a lot in my academics. In my school life I am gifted with excellent class teachers and subject teachers. They always help me to cope with my notes whenever I was absent or fell ill. I did very well in my academics as well as in extra curricular activities.
Growing and learning had been a great fun. Every year we were taken to different places on our school picnics. We were also given many projects as class assignments that helped all of us to know more about the subject. As I reached class nine I realised that I should concentrate on my studies as the next year I was going to write my Board exams.
Whenever I recollect all these incidents of school life. I feel very happy and I think in everybody's school life there are many ups and downs that mould (铸造) one's life. School is a place where all of us learn to care and share. "School" is just not a place, but it is a large dome (圆屋顶) made up of discipline, knowledge, love and affection. I think in everybody's success, school plays a key role. I can describe my school in "Three S's, they are: Small, Sweet and Simple. My school was the best, is the best and will be the best.
课件50张PPT。Unit2Highlights of My Senior YearThe Beautiful Campus of High SchoolINTRODUCTIONLook at the information in the chart and answer the questions.INTRODUCTIONAnswer the questions1.At what age do students start senior high school?
2.What is the average age for leaving middle school?
3.How many years of senior high school are there?
4.If you are in the tenth grade, how old are you likely to be?
5.What is the final year of senior high school called?Work in pairs. Draw a chart of the Chinese school system and compare it with the American school system.on the sports fieldon the sports fieldthe colorful school lifeThe high school promThe high school promThe Beautiful CampusPicnicSynonym1.diploma / certificate / degree
I have received my High School Diploma at last.
这里的diploma 译为文凭、毕业证书，意思相近的词还有certificate, degree. Certificate 一般译为证书或证明，通常指某个人在参加了考试、培训后获得的结业证书，跟学位没有关系。e.g. Everyone attending this computer training course will be issued a certificate finally.
参加计算机培训的每个人最终都将获得培训证书。
Degree 可译为学位，通常指在大学或研究所完成一定的学习或研究后获得的相应的学位,
如：Bachelor of Arts (文学学士)，Master of Science (理学硕士) 等。
e.g. I obtained my Bachelor degree of Arts in Beijing University.
我在北京大学获得了文学学士学位。
2. suit / adapt?
I found a dress that suited me perfectly.
Suit 在这里译为适合、相配。近义词：adapt (to), 使适应、适合, adapt oneself to 是固定搭配，为“使某人适应…”.
e.g. It is difficult to adapt myself to the cold weather here.
去适应这里的寒冷天气对于我来说太难了。3. event / accident
It’s the most important social event of the year.
Event 在这里译为事件、活动，一般指比较重大的，如特定的历史事件。近义词：accident, 事故或意外的不幸的事件。
e.g. A car accident happened to John.
约翰出了车祸。
4. elect / choose
But the big surprise of the evening was when I was elected prom queen!
Elect在这里译为推选、选举。近义词：choose, 选择、选定，choose to do something, 为“选择去做…”.
e.g. He has chosen to leave rather than stay.
他选择离开而不是留下。5. enormous / huge
Afterwards, we went and had an enormous breakfast in a nearby hotel.
Enormous 在这里译为庞大、巨大，它既可以表示具体的体积大、数量多，也可以表示程度的大，有时表示超出常规的想象。近义词：huge, 广大的、巨大的，一般指体积的大。
e.g. To win over that team was a huge success.
战胜他们的队伍是一个巨大的成功。6. resolve / settle
Something else I’ve greatly enjoyed is working as a peer mediator, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students.
Settle 在这里译为解决、处理，一般指排除怀疑和争论以后之后做出的结论。近义词：resolve， 解决、决心要，相对而言resolve 语气更强，内含有坚强的决心去做某事的意思。
e.g. We must resolve the conflict between those two sides.
我们必须解决他们之间的冲突。students receiving their high school diplomaCeremony Sing the song
of National Anthemstudents receiving their high school diplomaFuture business leader of AmericaC.A.R.E
-concern for animal rights and the environmentCheerleading in American schoolAmerica students cheerleading in NBA The Chinese school cheerleading The Chinese school cheerleading School cheerleading1. ______ is well-known that China succeeded in launching Shenzhou VI into space not long ago.
A. As B. Which C. It D. That
2. A good lecturer is able to ______ the audience’s attention and hold it through the lecture.
A. attack B. attract C. keep D. touch
3. _______ fun it is to play bungee at the top of the skyscraper!
A. How B. What a C. What D. How a √√√Test yourself4. Jacky Chan is ______ to turn up at the party for charity, since he is always enthusiastic about such things.
A. possible B. probable C. perhaps D. likely
5. ______ I am concerned, I think the project should be held off right now.
A. As long as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As distant as
6. —John, why just stand there with your mouth closed? You are expected to air your opinion.
—______ . You have another supporter in me.
A. I’m with you on that B. I’m through
C. Nonsense D. Hold your tongue√√√7. Does the style of the swimming costume ________ you? Try it on, please.
A. fit B. fix C. adapt D. suit
8. The recently-happened coal mine collapse in Qitaihe _______ the hush working conditions for the coal workers.
A. stuck out B. highlighted C. explained D. discovered
9. All the Chinese people couldn’t help ______ at the news that Chairman Mao passed away.
A. sobbed B. sobbing C. to sob D. being sobbed√√√10. I will need to ______ some evening trousers for the party that will take place on Friday night.
A. lend B. rent C. employ D. take on
11. I ______ after the long cycling journey to Tibet.
A. was worn out B. was given out C. worn out D. run out
12. —I am torn between loyalty to my family and my love for Susan. Jack, what is your opinion?
—________
A. You are a wolf in a sheep’s skin. B. It’s up to you.
C. Don’t you dare! D. You are too stupid√√√13. After _______ seemed quite a long time, the victim came to himself and struggled to his feet.
A. it B. that C. what D. this
14. ______ Saddam Hussein will be tried justly will have a strong impact over the unity of Iraq.
A. If B. When C. Whether D. That
15. Spending on military equipment has ______ in the last five years, which caused some deep concerns from neighboring countries.
A. decreased B. multiplied C. reduced D. slowed down√√√Everyday EnglishLet’s get going
It’s up to (you)
the usual stuff
(she’s) really got something
In the end
(we’re) through
I’m with you on thatdiploma / certificate / suit / adapt / event / accident / elect / choose / resolve / settle / huge / enormousComplete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.1. Tom failed to obtain the ________ when he finished this Master program of Educational Studies.
2. Your design does not ______ our requirement well.
3. Due to an unexpected car ______, he could not attend this meeting.
4. He was ______ as the chairman of the Student Council. diplomasuitaccident elected5. At last, I _____ to further my study in Canada.
6. Everyone was issued a _______ after this training program completed.
7. He has _______ on reaching his objectives step by step.
8. The successful bid for World Cultural Heritage of North Tomb was the greatest cultural ______ of this year.chose certificateresolved event9. You need to ______ yourself to a different life style when you move to a new country.
10. The dispute among them has been ______.
11. A _____ elephant is standing by that little rat.
12. _________ expenses have been spent on space exploration by the United States.adapt settled hugeEnormous1.Do you think sports are an important part of school life?
2.Do you have a school dance or party in your final year at school? If so, describe what you wear and what happens. If not, would you like to have one? Say why/why not.
3.Do you think prom night is before or after the final senior year exam?
4.What do students receive at the end of their senior year?Complete the sentences with the correct from the words in the box1.What________did you get in your English Literature exam?
2.The dance hall was__________.
3.Joanna will remember the prom_______.
4.You look wonderful in that _________ dress.?It’s really________you.
5.Daniel looked very ________in his__________.Competitive dinner jacket diploma elegant enormous event forever grade highlight meanwhile rent smart suit (V.) traininggradeenormouselegantforevertrainingsuiteddinner jacket6.He _____ a big car to go to the prom.
7.It’s the most important social ______ of the year.
8.You need ____________for most jobs.
9.If you pass your exams, you receive your High School________.
10._________people want to be the best at everything.
11.Go and have your hair done._________, I’ll ring our friends.
12.For Joanna, the __________ of the evening was being elected prom queen.renteventdiplomahighlightMeanwhilecompetitionSmartDiscussion: Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.1.Are there things in this article that surprise you? Say what they are and explain why they surprise you. If there is nothing that surprises you, explain why.
2.What kind of person is Joanna? Describe her.
3.Do you like Joanna? Say why/why not. Complete the sentences and phrases from Highlights of My Senior Year with words in the box.A good thing a pity clear important well-known
1.It’s ___________that this kind of work can really help people.
2.It’s __________that Americans are competitive.
3.It’s ________that the exams are finished.
4.It’s so __________that you have a good time at the prom.
5.It’s ________that it’s probably the last time this will happen.
A good thingwell-knownclearimportanta pityFunction: Expressing thoughts and opinionsIt seems to me (that) …
I find it (strange/interesting/amusing) that …
In my opinion …
As far as I ‘m concerned, …
In my view, …
As I see it, …
My feeling is that … TASKExplaining basketball and preparing
a “dream team” of star players.
