(共18张PPT)
Unit1 Teenage life
Discovering useful structures
Analyzing
That is an unforgivable behavior.
He is very upset with you.
It sounds like you two could use a little quiet time.
I’m not sure you are mature enough.
Noun Phrase
Adjective Phrase
Noun Phrase
Adjective Phrase
Analyzing
Which sentence is better
The new girl became known to the whole school in
just a day.
The girl became known to the whole school in just a day.
My father bought my brother a smart watch for his birthday.
My father bought my brother a watch for his birthday.
Noun phrase: word group with a noun as its head word.
(more accurate)
extra-curricular activities
Examples
the school football team
the sleeping boy
photos taken by Mike
the meeting to be held
a solution to the question
Which sentence is better
Analyzing
She is sad.
She is very sad.
She is sad about the result.
She is awfully sad about the result.
Adjective phrase: word group with an adjective as its head word. (more vivid and accurate)
Examples
large and beautiful
extremely cold
different from
anxious to know
rich in natural resource
small but practical
Analyzing
Jon played the guitar well.
Jon played the guitar surprisingly well.
You have to do it carefully.
You have to do it extremely carefully.
Which sentence is better
Adverb phrase: word group with an adverb as its head word. (more vivid and accurate)
Examples
again and again
extremely fast
clearly enough
so clearly
1. This week was confusing.
1. The first week was a little confusing.
NP
AdjP
Practising
Practising
2. Linda thinks and speaks quite quickly, and she can do
well in the debate.
AdvP
3. The building is so big that I’m completely lost.
4. The kids over there are putting sth on a round paper plate.
5. The new coach told me that I didn’t play well enough.
NP
AdjP
AdvP
AdjP
NP
Expanding
1. I’m tired.
I’m a little tired.
2. We finally visited the museum.
We finally visited the museum located in the village.
That day, you performed beautifully.
That day, you performed extremely beautifully.
Translating
I want to make ___ __(好的第一印象).
（上个月建造的那座桥）
needs repairing.
I just had __________________（我的第一节数学课)in
senior high school!
4. I do not think English is________________ (难学).
5. She types （快且准确）
6. My grandma sat in the chair______________.（相当舒服）.
a good first impression
The bridge built last month
my first maths class
difficult to learn
quickly and correctly
quite comfortably
Can you use the phrases in brackets to answer the questions
Example:
1. What do you think of your new teachers (very nice and patient)
My new teachers are very nice and patient.
2. How many clubs have you joined this year (two clubs)
I’ve joined two clubs this year.
3. How soon do you think you’ll finish your homework (pretty soon)
I’ll finish my homework pretty soon.
4. How well does Rita play the violin We need a new
violinist in our music club. (quite well)
Rita plays the violin quite well.
5. What did your adviser say about the advanced
literature course (too difficult but very interesting)
My adviser said that the advanced literature course was too difficult but very interesting.
Example: I’ve always wanted to be a high school cheerleader.
Yesterday, I tried out for my school’s cheerleading team.
It was really hard. First, ...
Improving your draft
Cheerleader Try-outs
I’ve always wanted to be a cheerleader.
Yesterday, I tried out for the team. It was hard. First, we had to dance. The teacher showed us how to move, and then we tried.
Second, we practised singing a song about the school basketball team.
Finally, some girls had to lift their partners.
The other girls jumped and cheered.
I think I did well, but the other girls were better.
I’m not sure if I’ll make the team or not.
Cheerleader Try-outs
I’ve always wanted to be a high school cheerleader. Yesterday, I tried out
for my school’s cheerleading team. It was really hard.
First, we had to dance.
The teacher showed us how to move, and then we tried.
Second, we practised singing a song about the school basketball team.
Finally, some girls had to lift their partners.
The other girls jumped and cheered.
I think I did well, but the other girls were better.
I’m not sure if I’ll make the team or not.
Tips: You can change nouns, adjectives or adverbs into NP, AdjP and Advp by adding some modifiers.
Use what you have learned to improve her draft.
I’ve always wanted to be a high school cheerleader. Yesterday, I tried out
for my school’s cheerleading team. It was really hard. First, we had to
dance up and down around the basketball court for 20 minutes. The
teacher showed us how to move, and then we tried very hard. Second, we practised singing a short fight song about the school basketball team.
Finally, some of the stronger girls had to lift their partners.
The other girls jumped very high and cheered so loudly.
I think I did quite well in the try-out, but many of the other girls were even better. I’m not so sure whether I’ll make the cheerleading team this year or not.
Improving your draft
