Unit 1 Teenage Life
Part Two - Listening and Speaking
Words and Phrases
conversation n. 谈话,对话 a school club 学校社团 Ballet Club 芭蕾舞社团
Volunteer Club 志愿者俱乐部 Debate Club 辩论社 be/stay with sb. 和某人待在一起
proverb cn. 谚语,格言 speak louder than① 胜于 distance cn./un. 距离
strength② n. 力量,体力 reveal v. 揭露 character n. 品格,性质
Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更有说服力。
strength n. 力量,体力【词汇扩展】strong adj. 强壮的,(气味)浓烈的
Language Points - Pronunciation
字母组合的发音
al / / walk, chalk, ball ay /ei/ day, today play
ai /ei/ tail, train wait are / / dare, stare, hare
ar /a / car, far star er / / term, verb, hers
ir / / bird, shirt, skirt or / / short, sport, form
or / / worth, worm, world ee /i / feet, meet, feed
ur / / nurse, purple, purse ea /i / neat, heat, meat
ea /e/ bread feather weather ear /i / dear, hear, near
ear / / learn, heard, search oa / u/ road, coat, goat
ow / u/ slow, show, grow ou,ow /au/ house, count, mouth, now, how, town
ore / / store, wore, shore
元音发音规律
发元音时,气流由咽腔到口腔自由流出,不受到明显的阻碍。发音时,舌和唇也有一些变化,如舌头可前可后,可高可低,唇可开可闭,可展可圆。这样就改变着气流通道形状,调节气流,从而发出不同的元音。如发/a/时,舌头位置较低,口较开,而发/i/时舌头位置较高,口较闭。但即使在发舌头位置较高,口较闭的元音时,虽然气流通道较为狭窄,但仍没有哪个部位形成明显的阻碍。
发元音时,发音器官的各部位肌肉均衡紧张。由于发音时不是某一部位对气流构成特别的障碍,各部位肌肉紧张程度比较均衡。
发元音时,声带颤动。所以,元音比较响亮。
发元音时,由于气流要冲击声带使之振动,所以气流较弱。
Part Three - Reading and Thinking
原文呈现
The Freshman ChallengeHi, my name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. First I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school advisers helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I am good at it. I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn't play well enough. Obviously I was unhappy, but I won't quit. I will find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined the volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community. I know I will have to study hard as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. I am a bit worried about keeping up with other students in my advanced course, and it’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still, I'm happy to be here. Studying hard isn't always fun, but I will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
Language Points
really adv. 真正地【词汇扩展】real adj. 真正的
a little
“有一点儿”,修饰不可数名词,表肯定;little “几乎没有”,修饰不可数名词,表否定;
a few “有一点”,修饰可数名词,表肯定;few“几乎没有”,修饰可数名词,表否定;
“一点儿”修饰形容词或副词,等于a bit
course n. 课程
adviser n. 顾问 【词汇扩展】advise v. 建议 advice n. 建议(不可数)
choose - chose - chosen v. 选择 【词汇扩展】choice n. 选择
enough adj./adv. 足够 修饰名词放名词前面,修饰形容词或副词放形副后面
instead adv. 相反,代替,反而 【短语】instead of 而不是,代替,作为...的替代
hand out 拿出,分发【短语扩展】hand 做动词:hand in 上交 hand 作名词 in hand在手头 by hand 用手 hand in hand 手拉手,联合 on the one hand 一方面 on the other hand 另一方面
homeless adj. 无家可归的 【词汇扩展】homelessness n. 无家可归
community n. 社区,社团
a bit 一点,修饰形容词或副词,等于a little 【短语扩展】a bit of 一点,修饰名词
prepare v. 准备【短语】prepare for 为...做准备
Sentences
Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.
动名词短语做主语视为单数 系 表
First I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take.
状语 主语 谓语 副词修饰谓语动词 和think构成动词短语 which 引导宾语从句 定语从句修饰courses
I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
主语 谓语 that引导宾从 but 连词连接两个句子 when引导时间状从
My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I am good at it.
主语 谓语 that 引导宾从 because引导原因状从 and 连词链接两个句子
I will find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.
主语 谓语 宾语 to do 做后置定语修饰名词 so that 引导结果状从
I know I will have to study hard as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
主语 谓语 宾从 and 连接宾从的两个谓语
... it ’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.
形式主语 系 表 逻辑主语
Studying hard isn't always fun, but I will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
主 系 表 连词,表转折 连接两个句子