(共24张PPT)
Period 2
Reading and Thinking
1. To talk about school life in different places.
2. To learn the main idea of the text.
3. To improve the basic reading skills, especially skimming.
4. To learn useful language points.
Think:
After-class activities
The freshman challenge
Paragraph 1. ________________________________
Paragraph 2. ________________________________
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Paragraph 3. ________________________________
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Paragraph 4. ____________________________
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Task 1: Fast reading
Read and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Senior high school is a challenge.
Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.
Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
1. Scan the text and choose the best choice.
(1) Adam felt _____at the beginning of his senior high
A. excited B. interested C. confused D. worried
(2) Who gave Adam advice on courses
A. Parents. B. Adviser. C. Coach. D. Classmates.
(3) What subject is Adam's favorite
A. Chinese. B. World history.
C. Math. D. English.
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(4) Hearing he was poor in playing football well, Adam_____.
A. felt disappointed but went on with it
B. left the football and joined a club
C. didn't give up and tried to improve
D. felt unhappy but signed up for a new team
(5) What kind of person is Adam
A. brave and well prepared B. negative and silly
C. active and shy D. gentle and patient
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2. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
I'm Adam, (1)_______freshman in senior high school. The first week was a little
(2) _________ (confuse) for me.
There are some (3) ___________ (challenge) I have to face in my new school life.
First, I had to think carefully about my courses. Chinese is hard to learn, but I hope I
can speak it (4)___________ (fluent) when I graduate. My adviser (5) _______________
(recommend) me to sign up for advanced literature because I'm good (6) ___Englinsh.
Second, I had to choose my extra-curricular activities. I tried (7) _________ (join) the
school football team though I couldn't do well in (8) _____at first. Besides that, I joined
a volunteer club.
In order to be well (9) ___________ (prepare) for university or whatever else
(10) _________ (come) in the future, I make up my mind to study harder and get used
to the new situation.
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1. confuse v.使糊涂;使迷惑; (将……)混淆,混同;使更难于理解
(2022·浙江6月高考) I am no longer confused by this city’s sounds and smells.
我现在已经不再对这个城市的声音和气味感到困惑了。
confuse ... with ... 把……和……混淆
confused adj. 糊涂的;迷惑的
be/get confused about ... 对……感到疑惑
confusion n. 困惑;混乱
【知识归纳】
【即学即练】
(1)They confused me conflicting accounts of what happened.
(2)German politics surprised and (confuse)him.
(3)This math question is _________ (confuse)me.
(4)A survey showed people were confused what they should eat to stay healthy.
(5)We always left his office in a state of (confuse).
confusing
2. recommend v. 推荐,介绍;劝告,建议
(2022·全国乙卷) It is believed that today's children and teenagers are consuming three times the recommended level of sugar. 人们认为,现在的孩子和青少年消耗的糖量是推荐糖量的三倍。
recommend sb. ... (= recommend ... to sb.) 向某人推荐/介绍……
recommend sb. for... 推荐某人做(某职位)
recommend sth. for... 推荐某物作某种用途
recommend sb. as... 推荐某人为……
recommend doing sth. 建议做某事
recommend + that-clause 建议……
(从句中用should + 动词原形,should可省略)
recommendation n.正式建议;提议;推荐;介绍;推荐信; 求职介绍信
【知识归纳】
3.fluent adj. (尤指外语)流利的;熟练的
I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
我知道中文很难,但是我希望毕业的时候能说一口流利的汉语。
(1)be fluent in ... 在……方面很流利/熟练
(2)fluently adv. 流利地;流畅地
fluency n.(尤指外语)流利;流畅
【知识归纳】
【即学即练】
(1)She is fluent _______Polish.
(2)He speaks __________ (fluent) Italian.
(3)His son was praised for speeches of remarkable_________ (fluent).
(4)Alex didn't read __________ (fluent) till he was nearly seven.
4. graduate vi.& vt.毕业;获得学位 n.毕业生
(2022·浙江1月高考)As soon as she graduated from high school she left home to live on Catalina Island off the Californian coast. 她高中一毕业,就离开家,住在了加利福尼亚海岸外的卡特琳娜岛上。
(1)graduate from 毕业于……
graduate in 毕业于……专业
(2)graduation n. 毕业
【知识归纳】
【即学即练】
(1)Only thirty students graduated______Chinese last year.
(2)She graduated________Harvard this year.
(3)In 1973, the first Open University ____________ (graduate)received their degrees.
5.responsible adj.负责的;有责任的
(2022·全国甲卷)China has a responsibility to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. 中国有责任与其他国家进行合作来推进茶叶的健康发展。
(1)be responsible for 应对……负责,对……有责任
(2)responsibility n.责任;义务
have responsibility for 对……有责任
take responsibility for 对……负责任
take on responsibility 承担责任
It is one's responsibility to do ... 做……是某人的责任
【知识归纳】
【即学即练】
(1) Mike _________________designing the entire project.
迈克负责设计全部工程。
(2) He's a very ______________ sort of person.
他是个非常有责任心的人。
(3) It is their ________________ to ensure that the rules are enforced.
他们有责任确保制度的执行。
(4) I don't feel ready to ________________________.
我不愿意承担新的责任。
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认知词汇:
teenage, freshman, confusing, confuse, advanced, extra-curricular, addicted
拓展词汇:
1.prefer→preference
2.suitable→suit
3.confuse→confused→confusing4.fluent→ fluency
5.obviously→obvious
6.responsible→responsibility
7.editor→edit
应用词汇:
1. confuse: confuse ... with ...,
be/get confused about ... 2.recommend:recommend sb. ... (= recommend ... to sb.) , recommend sb. for... , recommend sth. for..., recommend sb. as... , recommend doing sth., recommend + that-clause
3.fluent:be fluent in
4.graduate:graduate from, graduate in
5.responsible:be responsible for, have responsibility for , take responsibility for , take on responsibility, It is one's responsibility to do ...
词 汇 清 单
核心短语
重点句式
1.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it.(recommend在接从句时常用虚拟语气(should+动词原形))
2. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.(so that引导的目的状语从句)
at senior high school
sign up for
a way to do
make the team
hand out
get used to doing
be responsible for
be worried about
keep up with
be well prepared for
1. For thousands of years, people have accepted (challenge) in different fields.
2. I am (confuse) about how to have a more meaningful vacation.
3. The secretary recommended (fill) in the application in black ink.
4. Lewis was much admired for his work on the (advance) medical research.
5.I’ve been learning English for ten years and I can speak English ____________(流利地).
challenges
confused
filling
advanced
fluently
6. I have been _______________(建议) to go to a big city to find a better job.
7. It’s not easy to q____ smoking cigarettes.
8. O____________, the students should get well prepared for university.
9. There is no simple s________ to the problem.
10.汤姆加入了足球俱乐部而不是音乐俱乐部,因为他喜欢足球而不喜欢唱歌。(prefer...to)
译文: .
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recommended
bviously
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Tom joined the Football Club, because he prefered football to sing