Unit 1 Teenage Life-Discovering Useful Structure
【学习目标】
1. To master the basic usages of noun phrases, adjective phrases and adverb phrases
2. To learn to use the phrases mentioned flexibly.
【学习重难点】
To appreciate the function of the phrases in a sentence
To write essays using the proper phrases
【学习过程】
Step 1
读下列例句并感知画线部分的共性。
1. （教材原文P16） The first week was a little confusing.
2. （教材原文P16） The building is so big that I'm completely lost.
3. （教材原文P16） My first French class was very confusing.
The teacher spoke so quickly.
要求：Analyze the underlined parts of the sentences and sum up what they have in common.
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共性总结：
Step 2 自主探究
在高中阶段，常见的短语形式有:名词短语（Noun Phrases）、形容词短语（Adjective Phrases）、副词短语（Adverb Phrases）、介词短语及动词短语（Verb Phrases）等。本单元只讲解前面三种形式。
一、名词短语（Noun Phrases）
名词短语: 指以一个名词为中心构成的短语，在句中的功能相当于名词,可作主语、宾语、表语或宾语补足语。常见名词短语的构成形式有:
限定词+名词 如: The girl
限定词+形容词（短语） +名词如: A beautiful girl
限定词+名词+介词短语如: A beautiful campus of my school.
限定词+描述性名词+名词 如: My school life
注:
（1）限定词包括冠词（a/an/the）、指示代词（this/that/these/those等）、物主代词（ my/your/his/her/our/their等）、不定代词（some/ no/ neither/both等）和数词（one/two/first/second等）。
（2）多个形容词修饰名词时，其顺序为: 限定词—数词—描绘词—出处—材料性质—类别—名词。
如:a small round table/a tall gray building/a dirty old brown shirt/a famous German medical school/an expensive Japanese sports car
顺口溜记忆:县（限定词）官（观点形容词）行（形状形容词）大（大小形容词）令（年龄新旧形容词）射（颜色形容词）国（国家等出处形容词）才（材料质地等形容词）。
①These red roses are for you, 这些红玫瑰是送给你的。（名词短语these red roses 的构成形式为:限定词+形容词+名词,该短语在句中充当主语）
②I have three close friends. 我有三个要好的朋友。
（名词短语three close friends的构成形式为:限定词+形容词+名词,该短语在句中充当宾语）
③He is my best friend. 他是我最好的朋友。
（名词短语my best friend的构成形式为:限定词+形容词+名词，该短语在句中充当表语）
④There are some red roses on that small table.在那张小桌上有一些红玫瑰。
（名词短语some red roses的构成形式为:限定词+形容词+名词+介词短语，该短语在句中充当主语;另外, the small table也是名词短语，在句中作介词on的宾语）
[即学即练]画出下例句中的名词短语并指明构成形式
如:The red clothes with five yellow stars are mine.
形式：构成形式限定词+形容词+名词+介词短语
小试牛刀：画出下例句中的名词短语。
（1）The boy is my brother.
（2）The cute boy is my brother.
（3）The cute boy in blue jeans is my brother.
（4）The cute boy wearing blue jeans is my bother
（5）The first young man is a bus driver.
二、形容词短语（ Adjective Phrases）
形容词短语，是指一个以形容词为中心构成的短语，在句子中的功能相当于形容词，可以修饰名词或代词，还可以用作表语或者宾语补足语。常见形容词短语的构成形式有：
副词+形容词 如:very suitable
形容词+enough 如:good enough
形容词+介词短语如 : good for nothing副词+形容词+介词如: well worthy of praise
①Your room is large and beautiful,你的房间大且美丽。
（形容词短语large and beautiful 的构成形式为:形容词+and/but+形容词,该短语在句中充当表语）
②The room was awfully dirty.这房间太脏了。
（形容词短语awfully dirty的构成形式为:副词+形容词，该短语在句中充当表语）
③The most beautiful bird I have ever seen is peacock.我见过的最漂亮的鸟是孔雀。
（形容词短语most beautiful的构成形式为:副词+形容词，该短语在句中作定语修饰名词bird）
④A good friend is someone who makes you really happy.好朋友就是能让你真正高兴的人。
（形容词短语really happy的构成形式为:副词+形容词，该短语在句中作宾语补足语）
[即学即练]画出下例句中的形容词短语并指明构成形式
如:It is less cold today than it was yesterday.
构成形式: 副词+形容词
小试牛刀：画出下例句中的形容词短语。
（1）Our country is becoming more and more beautiful.
（2） The road is long enough.
（3）The medicine is good for stomach.
三、副词短语（Adverb Phrases）
副词短语:指以一个副词为中心构成的短语，在句中的功能相当于副词，可以修饰动词、形容词或副词。常见副词短语的构成形式有:
（副词）+副词如: much more beautifully
①He did his work here yesterday.他昨天在这里工作。
（副词短语here yesterday修饰动词did）
②Bill did the work very well.比尔做的这份工作很好。
副词短语very well修饰动词did
③We are all entirely responsible for our action（副词短语all entirely, 修饰形容词短语responsible for）
小试牛刀：画出下例句中的副词短语。
You are driving too fast. Could you drive less slowly?
Strangely enough, she didn’t seem to like ballet very much.
The horse ran quite slowly, so they arrived very late.
Step 3 课后巩固
I.判断下列表达是否正确，如若错误，请改正。
1. red these roses
2. new a computer
3. best the answer
4. small that tree
5. a paper round plate
II. 画出下列句中的形容词短语并写出其在句中所作的成分。
1. He is young but clever.
2. Traveling alone is quite dangerous.
3. I am sure of success.
4. I think he is a man suitable for the job.
5. I find the yard fairly quiet,
III.用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. I suggest that you think about it very ________ （careful）.
2. Mary and Jane are quite ________ （difference）.
3. He spoke too__________ （quick） for me to understand.
4. It ________ （real） works very well.
5. They got home at last, ________ （tire） and hungry,
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Unit 1 Teenage Life-Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
【学习目标】
1. To learn how to get the basic facts by listening and infer some conclusions based on the listening materials.
2. To talk about the related topics mentioned in the listening parts.
3. To express future ideas using the structure be going to do, will, etc.
【学习重难点】
1. To learn to use different listening tips to get the necessary information.
2. To talk about the related topic such as how to choose a school club and how to plan a camp, and how to talk about future activities.
【第一课时】
【学习内容】Listening and Speaking
【学习过程】
1.Lead in
Have you ever taken part in any school club before and why you chose it if ever?
2.Listen to the first two conversations and choose the correct answers.
1. What are they learning about in Conversation 1?
A .Hearing. B. Sounds. C. Dogs.
2. The students are discussing in Conversation 2.
A. schoolwork B. relationships C. dating
3. Circle the two clubs where these two conversations happened.
A .Science Club. B. Ballet Club.
C .Nature Club. D .Debate Club.
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3.Listen to Conversation 3. Then fill in the blanks which is about the activities that happen in each club.
Ballet Club
learn new _______________
Nature Club
Watch biology _______________
grow ______________________
Cartoon Club
write ____________________
draw______________________
Volunteer Club
clean up ____________________
give __________________________
4.Listen to conversation 3 again and solve the following task.
1.Adam says that he likes ____________________but is not so interested in___________________
2.Which club do you think is suitable for Adam? Why?
I think Adam should join the _____________________Club because he says that he________________________________
Step 3 Speaking Project
1.Work in groups to finish the following project:
Speaking Project
Work in pairs. Help each other choose a school Club
EXAMPLE
A: Hi, Sam! I've decided to join the Music Club.
B: Good decision!
A: How about you? Are you going to join a club?
B: Yes. I'm wondering which one should choose: the Acting Club or the Ballet Club?
A: I guess the question is ... Do you like dancing better than acting?
B: Actually, I like acting better, but my friends go to the Ballet Club and want to be with them.
A: Hmm ... If you ask me, I think you should choose what you like.
Then try to finish your own dialogue as above.
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【第二课时】
【学习内容】Listening and Talking
【学习过程】
1.Lead in
Do you know some structures to talk about future activities, such as we’ll …, I plan to … and so on?
2.Listen and solve the following task.
Write down the expressions in the sentences below Cao Jing and Max use to talk about the future.
Adventure Camp:
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International Youth Camp:
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Step 3 Talking project
Work in groups. Plan a youth camp.
Think of ideas for the camp. You can use the questions below to get started. And present your ideas for a youth camp to the class.
●What kind of camp is it?
●Who will be there?
EXAMPL E
_____________camp
Do you want to have fun and learn at the same time? Then come to our camp. In our camp, you can learn about ... There'll be many interesting activities. First, we are going to ... Then we'll. We also plan to. Finally, we'll ... Please come to our camp!
Then try to complete the project:
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Unit 1 Teenage Life-Reading and Thinking
【学习目标】
1. To acquire the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning freshmen challenges and learn to use them flexibly.
2. To have a good understanding of freshmen challenges in the new senior high school and talk about it.
3. To develop different learning skills to solve different reading comprehensive problems
【学习重难点】
1. To learn to use different reading strategies such as skimming, scanning and summarizing.
2. To talk about your freshmen challenges in senior high school.
【学习过程】
I. Before reading
1. How do you feel about your senior high school? Have you come across some challenges that make you upset?
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2. Guess what the text will be mainly about before reading.
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II. Reading
Step1 Fast reading
Ask students to skim the reading passage to sum up the main idea of each paragraph and then discuss it with their partners.
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Paragraph 2. ________________________________________________
Paragraph 3. ________________________________________________
Paragraph 4. ________________________________________________
Tips: you can find main ideas by first taking at quick look at the title, picture, key words and phrases and topic sentences.
Step 2 Intensive reading
I. 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.
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
II. Fill in the chart
paragraph Adam’s challenges Adam’s feelings Adam’s solutions
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Step 3 Further Reading and discussion
Read the text the third time and work in pairs to do the following.
1. What does “make the team” in paragraph 3 mean?
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2. Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing?
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3. What are some differences between Adam’s school life and your school life?
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Step 4 Passage Consolidation
Complete the passage with the suitable words from the passage.
I'm Adam, 1._______freshman in senior high school. The first week was a little 2. _______ (confuse).
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 _____ (fluent) when I graduate. My adviser 5. _____ (recommend) me to sign up for advanced literature because I'm good 6. _____ it. 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 else10. _____ (come) in the future, I make up my mind to study harder and get used to new situation.
1. ______________________ 2. ______________________
3. ______________________ 4. ______________________
5. ______________________ 6. ______________________
7. ______________________ 8. ______________________
9. ______________________ 10. ______________________
Step 5 Translation
1.高中__________________
2.一个很大的挑战_________________
3.有点儿困惑的_________________
4.报名参加_________________
5.加入校队_________________
6.加入志愿者俱乐部_________________
7.分发食物_________________
8.在社区_________________
9.对…负责_________________
10.我的高级课程_________________
11.适应_________________
12.在未来_________________
13.为…做好准备_________________
Step 6 Fill in the sentence and then analyze its structures.
1. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
[句式分析]本句主干是由连词________连接的并列句。在前一个分句含有一个由_________引导的宾语从句；在第二个分句中含一个由______________引导的时间状语从句。
[尝试翻译]___________________________________________
2. Studying hard isn't always fun, but I'll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
[句式分析] 本句主干是由连词________连接的并列句。前一个分句属于基本句式中的“______”结构; ___________是v.-ing形式作主语;fun为形容词作表语;第二个分句中含由__________连接的并列成分____________和whatever else。
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Step 7 课后作业
1. Write a passage to introduce you first senior school challenges and how to solve them. (about 120words)
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Unit 1 Teenage Life-Reading for Writing
【学习目标】
1. To write an advice letter properly using some newly acquired writing skills in this period.
2. To master some words related to writing a proper suggestion letter.
【学习重难点】
1. To have a good understanding of how to write an impressive suggestion letter.
2. To write a convincing suggestion letter using some related writing skills.
【学习过程】
Step 1 Lead in
What is the purpose of an advice letter? What kind of aspects should be included in such kind of letter?
Step 2 Read to discover details concerning advice letters’ writing style.
1. Read a letter offering some advice on page 18 and then solve the questions below.
What is Worried Friend’s problem?
Do you think Ms Luo’s advice is useful? Why or why not?
What other kinds of advice would you give?
2. What expressions does Ms Luo use to make suggestions? Write them down.
Step 3 Read to sum up
Read the passage on Page 18 again and figure out the organization of the letter.
Write down the sentences from the passage that match the following points.
A. I know what the problem is.
B. I understand how you feel.
C. This is my advice and reasons
D. I think my advice will help.
Step 4 Use what you have learnt to write a letter of advice to one of the teenager below.
Choose one of the teenagers and discuss his or her problems. List possible suggestions and reasons.
Eric 15, Chicago
Xu Ting 14 Hangzhou
Min Ho, 15, Seoul
Step 5 Use what you have learnt to draft a letter offering advice to any of those students above.
1. Complete the outline and use it to draft your writing.
____________(write the date and greet the reader) Dear______ You wrote that ___________________ I understand that______________ I think____________________ Because_____________. I am sure_______________ Best Wishes. (close and sign the letter). ___________
Your version:
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Step 6 Discuss with your partners and figure out the following aspects.
建议信的模板
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建议信常见句式
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