Unit 1 A new start
Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
Step I Preview
I.词汇拓展积累
1. embarrassed  adj.感到尴尬的 →           n. 尴尬，难堪 →           adj.令人尴尬的
2. intelligent  adj. 有才智的，聪明的 →           n. 才智，智慧
3. frightened  adj. 受惊吓的，受惊的 →         v. 使惊吓，使惊恐 →         adj. 感到害怕的
4. breathe v. 呼吸→         n. 呼吸
5. disappointed adj. 失望的，沮丧的 →           v. 使失望 →           adj. 令人失望的
6. argue  v. 争论，争吵；→         n. 争论，争吵
7. investigate  v. 调查，侦查→         n. 调查，侦查
8. graduate v. 毕业→         n. 毕业
9. select  v. 选择，挑选→         n. 选择，挑选
10. explore  v. 勘探，勘查→        n. 勘探，勘查
11. impression  n. 印象，感想 →           v. 使钦佩，使敬仰，给…留下深刻的好印象
12. orientation  n. 培训，迎新 →         v. 使适应，使熟悉
II.重点短语汉译英
1. 填写调查问卷                                    2. 在高中                               
3. 走进教室                                      4. 依次走上前                
5. 留下好的第一印象                                 6. 心里发慌                
7. 惊慌地                                             8. 集中注意力                
9.使某人处于压力之下                                 10. 依赖，依靠                
11. 充分利用时间                                    12. 尴尬的时刻                
III. 翻译下列句子
1.  I woke up early and rushed out of the door in my eagerness to get to know my new school.
翻译：                                                                                               
2. Before we start, please come to the front one by one and introduce yourself to the class.   
翻译：                                                                                               
3. What could I say to make a good first impression?
翻译：                                                                                               
4. With butterflies in my stomach, I breathed deeply.
翻译：                                                                                               
5. Challenges like this might sometimes put you under pressure.
翻译：                                                                                               
6. Well begun, half done.
翻译：                                                                                 
Step II Reading
I.Fast-reading
(1)Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage. Then predict what this passage is mainly about.
(2)Go through the text and choose the best description of Meng Hao’s first day at senior hig
h.
a. He found the English class difficult and was not sure what to do.
b. With the English teacher’s support, he thought senior high was easy and felt confident about his future.
c.He was not sure about life at senior high, but after the English class, he felt more confident.
(3)Divide the passage into four parts and match each part with the main idea.
Part 1 (Para._______)    A. My experience of a self-introduction in class
Part 2 (Para._______)    B. My thoughts about the new school life
Part 3 (Para._______)    C. My eagerness to go to my new school
Part4  (Para._______)    D. Explore the school and come across a white-haired man
II.Careful-reading
1.Complete Meng Hao’s experiences with expressions from the passage.(P4)
2.Retelling
On the first day of my senior high, when the campus was still quiet, I arrived in 1____________(eager).
I met my English teacher, an old man while 2___________(explore) around. In the first English class, he asked us to introduce ourselves one 3_____ one. I tried to turn on my brain and start my engine in order to make a good first 4_____________(impress), so I decided 5_____________(organize) my words about my insect 6____________(collect). I breathed deeply with7 ___________(butterfly) in my stomach, but my English teacher didn’t make me feel 8_______________(embarrass) in a humorous way though I said his name instead of mine. Through the first class, my English teacher just told us to keep calm and be prepared to face challenges, not to put ourselves 9_________ pressure or be 10______ panic.
Step III Langue points
Words:
1.impression n. 印象，感想(P1)
①His speech made a strong impression on the audience.
②He tried to impress me with his extensive knowledge of wine.
③My father impressed on me the importance of hard work.
④Walking around the city, we were impressed by its new look.
归纳拓展：
单句语法填空
usher more①He had given a very         (impress) performance.
②My teacher impressed the importance of being honest          me.
③Punishment seemed to make no         (impress) on the child.
④The girl impressed us         her skillful hands.
2.breathe v. 呼吸(P3)
①Leather uppers allow the feet to breathe.
②She was soon out of breath, but went on running.