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ANewStartFree-talkofanewterm;ofathree-yearjourney;ofapromisingfuture;...newenvironment;newknowledge;newwaysofthinking;...Think:WhatdoesANewStartreferto?What’syourfirstimpressionofyournewschool?beautifulcampusmorecoursesfriendlyschoolmatesvariousactivitiesFree-talkdelightedcalmnervousfrightenedconfidentproudexcitedcuriousHowdidyoufeelonyourfirstdayatseniorhigh?Free-talkembarrassedMengHaoThisismyfirstdayatseniorhigh.Fast-reading:Readandchoosethebestanswer.Whatdidtheauthorwriteabouthisfirstdayatseniorhigh? A.Anewtimetable B.Schoolsubjects C.Newfriends D.AnembarrassingmomentTheauthordevelopsthispassagemainlyby_______. A.explaining B.comparing C.followingtimeorder D.givingexamplesDetailed-reading:Findsomedetailedinformation.Let’sdrawthetimelineandfindoutwhatMengHaoexperiencedonhisfirstdayatseniorhigh.BeforegoingtoschoolArrivingatschoolDuringEnglishclassAftertheEnglishclassMengHao’sexperiencesBeforegoingtoschoolBecauseitwasMengHao’sfirstdayat1.______________,hewokeupearlyand2.____________tohisnewschool.seniorhighrushedArrivingatschoolThecampuswasstillquiet,soMengHaodecidedto3.______________.Hemetamanwhohe4._________________findoutlaterwashisEnglishteacher.exploreabitwassurprisedtoWhatisnew?NewschoolNewcampus&teacherAftertheEnglishclassMengHaothoughthehad10.___________________tohisnewschoollife.DuringtheEnglishclassMengHaowasnervousaboutintroducinghimselfinfrontoftheclass.With5._________________________,hebegan,buteveryonelaughed.Itturnedoutthatheandhisteachershared6.________________.Mr.Mengsaidthatchallengesatseniorhighmightputthem7._______________.Headvisedeveryoneto8._____________and9._______________.butterfliesinhisstomachthesamenameunderpressurekeepcalmbepreparedagoodbeginningWhatisnew?NewchallengesNewopportunitiesMengHao’sexperiencesArrivingatschoolDuringtheEnglishclassAftertheEnglishclasstimeBeforegoingtoschoolexperience(s):Mengwokeupearlyandrushedtohisnewschool.experience(s):MengexploredthenewcampusandmethisnewEnglishteacher.experience(s):Mengwasnervousaboutnewchallengesinhisclass.experience(s):Mengthoughthehadagoodbeginningtohisnewschoollife.MengHao’sfirstdayatseniorhigh

Facedwithanewstart,howdidMengHaofeelandwhatexpressionsdoestheauthorusetodescribehisfeelings?Detailed-reading:Findsomedetailedinformation.ArrivingatschoolDuringtheEnglishclassAftertheEnglishclassBeforegoingtoschoolexperience(s):Mengwokeupearlyandrushedtohisnewschool.experience(s):MengexploredthenewcampusandmethisnewEnglishteacher..experience(s):Mengwasnervousaboutnewchallengesinhisclass.experience(s):Mengthoughthehadagoodbeginningtohisnewschoollife.timefeelingsMengHao’sexperiencesArrivingatschoolDuringtheEnglishclassAftertheEnglishclassBeforegoingtoschooltimefeelingsExcitedCuriousNervousFrightened,embarrassedRelaxedConfidentexperience(s):Mengwokeupearlyandrushedtohisnewschool.experience(s):MengexploredthenewcampusandmethisnewEnglishteacher.experience(s):Mengwasnervousaboutnewchallengesinhisclass.experience(s):Mengthoughthehadagoodbeginningtohisnewschoollife.MengHao’sexperiencesMengHao’sexperiencesMengHao’sfeelingsBeforegoingtoschoolExcited:ArrivingatschoolCurious:DuringtheEnglishclassNervous:Frightened:Embarrassed:Relaxed:AftertheEnglishclassConfident:pictureditoverandoveragain;wokeupearly;rushedoutofthedoordecidedtoexploreabittriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn’tstart;withbutterfliesinmystomach,IbreatheddeeplyWhatexpressionsdoestheauthorusetodescribehisfeelings?nervousParaphrase:Itriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn’tstart.Inotherwords,MengHaocouldn’t________.

thinknervousParaphrase:Withbutterfliesinmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply.Feeling___________,Itookadeepbreathto______________.

nervouscalmdownMengHao’sexperiencesMengHao’sfeelingsBeforegoingtoschoolExcited:ArrivingatschoolCurious:DuringtheEnglishclassNervous:Frightened:Embarrassed:Relaxed:AftertheEnglishclassConfident:pictureditoverandoveragain;wokeupearly;rushedoutofthedoordecidedtoexploreabittriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn’tstart;withbutterfliesinmystomach,IbreatheddeeplyWhatexpressionsdoestheauthorusetodescribehisfeelings?agoodbeginningtomynewschoollifelookedattheminpanicPeoplesay,“Wellbegun,halfdone.”Iguessthiswasagoodbeginningtomynewschoollife.1.Whatisthemeaningof“Wellbegun,halfdone”?2.Whatchallenges

willMengHaohavetofacelater?Givesomeexamples.Thinkindependentlyandanswerthequestions.Think&Share:1.Whatisthemeaningof“Wellbegun,halfdone.”?“Wellbegun,halfdone.”

meansthat

agoodbeginningplaysanimportantroleinthesuccessofdoingsomething.Inthispassage,“Wellbegun,halfdone”referstoMengHao'sgoodbeginningofhisnewstartatseniorhigh.Think&Share:2.WhatchallengesmayMengHaohavetofacelater?Givesomeexamples.IthinkMengHaomayfacesomechallengesinthefollowingaspects:(1)after-schoolactivities:whatschoolclubsshouldIchoose?(2)timemanagement:howtomanagetimewell?(3)interpersonalrelationship:howcanIgetalongwellwithnewclassmates?(4)studypressure:howcanIimprovethelearningefficiency?(5)…Think&Share:Free-talk:Whathappenedonyourfirstdayatseniorhigh?(Shareyourexperiencesandfeelingswiththeclass)Firstdayexperiencesfeelingswherewhenwhowhathowadiary（practicalwriting）datecontent（experience+feelings)1.Whatisthegenre

ofthispassage？2.Howdoyouknowthegenre

ofthispassage？Think&analyze:Simplepasttense3.Whatarethetenseandperson?4.Whyaresuchtenseandpersonused?TotalkaboutthepastexperiencesFirstpersonTomakedescriptionvividandsharefeelingswokeup,rushedoutof,decidedtoexplore,heardavoice,steppedintotheclassroom,wassurprisedto,gavemeanudge,breatheddeeply,etc.Ihadpicturedit...Iwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoor...Idecidedtoexplore...Iwassurprisedto...Ibreatheddeeply.Ilookattheminpanic.Iguessthiswasagoodbeginning...Think&analyze:1.在頭腦中想象某物/事2.沖出門3.熱切渴望做某事4.向某人介紹……5.開動(dòng)腦筋6.留下好的第一印象7.打腹稿8.用肘輕推某人，促使某人注意Languagepoints:Importantlexicalchunks9.心里七上八下10.驚恐地看著某人11.使某人放松下來12.感到有壓力13.依靠；依賴14.保持鎮(zhèn)靜15.充分利用1.在頭腦中想象某物/事2.沖出門3.熱切渴望做某事4.向某人介紹……5.開動(dòng)腦筋6.留下好的第一印象7.打腹稿8.用肘輕推某人，促使某人注意Languagepoints:Importantlexicalchunks1.picturesthinone’smind 2.rushoutofthedoor 3.inone’roducesbtosb 5.turnonmybrain 6.makeagoodfirstimpression 7.organizemywordsinmyhead 8.givesbanudge

Languagepoints:Importantlexicalchunks9.心里七上八下10.驚恐地看著某人11.使某人放松下來12.感到有壓力13.依靠；依賴14.保持鎮(zhèn)靜15.充分利用9.withbutterfliesinmystomach10.lookatsbinpanic 11.makesbrelaxed 12.underpressure 13.dependon 14.keepcalm 15.makethemostof

“bedoing...when...”句型，意為：正在做……，這時(shí)……；本句中的when在句中意為“這時(shí)，突然”，相當(dāng)于atthis/thattime。不能換成while,as和then等。IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme.Languagepoints:Importantsentences我正在欣賞通知欄里的照片，突然背后傳來一個(gè)聲音。譯文：

when用作并列連詞，常用于以下結(jié)構(gòu)：bedoing...when...正在……這時(shí)……

beabouttodo...when...正打算做……

這時(shí)……

beonthepointofdoing...when...正要……

這時(shí)……

hadjustdone...when...剛做了……

這時(shí)（突然）……IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme.譯文：我正在欣賞通知欄里的照片，突然背后傳來一個(gè)聲音。Languagepoints:Importantsentences將下列句子補(bǔ)充完整。1）我們正在電影院看一部新電影時(shí)，突然燈滅了。We______________anewmovieinthetheatre_______suddenlythelightwentout.2）他剛上床睡覺，就在那時(shí)電話響了。He______________tobed________thetelephonerang.3）他正要告訴我這個(gè)秘密，這時(shí)有人拍了下他的肩膀。He______________methesecret________someonepattedhimontheshoulder.

werewatchingwhenhadgonewhenwasabouttotellwhenLanguagepoints:Exercise2.WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmetearlier.

when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，意為“當(dāng)……時(shí)候”；besurprisedtodosth對(duì)……感到吃驚，be+adj+todo結(jié)構(gòu)中，todo往往表示產(chǎn)生這種特性或情緒的原因。Languagepoints:Importantsentences當(dāng)我的英語老師走進(jìn)教室的時(shí)候，我驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)他竟然是我早些時(shí)候遇到的那個(gè)人。譯文：

此句中，Ihadmet為定語從句，修飾man，省略了關(guān)系詞that。thesame...as/that結(jié)構(gòu)中，as/that引導(dǎo)定語從句，區(qū)別在于：1）thesame...as意為“和……一樣/相似”，as所指代的人、物與先行詞是同一類。2）

thesame...that意為“就是......”，that所指代的人、物與先行詞是同一個(gè)。3.WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmetearlier.譯文：當(dāng)我的英語老師走進(jìn)教室的時(shí)候，我驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)他竟然是我早些時(shí)候遇到的那個(gè)人。Languagepoints:Importantsentences將下列句子譯為漢語。1）ThisisthesamewatchasIlostyesterday.

2）ThisisthesamewatchthatI