1、Revision What did we learn about before the summer vacation?1.Basketball-NBA Michael Jordan,Wilt Chamberlain and Yao Ming-Basketball is one the safest sports-the beginning of basketball,football and baseball.2.Highlights of My Senior Year-The differences between American Secondary School System and
2、Chinese System -The Highlights of our senior year,especially the highlights of Joanna Sykes.She thinks there is so much to remember.7.being elected prom queen.6.being elected to the student council.5.receiving the senior prize for English Literature.4.getting good grades in her final exams.2.working
3、 as a peer mediator.1.working as an arts editor for the newspaper.Among them she likes the senior prom best.3.Going on a short school skiing trip to the Rocky Mountains.Important Language Points 1.受到高度评价的书2.出席会议/演讲3.平均为4.拯救某人、让某人摆脱5.曾经一度6.毫无疑问7.我最亲近的家人8.值得做被做9.占有、占据a valued book attend a meeting lec
4、ture with an average ofrescue sb from at one point without doubt there is no doubt that my immediate family deserve to do to be done doing take possession of 10.让我们这么说吧11.抚养12.干什么是某人的天性13.一窜走红的人物14.如果有必要的话15.对某人粗鲁16.根据命名17.把系在上18.以为根据Lets put it like this.bring up Its(in)ones nature to do sthan inst
5、ant hit if necessary name after be rude to sbattach to be based on 19.回顾回忆20.在有问题21.玩得开心22.很可惜23.被选作24.我们开始吧25.她真的很棒26.就那一点我完全赞同27.由你决定28.我们完成了 look back at have some problems with have fun(doing sth)be elected to be as Its a great pity that Lets get going.Shes really got something.Im with you on th
6、at.We are through.Its up to you.Reading Practice My Schooldays Look at the title of the passage.Which of the words in the box do you expect to see in the passage?alphabet airmail bachelor bedding compulsory dormitory dynamic faith geometry luggage mailbox polish sew sob washroom zipper Look at the s
7、entences.Do you think the writers schooldays were happy or sad?a.Im ashamed to admit that I sobbed as I fell asleep that night.b.b.My first task was to multiply seven by three.No one explained why!c.But my parents lived in Asia and,to my great disappointment,I only got a reply from them once a fortn
8、ight.d.at eighteen,all I felt was a sense of liberation.Of course sad.Fast Reading Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of the passage .Decide where you would expect to see this passage.What helped you decide?The passage is about _.A.the writers first day at school B.the writers schoo
9、ldaysC.the writers childhood D.the writers life BMain idea of the passage (p26)a.In a biography(a life story about someone written by someone else).b.In an autobiography(the story of the writers life).c.A brochure to persuade people to attend this school.d.A government report.Where you would expect
10、to see this passage.What helped you decide?(p26)b1.The writer thinks that _.A.nursery school was good preparation for B.“big school”.B.he was not very prepared for boarding School.C.he went to nursery school because his father worked abroad.D.he learnt to read and to recite the alphabet at“big schoo
11、l”.Careful Reading Choose the bestanswers.(p26)B2.The writer was unhappy when he arrived at school because _.A.the dormitory was so different from what he B.was used to B.he didnt have enough bedding C.he was ashamed to admit that he sobbed as he fell asleepD.he didnt want to share a dormitory with
12、five other boysA3.The writers favourite subjects were _.A.arithmetic,algebra and geometry B.flowers and plantsC.sports D.English literature and botany D4.Among the school regulations,the boys had to _.A.write to their parents once a fortnight B.be punctual and go for a run whatever the weather C.att
13、end assembly every Sunday D.check their mailboxes every day B5.The writer wanted to become a Catholic _.A.because he preferred zippers on his trousersB.because he didnt like staying in C.classrooms C.so that he could miss assembly and read books instead D.so that he could attend school assembly C Po
14、st Reading:Complete the sentences in your own words.1.The writers memory of his first day at 2.school is _3._.4.2.His English teacher spent more time with the 5.boys because _.very negative because he was very unhappyhe was a dynamic bachelor3.He checked his mailbox every day because _ _.4.We know t
15、he school assembly was a religious event because _.he hoped he would get a letter from his parentshe said that he wished he had been a Catholic5.He felt a sense of liberation when he left because_ _ _.he knew he wouldnt have to do all the things he dislikedabout school ever againPair workWork in pai
16、rs and talk about your school days in senior high.Revision My SchooldaysLanguage points1.My father worked abroad so I was sent to 2.a boarding school.3.boarding 提供食宿的 board v 登机登船 aboard 4.adv登机登船 abroad 在国外 到国外寄宿学校供膳宿的宿舍这对夫妻登上了去纽约的火车。The couple boarded the train for New York.boarding-schoolboarding
17、-house几个学生和史密斯先生一起登机了。他坐飞机去国外旅游。He boarded a plane to travel abroad.开往巴黎的航班 BA193现在开始登机。Flight BA193 for Paris is now boarding.Several students boarded the plane with Mr.Smith.2.There was also a teacher of botanical science,who introduced me to my passion for flowers and plants.introduce sb.to sth.使
18、某人初次了解；尝试汤姆使我初次了解了尝酒的乐趣。Tom introduced me to the joys of winetasting.3.Being punctual for classes was essential.Punctual adj 准时的 punctuality n.Punctually adv.你应该准时赴约。You should be punctual for an appointment.房客都能按时缴纳房租。The tenants are punctual in paying the rent.4.No one was allowed trousers with zi
19、ppers,only buttons!allow sb.sth./allow sth.to sb.允许某人做我们不允许在这儿吸烟。We dont allow smoking here.我不允许你拿走这本书。I dont allow you to take away this book.You are not allowed to take away this book.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.They say that schooldays are the happiestdays of your life,but no
20、t for me!人们都说学生时代是一生中最美好的时光，但对我来说，不是！Practice:2.In fact,the only preparation I had for this adventure was watching as my mother sewed my name tag into my shirts,trousers and woolen sweaters.实际上，为这次冒险我做好的唯一准备就是看着我的母亲把我的名字缝在我的衬衣，裤子和羊毛衫上。3.Im ashamed to admit that I sobbed as I fell asleep that night.我
21、很惭愧地承认那晚入睡之前我啜泣了。4.We had a dynamic English teacher,a bachelor who had plenty of time for us boys and inspired my life-long love of literature.我们有一位精力充沛的英语老师，一个可以把大把时间用来照顾我们这些男孩子并鼓励我走上文学之路的单身汉。5.There was also a teacher of botanical science,who introduced me to my passion for flowers and plants.还有一位
22、植物学老师，激发了我们对花草植物的热情。6.We all had to attend morning assemblyevery weekday,except for boys of other faiths.每个工作日，我们都要参加早晨的集会，除非是有别的信仰的男孩子。7.Many people talk about their happiness at school,but for me,at eighteen,all I felt was a sense of liberation.许多人都谈论他们在学校的幸福时光，但是对我来说，18岁，我有一种解放的感觉。Cultural Corner
23、cheerleading squadcheerleaderpompomroutineFast Reading-Skim the passage and answer the following questions.1.What is a cheerleader?2.What happened in the 1920s,and 1950s?3.What happened in the 1978?4.How do Americans feel about cheerleading?1.What is a cheerleader?A cheerleader is a member of a team
24、 that dances and does gymnastics before and during competitive games to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.2.What happened in the 1920s,and 1950s?It was not until the 1920s that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading.By the 1950s,most American high schools had cheerleading
25、 squads.3.What happened in the 1978?In 1978,the National Cheerleading Championship were shown on television,and universities began offering courses in cheerleading.4.How do Americans feel about cheerleading?Some Americans are amused by it and see it as rather a stupid activity.In fact,cheerleading i
26、s considered so important in America that severalmovies have been made about it.Language points1.Cheerleading only exists in America,2.and today its mostly girls that do it.3.exist 存在是不及物动词。mostly adv 大部分4.水以固态、液态和气态而存在。5.Water exists as a solid,a liquid and a gas.这所学校的学生们大多来自美国。The students in this
27、 school are mostly from the USA.2.It was not until the 1920s that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading.not until直到才 it is/was that.是强调句式。Play an important part in 在中起着重要的作用直到他父亲回家来这个小男孩才去睡觉。The little boy didnt go to bed until his father came back home.It was not until his father
28、came back home that the little boy went to bed.汤姆正是去年十月参加的篮球队。It was last October that Tom took part in thebasketball team.It was Tom _ took part in thebasketball team.It was on the playground _ I saw this wallet.It was this very wallet _ I saw on the playground.that/whothat that 朗读在英语学习中起着重要的作用。Rea
29、ding aloud plays an important part in learning English.三十年高考试题强调句考题回放1.It was _ he came back from Africa that year _ he met the girl he would like to marry.(09江西卷)A.when;then B.not;until C.not until;that D.only;when C2.Ive read another book this week.Well,maybe _ is not how much you read but what yo
30、u read that counts.(09浙江卷)A.thisB.that C.there D.itB.3.It was not until midnight _ theyC.reached the camp site.(08重庆卷)A.that B.when C.while D.asDA4.It was along the Mississippi River_ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.(08天津卷)A.how B.which C.that D.whereC3.By the 1950s,most American high schools
31、 had cheerleading squads.by 到时为止可与过去完成时或将来完成时连用。到明年十月份我就已经完成工作了。Ill have finished this task by October next year.截止到2009年十月份，他们总共生产了20,000辆车。By October 2009,they had produced 20,000cars.4.However,many Americans are amused by Cheerleading and see it as rather a stupid activity.rather 与 quite的用法rather 可以和比较级/too连用。rather+冠词+名词相当于冠词+quite+名词如：屋里暖和多了。Its rather warmer inside.你看起来好像太自信了。You seem rather too confident.这是一部相当好的电影。This is rather a good film/a quite good film.
