A letter to high school freshmen

主題語境：人與自我 篇幅：334詞 建議用時：6分鐘

Dear incoming high school freshmen,

1You are now going on an unexpected journey.For me,high school wasn't the most amazing experience, but there were many moments that I will cherish(懷念)forever.

2High schoolisgoing to be a great experience,but it may also be challenging at times.Teachers are going to be strict with you,but their intentions are good—they want to help their students succeed and see them grow.You may think some teachers will hate you,but that's their way of showing how much they care about you.You are not going to understand everything that they teach you but their job is to help you learn,so do not be afraid to ask for help.You may not find your crowd as quickly as others,but that's OK.I didn't find my good groups of friends until the senior year.

3One of the many things that I can tell you is that joining clubs is a must!I can not stress this more because it is so important to become a part of these groups.The staff at your school may tell you that you should join clubs because it looks good on your résumé(簡歷)for college.Although this is a good reason,you shouldn't join clubs only for this reason,but join to meet new people and see what your interests are.The experiences you will gain and the memories you will collect will be limitless(無限的).Every aspect of being a club member will be beneficial(有益的)to you as a person and as a student.

4Lastly,I hope that high school treats you well.It's going to be a difficult experience,but there will be amazing moments.Cherish those times and make the most of it in high school.After all,those years will go by so quickly that you won't even remember those difficulties.I wish you the best of luck.

Sincerely,

Caroline Masia

Reading Check

1.What's the author's attitude to high school life?

A.Objective. B.Subjective. C.Traditional. D.Critical.

2.Why should you join clubs in high school according to the author?

A.To kill time after class.

B.To make preparations for college.

C.To reduce the pressure of learning.

D.To meet new people and develop interests.

3.Where is the text probably from?

A.An animal magazine. B.A teenage website.

C.A travel brochure. D.A story book.

Language Study

Difficult sentence

I can not stress this more because it is so important to become a part of these groups.我再怎么強調這都不為過，因為成為這些團體中的一員非常重要。

【點石成金】can not后接比較級，意為“再……也不為過；越……越好”。

【句式仿寫】過馬路時，你越小心越好。

You can't be _______when you're crossing the road.

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ.主題詞匯

（一）人物類

teenage青少年的

teenager青少年

volunteer志愿者

freshman（中學或大學的）一年級學生expert專家

graduate畢業生

youth青春

adult成年人

responsible有責任的

responsibility責任

generation一代人

female女性；女子

male男性；男子

（二）情感類

confuse使迷惑

confusing令人困惑的

confused感到困惑的

frightened害怕的

anxious焦慮的

annoyed生氣的

curious好奇的

confident自信的

（三）學習生活類

campus校園

debate辯論

prefer更喜歡

suitable適合的

actually事實上

literature文學；文學作品

title標題；職稱

topic話題

challenge挑戰

strategy策略

fluent流利的

recommend推薦

advanced高等的；先進的

extra額外的

extra-curricular課外的

obviously顯然；明顯地

quit停止；戒掉；離開

improve改進

solution解決辦法

schedule日程安排

adventure冒險

behaviour行為

attract吸引

focus集中（注意力、精力等于）

addicted上癮的

addict對……入迷的人

explore探索

Ⅱ.主題短語

senior high school高中

junior high school初中

prefer...to喜歡……多于……

prefer to do A rather than do B寧愿做A，也不愿做B

volunteer to do sth自愿做某事

volunteer for自愿為……服務

under debate在討論中

a heated debate一場激烈的爭論

be suitable for適合……的

be suitable to do適合去做……

after graduation畢業后

clean up清理

sign up for報名參加

quit doing停止做……

quit one's job辭職

recommend sb to do推薦某人去做……

recommend doing推薦做……

recommend that...(should)do推薦……

recommend sth to sb把某物推薦給某人

recommend sb as/for推薦某人擔任……

in advance提前

face a challenge面臨挑戰

be confused about對……感到困惑

focus on特別關注；集中于

be obvious to對……來說很明顯

it is obvious that顯而易見；顯然

be responsible for對……負責

feel/be content with對……滿意

be expert in/on/at doing sth做某事很在行

be addicted to對……上癮

find it difficult to do發現做……很難

Ⅲ.主題美句

1.One of the ways in which high school differs from middle school is the higher expectations.高中與初中的區別之一是高中有更高的期望。

2.You're expected to keep closer track of your own schedule and responsibilities with fewer people checking up on you.沒有人監督你時，你應該更密切地記錄自己的日程安排和責任。

3.At the same time,your classes are likely to become more challenging.與此同時，你的課程很可能會變得更具挑戰性。

4.Some students find it hard to keep up with everything at first,which is totally normal.有些學生發現一開始很難完全跟上，這是非常正常的。

5.No matter how strong a student you are,at some point you're bound to need some help.無論你是一個多么堅強的學生，在某個時候，你一定會需要一些幫助。

6.Keeping healthy relationships with your peers and teachers is a great way to make sure that you have people who are willing to help when you need them.與你的同齡人和老師保持健康的關系是確保你在需要幫助時，他們樂意去幫你的一種很好的方式。

7.If you want to succeed,don't let failure hold you back.如果你想成功，不要讓失敗阻礙你前進。

8.Embrace failure,and use it as a learning opportunity.擁抱失敗，把它當作一個學習的機會。

9.Besides,you can also benefit from your loss if you can figure out your strengths and weaknesses.此外，如果你能弄清楚自己的優點和缺點，你也可以從你的失利中獲益。

10.Words fail me to convey my worry when I heard that you're not feeling well.當我聽到你感覺不舒服時，言語無法表達我的擔憂。

Ⅳ.續寫金庫

1.我覺得臉上火辣辣的，手心里冒著冷汗，心頭像有數千只螞蟻爬過。

I felt hot on my face,cold sweat in my hands and thousands of ants crawling through my heart.

2.他積壓了一整天的怒氣如火山一樣爆發了。

His accumulated anger erupted like a volcano all day and night.

3.他氣得說不出話來，兩只手直顫抖。

He was tongue-tied with anger and his hands trembled.

4.我膽怯地低著頭，不敢看爸爸那張陰云密布的臉。

I bowed my head timidly and dared not look at my father's cloudy face.

5.他兩眼發直，連連自語，又驚又怕，雙腿也不聽使喚地像篩糠似的亂顫起來。

His eyes were straight,and he even talked to himself,frightened and scared,and his legs did not listen to him,shaking like a sieve of chaff.

6.她眼睛睜得大大的，呆呆地望著他們。

Her eyes were wide open and she gazed at them with dementia.

7.他走上前，輕輕拍了拍他的肩膀，輕聲提醒他。

He stepped forward,patted him on the shoulder,and reminded him softly.

8.她笑了笑以掩飾自己的緊張。

She laughed to hide her nervousness.

9.一束束光線透過樹叢照射下來。

Rays of light filtered through the trees.

10.好運在最后時刻降臨到她頭上。

Luck had come her way at the very last moment.

11.他的目光落在她的包上?！澳闶遣皇且ナ裁吹胤剑俊彼麊?。

His eyes fell on her bag.“Are you going somewhere?”he asked.

12.想到自己錯過的一個個機會，他絕望地嘆了口氣。

He sighed with despair at the thought of all the opportunities he had missed.

Ⅴ.主題寫作

假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Mike來信說他現在心情很不好，因為在上周結束的?；@球比賽中，他所在的籃球隊以一分之差輸了。請你給他寫一封信，內容包括：

1.表示安慰；

2.提出建議。

注意：寫作詞數應為80左右。

Dear Mike,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Ⅵ.主題測評

見P63～P74自測園地“國外的青少年生活”內容。