A letter to high school freshmen

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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(怀念)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(简历)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(无限的).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.我再怎么强调这都不为过，因为成为这些团体中的一员非常重要。

【点石成金】can not后接比较级，意为“再……也不为过；越……越好”。

【句式仿写】过马路时，你越小心越好。

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

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ.主题词汇

（一）人物类

teenage青少年的

teenager青少年

volunteer志愿者

freshman（中学或大学的）一年级学生expert专家

graduate毕业生

youth青春

adult成年人

responsible有责任的

responsibility责任

generation一代人

female女性；女子

male男性；男子

（二）情感类

confuse使迷惑

confusing令人困惑的

confused感到困惑的

frightened害怕的

anxious焦虑的

annoyed生气的

curious好奇的

confident自信的

（三）学习生活类

campus校园

debate辩论

prefer更喜欢

suitable适合的

actually事实上

literature文学；文学作品

title标题；职称

topic话题

challenge挑战

strategy策略

fluent流利的

recommend推荐

advanced高等的；先进的

extra额外的

extra-curricular课外的

obviously显然；明显地

quit停止；戒掉；离开

improve改进

solution解决办法

schedule日程安排

adventure冒险

behaviour行为

attract吸引

focus集中（注意力、精力等于）

addicted上瘾的

addict对……入迷的人

explore探索

Ⅱ.主题短语

senior high school高中

junior high school初中

prefer...to喜欢……多于……

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

volunteer to do sth自愿做某事

volunteer for自愿为……服务

under debate在讨论中

a heated debate一场激烈的争论

be suitable for适合……的

be suitable to do适合去做……

after graduation毕业后

clean up清理

sign up for报名参加

quit doing停止做……

quit one's job辞职

recommend sb to do推荐某人去做……

recommend doing推荐做……

recommend that...(should)do推荐……

recommend sth to sb把某物推荐给某人

recommend sb as/for推荐某人担任……

in advance提前

face a challenge面临挑战

be confused about对……感到困惑

focus on特别关注；集中于

be obvious to对……来说很明显

it is obvious that显而易见；显然

be responsible for对……负责

feel/be content with对……满意

be expert in/on/at doing sth做某事很在行

be addicted to对……上瘾

find it difficult to do发现做……很难

Ⅲ.主题美句

1.One of the ways in which high school differs from middle school is the higher expectations.高中与初中的区别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.没有人监督你时，你应该更密切地记录自己的日程安排和责任。

3.At the same time,your classes are likely to become more challenging.与此同时，你的课程很可能会变得更具挑战性。

4.Some students find it hard to keep up with everything at first,which is totally normal.有些学生发现一开始很难完全跟上，这是非常正常的。

5.No matter how strong a student you are,at some point you're bound to need some help.无论你是一个多么坚强的学生，在某个时候，你一定会需要一些帮助。

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.与你的同龄人和老师保持健康的关系是确保你在需要帮助时，他们乐意去帮你的一种很好的方式。

7.If you want to succeed,don't let failure hold you back.如果你想成功，不要让失败阻碍你前进。

8.Embrace failure,and use it as a learning opportunity.拥抱失败，把它当作一个学习的机会。

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优点和缺点，你也可以从你的失利中获益。

10.Words fail me to convey my worry when I heard that you're not feeling well.当我听到你感觉不舒服时，言语无法表达我的担忧。

Ⅳ.续写金库

1.我觉得脸上火辣辣的，手心里冒着冷汗，心头像有数千只蚂蚁爬过。

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

2.他积压了一整天的怒气如火山一样爆发了。

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

3.他气得说不出话来，两只手直颤抖。

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

4.我胆怯地低着头，不敢看爸爸那张阴云密布的脸。

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

5.他两眼发直，连连自语，又惊又怕，双腿也不听使唤地像筛糠似的乱颤起来。

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.她眼睛睁得大大的，呆呆地望着他们。

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

7.他走上前，轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀，轻声提醒他。

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

8.她笑了笑以掩饰自己的紧张。

She laughed to hide her nervousness.

9.一束束光线透过树丛照射下来。

Rays of light filtered through the trees.

10.好运在最后时刻降临到她头上。

Luck had come her way at the very last moment.

11.他的目光落在她的包上。“你是不是要去什么地方？”他问。

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

12.想到自己错过的一个个机会，他绝望地叹了口气。

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

Ⅴ.主题写作

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mike来信说他现在心情很不好，因为在上周结束的校篮球比赛中，他所在的篮球队以一分之差输了。请你给他写一封信，内容包括：

1.表示安慰；

2.提出建议。

注意：写作词数应为80左右。

Dear Mike,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Ⅵ.主题测评

见P63～P74自测园地“国外的青少年生活”内容。