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LifechoicesTopictalkLearningObjectives01Topictalk03Lead-in02Languagepoints04CONTENTSExercise05Homework06Part1LearningObjectivesWriteashortpassageabouttheexpectationsforhighschoollife,showingapositiveattitudetowardsfuturestudyandlife.?Userelevantvocabularyandsentencepatternstovividlydescribetheirnewschoollifeandmakecomparisonswithpreviousschoolexperiences.14TeachingobjectivesAccuratelyextractkeyinformationaboutdifferentlifechoicesandexpresstheunderstandingandopinionsclearly.Cultivatecriticalthinking,analyzetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvariouslifechoices,andformrationalviews.23Keyanddifficultpoints0102Mastervocabularyandexpressionsrelatedtolifechangesandnewexperiences,andbeabletousethemfluentlyindiscussionsabouthighschoollife.EffectivelycomparedifferentlifestagesandexpresspersonalviewslogicallyandcoherentlyinEnglishconversations.Part2LeadinWatchthevideo.Whatdoyouthinkofit?Howdidyoufeelonyourfirstdayatseniorhigh?Part3TopictalkPairWorkTalkaboutyournewschoollife.Usethecuestohelpyou.ReadtheTextBuildercarefullyfromlefttoright.Thenlistenandcompleteitbyunderliningthewordsorexpressionsyouhearintherightcolumn.TextBuilderI'manewseniorsecondaryschoolstudent.Mynewschoollifeisvery____________.Ifeelexcitedbecausethisschool_________________________________________.LifeChoicesPersonalFeelingsexciting,interesting,stressful,boring,challengingReasonsdiffersinmanywaysfrommypreviousone,ismuchbiggerandmoredynamicthanIexpectedhasabigplayground/afriendlyheadteacher/abeautifulcampus/anexcellentstudentcentre/abiglibraryinmanywaysfrommypreviousone.differsexcitingReadtheTextBuildercarefullyfromlefttoright.Thenlistenandcompleteitbyunderliningthewordsorexpressionsyouhearintherightcolumn.Whatisalsoverydifferentisthatstudentsinthesameclass___________________________________.Inthenextthreeyears,IhopeIwill_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.FormsofLearning(can/can't)havedifferentclassschedules/choicesfordifferentclubs,(donot)havefixedclassrooms,dogroupprojects,havegroupdiscussions,shareideasorcheckworktogetherExpectationslearnmanynewthingsdevelopconfidenceinspeakingEnglish/competenceinavarietyofnewskillshaveahappier,morefruitfulandsatisfyinglifehavedifferentclassschedulescanlearnmanynewthings;developconfidenceinspeakingEnglish/competenceinavarietyofnewskillsUsetheTextBuildertotalkaboutyournewschoollife.I’manewseniorsecondaryschoolstudent.Mynewschoollifeisveryexcitinganditdiffersinmanywaysfrommypreviousone.Thisschoolhasalargegymandlibrary.Inmypreviousschoolwedidn’thaveeitherofthese.I’mlookingforwardtolearningmanynewsubjectsinthisschool.Ourheadteacherisveryfriendlytoowhichmakesmehappy.Listentothedialogue.Threepeopleareinterviewedabouttheirlives.Completethenotesbelow.Then,taketurnstotalkabouttheirlifechoices.Bob

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MsJohnsonJobWorkschedulePositivesaboutthejobNegativesaboutthejobDoctorFootballplayerBusinessmanagerstartsworkat7am,works12-hourshiftsgetstosolveproblemsandhelppeoplerecoverfromillnessesandinjurieslittletimeforleisure,lotsofpressure,hastomakecorrectdecisionsallthetimetrainsfor10monthsayear,5hoursadaytravelsalottodifferentcountriesandhearspeoplecheeringhimoninjuriesfromtrainingorplaying8amuntillateeveninggetstomakeimportantdecisionsstressfulwork,doesn’tgettoseefamilyenoughUsethelanguageyouhavelearnttowriteashortparagraphaboutyournewschoollife.Thenshareitingroups.Iamanewseniorsecondaryschoolstudent.Mynewschoollifeisveryinterestingbecausethisschoolhasexcellentstudentsandmuchmoredynamicthanmypreviousschool.Iknowthathighschoollessonsaremoreimportantthanbefore,soIwilltrymybesttomakegreatprogressinmystudy.IhopeinthenextthreeyearsIwillhaveahappier,morefruitfulandsatisfyingschoollife.Quote...UnquoteThomasA.Edison,(1847–1931)anAmericaninventorandbusinessman.QuotationThereisnosubstituteforhardwork.IntroductionQuote...UnquoteIntroductionZhugeLiang(181–234),aChinesepoliticianandmilitarystrategistwhoservedastheprimeministeroftheStateofShuHanduringtheThreeKingdomsperiod.QuotationQuietudepromoteslearning,frugalitycultivatesvirtue.Onecan’tshowhighidealswithoutsimpleliving;onecan’thaveloftyaspirationswithoutapeacefulstateofmind.Quote...UnquoteIntroductionAlfredTennyson(1809–1892),aBritishpoet.QuotationTostrive,toseek,tofindandnottoyield.Quote...UnquoteIntroductionMahatmaGandhi(1869–1948),theleaderoftheIndianindependencemovementagainstBritishrule.QuotationThebestwaytofindyourselfistoloseyourselfintheserviceofothers.Part4Languagepointsseniorhigh(school)高中seniorcitizen老年人(委婉說法，尤指退休者)beseniortosb.比某人年長；比某人資歷深/職位高（反）junioradj.地位(或職位、級別)低下的；青少年的；低年級的；較年幼；n.[C]職位較低者；青少年emontsh上比某入年輕，比某人職位低【注意】senior及junior本身已含有比較意義，所以沒有比較級和最高級形式。此外，表示比較時其后用to而不用than。seniorv..級別(或地位)高的；年紀(jì)大的；n.[C]較……年長的人；級別(或地位)較高者，上司Asa_______student,she’spreparingforcollegeapplications.練習(xí)：seniorcontraryto/against/beyond(all)expectations(大大)出乎意料outof/beyondone'sexpectations超出某人的預(yù)期，出乎某人的意料in(the)expectationof...預(yù)計會有/期待……expectatonsof...對……的期望withexpectations懷著希望liveuptocomeupto/met(one's)expectatons達(dá)到(某人

的)期望，如(某人)所愿expectationn.[U,C]預(yù)料，預(yù)期，期待；n.[C,usuallypl.]期望，指望；[C,usuallypl.,U]希望，盼望

Theteam’svictorywasbeyondour_____________.練習(xí)：expectationsinjuryto...……受傷pickup/receiveaninjury受傷【辨析】比較injury/wound/harm/hurtinjury：多指對身體、精神等的傷害，尤指意外事故中的傷害。wound：多指戰(zhàn)斗、攻擊中造成的傷口或心靈上的創(chuàng)傷。harm：多表示精神上的傷害，也可指身體上的傷害，常構(gòu)成短語doharmto...（損害……，傷害……）和dosb.harm（對某人有害）。hurt：多指肉體的疼或?qū)π撵`的傷害。injuryn.[C,U]傷害，損傷Theaccidentcausedinjury_____hisrightshoulder.練習(xí)：toPart