Unit 14 I remember meeting all of you in Grade 7. Section A Grade

being a volunteer Lead in

winning a prize

doing a school survey

a friend helping me with a problem

Check ( ✔ ) the things you remember doing at junior high school. Add more to the list. At junior high school, I remember: ______winning a prize ______being a volunteer ______doing a school survey ______a friend helping me with a problem _____________________________________________

1b Listen and match the memory with the person. Mary a. did homework carefully to meet the standards of a strict teacher Frank b. remembers losing a schoolbag Sarah c. remembers meeting this group of friends Peter d. has enjoyed every year of junior high school

1c. List some memories and experiences from junior high school. Share your lists with your partner.

2a. Listen to the conversation. Check ( ✔ ) the facts you hear. _______Someone didn’t like P.E. _______Someone was advised to take a break from running by a teacher. _______Someone had a health problem. _______Someone joined the school band. _______Someone liked Mr. Hunt’s teaching methods. ✔ ✔

2b. Listen again. Match each question with the name of the person. d c b a

2c. Role-play a conversation in your group using the information in 2a and 2b. A: Do you remember Mr. Hunt? B: Of course! He’s a great teacher. He gave really clear instructions during P.E. class. C: Yeah, he... instruction n. 指示；命令

2d. Role-play the conversation. Judy: Which teachers will you miss the most after junior high school, Clara? Clara: Ms. Lee and Mr. Brown. Judy: I know that Ms. Lee was always patient with you in math class. She helped you to work out the answers yourself no matter how difficult they were. Clara: Yes, and Mr. Brown guided me to do a lot better in science. He always took the time to explain things to me clearly whenever I couldn’t understand anything. Who will you miss?

Judy: Ms. Griffin. She encouraged me in English class. She always told me, “You can do it!” Because of her, I put in more effort and my exam scores doubled. Clara: Shall we get each of them a card and gift to say thank you? Judy: Good idea. Let’s go shopping tomorrow!

Language points 1. She helped you to work out the answers yourself no matter how difficult they were. 不管有多难，她都能帮助你们自己做出答案。 no matter how“ 不管多 …… ” ，后面常接形容词或副词，可以与 however 互换。 ◆即学即练 同义句转换 However difficult the task may be, we must complete it in time. ______ _______ ______ _______ the task may be, we must complete it in time. 答案： No matter how difficult

2.Because of her, I put in more effort and my exam scores doubled. 因为她 ( 的鼓励 ) ，我在学习中投入了更多的精力，考试 成绩也翻倍了。 double 在此句中是动词，意为 “ 加倍；是 …… 的两倍 ” ，也可作 形容词，意为 “ 两倍的；加倍的 ” 。 ◆即学即练 Don’t park your car on d_____ yellow lines. 答案： double

3.Shall we get each of them a card and gift to say thank you? 我们要不要给他们每人送一张卡片和礼物来表达我 们的谢意？ shall 是情态动词，意为 “ 将要；将会 ” ，其过去式是 should ， 常用句式是 Shall I/we…? ，意为 “ …… 好吗？要不要 …… ？ ” ，表示提建议或请求他人做决定。例如： Shall I open the window? 我把窗户打开好吗？ ◆即学即练 我们就定在 6 点钟好吗？ ________________________ 答案： Shall we say 6 o’clock, then?

Language points 1. Looking back at these past three years ， I remember many things. 回首过去的这三年，我记得很多事情。 look back 意为 “ 回忆起；回顾 ” ，后常接 at, on 或 to 。此时动名词短 语 looking back at these past three years 作状语。 ◆即学即练 当我回想起那些日子，我意识到我很痛苦。 When I ____ _____ on those days ， I realize I was unhappy. 答案： look back

2. And now it’s time to graduate. 现在是毕业的时候了。 graduate 是不及物动词，意为 “ 毕业；获得学位 ” ，常构成 graduate from+ 学校，意为 “ 从 …… 学校毕业 ” 和 graduate in+ 专业，意为 “ 从 …… 专业毕业 ” ；其名词形式是 graduation ，意为 “ 毕业 ” ； graduate 也可作名词，意为 “ 毕业生 ” 。 ◆即学即练 用适当的介词填空 He graduated _____ physics ____ Cambridge University. 答案： in; from

3.keep one’s cool 意为 “ 沉住气；保持冷静 ” ◆即学即练 他看见她就无法保持冷静。 He couldn ' t _____ _____ when he met her. 答案： keep cool

3a.Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What kind of writing is this? A poem. 2. What is the main subject of this writing? Looking back at the school days. 3. Who do you think the writer is? A student who is going to graduate. 3b. Read the poem again. Write the words that rhyme with the words below. fear cool pass oursunderstand

Grammar Focus

Practice Number the sentences to make a paragraph. ______When I get to senior high, I will join the school swim team. ______My time in junior high school has been enjoyable. ______In Grade 8, I studied harder but I still got poor grades in English. I had problems with pronunciation and reading texts. So the next year, I worked much harder and got better grades. ______Next year, I will be in senior high school. I can’t believe how fast the time went by! ______This year, with Mr. Trent’s help, my English level has been improving and I hope to get good grades at the end of the year. ______In the first year, I didn’t work very hard in class, but I joined many different school clubs and had a lot of fun

完成句子 1. 现在回想起来，我还是不知道出了什么问题。 ____ ____ _____ it, I still don’t know what went wrong. 2. 我做饭时总是弄得一团糟。 I always ____ ____ _____ when I try to cook anything. 3. 凯特去年从医学院毕业。 Kate ____ _____ medical school last year. 4. 出了问题时要保持冷静。 ____ _____ when things go wrong. 5. 我正盼望着收到你的来信。 I ' m _______ ________ _______ hearing from you. 答案： 1.Looking back on 2.make a mess 3.graduated from 4. Keep cool 5.looking forward to

Homework Write a passage to give your own opinions about what you remember about your junior high school.