Unit 1 Shcool life一、重点单词 二、重点短语1、_________vt.出席，参加 1、______________________________注意2、_________vt.获得；赚，挣得 2、______________________（书的）封底3、_________n.＆vt.尊敬，敬重 3、________________________一代又一代4、_________vt.赢得，取得；实现，成就 4、________________________平均5、_________n.学分；成绩；等级 5、_______________________过去常常做6、_________n.文学 6、_______________________逐字地7、_________adj.一般的，普通的；平均的 7、________________________首先8、_________adj.具有挑战性的 8、____________________介绍……给……9、_________adj.额外的，外加的 10、_________vt.＆vi.准备 11、_________vt.放弃12、_________vt.思念，想念 13、_________vt.经历，体验 14、_________vt.介绍三、Language points:1. Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.l 本句是主谓表结构（SVC），句中going to a British high school for one year是动名词短语，作主语。
动名词短语的作用相当于一个名词，在句中常作主语、宾语或表语例如：Reading French is easier than speaking it．l 句中exciting是现在分词，相当于形容词，作定语，修饰experience.注意：英语中有一类及物动词，在词尾加-ing或-ed后，相当一个形容词，但意义不同ing表示“令人……”，主语通常是物，-ed表示“感到……”，主语通常是人或与人在关的表情、动作这类动词常见的有：interest; surprise; encourage; inspire; frighten; excite; tire; bore; move; please; satisfy等experience: [C] 经历，阅历 [U] 经验 v. .经验，体验，经历，阅历 experienced 经验丰富的1）He hasn’t got ______________________for the job. 他没有足够的经验做这项工作2）Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his _________ as a young man. 他年轻时的经历。
2. attend vt. 出席，参加，上（学），到场attend school/class/ church上学/课/去教堂 attend a meeting / lecture / wedding / party 参加仪式/会议同义词辨析：attend侧重参加或出席会议或学术活动等join普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等participate正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加take part in侧重参加某项群众性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用attend to 注意倾听, 专心干，照料，处理 attend (on/upon) sb. 伺候/照顾某人3. The way to do sth. = the way of doing sth.4. 区别：earn , gain , winearn 指为钱（或任何其他报酬）而工作，含有报酬是应得的含义win 指在竞争、战争、比赛中获胜，并可能由此得到奖赏gain指获得有用和需要的东西，常用于与钱没关系的场合1) He has________ a lot of money by working part-time job.他通过做兼职，已经挣了好多钱。
2) She ______ enough experience while working for the newspaper.她在为那家报社工作期间取得了足够的经验5. respect 1）u. 尊敬，尊重，敬意have respect for show respect for/ to尊敬/敬重respect sb for sth 因……而尊敬某人 respect oneself 自重 in some/all/few/respects在一些/所有/极少方面6. achieve v. 完成, 达到 achievement: [U] 完成，达到； [C]成就, 功绩make achievements 获得成绩，取得成就7. challengechallenge n.＆v. 挑战 challenging adj. 具有挑战性的1） He challenged me to play another tennis game. 他向我挑战要我跟他再打一场网球2） The present world is full of challenges as well as opportunities. 当今社会充满了机遇与挑战。
I usually went to the Computer Club at lunchtime, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.8. prepareprepare: v准备, 预备 prepare for…为……做准备 prepare sb. for… 使某人为……做准备 be prepared for对……做好准备 be prepared to do sth. 有能力且愿意做某事，乐意做某事 preparation: n. 准备, 预备 make preparations for为……做准备9. dropdrop in / by顺便拜访 drop in on sb. 造访某人 drop in at a place造访某地 drop sb. a line 写封短信4、 阅读理解Culture shock isn’t a medical condition. It’s only a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings a person may have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and different one. When you move to a new place, you have to face a lot of changes. That can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. You may feel sad and want to go home.It’s natural to have difficulty adjusting to a new culture. People from other cultures may have grown up with values and beliefs that differ from yours. Because of these differences,the things they talk about, the ways they express themselves, and the importance of various ideas may be very different from what you are used to. But the good news is that culture shock is temporary.What causes culture shock?To understand culture shock helps to understand what culture is. You may know that genes determine a big part of how you look and act. What you might not know is that your environment has a big effect on your appearance and behavior as well.Your environment is’t just the air you breathe and the food you eat, though; a big part of your environment is culture.Culture is made up of the common things that members of a community learn from family, friends, media, literature, and even strangers. These are the things that influence how they look, act, and communicate. Often, you don’t even know you’re learning these things because they become second nature to you, for instance, the way you shake hands with someone when meeting them.When you go to a new place, such as a new country or even a new city, you often enter a new culture that is different from the one you left. Sometimes your culture and the new culture are similar. Sometimes, they can be very different, and even contradictory. What might be perfectly normal in one culture, for instance,spending hours eating a meal with your family, might be unusal in a culture that values a more fast-paced lifestyle.The differences between cultures can make it very d。