High School Hints
Step I Words and expressions
尤加利精油Match the words with their explanations.
Group 1: hint  subscribe  view  former  graduate  orientation  frightened
a. A special chance to see sth.
b. A small piece of practical information or advice
c. To complete a course in education
d. To pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth.
e. Used to exist in earlier times
f. Afraid; feeling fear
g. Training or information that you are given before starting a new job, course, etc.
Group 2:  sight  figure  go all out  select  particular  rainbow  neat
a. To make great efforts
b. To choose sb/sth from a group of people or things
c. The act of seeing sb/sth
d. especially
e. To think or decide that sth will happen or is true
f. good; excellent (informal)
g. A curved band of different colors that appears in the sky when the sun shines
through rain
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Step II  Before reading (P8 text book)
1. Think about the things you want to achieve at high school and rank them in order of importance.
2. Look at the words and picture. Predict what is talked about in the interview.
Step III  While reading
1. Read the interview and check your prediction.
2. Scan the interview and answer the questions.
    1). What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school?
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    2). How did she deal with new challenges?
    _____________________________________________________________
    3). How did she handle disappointments?
    _____________________________________________________________
Step IV  After reading
Think and share:
1. What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no problem– next time you can fail better”?
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2. How do you understand the words from Maya Angelou: “ Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.”
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3. Which piece of Lisa’s advice is the most helpful to you? Why?
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4. What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school?
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Step V  Discussion
1. Work in groups. Talk about the problems you are facing and other students give advice. Make note of the problems and advice.
2. Organize a speech according to the problems and advice you discuss to give to the new students.
Step VI  Presentation
Give your speech to the class.
●Start by welcoming the new students
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成龙的儿子为什么姓房●Talk about the problems and give your advice.
●End by summarising the main points of your speech.
Step VII  Test yourself
1. Today I _______(join) by a former student of our school, Lisa Osborne. Lisa _______ (graduate) from our school last June and is ________ to go to college in New York.
2. I’m very glad to be back. I feel as if high school _____ only yesterday!
3. It’s ___ fantastic opportunity for new students ______ get to know the new school and the other students. Just keep ___ open mind and take part in as ___素食主义____ as possible.
4. I had a chemistry test ____ the end of the first week. I ________ (fright) at the sight of the test paper. But then I figured I’d better just ____ (go) all out and see what happens.
5. Life is not always easy. You must have had some moments _____ you were ________ (disappoint).
6. As a member of the school volleyball team, I _______ (not select) for the competition.
7. At first I was sad, ____ later I realized I joined the team ____ the love of the sport. So I kept ______ (work) hard to support my teammates. There’s always a way _____ (be) part of something you love, isn’t there?
Step VIII  Homework
Finish the exercises on the worksheet.