人教版（2023）必修第第一册Welcome unit拓展阅读素材

第第页人教版（2023）必修第第一册Welcomeunit拓展阅读素材人教课标新教材必修1\Welcomeunit拓展阅读

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Choosingschoolclubs

社团已成为很多高中或大学校园文化的一道美丽的风景线。对于许多学生来说，社团有着巨大的吸引力：尽情展示自己才能的舞台、交友的天地、生动丰富的第二课堂……那么究竟如何选择社团呢？

It'snosecretthatseniorhighcanputyouunderpressure.Forstarters,youprobablyconcentrateoncompletingcoursesandtests.Itcanseemlikeyouneverhaveanytimeoutsideofschool—butitisimportanttodosomethingbesidesstudies.Joininghighschoolclubsisagreatwaytoachievethatgoal!Herearesometipsforchoosingtherightclubs.

●Knowyourchoices

Variousclubsareofferedatmosthighschools.Youcanchoosetojoinsportsteams,communityserviceclubs,debateclubs,photographyclubs,orothergroups.Usually,atthebeginningoftheschoolyear,youwillgetanintroductiontoalltheclubs.Makealistoftheonesthatinterestyouandattendtheirfirstmeetings.Basedonyourfirstimpressions,youcannarrowdown(压缩)yourlisttoafewclubsyouwanttojoinfortheschoolyear.

●Followyourformeractivities

Ofcourse,youcanthinkaboutthekindsofactivitiesyoudidinjuniorhighandmiddleschoolandseeifthereisasimilaractivityatyourseniorhigh.Forexample,ifyouhavebeenplayingthepianosinceanearlygrade,perhapsyoucouldjointheschoolband.Ifyouliketorun,tryoutforthecrosscountryteam.

●Tryshoppingaroundabit

Ifyoudon'thaveanyideas,tryexploringafewchoices.It'sneverabadideatostartwithasmanyactivitiesaspossibleanddropsomeuntilyou'vefoundtherightonesforyou.

●Choosequalityoverquantity

Whileit'sagoodideatotakepartindifferenttypesofextracurricularactivities,keepinmindthatqualityismoreimportantthanquantity.Youshouldnotjoineverysingleclubyourschooloffers.Thiswillmakeyoufeeltired.Instead,choosetwotothreeclubsthatyouenjoyinparticular,andconcentrateonthose.

●Considergivingbacktoyourcommunity

Communityserviceclubsareverypopular.Ifyoudecidetovolunteerforacommunityserviceclubororganization,thinkaboutwhatisrightforyouandgetinvolved(参与).Takeonleadershiprolesifyoucan,too.

Notes:

1.concentrate:v.tothinkverycarefullyaboutsomethingthatyouaredoing

2.quality:n.howgoodorbadsomethingis

3.quantity:n.thenumberofsomething

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Goodstudyhabitsforstudents

Ifyou'rethinkingtopstudents'learningabilityissomethingtheywerebornwith,you'rewrong.It'smorelikelythattheyareusingbetterstudystrategiesthanyou.Followtheselearningtipstotakethelead!

1.Creatingastudyplan

Topstudentsalwaysplantheirfuturesuccess.Ifyouarefeelingtiredwithalltheworkyouhaveonyourplate,aclearstudyplanwillbehelpful.

2.Takingstudybreaks

Ifyouarestaringatbookstoomuchofthetime,yourabilitytolearnwillbereduced.Useyourbreaktimewiselyandtakeawalktogiveyourbrainenergyinordertostudyfurther.

3.Buildingyourownstudynotes

It'sveryusefultobuildyourownsetofstudynotesusingMindMaps,Flashcardsandothermethods,whichcanhelpyoudiscoverwaystolearn.

4.Gettingenoughsleep

Theimportanceofsleepingisoftenignoredbybusystudents.Buttopstudentsdon'tmissoutontheirsleep.

5.Askingquestions

Topstudentslikeaskingquestionsandshowaninterestintheirlearning.Alwaysaskwhy,it'sabigquestionforasmallword!

6.Testingyourselfregularly

Revisingnotesregularlyputsinformationinthelong-termmemoryandknowledgefirmlyinyourbrain.

7.Improvingyourlearningthroughmistakes

Examineyourtestpapersandreviewwhereandwhyyoumissedthecorrectanswer.Analyzemistakestobuildonyourlearning.

8.Practicingundertestconditions

Preparefortestsasifyouweresittingtherealtest.Thismeansyoushouldsetatimer,putyourbooksawayandanswerquestionstoputyourbraintowork.

9.Applying(应用)learningtoreallife

Learningisnotaboutstudyingforatest.It'saboutunderstandingknowledgeandwhatyoucandowiththatknowledge.Developyourlearningbyusingknowledgeinreallife.

10.Followingwhatyoulove

Topstudentsdeveloptheirlearningbasedontheirinterests.Ifyoufollowwhatinterestsyouandarecuriousaboutthisarea,yourmotivation(动机)tolearnwillbeimproved.

Noteverystudentisthesame.Thebestwaytocreategoodhabitsistotryavarietyofmethodsandunderstandwhatworksforyou.

3Howtofitinanewschool

Movingtoanewschoolmaymakeyoufeelcuriousandworried.Followtheseeasystepsandinnotimeyou'llfindyourselffittingin!

Takeadaytoappreciateyourenvironment.Youwon'tfitinatschoolifyoudon'tknowtheschoolwellyet.Askwhereplacesareoraskforaschoolmap.

Befriendlytoeveryone.Benicetoeveryone,becausetheymightjustbeyournextteacherorfriend.Treatingpeoplewithkindnessfromthestartmakesagoodimpression.

Makenewfriends.Trynottobeshy,andbeconfident.Practiceyourconfidencebyrealizingyourstrengths.Talktodifferentgroupsofpeople,butdon'tignoreacertaingroup.Thisisyourschoolnow,sotakeachanceonlettingyourtruepersonalityshinethrough.

Beyourself.Whenpeopletalktoyou,don'tbenervous.Beconfidentandmakeeyecontact.Sometimesyoumayneedtobeloudsothatyouwillgetnoticed,buttrynottoattractattentiontoyourselfallthetime.

Askanolderbrotherorsisterwhohasattendedfortipsandinformation.Learnindepthaboutthesportshere,theclubsyoucanjoinandsoon.

Makesureyourememberyourschedule.Gooveryourscheduleandkeepwhichclassyouwillbegoingtoinmind,rememberyourteachers'names,andifyouthinkyouwillneedthem,thentheroomnumberstoo.

Payattentioninclassandtryhardinschool.Ifsomeonepassesanoteorwhisperssomethingtoyou,ignorethemsoyoucanpayattentiontotheteacher.

Makesureyouarelearningimportantthingsthatwillhelpyoubetterfitinduringthisnewchapterofyourlife.

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Myfirstdayinhighschool

SchoolsinSouthAfricaopenedonWednesday.Foranumberofchildren,thisdaymeantthebeginningofanewlife.SomewenttoGradeR,othersprimaryschool,whilesomewenttohighschoolfortheveryfirsttime.

Somehighschoolstudentssharedtheirexperienceswithus.

IhavetobehonestthatIwasscared(害怕的)ofstartinghighschool.ThismorningIdidn'tevenwanttocometoschool,butIjustforcedmyselfto.I'mhappythedayisover.ImanagedtoevenmakenewfriendsandIbelieveIwillhaveabrightfuture.

—TlouMatsetela

MyfirstdayinhighschoolwasverynicebecauseImanagedtomakenewfriendsandmeetnewteachers.ThoughIwasscaredofhavingtomeetunfamiliar(不熟悉的)peopleatfirst,theexperienceturnedoutwell.

—ThandazaNkuna

Myfirstdayinhighschoolwasgood.Itwasn'texactlywhatIhadexpectedittobe.Itwasanewplaceandlotsofthingsweredifferent.Ourtimetablewasstrange,wehadnewteachersandanewclassroomandweweretreateddifferently.ButIfeeltherestoftheyearwillbeokay.

—ShavirVallabh

MyfirstdaywasniceandIenjoyedtheclasses,butIfoundmakingfriendsverydifficult.HighschoolisnotwhatIexpected.IexpectedthatIwouldjustgouptopeopleandaskthemtobemyfriends,butwhenIsawpeoplehangingout,Igotscaredofgettingclosetothem.I'mnotashyperson,buttodayIwasshy.Goingforward,IexpecttogetveryhighmarkswhichIwillworkforandIalsoexpectloveandrespect(尊敬)fromtherestofmyschoolmates.

—AbigailRagwasha

From:www.ecr.co.za

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Tipsforthefirstdayofhighschool

亲爱的同学们，高中生涯即将开启，良好的开始是成功的一半。你们准备好了吗？

Thetransition(转变)frommiddleschooltoseniorhighcanbeachallengeformanystudents.Newteachers,newclassmates,andheavierassignments(作业)canevencauseexcellentstudentstohavebutterfliesintheirstomachs.Withalittlepreparationandplanning,however,you'llbeabletodefeatyourfirst-day-of-high-schoolfears.

★Don'tmissOrientationDay.Thiseventisusuallysomethingyourschoolwillholdtowardstheendofsummerandmaybeearlier.Notonlywillitmakeyouknowmoreaboutthenewcampus,butyoucanalsousethedayasasocialopportunity.

★1.________Makesuretoviewitovertheweekendbeforeyoustartschool.Thismaysoundalittlestupid.Youwillthankyourselfforthissmalljobwhenyoufeeleasyandcalmaboutknowingwhereyou'regoingonthefirstday.So,withafriendorfamilymember,visityourschoolandmapouthowtogettoyourclassroom,thegym,andthecafeteria.

★2.________Thereisnodoubtthatyouwillbefacedwithotherstudentsyoumaynotknow,aswellasnewteachers.Trytobefriendlyandoutgoingtomakenewfriends.Try