初中基础 (2262 期 20150605) 1版

100 Days Without Fear

Pre-reading

1. Make a list of the things you are afraid of doing

and put them in order of priority (按照优先顺序 ).

2. Do you have a plan to overcome these fears?

If so, what is it?

If not, what’s the reason?

While reading

Correct the following false

statements. 1. Michelle Poler is a schoolgirl born in New York City.

2. Michelle didn’t enjoy her life until she left New York

City.

3. Michelle thought if she faced her fears bravely, she

would overcome all of them.

Venezuela

after she moved to

be closer to her dreams

4. According to the article, Michelle has finished one-third

of her “100 Days Without Fears” project.

5. It can be learned that Michelle used to be afraid of

watching action films and eating oysters.

more than half

horror

Language study Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms.

1. He can’t understand why his parents always __________

with him.

2. Nothing is __________ than doing the same job in the same

place for ten years.

3. No matter what happens, you should face difficulty

__________.

4. What a wise __________ she has made on the tough

problem!

5. My grandma __________ changes in her life because she

has been used to the old lifestyle.

fear boring brave decide agreedisagree

more boring

bravely decisio

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fears

Sentence structure

She is spending 100 days facing her fears

bravely. 本句中用 spend表示“花费（时间或金钱）”，句型搭配为： sb. spend + time/money + (in)

doing sth. /on sth. 表示“花时间”时，可与 It takes sb. + time + to

do sth. 转换表示“花钱”时，可与 sb. pays money for sth.

或 sth. costs sb. money转换

Rewrite the sentences as required. 1. She is spending 100 days facing her fears bravely. (保持句意 )

________ ________ ________ 100 days to face her fears bravely.

2. The new cell phone cost him 4,500 yuan. (保持句意 )

He ________ 4,500 yuan ________ the new cell phone.

He ________4,500 yuan ________ buying the new cell phone.

3. How much do you pay for the English newspaper every year? (保持句意 )

How much ________ the English newspaper ________ ________

every year?

It takes her

paid forspent in

does cost you

After reading

Group the students with similar fears together.

Start a “Five Days Without Fear” project in class

to see who is the bravest in your group.