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Unit1AnewstartU1SectionAMyFirstDayatSeniorHighAfterIhadpictureditoverandoveragaininmymind,thebigdayfinallyarrived:myfirstdayatseniorhigh!Iwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoorinmyeagernesstogettoknowmynewschool.ThecampuswasstillquietwhenIarrived,soIdecidedtoexploreabit.IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme.“Newhere?”Turningaround,Isawawhite-hairedman.“Yes,”Ireplied.“I’mwonderingwhatlifeisgoingtobelikehere.”“Don’tworry,”hegavemeasmile.“You’llsoonfindout.”Howtruethesewordswere!WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmetearlier.“Goodmorning,everyone.Beforewestart,pleasecometothefrontonebyoneandintroduceyourselftotheclass.I’llgofirst...”“What?!”Itriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn’tstart.“Ishouldsaymyname,ofcourse.Butwhatelse?WhatcouldIsaytomakeagoodfirstimpression?Somethingaboutmyinsectcollection,perhaps.”Iwasorganisingmywordsinmyheadwhenthegirlnexttomegavemeanudge.“It’syourturn!”Withbutterfliesinmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply.“Hi,I’mMengHao.”Everyonestartedlaughing.Ilookedattheminpanic.“Nicetoknowwesharethesamename,”saidmynewteacher.Ihadbeentoonervoustopayattentionwhenheintroducedhimself!AlthoughIwasembarrassed,hiswordmademealotmorerelaxed!Whenwehadallintroducedourselves,MrMengsaid,“Welldone,everyone!Iknowthisisn’teasyformanyofyou.Butthisisjustthekindofthingyouaregoingtofaceatseniorhigh.Challengeslikethismightsometimesputyouunderpressure.Butitalldependsonwhatyoudo.Keepcalmandbeprepared.Thatway,you’llmakethemostofyourtimeatseniorhigh.”Peoplesay,“Wellbegun,halfdone.”Iguessthiswasagoodbeginningtomynewschoollife.U1SectionCHighSchoolHintsSchoolTalkSubscribed3,101+AddtoShare...More1,231viewsPublishedon10July2017❤998Interviewer:HelloandwelcometoSchoolTalk!TodayI’mjoinedbyaformerstudentofourschool,LisaOsborne.LisagraduatedfromourschoollastJuneandisabouttogotocollegeinNewYork.Lisa,thankyouforcomingtoshareyoursuggestionsforhighschoolwithus.Lisa:Hi,everybody.I’mverygladtobeback.Ifeelasifhighschoolwasonlyyesterday!Interviewer:Sowhathelpedwhenyoufirststartedhighschool?Lisa:OrientationDaywasreallyhelpful.It’safantasticopportunityfornewstudentstogettoknowtheschoolandtheotherstudents.Ievenmadesomenewfriends!Justkeepanopenmindandtakepartinasmuchaspossible.Interviewer:That’ssoundadviceforsure.Buthowdidyoudealwithnewchallenges,likestartinganewcourse?Lisa:Ihadachemistrytestrightattheendofthefirstweek.Iwasfrightenedatthesightofthetestpaper.ButthenIfiguredI’dbetterjustgoalloutandseewhathappens.Ifyoufail,noproblem--nexttimeyoucanfailbetter!Interviewer:So,holdourheadup,then.Butlifeisnotalwayseasy.Youmusthavehadsomemomentswhenyouweredisappointed.Ifso,howdidyoudealwiththem?Lisa:Asamemberoftheschoolvolleyballteam,Iwasn’tselectedfortheend-of-yearcompetition.AtfirstIwasreallysad,butlaterIrealizedthatIjoinedtheteamfortheloveofthesport.Itwasn’tjustaboutwinning.SoIkeptworkinghardtosupportmyteammatesduringourtraining.There’salwaysawaytobepartofsomethingyoulove,isn’tthere?Interviewer:Yes,Itotallyagree.Isthereanythingelseinparticularthatyou’dliketosharewithus?Lisa:Lookingbackonmyhighschoollife,themostimportantadviceI’dgiveisthesewonderfulwordsfromthewriterMayaAngelou.Shesaid,“Bearainbowinsomebodyelse’scloud.”So,giveyourfriendsahandwhentheyneedit.Andthiswillmakeyoufeelgood,too.Interviewer:Neat!Well,thanksagainforcomingtospeaktous,Lisa.Andgoodluckwithcollege!Lisa:Thankyou.