2014-2015学年高中英语配套课件：选修6 UNIT 1 PERIOD 1（人教版重庆专用）.ppt

1、课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Fine artsWestern,Chinese and pop artsThis is a painting by the Spanish artist，Pablo Picasso,considered to be the greatest western artist of the twentieth century.Picasso and another painter，George Braque，started cubism(立体派)，one of the most important of all modern art movements.Unit

2、 1Art课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Cubist artists painted objects and people，with different aspects of the object or person shown at the same time.This painting by contemporary American artist Roy Lichtenstein(19231997)is a worldfamous example of pop art.Pop art(from the word“popular”was an important modern art

3、 movement that aimed to show ordinary twentiethcentury city life.For example，it shows things such as soup cans and advertisements.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Qi Baishi(18631957)，one of Chinas greatest painters，followed the traditional Chinese style of painting.Chinese painting is known for its brush drawings

4、in black inks and natural colours.Qi Baishi observed the world of nature very carefully，and his paintings are special because of this.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Xu Beihong(18951953)was one of Chinas bestknown twentiethcentury artists.Like Qi Baishi,Xu painted in the traditional Chinese style.Both painters ha

5、ve a beautiful brush line.Xu Beihong believed that artists should show reality,but not just imitate it.Instead，a picture should try to show the“life”of its subject.He is most famous for his lively paintings of horses.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏.阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1The cubist art movement showed different sides o

6、f an object in the same picture.()2Pop art advertised the twentiethcentury life.()3Qi Baishi painted in a very unusual way.()4Xu Beihong wanted to do more than imitate reality.()答案 1.T2.F3.F4.T课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏.佳句仿写1所有的工作完成了，实验室要关门了。_ _ _ _ _，the laboratory will soon be closed.2长城以其悠久的历史和其雄伟壮丽而著名。T

7、he Great Wall _ _ _its long history and its magnificence.is known forWith all the work done/finished/completed课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Period 1Warming Up，Prereading&Reading1 _ nwhen two things happen at the same time,in the same place,or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual2_nan act

8、 of trying to do something,especially something difficult3_vto say that something will happen,before it happens4_nsomething you hope to achieve by doing somethingcoincidence attemptpredictaim课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏5_vto have or own something6_na special way of doing something7_vto take someone elses chil

9、d into your home and legally become its parent8_n.a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or something9_adj.having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing10_n.the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the ligh

10、tpossesstechniqueadoptfaithtypicalshadow课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏.短语天地1_大量地2_另一方面3_也就是说4_集中于5_巧合地a great dealon the otherhandthat is to sayconcentrate.onby coincidence 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏6.scores of_7.have faith in_8.aim.at_9attempt to do sth_10break away from _许多，大量信任瞄准；把对准试图做某事脱离(政党)等；放弃；打破(陈规)课前自主学习课堂互动探

11、究话题美文欣赏.句型搜索1As there are so many different styles of Western art,it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text.信息提取It is possible/impossible to do sth“做是可能的/不可能的”。例句仿写 我不可能爬上那么高的山。_ _ _ _ _ _ _up a high mountain.It is impossible for me climbto课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2Among the paint

12、ers who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists,who lived and worked in Paris.信息提取介词短语among.位于句子开头，整句进行全部倒装。(当表示地点的介词短语位于句首，且主语为名词时，应用完全倒装)例句仿写 树下有一些孩子。Under the tree_ _ _.were some children 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏3.At the time they were created,the Impressionist paintin

13、gs were controversial,but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call“modern art”信息提取what we call“modern art”为宾语从句，作介词of的宾语例句仿写 一切取决于你是否同意我们。Everything_ _ _ you agree with us.depends on whether课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏4On the one hand,modern art is abstract;that is,the painter does not attempt

14、 to paint objects as we see them with our eyes,but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object,using colour,line and shape to represent them.信息提取that is(that is to say)也就是说例句仿写 我们一星期后，即三月一号那天见。Well meet you in a week，_ _，on March 1.that is 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏.预读理解1Fast Reading：Scan the te

15、xt and choose the best answers according to the text.What themes did the main aim of painters represent during the Middle Ages?ANature.BPeople.CReligion.DPerspective.It can be inferred from the text that classical Roman and Greek ideas were_.Aimaginary BperspectiveCimpressionistic Drealistic课前自主学习课堂

16、互动探究话题美文欣赏Which of the following statements about the Impressionism is RIGHT?APainting became an easy task because it was less detailed.BPainters focused more on light and color than detail.C Painters moved from the countryside to Paris and worked outdoors.DPainters had to paint quickly because of t

17、he high pace of the industrial society.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Which of the following are the styles of paintings about Modern Art?AAbstract and realistic.BAbstract and natural.CReligious and natural.DPeople and objects.答案CDBA课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2Careful Reading:Read the text carefully and say these stateme

18、nts are true(T)or false(F)Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries.()Paintings in the Middle Ages did not use perspective.()Impressionists painted landscapes.()You cannot recognize any object in abstract modern art.()In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors.()Abst

19、ract art is still an art style today.()答案FTTT TT课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1faith n信任，信心，信念，信仰Im sure he acted in good faith.我确信他做事真诚。He has great talent,but he has lost his faith.他很有天赋，但是他已经丧失了信心。Faith can move mountains.谚精诚所至，金石为开。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏She lost faith in feudal traditions.她不再相信封建的老一套了。The dog r

20、emained faithful to his master.这条狗始终忠于它的主人。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】Do not _ _ _ humanity.切勿对人类失去信心。The lovers promised _ _ _ _ _ _ forever.这对情人互相许诺永不变心。_ _ _ _ in what he says?你相信他的话吗？lose faith in to be faithful each other Have you any faith to课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2aim n目标；目的 vi.&vt.瞄准；(向某方向)努力His aim

21、 is to travel around the world and paint a lot of perspectives.他的目标是环游世界，画大量的透视画。My remarks were not aimed at you.我的评论不是针对你。The factory must aim at increasing production.工厂必须把增加产量作为自己的目标。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏He will finally achieve his aim at the 30th London Olympic Games.他将最终在第三十届伦敦奥

22、运会上实现自己的目标。The project was set up with the aim of helping young unemployed people.建立这项计划的目的是给失业青年提供帮助。Jack aims to be a doctor when I graduate.杰克打算毕业后当一名医生。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【图解助记】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】Research is being done _ _ specific _ _ monitoring customer trends.做这个研究的特定目的是为了跟踪调查客户的动向。I_ _ _

23、 _ 4kg before the summer holidays.我的目标是暑假前减掉4公斤体重。The hunter _ _ _ the wolf，fired but missed it.猎人用枪瞄准狼开了火，却没有打中。with the aim of am aiming to lose took aim at 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏3typical adj.典型的；有代表性的；特有的，独特的This painting is fairly typical of his early works.这幅画是他早期作品中相当典型的代表作。Her typical way of spea

24、king didnt change at all.她独特的讲话方式丝毫没有改变。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏This chair is typical of Anthonys way of designing furniture.这把椅子是安东尼式家具设计的代表。It was typical of him to be so merciless.只有他才会这么冷酷无情。Typically,he would come in late and then say that he had to go early.他一向是来得很晚，然后又总说他得早走。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子

25、】This picture _ _ _ _ his early work.这幅画是他早期作品中相当典型的代表作。_ _ _ _ _ to be late for class.他一向都是上课迟到。He is _American.他是典型的美国人。typicallyIt was typical of him is fairly typical of课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏4adopt v.(1)采用，采纳，采取He decided to adopt a more radical approach to the problem.他决定采取更激进的方法来解决这个问题。When questi

26、oned，he adopted a very aggressive attitude.他在被盘问时采取了一副气势汹汹的态度。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏(2)收养，领养Many people are eager to adopt the children losing their parents in the tsunami.许多人都期望可以收养在海啸中失去双亲的孩子。He was 18 when he found out he had been adopted.他18岁时发现自己是被领养的。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏He was pleased by the adoptio

27、n of a little girl.他为收养了一个小女孩感到高兴。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【一言助记】The young couple had no children of their own and adopted an orphan.After a few months,the child came to adapt to her new life.这对年轻夫妇没有亲生孩子，领养了一名孤儿。几个月过后，这个孩子渐渐适应了她的新生活。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】In the meeting all the workers agreed to _ _ _ _

28、to reform the factory.在会上所有员工都同意采纳新意见以改革工厂。_ _ _ shows great respect for his adoptive parents.这个被收养的孩子对他的养父母很尊重。adopt a new idea The adopted boy课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏We will encourage a wider_ of this strategy for pollution control.我们将鼓励更广泛地采用这种策略来控制污染。The new students are very slow _ _ _ the rules.新生对于

29、那些规定适应得很慢。to adapttoadoption课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏5possess v拥有；具有；支配They possess three cars and four houses.他们拥有三辆汽车，四套房子。All these drugs possess sedative properties.所有这些药都有镇静作用。What on earth possessed you to do such a thing?究竟是什么驱使你做了这样的事？课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【比较网站】in possession of/in th

30、e possession of/take possession of/take the possession ofin possession of占有，表主动，其主语为人；介词短语，不可直接作谓语。in the possession of被占有，表被动，其主语为物。介词短语，不可直接作谓语。take possession of占有，表主动，其主语为人；动词短语，可直接作谓语。take the possession of 被占有，表被动，其主语为物。动词短语，可直接作谓语。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏He is in possession of the house.He takes po

31、ssession of the house.他拥有这套房子。The house is in the possession of him.The house takes the possession of him.这套房子为他所拥有。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【句型转换】They possess property all over the world.They _ _ _ property all over the world.They _ _ _ property all over the world.They _ _ _ _ property all over the world.

32、They _ _ _ property all over the world.are possessed of possess themselves of are in possession ofhave/take possession of 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏6coincidence n巧合；巧事It is a coincidence that he was born on his mothers birthday.他在他母亲生日那天出生，真是巧事。Im going to California tomorrow.What a coincidence!Im going the

33、re too.明天我要到加州去。太巧了，我正好也要去。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏By coincidence,we arrived here at the same time.我们凑巧一同到达这儿。I dont know whether they did it by accident or by design/on purpose.我不知道他们这样做是偶然的，还是故意的。The apple fell by chance on Newtons head.那个苹果意外地落到牛顿的头上。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】Do you thi

34、nk he did it _ _ or _?你认为他那样做是有意地还是无意地？One day you may meet an alien _ _.将来的某一天你可能会偶然遇到外星人。_ _，we will take the same bus back home.真巧合，我们要乘同一辆公交车回家。on purpose by accident/by chanceby chance By coincidence课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏7attempt(1)vt.尝试；企图The prisoner attempted an escape but failed.那犯人企图逃走，但失败了。An

35、 astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it.一名宇航员将试着离开停着的宇宙飞船，然后再回到里面去。(2)n.努力；尝试；企图He made an attempt to cook the dinner.他试着做这顿饭。I passed my driving test at the first attempt.我考汽车驾驶执照时一次就通过了。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【比较网站】attempt/manage/tryattempt是正式用语

36、，作动词时意为“尝试，企图”，常指作一次性的尝试，虽然付出很大的努力，但不一定成功。后常接名词或动词不定式。manage意为“设法做到，应付得了”。在口语中与can或be able to连用；后接动词不定式，常指成功地做某事，尤其是困难的事。try意为“试图，设法”，指以不同的方法多次进行努力以达到目的，但并不知道成功与否，常用于口语中。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏They attempted to carry out a difficult task.他们试图完成一项艰巨的任务。He managed to finish his homework in time.他设法及时完成了作业。

37、Ill try to do better so that he wont be disappointed in me.我要努力做得更好，免得他对我失望。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】He _ _ _ but was stopped.他试图离开，但被拦住了。They _ _ _ _ escaping.他们并未企图逃跑。The boys _ _ _ _ leave for camping but were stopped by their parents.孩子们想去野营但被他们的父母们拦住了。attempted to leavemade no attempt at made an

38、 attempt to课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏We succeeded _ _ _ _.我们旗开得胜。He studied hard _ _ _ _ _ the exam.他努力学习试图通过考试。at the first attempt in an attemptpass to课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏8predict v预言，预告，预测They are predicting heavy rain for tomorrow.他们预报明天会下大雨。Industry leaders predict that another 8,000 jobs could be lost b

39、y the end of the year.工业领袖们预测，到年底还会有8 000人失业。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏It is predicted that solar energy will become the major energy in the future.人们预言太阳能将成为未来的主要能源。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【比较网站】predict/forecast/foreseepredict强调把预见的事情说出来。forecast主要指预报天气，也指预测可能发生的事。foresee指预知，强调预先感觉到事情的发生。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【翻译句子】

40、Its difficult to predict what the longterm effect of the earthquake will be._The economists predicted an increase in the rate of inflation._It is predicted that 2012 will be the end of the world._The weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow._很难预料这次地震会有什么长期影响。经济学家预言通货膨胀率将会上升。预言说2012将会是世界末日。天气预

41、报说明天是晴天。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1a great/good deal大量(1)a great deal用作副词短语，修饰动词或用来强调比较级；用作名词短语，作主语或宾语。Your friendship means a great deal to me.你的友谊对我关系很大。She jumped a great deal higher than I她跳得比我高得多。He earned a great deal this year.他今年赚得很多。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏(2)a great deal of常用来修饰不可数名词，意思是“大量的；许多”。A great

42、 deal of effort has gone into making the software reliable.已投入大量精力去提高该软件的稳定性。The flood did a great deal of material damage inThailand.洪灾给泰国造成了大量物质损失。表示“许多”的短语：课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏修饰可数名词a large number of,a great/good many,many a,quite a few,many 修饰不可数名词a great deal of,an amount of，amounts of,quite a li

43、ttle,much既可修饰可数名词又可修饰不可数名词a lot of,lots of,plenty of,a quantity of,quantities of 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【温馨提示】an amount of/a quantity of n.作主语时，谓语动词用单三形式；amounts of/quantities of n.作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。A quantity of pigs is going to be butchered.大量的生猪将要被屠宰。There are large amounts of mineral water to be sent th

44、ere.大量的矿泉水要运往那里。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【单项填空】As a result of the damage done to the forests，large_of desert_replaced what used to be farmlands.Anumber；has Bquantities；have Cnumber；have Ddeal；has 解析句意：由于对森林的破坏，大量的沙漠取代了以往的农田。a number of若干，许多；修饰可数名词；deal构成短语a great/good deal of，修饰不可数名词；quantities of既修饰可数名词又修

45、饰不可数名词，当其作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。故选B项。答案B课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏用a number of/the number of填空She has written _ _ _articles for the local paper.Can you give me _ _ _ the students who attended the meeting?a number of the number of 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2on the other hand(可是)另一方面(常与on the one hand对应使用)Many college gradua

46、tes are out of work now,but on the other hand they wont take jobs that do not pay much.现在许多大学毕业生没有工作，但另一方面，他们又不愿意干薪水低的活。On the one hand I want to sell the house,but on the other hand I cant bear the thought of moving.一方面我想把房子卖掉，但另一方面我又不愿搬家。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【温馨提示】on(the)one hand引导的句子的内容与on the other

47、 hand后面的内容在意思上为“矛盾”关系，不能是递进或并列关系。She was at a loss.On(the)one hand she loved the car;on the other hand,she didnt want to borrow money.她手足所措。一方面她喜欢这辆车；另一方面她不想借钱。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【翻译句子】Id like to eat out，but on the other hand I should be trying to save money._On(the)one hand，you want to help your kid

48、s as much as you can,but on the other hand，youve got to be careful to help them learn on their own._I dont want to buy this one；for one thing，I dont like the colour，and for another the price is too high._我想出去吃，但是另一方面我又应该努力省钱。一方面你想尽力帮助孩子，但是另一方面，你又要注意帮我不想买这个；一是我不喜欢这种颜色，二是价格太高。_他们自学。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1

49、But itas evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.但是很显然，在13世纪(人们的)思想正经历着 变化，像乔托这样的画家们开始以一种比较现实的风格来画宗教场景。本句中it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that从句；在主语从句中又含有一个when引导的定语从句。when为关系副词，引导一个定语从句，在定语从句中作时间状语。It is evid

50、ent(to sb)that.(对某人来说)显然It must be evident to all of you that he has made a mistake.你们一定都很清楚，他犯了个错误。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏It is certain that she will do well in her exam.可以肯定她会考得很好。It is obvious that all the activities are instructive.很明显这些活动都有教育意义。I consider it a great honor to be inv

51、ited to dinner.我认为能被邀请参加晚宴是很大的荣幸。It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart.人们相信大多数的突发死亡都是由心脏受损引起的。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【单项填空】It is obvious to the students_they should get well prepared for their future.Aas Bwhich Cwhether Dthat 解析句意：显然，学生们应该为他们的未来做好充分的准备。that引导主语从句，

52、在从句中不作句子成分，it是形式主语。as引导定语从句或状语从句；which引导名词性从句时，意为“哪个(些)”；whether“是否”，在此句中语义矛盾。答案D课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2 Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists,who lived and worked in Paris.在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在法国巴黎的印象派画家。该句为倒装句，介词短语among.位于句子开头，整句进行 了 全 部 倒 装。可

53、还 原 为：The Impressionists were among the painters.。英语中，有时为了使句子平衡或使上下文衔接紧密，可将地点状语或表语部分提前构成倒装语序。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Among these people is/was his friend Tom.他的朋友汤姆，就在这些人当中。Out rushed the children.孩子们冲了出去。完全倒装的法则：(1)表示方向、地点和时间的副词in，out，down，up，off，back，away，over there，there，now，then，here，first等放于句首，若主语是名词

54、而不是代词时，全部倒装。Here is the milkman.送奶工来了。Now comes your turn.现在轮到你了。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【温馨提示】如果主语是代词不发生倒装。Out they rushed!他们冲出来了！Lower and lower he bent.他身子弯得越来越低。(2)表示地点、时间、方向等的介词短语放在句首时。常见的介词有：among，between，in，at，beneath等。In front of the village runs a river.村前有一条河。On the desk lie piles of books.桌子上有几

55、堆书。(3)分词短语置于句首时。Lying on the floor was a boy aged about twelve.躺在地板上的是一个12岁的小男孩。Seated in the front were the guests.坐在前排的是客人。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏(4)“表语系动词主语”结构中Present at the meeting were experts on AIDS.出席会议的是艾滋病方面的专家。(5)therebe主语There was an apple tree behind the house.这座房子后面有一棵苹果树。There goes the la

56、st bus.最后一班公共汽车开走了。there的后面还可跟一些不及物动词，如appear,exist,lie,remain,seem to be,stand等。句子的谓语时态为一般过去时或一般现在时。There stands an old pine tree on the top of the hill.在山顶上有一棵古松。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏(6)在表达祝愿的句子里Long live the friendship between American and Chinese people！中美人民的友谊万岁！课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】_ _ _ _ _ e

57、xperts from all over the world.出席会议的是来自世界各地的专家。The door opened and _ _ Mr.Smith.门开了，史密斯先生走了进来。_ _ _the mark that I could hardly see it.标记这么小我几乎看不见。Present at the meeting werein cameSo small was 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏3 At the time they were created,the Impressionist paintings were controversial，but today

58、 they are accepted as the beginning of what we call“modern art”在印象派作品的创建初期，它们是存在着争议的，但是如今已被人们接受而成为我们现在所说的“现代艺术”的始祖了。本句为but连接的并列句。they were created为定语从句，修饰先行词 time；在第二个分句中，what we call“modern art”为宾语从句，作介词of的宾语。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏(1)controversial adj.争论的；争议的McDonald has always been a controversial fig

59、ure.麦当娜一直都是具有争议性的人物。(2)what引导宾语从句，作介词的宾语。We need to think about what we should say to the visitors.我们需要考虑一下向来访者说些什么。I lived in what you call“Ancient Greece”.我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”时代。The new book is about how Heavenly Palace 1/Tiangong1 target aircraft was sent up into space.这本新书是关于天宫一号目标飞行器是如何升入太空的。课前自主学习课堂

60、互动探究话题美文欣赏【温馨提示】连词that引导的名词性从句很少作介词的宾语，只用在except，but,in后。其他一些介词的宾语从句如果由连词that引导，需用it作形式宾语。She remembered nothing(about him)except that his hair was black.她(对他)什么都不记得，只记得他的头发是黑的。You can rely upon it that it will rain this weekend.你放心好了，本周末一定下雨。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】Finally，they arrived at _ _ _ _ _.他们终于到达了现在被称为美洲的地方。We are talking about_ _ _ _ _ _ _.我们正在讨论是否让学生加入我们的俱乐部。what is calledAmerica nowwhether we admitstudents into our club