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人教版·九年级下册
英语
Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry
Section B 1a-1e
情景导入
Think about some possible endings.
Can the general find the shirt of a happy man?
生成新知
1a
Look at the possible endings to the story about the unhappy king. Do you think any of these is the right one? If so, which one?
a. The general cannot find a happy person and the king remains unhappy forever.
b. The general finds a happy person with power and money.
c. The general realizes he is a happy person and gives his shirt to the king to wear.
d. The king suddenly becomes happy without the shirt of a happy person.
1b
What are some other possible endings to the story? Discuss your ideas with your partner.
I think...
I think...
1c
Listen to The Shirt of a Happy Man (Part II) and check (√) the things that happened in the rest of the story.
_____ The general searched for three days and found a happy person.
_____ The general could not find a happy person.
_____ The general saw a poor man on the street.
_____ The poor man was a happy man.
_____ The poor man gave the general his shirt.
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1d
Listen again. Answer the questions.
1. How long did it take the general to find the happy man?
2. What was the poor man doing on the street?
Two days.
He was eating with his hands and singing happily to himself.
3. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power, money or fame?
4. Do you think the general will return to the king with the poor man’s shirt? Why or why not?
He had everything he wanted and didn’t want what he couldn’t have.
No, because the poor man did not have a shirt.
Tapescripts
The general searched and searched but couldn’t find anyone. It seemed that everyone had their own problems, and no one was truly happy. Two days passed. Just as he was about to give up, he saw a poor man on the street. He was eating with his hands and singing happily to himself. The general went up to him.
General: Hello! I’m the king’s top general.
Man: Hi, General. What can I do for you today?
General: I h