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Unit 3 Family matters
Deveoloping ideas
“The Best Day”
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift sings the song to show her love
for her__________.
Activity 1
Which words and expressions can be applied to your relationship with your family members?
勉强接受,将就
Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre(平庸的).
My family and I always have arguments for one thing or another, because we sometimes disagree with each other over stupid things, but in the end we will support each other no matter what decision they made.
Here comes the story…
2016 World Triathlon [traɪˈæθlən] Series in Mexico
a competition in which the people competing must swim, ride a bicycle, and run particular distances without stopping between events.
Competitors
Brothers
Jonny Brownlee
Alistair Brownlee
Triathlon is not about the course-it is all about what happens in the race.
--Alistair and Jonny Brownlee
Just a Brother
What words and expressions can be used to describe the brothers’ relationship?
Look at the title and the picture:
Predicting:
Reading for general information:
Choose the main message of the passage:
1. Love and competition between the Brownlee brothers make them successful athletes.
2. People have different opinions about Alistair Brownlee’s actions in the triathlon final.
3. For Alistair Brownlee, family love is more important than winning the triathlon final.
why?
What’s the writing style (genre) of the passage?
Features
Definition
Compared with standard news stories
Structure
“People story”
Typically longer, individual style, extra detail and background
start
middle
end
Hook, getting the interest and setting the tone
The “meat” of the story
A summary, a quote or a surprise
Please read “Learning to learn” and finish the table:
12
Para. 1
Para. 4
By raising a question.
Divided opinions appeared.
Read and divide the passage into HOOK, MEAT and ENDING.
Feature
How does the wri