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Unit 3
Family matters
FREE TALK
Do you have a sibling?
Do you like him/her?
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FREE TALK
What kind of person is he/she?
What is your relationship like?
Discuss the questions with your peers.
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Look at the words and expressions and choose the ones that can be applied to your relationship with your family members.
He was always the first person to support me when I came up with an idea.
She and I always cooperate with each other in our studies.
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Now look at the title of the passage and the picture. Predict which of the words and expressions above can be applied to the brothers’ relationship.
JUST
A BROTHER
Triathlon
Swimming
1.5km
Cycling 40km
Running
10km
铁人三项(Triathlon)是将游泳、自行车和跑步这三项运动结合起来而创造的一项新型的体育运动项目,是考验运动员体力和意志的运动项目。
铁人三项诞生于20世纪70年代的美国。1994年,被国际奥委会列为奥运会比赛项目。2000年,铁人三项在悉尼奥运会上首次亮相。之后,铁人三项运动被青年奥运会、友好运动会、英联邦运动会、泛美运动会、世界军体大会、亚运会、亚洲沙滩运动会等相继列为正式比赛项目。
Features
Features——新闻特写
people stories
writtern in individual style
extra detail
background
1. start with a hook
2. middle part contains the meat
3. end with a summary, a powerful quote or even a surprise
important, valuable, or interesting ideas or information
Opening lines that grab the reader's attention.
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Read the passage and choose the main message of it.
Love and competition between the Brownlee brothers make them successful athletes.
People have different opinions about Alistair Brownlee’s actions in the triathlon final.
For Alistair Brownlee, family love is more important than winning the triathlon final.
Please give your reason.
1. When did the story take place?
A. In the Olympic Games.
B. In the 2016 World Triathlon Series.
C. In the World Championship.
D. In a marathon.
2. What was Alistair's choice?
A. To help his brother.
B. To win the game.
C. To find a doctor.
D. To rush his brother to the hospital.
Read the passage again and choose the right answer.
3. Which of the following may Alistair agree?
A. Having a brother is a disadvantage.
B. Having a brother is an advantage.
C. We should always help others.
D. Winning a race is the most important.
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Alistair was in the lead when his brother was about to fall.
B. Alistair was younger than his brother.
C. Alistair may have won the race.
D. Alistair thought what he did was wrong.
Read the features again and then complete the structure of it.
the background
information of
the two brothers
what happened to them in the World Triathlon Series
people's opinions of the ending
their training
the support between them
time
results
Alistair's actions
people's opinions of the ending
JUST
A BROTHER
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How are opinions about the Brownlee brothers divided? Which do you agree with? Give your reasons.
Why does Alistair think that having a brother is “an advantage”?
Think & share
Some think the brothers should have been disqualified, while others think they should have been highly praised for their actions.
Because having a brother trying to beat him at everything he does has been an enormously positive force on him.
What do you think about having a brother or sister?
Do you know any Chinese stories about family love? Share one with the class.
Think & share
Vocabulary
admire
admiration n. 钦佩,欣赏
admirable adj. 令人钦佩的,极其出色的
admire sb. for ( doing ) sth. 因(做)某事而钦佩/羡慕某人
in/with admiration 钦佩地,赞赏地
an admirable achievement 令人钦佩的成就
have great/deep/a lot of admiration for 十分钦佩……
练习:I admired him ________ being so confident at his age.
for
Vocabulary
2. settle
settlement n. 解决,协议
settle for 勉强接受,将就
settle on/upon 决定,选定
settle down (使)平静下来;安顿下来;着手认真做(+to)
settle the differences 解决分歧
练习:I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle________ the second best.
for
Vocabulary
3. judge
judgement n. 看法,判断力,判决
judge sb./sth.to be... 认为是某人/某物是·.....
as far as I can judge 据我判断
a High Court judge 高等法院的法官
in one's judgement 在某人看来
练习:____________________(据我判断), the total cost of the subways adds up to more than three billion yuan.
As far as I can judge
Vocabulary
4. powerful
power n. 权力,影响力,能力
powerless adj. 无权力的
powerlessly adv. 无力地
within one's power 在某人能力/权力范围之内
beyond one's power 超出某人的能力/权力
be in power 掌权,执政(强调状态)
come to power 开始掌权/执政(强调动作)
练习:Body language is one of the most _________(power) means of communication.
powerful
Vocabulary
5. in the lead
take the lead 取得领先地位
hold/lose the lead 保持/失去领先地位
put...into the lead 使....领先
take the lead(in doing sth.) 带头(做某事)
play the lead 演主角
练习:Despite the pain, the athlete was _____________(领先) throughout the entire race.
in the lead
Vocabulary
6. leave...behind
leave out 省去,遗漏;忽视,冷落
leave...alone 不打扰(某人);不碰(某物)
leave...aside 不予考虑,搁置一边
练习:
He set off for London, leaving the children ________with their mother.
behind
Work in groups.
Talk about the Brownlee brothers’ story.
1. Answer the questions to help retell the story.
Work in groups.
Talk about the Brownlee brothers’ story.
2. Organise your words following the steps below.
3. Share your story and ideas with the class.
Writing about a family memory
Read the journal entry and answer the questions.
1 What brought back the author‘s lovely memory?
2 What happened in the author‘s memory?
3 Why is it a lovely memory?
An old photo.
The author wanted to surprise her mother with home-made scrambled eggs on her mother’s birthday. Unluckily, the eggs were burnt, but they ended up laughing about it and eating them all anyway.
Because it shows the love between the author and her mother.
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Think of a special family memory of your own and complete the table.
Now write a short story about this memory.
Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Many years ago, it was a Sunday morning on my sixth birthday. My father bought me a new bike. I could not wait to get on it and learn how to ride, so I begged my father to teach me in the garden. After I sat on the new bike, my father helped me put my two hands on the handlebars and my feet on the pedals. Then, he pushed the bike so that the pedals started to move. I was scared! But my father kept encouraging me.
Sample
There is a small bike lying quietly in our garage. It is quite old and I can no longer ride it, but I still keep it there, as it brings back a sweet memory.
I could cycle around the garden shortly after my first try. It was amazing. But unluckily, I was so busy waving at him that I didn’t see a small tree in front of me. I hit it and fell off the bike. It hurt a lot and I started to cry. My father encouraged me to stand up, be brave and try again. Gradually, I was able to ride the bike more skillfully.
I kept riding the bike until it was too small for me. It is still one of my most precious possessions, for not only was it my first bike, but a symbol of my courage as well as my father’s love. And I learnt that love has great power.
Read the messages and decide who sent each one: Stuart’s friend, his teacher or his mother.
Give your reasons.
Activity 1
friend
mother
teacher
Read the messages again.
Think about the saying “Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst”.
Activity 2
1 What brought back the author‘s lovely memory?
2 What happened in the author‘s memory?
It is your family members who love you the most and tolerate all your inappropriate behaviour, while it is them who you treat with the most impolite attitude or behaviour.
Work in groups.
Share your opinions about the saying.
Use the expressions in the box to help you and present your ideas to the class.
Activity 3
Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.
— Marjorie Pay Hinckley
Exercise
The ____________ (admire) and respect his uncle earned inspired Nielsen to make a career in acting.
Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the _____________ (settle) who followed only a few decades to decimate alinarge part of these resources.
Their faces were so _________ (power) in sending a message of their despair and need that I joined this project without hesitation.
admiration
settlers
powerful
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Exercise
It seems obvious __________ evolution should select for larger brains.
It's also __________ (entire) necessary for them to be able to complete their college education.
Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and she's also positive __________ what the future might bring.
The bone structure of our ancestors developed for __________ (million) of years to support acreature that walked on all fours and had a relatively small head.
that
entirely
about
millions
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Exercise
The best of a Kilimanjaro experience, in __________ (I) opinion, isn't reaching the top.
By opening a novel, I can leave __________ my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character.
What a pity! You missed the sightseeing, or we _______________ (have) a good time together.
my
behind
would have had
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Complete your composition.
Complete the reflection section
Homework
See you
next class!
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