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Just A Brother
Unit 3
Family Matters
Look at the pictures and guess: what is the relationship between the two men?
Brothers.
Step1 Pre-reading
triathlon
铁人三项
Tri (三) + athl (运动) + on (项目)
A triathlon is an athletics competition in which each competitor takes part in three events: ___________, ___________, and _________.
swimming
cycling
running
Pre-reading
Learning objectives
After this class, students are able to:
learn the structure and the main idea of the passage.
summarize the characteristics of the feature stories.
retell the Brownlee brothers’ story by using their own language.
improve the awareness of the value of the brotherly love.
A Love and competition between the Brownlee brothers make them successful athletes.
B People have different opinions about Alistair Brownlee’s actions in the triathlon final.
C For Alistair Brownlee, family love is more important than winning the triathlon final.
Choose the main message of the passage
Step2 While-reading
Fast reading
What’s the type of this text?
Exposition 阐述
Argumentation 论证
Narration 解说
Feature Stories新闻特写
A special moment
While-reading
Features are “people stories”, and are typically longer than standard news stories. Features are written in an individual style, with extra detail and background.
Feature
新闻特写
“Hook”
“Meat”
“Ending”
1.Attracts the interest of the reader
2.The style of the first paragraph also needs to set the tone of the whole piece.
奠定基调
The middle part of the story
The main part
1.Summary 总结
2.A powerful quote or even a surprise for the reader.
While-reading
Para.__
Para.___
Para.___
1
2-3
4
“Hook”
“Meat”
“Ending”
While-reading
background information
details and reasons of Alistair’s choice
divided opinions about the result
Step2 While-reading
Please read para.1 carefully and fill in the blanks.
setting
(背景)
the ______ part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series in ______.
_________________
his younger brother, _________
characters
(人物)
plot (情节)
Alistair Brownlee was in _____place
and Jonny in the lead but about to ___
onto the track.
final
Mexico
墨西哥
Alistair Brownlee
Jonny
third
fall
领先
Read paragraph 2 and 3(meat) and complete two activities.
1.How did Alistair help Jonny?
Alistair _________Jonny, _______ him and started _______him towards the finish line. Alistair then _______his brother over the line.
2. Why does Alistair think that having a brother is“an advantage”?
A. Because he can’t leave his brother when they train.
B. Because he likes arguing with his brother over stupid things.
C. Because his brother can have a positive impact on him.
ran towards
caught
pulling
pushed
Step2 While-reading
Read para.4 (ending) and choose the main message of this part.
A . Love and competition between the Brownlee brothers make them successful athletes.
B .People have different opinions about Alistair Brownlee’s actions in the triathlon final.
C. For Alistair Brownlee, family love is more important than winning the triathlon final.
Step2 While-reading
family-centred, selfless,caring,devoted, considerate, qualified etc
Work in groups: Answer the questions to help retell the story.
They are Alistair Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee.
It happened during the final part of the 2016 Word Triathlon Series.
It happened in Mexico.
Alistair pulled his brother towards the finish line when he found Jonny about to fall onto the track. He then pushed Jonny over the line.
Because brother was in trouble, and he had to help…
Step3 Post-reading
How do you understand the title?
Step3 Post-reading
兄弟一条心,黄土变成金。
凡今之人,莫如兄弟。
Brothers have one heart, loess becomes gold.
No man today is like a brother.
Do you know any Chinese proverbs(谚语) about brotherly love?
only
must be
have to be
have no choice but to be
How are opinions about the Brownlee brothers divided? Which do you agree with? Give your reasons.
*Some think ...
*Others think ...
* In my opinion…
Step 4 Discussion
disqualified
highly praised
or
in favor of the development of harmonious relationship among people (支持和谐关系发展)?
courageous?(有勇气的)
kind?
selfless?
caring?
confident?
positive?
competitive?(竞争的)
devoted
(献身的)?
Alistair’s choice is:
Unfair(不公平的) to other competitors?
against the rules?
not allowed?
Discussion
in line with(与…一致) the spirit of the Olympics?
of great social value?(有社会价值的)
…
Step5 Homework
With the third-child policy(三胎政策) coming, more and more families around us choose to have more children, would you like to have a brother or sister? How do you like them ? Why ?Please discuss with your groups about your reasons.
Thank you!
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