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Unit 6
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Section B 2a-2e
a promise (许诺) that you make to yourself to start doing something good or stop doing something bad.
New Year’s resolution:
Her New Year’s resolution is to…
▲ learn to play the piano
▲ make the soccer team
▲ get good grades
▲ eat healthier food
▲ get lots of exercise
Next year, he is going to…
1a Match
make the soccer team
= be good enough to join the soccer team
1. go to bed early 7. read more good books,
2. learn to play the guitar 8. make the soccer team
3. get lots of exercise 9. lose weight (减肥)
4. get good grades 10. ride bicycles to school
5. stop eating junk food 11. play fewer computer games
6. eat healthier food 12. learn another foreign language
physical health self-improvement
Group the following resolutions.
go to bed early
stop eating junk food
get lots of exercise
lose weight
ride bicycles to school
eat healthier food
get good grades
play fewer computer games
make the soccer team
read more good books
learn another foreign language
learn to play the guitar
physical health self-improvement
go to bed early
stop eating junk food
get lots of exercise
lose weight
ride bicycles to school
eat healthier food
get good grades
play fewer computer games
make the soccer team
read more good books
learn another foreign language
learn to play the guitar
Next year, I am going to…
Because I really love… / it’s important to me.
What are you going to do next year?
Discussion
Discuss the questions with your partner.
2a
Did you make any resolutions last year?
Yes, I did.
Were you able to keep them?
Sure.
Because I practiced soccer really hard. And we made our soccer team.
Why?
Careful reading
Read Para 1, answer the questions.
1.What’s a resolution?
It’s a kind of promise
2.When do people usually make resolutions?
At the beginning of the year
While-reading
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Detail reading
Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks
Para.1
1. A resolution is ___________________you make to yourself.
3. We make resolutions to ___________________.
2. We usually make resolutions ______________ of the year.
4. Some people ____________ their resolutions; Others tell their family and friends.
a kind of promise
at the beginning
improve our lives
write down
What
When
Why
How
To give the meaning of resolution.
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What are they How are they going to keep it?
physical health
Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos,or learn to play the guitar
better planning
Careful reading
Read Para 2
How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about?
A. one B.two C.three
√
self-improvment
they are going to start an exercise programe or eat less fast food
Like making a weekly plan for schoolwork
√
physical health
self-improvement
1. start an__________________
2. eat _______ fast food
_________ a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar.
better planning
make a _____________for schoolwork
______
kinds of
resolutions
Para.2 To discuss the different kinds of resolutions.
exercise program
less
take up
weekly plan
Detail reading
Read Para.2 and fill in the blanks
Three
1. too ________ to ______
2. ___________ them
the best resolution is
___________________
difficult keep
forget about
to have no resolutions
One thing in common
People_______________keep resolutions
reasons
hardly ever
Detail reading
Read Para.2 and fill in the blanks
Para.3 To question the idea of making resolutions.
Will you make any resolutions next year?
Careful reading
Read Para 3 true (T )or false (F)
( )1.It’s easy for people to keep the resolutions
( )2.Sometimes people just forget about the resolution
F
T
While-reading
Context
(Para. 2) Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar.
take up (sth.): become interested in (sth.) and spend time doing (sth.)
(Para. 2) Some are about physical health. … Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. … Some resolutions have to do with better planning, …
Sentence structure
have to do with: be about
Read Para 3, tell true (T )or false (F)
( )1.It’s easy for people to keep the resolutions.
( )2.Sometimes people just forget about the resolution.
F
T
In your mind(心里),what’s your No.1 resolution?
( )Improve my relationships with my family and friends
( )Improve Physical health
( )How to do better at school
( )About my personal improvement
After-reading
Do a survey(调查)in groups
1
Resolutions_____promises to yourself. They may _____to make you a better person and to make your life easier.I am going to _____four resolutions
My first resolution is about my own personal improvement. Next year,or maybe sooner,I am going to ______up a new hobby. I think singing _____a great activity so I am going to ______to sing. I think this will also make my family happy because they love to _______to music and sing together.
take , listen, make, is, help, learn , are
put the words in the box
take
are
help
make
is
learn
listen
After-reading
What’s the meaning of each paragraph? Underline the key sentence in each paragraph.
And then match each paragraph [1-3] with its main purpose.
paragraph 1
paragraph 2
paragraph 3
To question the idea of making resolutions
To give the meaning of resolution
To discuss the different kinds of resolutions
Post-reading
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活中没有目标就如航海时没有罗盘。
Share your New Year’s Resolutions!
My resolution has to do with (is about) …. Next year, I’m going to …
My resolution has to do with physical health. Next year, I’m going to go to bed earlier. ……
For example
What did you learn from this class?
My Resolution
I’m going to be more hard-working.
I’m going to do more exercise and keep healthy.
I’m going to read more books
I’m going to be friendlier to my students.
I’m going to smile everyday and love the life.
I’m going to eat more healthy food.
Write a postcard to tell your friend
about New Year’s resolutions.
Homework
I’m going to__________
next year, and I’ll try my best
to keep it.
Wish you’re happy every day.
Dear friend…
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