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Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.
Section A (3a-3c & B 1a-1e)
Are you happy today?
Do you think they are happy?
spend time with your family
have a wonderful trip
do a good job in something you like
Will you be happy if you…?
have a lot of wealth
have a lot of power
have a good fame
Can these things always make people happy?
wealth?
family?
fame?
delicious food?
power?
health?
friends?
n.财富
wealthy adj.
n.名誉
famous adj.
powerful adj.
healthy adj.
Who is he?
Does he have all these things?
Is the king happy?
Let’s read a fable about the king.
The fable means that the story teaches a lesson about life. It is short and usually about animals. Many of them are written by Aesop(伊索 ), an ancient Greek writer.
The Shirt of a Happy Man
Who is the man in the picture?
He is a king with power, money and fame.
What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The man with a happy shirt
B. The meaning of happiness
C. A happy king
Predicting
1. When did the story happen?
2.Where did the story happen?
3.Who are the characters?
4. What’s wrong with the king?
A long time ago.
In the palace of the rich and beautiful country.
The king was unhappy.
Time
Place
Event
king
queen
doctor
prime minister
banker
singer
top general
Characters
Reading
Read Para.1 and answer the questions.
A long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating anything. His face was always pale as chalk. He often cried for no reason. This made the queen and his people worried.
Was the king happy?
The king was unhappy.
______ badly and didn’t _______ _____ eating
his face was always ________ ____ _______
often cried for ____ __________
slept
feel like
pale as chalk
no reason
How did it make the queen and the people feel?
It made them feel worried.
Read Para.2 and choose T or F.
One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he found nothing wrong with his body. “It’s all in his mind. Neither medicine nor rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear. That’ll make him happy.”
1. There was nothing wrong with the king's body.
2. The doctor wanted to come to the palace to help with him.
3. The king needed a shirt of a happy man to wear to become happy.
4. Medicine and rest could help the king.
T
F
T
F
召来;叫来
既不…也不
Read Para.3 to Para.5 and answer the questions.
The prime minister was called to the palace. But when they explained the king’s situation to him, he said, “Although I have a lot of power, it doesn’t make me happy. I’m always worried about losing my power. Many people are trying to take my position.”
Then, the king’s banker came to the palace. “Oh, I’m afraid I’m not happy either,” he said. “I have a lot of wealth, but I’m always worried about losing my money. Someone tries to steal my money every day.”
Next, the palace singer came to the king’s room. But this is what he said: “It’s true that I’m famous and everyone loves my songs. But I’m not happy because I’m always worried about being followed by others. I cannot be free!”
Who were called to the palace?
Were they happy?
prime minister
banker
singer
Read Para.3 to Para.5 and finish the chart.
Why were they unhappy?
prime minister
banker
singer
losing his power
losing his money
being followed by others
reasons (worried about)
what they have
power
wealth
fame
people
Read Para.6 and fill in the chart.
Finally, the king’s ____ _________was told to go out and ______ a happy man in _____ ______ time.
top general
find
three days’
Who would be taken into the palace by the king’s top general in your opinion?
It may be a person who has a simple and easy life. And he is satisfied with his life and happy.
Task 1: Draw the mind-map with key words. (3 mins)
the king
↓
the queen
slept badly
Act I:beginning
1. examined...
2.
3.
4.
the doctor
call in
the prime minister
the top general
power
steal ...
lose his ... ...
Act II: body
Act III: result
was told
Tips Mind-mapping
Change the information. It helps you remember easily.
Task3: Draw the mind-map with key words.
Retell the story according to it.
the king
↓
slept badly
didn't feel like eating
pale as chalk
Act I
cried for no reason
the queen
examined...
nothing wrong
in his mind
needed ... shirt
worried
the doctor
call in
the prime minister
the banker
the singer
the top general
power
take his position
lose his power
go out and find the shirt of a happy man
steal his money
lose his money
not free
be followed by
Act II
Act III
was told
wealth
fame
Task 2: ROLE-PLAY.
Act I (第一幕)
King: Ahh! My queen... I’m unhappy........
Queen: Mr. doctor, .......
Doctor: My queen, ... nothing wrong... ... in his mind. What he needs is .......
Act II(第二幕)
King: My prime minister, banker and singer , Come here! Give me your happy shirts.
Prime Minister: .......
Banker: .......
Singer: .......
Finally, the top general ......
Tips Cooperating
Work with others to help you understand better.
Task 3: Writing (3 mins) Continue writing the story.
After receiving the king's order, the top general ...... __________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________.
Tips Relating to the text
Write according to your own understanding.
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?
The general cannot find a happy person and
the king remains unhappy forever.
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.
1c Listen to The Shirt of a Happy Man(Part 2) 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.
✔
✔
Listen again and choose the best answer.
1. It took the general ___ to find the happy man.
A.one day B.two days C. three days
2. What is the poor man doing on the street? ______.
A. dancing B. singing C. drawing
3. ___ made the poor man happy.
A.food B.a T-shirt C.That he has everything he wanted.
4. The general can't take the man's shirt to the king because___.
A.the man didn't give it to the general.
B.the man's shirt is expensive.
C.the man didn't have shirts.
B
C
C
B
healthy body
pleasant trips
you, my kids
active friends
peaceful life
Task 4 Desigh a happy shirt for the king.
h
a
p
p
y
Not wealth, but health;
Not power, but flower;
Not fame, but freedom;
Not receive, but give;
Happy? Or not happy?
It depends on your state of mind.
What makes you happy?
Think and discuss
1.很久以前
2.想要做某事
3.无缘无故的哭
4.让某人担心
5.叫(某人)进来;召集
6.既不...也不...
7.向某人解释
8.尽力做某事
9.丧失权利;下台
10.被其他人跟踪
11.我也不开心
12.....是真的
a long time ago
feel like doing sth
cry for no reason
make sb. worried
call in
neither...nor...
explain sth to sb
try to do sth
lose one's power
be followed by others
I'm not happy either.
It's true that+句子
归纳总结
Useful expressions
1. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating anything. 他睡眠不好, 而且不想吃任何东西。 feel like doing sth.=want to do sth. 意为“想要做……”, 此处like为介词, 意为“相似;类似;像”。
e.g. I feel like going out for a walk.
= I want to go out for a walk.
我想出去散散步。
拓展
(1) 表示“摸起来像……”
e.g. It feels like silk.
它摸起来像丝绸。
(2) 表示“感觉像(是)……”
e.g. My legs feel like cotton.
我感觉两条腿软得像棉花一样。
feel like 的其他用法
(3) 表示“有……的感觉”
e.g. I’m surprised that he feels like that.
我奇怪他会有那种感觉。
(4) 表示“给人的感觉(像)是……”
e.g. I was only there for two days, but it felt like a week.
我只在那里待了两天, 但好像过了一个星期似的。
(5) 表示“想吃或喝……”
e.g. Do you feel like a drink?
你想喝点什么吗?
2. His face was always pale as chalk. 他总是面色苍白。
(as) pale as chalk
chalk是一种白色的石灰岩, 汉语描述不健康的人面部颜色时常用“白”字, 如“煞白;苍白;灰白”等等, 英语常用pale来表达。
e.g. You look as pale as chalk today. What’s wrong with you?
今天你看着面色苍白。哪里不舒服吗?
3. One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king.
一天, 一位医生被叫去为国王检查身体。
(1) call in 意为“召来;叫来”。
e.g. I called the police in.
我叫来了警察。
(2) call in 意为“收回;退回”。
e.g. Cars with serious faults have been called in by manufacturers.
有严重缺陷的汽车已经被生产商收回。
4. Neither medicine nor rest can help him.
无论是药物还是休息都帮不了他。
neither...nor...表示“既不……也不……;
……和……都不”, 其含义是否定的, 可连
接任意两个并列的成份, 谓语动词的单复
数采取“就近原则”。
e.g. I have neither money nor time.
我既没有钱也没有时间。
Neither Tom nor his sisters were at home.
汤姆和他的妹妹们都不在家。
拓展
(1) either… or…意为“或者……或者……;不是……就是……”, 表示两者之一, 连接句子中两个并列的成分, 谓语动词的单复数采取“就近原则”。
e.g. Either you or I am going there tomorrow.
明天要么你去那里, 要么我去那里。
(2) both … and…表示“既……又……”, 连接任意两个并列成份, 做主语时谓语动词用复数。
e.g. Both you and I are going there tomorrow.
明天我们俩都要去那里。
Ⅰ. 单项选择。
I could speak _____ French _____ Chinese, but luckily I could talk with them in English.
A. both; and B. neither; nor
C. either; or D. not only; but also
Ⅱ. 句型转换,每空一词。
I am not good at playing badminton. Gary isn’t,either. (合并为一句)
_________ Gary _______ I am good at playing badminton.
Neither nor
B
be worried about =worry about 担心
take one's position 取代某人的位置
=take one’s place, take place of sb.。
We are all worried about my grandpa’s health.
我们总是担心我爷爷的健康。
The manager made Tom take Jack’s position.
=The manager made Tom take Jack’s place.
=The manager made Tom take place of Jack.
经理让汤姆取代了杰克的位置。
1. He feels like _____ his hometown.
A. leave B. to leave C. leaving
2. ____ my mother _____ my father has been to
Beijing, but they have been to Wuhan.
A. Both, and B. Either, or C. Neither, nor
3.--Why do you like staying in Guiyang?
--Because the weather there is ____ too hot _____ too cold.
A. either, or B. neither, nor C. both, and
4. --Is _____ true that people in Baise eat Lichi every day?
--No, that's not true.
A. something B. anything C. it D. This
C
C
B
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C
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