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Unit 8
Celebrating Me!
Lesson 45
Be Yourself!
勇敢做自己!
It’s easy to say and hard to do it.
Being yourself is very important.
Let’s learn how to be yourself.
What are your strong points and weak points?
strong points
1.careful
2.kind-hearted
3.have a good relationship with others
4. be good at/do well in/be talented in
basketball
soccer
reading
painting
....
weak points
1.careless
2.have no friends
3.always make so many mistakes(犯错误)
4.do not well in/be bad at/be weak in
maths
physics
sports
...
Think about it
Did you ever write to a doctor or another person for help?
Lead-in
average /ˈævərɪdʒ/
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/
smart /sma:t/
impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/
weak /wi:k/
mirror /ˈmɪrə/
adj. 一般的;平均的
adj. 愚蠢的
adj. 聪明的
adj. 不可能的
adj.弱的,无气力的
n.镜子
adj. 弱的;无力气的
n. 镜子
adj. 愚蠢的;傻的
adj. 一般的;平均的
n.平均;一般水平
adj. 聪敏的
adj. 不可能的
['ævərɪdʒ]
['stju:pɪd]
[smɑ:t]
[ɪm'pɒsəbl]
[wi:k]
['mɪrɚ]
weak
stupid
mirror
average
impossible
smart
[C]
on average
按平均值
New Words
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impossible
stupid
smart
average
weak
mirror
adj.弱的,无气力的
adj.愚蠢的,傻的
adj.一般的,平均的
n.平均,一般水平
adj.不可能的
n.镜子
adj.聪明的
Match the new words with the Chinese.
Practice
Hello, I’m Tom. I’m a common person but I’m myself.
I’m 1.6 metres tall. It’s an _______ height. When I look myself in the ______, I feel I’m a little fat. I did little exerise, so I’m _____. However, I’m good at thinking. It makes me happy and ______. I also do well in cooking.
I’ll try to improve myself. Nothing is _________ and I think I can be better.
In a word, I’m special and unique. I will always be myself.
impossibe smart weak mirror average
Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
average
mirror
weak
smart
impossible
(1). A _____ girl from Washington writes to Sue.
(2). We all have our ______ points and _____ points.
Listen and answer
Listen to the recorder and complete the sentences.
sad
strong
weak
1. The sad girl writes to ____ for help.
2. The sad girl gets ________ grades in all her subjects except English.
3. She feels _____ about herself.
Sue
average
bad
B. Listen to the second letter and fill in the blanks.
Sue says, “Nobody is ________ in this world.”
Sue says, “ Don’t be too ______ on yourself for making mistakes.”
perfect
hard
Listen to the first letter and fill in the blanks.
Dear Sue,
I'm a middle school student. I look very common. I get
average grades in all of my subjects except English, but
sometimes I make stupid mistakes. My friend Lisa, however,
is pretty and smart. She is good at everything. I want to be
like her, but I know that's impossible. I feel bad about myself.
What can I do?
A Sad Girl from Washington
Dear Sad Girl,
Nobody is perfect in this world. Even your friend isn't perfect. We all have our strong points and weak points.
Think about your strong points. For example,you are good at English,and I'm sure you are a good friend. What do you like about yourself?
Make a list and read it every morning.
Don't be too hard on yourself for making mistakes. We all make mistakes. The important thing is to learn from your mistakes.
Look in the mirror and smile at yourself every day. Be your own best friend,and be yourself. You are a special person and unique in your own way!
Sue
1. look very common; Get average grades in all her subjects except English
3. want to be like her friend Lisa; feel bad about herself ;
2. sometimes make stupid mistakes
5. Look in the mirror and smile at yourself every day. Be yourself in your own way.
4. Don’t be too hard on yourself .It’s important to learn from your mistakes.
6. Think about your strong points. Make a list and read it every day
Read the two letters and match A with B.
A—The sad girl’s Problems
B—Sue’s Advice
Look in the mirror and smile at yourself every day.
Nobody is perfect in this word.
Think about your strong points.
Learn from your mistakes.
Para1
Para2
Para3
(Main idea 每段大意, match连线)
Tip 2 : Topic sentence(主题句) is usually the first/last sentence.
Para 4
the 2nd letter
Skimming
Read the lesson and tick the things mentioned.
(1) What are the girl's problems?
□ She thinks she looks very common.
□ She doesn't do well in English.
□ Sometimes she makes stupid mistakes.
□ She doesn't have any friends.
(2) What are Sue's suggestions?
□ Talk to your parents or teacher.
□ Smile at yourself every day.
□ Make plans for your dreams.
□ Go to a doctor.
□ Make a list of your strong points and read it every morning.
is good at English
is a good friend
1. The sad girl is from _____________.
2.The sad girl thinks Lisa _______________ everything.
3. What is the sad girl’s strong point?
___________________________________________
4. The important thing is to learn from your mistakes.
____________________________________________
5. Do you have strong points and weak points? What are they?(开放题)
Task-based Reading
the USA
does well in
She is good at English.
重要的事情是从你的错误中学习。
Read the lesson and answer the questions
1. Who is the first letter from?
2. Why does she write the letter?
3. Who is the second letter from?
4. Why does she write the letter?
It is from a sad girl from Washington.
Because she feels bad about herself.
It is from Sue.
Because she gives some advice to the sad girl from Washington.
5. How does the girl feel?
6. What does Sue mean? Tell it in your own words.
She is sad, upset, unconfident.
She encourages the sad girl to be confident, accept herself and
learn from the mistakes.
Don’ t be too_____on yourself. The most important thing is to ___________the mistakes.
Think about your ________
Make a _____and read it
every moring.
Look in the ______ and ______
at yourself very day.
Be your own ___________. You are a _______person and _______in your own way.
Careful reading:
How to be yourself?
strong points
list
hard
learn from
mirror
smile
best friend
special
unique
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Be yourself
why
who
what
how
How to be yourself?
Some advice on how to be yourself?
Who wrote the letter?
Why did she write the letter?
What strong points does Sue list about the sad girl?
Why does she feel
bad about herself?
A mind map about the text.
Mind map (思维导图) can help us consolidate (巩固) our reading.
After reading
Retell the two letters according to the mind map.
Retell
看起来很普通
平均分
做自己
对自己苛刻
向某人或某物学习
照镜子
以你自己的方式独特
1.look very common
2.average grades
3.be yourself
4.be hard on yourself
5. learn from sb./sth.
6. look in the mirror
7. unique in your own way
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Translate:
Underline them in the passage.
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看起来普通
强项和弱项
对自己苛刻
向某人学习
做自己
平均分
Now read this letter to Sue and Sue's response
to it. Fill in the blanks with proper pronouns.
Dear Sue,
I'm a high school boy. I'm good at all my subjects, but I don't like ________.I don't have any friends. The boys in my class enjoy _________ after class. They talk and laugh, but no one speaks to me. I don't know how to speak to ________. I feel very lonely.
Lonely Boy from Ottawa
myself
themselves
them
Dear Lonely Boy,
Teenage years are wonderful but also difficult. It's common that many middle school students don't like _________. Be proud of ________.You are doing so well in school. After school you can read the news and share interesting stories with ________ classmates.
Think about your interests and find a new hobby. Maybe you can join a club and make more friends.
Soon you will begin to enjoy ________!
Sue
themselves
yourself
your
yourself
Extension
Nobody is perfect in the world.
Even some great people aren’t perfect.
Every person has strong points and weak points.
Work in pairs. Find your partner’s strong points and weak points.
e.g.Strong points: be good at thinking; be nice to the others;
be good at learning from others
Weak points: not clever; have no confidence
What do you do with your weak points?
In fact, everyone could feel bad about himself, even the famous people. Noboday is perfect.
It is very common to make mistakes, but the most important thing is to learn from your mistakes and stop making the same mistakes. Have some confidence in yourself. You don’t have to be someone else. You are good enough.
So, boys and girls, be yourself and be a better self.
人生重要一课
Be Myself
Nobody is perfect in this world. I have strong points and weak points.
your strong points:
your weak points:
suggestions:
But I must be myself. I am a special person and unique in my own way.
1.careful
2.kind-hearted
3.have a good relationship with others
4. be good at/do well in/be talented in
1.careless 5.look very common
6.average grades
2.have no friends
3.always make so many mistakes(犯错误)
4.do not well in/be bad at/be weak in
join a club and make more friends, smile at yourself, find a new hobby, learn from your mistakeslearn from sb./sth.look in the mirror
Writing
Listen to some pieces of advice and number them in the correct order.
The important thing is to learn from your mistakes.
List your dreams and make a plan.
Think about your interests and find a new hobby.
Look in the mirror and smile at yourself every day.
Join a club and make more friends.
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2
4
3
听力材料
1. List your dreams and make a plan.
2. Think about your interests and find a new hobby.
3. Join a club and make more friends.
4. Look in the mirror and smile at yourself every day.
5. The important thing is to learn from your mistakes.
Be Yourself
Someone falls to pieces
Sleeping all alone, someone kills the pain
Spinning in the silence
She finally drifts away
Someone gets excited in a chapel yard
And catches a boquet
Another lays a dozen
White roses on a grave
And to be yourself is all that you can do
To be yourself is all that you can do
Someone finds salvation in everyone
Talk about what the song is about.
Listen and enjoy
1. She is always too hard _____ herself.
2. I am w____ in P.E. I need to take exercise.
3. — I am sorry I made ____ mistake.
— Never mind. Just don’t make ____ same mistake.
A. a; the B. the; a C. a; a D. the; the
4. The lady is so _____ and she believes the man who always tells lies.
A. clever B. smart D. stupid D. wise
eak
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5. — Physics is too difficult, and I have no confidence.
— Nothing is ________ if you don’t give up.
A. important B. impossible
C. interesting D. possible
6. — I made the cake by_____. Help ______, Tom.
— Thanks, Jane.
A. ourselves ; yourself B. myself ; yourself
C. myself ; yourselves D. ourselves ; yourselves
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1. I feel ____(badly) about myself.
2. Nobody ___(be) perfect in this world.
3. Don’t be too hard on yourself for ________(make) mistakes.
4.The important thing is _______(learn) from your mistakes.
5.Look in the mirror and smile at _________(you) every day.
6.He is good at ________(play) football.
7.Sue is ________(happily) every day.
bad
is
making
to learn
yourself
playing
happy
用所给词的适当形式填空。
Complete the chart and then fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
himself
yourselves
herself
ourselves
themselves
yourself
himself
He
yourself
ourselves
herself
us
根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1.The________(平均数)of 3, 9 and 12 is 8.
2.He always makes s_______ mistakes.
3.Sarah gets good grades in all of her subjects e______ physics
4.The girl is still very w_____ after her illness.
5.I want to be like her, because she is ______ (聪敏的).
average
xcept
smart
tupid
eak
根据汉语意思完成句子
1.每天上班前对着镜子朝自己微笑。
______ ___ the mirror and _____ _____ yourself before going to work every day.
2. 约翰如此粗心以至于时常犯错误。
John is so nervous that he often _______ _________.
3.她已经认识到她的优点了。
She has recognized her _______ _______.
4.你会相信她,真是愚蠢。
It's________ ________you to believe her.
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strong points
stupid of
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