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Unit 3
Better you, Better me!
Lesson 4 Be happy with yourself!
【冀教版2024 八年级上册】
学习目标
通过本课学习,学生能够
1. 通过速读圈画,梳理文本,精准提取写信人的核心问题(自我否定的具体表现)和回信人的分层建议(认知层面和行动层面),清晰梳理“问题—建议”的文本结构,掌握主题词汇在具体真实语境中的含义与用法;(学习理解)
2. 围绕“Are you happy with yourself?”开展小组讨论,灵活运用所学主题语言(I’m good at…but…等)进行交流,在真实互动中内化主题语言,理解“人无完人,需发现并悦纳自我”的核心观点;(应用实践)
3. 通过反思并分享可以提升自信的小贴士,将文本认知转化为自我成长实践,强化对“做独特自己”的正向期待。(迁移创新)
Lead in
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Pre-reading
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While-reading
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Post-reading
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Summary
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Language points
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Exercises
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Homework
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Contents
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Lead in
lead in
1. What are your strong points and weak points?
2. Are you happy with yourself? Why?
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Pre-reading
Pre-reading
Look at the picture.
1. What can you see?
I can see…
2. What can you know about her?
She …
3. What may the text be about?
It may be about…
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While-reading
While-reading
Read the two emails fast and answer the questions.
Q1: Which country is the sad girl from? ____________________
Q2: Why did she write this email? ____________________
Q3: Who helped the sad girl? _________
America / The US.
To ask for help.
Sue.
While-reading
Read the first email and find out the girl’s problems.
Problem 1: There’s nothing _______ about me.
Problem 2: I get __________ grades in all my
subjects except English.
Problem 3: I make stupid _________.
special
average
mistakes
Do you have the same problems?
While-reading
Read the second email and find out some useful suggestions.
Suggestion 1: Think about your strong _______ .
Suggestion 2: Don’t be too _______ on yourself.
Suggestion 3: Look at yourself in the mirror and _______every day.
points
hard
smile
While-reading
Read the emails again and analyze the structure.
While-reading
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Post-reading
Post-reading
What keeps us from being happy? Think and tick.
feeling bad about our abilities trying to be a perfect person
following our own heart being honest with ourselves
believing in ourselves being socially anxious
Add more situations…
Post-reading
____ You can’t be yourself if you don’t know, understand, or believe in yourself first.
____ “Do you think I’m funny? Do they like me?” It’s impossible to be yourself if you are always worrying about these things. To be yourself, you have to let go of these worries
____ If something embarrassing happens to you, learn to laugh at yourself. You may also turn it into a funny story and even share it with others someday.
____ Take care of your body and mind by eating healthy foods, sleeping well and exercising.
C
A
B
D
A. Stop caring about what others think of you. B. Relax.
C. Find yourself. D. Learn to love yourself.
Post-reading
Write about your worries and ask for help
or give advice to others in need.
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Summary
Summary
teenage adj. 十几岁的
except prep. 除……外
although conj. 虽然;尽管
impossible adj. 不可能的
weak adj. (能力)弱的
make mistakes 犯错误
make a list 列清单
be hard on sb/sth 严厉对待,严格批评(某人或某事)
in one’s own way
以某人的特有方式
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Language points
Language points
1. I get average grades in all my subjects except English.
除了英语,我所有科目的成绩都一般。
except 介词 除……外,强调所排除的内容不包括在内,含有“减去”的意思;
对比besides 除……之外还有,包括besides后边的内容,含有“加上”的意思
I like all the vegetables except eggplants.
除了茄子,我喜欢所有的蔬菜。
Besides eggplants, I like many other vegetables.
除了茄子,我还喜欢很多其他的蔬菜。
Language points
2. Although I’m a little better at English, sometimes I make bad mistakes. 尽管我的英语稍好一些,但有时我会犯一些低级错误。
although 连词 虽然;尽管,相当于though,引导让步状语从句
Although she met many difficulties, she never gave up.
尽管她遇到了很多困难,但是她从未放弃。
注意:由于逻辑连接词不可重复使用,although和but不能同时出现在同一个句子里。 (但是although 和yet可以同时使用)
类似不能同时出现在同一个句子的还有because 和so。
Language points
3. Although I’m a little better at English, sometimes I make bad mistakes. 尽管我的英语稍好一些,但有时我会犯一些低级错误。
mistake 名词 错误;失误
常见短语:make a mistake (in)… (在……方面)犯错误
learn from mistakes 从错误中吸取教训
by mistake 错误地;无意中
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. 别害怕犯错误。
拓展: 动词 误解;弄错 过去式 mistook 过去分词 mistaken
mistake…for… 把……错当成……
Language points
4. I want to be like her, but I know that’s impossible.
我想成为她那样的人,但我知道这是不可能的。
impossible 形容词 不可能的 im- 是否定前缀,如impolite没礼貌的
谚语:Nothing is impossible. 一切皆有可能。
Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it. 世上无难事只怕有心人。
常见句式: It’s impossible for sb to do sth 对某人来说,做某事是不可能的
It’s impossible for me to finish the work in one day.
对我来说,一天内完成工作是不可能的。
情景交际:——Can you lend me 100 yuan? ——Impossible!
—— 你能借给我100元吗? ——不行!
Language points
5. Make a list and read it every morning. 列一个清单,并且每天早上读一读。
list 名词 清单
常见短语:make a list 列清单 on the list 在清单上 a shopping list 一张购物清单
All the students are on the list. 所有的学生都在清单上。
Having a shopping list can save your time. 弄一张购物清单能节省时间。
拓展:动词 把……列表;列清单
Please list the things that you need to buy. 请列一下你要买的东西。
Language points
6. Don’t be too hard on yourself. 不要对自己太苛刻。
be hard on sb/sth 严厉对待,严格批评某人或某事,相当于be strict with sb/sth
Don’t be too hard on him—he is a child after all.
不要对他过于严厉,毕竟他还是个孩子。
You have to learn to relax—don’t be too hard on yourself.
你得学会放松,不要对自己太苛刻。
Language points
7. You are a special person and unique in your own way!
你是一个特别的人,独具个性!
in one’s own way 以某人的特有方式
Everyone can express himself in his own way.
每个人都可以以他自己的方式表达自己。
You can create your paper-cut in your own way.
你可以以自己的方式制作剪纸。
Language points
8. To be yourself, you have to let go of these worries.
要做自己,你就必须放下这些担忧。
let go of 放弃;放开
let go of sb/sth 相当于let sb/sth go
Don’t let go of the rope.= Don’t let the rope go. 别松开绳子。
It’s time to let go of the past.= It’s time to let the past go.该忘掉过去了。
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Exercises
Exercises
Fill in the blanks with the proper words.
1. The museum is open every day ______ Monday.
2. Mike knows a lot about China, _________he only came to China 1 year ago.
3. It is __________for them to finish the work in an hour.
4. I’m _____ in English. Can you give me some advice?
5. Don’t be afraid of__________ (make) mistakes. You can learn a lot from them.
except
although
impossible
weak
making
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Homework
Homework
基础性作业:熟读课文邮件,用英文概括内容,并提炼核心“问题—建议”逻辑;
拓展性作业:针对练习3,补充自己关于影响个人心情因素的思考,用英文写清因素和简单解释的细节;
实践性作业:以“Be myself, be happy”为话题,给自己制定小小改变的周计划。
Thank you!
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