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Lesson 4 Be happy with yourself! Unit 3 Better you, better me! 23021 能够读懂两封邮件,了解一个女孩问题和Sue提供的解决办法以及邮件的书写格式。 能用英语书写不满意自己的邮件以及回复他人不满意他自己的邮件。 01 02 学习目标 能够掌握本课时单词、短语和句型。 03 23021 A What are your strong points and weak points? B Are you happy with yourself ? Read the questions and give your answers. A I’m very organized and friendly. I always make sure to plan things carefully and don’t miss any small details. I always help others in my daily life. But I’m slow. This makes me spend too much time on one task. B Yes, I am. 新课讲授 Pre-reading 23021 Read the emails and complete the table While-reading Problem Advice • There’s nothing _ about me. • I get _ grades in all my subjects except English. • I make bad _ sometimes. • Think about your strong _. • Don’t be too _ on yourself. • Be your own best friends, and _ yourself. 23021 Dear Sue, I’m a teenage student. There’s nothing special about me. I get average grades in all my subjects except English. Although I’m a little better at English, sometimes I make bad mistakes. My friend Lisa, however, is talented 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 23021 Dear Girl, Nobody is perfect in this world. Not even your friend! 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 kind and friendly girl. What do you like about yourself? Make a list and read it every morning. Don’t be too hard on yourself. We all make mistakes. The important thing is to learn from them. Be your own best friend, and be happy with yourself. Look at yourself in the mirror and smile every day. You are a special person and unique in your own way! Sue 23021 Problem Advice • There’s nothing _ about me. • I get _ grades in all my subjects except English. • I make bad _ sometimes. • Think about your strong _. • Don’t be too _ on yourself. • Be your own best friends, and _ yourself. Read the emails and complete the table special average mistakes points hard smile 23021 解题策略 寻读法 寻读法是一种快速阅读的技巧,通过扫读文本迅速查找某项具体事实或特定信息。在做阅读题目之前 ,可先浏览问题或特定信息,以便快速精准地找到答案。例如Problem一栏中“There’s nothing _ about me. ”,可快速定位到第一段第二句话“There’s nothing special about me. ”,故填special。 23021 Read the emails again and analyze the structure. Dear Sue, I’m a teenage student. There’s nothing special about me. I get average grades in all my subjects except English. Although I’m a little better at English, sometimes I make bad mistakes. My friend Lisa, however, is talented 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 称呼 介绍自己+说清困难 礼貌表达诉求 落款 23021 Dear Girl, Nobody is perfect in this world. Not even your friend! 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 kind and friendly girl. What do you like about yourself? Make a list and read it every morning. Don’t be too hard on yourself. We all make mistakes. The important thing is to learn from them. Be your own best friend, and be happy with yourself. Look at yourself in the mirror and smile every day. You are a special person and unique in your own way! Sue 称呼 表达理解+可行性解决方法 落款 23021 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 √ √ √ 23021 _ 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. Here are some tips on how to be yourself. Match each tip with its details. 23021 Play a writing game. What keeps you from being happy with yourself? Write a letter to Sue. Shuffle your letters and trade them with other groups. Everyone gets a letter. Now suppose you are Sue and write a letter back 23021 1. I’m a teenage student. teenage 作形容词,意为“十几岁的”,通常用来描述13 至19 岁的青少年。 teenage years 青少年时期;青春期 teenage 的名词是teenager,意为“(13至19岁之间的)青少年” e.g. As a teenage student, you should have your own dreams. 作为一名青少年学生,你应当有自己的梦想。 He is going through his teenage years.他正在经历他的青少年时期。 His music is very popular among teenagers. 他的音乐在青少年中非常受欢迎。 Language points 23021 2. 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 e.g. 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。 23021 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。 (1) although 连词 虽然;尽管,相当于though,引导让步状语从句 e.g. 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。 23021 (2) mistake 名词 错误;失误 常见短语:make a mistake/mistakes (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 e.g. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. 别害怕犯错误。 We should learn from our mistakes. 我们应当从错误中学习。 I took her schoolbag by mistake. 我错拿了她的书包。 拓展: 动词 误解;弄错 过去式 mistook 过去分词 mistaken mistake…for… 把……错当成…… e.g. We often mistake the twins for each other. 我们经常把那对双胞胎误认成彼此。 23021 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 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 e.g. 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。 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。 23021 5. We all have our strong points and weak points. weak 作形容词,意为“弱的”,其名词形式是weakness 意为“弱点”,相当于weak point(弱点)。 e.g. It’s very important for you to know your own weakness. 对于你来说了解自己的弱点很重要。 weak 作形容词,主要有以下三种用法: ①(能力)弱的,表示在某个领域能力不足;be weak in ... 在……方面薄弱/ 不擅长 e.g. His maths is very weak. 他的数学很差。 He is weak in English grammar. 他的英语语法薄弱。 23021 ② 虚弱的,表示体力或精神不足;be weak from... 因……而虚弱 e.g. She felt weak after the illness. 病后她感到虚弱。 The boy was weak from a long walk. 那个男孩因长时间走路而虚弱。 ③ 不能说服人的,表示论点、证据等不充分。 e.g. Your opinion sounds weak. 你的观点站不住脚。 23021 6. 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 e.g. 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 e.g. Please list the things that you need to buy. 请列一下你要买的东西。 23021 7. Don’t be too hard on yourself. 不要对自己太苛刻。 (1) 分析结构 这是一个否定祈使句。时态是一般现在时。句子省略了主语“you”,以动词原形开头的祈使句,其否定形式为“Don’t + 动词原形.”。 e.g. Don’t stand under the tree when it’s raining. 下雨时不要站在树底下。 23021 祈使句表示请求、命令、警告或禁止等语气,共有以下几种形式: ① 以动词原形开头的祈使句,用以表达命令、请求、建议等,通常省略主语。否定句是“Don’t + 动词原形.”,表示“不要做某事。” ② Be 型,结构为“Be +形容词/ 名词.”。e.g. Be quiet. 安静。 ③ Let 型,结构为Let’s + 动词原形.”表示“咱们……”,否定形式是“Let’s not + 动词原形.”。 ④ Do 型,在动词原形前加助动词Do,用来加强语气,可意为“务必、一定”。e.g. Do be careful. 务必小心。 ⑤ No 型,结构为“No + 名词/ 动名词.”,常用于公共场所的警示语,表示“禁止做某事。”e.g. No smoking. 禁止吸烟。 23021 (2) 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 e.g. 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。 23021 8. 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 e.g. 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。 23021 9. 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 e.g. 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。 23021 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 当堂检测 23021 Finish and polish the letters you write and hand them in. Preview Unit 3 Lesson 5. Homework 23021 $