内容正文:
Reading for writing activity, too. Look at the title and the pictures. What is the story about? Now read the story and check your answer. Racing together, john and Robert Taylor are brothers. They are always close to each other, but Robert has a serious disease and cannot move at all. He has to stay at home every day, and he often feels lonely. He wants to join the other kids. He wants to go out and play. John sees Robert sad face and wants to help. One day, he finds away. He puts Robert in a trailer and pulls IT along with his bike. For the first time, Robert feels like the other kids. A big bright smile appears on his face. Now the brothers often take part in bike races together. IT is hard for john to pull Roberts trailer, but john refuses to race without his brother. They don't often win, but for the brothers, some things are more important than winning. They enjoy the time together. We are family, john says. For the Taylor or brothers, the result doesn't really matter. The love between them powers that bike, and love always wins.
Unit 3
Family ties
(Reading for writing)
1
What’s the relationship between them?
Lead in
They are brothers and sisters.
They love each other.
Free talk
Do you have brother or sister?
What would you do together?
chatting
walking
eating
Do you love your sister or brother?
3
Look at the three pictures describe them. Use the words and expression to help you.
smile
close to
love
enjoy
important
family
For example:
The boy is . the girl is . They are .
4
Look and say
What can you see in the picture?
1、Are they happy?
2、What’s their name?
3、What’s the relationship between them?
5
Listen and think
What’s the story about ?
1 John and Robert Taylor finished the school bike race. They didn’t win, but they smiled happily. To John and Robert, some things are more important than winning.
2 John and Robert are brothers. They are always close to each other. But Robert has a serious disease and cannot move at all. He has to stay at home every day and he often feels lonely. He wanted to join the other kids. He wanted to go out and play.
3 John saw Robert’s sad face and wanted to help. One day, he found a way out. He put Robert in a trailer and pulled it along with his bike. For the first time, Robert felt like the other kids.
4 Now, the brothers often take part in bike races together. It is hard for John to pull Robert’s trailer. But John refuses to race without his brother. They enjoy the time together. “We are family,” John says.
5 For the Taylor brothers, the result doesn’t really matter. The love between them powers their bike. And love always wins.
1、What’s the relation between them?
2、The story is about a boy riding a bike with a trailer.
Racing together
6
Read
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the story.
Who is in the story?
John and Robert Taylor.
They are brothers and are always 1__________each other.
What happened?
At first
Robert cannot move at all. He often feels 2___________.
Then
John put Robert in a trailer and 3__________ it along with his bike. For the 4__________ time, Robert felt like the other kids.
Now
They often take part in bike races. They enjoy 5______________ together.
What does the writer think of them?
The 6_______________________ powers their bike.
And love always wins.
close to
lonely
pulled
first
the time
love between them
7
Share
Answer the questions
3. What tense did the writer use in this passage?
1. What does “They” refer to in “They didn't win”?
2. What does “it” refer to in “He put Robert in a trailer and pulled it along with his bike”?
“They”refer to “John and Robert”.
“It”refer to “the trailer”.
Simple past tense
8
Share
Answer the questions
4、Do you think the Taylor brothers win? why or why not?
5、What’s the meaning of "powers" in the last paragraph?
6、What really matters for the Taylor brothers?
It means “to give energy to something”.
And love always wins.
The relationship between them, they love each other
9
Write
Write a short paragraph about your family member’s support.
Step1 How do your family members support each other? Think of
some example
Step 2 Who are the family members?
What do you do to support each other?Give three examples.
What do you think of the family members?
Step3 Write your paragraph with the help of the table.
Step4 Check.
Step5 Share your paragraph with the class.
10
Language
1、To john and Robert, some things aremore important than winning.对约翰和罗伯特来说,有些事情比获胜更重要。(教材第56页,2)
(1)be more important than比…更重要
Friendship is more important than money. 友谊比金钱更重要。
Health is more important than wealth. 健康比财富更重要。
(2 )than
①(介词)比
than 之前要用形容词或副词的比较级。
Tom is taller than anyone else in hisclass.汤姆比他班上其他任何人都高。
11
Language
②〔连词]比用于“比较级+than+比较状语从句’结构,从句常省略一些与主句相同
的成分。
My father does less housework than mymother ( does )
我爸爸做的家务比我妈妈少。
12
Language
2、They are always close to each other. 他们一直亲密无间。(教
材第56页,2)
和某人亲近be close to sb.close 作形容词,意为“亲近的,亲密的”。
She is closè to her grandma. 她和她的奶奶很亲近。
My brother and I are close. 我和我的弟弟很亲。
13
Language
3、Robertnasaleric dieise andcannotmove at al母是罗怕特得了重病.根本术能动弹。(我科外站页,2)
(1) serious 〔形容词]
①严重的;有危险的
There is nothing serious.没有什么大问题。
②)严肃的;稳重的
Our Chinese teacher looks very serious.
我们的语文老师看上去很严肃。
③认真的,当真的 be serious about...对认真
Is she serious about giving up her job?她说要辞职是认真的吗?
14
Language
拓展
seriously
〔副词〕严肃地;严重地认真地
take sth.seriously 认真对待某事
Was she seriously hurt?她伤得严重吗?
Teachers ask students to take gardenin,seriously.
老师要求学生认真对待园艺。
15
Language
(2)disease
have a disease生病
This disease is very hard to nurse这种病很难调养。
She has a heart disease.她患有心脏病。
(3) not...at all 根本不……,一点也不…
not常与连系动词be、助动词或情态动词连用,at all 放在句末。
I don't want to go out at all我根本不想出去。
I could not see anything at all.我根本就什么都看不见。
拓展 Not at all.“别客气/不用谢”。
可单独使用,用于交际用语中,是回答道谢的礼貌用语
16
Language
4、He has to stay at home every day andhe often feels lonely.他每天
不得不待在家里,常常感到孤独。(教材第56页,2)
stay at home 待在家里
stay 作动词,意为“停留,逗留”
Jim often stays at home on weekends周末吉姆经常待在家里。
17
Language
5、He wanted to go out and play.他想出去玩。(教材第56页,2)
go out 出去(尤指为了娱乐)
Are you going out tonight?你今晚出去吗?
We went out for a meal last night.昨天晚上我们出去吃饭了。
拓展
go out to do sth.出去做某事
Can I go out to play now?我现在可以出去玩吗?
18
Language
6、For the Taylor brothers, the resultdoesn'treally matter, 对于泰勒兄弟,结果真的并不重要。(教材第57页,2)
matter
①〔动词〕重要,要紧,有关系 不用于进行时。
It doesn'tmatter.没关系。(可回答对方的道歉)
Will it matter if I'm a little late?我晚来一会儿不要紧吧?
-Sorry, I broke your cup.对不起,我打碎了你的杯子。
-It doesn't matter.没关系。
②〔名词】问题;事情
I know nothing about the matter. 关于那件事我什么也不知道。
19
Language
7、The love between them powers theirbike.他们之间的爱为他们的自行车提供动力。(教材第57页,2)
power
①[及物动词〕给(车辆或机器)提供动力
The engine can power the car easily.这台发动机能轻易地驱动这辆汽车。②〔名词】能量,力量;电力;权力
They switched off the power.他们关掉了电源。
have power 有权力
20
Exercise
一、单词拼写
1.Mum opened the door (quiet) because she didn’t want to wake up my little sister.
2.The marks on the wall show the (grow) of the boy.
3.The Battle at Lake Changjin (《长津湖》) is a (touch) story for all of us.
4.It’s nice to be on the (win) side for a change.
5.It is hard for me (finish) the task on time.
6.I want (stay) at home with my parents at weekends.
7.— Why do you look unhappy?
— Because my brother refuses (give) his toy to me.
8.The (build) has ten floors and she lives on the seventh floor.
quietly
growth
touching
winning
to finish
to stay
to give
building
21
Exercise
9.There was a storm yesterday. Luckily, most of the flowers in my garden are
still (live).
10.Last week, I met an old friend of (I) in the restaurant.
11.My (parent) computers are on the desk. The black one is my father’s and the
white one is my mother’s.
12.Don’t worry. The (children) teachers will help us with the show.
13.He refused (race) without his brother.
14.The engine can (power) the car (easy).
15.He has (stay) at home every day and he often (feel) lonely.
alive
mine
parents’
children’s
power easily
to race
to stay feels
22
Exercise
My name is Alan. I’m 1 English boy. I am not tall or short. My favourite 2 is green. I like doing some reading. Here are 3 books. One is my friend Yang Ming’s book and the other is my book.
Yang Ming is my friend in the class. He is 15 years old. Here is a picture of his big family! Let’s look 4 it. His father, the one behind the tree, is a worker. In his free time, he spends a lot of time 5 (go) fishing. His mother, the one in the red hat, is a teacher of Chinese. Yang Ming loves 6 (he) parents very much. Who are they? They are Yang Ming’s two 7 (sister). They are twins. Their names are Lingling and Lili. Lingling 8 (have) a cat. Its name is Coco. Look! It’s under the table. Lili is good at music. She can play the piano 9 (real) well! The twins are middle school students, too. Do you like to 10 friends with us?
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
an
color/colour
two
at
going
his
sisters
has
really
make
23
Thank you
24
null
Other
123458.93
$