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Unit 4 Preparing for the Topic
Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies
Thinking Skills: understanding character development 理解性格发展
Activity 1: Look at the pictures and read the text, and then think about how and why the character changes.
Beginning
Kangkang lost
the 100-meter race
and was very upset.
Middle
His friend, Li Ming,
came up to him and
cheered him up.
End
Kangkang laughed
again and walked
with Li Ming happily.
输掉100米赛跑
走到他跟前
cheer sb.up 使某人振作起来
Activity 2
Task 1: Read the text and get the main idea of the passage.
Li Hong became our new classmate a month ago. In the beginning, she was always lonely becasue she didn't have any friends. Miss Wang, our English teacher, then introduced her to Lingling.
Li Hong's change at school
Thinking Skills: understanding character development
起初
be lonely 孤独的
introduce sb. to sb. 向某人介绍
Activity 2
Task 1: Read the text and get the main idea of the passage.
Lingling was very good at English and helped Li Hong a lot. They soon became very close friends. Now, Li Hong has many friends at school and gets along well with us. She enjoys her school life vey much.
Li Hong's change at school
Thinking Skills: understanding character development
be good at 擅长
帮助很多
亲密的朋友
好好相处
Activity 2
Task 2: Read the text again and analyze the structure of the text.
Li Hong became our new classmate a month ago. In the beginning, she was always lonely becasue she didn't have any friends.
Miss Wang, our English teacher, then introduced her to Lingling. Lingling was very good at English and helped Li Hong a lot.
They soon became very close friends. Now, Li Hong has many friends at school and gets along well with us. She enjoys her school life vey much.
Beginning
Middle
End
Thinking Skills: understanding character development
Task 3: Complete the character-development chart.
Beginning
Li Hong didn't
have any friends
and _________
____________.
Middle
Miss Wang _______
_________________
and they soon became very close friends.
End
Li Hong has many
friends at school
and enjoys _______
_______________.
was always
lonely
introduced
her to Lingling
her school
life very much
Activity 2
Thinking Skills: understanding character development
Reading Strategies:Reading with a purpose
有目的阅读
Good readers set a purpose for reading.While reading,they can decide what is important and what is not for the reading purpose. 优秀的阅读者会为阅读设定目标。在阅读时,他们可以决定什么是重要的,什么是不重要的。
Activity 1
Read the beginning part of a text and set a purpose for reading.
The period of time from age 13 to 19 is a very important stage of human life. Many important life changes take place during this teenage stage.
一段时间
人类生命中非常重要的阶段
发生
青少年阶段
Your reading purpose is to find out
________________________________________________________
what important life changes take place during this teenage stage.
As teenagers grow in age, their bodies reach their full adult height. This is the clearest change. Also, hair grows on certain areas of their bodies, and their voices change, too.
Activity 2
Read a sentence from the same text and decide whether the information is important or unimportant for your reading purpose.
随着青少年年龄的增长
长到成年时的高度
最明显的变化
在某些领域
1. Teenagers grow in age.
2. Their bodies reach their full adult height.
3. Hair grows on certain areas of their bodies, and their voices change too.
Important /Unimportant
Important /Unimportant
Important /Unimportant
Activity 3
As a teenagers, you also have growing pains. You face problems like schoolwork stress, pressure from other people and so on. Then how can you deal with the growing pains? Firstly, learn to listen and understand. This can help you learn more about life and people around you.
Task 1 Predict the main idea of the passage with the help of expressions in red.
Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose
作为青少年
作为青少年
学业压力
等等
处理
学会倾听和理解
学会更多关于
Activity 3
Secondly, make friends with your classmates. Your friends may have the same problem as yours, so you can always understand and help each other. Lastly, don’t compare yourself with others. Everyone shines in their own ways. You should discover and develop your own strong points.
Task 1 Predict the main idea of the passage with the help of expressions in red.
Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose
和...交朋友
互相帮助
和...作比较
以他们自己的方式
发现并发展自己的长处。
As a teenagers, you also have growing pains. You face problems like schoolwork stress, pressure from other people and so on. Then how can you deal with the growing pains?
Firstly, learn to listen and understand. This can help you learn more about life and people around you. Secondly, make friends with your classmates. Your friends may have the same problem as yours, so you can always understand and help each other. Lastly, don't compare yourself with others. Everyone shines in their own ways. You should discover and develop your own strong poingts.
Beginning
Details
Activity 3
Your reading purpose is to find out
how to deal with the growing pains.
Task 2 Read the text to get the main idea and set a reading purpose first.
国家中小学课程资源
北京市仁爱教育研究所
Activity 3
4. Don't compare yourself with others.
1.You also have growing pains.
2. Learn to listen and understand.
3. Make friends with your classmates
Important /Unimportant
Important /Unimportant
Important /Unimportant
Important /Unimportant
Task 3 Read and decide whether the information is important or not for your purpose.
Words in P60--P61
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1. laugh /lɑːf/ v. 笑
1)laugh at sb.
2)laugh off sth.
2. happy adj . 开心的,快乐的
happily /ˈhæpɪli/ adv. 快乐地;幸运地
do sth. happily 快乐地做某事
嘲笑某人
一笑置之
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3. period /ˈpɪəriəd/ n. 一段时间;时期
the period of time 一段时间
4. teenage /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/ adj. 青少年的;十几岁的
teenager /ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/n. 青少年
stage /steɪdʒ/ n. 阶段;舞台
teenage stage 青少年阶段
on the stage 在舞台上
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4. purpose /ˈpɜːpəs/ n. 意图;目的
reading purpose
the purpose of
on purpose
5. reach /riːtʃ/ v. 达到;到达;够得着
reach + 某地 到达某地
He is too short to reach the apple.
阅读目的
...的目的/意图
故意
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5. high / haɪ / adj. 高的
height /haɪt/ n. 身高;高度
你的身高和体重是多少?
What is your height and weight ?
6. adult /ˈædʌlt/ adj. 成年的;发育成熟的 n. 成年
full adult height 成人全身高
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7. hair /heə(r)/ n. 体毛;头发 (不可数)
强调一根毛发 可数 a hair
白发
gray hair
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8. certain /ˈsɜːtn/ adj. 特定的;无疑的;确实的
area /ˈeəriə/n. 部位;面积;地区,地域
certain areas 某些地区:指特定的、限定的、
明确的地方或区域
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9. pain /peɪn/ n. 痛苦;苦恼;烦恼;疼痛
growing pains 生长痛,成长的烦恼
I have a pain in my back. 我背疼
10. schoolwork /ˈskuːlwɜːk/ n. 学校作业;课堂作业
stress /stres/ n. 精神压力;心理负担
schoolwork stress 学业压力
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11. pressure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ n. 心理压力,紧张;压力
你能在压力下工作吗?
Can you work under pressure?
high blood pressure
高血压
stress / stres / n. 精神压力,心理负担
schoolwork stress 学业压力
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12. deal /diːl/ v. 对待;对付
deal with 处理
他们如何处理这个问题
How do they deal with the problem?
make a deal with sb. 和某人达成协议
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13. firstly /ˈfɜːstli/adv. (用于列举)首先,第一
用于作文
Firstly , .... Secondly, ... Lastly, ...
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14. compare /kəmˈpeə(r)/ v. 比较;对比
compare A with B 把A 和 B 相比较
compare A to B 把A 比作 B
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15. shine /ʃaɪn/ v. 出色;发光
过去式 shone / shined
shine up to sb. 竭力讨好某人,巴结某人
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16. cover / ˈkʌvə(r) / v. 盖上
discover /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/ v. 认识到;发现
discover your own strong points
发现自己的优点
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Thinking Skills: understanding character development
理解性格发展
Characters grow and change in the story. You can understand character development by analyzing how and why a character changes.人物在故事中成长和变化。你可以通过分析角色变化的方式和原因来理解角色的发展。
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