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Unit 6 Plan for Yourself
Lesson 4 (Section B 1a–1e)
plans
take up a new hobby
go on a trip
read books for thirty minutes
help parents with housework
climb moutains
improve grades
...
1. Did you make any plans last year?What kinds of plans did you make last year?
1a
Discuss the questions.
2. Were you able to stick to the plans? Why or why not?
你能坚持(执行)计划吗?
able adj. 能够;有才能的 unable “未能,无法”
stick to sth. 坚持;维持
stick to doing sth. 坚持做某事
Last year's plans Sticked to it or not
(Yes or No) If no, explain why
last too long.don’t have enough time
too difficult.
just forget it.
stop it for a new one.
have too much homework..
How can we make good plans?
take up a new hobby
go on a trip
read books for thirty minutes
It’s about making resolutions.
resolution
n. 决定;决心
Prediction
Look at the title and the picture. Guess what the text is about.
A. Some resolutions have to do with
learning new things.
B. For example, a student may
decide to start a new study plan.
C. Try to set mini-goals to help you
achieve your resolution.
D. After all, the start of the year is
often a perfect time for making
resolutions.
make resolutions 做决定;下决心
set mini-goals 设立小目标
achieve one’s resolution 实现某人的决定
Read and translate the four sentences
the beginning of the year 年初;岁首
have to do with ... 与...有关系
have something/nothing to do with ...
have much/little to do with ...
一些决心与学习新事物有关系
决定做某事
A. Some resolutions have to do with learning new things.
B. For example, a student may decide to start a new study plan.
C. Try to set mini-goals to help you achieve your resolution.
D. After all, the start of the year is often a perfect time for making resolutions.
D
Tip: 选项与空格前后句子有近义词或同义词
Read the text. Put the sentences in the correct places.
1b
A. Some resolutions have to do with learning new things.
B. For example, a student may decide to start a new study plan.
C. Try to set mini-goals to help you achieve your resolution.
D. After all, the start of the year is often a perfect time for making resolutions.
A
Tip: 前后逻辑关系和结构
B
Tip: 篇章结构
A. Some resolutions have to do with learning new things.
B. For example, a student may decide to start a new study plan.
C. Try to set mini-goals to help you achieve your resolution.
D. After all, the start of the year is often a perfect time for making resolutions.
C
Tip: 逻辑关系和意义衔接
1c
Read the text again and match each paragraph with its main purpose.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
A. To list some popular resolutions.
B. To introduce the meaning of a resolution.
C. To give advice on how to achieve resolutions.
D. To explain why some people fail to keep resolutions.
Match the main purpose of each paragraph.
introduce v. 介绍;引见;引进 introduction介绍,引见
introduce A to B 把A介绍给B introduce oneself 自我介绍
fail in sth. 在······方面失败 fail to do sth. 未能做某事
failure失败;
1d
Complete the mind map with the information from the text.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(8)
(7)
Making Resolutions
Do you know what a resolution is? A resolution is a promise that you
make to yourself. People make resolutions to improve their life. The most
common kind is a New Year’s resolution. After all, the start of the year is often a perfect time for making resolutions.
1. What is a resolution?
2. What is the most common kind of resolution?
4. When is often a perfect time for making resolutions?
A resolution is a promise that you make to yourself.
Read Para 1 and answer
A New Year’s resolution.
The start of the year.
you make to yourself
New Year’s resolution
the start of the year
Read Para 1again and Complete the mind map(1)(2)(3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
resolutions can be about
learning new things
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exercise more or eat more healthily
take up a new hobby, like painting or photography
become more confident or organized
Read Para 2 and Complete the mind map(4)(5)(6)
(4)
(5)
(6)
physical health
self-improvement
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(7) __________________________
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Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common: People hardly ever keep them! But there are good reasons for this.
Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. And sometimes people just forget about them.
Why do people hardly keep their resolutions?
too...to... 太.....而不能.....
Read Para3 and Complete the mind map(7)
(7)
①the resolutions may be too difficult to keep.
②people just forget about them.
To make your resolutions work, you need to plan them wisely. Always make sure your resolution is possible to achieve. Don’t set a goal that is too difficult or too much for you. Try to set mini-goals to help you achieve your resolution. And if you don’t want to forget your resolutions, write them down. Also, talk about them with your family and friends. Encourage them to remind you of your goals. So what resolutions are you going to make? How are you going to keep them?
Read Para4 and Complete the mind map (8)
(8)
①Plan your resolutions wisely.Make them possible to achieve
②Try to set mini-goals.
③Write your resolutions down.
④Talk about your resolutions with your family and friends.
(8) __________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
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决心的定义
分类列举决心的不同类别
人们难以坚持决心的原因
提供解决方案,给出实现建议
What’s the writer's purpose of writing this text?
A. To tell readers about the writer’s own
New Year’s resolutions.
B. To explain what resolutions are and how
to make them work.
C. To encourage readers to make more
resolutions every year.
D. To show that most people can’t stick to
their resolutions.
Read the text and answer
Do you know what a resolution is? A resolution is a promise that you make to yourself. People make resolutions to improve their life. The most common kind is a New Year’s resolution. After all, the start of the year is often a perfect time for making resolutions.
Making Resolutions
make/ keep/ break a promise 许下/信守/违背诺言
promise (not) to do sth 承诺(不)做某事
promise + that 从句 承诺……
language points
After all 毕竟;终究
Para 1
下定决心去;制定决心(计划)去
Resolutions can be about anything. Some are about physical health. For example, some people may promise to exercise more or eat more healthily. Some resolutions have to do with learning new things. People might decide they are going to take up a hobby, like painting or photography. And some resolutions have to do with self-improvement, like becoming more confident or organized. For example, a student may decide to start a new study plan.
) take up 开始从事(某项活动、爱好等);占据(时间 / 空间)take off 脱下(衣物);(飞机)起飞
take out 取出;拿出take care of 照顾;照料
take part in 参加(活动、比赛等)
Para 2
be in good/poor health “身体状况好/不好”
physical health“身体健康”
health n.健康 → healthy adj.健康的→ healthily adv.健康地→ unhealthy adj.不健康的 → unhealthily adv.不健康地
Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common: People hardly ever keep them! But there are good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. And sometimes people just forget about them.
have sth in common有共同之处
have much/little in common有许多/很少相同之处have nothing in common毫无共同之处
几乎从不
“too... to...”
“so… that”
“ not … enough to...”
Para 3
the reason for sth. ....的原因
To make your resolutions work, you need to plan them wisely. Always make sure your resolution is possible to achieve. Don’t set a goal (that is too difficult or too much for you). Try to set mini-goals to help you achieve your resolution. And if you don’t want to forget your resolutions, write them down. Also, talk about them with your family and friends. Encourage them to remind you of your goals. So what resolutions are you going to make? How are you going to keep them?
确保;保证
encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事
remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事/使某人想起某事
be possible to do sth. 去做什么事情是可能的 possible adj.可能的;合理的
as...as possible = (as...as one can) 尽可能......
if possible = (if it is possible) 如果可能的话
Para 4
Topic For Against
Make resolutions
Plan ahead
Do things at the last
moment
1e
Discuss the questions.
1. Do you think it is useful to make resolutions? Why or why not?
2. Do you like to plan ahead or do things at the last moment? Why?
plan ahead 提前计划
Topic For Against
Make resolutions
Plan ahead
Do things at the last
moment
encourage us to improve ourselves
make us more organized
develop good habits
manage our time and tasks better
too hard to keep
create stress
feel disappointed if we fail to keep them
feel organized.
help me save time and avoid mistakes
ensure I don’t miss important details
miss some unexpected and interesting things
give us more freedom
save energy
feel stressed and even fail to finish tasks on time
brings better focus(专注力)
Making Resolutions
1.Meaning
2.kinds
4.advice
3.Reasons
A promise that you make to yourself.
Physical health
Learning new things
Self-improvement
1. It’s too difficult to keep.
2. People just forget them.
1. Make sure it is possible to achieve.
2. Set mini-goals.
3. Write them down.
4. Talk about them with your family and friends.
Summary
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