Unit 2 Growing pains and gains 课件- 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

讲课人： 时间：202X. 探究一 核心单词 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Starting out & Understanding ideas 11 1 pm /piː'em/ n. 下午( 用于表示钟点的数字之后) 观察· The museum is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm. 博物馆的开放时间为周一到周五，上午9 点到下午6 点。 · The New Year party starts at 12:00 pm for lunch, and ends at 12:00 am when the fireworks light up the sky. 新年派对从中午12 点的午餐开始，到凌晨12 点烟花照亮天空结束。 探索新知 11 pm 意为“下午，午后”，用来表示从中午12 点到晚上12 点（午夜0 点）这个时间段。 am，意为“上午，午前”，用来表示从午夜0 点到中午12 点这个时间段。 书写格式：一般在数字后面加上pm 或者am，中间不需要空格。 注意：12:00 pm 表示“中午12 点”；12:00 am 表示“午夜0 点”。 探索新知 11 2 promise /'prɒmɪs/ v. 许诺，保证，答应 n. 保证，承诺，诺言（教材P21） 观察· He promised to give back the book. 他答应要归还那本书。 · My father promised me a new present this year. 我爸爸答应今年给我一件新礼物。 · You promised that you would take me to Disneyland, Dad. 你答应带我去迪士尼的，爸爸。 · If you make a promise, you should keep it. Never break a promise. 如果你许下承诺，就应该遵守。永远不要食言。 探索新知 11 promise 的一词多义： （1） v. 许诺，保证，答应。常见用法：promise (not) to do sth. 答应/ 允诺（不）做某事；promise sb. sth.=promise sth. to sb. 许诺给某人某物；promise (sb.)+(that) 从句 答应/ 保证…… （2） n. 诺言，许诺，承诺。常见用法：the promise to do sth. 做 某事的承诺；make a promise 承诺；许诺；keep/break a promise 信守/ 违背承诺 探索新知 11 3 tonight /tə'naɪt/ adv. ( 在) 今晚（教材P21） 观察· Will you have dinner with me tonight? 今晚你和我一起吃晚饭吗？ · With so much work to do, I have to stay up late tonight. 今晚有这么多工作要做，我不得不熬夜。 · Here are tonight’s football match results. 这是今晚的足球比赛结果。 探索新知 11 辨析: tonight 与this evening tonight 指的是今天的整个晚上，包括深夜。 this evening 指的是今天晚上的早些时候，通常指下午6 点到就寝时间。 探索新知 11 一语辨异Lucy invited Jenny to hang out this evening. But Jenny had to stay at home tonight because she had to look after her little brother. 露西邀请詹妮今晚出去逛。但詹妮今晚不得不待在家里，因为她必须照顾她的弟弟。 探索新知 11 4 realise /'rɪəlaɪz/ v. 知道；明白；认识到；顿悟（教材P21） 观察· He didn’t realise his mistakes until the exam was over. 直到考试结束，他才认识到自己的错误。 · She realised that her friend was telling the truth. 她意识到她朋友说的是实话。 · She worked hard to realise her dream of becoming a doctor. 她努力工作以实现成为一名医生的梦想。 探索新知 11 realise（英式拼写，美式常为realize）的一词多义： （1） vt. 知道；明白；认识到；意识到。通常不用于进行时，常见用法：realise+(that)/wh- 从句 意识到…… （2） vt. 实现；使……成为现实。常见短语：realise one’s dream/goal 实现某人的梦想/ 目标 探索新知 11 5 lamp /læmp/ n. 灯（教材P21） 观察· There is a floor lamp in the living room. 客厅里有一盏落地灯。 ·Turn off the light when you leave. 离开时关灯。 · The light in the classroom is too dim. 教室里的光线太暗了。 探索新知 11 辨析: lamp 与light lamp 指“有底座、可移动的具体灯具”，是看得见、摸得着的“实物”，比如desk lamp（台灯）、floor lamp （落地灯）等。 light 泛指“光；光源”，既可以是“光”这种抽象概念，也可以指任何发光的东西（包括lamp），范围更广。 探索新知 11 6 blouse /blaʊz/ n. 女士宽松短衫，女衬衫（教材P21） · The girl is wearing a skirt and a blouse. 这个女孩穿着裙子和衬衫。 · I want to buy my mum a blouse with two pockets. 我想给妈妈买一件有两个口袋的衬衫。 · I think this colour makes his shirt look clean. 我觉得这个颜色让他的衬衫看起来很干净。 探索新知 11 blouse 指妇女或儿童穿的短上衣或衬衫。 shirt 一般指男士衬衫，当普通衬衫讲，偶尔可用于女士。 探索新知 11 7 pale /peɪl/ adj. 苍白的（教材P21） 观察· Her pale face showed that she was tired. 她苍白的脸说明她很累。 · She looked pale because she had a fever. 她因为发烧，脸色看起来很苍白。 · She likes wearing pale blue dresses. 她喜欢穿浅蓝色的连衣裙。 · The blue of the sky paled to a light gray. 天空的蓝色渐变成了浅灰色。 探索新知 11 pale 的一词多义： （1） adj. 脸色苍白的；气色不好的（通常因为生病、害怕、疲劳等），用来形容人。as pale as chalk 面色苍白 （2） adj. 浅色的；淡的（指颜色不鲜艳、偏浅），用来形容事物。 （3）v. 变得比平常白；变苍白 探索新知 11 8 policewoman /pə'liːswʊmən/ n. 女警察（教材P21） 观察· Her mum wants her to be a policewoman. 她妈妈想让她当一名女警察。 · There are many policewomen directing traffic. 有很多女警察在指挥交通。 · His father is a brave policeman. 他的爸爸是一名勇敢的警察。 探索新知 11 policewoman 意为“女警察”，其复数形式为policewomen。policeman 意为“男警察”，其复数形式为policemen。 police 集合名词，意为“警察”，常与the 连用。the police 作 主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。 探索新知 11 9 point /pɔɪnt/ n. 要点，重点，中心意思，主要含义（教材P22） 观察· Let me summarize the main points of the meeting. 我来总结一下会议的要点。 · The point of this article is to highlight the importance of environmental protection. 这篇文章的中心意思是强调环境保护的重要性。 · The point of this game is to score more goals. 这个游戏的目的是多进球。 探索新知 11 · At this point, I realized I was wrong. 此刻，我意识到自己错了。 · She scored 20 points in the basketball game. 她在篮球比赛中得了 20 分。 · She pointed at the map and said, “We’re here.” 她指着地图说：“我们在这里。” · He pointed out my mistake gently. 他温和地指出了我的错误。 探索新知 11 point 作名词时的常见词义： （1） [C] n. 要点；重点；观点；论点。the main point 要点； point of view 观点、视角；to the point 切题的、中肯的； have a point 有道理；make a good point 提出一个好观点 （2）[U] n.目的；意图。the point of... ……的意义/ 目的 （3） [C] n. 时刻；地点。turning point 转折点；boiling point 沸点；freezing point 冰点；at this point 在这一点上/ 此刻 探索新知 11 （4）[C] n.（比赛或运动中的）得分 point 还可作动词，常见含义： （1） 指向；指明（用手、物体等指示方向或位置）。 point to/at/towards sb./sth. 指着某人/ 某物； point out 把……指出来；指明 （2） 瞄准；对准。 point sth. at sb./sth. 用某物瞄准某人/ 某物 探索新知 11 10 term /tɜːm/ n. 学期（教材P23） 观察· The new term starts in September. 新学期 9 月开始。 · The lawyer explained legal terms to the client. 律师向客户解释了法律术语。 · The president’s term is four years. 总统任期为四年。 · Spring Equinox is the fourth solar term of the year. 春分是一年中的第四个节气。 · The job is great in terms of salary. 就薪水而言，这份工作很棒。 探索新知 11 term的一词多义：（1）（学校的）学期。the spring term 春季学期；the autumn term 秋季学期；the beginning/ end of the term 学期开始/ 学期末 （2）术语；词语 （3）期限；任期；期。solar term 节气 常见用法：in terms of 就……而言；在……方面 探索新知 11 11 conversation /kɒnvə'seɪʃən/ n. 谈话，交谈，会话（教材P23） 观察· My parents have a long conversation with me every day. 我父母每天都和我长谈。 · They made conversation about the weather while waiting. 等待时他们闲聊起了天气。 · You need to make up English conversations with your friends. 你需要和朋友们编英语对话。 探索新知 11 conversation n. 谈话；交谈，常指非正式场合下的 谈话，既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词。常见用法： （1）have a conversation with sb. 与某人交谈 （2）make conversation（为了避免尴尬）没话找话、闲聊 （3）make up conversations 编对话 探索新知 11 12 disagreement /dɪsə‘ɡriːmənt/ n. 意见不和，分歧，争论（教材 P24） 观察· They had a disagreement about the best way to solve the problem. 他们在解决问题的最佳方法上有分歧。 · My brother and I had a disagreement over who should clean the bathroom this week. 我和哥哥在这周该谁打扫浴室的问题上有争执。 · I disagree with you on this point. 在这一点上我不同意你的看法。 探索新知 11 · We all agree to start the project next week.我们都同意下周启动项目。 · They reached an agreement after hours of discussion. 经过数小时讨论，他们达成了协议。 disagreement n. 分歧；意见不和；争论。常与介词 about/over/on 搭配，说明“在某件事上的分歧”。 相关词形：（1）disagree v. 不同意；有分歧 （2）agree v. 同意；达成一致 （3）agreement n. 同意；协议 探索新知 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 探究二 核心短语 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Starting out & Understanding ideas 11 1 grow up 长大；成熟；成长（教材P18） 观察· I want to be a doctor when I grow up. 我长大后想当医生。 · He needs to grow up and stop acting like a child. 他需要长大，不再像个孩子一样行事。 · I grew up with her in the same neighbourhood. 我和她在同一个街区一起长大。 · He’s growing into his new job. 他正在逐渐适应新工作。 探索新知 11 grow up 意为“长大；成熟；成长”，既可以指年龄上的增长，也可以指思想、行为上的成熟。 grow 的其他常见短语： （1）grow up with 和……一起长大 （2）grow into 长成；逐渐适应（角色/ 责任等） 探索新知 11 2 get along with 与……和睦相处（教材P18） 观察· She gets along well with her classmates. 她和同学们相处得很好。 · How are you getting along with your homework? 你的作业进展怎么样了？ · He gets on well with his neighbours. 他和邻居们相处得很好。 探索新知 11 get along with 表示“与……和睦相处；与……相处融洽”，主要用于描述人与人之间的关系状态。也可以表示“进展；进行”（通常指事情的发展情况）。 同义短语：get on with 与……和睦相处；与……相处融洽 反义短语：get on badly with 相处不好 fall out with 与……闹翻 探索新知 11 3 out of breath 气喘吁吁；上气不接下气（教材P21） 观察· After running up the stairs, she was out of breath. 爬完楼梯后，她气喘吁吁。 · Let me catch my breath before I start running again. 让我喘口气再继续跑。 · Hold your breath and dive into the water. 屏住呼吸，跳进水里。 探索新知 11 out of breath 意为“气喘吁吁；上气不接下气”，通常用来描述因剧烈运动、紧张或疾病导致的呼吸急促状态。 breath 的相关表达还有： （1）catch one’s breath 喘口气；缓口气 （2）hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸 （3）take a deep breath 深呼吸 （4）under one’s breath 低声地；小声地 （5）waste one’s breath 白费口舌；徒劳地劝说 探索新知 11 4 pick up 取回（教材P21） 观察· I picked up my coat from the cleaners. 我从干洗店取回了外套。 · Can you pick up the kids from school today? 你今天能去学校接孩子吗？ · There are so many paper bags on the ground. Would you mind picking them up? 地上有那么多的纸袋。你介意把它们捡起来吗？ 探索新知 11 · Kids can pick up new words quickly. 孩子们学新单词很快。 · Pick up your room before your guests arrive. 客人来之前收拾好你的房间。 · You’ll pick up soon if you rest. 休息一下你很快就会恢复的。 探索新知 11 pick up的多种含义：（1）取回 （ 2）接载；搭载 （ 3）拿 起；拾起 （4）学会；习得 （5）收拾；整理 （6）恢复；振作 pick up 为动副短语，其后若接名词作宾语，名词放在pick 和up之间或之后均可；若接代词作宾语，代词只能放在pick 和up 之间。 探索新知 11 5 think of 考虑，思考；想到，想起（教材P21） 观察· She’s thinking of changing her job.她在考虑换工作。 · Listening to this piece of music, I thought of my father in the countryside. 听着这首曲子，我想起了在农村的父亲。 · She’s thinking about her future plans. 她正在思考自己的未来计划。 探索新知 11 think of 意为“考虑，思考；想到，想起”，强调“突然想起”或“脑海中浮现”（瞬间动作）。 think about 意为“仔细考虑；琢磨”，侧重“深入思考”或“持续考虑”（过程性动作）。 探索新知 11 6 be proud of 为……感到骄傲（教材P21） 观察· He was proud of himself for not giving up.=He took pride in himself for not giving up. 他为自己没有放弃而感到自豪。 · I am very proud to be a member of the team. 能成为这个队中的一员我感到十分自豪。 · She was proud that her daughter had so many talents. 她为女儿有这么多才能而自豪。 探索新知 11 be proud of 意为“为……感到自豪/ 骄傲”，相当于take pride in。 be proud 后面还可接to be 或that 从句。 探索新知 11 7 turn down 拒绝（请求、邀请、提议等）（教材P23） 观察· He turned down a chance to study abroad. 他拒绝了一个出国留学的机会。 · He asked me out, but I turned him down politely. 他约我出去，但我礼貌地拒绝了。 · Can you turn down the music? It’s too loud. 你能把音乐关小一点吗？太吵了。 探索新知 11 turn down 的一词多义：（1）拒绝（请求、邀请、提议等） （2）调低（音量、温度、灯光等） turn down 为动副短语，其后若接名词作宾语，名词放在turn 和down 之间或之后均可；若接代词作宾语，代词只能放在 turn 和down 之间。 探索新知 11 8 argue about 就…… 争论 / 争吵（教材P24） 观察· Students often argue about some math problems. 学生们经常争论一些数学问题。 · He always argues with his parents. 他总是和父母吵架。 argue about sth. 就某事争论/ 争吵 argue with sb. 与某人争论 探索新知 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 探究三 核心句式 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Starting out & Understanding ideas 11 1 Why did it take that long to get your phone? 为什么花了那么长时间才取回你的手机？ ( 教材P21) 分析结构 这是一个Why 引导的特殊疑问句。Why 是特殊疑问词；did 是助动词；it 作形式主语，在句中代替后面的真正主语to get your phone（避免句子头重脚轻）；take 是谓语动词；that long 作take 的宾语。 探索新知 11 · Why did it take so long to finish the project? 为什么完成项目花了这么久？ · It takes me 15 minutes to walk to school every day. 我每天步行上学要花 15 分钟。 “Why did it take + 时间+ to do sth.?”表示“为什么做某事花了……？”。“take + 时间”表示“花费时间”，主语通常是it（形式主语）或具体动作。 探索新知 11 2 I waited with her until she was taken home by a policewoman. 我一直陪着她等，直到她被一名女警察带回家。（教材P21） 分析结构这是一个复合句。主句是I waited with her；从句until she was taken home by a policewoman 为时间状语从句，其中until 作连词，she 作主语，was taken 是谓语动词，home 是副词作状语，by a policewoman 是介词短语作动作的执行者。 · I stayed until the meeting finished.我一直待到会议结束。 ·She didn’t leave until I arrived. 直到我到了，她才离开。 探索新知 11 until 引导的时间状语从句，表示主句动作持续到从句动作发生为止。常见用法： （1） 主句为肯定句时，until 表示“直到……为止”，主句谓语动词通常是延续性动词（如 wait, stay, work, study 等，能持 续一段时间的动作）。 （2） 主句为否定句时，此时until 常与“not”连用，构成“not...until...”结构，意为“直到……才……”，强调主句动作在从句动作发生后才开始。主句谓语动词通常是非延续性动词 （如 start, leave, come 等，瞬间完成的动作）。 探索新知 11 $ 讲课人： 时间：202X. 探究一 语音知识 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Developing ideas 11 1 /str/ 的发音 发音方法：舌尖靠近上齿龈，让气息从舌尖和齿龈间的缝隙挤出，发出/s/ 的清辅音。紧接着，舌尖紧贴上齿龈，快速发出 /t/ 的音，但因为在辅音连缀里，/t/ 发音很轻、很快。最后，舌尖向上卷起，发出/r/ 的近似音（但不是完整的 /r/，因为要和前 面的音快速衔接）。整体快速连读。 发音组合：str 例词street, strong, strange 探索新知 11 2 /spr/ 的发音 发音方法：先发/s/（同上），马上过渡到/p/，双唇紧闭，阻碍气流，然后快速放开，接着快速滑向/r/ 的近似音（同上）。 发音组合：spr 例词spring, spread, spray 探索新知 11 3 /skr/ 的发音 发音方法：先清晰发/s/（同上），迅速过渡到 /k/，舌后部抬起抵住软腭，阻碍气流后快速放开（/k/发音轻、快）。接着滑向 /r/ 的近似音（同上）。 发音组合：scr 例词screen, scream 探索新知 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 探究二 核心单词 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Developing ideas 11 1 pressure /'preʃə/ n.（工作或生活中的）压力（教材P27） · She is under a lot of pressure to finish the project on time. 她承受着按时完成项目的巨大压力。 · Don’t put pressure on yourself—just try your best. 别给自己施压，尽力就好。 · Listening to music can relieve pressure. 听音乐可以缓解压力。 · The boss pressured the team to finish the project by Friday. 老板迫使团队在周五前完成项目。 探索新知 11 pressure 的一词多义： （1） 作不可数名词，意为“压力”，前面可以加much/a lot of/little等词修饰。相当于stress。常见用法：under pressure 在压力下；put pressure on sb. 给某人施加压力；feel pressure 感到压力；relieve pressure 缓解压力 （2） 作及物动词，意为“迫使；对……施加压力”，相当于put pressure on。pressure sb. to do sth. 迫使某人做某事 探索新知 11 2 disappointed /dɪsə'pɔɪntɪd/ adj. 失望的，沮丧的（教材P28） 观察· My parents are disappointed with my bad grades. 我父母对我的差成绩很失望。 · He was disappointed at the bad news. 他对这个坏消息感到失望。 · I was disappointed to miss the school trip. 没能参加学校旅行，我很失望。 探索新知 11 · She was disappointed that no one remembered her birthday. 没人记得她的生日，她很失望。 · The canceled trip disappointed all the kids. 取消的旅行让所有孩子都很失望。 探索新知 11 disappointed adj. 失望的，沮丧的。常见用法： （1）be disappointed with sb./sth. 对某人/ 某物失望 （2）be disappointed at/about sth. 对某事（结果、情况）失望 （3）be disappointed to do sth. 因做某事而失望 （4）be disappointed that + 从句 对……（情况）感到失望 相关词形：（1）disappoint v. 使失望 （2）disappointment [U] n. 失望，指“失望”的情绪 [C] n. 令人失望的人或事 探索新知 11 辨析:disappointed 与disappointing disappointed 指人本身感到失望的（主观感受） 修饰人或描述人的情绪。 disappointing 指事物令人失望的（客观性质） 修饰事物，说明某事物让人失望。 探索新知 11 3 fail /feɪl/ v. 失败，未做到（教材P29） 观察· She failed in her attempt to climb the mountain. 她尝试爬山但失败了。 ·He failed to catch the bus. 他没赶上公交车。 ·I failed (in) the math test. 我数学考试不及格。 · The team failed their fans when they lost. 球队输了，辜负了球迷。 · Success comes after many failures.成功源于多次失败。 探索新知 11 fail 的一词多义： （1） v“. 失败；未能做到”，常见用法：fail (in) sth. 在某事上失败；fail to do sth. 没能做某事。 （2） v.“（考试、测验）不及格”，后接科目或考试名称。 （3）v.“使失望；有负于”，后接人或与期望相关的词。 相关词形：failure n. 失败；失败的人/ 物 （反义词为success n. 成功） 探索新知 11 4 heartbreaking /'hɑːtbreɪkɪŋ/ adj. 使人心碎的（教材P29） 观察· The heartbreaking news of her pet’s death made her cry. 她宠物死去的令人心碎的消息让她哭了。 · Her heartbreaking voice in the song touched everyone’s heart. 她在歌曲中令人心碎的嗓音触动了每个人的心。 · She is heartbroken after losing her job. 她失业后心碎了。 探索新知 11 heartbreaking adj. 表示“使人心碎的；使人悲痛的”，描述某事物 / 行为本身具有引发悲伤的性质。 heartbroken adj. 表示“心碎的；悲痛的”，描述人或动物因某事物而产生的主观情感状态。 探索新知 11 5 skiing /'skiːɪŋ/ n. 滑雪运动（教材P29） 观察· Skiing is a popular winter sport in the mountains. 滑雪是山区一项受欢迎的冬季运动。 · We went skiing last weekend and had a great time. 我们上周末去滑雪了，玩得很开心。 · We often ski in the mountains on weekends. 我们周末经常去山里滑雪。 探索新知 11 skiing n. 滑雪运动。常见用法：go skiing 去滑雪。 相关词形：ski v. 滑雪 n. 滑雪板 探索新知 11 6 completely /kəm'pliːtli/ adv. 完全地，全部地，彻底地（教材P29） 观察· She completely understands the problem now. 她现在完全理解这个问题了。 · This is a complete set of Harry Potter books. 这是一套完整的《哈利·波特》丛书。 · I need to complete this report by Friday. 我需要在周五前完成这份报告。 探索新知 11 completely adv. 完全地，全部地，彻底地 相关词形：complete adj. 完整的；完全的；彻底的v. 完成，结束 探索新知 11 7 clearly /'klɪəli/ adv. 清楚地，明白地（教材P29） 观察· She spoke clearly so that everyone could understand her. 她说话很清楚，这样大家都能听懂。 · Please make your goals clear so that we can help you achieve them. 请把你的目标说清楚，这样我们才能帮你实现它们。 · Please clear the table after dinner. 晚饭后请把桌子收拾干净。 探索新知 11 clearly adv. 清楚地，明白地 相关词形：clear adj. 清晰易懂的；清楚的；晴朗的 v. 清除；变清澈；放晴 探索新知 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 探究三 核心短语 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Developing ideas 11 1 turn...into... 把……变成……（教材P26） 观察· Mom turned milk into yogurt. 妈妈把牛奶做成了酸奶。 · Can you turn this paper into a boat? 你能把这张纸折成小船吗？ · Autumn turns leaves into beautiful colours. 秋天把树叶变成美丽的颜色。 · Turn it into a cake. 把它做成蛋糕。 探索新知 11 turn... into... 表示“使……变成……”，强调事物从一种状态、形式或用途转变为另一种。 探索新知 11 2 try out for 参加……选拔（试镜、试演等）（教材P28） 观察· He tried out for the basketball team but didn’t make it. 他参加了篮球队的选拔，但没入选。 · She’s trying out for the school play. 她在参加学校戏剧的试镜。 · This is a new bike. Do you want to try it out? 这是一辆新自行车。你想试试吗？ 探索新知 11 try out for“参加……选拔（试镜、试演等）”。 try out“试用；试验”，try sth. out / try out sth. 试用某物。 当宾语是名词时，可放在短语中间或后面；当宾语是代词（it/them 等）时，必须放在短语中间。 探索新知 11 3 can’t help doing sth. 情不自禁做某事（教材P29） 观察· I can’t help laughing when I watch this comedy. 看这部喜剧时，我忍不住笑了。 · She couldn’t help crying when she heard the sad news. 听到这个悲伤的消息时，她情不自禁地哭了。 · The little boy is too young, so he can’t help (to) wash the dishes. 这个小男孩太小了，没办法帮忙洗碗。 探索新知 11 can’t help doing sth. 意为“情不自禁做某事”。 can’t help (to) do sth. 无法帮助做某事（无能为力） 探索新知 11 4 fall upon 落在（某人）身上（教材P29） 观察· The task of planning the party fell upon me last week. 上周，策划派对的任务落到了我身上。 · All eyes fell upon the new student when he entered the classroom. 当新同学走进教室时，所有目光都集中到了他身上。 · A heavy rainstorm fell upon the small village last night. 昨晚一场暴雨袭击了这个小村庄。 探索新知 11 · The hungry wolves fell upon the injured deer. 饥饿的狼群袭击了那只受伤的鹿。 fall upon 的多种含义： （1）落在（某人）身上 （2）（目光、注意力等）集中在……上 （3）（灾难、不幸等）突然降临到…… （4）袭击；攻击 探索新知 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 探究四 核心句式 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Developing ideas 11 Why not try something else, like swimming or skiing? 为什么不试试别的，比如游泳或滑雪呢？（教材P29） 分析结构 这是一个疑问句，用“Why not + 动词原形”结构提出委婉的建议。本句结构（Why not）+ 动词原形（try）+ 宾语（something else）+ 介词短语（like swimming or skiing）。即“用Why not 提出建议，说明尝试的内容，再举例补充”。 探索新知 11 · Why not go swimming?=Why don’t you go swimming? 你为什么不去游泳呢？ · The weather is great. Why not try something else, like camping or fishing? 天气很好。为什么不试试别的，比如露营或钓鱼呢？ 探索新知 11 “ Why not +动词原形？”意为“为什么不做某事呢？”， 用于提出建议。同义句型为：Why don’t you + 动词原形？ 常见回答： （1） 接受建议：Good idea! 好主意！/Sure! 当然可以！/That sounds great! 听起来不错！…… （2） 拒绝建议：Thanks, but I’m busy. 谢谢，不过我正忙着。/ Maybe next time. 或许下次吧。…… 探索新知 11 $ 讲课人： 时间：202X. 自主学习 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Starting out & Understanding ideas 11 Starting out 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 教材原图 Anne from Green Gables 1 Do you know the book Anne from Green Gables? 2 What were Anne’s “growing troubles”? Yes, I do. （答案不唯一） Anne worried about finding a real home, hating her red hair, and letting her temper get her into trouble. She often felt different and ashamed. 自主学习 11 2 Choose two words to show your understanding of growth. Then share them with the class. challenge happiness loss learning confidence courage failure hope risk mistake fear responsibility 自主学习 11 Understanding ideas 1 Tick from the list. What do your parents expect from you? □ I should always keep my promises. □ I should never go home late. □ I should never make my parents worried. □ I should always make my parents proud. √ √ 自主学习 11 2 Read the play. What does the mother expect from her son? You just don’t get me! [Mum is sitting in the living room, worried. The clock reads 10:27 pm. The son runs through the door, out of breath. ] 动词，意为“理解；明白”。get sb./sth.理解某人/某事 形容词作伴随状语 动词，意为 “读数为； 显示”。 自主学习 11 Son: (breathing quickly) I’m back... Mum: Look at the time! Do you remember your promise? Son: (in a low voice) Yes, I promised to be back before 9 tonight. But... Mum: (interrupting) A deal is a deal! The promise wasn’t kept, so you can’t stay out late next time. in a high/low voice 高/低声地 自主学习 11 思考1：What other proverbs about “promises” do you know? Promises must be kept, and actions resolutely carried out. （言必信，行必果。） He who promises too lightly is seldom trusted. （轻诺必寡信。）（答案不唯一） 自主学习 11 Son: Mum, please listen... I was heading back at 8:30. Mum: Then why are you late? Son: On my way back, I realised that my phone was at Jiacheng’s house. I had to go back to get it. Mum: Why did it take that long to get your phone? Son: Halfway back, I noticed an old woman under a street lamp. She was wearing a thin blouse and it was cold. She looked pale. I asked her if she needed help. She said she was lost. 动词，意为“朝（某方向）行进”。 自主学习 11 Mum: So you sent her home? Son: No! She couldn’t tell me her address. Mum: Then what did you do? 自主学习 11 Son: I checked and saw that a yellow band was attached to her wrist. It had her information on it. But I couldn’t call her family without my phone. So I gave her my jacket and took her to the nearest police station. I waited with her until she was taken home by a policewoman. After that I ran to pick up my phone and came home. attach sth. to sth.把某物系在或附在另一物上 长难句分析：该句是一个由并列连词and连接两个主要谓语动词checked和saw的复合句。其中，saw的宾语是一个由that引导的宾语从句，该从句是一个被动语态结构，其主语是a yellow band，谓语是was attached，而to her wrist 则是介词短语作状语。 自主学习 11 Mum: Oh, what a night! I’m sorry for being cross with you. But why didn’t you phone me from the police station? I was so worried! Son: Oh, I didn’t think of that... Sorry, Mum... Mum: Now I understand. I’m very proud of you. be cross with sb. =be angry with sb. 生某人的气 cross 作形容词，意为“恼怒的，生气的”。 The mother expects her son to keep his promise and be back before 9 pm. （答案不唯一） 自主学习 11 从教材语篇2挖中考设问 高频考法 细节理解 Why was the son late coming home? A. He forgot his promise and stayed at Jiacheng’s house. B. He lost his phone and needed to call the police for help. C. He helped a lost old woman get to the police station. D. He forgot to call his mum from the police station. C 自主学习 11 从教材语篇2中学阅读策略 读剧本抓冲突 阅读剧本时，需仔细关注括号内的舞台说明（如人物的表情、动作）和对话内容本身。通过对话的推进理解情节冲突（如违背承诺的指责）如何产生、发展，并最终通过关键细节（如黄手环）推动矛盾解决和情感转变（如从生气到骄傲），从而把握故事主旨。 自主学习 11 3 Choose another suitable title for the play. a Remember what I taught you. b Always help the elderly. c Please listen to me. 老人；老年人。the +形容词，表示一类人。 c 自主学习 11 4 Complete the notes with the correct form of the words and expressions from the play. Setting ·The living room ·The clock reads 10: 27 pm. Characters ·Son ·Mum 自主学习 11 Plot · The son was 1 _____________ at 8:30. On his way, he realised 2 __________ was at his friend’s house. · He went back to get it and noticed a(n) 3 __________ . She looked 4 _______ . · He couldn’t 5 _______ her family. So he 6 _______ her to the police station. heading back his phone old woman pale call took 自主学习 11 · He went home after 7 ___________ the phone, but it was very late. · The mum was angry and 8 __________ at first, but was very 9 __________ her son in the end. picking up worried proud of 自主学习 11 Think and share 1 What kind of person do you think the son is? 2 What advice can you give the son and his mother? Learning to think for question 2 To give good advice to others, you should try to understand their point of view. For example, what are their thoughts and feelings? What is the key problem for them? 自主学习 11 5 Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules. (a) I checked and saw that a yellow band was attached to her wrist. (b) I waited with her until she was taken was taken home by a policewoman. Now find one more sentence with this structure in the reading passage. 略 自主学习 11 6 Rewrite the sentences in the passive in the simple past. 1 Betty’s dad didn’t allow her to have a lazy day on the sofa. _____________________________________________________ allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 be allowed to do sth. 被允许做某事 Betty wasn’t allowed to have a lazy day on the sofa by her dad. 自主学习 11 2 Robert’s mum turned down his idea of hiking alone in the mountains. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 3 Sarah’s parents hid her birthday presents in their bedroom. _______________________________________________________ Robert’s idea of hiking alone in the mountains was turned down by his mum. Sarah’s birthday presents were hidden in their bedroom by her parents. 自主学习 11 7 Complete the messages with the correct form of the words and expression in brackets. Dad, You can’t just take my phone away. I actually use it for many important things. It helps me stay in touch with my friends after school. But now I 1 ______________ (cut off) from them! am cut off stay/keep in touch with 与……保持联系 cut sb./sth. off from... 使某人/某物与……隔绝 自主学习 11 Do you still remember my space project from last term? A lot of the research 2 __________ (do) on my phone. And I did a really great job. Can I have my phone back, please? Samantha was done 自主学习 11 I’m sorry, Samantha. I’m afraid that too much of your time 3 __________ (spend) on your phone. That’s very bad for your eyes. At times, your attention 4 __________ (draw) away during family meals. We need quality family time, too. How about this? Let’s all put our phones down for a while every day and have a family conversation. What do you think? Dad is spent is drawn =Sometimes=From time to time 有时，间或 作形容词，意为“优质的；高质量的”。 还可作名词，意为“质量”。 自主学习 11 思考2：What do you think they should do to balance mobile phone usage and family communication? They could have daily family conversations without phones and agree on daily screen time limits. This way, they can enjoy both phone use and family time.（答案不唯一） 自主学习 11 8 Write a story about a difficult experience with your parents. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you. A difficult experience with my parents When it happened What caused it How it ended What I learnt / How our relationship changed 自主学习 11 Write ______________, I had a disagreement with my parents. We argued about ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 略 自主学习 11 Useful expressions ·The problem was caused by... ·I promised to... But... ·My parents thought that... ·In the end , we... ·I’m sorry for... ·After this disagreement, I learnt that... 自主学习 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 自主学习 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Developing ideas 11 Developing ideas What does the picture show? 自主学习 11 DID YOU KNOW? Many teens have experienced peer pressure. They sometimes do a thing just because they don’t want to be left out. Sometimes peer pressure can be good. But it can also make you feel bad for being different from your friends. 自主学习 11 1 Listen to the conversation and choose Colin’s attitude. a Colin agrees with Kate on the importance of hobbies. b Colin feels bad about his strange hobby. c Colin has decided to change his hobby. 自主学习 11 Phonetics in use Pronunciation: /str/ strange /spr/ spring /skr/ screen Practise more →p99 自主学习 11 2 Listen again and complete the application form. HANNAH HELPS Turning Worries into Wisdom! Any problems in your life? Just call Hannah. She’s always here to help. APPLICATION FORM Your name Colin 自主学习 11 Your problem I was 1 ___________ by my classmates, because my 2 ___________ is knitting. Even some of my 3 ___________ don’t accept it. Extra information My friends’ hobbies are totally 4 ___________ , such as 5 ___________ or having some screen time. I just feel that I don’t 6 ___________. 自主学习 11 3 Listen to the radio and complete the notes. A story from Hannah’s friend He 1 _________ to dance ballet since childhood. But kids at his school 2 _________ him. Luckily, he didn’t 3 _________. Now he is successful. He’s 4 _________ to those kids, because their jokes made him 5 _________ harder. 自主学习 11 Hannah’s advice ·Don’t let peer pressure 6 _________ you. ·7 _________ yourself. ·8 _________ your hobby with your friends. ·Just 9 _________ your heart. 自主学习 11 Listen again. Then talk about how Hannah introduces her friend’s story. Learning to learn Introducing personal stories Introducing Personal stories allow the speaker to connect with the listeners in an effective way. We can introduce a personal story using expressions such as Let me share ... with you, That reminds me of..., etc. 自主学习 11 4 Work in pairs. Talk about your experience of peer pressure. dressing in a certain way joining a certain club taking certain courses A: What kind of peer pressure have you experienced? B: Let me tell you about ... A: What did you do to overcome it? B: It was not easy. At the beginning ... 自主学习 11 Useful expressions→p103 Talk about what you have learnt about dealing with peer pressure in this section. 自主学习 11 Reading for writing 1 Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you. disappointed hurt failure grow up 自主学习 11 1 What growing pains can you see? 2 What gains can they make? The growing pains include feeling exhausted in PE tests, being shorter than peers, and facing study failures. （答案不唯一） They can grow up by building confidence and learning to accept themselves. （答案不唯一） 自主学习 11 2 Read the passage. What was the writer’s pain? From pain to gain 21 Oct 2019 Dear diary, I had a really bad day. I tried out for the basketball team, but the coach said I wasn’t tall enough. This has been my dream since I was little! I have practised so much, and it all ended today. I feel very bad... 自主学习 11 17 Sep 2023 Dear diary, 1 I was just reading my diary from four years ago. How time flies! Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team. I couldn’t help laughing at my heartbreaking words then. Basketball was really a big deal for me. But things changed soon after that. can’t help doing sth. 情不自禁做某事 can’t wait to do sth.迫不及待做某事 自主学习 11 2 I was so hurt by my failure back then, and my friends were all worried. “Why not try something else, like swimming or skiing?” suggested my best friend. At first, I swam just to take my mind off things. But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport. I’ve won several competitions now and I’ve made a lot of friends. My life has taken a different turn. fall in love with sb./sth. 爱上某人/某物 名词，意为“变化，转变”。 自主学习 11 3 It’s great to look back and see my pains and gains with fresh eyes. Growing up will never be an easy thing. But we need to look at challenges the right way. 长难句分析：该句为主系表结构。It 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语to look back and see...；不定式短语中，look back和see由and连接构成并列动作，my pains and gains是see的宾语，介词短语with fresh eyes作方式状语。 自主学习 11 4 Now I understand that failure is a part of life. It may fall upon us at any stage in our lives. I have experienced many other terrible moments since then. But I have never felt so bad again. I know clearly that failure lasts just a moment. When one door closes, another opens. Life is waiting for us with many other surprises. 5 Tomorrow is another day. The writer’s pain was that he tried out for the basketball team but was rejected by the coach because he wasn’t tall enough. 自主学习 11 从教材语篇2挖中考设问 高频考法 主旨大意 What is the main lesson the writer learns from his experience? A. Never give up on your first dream, like basketball. B. Friends’ advice is the key to solving problems. C. Growing up is easy if you forget painful memories. D. Failure can lead to new opportunities if you stay open-minded. D 自主学习 11 3 Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. Four years ago I 1 ______________ the basketball team. But I failed because I wasn’t 2 __________ enough. I was so 3 ______________ about this. Even my friends were 4 __________ . Then my best friend suggested that I should try something else. I tried swimming and soon 5 ______________ with the sport. tried out for tall disappointed worried fell in love 自主学习 11 Now I have won competitions and made friends. My life has changed. I have also got a new understanding of my 6 _____________ . I realise that 7 __________ is a part of life. But it lasts just 8 __________ . pains and gains failure a moment 自主学习 11 4 Answer the questions. 1 From what sentences can you see that basketball was really a big deal for the writer? This has been my dream since I was little! Basketball was really a big deal for me. 自主学习 11 2 If something “falls upon” you, do you think it’s a good thing or bad thing? 3 What’s the meaning of “When one door closes, another opens.”? It seems like a bad thing at first, but later it may look unimportant or even become a good thing.（答案不唯一） If you lose one chance, a new one will come. （答案不唯一） 自主学习 11 Think and share 1 How will the writer feel if he fails in a swimming competition? Why? 2 Have you ever experienced a terrible moment? Share it with the class. 自主学习 11 Learning to think for question 1 To predict the writer‘s feelings, you need to consider: How did the writer feel about the failure four years ago? How does he feel about it now? What has he learnt in these years? 自主学习 11 5 Write a passage about a time of failure in your life. Step 1 Think about a failure in your life. Answer the questions below. What happened? What was the pain for you? How did it make you feel? What did you do as a result? How did you grow or change after it? 自主学习 11 Step 2 Write your passage with the help of the questions. Step 3 Check. Did you: □answer all the questions in Step 1? □ use the words and expressions from the reading passage? □give your opinion about failure? 自主学习 11 Step 4 Share your passage with the class. 略 自主学习 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 自主学习 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Presenting ideas & Reflection 11 Presenting ideas Give a presentation on a person's growth story. Step 1 Work in groups. Find people’s growth stories. They can be well-known people or someone around you. Talk about their growth stories and take a group vote to decide on the person. ·growing pains ·solutions ·gains 自主学习 11 Step 2 Organise your presentation with the help of the following outline. You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or sentences from this unit. Introduction Stating the purpose of the presentation —I would like to talk about... and his / her growth story. 自主学习 11 Body Describing growing pains Describing solutions — He/She was laughed at... — He/She believed in himself/herself. — He/She worried about... — He/She did... to take his/her mind off things. 自主学习 11 Describing gains — He/She is now a successful... — He/She now knows clearly that... 自主学习 11 Conclusion Ending your presentation with comments on the person’s story — I believe we can all learn a lot from... Step 3 Practise and give your presentation to the class. Step 4 Vote on the three most interesting growth stories and the best three presentations. 自主学习 11 Reflection 1 After completing this unit, I understand more about the meaning of growing up. What does it take to grow up? We need to learn to deal with problems in our families. We need to learn to . We need to learn to . 自主学习 11 2 To express my understanding, I can... □use words and expressions in the unit to talk about growing up: _____________________ □ use the passive in the simple past to talk about challenges of growing up. □ explain the meaning of growing up. *1 = excellent, 2 = good, 3 = not yet 3 I still need to improve: ____________________________________ 自主学习 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 单元语法 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains 11 仔细观察下面的句子，写出句中的谓语动词并作出总结 1. The classroom was cleaned by Tom yesterday. _______________ 2. Dinner was cooked for us by my mom last night. _______________ 3. Lily was praised by the teacher in class. _______________ 4. The project was finished by them last week. _______________ 5. My lost key was found under the desk. _______________ 总结： _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ was cleaned was cooked was praised was finished was found 均为一般过去时的被动语态且谓语结构为was/were + 过去分词。 自主学习 11 被动语态（2） 考点 1 一般过去时的被动语态的各种句式 一般过去时的被动语态由“主语 + was/were + 过去分词 (done) (+by+ 宾语)”构成。句式如下表： 探索新知 11 分类 句式 例句 肯定句 主语+was/were+ 过去分词（+ by + 宾语）. A new school was built in our town last year. 去年我们镇上建了一所新学校。 否定句 主语 + was/were + not + 过去分词 （+by + 宾语）. The problem wasn’t solved by him yesterday. 这个问题昨天没被他解决。 探索新知 11 分类 句式 例句 一般疑问句 Was/Were + 主语 + 过去分词（+by + 宾语)? Were you invited to the party last night? 你昨晚被邀请参加派对了吗？ 特殊疑问句 特殊疑问词+ was/were + 主语 + 过去分词 （+by+ 宾语）? When was the computer invented? 电脑是什么时候发明的？ 探索新知 11 考点 2 “主语+ 谓语+ 宾语+ 宾语补足语”句式的被动语态 这种类型的句子变为被动语态时，通常将主动句中的宾语变为被动句的主语，谓语动词变为被动结构，宾语补足语不发生变化，但相应地成为主语补足语。宾语补足语如果为不带to 的不定式，句子变为被动语态时要加上to（谓语动词为let 时除外）。 · The teacher asked us to finish the homework before Friday. 老师要求我们在周五之前完成作业。 探索新知 11 → We were asked to finish the homework before Friday by the teacher. 我们被老师要求在周五之前完成作业。 ·We were encouraged to study hard by the teacher. 我们被老师鼓励努力学习。 ·We were made to clean the classroom by the teacher. 老师让我们打扫教室。 ·Children were told by their parents not to play with fire. 孩子们被他们的父母告知不要玩火。 探索新知 11 考点 3 一般过去时的被动语态常用的时间状语 表示过去的时间表达：yesterday（昨天）, last week/month/year（上周 / 上个月 / 去年）, ago（以前）, in + 过去年份（如 in 2010）, the other day（几天前） 等。 · These books were bought two years ago. 这些书是两年前买的。 ·These photos were taken last summer. 这些照片是去年夏天拍的。 探索新知 11 一 单项选择 1. [ 福建中考] China’s Beijing Library _________ “Public Library of the Year” in 2024. A. named B. was named C. will be named 2. [ 江西中考] —I hear that Jingdezhen Porcelain (瓷器) _________ in Paris last month. —Wow! Good news. A. shows B. has shown C. is shown D. was shown B D 对点突破 11 3. [ 四川成都中考改编] In April 2025, some planarians (涡虫) _________ into China’s space station for scientific research. A. were taken B. took C. were taking 4. [ 河北中考] Emma got excited when her writing _________ as a model in class. A. reads B. read C. is read D. was read A D 对点突破 11 5. [天津中考] Lao She wrote many plays and he _________ “the People’s Artist”. A. names B. named C. was named D. has named C 对点突破 11 二 将下列句子改为被动语态 6. They didn’t invite her to the party. She _________ _________ to the party by them. 7. They built the bridge in 2010. The bridge _________ _________ by them in 2010. 8. She wrote the letter yesterday. The letter _________ _________ by her yesterday. wasn’t invited was built was written 对点突破 11 9. My father gave me a book last week. A book _________ _________ _________ me by my father last week. 10. The teacher made the students discuss the problem. The students _________ _________ _________ discuss the problem by the teacher. was given to were made to 对点突破 11 三 短文填空（语篇练语法） Yesterday was a sunny day. I went to the park and saw many interesting things. First, a beautiful song 11. ____________ (sing) by a girl under the tree. Her voice 12. ____________ (love) by everyone around. Then I noticed a kite 13. ____________ (fly) high in the sky by two boys. Suddenly, a little cat 14. ____________ (find) lying under a bench. I helped it find its owner. was sung was loved being flown was found 对点突破 11 Later, a funny story 15. ____________ (tell) by an old man. We all laughed happily. The park 16. ____________ (fill) with joy and warmth. What a wonderful day! was filled was told 对点突破 11 讲课人： 时间：202X. 单元写作 写个人成长与经历感悟 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains 11 写作维度 本单元的写作项目是“个人成长与经历感悟”。相关内容包含以下几个方面：（1）学习生活中遇到困难后受到教诲并改变；（2）从痛苦或失败中得到收获及感悟；（3）分享你的故事和感受。 单元写作 11 写作支架/模版 写“个人成长与经历感悟” 唤起脑海中留下的回忆 具体介绍自己难忘经历的经过 表达自己这次经历的收获 单元写作 11 黄金语料（从教材内外积累好句） 开头段 ①Change is the best word to describe my middle school life. ②During my process of growing up, I learned a lot from the experience. ③I have had this experience that taught me a lot. ④There was an unforgettable experience in my childhood. 单元写作 11 中间段 ①It happened on ... /in ... ②Last year, I went abroad for sightseeing. ③I knew I must depend on myself. ④Finally, I managed to find the local police and the problem was solved. ⑤My father encouraged me not to give up and helped me ... ⑥The best way was to experience and practice by myself. ⑦With her help, I finally succeeded in making progress. 单元写作 11 结尾段 ①From this experience, I learned to be brave and independent. ② The beauty can only be seen after you make your efforts. ③It is ... that makes me grow more ... 单元写作 11 经典例题（从经典例题学会审题） 八年级生活丰富多彩，学校英文报“成长季”专栏正在以“My ________ Experience”为题面向全体初二学生开展征文活动。请你先用beautiful，unforgettable，sad等将题目补全，再结合以下思维导图，用英语写一篇短文投稿，记录你过去生活中难忘的经历与收获。 审人称：第一人称；第三人称 审体裁：记叙文 审时态：以“一般过去时”为主 单元写作 11 审要点：介绍难忘的经历，相关细节、感悟或收获。 单元写作 11 要求：1. 语句通顺、意思连贯、语法正确、书写规范； 2. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息； 3. 词数80～120。 My ______ Experience _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 单元写作 11 精彩范文[从教材内外积累好句] My Unforgettable Experience How time flies! The good days have passed in the blink of an eye. Lots of memories have been left in my mind. Last summer holiday, I learned to swim. It was unforgettable and interesting. I went to the swimming pool with my father. He taught me how to swim. At first, I felt uncomfortable in the water. ① How time flies!（教材P29） 单元写作 11 But my father told me not to be afraid of it and taught me how to move, how to stretch out my arms and legs. Slowly, I could move a little. I learned it for almost half a month. I was excited when my father told me I made it. From then on, I fell completely in love with the sport. Now I understand that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it. ② But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport.（教材P29） 单元写作 11 【亮点词块】 in the blink of an eye 一瞬间 be afraid of...害怕…… stretch out伸展 单元写作 11 【高分句子】 How time flies!（How引导的感叹句）时间过得真快！ He taught me how to swim. （“疑问词+不定式”作直接宾语）他教我如何游泳。 Now I understand that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it. (宾语从句；条件状语从句)现在我明白了，世上无难事，只怕有心人。 单元写作 11 实战演练 成长的道路上，我们努力改变以提升自我。假如你是李华，你校英语广播站正在开展主题为“The Change Made Me _____（改变让我……）”的征文活动。请参考图文信息，积极投稿。 要求：1.补全标题； 2.内容积极向上，不少于80词； 3.文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。 单元写作 11 单元写作 11 范文参考 The Change Made Me Better I have changed a lot since I was in Grade 8. In the past, I used to be weak and had difficulty in learning English. I felt tired when I studied for the exams. Then my friend Tom offered me help. Following his advice, I changed my learning methods. 单元写作 11 Firstly, I listened to the teacher carefully and took notes in class. Secondly, I kept practicing the new words by repeating after the tape. What’s more, I joined the soccer club. I felt relaxed when playing soccer. It made me stronger than before. What great changes! I get to know it’s never too late to change ourselves for the better. 单元写作 11 $