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Module 4 Home alone
Unit 2 I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.
对...感到厌烦
别管我
Vocabulary
关闭(设备)
turn off
sofa
沙发 n.
on business
出差
business
工作 n.
order
命令n.
be worried about
担心
unhappy
不高兴的 adj.
manage
管理v.
actually
事实上 adv.
out
(分发)
in
(提交)
Please hand in your homework on time.
(名词)
Vocabulary
(使) 烤熟v.
burn (burnt)
task
任务n.
all day long
整天
cup
杯子n.
empty
空的 adj.
hand in
unable
不能做某事的 adj.
提交
wake up
醒来
午夜
midnight
点心n.
snack
Please hand them out at once.
(代词)
Hands up!
hand
Imagine:
Your parents go away on business, and you have to stay home alone. How does it feel to be alone at home?
PERFECT
HARD
?
Read the title and the four summaries. What do you think the story is about? Why does the title have scare quotes (“ ”)around perfect holiday?
Look and predict
Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his parents.
Zheng Chenyu depended on his parents to prepare meals for him.
c) Zheng Chenyu had so much homework that he did not have time to look after himself.
d) Zheng Chenyu should learn to cook.
Pre-reading
Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his parents.
Zheng Chenyu depended on his parents to prepare meals for him.
c) Zheng Chenyu had so much homework that he did not have time to look after himself.
d) Zheng Chenyu should learn to cook.
Read the passage and choose the best summary.
Scare quotes (“ ”) used to indicate doubt about the meaning of words in a particular context (so Zheng Chenyu’s “perfect holiday” was not perfect at all).
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Reading
重点探究
1.Work in pairs. Talk about daily things you do
alone and the things your parents do for you.
● cook dinner
● go shopping
● tidy up
● wash clothes
What do you do alone?
Which things do your parents do for you?
I make the bed alone.
My mum cooks dinner for me every day.
Is it a good idea for parents to manage every thing for children?
Actually, they managed every minute of my life.
“actually” means_____________
in fact
“a man” means_______________________
As a boy, like all other boys, I wanted to be a man.
an independent/free boy
As a boy, like all other boys, I wanted to be a man. But my parents did everything for me. Actually, they managed every minute of my life. Although they loved me, I felt a bit unhappy with them.
"Zheng Chenyu, do your homework!" "Practise the piano!" "Turn off theTV!" I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.
作为男孩,就像其他所有男孩一样,我想做个男子汉。但是我父母什么都为我做了。实际上,他们安排我生活的每一分钟。尽管他们爱我,可我对她们有点不满意。“郑晨语,做作业!” “练钢琴!” “关掉电视!” 我非常讨厌他们的命令,我希望他们让我一个人待着。
对... 有点不满意=be unhappy with
对... 厌烦=be bored with
不要打扰我/别管我
When I got home, I tried to cook some rice, but I burnt it.
I even dropped my father’s cup when I was cooking! I found
myself so bad at simple cooking tasks. I started to feel lonely.
I wanted Mum and Dad to come home soon. Mum cooked such
delicious food, and made sure I never forgot my homework.
Read the passage and choose the best summary.
2
Dad always helped me with any difficult questions, and told funny jokes when I was unhappy. Then I realised being home alone was not always perfect.
When my parents came home, they were happy to find that I could cook and tidy up now. I told them my home alone story, and we all laughed.
Read the passage and choose the best summary.
2
a) Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his
parents.
b) Zheng Chenyu depended on his parents to prepare meals for
him.
c) Zheng Chenyu had so much homework that he did not have
time to look after himself.
d) Zheng Chenyu should learn to cook.
√
Read the passage and choose the best summary.
2
1. Zheng Chenyu felt _____________ with his parents because they
did everything for him and managed every minute of his life.
2. After Zheng Chenyu’s parents went away on business, he felt _____
because he could _____________.
3. Zheng Chenyu felt _______________ after the first night.
4. Zheng Chenyu felt _______ when he found he could not look after
himself well.
5. Zheng Chenyu realised being home alone ____________________.
a bit unhappy
happy
have some fun
Complete the sentences. See how Zheng Chenyu’s
feelings changed.
tired and sleepy
lonely
was not always perfect
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二、 I found myself so bad at simple cooking tasks.
我才发现自己连做饭这样简单的事都做不好。
★总结find的用法。本意“找到”表结果。 look for 寻找,表过程。
1. find that 从句:发现/觉得…….
I find that English is easy if you work hard.
我觉得只要你努力英语就很容易。
2. find it adj. to do sth: 发现做…..怎么样。It作形式宾语。
I find it interesting to talk to you.
我觉得和你聊天很有意思。
3.find sth./sb. doing sth: 发现某物/某人正在做。。
On my way home, I found a snake lying on the road.
在我回家的路上,我在路上发现了一条蛇。
4. find sth. adj :发现,觉得某物怎么样
We found the beds very comfortable.
5.find sb. (to be)adj.:觉得某人怎么样
We found him ( to be )dishonest.
我们认为他不诚实。
6. find sb. 介词短语:发现某人在….
She woke up and found herself in a hospital bed.
她醒来发觉自己躺在医院的床上。
★find out(经研究,询问等 )得出,找出,发现。。
Can you find out what time the train leaves?
你能查问出火车什么时候开吗?
Although they loved me, I felt a bit unhappy with them.
虽然他们爱我,但是我对他们有点儿不满意。
unhappy形容词,意为“不高兴的”,be unhappy with意为“对……不满意/不高兴”。
Jenny looked unhappy at the party, didn’t she?
詹妮在聚会上看起来不高兴,是不是?
They were a little unhappy with the result.
他们对这个结果有点儿不满意。
【助记】
un +
happy
unhappy
usual
unusual
able
unable
known
unknown
Language points
2. Turn off the TV!关上电视!
turn off -------- turn on
关掉;关闭 打开
turn down ------- turn up
调低(音量等) 调高(音量等)
【注意】
turn off, turn on, turn down, turn up都是“动词+副词”型动词短语,名词作宾语时,放在副词前后均可,但代词作宾语时,必须放在动词和副词之间。
Remember to turn off the lights before you leave.记得你离开前把灯关上。
The radio is noisy. Turn it down. 收音机太吵了,把音量调低一下。
醒来
匆匆忙忙去……
向某人寻求/索要某物
交上; 递交; 呈送
不能/能够做……
一整天
wake up
hurry to
ask sb. for sth.
hand in
be unable / able to
all day long
Translate the phrases and try to remember them.
Practice
1. As a boy, like all other boys, I wanted to be a man.
作为男孩,就像其他所有男孩一样,我期待成为男子汉。
man 在此处意为“男子汉”。
e.g. Don’t cry anymore. Be a man!
别再哭了。要像个男子汉!
Language points
e.g. I ordered myself a juice and sandwich.
我给自己点了一份果汁和一个三明治。
The officer ordered them to fire.
军官命令他们开火。
order v. 命令; 要求;订购; 点(酒菜等)
order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
【拓展】
4. Although my parents were very worried about leaving me, they had to go away on business for a few days.
虽然爸爸妈妈非常担心暂时离开我,但他们不得不出差几天。
be worried about = worry about
为……发愁; 为……担心
e.g. The mother is worried about her son’s future.
= The mother worries about her son’s future.
这位母亲很是为儿子的未来担忧。
4. Practise the piano 练钢琴
practise 练习,实践 名词是practice.
常用句型:practise doing sth. 练习做某事
e.g. I am going to practise playing the piano for two
hours this evening.
我打算今晚要练两个小时的钢琴。
Language points
5. I became so bored with their orders that I wished they
would leave me alone.
我对他们的命令感到厌烦,我希望他们让我一个人呆着。
leave sb. alone 把……单独留下 , 别打扰
e.g. The young mother leaves her baby alone at home.
这个年轻的妈妈把她的孩子一个人留在家。
Language points
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