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Sing a song!
八年级下册英语人教版
Growing Up
Growing Up
Growing Up
Section B How can we stay positive?
Unit 3
第四课时 1a-1f
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学习理解
应用实践
迁移创新
能识别并理解 a heavy heart、feel blue 等描述情绪的习语,读懂 You Can’t Win Them All 的故事内容,梳理人物的情绪变化与情节发展。
能完成故事相关的问题解决、习语替换练习,在小组中进行故事内容的简单复述(应用实践);能运用所学习语和表达,完成 Matt 与教练的角色扮演对话,模拟真实交际场景。
能结合故事内容,反思如何在生活中面对挫折、保持积极心态,并与同学分享自己的感悟。
学习目标
Teaching objectives
2.Find more ways to manage your emotions and stay positive.
1.Learn new words and phrases: in low spirits, ring, enter, let down, everybody, player, decision, score, proud, proud of, coach, as well, bit, a bit, repeat, pull together, solution, though, even though, go wrong, joyful, thankful, negative, bully, shout at, behave, differently, physics, lie, awake, wake up, relaxed, normal, from time to time, mad, deep, take a deep breath
Will we stay positive all the time?
Do you know any English idioms about feelings? Let’s learn more about them.
Please describe the boy’s feeling with idioms.
He had a long face.
He felt blue.
He was in low spirits.
He walked with a heavy heart.
1. a light heart/a heavy heart
2. feel blue/feel on top of the world
3. have a long face/be all smiles
4. in low spirits/in high spirits
1a
Read the idioms. Underline the ones that are negative. Do you know other idioms that describe feelings?
Read the story. What mistake did Matt make at the basketball game?
1b
Matt pushed an opposing player by accident, so the referee gave the other team two free throws, and this mistake made his team lose the game.
excited→calm B. grateful→nervous
C. upset→confident D. hurt→shocked
Which of the following shows how Matt’s feelings change in the passage?
C
Read the story again. Complete the problems and solutions.
1c
hard
respect
two free throws
proud
careful
lose
together
1d
Read again and answer the questions.
1. How did Tom know that Matt was sad when he saw him?
2. Why did Tom feel proud of their team even though they lost?
3. What did Tom say to make Matt feel better?
4. What can you learn from Matt's story?
Read again and answer questions.
1d
How did Tom know that Matt was sad when he saw him?
Matt had a long face, so Tom realized he was sad and still feeling blue about the game.
Read again and answer questions.
1d
Why did Matt feel sorry?
Because he thought he let everybody down—he pushed an opposing player by accident, which led the other team to get those points, and he felt responsible for his team's loss.
“Of course I am,” Matt said quietly. He didn't dare to look at Tom as he spoke. “I'm really sorry about letting everybody down. The other team got those points because of me.”
“Don't be too hard on yourself!” Tom said. “Although you pushed their player, it was just an accident. Everyone knows that!”
Read again and answer questions.
1d
What did the referee do when he saw Matt push another player?
He gave the other team two free throws.
Tom was a good friend. But Matt knew the referee didn't share Tom's opinion. When the referee saw Matt push another player, he gave the other team two free throws. Matt was as shocked as anyone else when the accident happened, but it was too late. He couldn't take it back.
“I guess we have to respect his decision,” Matt said after a while. “But wehad a good chance to win until I made that mistake. Why wasn't I more careful?”
Read again and answer questions.
1d
Why did Tom feel proud oftheir team even though they lost?
Because the opposing team was the best in their area, but their scores were very close, which showed their team played really well.
“Listen, Matt,” said Tom, “try to look on the bright side. The other team is the best in our area, but our scores were really close. Tm proud of us, and I know our coach and everyone else in our school are as well.”
Matt felt a bit better. “Thanks, Tom. I guess it's just hard to lose.
Read again and answer questions.
1d
What did Tom say to make Matt feel better ?
He told Matt not to be hard on himself, to look on the bright side, that everyone was still proud of the team, and that they couldn’t win them all but should learn from mistakes and keep working together.
“Hey, you can't win them all,” said Tom. “It's more important to learn from your mistakes so that you don't repeat them in future. We'll keep working together as a team. One for all, and all for one, right?”
“You're right. If we pull together, we should win next time,” Matt smiled. He was lucky to have a friend like Tom.
PROBLEM
Matt felt sorry about letting
his team down.
Matt felt shocked when the referee gave the other team ________________.
Matt felt bad about not being more_________.
Matt found it hard to_______.
SOLUTION
Tom advised Matt not to be too_______on himself.
Matt tried to_______the referee’s decision.
Tom helped Matt to realize that everyone was still_________ of their team.
Tom told him that he couldn’t always win, and that they would keep working_________.
Read the story again. Complete the problems and solutions.
1c
two free throws
careful
lose
hard
respect
proud
together
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Replace the underlined words with the idioms from the story.
1e
1. Edward noticed that his friend had a sad expression.
2. The musician apologized for disappointing everyone when he fell sick and couldn’t attend the show.
3. When something goes wrong, it’s easy to get angry. But if you think about the good things in that bad situation, you’ll feel better.
4. Even if you try your best, you can’t always succeed or win.
5. When you work together as a group, you can achieve great things.
long face
letting everybody down
look on the bright side
you can’t win them all
pull together
Idioms can make a text more powerful. The meaning of idioms differs from their literal meaning, but the words that make up these expressions provide valuable clues.
Recognizing idioms
A: I’m sorry I made a mistake on Saturday, Coach.
B: It’s OK. I was disappointed, but I know you didn’t mean to do it.
A: I should be more careful!
B: Matt, don’t be too hard on yourself. Everyone makes mistakes. It’s important to learn from your mistake and keep working together with our team, right?
A: You are right. I’ll do better in the next game!
1f
Role-play a conversation between Matt and his
coach.
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Summary
补全句子。
Exercises
1.The result of our group in International Music Festival
_________ everyone_______(让……失望). But no one gave up.
2. It's not easy to make this_________(decide). But luckily, we did a right thing.
3. Lily's parents felt very _______(pride) of their daughter.
4. ____________(即使)Bob has trouble with math,he keeps trying.
let
decision
proud
Even though/if
down
Homework
Write about what can you do when you
feeling blue?
Write a letter to someone who helped you.
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