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Section A 3a-3d
Growing Up
To talk about your feelings with your friends.
To deal with your stress.
Objectives
Free talk
What grade did you get last exam?
Were your parents satisfied with
your grade?
Lily: What's wrong, Judy?
Judy: Well, my parents aren't happy with my grades.
Lily: Really? Weren't they pretty good this term?
Judy: Yeah, but my parents have very high standards.They often compare me with my cousin, Kate. She gets better grades, plays the piano well, often wins awards...
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want sb to do sth
3a
Read the conversation. Do you think Judy and her parents communicate well?
compare sb with sb
将某人与某人相比较
be not happy with...对……不满意
Lily: I’m sorry to hear that. But look on the bright side. I’m sure your parents just want you to do well, although they may not show it.
Judy: I know my parents love me, but sometimes I think they love Kate more.
Lily: Why don't you talk to them? Until you talk to them, they might not know how you feel.
Judy: I'm afraid I'll cry if we talk.
“尽管;虽然”引导让步状语从句
“直到……为止”引导时间状语从句
Lily: How about writing them a letter so that you can get your message across clearly?
Judy: Oh, that's a good idea.
Lily: Writing things down can also make you feel better.
Judy: Thanks! Just talking to you makes me feel better already!
是由“clear(adj.清楚的)+-ly(后缀)”构成的。
动名词短语作主语
Read the conversation again and complete the mind map..
Judy's parents have very high
Judy's parents
often her with her cousin, Kate.
Judy's problem
Lily's opinion
Judy's parents
just want her to
Lily's advice
Judy can
Judy can also
3a
Read the conversation again and complete the mind map..
Judy's parents have very high standards
Judy's parents
often compare her with her cousin, Kate.
Judy's problem
Lily's opinion
Judy's parents
just want her to do well
Lily's advice
Judy can talk to her
parents.
Judy can also
write them a letter
3a
3c
Listen to the conversation.
Then role-play it.
3d
Work in pairs. Imagine one of you is Judy and the other is her parent. Role-play a conversation after Judy's parents read the letter.
A: I’m sorry, Judy. I didn't realize you were so stressed.Would you like to talk about it?
B: OK, Mum / Dad. I’m feeling a lot of pressure because ...
1. Yeah,but my parents have very high standards.
是挺好的,但我父母的标准很高。
standard作名词,意为“标准;水平”。the standard of意为“……的标准”;meet/reach a standard意为“达到标准”。
The standard of care at our local hospital is excellent.
我们当地医院的护理标准是极好的。
Language points
拓展延伸
standard还可作形容词,意为“标准的;正常的”。
Televisions are a standard feature in most hotel rooms.
电视机是多数旅馆房间里的标准设施。
award 作名词,意为“奖;奖品”。
She won three awards for her science project.
她的科学项目赢得了三个奖项。
He won an award in the speaking competition.
他在演讲比赛中获奖。
2. She gets better grades,plays the piano well,
often wins awards...她成绩更好,钢琴弹得很好,经常获奖……
拓展延伸
award作动词,意为“授予;颁发;判给,”award sb sth=award sth to sb意为“授予某人某物”。
The principal awarded her a certificate.
The principal awarded a certificate to her.
校长授予她一张证书。
辨析
award 官方/正式授予的荣誉
prize 竞赛/竞争中赢得的奖励
reward 因善行/帮助获得的回报
The school awarded him a scholarship.
学校授予他奖学金。
She got the first prize in the race.
她在赛跑中获得一等奖。
He received a reward for finding the lost dog.
他因找到丢失的狗而得到酬谢。
3. I'm sure your parents just want you to do
well, although they may not show it. 我敢肯定你父母只是想要你做得好,尽管他们可能没有表现出来。
although作连词,意为“尽管;虽然”,引导让步状语从句,与 though同义。
Although the sun was shinning, it wasn't very warm.
尽管太阳高照,却不是很暖和。
注意
在同一个句子中,although / though不能与 but 同时出现。
4. Until you talk to them, they might not know how you feel. 直到你和他们谈谈,他们可能才知道你的感受。
until 在此处作连词,意为“直到……为止”,引导时间状语从句,常见用法如下:
until
用于肯定句,句子或主句的谓语动词必须是延续性动词,表示句子或主句的动作一直延续到until所表示的时间为止
用于否定句,构成not...until结构,意为“直到……才”,句子或主句的谓语动词通常是非延续性动词,表示句子或主句的动作直到until所表示的时间才发生
I will stay here until the kids are asleep.
我会待在这里直到孩子们睡熟。
She won't leave until the rain stops.
直到雨停她才会走。
例如:
5. How about writing them a letter so that you
can get your message across clearly? 那给他们写封信怎么样?这样你就能清楚地传达你的想法了。
(1) get across意为“解释清楚;传达”。
How can I get this across to my parents?
我怎样才能让父母明白这件事?
The teacher used pictures to get the idea across.
老师用图片讲清楚了这个观点。
(2)clearly作副词,意为“清楚地”,修
饰动词时常后置,其比较级为more clearly。
I can't hear his music clearly because he
sings too quickly.
我听不清楚他的歌,因为他唱得太快了。
Don't turn down the radio, all of us want to
listen much more clearly.
不要关小收音机,我们都想听得更清楚一些。
6. I'm feeling a lot of pressure because...
我感到压力很大,因为……
pressure作名词,意为“压力”。
under pressure意为“在压力下”
put pressure on sb意为“向某人施压”
Too much pressure may break the glass.
压力过大可能压碎玻璃。
He made the decision under pressure.
他在压力下做出了决定。
Parents sometimes put pressure on children to study harder.
父母有时会给孩子施加压力督促他们学习。
1. Miss Gao is a strict teacher. I always do my homework
carefully to meet her_______(标准).
2. Don't have too much_______(pressure), because you'll win for sure!
3. Mike and John were very excited about the_______(奖品)。
4. _______(尽管)we lost the game, we still learn a lot from it.
5. Mother won't go to bed until she _______(finish) the housework.
Exercises
standard
pressure
award
Although
finish
1. Make sentences with although / until.
2. Write a short passage about your
pressure and how you deal with it.
Homework
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