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The winning team, Peter kept his eyes on the ground. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. IT was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake make him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team. As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, was wrong son? Peter's feelings were written all over his face. I lost the game. Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in. Look, Peter, I don't know what happened, but whatever IT was, don't be too hard on yourself. I lost the game, dad. I failed my team. They'll probably never let me play again. Soccer is about team effort. You are not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes. Peter didn't say anything, but what his father said, medium, think carefully. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. Hey, guys, he said to his teammates, i'm really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we are going to win the next one. To his surprise and relief, his teammates all noted in agreement. Yeah, they said, don't worry about IT. It's never just one person's fault. We should think about how we can do Better next time. Peter smiled. IT made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.
Section B 2a-2e
Objectives
To understand Peter’s experience after he lost a game.
To learn to use some words and phrases.
To have an optimistic attitude towards failure or disappointments.
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How does this picture make you feel?
Warming-up
It makes me feel angry.
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How does this picture make you feel?
It makes me feel nervous.
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4
How does this picture make you feel?
It makes me feel energetic.
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5
How do you feel when you do something wrong?
unhappy
angry
worried
…
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Have you ever made a mistake? How did it make you feel? Talk to your partner about what happened.
In the English exam last week, I was too nervous that I made a spelling mistake. It made me feel very angry about myself.
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Once I made a mistake. I had a fight with my cousin because he broke up my favorite model plane. My dad was very angry with me…
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Have you ever made
a mistake?
What happened?
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1. What can you see in the picture?
2. What may the passage talk about?
A soccer ball team.
It may talk about the soccer ball team’s winning.
Look at the title and the picture. Then answer the questions below.
The Winning Team
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Read the story and number the events in the correct order.
RECOGNIZING IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Knowing the meanings of idioms and verb phrases can improve your English.
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The Winning Team
Peter kept his eyes on the ground. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal?
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He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team.
As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feelings were written all over his face.
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“I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.
“Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.”
“I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. They’ll probably never let me play again.”
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“Soccer is about team effort. You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.”
Peter didn’t say anything, but what his father
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said made him think carefully.
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.
“Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.”
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To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.
“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about how we can do better next time.”
Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.
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____ Peter got home and went into his room.
____ Peter talked to his teammates.
____ Peter missed a goal.
____ Peter’s father gave him advice.
____ Peter realized that he was worried for
no reason.
1
2
3
4
5
2
4
1
3
5
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Read the story again and answer the questions.
1. Why did Peter feel angry and worried?
Because he was angry with himself for
missing an important goal and letting his
team down. He was worried that his
coach might kick him off the team.
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2. What kind of advice did Peter’s father offer
him?
Peter’s father advised him not to be too hard
on himself but to learn how to communicate
with his teammates and learn from his
mistakes.
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3. Do you agree with Peter’s father?
Why or why not?
Yes, it is no point crying over spilled
milk. / It is more meaningful to learn
from one’s mistakes and do better in
the future.
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4. What happened after Peter told his teammates
that he was sorry?
His teammates asked him not to worry about
what had happened as it was not just one
person’s fault. They agreed that they should
work together to think how they could do
better in the future.
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5. Why did Peter think that he was on a
winning team even though they lost
the last game?
Because it was a team with good team
spirit that would help them achieve
success in the future.
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Find idioms or phrases from the story to replace the underlined parts of these sentences.
He could not believe that he did not get the ball into the basket.
2. She was worried because she disappointed her parents.
missed scoring that goal
let … down
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3. Tony was sad that he was asked to leave the team.
4. You should learn to relax and not put so much
pressure on yourself.
5. The teacher told the students to work hard
together and not give up.
kicked off
be too hard on yourself
pull together
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I’m Peter. Today was the worst day of my life. I missed ____________in today’s soccer game, which made my team lose the game. My silly mistake made
me very _______. I was worried that my coach might ___________ the team.
After I went back home I went into my room. My father realized that I was in a _______ mood (心情).
He went into my room and gave me some advice.
Fill in the blanks according to the story.
angry
kick me off
bad
scoring a goal
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He told me soccer is about team effort. He said a good team should________ each other. What’s more,
he said winning or losing is only half the game, and
the other half is learning how to _______________
teammates and learning from mistakes.
courage
The next day, I went to soccer practice with_______. I said ______ to my teammates for what I had done. In fact, they didn’t think it was my fault. They agreed that we would_____together and do better next time. Now I feel _______to be on a winning team.
sorry
lucky
support
communicate with
pull
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Role-play a conversation between Peter and his father.
Father: What’s wrong, Peter? You look
sad.
Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I
made my team lose the game.
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Sample conversation
Father: What’s wrong, Peter? You look sad.
Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team
lose the game.
Father: Don’t be too hard on yourself. I’m sure
you are not the only reason your team
lost the game.
Peter: What do you mean?
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Father: Soccer is about team effort. Having a
good team means supporting each
other. Winning or losing may be
important, but so is learning
how to communicate with your
teammates and learning from your
mistakes.
Peter: Thanks for your advice, Dad. I think
I know what I should do now.
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1.How could he have missed scoring that goal?
could have done 表示“过去本能够做某事但未
做”,包含“责备”意义。如:
How could he have been such a fool?
他怎么这么糊涂?
How could she have forgotten what kind of man
he was? 她怎么能忘记他是哪种人呢?
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2.But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.
be hard on sb. 过于严格地要求某人;对某人过
于严厉;以刻薄的方式批评、对待某人
e.g. Some teachers today are too hard on their
students.
如今一些老师对学生的要求过于严厉。
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3.Besides, wining or losing is only half the game.
besides“除……以外还有”,表示包括后面提
到的人或物在内
except“除去”,表示不包括后面所提到的人
或物在内,如:
All the students went to the park except Jim. (Jim没去)
Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily. (Lily也去了)
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besides “除此之外,还包括”,指在整体中加入一部分,表示一种累加关系,有“加上”之意。
except “除……之外”(不包括后者在内),着重强调在同类人或物中除去一个或几个人或物,表示一种排除关系,有“减除”之意。
but “除了”,与except用法基本相同,但着重强调整句的内容,常修饰否定意义的代词或疑问代词。
Besides, except & but
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—What language do you also speak ________
English?
— French. But just a little.
A. besides B. except
C. beside D. among
A
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4. He had let his whole team down.
他让整个团队失望了。
let sb. down (to fail to help or support sb. as they
had expected or hoped) 意为“不能帮助;不能
支持(某人);使失望”。如:
I’m afraid she let us down badly.
恐怕她让我们很失望。
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1.保罗获得了一等奖,没有让我们失望。
Paul won the first prize and didn’t
______________.
2. Linda tries her best to get good grades at
school in order not to her parents .
A. let; down B. remind; of
C. call; up D. wake; up
let us down
A
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5. He was really worried that his coach might kick
him off the team. 他很担心教练会把他踢出球队。
kick sb. off sth. 意为“使某人离开;开除;逐出”
相当于kick sb. out of sth. 如:
You will be kicked off the club if you break the
rule again.
如果你再违反规定的话,你将被逐出这个俱乐部。
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6.To his surprise and relief, his teammates all
nodded in agreement.
令他惊讶和欣慰的是,他的队友全都赞同地点头。
“to +one’s+情感名词”是英语中一个十分常见的结构,主要表示某人由于某事的发生而唤起其内心的某种情感,通常译为“令某人……的是;使某人感到……的是”。
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Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示写单词。
1. If you want to learn to swim, you must listen to your _________ (教练).
2. The young father often gives his child a ride on his
____________ (肩膀).
3. We don't have the___________ (勇气) to tell David
about the truth.
4. Paul said nothing but _________ (点头), as if he
understood me completely.
5. I saw some people _________ (拉) a car when I passed by the shoe store, but it didn’t move at all.
coach
shoulders
courage
nodded
pulling
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Ⅱ. 根据句意,选择方框中的单词并用其适当形式填空。
1. Volunteers joined in searching ________ the lost child.
2. The plane _____________ on the ground for two hours
because of the bad weather.
3. I will _________ to work in my hometown after finishing
school.
4. They didn’t ________ the importance of the problem.
5. I don’t know how to start a talk with Betty. She can sit all
day long ___________ a word.
for
remained
return
realize
without
realize, return, without, remain, for
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6.The _______ of the girl was only 2 kilos when she
was born.
7.When everyone is in __________ , the final decision
will be made.
8. The movie ______________ Alice because it was
really boring.
9. I ________ the ball, but unluckily, I completely
missed it.
10. To my great ______, I got to school on time in the
morning.
weight
agreement
disappointed
kicked
relief
agree, disappoint, relief, weight, kick
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Ⅲ.单项选择。
1. He can’t succeed ____ your help.
A. with B. no
C. without D. not
2. The police are ____ the hill.
A. searching B. searching for
C. looking D. looking at
C
A
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3. Loud music always makes us ___________.
A. want dance B. to want dance
C. want to dance D. to want to dance
4. Excuse me, could you help me? I don’t know ______ exchange money.
A. how to B. how
C. how can D. how can I
C
A
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5. _____ his new sunglasses ___ Tony look mysterious.
A. Wears; make B. Wears; makes
C. Wearing; make D. Wearing; makes
6. As students, we are supposed to spend more time
_________ .
A. study B. studied
C. studying D. to study
D
C
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7. —Do you have any difficulty in ______ English?
—Yes, but I try to make myself ______ .
A. to speak; understood
B. speaking; understand
C. to speak; to understand
D. speaking; understood
D
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Ⅳ.根据汉语意思完成句子。
1.他什么也没说就离开了。
He left _________ _________ _________.
2.他在他房间找老鼠。
He is ____________ his room _________the mouse.
3.虽然他没有钱和车子,但他很快乐。
He is very happy _________ _________ he has no
money or cars.
without saying anything
searching for
even though
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4.你对环境污染感觉如何?
________________________________________________
5.现在我们需要做的是团结起来。
________________________________________________
How do you feel about environment pollution.
What we need to do at this moment is to pull together.
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6.如果你宁愿独自呆着,那我们都离开这儿。
7.是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。
8.与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。
If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here.
We should help him rather than he should help us.
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap.
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—What a heavy rain!
—So it is. I prefer _____rather than ____ on such a
rainy day.
A. to go out; staying at home
B. staying at home; go out
C. going out; stay at home
D. to stay at home; go out
句意为“好大的雨啊!是啊。我宁愿待在家里也不愿在雨天出去。”
prefer to do A rather than do B.
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Use the mind map to retell the story.
Peter missed a goal.
Peter felt angry and worried.
Peter’s father gave him advice.
Peter thought carefully.
Peter talked to his teammates.
Peter felt lucky to be on a winning team.
Homework
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