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Unit 2 School life
Lesson 3
Making a difference
Learn and use phrases such as "drop out of," "in the future," "give up," and "make a difference" in meaningful contexts.
Practice discussing and writing about how a teacher or mentor has influenced their lives, using appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures.
Analyze the impact of education and mentorship on personal development by evaluating the story of Hao Tongxin and his teacher.
Learning aims
Lead in What does the video talk about?
Hello. My name is Hao Tongxin. I live in a small village. I'm in Grade 7. And I like my school!
Last year, I wanted to give up my studies. I wanted to stay home and help my family. But my teacher said, "With a good education, you can make a difference. You can make a good life for yourself. And you can help your family, friends, and other people, too" She gave me hope.
My teacher is great. She often visits her students and their families. She does not want anyone to drop out of school.
Who is your favourite teacher?
Does he /she do something important for you? If yes, what is it?
She always helps us in every possible way. She is making a big difference in our lives.
Now, I never miss a day of school. I want to make a difference in the future -just like my teacher.
Let’s predict
What difficulties may he have?
Where is he?
Where does he come from? Big cities or small village?
Fast reading Read the passage together and write true(T) or false(F).
Hello. My name is Hao Tongxin. I live in a small village. I’m in Grade 7. And I like my school!
Last year, I wanted to give up my studies. I wanted to stay home and help my family. But my teacher said,”With a good education, you can make a difference. You can make a good life for yourself. And you can help your family, friends, and other people, too.” She gave me hope.
My teacher is great. She often visits her students and their families. She does not want anyone to drop out of school. She always helps us in every possible way. She is making a big difference in our lives.
Now, I never miss a day of school. I want to make a difference in the future—just like my teacher.
1.Hao Tongxin is a student from a village.
2.Hao Tongxin wanted to give up his studies last year.
3.The teacher encouraged Hao Tongxin to make a difference through education.
4.Hao Tongxin didn't take the teacher's advice in the end.
T
T
T
F
知识点讲解
1. Last year, I wanted to give up my studies.
give up 放弃
后加名词、代词、doing
give 短语:
give away 赠送
give off 散发;放出
give out 分发;耗尽
give in 屈服;交上
give back 归还
“代中原则”
2. With a good education, you can make a difference.
education
n. 教育
educate v.教育
educator n.教育工作者
educational adj.教育的
make a (big) difference
起(重大)影响;起作用
make a difference to sb.
对某人有影响
make some/no difference
有些/没有影响
一般过去时
基本用法
①表示过去某个时间或某一段时间内发生的动作或存在的状态,常和表示过去的时间状语连用,如:一段时间+ago、yesterday、yesterday morning/afternoon、last night/week/month/year、the day before yesterday (前天)、just now(刚才)、in+过去的时间(如in 2024)等。
e.g. I bought this coat last month.我是上个月买的这件外套。
I was born in 1998.我是1998 年出生的。
②表示过去经常或反复发生的动作,常和often、always等表示频度的词语连用。
e.g. In ancient times, Chinese people often used willow branches as gifts when they said goodbye to their friends.
在古代,中国人与朋友告别时常常用柳枝作为礼物。
课文梳理
Making a difference
My basic information(Para.1)
Name: Hao Tongxin
Place: a small village
Grade:7
My story (Para.2)
My thoughts: give up stay home and help…
My teacher’s words: good education, make a difference make a good life
My teacher (Para.3)
Great visit her…. Does not want…help us
My change (Para. 4)
Never miss a day of school
Want to make a difference
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Read the passage and write true ( T ) or false( F ).
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Hao Tongxin is a student from a village.
Hao Tongxin wanted to give up his studies last year.
The teacher encouraged Hao Tongxin to make a difference through education.
Hao Tongxin didn't take the teacher's advice in the end.
T
T
T
F
句式结构
1. 肯定句:主语+was/were+其他.
主语+动词过去式+其他.
e.g. I was in Beijing last month.我上个月在北京。
I went to Shanghai last Friday. 我上周五去了上海。
2. 否定句:主语+was/were +not +其他.
主语+didn’t+动词原形+其他.
e.g. I wasn’t in Beijing last month.我上个月不在北京。
I didn’t go to Shanghai last Friday. 我上周五没去上海。
3. 一般疑问句及回答:Was/Were +主语+其他?
肯定回答:Yes, was/were.
否定回答:No, 主语+wasn’t/weren’t.
Did+主语+动词原形+其他?
肯定回答:Yes, 主语+ did.
否定回答:No, 主语+didn’t.
e.g. —Were you in Beijing last month?你上个月在北京吗?
—Yes, I was. /No, I wasn’t.是的,我在。/不,我不在。
—Did you go to Shanghai last Friday?你上周五去了上海吗?
—Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. 是的,我去了。/不,我没去。
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases.
drop put of in the future give up make a difference
A Our teachers want us to get a good education. They don’t want us to _______________ school.
B Don’t __________ hope. We know you can do it.
C Science is ________________________ in our lives.
D He wants to be a doctor and help sick people _______________.
drop out of
give up
making a difference
in the future
Practice
Read and pay attention to the parts in yellow. Then rewrite the sentences.
Last year, I wanted to give up my studies.
She often visits her students and their families.
A I want to stay home and help my family. (last year)
→ I wanted to stay home and help my family last year.
B Everyone works very hard in the sports events. (yesterday)
→__________________________________________________________
C I never miss a day of school. (last term)
→__________________________________________________________
D Lily plays ping-pong with her father. (last Sunday)
→__________________________________________________________
Everyone worked very hard in the sports events yesterday.
I never missed a day of school last term.
Lily played ping-pong with her father last Sunday.
Language Points
1.I live in a small village.我住在一个小村庄。
village〔名词]①村庄;村镇
My grandparents live in a small village not far from us.
我的爷爷奶奶住在离我们不远的一个小村庄。
②村民;乡村居民通常用单数形式,与定冠词the连用。
They came to help the village.他们来这里帮助村民们。
拓展: villager〔可数名词]村民
The villagers are very friendly. 村民们都很友好。
③谓语动词不同
一般过去时的谓语动词使用过去式,没有人称和数的变化 (was和were 除外);一般现在时的谓语动词有人称和数的变化。第三人称单数作主语时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式(be动词用is);其他人称作主语时,则用动词原形(be动词用am或are)。
e.g. He waited for a few hours and grew very angry.
他等了几个小时,变得非常生气。
Were they friendly to you?他们对你友好吗?
My mother enjoys reading and I enjoy travelling.
我妈妈喜欢阅读,而我喜欢旅行。
The story is very interesting.这个故事非常有趣。
Language Points
2.Last year, I wanted to give up my studies.去年,我想放弃学业。
give up 放弃 其后接名词、代词或动词ing形式作宾语。
give up doing sth.放弃做某事
Don't give up helping the old. 不要放弃帮助老人。
give up是“动词+副词”型结构的短语,若宾语是人称代词,应放在give与up之间。
拓展:give away赠送 give in屈服;交上 give off散发,放出 give back归还 give out分发;耗尽
一般过去时与一般现在时的区别
①用法不同
一般过去时表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态,或过去经常反复发生的动作;一般现在时表示经常发生或习惯性的动作或现在的状态。
e.g. I played badminton with my father last weekend.
我上周末和爸爸一起打羽毛球了。
I often play badminton with my father.
我经常和爸爸一起打羽毛球。
②时间状语不同
一般过去时常与表示过去的时间状语连用,如last week、yesterday、two days ago、last month 等;一般现在时常与表示现在的时间状语连用,如 now、every day等。
e.g. The farmer lost his horse last week.
这个农夫上个星期丢了马。
We read English every morning.
我们每天早上读英语。
Speaking
Who made a difference in your life? How did he/she help you? Talk about it.
My teacher made a difference in my life. She helped me after class, and she encouraged me...
My English teacher made a difference in my life. She helped me after class. My English was poor and I used to be afraid to speak English in public. But she encouraged me to practice every day. She is always patient with me. With her help, my English is better. Now English is my favourite subject.
当堂检测
一、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 你要么冒险继续等待, 要么现在就放弃。
You can either take risks to keep on waiting or _______ _______ now.
2. 我们从来不想辍学, 因为教育是我们未来成功的关键。
We never want to _______ _______ _______ _______, as education is the key to our future success.
3. ——约翰, 你能告诉我你将来要做什么吗?
——我想成为一名足球运动员。
— John, can you tell me what you will do _______ _______ _______?
— I want to be a football player.
4. 为了提前完成任务, 团队以各种可能的方式努力工作。
To finish the task ahead of time, the team worked hard _______ _______ _______ _______ .
give up
drop out of school
in the future
in every possible way
二、按要求完成句子
1. I like playing basketball. (改为一般过去时)
I _________ playing basketball when I was fifteen.
2. They read the poems last night. (改为否定句)
They _________ _________ the poems last night?
3. The girl watched TV at home. (改为一般疑问句并作肯定回答)
— _________ the girl _________ TV at home?
— Yes, _________ _________.
4. She was a good class monitor. (改为否定句)
She _________ a good class monitor.
5. My parents were at home yesterday. (改为一般疑问句并作否定回答)
—_________ your parents at home yesterday?
—_________, _________ _________.
liked
didn’t read
Did watch
she did
wasn’t
Were
No they weren’t
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