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Unit 3 Growing Up
Section A 3a-3d
excited
angry
afraid
shy
shocked
upset
worried
Review
lonely
Open the emotion blind boxes
I talk with my teacher/parents/friends/... about my problems.
What do you do when you have emotional problems?
How did the girl feel?
She was a little upset.
What was the relationship between them?
They are friends.
What makes her upset?
Guess:
post-reading
A. Has very high standards
and compares Judy with Kate.
Match the people with their opinions or actions.
Judy
Lily
Judy's
parents
B. Feels stressed and thinks
her parents love Kate more.
C. Advises Judy to talk to her
parents or write a letter.
Read the conversation and choose the correct answers
1. Judy's parents often compare her with ______.
A. Lily B. her sister
C. her cousin Kate D. her classmate
2. Kate is good at ______.
A. drawing pictures
B. playing the piano and getting good grades
C. talking with parents
D. writing letters
Read the conversation and choose the correct answers
3. What does Lily advise Judy to do?
A. Talk with parents face to face at once.
B. Write a letter to her parents.
C. Study harder to win awards.
D. Stop comparing with Kate.
4. Why doesn't Judy want to talk with her parents directly?
A. She is afraid she will cry.
B. She doesn't love her parents.
C. Her parents don't want to talk with her.
D. She is very busy with study.
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 ...
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.
be happy with 对……满意
有很高的标准
compare…with…
把……和……比较
取得更好的成绩
be sorry to do sth 很抱歉做某事
往好的方面看;看到积极的一面
确信;肯定
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.
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!
Why don’t you+动词原形...? = Why not+动词原形...? 你为什么不......?(提意见)
until 引导时间状语从句
What about/How about+doing sth?
做某事怎么样......?(提意见)
so that“以便,为了” 引导目的状语从句
get ... across (to sb.) “把(想法、信息等)传达给某人,使某人理解”。across 在这里表示 “(信息)被传达、被理解”。
已经
write things down “把事情写下来”;
make sb do sth使某人做某事
知道你的感受
把你的想法讲清楚;使你的意思被理解
让你感觉好一些
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 ...
Function Expression
Clear the air I didn't mean to do it. / Please don't get me wrong. / That's not what I meant. / ...
Forgive I forgive you. / Don't worry about it. / It doesn't matter. / ...
Comfort Look on the bright side. / I'm sure ..., although they may not show it. / We just want you to know we care. / Would you like to talk about it? / ...
Apologize I'm sorry. / It was my fault. / ...
Advise Why don't you ...? / How about ...? / You could ... / You should ... / ...
Lead in
Pre-listening
While-listening
Post-listening
Summary
Language points
Exercise
Homework
Task 6:Role-play a conversation after Judy’s parents read the letter.
A: Im 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 ..
Mum (A): Oh, honey, that's not true at all. We only mentioned her because we wanted to encourage you, not to make you feel bad.
Judy (B): But it makes me sad every time. I wish you could focus on my progress instead of how I stack up against others.
Dad (A): You're right, Judy. We were wrong to do that. We'll try to be more aware of how our words make you feel from now on.
Judy (B): Thanks, Dad. It means a lot to hear you say that.
Mum (A): Let's make a plan. From now on, we'll have a weekly chat to talk about your goals and how we can support you, okay?
Judy (B): That sounds great. I feel so much better now.
3d
Language points
1 be happy with sth → 表示 “对…… 感到满意”。
2:have high standards → 表示 “有很高的标准 / 要求”。
(1) [可数名词]&[不可数名词]标准;水平通常用high/low来表示标准或水平的高/低。
standard of ……的标准 meet/reach the standards 符合标准
3.She gets better grades, plays the piano well, often wins awards... 她成绩更好,钢琴弹得很好,还经常获奖……
1 )award n. 奖;奖品
win/receive/get an award for sth. 因某事赢得/得到/获得奖项
2)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”。
4.pressure 相关短语
n. 压力(不可数,同义词:stress)
短语:put pressure on sb. 给某人施加压力
under pressure/stress 在压力之下
reduce pressure 减轻压力
You should learn to relax and not put so much pressure on yourself.你应该学会放松,不要给自己施加太多压力。
本课句型
Summary
我都 学会了!
Key words
Expression
standard、award、get across、clearly、pressure
high standards,compare...with...,write…down
—What’s wrong, …?—My parents / I …
Why don’t you …?How about doing …?
—That’s a good idea.
Sentences
be happy with
pretty good
high standards
compare ... with ...
why don’t you do sth
how you feel
write sb a letter
so that
get across
对...感到开心
相当好
高标准
把...与...作比较
为什么不做某事
你的感受
给某人写信
以便,为了
解释清楚
Key phrases
1. Memorize the new words and phrases.
2. Practice the conversations with your partner using the
sentence patterns we have learned .
3. Finish the exercises.
Homework
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