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Unit 3 Growing Up
Lesson 5 Section B 1a–1f
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1. What are these emotions?
Can you describe these feelings in English using idioms?
Idioms are fun phrases that don’t mean exactly what the words say.
1. What are these emotions?
Try to guess the meanings of the idioms
a light heart
a heavy heart
have a long face
be all smiles
feel blue
feel on top of the world
in low spirits
in high spirits
2. Do you know these idioms?
a light heart
a heavy heart
have a long face
be all smiles
3. Match these idioms with the pictures
feel blue
feel on top of the world
in low spirits
in high spirits
3.Match these idioms with the pictures
1. a light heart / a heavy heart
2. have a long face / be all smiles
3. feel blue / feel on top of the world
4. in low spirits / in high spirits
Do you know other idioms that describe feelings?
4. Read the idioms. Underline the ones that are negative.
On cloud nine
Over the moon
Down in the dumps(心情低落)
Bent out of shape
(生气)
Heart of gold
Cold feet(临阵退缩、胆怯)
Hot under the collar(怒气冲冲)
Green with envy()
Try to guess the meanings of the idioms.
5.Other idioms that describe feelings
On cloud nine
Over the moon
Down in the dumps
Bent out of shape
Heart of gold
Cold feet
Hot under the collar
Green with envy
Kind and compassionate.
Very jealous.
Nervous or anxious.
Extremely happy and joyful.
Delighted, extremely pleased.
Feeling very sad or depressed.
Angry or upset about something.
Angry or annoyed.
6.Match the idioms with the feelings
Title
Picture
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1. What are they doing?
They are playing basketball.
You Can’t Win Them All
player /ˈpleɪə(r)/ n.
referee /ˌrefəˈriː/ n.
2. Can you guess what happened?
Maybe someone made a mistake and lost the game.
3. How might people feel?
They might feel upset, sad, or disappointed.
Prediction
We are going to read the story called
“ You Can’t Win Them All ”
What does this idiom mean?
You can't succeed at everything.
a heavy heart
the long face
feel blue
From the idioms,do you think they win or lose in the game?
7.Read and find the idioms in it.
What kind of article is it?
A. Exposition (说明文)
B. Argumentation (议论文)
C. Narration (记叙文)
D. Practical writing (应用文)
8. Read and choose.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Para. 1
Para. 2-5
Para. 6-8
Para. 9
Background
Matt’s self-blame
Tom’s comfort
Matt’s relief
9.Read fast and divide the story into parts
When the bell rang, Matt entered the classroom with a heavy heart. “Hey, Matt,” his best friend Tom greeted him. He and Tom were in the school’s basketball team. “Why the long face? Are you still feeling blue about Saturday night’s game?” Tom asked.
in the classroom
Matt and Tom
during the break
feel blue / sad
How did Tom know that Matt was sad when he saw him?
10. Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
Where?
Who?
When?
How?
What happened?
“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!”
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 we had a good chance to win until I made that mistake. Why wasn’t I more careful?”
11. Read Para. 2–5 and answer the questions.
(1) What mistake did Matt make?
(2) What did the referee do when he saw Matt push another player?
(3) How did Matt feel when the accident happened?
(4) What did Matt think of the referee’s decision? Do you agree with him?
“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. I’m 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.”
“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?”
(1) Why did Tom feel proud of their team even though they lost?
(2) What advice did Tom offer Matt?
(3) What did Tom mean by “You can't win them all”?
8. Read Para. 6–8 and answer the questions.
Tom meant that it's normal to lose sometimes and you can't win every time.
How did Matt feel after having the conversation with Tom?
9. Read Para. 9 and answer the question.
“You’re right. If we pull together, we should win next time,” Matt smiled. He was lucky to have a friend like Tom!
10. Think about the question.
What can you learn from Matt's story?
We can learn that we can't always win, but we should learn from our mistakes, support each other, and work together as a team. It's also important to stop overthinking and move on.
11. Replace the underlined words with the idioms from the story.
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 abou 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.
had a long face
letting everyone down
look on the bright side
You can’t win them all
pull together as a team
12. Read the story again. Complete the problems and solutions.
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 ________.
careful
lose
hard
respect
proud
together
two free throws
/səˈluːʃ(ə)n/
n.解决办法
Setting
Matt entered the classroom with ① _______ ______. He felt blue because he made a mistake in the basketball game. He thought he ② ________________ and the other team got those points because of him.
Development
Tom told Matt not to ③ ___________________. However, the referee saw Matt push a player and gave the other team ④ _____________. Matt was shocked and he couldn’t ⑤ ____________.
Climax
Matt knew they had to ⑥ _________________________. He still blamed himself for not being careful. Tom asked him to ⑦ _____________________. Tom said the other team was the best, but their scores were really close. Tom was ⑧ _________ the team.
Ending
Matt felt a bit better but still thought it was hard to lose. Tom told him, “⑨ ____________________.” He said it was more important to ⑩ __________________ and ⑪ ____________________. Finally, Matt smiled and believed they would win next time if they ⑫ ____________.
a heavy
Fill and retell
heart
let everyone down
be too hard on himself
two free throws
take it back
respect the referee’s decision
look on the bright side
proud of
You can’t win them all
learn from mistakes
work together as a team
pulled together
(1) What do you think of Tom?
I advise him her to keep working hard and try to look on the bright side.
13. Think about the questions.
Tom is a warm, optimistic and caring friend. He always comforts and encourages his friends when they feel sad, helping them get back their confidence.
(2) When a friend feels bad about making a mistake, what advice can you offer to help him or her feel better?
What can we learn from this story?
Team spirit
① Encourage each other.
② Support each other.
③ Learn to communicate with our teammates.
④ Learn from each other.
⑤ Learn from mistakes.
⑥ Pull together.
⑦ Be brave to face failure (失败).
⑧ Have an optimistic attitude (乐观的态度).
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15. Group work
14. Role-play a conversation between Matt and his coach.
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: ...
Homework
1. Find more English idioms about feelings after class.
2. Share an experience where you learned from a mistake with your classmates.
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