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第四课时 Reading
Teaching Objects 【教学目标】
1. Understand the theme of “growing pains and gains” by reading the diary passages.
2. Extract key details to complete the chart about the writer’s past and present experiences.
3. Analyze the writer’s attitude towards failure and discuss personal related experiences.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book,a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学步骤】
★Step 1 Lead in【导入】
P28, 1
1. Show students the pictures and expressions in exercise 1. Ask them to look at the pictures and answer the questions using the expressions.
2. Invite some students to share their answers and opinions with the whole class.
★Step 2 Pre-task【准备任务】
1. Show students the pictures on page 28&29, then answer the question: What information can you get from the two pictures? The teacher can give some words and expressions as prompts.
2. Let students read the title of the diary entries. Ask how they understand the title “Form pain to gain”.
★Step 3 While-task【过程任务】
P 28, 2
1. Have students scan the passage and answer the question: What was the writer’s pain?
2. Have students read the passage again and answer more questions:
· What suggestion did the writer’s friend give him after he was refused by the basketball team?
· What sport did he fall in love with later?
· How did the writer feel when he read his diary from four years ago again?
· What did the writer learn from his failure? Quote one sentence from the passage and explain the meaning.
P 30, 3
1. Let students complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
2. Choose two students to share their answers.
P30, 4
1. Have students work in pairs and discuss the questions in exercise 4.
2. There are no fixed answers to these questions, so the teacher should encourage students to share their ideas and opinions.
★Step 4 Post-task【后续任务】
Think and share
1. Have students work in groups of four and discuss the two questions. Before answering the first question, ask students to read the content in “Learning to think”. Give some examples to help them understand this section if needed.
2. Encourage students to share their opinions and experiences for these two questions.
★Step 5 Language points【语言要点】
1. From pain to gain 从痛苦到收获
pain本意为“痛苦、苦恼、烦恼”,文中指“我”因为身高不够未能加入篮球队而产生的失望,以及成长过程中经历的各种挫折。gain本意为“(尤指靠计划或努力得到的)好处,利益,改进”,文中引申为“我”学习游泳后收获的成就感以及结交的新朋友,也可理解为经历困难后所获得的新感悟、经验和技能。from pain togain旨在告诉人们需要面对并克服各种困难,最终才能达到预期的目标或取得成就。英文中还有一个类似的表达:No pain, no gain.一分耕耘,一分收获。
2. Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team. 那时候,我因为个子太矮没能进入篮球队,感到非常失望。
(1) be disappointed at意思是“对……很失望”。例如:I feel very disappointed at not getting the job.我对没得到那份工作感到非常沮丧。
(2) fail to do sth意思是“未能做到……”例如:
He failed to keep his promise.他没有信守诺言。
3. I couldn't help laughing at my heartbreaking words then. 当时那些令人心碎的话让我忍不住笑了出来。
can't help (doing) sth意为“忍不住做某事,不能停止做某事”,表达一种无法控制的冲动或强烈愿望。例如: She can't help singing along with the music.她忍不住随着音乐歌唱。
4. At first, I swam just to take my mind off things. 起初,我只是为了转移注意力才游泳的。
take sb's mind off sth意为“使某人不再去想(担忧)某事”。例如:
Reading a good book can help take your mind off the pain.读一本好书可以帮你忘记你的痛苦。
5. But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport. 但很快,我彻底爱上了这项运动。
fall in love意为“爱上,坠入情网”,可以用于人,也可以用于事物、活动、地方等。例如:
He fell in love with the city and decided to move there.
他喜欢上了那座城市并决定搬过去。
I fell in love with cooking at a young age.
我在年幼的时候爱上了烹饪。
★Step 6 Homework【家庭作业】
Think about a time you were disappointed or failed at something. Write 3-5 sentences about it.
Teaching reflection 【教学反思】
This reading lesson effectively used a personal diary to model turning pain into gain. Students engaged well with the text and grasped the key point from failure to growth. The most meaningful moment came during the personal "Think and share" discussion, where students began connecting the writer's experience to their own lives, creating a natural bridge to the upcoming writing task. This personal connection is a solid foundation to build on next class.
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