内容正文:
Lead-in
Free talk:
1.Do you have a sibling? How's your relation with your sibling?
2.What do you think of having a brother or a sister?
Family matters
3
UNIT
Developing ideas
JUST A BROTHER
get to know the relationship between the characters, what happens and the Genre(体裁) of the text;
understand the passage and master the stylistic features of this genre;
retell the story according to “5w1h”(who, when, where, what, why, how);
get a further understanding about the relationship between family
members and establish the correct family values.
By the end of the class, I'll be able to:
Learning objectives
Pre-reading
Look at the picture and think about where we can possibly find a passage like this.
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While-reading
Activity 1.Go through the story and find out what happened with the help of these 5W questions.
They are Alistair Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee.
It happened during the final part of the 2016 Word Triathlon Series.
It happened in Mexico.
Alistair pulled his brother towards the finish line when he found Jonny about to fall onto the track. He then pushed Jonny over the line.
Because his brother was in trouble, and he had to help.
Activity 2.Fill in the blanks with expressions from the text to find out how Alistair helped Jonny.
During the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series, Alistair was ______________________ the finish line when
he saw his brother was about to ________________. Without hesitation, Alistair ___________ Jonny, caught him and started ______ him towards the finish line. Then Alistair _______ his brother _____ the line, making his brother finish second and himself third. However, instead of receiving an interview, he just ______________________ at the medical centre.
pushing himself towards
fall onto the track
ran towards
pulling
pushed
over
wanted to see his brother
Why did the author use so many verbs?
To give a vivid description and to create a
sense of tension.
encourage each other; having a brother who can compete with is an enormously positive force.
have a brother who can set an example for him
For Jonny
For Alistair
Which words and expressions can be applied to describe the brothers’ relationship?
Do you want to have a brother
/ sister like this?
Think and share: Do you know any Chinese stories about family love?
孔融,字文举,鲁国人,孔子
二十世孙也。高祖父尚,钜鹿
太守。父,泰山都尉。融别传
曰:融四岁,与兄食梨,辄引
小者。人问其故。答曰:“小
儿,法当取小者。”
Chinese stories about brotherly love
If brothers are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal.
Make a summary:
please refer to the structure of feature story and include the main
contents of the passage
“hook”:
“meat”:
summary:
setting, characters, plot
(get the reader interested)
Alistair’s choice and the details
Alistair’s reason for what he did
When, Where, Who, What
Para.1
How
Para.2
Why
Para.3&4
They are Alistair Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee.
It happened during the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series.
It happened in Mexico.
Alistair pulled his younger brother Jonny towards the finish line when he found Jonny about to fall onto the track. He then pushed Jonny over the line.
Because his brother was in trouble, and he had to help.
Retell the story
Work with your group members to retell this touching story in details with the following 6 key elements.
Post reading:
It was the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series in Mexico. Alistair Brownlee was just 700 meters away from the finish line. But as Alistair came around the corner, he saw his brother Jonny about to fall onto the track.
Alistair didn’t hesitate to help his brother. He ran to him, caught him and started pulling him towards the finish line. Then he pushed his brother over the line. This move put his brother Jonny in second place and Alistair himself in third.
Although people had divided opinions to his actions, for Alistair, he was not an athlete but just a brother at that moment.
Possible version
the hook
the body
a summary
Rewrite the story of the Brownlee brothers following the steps below.
Homework
You may begin like this:
It was the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series in Mexico. Alistair Brownlee…
In my opinion, ...
What I have learnt from the story is that.../The story tells me that...
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you
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