1、Unit 3 Family Matters Develping ideas Activity 1 Which words and expressions can be applied to your relationship with your family members? Now look at the title of the passage and the picture. Predict which of the words and expressions above ca be applied to the brothers relationship. Triathlon What
2、 happened between the two brothers during the race? Activity 2 Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 A. The divided(有分歧的) opinions. B. Alistairs choice. C. Jonny was about to fall in the match. D. The development of the Brownlee brothers lo
3、ve. Evidence: The Brownlee brothers have been doing triathlons since they were children. Whats the genre(体裁) of this passage? Learning to learn Features are “people stories”, and are typically longer than standard news stories. Features are written in an indvidual style, with extra detail and backgr
4、ound. Feature stories typically start with a “hook” that gets the interest of the reader. The style of the first paragraph also needs to set the tone of the whole piece. The middle part contains the “meat” of the story with the ending being a summary a powerful quote or even a surprise for the reade
5、r. Activity 3 Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. hook meat summary the _ part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series in _. Alistair Brownlee was in _ place and Jonny in the lead but about to _ onto the track. No matter what the _ is, Alistair was no longer an _ aiming for a medal-he was jus
6、t a _. final Mexico third fall ending athlete brother Activity 4 1. How are opinions about the Brownlee brothers divided? Which do you agree with? Give your reasons. 2. Why does Alistair think that having a brother is “an advantage”? Activity 4 1. How are opinions about the Brownlee brothers divided
7、? Which do you agree with? Give your reasons. Some think the brothers should heen disqualified, while others think they should have been highly praised for their actions. Activity 4 2. Why does Alistair think that having a brother is “an advantage”? Because having a brother trying to beat him at eve
8、rything he does has been an enormously positive force on him. Evidence: Throughout my entire life, Ive had my brother trying to beat me at everything I do. It has been an enormously positive force. Activity 5 Review During the race Beginning It was the _ part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series. With
9、 just 700 metres _, Alistair was in third place and Jonny was _. Around the corner, Jonny was about to _the track and Alistair _towards Jonny, _him and started _him towards the finish line. Alistair then _him over the finish line.The result is that Jonny was_ and Alistair in third. The public has di
10、vided opinions: should the brothers have been _or highly _? Alistair thought he was no longer an _but a _. After the race in the leadfall onto pulling ran caught pushed disqualified in second place praised athlete brother final to go AlistairJonny with 700 meters to go the finish line track Beginnin
11、g: It was the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series(WTS) in Mexico,. ran towards caught started pulling result pushed Jonny was in second place. Alistair in third. came around corner about to fall Retell the story of the Brownlee brothers. Think & Share With the second-child policy(二胎政策) com
12、ing, more and more families around us choose to have the second child, would you like to have a brother or sister? Please discuss with your groups. He/she will accompany (陪伴) you, therefore, you wont feel lonely. You will have fewer pressure of looking after your parents when they are old. Thank you!
