1、Unit 6 Sad movies make me cry.,Section B,Free Talk,Think of what can make you happy.,Money?,Family?,Fame?,Beauty?,Power?,Health?,Delicious food?,Love ?,pair work,Tina, what can make you feel happy?,Well, I think family is the most important thing for me. So family will make me happy!,1a Look at the
2、possible endings to the story about the unhappy king. Do you think any of these is the right one? If so, which one?,The general cannot find a happy person and the king remains unhappy forever. The general finds a happy person with power and money. c. The general realizes he is a happy person and giv
3、es his shirt to the king to wear. d. The king suddenly becomes happy without the shirt of a happy person.,1b What are some other possible endings to the story? Discuss your ideas with your partner.,Discussion,1c Listen to The Shirt of a Happy Man (Part ) and check () the things that happened in the
4、rest of the story.,How long did it take the general to find the happy man? It took the general two days to find the happy man. 2.What was the poor man doing on the street? He was eating some food with his hands and singing happily to himself.,1d Listen again. Answer the questions.,3.What made the po
5、or man so happy even though he had no power, money or fame? He had everything he wanted and didnt want what he couldnt have. 4.Do you think the general will return to the king with the poor mans shirt? Why or why not? No, because the poor man did not have a shirt.,1e Do you agree with the poor mans
6、thoughts about happiness? Discuss your ideas with your group. Then role-play the rest of the story.,role-play,2a Have you ever made a mistake? How did it make you feel? Talk to your partner about what happened.,Once I made a mistake. I had a fight with my cousin because he broke up my favorite model
7、 plane. My dad was very angry with me,Have you ever made a mistake? What happened?,2b Read the story and number the events in the correct order.,RECOGNIZING IDIOMS AND PHRASES Knowing the meanings of idioms and verb phrases can improve your English.,The Winning Team Peter kept his eyes on the ground
8、 and felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake m
9、ade him angry. His team lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach may kick him o the team.,As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “Whats wrong, son?” Peters feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his roo
10、m without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in. “Look, Peter. I dont know what happened. But whatever it was, dont be too hard on yourself.”,“I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. Theyll probably never let me play ag
11、ain.” “Soccer is about team eort. Youre not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.” Peter didnt say an
12、ything but what his father said made him think carefully.,The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. “Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “Im really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull togethe
13、r, were going to win the next one.” To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.,“Yeah,” they said, “dont worry about it. Its never just one persons fault. We should think about how we can do better next time.” Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winni
14、ng team.,_ Peter got home and went into his room. _ Peter talked to his teammates. _ Peter missed a goal. _ Peters father gave him advice. _ Peter realized that he was worried for no reason.,1,2,3,4,5,Language points,Peter kept his eyes on the ground 皮特盯着地面 keep ones eyes on sth. 意为“盯着”。 例：Tina kept
15、 her eyes on the book the whole afternoon. 缇娜一下午都盯着书本。,keep an eye on 意为“留意；照看”。 例：I need to go out for a while. Would you please keep an eye on my son? 我需要出去 一会儿，你能帮我照看下我儿子吗？,2. He had let his whole team down. 他让整 个团队失望了。 let sb. down (to fail to help or support sb. as they had expected or hoped) 意
16、为“不能帮助；不能支持(某人)；使失望”。 例： Im afraid she let us down badly. 很遗憾，她让我们很失望。,let sth. down 意为“放下；降低；降下”。 例：We let the bucket down by a rope. 我们用绳子把吊桶放下去。,3. His team lost the game because of him. 他们队由于他输了比赛。 because of 是介词短语，意为“因为；由于”，比其他短语更口语化，构成的短语在句子中通常作状语，一般不作表语用；后面可接名词、代词、分词或what引导的名词性从句等。 例：He walks
17、 slowly because of his bad leg. 他因为腿不方便而行走缓慢。,拓展,表示“因为”的其他短语,1) thanks to意为 “由于或因为某人（某事）”，通常用于好的方面，译为“多亏”，但有时作反语；引导的介词短语可置于句首或句末。 例：Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. 多亏这个倒霉天气，挺好的比赛取消了。（反语）,2) due to意为“由于，因造成”，引导的短语在 句中除可作状语（此时一般不用于句首）外， 也可作表语或定语；作表语或状语时可将due to看作是owing to的同义词。
18、 例：Accidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend. 在那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。 (做定语）,due to除可表示原因外，还有“应给于， 应属于”的意思。 例：Our grateful thanks are due to you. 向你表示我们衷心的感谢。,注意,3) owing to意为“由于”，引出的介词短语，在 句中作状语或表语，做状语时，习惯上用逗 号和句子其他部分分开。 例：They decided to postpone the trip, owing to bad weath
19、er. 由于天气不好他们决定推迟旅行。 Owing to his careless driving, we had a bad accident.由于他驾驶疏忽，我们发生了次 大车祸。 =（The accident was due to his careless driving. 这次车祸是由于他的驾驶疏忽。）,现场练兵,根据汉语意思用下列介词短语完成句子。,雪莱成为诗人可能是由于受母亲的影响。 That Shelley became a poet may have been _ his mothers influence.,because of , thanks to , due to, o
20、wing to,due to/owing to,乔因英语不及格申报那所大学没被录取。 Joes application to the University was not accepted _ his failing English. 多亏了你的帮助，我们得以成功。 _ your help, we were successful. 他意识到她在哭是因为他说的那些话。 He realized that she was crying _ what he had said.,due to/because of/owing to,Thanks to/Owing to/Because of,becaus
21、e of,4. He was really worried that his coach may kick him o the team. 他很担心教练会把他踢出球队。 kick sb. off sth. 意为“使某人离开；开除；逐出”，相当于kick sb. out of sth. 。 例: You will be kicked off the club if you break the rule again. 如果你再违反规定的话，你将被逐出这个 俱乐部。,5. But whatever it was, dont be too hard on yourself. 但不管结果怎样，不要对自己
22、要求太苛刻。 be hard on sb.意为“对很严厉；要求很苛刻;苛待(为难)某人”。 例：Dont be too hard on him. 别对他太苛刻了。 I think he didnt mean to be hard on you. 我看他并不是有意使你为难.,6. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. 除此之外，输赢只是比赛的一半。 besides 作副词，意为“而且；还有，再者”，用来追加原因及理由。 例：I dont mind picking up your things from the store. Besid
23、es, the walk will do me good. 我并不在意帮你去商店拿货。再者，走走 路对我身体也好。,除beside外，also, moreover, in addition等 也意义相似。,7. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. 第二天，皮特并没有害怕，而是勇敢地去参加足球训练。 rather than 是一个并列连词，此处意为“并非；而不是”。 例：She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱
24、歌，而不喜欢跳舞。,rather than 用法小结,1) rather than 与would 连用时，构成“would rather.than.”句式，意思是“宁愿而不愿”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。 例：Shed rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。,2) rather than 不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为“(是) 而不是；与其不如”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。 例 1：He is an explorer rather than a sailor
25、. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个 探险者。,例2：He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。,注意：这里rather than 后用了walked，而没 有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主 观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁 愿而不愿 ”解。,例3：I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不是打电话。,注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可 以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。 rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带 to 的不定式。 例：Rather than
26、 allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。,8. But I think if we continue to pull together, were going to win the next one. 但我想只要我们继续团结一致，我们就会赢得下一场比赛。 pull together 意为“齐心协力；团结起来”。 例：She urged the people and institutions of Pakistan to “pull together” during this c
27、risis. 她鼓励巴基斯坦人民和机构在这场危机 中“齐心协力”。,9. To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement. 令他惊讶和欣慰的是，他的队友全都赞同地点头。 “to +ones+情感名词”是英语中一个十分常见的结构，主要表示某人由于某事的发生而唤起其内心的某种情感，通常译为“令某人的是；使某人感到的是”。,admiration(羡慕) amazement(惊奇) annoyance(烦恼) astonishment (惊奇) delight(欣喜) despair(绝望) disappointmen
28、t(失望) embarrassment(难堪) happiness, joy(高兴) horror(恐怖) puzzlement(疑惑) regret(遗憾) relief(放心；宽慰) satisfaction(满意) shame(羞愧) sorrow(悲伤) surprise(惊讶),常接的情感名词有：,2c Read the story again and answer the questions.,Why did Peter feel angry and worried? Because he was angry with himself for missing an importan
29、t goal and letting his team down. He was worried that his coach may kick him off the team.,2. What kind of advice did Peters father oer him? Peters father advised him not to be too hard on himself but to learn how to communicate with his teammates and learn from his mistake. 3. Do you agree with Pet
30、ers father? Why or why not? Yes, it is no point crying over spilled milk. / It is more meaningful to learn from ones mistakes and do better in the future.,4. What happened after Peter told his teammates that he was sorry? His teammates asked him not to worry about what had happened as it was not jus
31、t one persons fault. They agreed that they should work together to think how they could do better in the future. 5. Why did Peter think that he was on a winning team even though they lost the last game? Because it was a team with good team spirit that would help them achieve success in the future.,H
32、e could not believe that he did not get the ball into the basket. She was worried because she disappointed her parents.,2d Find idioms or phrases from the story to replace the underlined parts of these sentences.,missed scoring (that) goal,let down,3.Tony was sad that he was asked to leave the team.
33、 4. You should learn to relax and not put so much pressure on yourself. 5. The teacher told the students to work hard together and not give up.,kicked off,be too hard on yourself,pull together,2e Role-play a conversation between Peter and his father.,Father: Whats wrong, Peter? You look sad. Peter:
34、I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose the game. .,Sample conversation,Father: Whats wrong, Peter? You look sad. Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose the game. Father: Dont be too hard on yourself. Im sure you are not the only reason your team lost the game. Peter: What do you m
35、ean?,Father: Soccer is about team eort. Having a good team means supporting each other. Winning or losing may be important, but so is learning about how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes. Peter: Thanks for your advice, Dad. I think I know what I should do now.,3a Thi
36、nk of some experiences that made you feel very happy or sad. Tell your partner about them. Use the following ideas to help you., winning /losing a competition getting good/bad grades on an exam performing something well/badly in front of a big group of people getting into a fight with your best frie
37、nd your first trip outside your hometown,Whats your story?,3b Write a story similar to the one in 2b using your notes in 3a.,In your story, try to explain the following: -What happened? -When did it happen? -Where did it happen? -How did it make you feel? Why? -What did you learn from the experience
38、?,Sample writing,An experience that made me very happy was winning the nation-wide English speech competition last year. At first, I didnt know what to write for my speech, but after talking to my teacher and reading some books, I had some ideas and started writing. Then I practiced my speech many t
39、imes.,On the day of the competition, I saw many people there. This made me feel very nervous. I started to worry that I would forget my speech. Then I remembered what my teacher told me-close my eyes and take deep breaths. I did that and it made me feel much better. When my turn came, I gave my spee
40、ch with confidence.,I waited anxiously for the results, and when I heard that I was the first prize winner, I jumped up and down in joy. This experience taught me that being well- prepared is very important. It helps to read a lot, and also to ask people around you for advice. Most importantly, have
41、 confidence in yourself!,Exercises,一、单项选择,1. The rainy day _ me sad and angry. A. make B. makes C. making D. to make 2. The movie made _ feel energetic. A. he B. his C. they D. them,B,D,C,A,D,C,B,B,A,D,二、 汉译英,1轻音乐使他很放松。 _ 2伤感电影总是使我想离开。 _ 3等待公共汽车使他们有些抓狂。 _,Soft music makes him relaxed.,Sad movies alw
42、ays make me want to leave.,Waiting for the bus drove them crazy.,4你对环境污染感觉如何？ _？ 5. 现在我们需要做的是团结起来。 _.,How do you feel about environment pollution,What we need to do at this moment is to pull together,6. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。 _ 7.是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。 _ 8.与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。 _,If youd rather be alone, well all leave here.,We should help him rather than he should help us.,The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap.,Homework,Read the text again and try to remember what the father said in Paragraph 5.,
