1、Vocabulary buildingVocabulary buildingLooking on the bright sideabcdef Look at the pictures and guess the meanings of the following expressions.Vocabulary building:Look on the bright side 1.to change your life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad habit 2.someone who is extremely enthu
2、siastic and enjoys working extremely hard 3.to not make any effort 4.very calm and relaxed,especially in a difficult situation 5.to do something very slowly because you do not really want to do it 6.someone who refuses to join in,or wants to stop other people having funVocabulary building:Look on th
3、e bright sideListen to the conversation and match the expressions to their meanings.ecafdbVocabulary building:Look on the bright side Positive Negativean eager beaver turn over a new leaf cool as a cucumber like a duck to water.not lift a fingera wet blanketdrag ones feeta fish out of water.Put the
4、expressions into the boxes.Add any more you can think of.She teaches like a duck to water.她教起书来驾轻就熟。(to become used to sth)very easily,without any problems or fears 轻而易举，毫无畏惧When he made a speech,he was like a fish out of water.a person who feels uncomfortable or awkward because he or she is in surr
5、oundings that are not familiar 离水之鱼；不得其所的人Vocabulary building:Look on the bright side Read the passage and answer the questions.1.Why is it important to“look on the bright side”?Because looking on the bright side is a type of good attitude,which can have a positive effect on other people.Vocabulary
6、building:Look on the bright side2.How can our attitude affect others?Our attitude is likely to spread to and affect others.If we have a good attitude,others will also feel it and be cheered up by it.Smart expressions 人生由许多起起伏伏组成 保持好的热忱的态度 但是 _(看好的一面)is the best thing _ we can do for ourselves as wel
7、l as for others.对有积极的影响 感到不高兴 倾听他人 传染性的 传递好的态度with life being made up of ups and downsmaintain a good and enthusiastic attitudeneverthelesshave a positive effect/influence/impact onfeel lowlend them an earcontagious;infectiouspass on a good attitudeLooking on the bright sidethat/不填fairfair and squar
8、esquareYou won the competition,fair and square.Why are you upset?fair and square=fairly and squarely honestly and according to the rules 诚实，光明正大地诚实，光明正大地Activity 6Activity 6Read the passage and answer the questions.1.Why did the author go to the“dark restaurant”?Because the author wanted to understa
9、nd the experience of being blind,thinking eating would be the most difficult activity.Activity 6Activity 6Read the passage and answer the questions.2.What difficulties did the author have during the meal?1)The author knocked over glasses and dropped food.2)The author ate much more slowly,trying to g
10、uess what was being eaten.3)Pouring water was very difficult.Activity 6Activity 6Read the passage and answer the questions.2.What difficulties did the author have during the meal?4)After failing to pick up any food with a fork for five minutes,the author decided to use hands,but stuck one hand into
11、a bowl of warm,thick soup.5)Even using a spoon,most of the soup ended up on the authors shirt.Activity 6Activity 6Read the passage and answer the questions.3.How did the author feel after finishing the meal?The author left the restaurant feeling hungry,though much more aware of the challenges that blind people face.Homework学案学案21世纪报世纪报课程安排：课程安排：12月月21日（周二）日（周二）Unit3 Starting out+Understanding Ideas
