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Period 3 Section B (1a-1d)
Unit5 Do you want to watch a game show
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导入新知
1a. What do you think of these TV shows and movies？Choose words from the box and write them under the pictures. Each picture can have more than one word.
educational serious wonderful relaxing
meaningless ① enjoyable exciting boring
合作探究
talk show
soap opera
sports show
game show
news
______________
______________
__________
__________
__________
meaningless
educational
exciting
exciting
serious
talent show
comedy
action movie
cartoon
scary movie
_____________
_____________
____________
____________
__________
wonderful
relaxing
exciting
enjoyable
boring
1b. Listen and circle the description words you hear in the box in 1a.
wonderful
enjoyable
boring
relaxing
exciting
meaningless.
John： What do you want to do today, Mary
Mary： I want to watch a movie. Are there any good movies showing right now
John： Hmm, let me look in the newspaper... How about something exciting, like an action movie or a scary movie
Mary： Oh no; I think those movies are so meaningless.
John： Well, most of the movies on right now are action movies or scary movies.
听力材料
Mary： Oh; maybe we should stay at home and watch TV then. I want to watch something relaxing, like a game show or a sitcom.
John: Hmm. I don’t really like those kinds of TV shows. I think they’re boring. I like to watch talk shows. They re more enjoyable.
Mary： OK, I like talk shows, too. I think they’re wonderful. I like to find out what different people think about a subject.
John: OK, great. There’s a talk show at 4:00 p.m. Let's watch that one.
1c. Listen again. Write down the words John and Mary use to describe the TV shows or movies.
Action movies Scary movies Game shows Sitcoms Talk shows
John exciting
Mary
exciting
meaningless
meaningless
relaxing
relaxing
boring
boring
wonderful
enjoyable
合作探究
John： What do you want to do today, Mary
Mary： I want to watch a movie. Are there any good movies showing right now
John： Hmm, let me look in the newspaper... How about something exciting, like an action movie or a scary movie
Mary： Oh no; I think those movies are so meaningless.
John： Well, most of the movies on right now are action movies or scary movies.
听力材料
Mary： Oh; maybe we should stay at home and watch TV then. I want to watch something relaxing, like a game show or a sitcom.
John: Hmm. I don’t really like those kinds of TV shows. I think they’re boring. I like to watch talk shows. They re more enjoyable.
Mary： OK, I like talk shows, too. I think they’re wonderful. I like to find out what different people think about a subject.
John: OK, great. There’s a talk show at 4:00 p.m. Let's watch that one.
1d. Tell your partner what John and Mary like to watch and why. Then tell your partner what you like to watch and why.
John wants to watch talk shows because they're enjoyable. I like to watch action movies because they're exciting.
合作探究
① meaningless
meaningless /'mi n l s/ adj. 毫无意义的；意思不明确的
e.g. I think sitcoms are meaningless.
我认为情景喜剧是毫无意义的。
构词法记单词
形容词后缀-less 表示“无，没有”。
e.g. end—endless help—helpless
home—homeless hope—hopeless
是由名词meaning ＋形容词后缀-less 构成的形容词
新知讲解
拓展：（1） 反义词为 meaningful adj. 有意义的， 其比较级为 more meaningful；名词为meaning；动词为mean。
e.g. I have more meaningful things to do.
我有更有意义的事情要做。
（2）mean v. 相关短语有：
mean to do sth. 打算做某事
mean doing sth. 意味着做某事
中考在线：—Playing video games is a waste of time.
—I can’t agree more. There are _____ meaningful things to do.
[苏州]
A. the most B. the least C. more D. less
C
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本节课主要练习了听力。
归纳新知
一、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. I don’t like watching soap operas. I think they are ______________ (meaningful) .
2. My brother thinks fishing is more __________ (relax) than playing football.
3. The camping trip was very __________ (enjoy) and she liked it very much.
meaningless
relaxing
enjoyable
课后练习
4. I heard some__________ (excite) news yesterday so I couldn’t fall asleep last night.
5. We had a __________ (wonder) time on the beach last weekend.
exciting
wonderful
二、根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
6. We plan to make an __________ (有教育意义的) TV show for kids next week.
educational
7. Our English teacher looks __________ (严肃的) ; in fact he is very friendly to us.
serious
8. Jack likes __________ (恐怖的) movies, because he thinks they are very thrilling.
scary
9. He is such a __________ (令人生厌的) kid that no one plays with him.
boring
10. What do you think of the __________ (动作) movie that you saw last night
action
三、单项选择。
11. My People, My Motherland is_____ educational movie. It tells the changes of China in the past forty years.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
B
12. —Do you like to listen to music
— Yes. I think listening to music can be very _____.
A. awful B. meaningless
C. boring D. enjoyable
D
13. — Mom, my goal (目标) is to get the first in the mid-term exam in our grade.
— That’s great. But you must achieve (实现) your goal by_____ . It’s useless (无用的) to talk.
A. thought B. luck C. action D. mind
C
14. —Why do you like watching sports shows
— _____they are exciting and wonderful.
A. Because B. Although
C. Unless D.When
A
15. (易错题) —Let’s watch a talent show tonight.
— _____. Talent shows are my favorite.
A. I hope not B. You’re right
C. Sounds great D. That’s OK
C
四、完形填空。
Do you often watch TV in your free time Watching TV is one of the commonest 16 _____of the day.
16. A. facts B. activities C. games D. sports
B
It makes our life more colorful and helps us 17 _____ after a day’s study or work. TV brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is 18 _____ than before because of TV.
17. A. relax B. study C. grow D. win
18. A. bigger B. cleaner C. smaller D. worse
A
C
What’s going on in other countries 19_____ do people live in places far away If you want to answer these, just turn on (打开) the TV.
19. A. What B. When C. Who D. How
D
Some parents may ask, “Is it good for children to watch TV ” It’s 20 _____ to answer this question. You can’t answer it 21 _____ “yes” or “no”.
20. A. difficult B. boring
C. useful D. necessary
21. A. in B. from C. with D. into
A
C
Children can see a lot and learn a lot on TV. Of course, they can also learn through reading or 22 _____ the radio. But with TV, they can learn better and more 23 _____ .
22. A. talking to B. writing to
C. thinking about D. listening to
23. A. easily B. quietly C. loudly D. cheaply
D
A
Why Because they can hear and watch at the same time. They can learn newer and better ways of doing 24 _____.
24. A. nothing B. something
C. somebody D. everybody
B
However, some children keep sitting in front of the TV for a long time and 25 _____ about their homework. And watching TV too much is bad for their eyes. So I think whether (是否) watching TV is good for children or not depends on (取决于) how they watch it.
25. A. remember B. talk
C. forget D. care
C
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