(共49张PPT)
To read to learn a passage about childhood friends
To learn some new words and expressions
Do you still remember your
childhood friends
How did you become friends
Are you still in contact
Can you describe something
interesting that happened between
you
What is the thing that impressed you most deeply from your childhood
Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.
1. I’ve always understood one should try
and be __________ of other people.
considerate
alike ashamed betray considerate forgive loss pain scold
2. I felt incredibly ________ of myself
for getting so angry...
3. When I tell someone I will not ______ his trust, I keep my word.
4. She’d find a way to ______ him for
the theft of the money.
betray
forgive
ashamed
alike ashamed betray considerate forgive loss pain scold
alike ashamed betray considerate
forgive loss pain scold
Look at the words from the passage in the box. Which words can you use to describe feelings or a relationship between people
Feeling:
Relationship:
alike ashamed considerate loss pain
betray forgive scold
Read some sentences from the passage. What do you think it will be about
a. It was the worst loss I have ever experienced.
b. Our neighbours next door had a son, and we grew up together.
c. I’m now back in touch with Danny, and it’s a privilege to call him my friend.
d. We were on good terms with everyone in the village…
e. The first time I lost my best friend, I thought it was the end of the world.
f. He was a very considerate boy for someone so young.
g. And then at the age of 14, his parents moved to London…
Answer:
The words in the box and some of the words in these sentences indicate that the passage is about a friendship that someone has lost.
1. e 2. b 3. f 4. d 5. g 6. a 7. c
Read the passage and number the sentences in Activity 2 in the order they appear.
1. Childhood friendships can be very close and it can
be upsetting when parents have to separate two
friends. The writer still misses the good friendship
he had with the boy who he grew up with in a
village in Scotland.
2. The writer lived in Scotland and grew up with the boy who lived next door. The boy then went to live in London, which was too far away to stay in touch. Now they have grown up, they’re best of friends again.
Choose the best summary.
3. As a child, the writer had a close friend. They played together all the time. Then the friend moved away and the writer was extremely upset. Even today, now they are in touch again, he still finds the memory painful.
I. Read the text carefully and fill in the
blanks with the information in the
text.
The time I grew up with Danny We spent long summer evenings in the pine forests, 1. ______________________________, and 2. _______________ left by the birds in the cages.
digging up worms for fishing
collecting feathers
The time I grew up with Danny
We would chase the squirrels away and 3. ________ them to ripen.
On windy days we’d 4. _________________________
to the loch and 5. ____________________ in our faces.
slide down the stony slopes
feel the spray of the sea
wait for
The time I grew up with Danny We made brooms 6. ______________; we built a tree house.
We gave a salute to the local policeman as he passed on his bicycle.
out of branches
Danny’s parents moved to London. The pain was acute, and I couldn’t 7. ___________________
___, because I felt he had betrayed me. This is the first time I lost my best friend, I thought it was the 8. _________ I have ever experienced.
Now I’m now back 9. ____________ Danny, and it’s a privilege to call him my friend.
forgive him for leaving me
worst loss
in touch with
Now
I’m 10. ____________ my feelings, and I don’t want to rewind the recording of my life and remember my loss and my pain.
ashamed of
1. A happy childhood is very important
for the writer. ( )
2. The writer will never forgive his
childhood friend for leaving him. ( )
II. Tell whether the following
statements are true or false
according to the text.
T
F
3. The writer was afraid of a kind of flies that bit him and made his face swell. ( )
4. The boys thought the policeman in their village was an enemy spy. ( )
5. The writer feels ashamed of his feelings when he thinks about his childhood. ( )
T
F
T
课文短文改错。
The first time I lose my best friend, I thought
it was the end of the world. I still remember that
hurt I was when Danny left.
I was blessed in a happy childhood, one
which most people would want to have.
lost
how
that
with
Our neighbours next door had a son name
Danny, and we grew up together. We spent long
summer evenings in the pine forests, dig up
worms for fishing, and collecting feather left by
the birds in the cages where they had been kept
for the hunters.
named
digging
Danny was good carpenter too, and we made
brooms out of branches, which we tried to sell in
the village shop. He was a very considerable boy
for someone so young.
considerate
a
It was the finest friendship anyone could have,
and life seemed perfect. However, Danny and his
parents moved to London. I felt he had betrayed
me. Now I’m touch with Danny, and we’re
still likely.
alike
in
Discuss your answers to the questions.
1. Do you have a close friend when you were a young child What sort of things did you do together
2. Are you still in touch with this person If so, have you remained in touch all the time If not, when did you lose touch Did something special happen which changed your friendship
3. How many friends do you still know
from your primary school or before
Do you still get on well with them, or
have you grown apart
4. What are the most important features
of a good friendship What are the
changes
1. We were on good terms with everyone in the village, …
be on good/bad terms with
与某人关系好或不好
e.g. We’re on good terms with all the
neighboring countries. (翻译)
我们与所有周边国家的关系都很
好。
2. lose touch with 与……失去联系
keep in touch with与某人保持联系
【拓展】touch短语:
be in touch (with sb. / sth.)
与……有联系,了解
be out of touch (with sb. / sth.)
与……失去联系,不再了解
【语境应用】翻译下列句子。
1) 她离开法国后我们便失去了联系。
She left France and we lost touch with
each other.
2) 你为什么不跟汤姆取得联系告诉他这个消息?
Why don’t you get in touch with Tom and
tell him the news
3) 他们五年前搬走了,不过我们还保持着联系。
They moved away five years ago, but we still keep in touch.
4) 我有段时间没教书了,所以有点儿生疏了。
I haven’t taught for a while so I’m a little
out of touch.
3. He was a very considerate boy for
someone so young.
阅读下列句子,注意considerate的意思。
1) It was very considerate of you to let us
know you were going to be late.
2) Natalie is considerate and
responsible — a perfect daughter.
【自我归纳】considerate意为“___________________________”。
想得周到的,为别人考虑的
【语境应用】 翻译句子。
她对待雇员总是客客气气的,并关心体谅他们。
She is always polite and considerate towards her employees.
4. My mother simply scolded me for tearing
my underwear.
阅读下面句子,并从a-d中找出与句1-句4中的tear相符合的词性及释义。
1) There was a tear in her coat.
2) I tore my jeans on the fence.
3) There were angry tears in Lily’s eyes.
4) A couple of pages had been torn from the
book.
a. 动词;撕裂,扯破 b. 动词;撕掉,扯掉
c. 名词;破洞,裂口,裂缝
d. 名词;眼泪,泪水
c
a
d
b
【归纳】
burst into tears 放声大哭
in tears 流泪
tear sth. out/off/away 把某物撕开/撕掉/扯掉
tear sth. to/into pieces/shreds=tear sth. up
把……撕碎
tear sth. apart 撕毁, 撕碎
tear down 撕下来,拆毁
tear up 撕碎,撕毁
【语境应用】写出句子画线单词词性及释义。
1) We can see a tear in his shirt.
______ _____________
2) He tore a huge hole in the tent.
______ ____________
3) You’ll need to tear the old wallpaper off the
walls. _____ ____________
4) As he listened to the music, his eyes filled
with tears. _____ ___________
名词 破洞,裂口
动词 撕裂,扯破
动词 撕掉,扯掉
名词 眼泪,泪水
5. The pain was acute, and I couldn’t forgive
Danny for leaving me.
分析例句,总结forgive的含义及用法。
1) How can I forgive you for what you said
to me last night
2) It is noble to forgive what others cannot
forgive.
3) Don’t worry. Jack’s father will persuade
him into forgiving the debt.
【归纳】
forgive sb. for (doing) sth.
原谅某人所做某事
forgive and forget 不念旧恶; 不记仇
forgive me for doing sth. 对不起
【拓展】
forgiveness n. 原谅, 宽恕
ask for forgiveness 请求原谅
forgivable adj. 可原谅的,可宽恕的
forgiving adj. 宽容的,宽恕的,宽谅的
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 她最后原谅了他忘了她的生日。
She ________________________ her birthday in the end.
2) 我们原谅了他的无礼。
We ________________________.
forgave him for forgetting
forgave him his rudeness
对……感到惭愧/ 羞耻
__________________
享有……的福气 ____________________
对……过敏 _______________________
与某人关系很好
_________________________
对……很怀念________________ ____
向……致敬 ______________________
be ashamed of
be blessed with
be allergic to
be on good terms with
be nostalgic for
give a salute to
I. 用方框内合适单词及其正确形式填空。
1. If you put your ________ in me, I will not let you down.
2. The teacher _________ who are here now, so she can make sure that no one's missing.
3. Please ________ me — I didn't mean to be rude.
trust
amount, considerate, forgive, count, theft, trust
is counting
forgive
4. It was very _________ of you not to disturb us.
5. When she discovered the _________ of her bag, she went to the police.
6. You wouldn't believe the _________ of trouble I've had with this car.
considerate
amount, considerate, forgive, count, theft, trust
theft
amount
II. 根据括号内的提示翻译下面句子。
1. 我希望我的母亲永享健康。 (be blessed with)
2. 请帮我把车调过头来。 (turn around)
3. 他们五年前搬走了,但是我们仍然保持着联系。 (keep in touch)
I hope my mother will always be blessed with good health.
Please help me (to) turn the car around.
They moved away five years ago, but we still keep in touch.
4. 这些年我们一直和邻居们关系很好。(on good terms with)
5. 那一刻,杰克打翻了他的那杯酒。
(knock ... over)
6. 她不好意思提这么简单的问题。 (be ashamed of )
We have been on good terms with our neighbors for all these years.
At that moment, Jack knocked over his glass of wine.
She was ashamed of asking such a simple question.
Finish the exercises 5, 6 on P37, 38.