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Module 4
Home alone
Unit2 I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.
1. To be able to understand the passage and learn to sum up what the story is about.
2. To write about what you can do and what you can’t do when your parents are not at home
Learning objectives
Work in pairs. Talk about daily things you do alone and the things your parents do for you.
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New words
1.actually adv.事实上
2. manage v. 管理；支配
3. unhappy adj.不高兴的
4. turn off 关闭
5. order n/v 命令
6. be worried about 担心
7. on business 出差
8. sofa （长）沙发
9. snack n 零食，点心
11. Wake up 醒来
12. hand in 上交
10. Midnight n.午夜
13. empty adj. 空的
14. unable adj. 不能做某事
15. all day long 整天
16. burn v. 烧焦
17. cup n. 杯子
18. task n. 任务；工作
New words
Read the passage and choose the best summary
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a. Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his parents.
b. Zheng Chenyudepended on his parents to prepare meals for him.
c. Zheng Chenyu hasmuch homework that he did not have time to look after himself.
d. Zheng Chenyu should learn to cook.
Fast reading
What does the writer think about the life with his parents Why
Read Para 1 and answer the questions.
He felt a bit unhappy and became bored with their orders.
Careful reading
Zheng chenyu's wish ____________
His parents went away __________
He ______ his schoolbag on the sofa.
He _____ snacks.
He ______ a film.
He____ computer games.
Listen to para 2 and fill in the blanks.
on business
threw
ate
watched
played
came true
Read para 3 and answer the question
What troubles did he meet the next day
woke up late
hurried to school without
breakfast
was late for school
couldn’t hand in his homework
was unable to play basketball
felt tired and sleepy at school
all day long
Read para 4 and do T or F
I succeed cooking some rice.
2.I found myself so good at simple cooking tasks.
3.When I was unhappy Dad told funny jokes.
4.I realized being home alone was perfect.
F
F
T
F
Read para 5 and finish the following tasks.
1.When my parents came home, they were happy to find that I cook and tidy up now. (Translate the sentence)
_________________________________________
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Seeing Zhengchenyu’s progress, what did his parents say (Use your own words)
_________________________________________
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当我的父母回到家时，他们发现我现在会做饭和收拾房间了，他们很高兴。
We take pride in you, you are not a little boy anymore.
Read the whole passage loudly and tried to complete the sentences without your book.
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1. Zheng Chenyu felt ________________with his parents because they did everything for him and managed every minute of his life.
2. After Zheng Chenyu’s parents went away on business, he felt_______________because he could____________
a bit unhappy
excited and happy
have some fun
3. Zheng Chenyu felt _______________ after the first night.
4. Zheng Chenyu felt _______________ when he found he could not look after himself well.
5. Zheng Chenyu realised being home alone ___________________________________.
tired and sleepy
lonely
was not always perfect
burn cup empty order simple task
Zheng Chenyu was bored with his parents' (1)______. He was happy when his parents went away on business, although he soon found that he could not do(2)_______ things. He forgot his homework. He went to school with a(n) (3)______ stomach. He (4)______ his food and broke his father’s(5)_____. Zheng Chenyu had to learn to do (6)______ like cooking and tidying up.
orders
simple
empty
burnt
cup
tasks
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
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a bit 一点儿；有点儿 eg: The room is a bit dirty.
可修饰比较级
eg: His house is a little / a bit smaller than mine.
修饰名词时，a little 可直接加名词，而 a bit 必须加of
eg: There is a little / a bit of water in the cup.
not a bit 一点也不 not a little 非常；很
Would you please give me __________water, Tom
A. a bit B . a little C. a few D. few
B
Language points
2. practise v. 练习
eg: He often practises the piano at weekends.
practise doing sth 练习做某事
eg: The girls practise dancing every day.
He often practises _________ English with his foreign
pen pal.
A. to speak B. speak C. speaking
C
3. turn off 关掉; 关闭(设备), 指关灯、电视、电脑、自来水、煤气等。
可与名词和代词连用: 与名词连用时, 名词可放在turn off 之后, 也可放在turn 和off 之间; 与代词连用时, 代词只能放在turn和off 之间。
eg:Jenny turned the computer off / turned off the computer.
The TV is too noisy. Can you turn it off
Mum wants to watch the CCTV news. Let’s ____the TV.
A. turn down B. turn off C. turn on
C
4. order n. 命令；指示,是可数名词。
Eg: He takes orders only from the manager.
还可指 顺序；次序；订单
Eg: The four seasons follow in order.
The workers have finished the order from Shanghai.
作动词，指 命令；订购
Eg: The have ordered 100 computers from the company.
Once you put your school things ___________, you will find them easily.
一旦你把学习用品有序放好，你就会很容易找到它们。
in order
hurry to 匆忙去
Hurry to do sth 匆忙去做某事
相关短语: in a hurry 匆忙地 hurry up 快点
Eg: He is always in a hurry.
You must __________ go on with your lessons, or you will fail the exam.
hurriedly to B. hurry up
C. hurried to D. hurry to
D
6. depend on 依靠；信赖
depend on sb/sth 依靠某人或某物
eg: Whether the boys will go camping depends on the weather.
depend on +宾语从句
eg: Our success depends on whether everyone works hard.
那是他们依靠收音机听新闻。
___________________________________________
They depends on the radio for news at that time.
a bit unhappy
so bored
happy
tired and sleepy
was not always perfect
Summary
GOOD JOB
