(共31张PPT)
Section A
Period Two
king
power
prime
minister
prime minister
banker
fame
pale
queen
n. 国王;君主
n. 权力;力量
adj. 首要的;基本的
n. 大臣;部长
首相;大臣
n. 银行家
n. 名声;声誉
adj. 苍白的;灰白的
n. 王后;女王
Words Review
call in
examine
nor
neither...nor...
palace
wealth
召来;叫来
v. (仔细地)检查;检验
conj. & adv. 也不
既不.......也不......
n. 王宫;宫殿
n. 财富
Words Review
Being a teacher makes me happy, satisfied and excited.
Sometimes it makes me angry and unhappy.
Sometimes it makes me mad and crazy.
Do fame, power and money can make people happy Why or why not
To understand the art of happiness
To learn to use the new words and phrases.
prime minister; banker; fame; pale
queen; feel like doing sth.; call in; neither...nor...
Before you read
1
Look at the photo, the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 83. Then answer the questions below.
Who is the man in the picture
What does the passage may talk about
Translate The Shirt of a Happy Man.
1. A king.
2. It may talk about an unhappy king.
3. “快乐的外衣” 。
While you read
2
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions below.
What does the first paragraph mainly talk about
What’s wrong with the king
1. It introduced an unhappy king in a rich and beautiful country.
2. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating. His face was always pale. And he often cried for no reason.
Read Paragraph 2 to 5 and answer the questions below.
What’s the doctor’s advice
Who were called to the palace Did they happy
1.He advise people to find the shirt of a happy person.
2. The doctor, the prime minister, the king’s banker and the palace singer were called to the palace. No, they didn’t.
Read Paragraph 2 to 5 and fill in the blanks.
People The reason why they unhappy
the prime minister
He’s always worried
about losing his power.
the king’s banker
He’s always worried
about losing his money.
the palace singer
He’s always worried
about being followed by
others.
Can medicine help the king Why or why not
Why does power not make the prime minister happy
1.No, the doctor says there’s nothing wrong with his body. The problem is in his mind and no medicine can help him.
Read the story and answer the questions.
3a
2.He’s always worried about losing his power, and many people are trying to take his position.
4.Why does fame not make the singer happy
4.He’s always worried about being followed by others, so he cannot be free.
3.He’s always worried about losing his money, and someone tries to steal his money every day.
3.Why does money not make the banker happy
Find words or phrases from the story with meanings similar to these phrases.
3b
did not want to eat ________________
was asked to came and help _________
look carefully at __________
becoming less important ____________
get my job _______________
didn’t feel like eating
was called in
examine
losing ...power
take my position
Read the last paragraph and answer the questions below.
Who would be taken into the palace by the king’s top general
What can make you happy
1. It may be a person who live a simple and easy life. He is satisfied with his present and never worried about lose anything.
2.Love, satisfaction, gifts...
There is a saying,
Yesterday is history
Tomorrow is a mystery
But today is a gift
That is why it’s called the present
(the gift)
俗语说:
过去的,已经过去了
未来的,还未可知
现在,却是上苍的礼赠
Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes.
1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the class
Let’s see which group does the best.
3c
1. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating.
* feel like doing 想做某事
I feel like having a drink.
我想喝点酒。
2. His face was always pale as chalk.
* (as) pale as chalk:一种明喻修辞结构,虽然英语把苍白比作chalk(一种白色石灰岩),但汉语不可真译,相当于我们说的“惨白;苍白”。
* pale “煞白;苍白;灰白” 描述不健康的人的面部颜色
He suddenly went pale.
他突然面色苍白。
You look as pale as chalk today. What’s wrong
今天你看着面色苍白,哪里不舒服?
3. One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king.
call in 召来,叫来
call back 唤回,叫回; 回电话
call up (给……)打电话; 想起,回忆起
call away 叫走,叫开
He only waited two minutes before he was called in.
他只等了两分钟就被叫了进去。
Call in the doctor at once.
马上去请医生来。
4. Neither medicine nor rest can help him.
neither:“两者都不”;
neither…nor 既不……也不,谓语动词跟最近的主语一致
Neither he nor I am from Beijing.
他和我都不在北京。
both, either & neither
★ neither:“两者都不”, 作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式
★ both: “两者都”,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式
★ either: “两者中的任何一个”,作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式
★ both ... and ... 连接主语时,谓语动词用复数形式;either ... or ... 与neither ... nor ... 连接主语时,谓语动词常与离它最近的主语在人称和数上保持一致
Neither of his parents is a doctor.
他的父母都不是医生。
Both of his parents are doctors.
他的父母都是医生。
Either of his parents is a doctor.
他的父母中有一个是医生。
5. I’m always worried about being followed by others.
be followed by 被跟随
Lightning was quickly followed by heavy thunder.
闪电过后,很快就是雷声滚滚。
6. I’m always worried about losing my power. Many people are trying to take my position.
1) be worried about =worry about 担心
2) take one’s position 取代某人的位置= take one’s place
We are all worried about my grandpa’s health.
我们总是担心我爷爷的健康。
He takes my position/place.
他取代了我的位置。
7. It’s true that I’m famous and everyone loves my songs.
It’s+ adj. +that 从句
某事/做某事是怎样的
It is important that we all should attend the meeting.
重要的是我们每个人都应该参加这个会议。
翻译
1.我今天不想打篮球。
2.她的爸爸和妈妈都不喜欢看足球。
I don’t feel like playing basketball today.
Neither her father nor her mother likes watching football game.
3.学生们应该学好英语,这很重要。
It’s important that students should learn English well.
4.父母总是很担心我们的学习。
5.一个星期后他会去北京。
Parents are always worried about our study.
He will go to Beijing in a week.
Review the new words and expressions.
2. Write a short passage about your
classroom. How does it make you feel
3. Preview the new words and expressions.
4. Preview 4a-4b on page 84.