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Lesson 45: Be Yourself!
Think about it
What are your strong points and weak points
Did you ever write to a doctor or another person for help
Words
My brother’s grades are not high or low. He gets average grades.
adj. 一般的,平均的
n. 平均;一般水平
mirror n. 镜子
—Mum, I’m so stupid!
—Oh, honey. You’re not stupid. You did the thing in a different way!
adj. 愚蠢的;傻的
The elephant can draw pictures. He is so smart!
adj. 聪敏的
The boy is ill. He is weak. So it’s impossible for him to finish the work.
adj.不可能的
adj. 弱的;无气力的
—What are your strong points
—I’m good at inventing things. And I can get along well with others.
—Very good. Then what are your weak points
—Er… I don’t have much experience. So I need to work harder.
缺点;弱项
优点;强项
average adj. 一般的,平均的 n. 平均;一般水平
mirror n. 镜子
stupid adj. 愚蠢的;傻的
smart adj. 聪敏的
weak adj. 弱的;无气力的
impossible adj. 不可能的
strong points 优点;强项 weak points 缺点;弱项
(1)The Sad Girl is good at________.
(2) Lisa is the girl’s __________.
(3) Lisa is ________ and smart.
Listen and fill
English
Listen to the passages and fill in the blanks.
friend
pretty
(1) The sad girl is from England. ( )
(2) The sad girl thinks Lisa does well in everything. ( )
(3)Sue thinks that people are perfect in this world. ( )
(4)We all have our strong points and weak points. ( )
Read and write
F
Read the passage and write T (True) or F (False).
F
T
T
(1)What are the girl's problems
□ She thinks she looks very common.
□ She doesn't do well in English.
□ Sometimes she makes stupid mistakes.
□ She doesn't have any friends.
(2)What are Sue's suggestions
□ Talk to your parents or teacher.
□ Smile at yourself every day.
□ Make plans for your dreams.
□ Go to a doctor.
□ Make a list of your strong points and read it every morning.
Read and tick
Read the lesson and tick the things that are mentioned in the lesson.
A
The Sad Girl’s Problems
Read the two letters and match A with B:连线A与B
B
Sue’s Advice
Don’t be too hard on yourself.
It’s important to learn from your mistakes.
look very common;
Get average grades in all her subjects except English
sometimes make stupid mistakes
want to be like her friend Lisa; feel bad about herself
Look in the mirror and smile at yourself every day. Be yourself in your own way.
Think about your strong points. Make a list and read it every morning.
Read and match
Read the two letters and match A with B.
Translate
Read the lesson and find the following phrases. Translate them into English.
1. 在……成绩一般、是平均水平_________________________
2. 犯愚蠢的错误________________________
3. 对自己感觉很糟_________________________
4. 想要像她一样____________________
5. 强项和弱项_______________________________
6. 在……方面弱_____________
7. 照镜子________________
get average grades in
make stupid mistakes
feel bad about oneself
want to be like her
strong points and weak points
be weak in
look in the mirror
8. 因……对自己苛刻_________________________
9. 从错误中得到教训_________________________
10. 对自己微笑___________________
11. 做自己最好的朋友___________________
12. 做自己___________________
13. 用你独特的方式___________________
be hard on oneself for …
learn from one’s mistakes
smile at oneself
be one’s own best friend
be oneself
in your own way
Recite
Recite the two letters according to the mind map.
Listen and number
The important thing is to learn from your mistakes.
List your dreams and make a plan.
Think about your interests and find a new hobby.
Look in the mirror and smile at yourself every day.
Join a club and make more friends.
Listen to some pieces of advice and number them in the correct order.
5
1
2
4
3
Completing the letter
Now read this letter to Sue and Sue's response to it. Fill in the blanks with proper pronouns.
Dear Sue,
I'm a high school boy. I'm good at all my subjects,but I don't like ________.I don't have any friends. The boys in my class enjoy _________ after class. They talk and laugh,but no one speaks to me. I don't know how to speak to ________.I feel very lonely.
Lonely Boy from Ottawa
myself
themselves
them
Dear Lonely Boy,
Teenage years are wonderful but also difficult. It's common that many middle school students don't like _________.Be proud of ________.You are doing so well in school. After school you can read the news and share interesting stories with ________ classmates.
Think about your interests and find a new hobby. Maybe you can join a club and make more friends. Soon you will begin to enjoy ________!
Sue
themselves
yourself
your
yourself
I get average grades in all of my subjects except English, but sometimes I make stupid mistakes.除了英语,我所有的科目成绩一般,但有时我会犯愚蠢的错误。
average 可作名词,意为“平均;一般水平”,on average意为“按平均值”。也可作形容词,意为“一般的;平均的”。
The average of 4 and 6 is 5. 4,6的平均数是4。
On average he works eight hours a day. 他平均一天工作八小时。
The average age of the workers here was only 25.
这儿工人的平均年龄只有25岁。
(2) except作介词,意为“除了……”,表示在整体中除去except后面的。
He gets up early every day except Sunday.
他每天都早起,除了周天。
【拓展】besides介词,意为“除了……之外;还有”。
What languages do you know besides English
除了英语你还知道什么语言?
(3)stupid是形容词,意为“愚蠢的;傻的”。
That's a stupid plan.那是个愚蠢的计划。
He can do it—he isn’t stupid. 他可以的——他不笨。
[注意] stupid用作表语时,如果主语是动词不定式,则通常用形式主语it代替,该动词不定式的逻辑主语由介词of引出。
It was stupid of you to go there alone.
你自己去那儿,真是愚蠢。
(4) mistake是名词,意为“错误”。常用短语:make mistakes/a mistake in…(在……方面)犯错误; by mistake错误地。
You are making a big mistake.
你正在犯一个严重的错误。
It's easy to make a mistake.
犯错误很容易。
He opened Jane's letter by mistake.
他误拆了简的信。
2. I want to be like her, but I know that’s impossible.
我想像她那样,但我知道那时不可能的。
impossible是形容词,意为“不可能的”。它是possible的否定形式,其副词形式为impossibly。
Nothing is impossible.一切皆有可能。
【拓展】It’s impossible to do sth.意为“做某事是不可能的”。
It is impossible to let everyone like you.
让所有人喜欢你是不可能的。
Extension
Nobody is perfect in the world.
Even some great people aren’t perfect.
Every person has strong points and weak points.
Work in pairs. Find your partner’s strong points and weak points.
e.g.
Strong points: be good at thinking; be nice to the others; be good at learning from others
Weak points: not clever; have no confidence
Make a dialogue like this:
A: Are you good at…
B: Yes, I am./ No, I am a little weak in…
A: You can practice a lot. Practice makes perfect. I can also help you…
1.我们应该互相学习。
We should_______ _______each other.
2.父母不应该对孩子太苛刻了。
Parents shouldn't _____too______ _____ children.
3.你可以按你自己的方式去做。
You can do it_____ _____ _____ _____.
4.我们班学生的平均年龄是14岁。
The________ ________of the students in our class is 14.
5.(你)犯那样的错误真是太愚蠢了。
It's________ ________you to________such__________.
Ⅰ.根据汉语意思完成句子。
learn from
be hard on
in your own way
average age
stupid of make mistakes
Ⅱ.单项选择。
1. They all came ______ Matt. He was ill today.
A. beside B. besides C. except D. only
2. Don’t be hard ____ your child. He only made a small mistake.
A. off B. on C. to D. for
3. — I feel sad. I often forget things.
— Don’t worry. Nobody _____ good at everything.
A. be B. is C. are D. was
C
B
B
1. Choose one classmate, write a letter to him or her, and give him or her some advice.
2. Preview the words and expressions in Lesson 46.
Homework
Thank you!