Unit 6 I’m going to study computer science.（ SectionB2a-2e）课件(共42张PPT)

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Section B 2a – 2e
Unit 6 I’m going to study computer science.
初中英语
八年级上册 RJ
1. New words: able, promise, beginning, improve,
physical, themselves, self-improvement, hobby, paint,
weekly, schoolwork, question, meaning, discuss
2. Expressions: be able to, at the beginning of,
write down, have to do with, take up
3. Reading: An article about New Year’s resolutions
Learning goals
1. Did you make any resolutions last year
2. Were you able to keep them Why or why not
Last year’s resolutions Kept or not
Free talk
Warming up
2a Discuss the questions with your partner.
Last year’s resolutions Kept or not
四人一组，调查组内成员情况，可以使用 was/were going to结构。
Do a survey
Everyone has resolutions. That is to say, our life is full of resolutions. Now we will read a passage to understand resolutions better.
Read the passage. Put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
A. These are about making yourself a better person.
B. For example, a student may have to find more time to
study.
C. There are good reasons for this.
D. The start of the year is often a time for making
resolutions.
2b
1. Read the 4 sentences and get to know the
meaning first.
2. Then read each paragraph and pay more attention
to the sentences before and after each blank.
3. Put sentences into the blanks according to the
context.
Reading Strategies
make promises许诺；答应
Let’s check the answers.
Para. 1
Do you know what a resolution is It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people.
( “Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions.
记下；写下
__________________________________________________________When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
D. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.
Para.2
There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.
关于；与……有关系
比如
不同种类的
身体健康
自我提升
______________________________________________
Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. _______________
__________________________________________
B. For example,
A. These are about making yourself a better person.
a student may have to find more time to study.
着手；开始
Para.3
Although there are differences, most
resolutions have one thing in common.
People hardly ever keep them! _______________________________
Sometimes the resolutions may be too
difficult to keep.
C. There are good reasons for this.
conj.虽然;尽管;即使
与……有……共同特征
too...to...
太……而不能……
v.履行；遵守
Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to
have no resolutions! How about you—
will you make any next year
忘记；忘掉
1. It’s a kind of promise.（教材P45 2b）
Once you make a promise to others, you should try your best to keep it.
make a/one’s promise 许下诺言
break a/one’s promise 违背诺言
keep a/one’s promise 信守诺言
(1) promise在此处作可数名词，意为“承诺”。常用短语：
promise n. 承诺；诺言 v. 许诺；承诺
Language points
He promised to pick me up at the school gate.
He promised a bike to his grandson.
= He promised his grandson a bike.
I promise I will work harder next term, Miss Li.
I got angry when he broke his promise.
promise to do sth. 许诺做某事；答应做某事
promise sb. sth. =promise sth. to sb. 向某人承诺某事
promise + (that) 从句 许诺……
(2) promise还可作动词，常用结构：
2. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope…（教材P45 2b）
此处 beginning 作名词，意为“开头；开端”。 at the beginning of 的反义短语为at the end of, 意为“在……的结尾/末端”。
At the beginning of every chapter, there’s a short poem.
at the beginning of 在……的开始
in the beginning起初；一开始 In the beginning, I had no interest in physics.
from beginning to end 从头到尾 I know the story from beginning to end.
【拓展】含beginning的其他常用短语：
3. … we hope that we are going to improve our lives. (教材P45 2b)
(1) improve 在此处用作及物动词，后接宾语。
Keeping English diaries is a good way to improve English.
(2) improve 还可作不及物动词，其后不能直接跟宾语。
Their working conditions are improving.
improve v. 改进；改善
【拓展】improvement 作名词，意为“改进，改善”。
We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
n. 意义；意思
______ To question the idea of making resolutions
______ To give the meaning of resolution
______ To discuss the different kinds of resolutions
Read the passage again and match each paragraph [1 3] with its main purpose below. Underline the words and phrases that helped you decide.
3
1
2
v. 质疑，对……有疑问
v. 讨论，商量
2c
Para. 1
Do you know what a resolution is It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. ( “Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common
Which sentences help you find the main idea of the paragraph
To give the meaning of “resolution”
Listen and read
kind is New Year’s resolutions.______________________
_____________________________When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
D. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.
Para.2
There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement._______________________________ ___________ Some people might say they are going to
A. These are about making yourself a better person.
To discuss different kinds of resolutions
take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. _____________________________________________
____
B. For example, a student may have to find more time to study.
Para.3
Although there are differences, most
resolutions have one thing in common.
People hardly ever keep them! ____________________________ Sometimes
the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you — will you make any next year
C. There are good reasons for this.
To question the idea of making resolutions
To give the meaning of “resolution”
(Para. 1)
●a kind of promise (promises you make to yourself)
●the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions
Structure of the article
To discuss different kinds of resolutions (Para. 2)
● physical health: start an
exercise program or eat less fast
food
● self-improvement: take up a
hobby
● better planning: make a
weekly plan for schoolwork
To question the idea of making resolutions (Para. 3)
● hardly ever keep them: too difficult to keep; forget about them
● the best resolution is to have no resolutions
The main idea of a paragraph is often at the beginning of it. Most writers like to do that.
Anything interesting
Finding
Answer the questions with short sentences.
1. What is a resolution _______________________________________________
2. When do people usually make resolutions
____________________________________________________
3. Why do people usually make resolutions _______________________________________________
It’s a kind of promise that you make to yourself.
People usually make resolutions at the beginning of the year.
Because they hope they’re going to improve their lives.
2d
4. How can people remember their resolutions
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Some people write down their resolutions and plans. Some people tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
The writer talks about three different kinds of resolutions: physical health, self-improvement (which includes taking up a hobby) and better planning.
6. Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Do you think the best resolution is to have no resolutions Why or why not
_________________________________________________________________
Because sometimes the resolutions may be very difficult or sometimes people forget about them.
Yes. Because last year I made my New Year’s resolutions but I didn’t keep them.
Find these phrases in the passage. Then write your own sentences with them.
have to do with ______________________________________________
make promises ______________________________________________
have … in common ______________________________________________
Many projects have to do with the environment.
If you make promises, you should keep them.
We should put aside our differences and discuss the things
2e
___________________
write down _______________________________________________
for this reason ______________________________________________
take up _______________________________________________
You should write down the important points.
For this reason, I have decided to go aborad.
He takes up his career by writing stories.
we have in common.
We always make (1)___________ to ourselves at the beginning of the year. These are (2)___________ . We hope to (3) __________our lives. We also want to work hard and (4)______ ____some hobbies.
一、根据课文内容填空
promises
resolutions
improve
take up
Exercises
There are many kinds of resolutions. Some are about (5)_________ __________. Many resolutions (6)______ ______ ______ ______self-improvement. Although there are (6)___________, most resolutions have one thing(7) _____ ________. These resolutions are too (8) ________ to(9) _________.
differences
physical health
have
in common
difficult
keep
to do with
1. My uncle ____________(promise) to come to my party, but he didn’t.
2. I think the best way to learn is ____________(question) something.
3. Mr. Cao didn’t tell me the Chinese ___________(mean) of that word.
4. You can make a ____________(week) plan, not a monthly plan.
promised
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
to question
weekly
meaning
1. Last year my English i___________ a lot with my English teacher’s help.
2. At school Joe works hard and does well in s_________ .
3. No one helped them. They took the heavy box home by t___________.
三、补全句中所缺单词
mproved
choolwork
hemselves
4. Sorry, I’m busy now. I’d like to d___________ this matter (事情) with you later.
5. —What’s Jane’s h___________
—She likes swimming.
iscuss
obby
Key words
Useful
expressions
be able to, at the beginning of, write down, have to do with, take up, forget about, too…to…
Reading
able, promise, beginning, improve,physical, themselves, self-improvement, hobby, paint,
weekly, schoolwork, question, meaning,
discuss
Summary
An article about New Year’s resolutions
1. Recite the article in 2b.
2. Make sentences with the new words and expressions in this class.
3. Preview the rest of this unit.
Homework
THANKS
谢谢聆听！