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Welcome to the unit
Unit 4 Growing up
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To understand the comic strip about growing up
To learn to talk about how you like to learn about the world
To learn the new words and expressions
Objectives
Words Review
on one’s mind
time
whenever
through
as soon as
deal
a great deal (of)
挂在心上;惦念
n. 时期;时代
conj. 无论何时
prep. 以,凭借
一……就
n. 很多
大量,许多
Listen to the conversation between Eddie and Hobo and answer the following questions.
Questions
1. Why is Eddie worried
2. What does Hobo advise Eddie to do
3. What does Eddie want Hobo to do
Because he thinks he is growing too big for his house now.
Hobo advises Eddie to build another house for himself.
Eddie wants Hobo to build a house for him.
Mr Liu is asking the Class 1, Grade 9 students to do a survey on how they learn about the world. Tick (√) three boxes that you think are the most important ways you learn about the world.
A
Simon and Millie are talking about how they like to learn about the world. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
B
Name How does he/ she learn about the world Why does he/she like to learn that way
Millie
Simon
It’s quick. As soon as he clicks the mouse, there’s a great deal of information.
Books allow her to learn about people in different times and places, and she can read them whenever she wants to.
through the Internet
from books
Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes.
Work in pairs and talk about your ideas. Use the conversation as a model.
Talk
A: How do you learn about the world
B: I’d like to learn about the world…
A: Why do you like to learn that way
B: … What about you
A: I like to learn about the world …
B: Why
A: …
Discussion
Discuss and fill in the blanks below.
Ways to learn about the world Possible Reasons
Parents and relatives
Teachers
Friends
Travelling
Books
TV and films
The Internet
tell their own experiences
give much knowledge
share everything with each other
know something about other places
learn about people in different times and places
get information quickly
get vivid information
Language points
1. What’s on your mind, Eddie
短语on one’s mind意思是“(有事)挂在心上;烦恼”。
Don’t trouble him. He’s got a lot ___________
别烦他了。他烦心事够多了。
Practise
on his mind
2. Don’t wake me up until you finish building it.
当它用于否定句时,意为“直到……才……”,表示句中的动作直到until所表示的时间才开始发生,主句谓语动词常用非延续性动词。
You mustn’t eat anything until you see the doctor.
直到你看过医生才可以吃东西。
Practise
3. … and I can read them whenever I want to.
whenever意为“在任何……时候;无论何时”。作连词可引导让步状语从句。类似的词还有whatever (无论什么), wherever (无论哪里), whoever(无论谁)等。如:
Whatever you say, I’ll believe you.
无论你说什么,我都相信你。
Whoever telephones, tell them I’m out.
不管是谁打电话,都说我出去了。
4. As soon as you click the mouse, there’s a great deal of information.
as soon as意为“一……就”,引导时间状语从句。在含as soon as引导的时间状语从句的复合句中,如果主句是一般将来时,则从句常用一般现在时。如:
I will call you as soon as I get home.
我一到家,就给你打电话。
1. Boys and girls, calm down and focus on the test paper ______ you begin to think about the answers. Be confident. You can do it! (黑龙江哈尔滨)
A. as if B. as soon as C. although
2. Helen is going to talk with you as soon as she ________ (finish) her work.
(贵州遵义)
Practise
finishes
1. The film takes us back to the _______ of the American War of Independence.
2. I’ll discuss it with you ________ you like.
3. I heard of the job _______ a newspaper advertisement.
I. 用方框中词的适当形式填空。
whenever through time
time
through
whenever
II. 根据汉语及提示翻译下列句子。
1. Lucy,你看起来很焦虑。有什么事吗?(on one’s mind)
__________________________________
_______________________________
2. 我一见到他就告诉他。(as soon as)
__________________________________
_______________________________
3. 出现了很多污染。(a great deal of)
__________________________________
_______________________________
You look worried, Lucy. Is there anything on your mind
I will tell him as soon as I see him.
There has been a great deal of pollution.
1. Preview the new words and
expressions.
2. Preview the Reading on P50-51.
3. Search for some information about Spud Webb.
Homework