Unit 6I’m going to study computer science.Section B 2a-2e课件(共18张PPT)

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Unit 6
I’m going to study computer science.
Section B 2a-2e
promise
meaning
beginning
improve
What are the New Year’s resolutions about
physical health
hobby
I believe everyone has resolutions. That’s to say, our life is full of resolutions. Now we will do some reading to understand resolutions better.
2a
Discuss the questions with your partner.
Did you make any resolutions last year
Were you able to keep them Why or why not
Read the passage. Put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
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. ____________ 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. Others tell their
family and friends about their wishes and plans.
D
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 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. ___________
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
A
B
C
2c
Read the passage again and match each paragraph [1-3] with its main purpose below. Underline the words and phrases that helped you decide.
___________ To question the idea of making resolutions
___________ To give the meaning of resolution
___________ To discuss the different kinds of resolutions
1
2
3
The opposite ideas
The ___________
The ___________
It’s a kind of ___________ to ourselves.
We hope to ___________ our lives.
Some are about __________________.
Some have to do with _________________.
Some have to do with __________________.
People __________ keep them because they are ________. Sometimes people just ________ them.
The best resolution is to _________________.
meanings
kinds
promise
improve
physical health
self-improvement
better planning
difficult
hardly ever
forget
have no resolutions
Complete the chart according to the passage.
2d
1. What is a resolution
2. When do people usually make resolutions
3. Why do people usually make resolutions
4. How can people remember their resolutions
It’s a kind of promise that you make to yourself.
People often make resolutions at the beginning of the year.
They hope that they are going to improve their lives.
Some people write down their resolutions and plans.
Some people tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
Answer the questions with short sentences.
5. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about
6. Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep
7. Do you think the best resolutions is to have no resolutions Why or why not
The writer talks about three different kinds of resolutions: physical health, self-improvement (which includes taking up a hobby) and better planning.
Sometimes they may be difficult to keep or sometimes people just forget about them.
No, I don’t. Because resolutions can help us try our best.
D
A
B
C
have to do with _________________________________________________________
make promises _________________________________________________________
have … in common _____________________________________________________
write down ____________________________________________________________
for this reason __________________________________________________________
take up ________________________________________________________________
Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting…
2e
Find these phrases in the passage. Then write your
own sentences with them.
Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.
We make promises to other people.
Most resolutions have one thing in common.
Some people write down their resolutions…
For this reason, some people say the best resolution is…
Homework
Read the passage in 2b.
Make sentences with the phrases in 2e.
Thank you!