人教版九年级全册Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.单元教案

Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.
教学目标与要求
话题；情感 (Feelings)
功能：能谈论事物对人的影响 (Talk about how things affect you)
Sad movies don’t make John cry.
Those awful pictures on the walls make me uncomfortable.
This made the queen and his people worried.
语法：掌握make的使动用法 (make + sb.+ infinitive without to; make + sb.+ adj.)
The loud music makes me nervous.
Money and fame don’t always make people happy.
She said that the sad movie made her feel like crying.
词汇和常用表达：
1. 能正确使用下列词汇(Curriculum words)
drive, friendship, king, power, banker, pale, queen, examine, nor, palace, wealth, grey, lemon, uncomfortable, weight, shoulder, goal, coach, kick, courage, pull, nod, agreement, disappoint
2. 能正确使用下列常用表达(Useful expressions)
would rather, drive sb. crazy/mad, the more…the more…, be friends with (sb.), leave out, call in, neither…nor…, to start with, let... down, kick sb. off, be hard on sb., rather than, pull together
3. 能认读下列词汇(Non- curriculum words)
rather, lately, prime, minister, prime minister, fame, besides, teammate, guy, relief, fault
学习策略：
1. 能区分褒义词汇和贬义词汇, 理解和体会他人的感受并能表达自己的感受。
2. 学会识别文章中的习语和词组, 积累相关语言知识, 提高阅读理解能力。
3. 掌握叙述性文章的逻辑线索(例如发生的事件、时间、地点、原因和意义等), 并能较生动地讲述个人经历。
文化知识：了解寓言故事的基本特点
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
Learning Objectives
1. To learn something about friendship
2. To listen for specific information
3. To talk about your feelings with the words below:
happy, mad, crazy, nervous, relaxed, comfortable, sleepy, sad, excited…
I. Warming up
Show some pictures about feelings.
sad, happy, angry, nervous, worried, surprised, angry, excited, bored, tired…
Ask students to talk about “How does it make you feel when … ”
you receive a gift
you have to take a test
you watch scary movies
you fail a test
II. Learning
1. 1a. T: Look at the following pictures and describe what you can see.
It’s bright & colorful.
speakers with loud music
strange pictures
The girl is covering her ears with her hands.
The wall is painted blue and the atmosphere is quiet and calm.
The pianist is playing soft and quiet music.
The girl is looking at a menu.
T: Look at the two restaurants below. Which would you like to go to Why
I’d like to go to ... because ... makes…
2. 1b. Play the recording and ask students to fill in the blanks and match the restaurants with the statements.
Rockin’ Restaurant The _________ pictures make Amy _________. The _________ music makes Amy _________. Blue Ocean The _________ music makes Amy _________, but it makes Tina _________.
Play the recording again and ask students to pay attention to the sentence pattern “make+sb.+adj” and some adjectives.
Play the flash of 1b and ask students to watch and read.
3. 1c. Role-play a conversation between Amy and Tina.
Tina: I’d rather go to Blue Ocean because I like to listen to quiet music while I’m eating.
Amy: But that music makes me sleepy. I want to have the hamburgers at Rockin’ Restaurant.
Tina: Let’s go to the Rockin’ Restaurant. I love their hamburgers.
Amy: Those awful pictures on the walls make me uncomfortable, and the loud music makes me nervous.
Tina: So where do you want to go, Amy
Amy: Let’s go to Blue Ocean. The soft music makes me relaxed.
4. Pair work Ask students to talk about the two restaurants.
Huaqiao Restaurant
soft music; relaxed delicious; expensive dumplings/beef
A’ying Restaurant
loud music; excited delicious; cheap noodles/fish
5. 2a. Play the recording and ask students to number the pictures (1—4) in the order they hear them.
6. Listen again. Complete the statements.
1. Waiting for Amy drove Tina __________ (crazy).
2. Amy said loud music made her __________ (nervous).
3. Loud music makes John want to __________ (dance).
4. The movie was so sad that it made Tina __________ (cry).
5. Sad movies don’t make John cry. They just make him want to __________ (leave).
7. 2c Ask students to look at 2a and 2b and role-play a conversation between Tina and John. Use the example to begin your conversation.
8. 2d There are three girls - Nancy, Alice and Julie. The relationship among them is like this:
Play the recording and ask the questions.
1. Who is Alice’s best friend
Who is Nancy’s friend
2. Why is Alice unhappy
3. What’s Bert’s suggestion to Nancy
Ask students to read the conversation and pay attention to the phrases in red.
Nancy: Hey Bert, I think I’ve made Alice mad and I’m not sure what to do about it.
Bert: What happened
Nancy: You know Julie is Alice’s best friend, right
Bert: Uh-huh.
Nancy: Well, the more I get to know Julie, the more I realize that we have a lot in common. So we’ve been spending more time together lately.
Bert: But what’s wrong with that
Nancy: Umm ... it makes Alice unhappy because she thinks Julie is now bet her friends with me than with her.
Bert: I see. Mmm ... why don’t you ask Alice to join you each time you do something with Julie Then she won’t feel left out.
Nancy: Oh, good idea! That can make our friendship stronger.
Ask students to fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Nancy has a trouble recently. Julie is her friend and ____________ she got to know Julie, the more she has realized that they ____________. So they’ve been spending more time together lately. It makes Alice unhappy because she thinks she and Julie are best friends, but now Julie is ____________ friends with Nancy ____________ with her. So Nancy thinks she’s made Alice ____________. Bert advises her to ask Alice ____________ each time she does something with Julie. That can make their friendship ____________.
Keys: the more have a lot in common better than
mad to join them stronger
Ask students to watch the flash of 2d and read, then role-play the conversation.
III. Language points.
1. I’d rather go to the Blue Ocean Restaurant because I like to listen to quiet music while I’m eating.　
我宁愿去蓝海餐厅，因为我喜欢一边吃饭一边听柔和的音乐。
would rather do sth.，“宁可，宁愿”。 当主语为人称代词时，常缩写为’d rather，后接动词原形。
e.g. I’d rather go tonight, if you don’t mind.
She’d rather do some reading at home.
He’d rather buy the blue car.
would rather not do sth. “宁愿不做某事”
e.g. He’d rather not buy that house.
Mr. Li would rather not listen to rock music.
would rather do sth. than do sth.“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”；如果would
rather后面的动词(短语)与than后面的相同，than后面的动词(短语)可以省略。
e.g. Mark would rather buy a bike than (buy) a motorbike.
【运用】汉译英
1) Ben宁愿不搬到一所更大的房子里。
2) Kelly宁愿看动画片而不愿看动作片。
3) 张涛宁愿步行五公里。
4) 周末我宁愿看书也不愿去动物园。
Keys:
1) Ben would rather not move to a bigger house.
2) Kelly would rather watch cartoons than (watch) action movies.
3) Zhang Tao would rather walk five kilometers.
4) I would rather do some reading than chat online on weekends.
2. Yes, she was, and waiting for her drove me crazy.
是的，她是。而且等她使我快发疯了。
drive v. “迫使”, ”,其后可跟形容词、副词或动词不定式作宾语补足语。
v. 驾驶；驱车
driver n. 驾驶员，司机
e.g. The driver drives so badly, which drives me crazy.
这位司机开车技术太差了，我都快疯了。
3. Did you have fun with Amy last night
昨晚你和Amy玩得开心吗？
have fun 玩得开心
have fun (in) doing sth. 做某事很开心
e.g. We had fun (in) riding our bicycles to the beach today.
我们今天骑自行车去海滩玩得很开心。
【拓展】
for fun 为了高兴，为了好玩
in fun 开玩笑地
make fun of sb. 取笑某人，嘲弄某人
e.g. Let’s play a game for fun. 咱们做个游戏玩玩吧。
He said so only in fun. 他这样说只是开玩笑而已。
【运用】汉译英。
1) 她意识到自己正在被取笑。
2) 她学弹钢琴就是为了消遣。
3) Jimmy是我的朋友，我们在一起总是很开心。
Keys:
1) She realized she was being made fun of.
2) She learns to play the piano just for fun.
3) Jimmy is my friend, and we always have fun together.
4. Well, the more I get to know Julie, the more I realize that we have a lot in common.
嗯，我对朱莉了解得越多，就越意识到我们俩有很多共同点。
the+比较级+从句 ，the +比较级+从句 “越……, 就越……”
e.g. The more he gets, the more he wants.
他得到的越多，想要的就越多。
The harder you work, the greater progress you will make.
你越用功，进步就越大。
【注意】
这种句型的特点是前后都可以有所省略，特别是谚语、俗语，只要意思明确，越简单越好。
e.g. The more, the better. 多多益善。
The sooner, the better. 越早越好。
have … in common 有……共同点
e.g. My sister and I have only one thing in common.
我姐姐和我只有一个共同点。
5. So we’ve been spending more time together lately.
所以最近我们在一起的时间更多了。
该句使用现在完成进行时，结构为 “have/ has+been+动词-ing形式”，表示动作从过去某一时间开始，一直延续到现在，并可能还要继续下去。
【注意】
现在完成时往往强调动作已经完成，而现在完成进行时通常强调动作仍在持续。
e.g. I have cleaned all the windows.
我已经把所有的窗户擦干净了。
I have been cleaning the windows.
我一直在擦窗户。
I have repaired the washing machine.
我已经修好了洗衣机。
I have been repairing the washing machine.
我一直在修洗衣机。
6. Why don’t you ask Alice to join you each time you do something with Julie
嗯……每次和朱莉一起的时候，为什么不叫上艾丽斯？
Why don’t +sb.+do sth. 相当于Why not + do sth.
“为何不……？”用来提出建议或劝告。
e.g. Why don’t you go with us
=Why not go with us
为何不和我们一起呢？
7. Then she won’t feel left out.
那么她就不会觉得被冷落。
leave out 忽略，冷落（某人）；省略；不包括；不提及
e.g. No one speaks to him; he always feels left out.
没人跟他讲话，他总是觉得被人冷落。
We can leave out the third sentence, because it’s unimportant.
我们可以删去第三句，因为它不重要。
【注意】
leave out是“动词+副词”结构的短语，名词作宾语时，可放在短语中间或后面；代词作宾语时，则必须放在短语中间。
e.g. Don’t leave the address out/leave out the address in our invitation.
在我们的邀请函中，别把地址漏掉。
The details are not important, and you can leave them out and just give us the main facts.
细节不重要，你可以省去这些，只告诉我们主要的事实就行了。
8. That can make our friendship stronger.
那可以使我们的友谊更稳固。
friendship n. 友谊，友情
e.g. Their friendship lasted for twenty years.
他们的友谊持续了二十年。
Friendship comes first, and competition comes second.
友谊第一，比赛第二。
【拓展】
名词后缀-ship往往表示“状态；关系”等。
hardship 艰苦；艰难
relationship 关系
partnership 伙伴关系
IV. Summary
drive sb. crazy / mad 使某人发疯 / 发狂
have a lot in common 有许多相同之处
be friends with sb. 成为某人的朋友
each time 每次
feel left out 觉得被冷落
make our friendship stronger 使我们的友谊更加牢固
句型
1. The loud music makes me nervous.
2. I’d rather go to Blue Ocean because I like to listen to quiet music while I'm eating.
3. Well, the more I get to know Julie, the more I realize that we have a lot in common.
4. Mmm ... why don’t you ask Alice to join you each time you do something with Julie
Ⅴ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式。
1. The teacher stressed again that the students should not _______________ any important details while retelling the story.
2. Amy _______________ do some reading at home.
3. We are ___________________ a bus.
4. The two cultures ___________________.
5. ___________________ I see you, I will remember the happy time we spent together.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 我宁愿打网球也不愿游泳。
I _______ _______ _______ tennis than swim.
2. Jack总是问问题，有时候他的问题让我发疯。
Jack always asks questions. Sometimes his questions ________ _______ _______.
3. 和与你有相同兴趣的人成为朋友是一件幸事。
It is a lucky thing to _______ _______ _______ the people who have the same interests as you.
4. 仔细一点，不要把重要的信件遗漏了。
Be careful and do not _______ _______ the important letters.
5. 你做的事情越多，你能做到的事情就越多。
_______ _______ things you do, _______ _______ you can do.
Ⅲ. 句型转换。
1. The girl isn’t old enough to go to school. （改为同义句）
The girl is ________ ________ that she ________ go to school.
2. He made me repair the toy. （改为被动语态）
I ________ ________ ________ repair the toy.
3. I prefer to stay at home rather than go shopping. （改为同义句）
I ________ ________ ________ at home than ________ shopping.
VI. Homework
1. Recite the conversation in 2d.
2. Translate the sentences.
① 等她使我很生气。
② 我宁愿待在家里也不愿去公园。
③ 为什么不去看电影呢？
④ 我们在一起越多，我们就越了解彼此。
3. Review the next part from 3a to 3c.
Section A 2 (3a-3c)
Learning Objectives
1. To understand the story
2. To understand the true meaning of happiness
3. To learn to use some words, phrases and sentence patterns:
there lived…, feel like doing sth., as pale as, for no reason, call in, neither...nor..., be worried about, wealth, in three days’ time
I. Review
1) 一直等她让我很生气。
2) 我宁愿待在家里也不愿去公园。
3) 为什么不去看电影呢？
4) 她感到受冷落，因为其他孩子不和她一起玩。
5) 我们在一起越多，我们就越开心。
Keys: 1) Waiting for her drove me angry.
2) I’d rather stay at home than go to the park.
3) Why don’t you/not go to the movies
4) She feels left out because the other children don’t play with her.
5) The more we get together, the happier we are.
II. Warming up
T: According to the picture and the title, guess who the man is. Do you think he is happy
He is a king with power, money and fame.
T: Now let’s listen to the story about the king and check your answer.
III. Reading
Fast reading
1. Read for story elements: setting, characters, plot.
Read the first paragraph and find out when and where the story happened
Keys: a long time ago,
in a rich and beautiful country
Find out the main characters in this part of the story.
Keys: the king, the doctor, the prime minister,
the banker, the singer, the king’s top general…
Read through the passage and think about the questions: What’s wrong with the king And how to solve his problem
The king ______________________________________________ and the doctor told him that ______________________________________________.
Keys: was unhappy and didn’t feel well
the shirt of a happy person could make him happy
Careful reading
2. Read paragraphs 1—2 and answer the questions.
Can medicine help the king Why or why not
Keys: No. The doctor says there is nothing wrong with his body. The problem is in his mind and no medicine can help him.
3. Read paragraphs 3—5 and complete the blanks.
Who What he owned Why he was unhappy
The prime minister He has _____________. He is always worried about losing his power, and many people are trying to _____________.
The _______ He has_____________. He is always worried about losing his money, and someone tries to ___________________.
The _______ _______ He ________ and everyone __________. He is always worried about ________________, so he couldn’t be free.
4. Read the last paragraph and answer the questions below.
Who would be taken into the palace by the king’s top general in your opinion
What can make you happy
Keys: It may be a person who has a simple and easy life. And he is satisfied with his life and happy.
Love, satisfaction, gifts...
5. 3b Read and find words or phrases from the story with meanings similar to these phrases.
1) did not want to eat _________________
2) was asked to come and help _________________
3) look carefully at _________________
4) becoming less important _________________
5) get my job __________________
Keys: didn’t feel like eating
be called in
examine
losing … power
take my position
Post reading
6. Read the story again and complete the summary.
Long long ago, there was an unhappy king who didn’t feel like ________. And he often cried for ________ ________. The doctor ________ the king and found ________ ________. And ________ medicine ________ rest can help him.
As for the prime minister, having a lot of ________ didn’t make him ________ for many people were trying to ________ ________ ________.
The king’s banker was not happy, ________. Although he had a lot of ________, he was always worried about ________ his money.
The palace singer said that having a lot of fame made him be worried about ________ ________ ________others.
7. 3c Role-play the story with your group.
King: I’m unhappy. I sleep badly and don’t feel like eating.
Doctor: It’s all in his mind. Neither medicine nor rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear. That’ll make him happy.
Prime Minister: Although I have a lot of power, it doesn’t make me happy. I’m always worried about losing my power. Many people are trying to take my position.
Banker: Oh, I’m afraid I’m not happy either, I have a lot of wealth, but I’m always
worried about losing my money. Someone tries to steal my money every
day.
Singer: It’s true that I’m famous and everyone loves my songs. But I’m not happy
because I’m always worried about being followed by others. I cannot be free!
升华：
Happiness doesn’t depend on what you have, but rather on what you are. This means learning to love, accept, and live with yourself. They’re the real keys to happiness.
IV. Language points.
1. A long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king.
there live…是there be句型变体，某些表示存在、发生、出现、坐落等意义的不及物动词也可以与there连用，如：stand, live, exist, lie, appear等。
e.g. Once upon a time there lived a king.
从前有一位国王。
There stands a new school in this village.
在这个村庄里有一所新学校。
2. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating. 他的睡眠很糟糕，也不想吃东西。
feel like doing 想做某事
e.g. Jack feels like starting at once.
杰克想要马上开始。
I don’t feel like reading now.
我现在不想读书。
【拓展】feel like 的其他用法：
(1) feel like还可以后接名词或代词。
e.g. Do you feel like some fish for dinner
晚饭你想吃些鱼吗？
I don’t feel like doing anything.
我不想做任何事。
(2) feel like 感觉起来像
e.g. Alice felt like/as if/as though she was in a very nice dream.
Alice觉得她好像在做一个美梦。
【语境应用】
—The movie Me and My Winter Games is wonderful. Do you feel like ________ it tonight
—I’d love to, but my parents won’t let me ________ out too late.
A. watching; to stay B. to watch; staying C. watching; stay
Key: C
3. His face was always pale as chalk.
他总是面色苍白。
(as) pale as chalk 惨白；苍白
e.g. You look as pale as chalk today. What’s wrong
今天你看着面色苍白，哪里不舒服？
是一种明喻修辞结构，英语中表示面色苍白不能用white, 而要用pale。汉语描述不健康的人的面部颜色时常用“白”字，如“煞白；苍白；灰白”等等。
其他明喻短语：
easy as pie = very easy as easy as ABC = very easy
(as) white as snow = completely white
light as a feather = very light
smells like garbage = has a very bad smell
e.g. You look as pale as chalk today. What’s wrong
今天你看着面色苍白，哪里不舒服？
4. He often cried for no reason.
for no reason 无缘无故；毫无原因
for some reason 由于某种原因
e.g. The woman became angry for no reason.
那个女人无缘无故就生气了。
The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.
这个机场是几年前建的，但由于某种原因当时不能使用。
5. One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king.
一天，医生被传唤去给国王检查身体。
call in 召来，叫来
e.g. He only waited two minutes before he was called in.
他只等了两分钟就被叫进去了。
Call in the doctor at once.
立刻去叫医生。
【拓展】与call相关的短语
call back 唤回，叫回；回电话，再打电话
call up (给……)打电话；想起，回忆起
call for 要求；呼吁
call on sb. 拜访某人
call off 取消
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Can you ask John to ____________ when he gets in
John来了之后让他给我回电话好吗？
2) I'll ________ you at 8 o'clock.
我八点钟去接你。
3) The trip to Italy might be _________.
去意大利的旅程可能要取消。
4) ________ a policeman to help you.
叫警察来帮你。
Key: 1) call me back 2) call for 3) called off 4) Call in
6. Neither medicine nor rest can help him.
药物和休息对他都没有帮助。
neither ... nor ... 既不……也不……
表示对所连接并列成分的全部否定。其反义表达为both ... and ...。
当连接的两个名词或代词作主语时，句中的谓语动词在人称和数上要与nor后面的名词或代词保持一致。
e.g. Paul neither knows nor cares what happened.
Neither Tom nor I have been to Beijing.
【语境应用】单项选择
1) The beach was heavily polluted; _______ he _______ his wife enjoyed the holiday.
A. neither; nor B. both; and C. either; or
2) _______ Anna _______ her brother like listening to soft music.
A. Both; and B. Neither; nor C. Either; or
3) Neither Jim nor Tom _______ Australia before, but they know the country very well.
A. has gone to B. has been to C. have gone to
Keys：1-3 AAB
both, either & neither
★neither表示“两者都不”，作主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式。
e.g. Neither of his parents is a doctor. 他的父母都不是医生。
★both表示“两者都”，作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
e.g. Both of his parents are doctors. 他的父母都是医生。
★either表示“两者中的任何一个”，作主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式。
e.g. Either of his parents is a doctor. 他的父母中有一个是医生。
【链接】
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。
e.g. Both my sister and my mother are teachers.
Either Tom or I have to clean the room.
Neither the twins nor John knows how to spell the word.
【语境应用】将下列句子翻译成英语。
1) 那两个双胞胎女孩都有礼貌。
2) 她的两个哥哥都不喜欢垃圾食品。
3) 他或者我准备去参加会议。
Keys: 1. Both of the twin girls are polite.
2. Neither of her brothers likes junk food.
3. Either he or I am going to the meeting.
7. I’m always worried about losing my power. Many people are trying to take my position.
我总在担心失去我的权力。很多人都想要取代我的位置。
1) be worried about=worry about 担心
e.g. We are all worried about my grandpa’s health.
我们都担心我爷爷的健康。
2) take one’s position 取代某人的位置=take one’s place
e.g. He takes my position/place.
他取代了我的位置。
8. I have a lot of wealth, but I’m always worried about losing my money.
wealth n. 财富
【辨析】wealth 与 treasure
wealth 作“财富”讲时是不可数名词，是一个人所拥有的资产的总称；既包括钱，也包括其他财产。
treasure 作“财富”讲时是不可数名词；作“宝物；珍宝”讲时，是可数名词。
e.g. Good education often depends on wealth.
良好的教育经常依赖于良好的经济条件。
The library has many art treasures.
这座图书馆藏着许多艺术珍品。
9. It’s true that I’m famous and everyone loves my songs.
我很有名气，每个人都喜欢我的歌曲，这是事实。
It’s+adj.+that从句 某事/做某事是怎样的
e.g. 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。
It is nice that she helped me with my housework.
她帮我做家务真是太好了。
10. Finally, the king’s top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days’ time.
最后，国王的大将军被派了出去，他要在三天之内找到一个快乐的人。
in three days’ time 在三天的时间里
“in +一段时间”常用于将来时态，就“in ＋一段时间”提问用how soon。
e.g. —How soon will you come back
—In three days.
【语境应用】单项选择
1) I’m going out. I’ll be back _________ an hour.
A. at B. on C. in D. from
2) —How soon can you be ready
— _________ one hour.
A. In B. On C. At D. Since
Keys: 1-2 CA
V. Summary
as pale as chalk 苍白
cry for no reason 无端哭泣
call in 召来；叫来
neither ... nor ... 既不……也不……
prime minister 首相；大臣
lose one’s power 失去权力
take one’s position 取代某人的位置
in three days’ time 三天之内
句型
1. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear.
2. It’s true that I’m famous and everyone loves my songs.
Ⅵ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单词。
1. Susan looked p because she was ill.
2. In my opinion, health is more important than w . After all, money can't buy health.
3. The stories she loved were all about k , queens, and wonderful countries across the sea.
4. That doctor is serious about his work. He always e his patients carefully.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思或提示，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. Tim often _______ _______ _______ _______ (无端哭泣) before he went to school.
2. No one will _______ _______ _______(取代你的位置).
3. Margaret Hilda Thatcher was the first female (女性的) _______ _______ (首相) of the UK.
4. 他昨晚病得如此厉害以至于我们只好叫来医生。
He was so ill last night that we had to _____ _____ a doctor.
5. 今天爸爸妈妈都不在家。
_______ Dad _______ Mom is at home today.
6. 你做的事情越多，你能做到的事情就越多。
______ _______ things you do, ______ _______ you can do.
Ⅶ. Homework
1. Write an ending for the story.
2. Preview Grammar Focus on Page 84.
Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4b)
Learning Objectives
To grasp the two sentence patterns:
make + sb. + do sth.
make + sb. + adj.
I. Review
1. 我今天不想打篮球。
2. 她的爸爸和妈妈都不喜欢看足球。
3. 父母总是很担心我们的学习。
4. 学生们应该学好英语，这很重要。
5. 他在八天里走了260英里的路。
Keys: 1. I don’t feel like playing basketball today.
2. Neither her father nor her mother likes watching football game.
3. Parents are always worried about our study.
4. It’s important that students should learn English well.
5. He walked 260 miles in eight days.
II. Lead-in
Make up three sentences according to the pictures, using the word “make”.
The snow makes the trees white.
The music makes the girl relax.
III. Grammar Focus
吵闹的音乐让我感到焦虑。
The loud music ____________________.
柔和安静的音乐让我感到放松。
Soft and quiet music ____________________.
金钱和名望不能让人一直感到快乐。
Money and fame don’t always ____________________.
她说悲剧电影会让她哭泣。
She said that the sad movie ____________________.
Keys: The loud music makes me nervous.
Soft and quiet music makes me relax.
Money and fame don’t always make people happy.
She said that the sad movie made her cry.
make作使役动词，意思为“使；迫使”，其常用结构如下：
◆ make + sb. + adj. 使某人或某物……。
可用到的形容词有：happy, pleased, surprised, angry, annoyed, sad, upset, unhappy, worried, anxious, excited, relaxed, stressed out, tense, calm, scared, comfortable, sick…
e.g. The news made him happy.
这个消息使他很高兴。
◆ make + sb. + do sth.“使得某人做某事”。(不能带不定式符号to) 。如：
e.g. Nothing will make Joe change his mind.
什么也改变不了我的想法。
【温馨提示】
make sb. do sth. 被动结构是sb. be made to do sth. “某人被迫 / 被强制做某事”。
e.g. The doctor made Sally lie on the bed.
→ Sally was made to lie on the bed by the doctor.
【拓展】
make sb.+ 过去分词 过去分词表示被动和完成
e.g. Can you make yourself understood in English
He almost had to shout to make himself heard above the music.
make sb. + 动词-ing形式 动词-ing形式表示主动和进行
e.g. He makes the boy standing all the time.
The woman made her child waiting for an hour.
【Practice】
Ⅰ. Complete the following tasks.1. 晴朗的天气总是使Sue开心。 (完成译句)
The fine days always _______ Sue _______.
2. The boss in this factory made the workers work for 12 hours a day in the past. (改为被动语态)
The workers in this factory _______ made _______ work for 12 hours a day in the past.
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.
1. The show was so funny that it made everyone _______ again and again.
A. laugh B. laughed
C. laughing D. to laugh
2. In some African countries, children are made ______ heavy work because their parents have died.
A. doing B. done
C. do D. to do
3. Though he often made his little sister ______, today he was made ______ by her.
A. cry; to cry B. cried; crying C. to cry; cry
4. The child is crying. Please do something to make him ______.
A. stop to cry B. stop crying C. to stop crying
Keys:
Ⅰ. 1. make; happy 2. were; to
Ⅱ. 1-4 ADAB
IV. Work on 4a.
1. Think of appropriate words for the blanks. Then compare your choices you’re your partner.
Dear Diary, June 29th
I thought today was going to be really bad. To start with, it was cloudy and grey, and cloudy days make me ______________. And this was the day we would get our exam results back, but I didn’t answer the exam questions very well last week. That made me ______________.
I walked to school with my best friend Holly. She didn’t say much to me. That made me a little ______________. In class, the teacher handed back our exams. That made me ______________. But I found out that I didn’t do too badly. That made me very ______________. Then things got even better. Holly bought me my favorite lemon drink and turkey sandwich for lunch, and we talked a lot. That made me ______________.
Keys: feel sad; anxious; upset; nervous; glad; happy
2. T: How do these things make you feel Write about your feelings.
endangered animals
e.g. When I read about endangered animals, it makes me feel worried about the future.
air pollution heavy traffic
… makes me…
loud music
V. Work on 4b.
Complete the survey. Then ask two other students.
What makes you ... You Student 1 Student2
happy
want to cry
uncomfortable
angry
nervous
feel like dancing
A: What makes you angry
B: When people throw rubbish on the streets, it makes me angry.
C: Me, too. It makes me want to tell them to clean up the streets.
A: What makes you want to cry
B: When I listen to the sad music, it makes me unhappy and want to cry.
A: What makes you happy
B: When I meet my friend that I haven’t seen for a long time on the streets, it makes me really happy.
VI. Summary
make + sb. + do sth.
make + sb. + adj.
make sb.+ 过去分词
make + sb. + 动词-ing形式
VII. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给图片提示，用make(用作使役动词)补全句子。
1. His broken leg _______ _______ _______ in bed for over two weeks.
2. Jim just came back from school. His mother _______ _______ _______ his hands before eating.
3. Jack told some jokes to Susan just now. They _______ _______ _______.
4. Bill threw his toys here and there. It _______ his mother _______ at him.
5. Mr. Lin has a daughter who loves stories, so he is _______ _______ _______ _______ before his daughter goes to bed.
6. The Smiths think running _______ _______ _______, so they often run after work.
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容及括号内所给汉语提示，使用本单元语法(make用作使役动词)补全短文。
Have you ever noticed that your mood changes with the change of seasons You may find that when the winter comes, the low temperature (1)______________(使你感到累) all the time. It (2)______________(使你难过) without reason. What's worse, it (3)______________(使你睡不好) and think unclearly. This is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) (季节性情感障碍).
The following are some ways for you to fight against SAD.
★Let the sunlight in. Some scientists say that SAD happens because people get less sunlight in winter than they do in other seasons. So doing things like raising the blinds (扯起窗帘) and taking a walk outside in the sun can (4)______________(使你感觉更好).
★Get moving. Taking a walk or doing some exercises will produce endorphins (内啡肽) in your body which can (5)______________(使你兴奋).
★Eat right. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid foods which may (6)______________( 使你生病), such as sweets, biscuits, and sugary (含糖的) drinks.
★Make time for your friends. Studies show spending time with your friends (7)______________( 使你拥有) a sense of belonging and can improve your mood.
VIII. Homework
1. What makes you feel this way Complete the sentences.
_____________ makes me worried.
_____________ makes me jump for joy.
_____________ makes me excited.
_____________ makes me want to laugh.
_____________ makes me want to stay at home.
_____________ makes me angry.
_____________ makes me very happy.
_____________ makes me want to celebrate.
2. Preview 1a-1e on P85.
Section B 1 (1a-1e)
Teaching Objectives
1. To listen for specific information about The Shirt of Happy Man (Part Ⅱ)
2. To discuss the meaning of happiness
I. Revision
Complete the following sentences.
1. 他父亲为了赚钱，从早忙到晚。
His father is busy all day in order to _______________. (make money)
2. 看足球赛使我疯狂。
______________________________ (Watching football game makes me crazy.)
3. 轻柔的音乐使约翰昏昏欲睡。
The soft music ______ John ___________. (makes, sleepy)
4. 红色使人们吃得更快些。
The color red ________ people _________ faster. (makes, eat)
5. 长时间等她让我很生气。
Waiting a long time for her _______________. (makes me angry)
II. Free talk
1. Work on 1a. Look at the possible endings to the story about the unhappy king. Do you think any of these is the right one If so, which one
a. The general cannot find a happy person and the king remains unhappy forever.
b. The general finds a happy person with power, money and fame.
c. The general realizes he is a happy person and gives his shirt to the king to wear.
d. The king suddenly becomes happy without the shirt of a happy person.
2. Work on 1b. What are some other possible endings to the story Discuss your ideas with your partner.
Tom: The general found a poor man. The man was very happy.
Lily: The poor man gave his shirt to the general.
III. Listening
1. Work on 1c. Listen to The Shirt of a Happy Man (Part II) and check ( ) the things that happened in the rest of the story.
The general searched for three days and found a happy person.
The general could not find a happy person.
The general saw a poor man on the street.
The poor man was a happy man.
The poor man gave the general his shirt.
2. Work on 1d. Listen again. Answer the questions.
1) How long did it take the general to find the happy man
2) What was the poor man doing on the street
3) What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power, money or fame
4) Do you think the general will return to the king with the poor man’s shirt Why or why not
Keys: 1) It took the general two days to find the happy man.
2) He was eating some food with his hands and singing happily to himself.
3) He had everything he wanted and didn’t want what he couldn’t have.
4) No, because the poor man did not have a shirt.
3. Listen for the third time and complete the conversation.
The general searched and searched but couldn’t find anyone. __________________ everyone had their own problems, and no one was truly happy. Two days passed. Just as he was about to ________________, he saw a poor man on the street. He was eating with his hands and __________________to himself. The general went up to him.
General: Hello! I’m the king’s top general.
Man: Hi, General. What can I do for you today
General: I ________________ just now, and you sound very happy.
Man: That’s because I am happy.
General: But I don’t understand. What makes you so happy You have no power, ________________ or ________________.
Man: I have everything I want, and I don’t want what I can’t have. So I’m happy, and my song comes from the __________ in my heart.
General: Then I need to give your shirt to the king. Is it there in your bag How much do you want for it
Man: Shirt What shirt I __________ any shirts!
Keys: It seemed that; give up; singing happily; heard you singing; money; fame; happiness; don’t own
4. Role-play
Do you agree with the poor man’s thoughts about happiness Discuss your ideas with your group. Then role-play the rest of the story.
IV. Summary
remain happy forever 永远保持快乐
search for 寻找
句型
1. Two days passed.
2. What makes you so happy
2. I have everything I want, and I don’t want what I can’t have.
V. Homework
Preview the article The Winning Team.
Section B 2 (2a-2e)
Teaching Objectives
1. To read the story and understand Peter’s experience after he lost a game
2. To learn some useful words and phrases
3. To have an optimistic attitude towards failure or disappointments
I. Review
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
The general searched and searched, but he found that everyone _____________________, and no one was truly happy. Two days later, he saw a poor man eating with his hands and ________________ on the street. And the man told the general that he was really happy and his song came from ________________________.
Although he had no power, money or fame, he had everything he wanted, and he didn’t want ____________________. The general thought this man was the one he was looking for, so he asked the man for his shirt. But the man said he ____________________.
Keys: had their own problems; singing happily; the happiness in his heart; what he couldn’t have; didn’t own any shirts
Show some pictures. How do you feel about these pictures
It makes me feel energetic.
It makes me feel comfortable.
How do you feel about …
It makes me…
II. Reading
1. Free talk.
Work on 2a. Have you ever made a mistake How did it make you feel Talk to your partner about what happened.
e.g. In the English exam last week, I was too nervous that I made a spelling mistake. It made me feel very angry about myself.
Look at the title and the picture. Then answer the questions below.
1) What can you see in the picture
2) What does the passage may talk about
Keys: 1) A soccer ball team.
2) It may talk about the soccer ball team’s winning.
2. Work on 2b. Skim the story and number the events in the correct order.
_______ Peter got home and went to his room.
_______ Peter talked to his teammates.
_______ Peter missed a goal.
_______ Peter’s father gave him advice.
_______ Peter realized that he was worried for no reason.
Keys: 2,4,1,3,5
3. Work on 2c. Read the story again and answer the questions.
1) Why did Peter feel very angry and worried
2) What advice did Peter’s father offer him
3) Do you agree with Peter’s father Why or why not
4) What happened after Peter told his teammates that he was sorry
5) Why did Peter think that he was on a winning team even though they lost the last game
Keys: 1) He was angry with himself for missing an important goal and letting his team down. He was worried that his coach may kick him off the team.
2) Peter’s father advised him not to be too hard on himself but to learn how to communicate with his teammates and learn from his mistake.
3) Yes. It is more meaningful to learn from one’s mistakes and do better in the future. / It is no point crying over spilled milk.
4) His teammates asked him not to worry about what had happened as it wasn’t just one person’s fault. They agreed that they should work together to think about how they could do better in the future.
5) He was on a team that had good team spirit, which would help them achieve success in the future.
4. Complete the blanks.
A. You should support each other.
B. Peter was worried that his coach might kick him off the team.
C. His teammates asked him not to worry about what had happened as it wasn’t one person’s fault.
D. The other half is learning how to communicate with teammates and learn from mistakes.
Keys: 1-4 BADC
5. Work on 2d. Find idioms or phrases from the story to replace the underlined parts of these sentences.
1. He could not believe that he did not get the ball into the basket.
2. She was worried because she had disappointed her parents.
3. Tony was sad that he was asked to leave the team.
4. You should learn to relax and not put so much pressure on yourself.
5. The teacher told the students to work hard together and not give up.
Keys: 1. Missed scoring (that) goal 2. let…down
3. kicked off 4. be too hard on yourself
5. pull together
6. Fill in the blanks according to the text.
good, bad, happy, sorry, anger, disappoint
I’m Peter. Today was the worst day of my life. I missed scoring a goal in today’s soccer game, which made my team lose the game. My silly mistake made me very 1. _______. I thought I had made my teammates and coach 2. _______.
After I went back home I went into my room. My father realized that I was in a(n) 3. _______ mood (心情). He went into my room and gave me some advice. He told me soccer is about team effort. He said a(n) 4. _______ team should support each other. What’s more, he said winning or losing is only half the game, and the other half is communicating with teammates and learning from mistakes.
The next day, I went to soccer practice as usual. I said 5. _______ to my teammates for what I had done. In fact, they didn’t think it was my fault. They agreed that we would pull together and do better next time. Now I feel 6. _______.
Key: 1. angry 2. disappointed 3. bad 4. good 5. sorry 6. happy
7. 2e Role-play a conversation between Peter and his father.
Father: What’s wrong, Peter You look sad.
Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose the game.
…
Ⅲ. Language points
1. How could he have missed scoring that goal
could have done 表示“过去本能够做某事但未做”，含责备意义。
e.g. How could he have been such a fool 他怎么这么糊涂？
How could she have forgotten what kind of man he was
她怎么能忘记他是哪种人呢？
2. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team.
kick v. 踢；踹
kick sb. off 开除某人
e.g. Tim made a huge mistake, and the manager kicked him off the company.
蒂姆犯了一个很大的错误，经理把他开除出了公司。
3. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door.
knocking在这里作hear的宾补。
相同用法的词还有：
see/ watch/ find/ hear/ notice sb. doing sth.
e.g. When Lisa was alone at home, she heard something making noise outside.
当丽莎独自在家时，她听到外面有响声。
4. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.
be hard on sb.对某人过于严厉
e.g. Today some parents are too hard on their children.
如今一些家长对孩子要求过于严厉。
Perhaps I’m too hard on my daughter.
或许我对我女儿要求过头了。
5. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game.
beside adv. 而且，还有，再者，用来追加原因及理由。
e.g. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. Besides, the walk will do me good.
我并不在乎帮你去商店拿货。再者，走走路对我身体也好。
除besides外，also, moreover, in addition等意义也相似。如：
They were too slow. Also, something wasn’t quite right.
他们行动太慢了。同时，哪儿也有点不对劲。
The whole paper is badly written. Moreover, it’s inaccurate.
整篇论文写的极为糟糕，再者，内容也不准确。
此外，besides还可作介词，此时，它与except区别如下：
◆besides表示“除了……之外，还有……”，指“除了”的宾语被包括在句子所表述的事情范围之内(表示相加)。
◆except表示“除了……之外，没有……”，指“除了”的宾语不计算在内，被排除在句子所表述的事情范围之外(从总数中减去或表示例外)。
【语境应用】汉译英
(1) 除了Mary和Tom在这儿之外，没有人在这儿。
_______________________________________________
(2) 除了Jim，Mr. Smith也去长城了。
_______________________________________________
Keys: (1) There is no one / No one is here except Mary and Tom.
(2) Besides Jim, Mr. Smith also went to the Great Wall.
6. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.
courage n. 勇气；勇敢
e.g. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.
如果我们有勇气去追求， 我们所有的梦想都可以实现。
rather than 并非; 而不是
它通常连接两个并列结构，如名词、动词-ing形式、动词不定式(rather than后的不定式中的to可省略)、介词短语等
e.g. 那个男孩在吼叫而不是唱歌。
The boys were shouting _____________________. rather than singing
rather than与prefer to连用时，“prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.”，“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”，与“would rather do sth. than do sth.”结构同义。
e.g. Those boys prefer to play football rather than play basketball. =
Those boys would rather play football than play basketball.
【语境应用】完成句子
(1) 这种颜色似乎是绿色而不是蓝色。
The color seems green _______ _______ _______.
(2) 她正在弹钢琴而不是拉小提琴。
She is playing the piano _______ _______ _______ the violin.
(3) 这些鞋舒服但不好看。
These shoes are _______ _______ _______ pretty.
(4) 下雨的时候我宁愿呆在家也不愿意出去。
When it rains, I _______ _______ stay at home _______ _______ go out.
Keys: (1) rather than blue (2) rather than playing
(3) comfortable rather than (4) prefer to; rather than
7. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.
pull together 齐心协力；通力合作
e.g. If all of us pull together, there must be something we can do to improve the environment.
如果我们都能齐心协力，我们一定能做点什么来改善环境。
Ⅳ. Summary
keep one’s eyes on the ground 某人的眼睛盯着地面
a heavy weight on one’s shoulders 某人双肩沉重
the worst day of one’s life 某人一生中最糟糕的一天
on the school soccer field 学校足球场上
miss scoring that goal 错过进球
let sb. down 使某人失望
kick sb. off 开除某人
walk through the door 走进门去
be hard on sb. 对某人苛刻；对某人要求严厉
learn from your mistakes 从错误中吸取教训
go to soccer practice with courage 勇敢地去参加足球训练
rather than 而不是
continue to do sth. 继续做某事
pull together 齐心协力；通力合作
to one’s relief 令某人欣慰的是
nod in agreement 点头同意
Ⅴ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
weigh, shoulder, coach, courage, nod, agree
1. My uncle is one of the best tennis ___________ in our city.
2. My parents and I are in ___________ about our travel plan. We all agree to visit Hong Kong next month.
3. Her ___________ has increased to 70 kilos.
4. I didn't have the ____________ to tell my mom the truth.
5. Mrs. Black put her arm round her son's ____________ and gave him a kiss.
6. David ____________ to me to show that he agreed.
Ⅱ. 根据上句完成下句，使两句意思相同或相近，每空一词。
1. That singer practiced hard because she didn't want to disappoint her fans.
That singer practiced hard because she didn't want to _______ her fans _______.
2. I hope my dad won't put too much pressure on me.
I hope my dad won't _______ _______ _______ _______ me.
3. Our team worked hard together and finally won the basketball game.
Our team _______ _______ and finally won the basketball game.
4. I'm sorry to hear that Ben was asked to leave the football team.
I'm sorry to hear that Ben _______ _______ _______ the football team.
5. It was a pity that Mike didn't get the ball into the basket.
It was a pity that Mike _______ _______ _______ _______.
6. Some people choose to read e-books instead of paper books.
Some people choose to read e-books _______ _______ paper books.
Ⅵ. Homework
Write out the conversation between Peter and his father.
Preview 3a-3b on page 87 - 88.
Section B 3 (3a-Self Check)
Teaching Objectives
1. To think of and talk about some experiences that made you feel very happy or sad
2. To review key vocabularies and functions in this unit
I. Revision
翻译下列短语
1.使……失望 let...down 2. 开除 kick sb. off
3. 而不是 rather than 4. 齐心协力 pull together
5. 在肩上 on one’s shoulder 6. 停止做某事 stop doing
7. 敲门 knock on the door 8. 与…… 交流 communicate with
9. 向……学习 learn from 10. 继续做某事 continue to do
II. Free talk
3a Think of some experiences that made you feel very happy or sad. Tell your partner about them. Use the following ideas to help you.
● winning/losing a competition
● getting good/bad grades on an exam
● performing something well/badly in front of a big group of people
● getting into a fight with your best friend
● your first trip outside your hometown
III. Writing
3b Write a story similar to the one in 2b using your notes in 3a. In your story, try to explain the following:
What happened
When did it happen
Where did it happen
How did it make you feel Why
What did you learn from the experience
写作指导
假如学习完本单元后，英语老师要求你们写一次难忘的经历，下节课与同学们分享，请你提前用英语写一篇短文为此做准备。
【审清题目】
内容：一次难忘的经历
文体：记叙文
人称：以第一人称为主
时态：以一般过去时为主
【头脑风暴】
【提供素材】
常用单词和短语
在横线上填写单词或短语。
What ● offering help to / giving a helping hand to others, getting good grades in an exam, (1)________________(取得进步) in learning English, being praised by teachers, cooking / doing volunteer work / taking a trip outside my hometown for the first time ... ● (2)________________(输掉一次比赛), failing to get good grades, getting into a fight / arguing with loved ones, getting punished for sth. ...

How ● be / feel excited / glad / happy / overjoyed, jump up and down with joy, be in a good mood (心情), be over the moon (兴高采烈), make one's day ... ● be / feel sad / (3)________________(沮丧的) / blue / unhappy, feel a bit low, feel down in the dumps (情绪低落) ...

Why / What did you learn ● experience happiness by helping others, provide a sense of purpose, have higher self-esteem (自尊心), inspire (激励) / (4)________________(鼓励某人继续刻苦学习), share the happy moment (时刻) with sb., broaden one's horizon (开阔眼界), create unforgettable memories, gain (获得) new skills, provide an excellent developmental activity for children ... ● learn to work together, (5)________________(从错误中学习), work harder, care about each other, put yourself in someone's shoes ...
Key: 1. making progress 2. losing a game / competition 3. upset 4. encourage sb. to keep studying hard 5. learn from mistakes
常用句型
1. What makes me unforgettable is ...
2. This experience taught / showed me that ...
3. From the experience, I learned that ...
4. It helps me realize / understand that ...
5. The more ... the more ...
【谋篇布局】
将括号内的汉语翻译成英语，补全短文。
开门见山 Some experiences in our lives are unforgettable, such as getting good grades. What makes me unforgettable is the experience that I helped in my community as a volunteer.
叙述经历 (1)_____________________________(我最好的朋友Mary和我住在同一个社区). Last Saturday she asked me if I wanted to do something meaningful. I said “Yes”. She explained to me that our community needed some volunteers, whose work was to take people's temperatures (2)_____________________________(当他们进入社区). I knew that many volunteers and medical workers devoted (付出) their time and energy to serving the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. (3)_____________________________(我仰慕他们，一直想成为他们中的一份子). So I joined Mary to work as a volunteer. The work was not easy. I had to stand for a long time. Besides, (4)_____________________________(有些人不支持我的工作) and argued with me. All I could do was repeatedly and patiently explain to them the importance of following the rule.
表达感受及收获 By the end of each day I was worn out, but (5)_____________________________(通过帮助别人，我体会到了快乐). I also understood how hard the volunteer work was and how great the volunteers were. This was my first volunteer work and I'm looking forward to my next.
Key: 1. My best friend Mary and I live in the same community
2. when they entered the community
3. I admired / looked up to them and always wanted to be part of them
4. some people didn't support my work
5. I experienced happiness by helping others
IV. Self Check
1. Put the words in the appropriate place in the chart.
nervous unhappy uncomfortable worried comfortable relaxed
angry awful happy uneasy
Positive: comfortable, relaxed, happy
Negative: nervous, unhappy, uncomfortable, worried, angry, awful, uneasy
2. Write sentences using the words given.
e.g. 1. sad movies/cry Sad movies make me cry.
2. speaking in front of many people/nervous
Speaking in front of many people makes me nervous.
3. money and fame/ not always happy
Money and fame doesn’t always make you happy.
4. soft piano music/relaxed
Soft piano music makes me relaxed.
5. rainy days/stay at home and watch TV
Rainy days make me want to stay at home and watch TV.
3. Number the things [1–6] (1 = least important, 6 = most important). Write six sentences about your choices.
________ fame ________ power ________ friendship
________ wealth ________ health ________ family
e.g. Fame is not very important. It can make me nervous if too many people follow me around.
Power is not important to me. I don’t like to control others.
Wealth is not very important. I prefer to live a simple life.
Health is important. A healthy body makes it possible for me to do many things in life.
Friendship is very important. Spending time with friends makes me happy.
Family is the most important to me. My family makes me feel comfortable and contented.
V. Exercise
根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
power, relief, friendship, especially, besides, nod, disappoint, pull, as, comfortable
It is reported that by the end of 2020, Shanghai had a household registered population ( 户籍人口) of about 14.78 million. 36.1% of the population, that is, about 5.335 million people, are 60 years old or above.
(1)_______ the population of Shanghai grows increasingly grey, many civic centers (市民中心) have been set up in the last few years. They haven't (2)_______ elderly people: they provide elderly people with meals, classes, and other services.
Elderly people in Shanghai enjoy going to these civic centers. Not only can they attend classes to learn some new skills, but they can also form close (3)_______ with other elderly people.
“I felt a little (4)_______ when I walked into the civic center to start with, because I was not very good at communicating with people, (5)_______ with strangers. To my surprise and (6)_______, I found there were many other elderly people just like me in the center. Through taking part in different activities, we became friends. (7)_______, I also attended different classes to learn new skills. These skills are very useful in my daily life. This makes me realize the (8)_______ of knowledge once again. In the civic center, I have also learned the importance of (9)_______ together,” said Xia Juanjuan, an 85-year-old retired (退休的) math teacher.
When she was asked whether she would continue going to the civic center, she (10)_______ and said, “I will keep going there.”
VI. Homework
1. Finish your composition.
2. Review the whole unit.