(共33张PPT)
Unit 2
Improving yourself
FREE TALK
How do you use your pocket money
Do you have a habit of saving money
Look at the chart and answer the questions.
1 What are the top three things students from
this school spend their money on
2 What else do you think students often spend
their money on
Books and magazines, school supplies, clothes.
What do you think about this phenomenon Talk about it with your peers.
Read the passage and find out the meaning of the title.
Predict what the passage is about.
Vocabulary
1. value
be of great value(=be very valuable)很重要,很有用;很值钱
be of little/no value to sb.对某人没什么/毫无帮助
valued adj.有价值的,受重视的
valuable adj.贵重的,很有用的
invaluable adj.极有价值的,非常宝贵的
valueless adj.没有价值的,不值钱的
练习:It is helpful to discuss our problems with our parents, who can offer _________ (value) advice.
valuable
Vocabulary
2. require
require sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事
require doing/require to be done 需要做
require that... 要求……
requirement n.所需的东西;必要条件
meet/satisfy one's requirements 满足某人的需要
meet/fulfill/satisfy the requirements 满足/符合条件
练习:Her bike required ________ (repair).She required that the work ______________ (finish) in ten minutes.
(should) be finished
repairing
/ to be repaired
Vocabulary
(l) require(需要)后可接v-ing的主动形式和不定式的被动形式作宾语。构成v-ing/不定式的动词与主语为动宾关系。有类似用法的动词还有deserve(值得),need/want(需要)。
(2) require(要求)后的宾语从句以及与requirement(必要条件)相关的名词性从句要用虚拟语气,即从句谓语动词用“(should+) 动词原形”的形式。
2. require
Vocabulary
3. in control of
be/get out of control 无法管理,失去控制
be under control 被控制住,处于控制之下
keep/get/bring sb./sth. under control 抑制住/控制住……
have control over/of sth. 对……有控制权
in the control of... 由……控制
lose control(of...) 失去(对……的)控制
练习:It is said that he is the manager of the company. In other words, the company is _____________ him.
in the control of
Raising the question
An example to make good use of money
Four jars to teach teenagers how to spend money wisely
Spending jar
Saving jar
Giving jar
Investing jar
Conclusion
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3-8
Para. 9
What to do with the money
Khloe Thompson’s Kare Bags
How does the author develop this text
Organise information from the passage and complete the summaries.
the opportunity to buy something you like
your own happiness
the future
that special something
you’ve seen in the stores
build for the future
investing in yourself
kindness and helping
whatever cause you believe in
1 Why does the author use the example of Khloe Thompson
2 How does the passage inspire you to improve your spending habits
Think & share
The author uses the example to prove age is no barrier to making good use of money.
Think more objectively about money.Understand the value of the valuable. Make informed choices. …
3 If you were given 1,000 yuan, how much money would you put in each jar
Give your reasons.
4 What methods of self-management have you learnt in the two reading passages in
this unit What else do you need to improve
Think & share
1 Read the passage again and think about which jar you believe is the most important.
Work in groups. Give a talk about your understanding of the values represented by the four jars.
2 Organise your ideas by completing the notes.
3 Share your ideas with the group.
Work in groups. Give a talk about your understanding of the values represented by the four jars.
4 Choose a group member to summarise your group’s opinions to the class.
Now think about the method Jerry Witkovsky used to give advice.
How did it help you to better understand the topic
Read the story and answer the questions.
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His
father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day, the boy hammered so many nails into the fence that his father had to give him a whole new bag. Over the next few weeks, as he learnt to control his anger, he hammered fewer and fewer nails into the fence each day. He had learnt that it was easier to hold his temper than to hammer nails into the fence. Finally, the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper all day, not even once. He told his father, who said that now the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
Read the story and answer the questions.
The days passed by and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son and led him to the fence. He said, “You’ve done well, son, but look at all the holes in the fence! That fence will never be the same. When you say something in anger, it leaves a hole in someone’s heart, just like your nails have left holes in the fence. It doesn’t matter how many times you say sorry. The hole is still there.”
Read the story and answer the questions.
1 What aspect of self-management is the passage about
2 What message do you think the story conveys
The passage is about how to control one’s own temper.
We should control our temper. Because when we say something in anger, it leaves a hole in someone’s heart, just like the nails have left holes in the fence.
How to write a reflection
What is a reflection
A reflection is about your feelings and thinking after you read a book or a story, and when you write it, you should first introduce the book or the story you read, and you can also introduce some unforgettable plots in it, then clarify your thoughts and what it brings you after reading.
How to write a reflection
A reflection consists of three elements:
a summary of the story
your thoughts after reading the story
conclude your ideas
Make notes about the story in Activity 5.
Once there was a boy with a bad temper. His dad told him to hammer a nail into the fence every time he lost his temper. The boy learnt to control his temper because it was easier than hammering the nails into the fence. Then his dad asked him to pull one nail out every time he was able to hold his temper.
Make notes about the story in Activity 5.
It is important to learn how to control your temper so that you do not do or say anything that will hurt other people.
If we keep calm and stay optimistic, we can take control over our temper, which will benefit us throughout life.
Irony is a subtle figure of speech that refers to things one says that are the opposite of what one really means. It has a humorous or sarcastic effect.
For example:
Fine, don’t buy me an airline ticket. I’ll just swim across the ocean!
I choose the quote “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo,... Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” by H.Jackson Brown Jr. The main message of it is that everyone in the world has the same mount of time a day. That means we should use our time efficiently and it will make a difference day by day. Take one thing for example, I seldom did exercise because I thought I was busy with my study. However, I planned to do exercise two weeks ago, and actually I have been doing it these days. And I manage to do well with both my study and exercise.
Sample
Work in groups.
Talk about the meanings of the quotes and complete the table.
Work in groups.
Talk about the meanings of the quotes and complete the table.
Choose one quote and make notes.
Prepare a short presentation about the quote.
Consider the following:
1 the structure of your presentation
2 useful words, expressions and structures
Give your presentation to the class.
Exercise
1.A teacher’s job is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to ________ them to develop a worldview for themselves.
A.urge B.equip C.persuade D.rank
2.Nobody wanted to matters for him though everyone knew that he was blameless.
A.solve B.clarify C.handle D.set about
3._____the shortage of time, the chairman decided that each candidate should finish the speech within five minutes.
A.In contrast to B.In response to C.In terms of D.In view of
Exercise
4.A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is ________ conditions or events.
A.in response to B.in favor of C.in contrast to D.in excess of
5.His election campaigns were infamous for their cruelty — he often made sure that those who did not vote for him would never vote again — but the ________ of his involvement has never been clear.
A.vision B.vulnerability C.depth D.misconception
6.People ________with reading sometimes will be lost in the stories.
A.obsessed B.compared C.equipped D.concerned
Exercise
7.The stock lost 60 pence a share, ________ last year when it gained 21 pence.
A.instead of B.in return for C.in contrast to D.rather than
8._________ with excellent communication skills and fluent English, I will be _________ the job.
A.Being equipped; up to B.Equipping; up for C.To equip; right to D.Equipped; up to
9.The rural life, in Tao Yuanming’s eyes, was peaceful and calm, ______ the depressive court life, over which he often felt conflicted.
A.in response to B.in return for C.in contrast to D.in terms of
Review the language points and complete the exercises.
Homework
See you
next class!