Unit 3 Family matters
Developing ideas
JUST A BROTHER
1. To understand a feature story and be familiar with the characteristics of feature stories.
2. To get a further understanding about the relationship between family members.
Learning objectives
Look at the words and expressions and choose the ones that can be applied to your relationship with your family members.
Warming up
Which sports event are they competing in?
Pre-reading
Which sports event are they competing in?
Triathlon
/trai’?θl?n/
Triathlon
三项全能运动
Watch the video about the two brothers.
Please look at the title and the picture below. Predict which of the words and expressions can be applied to the brothers’ relationship.
encourage
punish
support
compete against
admire
cooperate with
have arguments
disagree with
hate
judge
love
settle for
JUST A BROTHER
Choose the main message of the passage.
Love and competition between the Brownlee brothers make them successful athletes.
People have different opinions about Alistair Brownlee’s actions in the triathlon final.
For Alistair Brownlee, family love is more important than winning the triathlon final.
While-reading
1. How are opinions about the Brownlee brothers divided? Which do you agree with? Give your reasons.
2. Why does Alistair think that having a brother is “an advantage”?
1. How are opinions about the Brownlee brothers divided? Which do you agree with? Give your reasons.
Some think the brothers should have been disqualified, while others think they should have been highly praised for their actions. I think …
2. Why does Alistair think that having a brother is “an advantage”?
Because having a brother trying to beat him at everything he does has been an enormously positive force on him.
Talk about the Brownlee brothers’ story.
Answer the questions to help retell the story.
(1) Who are they?
(2) When did the story happen?
(3) Where did the story happen?
(4) What did Alistair do?
(5) Why did he do it?
Pair work
Talk about the Brownlee brothers’ story.
Answer the questions to help retell the story.
(1) Who are they?
They are Alistair Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee.
(2) When did the story happen?
It happened during the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series.
Pair work
(3) Where did the story happen?
It happened in Mexico.
(4) What did Alistair do?
Alistair pulled his younger brother Jonny towards the finish line when he found Jonny about to fall onto the track. He then pushed Jonny over the line.
(5) Why did he do it?
Because his brother was in trouble, and he had to help.
2. Organise your words following the steps below.
3. Share your story and ideas with the class.
With just 700 metres to go in the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series in Mexico, Alistair Brownlee was in third place and his younger brother, Jonny, was in the lead. However, his brother was too exhausted (筋疲力尽的) and couldn’t make it to the finish line. Alistair, who would have a chance to win, chose to help his brother.
Opinions on whether Alistair should be highly praised for his actions are divided. As far as I am concerned, he should be highly praised because that’s what brothers should be like. At that moment, he was not an athlete aiming for a medal but just a brother.
From the story I’ve learnt that brotherly love means helping each other out of trouble. That’s all that matters.
Features are "people stories", and are typically longer than standard news stories. Features are written in an individual style, with extra detail and background.
Feature stories typically start with a"'hook" that gets the interest of the reader. The style of the first paragraph also needs to set the tone of the whole piece.The middle part contains the "meat" of the story with the ending being a summary, a powerful quote or even a surprise for the reader
Learning to learn
Post-reading
The main structure of the feature
Hook
Meat
Ending
to get the interest of the readers
tthe main part with details and background
summary & quote
Para 1.
Alistair saw his brother about to fall at the final part of 2016 World Triathlon Series.
Para 2.
Alistair chose to help his brother with pushing him over the finish line.
Para 3.
The brothers encourage each, argue with each, compete against each other and love each other.
Para 4.
People have different opinions on the ending of the race.
Figure out the structure of the Feature.
Hook
Meat
Meat
End
What do you think about having a brother or sister?
In my opinion, having a brother or sister is a good idea.
First,
Second,
Third…
Discussion
Ideas to share
Do you know any Chinese stories about family love? Share one with the class.
Homework
1. admire v. to respect and like sb because they have done sth that you think is good
钦佩,赞美,羡慕
admire sb. for sth. 因某事钦佩 / 赞赏某人
eg I always admired my mother for her courage and patience.
Language points
【拓展】
admiration n. 赞美; 钦佩
express / have admiration for sb./ sth.
(表示) 羡慕 / 钦佩某人 / 物
with / in admiration 钦佩地
admirable adj. 可钦佩的; 极佳的
完成句子。
The admirers _________(admire) the famous actor ________ his excellent performance, which they enjoy with / in _____________ (admire), and because of having ___________ (admire) for him, some of them even email him frequently.
这些羡慕者因这位著名演员的出色表演而钦佩他,他们带着钦佩之情欣赏他的表演,一些追求者因为钦佩他甚至经常给他发邮件。
admire
for
admiration
admiration
2. judge v. to form or give an opinion about sb or sth after thinking carefully about all the information you know about them 认为; 判断
judging by / from ...?
以……来判断,从……来看
eg Children have their own minds, and they can judge for themselves.
Never / Don’t judge a book by its cover.?
勿以貌取人。
【拓展】
judgment n.? 判断;看法;评价
make a judgment? 做出判断
in one’s? judgment 在……看来
pass judgment on 对……宣判
根据括号内的汉语提示补全句子。
1) You should never ________________________ (以貌取人).
2) __________________________ (很难断定) the full extent of the damage.
3) It is still too soon to ________________ (做出判断) about the result of the experiment.
judge a book by its cover??
It is difficult / hard to judge
make a judgment
【语境应用】
3. settle v. to end an argument or solve a disagreement
和解,结束(争论)
settle for you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want but there is nothing else available
勉强接受,将就
eg ?I’d like to get this matter settled once and for all.
They had to settle for a draw.
settle v. 1) to decide what you are going to do, especially so that you can make definite arrangements
确定,决定
2) to go to live in a new place, and stay there for a long time 定居
3) to become quiet and calm, or to make sb quiet and calm (使)平静,(使)安定
【拓展一】
【归纳】
settle down 定居,安顿;舒适的坐下/ 躺下
settle sb. down 使某人安静,安顿某人
settle down to sth. 静下心来做某事
settle sth. with sb. 与某人解决某事
settle in (使)习惯新工作、环境等;
settle on / upon 就……达成协议
settle / solve the problem 解决问题
eg ?I’ve settled that I’ll drop medicine and take up physics.
At last, Mr. Li decided to settle his family in ShangHai.
When Paul was a baby we used to take him for rides in the car to settle him down.
【拓展二】
settler n. 移民,殖民者
settlement n. 解决,定居点
reach / arrive at a settlement 达成协议
完成句子。
People _________ (定居) in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade.
2) In recent years some Inuit people in Nunavut have reported increases in bear sightings around human ___________ (settle).
3) After reaching a ___________ (settle) with the school, she soon ___________ (settle) in her new school life.
settle
settlements
settlement
settled
【语境应用】
4. The middle part contains the “meat” of the story…
contain v. if a substance?contains?sth, that thing is a part of it
包含,含有
eg This book contains all the information you need.
The Chinese diet contains a lot of fruits and vegetables.
contain v. if sth such as a bag, box, or place contains sth, that thing is inside it
包含; 容纳; 装盛
eg The bottle contains 50 litres.
?contain与include
{21E4AEA4-8DFA-4A89-87EB-49C32662AFE0}contain
包括
包含
指某物质中含有另一物质,侧重所含的量与成分
Junk food contains a lot of harmful substances.
include
侧重于对比整体与部分,指某整体包含某部分
At least 100 people were injured, including ten foreign visitors.
用contain或include的正确形式填空。
1) The bottle _________ two glasses of beer.
2) The health club _________ a gym, a swimming pool and a locker room.
?contains
includes
【语境应用】
5. With just 700 metres to go, Alistair Brownlee was in third place and his younger brother, Jonny, was in the lead.
with… to do结构句中一般用来描述某行为或事件发生的 原因或伴随的状态;to do表明with结构中提及的动作还未发生。
类似结构有:with…doing / done / 介词短语 / 形容词 / 副词等。
eg The kid feels excited with so many places of interest to visit.
She stood there chatting with her friend, with her child playing beside her.
They left?with most of their work undone.
The teacher came in with a book in her hand.
in the lead 领先位置
eg She was in the lead from start to finish.
【拓展】
take the lead 带头,领先,走在前面
lead the way 带路,带头;
lead to 引起,造成,导致;
follow the lead of 追随,照……的样子做
6. The Brownlee brothers have been doing triathlons since they were children.
现在完成进行时have been doing表示“动作从过去开始,一直持续到现在,并将继续持续下去”。
eg Why are your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing?
It has been raining for two hours.
7. Mum wouldn’t have been happy if I’d left Jonny behind.
本句为虚拟语气,表示与过去事实相反的情况。
主句谓语动词用would have done结构,if条件句谓语用had done 结构。
eg If I’d left sooner yesterday, I’d have been on time.
(事实:我动身太迟了)
If I had got there earlier, I should / would have met her.
(事实:去晚了)
Recall a family memory that impress you most.
Preview the next part: writing.
Homework