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（人教新目标版）八年级上
Period 4 Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 6
I'm going to study computer science.
Learning objectives
1. 以New Year’s resolutions 为主线，以贴近现实生活的resolutions为话题展开阅读活动
2. 阅读语篇围绕定义，种类，特性等介绍resolutions。给学生提供了一副清晰的概念图。
3. 能够通过when/how/what/why问题进行文章的构思写作。
4. 通过文章阅读提高scanning/skimming阅读策略能力。
5. 要求掌握以下词汇：
1) 名词n. meaning, beginning, film, schoolwork, relationship, promise, hobby
2) 形容词adj. able, weekly, physical, own, personal
3) 动词及动词短语：write down, have to do with, take up, agree with
promise
write down
n. 承诺；诺言 v. 许诺；承诺
able
be able to
写下；记录下
adj. 能够
能够做某事
beginning
at the beginning of
n. 开头；开端
在……开始
New words
improve
physical
self-improvement
v. 改进；改善
adj. 身体的
n. 自我改进；自我提高
themselves
pron. 他(她、它)们自己
have to do with
关于；与……有关系
New words
hobby
paint
take up
n. 业余爱好
v. 用颜料画；在……上刷油漆
(尤指为消遣)学着做；开始做
weekly
schoolwork
adj.&adv. 每周的(地)
n. 学校作业；功课
New words
question
v. 表示疑问；怀疑；提问；质询
discuss
v. 讨论；商量
meaning
n. 意义；意思
New words
Did these familiar scenes happen to you
Lead in
Did you make any resolutions last year
Were you able to keep them Why or why not
Pre-reading
P45
Read the passage about resolutions, and then finish the following tasks.
While-reading
2b
Read the passage. Put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
P45
D
第一段中介绍了resolution的意思。空格前句意为“最常见的一种就是新年计划”，空格后句意为“当我们在新年伊始制定计划时……”可推测出本空应填此句。
D句意：The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.
一年的开始常常是制定计划的时候。
1. 首先，阅读这四个句子并掌握意思。
2. 然后，再次阅读每个段落，重点阅读每个空格前后句子的意思。
3. 根据上下文意思来确定空格处应填的句子。
While-reading
A
B
A句意: These are about making yourself a better person.
这些决心是为了让自己成为一个更优秀的人。
由前一句话“很多决心是关于自我提升的。”，可知空格处是对这句的进一步解释。
B句意：For example, a student may have to find more time to study.
例如，一名学生可能必须利用更多的时间来学习。
本段中介绍了不同类型的决心，并一一举例说明。空格前所列的是第三种“与合理的规划有关的决心……”，因此，空格处填入的是对合理的规划的举例说明。
While-reading
C句意: There are good reasons for this. 对此种情况有不错的理由。
C
空格前句意为“尽管决心各种各样，但它们大多数有一个共同的特点：人们很少能够遵守它们”，空格后是叙述不能实现这些决心的原因。因此，空格处应选C。
While-reading
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
3
1
2
1. 先读这三个主题的意思，带着问题去读短文。
2. 通读每个段落，理解每个段落所讲的主要意思。
3. 在相关段落中划出相关的依据，据此确定每个段落主要意思。
P46
While-reading
Let's check the answers!
To give the meaning of resolution
While-reading
To discuss the different kinds of resolutions
To question the idea of making resolutions
While-reading
2d
Answer the questions with short sentences.
P46
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
5. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about
While-reading
What is a resolution
2. When do people usually make resolutions
It's a kind of promise that you make to yourself.
People often make resolutions at the beginning of the year.
1
2
Check your answers:
While-reading
3. Why do people usually make resolutions
4. How can people remember their resolutions
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.
3
4
While-reading
The writer talks about three different kinds of resolutions: resolutions about physical health, self-improvement (which includes taking up a hobby) and better planning.
5
5. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about
While-reading
2e-1
Find these phrases in the passage.
have to do with ______________________
make promises ______________________
have … in common __________________
write down _________________________
for this reason ______________________
take up ____________________________
P46
Post-reading
许诺
写下；记录下
关于；与……有关系
学着做；开始做
有一个共同点
为此；因此
What does it have to do with you
Do not make promises easily.
We have lots of things in common besides music.
Write down the qualities (品质) you'd like to have.
For this reason, we left the party early.
He left a job in the city to take up farming.
Sample
2e-2
P46
Write your own sentences with them.
1. have to do with
_________________________________________
2. make promises
_________________________________________
3. have … in common
_________________________________________
4. write down
_________________________________________
5. for this reason
_________________________________________
6. take up
_________________________________________
Post-reading
promise
at the beginning of
are going to
New Year's resolutions
physical
making a weekly plan
have one
Fill in the blanks.
thing in common
keep
self-improvement
Resolution is a kind of ________ that you make to yourself. And the most common kind is ____________________. When we make resolutions _________________ the year, we hope that we ___________ improve our lives.
There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about ________ health. Some have to do with ________________. Some are about better planning, like ___________________ for school work.
Although there are differences, most resolutions _________ ________________. People hardly ever ______ them!
Post-reading
Resolutions
What a
resolution is
Different kinds of resolutions
Most of them have one thing in common
a kind of _________
you make to yourself
New Year's resolutions:
about ________ health → start to _________ or eat less fast food
about ________________ → take up a hobby
about better planning → make a ________ plan for
schoolwork
People _________ keep them.
They are too ________ to keep.
People __________ about them.
*made at the _________
of the year
*used to __________
our lives
promise
beginning
improve
physical
exercise
self-improvement
weekly
hardly
difficult
forget
Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage according to the graphic organizer.
Post-reading
Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep
How to keep them
Keep it simple
Be realistic
Make a plan
Get support
Reward yourself
Don't give up
Post-reading
Do you think the best resolution is to have no resolutions Why or why not
Post-reading
我们能去是我们的运气好。
1. Were you able to keep them
你能坚持下去吗？
be able to do sth. 能够做某事；后接动词原形，有人称和数的变化，可用于多种时态。
(1) You must be able to speak French for this job.
干这项工作你得会说法语。
(2) It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
Language points
2. 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.")
很多时候，我们对他人许下承诺。（“妈妈，我保证我从学校回来后立即整理自己的房间。”）
promise n. 承诺；诺言
make a promise 许下诺言
keep one's promise 遵守承诺
break one's promise 违背诺言
I'll put my things away tonight - and that's a promise!
今晚我要把我所有的东西都收拾好——说到做到！
Language points
(1) 'Promise not to tell anyone!' 'I promise.'
“你要保证不告诉别人！” “我保证。”
(2) He promised his grandchildren the money.
他答应给孙儿孙女们这笔钱。
(3) You promised me (that) you'd be home early tonight.
你曾向我保证今晚会早回家的。
promise v. 许诺；承诺；答应；保证
promise to do sth. 承诺做某事
promise sb. sth. 许诺某人某事/物
promise + that从句 保证……
Language points
选择填空。
Katie said goodbye to her parents at the front door of their candy shop as they drove off for a vacation, and Katie _______ she'd be able to run it with Aunt Maria's help. Aunt Maria didn't have any experience of business, but she is always called "creative".
A. promised B. remembered
C. pretended D. checked
Language points
3. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives.
我们在新年伊始制定计划时，希望使我们的生活变得更好。
我们七月初要去日本。
at the beginning of
(1) I like to plan my day at the beginning of each morning.
我喜欢在每个早晨的开始时计划我的一天。
(2) We are going to Japan at the beginning of July.
在……的开始
Language points
= Write your address down please.
请写下你的地址。
write down 意为“写下；记下”，它是由“动词 + 副词”构成的短语，后常接名词作宾语，名词放在down之前或之后均可。后面接宾格代词作宾语时，代词常放在write和down之间。
(2) This is my new phone number. Please write it down.
这是我的新电话号码。请把它记下来。
(1) Write down your address please.
4. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year.
有人把他们来年的打算和计划写下来。
Language points
翻译句子。
1. Did you write down Jo's phone number
2. Write down some notes on the new things that
you learned in the unit.
你把乔的电话号码记下来了吗？
记下你在本单元学到的新东西。
Language points
have to do with
I don't understand what your question has to do with the topic we are discussing.
我不明白你的问题和我们讨论的主题有什么关系。
be/have nothing to do with someone/sth.
In the evening he likes to read books and articles that have nothing to do with his work.
与……毫不相干；对……无关紧要
关于；与……有关系
晚上，他喜欢读些与工作无关的书和文章。
5. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.
很多决心是关于自我提升的。
Language points
6. Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar.
有些人可能会说，他们将开始培养某种兴趣爱好，比如画画、摄影、学弹吉他。
她决定开始练瑜伽来帮助自己放松。
(2) He dropped medicine and took up physics.
他放弃学医，开始学物理。
(1) She decided to take up yoga to help her relax.
take up
(尤指为消遣)学着做；开始做
Language points
我不想占用您太多的时间。
(1) The new sofa takes up too much space in the
living room.
新沙发占据了客厅太多空间。
(2) I don't want to take up too much of your time.
take up
占用(时间或空间)
Language points
选择填空。
整理; 收拾
占用(时间或空间)
建立;创立;发起;开办
张贴；公布；举起,挂起,搭建
To improve myself, I am going to take up a hobby like painting this summer.
翻译句子。
为了提升自己，今年夏天我将开始培养绘画这样的爱好。
The big desk _____ too much room. Please take it away.
A. tidies up B. sets up
C. takes up D. puts up
Language points
for this reason
(2) I got up late in the morning. For this reason, I
was late for school.
(1) For this reason, it is important to study this topic.
为此，学习这个主题是很重要的。
我早上起迟了，因此我上学迟到了。
为此；因此
7. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions!
因此有人就说，没计划就是最好的计划。
Language points
1. Can you retell the passage What is a resolution How many kinds of resolutions do you know What do most resolutions have in common What do you think of it
2. Can you use the expressions properly
have to do with, make promises, have … in common, write down, for this reason, take up
Self-evaluation
For everyone:
1. Write down your experience of keeping your resolutions.
2. Preview 3a-4 on pages 47-48.
To challenge:
Watch the video and list their New Year's resolutions.
Homework
