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Period 4
Section B (1a-1e)
Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.
What can make you happy
a. The general cannot find a happy person and the king remains unhappy forever. ①
b. The general finds a happy person with power and money.
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.
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
1b What are some other possible endings to the story Discuss your ideas with your partner.
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. ②
________ 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.
√
√
√
The general searched and searched but couldn’t find anyone.
It seemed that everyone had their own problems, and no one was truly happy. Two days passed. Just as he was about to give up, he saw a poor man on the street. He was eating with his hands and singing happily 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 heard you singing 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, money or fame.
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
happiness 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 don’t own any shirts!
1d Listen again. Answer the questions.
1. How long did it take the general to find the happy man ③
2. What was the poor man doing on the street
The poor man was eating with his hands and singing happily to himself on the street.
Three days.
3. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power, money or fame
He has everything he wants, and he doesn’t want
what he can’t have.
No. Because he doesn’t own any shirts!
4. Do you think the general will return to the king with the poor man's shirt Why or why not
The general searched and searched but couldn’t find anyone.
It seemed that everyone had their own problems, and no one was truly happy. Two days passed. Just as he was about to give up, he saw a poor man on the street. He was eating with his hands and singing happily 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 heard you singing 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, money or fame.
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
happiness 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 don’t own any shirts!
1e 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
①The general cannot find a happy person and the king remains unhappy forever.
(高频) remain /r 'me n/ v. 保持不变;仍然是
remain 在此处用作连系动词,后可接名词、形容词、介词短语作表语。表示某人或某物处于某种状态。
remain + done,表示主语所处的状态
remain + doing,表示主语正在进行的动作
Although they have different opinions, they remain the best friends.
尽管有不同的意见,他们还是最好的朋友。
Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
火车票价可能会保持不变。
The book remains on the table. 这本书仍在桌子上。
The report remains done, and we can move on to the next task.
报告已经完成了,我们可以开始下一个任务了。
The excited villagers remained singing and dancing.
兴奋的村民们一直唱着跳着。
拓展:remain 的其他词义:
“逗留;不离去”,相当于stay。
“剩余”。
These kids have remained here for three years.
这些孩子已经在这里待了3 年了。
There were only ten minutes remaining.
只剩下十分钟了。
待在这里=stayed here
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考题1:The plane on the ground for two more hours because of the bad weather.
A. ran B. moved
C. shook D. remained
D
②The general searched for three days and found a happy person.
search for 搜寻;搜索;搜查;查找
I often use my computer to search for some useful information.
我经常用我的电脑查找一些有用的信息。
search for sb./sth. 寻找某人/某物。其中search 作不及物动词,意为“搜索;搜查”。
拓展:(1) search 还可作及物动词,意为“搜查;搜身;搜寻”。
Firefighters searched the buildings.
消防队员搜查了这些建筑物。
The policeman searched the thief, but found nothing.
警察搜了小偷的身,但什么都没有找到。
The police searched the river for the lost child.
警察搜查了这条河,寻找那个丢失的孩子。
(2) 作名词,意为“搜查;搜索”。in search of 寻找。
I walked into a bookstore in search of some books that I wanted.
我走进了一家书店寻找一些我想要的书。
search 作及物动词时的常用结构:
search + 地点 搜查某地
search sb.(尤指警察) 搜查某人
search + 地点+ for+sb./sth. 在某处搜寻某人/某物
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考题2:I’m going to the library to _______________(寻找) some information about the history of our town.
search for
③How long did it take the general to find the happy man
句子分析: 该句是Times Uew Rmoman 的特殊疑问句形式,其中It 为形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语。
敲黑板:
其中It 作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语。
(1) It takes (sb.) some time to do sth. 做某事花费(某人) 多长时间。
It took him half an hour to play the violin last night.
昨晚他花了半个小时拉小提琴。
考题3:—How do you usually go to Wuhan from here
—By high-speed train. It _____ me only 20 minutes to get there.
A. spends B. pays C. costs D. takes
【点拨】spend 花费(时间或金钱) ,主语是人;pay 支付(金钱) ;cost 花费( 金钱) ;take 花费( 时间) , 主语是物。句型“It takes sb. some time to do sth.” 表示“做某事花费某人多少时间。”
D
(2) how long 多久;多长时间
用来询问某个动作或状态持续的时间,其谓语动词要用延续性或表示状态的动词(短语) ,答语用表示一段时间的短语。
— How long has she been in Beijing 她在北京多长时间了?
—For five years. 五年了。
拓展:how long 还有“多长”的意思,用于询问物体的长度。
—How long is the bridge 这座桥有多长?
—About one thousand meters. 大约一千米。
与how 相关的其他疑问词组:
how often 多久一次
how soon 多久以后
how far 多远
how old 多大年纪
how many 多少
how much 多少/多少钱
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本节课主要练习了听力, 掌握了知识点even though的用法。