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3.5
I made it !
1 Read the story and answer the questions.
Peter left Miss Martin′s classroom， feeling like a loser. Krista，his friend，noticed him looking sad.
“What′s wrong，Peter ” asked Krista.
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现在分词短语作伴随状语
感觉像
(某人/某物)怎么了
“I just failed my English exam，”replied Peter.“I made too many spelling mistakes.”
Peter came from Mexico. English was not his first language.
“No worries! You need to make a little progress every day，” said Krista.
[动词] 不及格
[名词] 进步；进展
The next day，she gave Peter a book——The Top 500 Most Often Misspelled Words.
“There are 125 days until the final exam，” said Krista. “Every day you learn four of those words. Soon，you will master them all.”
Although Peter felt that was not easy for him，he accepted the challenge. Peter practiced every day，and he invented a word memory game with his little sister. They both find it interesting to learn English
On the last day of class，Miss Martin excitedly presented Peter with a very special award：the Most-Improved Student Award.”
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that引导的宾语从句，作felt的宾语。
[动词] 接受
[动词] 发明
Peter felt so happy. After school，he shared the good news with Krista.
“I made it!” he said.“Thanks to your help!”
“Good for you，Peter! I am proud of you. You put in the hard work yourself!”said Krista.
A How did Peter feel when he came out of the classroom
B How did Peter do on his English exam
He felt like a loser.
He failed his English exam.
C How many days were there before the final exam
D What award did Peter get on the last day of class
25 days.
He got a very special award：the Most-Improved Student Award.
2 Read the story again and put the words and phrases in the correct columns.
make it be proud make progress practice fail the exam
loser look sad make mistakes accept the challenge
Most-Improved Student Award invent a memory game
At the beginning
Make a change
In the end
loser
accept the challenge
make it
look sad
fail the exam
make mistakes
make progress
practice
invent a memory game
Most-Improved Student Award
be proud
3 Retell Peter′s story with your partner. You can use the key words in Activity 2.
4 Work in groups. Share your own story about the difficulty in learning you once faced.
How did you feel
How did you make a change
How did you make it at last
1. Peter left Miss Martin′s classroom，feeling like a loser. 彼得离开了马丁老师的教室，感觉自己像一个失败者。(教材第 38 页，1)
现在分词 (短语) 作伴随状语
本句中的 feeling like a loser 是现在分词短语，在句中作伴随状语，表示伴随谓语动词的动作而发生或存在，与主语之间是主动关系。
1. Peter left Miss Martin′s classroom，feeling like a loser. 彼得离开了马丁老师的教室，感觉自己像一个失败者。(教材第 38 页，1)
feel like 感觉像。 其后常接名词或从句。
I always feel like a pirate. 我总觉得自己像个海盗。
I feel like I′m the happiest person in the world.
我感觉自己是世界上最幸福的人。
[拓展]
① feel like 还可意为“想要”，feel like doing sth. 意为“想要做某事”，相当于 would like to do sth. 或 want to do sth.。
I feel like eating something.
＝ I would like to eat something.
＝ I want to eat something.
我想吃点儿东西。
② feel like 还可意为“摸起来像······”。
It feels like silk. 它摸起来像丝绸。
2. “What′s wrong，Peter ”asked Krista. “彼得，怎么了 ”克丽丝塔问道。(教材第 38页，1)
What′s wrong (with sb./sth.) (某人/某物) 怎么了
该句型用于询问某人或某物发生了什么情况。
What′s wrong with your bike 你的自行车怎么了
[拓展]
其他用于询问“某人/某物怎么了 ”的句型:
① What′s the matter/trouble with sb./sth.
What′s the matter with her 她怎么了
② What happened/has happened to sb./sth.
What happened to Lucy yesterday 昨天露西出什么事了
③ What′s up with sb./sth.
Mary is crying. What′s up with her
玛丽正在哭。她怎么了
[中考链接]
(湖北宜昌中考) —You don′t look well ________ with you
— I have a fever and can′t stop coughing.
A. What′s happening B. What is it
C. What′s on D. What′s the matter
D
3. “I just failed my English exam，”replied Peter.“I made too many spelling mistakes.”“我刚刚英语考试不及格，”彼得回答道，“我犯了太多拼写错误。”(教材第 38 页，1)
fail [动词] 不及格
其反义词为 pass“通过(考试、课程等)”。
He failed the English test. 他英语测试不及格。
[拓展]
fail 作动词，还可意为“失败；未能(做到)”，其反义词为 succeed“成功”。
fail to do sth. ＝fail in doing sth. 未能做成某事
fail in… 在······方面失败
If you don′t work hard，you may fail.
如果你不努力工作，你就有可能失败。
4. “No worries! You need to make a little progress every day，” said Krista.“别担心! 你需要每天都进步一点儿。”克丽丝塔说。(教材第 38 页，1)
progress [名词] 进步；进展
make (a lot of/much/great) progress (in...)
(在······方面) 取得 (很大的) 进步
If you work hard，you will make great progress.
如果你努力学习，你就会取得很大的进步。
The writer made a lot of progress in writing novels.
这位作家在写小说方面取得了很大进步。
[中考链接]
(辽宁辽阳中考) Chinese scientists have made great _________ in medical research.
A. attention B. progress
C. information D. pride
B
5. Although Peter felt that was not easy for him，he accepted the challenge. 尽管彼得觉得那对他来说并不容易，但他还是接受了这个挑战。(教材第 38 页，1)
accept [动词] 接受
I′ve accepted your invitation. 我已经接受了你的邀请。
[拓展]
accept 与 receive
accept 强调愿意接受，是主观上“接受”
receive 表示收到别人给予的东西，不表明收到的人愿意接受，是客观上“收到”
[中考链接]
(天津中考) My aunt offered me a dictionary and I ________ it happily.
A. accepted B. invited
C. mixed D. grew
A
6. Peter practiced every day，and he invented a word memory game with his little sister. 彼得每天都练习，并且他和妹妹发明了一种单词记忆游戏。(教材第 38 页，1)
invent [动词] 发明
He invented the first electric clock.
他发明了第一个电动钟。
[辨析]
invent，create 与 discover
invent 指创造出原来自然界不存在的东西
create 指创造出新的东西，其对象往往是精神上的，如艺术、文学作品等，也可指创造出新的具体事物
discover 指发现或找到某种自然界本来已存在但以前未被人类发现或认识的事物，如煤、石油等
7. They both find it interesting to learn English. 他们都觉得学习英语很有趣。(教材第 38 页，1)
find＋it＋adj.＋to do sth. 发现做某事是······的
该结构中的 it 是形式宾语，动词不定式短语是真正的宾语。
I find it important to study hard.
我发现认真学习是很重要的。
