Unit 4 Growing up
Welcome to the unit
Teaching aims:
To get students to talk about the comic strip about growing up.
2. To get students to talk about how they like to learn about the world.
3. To get students to learn the new words and expressions
4. To get students to learn to express their own ideas.
Growing up
What comes into your mind when talking about “growing up”?
yourself
your parents
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Make a survey
Want to grow up
Don’t want to grow up
Number
Do you want to grow up?
Why or why not?
Does Eddie want to grow up? Why?
No, he doesn’t.
He thinks growing up is hard.
What was on his mind?
His hometown.
on one’s mind
挂在心上;惦念
Eddie has something on his ________. He thinks _________ up is hard. He is worried that he’s growing too _______ for his house. Hobo advises him to ________ another one, but Eddie asks Hobo not to _________ him up until he ________ building the house.
mind
growing
big
build
wake
finishes
Read and describe
Growing up also means you can learn more about the world.
Shy Wheel
The London Eye
I learn it from TV.
TV can give me vivid(生动的) information.
Recommend a classic film
《阿甘正传》
In 1994, it won the 67th
Oscar Awards for
Best Picture 最佳影片
Best Actor 最佳男主角
Best Director 最佳导演
Best Visual Effects
最佳视觉效果
Best Film Editing最佳剪辑
Best Writing最佳改编剧本
Forrest Gump who is unfortunately to be born with a lower IQ and the muscle(肌肉) problem, usually, people always think this kind of person can't be successful in doing anything.
But, instead, this unlucky man has achieved great success, he is a football star, a war hero, and later a millionaire(百万富翁)!
an inspirational movie
励志电影
“You are the same as everybody else. You are no different”。
Jenny
They are the people who influence him most.
Classic lines 经典台词
Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know
what you’re gonna get.
生命就像一盒巧克力,你永远不知道你会得到什么。
Jenny and me was like peas and carrots。
珍妮和我形影不离。
You have got to put the past behind you before you can move on. 放下包袱,继续前进。
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Miracles happen every day. 奇迹每天都在发生。
Name
How does he/ she learn about the world
Why does he/she like to learn that way
I can learn a lot from the story of the main character---
from books
through the Internet
Books allow her to learn about people in different times and places, and she can read them whenever she wants to.
It’s quick. As soon as he clicks the mouse, there’s a great deal of information.
from films
I
Millie
Simon
People in different times live a different life.
n. 时代,时期
Whenever he finds something interesting, he’ll read it very carefully.
conj. 无论何时
He called his parents
as soon as he got out of the station.
as soon as 一… …就……
People spend a great deal of money
on houses.
a great deal of …= much
He achieved success through years of hard work.
prep. 以,凭借
Name
How does he/ she learn about the world
Why does he/she like to learn that way
I can learn a lot from the story of the main character---
from books
through the Internet
Books allow her to learn about people in different times and places, and she can read them whenever she wants to.
It’s quick. As soon as he clicks the mouse, there’s a great deal of information.
from films
I
Millie
Simon
You
the Internet
films
teachers
travelling
parents and relatives
books
friends
TV
How do you learn about the world?
Choose three important ways you learn about the world.
( ) a. Parents and relatives
( ) b. Teachers
( ) c. Friends
( ) d. Travelling
( ) e. Books
( ) f. TV and films
( ) g. The internet
Make a report about your answers as the following:
We can learn about the world through many ways, such as parents and relatives, teachers, friends, travelling, books, TV and films and the Internet.
As to me, ________, _________ and _______ are the most important ways to learn about the world.
Ways to learn about the world
Possible Reasons
Parents and relatives
Teachers
Friends
Travelling
Books
TV and films
The Internet
tell us their own experiences
give much knowledge
share everything with each other
know something about other places
learn about people in different times and places
get information quickly
get vivid(生动的) information
Discussion:
Why do you choose the way to learn about the world?
A: How do you learn about the world?
B: I’d like to learn about the world……
A: Why do you like to learn that way?
B: Because…… What about you?
A: I like to learn about the world ……
B: Why?
A: ……
Talk about your ideas
Growing up means we can learn more about the world.
My favourite way to learn about the world is from/through ____________ because ____________.
My friend _______ thinks he/she likes to learn about the world from/through __________ because ______________.
Growing up is not easy, but I am sure I can grow up healthily and happily.
An oral report
Search for some information about Spud Webb
through the Internet.
2. Read the book.
Homework
Goodbye!