(共19张PPT)
Reading
Unit3
He used to cause a lot of trouble.
Jay used to be very poor. He likes music, but his mother couldn’t afford his music education. Even though they were poor, his mother was very patient, she never gave up , she made a decision (decided) to support him . In the end(finally) he became a famous musician.
Now they are no longer poor,
his mother takes pride in him.
The story of Jay
You can use the information around the words or phrases you don’t understand to guess the meaning of them.
Jay used to be very poor. He likes music,
but his mother couldn’t afford his music
education. Even though they were poor, his
mother was very patient, she never gave
up , she made a decision (decided) to
support him . In the end(finally) he became
a famous musician. Now they are no longer
poor, his mother takes pride in him.
afford a.过去常常
patient b.放弃
used to c.支付得起
even though d.做决定
give up e.对… …感到自豪
make a decision f.不再
in the end g.尽管；虽然
no longer h.最后
take pride in i.有耐心的
be a problem child
is one of the best students in his class
He used to______________________.
Now he ____________________________________
Who helped him __________________________
Martin Murray
His mother
Task 1
Learning strategy
Using context (利用上下文) to guess the meaning of the blanks.
Task 2
Put the sentences into the correct places in the reading
Missing language
a.How was he able to change
b.and didn’t give up trying to help him
C.That’s when I decided to change
d.after his father’s death a few days ago
e.Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time
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2
5
3
1
Using context (利用上下文) to guess.
Paragraph 1＆2
Read and answer the questions:
Task 3
It was poor.
She made a decision to send him to a boys’ boarding school.
1. Was Martin’s family rich or poor
2.Where did his mother make a decision to send him
Martin Murray
used to be a_____________.
After his father’s_________,
he often _____________with the police.
In the end, he wanted to ____the school.
“problem child”
death
got into trouble
leave
Paragraph 3＆4
1.Martin’s problem was being alone.
2. Martin’s mother didn’t pay attention to him any more.
3.What his mother said changed his life.
Tell “T” or “F”:
Martin Murray
called his_____________.
This phone call _________ his life.
Now he is one of the _____________in his class
mother
changed
best students
Task 4
Martin Murray
used to be a_____________.
After his father’s_________, he often_____________ with the police.
In the end, he wanted to ____the school.
Then he called his_______.
The phone call_______his life.
Now he is one of the___________ in his class.
“problem child”
death
got into trouble
leave
mother
changed
best students
What can we learn from Jay’s
and Martin’s story
Mothers’ love is great. Thanks for their love and also thanks all the people who help us.
What can we learn from Jay’s
and Martin’s story
Mothers’ love is great. Thanks for their love and also thanks all the people who help us.
Ask your partner his/her problems and give advice.
A: Do you have any problems
B: yes. My / I…
A: You’d better…/You can… / Why not… /How about…
B: What is your problem
A: …
B: …
Task 5
The roses in her hand, the flavor in mine.
赠人玫瑰，手有余香
Write a letter to thank the person who helped you.
Dear _________,
Thanks for _________, I used to______________.
Now I ________________.I will__________________.
Yours,
______
Task 6
Finish this thank-you letter and send it to the one who helped you.
