Topic2 I’m feeling better now
Section D
.
一、掌握以下单词:
deal, refuse, anyone, elder, deal with, even though
等。
二、归纳总结本话题所学句型及交际用语。
三、巩固原因状语从句和同级比较。
四、学习让步状语从句。
学习目标
参加考试
对某人要求严格
给某人讲笑话
别紧张
顺便提一下
像往常一样
接受
take / have an exam
be strict with sb.
tell sb. jokes
take it easy
by the way
as usual
accept
Words competition
Review
在你这个年龄
难过的心情
英语考试考砸了
做某事有困难
像赵本山一样滑稽
和
……
一样可爱
像以前一样快乐生活
at your age
sad feelings
fail the English exam
have problems with sth.
as funny as Zhao Benshan
as lovely as…
live as happily as before
Make sentences with “as … as …” and “not as / so … as …”
(
The group that makes the most sentences will be the winner. )
Group work:
Sentence
competition
She is crying in the bathroom
because
she did badly in the English exam.
Adverbial Clauses of Reason
I’m feeling really sad
because
I failed the English exam.
She feels very lonely
because
she has no friends to talk with.
她在浴室里哭是因为她英语考得很差。
她觉得很孤独是因为她没有可交谈的朋友。
我觉得实在很难过是因为我英语考试不及格。
Grammar
l live as happily as before.
Equal Comparison
The food was not as delicious as ours.
我像以前一样生活得很快乐。
奇奇和我一样可爱。
这儿的人似乎也不如你友好。
Qiqi is as lovely as I.
食物不如我们的好吃。
It also seemed that the people here were not so friendly as you.
I was really
upset and lonely
.
I think I should
have a talk with
her.
What
seems to be
the problem?
Would you like to
become my friend?
How are you
feeling
today?
Why don’t you talk to someone
when you feel sad
?
到底是怎么回事?
你今天感觉怎么样?
我感觉又难过又寂寞。
你要做我的朋友吗?
我想我应该和她谈谈。
你觉得难过的时候为什么不跟别人说呢?
Functions
How do you deal with your unhappy feelings?
Is it good for us to be in sadness all the time when something bad happens?
Read 1a of section D. We may learn something from the passage.
Talk about the following questions.
useless
deal with
elder
refuse
understand
not useful
to know what someone or something means
to say you will not do something
older than someone
to solve a problem
Skim the passage and match the words or phrases with their meanings.
1a
Word formation
sad + ness
un + fair
any + body
not any longer
though
sadness
unfair
anybody
= no longer
= even though
Read 1a again and answer the following questions.
How did Jeff feel when his brother died in a car accident?
At first, how did Jeff deal with his sadness?
Why was he angry with the driver?
Why is Jeff feeling better now?
What can you learn from Jeff?
1b
Listen to 1a and underline the key words, then retell 1a according to them.
Key words:
unhappy → fail → lose → normal → deal with
went mad → refused → instead → anyone → unfair → angry → even though → after a few months → useless → not … any longer → talk to → no longer → feeling better
Using the language you’ve learned in your expression is the best way to grasp them.
Work in pairs and talk about how you deal with sadness. Then write a short passage. The following questions may help you.
Why did you feel sad?
How did you feel at first?
What did you do to deal with sadness?
How did you feel later?
2
I failed the English exam last week, so I felt very sad at first. But my English teacher Miss Li talked with me and cheered me up. She gave me some advice to improve my English. I will try my best to do it well. Now I’m feeling better.
Example
Project
Problems and Solutions
1.Ask your classmates about their problems.
2.Discuss the problems with your classmates and find the ways to solve them.
3.Write down the suggestions.
Summary
We learn:
1. Some new words and phrases:
deal with, elder, refuse, anyone, though, even though, not…any longer = no longer
2. Adjectives expressing feelings.
3. Adverbial clauses of reason.
4. Equal comparison with “as… as…” and “not as/so … as…”.
We can:
Use “because” to talk about the reason.
Deal with our bad feelings by telling others about them.
Make equal comparison with “as… as…” and “not as / so … as …”.
1. usual _________(adv.) ____________(
同义词
)
2. sad __________(n.)
3. unfair _______ (
反义词
)
4. happy ________(adv. ) ___________ (n.) _________(
反义词
)
5. old ________ / _________ (
比较级
)
6. accept ____________ (
反义词
)
7. help _________(adj.)
usually
normal
sadness
fair
unhappy
happily
older
elder
refuse
helpful
词汇练习
happiness
Exercise
8. love ________ (adj.)
9. useless_________(
反义词
)
10. feel __________(n.)
11. someone _________(
否定式
)
12. no longer ________________(
同义词
)
13. __________(
处理
)
14. _____________(
向
……
学习
)
15. __________(
姐姐
)
16. __________(
不再
)
useful
feeling
anyone
not… any longer
deal with
learn … from
elder sister
no longer
lovely
Jane and Helen are both 1.61 meters tall. (
同义句
)
Tom is 12 years old. Jack is 13 years old. (
合并为一句
)
3. He doesn’t work in this factory any longer. (
同义句
)
Jane is as tall as Helen.
Tom is not as old as Jack.
= Jack is elder than Tom.
He no longer works in this factory.
句型练习
Homework
Review the key points in this topic. (words, phrases and sentences)
Write a short passage about your experience(
经历
) of a bad feeling and how to deal with it.