Unit 11 Section B-2

1、Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry. To learn new words and phrases To learn to treat win and failure optimistically 2a Have you ever made a mistake? How did it make you feel? Talk to your partner about what happened. Once I made a mistake. I had a fight with my cousin because he broke up my favorite mod

2、el plane. My dad was very angry with me Have you ever made a mistake? What happened? weight n. 重量重量; 分量分量 shoulder n. 肩肩; 肩膀肩膀 coach n. 教练教练; 私人教师私人教师 nod v. 点头点头 2b Read the story and number the events in the correct order. RECOGNIZING IDIOMS AND PHRASES Knowing the meanings of idioms and verb phra

3、ses can improve your English. The Winning Team Peter kept his eyes on the ground. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. H

4、ow could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team. As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “Whats wrong, son?” Pete

5、rs feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in. “Look, Peter. I dont know what happened. But whatever it was, dont

6、be too hard on yourself.” “I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. Theyll probably never let me play again.” “Soccer is about team eff ort. Youre not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other ha

7、lf is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.” Peter didnt say anything but what his father said made him think carefully. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. “Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “Im reall

8、y sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, were going to win the next one.” To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement. “Yeah,” they said, “dont worry about it. Its never just one persons fault. We should think

9、about how we can do better next time.” Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team. _ Peter got home and went into his room. _ Peter talked to his teammates. _ Peter missed a goal. _ Peters father gave him advice. _ Peter realized that he was worried for no reason. 1 2

10、 3 4 5 2c Read the story again and answer the questions. 1.Why did Peter feel angry and worried? Because he was angry with himself for missing an important goal and letting his team down. He was worried that his coach may kick him off the team. 2. What kind of advice did Peters father off er him? Pe

11、ters father advised him not to be too hard on himself but to learn how to communicate with his teammates and learn from his mistake. 3. Do you agree with Peters father? Why or why not? Yes, it is no point crying over spilled milk. / It is more meaningful to learn from ones mistakes and do better in

12、the future. 4. What happened after Peter told his teammates that he was sorry? His teammates asked him not to worry about what had happened as it was not just one persons fault. They agreed that they should work together to think about how they could do better in the future. 5. Why did Peter think t

13、hat he was on a winning team even though they lost the last game? Because it was a team with good team spirit that would help them achieve success in the future. 1. The general finds a happy person with power, money and fame. with 表伴随表伴随, “带着带着, 与与 一起一起, 随着随着, 有有”; 反义词反义词: without “没有没有”。 后面均可接名词或动名

14、词。后面均可接名词或动名词。 e.g. He left without saying a word. 他一句话都没有说就走了。他一句话都没有说就走了。 2. How could he have missed scoring that goal? could have done表示表示“过去本能够做某过去本能够做某 事但未做事但未做”, 包含包含“责备责备”意义。意义。 e.g. How could he have been such a fool? 他怎么这么糊涂？他怎么这么糊涂？ How could she have forgotten what kind of man he was? 她怎

15、么能忘记他是哪种人呢？她怎么能忘记他是哪种人呢？ 3. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team. kick v. 踢踢; 踹踹 kick sb. off 开除某人开除某人 e.g. Tim made a huge mistake, and the manager _ the company. 蒂姆犯了一个很大的错误蒂姆犯了一个很大的错误, 经理经理 把他开除了。把他开除了。 kicked him off 4. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocki

16、ng on his bedroom door. knocking在这里做在这里做hear的宾补。的宾补。 相同用法的词还有相同用法的词还有: see/watch/find/ hear/notice sb. doing sth. e.g. When Lisa was alone at home, she heard something making noise outside. 当丽莎独自在家时当丽莎独自在家时, 她听到外面有她听到外面有 响声。响声。 5. But whatever it was, dont be too hard on yourself. be hard on sb. 过于严

17、格地要求某人过于严格地要求某人; 对某人过于严厉对某人过于严厉; 以刻薄的方式批评、以刻薄的方式批评、 对待某人对待某人 e.g. Some teachers today _ _. 如今一些老师对学生的要求过于严如今一些老师对学生的要求过于严 厉。厉。 are too hard on their students 6. Besides, wining or losing is only half the game. besides “除除以外还有以外还有”, 表示包括表示包括 后面提到的人或物在内。后面提到的人或物在内。 except “除去除去”, 表示不包括后面所提表示不包括后面所提 到的

18、人或物在内。到的人或物在内。 e.g. All the students went to the park except Jim. (Jim没去没去) Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily. (Lily也去了也去了) 根据句意，选用根据句意，选用except或或besides填空。填空。 1) I can also speak Russian _ English. 2) We all saw the movie _ Bill. He was busy with his project. besides except 7. The next day, Pete

19、r went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. courage n. 勇气勇气; 勇敢勇敢 e.g. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. 如果我们有勇气去追求，如果我们有勇气去追求， 我们所有我们所有 的梦想都可以实现。的梦想都可以实现。 rather than 并非并非; 而不是而不是 它它通常连接两个并列结构通常连接两个并列结构，如名词、动词，如名词、动词 -ing形式、形式、动词不定式动词不定式(r

20、ather than后的不后的不 定式中的定式中的to可省略可省略)、介词短语等、介词短语等 e.g. 那个男孩在吼叫而不是唱歌。那个男孩在吼叫而不是唱歌。 The boys were shouting _ _. rather than singing 老师告诉我们要鼓励老师告诉我们要鼓励Frank,而不是嘲笑他。而不是嘲笑他。 The teacher told us to encourage Frank _. prefer to . rather than . 宁愿宁愿而不而不 愿愿 e.g. Id prefer to stay at home rather than go to the z

21、oo. rather than (to) laugh at him 8. But I think if we continue to pull together, were going to win the next one. pull together 齐心协力齐心协力; 通力合作通力合作 e.g. If all of us pull together, there must be something we can do to improve the environment. 如果我们都能齐心协力如果我们都能齐心协力, 我们一定我们一定 能做点什么来改善环境。能做点什么来改善环境。 2d F

22、ind idioms or phrases from the story to replace the underlined parts of these sentences. 1. He could not believe that he did not get the ball into the basket. 2. She was worried because she had disappointed her parents. missed scoring that goal let down使失望使失望 v. 使失望使失望 3. Tony was sad that he was as

23、ked to leave the team. 4. You should learn to relax and not put so much pressure on yourself. 5. The teacher told the students to work hard together and not give up. kicked off be too hard on yourself pull together 2e Role-play a conversation between Peter and his father. Father: Whats wrong, Peter?

24、 You look sad. Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose the game. . Sample conversation Father: Whats wrong, Peter? You look sad. Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose the game. Father: Dont be too hard on yourself. Im sure you are not the only reason your team lost the game. Peter: What do you mean? Father: Soccer is about team eff ort. Having a good team means supporting ea