Unit1 text A mother27s letter to the world

1、ContentsMothers lovemotherWhat does your mother do for you?She for me. Should we take our mothers love for granted? Whats your opinion?What were your mother expectations of you when you started school? 当当你开始上学时母亲对你的期望是什么？你开始上学时母亲对你的期望是什么？ The best things in life are free, like hugs, smiles,friends,

2、kisses, family, love and good memories. A Mothers Letter to the WorldA Mothers Letter to the WorldUnit 1 Passage A一位母亲写给世界的信一位母亲写给世界的信课课 文文 简简 介介 母爱犹如一汪温柔而清亮的温泉，伴随我们走过多变的人生四季。本文中的儿子在母亲身边的时候，一直是“”和“”，是母亲在“为他疗伤，给他安慰”。可是现在儿子要离开她，开始上学，走上新生活了。对于这种变化，母亲是不安的、焦虑的，但爱又促使她不能把儿子留在身边。带着深深的爱子之情，她对世界提出了一些要求，希望世界“以

3、温柔的方式”教导她的儿子，分辨世界上的善与恶、美与丑、好与坏，真与伪。New Words P7gentlytragedymysterya whileroostsorrowhonorableup totendirresponsiblecheathave faith in comfortpoliticianstrengthput a price on wavedevotedintelligenceclose ones ears toadventureeternalsoultroublemakerspoilfellow(Line 3, Para. 5) be devoted to他非常忠于我们的事业

4、。他非常忠于我们的事业。adj. (to) having great love for sb/sth and being loyal to them 忠城的，全心全意的派生词：devote vt. (to) 把专用(于)；将奉献给devoted钱学森把毕生精力贡献给了科学事业。钱学森把毕生精力贡献给了科学事业。QianXuesen devoted his life to the cause of science.Exercise2 on P10 ,translation Dear World,Para. 1 My son starts school today. Its going to be

5、 strange and new to him for a while, so I wish you would treat him gently. You see, up to now, hes been king of the roost and boss of the backyard. I have always been around to tend his wounds and to comfort him. But now, things are going to be different. The End The End Para. 2 This morning, hes go

6、ing to walk down the front steps, wave his hand to me, and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars, tragedies, and sorrows. It takes faith, love, and courage to live his life in the world he has to live in.Para. 3 So, I wish you would take him by his young hand and teach him the

7、 things he needs to know.Para. 4 Teach himbut gently, if you can. Para. 5 Teach him that for every bad man, there is a hero; that for every irresponsible politician, there is a devoted leader; that for every enemy, there is a friend.Para. 6 Teach him the wonders of books.Para. 7 Give him quiet time

8、to wonder at the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Para. 8 Teach him that Text Reading Para9. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him that hes wrong. Para10.Teach him to sell his strength and intelligence to the per

9、son that offers the highest price, but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Para11. Teach him to close his ears to crazy trouble-makers, and to stand and fight if he thinks hes right. Para12.Teach him gently, World, but dont spoil him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Para13. T

10、his is a big order, World, but please see what you can do. Hes such a nice little fellow. 1. The son _.A. asks the mother to write a letter to the worldB. used to be king of the kindergartenC. always has his mother around him to tend his woundsD. never cheats2. The mother hopes the World would teach

11、 the boy all of the following EXCEPT _.A. to have faith in his own ideasB. to sell his strength and intelligence to the person that offers the highest priceC. to put a price on his heart and soulD. to close his ears to crazy troublemakers3. It can be seen from the passage that the mother is _ about

12、her son.A. happyB. worriedC. sad D. excitedC CBLanguage Points P9 e2Try to finish Exercise 2 of vocabulary and structure on p9be going to + 动词原形动词原形 up to now 至今take sb by hand 抓住某人的手have faith in 对.有信心put a price on 给.定价sort of . 多少，有点close ones ears to 拒绝听.(Line 1, Para. 8)Teach him that it is far

13、 more honorable to fail than to cheat.教他知道失败远比欺骗值得尊重。 认识到错误远比改正错误要容易得多。It is far easier to recognize an error than to correct it.It is far than 用于两者的比较，说明前者在程度上比后者强，表示“得多”；far后面接比较级。TextMore Sentence structure P9 e41. It is cold today. It was not so cold yesterday.2. It is easy to recognize an error

14、. It is not so easy to correct an error. 3. It is good to read aloud. It is not so good to read in silence.4. It is easy to start something. It is not so easy to finish it.It is far easier to recognize an error than to correct an error.Combine the following sentences using the structure “It is far t

15、han”.It is far colder today than yesterday.It is far better to read aloud than to read in silence.It is far easier to start something than to finish it. Sample: It is honorable to fail. It is not so honorable to cheat. It is far more honorable to fail than to cheat.TextBeautiful SentencesExampleText

16、 Para. 5 Teach him that for every bad man, there is a hero; that for every irresponsible politician, there is a devoted leader; that for every enemy, there is a friend. （parallelism 排比) Para. 5 教他知道，有一个恶棍，就有一个英雄；有教他知道，有一个恶棍，就有一个英雄；有一个不负责的政客，就有一个富于奉献精神的领袖；一个不负责的政客，就有一个富于奉献精神的领袖；有一个敌人，就有一个朋友。有一个敌人，就有一

17、个朋友。 （排比)Beautiful SentencesPara. 6 Teach him the of books.Para. 7 Give him quiet time to the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Para. 6 教他领略书籍的奇妙魅力。教他领略书籍的奇妙魅力。Para. 7 给他时间静想世间永恒不变的奥秘：空中的飞给他时间静想世间永恒不变的奥秘：空中的飞鸟，阳光下的蜜蜂和青山上的花朵。鸟，阳光下的蜜蜂和青山上的花朵。 Beautifu

18、l Sentences Para12.Teach him gently, World, but dont spoil him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. （烈火出真金） Para12. 请温柔地教导他吧，世界，但不要请温柔地教导他吧，世界，但不要放纵他，因为只有烈火才能练出真金。放纵他，因为只有烈火才能练出真金。 SummaryComplete the following summary with the words from the passage.gentlytragedymysterya whileroostsorro

19、whonorableup totendirresponsiblecheathave faith in comfortpoliticianstrengthput a price on wavedevotedintelligenceclose ones ears toadventureeternalsoultroublemakerspoilfellowThe son starts school and is going to start on his great 1) _ in the world. To her mother, the adventure will probably include wars, 2) _, and sorrows, and it takes 3) _, love, and courage to live in the world. Therefore, she writes a letter to World and asks World to treat her son 4) _. The mother hopes World would teach her son the following things: to look at the positive side of life; the 5) _ of books; the e