牛津译林版高中英语选修六《Unit2 Task》课件精品PPT

1、 Task Writing an article about problems and situations Skills building 1: recognizing negative emotional language If you failed in the exam again, you would feel _If you found that you lost the match, you would feel_If you were misunderstood by the teacher, you would feel_words sad confused disappoi

2、nted alone afraid unhappy depressed hopeless lonely regretful frustrated anxious emotional words and negative images used to discuss problems, fears and worriesPhrases under a black cloud stuck/ caught between. feel blue in very low spirits under the weatherpatterns I feel like They make/ It makes m

3、e feel I wish Im tired ofAnswers:I dont know what to do.Ive been very sadI feel caught betweenStep 1: recognizing problemsRead the letter in Part A on page 26 and underline the negative language used to describe the problems in the letter.They make me feel like Im a bad son.I feel guiltyIm so confus

4、ed. Im really tired of feeling worriedbeing sadI am uncertain what to doIf you were Ma Jie, what would you do to solve the problem?Answers:(1) sad (2) make mistakes (3) studies (4) falling behind (5) basketball (6) talent (7) willing (8) focus (9) education(10) injury(11) important (12) business wor

5、ldB You decided to call Ma Jie to find out more about his problem. Listen to what he says and complete your notes below.Ma jie: When Im at school, Im often very tired. I have to stay up very late at night to finish my homework because I spend all afternoon with my basketball coach. I know that Im no

6、t doing my best at school. That makes me feel sad.Listening materialWhen I play basketball I sometimes make mistakes, and dont play well because Im thinking about my studies, and I feel worried that Im falling behind.I want to be good at my studies and be good at basketball I want to do both things

7、well. I feel confused and sad because I dont know how to do both. My coach says that I have a special talent, and that it would be wrong not to use it. He says that I should be willing to give up other things in my life so that I can focus on playing. But my parents tell me that sport cannot take th

8、e place of a good education. They say that I could getan injury; also, you cant be sure that I will be able to play basketball like Yao Ming in the future. They believe that it is more important to study hard and prepare for a job in the business world. I agree with both of them. Im lucky to be so g

9、ood at basketball. It would be silly not to try and become the best I can be, but I also think a good education is one of the most important things in life. C What reasons can you think Ma Jie will give? Why this solution did not work?1. Both things take a lot of time.2. Two days a week is not enoug

10、h training.3. I failed two exams and my parents were very disappointed.4. If I dont play, Im not happy.Ma jie: The first thing I tried was just working harder at everything. I thought that maybe I could just try harder, and then I could do well at school and get better at basketball at the same time

11、. But that idea didnt work because both things take a lot of time, Listening materialand there are just not enough hours in one day to do my very best at both things. Then I thought I could focus on school, and just play basketball at the weekend. But my coach is right when he says that two days a w

12、eek is not enough training if I want to become very good.For a few weeks I studied less. I thought that maybe I could still get average marks,even if I did not spend much time studying. That was a huge mistake, because I failed two exams and my parents were very disappointed.Ive thought about quitti

13、ng basketball too. Lots of people dont play a sport and they are happy, right? But not me. If I dont play basketball, Im not happy.What do you think I should do?Skills building 2: breaking a big question into smaller onesBig questionHow can I go from school back from for dinner and still have time t

14、o meet my friend and see a film across town?Is there a bus that goes from my home to the cinema?Can I ask mum and dad to have dinner a little bit later?Is the film on at a cinema that is closer to my home or my school?Can we see the film at the weekend instead?Small questions:What do you think of Ma

15、 Jies problem?AnswersSpeech Bubble 1problem: What is his problem?source of information: How did you find out about the problem?Step 2: discussing solutionspeople affected: Who else is affected by the problem besides Ma jie?attempts to solve problem: What has he done to try to solve the problem?resul

16、ts of attempts: what were the results of the solutions he had tried?things one wishes to happen: What does he wish to happen?Work in pairs to make up a dialogue.Skills building 3: presenting solutionsguidelines of how to make advice clearer and more helpful to people who need it:Sample answersY: I r

17、eally want to help Ma Jie, but what can I do to solve his problem?O: I think if you want to give good advice, you should first listen to his problem. Make sure that you understand the situation clearly and also understand the person you want to help. Then you can give your suggestions.Y: Do you thin

18、k there is a solution?O: Certainly. Every problem has a solution. We should be positive. Tell him he should consider the problem carefully.Y:He has already thought of some solutions, but it seems that they didnt work. He found it was hard to satisfy his parents,his teachers, his coach and himself at

19、 the same time. Is there a way to make everyone happy? What do you think? Is it more important to be happy himself, or to make others happy?O:Thats a really good question. Sometimes we can find a win-win solution to make everyone happy, but usually its very hard. Theres an English sayingYou cant ple

20、ase everyone. If youre not happy, how can you try to make others happy?Y:So, what do you think he should do?O:I think he shouldnt try to decide alone. Hed better tell his coach,teachers and parents how he feels.Y:Do you think that will work? Why will that work?O:Yes. Because they all care about him.

21、 They can help him work out solutions.Y:I agree. Parents and teachers are more experienced in helping us solve big problems.O:Thats what parents,teachers and coacher are for. All they want is that you feel happy,GuidelinesWhat to doavoid judginggive examplesUse positive, helpful language; do not say

22、, Its wrong for you toPeople want help but not judgement of their previous behaviour.WhyPeople will know how to use your advice. Mention a similar situation where your advice works.be specificPeople can be helped to solve their problems.Give the advice that can help people to solve their own problem

23、s.Step 3: writing an articlewrite an article about how Ma Jie solved his problem with the help of his parents, teachers and coach.discuss and list what you should write:for example:Ma Jies problemsthe possible solutions Ma Jie thought of and the reasons why they didnt workthe advice you gave to Ma J

24、iethe advice his parents, teachers and coach gave him and why it works Writing an articleAs high school students, we have problems that we often try to solve by ourselves. However, we often find that solving our problems by ourselves is very hard. I do not think the students should try and solve the

25、ir problems alone. We should turn to our parents, teachers and friends for help. My friend is Ma Jie was in the same situation. This is what he did.Ma jie has been playing for the city basketball team for a few years and he plays quite well. His coach thinks he has a chance to become a real star. Th

26、e coach thinks that Ma Jie needs to spend more time working on his basketball skills However，as he has always been an average student,Ma Jies parents feel that he needs to spend more time improving his marks, so that he can go to a good university.The problem is that Ma Jie does not have time for mo

27、re study,because he plays basketball so often. Neither does he have time to work harder at basketball,because ha has to study.Ma Jie thought of some ways to slove his problem. He first wanted to fucus on school, and only to play basketball at the weekend,but he found two days a wek was not enough fo

28、r basketball practice. Then he tried to study less, but he failed two exams and his parents were very disappointed. Finally, he thought about quitting basketball, but he found if he did not play, he was not happy. He was rather confused. It made him feel like he would never be really good at anything unless he gave up something he liked to do.One day,Ma Jie talked to me about his problem and asked me to help him. I talked with an older stu