(
课件网) Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Developing ideas (阅读) 册 次：八年级下册 学 科：英语（外研社版） A/B/C层 Think and say. 1. What failure have you experienced in your life 2. How did you feel about it 3. How do you feel now Look and say. A/B/C层 1. What growing pains might the children be experiencing In the first picture, the team might be experiencing a failure in sports. They look disappointed. In the second picture, the brothers might be arguing. They look angry. In the third picture, the girl might be experiencing a failure in her studies. She looks sad. Look and say. A/B/C层 2. What gains can they make These experiences can hurt them at first, but they can also make them stronger. Pains can make them grow up. A/B/C层 1. What happened to this girl 2. What was her pain She failed to get on the basketball team because she wasn’t tall enough. This made her feel very bad. Read and answer. A/B/C层 3. How did the girl change Read and answer. She started swimming and fell in love with the sport. She has become a good swimmer and has made a lot of friends. Her life has taken a different turn. A/B/C层 Read and write. The writer’s feelings Before After I had a really 1_____ day. I was so 2_____ at being too short. I was so 3_____ by my failure. 4_____ will never be an easy thing. 5_____ is a part of life but it lasts 6_____. Tomorrow is 7_____. bad disappointed hurt Growing up Failure just a moment another day From pain to gain How A/B/C层 Read and write. How does the writer turn her pain into gain She turns her pain into gain by trying new things, finding new success and changing her view on failure. Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. tried out for tall disappointed best friend in love pains and gains Growing up challenges Failure a moment A/B/C层 Retell the writer’s experience. A/B层 Read aloud the writer’s experience. C层 tried out for tall disappointed best friend in love pains and gains Growing up challenges Failure a moment A/B/C层 Read and answer. 1. From what sentences can you see that basketball was really a big deal for the writer 2. If something “falls upon” you, do you think it’s a good thing or bad thing I think it’s a bad thing because the expression “fall upon” is used by the writer to describe failure happening to people. This suggests that when something “falls upon” you, it is usually unexpected and unpleasant, like experiencing failure. Read and answer. A/B/C层 3. What’s the meaning of “When one door closes, another opens.” It means that if you miss one chance, another will come along. Don’t lose hope! Read and answer. A/B/C层 A/B/C层 Think and share. 1. What’s the writer’s understanding of failure 2. Have you ever experienced a terrible moment Share it with the class. The writer thinks that failure is a part of life but it lasts just a moment. Yes, I have experienced a terrible moment when I failed an exam. I felt very ... ...
