(
课件网) Unit 3 Growing up 人教八年级下册 Section B 1a-3c At the end of this part, you will be able to Learning objectives read a story about a teenager’s problem with his team. write a thank-you letter. learn vocabulary of adjectives about emotions. Warm-up: 1. Read the idioms. Tick the ones that are negative. a light heart/a heavy heart 轻松愉快的心情 / 心情沉重 With a light heart, she runs to the park to play with her friends. With a heavy heart, he sits alone and thinks about his mistake. Warm-up: 1. Read the idioms. Tick the ones that are negative. feel blue/feel on top of the world 感到沮丧 / 感到欣喜若狂 I feel blue because I lost my favorite toy and can’t find it anywhere. I feel on top of the world when our class wins the first prize. Warm-up: 1. Read the idioms. Tick the ones that are negative. have a long face/all smiles 愁眉苦脸 / 满面笑容 He has a long face because he forgot to bring his homework to school. She is all smiles after getting a nice gift from her parents. Warm-up: 1. Read the idioms. Tick the ones that are negative. in low spirits/in high spirits 情绪低落 / 兴高采烈 The boy is in low spirits because he did badly in the game. The students are in high spirits at the school party. An idiom is a fixed phrase or group of words in a language. Idioms can make a text more powerful. The meaning of idioms differs from their literal meaning, but the words that make up these expressions provide valuable clues. 2. Do you know other idioms miss the boat 错失良机 kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟 give it a shot 试一下 a piece of cake 小菜一碟 crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪 More idioms that describe feelings: She’s over the moon because she got a new bike. He’s on cloud nine after winning the basketball match. My dad saw red when he found the broken window. I jumped out of my skin when a dog barked behind me. 欣喜若狂 乐不可支 火冒三丈 大吃一惊 Pre-reading Read and predict: What did Matt feel Why He had a long face. He felt blue. He was in low spirits. He walked with a heavy heart. Probably, he lost the basketball game. Reading 1 Read the story. What mistake did Matt make at the basketball game Matt pushed another player by accident during the game, so the other team got two free throws and went on to win the game. 2 Read for the story elements. Story element Character Time Place Plot Conflict Theme 起因 经过 结果 Story element Character Matt—the main character, a basketball player Tom —Matt’s best friend Time After school Place In the classroom Plot Matt made a mistake in the basketball game. He felt sorry and sad. Tom and the coach comforted him and taught him how to face mistakes. Conflict Matt vs. Himself Matt felt guilty and upset because he thought he let his team down. He was worried that everyone was angry with him. Theme We should stay positive when facing mistakes or failures, learn from them, and work together as a team. 3 Read the story again. Complete the probl ... ...
