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课件网) Review of Units 1-5 Period 2 初二年级 英语 Learning Goals By the end of this class, you will be able to: get the main idea by skimming, and reading the first sentences; guess the meaning by context and illustrations; voice your opinions on interpersonal communication and volunteering. Reading Strategies Finding the Order of Events (Unit 1) Understanding Parts of Speech (Unit 2) Guessing the Meaning (Unit 4) Skimming (Unit 3) Reading the Title and First Sentences (Unit 5) Details Main Idea Words and Expressions Passage 1 What does the passage mainly talk about? Flowers? Nature? Flowers bloom (开花) only if they are planted in rich soil (土壤). Passage 1 Flowers bloom (开花) only if they are planted in rich soil (土壤). We are similarly influenced by our environment. When our environment is bad, we may get sick physically or mentally. When our environment is supportive, we are more likely to thrive. Which factor (因素) of the environment influences us most? The answer is surprising. It’s not the air we breathe every minute, nor the water we drink every hour; it’s the people who we relate to every day. Every day we have connections with a lot of people in different situations. Some bring us happiness and provide us with loving support. Others bring us down and make us feel worthless. I have no doubt that one of the main keys to success is the people we know. It’s nice to have people in your life who encourage you to better yourself, and who support you in your effort to make yourself a better person. People whose hearts are big enough to be happy for your success, rather than those who are so proud that they always want to compete with you for success. People who see the potential (潜力) in you, even when you can’t see it in yourself. These are the people who you should have on your team and in your life. So if you really long for success, look back at the people who come in and out of your life. Are most of the people you know supportive or unsupportive? When people around you aren’t supportive, what kind of person do you become? Do you become shy, fearful, hateful and unhappy? When you connect with those who are supportive, what happens to you? Do you become open, lively, happy, strong and brave? We can all make a mindful decision about the environment around us. Relate more to those who make you happy being “you”, or who support you in being “you”. After all, each person has a seed (种子) in them to be the beautiful and awesome person they want to be. All they’re waiting for is that supportive soil to allow them to fully bloom. [1] …We are similarly influenced by our environment… [2] Which factor of the environment influences us most? …it’s the people we relate to every day… [3] I have no doubt that one of the main keys to success is the people we know… First Sentences + Skimming 1. What does the passage mainly talk about? [4] So if you really long for success, look ... ...
