1、Understanding ideas Understanding ideas Unit 1 Knowing me, knowing you Pre-reading What problems do you face at school? bad performance in a subject pressure to look good conflict with classmates difficulties fitting in with others Who will you turn to for help when you face a problem? Predicting &
2、Locating Task 1: What is the relationship between the two letters? Task 2: Decide in which part you can find Bens problem? Task 2: Decide in which part you can find Agonys suggestions? Letter 2 Letter 1 Problem solution While-reading Read the letters and find out what kind of problems Ben has and wh
3、o he turns to for help. Bens problem Ben believed one of his teammates let down the whole team and told it to his best friend but then his friend told everyone else what Ben had said. Now Ben is at a loss for what to do. turn to Agony Aunt Choose the best summary of the letters. 1. Ben said somethin
4、g bad about his best friend, and Agony Aunt told him to apologise to his friend. 2. Ben was angry that his team was let down by some members, and Agony Aunt told him to take it easy. 3. Ben didnt play well in the match, and Agony Aunt advised him to apologise to his teammate. 4. Ben was in an awkwar
5、d situation, and Agony Aunt gave him suggestions as to how to deal with his problems. Part1(para_ ) Part2(para_ ) Part3(para_ ) Part4(para_ ) AGive Ben the suggestions to solve the problems. BSpeaking too much causes trouble easily. CShare the universal truth of everything. DFind out the real cause
6、of Bens trouble. Match the main idea with each part. 1 2-3 4-6 7 Complete the sentences with the expressions from the passage. Now match the suggestions with Bens problems. the team were let down to let off steam went and told everyone else what Id said apologise to your teammate communicating with
7、each other clearly 6 resolving conflicts 7 repeating what you said 8 making the situation worse 9 say too much 10 think first, speak later Fill in the blanks. Ben is in 1._ total mess now.They lost a football match and he thought the team 2._ (let)down by one member.But a friend of him shared his 3.
8、_ (disappoint) with others.Now Ben is turning 4._ Agony Aunt for help.Agony Aunt shared an old saying： “Loose lips sink ships”She asked Ben 5_ (apologise) to his teammate first 6._ talk to his friend because friendship is one of the 7._ (great) things in the world.And most 8_(important)，Ben should t
9、hink about his own behaviour.9._(fill)with anger，we tend to speak out our minds quickly without thinking clearly.Agony Aunt suggested Ben raise his 10._(concern)with his team coach. a was let disappointment to to apologise Filled importantly greatest and concerns After-reading Think and share 1 What
10、 do you think of Agony Aunts advice? What other advice would you give to Ben? If you feel awkward to If you feel awkward to communicate in person, communicate in person, you can write a letter. you can write a letter. Next time do think before you Next time do think before you speak though its your
11、best speak though its your best friend.friend. Why not hold Why not hold a party for a party for his his teammates to create a relaxing teammates to create a relaxing atmosphere and express his atmosphere and express his gratitude gratitude to to play basketball with play basketball with them. them.
12、 Some more advices for Ben 2 What is your understanding of the saying Loose lips sink ships? You may regret saying things You may regret saying things without thinking clearly.without thinking clearly. T Talking alking too much sometimes too much sometimes may cause a very bad may cause a very bad r
13、esult.result. U Unguarded nguarded talk may give useful talk may give useful information to the information to the enemy.enemy. Do you know any similar sayings in Chinese? Starting Out: Important Phrases （P1） 1.有.的共同之处/共同点_ 2. 在类似情况下 _ have.incommon in similar situations 1. 表现不佳 2. 与. 的冲突 3.适应，与.合得来
14、 4. 向某人寻求帮助 5. 对.保密，绝口不提. 6. 杂乱，陷入困境 7. 帮一把 8. 着迷于，狂热爱好. 9. 使失望，辜负 10. 发泄怒火，宣泄情绪 11. 因某事而对某人发脾气 12. 为.感到羞耻 13. 集中精力于，全神贯注于 1. bad/poor performance 2. conflict with 3. fit in with 4. turn to sb. for help 5. keep. to oneself 6. in amess 7. help out 8. be crazy about 9. let down 10. let off steam 11. b
15、e angry with sb. for sth. 12. be ashamed of 13. concentrate on 14. 祸从口出 15. 感到受伤 16. 与. 亲密的 17. 在那种情况下 18. 因为某事向某人道歉 19. 与.交流/联系/交际 20. 解决冲突/问题 21. 与.聊天 22. 不假思索地说话 23. 使情况变得更糟 24. 这样处理. 25. 深吸一口气 26. 忽然想起 14. loose lips sink ships 15. feel hurt 16. close to 17. in that situation 18. apologise to sb
16、. for sth 19. communiate with 20.resolve a conflict/problem 21. have a chat with 22. talk without thinking 23. make the situation worse 24. approach .in this way 25. take a deep breath 26. come to ones mind 27. 冷静下来 28.做好分内事，尽责 29. 提出某人（对.）的 关心 30. (问题)解决，算出， 实现，弄懂 27. calm down 28. pull ones weight
17、 29. raise ones concern(s) about 30. work out Language Points (教材P2)Im crazy about basketball，and pretty good at it too，which is probably why I was so mad when we lost our last match. 分析该句是一个主从复合句，主句是由_ 连 接的并列句；从句是which引导的_从句，补 充说明前面主语对篮球的喜爱。在该从句中， why引导的是_从句，其中when we lost our last match又是该从句中的_从句。
18、 他赢得了比赛，让全家人都很开心。（translate） _. and 非限制性定语非限制性定语 表语 时间状语时间状语 He won the game, which made his whole family happy. 2.(教材P3)This means that if you speak too much about something，especially to people who you dont know so well，itll cause all kinds of trouble. 分析该句是一个主从复合句。主句是_， that 引导的是_从句。从句也是一个主从复合 句，
19、主句是_；其中if引导的 是_从句，people后面接的是who引导 的_从句。 this means 宾语 itll cause all kinds of trouble 条件状语 定语 Prases on P8-9 1.在.方面做得好 2.撒谎 3.保护.免于. 4.说实话，老实说 5.事实上 6.例如，比如说 7.尊重他们对你的关心 8.提前 9.隐藏，隐瞒 10. 善意的谎言 11. 用.安慰 1. do well in 2. tell a lie 3. protect. against 4.tell the truth 5. in fact / as a matter of fact
20、 6. say for example 7. respect ones concern for sb. 8. in advance/ ahead of time 9. hide.from 10. white lies 11. comfort .with 12. .的大多数 13. 在多大程度上 14. 给予鼓励 15. 真实评价 16. 寻求建议 17. 代替，而不是 18. 身边最亲近的人 12. the majority of. 13. to what extent 14. give encouragement 15.frank comments 16. ask for (ones) ad
21、vice 17. instead of 18. people closest to you Language points Language points Unit 1 Knowing me, knowing you pull ones weight 1 to do your full share of work help out let down let off stream loose lips sink ships take a breath Find and match to help someone because they are busy or have problems to
22、get air into your lungs by breathing unguarded talk may give useful information to the enemy to shout or do something that allows you to get rid of anger to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do Dear Agony Aunt, Im in a total mess here hope you can help m
23、e out! 2 句意：亲爱的知心阿姨，我这儿一团糟，希望 你能帮我一把。 agony n. a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant experience 痛楚，苦难 eg: He was sitting on the road out there for three or four minutes in agony. 他在那外面的马路上坐了三、四分钟， 很痛苦。 Agony Aunt agony aunt a woman whose job is to give advice about personal problems in a newspaper or
24、 magazine by answering readers letters 知心阿姨 eg: He sat down and typed a letter to every agony aunt he had ever heard of. 他坐下来给他所知道的每 一个知心阿姨写信。 Im crazy about basketball, and pretty good at it too, which is probably why I was so mad when we lost our last match. 3 句意：我酷爱打篮球，打得也很好，也许正因 为如此，在我们队输掉了最近的比赛
25、时我相当 恼怒。 是which引导的非限定 性定语从句，用来修饰 整个句子。 是why引导 的表语从句。 是when引导的 时间状语从句。 Disappointed by his behaviour, I said all this to my best friend. 4 句意：我对他的所作所为感到失望，就把这些 全部告诉了我最好的朋友。 disappointed by his behaviour是一个过 去分词短语，在句中做状语，表示原因。 相当于Because I was disappointed by his behaviour。 过去分词在句中做状语时一般情况下 其逻辑主语与主句的主
26、语一致。比如， 本句中disappointed的逻辑主语为主句主 语I，即“我对他的行为感到失望”。 Embarrassed and ashamed, I cant concentrate on anything. 此外，文中类似的句子还有：此外，文中类似的句子还有： Treated this way, youre sure to feel hurt . 在句子中的过去分词是单独的过去分词 在句中做状语，不表示动作，而是表示状状 态态。在这种情况下，过去分词既可放在句 首也可放在句中或句末。原句=I cant focus on anything because I feel embarrass
27、ed and ashamed. If you feel one of your teammates isnt pulling their weight, then raise your concerns in a professional way with your team coach. 5 句意：如果你觉得某个队友没有尽职尽责，那 你要以更专业的方式向教练提出你的顾虑。 原句相当于：If you feel one of your teammates isnt playing well as they should, you should talk to your coach about y
28、our concerns in a professional way. raise your concerns vt. 提出（供考虑） Can you raise your arm above your head? The government has no plans to raise taxes at present. People try hard to raise the general standard of living. I was raised by my aunt on a farm. The car raised a cloud of dust. There is an important issue I want to raise. People raise money to help the people being attacked by the disease. More meanings of “raise”: 提高，升高，举起提高，升高，举起 增加，增长增加，增长 改善改善 养育，抚养养育，抚养 扬起，引起扬起，引起 提出提出 筹集筹集
