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Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 6 I'm going to study computer science.
Learning goals
1. Words: able, promise, beginning, improve,
physical, themselves, self-improvement, hobby, paint,
weekly, schoolwork, question, meaning, discuss
2. Expressions: be able to, at the beginning of,
write down, have to do with, take up
3. Reading: An article about New Year’s resolutions
Warming up
Look and say
get lot of exercise
Warming up
Look and say
learn to play the piano
Warming up
Look and say
learn to play the piano
Warming up
Look and say
eat healthier food
Warming up
Look and say
get good grades
1. Did you make any resolutions last year
2. Were you able to keep them Why or why not
Last year’s resolutions Kept or not
2a Discuss the questions with your partner.
Last year’s resolutions Kept or not
Do a survey
Do a survey about your classmates’ resolutions.
2b Read the passage. Put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
A. These are about making yourself a better person.
B. For example, a student may have to find more time to study.
C. There are good reasons for this.
D. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.
1. Read the 4 sentences and get to know the meaning first.
2. Then read each paragraph and pay more attention to the sentences before and after each blank.
3. Put sentences into the blanks according to the context.
Reading Strategies
Para. 1
Do you know what a resolution is It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people.
( “Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions.
Let’s check the answers.
__________________________________________________________When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
D. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.
Let’s check the answers.
Para.2
There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.
Let’s check the answers.
______________________________________________
Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. _______________
__________________________________________
B. For example,
A. These are about making yourself a better person.
a student may have to find more time to study.
Let’s check the answers.
Para.3
Although there are differences, most
resolutions have one thing in common.
People hardly ever keep them! _______________________________
Sometimes the resolutions may be too
difficult to keep.
C. There are good reasons for this.
Let’s check the answers.
Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to
have no resolutions! How about you—
will you make any next year
Let’s check the answers.
______ To question the idea of making resolutions
______ To give the meaning of resolution
______ To discuss the different kinds of resolutions
2c Read the passage again and match each paragraph [1 3] with its main purpose below. Underline the words and phrases that helped you decide.
3
1
2
Para. 1
Do you know what a resolution is It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. ( “Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common
Listen and read
kind is New Year’s resolutions.______________________
_____________________________When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
D. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.
Listen and read
Para.2
There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. __________________________________________ Some people might say they are going to
A. These are about making yourself a better person.
Listen and read
take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. _________________________________________________
B. For example, a student may have to find more time to study.
Listen and read
Para.3
Although there are differences, most
resolutions have one thing in common.
People hardly ever keep them! ____________________________ Sometimes
the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you — will you make any next year
C. There are good reasons for this.
Listen and read
To give the meaning of “resolution”
(Para. 1)
a kind of promise (promises you make to yourself)
the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions
Structure of the article
To discuss different kinds of resolutions (Para. 2)
physical health: start an exercise program or eat less fast food
self-improvement: take up a hobby
better planning: make a weekly plan for schoolwork
Structure of the article
To question the idea of making resolutions (Para. 3)
hardly ever keep them: too difficult to keep; forget about them
the best resolution is to have no resolutions
Structure of the article
2d Answer the questions with short sentences.
1. What is a resolution _______________________________________________
2. When do people usually make resolutions
____________________________________________________
3. Why do people usually make resolutions _______________________________________________
It’s a kind of promise that you make to yourself.
People usually make resolutions at the beginning of the year.
Because they hope they’re going to improve their lives.
4. How can people remember their resolutions
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Some people write down their resolutions and plans. Some people tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
The writer talks about three different kinds of resolutions: physical health, self-improvement (which includes taking up a hobby) and better planning.
2d Answer the questions with short sentences.
6. Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Do you think the best resolution is to have no resolutions Why or why not
_________________________________________________________________
Because sometimes the resolutions may be very difficult or sometimes people forget about them.
Yes. Because last year I made my New Year’s resolutions but I didn’t keep them.
2d Answer the questions with short sentences.
2e Find these phrases in the passage.
Then write your own sentences with them.
have to do with ______________________________________________
make promises ______________________________________________
have … in common ______________________________________________
Many projects have to do with the environment.
If you make promises, you should keep them.
We should put aside our differences and discuss the things
___________________
write down _______________________________________________
for this reason ______________________________________________
take up _______________________________________________
You should write down the important points.
For this reason, I have decided to go aborad.
He takes up his career by writing stories.
we have in common.
2e Find these phrases in the passage.
Then write your own sentences with them.
Language points
I question the truth of the story.
我对这个故事的真实性表示怀疑。
question作动词时，意为“表示疑问；怀疑；提问”；
question作名词时，意为“问题”，通常指提出的问题或疑问。
People don’t like to ask questions about money.
Language points
【辨析】question与problem
question常指由于疑惑不解而提出的问题；
problem常指等待解决的问题，尤其指比较难的问题或物理、数学题等。
Can I ask you some questions
The math problem is too difficult for me.
Language points
【活学活用】
单项选择
—What’s the _______ with you
—I got a headache.
B
Language points
Most of the time, we make promises to other people.
大多时候，我们对其他人做出承诺。
promise n. & v.许诺；承诺
She promised me to try her best to help him.
promise既可作名词，意为“承诺，诺言”；也可作动词，意为“许诺，承诺”。
Language points
【拓展】和promise相关的常用短语：
make a promise 许下诺言
keep one’s promise 遵守诺言
break one’s promise 打破诺言，说话不算数
promise sb to do sth 答应某人做某事
She kept her promise to visit her aunt every week.
Language points
【活学活用】
根据汉语完成句子
琳达许诺下周来看我。
Linda _______________ to see me next week.
made a promise
Language points
Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like…
有些人也许会说他们打算开始学一种爱好，比如……
take up 表示“开始做，学着做”，尤其指做以前没做过的事或作为消遣的方式。take up后面可跟名词或动名词。
He took up writing after graduation.
Language points
【拓展】常用的和take相关的短语：
take out 拿出 take off 脱下；（飞机等）起飞
take away 拿走 take down 写下；拆除
take care(=be careful=look out) 小心
take(good)care of (好好)照顾，照料
Language points
Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.
许多决心与自我提高有关。
have to do with意为“与……有关”。
该结构由“have something to do with”变化而来，与这类似的结构有“have nothing to do with”，意为“与……无关”。
Language points
【活学活用】
根据汉语完成句子。
我与这件事无关。
I _________________________ this matter.
have nothing to do with
Language points
Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep.
有时这些决定可能太难而无法实现。
too…to…意为“太……而不能……”，该结构可以与“so…that…”进行句型转换，that后面接否定句。
The boy is too young to go to school.
=The boy is so young that he can’t go to school.
Language points
【活学活用】
根据汉语完成句子
鲍勃太累了，以至于不能走回家。
Bob is _____ tired _____ _____ home.
=Bob is _____ tired ____ he can’t walk home.
too to walk
so that
discuss
physical
meaning
themselves
weekly
beginning
promise
able
hobby
question
paint
self-improvement
schoolwork
improve
Key words
Useful
expressions
Reading
Summary
be able to, at the beginning of, write down, have to do with, take up, forget about, too…to…
able, promise, beginning, improve,physical, themselves, self-improvement, hobby, paint, weekly, schoolwork, question, meaning, discuss
An article about New Year’s resolutions
Exercises
根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1. Do you mind my __________(提问)you about the new plan
2. My ___________ (业余爱好)is listening to music.
3. You should ___________ (讨论)this problem with your partner.
4. I really want to know how to ___________ (提高) my English. Can you help me
5. My father ___________ (承诺)to buy a computer for me.
hobby
discuss
questioning
improve
promised
Exercises
用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Kate should do more ____________(physics) exercise, such as walking, running and playing sports.
2. Yesterday my father ____________(paint) our door red.
3. Do you know the Chinese ____________ (mean) of the word “dictionary”
4. The young people enjoy____________ (they) at the party with singing and dancing.
5. This is a ____________ (week) magazine. You can buy it every Friday.
physical
painted
meaning
themselves
weekly
Exercises
根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
1. 你给你母亲许下诺言了吗？
Did you ________ ________ ________ to your mother
2. 给海伦打电话。我觉得她应该能帮你。
Call Helen. I think she should______ ______ ______ help you.
3. 你的健康状况与你的生活方式有关。
Your health condition ________ ________ ________ ________ your lifestyle.
4. 这学期开始的时候我们在忙于训练学校艺术节的表演。
We were busy practicing the performance for the School Art Festival ________ ________ ________ ________ this term.
5. 刚才我答应为她把这些英语笔记记下来。
I promised her ________ ________ ________ these English notes just now.
make a promise
be able to
has to do with
at the
beginning of
to write down
Homework
1. Recite the article in 2b.
2. Make sentences with the new words and expressions in this class.
3. Preview the rest of this unit.

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