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Unit 2 Growing pains and gains
Reading for Writing
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. understand the theme of "growing pains and gains" by reading
the diary passages.
2. extract key details to complete the chart about the writer’s past
and present experiences.
3. analyze the writer’s attitude towards failure and discuss
personal related experiences.
Look and Say
Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you.
1. What growing pains can you see
2. What gains can they make
disappointed
hurt
failure
They can grow up by learning from their experience and trying again.
Free Talk
What information can you get from the two pictures
feel disappointed / sad
face failure / challenge
give up / keep going
proud / succeed / ...
Based on the pictures, how do you understand the title “From pain to gain”
Pair Work
Read the passage. What was the writer's pain
The writer's pain was failing to make the basketball team because he was too short, which left him deeply disappointed and heartbroken at the time.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. What suggestion did the writer’s friend give him after he
was refused by the basketball team
His friend suggested he try another sport, like swimming or skiing.
2. What sport did he fall in love with later
He fell in love with swimming.
3. How did the writer feel when he read his diary from four
years ago again
He couldn’t help laughing at the heartbreaking words he wrote then.
4. What did the writer learn from his failure Quote one
sentence from the passage and explain the meaning.
He learned that “failure is a part of life. This means failure is common in life, but it is temporary— we shouldn’t be stuck in sadness because new chances will come.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
Four years ago
I ___________ the basketball team. But I failed because I wasn't ________ enough. I was so ___________ about this. Even my friends were ________. Then my best friend suggested that I should try something else. I tried swimming and soon __________with the sport.
tried out for
tall
disappointed
worried
fell in love
Now
I have won competitions and made friends. My life has changed. I have also got a new understanding of my _____________ . I realise that ________ is a part of life. But it lasts just ________.
pains and gains
failure
a moment
Answer the questions.
1. From what sentences can you see that basketball was
really a big deal for the writer
This has been my dream since I was little! I have practised so much, and it all ended today. I feel very bad...
2. If something "falls upon" you, do you think it's a good
thing or bad thing
It’s a bad thing because "falls upon" means something (usually negative or unexpected) happens to someone, and in the text, this phrase is used to describe failure happening to the writer, so it refers to a negative event here.
3. What's the meaning of "When one door closes, another
opens."
It means when one opportunity is lost, another new opportunity will come.
Think and Share
1. How will the writer feel if he fails in a swimming
competition Why
2. Have you ever experienced a terrible moment Share it
with the class.
E.g. He won't feel extremely bad. Because he has learned that failure is a part of life and lasts just a moment—he knows new opportunities will come, so he can face the swimming competition failure calmly.
Learning to think for question 1 To predict the writer's feelings, you need to consider: How did the writer feel about the failure four years ago How does he feel about it now What has he learnt in these years
Language Points
1. From pain to gain
从痛苦到收获
pain本意为“痛苦、苦恼、烦恼”，文中指“我”因为身高不够未能加入篮球队而产生的失望，以及成长过程中经历的各种挫折。gain本意为“(尤指靠计划或努力得到的)好处，利益，改进”，文中引申为“我”学习游泳后收获的成就感以及结交的新朋友，也可理解为经历困难后所获得的新感悟、经验和技能。from pain togain旨在告诉人们需要面对并克服各种困难，最终才能达到预期的目标或取得成就。英文中还有一个类似的表达:No pain, no gain.一分耕耘，一分收获。
2. Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and
failing to get on the basketball team.
那时候，我因为个子太矮没能进入篮球队，感到非常失望。
(1) be disappointed at意思是“对……很失望”。例如:I feel very disappointed at not getting the job.我对没得到那份工作感到非常沮丧。
(2) fail to do sth意思是“未能做到……”例如:
He failed to keep his promise.他没有信守诺言。
3. I couldn't help laughing at my heartbreaking words then.
当时那些令人心碎的话让我忍不住笑了出来。
can't help (doing) sth意为“忍不住做某事，不能停止做某事”，表达一种无法控制的冲动或强烈愿望。
例如: She can't help singing along with the music.
她忍不住随着音乐歌唱。
4. At first, I swam just to take my mind off things.
起初，我只是为了转移注意力才游泳的。
take sb's mind off sth意为“使某人不再去想(担忧)某事”。例如:
Reading a good book can help take your mind off the pain.读一本好书可以帮你忘记你的痛苦。
5. But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport.
但很快，我彻底爱上了这项运动。
fall in love意为“爱上，坠入情网”，可以用于人，也可以用于事物、活动、地方等。例如:
He fell in love with the city and decided to move there.
他喜欢上了那座城市并决定搬过去。
I fell in love with cooking at a young age.
我在年幼的时候爱上了烹饪。

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