Each coin has two sides So do people

Each coin has two sides. So do people. I hope everybody can carry forward your merits and overcome shortcomings. Then try your best to achieve your dreams. 每个硬币都有两面。人也是如此。我希望每位 同学都能发扬优点、克服缺点。并尽力去实现 你们的梦想！

Ifyou are happy. swf

Unit 4 He said I was hard-working. Section B 2 3 a-4 Fucheng NO. 1 Middle School Liu Fuqu

What did he/she said? He/She said…. . ?

1. What is your favourite subject? My favourite subject is… 2. What did your teacher say about you? My English teacher said I was… ______I was hard-working. I was good at speaking. I was lazy. In English, I was better at reading than listening. I could do better in math.

How are you getting along with your studies? Will you show your report card of this semester to /si'mestə / your parents? 学期

nervous /'nə: vəs/ 紧张的 变得紧张 get nervous

envelope /`envələup/ n. 信封

report card 成绩单

disappointing /dɪsə'pɔɪntɪŋ/ adj令人失望的

lucky /'lʌki/ adj. 幸运的 luckily adv true /tru: / adj. 真实的

worried anxious adj. 神经紧张的; 不安的 nervous a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter envelope n. 信封 one of the periods into which a year is divided at school, college or university n. 学期 semester

(especially of facts or statements) right and not wrong; correct adj. 真实的 true making you feel disappointed adj. 使人失望的; 令人扫兴的 disappointing having good things happen to you by chance adj. 幸运的 lucky

Grandpa Grandma His grandma is in good health. But his grandpa has a cold.

Listen to Alan’s letter. Which is Alan’s report card? Name ____ Class ____ Math– hard-working Spanish—good at listening History—can do better 1 Science—lazy student Name ____ Class ____ Math– hard-working Spanish—good at speaking History—can do better Science—lazy student 3 Name ____ Class ____ Math– hard-working Spanish—good at speaking History—can do better Science—good student 2 Name ____ Class ____ Math– hard-working Spanish—good at speaking History—should do better Science—lazy student 4

Reading Fill in the blanks with T(true) or F(false) 1. F Alan’s grandpa is in good health. 2. T Alan did worst in science. 3. F Alan found history really difficult. 4. F Alan’s Spanish teacher said he was hard-working. 5. F Alan was disappointed in Spanish.

1 Now read part 1 , try to answer the question: Who was ill last week? His grandpa had a cold last week.

2 Read part 2, try to answer ： 1）How does Alan feel when he sees the envelope from school in the mail? He always gets nervous. 2）What did his teachers say? Science teacher: She said Math teacher: History teacher: Spanish teacher:

I had a really hard time with science this semester, and I wasn’t surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. 这学期我的理科确实学得不好，所以我 发现我的最差成绩报告单来自理科老师时我 并不感到意外。 (1) have a hard time with sth. 意为“某事进 行得不顺利”。 如：She had a hard time with English last year. 去年她英语学得不好。

( 2)have a hard time doing sth / with sth 结构表示“做某事有困难”。 如： Do you have a hard time arriving at my house?

(3) be surprised to+V be surprised that +从句 We were surprised (that) she should be so ill. 她竟病得这么重，我们感到吃惊。 I was surprised to see him there. 在那里看见他，我感到很惊讶。

Comprehending grandma He hoped his Alan wrote a letter to his _______. grandpa was ______ well then because he had a cold the week before. He hoped that his grandma was healthy ______ as well. In his letter, he told her something about his _____ end-of-year exams. He said he got _______ when he saw the ____ with the nervous envelope report card from school. His ______ worst report was from his science teacher just because he found science really ______ difficult/ hard not because he was _____. lazy The result in history made him ______. disappointed The math teacher said he was a ______ hard-working student. His ____ Spanish teacher said his _____ listening was good.

3 b. Writing Name: Scott Class: ____ Suppose you are Scott. Use the information from activity Math– hard-working Spanish—good at speaking 2 b to write a letter to a History—can do better relative or a friend about Science—lazy student your report card. Dear aunt/uncle , I got my report card today. My math teacher said I was hard-working. My Spanish teacher said that _________ I was good at speaking My history is not so good. The ___________. I could do better My science teacher said ________. I was a lazy student I’ll have to try harder at science. said _________. Yours, Scott

Dear grandma, 开头 Things are fine here. I finished ……and I got ……. I had a really hard time with ……. . and I wasn’t surprised… Another disappointing result was…… The good news is that …… 祝福语 love,

Write your own report card. (Have fun. You don’t have to tell the truth!) Then write a letter to a relative or a friend about your report card. . Dear Mother, This is my report card. My math teacher said I Dear ______, was lazy. Please don’t worry about catch up I gotme. my. I can report card with other students. My English saidexams. I was good for teacher my month at speaking and listening. I should more practice __________ writing and reading. My Chinese teacher said I was __________ good. My science teacher said__________ I did best. My head teacher said I was friendly to__________ others. __________. Yours, Linda _____ 3 c

Imagine your teachers are writing your report card. Write what they would say. (4) Report card Math teacher: Wang Lin is very hard-working. History teacher: Wang Lin is very lazy. English teacher: Wang Lin is good at writing. Chinese teacher: Wang Lin should do better.

Pair work Tell your partner what your teachers said. A: How was your report? B: Well, my math teacher said that I was hard-working. A: Really? You’re lucky. My math teacher said I was lazy.

summary

Important points How’s it going? be in good health end-of-year exams report card get nervous 情况如何？ 身体好 年终考试 成绩单 变得紧张 做某事吃惊 be surprised to do sth. 令人失望的结果 disappointing result have a hard time with 在某方面感到很困难

Choose the best answer 1. I am always______ to speak in the front of the classroom. A. disappointing C. surprised B. scared D. nervous

2. I had a hard time with science, so I wasn’t ______to find a ____result from my science teacher. A. surprised, disappointed B. surprised, disappointing C. surprising disappointing D. surprising disappointing

3. She told us things there were_____ better than before. A. more B. much C. very D. nice 4. Do you think it is difficult______? A. study English well B. studies English well C. studying English well D. to study English well

3. 尽管我爷爷六十多岁了，但是他身体 健康。 Though my grandfather is over sixty is ___ in _____ good ______. health years old, he ___ 4. 上周末孩子们在海滩玩得很开心。 The children ____ had ___ a ______ great _____ time on the beach last weekend.

Write your own report card. Then write a letter to your parents about your report card.

Warm tips: 1. We should always be hard-working. And don’t let our parents and ourselves down. 2. Do as the teachers told us. Try our best to study better than before. 3. We should learn from each other.

Dear grandma, How’s it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week. I hope you are in good health. Things are fine here. I finished my end-of-year exams last week, and got my report card today. I always get nervous when I see the envelope from school in the mall, but luckily I did OK this time.

I had a really hard time with science this semester, and I wasn’t surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isn’t true. It’s just that I find science really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that my math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good. Well, that’s about all the news I have for now. Mom and Dad send their love. Love, Alan