Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry To

初中英语 Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.

To learn new words and phrases To learn to treat win and failure optimistically

2 a Have you ever made a mistake? How did it make you feel? Talk to your partner about what happened. Once I made a mistake. I had a fight with my cousin because he broke up my favorite model plane. My dad was very angry with me…

Have you ever made a mistake? What happened?

2 b Read the story and number the events in the correct order. RECOGNIZING IDIOMS AND PHRASES Knowing the meanings of idioms and verb phrases can improve your English.

The Winning Team Peter kept his eyes on the ground. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him o� the team.

As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “What’s wrong, son? ” Peter’s feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game, ” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in. “Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself. ”

“I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. They’ll probably never let me play again. ” “Soccer is about team e�ort. You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes. ” Peter didn’t say anything but what his father said made him think carefully.

The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. “Hey, guys, ” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one. ” To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.

“Yeah, ” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about how we can do better next time. ” Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.

____ 2 Peter got home and went into his room. ____ 4 Peter talked to his teammates. ____ 1 Peter missed a goal. ____ 3 Peter’s father gave him advice. ____ 5 Peter realized that he was worried for no reason.

2 c Read the story again and answer the questions. 1. Why did Peter feel angry and worried? Because he was angry with himself for missing an important goal and letting his team down. He was worried that his coach may kick him off the team.

2. What kind of advice did Peter’s father o�er him? Peter’s father advised him not to be too hard on himself but to learn how to communicate with his teammates and learn from his mistake. 3. Do you agree with Peter’s father? Why or why not? Yes, it is no point crying over spilled milk. / It is more meaningful to learn from one’s mistakes and do better in the future.

4. What happened after Peter told his teammates that he was sorry? His teammates asked him not to worry about what had happened as it was not just one person’s fault. They agreed that they should work together to think about how they could do better in the future. 5. Why did Peter think that he was on a winning team even though they lost the last game? Because it was a team with good team spirit that would help them achieve success in the future.

2. How could he have missed scoring that goal? could have done表示“过去本能够做某 事但未做”, 包含“责备”意义。 e. g. How could he have been such a fool? 他怎么这么糊涂？ How could she have forgotten what kind of man he was? 她怎么能忘记他是哪种人呢？

3. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team. kick v. 踢; 踹 kick sb. off 开除某人 e. g. Tim made a huge mistake, and the manager ________ kicked him off the company. 蒂姆犯了一个很大的错误, 经理 把他开除了。

4. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. knocking在这里做hear的宾补。 相同用法的词还有: see/watch/find/ hear/notice sb. doing sth. e. g. When Lisa was alone at home, she heard something making noise outside. 当丽莎独自在家时, 她听到外面有 响声。

5. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself. be hard on sb. 过于严格地要求某人; 对某人过于严厉; 以刻薄的方式批评、 对待某人 are too e. g. Some teachers today ______ hard on their students __________. 如今一些老师对学生的要求过于严 厉。

6. Besides, wining or losing is only half the game. besides “除……以外还有”, 表示包括 后面提到的人或物在内。 except “除去”, 表示不包括后面所提 到的人或物在内。 e. g. All the students went to the park except Jim. (Jim没去) Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily. (Lily也去了)

根据句意，选用except或besides填空。 besides 1) I can also speak Russian ____ English. 2) We all saw the movie ____ except Bill. He was busy with his project.

7. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. courage n. 勇气; 勇敢 e. g. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. 如果我们有勇气去追求， 我们所有 的梦想都可以实现。

老师告诉我们要鼓励Frank, 而不是嘲笑他。 The teacher told us to encourage Frank rather than (to) laugh at him ______________. prefer to. . . rather than. . . 宁愿……而不愿 …… e. g. I’d prefer to stay at home rather than go to the zoo.

8. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one. pull together 齐心协力; 通力合作 e. g. If all of us pull together, there must be something we can do to improve the environment. 如果我们都能齐心协力, 我们一定 能做点什么来改善环境。

2 d Find idioms or phrases from the story to replace the underlined parts of these sentences. 1. He could not believe that he did not get the ball into the basket. v. 使失望 missed scoring that goal 2. She was worried because she had disappointed her parents. let … down 使失望

3. Tony was sad that he was asked to leave the team. kicked off 4. You should learn to relax and not put so much pressure on yourself. be too hard on yourself 5. The teacher told the students to work hard together and not give up. pull together

2 e Role-play a conversation between Peter and his father. Father: What’s wrong, Peter? You look sad. Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose the game. .

Sample conversation Father: What’s wrong, Peter? You look sad. Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose the game. Father: Don’t be too hard on yourself. I'm sure you are not the only reason your team lost the game. Peter: What do you mean?

Father: Soccer is about team e�ort. Having a good team means supporting each other. Winning or losing may be important, but so is learning about how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes. Peter: Thanks for your advice, Dad. I think I know what I should do now.

将下列句子翻译成英语。 1. 妈妈，我永远不会让你失望的。 (let. . . down) Mom, I won’t let you down forever. 2. 他们齐心协力，很快完成了 作。 (pull together) They pulled together and finished the work soon.

3. 我爸爸喜欢篮球而不是排球。 (rather than) My father likes basketball rather than volleyball. 4. 他会被学校开除吗？ (kick off) Will he be kicked off the school? 5. 王奶奶对她的孙女们要求严厉。 (be hard on sb. ) Grandma Wang is hard on her granddaughters.