8. Slowly , everything became a little bit easier . 但渐渐地， 一切都变得容易了。
知识拓展
a little bit意为 “有点儿， 稍微”表示程度， 通常用来修饰形容词， 副词和动词。 如：
◆ I am a little bit tired . Let’s take a short rest . 我有点累了， 让我们休息一会儿吧。
◆ She is a little bit quiet . 她有点不爱说话。
◆ This book is a little bit old . 这本书有点旧。
◆ Would you please think of my feelings a little bit ? 请你考虑考虑我的感受， 好吗？
◆ She looks a little bit like my sister . 她看上去有点像我的姐姐。
a little bit 也可分开讲。
易混辨析
a little 意为“一点儿”修饰名词， 形容词或副词。如：
◆ There is a little milk in the bottle . 瓶子里有一点牛奶。
◆ He feels a little cold . 他感觉有点冷。
a bit 意为“有点儿”修饰形容词或副词。如：
◆He looks a bit old . 他看上去年龄有点大了。
◆Please look at it a bit more carefully . 请看得更仔细一点。
a bit of 意为“一点， 有些”修饰名词。如：
◆ Please give me a bit of water . 请给我一点水。
◆ I want to see a bit of London . 我想看看伦敦。
not a little
意为“不是一点儿， 很， 非常”。 如：
◆After the race , we were not a little tired .比赛后， 我们都很累。
◆I am not a little hungry .我相当饿。
not a bit
意为“一点儿也不， 根本不”。 如：
◆After ten hours of work , we were not a bit tired .
十个小时工作下来， 我们竟一点儿也不累。
◆I am not a bit hungry .我一点儿也不饿
7. I thought I would never be able to remember all the words and do everything right at the same time .
我认为我决不可能同时记住所有的台词并且做好一切。 。
易混辨析 can , be able to 两者都有“能”的意思。
can 1)只有现在式和过去式，如：
◆ He can look after himself now . 现在， 他能自己照顾自己。
◆ Can you speak English ？ 你会讲英语吗？
be able to 有各种时态的变化。如：
◆ If you work hard , you will be able to catch up with him .如果你努力， 你将能赶上他。
◆ Since he was five , he has been able to speak several languages .从她5岁开始， 她 就能讲几种语言。
6. I had to remember to look at the right camera at the right time . 我必须记得在适当的时候找准机位。
易混辨析 remember to do sth, remember doing sth , remember sb. to sb.
remember to do sth 意为“记得要做某事”， 如：
◆Remember to post the letter for me . 记得替我把信寄一下。
◆When you leave, remember to close the door . 当你离开的时候，记得把门关上。
remember doing sth 意为“记得做过谋事”， 如：
◆I remember meeting him somewhere . 我记得在某个地方见过他。
◆I remembered returning the book to you , why did you ask me for it again .我记得把书还给你了， 为什么又向我要呢？
remember sb. to sb 意为“代某人向----问好” ，如：
◆Please remember me to your parents .请带我向你父母问好。
5. I had many other duties, too . 我也有许多其他职责。
知识拓展
duty名词，意为“责任， 义务” ，如：
◆ My duty is to clean the blackboard . 我的职责是擦黑板。
◆ He must strengthen his sense of duty . 他必须加强责任感。
on duty 名词， 意为“值日， 值勤”， 如：
◆ I am on duty today . 今天我值日。
◆He is a duty doctor for emergency cases. 他是一个急诊值班医生。
4. It was my job to introduce each star . 我的工作就是介绍每个明星。
知识拓展
introduce在本句中用作不及物动词，意为“介绍”。 如：
◆Ladies and gentlemen , let me introduce myself first . 先生们女士们， 让我首先介绍一下自己。
◆He introduced me to all his good friends . 他把我介绍给了他所有的朋友。
introduction 名词， 意为“介绍， 引进”， 如：
◆He gave me a letter of introduction . 他给了我一张介绍信。
◆ These words are recent introductions .这些词是新近采用的。
3. We started working on the show two months ago .我们两个月前开始准备这场慈善义演。
知识拓展
Work on 的用法。
Work on 在本句中的意思是“致力于”“抓紧办”。如：
◆ He has been working on his new book in recent days .他近来一直忙着写他的新书。
◆ Is he still working on the maths problem ? 他还在算那道数学题吗？
2. I felt very happy when the organizers chose me to be the host . 当组织者选我做主持人时， 我感到很高兴。
知识拓展
organizer 是名词，意为“组织者”。 如：
◆ I want to be the organizer of the activity 我想成为这次活动的组织。
◆ I hope those organizers can choose me to be the host . 我希望那些组织者能选我做主持人。
organize，动词 ， 意为“组织 ”。 如：
◆ Mr Zhang organized the package tour . 张先生组织了这次包价旅游。
◆ He didn’t allow his son to organize this trip . 他不许他的儿子组织这次旅行。
organization ，名词 ， 意为“组织 ”。 如：
◆ This organization works for children . 这个组织是专为孩子服务的。
◆ Would you like to work for those organizations like that ? 你愿意为像那样的组织工作吗？
1. I was helping with a charity show because I wanted to raise money for Project Green Hope .我一直在为慈善义演帮忙，因为我想为“希望希望工程”募捐。
知识拓展
raise 筹集 ◆ He wants to raise money for that charity . 他想为那个慈善机构募捐。
◆ We must do something to raise some money for that sick girl .
我们必须做点事来为那个生病的女孩筹点钱。
举起 ◆ If you can answer this question , please raise your hand .如果你会回答这个问题， 请举手。
◆ When he saw me , he raised his hat to me . 他一看见我， 就举帽致敬。
提高， 增高 ◆He raised his voice to let us hear him clearly .
他提高了音量是为了让我们听清楚。
◆To get more money , he raise the prices . 为了挣更多的钱， 他提高了价格。
饲养， 养育 ◆ He must work hard to raise his family . 他必须努力工作来养家糊口。
◆ He raised many sheep to earn money . 他养了许多绵羊来挣钱。
易混辨析 raise , lift , rise
raise raise 也是及物动词， 是“抬高， 提高 ”的意思， 强调动作的姿态。
◆We must do something to raise our living standards .我们必须采取措施来提高我们的生活水平。
◆ We raise the flag on Monday morning . 我们每周一上午升旗。
lift Lift是及物动词， 表示强调用体力把某物从地面提到一定的高度。
◆ He lifted the big book off the floor and put it on the table . 他把那本大书从地板上拾起， 放在桌子上。
◆ That package might be too heavy to lift .那包裹可能太重， 搬不动。
rise Rise 是不及物动词， 表示“升起， 站起来”的意思， 表示由低而高的变化过程。
◆ The sun rises in the east . 太阳从东方升起。
◆ When does he rise every day ？ 他每天几点起床？
7. Will it be a success?
三会
单词 goods
词组 seem to local business start working on the show do everything right
句型. The organizers chose me to be the host.
I kept asking myself.
It was hard work.
I would never be able to remember all the words.
Everything seemed to happen so fast.
We have a lot of support from local businesses.
Teaching procedures
Teaching goals
● To guess meanings of words from the context
● To skim the text for overall meanings and scan for details
● To learn about charity shows
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Making sentences
To begin with, let’s try to make as many sentences as possible with expressions from “Comic strips & welcome to the unit”
Step 2 Having a brainstorming
Have you ever been to a charity show? A good charity show must have a good host. But what’s a host’s job? Tell me what a host’s job is.
A host’s job is to hold a meeting.
A host’s job is to hold people’s attention.
A host’s job is to serve the people.
A host’s job is to organize a meeting.
…
(Encourage students to come up with as many ideas as they can.)
Step 3 Reading and answering
Now open your book to page 62 to read the text for the first time and answer the following questions:
Who was the host?
What was his job? (His job was to introduce each star.)
How did Ricky feel when he was chosen to be the host? (He was excited but nervous.)
Why did he feel nervous? (Because of the TV cameras.)
What was the result of the show? (They had a lot of support from local businesses. )
Do you think the show was a success?
Step 4 Finding out all the useful expressions
Go over the text Hosting a charity show to find out all the useful expressions.
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Expressions from Hosting a charity show |
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Write to …, help with a charity show,
raise money for…, finish a lot of work, have much free time, feel happy,
choose…to be …, be nervous about…, watch the show, pop stars, work on…, do
everything on time, introduce…, have other duties, hard work, practise a lot,
look at the right camera, at the right time, in the beginning, remember all
the words, do everything right, at the same time, become easy, come quickly,
not…at all, keep –ding…, the big event, come into.., the fans of the pop
stars, make a lot of noise, speak loudly, happen so fast, be all over, donate
a lot of money to…, be very generous, have a lot of support from…, local
businesses, organize events to raise money for…, invite…, take part in…,
see…soon, best wishes |
Step 5 Listening, reading and answering
Do you want to know more about the successful charity show?
Now it’s time to listen to the tape and read after it. Then answer: What did Ricky do before/in/after the show?
What Ricky did for the charity show
started working on the show two months ago
Before the show practiced a lot
couldn’t sleep at all before the event
In the show → introduced each star, spoke loudly because of the noise from the fans
hope more events like this will be organized
After the show
wrote to Kitty to tell her something about the charity show
In a word, Ricky had many duties.
Step 6 Reading and doing exercises
Read the text aloud. Then try to write down at least three paragraphs by memory. Then finish off Part B on page 63 and Part C on page 64. Check the answers between you.
Step 7 Doing homework
a. Listen and read after the tape five times.
b. Finish the exercises in the Evaluation Handbook.
Period 3 Reading 2
(Hosting a charity show)
Teaching goals
● To retell the story in students’ own words, following the organization of the passages
● To explain the language points in the passages
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Reading and writing
To warm up, I am going to choose some of you to read the passage paragraph by paragraph.
Now on your own you are to read the passage aloud and write two paragraphs by memory.
Step 2 Rearranging the order
While Ricky was working on the charity show, he was too busy to write in his diary. Help him put his notes in order.
a. I couldn’t sleep at all because I was so excited.
b. Many people donated money to Project Green Hope.
c. We started working on the show.
d. The doors to the theatre opened.
e. I had to speak very loudly because of the noise.
f. The organizers chose me to be to the host.
Step 3 Retelling the story
Ricky was so busy these days that he didn’t write to Kitty e_____ . He was preparing for a c_____ show. They wanted to r_____ money for Project Green Hope. The o_____ chose him to be the host. At first he felt very n_____ because of the TV c_____ .They started w_____ on the show two months ago. His job was to i_____ each star. He also had many other d_____. He practiced a lot. He had to r_____ to look at the right camera at the right time. Everything became a little bit easier b_____ he worked hard. He was so e_____ that he couldn’t sleep at all that night. At the charity show he told h_____ not to be nervous any more. The show was a great s_____. Many people d_____ money. He hopes that they can have more e_____ like this to raise money for charities.
(Keys: emails, charity, raise, organizer, nervous, camera, work, introduce, duties, remember, because, excited, himself, success, donate, events )
Step 4 Explaining the sentences
Do you have any difficulties with any of the sentences?
I am to explain the sentences one by one and talk about the language points, by giving more examples.
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on time/in time It’s necessary for us to hand in our homework on time. The patient should be treated in time. 2. because of/because We didn’t go to the park because of the heavy rain.= We didn’t go to the park because it rained heavily. 3. Everything seemed to happen so fast.= It seemed that everything happened so fast. It seems to rain soon.=It seems that it will rain soon. He seems (to be ) a nice man.= It seems that he is a nice man. 4. It was my job to introduce each star.= My job was to introduce each star. 5. work on：vt. 对...起作用(激发,继续工作,把拧上,从事) : His work on the cause of the diseases is of premier importance to the whole world. 他的病理研究工作对全世界至关重要。 In the next several year there can be10 different research group work on the project. 在今后几年中可能会有十个不同的研究小组从事该项目的工作。 Will it work on human beings? 这对人体有影响吗? 6. keep doing：一直做…Tired as she was, she kept doing it. 她虽然累了，仍继续做下去。 Do not keep do that. 不要老是做那个。 7. in the beginning： 起初In the beginning, Sanford Carter was ashamed of becoming an army cook. 一开始，桑弗卡特觉得在部队里当炊事兵是怪可耻的。 In the beginning, John did good work at school. 开始时约翰在学校的成绩不错。 8. a little bit: 有点儿,一点儿He was a little bit under the weather. 他生病。 Helen sing a little bit worse. 海伦唱得稍微差一点。 |
Step 5 Finishing the exercises
Now go on to finish the following exercises without looking at the book to check if you have grasped the language points or remembered the sentences.
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用所给短语的适当形式填空 feel happy, raise money for, because of, practice a lot, have many other duties, keep asking oneself, in the beginning, no time to be nervous, make noise, have a lot of support |
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1. Don’t _____ . The baby is sleeping now. 2. _____ I thought I would never win the drawing competition. 3. Look! The students _____ Spring Bud Project. They are selling their favourite toys. 4. Ricky _____ when the organizers chose him to be the host of the charity show. 5. Hobo told Eddie if he wanted to be a good host he had to_____. 6. “ Will the charity show be successful?” He _____ before the show started. 7. We chose Jim to be our new chairperson. He _____ from us and our teachers. 8. They had to stay at home_____ the bad weather. 9. I_____ as a teacher. But my main job is to teach my students English well. 10. “_____” I told myself before the show started. |
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Keys: 1. make noise 2. In
the beginning 3. are raising money for 4. felt happy 5. practice a lot 6.
kept asking himself 7. had a lot of support 8. because of 9. have many other
duties 10. No time to be nervous |
Step 6 Acting as your own host
Now each of you is to act as your own host by saying something about your own experience in a class or a school activity.
Step 7 Doing homework
a. Learn the text by heart.
b. Finish the exercises in the Evaluation Handbook.
Language points
3 Get Ss to find keywords and phrases:
6. I couldn’t sleep at all that night.
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