1、,Im going to study computer science.,Unit 6,Section B,1. Learn to play an instrument（樂器） 2. make the soccer team 3. get good grades 4. eat healthier food 5. get lots of exercise,5,4,3,2,1,1a Match the pictures with the New Years resolutions.,resolution n. 決心,1b Pair work,A: What are you going to do

2、next year? B: Well, Im going to take guitar lessons. I really love music. A: Sounds interesting. Im going to learn a foreign language. B : Are you? Great! But foreign languages are not for me.,foreign adj. 外國的 foreigner n.外國人,1c Listen and circle the resolutions you hear in 1a,1. learn to play an in

3、strument 2. make the soccer team 3. get good grades 4. eat healthier food 5. get lots of exercise,1d Listen again and fill in the chart.,Im going to study hard and do my homework every day.,Im going to take piano lessons.,learn to play the piano,get good grades,make the soccer team,Im going to pract

4、ice really hard. (Im going to go to a summer camp and play soccer every day there.),Pair works: What other resolutions can you make?,A: I want to be a teacher. B: How are you going to do that? A: Well, Im going to study hard and get good grades. B: Sounds like a good plan. I want to get a lot of exe

5、rcise.,2a Discuss the questions with your partner.,Did you make any resolution last year? No , I didnt. Were you able to keep them? Why or why not? No , I wasnt. Because I forgot them.,be able to 會；能夠,2b Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main purpose.,1. To question the idea of maki

6、ng resolutions 2. To give the meaning of resolution 3. To discuss the different kinds of resolutions,1. Do you know what a resolution is? Its a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise Im going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promi

7、ses you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Years 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 thei

8、r resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wish and plans.,1,D,make promise 做承諾,write down 寫下，記下,V. improve 改進；提升,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

9、or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. _ 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._,3,A,B,physical

10、 adj. 身體的 physical health 身體健康,have to do with與相關,take up 開始從事；拿起,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

11、 say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you will you make any next year?,2,C,have sth in common（with） 有共同之處,tooto 太而不能,2c Write the letters A-D in the correct places in the passage.,A: There are about making yourself a better person. B: For example, a student may have to find m

12、ore time to study. C: There are good reasons for this. D: The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.,1.What is a resolution? 2. When do people usually make resolutions? 3.Why do people usually make resolutions?,2d Answer the questions with short sentences.,It is a kind of promise.

13、,The start of the year.,They want to improve their lives.,4. How can people remember their resolutions? 5. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about? 6. Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep? 7. Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not?,They write down them or tell

14、 their family and friends.,Three .,Because people just forget about them.,Yes , I think so. Because doing is better than saying.,beginning n. 開頭, 反義詞為 end，結束。 at the beginning of 在開始 at the end of 在末尾 from the beginning to end 從頭到尾 如：He will come here at the beginning of this month. 我們在月初來到這里。,1. at

15、 the beginning of this year 在今年的年初,Explanation,2. They are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. eat與have這兩個動詞都可以表示“吃”。 eat可用作及物或不及物動詞, 是日常用語， 但用在日?？谡Z中不夠禮貌。讓別人“吃”， 通常用have。 如: Where shall we have our dinner? 我們在哪兒吃飯?,2) 在美國, eat既作“吃”, 又作“喝”解。 如: We eat our soup first. 我們先喝湯。,3) h

16、ave是普通用語, 同樣可以表示“吃”, 也可以表示“喝”。用在非正式的文體中。 如: What time do you have supper？ 你們什么時候吃晚飯？ I do not have coffee in the evening. 晚上我不喝咖啡。,注意: “吃藥”, 習慣上說havetake medicine, 不說eatdrink medicine。 如: Your son catches a bad cold. He should have some medicine. 你兒子得了重感冒，他應該吃藥。,3. Some resolutions have to do with b

17、etter panning 有些決定與合理的時間規(guī)劃有關,1) 句中planning 為名詞，表示“計劃、規(guī)劃”如：city planning(城市規(guī)劃)。better plan 意為：合理規(guī)劃，指通過制定計劃來更加充分地利用時間、空間、精力。 2) Have to do with 表示“與相關；與有關聯或有關系”如： What dose this problem have to do with what we re learning today? 這道題跟我們今天所學的內容有什么關系？,4. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to

18、keep. 有些時候這些決定可能會太難而無法實現,1) 句中情態(tài)動詞 may 表示推測，相當于漢語的“可能；也許；大概”的意思。如： You may be right this time, but I m not sure. 這一次或許你是對的，但是我無法確定。 2) 英語中tooto是一個固定結構，表示“太而不能 如: The kid is too young to play this game. 這個小孩太小，不能玩這個游戲。,3) 句中的動詞keep表示“履行（諾言等）；遵守（慣例等）”如： People hardly ever keep them! 人們很少履行它們（指計劃）。 還有類

19、似的用法： keep a promise(信守承諾) keep ones promise (遵守承諾；說話算數)等。如： We always keep our word.我們說話是算數的。,練習：用下列短語造句,have to do with （與有關） make promises（做出承諾） have something in common （有共同之處） write down （寫下；記下） for this reason（為此；由于這個原因） take up（開始從事）,3a Complete the first two paragraphs about resolutions with

20、 the words in the box.,take listen make is help learn are,Resolutions_ promises to yourself. They may_ to make you a better person and to make your life easier. Im going to _ four resolutions. The first resolution has to do with my own personal improvement. Next year, or maybe sooner, I am going to

21、_ up a new hobby. I think singing _ a great activity so I am going to _ to sing. I think this will make my family happy because they love to _ to music and sing together.,are,help,make,take,is,learn,listen,Write about your resolutions: (In each paragraph, write what you are going to do and why.),The

22、 second resolution is about improving my physical health._ The third resolution is about improving my relationships with my family and friends. _ The last resolution is about how to do better at school. _ _,Xiamen is a beautiful modern city. Its called International“Garden city” (A City in Bloom)Wha

23、t are you going to do to make it more beautiful?,Pair work,Were going to build a new highway(flyover),Were going to build more buildings,Were going to build a new subway.,We are going to protect the animals.,Were going to plant more trees and flowers.,We are going to build a new shopping mall.,Groupwork. City designers.,Imagine you work for our city. Its your job to make it better( cleaner, more beautiful, richer, etc.) What are you going to do? Discuss and write your plans.,1. Alice and Ben made their _ (新年決心) yester