Reading

Unit 1 Getting along with others

1.To think about how to understand feelings when reading

2. To gain some insight into the problems that can exist between friends

3. To summarize and remember the main idea of the passages

4. To speak out the detailed information of the passages

5. To master the new words and phrases in the two passages

Words: betray, pretend, admit, pace, focus, avoidExpressions:keep pace withkeep one’s wordas a result ofbefore long can’t help doingin public

Lead-in• Do you keep in touch with your friends?• Have you ever argued with a very good

friend?• How would you mend a broken friendship?

What may lead to a broken friendship? — having little in common — lacking trust — there being conflict of interest — being jealous of each other — being indifferent to each other — being hostile to each other…

用英语解释和记忆英语，本身就是在学习和运用英语，对提高英语语感和英语的阅读理解能力以及综合运用能力很有好处，是一举多得的好方法。真正做到了用英语品味英语，越品越有味；用英语理解英语，理解更准确。鉴于本环节初次尝试此种设置，可能有些学生对英语解释不能完全理解，为降低难度，英文解释后还配有中文解释，以方便学生回顾早读课中已预习过的单词，进一步加深记忆。

Read the explanation and

speak out the word it explains.

• to not be loyal to a country or a person

• to behave as if something is true when you know it is not• happy and pleasant• to accept that sth. is true; to allow sb. to enter a place• to make a very strong request; to ask for food or money because sb. is poor

vt. 出卖，背叛v. 假装，装扮adj. 愉快的

vt. 请求，恳求；乞讨

v. 承认；允许进入

betray

pretendcheerful

beg

admit

•to state or promise that you are telling the truth; to use words that are offensive or rude to insult

•to secretly collect and report information • to stop blaming or being angry with sb. for sth. they have done• the time when someone is a child

• of excellent quality; very great

vi. 从事间谍活动；收集情报v. 发誓；咒骂

vt. 原谅，宽恕spy

swear

forgive

childhood n. 童年，幼年superb adj. 极佳的，卓越的

• the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest

• the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes• the way in which sth. is done

• very unpleasant or bad ； very shocking and frightening

focus v. 集中注意力于…… , （使）聚焦

pace n. 速度，步伐，节奏n. 方式；态度，举止manner

horribleadj. 极坏的，糟糕的；恐怖的，令人震惊的

• extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing

pain

• to give a spoken statement of an opinion or

thought

• to speak angrily with sb. expressing your

disagreement

• difficult to use, do or deal with; embarrassed

vi. 评论，谈论vi. 争吵，争论

adj. 别扭的，笨拙的

remark

argue

awkward

adj. 伤人的；残忍的cruel

• to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused them problems or unhappiness

• to have an angry disagreement with sb.

• easily upset; causing people to be upset, embarrassed or angry

• strong, healthy, and good at sports

apologize vi. 道歉

athletic adj. 擅长运动的，健壮的

vi. 争吵，争执

adj. 易生气的；敏感的

quarrel

sensitive

• to wish that you had something that another person has

• having special ability in a particular subject or activity; clever, or having a special ability

• an argument or a situation in which people do not have the same opinion

gifted adj. 有天赋的，有天才的

disagreement n. 分歧，争论，意见不一

envy vt. & n. 羡慕，嫉妒

• to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening ； said in order to tell someone that you understand why they are doing something and that you agree with their reason for doing it ； to be the reason for something that happens blamevt. 责备，指责n. （坏事或错事的）责任，责备，指责

Go through the two letters quickly and answer questions in Part A.

Fast reading

1. Are the writers of the two letters

feeling happy or sad?

They are feeling sad.

2. What did Sarah get on the math

quiz?

She got a D.

3. In Andrew’s opinion, why did his

team lose the match?

Because his friend Matthew was

playing badly in the match.

Read the letter Secrets and lies carefully and answer the following questions.

1. What did Sarah think about the surprise Math test?She thought it was quite easy. 2. What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls’ toilets?She told Hannah how badly she had done in the test.

3. Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going to be friends any more?

Because she thought that Hannah had told everyone how badly she had done in the maths tests after promising not to do so.

Sarah felt …

betrayed

ashamed

Careful reading

The reasons…

She thought her best friend Hannah didn’t keep her secret.

She scored the lowest mark in her class.

Secrets and lies

upset

angry

Sarah felt … The reasons…

She found a piece of paper on her desk that said “stupid Sarah got a D”.

She thought Sarah didn’t keep her word.

1. Why did Andrew shout at Mathew after the match?

He thought Mathew played badly and did not try hard enough, as a result they lost the game.

A friendship in trouble

Careful reading

2. What did Matthew think about losing the match?

He thought it wasn’t his fault.3. How did Andrew think of football? Football is very important to him.

4. What kind boy is Matthew? He is usually cheerful and

outgoing.5. How is Matthew recently? He has been really quiet and looks

sad.

Careful reading

How Andrew felt Why he felt so?

His best friend Matthew has stopped talking to him.

He had a problem.

Reading strategy

He said some really cruel things to Matthew.

They lost the game because of Matthew’s carelessness.

He felt really guilty.

He was angry with Matthew.

ConsolidationAnnie wrote back to the two students. Complete her responses with the proper words.

pretended apologize awkward betrayed horrible forgive guilty swear admit cruel

Dear Sarah, You have every right to feel __________ bybetrayed

your friend if she told your secret to others and then ___________ that she was innocent, but perhaps she didn’t do it. Would a best friend really act this way? If you still have doubts, you should think about why you don’t believe her. Was it because you were ashamed of your ________ grade or because you envied her? If so, the problem lies with you, not her.

pretended

horrible

While it may feel __________, if she

really is your best friend you should

__________ for blaming her.

However, if you really sensed that she

wanted to embarrass you in public,

you had better find a new friend.

awkward

apologize

Dear Andrew, It seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid losing a good friend! Matthew probably felt ________ about losing, and bad about not being as gifted at football as you are.Shouting at him just make him feel worse. Although you both said _______ things to

guilty

cruel

each other, one of you has to be first to ________ that it was a mistake. You are simply going to have to _________ him.You _______ that your friendship is as important as football, so don’t let a small disagreement destroy your friendship. Talk to your friend and I’m sure that before long, you’ll be back playing football together.

admitforgive

swear

• If you were Sarah or Andrew, would you try to fix the broken friendship with your friend? What would you do to fix it?

Post-reading

• If you found out that your best friend had made friends with another person, what would you think about this and what would you do?• Do you think good friends should have the same interests? Why or why not?

Match the words with their meanings

cheerful

beg

spy on

focus

manner

sensitive

a. ask for something, especially in an anxious way because you want it very much.

b. give special attention or effort to something.

c. happy and showing it by the way you behave.

d. the way something is done.e. Of a person who quickly gets

upset by what someone else does or says.

f. Watch or listen in on someone in secret.

Language points

1. We are no fun. (un.) fun 做名词时不可数 , 不能与 a 连用，也没有复数形式。

1). Her baby is great fun. / Sailing a boat is great fun.

2). I write not just for the pay, but for fun. We had a lot of fun at the party.3). They often make fun of me for this.

____ it is to swim in the river in summer ！A. What great fun B. What a great funC. How great fun D. How a great fun

A

2. I must have sounded very proud of myself. 我当时的口气听上去肯定很自得。

(1). must (when guessing, there seems to be no other possibilities)

You must have left your wallet in the office.

你肯定是把钱包落在办公室里了。

must have done 意为“一定是……”，是对过去发生的情况的肯定推测，其否定结构为“ can’t/couldn’t have done” ，意为“不可能……”。e.g. Jack can’t have arrived. Otherwise he would have phoned me. 杰克不可能已经到了。要是到了他会给我打电话的。

3. Afterwards, I pretended to be cheerful. afterwards 以后，后来。E.g. ： She died in an accident shortly afterwards.不久以后，她就在一次事故中丧生。Soon afterwards he made his first public statement about the affair. 不久以后，他第一次就这一事件发表了公开声明。We saw the play separately and went homeafterwards. 我们各自看了那出戏，后来回家了。

pretend v. 假装 ,  装作 ,  自以为 pretend that 从句或跟 to do 引导的不定式。She pretends that she likes them so that she can get their help.她假装很喜欢他们，借以获得他们的帮助。She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.她闭上眼睛，装作睡着了。Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music! 谅他不会自以为懂得什么音乐吧！

请根据汉语提示完成下列句子。(1) He __________________________

( 假装不介意 ), but I knew that he did.

(2) He __________________________. ( 假装对我友善 ).

pretended that he didn’t mind

pretended to be friendly to me

4. I admitted how badly I had done. admitA. to recognize or accept (sth.) as true. admit to

sth.; admit doing sth. ;admit that He will never admit his mistake. 他永远不会承认自己的错误。 He admitted that he was wrong. 他承认自己错了。 George admitted having stolen the car. 乔治招认他偷了汽车。 After questioning he admitted to the murder. 经过盘问后，他承认自己是凶手。

v. 承认；允许进入

B. to allow (someone or sth.) to enter 

Each ticket admits two persons to the

party.

每张票可供两个人入场参加聚会。 The hall can admit 1,000 people.

这个大厅可容纳 1000 人。

请根据汉语提示完成下列句子。(1) He was proud of ________________

_________________________ ( 他的儿子被北大录取 ).(2) I _____________________________

( 承认我说了一些残酷无情的话 ) and I am sorry.

(3) Lily finally ____________________ ________________ ( 承认误拿了我的笔记 ).

his son being admitted to Beijing University

admit that I made some cruel remarks

admitted having taken my notes by mistake

5. …, and told her we weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t keep her word.

do what one has promised

She is a good girl and can always keep her word.

意为“遵守诺言”

e.g. You must keep your word if you promised to take the children to the cinema. 如果你答应孩子们去看电影的话，你就得遵守诺言。

6. He could not keep pace with the game, and as a result of his careless playing, we lost. keep pace withShe followed Bob, barely keeping pace with him. 她跟着鲍勃，勉强能跟上。与 pace相关的 短语：at your own pace 以适合自己的速度the pace of life 生活节奏set the pace 树立榜样，带头force the pace 使加速发展show your paces 显示自己的本领

齐头并进，跟上

as a result of=because ofe.g.

As a result of his careless study, he failed the Maths test.

as a result=therefore

He didn’t work hard. As a result, he failed his exam.

请根据汉语提示完成下列句子。(1) We _________________ (必须跟上 ) the new development of modern scientific research.(2) She worked so fast that I _________ _________ ( 跟不上 ), and _________ (因此 ), I fell behind.(3) _____________________________ (由于他弄丢了票 ), we were not admitted into the theater.

must keep pace with

could not keep pace as a result

As a result of his losing the tickets

7. … I cannot help wondering if she wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me.

cannot take control of oneself and do…

e.g.When thinking of the jokes, I can’t help laughing.

(1) cannot help doing sth. 情不自禁做某事例：上课时他忍不住要和同桌讲话。He cannot help talking to his desk mate in class. (2) can’t help it 没有办法例 : He just can’t help it. He has to obey orders.

(3) can’t help do sth. 无法帮助做某事e.g. I can’t help do the housework for

my mum.

8. However, if you really sense that she wanted to embarrass you in public…

in public固定词组，意为“公然”、“公开地”、“当众”。

They are always quarrelling in public. 他们经常在大庭广众之下吵架。 She hasn’t been seen in public for ten years. 她已有十年没有公开露面了。

public 作名词，常与 the连用，意为“公众” ,“民众”。

The town gardens are open to the public from sunrise to sunset daily.

城市公园每天从早到晚对外开放。 The public are not allowed to enter the

place.

民众不允许进入此地。

public: 还可作形容词，意为“公共 的”、“共有的”。• public buildings 公共建筑• public interests 公共利益• public morals 公共道德• public order 公共秩序• public places 公共场所• public opinion 公众舆论• a public official 公务员• a public school 公立学校

His daughter is always shy in ____ and she never dares to make a speech to ____. A. the public; the public B. public; the publicC. the public; public D. public; public

9. It seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid losing a good friend! 你似乎应该马上道歉，以避免失去一个好朋友。 avoid ，“避免”，“防止”，后接 -ing形式作宾语，而不用不定式。 I try to avoid talking to him because he always says silly things. 我尽量避免和他说话，因为他总是说些愚蠢的事。 She kept avoiding meeting my eyes. 她总是避免接触我的目光。

后接 -ing 形式作宾语的动词appreciate dislikefinishkeeppractise suggestmiss

consider enjoyforgivementionresistexcuseadmit

delayescapeimaginemindriskfaceunderstand

请完成下列句子。1. He tried to avoid _________ (answer) my questions.2. To avoid ______ (get) wet, drivers must drive gently.3. He can’t help ____________ (remember) the old days.4. I can’t help ________ (laugh) when I hear of it.

answering

getting

remembering

laughing

Analysis of difficult sentences1. I must have sounded very proud of myself after the quiz, saying how easy it was and how I was sure to get a good grade. 1) 句子结构分析： 此句的主句是 I must have sounded very proud of myself 。 after the quiz 是介词短语作时间状语。

-ing 分词短语 saying how easy it was and how

I was sure to get a good grade 作伴随状语。在 -ing 分词短语中含有两个 how 引导的从句作动词 say 的宾语。e.g.

She sat down, listening carefully to what he

had to say.

2. I was so angry that I went straight to Hannah and told her we weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t keep her word. 句子结构分析：• 此句的主句是一个 so ... that ... 句型。

and 连接 that 结果状语从句里的两个动词 went 和 told ； told 后跟省略了 that 的宾语从句。

[ 拓展 ] word 常见短语还有：have a word with sb. 跟……说话；have words with 跟……争吵；break one’s word 不遵守诺言，失信；eat one’s words 收回自己的话；leave word 留下话；in a word 总之；in other words 换句话说等。

3. I told my brother about the quarrel, but he said Matthew is just too sensitive and perhaps a little bitter because I am really athletic and good at football and that I had better find another friend.1) 句子结构分析：此句的主句是 I told my brother about the quarrel ， but he said ... 后面是 but 引导的并列句，表转折关系。

在 but 引导的转折句中，动词 said 后是由 and 连接的两个 that 引导的宾语从句，第一个宾语从句 Matthew is just too sensitive ... 省略了引导词 that ；第二个宾语从句 that I had better find another friend 中的 that 不能省略；because 引导的原因状语从句包含于第一个宾语从句 Matthew is just too sensitive and perhaps a little bitter 中。

2) 注意： 当一个动词后接两个由 that 引导的宾语从句时，第一个从句的 that 可以省略，第二个从句的 that 不能省。如：My teacher told me (that) I got an A in the English text and that he was satisfied with my result. 我的老师告诉我我的英语测试得了“ A” ，而且还告诉我他对这个成绩很满意。

Think about what we’ve just learnt today.

Study without reflection is a waste of time.

After the class

It’s time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.

Exercise

1. Are you ______ to learn to drive a car?A. make a decision B. determined C. decide D. make up your mind

I. Multiple choice:

2. What _____ it is to travel in _______ spaceship! A. a fun; a B. fun; a

C. the fun; a D. a fun; the

B

B

3. I won’t stand your __________ to me like that.A. talk B. talks

C. talking D. talked

4. Don’t be so _________ to her!A. mean B. meany C. meanly D. meanness

C

A

5. Sarah felt like _________ when she found out that she had been chatting online with a boy student of her same class.A. cry B. to cry C. being crying D. crying

6. He failed in the driving test again. He _________.A. must have disappointed B. must have been disappointedC. might be disappointed D. couldn’t be disappointed

D

B

1. Though he is a popular student, he is not very __________.2. After saying sorry to her, I didn’t feel _____ any longer.3. It is impolite to _____ at the old.4. It’s really ___________ to quarrel with your

desk mate.

II. Complete the sentences with the words we have learned.

academicguilty

shoutawkward

III. Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese.

1. 心胸狭窄的人很难相处。It is difficult to _____ _____ _____ the narrow-minded persons.

2. 我忍不住要去摸车的每个部分。 I ____ ____ _______ every part of the car.

3. 你承不承认你打破了窗户 ?Would you _____ _______ _____ the window?

get along with

can't help touching

admit having broken

4. 他发现自己很难赶上社会快速的发展。He finds it hard to ______ ______ _____ the rapid development of the society.

5. 由于他的粗心 ,数学考试没有及格。He failed in Math test ___ ___ _______ ___ his carelessness.6. 我进门时，他假装正在看一本书。When I went in, he _________ _____ _____ reading a book.

keep pace with

as a result of

pretended to be

Homework1. Retell the two letters. 2. Finish the relevant exercises in the

work book.