课程内容
Unit 10《I've had this bike for three years.》(Section A 3a-3c)
New words
bedroom n. 卧室
railway n. 铁路;铁道
junior adj. 地位(或职位、级别)低下的
junior high school 初级中学
e.g. We could give the job to somebody junior.
我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低的人。
own v. 拥有;有
e.g. Most households now own at least one car.
大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。
truthful adj. 诚实的;老实的
e.g. He was not always truthful.
他并非总是说真话。
How do they feel about their toys?
How do you feel about those toys you played with when you were young?
Where are they now?
Fast reading
3a. Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?
Son: a train and railway set the toy monkey
Daughter: certain toys
Father: football shirts
Careful reading
Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F).
1. My daughter is 15 and my boy has already started junior high school.
2. Our house really get smaller.
3. My son was quite sad at first.
4. My daughter felt happy to part with certain toys.
5. I want to give up my football shirts.
3b. Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale?
2. What do they want to do with the money from the sale?
3. Why does the son want to keep his train and railway set?
4. How can the old toys be useful again?
5. Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things? What would you do with the money you raise?
Language points
1. We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms.
clear v. 清理;清除
clear out 清理;丢掉
e.g. I'll clear out that closet for you.
我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
2. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use.
no longer意为“不再;不复”,有时可用not...any longer或not...anymore替换。如:
He no longer lives here. (= He doesn't live here anymore/any longer.)
他不再住这儿了。
3. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.
(1)certain adj. 意为“某种;某事;某人”
e.g. He decided to sell his certain book.
他决定卖掉他的某些书籍。
[拓展]certain形容词,意为“确实的,无疑的”。
常用结构:
be certain to do sth. 肯定要做某事
be certain of/about sth. 对某事确定、有把握
be certain of doing sth. 有把握做某事
be certain + 从句 一定……
e.g. He felt quite certain of success.
他对成功很有把握。
(2)part with 放弃、交出
part v. 离开,分开
e.g. Don't part with your dream.
不要放弃你的梦想。
4. As for me, I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now.
(1)as for 至于,关于
e.g. And as for us, we are fortunate.
可对我们来说,我们是幸运的。
(2)to be honest意为“说实在的,说实话”,经常单独使用,作插入语,用逗号与句子隔开。类似的表达还有to tell the truth“老实说,说实话”。
e.g. To be honest, she is not an honest girl.
说实话,她不是一个诚实的女孩。
honest为形容词,意为“诚实的;老实的”。反义词为dishonest“不诚实的”。
e.g. An honest man does not tell lies.
诚实的人不会说谎。
(3)while n. 一段时间,一会儿
while还可用作连词,引导时间状语从句,意为“当……的时候”,while引导的时间状语从句中的动词必须是延续性动词。
e.g. They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
He kept in touch with us while he was on vacation. 他在度假期间仍与我们保持联系。
Exercise
3c. Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.
lose - part with kids - ________
truthful - ________ many - ________
some time - ________ even though - ________
quickly - ________ older - ________
长大 grow up
初中 junior high school
庭院出售 yard sale
清理 clean out
决定 decide to
不再 no longer
起初 at first
和…一起玩 play with
自从他四岁生日时 since his fourth birthday
他的猴玩具 his toy monkey
交出 part with
至于我 as for me
说实话 to be honest
翻译
1、我的儿子已经上初中了。
2、由于他们变大了似乎我们的房子变小了。
3、我们想庭院出售一些我们的东西。
4、我们决定每人买五样不用的东西。
5、尽管他的旧玩具已经很长时间不玩了,但是他还是想留着他们。
6、当他是个孩子时每晚都睡在猴子旁边。
7、我的女儿比较懂事。
8、说实话,我已经有段时间不玩了。
Exercises
1. My best friend Tom is ______ honest boy. You can believe him.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. - Is Mr. Smith still in Shanghai?
- Yes, he ______ there for two months.
A. has been B. has gone
C. has been to D. has gone to
3. We will give the money to a ______ home.
A. children B. children's C. childrens'
4. Why did they decide to ______.
A. a yard sale B. have yard sale C. have a yard sale
5. Don't play ______ a dog. It's dangerous.
A. to B. with C. /
6. We haven't ______ for a long time.
A. see B. saw C. seen
7. How long have you ______ here?
A. came B. been C. came
8. I have ______ a teacher since I was young.
A. become B. became C. been
9. She ______ for ten years.
A. has died B. has been dead C. has been died
10. We decided ______ there again.
A. to go B. to go to C. going
Homework
Recite the article. You can use the sentences according to the keys of 3b.