Topic 3 Many things can affect our feelings. Section D 福建省石狮市石光华侨联合中学 王莎白

Many things around us may affect our feelings or moods. Can you give some examples?

Read 1a and underline the following words. spirit, magazine, think over, decision, sense

① Playing sports can help you relax. ② You needn’t do anything when you are in a bad mood. ③ You can get help from the Internet. ④ Drink more wine when you feel sad. Read 1a again. Mark true(T) or false(F) according to 1a. F T T F

Discuss with your partner and complete the form. Then retell 1a according to the form.

1. If we are in good spirits, we can study or work better. spirits 情绪，心境 in high spirits 情绪高 in low spirits 情绪低 2. Think it over before making an important decision. think over 仔细 思考 He would like more time to think things over. 他希望有更多的时间把事情考虑周详。

动词 think 与不同的三个词搭配，意思有所不同。 (1) 当表示 “ 考虑 ” 时， think about 和 think of 这两个 短语通常可以互换使用。其后可以接名词 ( 如例句 A) 、 代词或动名词短语 ( 如例句 B) 。 A. When I said that, I was not thinking about / of the weather. B. He thought about / of spending his holiday in the countryside. (2) 当表示 “ 想到、记起、有 …… 的看法 ” 时，只能用 of( 如例句 C 和 D) 。 C. What do you think of the idea? D. I can’t think of his name now.

(3) 当强调 “ 反复、仔细地考虑 ” 时，用短语 think over 。当它接名词作宾语时，名词可以放在副词前， 也可以放在副词后 ( 如例句 E) ；当它接代词作宾语时， 代词只能放在副词前 ( 如例句 F) 。 E. I wanted to think the plan over (think over the plan) before making my decision ． F. As for the place of the meeting, I would like to think it over.

3. It will help you bring back a sense of happiness. 它将有助于你重获快乐的感觉。 a sense of … …… 的感觉 a sense of duty (direction) 责任感 ( 方向感 )

Work alone Listen to the conversation and choose the best answers. ( ) 1. How does the woman feel when her car doesn’t work ? A. Afraid. B. Nervous. C. Disappointed. ( ) 2. Which dress will make the woman look nice? A. The green one. B. The red one. C. The blue one. ( ) 3. What does the woman think of the boss? A. Friendly. B. Serious C. Helpful. ( ) 4. The man and the woman may be ____. A. boss and worker B. doctor and patient C. husband and wife B A B C

make/let It makes me feel nervous. Your classmates make you monitor. Wearing red often makes me active. Let’s give Michael a surprise! Let’s prepare for it. The doctor lets Michael rest for a few days. Grammar focus

Useful expressions How long have you felt like this? One day. I hate to go to the hospital. Your mother gets along well with her workmates. It’s too noisy for me to fall asleep. Think it over before making an important decision.

Practice A: (Facial expressions and gestures) B: Are you angry? A: Yes, I am a little angry. /No, I’m not. Guess again. Show feelings with facial expressions and gestures, and get your partner to guess. Try to use as many adjectives as you can. Practice like this:

1. Write a list of the “feeling” words you know. 2. Draw some masks of the feelings. 3. Sum up the expressions you’ve learned about the feelings of happiness, satisfaction, surprise, worries, fears, etc.. Project

A: How do you feel? B: I feel very … A: Why do you feel … B: Because … 4. Work in pairs and make dialogs using masks.

单项选择 1. We are ____, because we all have good teachers. A. surprised B. lucky C. rich 2. I want to go but there were no tickets left. ______. A. What a pity! B. Sorry. C. OK. B A

3. --Why is he so worried? --Because he wanted us __, but we can’t now. A. go with him B. going with him C. to go with him 4. A: ______ B: I’m fine, Thanks. A. How is she? B. How are you doing? C. How do you like it? C B

5. — ___ do they feel proud? — Because their daughter won a prize in the English competition. A. How B. What C. Why C

1. Learn some new words and phrases: get along with, put on, boss, passport 2. Review describing personal feelings: He is feeling better. Illness usually makes us sad, worried and frightened. 3. Go on learning the usages of “make + object + adj./v./n.” and “let + object + v.” We should do something to make him happy again. That will make him or her get well soon. The doctor lets Michael rest for a few days. Your classmates make you monitor. 4. Go on learning to express emotions.

Discuss things which affect your moods. When you are in a bad mood, how do you deal with it? Give your ideas and make a report.