Unit 4 He said I was hard-working. Section B 3a-- 4 授课：包添辉

My P.E. teacher said You are hard- working. I was hard-working. A ： What did your P.E. teacher say ？ B ： She said I was hard-working.

My Chinese teacher said You are good at speaking. I was good at speaking. A ： What did your Chinese teacher say ？ B ： She said I was...

You can do better in dance. My music teacher said I could do better. A ： What did your math teacher say ？ B ： …

My biology teacher said You are lazy. I was lazy. A ： What did your biology teacher say ？ B ：...

envelope /’envələup/ 信封 n.

report card 成绩单

semester /si’mestə(r)/ 学期 n.

nervous /’nə:(r)vəs/ 神经紧张的 ; 不安的 adj.

lucky /’l ∧ ki/ 幸运的 adj.

disappointing /,disə’p ɔ intiŋ/ 令 ( 使 ) 人失望的 adj.

In good health 身体健康

envelope /’envələup/ 信封 n. report card 成绩单 semester /si’mestə(r)/ 学期 n. nervous /’nə:(r)vəs/ 神经紧张的 ; 不安的 adj. lucky 幸运的 adj. luckily /’l ∧ kili/ 幸运地 adv. disappointing /,disə’p ɔ intiŋ/ 令 ( 使 ) 人失望的 adj. in good health 身体健康 true /tru:/ 真实的 adj. New words:

Task 1 Read 3a quickly then answer the questions 1.What’s wrong with Alan’s grandpa? 2. What exam did he finish last week? 3. Did Alan do OK this time? He had a cold last week. She finished her end-of-year exams. Yes, he did.

Task 2 Read 3a carefully and answer the questions 1.Did Alan do well in science? What did his science teacher say? 2. What did his history teacher say? 3. What did his math teacher say? 4. What did his Spanish teacher say? No, he didn’t. His science teacher said he was lazy. His history teacher said he could do better. His math teacher said he was hard-working. His Spanish teacher said his listening was good.

Task 3 Read the letter together Dear grandma, How’s it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week. I hope you are in good health. Things are fine here. I finished my end-of-year exams last week, and got my report card today. I always get nervous when I see the envelope from school in the mail, but luckily I did OK this time. I had a really hard time with science this semester, and I wasn’t surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isn’t true. It’s just that I find science really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that my math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good. Well, that’s about all the news I have for now. Mom and Dad send their love. Love, Alan

Alan wrote a letter to his ________. He hoped his grandpa was well then because he had ___________ the week before. He hoped that his grandma was _______ as well. In his letter, he told her something about his __________ exams. He said he got ________ when he saw the envelope with the report card from school. Task 4. Fill in the blanks. grandma healthy end-of-year nervous a cold

His ______ report was from his science teacher just because he found science really _____________ not because he was ____. The result in history made him____________. The math teacher said he was a _____________ student. His ________ teacher said his listening was good. worst difficult/ hard lazy disappointed hard-working Spanish

Dear grandma, How’s it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week. I hope you are in good health. was sorry to hear that Things are fine here. I finished my end-of-year exams last week, and got my report card today. I always get nervous when I see the envelope from school in the mall, but luckily I did OK this time. Language points 一切可好？ fine,healthy 幸运地

I had a really hard time with science this semester, and I wasn’t surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isn’t true. It’s just that I find science really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that my math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good.hard time with wasn’t surprised to Well, that’s about all the news I have for now. Mom and Dad send their love. Love, Alan

3b Pretend to be Scott. Use the information from activity 2b to write a letter to a relative or a friend about your report card. Name: Scott Class: Math hard-working Spanish good at speaking History can do better Science lazy student Dear, I got my report card today. __________________________________

Dear, I got my report card today. aunt My math teacher said that I was hard-working. My Spanish teacher said I was good at speaking. My history is not so good. The teacher said I should do better. My science teacher said I was a lazy student. I’ll have to try harder at science. Yours, Scott Name: Scott Class: Math hard-working Spanish good at speaking History can do better Science lazy student

Summary( 知识梳理 ) 擅长 在某方面做得更好 身体健康 成绩单 期末考试 感到紧张 做某事有困难 目前，现在 向某人问候 be good at do better in be in good health report card end-of-year exams get nervous have a hard time with for now send one’s love (to sb.)

Ask your teachers what they think of your study in your last exam and write a passage. Homework e.g. I had an exam last month. I got my report card. I did … this time. My Chinese teacher said I was good at writing. My math teacher said ….

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1.I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week. 听说他上星期感冒了，我感到很难过。 be sorry to hear that... 意为 “ 听到 …… 感到难过 ” 。如： I’m sorry to hear that you were ill last week. 听说你上星期病了，我感到很难过。 2.have a hard time with sth. 意为 “ 某事进行得不顺利, 做某事有困难 ” 。相当于 have a hard/difficult time doing sth. 如： 去年她英语学得不好。 She had a hard time with English last year. learning English

1.be surprised to do sth. 做某事很吃惊 我很惊讶在这里遇到他。 I was surprised to meet him here. 2.be surprised at sth 听到他的话，我很惊讶 I was surprised at his words. 3.be surprised that… We were surprised (that) she should be so ill. 她竟病得这么重，我们感到吃惊。 4. To one’s surprise 令某人惊讶的是 5. In surprise 惊讶地，惊奇地