1. 宜君县太安中学 陈瑞 人教版新目标九年级英语下

2. Teaching aims 1 、 Key vocabulary: shoulder 、 weight 、 kick 、 besides 、 courage 、 disappoint 2 、 Useful expression: on the shoulder 、 on the soccer field 、 miss scoring the goal 、 let…down 、 kick sb off 、 support each other 、 rather than 、 pull together 、 nod in agreement 3 、 Important sentences: 1). He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. 2).I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one. 3).But what it was, don’t be too hard on yourself. 4).To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement. 4 、 Reading skills

3. Let…down 1 、使 … 失望 2 、开除 3 、而不是 4 、齐心协力 5 、在肩上 6 、敲门 7 、与 … 交流 8 、向 … 学习 9 、继续做某事 10 、对某人要求苛刻 11 、点头同意 12 、相互支持 13 、令某人惊奇 14 、令人欣慰的是 Check-self Kick…off rather than pull together on one’s shoulder communicate with learn from continue to do sthbe hard on sb nod in agreement support each other to one’s surprise knock on the door to one’s relief

4. Make sentences 1 、不要对你小妹妹太苛刻。 Don’t ____ ____ ______ your little sister. 2 、如果我们齐心协力就会成功。 If we ____ ____, we will succeed. 3 、令他欣慰的是，他的女儿康复了。 ____ ____ ____ ， his daughter has gotten well. 4 、父母经常对我们说： “ 努力学习不要让我们失望。 Our parents always say, “study hard and don’t ____ us ____. 5 、由于 Tom 的懒散老板开除了他。 The boss ____ Tom ____ because of his laziness. 6 、我么应该和父母多交流。 We should ___________ ____ our parents more. kicked off communicate with be hard on pull together To his relief let down

5. Free Talking Work on 2a. Have you ever made a mistake? How did it make you feel? Talk to your partner about what happened. For example : In the English exam last week, I was too nervous that I made a spelling mistake. It made me feel very angry about myself.

6. Work on 2b. Skim the story and number the events in the correct order. _______ Peter got home and went to his room. _______ Peter talked to his teammates. _______ Peter missed a goal. _______ Peter’s father gave him advice. _______ Peter realized that he had been worried for no reason. Fast Reading 2 4 1 3 5

7. Work on 2c. Read the story again and answer the questions. 1) Why did Peter feel angry and worried? 2) What kind of advice did Peter’s father offer to his son? 3) Do you agree with Peter’s father? Why or why not? 4) What happened after Peter told his teammates that he was sorry? 5) Why did Peter think that he was on a winning team even though they lost the last game? Careful Reading

8. 1) Why did Peter feel angry and worried? Check answers He was angry with himself for missing an important goal and letting his team down. He was worried that his coach may kick him off the team. 2) What kind of advice did Peter’s father offer to his son? Peter’s father advised him not to be too hard on himself but to learn how to communicate with his teammates and learn from his mistake.

9. 3) Do you agree with Peter’s father? Why or why not? Check answers Yes,it is meaningful to learn from one’s mistakes and do better in the future. 4) What happened after Peter told his teammates that he was sorry? His teammates asked him not worry about what had happened as it wasn’t just one person’s fault. They agreed that they should work together to think about how they could do better in the future.

10. 5) Why did Peter think that he was on a winning team even though they lost the last game? Check answers He was on a team with good team spirit that would help them achieve success in the future.

11. Practice Work on 2d. Find idioms or phrases from the story to replace the underlined parts of these sentences. 1. He could not believe that he did not get the ball into the basket. 2. She was worried because she had disappointed her parents. disappointed 3. Tony was sad that he was asked to leave the team. 4. You should learn to relax and not put so much pressure on yourself. 5. The teacher told the students to work hard together and not give up Past Reading Missed scoring that goal let…down kick…off be hard on yourself pull together

12. disappoint vt.1. 使 ( 人 ) 失望 2. 使破灭；使落空 →disappointed→ disappointing → disappointment” 常用表达有： ① be disappointed at sth. 对...... 感到失望 ② be disappointed with sb.; 对某人感到 失望 ③ be disappointed to do sth.; 很失望做某事 ④ disappoint sb.“ 使某人失望 Language points Eg: ① I was very ____________ (disappoint), because I didn’t pass my final exam. disappointed Back ② The____________ news ____________ me (disappoint). disappointing disappointed

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