Section B
Period 2 (2a — 2e)
Guessing
--Look! The man without an umbrella is really
wet.
--Yes. It’s raining cats and dogs outside!
What he said really drives me up the wall. I
don’t want to talk to him now.
--Could you solve the task?
--Of course. It’s a piece of cake.
外面下着倾盆大雨。
他所说的话使我发疯。
小菜一碟
1. Have you ever made a mistake?
2. If so, what did you do facing the
mistakes?
3. How did you feel?
forget to do my homework
A: Why do you look so down?
B: I forgot to do my homework
again.
fight with others
A: Why do you look so angry?
B: I fought with others.
break the window
A: Why do you look so …?
B: I …
1.Read the title. What’s the meaning of
“ winning”?
2.Read the statements that are
supposed to arrange in the right
order.
3.Skim the story.
Answer: 即将获胜之队。
2b Read the story and number the
events in the correct order.
____ Peter got home and went into his room.
____ Peter talked to his teammates.
____ Peter missed a goal.
____ Peter’s father gave him advice.
____ Peter realized that he was worried for
no reasons.
1
2
3
5
4
2d Find idioms or phrases from the
story to replace the underlined parts.
let…down
1. didn’t get the ball into
the basket
2. disappointed
3. asked to leave
4. put so much pressure
on yourself
5. work hard together
kicked off
pull together
be too hard to yourself
missed scoring that
goal
2c Read again and then answer the
questions.
The answers:
1. 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. 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.
3. Suggested answers:
Yes, it is no point crying over spilled
milk.
/It is more meaningful to learn from
one’s mistakes and do better in the
future.
4. His teammates asked him not to 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.
5. He was on a team with good team spirit
that would help them achieve success in
the future.
Role play a conversation between Peter
and his father.
Father: What’s wrong, Peter? You look sad.
Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose
the game.
Father: Don’t be too hard on yourself. I’m sure you’re
not the only reason your team lost the game.
Peter: What do you mean?
Father: Soccer is about team effort. Having a good
team means supporting each other. Winning or losing
may be important, but so is learning how to
communicate with your teammates and learning from
your mistakes.
Peter: Thanks for your advice, Dad. I think I know
what I should do now.
Read the story again and fill in
the blanks with the proper
words.
Peter had a soccer match today, but they ____ the game
because Peter ______ scoring the goal. Peter thought he
had let his whole team _____ and was worried that his
coach might ____ him off the team. Peter’s father told him
that soccer was _____ team _____. He was not the only
reason his team lost. If he had a good team, they should
_______ each other. _______, winning or losing was only
half the game. The _____ half was learning how to
____________ with his teammates and ________ from the
mistakes.
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with _______
rather than ____ in his heart. His teammates all nodded in
_________ that they would continue to ___ together to win
the next match. It made him feel _____ to know that he
was on a _______ team.
lost
missed
down
kick
about effort
support Besides
other
communicate learning
courage
fear
agreement pull
lucky
winning
Language points
1. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his
shoulders as he walked home alone.
当他独自一个人回家时，他感觉肩膀上非常
沉重。weight n. 重量，分量
He looked at the weight of the players
surprisingly. 他对那些运动员的体重感到吃惊。
These columns bear the weight of the roof.
这些柱子支承着屋顶的重量。
lose weight 减肥 ; 体重减轻 ; 瘦身
put on weight 增重
他吃太多肉又不喜欢运动，结果， 他体重
增加了很多。
He eats much meat and he doesn’t like
sport. As a result, he has ______ a lot of
_______.
put on
weight
shoulder n. 肩，肩膀
He had broad shoulders and powerful arms.
他肩膀宽大，双臂有力。
She patted Hans on the shoulder.
她拍了拍汉斯的肩膀。
vt. 肩负，承担
He has had to shoulder the responsibility of
his father's mistakes.
他得为他父亲的过错承担责任。
完成句子：
他们肩并肩地坐着欢快地交谈。
They sat ______ ______ ______ and
talked happily.
答案：
shoulder by shoulder
2. How could he have missed scoring that goal ?
goal n. 球门，射门，目标
score the goal 进球
They were still arguing about the first goal.
他们仍在为第一个进球争论不休。
The goal is to raise as much money as possible.
目的是筹集到尽可能多的资金。
拓展：could have done表示能做到却未能做到，
含有责备的意义。又如： How could he have
been such a fool?他怎么能这么糊涂？
而needn’t have done 则表示本不必做
但实际做了。如：
You needn’t have said that. 你本来没
必要说那件事的。
3. let sb. down /disppointed使…失望
Don't worry. I'll never let you down.
别担心，我决不会让你失望的。
拓展：not let sb. down 对得起；不负所望
We hope you will not let us down; you
should achieve something when still young.
希望你能在年轻的时候有所成就, 不要让
我们失望。
I work very hard because I don’t want to
________. ( 甘肃省兰州市)
A. let my parents down
B. let down them
C. let my parents to be disappointed
D. let my parents go
【解析】let 后的不定式不能带to， 排除
C；let down是一个动副性短语，宾语是
代词时放中间，故排除B；而 D是“让父
母走”，不符合句意。所以正确答案为A。
A
4. kick v. 踢，踹
The little girl was crying and kicking.
那个小女孩一边哭 一边乱踢着。
The man kicked the door open in his rage.
盛怒之下那人踢开了门。
拓展：
kick sb. off 开除某人
He was so angry that he kicked her off.
他太生气了，竟然把她开除了。
5. But whatever it was, don’t be hard on
youself. be hard on sb. 对某人苛刻，
对某人要求严格
be good to 对…好; 对…很慈善
Don't be so hard on him.
别对他太苛刻了。
I don't want to be hard on your daughter.
我不想对你女儿太严厉。
Whatever引导状语从句或者主语从句。如：
Whatever I have done is only for you.
You can do whatever you want at the party.
6. The next day, Peter went to soccer
practice with courage rather than fear in his
heart.
1) courage n. 勇敢，勇气
On the contrary, it fills me with strength and
courage.
正好相反，它让我充满了力量和勇气。
Thinking back, I don't know how I had the
courage.
现在回想起来，我都搞不清楚我当时哪来
的那种胆量。
Jennifer takes a lot of exercise every day
and she is always full of ______.
A. knowledge B. energy
C. change D. courage
【解析】本题考查名词的辨析。由句意
可知“每天进行大量的运动”，说明她
精力充沛，因此选用energy。
B
courageous adj. 有勇气的
encourage vt. 鼓励；促进；支持
discourage vt. 阻碍；使气馁
2) rather than 表示客观事实，意为
“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。
连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容
词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、
动词等。
You rather than I are going to go camping.
是你而不是我要去野营。
rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，
谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代
词在人称和数上保持一致。
注意
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather
than cheap.
与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。
She enjoys singing rather than dancing.
她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。
We should help him rather than he should
help us.
是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。
I decided to write rather than telephone.
我决定写信而不打电话。
He ran rather than walked.
他是跑来的，而不是走来的。
注意：
这里rather than 后用了walked，而没有
用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿
望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿……而
不愿 ……”解。
He would rather run than walk.
他宁可跑而不愿走。
7. pull v. 拉，拖 反义词：push 推
Sam and John are pulling the rope.
山姆和约翰在拔河。
She went into the garden to pull a few
onions for dinner.
她去园子里拔了几个洋葱准备做饭。
拓展：
pull together 齐心协力，通力合作
pull away （车辆）开动 pull down拆毁
8. To his surprise and relief, his teammates
all nodded in agreement.
1) nod v. 点头 (nodded, nodding )
She nodded to agree with me.
她点头同意了我的意见。
2) agreement n. 同意
I asked her if she was ready to go, and she
_______ in agreement. (nod)
He __________ (点头) to me in greeting
when I entered the room.
nod in agreement 点头同意
nod to/at sb.向某人点头
nodded
nodded
Read the story aloud.
a heavy weight on
one’s shoulders
某人双肩沉重
the worst day of one’s life 某人人生中最糟糕的日子
miss scoring that goal 错过进球
let sb. down 让某人失望
because of 因为
kick sb. off 开除某人
be hard on sb. 对某人苛刻；对某人要求严厉
learn from your mistakes 从错误当中学习
go to soccer practice with
courage
鼓起勇气去参加足球训练
be so close to winning that
game
差点就赢了那场球赛
rather than 而不是
continue to do sth. 继续做某事
pull together 齐心协力；通力合作
to one’ s relief/ surprise 令某人惊讶/欣慰的是
nod in agreement 点头同意
根据句意及所给汉语提示，完成下列句子。
1.Will Steve （被开除）the
school?
2.Grandma Wang （对……苛刻）
her granddaughter?
3.If we （齐心协力），we will win the
volleyball game.
4.Ken （继续和……住）his
parents after he married.
5.We’ll have the meeting in the classroom
（而不是）in the hall.
be kicked off
is hard on
Pull together
continue to live with
rather than/ instead of
6.Greg, try your best to get good grades and
don’t （使我失望）.
7.Tara said she wanted to watch a movie. Her
parents （点头同意）
8. Robert （错过进球）because
he wasn’t paying attention at that time.
9.That old man （差点丧命）in
that big earthquake. That was really a terrible
experience.
10. （令她欣慰的是）, her
neighbor has promised to help look after her
dog while she is away.
let me down
nodded in agreement
missed scoring that goal
was close to lose his life
To her relief
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