Sad movies
make me sad.
Read the story and number the
events in the correct order.
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b
____ 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 reason (没有理由的).
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2
3
4
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n.同队队员;
队友n. 球门;射
门; 目标
Read the story again and answer
the questions.
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c
1. Why did Peter feel angry and worried?
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.
1. How could he have missed scoring that
goal?
could have done表示“过去本能够做某
事但未做”, 包含“责备”意义。
e.g. How could he have been such a fool?
他怎么这么糊涂?
How could she have forgotten what
kind of man he was?
她怎么能忘记他是哪种人呢?
2. He was really worried that his coach
might kick him off the team.
kick v. 踢; 踹
kick sb. off 开除某人
e.g. Tim made a huge mistake, and the
manager kicked him off the
company.
蒂姆犯了一个很大的错误, 经理
把他开除了。
2. What kind of advice did Peter’s
father offer him?
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 mistakes. They
should support each other.
3. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on
yourself.
be hard on sb.
过于严格地要求某人; 对某人过于严厉; 以
刻薄的方式批评、对待某人
e.g. Some teachers are too hard on
their students.
一些老师对学生的要求过于严厉。
Perhaps I’m too hard on my
daughter.
或许我对我女儿要求过头了。
4. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father
knocking on his bedroom door.
knocking在这里做hear的宾补。
相同用法的词还有:
see/watch/find/hear/notice sb. doing sth.
e.g. When Lisa was alone at home, she
heard something making noise
outside.
当丽莎独自在家时, 她听到外面有
响声。
5. Besides, winning or losing is only half the
game.
besides “除……以外还有”、“ 而且”,表
示包括后面提到的人或物在内。
except “除去”, 表示不包括后面所提到
的人或物在内。
e.g. All the students went to the park
except Jim. (Jim没去)
Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily.
(Lily也去了)
3. Do you agree with Peter’s father?
Why or why not?
Yes. It is more meaningful /important
to learn from mistakes and do better
in the future.
4. What happened after Peter told his
teammates that he was sorry?
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.
6. The next day, Peter went to soccer
practice with courage rather than fear in
his heart.
courage n. 勇气; 勇敢
rather than 并非; 而不是
e.g. I, rather than you, should do the work.
该做这工作的是我, 而不是你。
The most valuable thing is time,
rather than money.
最珍贵的是时间, 而不是金钱。
7. But I think if we continue to pull together,
we’re going to win the next one.
pull together 齐心协力; 通力合作
e.g. If all of us pull together, there must
be something we can do to improve
the environment.
如果我们都能齐心协力, 我们一定能
做点什么来改善环境。
5. Why did Peter think that he was
on a winning team even though
they lost the last game?
He was on a team with good team
spirit ---teammates supported each
other , learned from mistakes and
never gave up, these would help them
achieve success in the future.
Translate the following phrases.
1. 使……失望
2. 开除
3. 而不是
4. 齐心协力
5. 在肩上
6. 对某人要求严厉
7. 敲门
8. 和……交流
9. 向……学习
10. 继续做某事
let...down
kick sb. off
rather than
pull together
on one’s shoulder
be hard on sb.
knock on the door
communicate with…
learn from ….
continue to do sth.
Find idioms or phrases from the
story to replace the underlined
parts of these sentences.
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d
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.
missed scoring that goal
let … down 使…失望
v. 使失望
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.
kicked off
be too hard on yourself
pull together
Role-play a conversation
between Peter and his father.
2e
Father: What’s wrong, Peter? You look
sad.
Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made
my team lose the game.
…
Sample conversation
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 are not the only reason
your team lost the game.
Peter: What do you mean?
2e
Father: Soccer is about team effort. Having a
good team means supporting each
other. Winning or losing may be
important, but learning about
how to communicate with your
teammates and learning from your
mistakes are more important.
Peter: Thanks for your advice, Dad. I think
I know what I should do now.
2e