初三英语Unit 9 Lesson 2 and Lesson 3知识精讲 教育科学版.doc

初三英语Unit 9 Lesson 2 and Lesson 3知识精讲 教育科学版 【本讲教育信息】 一. 教学内容： Unit 9: Optimism and Pessimism. Lesson 2 and lesson 3 二. 重点、难点： （一）单词： optimism n. 乐观；乐观主义 optimist n. 乐天派；乐观者 optimistic adj. 乐观的 pessimism n. 悲观；悲观主义 pessimist n. 悲观论者；悲观主义者 pessimistic adj. 悲观的 heart attack 心脏病发作 tend to 趋于；倾向于 hopeful adj. 抱有希望的；抱乐观态度的 incident n. 发生的事；（尤指不平常的）事件 （二）词组句子： ●短语归纳 be good for… 对……有好处 in the future 将来 correct the problem 改正问题 change the way you talk 改变你说话的方式 die from… 死于…… ●重点句型 1. How often do you go shopping? 你多久购物一次？ 2. Welcome to our store. 欢迎光临本店。 3. What’s your favorite kind of tea? 您最喜欢的是哪一种茶？ ●语法重点 Infinitives Gerunds 动词不定式和动名词 三. 具体内容： 课文讲解： Lesson 2 Read and Think Optimism and Pessimism Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimists are always hopeful and positive. Pessimists always expect the worst and see the negative side of things. The optimist says, “The glass is half-full.” The pessimist says, “The glass is half-empty.” Dr. Seligman is a psychologist whose studies show that optimists are healthier than pessimists. Pessimists suffer from depression more often than optimists do. There were a group of men who had heart attacks. After eight years, most of the optimistic men were still alive, while most of the pessimistic men had died from another heart attack. Dr. Seligman also says that optimists are more successful. Athletes, politicians, and businessmen who have optimistic views of the world tend to succeed. Here’s the good news: Everyone can learn to be more optimistic. The main way is to change the way you talk to yourself. When something bad happens to pessimists, they believe it will affect them their whole lives. When something bad happens to optimists, they see that it is just one event. They also believe that they can correct the problem, so it won’t happen in the future. Here’s an example: An optimist and a pessimist take a match test. They are both good students, but both of them fail this test. The pessimist thi