致用英语 第三册 Unit 3.ppt

Growing Up Unit 3 Unit 3 Warm-up Jane is talking to Mr. White about her problem. Now listen to their conversation and fill in the table with the information you get. Warm-up A song Pre-reading Tasks Main idea of the passage The passage tells us ______________of an old lady. It shows that the young are ______________________ and the old are ____________________________. However, time is fair to everyone and passes by no matter what you think of. Main idea of the passage The passage tells us the life retrospection of an old lady. It shows that the young are afraid of growing up and the old are dreaming of staying young. However, time is fair to everyone and passes by no matter what you think of. Keys to P39 2A 1. Because she didn’t want to be eight. She didn’t want to grow up. 2. She held her in her arms and explained that being eight was going to be even better than being seven. She told her daughter she loved her very much and she would have a wonderful birthday. 3. Jack Benny claimed to be forever “39 and holding”. It implies you can stay forever young. It’s your attitude not your age that matters. 4. She felt a little scared. 5. Aging is a natural thing. You may go through some physical changes and nothing can stop it. But it’s not bad, and you can enjoy it. 6. According to the author, getting old is fearful but it is also accompanied with joy too. Reading Comprehension Words Expressions 1. weep v. 昨天他因为失败而哭泣。 He wept over his failure yesterday. 她听到那个不幸的消息后哭了起来。 She wept at the sad news. Reading Comprehension Words Expressions 2. sob v. sob one’s heart out 哭得死去活来 Reading Comprehension Words Expressions 3. comfort v. comfort n. cold comfort n. : thing that offers little or no consolation eg, After losing his job, it was cold comfort to be told he’d won the office raffle. 他失去工作以后，听说他抽中了公司的奖劵，有同画饼。 comfortable adj. Reading Comprehension Words Expressions 4. intense adj. Reading