英语人教版八年级上册unit6sectionb 2a-2e.pptVIP

New Year’s Resolutions make resolutions I am going to visit Sanya next year. I am going to learn to dance next year. I am going to study harder next year… A: What are you going to do next year? B: I am going to get good grades. A: How are you going to do that? B: Well, I’m going to study hard and get good grades. A: Sounds like a good plan. I want to get a lot of exercise. Discuss the questions with your partner. 2a Did you make any resolutions last year? Yes, I did. Were you able to keep them? Sure. Because I practiced soccer really hard. And we made our soccer team. Why? 2b Read the passage and match each paragraph (1-3) with its main purpose. Underline the words and phrases that helped you decide. __ To question the idea of making resolutions __ To discuss the different kinds of resolutions __ To give the meaning of resolution 第三段：hardly ever keep them. … the best resolution is to have no resolutions! 第一段：It’s a kind of promise. However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions. 第二段：different kinds of resolutions; some…; some resolutions… Which paragraph in the passage do you think each sentence goes in? Write the letters [A-D] in the correct places in the passage. These are about making yourself a better person. For example, a student may have to find more time to study. C. There are good reasons for this. D. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions. 2c Answer the questions with short sentences. What is a resolution? ____________________________ 2. When do people make resolutions? ________________________________ 3. Why do people usually make resolutions? ________________________________ ________________________________ It’s a kind of promise. They hope that they can improve their lives. At the beginning of the year. 2d 4. How can people remember their resolutions? _______________________________