Unit 9 Optimism and Pessimism（精选2篇）

Unit9OptimismandPessimism篇1

一.教学内容：unit9optimismandpessimism.lesson2andlesson3 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heartattack心脏病发作tendto 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begoodfor…对……有好处inthefuture将来correcttheproblem改正问题changethewayyoutalk改变你说话的方式diefrom… 死于……●重点句型1.howoftendoyougoshopping?你多久购物一次？2.welcometoourstore.欢迎光临本店。3.what’syourfavoritekindoftea?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：

lesson2readandthink

optimismandpessimismareyouanoptimistorapessimist?optimistsarealwayshopefulandpositive.pessimistsalwaysexpecttheworstandseethenegativesideofthings.theoptimistsays,“theglassishalf-full.”thepessimistsays,“theglassishalf-empty.”dr.seligmanisapsychologistwhosestudiesshowthatoptimistsarehealthierthanpessimists.pessimistssufferfromdepressionmoreoftenthanoptimistsdo.therewereagroupofmenwhohadheartattacks.aftereightyears,mostoftheoptimisticmenwerestillalive,whilemostofthepessimisticmenhaddiedfromanotherheartattack.

dr.seligmanalsosaysthatoptimistsaremoresuccessful.athletes,politicians,andbusinessmenwhohaveoptimisticviewsoftheworldtendtosucceed.

here’sthegoodnews:everyonecanlearntobemoreoptimistic.themainwayistochangethewayyoutalktoyourself.whensomethingbadhappenstopessimists,theybelieveitwillaffectthemtheirwholelives.whensomethingbadhappenstooptimists,theyseethatitisjustoneevent.theyalsobelievethattheycancorrecttheproblem,soitwon’thappeninthefuture.here’sanexample:

anoptimistandapessimisttakeamatchtest.theyarebothgoodstudents,butbothofthemfailthistest.thepessimistthinks,“i’mprobablygoingtofaileverytest.i’mnevergoingtolearnmath.it’stoodifficultforme.nobodywilllikemebecausei’materriblestudent.”theoptimistthinks,“itwasonlyonetest.i’masmartstudent.iknowicandomuchbetternexttime.”bekindertoyourself.bemorehopeful.alwaysseetheglassashalf-full! 

readingcomprehension circlethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.whoisdr.seligman?(b) a.amanwhohasaheartattack. b.apsychologistwhostudiesoptimistsandpessimists. c.anathletewhowonthegoldmedal.2.aftereightyears,whathappenedtotheheartattachvictimswhowerepessimistic?(a) a.mostofthemdied. b.halfofthemwerehealthy. c.mostofthemwerestudents.3.whatdooptimiststhinkwhensomethingbadhappens?(c) a.itwillaffectthemtheirwholelives. b.ithappensbecauseofotherpeople. c.itisjustoneincident.4.whatshouldyoudotobecomemoreoptimistic?(a) a.sayencouragingthingstoyourself. b.haveaheartattack. c.becomeastudent.5.whichsentencebestdescribeshowanoptimistlooksatlife?(a) a.theglassishalf-full. b.theglassishalf-empty. c.theglassisfull. 

formingopinions:guidedwriting1.astudentwantstoexplainwhyitisbettertobeanoptimist.studyhisnotes.

optimistsarehealthier.dr.seligman’sstudiesshowthat:(a)optimistslivelongerthanthepessimists.(b)optimistssufferlessfromdepression.

optimistsaremoresuccessful.(a)athleteswinmore.(b)politiciansgetmorevotes.(c)businessmendobetterwork. 2.nowhelpthisstudentwriteawell-organizedparagraph.givereasonsforeachopinion. ibelievethatitisbettertobeanoptimistfortworeasons.firstofall,(1)optimistsarehealthier.dr.seligmanstudiedsome(2)optimistsandpessimists.theoptimistslive(3)longerthanthepessimists.healsosaysthat(4)optimistssufferlessfromdepression.theothermainreasonisthat(5)optimistsaremoresuccessful.athletesthatareoptimistic(6)viewsofthewordtendtosucceedoptimistic(7)politiciansgetmorevotes.andoptimistic(8)businessmendobetterwork.forthesereasonsiwilltrytobemoreoptimistic. 【典型例题】（  ）1.nomatterwhat_________,youshouldkeepcalm. a.takesplace                    b.happens                 c.occur 解析：选b。三个词都有“发生”之意，都是不及物动词，不能用于被动语态。但happen往往表示偶然或未能预见地发生；takeplace指事先布置或策划好后发生；occur通常可以与happen互换。 （  ）2.wewillhaveapartythisweekend.willyou_________us? a.takepartin                   b.join                       c.attend 解析：选b。join通常只参加某组织或团体；attend是正式用语，只参加会议或仪式等；takepartin是参加活动。 （  ）3.i’vewonaholidayfortwoweekstoflorida.i_________mymom. a.amtaking                     b.havetaken             c.willhavetaken 解析：选a。本题中iamtakingmymom是进行时表示将来。 （  ）4.carelessdriving__________alotofhighwayaccidents. a.affects                         b.causes                   c.results 解析：选b。cause是“导致、引起”的意思，与accident搭配。occur： v.发生   vi.出现，存在，发生 

Unit9OptimismandPessimism篇2

一.教学内容：unit9optimismandpessimism.lesson4 二.重点、难点：   语法

lesson4reviseandimproveinfinitives&gerunds

infinitiveorgerund:ilikeswimming.iliketoswim.

gerundonly:ienjoyswimming.

infinitiveonly:iwanttogo.

let’stakealook:

withsomeverbs,weusetheverb+aninfinitive.

afford,expect,refuse,agree,hope,plan,seem,appear,learnpretend,want,decide

manage,promise

ipromisetogivethebookbacktoyou.

iwanttowatchamovie.

withsomeverbs,weusetheverb+agerund.

admit,finish,giveup,avoid,consider,mind,delay,postpone,suggest,enjoy,putoff,deny

haveyoufinisheddoingyourhomework?

ienjoywalkingintherain.

someverbscantakeeitheraninfinitiveoragerund

begin,hate,love,like,start:thereisnodifferenceinmeaningbetweentheinfinitiveandgerundforms.

forget,regret,remember,stop,try:thereisadifferenceinmeaningbetweentheinfinitiveandgerundforms.

iforgotgoingtotheirhouse.(iwentthere,butiforgotaboutit.)

iforgottogototheoffice.(iwassupposedtogothere,butididn’tbecauseiforgot.)

nowyoutry:

1.hecan’tafford__________acomputer.(buy)

2.itstopped__________afewminutesago.(rain)

3.don’tforget__________yourgrandfather!(call)

4.didyoufinish__________yourhomeworkyet?(do)

5.ihope__________agoodgradeinenglish.(get)

6.idecided__________herforhelp.(ask)

7.itisn’teasytogiveup__________chocolate.(eat)

aworkbyyourself

completethesentencesusinginfinitivesorgerunds.

1.writedownthreeactivitiesthatyoulike.

ilike________________________________________.

2.writedownthreeactivitiesthatyoudon’tenjoy.

idislike________________________________________.

3.whatdoyouthinkpeopleshouldstopdoing?

ithinkpeopleshouldstop____________________.

wordbank

verbstakeaninfinitive:

afford    expect    refuse    agree      plan       seem      appear    learn             pretend

want             decide

verbstakeagerund:

admit     finish     giveup   avoid      consider        mind      delay      postpone

suggest  enjoy

bworkinpairs

interviewyourpartnerwiththefollowingquestions:

ifyoustudyatnight,whattimedoyouusuallyfinish?

whatactivitydoyoulike?

whatdoyourparentswant?

whatactivitydoyoureallyhate?

whatdoyouwanttogiveup?

whatwasthelastthingyoupromised?

what’syourbighopefornextyear?

whatthingsdoesyourteacherexpect?

istheresomethingyoushouldquit?

now,writedownyourpartners’repliesinyournotebook.remembertousethecorrectformaftertheverb!

mypartnersaidhe/sheusuallyfinishesstudyingat____________________.he/shelikes____________________.he/shehates______________________________.

cworkasagroup

readyourpartner’sanswer,andlistenasothergroupmembersreadtheirpartners’.askquestions!

三.具体内容：

listenandspeakconversationsincontext

aexchangetheunderlinedexpressionswiththenewonesontheright.practicethedialoguewithyourpartner.

a:welcometoourstore.mayihelpyou?

b:yes,please.i’dliketobuysometea.

a:whatkindofteawouldyoulike?

b:i’mnotreallysure.whatdoyourecommend?

iwanttofindsomenicetea.

ihopeicanbuysomenicetea.

whichonesarethemostpopular?

canyourecommendsomegoodchineseteas?

bpracticethedialoguewithyourpartner.changethedialoguearoundeachtime.

a:canihelpyou?

b:yes.i’dliketobuyapairofjeansformyfriend.

a:ok.whatsizedoesyourfriendwear?

b:size28,ithink.

a:whatdoyouthinkofthese?

b:theylooknice.howmucharethey?

a:they’re$24.99.

b:ok.i’lltakethem.couldyougift-wrapthemplease?

a:ofcourse.

apairofshoesformyfather–size11-$19.50

ashirtformycousin–medium-$9.99

apairofsocksformyfriend–size7or8-$3.00

at-shirtformyfriend–large-$5.49

acoatformymother–small-$39.99

howdoyoulikethese?

doyoulikethese?

whatdotheycost?

whatpricearethey? 【典型例题】 1.sheiswelcome_________herewhenevershelikes.      a.tostay                            b.stay                                c.staying解析：选a。welcome是不及物动词，但不可以说welcomesb.todosth.或welcomesb.tosomeplace.  2.therewas_________time_______ilikedtodrinktea.      a.a,that                            b.a,when                          c.the,that      解析：选b。“therewasatimewhen…”这个句式表示“曾经有一段时间……”  3.—doyouthinkthestarswillbeatthebulls?—yes.theyhavebetterplayers,soi_________themtowin.      a.hope                              b.expect                            c.prefer      解析：选b。hope后不能带由不定式作宾补的复合宾语，即不能说hopesb.todosth.；expect是“期待”的意思，prefersb.todo“宁愿某人做某事”的意思。  4.imustapologizefor___________itaheadoftime.      a.lettingyounotknow      b.notlettingyouknow        c.lettingyouknownot解析：选b。本题考查动名词否定式在句中作介词宾语的用法。not必须放在动名词前。