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Are you familiar with these Are you familiar with these pictures?pictures?

Some cartoon characters of Some cartoon characters of our childhood our childhood

What do these What do these picturespictures make you think about?make you think about?

ChildhoodChildhood

How do you think of your How do you think of your childhood?childhood?

If you have a chance to return If you have a chance to return to your childhood, what would to your childhood, what would you like to do if you were a you like to do if you were a boy againboy again? ?

Listen to the text by Listen to the text by computer and try to get computer and try to get the main idea of the essay. the main idea of the essay.

(Try to read after the (Try to read after the computer) computer)

Skim the text and think about Skim the text and think about the questions. the questions.

If the author were a boy If the author were a boy again, what kind of attitude again, what kind of attitude would have towards life?would have towards life?

What does the author think What does the author think about the training , if he about the training , if he were a boy again?were a boy again?

Scan the essay and try to find out Scan the essay and try to find out key words and phrases of each key words and phrases of each

paragraph.paragraph.

Try to complete Try to complete

the following form.the following form.

If I were a boy againIf I were a boy again

Training Training Attitude Attitude

Never give up Never give up Train myself in to a Train myself in to a habit of attention habit of attention

Do that by every possible Do that by every possible means, and on every means, and on every possible occasionpossible occasion

Conquer the fearConquer the fear

Smile upon life and be Smile upon life and be optimisticoptimistic

Teach myself to say Teach myself to say ““NoNo”” more oftenmore often

Be more polite Be more polite towards friends and towards friends and strangersstrangers

Love Love

Practice perseverance

Pay more attention to the training of the memory

Train myself in to have Train myself in to have couragecourage

Refuse to do worthy Refuse to do worthy thingthing

CourtesiesCourtesies

Make others happyMake others happy

Let nothing come between Let nothing come between me and the subject in me and the subject in handhand

Look on the cheerful side

Learn some new words and Learn some new words and language points in the text.language points in the text.

in handin hand: held in hand; under control: held in hand; under control

1.He has much cash in hand. 2.We have the situation well in hand. on …occasion: at…time

1.On that occasion I was not at home. 2.I only wear a tie on special occasions.

arisearise: happen; appear: happen; appear How did the quarrel arise?How did the quarrel arise?

cf. cf. arouse, raise, risearouse, raise, rise Their sufferings aroused our pity. Their sufferings aroused our pity. That question raised my interest.That question raised my interest. Prices rose sharply.Prices rose sharply.

in return (for)in return (for):: in exchange (for); in in exchange (for); in

payment (for) payment (for)

We gave her some roses in return for her kindness.

in contact with: in touch with We kept in direct contact with them.The control tower was in radio contact with the plane.

ConsolidationConsolidation

Text UnderstandingText Understanding Do Do ““True or FalseTrue or False”” questions on questions on

page89.page89.

ActivityActivity

IF IF (Doraemon)(Doraemon) will send you will send you back to you childhood by back to you childhood by the timethe time machinemachine, what would you like to do ? , what would you like to do ?

Discuss with your group members Discuss with your group members and write a passage, and write a passage, ““If I Were a Boy If I Were a Boy AgainAgain”” may serve as an example. may serve as an example.

Homework:

1. Students’ Workbook: Exercise ~ ExerciseⅠ Ⅲ

2. Review some language focuses and the Subjunctive Mood.

Thank you!