Task 4：Detailed-reading (1):
? In what order does Marty tell his story? He tells his story in order of time.
? before 10: …; after 10 : …; at high school: …; now: …
Task 5: Deep reading
? Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: This is an introduction to Marty and his muscle disease. Paragraph 2: How the disease developed/ started Paragraph 3: The difficulties Marty has in daily life. Paragraph 4: My fellow students have begun to accept me for who I am. My life is a lot easier at high school.
Paragraph 5: All in all, I have a good life. Paragraph 6: My disability has made me grow stronger and more independent. People with disabilities can also live well.
Task 6 : Discussion
1. What kind of person do you think Marty is? → We can see that Marty is a ____ person. ? optimistic, brave, independent, strong-minded…
2. What do you think is the most difficult thing that Marty has to deal with in his life?
→ Missing lots of school / Not being able to run around and playsports like other boys at his age/ People not understanding that he has a
disability
3. What kind of things does Marty do in order to make his life happy and satisfying?
→ Marty keeps busy doing things like writing computer programming that do not require physical strength. He has friends with whom he can go to movie and football matches and he has a lot of pets. He also studies hard.
4. What can other people do to help Marty and others like him live a good life?
→ They can accept people with disabilities for who they are rather than focus on their disability. They can encourage them to live rich and full lives.
5. Why has his fellow students’ conduct changed towards Marty? → Because they found that Marty was able to live as rich and full a life as everyone else.
Task 7: Group work
From Marty’s inspiring story, what have you learned ?
1: We should be patient with people with disabilities. We shouldn’t get annoyed just because they are slow.
2: We shouldn’t feel sorry for them. That might hurt them. 3: We should help them in a clever way.
4: We should encourage them when they feel down.
5: Just having a disability doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying. 6: Everyone can live well even if he has a disability.
Task 8.Consolidation: multiple choice
1.Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg? A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out. B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本). C. Because they would transplant the new muscle. D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease. 2. From the passage we can infer that __. A. Marty asks others to feel sorry for him. B. Marty never loses heart.
C. Marty is afraid of being made fun of.
D. Marty will not accept any encouragement because he has grown stronger
3. What’s Marty’s dream?
A. Being a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. B. Being a doctor.
C. Being a college student. D. Being a basketball player. 4. Which of the following is false?
A．Although there are a few students who look down upon him, Marty never gets annoyed.
B. Marty leads a meaningful life and does not feel sorry for being
disabled.
C. Marty only spends time with his pets and never with his friends.
Task 9: Homework
Suppose one of your friends has difficulty in his study, and he’s in low spirits. Please write him a letter giving him some encouragement and advice to help him gain confidence.
教学后记： Unit 1 Living Well
Period 3 Learning about language 教案
I．Teaching aims:
1. Do the exercises on page4&5.
2.Learn the new words and phrases in reading I.
II. Procedures：
Task 1. Fill in the table below. You can use the dictionary to help you.
Noun Adjective aimbition ambitious absence absent suitbility suitable benefit beneficial annoyance annoyed Noun Adjective clumsiness clumsy firmness firm noise noisy psychology psychological encouragement encouraging Task 2.Do exercise for Ex.2 on page4
? Answer each question by using the correct new word in this unit: 1. How do you measure the length of a race round a race track?lap
2. How would you feel if someone kept talking when you were trying to read? annoyed 3. In what way can a teacher check if you have learned the new words by heart? encouragement 4. What do you call an item written in a diary or in a dictionary? conduct 5. What kind of instrument does a doctor need to examine viruses in blood? microscope 6. How do you describe someone who is happy to meet new people? fulfilling 7. What do you call students in the same year group and the same situation as you? fellow students 8. What do you call the behaviour of one student to others? annoyance Task 3 Learn new words and expressions: