1、Family matters Developing ideas Unit 3 What is the similarity among the pictures? 1. Do you have any sibling (brothers or sisters)? 2. Do you want to have any one? Give your reasons. 3. Whats your relationship with your siblings? 4. Do you think having siblings is good or not good? Why? Questionnair
2、e 1. Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Predict what the passage is about. 2. Read the passage and check your prediction. JUST A BROTHER Read the passage and choose the main massage of the passage. A. Love and competition between the Brownlee brothers make them successful athletes. B.
3、 People have different opinions about Alistair Brownlees actions in the triathlon final. C. For Alistair Brownlee, family love is more important than winning the triathlon final. C Learning to learn Features are “people stories” and are typically longer than standard news stories. Features are writt
4、en in and individual style with extra detail and background. Feature stories typically start with a “hook” that gets the interest of the reader. The style of the first paragraph also needs to set the tone of the whole piece. The middle part contains the “meat” of the story, with the ending being a s
5、ummary, a powerful quote or even a surprise for the reader. Read the statements about feature stories and the passage, then answer the questions below. 1. How do you understand the word “hook”? What do you think is the “hook” of the passage? Why？ 2. What is the tone of the whole passage about the fi
6、rst paragraph? 3. Is the ending of the passage a summary, a powerful quote or a surprise for the readers? Retell the story of the Brownlee brothers. Give your opinions on Alistairs actions. End by saying what you have learnt from the story. (In.in., as Alistair.he saw his brother Jonny.He chose. and
7、 gave up.He ran.and.and. Finally.) (In my opinion, Alistairs actions.) (From the story I have learnt that.) Think and share 1. How are opinions about the Brownlee brothers divided? Which do you agree with? Give your reasons. 2. Why does Alistair think that having a brother is “an advantage”? 3. What do you think about having a brother or sister? 4. Do you know any Chinese stories about family love? Share them with the class. 孔融，字文举，鲁国人， 孔子二十世孙也。高祖父 尚，钜鹿太守。父宙，泰 山都尉。融别传曰：融四 岁，与兄食梨，辄引小者。 人问其故。答曰：“小儿， 法当取小者。” Homework 课后练习