1、Lesson 47: I Made It!,THINK ABOUT IT,Are you good at spelling? What words do you think are hard to spell?What English skills would you like to improve?,Look at Peters paper. Can you correct his mistakes?The Good Lunch byPeter Lopez One day, my father went to the Shoping Centre. He bot bread at the b
2、akery. On his way home, he stopped at his bruthers hoose . “Hi”, he sayd to ,shopping,bought,brothers,house,said,Peter left Miss Martins classroom feeling like a loser. His teacher wrote a big “F” for “fail” on his English exam paper.Krista, his friend, noticed him looking sad. “Whats wrong, Peter?”
3、 asked Krista.“I just failed my English exam,” replied Peter. “I made too many spelling mistakes.”“If I can spell, you can spell too,” said Krista.,Peter didnt agree. He came from Mexico. English was not his first language. But Krista was not going to let Peter give up. The next day, she gave Peter
4、a book - The Top 500 Most Often Misspelled Words.,“There are 125 days left before the end of the school year,” said Krista. “Each day, you will learn how to spell four of these words. I am here to help you. OK? Soon, you will master them all.”Peter accepted the challenge. He worked very hard, both b
5、y himself and with Krista.,On the last day of school, Miss Martin stood in front of the class. She presented many awards that day, but she was most excited to present one very special award: the Most-Improved Student Award. She gave it to Peter and said, “Your spelling was perfect in your last paper
6、. Im very proud of you.”,Peter felt so happy. After school, he told Krista the good news, “I made it!” he said. “Its all because of your help! Thank you so much!”“Good for you, Peter! I am proud of you.”,1. Peter left Miss Martins classroom feeling like a loser.彼得离开马丁老师的教室时,感到自己像个失败者。,feeling like a
7、 loser作left的伴随状语。,伴随状语是指状语从句的动作伴随主句发生。 它的特点是:它所表达的动作或者状态是伴随 句子谓语动词的动作而发生或存在的。,He sat in the armchair, reading a newspaper. 他坐在扶手椅里读报纸。 He sat under the tree, drinking tea. 他坐在树下喝茶,伴随状语,伴随状语,2. His teacher wrote a big “ F ” for “ fail ”on his English exam paper.老师在彼得的英语试卷上写了一个大大的“F”表示不及格。,fail既可以做名词,
8、也可以作动 词,表示“不及格”,You will fail in French if you dont work hard. 你再不努力学习,你的法语考试就要不及格啦! I tried to fix the computer but failed. 我想把电脑修好,但是失败了。,3. Krista, his friend, noticed him looking sad.克里斯塔,他的朋友,注意到他看起来很伤心。,notice意为“注意到”,在本句中是一个感官动词。,notice常见的用法为:,notice sb. do sth.,注意到某人做了某事,notice sb. doing sth.
9、,注意到某人正在做某事,指注意到了动作do的全过程,指注意到动作do正在发生,4. I just failed my English exam.我英语考试没及格。,fail意思是“失败;不及格;没做成某事”,fail to do sth. fail in doing sth.,未能(做到); 失败;未履行,I tried to fix the equipment but failed. 我想把机器修理好,但是失败了。 I fail to see why you find it so amusing. 我不明白为什么你们感觉这事如此好笑。,If you dont work hard, you m
10、ay fail. 如果你不努力,你就会失败。 He failed (in) the exam. 他考试没有通过。 He failed to catch the bus. 他没能赶上公共汽车。,fail的反义词是succeed,常与in连用,意思是 “成功,达到目的”。,If you dont succeed at first, try again. 如果一开始不成功,就再试试。 I succeeded in getting that job. 我成功获得了那份工作。,fail的名词,failure,succeed的名词,success,5. But Krista was not going t
11、o let Peter give up. 但克里斯塔不想让皮特放弃。,give up表示“放弃”,可以接名词、动名词作宾语,也可不接任何宾语。,I havent given up smoking, but Im cutting down. 我没有戒烟,但是抽得少了。,give up与give in 都有“放弃:让步”之意,give up,指行为者碰到某种困难或原因而 自己主动放弃,give in,指行为者屈于某种压力而被迫按 别人的要求去做,侧重于屈服。,They decided to give up their plan. 他们决定放弃计划了。 His mother gave in and
12、bought him a new toy. 他母亲拗不过他,只得给他买了一件新玩具。,6. There are 125 days left before the end of the school year.在这学年结束之前还有125天。,left在这里是leave的过去分词,做days的后置定语,起到修饰和补充说明的作用。,Sorry! I have no money left. 对不起,我没钱了。 Be quick! There is only one minute left. 快点!只剩下一分钟啦!,before的用法:, 作副词,表示“以前;已经”,在句中单独作状语,句 子常用完成时态
13、。, 作介词,表示时间、顺序、位置等,意为“在面前;与面对面”。, 作连词,引导时间状语从句。,August comes before September. 八月份在九月份之前。 Ladies before gentlemen.女士优先。 I have seen that film before. 我以前看过那部电影。 I must finish my homework before I watch TV. 我必须做完作业才能看电视。, 作介词, 作介词, 作副词, 作连词,7. Each day, you will learn how to spell four of these words
14、.每天,你要学会怎样拼写四个单词。,是疑问词加动词不定式来代替从句的用法, 在句子中一般可以作主语、宾语和表语,How to save the child is the most important thing to us. 怎么样拯救这个孩子对我们来说是最重要的。 I dont know what to do next. 我不知道下一步该怎样做。 The problem is when to start. 问题是什么时候开始。,(作主语),(作宾语),(作表语),8. Peter accepted the challenge.彼得接受了这个挑战。,接受,He has accept our i
15、nvitation. 他已经接受了我们的邀请。,accept还可以表示接受某些抽象的东西,如想 法、表扬、批评、道歉等。,I accepted his friendship. 我接受了他的友谊。 I could not accept his behavior. 我不能接受他的行为。,9. He worked very hard, both by himself and with Krista. 他非常努力,既自学又向克里斯塔学。, bothand意思是“两个都;既又”它通常连接两个相同性质的句子成分。若连 接的两个成分作主语,谓语用复数。,Tonight they will both sing
16、 and dance. 今晚他们将又唱又跳。 Both she and I are good at English. 她和我都擅长英语。,He used to travel by himself. 他从前常常独自旅行。,by himself,意思是“独自一人(=alone )”,表示“独立地,单独地(=without help)”,He finished it by himself. 他独立完成了那件事项工作。,They presented the heroes with many flowers. 他们向英雄们敬献了很多鲜花。,present有很多的词性,归纳如下:,动词,表示“赠送,分发”
17、,名词,表示“礼物”,He often gave his neighbours kids little presents. 他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子们。,常用结构:,present sb. with sth,present sth. to sb,把某物赠送给某人,形容词,表示“出席的,在场的,现在的,目 前的”,How many people were present at the meeting? 到会的有多少人? Im not satisfied with the present situation. 我对目前的情况不满意。,11. I made it! 我做到了!I made it!
18、经常用在口语中,表示“我搞定了, 我成功了!”,12. Its all because of your help! 这全是因为你的帮助。,because of 为介词词组,表示“因为”,后接名词、代词、动名词等。,He lost his job because of his age. 由于年龄关系他失去了工作。,because是连词,后边要接一个完整的句子。,试比较:我没有来上学,是因为我生病了。 I didnt go to school because I am ill. I didnt go to school because of my illness.,Listen to the di
19、alogues and tick the correct answers.,How does the boy feel?He feels excited. He feels nervous. 2.Who are the two speakers?A student and a teacher. A girl and her aunt. 3.How did Cindy to on her homework?She didnt do well. She did an excellent job. 4. How many days are there before the end of the te
20、rm?Seven days. Seven weeks.,Read the lesson and complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.,Peter came from Mexico. He_ his English exam because he spelled too many words wrong. His friend Krista_ that. “If I can spell, you can spell, too,” said Krista. Peter didnt_ because
21、English wasnt his first language.,agree present notice fail accept,failed,noticed,agree,Krista helped Peter make a study plan. Peter _the challenge, and he worked very hard.On the last day of school, Miss Martin_ _the Most-Improved Student Award to Peter. His spelling was perfect in the last exam. P
22、eter felt so happy. He thanked Krista. Practice makes perfect! It always works.,accepted,presented,Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of the words above.,A: Did you _that? Jim does not seem happy today.B: Yes. But maybe he is just tired. He played soccer this morning. 2.A: I think we shou
23、ld visit our grandpa next weekend.B: I _. We havent visited him for a whole month.,notice,agree,3. A: I know you really want this job. But if you_, what will you do?B: I will feel sad, but I will not give up. Ill continue working toward my dream.,fail,Work in groups of three. Rewrite the lesson as a dialogue and act it out.,