1、Home alone,Feelings?,Have you ever had the kind ofexperience when your parents had to go away and leave you alone or with a pet?,Lead- in,2. Can you imagine what might happen if you were left alone? 3. Could you handle all the responsibility and keep everything clean and safe?,1.Who are the main cha
2、racters in the play? 2.Why do the parents get angry?3.What really happened to their dog, Spot?,Eric, Daniel, Mum and Dad.,Because the room is in a mess./ Because there is garbage all over the place,Spot was ill.,Fast reading,C1. Read the sentences below and decide which ones are true and which ones
3、false according to the play.,1.The boys do not expect their parents to come back so early. 2.Spot ,the dog,looks full of life. 3. Daniels parents still think of him as an adult.,Careful reading,T,F,F,4.Eric does not want to explain to their to their parents. 5.The boys did not clean the house becaus
4、e they went to the clinic. 6.The mother thinks the father should be stricter with Daniel.,F,T,F,C2. Read the play again carefully and answer the following questions.,What are the boys doing when their parents come here? 2. How does the room look when the parents arrive home?,They are playing with a
5、soccer ball.,The room is in a complete mess.,3. Why are the parents angrier with Daniel than with Eric?4. What is the emergency that Eric wants to tell his parents about?,Spot was sick and they had to take him to the clinic.,Because they left Daniel in charge.,5.What does the father want to do with
6、Daniel?,He wants to punish Daniel.,Reading strategy: How to read a play,Whats the characteristics of a play? 2. Do you know how to read a play?,Discussion,Reading strategy: How to read a play,I. The characteristics of a play: Most plays are in the form of a dialogue to be spoken aloud. b.Writers use
7、 different styles of speech. Casual speech is used，sometimes with incomplete sentences.,II. How to read a playTo read it out loud instead of silently to better understand a play. b. To pay attention to the instructions or tips included in a play.,Role- play,2. act the play,1. Find more sentences sai
8、d by thedifferent characters in the play,Moms reactions to the children when seeing the mess,Dads reactions to the children at the sight of the mess,(to Daniel),Childrens responses,(to Daniel),(to Eric),(to Eric),The main characters of the play,Suggested answers:,Eric, hes so tired and hungry! What
9、did you do with the crash we left?,Daniel, we thought you were an adult ,a person whom would make good decisions,garbage all over the place! Where is your brother?,Listen to me, young man- we left you in charge!We thought you could act like an adult! Whom we could trust!,Mum, Dad, Youre back early!
10、But, butYou werent supposed to come home until tomorrow! You dont hate them! I can tell them we had emergency. Then they wont be mad any more.,Mum, Dad, I can explain Stop shouting at me, Im still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault? They never gave me a chance to explain. I hate them! Don
11、t tell them anything.They didnt trust me. They dont deserve an explanation. Why didnt they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me?,D1.Match these new words and phrase from the play with their meanings.,1.vacation (line 2) 2.mess (line 19) 3.trust (line 28) 4.explain (line 38) 5.mad (line 40)
12、 6.rude (line 52),a. believe that sb. is good b. not polite c. angry d. holiday e. a dirty or untidy state f. give a reason for sth.,D2.Daniels dad came to talk with him. Replace each underlined word or phrase with a word which has a similar meaning from the play. Write your answers in the blanks.,W
13、e didnt think you would let the house get so dirty. There was (1)rubbish everywhere. It is really bad, worse than ever before. Your (2)actions this morning made me think of you as a child, not a real adult,Mom and I were very angry beacause the house in a mess,and you were (3)not polite when you ran
14、 to your room and shut the door. We feel you should not have done that. Being a (4) young person is not excuse for to expected for you to act so badly. Im afraid that we cannot (5)allow this.,you must stay home every night for a week, and there will be no TV or using the computer for you either.,Key
15、 (1).garbage (2).behavior (3).rude (4).teenager (5).tolerate,E. Read Daniels conversation with his mother and write the correct words in the blanks.,anyhow explaination supposed clinic emergency defend cash,Mom: Daniel, I need to talk to you. Dad and I realize there is probably an _for everything, b
16、ut you are not _ to act that way. Daniel: Mom, Im sorry, but I was so angry! Why didnt you just ask me what had happened?,explanation,supposed,Mom: Well, we were angry too. Remember, you were in charge, but the house was a mess and it looked like you spent all of the_ on pizza instead of dog food. D
17、o you have anything tosay to _yourself?,defend,cash,Daniel: Spot was sick, Mom. We had to use the money to take him to the_. We stayed there andwaited all day. Thats why we didnt have time to clean the house.,clinic,Mom :_, next time we are onvacation, if you have an_like this you should call us,Any
18、how,emergency,1. Try to write a short passage about this play in your own words. 2. Try to find some difficult words and sentence structures in this reading passage.,1.act n. a.行为,举动 a foolish act 愚蠢的举动, a brave act 勇敢的行为 b.戏幕 Act 5 Scene 2 第五幕第二景vi./ vt. a.扮演, 表演 He acted his part well. 他扮演的那个角色很成功
19、。,Language points,Many children act in TV shows. 有许多孩子在电视节目中进行表演。 b.行动 Think before you act! 三思而后行！ You should act according to your conscience. 你要凭良心办事。 The manager acted on the decision of the director board. 经理根据董事会的决定行事。,2. vacation n. (AmE.) 休假，假期 I worked in a small beachside restaurant during
20、 the college vacation. 我在学院放假时，在一家小的海滨餐馆打工。 She has gone to Canada on vacation. 她到加拿大去度假。(= holiday),3. surprise 使惊奇,使惊愕 His anger surprised me I had thought he was a calm person. 他的愤怒使我很惊讶， 我原来以为他是个冷静的人。 常与at连用，惊呆；使难以置信 He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. 此
21、人由于被发现而非常吃惊,甚至都没有想起逃跑。,n.惊奇,惊愕, 意外C/U n Dont tell him about the present its a surprise. 不要告诉他礼物的事，这是件意想不到的礼物。 I looked at him in surprise I didnt expect to see him again. 我惊奇地看他，没想到又见到他了。,为不可数名词，常与to 连用，构成固定短语。 to ones surprise 使某人惊讶的是 To the teachers surprise, he failed in the exam again.(= To the
22、surprise of sb. ) 其形容词是: surprising 令人惊讶的surprised 感到惊讶的He was extremely surprised at the surprising news!,4. be supposed to 应该，应当 如： The sports meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we had to postpone it due to the bad weather. 5. do with 处理，处置，常与what连用。deal with 处理， 常与how连用。如：What wil
23、l you do with this matter? How will you deal with this matter?,拓展：have something to do with 和有关系 have nothing to do with 和没有关系,6. explain explanation (n.) vt./ vi. 说明；阐明 explain sth. to sb. explain to sb. sth. explain that Will you please explain the third paragraph again for us? 请您把第三段给我们再解释一下好吗?,解
24、释；辩解 Can you explain why you were late? 你能解释一下你为什么迟到吗? 7. in a mess 混乱；杂乱；肮脏 如： Your room is in a mess. Please tidy it. 你的房间杂乱不堪，请把它打扫干净。Your books and magazines are almost in a mess; go and put them in order. 你的书和杂志简直是乱七八糟，去把它们整理一下。,8. with +O.(宾语)+ O.C. (宾语补足语)with+O.+ prep. 如：The teacher came int
25、o the classroom with a book in his hand. We human beings could not survive without all the plants and animals around us.with+O.+ adv. 如：The family went out for a walk with the lights on.,with +O + adj. 如： It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full. 满口食物和人交谈是不礼貌的。 He often sleeps with the door op
26、en/closed. 他经常开/关着门睡觉。,with +O. + v-ing 如： With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English. 有这么多的人每天用英语交流，精通英语将变得越来越重要。,In parts of Asia, you must not sit with your feet pointing at another person. 在亚洲某些地方，你不可以坐着把脚翘起指
27、着别人。 with +O + p.p. 如： All the afternoon, he worked with the door locked. 整个下午，他都锁着门工作。,with +O + to do 如： With two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend. 由于有两门考试担心通不过，这个周末我得真的用功了。 With too much work to do, the mother has no time to take care of her son. 由于有很多工作要做，母亲没有时间 照顾孩子
28、。,with +O + noun. 如： LuXun fought against the enemy with a pen his only weapon. 鲁迅用他唯一的武器笔同敌人作斗争。 9. leave vt 使处于某种状态，听任 leave + O + OC. (adj. /prep, / v-ing / n. /p.p ) 如：,Leave the door open, please. Dont leave him waiting outside in the rain. leave alone 在意为“防止干扰”这一意义时，可以替代 let alone 。 如： Leave h
29、im alone and he will produce. 别打扰他，他会写出来的。 Left alone, he was quite productive. 别打扰他，他相当有创作才能。,10. charge n. in charge of . 负责in the charge of 由负责= in ones chargetake charge of 负责 如： Who is in charge of the factory? Mr. Li will take charge of the project. = The project is in his charge.The Departmen
30、t stores are in the charge of Mr. Li.,charge v. 索价，要价 The barber charges ten dollars for a haircut. 理一次发要价十美元。 (常与with连用)责令；公开指责；控诉 He was charged with stealing a car. 他被指控偷了一辆汽车。 11. reason for Please tell me the reason for your absence. 请说明你缺席的原因。,The reason for his coming late was that he got up
31、late. 他迟到的原因是他起床迟了。 That was the reason for his being late for school. 这就是他上学迟到的原因。 The reason why he was late for work was that he had to send his son to school. 他上班迟到的原因是他要送孩子上学。,I want to know the reason why he failed the exams. 我想知道他没考好的原因。 The reason that he explained to us was not reasonable.
32、他解释给我们的原因不合理。,拓展：for no reason, for some reason, for a simple reason, for the reason of health 如：Yue Fei was killed for no good reason. 岳飞以莫须有的罪名被处死。 He had to give up teaching for the reason of health. 由于健康的原因，他只好放弃教学。,12.adult C/n. 成年人 an adult The adults teach them these skills. 大人们教他们这些技术。 adj.成
33、年的； adult education 成人教育 13. teenager n. teenage adj. 青少年的 teenage problemsteenaged adj. 十几岁的,14. fault/mistake 过错，过失 如： I dont know whose fault it is. 我不知道这是谁的过失。 find fault with sb. /sth. 挑毛病, 找岔 如： We found fault with his speech. 我们挑他演讲的错。 C/n. 缺点,故障 I like him despite his faults.,15. go out 熄灭 如
34、： The fire had gone out when the fire-fighters arrived. The light went out one after another. 过时：变得不流行，不时髦：如： High boots went out last year. 去年高跟靴就不流行了。,16. be hard on =be severe be strict with sb. / in sth. 如：Professor Li is not only strict with his students but also in his research work. 李教授不但对学生严
35、格，工作也很严谨。 17. now that 既然 如:Now that you have known the matter, I think it unnecessary to discuss it again. 既然你知道这件事，就没必要再讨论了。,18. no more =no any more no longer =no any longer no more着重表示数量或程度的减少，意为“再也没有更多(大)的数量(程度)”。常用于将来时，过去时，常跟瞬间性动词连用，一般置于行为动词后。表示“今后不再”。如： Now she wasnt afraid any more. 现在她再也不害怕
36、了。,Time or opportunity lost will return no more. 机不可失，时不再来。 no longer习惯用来修饰表示状态的持续动词,着重表示时间的不再延续，意为“如今不再”。当修饰动词时,no longer通常置于be或行为动词前,指与过去比不再，常用现在时。如：,He was no longer a thief. 他不再是小偷了。 She could not keep up with him any longer. 她不能再赶上他了。 She could no longer find a way to get into the valley. 她再也找不
37、到进山谷的路了。,19. scene / scenery (戏剧)场景，布景 如：This play is divided into three acts, and each act has three scenes. 这个剧分为三幕，每一幕有三个场景。 景色，风景 如：The scene is a perfect dream when you see the sun rising slowly in the east. 观看太阳从东方慢慢升起，这种景色确实太美了。,现场，出事地点 the scene of the crime 犯罪现场 scenery 自然景物，天然风光 风景enjoying
38、 the varied mountain scenery 欣赏不同的山景 The scenery in the mountains is very beautiful. 山里的景色非常美。,2.Difficult sentence structures in this reading passage:,1) Eric runs in after it, following by a big dog又如： There is a loud noise following a sudden burst of light. The soldier found him followed by a spy
39、.,v-ing 表示主动关系,v-ed表示被动关系,对比： The doctor came into the room, followed by several nurses. Several nurses came into the room, following the doctor.,2) Mom.arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected.than expected 比预期的，比预料的。是一种省略结构。如：You did better in the exam than (you had been) expected. Th
40、e project was finished later than expected.,拓展： Do you expect it will rain? Yes, I expect so. /No, I expect not. expect 期待，预料，指望 + n./pron./to do sth. /that 如： The expected to finish the work by Friday. 也常用于复合结构 expect sb. to do sth. / there to be 如：,We cant expect one to change the habit of lifetim
41、e in a short time. They expected there to be some chances. 3. The money with which you were to buy dog food is gone此处were to 表示一种义务、责任。表示“必须、应该”。意思接近于should, must, ought to, have to。 如：,You were to finish the project before Sunday but you didnt. No one is to leave the building. 谁也不得离开这楼房。 You are no
42、t to smoke in this room. =You are not supposed to smoke in this room. You are to be back by 10 oclock.,此外， be to +动词不定式 还可以表示 “计划”、“安排”、“可能”、“命运”等。如： He is to have a holiday. The committee is to meet today. Not a single sound was to be heard.,表示将来,表示计划、安排,表示可能性,They said goodbye, little knowing they were never to meet again.,表示命中注定的事,4. This is not a family where bad behavior goes unpunished. 此处go是联系动词，后接动词的过去分词。=go without being + v-ed go unpunished =go without being+ p. p,
