1、 Using Using language language New words in listening:dip 浸，蘸grow-up 成人tadpole 蝌蚪knock into碰到，撞上某人lily 百合花feel down confident 有信心的，自信的appreciate 鉴赏，感激，意识到Hello,everyone.My name is Freddy.Listen to the story of“Freddy the Frog()”once and then write down the main idea._This story is about a singer who
2、 joined a band and became a singer.Listen to the tape again and do the true or false exercise.1.Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.2.He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf.3.The singers of the band could sing very loudly.FTT4.Freddy thought he could sing as well as
3、the other singing frogs.5.Freddy was very confident about his singing.6.He sang the song to ask the other frogs to be his friends.FFFExtensive readingExtensive readingWe formed a band and soon we becamefamous and went to Britain to give performances.Then what would happen in Britain?We would succeed
4、 or fail?Did Freddy and his band get a great success in Britain?Yes,they got a great success and became very popular in Britain.Whats the main idea of the story?This is a story about a band that became famous and did not like it.HomeworkExpress your opinion on the following questions.What do you thi
5、nk are the advantages of being famous?What are the advantages of not being famous?Do you think you would enjoy being famous?1.Freddy was now quite confidentwhen he went into a concert hall.be confident+从句对有信心be confident of(about,in)对有信心Language points for Reading IIHe is quite confident that hell p
6、ass the driving text.Dont be too confident in your own opinion.Tom is confident of his ability to overcome the difficulty.2.He had to go to London,wear an expensive suit and give a performanceto a TV camera.performance n.表演performer n.表演者perform v.表演,履行,执行,表现They put on a performance last night.What
7、 play will be performed tomorrow?Perform your promise.The car performs well on hills.One should perform ones duties.3.Then things went wrong.Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.go wrong 出了毛病=Something is wrong with =There is something wrong with My watch went wrong y
8、esterday.Whats wrong with you?He was done wrong.他受了冤枉。4.At last feeling very upset and sensitive,Freddy and his band realized that they must leave the country before it became too painful for them.考点 sensitive 在句中作“易生气的;感情容易冲动的;神经质的”讲；此外还可意为“易受伤害的；易损坏的；敏感的”。常用结构：be sensitive to/about.对敏感。考例 The elde
9、rly need special care in winter,as they are _ to the sudden change of weather.(2004上海春)A.sensitive B.sensibleC.flexible D.positive点拨 本题考查形容词辨析。sensitive敏感的；sensible明智的；flexible有弹性的；positive积极的。题意是表达老年人对天气变化的反应的，所以选A。I.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母，写出该单词的正确形式。1.There are all sorts of magazines here.Can you s_ th
10、em out?2.She was very well before lunch,but felt sick a_.sortafterwardsII.用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。1.I think we should make our nation more _(confidence),which is of great importance to the China of 21st century.2.My feet were sometimes so _(pain)that I could not wear my shoes.3.We appreciated his _(devote)of
11、 time and money to the project.confidentpainfuldevotion4.I like watching TV in _(add)to going to the movies.5.An artist is _(sense)to beauty.6.Ive had an _(invite)from my neighbour.invitation additionsensitiveThis song is a ballad and tells a story.Each part tells some of the story.Write down the ma
12、in idea for each part.P73 Reading task1.When his son is growing up,his father is often away and very busy.But the son wants to copy his father.2.At ten the father is too busy to play with his son,but the son still wants to copy his father.3.Home from college the son is too busy to talk to his father.4.Now the father is old and retired,he finds his son is too busy to see him.He now realizes that his son has grown up just like him.