1、Word powerStep 1: BrainstormingIn this section well learn the words and idioms used to describe emotions and feelings. Now Idlike you to answer the following questions:What words do you know can express happiness?Apart from happiness, what other types of emotions do you know? Can you think of some w
2、ords that can express these kinds of feelings? (love joy excitement hate fear jealousy delight surprise astonishment frustration depression contentment satisfaction concern worry fury curiosity )Step 2: Vocabulary learning1. Read the instructions on page 22 and study the examples listed in the table
3、.2. Write the adjective forms of other nouns related to emotion. Reference Nouns Adjectives astonishment astonished delight delighted fury furious curiosity curious satisfaction satisfied depression depressed amazement amazed disappointmemt disappointedStep 3: Practice1. Lets focus on Part A. Circle
4、 the right word according to each different situation.Answers 1 angry 2 angrier 3 content 4 contentment 5 frustration 6 frustrated 7 frightened 8 fright 9 concerned 10 concern 11 jealous 12 jealousy2. Do the exercise in Part B.Answers 1 excitement 2 afraid 3 frightened 4 frustration 5 jealousy 6 ang
5、ry 7 sad 8 happy 9 concerned 10 contentStep 4: CompetitionHow many emotional words do you know? Now Ill divide you into several groups. Youll have a competition to see which group has the most words. In the end you need to group emotional words into three different categories: happiness, sadness and
6、 anger. Words describing happiness: Noun forms: joy, happiness, delight Adjective forms: joyful, happy, delighted Words describing sadness: Noun forms: sadness, depression Adjective forms: sad, depressed Words describing anger: Noun forms: anger, fury Adjective forms: angry, furiousStep 5: Vocabular
7、y extension1. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Im not_(satisfied, satisfaction) with what Ive done. I cant get_ (satisfied, satisfaction) from it. (satisfied; satisfaction) I was _ (amazed, amazement) by the change in his appearance. All of us looked at him in_ (amazed, amazement).
8、 (amazed; amazement) The boy is _ (curious, curiosity) about everything. His burning_ (curious, curiosity) inspires him to learn more. (curious; curiosity)Over the moon2. Do part C. In the English language, there are some idioms about emotions. Guess their meanings.Hot under the collarhappyangryemot
9、ionsOn cloud ninefly off the handlesaddown in the dumpsfeel blue3. Reading comprehensionThere are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsi
10、ble for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For stu
11、dents who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education i
12、s so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The l
13、ast point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been e
14、xplained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in
15、their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.1. Open education allows the students to _ .A. grow as the
16、educated Bbe responsible for their futureC. develop their own interests Ddiscover subjects outside class2. Open education may be a good idea for the students who_.Aenjoy learning Bworry about gradesCdo well in a traditional classroomDare responsible for what they do in life.3. Some students will do
17、little in an open classroom because_ .Athere are too few rules Bthey hate activitiesCopen education is similar to the traditional education Dthey worry about the rules4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?ASome traditional teachers do not like it. BMany teachers do not believe in
18、 open education.CTeachers may have problems in open classrooms.DThe teachers feelings and attitudes are important to the students.5. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?AOpen education is a really complex idea.BOpen education is better than traditional education.CTeachers dislike open education.DThe writer thinks that open education is a good idea in practice.Answers 15 CBADA Step 6: Homework1. Part C on page 114 in the Workbook.2. Prepare Grammar and usage.
