ReadingforWritingLearning

objectivesYouareexpected

toreadKayla’spageonawellnessbookwiththetitle“going

positive”.learnhowtomakecomparisons

appropriately.writeapageforaclasswellnessbookfollowingKayla’s

sample.makeadifference有作用或影響

makeadifferencetosb./sth.對......有影響/有關系Itmakesadifference(tosb.)+wh-從句……（對某人）有影響/有關系

相關短語：makelittle

/nodifference(tosb./sth.)（對某人/某物）幾乎沒有影響tellthedifference區別/辨別不同ratherthan而不是woulddosth.ratherthandosth.prefertodosth.ratherthandosth.比起……更愿意做……注意：（1）ratherthan常起到連詞的作用，其連接的兩個并列成分的詞性應該一致。IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkratherthancoffee.我想要冷飲而不是咖啡。（2）ratherthan連接兩個并列成分作主語，謂語動詞應該與ratherthan前面的成分在人稱2和數上保持一致。具有相同用法的詞組還有aswellas,togetherwith,with,besides等。SheratherthanIisgoingtogoshopping.要去購物的是她，而不是我。cut…out

停止做（或使用、食用）；剪下

與cut有關的短語：cutup切碎cutoff切斷；停掉；隔絕；擋住cutin插嘴cutthrough開辟（出路或通道）compare…with/to…與……比較（1）compare…to…有“把……比作……”之意，不可與compare…with…互換。（2）過去分詞短語comparedwith做狀語時，可用comparedto替換。stressn.壓力；緊張；重音vt.強調；重讀；使焦慮不安vi.焦慮不安understress在壓力下lay/put/place/stresson…強調/重視……stressout/stresssb.(out)（使）焦慮不安；疲憊不堪stressfuladj.產生壓力的；緊張的（常用來修飾事物）詞匯hearfrom收到……的來信ask…about詢問……的情況buildup建成awiderangeofsports許多體育項目enjoygreatpopularity很受歡迎givemestrengthtoconfrontthechallenges給我迎接挑戰的力量5.stressn.壓力，緊張，重音vt.強調，重讀，使焦慮不安搭配:understress在壓力下reducestress減少壓力mentalstress精神壓力sufferfromstress承受壓力dealwithstress應對壓力練習：Thingscaneasilygowrongwhenpeopleare

stress.人在壓力之下，辦事情就容易出差錯。under7.makeadifference有作用或影響8.exchangeideas交換意見9.nowandthen有時，偶爾10.compare…with/to…與……比較11.incommonwith與……有共同點12.ratherthan而不是13.cut…out停止做（或使用、食用）14.makesense有道理，合乎情理，表述清楚15.agreewith同意，贊成常用表達：Howmuchdoyouknowabout…?Ilike…because…ThereasonwhyIlike...isthat…Myfavoriteplayeris…Ilikehim/herbecause…Attheageof…Ishowedgreatinterestin…Ibecameinterestedin…whenIwas…Ofallthesports,Ilike…best.…ismyfavoritesport.Peopleallovertheworldlike…IfyouaskmewhichsportIlikebest…DoyouwanttoknowwhichsportIlikebest?Ifirstlearnedto…attheageof…Ibecomemoreandmore…byplaying…IhopeinthefutureIcan…Ireallywanttobe…whenIgrowup.Ⅰ．重點單詞1．__________vi.競爭；對抗→______________n.比賽；競爭→______________adj.有競爭性的→_____________n.競爭者2．__________vi.&vt.假裝；裝扮compete

competition

competitive

competitor

pretend

3．__________num.一百萬→__________num.一百→___________num.一千→__________num.十億4．________vi.作弊；舞弊vt.欺騙；蒙騙n.欺騙手段；騙子5．___________n.觀眾；聽眾6．___________adj.積極的；正面的；樂觀的；肯定的→___________adj.消極的；否定的million

hundred

thousand

billion

cheat

audience

positive

negative

8．agree_______同意某人的觀點9．instead_____相反；而不是10．make____difference有作用或影響11．rather_______而不是12．cut…______停止做(或使用、食用)；剪下13．now______then有時；偶爾14．add…_____…把……添加到……15．compare…__________…與……比較16．makealist_____列清單with

of

a

than

out

and

to

with/to

of

(1)competein…參加……比賽；在……方面競爭competefor…為……而競爭competewith/against…for…為爭取……而與……對抗/競爭(2)competitionn.比賽competitiveadj.有競爭力的competitorn.競爭者；對手思維拓展完成句子①Wemustn’tpretend_________whatwedon’tknow.我們不準假裝知道我們不知道的東西。②Shepretended______________anovelwhenIcamein.當我進來時她假裝在讀小說。③Theboypretended_________________hishomework.這個男孩假裝已經完成了作業。④Shepretended___________mewhenIpassedby.當我從旁邊經過時，她假裝沒有看見我。toknow

tobereading

tohavefinished

nottosee

cheatinexams考試作弊cheatsb.intodoingsth.騙某人去做某事cheatsb.(out)ofsth.騙取某人的某物思維拓展be/goonadiet節食putsb.onadiet限制某人的飲食keepahealthy/balanceddiet保持健康的/平衡的飲食思維拓展Thingscaneasilygowrongwhenpeopleareunderstress.人在壓力之下，辦事情就容易出差錯。I’djustliketostresstheimportanceofneatnessandpolitenessinthisjob.我只想強調整潔和禮貌在這份工作中的重要性。5．stressn.壓力；緊張；重音vt.強調；重讀；使焦慮不安vi.

焦慮不安Onlyifyouputthesuntheredidthemovementsoftheotherplanetsintheskymakesense.只有當你把太陽放在中心位置時，天空中其他行星的運動才能講得通。Yourstorydoesn’tmakesensetome.你的故事我聽不明白。重

點

短

語1．makesense有道理；合乎情理；表述清楚pretend

million

cheat

audience

positive

compete

stress

sense

todo

if/though

a

than

up

out

and

with/to

ReadwhatKaylawroteandanswerthequestions.1.WhatproblemdidKaylahaveinthepast?3.Whatmadeherchangeherthinking?Shewasworriedaboutherweightandappearance.Anarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”peopleshouldbeasking“AmIfit?”2.Whatdoesthesentence“Ialmostwentbananas”mean?Itmeansshenearlywentcrazybecauseshewassoworried,andtriedvariousmethods.Readingfor

gist1.WhatproblemdidKaylahaveinthe

past?Shesparednoeffortstoloseweightandwantedtolooklike

theslimgirlson

TV.2.Whatmadeherchangeher

thinking?Shereadanarticlewhichtellspeopletobefitinsteadofcaringtoomuchaboutone’s

weight.3.Whatdidshedotokeepfit

later?Shestartedthinkingaboutfitnessandaddedhealthyfoodstoher

meals.Comparedtooursmallhouse,Bill’shouseseemedlikeapalace.comparewithMyfatherhasacollectionofmagazinestowhichIreturneverynowandthen.Fitpeoplearebetterabletocopewithstress.stressfuladj.WhatproblemdidKaylahaveinthepast?Shewasworriedaboutherweightand