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Unit. 1 Attitude to life Reading and Speaking - Flowers for you - By Jiang DingzhiWarm up:Who do you think flowers should be given to , the winner or the loser ?Part 1 further reading - Flowers for you Task 1: Predicting （预测）on Page 26 Ask some questions based on the title and picture to arouse (激发）your interest .1._ 2._Task 2: Skimming （略读）: What is the main idea of the passage ? (Fill in each blank with a correct word or form.) A _ presented a bunch of flowers to _（encouragement) an athlete_ failed in the Championships.Task 3: Scanning （查读）: Match each situation with correct details.Situation How she was treated How she feltWhen she won two world titles for the first timeA. Few people greeted her and reporters seemed to shun her.E. She was moved to tears.When she brought back one shining medal after anotherB. She was given a warm welcome .F. She felt hurt and deserted and ashamed of herselfAt firstWhen she failed at the International LaterGymnasticschampionshipsC. She was welcome by the stewardess with colorful flowers.D. What she got was smiles，flowers and camera flashesG. She was more obsessed with the fear of losing. H. She was delighted.Task 4: ComprehendingChoose the best answer for each question. 1. The reason why she trailed along behind the team perhaps was that _. A. she fell behind others B. she was ashamed to meet the welcoming people and the reporters C. she walked slowly to wait for the stewardess D. she was hurt when she fell on the mat and couldnt go as quickly as others2. The word shun in Para. 4 most probably means _? A. welcome B. scold C. congratulate D. avoid3. Which of the following statement is Not True about the disgraced loser?_ A. When she took part in an international competition for the first time , she did very well. B. Success in fact was a burden to her rather than a glory. C. The stewardess didnt know her failure so she presented flowers as well. D. It was the stewardess encouragement that made her raise her head again.4. What can we learn from the story? A. Pride goes before a fall. B. Practice makes perfect. C. Honesty is the best policy.D. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.Part 2 SpeakingTask1： Classification （分类）attitude to life ( Discussion & brainstorming) Positive negative optimistic 乐观的 悲观的 自信的 desperate 绝望的 ambitious 有进取心的 _ 消沉/郁闷的 motivated 目的明确的 无目标的 充满热情的 slack 懈怠的Task 2 ： Interviewing（采访）Make a dialogue about their secret(s) to success . For example：A:Nice to meet you.I am Wu Zetian. B:Nice to meet you.I am Nick.A:How can you be so optimistic/.? B:Personally,. Therefore, I can . How about you? . A:As for me, because / because of ., I .More useful expressions：In my eyes, without ./ If I hadnt done.,I couldnt have. To my mind, as long as / only if we ., we can surely / firmly.I owe my success to . (把成功归功于.).Task 3 ： Debating( 辩论）Happiness lies in contentment. 知足常乐。Discontentment is the first step in progress. 不满足是进步的第一步。 Should we be satisfied or dissatisfied in our life/study ? Useful expressions：1.promote, invent, create, explore, pursue(追求), contribute to. , keep moving,2.stop your steps of advance, be burned with. , greedy(贪婪的)，stressed， be jealous of (嫉妒的）3.master the boundary between A and B（把握好度）， Part 3: Assignment（任务）: Read and Write Some years ago, leaving the farm to work in the city, three brothers were employed by the same company and on the same pay. But three years later, they received different wages. So their father was confused and decided to pay a visit to the boss, who told him that he would let his sons explain for themselves. The three brothers were asked by the supervisor to go to the airport to get a cargo inventory at different times. Jim, who received 500 dollars a months, got the information on the phone instead of going to the airport himself. Frank, the 1000 dollars a month brother with a list of more cargoes. George, the 1500 dollars a month brother came back wi