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1、Unit 6,Unit 6 Im going to study computer science.,Section B Reading,Lead-in,My New Years resolution is to keep healthy.,Whats your New Years resolutions?,How are you going to do that?,Im going to run every day and play tennis twice a week.,Speed Reading,Read the passage and match each paragraph with

2、 its main purpose in the box.,2b,_ To question the idea of making resolutions _ To give the meaning of resolution _ To discuss the different kinds of resolutions,1,2,3,Paragraph 1,Resolution,What,When,Why,How,Mind Map,A kind of promise you make to yourself.,At the start/ beginning of the year.,They

3、hope to improve their lives.,By writing down the resolutions and plans.,These are about making yourself a better person. For example, a student may have to find more time to study. There are good reasons for this. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.,Paragraph 2,TS There are

4、 different kinds of resolutions.,Physical health,Self-improvement,Better planning,Spend more time with friends and family; Exercise more; Lose weight; Quit smoking(戒烟); Enjoy life more; Quit drinking; Get out of debt(还债); Learn something new; Help others; Get organized(做事有条理).,Paragraph 3,TS People

5、hardly ever keep them (resolutions)! Discuss: Why is it so difficult? How can we better keep our resolutions?,actor,pianist,basketball player,computer programmer,scientist,engineer,cook,violinist,teacher,pilot,bus driver,doctor,Jeopardy,pilot,- When do people usually make resolutions? - At the begin

6、ning of the year. 75 points,doctor,- People hope to improve their lives by making resolutions. True or false? - True. 50 points,pianist,- How can people remember their resolutions? - By writing down their resolutions and plans. 100 points,violinist,- How many kinds of resolutions are mentioned in Pa

7、ra 2? - Three.25 points,basketball player,- Making a weekly plan for schoolwork has to do with self-improvement. True or false? - False. Its about better planning.50 points,engineer,- Whats a resolution? - Its a kind of promise you make to yourself. 100 points,scientist,- Tell a resolution about phy

8、sical health. - 100 points,computer programmer,- There are different kinds of resolutions: physical health, and better planning. - self-improvement. 50 points,actor,WHAMMY! -team loses 25 points.,bus driver,- Is it easy for people to keep resolutions? - No, they can hardly ever keep resolutions.25 p

9、oints,teacher,Hurrah! -team gets 50 points.,cook,- Make a New Years resolution. 75 points,Summary,Meaning Kinds Difficulties,Resolutions,P47- Complete the passage with the words in the box.,3a,take, listen, make, is, help, learn, are,Resolutions _ promises to yourself. They may _ to make you a bette

10、r person and to make your life easier. I am going to _ four resolutions.,are,help,make,The first resolution is about my own personal improvement. Next year, or maybe sooner, I am going to _ up a new hobby. I think singing _ a great activity so I am going to _ to sing. I think this will also make my family happy because they love to _ to music and sing together.,t