Unit 6 Im going to study computer science 2a Discuss the questions with your partner. Did you make any resolution last year? No , I didnt. Were you able to keep them? Why or why not? No , I wasnt. Because I forgot them. be able to 会；能够 2b Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main purpose. 1. To question the idea of making resolutions 2. To give the meaning of resolution 3. To discuss the different kinds of resolutions 1. Do you know what a resolution is? Its a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise Im going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Years resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wish and plans. 1 D make promise 做承诺 write down 写下，记下 V. improve 改进；提升 2. There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self- improvement. _ Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork._ 3 A B physical adj. 身体的 physical health 身体健康 have to do with 与相关 take up 开始从事；拿起 3. Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them! _Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you will you make any next year? 2 C have sth in common（with ） 有共同之处处tooto 太而不能 2c Write the letters A-D in the correct places in the passage. A: There are about making yourself a better person. B: For example, a student may have to find more time to study. C: There are good reasons for this. D: The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions. 1.What is a resolution? 2. When do people usually make resolutions? 3.Why do people usually make resolutions? 2d Answer the questions with short sentences. It is a kind of promise. At the beginning of the year. They hope to improve their lives. 4. How do people remember their resolutions? 5.How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about? 6.Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep? 7.Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not? They write down them or tell their family and friends. Three :physical health, self-improvement, better planning. Because people just forget about them. Yes , I think so. Because doing is better than saying. beginning n. 开头头, 反义词为义词为 end，结结束。 at the beginning of 在开始 at the end of 在末尾 from the beginning to end 从头头到尾 如：He will come here at the beginning of this month. 我们们在月初来到这这里。 1. at the beginning of this year 在今年的年初 Explanation 2. They are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. eat与have这两个动词都可以表示“吃”。 1)eat可用作及物或不及物动词, 是日常用语， 但用在日常口语中不够礼貌。让别人“吃”， 通常用have。 如: Where shall we have our dinner? 我们在哪儿吃饭? 2) 在美国, eat既作“吃”, 又作“喝”解。 如: We eat our soup first. 我们先喝汤。 3) have是普通用语, 同样可以表示“吃”, 也可以表示“喝”。用在非正式的文体中。 如: What time do you have supper？ 你们什么时候吃晚饭？ I do not have coffee in the evening. 晚上我不喝咖啡。 注意: “吃药”, 习惯上说havetake medicine, 不说eatdrink medicine。 如: Your son catches a bad cold. He should have some medicine. 你儿子得了重感冒，他应该吃药。 3. Some resolutions have to do with better panning 有些决定与合理的时间规划有关 1) 句中planning 为为名词词，表示“计计划、规规划”如： city planning(城市规规划)。better plan 意为为：合理 规规划，指通过过制定计计划来更加充分地利用时间时间 、 空间间、精力。 2) Have to do with 表示“与相关；与有关联联或 有关系”如： What dose this problem have to do with what we re learning today? 这这道题题跟我们们今天所学的内容有什么关系？ 4. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. 有些时候这些决定可能会太难而无法实现 1) 句中情态动词态动词 may 表示推测测，相当于汉语汉语 的“ 可能；也许许；大概”的意思。如： You may be right this time, but I m not sure. 这这一次或许许你是对对的，但是我无法确定。 2) 英语语中tooto是一个固定结结构，表示“太而 不能 如: The kid is too young to play this game. 这这个小孩太小，不能玩这这个游戏戏。 3) 句中的动词动词 keep表示“履行（诺诺言等）；遵守（惯惯 例等）”如： People hardly ever keep them! 人们们很少履行它们们（指计计划）。 还还有类类似的用法： keep a promise(信守承诺诺) keep ones promise (遵守承诺诺；说话说话 算数)等。如： We always keep our word.我们说话们说话 是算数的。 练习：用下列短语造句 have to do with （与有关） make promises（做出承诺） have something in common （有共同之处） write down （写下；记下） for this reason（为此；由于这个原因） take up（开始从事） 1.The _ of the word “physical” in Chinese is “ 身体的” Amean