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Have you ever made a mistake? How did it make you
feel? Talk to your partner about what happened.
2
a
In the English exam last week,
I was too nervous that I made
a spelling mistake. It made me
feel very angry with myself.
Read the story and number the events in the
correct order.
2
b
____ Peter got home and went into his room.
____ Peter talked to his teammates.
____ Peter missed a goal.
____ Peter’s father gave him advice.
____ Peter realized that he was worried for no reason.
1
2
3
4
5
Read the story again and complete the blanks.
The Winning Team
Fact: Peter’s team lost the game.
Feelings:
★ He felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.
★ He felt angry because of his 1)______________.
★ He was really worried that he might be 2)_____________.
stupid mistake
kicked off
Fact: Peter’s father had a talk with him and gave him
some advice.
Reaction (反应): He said nothing, but 3)______________.
Fact: Peter said sorry to his teammates and
communicated with them.
Feelings: He felt 4)_______ to be on a winning team.
thought carefully
lucky
Read the story again and answer the questions.2
c
1. Why did Peter feel angry and worried?
He was angry with himself for missing an important
goal and letting his team down. He was worried that
his coach may kick him off the team.
2. What advice did Peter’s father offer him?
Peter’s father advised him not to be too hard on himself
but to learn how to communicate with his teammates
and learn from his mistake.
3. Do you agree with Peter’s father? Why or why not?
Yes. It is more meaningful to learn from one’s
mistakes and do better in the future. / It is no point
crying over spilled milk.
4. What happened after Peter told his teammates that he
was sorry?
His teammates asked him not to worry about what
had happened as it wasn’t just one person’s fault.
They agreed that they should work together to think
about how they could do better in the future.
5. Why did Peter think that he was on a winning
team even though they lost the last game?
He was on a team with good team spirit that
would help them achieve success in the future.
1. The general finds a happy person with power, money
and fame.
with 表伴随, “带着……, 与…… 一起, 随着, 有”;
反义词: without “没有”。后面均可接名词或动名词。
e.g. He left without saying a word.
他一句话都没有说就走了。
2. How could he have missed scoring that goal?
could have done
过去本能够做某事但未做, (责备)。
e.g. How could he have been such a fool?
他怎么这么糊涂？
How could she have forgotten what kind of man he was?
她怎么能忘记他是哪种人呢？
3. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off
the team.
kick v. 踢; 踹
kick sb. off 开除某人
e.g. Tim made a huge mistake, and the manager
___________________ the company.
蒂姆犯了一个很大的错误, 经理把他开除了。
kicked him off
4. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his
bedroom door.
knocking做hear的宾补。
相同用法的词还有: see/ watch/ find/ hear/ notice sb. doing sth.
e.g. 当丽莎独自在家时, 她听到外面有响声。
When Lisa was alone at home, she heard something
making noise outside.
5. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.
be hard on sb. 过于严格地要求某人; 对某人过于严厉; 以刻
薄的方式批评、对待某人
e.g. Some teachers today ______________________________.
如今一些老师对学生的要求过于严厉。
are too hard on their students
6. Besides, wining or losing is only half the game.
besides “除……以外还有”, 表示包括后面提到的人或物在内。
except “除去”, 表示不包括后面所提到的人或物在内。
e.g. All the students went to the park except Jim. (Jim没去)
Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily. (Lily也去了)
根据句意，选用except或besides填空。
1) I can also speak Russian ________ English.
2) We all saw the movie _______ Bill. He was busy with his
project.
besides
except
7. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage
rather than fear in his heart.
courage n. 勇气; 勇敢
e.g. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to
pursue them.
如果我们有勇气去追求， 我们所有的梦想都可以实现。
rather than 并非; 而不是
通常连接两个并列结构，如名词、动词-ing形式、动词不定
式(rather than后的不定式中的to可省略)、介词短语等 。
e.g. 那个男孩在吼叫而不是唱歌。
The boys were shouting ___________________.rather than singing
rather than与prefer to连用时，“prefer to do sth. rather than do
sth.”，“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”，与“would rather do sth.
than do sth.”结构同义。
e.g. Those boys prefer to play football rather than play basketball.
= Those boys would rather play football than play basketball.
汉译英。
1. 文斯(Vince)想喝冷饮而不是咖啡。
2. 这个颜色似乎是绿色而不是蓝色。
3. 杰西卡(Jessica)将去购物而不是外出散步。
Jessica will go shopping rather than go out for a walk.
Vince would like to have a cold drink rather than coffee.
The color seems green rather than blue.
8. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win
the next one.
pull together 齐心协力; 通力合作
e.g. If all of us pull together, there must be something we
can do to improve the environment.
如果我们都能齐心协力, 我们一定能做点什么来改善环境。
Find idioms or phrases from the story to replace the
underlined parts of these sentences.2d
1. He could not believe that he did not get the ball into the basket.
2. She was worried because she disappointed her parents.
missed scoring that goal
let … down
3. Tony was sad that he was asked to leave the team.
4. You should learn to relax and not put so much pressure on yourself.
5. The teacher told the students to work hard together and not give up.
kicked off
be too hard on yourself
pull together
Role-play a conversation between Peter
and his father.
2
e
Father: What’s wrong, Peter? You look sad.
Peter: I missed scoring a goal. I made my team lose
the game.
… …
Ⅰ. 根据句意，选择恰当的单词填空。
teammate, shoulder, fault, besides,
coach, weight, courage
1. Larry often gives his little sister a ride on his __________.
2. I don't want to go out now, and ________, I must work.
3. It takes _________ to begin a new life in a strange country.
4. Andy is often advised by his _______ on how to be a
great sportsman.
shoulders
besides
courage
coach
6. Laura and her _____________ performed well in the
volleyball match yesterday and won first prize.
7. I don't think ________ training is appropriate (合适的) for
children under the age of 10 — they can get hurt easily.
5. Alan can't stand working with Mike in the same group;
he is always finding ______ with him.
teammates
weight
fault
Ⅱ. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，完成下列句子，每空一词。
1. Will Steve _____ _________ _____(被开除) the school?
2. Grandma Wang _____ _________ ____(对……苛刻) her granddaughter.
3. If we _______ ____________(齐心协力), we will win the volleyball game.
4. Ken ______________ ____ _______ _______(继续和……住) his parents
after he married.
5. We'll have the meeting in the classroom ___________________________
(而不是) in the hall.
rather than / instead of
be kicked off
Is hard on
pull together
continued to live with
6. Greg, try your best to get good grades and don't ____ ____ _________
(使我失望).
7. Tara said she wanted to watch a movie. Her parents _________ _____
_______________(点头同意).
8. Robert _________ __________ _______ ________(错过进球) because
he wasn't paying attention at that time.
9. That old man _____ _________ ____ _________ _______ _______(差点
丧命) in that big earthquake. That was really a terrible experience.
10. ____ _____ ________(令她欣慰的是), her neighbor has promised to
help look after her dog while she is away.
To her relief
let me down
nodded in
agreement
missed scoring that goal
was close to losing his life
Ⅲ. 将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 妈妈，我永远不会让你失望的。 (let ... down)
2. 他们齐心协力，很快完成了工作。 (pull together)
Mom, I won’t let you down forever.
They pulled together and finished the work soon.
3. 我爸爸喜欢篮球而不是排球。 (rather than)
4. 他会被学校开除吗？ (kick off)
5. 王奶奶对她的孙女们要求严厉。 (be hard on sb.)
My father likes basketball rather than volleyball.
Will he be kicked off the school?
Grandma Wang is hard on her granddaughters.
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