Unit 4 What would you do?

Section B Language Goal: 1.have a try to tell a person from personality survey. 2. Master these phrases: without...; plenty of; get along with; would rather... than

1.People aren’t afraid to speak in public. _______ 2.People like to meet new people. ____________ 3.People usually like art and music. __________ 4.People get nervous when they have to meet new people. _______ 5.People are hardly ever tired. __________ outgoingenergeticshy confidentcreative 在公众面前 Learning New Words 1a Fill in the blanks in the sentences bellow with words from the box.

Model ： A: What are you like? B: I think I’m creative and outgoing. Or: I think I’m confident and energetic. 1b PAIRWORK Which words in activity 1a describe you? Tell your partner.

_____ 1. What would you do if the teacher asked you to give a speech in front of the whole school? _____ 2. What would you do if your brother borrowed your clothes without permission? _____ 3. What would you do if someone asked you to be in a movie? ____ 4. What would you do if you wanted to be friends with a new student? Listen. Check the questions Celia asks about Bill’s personality. 2a How confident are you ？

_____ 1.What would you do if the teacher asked you to give a speech in front of the whole school? give a speech 作报告 e.g. The professor will give us a speech next week. whole 整体的，后接集体名词的单数形式。 all 全部，后面接复数名词或不可数名词。 这个教授下周将给我们做一次报告。 2b Listen again. Circle Bill’s responses.

a. I’d say that another student could do it better. b. I’d say I had a cold. c. I’d say yes. Answer to Q1

_____2. What would you do if your brother borrowed your clothes without permission? 未经许可 without 的词组表示条件，可理解为 “ 在 没有 …… 的条件下 ” 。 e.g. I can do the work without any help. 我可以在没有任何帮助的条件下做这项工作。

a. I’d tell him to ask my permission before he borrows something next time. Answer to Q2 b. I wouldn’t say anything. c. I would start borrowing his clothes without permission.

_____ 3.What would you do if someone asked you to be in a movie? to be in a movie 参加（演出）电影 e.g. The student was lucky enough to be in a movie. 这个学生很幸运地参演了一部电影。

Answer to Q3 a. I’d say yes. b. I’d say no. c. I’d ask if my friends could be in the movie too.

_____ 4.What would you do if you wanted to be friends with a new student? to be friends with sb. = to make friends with sb. e.g. She is such a friendly girl that everyone likes to be friends with her. 她是个如此友好的女孩儿，每个人都喜欢和她交 朋友。

Answer to Q4 a. I’d introduce myself. b. I’d wait for him/her to introduce himself / herself to me. c. I’d invite him/her to have dinner at my house.

Tapescripts Girl1: I just did a personality survey in Teen Time magazine. It tells you how confident you are. Boy1: Oh? How did you do, Celia? Girl1: I don’t know yet. But it’s a really interesting test. You should try it, Bill. Boy1: OK.

Girl1: How about question 1? What would you do if the teacher asked you to give a speech in front of the whole school? Boy1: I’d say I had a cold and couldn’t speak. I would be afraid to make a speech in front of the whole school. Girl1: How about this movie question? What would you do if someone asked you to be in a movie? Boy1: Oh, I’d say no. I’d be too nervous. What’s the next question? Girl1: Let’s see…

2c PAIRWORK Ask and answer the questions in the personality survey... Model ： A: What would you do if someone asked you to be in a movie? B: I’d say yes.

3a Read and learn Look at the survey in 2a. Then fill in the blanks in the results with “a”, “b” or “c”. Personality survey results If you answered ___ for most questions, then you are probably pretty confident. Social situations don’t bother you in the slightest. You know what you want, and you know how to get it. Sometimes you might annoy people because you’re so confident. c

If you answered ____ for most questions, you are outgoing and fairly confident. You have plenty of friends, and you enjoy the company of other people. People come to you when they want advice. Your friends would probably say that you are easy to get along with. a

If most of your answers were _____, you are probably a shy person. You like talking to one or two people rather than to a group. You would also rather stay at home and read a book than go to a party. You have a small circle of very good friends. Your friends would probably say you are a good listener. b

1. pretty, adj. （ 1 ）漂亮的 2. not…in the slightest 根本不＝ not at all Explanations for 3a (I): e.g. She is very pretty. 她非常漂亮。 e.g. I don’t like coffee in the slightest. 我一点都不喜欢咖啡。 （ 2 ）相当 e.g. The problem is pretty difficult. 这道题相当难。

Explanations for 3a (II): 5. would …rather than… 宁愿 …… 也不愿 …… 3. plenty of 许多的 后接不可数名词或可数名词复 数 。＝ lots of e.g. The old man give plenty of money to charity. 这位老人捐给慈善事业很多钱。 4. get along with 和... 相处 e.g. I have to get along with her, though I dislike her. 尽管不喜欢他，我还是不得不和他相处。 e.g. I would stay at home than swim. 我宁可待在家也不去游泳。

Example: If a friend said something bad about you, would you… a. talk to the friend right away. b. say nothing c. think about what he or she said? =at once 立即，马上 3a Writing Look at activity 2a and write you own personality survey.

GROUPWORK 4 Ask students in your group the questions from your survey. Discuss the results. Model ： A: How many people would talk to the friend right away ? B: Three. And two people would say nothing.

1. 未经许可，我们不应该拿别人的东西。 We shouldn’t _____ other people’s things _______ ___________. 2. 这个女孩子很容易相处。 The girl is easy to ______________. 3. 是他而不是你应该回答这个问题。 He should answer the question ___________ you. rather than take without permission Exercise Put the following into English. get along with

4. 今年北方雪很多。 There is _________ snow in the north this year. 5. 我宁愿骑自行车上班，也不愿坐公共汽车。 I ______ _______go to work by bike ______ by bus. 6. 我想它一点都不重要。 I think it is not important_________________. 7. 《乡村爱情》是一部非常有趣的电视剧。 “Love in the Countryside” is a _______ interesting TV play. would rather plenty of than in the slightest fairly