Unit 1 Growing Up

The Baby Eagle
• 5. nourish v. 滋养，使健壮 • The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby. • To make sure the children are well-nourished， vitamin drops are usually recommended. • 6. whine v. 抱怨，发牢骚 • They come to me to whine about their troubles. • Children whined that they were bored.
• 5. The work of the charity（慈善机构）is funded by ______. • 6. Why did she _____ your invitation? • 7. We had the ______ to run into a violent storm.
Communicative activity
Lead-in listening
• 3. abandon v. 遗弃，放弃 • We had to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way. • 4.adopt v. 收养 • My mother was adopted when she was four.
• 3. crave v.渴望 • There maybe certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarettes. • You may be craving for some fresh air. • 4. vision n. 视力 • Sweat ran from his forehead into his eyes, blurring his vision.
• 1. Be responsible • 2. Choose to do the right thing • 3. Respect yourself
Lead-in listening
1. hardship n. 困苦，艰难 friendship / leadership / relationship / fellowship scholarship One of the worst hardships is having so little time to spend with one’s family. • 2. mentally adv. 精神上地 • Physically I might not have been at home but mentally and spiritually I was always with them. • • • •
• Giving opinions • Oral practice
The Baby Eagle
• 1. overlook v. 眺望，俯瞰 • She led us to a room with a balcony overlooking the harbour. • A double room with a balcony overlooking the sea had been reserved for him. • v. 忽视，忽略 • We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health.
• 1. People often simply _____ their pets when they go abroad. • 2. _____, I began making a list of things I had to do. • 3. Childless couples are encouraged to _____ children. • 4. People suffered many _____ during that long winter.
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Lead-in listening
• 5. misfortune n. 不幸，灾祸 • None of us likes to think about misfortune—we’d all like to believe it just won’t happen to us. • 6. turn down 拒绝 • 7. donation n. 捐赠品，捐赠 • Food donations have poured in from all over the country.
The Baby Eagle
• 7. soar v. 高飞，翱翔 • If you’re lucky, a splendid gold eagle may soar into view. • v. 剧增 • The temperature soared to above 100 degrees outside the room.
Unit 1 Growing up
Discussion
• 1. What does “growing up” mean to you? • 2. Do you think you have grown up or not? • 3. what are the qualities do you think a grow\up should have?
The Baby Eagle
• 2. view. n. 景色，风景 in one’s view 依照某人的观点 to have（get） a view of sth. 看见 She stood up to get a better view of