Period 5 (Section B 3a 3b 3c 4 )

lawyer

teacher

astronaut

If I am a lawyer, I will be able to help people.

If you are an astronaut, you will fly into the space.

If he is a teacher, he will work with children.

If you become an professional

athlete,you will…?

If you become a professional athlete, you will famous and people all over the world will know you .

If you are famous, what will happen?

If you are famous, people

will watch you all the time

and follow you

everywhere.

Now,what else do you think about the professional

athletes?

Sometimes they will be very dangerous and get injured.

If you are good at playing football,

what will you do ?Hint : I will …

get an education,playing it every day

after school as a hobby.

become a professional player (athlete).

If I become an athlete, will I be happy?

For many young people, becoming a professional athlete might seem like a dream job. If you become a professional athlete, you’ll be able to make a living doing something you love. If you become famous, people all over the world will know you. Many athletes give money to schools and charities, and do a lot of work to help people. This is a great chance that many people do not have. However, professional athletes can also have many problems. If you are famous, people will watch you all the time and follow you everywhere. This can make life difficult. If you play sports for a living, your job will sometimes be very dangerous. Many professional athletes get injured. And if you become rich, you will have a difficult time knowing who your real friends are. In fact, many famous people complain that they are not happy. They say they were happier before they became rich and famous.

谋生

慈善事业一个大好机会

总是

受伤

看起来是个理想的工作

以…为生

事实上

Task 1. Listening and understanding Say Yes or No.

1. Many young people think becoming a professional

athlete is a dream job.2.If you become famous, people all over the world

will know you.

3.Many athletes like to do a lot of work to help others.

4. Professional athletes never have any problems.

5. Many famous people complain that they are not happy.

Reasons for becoming a professional athlete

Reasons against becoming a professional athlete

You can make a lot of money.

People will follow you everywhere.

do something you love

become famous

people all over the world will know you

help others

give money to schools and charities

people will watch you all the time

very dangerous

you will have a difficult time knowing who your real friends are

Task 2. Language points.

1.make a living 谋生以（靠）、、、、、、谋生 make a living (by) doing sth.

Eg. He makes a living( by )selling books.

His father makes a living (by) writing books.

His father makes a living as a writer.

make a living as …..

Tom makes a living as a driver.

周杰伦是以唱歌谋生。 Zhou Jielun makes a living as a singer.

Zhou Jielun makes a living by singing songs.

他是靠做医生来谋生的。

2. If you play sports for a living.your job will sometimes be very dangerous.

do sth. for a living = make a living by doing sth. 周杰伦是以唱歌谋生。

Zhou Jielun makes a living (by) singing songs.

姚明靠做篮球运动员谋生。Zhou Jielun sings songs for a living.

Yao Ming plays basketball for a living.

Yao Ming makes a living as a basketball player.

Yao Ming makes a living by playing basketball.

3.all over the world 遍及全世界 = throughout the world = around the world

Eg. People all over the world think peace and

freedom are important.

My dream is to travel around the world.

4.all the time = always 一直，总是

Eg. She kept crying all the time.

Tom likes to help others all the time.他总是嘲笑我。

我妈妈一直喜欢听邓丽君的歌。

小梅一直帮助 我学英语。He always laughs at me./ He laughs at me all the time.

My mother likes Deng Lijun’s song all the time.

Xiaomei helps me with my English all the time.

5 、 have a difficult/hard time (in) doing sth.

have a difficult /hard time with sth.

很吃力，很费力地干某事

eg.He has a difficult time in learning English.

That little girl is having a hard time in riding her bike.

* 去年我学语文很吃力。

* 现在我很费劲地在包饺子。I had a difficult time (in)learning Chinese last year.

I am having a hard time (in) making dumplings now.

** 昨天他不费力地把他的工作完成了。

He didn’t have a difficult time in finishing his work yesterday.

= He had an easy time in finishing his work yesterday.

have a great /good /pleasant time 玩的高兴 , 愉快

Complete the letter.Dear Mr Brown, I have decided that I (will / won’t) __________ join the Lions. If I join the team, ______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely

___________

3c Write about your own plans using sentences with if and will.

Example 1:

Maybe I will become a teacher.If I become a teacher,I will work with children.I love children,so I will be happy.I will also be able to work outside sometimes.But I won’t be famous.

Example 2.

Maybe I’ll be a lawyer. If become a lawyer,I will be able to help people.But I won’t be able to work outside and I won’t be able to work with children.I think I will n’t be a teacher.

Topic

• Maybe I will become

• a /singer/writer/driver,astronaut,

• policeman, doctor…

Summing-up Everything has its advantage (好处 )an

d also has its disadvantage (弊端 ). If we get something , we’ll lose something at the same time. So sometimes it’s hard for us to make a decision (作决定 ). But,first of all,we must know clearly what’s the most important thing to us and cherish (珍惜 ) the things we own (拥有 ) now.

Homework

Finish off the workbook exercises.