As any younger brother will tell you, having a big brother involves a lot of walking in someone else's shadow, especially when you have a brother who is a typical example of “cool”. For years I wanted to do everything my elder brother Tyson did, but no matter how hard I tried, I was always the neglected (被忽略的) one. My legs just weren't made to run like his. I could never play football or basketball well.

I probably would have continued trying to keep up with him for the rest of my high school career,but when my family moved, everything changed. Tyson left for college, so I had to start at a new school all by myself. This new start gave me an opportunity to redefine myself and discover an entirely new version of “cool”.

I don't know what made me decide to try some new activities at the new school, but one day I chanced to show up for an after-school meeting of the Science Olympiad team. I had always been fascinated by chemistry, biology, and math, but since those interests hadn't fit Tyson's definition of“cool”, I had never pursued them. On this day, for some reason, I did. As we organized teams, prepared resources and practiced answering questions, I felt more connected than I ever had to any sports team. I didn't feel that I needed to keep up with anybody else; I was finally with peers who understood me. It was so good to feel accepted for what I was good at. For the first time in my life, I actually felt cool. Now I know who I am! I'm Tyson's little brother, but that's only part of my identity. I'm a cool guy in my own way, too. I'm relieved to know that “cool” has a much broader definition than what I used to think.

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text-centered chunks

walk in someone else's shadow 生活在某人的陰影之下

keep up with 趕上

all by myself 靠自己

give me an opportunity 給我一次機(jī)會

redefine myself 重新定義自己

show up 露面；出現(xiàn)

be fascinated by 迷戀于……

Ⅱ. Text-centered sentences

一、as引導(dǎo)的定語從句

As any younger brother will tell you, having a big brother involves a lot of walking in someone else's shadow, especially when you have a brother who is a typical example of “cool”. 任何一個弟弟都會告訴你，有一個哥哥就意味著要活在別人的陰影下，尤其是當(dāng)你有一個超酷的哥哥時。

【點(diǎn)石成金】句中的As引導(dǎo)的是定語從句，As代替的是后面整個句子，翻譯成“正如”，可以放在句子開頭或者中間，一般用在固定短語當(dāng)中，比如as we know等。

【運(yùn)用遷移】正如諺語所說，“有志者，事竟成”。

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二、并列謂語

As we organized teams, prepared resources and practiced answering questions, I felt more connected than I ever had to any sports team. 在我們組織團(tuán)隊(duì)、準(zhǔn)備資源、練習(xí)回答問題的過程中，我感到自己與任何一支運(yùn)動隊(duì)都前所未有地緊密聯(lián)系著。

【點(diǎn)石成金】句中的As引導(dǎo)的是時間狀語從句，其中organized、prepared、practiced是三個并列謂語動詞。 并列謂語表示一系列的動作依次緊密地發(fā)生，前面的謂語之間用逗號隔開，最后一個謂語用and連接。

【運(yùn)用遷移】他經(jīng)常7點(diǎn)起床，7點(diǎn)30吃早餐，7點(diǎn)45離開家，8點(diǎn)到達(dá)學(xué)校。

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Activity B Reading for writing

假定你是李華，你校要舉辦一次英語演講比賽，題目是“My understanding of ‘cool’”。 你打算參加比賽，需要寫一篇演講稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 談?wù)勀阒昂同F(xiàn)在對“cool”的理解；

2. “cool”的真正含義。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 至少使用一個并列謂語或as引導(dǎo)的定語從句；

4. 注意段落內(nèi)的邏輯關(guān)系。

My understanding of “cool”

Good morning, everyone!

Thank you for listening!

寫作導(dǎo)引

本次的寫作任務(wù)是寫一篇演講稿，要求學(xué)生就“My understanding of ‘cool’”的話題發(fā)表自己的看法。這些寫作要求和所給語篇的主題語境是緊密相關(guān)的。我們可以通過分析并整合閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和語言，梳理寫作思路和積累素材。

一、語篇解碼

（一）內(nèi)容分析

What is the text mainly about?

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（二）宏觀結(jié)構(gòu)

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

二、素材積累

本次的寫作任務(wù)是基于同一主題的文章閱讀下的寫作，我們可以通過模仿并運(yùn)用文章中的語言表達(dá)，如詞塊和句型，積累寫作的語言素材。

（一）日常生活的核心表達(dá)

1. have difficulties in doing sth 做某事遇到困難

2. find it + adj. + to do sth 發(fā)現(xiàn)做某事很……

3. put one's heart into 專心于

4. have a good command of 精通

5. make progress in 在……方面取得進(jìn)步

6. get a good understanding of sth 對……有很好的理解

7. become more confident 變得更自信

8. achieve one's goal 達(dá)到某人的目標(biāo)

9. get along well with sb 與某人相處融洽

10. be beneficial to 對……有益

（二）演講稿的核心表達(dá)

1. My name is... Today I am very glad to have the opportunity to make this presentation. I shall be speaking about... 我是……今天很高興能有機(jī)會來進(jìn)行演講。 我演講的內(nèi)容是……

2. Good morning, everyone! It is my great honor to share with you my opinions on... 大家上午好！ 很榮幸能和你們分享我對……的看法。

3. It's my great honor to be here/to have the opportunity to say something about... 很榮幸能在這里/能有機(jī)會談?wù)撘幌隆?/p>

4. It was with sincerity and faithfulness that we created a harmonious atmosphere. 我們用真誠和忠誠創(chuàng)造了一個和諧的氛圍。

5. I am sure that with your great efforts, you will enjoy a colorful life here. 我相信憑著你的努力，你將會在這里享受豐富多彩的生活。

6. I hope what is mentioned above might be helpful to you! Thank you for your listening! 我希望上面所提到的內(nèi)容對你們有幫助！ 謝謝聆聽！

三、寫作支架

Boys and girls/Ladies and gentlemen,

It's a great honour for me to stand here and give my speech. (表示榮幸) My name is___________________. (自我介紹) The topic of my speech is____________. (提出演講主題)

To begin with, many people suggest that_____________________. （描述現(xiàn)象） As far as I'm concerned,__________________.(闡述自己的觀點(diǎn)) For one thing,________________. For another,________________. (原因或重要性列舉) In a word,________________. (總結(jié))

四、語篇過手

根據(jù)以上提供的主題、主題表達(dá)和語篇結(jié)構(gòu)，寫出第一、二段。 第一段表明演講的主題，第二段提出自己的觀點(diǎn)。 總詞數(shù)控制在80左右。

同時，學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用前文閱讀中出現(xiàn)的并列謂語或as引導(dǎo)的定語從句等高級句型。 尤其要注意表達(dá)的內(nèi)在邏輯關(guān)系，如演繹關(guān)系、對比關(guān)系和遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，需要注意使用恰當(dāng)?shù)倪B詞。