【正文】 start? B: I’m going to next September. whenwant How going Where going study When start Period 4 A: What are you going to do next year? B: Well, I’m going to … A: Sounds interesting. I’m going to… get lots of exercise make the soccer team work harder and get good grades eat healthier food learn to play the piano Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main purpose. 1. To question the idea of making resolutions 2. To give the meaning of resolution 3. To discuss the different kinds of resolutions 2b 1. Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most mon kind is New Year’s resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the ing year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wish and plans. make a promise 做承諾 write down 寫下，記下 V. improve 改進；提升 2. To give the meaning of resolution is a resolution? 2. When do people usually make resolutions? do people usually make resolutions? Answer the questions with short sentences. It is a kind of promise. At the beginning of the year. They want to improve their lives. 2d 4. How do people remember their resolutions? They write down them or tell their family and friends. 2. There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with selfimprovement. ______ Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for physical adj. 身體的 physical health 身體健康 have to do with…與 … 相關 take up 開始從事；拿起 3. To discuss the different kinds of resolutions 3. Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in mon. People hardly ever keep them! ________Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just fet about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you— will you make any next year? have sth in mon（ with） 有共同之處 too…to… 太 … 而不能 … 1. To question the idea of making resolutions Write the letters [AD] in the correct places in the passage. A: There are about making yourself a better person. B: For example, a student may have to find more time to study. C: There are good reasons for this. D: The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions. 2c 1. Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most mon kind is New Year’s resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the ing year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wish and plans. D 2. There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with selfimprovement. ______ Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with A B 3. Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in mon. People hardly ever keep them! ________Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just fet about t