Book1unit_5_GainingconfidenceReading.ppt

take part in a singing contest make a speech Have you had such experiences？ How do you feel then?  Look at these persons’ expression Both of them are ________________ confident Look at these persons’ expression Both of them are ________________ unconfident unconfident pot Why was the pot unconfident? Words Guessing Be attention!You can guess the meaning of words according to________________________________ pictures or sentences before or after the words. VS The pot has no flaw, and it is perfect. The pot is imperfect. The crack in it causes water to leak out. =weakness =very good VS The woman is successful, and she is proud of herself.  The man is unsuccessful, and he is ashamed of himself. Read the text quickly and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F), and correct the false ones. Read the text quickly and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F), and correct the false ones. _____1) The water bearer had taken one and a half pots of water at a time because he wasn’t strong enough to carry the weight of two pots of water. _____2) The cracked pot was ashamed of itself, and apologized to the water bearer only once. F the cracked pot had been able to take only half of its load. F twice _____3) The water bearer blamed the cracked pot because he couldn’t get the full value of his efforts. _____4) The water bearer made full use of the cracked pot’s imperfection, and made it water the flowers he planted. _____5) In the author’s opinion, the water bearer was foolish, and he should have got a perfect pot instead. F The water bearer didn’t blame the cracked pot，and he made full use of pot’s flaw. T F the water bearer was clever, because he knew how to make full use of the pot’s flaw. Read the passage quickly and choose the bestanswer for each blank． 1) The reading passage is a ________． A. short story B. fable C. novel B Fables are short stories which usual