Unit 13 Rainy days make me sad.
Part 1: Teaching design (第一部分：教学设计)
Structures: make/s me ＋ infinitive, make/s me ＋ adjective
Target language: I’d rather go to the Blue Lagoon restaurant because I like to listen to quiet music while I’m eating. Me too! Loud music makes me tense. I agree. Loud music makes me uncomfortable.
Vocabulary: lighting, mysterious, tense, silky, owner, product, knowledge, for instance, shiny, skin, cream, toothpaste, endangered, uncomfortable, useful
Learning strategies: Personalizing, Matching
Section A
Goals
●To learn to use make/s me ＋ infinitive, make/s me ＋ adjective
●To listen and talk about eating in a restaurant
Procedures
Warming up by learning to use make/s me ＋ infinitive, make/s me ＋ adjective
On page 103 is the grammar focus chart. Read the three sentences and try to understand its structure.
Loud music makes me tense.
Loud music makes me want to dance.
That movie made me sad.
Now you are supposed to make as many sentences with the
make/s me ＋ infinitive, make/s me ＋ adjectivestructure as possible.
1a Looking and saying
On page 102 is a picture of restaurants. Which one would you like to go? And why?
◆I like to go to the one on the left because the music there would make me excited.
◆I like to go to the one on the right because the music there would make me quiet.
◆I like to go to the one on the left because the pictures there would make me tense.
◆I like to go to the one on the right because the things there would make me happy.
1b Listening and completing
Listen to a conversation between Amy and Tina talking about eating in restaurants.
While listening, pay attention to the “make/s me ＋ infinitive, make/s me ＋
adjective structure” .
Tapescript
Girl1: I’m hungry, Amy.
Girl2: So am I. Why don’t we get something to eat?
Girl1: Yeah. Let’s go to the Rockin’ Restaurant. I love their hamburgers.
Girl2: Oh, Tina… I hate the Rockin’ Restaurant.
Girl1: Why? The food is great, isn’t it?
Girl2: The food’s fine. I just don’t like the atmosphere. Those awful pictures on the walls make me sad, and the loud music makes me tense.
Girl1: OK. So where do you want to go, Amy?
Girl2: Let’s go to the Blue Lagoon. The soft music makes me relaxed.
Girl1: Not me. It makes me sleepy.
And now complete the unfinished sentences in the chart on page 102.
The Rockin’s Restaurant
The Blue Lagoon
The awful pictures make Amy sad.
The soft music makes Amy relaxed.
The loud music makes Amy tense.
The soft music makes Tina sleepy.
Now you are supposed to read the tapescript. While reading, underline the expressions and circle the connectives.
1c Doing pairwork
What are your opinions about the two restaurants? Which on would you like better?
A: I’d rather go to the Blue Lagoon Restaurant because I like to listen to quiet music while I’m eating.
B: Me, too! Loud music makes me tense.
A: I agree! Loud music makes me uncomfortable.
A: I’d rather go to the Rockin’s Restaurant because I like to listen to loud music while I’m eating.
B: Me, too! Loud music makes me excited.
A: I agree! Loud music makes me happy.
2a Listening and numbering
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A boy and a girl are talking about their past experiences. Listen to their talk and number the pictures on page 103.
Tapescript
Boy: Did you and Amy have fun last night, Tina?
Girl: Well, John… yes and no.
Boy: Was Amy late as usual?
Girl: Yes, she was. And waiting for her made me angry.
Boy: Where did you go?
Girl: First we went to the Rockin’ Restaurant, but Amy didn’t want to stay. She said that loud music made he tense.
Boy: That’s funny. Loud music always makes me want to dance.
Girl: Me too. So
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