Unit 11
Sad movies make me cry.
The scenery(风景) makes me ….
the poor children make me ……
The picture makes you…
The delicious food makes me……
Loud music makes me nervous.
Sad movies make her want to leave.
make sb. adj.
(令某人怎样)
make sb. do sth.
(令某人干某事)
Summary
What can make you happy ?
The Happy Man’s Shirt
– An Italian Tale
Step 1: Read the story and finish the questions.
Step 2:Find the phrases:
1)很久以前 2)没有原因 3)召见 4)首相
5)向某人解释.. 6)担心… 7)被…跟随
8)高级将领 9)三天内
Step 3:Learn these…:
1)feel like
2)neither….nor…
1,feel like
1)I'm holding something that feels like a potato.
2)I don't feel like walking very much today.
3)It feels like silk.
4)Do you feel like going to a movie?
5)—Julie, what would you like to have for supper?
— Oh, mom, I feel terrible and don’t feel like ____ anything.
A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate
摸起来像，觉得好像，想要
2, neither … nor … 既不…也不…
1)你不缺钱，他也不缺钱。
Neither you nor he is out of money.  
2)我既没时间也没钱来参加流行音乐节。
I have neither time nor money for pop festivals.  
3)我们既不打算打篮球也不打算打排球。
We are going to play neither basketball nor volleyball.  
4)她昨天既不吃也不喝。
She neither ate nor drank yesterday.
5)他和我们星期天都不踢球。
Neither he nor we play football on Sundays.
neither, nor
both, and
either…or…
not only…but also…
1, There was a big tree in front of my house.
2, Once upon a time there lived a king in China.
3, There stands a temple on the hill．
4, Then there came a knock at the door.
to be continued.....
______ The general searched for three days and
found a happy person.
______ The general could not find a happy person.
______ The general saw a poor man on the street.
______ The poor man was a happy man.
______ The poor man gave the general his shirt.
√
√
How long did it take the general to find the happy man?

What was the poor man doing on the street?
two days
He was eating some food with his hands and singing happily to himself.
3. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power, money or fame?
4. Do you think the general will return to the king with the poor man’s shirt? Why or why not?
He had everything he wanted and didn’t want what he couldn’t have.
No, because the poor man did not have a shirt.
3,even though 虽然，即使
1)Translate:
a: I know I can do better even though I have never made anything like this
b: Bill went on talking even though no one was listening.
2)Make your own sentences
What’s the end of the story?
Can your friends make you mad ?
Step 1: Read the dialog and answer:
1)What’s the relationship between Julie and Nancy?
2)Why did Alice get angry?
3)What’s the advice that Bert gave to Nancy?
Step 2: Do these…:
1)I don’t know _____ to do about it. (what ; how)
2)I ______(not have) enough sleep lately.
3)I feel _______(happy) because of failing the exam.
4)_____ _____ ask Alice to join us?
Step 3: Translate them:
1)The more I got..., the more I’ve in common.
2)Why don’t you ask… won’t feel left out.
“the+比较级, the+比较级”: “越……, 就越……”
1)她学的越多就越想学。
The more she learns, the more she wants to learn.
2)他工作越努力，得到的就越多。
The harder he worked, the more he got.
(2011重庆中考英语)
The more you smile, the _______ you will feel.
A. happy     B. happier   
C. happily  D. more happily
I’d rather go to Blue Ocean because I like to listen to quiet music while I’m eating.
would rather do sth. than do sth.
“宁愿做某事，也不愿做某事”，
=prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 。
1)他们宁愿去钓鱼，也不愿待在家里。
They would rather go fishing than stay at home.  
2)玛丽宁可乘火车而不愿乘飞机旅行。
Mary would rather travel by train than by plane.
I won’t go to the concert this evening. I ______ watch the NBA on TV. It’s more exciting.［2011·扬州中考］
A. had better B. would rather
C. ought to D. have to
—Would you like to go fishing with me?
—I don’t feel like it. I would rather______at home and have a sleep. ［ 2009· 潍坊中考］
A. stay B. to stay
C. staying D. stayed
— Let’s play football on the playground.
— It’s too hot outside. I would rather______ at home than ______ out. 【2013湖北随州】
A. to stay; go B. staying; going
C. stay; to go D. stay; go
—Driving less, walking more is good for our health.
—So I’d rather______ an hour’s walk to work than consider _______ a car. 【2013湖北襄阳】
A. take, drive B. take, to drive
C. take, driving D. taking, driving
Step 1: Read the article and number the events.
Step 2: Answer the questions:
1. What happened to Peter?
2. How did Peter behave when getting home?
3. What did Peter’s father say to Peter?
4. How did Peter response to his mistake after
listening to his father’s words?
Step 3: Do the exercise:
____ Peter got home and went into his room.
____ Peter talked to his teammates.
____ Peter missed a goal.
____ Peter’s father gave him advice.
____ Peter realized that he was worried for
no reasons.
1
2
3
5
4
1) I don't want to be hard ____ your daughter. (in ; on ; of)
2) Jennifer takes a lot of exercise every day and she is always full of ______.
A. knowledge B. energy C. change D. courage
3) 他喜欢唱歌，而不是跳舞。
4) To her surprise, all the classmate _________(点头同意).
5) Find the sentences with the phrases:
let…down; kick…off ; be hard on… ; pull together ;