UNIT 8 Celebrating Me!
第八单元 赞美我！
Lesson 62: Confidence
第62课：自信
THINK ABOUT IT!What words do you think are hard to spell?

Why are these words so difficult?Look at Peter's paper.

Can you correct his mistakes?

Part One: Is Spelling a Talent?
第一部分：拼写是一种才能吗？
"Peter, please don't go," said Miss Martin. "I'd like to talk to you."
马丁小姐说：“皮特，请不要走，我想和你谈谈。”
The other students went out of the classroom.
其他学生们都走出了教室。
Peter stood in front of the teacher's desk.
皮特站在老师桌子前面。
He felt sad. He knew what she was going to say.
他感到沮丧。 他知道她要说什么。
"Peter, you are not doing well in English," said Miss Martin.
马丁小姐说：“皮特，你的英语不好，
"It is because of your spelling."
是你的拼写。”
She looked at a piece of paper.
她看着一张纸。
It had red circles around many of the words.
上面有很多圈着单词的红圈。
"This is your story," said Miss Martin.
马丁小姐说：“这是你写的故事，
"It is a good story. But look!
这是一个很好的故事。但是看！
All these words are spelled wrong," said Miss Martin.
所有这些词都拼写错了。”
She put her finger on one circle.
她手指着一个圆圈。
"What is this word?" she asked.
她问：“这个词是什么？”
Peter looked at the story.
皮特看着这个故事。
"It says 'bot.'It says, 'He bot bread at the bakery.'"
“它写着‘bot’。它写着‘他在面包店买了面包。’”
"But'bought' is not spelled B-O-T," said Miss Martin.
马丁小姐说：“但是‘买’不是拼做B-O-T，
"It is spelled B-O-U-G-H-T.
它拼做B-O-U-G-H-T。
People read W-R-I-T-E.
人们读W-R-I-T-E。
They know it is different from R-I-G-H-T."
他们知道它和R-I-G-H-T不同。”
"But I get both those words wrong," Peter said.
皮特说：“但是我把这些词都写错了，”
"You can get them right," said the teacher.
老师说：“你可以把它们改对，
"Work hard. You will improve. I'm confident of it."
好好努力。你会进步的。我对你有信心。”
But Peter felt sad and scared.
但是皮特感到沮丧和害怕。
He did not have confidence in himself.
他对自己没有信心。
Will Peter improve his spelling?
皮特会提高自己的拼写吗？
He doesn't think so. What will happen next?
他认为不会。接下来会发生什么事？
Read Part Two of this story in your Activity BookReader.
在你的《阅读活动》中读这个故事的第二部分。
I know Peter can improve his spelling!
我知道皮特可以提高自己的拼写！
Learning Tips
学习小帖士
We can't go to the park because it is raining.
我们不能去公园了，因为正在下雨。
We can't go to the park because of the rain.
因为下雨我们不能去公园。
LET'S DO IT!Make a list of words that you think are hard to spell.

Compare lists with a few classmates.Are your words the same as theirs?

Help each other correct these mistakes.