It was difficult for us to step forward together, because he had to stop at intervals and I was not patient enough to wait and I wanted to move fast - Key words, expressions and structure ean on: to depend on someone or something for support or encouragement, especially at a difficult time e.g. It's good to know you've got friends to lean on balance: n. a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall e.g. keep balance lose balance v. to get into a steady position e.g. When you learn to ride bicycle you have to learn to balance balance on: e.g. The dog balance a ball on its nose. despite-in spite of e.g. Despite all our efforts to save the school, the County decided to close it We went out in spite of the rain She went to Spain despite (in spite of the fact that the doctor told her to rest once: conj. from the moment the thing happens e. g. Once she arrives, we can start adv. Once a week/year etc. at once /all at once /once more /once again /once or twice adjust to: to gradually get used to a new situation by making small changes to the way you do things e.g. Adjusting to the tropical heat was more difficult than they had expected even if: no matter if Charlie is going to have problems findings a job even if she gets her A levels pull: v. To use your hand to make something move in the direction your are moving Ss are required to look into the dictionary for the use of the following pull ahead pull apart pull away pull down pull in pull off pull out pull over pull together pull up 2.2 Part Two(Paras. 5-7) -Pair Work: Comprehension Questions Ss are required to work in pairs to find answers to the following questions. They may take turns to ask and answer. The teacher(t) may ask a few Ss to present the answers )How does the writer think of his father now? He feels different about his father. He thinks that his father is a man with strong will and courage 2)Why didn,t his father think himself a pity? He accepted his poor physical condition calmly and enjoyed his positive attitude towards life. And he was expecting a"good heart"from others work on your own: Main ideas T writes on the board the main idea with several words missing. Ss work on their own to find out the answers Now the writer thinks of his father differently and shows great admiration to his father's Courage to overcoming so many difficulties to show his positive attitudes and love towards life1-3 3 It was difficult for us to step forward together, because he had to stop at intervals and I was not patient enough to wait and 1 wanted to move fast. -Key words, expressions and structure Lean on: to depend on someone or something for support or encouragement, especially at a difficult time e.g. It’s good to know you’ve got friends to lean on. balance: n. a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall e.g. keep balance lose balance v. to get into a steady position e.g. When you learn to ride bicycle you have to learn to balance balance on: e.g. The dog balance a ball on its nose. despite - in spite of e.g. Despite all our efforts to save the school, the County decided to close it. We went out in spite of the rain. She went to Spain despite (in spite of) the fact that the doctor told her to rest. once: conj. from the moment the thing happens e.g. Once she arrives, we can start. adv. Once a week/year etc. / at once / all at once / once more / once again / once or twice adjust to: to gradually get used to a new situation by making small changes to the way you do things. e.g. Adjusting to the tropical heat was more difficult than they had expected. even if: no matter if Charlie is going to have problems findings a job even if she gets her A levels. pull: v. To use your hand to make something move in the direction your are moving. Ss are required to look into the dictionary for the use of the following: pull ahead pull apart pull away pull down pull in pull off pull out pull over pull together pull up 2.2 Part Two (Paras. 5-7) -Pair Work: Comprehension Questions Ss are required to work in pairs to find answers to the following questions. They may take turns to ask and answer. The teacher (T) may ask a few Ss to present the answers. 1) How does the writer think of his father now? -He feels different about his father. He thinks that his father is a man with strong will and courage. 2) Why didn't his father think himself a pity? -He accepted his poor physical condition calmly and enjoyed his positive attitude towards life. And he was expecting a "good heart" from others. -Work on your own: Main ideas T writes on the board the main idea with several words missing. Ss work on their own to find out the answers. Now the writer thinks of his father differently and shows great admiration to his father's Courage to overcoming so many difficulties to show his positive attitudes and love towards life