Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried I.Teaching Aims 1.Help the students to get the general idea of the article. 2.Enlarge the students'vocabulary by learing the new words and doing the cises Help the students understand our parents. 4.Help the students to build up their language skills through more exercises on oral practice,phrases and expression,grammar,writing.etc. II.Key and Difficult Points 1.New Words and Phrases Burst into,flip on,catch on,set one's mind to sthdoing sth.,stand in sb's way,send away for,run out,help out,hold back,rack,recall 2.Sentences 1.I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, 2. 3.It wasn't long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. 4.In that moment,feeling Mother's back racked with emotion,I understood for the first time her vulnerability. 5. memento,but what it recalls for me is not quite what recalled for III.Teaching Methods Discussion,explanation,ask and answer IV.Time:4 periods V.Teaching procedures: Step one Introduction 1.Warents the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer Give the these questions. (1)Does your mother work? (2)What's her job? (3)Who does the household work,your father or your mother or both of them? me?Why or why not? (5)Doyour parents understand you? (6)Doyou really understand your parents? (7)Have you ever seen your mother(or father)cry?When was that and why? 2.Background Information (1)Mother's LoveUnit 5 The Day Mother Cried I. Teaching Aims 1. Help the students to get the general idea of the article. 2. Enlarge the students’ vocabulary by learning the new words and doing the vocabulary exercises. 3. Help the students understand our parents. 4. Help the students to build up their language skills through more exercises on oral practice, phrases and expression, grammar, writing, etc. II. Key and Difficult Points 1. New Words and Phrases Burst into, flip on, catch on, set one’s mind to sth/doing sth., stand in sb’s way, send away for, run out, help out, hold back, rack, recall 2. Sentences 1. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. 2. I felt helpless and out of place. 3. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. 4. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. 5. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. III. Teaching Methods Discussion, explanation, ask and answer IV. Time: 4 periods V. Teaching procedures: Step one Introduction 1. Warm-up questions: Give the students the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer these questions. (1) Does your mother work? (2) What’s her job? (3) Who does the household work, your father or your mother or both of them? (4) Do you often help out a little at home? Why or why not? (5) Do your parents understand you? (6) Do you really understand your parents? (7) Have you ever seen your mother (or father) cry? When was that and why? 2. Background Information (1) Mother’s Love