V.Teaching procedures: Stepl.Introduction 1.Warm-up questions: (1)Doyou celebrate Christmas at home?Why or why not? (2)Have you ever received any presents from your parents at Christmas?If yes,what are they? (3)How doyou spend Christmas at school? (4)Doyou know anything about"white lie"? 2.Background Information (1)Baker,Russell (1925-): He is one of America's notable humorists and political satirists.He first worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun from 1947-1954,then joined the New York Times in 1954.In 1962 he began writing his"Observer"column for the New York Times and continued to write that column for 36 years.Baker won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1979,and another in 1983,for the first volume of his autobiography, Growing Up.In addition,he has published more than a dozen other books,including fictions and children's books. (2)Rooney,Mickey(1920-): He is an American actor,singer and dancer.Rooney made his film debut at age six and,from 1927to 1933.starred in over 50 episodes of the comedy series,Mickey McGuire.His roles in The Human Comedy (1943)and National Velvet (1944) confirmed his status as the nation's most popular film star.Rooney established himself as a solid character actor in the postwar period.He has received an Emmy,a Tony and 2 Oscars,appeared in over200 feature film. 3.Introductory Remarks Have you ever told lies in order not to disappoint people you love?In this essay, you are going to read about how a little boy who,having come upon his mother's surprise Christmas gift-a second-hand bicycle,tried hard to contain his pleasure until after Christmas,so that his poor but hardworking mother coul enjoy a moment's laughter seeing the pleasant surprise on her son's face on that big day.Ⅴ. Teaching procedures: Step1. Introduction 1. Warm-up questions: (1) Do you celebrate Christmas at home? Why or why not? (2) Have you ever received any presents from your parents at Christmas? If yes, what are they? (3) How do you spend Christmas at school? (4) Do you know anything about “white lie”? 2. Background Information (1) Baker, Russell (1925- ): He is one of America’s notable humorists and political satirists. He first worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun from 1947-1954, then joined the New York Times in 1954. In 1962 he began writing his “Observer” column for the New York Times and continued to write that column for 36 years. Baker won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1979, and another in 1983, for the first volume of his autobiography, Growing Up. In addition, he has published more than a dozen other books, including fictions and children’s books. (2) Rooney, Mickey (1920- ): He is an American actor, singer and dancer. Rooney made his film debut at age six and, from 1927 to 1933, starred in over 50 episodes of the comedy series, Mickey McGuire. His roles in The Human Comedy (1943) and National Velvet (1944) confirmed his status as the nation’s most popular film star. Rooney established himself as a solid character actor in the postwar period. He has received an Emmy, a Tony and 2 Oscars, appeared in over 200 feature film. 3. Introductory Remarks Have you ever told lies in order not to disappoint people you love? In this essay, you are going to read about how a little boy who, having come upon his mother’s surprise Christmas gift—a second-hand bicycle, tried hard to contain his pleasure until after Christmas, so that his poor but hardworking mother could enjoy a moment’s laughter seeing the pleasant surprise on her son’s face on that big day