1)Loving members of one's family: parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, husband, wife, children, grandchildren 2)Loving one's life, animals, nature, etc 2. Group I agree with the students, because I have pets. I feel happy when I'm with pets. I myself have a pet cat. I like him very much, and I enjoy taking care of him. When I am unhappy or in low spirits, I stroke him, cuddle(hold sth lovingly and closely in the arms) him and then I feel much better. He is like one of my friends. In a sense he is better than a friend because he never argues with me and usually obeys me Sample Il I don't agree with this statement. I am afraid of animals, especially dogs. I doni't know why, but I have been afraid of dogs since my childhood. At the sight of dogs, I shiver, I dont understand how I can lower my blood pressure by stroking or patting them. On the contrary, my blood pressure would rise because I am so nervous around a dog and sometimes I cant help screaming 3. Translation on p. 14 Translate the Chinese sentences into English, using the expressions in brackets 1) He walks slowly because of his bad leg 2) He came to the meeting despite his serious illness 3) He saw to it that the same mistake wouldnt happen again 4) Now that they have got to know each other a little better, they get along just fine 5) Then I found myself surrounded by half a dozen boys 6) I send you my best wishes on this happy occasion To give the student a clearer idea of how to organize their composition, the teacher may encourage the students to include the following in their writing a description of the physical features(height, weight, etc. )of the father; characteristics of the father what the student thinks of the father something that had happened between the father and the student My father My father, forty-six years old, is a peasant. He is very hard-working, because he has a big famil to support. Perhaps it is because he is tired, he is a man of few words, and almost no smile appears on his face. Father has never bought any toys or candies for my younger brother and me, but I know he loves us. He is strict with us. He once said, "You should study hard so that you can serve the people better in the future. My family was poor but father promised that he would pay for education of my brother and me even if he had to sell our house. We were deeply moved We are determined to study hard to repay our father. I love and admire my father My mother My mother, a middle-aged woman, has a kind of typical characteristic of oriental women. I will1) Loving members of one’s family: parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, husband, wife, children, grandchildren 2) Loving one’s life, animals, nature, etc. 2. Group discussion Sample I I agree with the students, because I have pets. I feel happy when I’m with pets. I myself have a pet cat. I like him very much, and I enjoy taking care of him. When I am unhappy or in low spirits, I stroke him, cuddle (hold sth lovingly and closely in the arms) him and then I feel much better. He is like one of my friends. In a sense he is better than a friend because he never argues with me and usually obeys me. Sample II I don’t agree with this statement. I am afraid of animals, especially dogs. I don’t know why, but I have been afraid of dogs since my childhood. At the sight of dogs, I shiver, I don’t understand how I can lower my blood pressure by stroking or patting them. On the contrary, my blood pressure would rise because I am so nervous around a dog and sometimes I can’t help screaming. 3. Translation on p.14 Translate the Chinese sentences into English, using the expressions in brackets. 1) He walks slowly because of his bad leg. 2) He came to the meeting despite his serious illness. 3) He saw to it that the same mistake wouldn’t happen again. 4) Now that they have got to know each other a little better, they get along just fine. 5) Then I found myself surrounded by half a dozen boys. 6) I send you my best wishes on this happy occasion. 4. Writing To give the student a clearer idea of how to organize their composition, the teacher may encourage the students to include the following in their writing: • a description of the physical features(height, weight, etc.) of the father; • characteristics of the father • what the student thinks of the father; • something that had happened between the father and the student Sample I My Father My father , forty-six years old, is a peasant. He is very hard-working, because he has a big family to support. Perhaps it is because he is tired, he is a man of few words, and almost no smile appears on his face. Father has never bought any toys or candies for my younger brother and me, but I know he loves us. He is strict with us. He once said, “You should study hard so that you can serve the people better in the future.” My family was poor but father promised that he would pay for education of my brother and me even if he had to sell our house. We were deeply moved. We are determined to study hard to repay our father. I love and admire my father. Sample II My Mother My mother, a middle-aged woman, has a kind of typical characteristic of oriental women. I will