L. Pre-reading tasks l. Getting to know each other Sample My name is Wang Ling. I am 18. I come from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. I?graduated from the Fourth Middle School. Hangzhou is a very beautiful city. It has the West Lake, which is famous all over the world. I love my home town I have a lot of hobbies, such as playing tennis, basketball, table tennis, and listening to music 2. Talking about someone you love Sample I love nother most, because she is al ways very kind to me, unlike my father who will scold me or slap me if I make mistakes or if I am naughty. My mother is an ordinary-looking woman but in my eyes she is very beautiful. She is very hard-working and does almost all the housework When I was working for the entrance examinations, she was very considerate and never let me do any housework. When I was hungry at night, she would fix a snack for me. She is a good cook It's a pity that I am not able to have what she cooks because I am far away from home. IL. Listening-Centered Activities Play the tape and make the students listen to the three listening exercises and answer all the questions on page 4, 5, and 6. If necessary, play the tape once again IlL. In-Class Reading A Good Heart to Lean on 1. Pre-reading on p. 9 Directions: Discuss the following questions in pairs 1). How do you feel when you walk on the street and see a disabled person? I feel pity towards those who are disabled I wonder how they can manage in their daily life and whether they have a job. I feel lucky that I am not disabled 2). Do you know anyone who is disabled? If you do, talk about him/her Yes. My aunt is deaf and dumb. She has been like this since her childhood my grandmother said that she became deaf because of taking the wrong medicine. She is now more than seventy years old and she has never been married. She was very kind to me. In fact it was she who brought me up. She often felt it unfair because she couldn't hear. But she is very intelligent, and she is good at sewing. She sometimes kidded /teased me with gestures that she wanted to cut off her ears because they couldnt work 2. Language Points 1)...I was embarrassed to be seen with my father e.g. I was embarrassed/felt uncomfortable when the others saw me together with my father to be ashamed of to feel shamef e.g: I am ashamed of what I have done He was ed of having failed e.g. I am ashamed to leave you this way I am ashamed to have mentioned it; please forgive me 2 ). to let on: to let sb know e.g. Dont let on about the meetingI. Pre-reading tasks 1. Getting to know each other Sample My name is Wang Ling. I am 18. I come from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. I ?graduated from the Fourth Middle School. Hangzhou is a very beautiful city. It has the West Lake, which is famous all over the world. I love my home town. I have a lot of hobbies, such as playing tennis, basketball, table tennis, and listening to music. 2. Talking about someone you love Sample I love my mother most, because she is always very kind to me, unlike my father who will scold me or slap me if I make mistakes or if I am naughty. My mother is an ordinary-looking woman, but in my eyes she is very beautiful. She is very hard-working and does almost all the housework. When I was working for the entrance examinations, she was very considerate and never let me do any housework. When I was hungry at night, she would fix a snack for me. She is a good cook. It’s a pity that I am not able to have what she cooks because I am far away from home. II. Listening-Centered Activities Play the tape and make the students listen to the three listening exercises and answer all the questions on page 4、5、and 6. If necessary, play the tape once again. III. In-Class Reading A Good Heart to Lean On 1. Pre-reading on p.9 Directions: Discuss the following questions in pairs. 1). How do you feel when you walk on the street and see a disabled person? I feel pity towards those who are disabled. I wonder how they can manage in their daily life and whether they have a job. I feel lucky that I am not disabled. 2). Do you know anyone who is disabled? If you do, talk about him/her. Yes. My aunt is deaf and dumb. She has been like this since her childhood. My grandmother said that she became deaf because of taking the wrong medicine. She is now more than seventy years old and she has never been married. She was very kind to me. In fact it was she who brought me up. She often felt it unfair because she couldn’t hear. But she is very intelligent, and she is good at sewing. She sometimes kidded /teased me with gestures that she wanted to cut off her ears because they couldn’t work. 2. Language Points: 1)．…I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. e.g. I was embarrassed/felt uncomfortable when the others saw me together with my father” ➢ to be ashamed of : to feel shameful e.g: I am ashamed of what I have done. He was ashamed of having failed. ➢ to be ashamed to do sth e.g. I am ashamed to leave you this way. I am ashamed to have mentioned it; please forgive me. 2). to let on: to let sb know e.g. Don’t let on about the meeting