Step Purpose Students'Activity Teacher's Activity 1.Students watch pictures which show that there are 1.The teacher presents some special occasions in which a lot of occasions in which people give gifts people usually give gifts Students get to know 2.Students talk about what gifts people usually give 2.The teacher asks Ss what gifts people usually give on Lead-in the topic is about gifts. others on these occasions. these occasions. 3.Ss brainstorm about why people give gifts to 3.Th teacher asks students the reasons for giving gifts to others. others. Students obtain the Students watch a mind map which presents the basic The teacher presents students the mind map and explains information of the basic elements of a short story and get prepared for finding the basic genre elements of a short story in detail,including Pre-reading genre elements ofa out these elements in the story they are going to read. the setting,the characters,the plot and the theme. short story. 1.Students read the beginning and find out the 1.The teacher leads the students to find out the setting and the main characters of the story. Students understand the setting and the main characters of the story. While-readi story and find out the 2.Students read the whole story and summarize its 2.The teacher guide the students to summarize the story n吗 main genre elements of plot:beginning,middle,and ending. plot. 3.Students put the events taken from the story in 3.The teacher gives feedback to students'answer to the this story. order. task of putting the events in order. 1.Students role-play the characters or imagine their 1.The teacher guides students to appreciate the qualities of mental activities. the characters. 2.Students brainstorm to think of some words or Post-readin Students analyse the 2.The teacher presents some descriptive words that can characters and the sentences to describe the characters. show the qualities of the characters and explain these theme of the story 3.Students reflect on the theme of the story and descriptions. make connections with their own experience. 3.The teacher encourages students to make reflections based on the theme of the story.Step Purpose Students’Activity Teacher’s Activity Lead-in Students get to know the topic is about gifts. 1. Students watch pictures which show that there are a lot of occasions in which people give gifts. 2. Students talk about what gifts people usually give others on these occasions. 3. Ss brainstorm about why people give gifts to others. 1. The teacher presents some special occasions in which people usually give gifts. 2. The teacher asks Ss what gifts people usually give on these occasions. 3. Th teacher asks students the reasons for giving gifts to others. Pre-reading Students obtain the information of the basic genre elements of a short story. Students watch a mind map which presents the basic elements of a short story and get prepared for finding out these elements in the story they are going to read. The teacher presents students the mind map and explains the basic genre elements of a short story in detail, including the setting, the characters, the plot and the theme. While-readi ng Students understand the story and find out the main genre elements of this story. 1. Students read the beginning and find out the setting and the main characters of the story. 2. Students read the whole story and summarize its plot: beginning, middle, and ending. 3. Students put the events taken from the story in order. 1. The teacher leads the students to find out the setting and the main characters of the story. 2. The teacher guide the students to summarize the story plot. 3. The teacher gives feedback to students’ answer to the task of putting the events in order. Post-readin g Students analyse the characters and the theme of the story 1. Students role-play the characters or imagine their mental activities. 2. Students brainstorm to think of some words or sentences to describe the characters. 3. Students reflect on the theme of the story and make connections with their own experience. 1. The teacher guides students to appreciate the qualities of the characters. 2. The teacher presents some descriptive words that can show the qualities of the characters and explain these descriptions. 3. The teacher encourages students to make reflections based on the theme of the story