ByLiuLanxiangReadingStrategy6vinepumpkinWhenisyourbirthday?Whatmakesyouhappyonyourbirthday?If…,Iwillfeelhappy.Fastreading•Howoldwasthelady?•Whatdidshegetfromherdaughter?Paragragh1•Underlinethethingsshewassureof.Itwastheoldlady’seightiethbirthday.ShewassureMyrawouldn’tforgethermother’sbirthday,evenifshewasbusy.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday.PerhapsMyramightcome.EvenifMyradidnotcome,shewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcitedlikeachild.Paragraghs2-3•Whatdidshegetfromherneighbors?•Whatdidshehopetogetfromherdaughter?Paragragh4Fillintheblanks•Shes_______bythewindow,w________.Thepostmant_____roundthecorneronhisbicycle.Herheartb_______fast.Johnniehads_____himtooandrantothegate.Paragraghs5-9•Howmanyenvelopesdidsheget?•Whatdoes“reluctantly”mean?•Whywasshereluctanttoopenherdaughter’senvelope?•Wasthecheckworthmuchmoneyoralittlemoney?six-figurecheckDiscussion:Whichsentencecouldbethelastone?Thesix-figurecheckfelltothefloorlikeabirdwithabrokenwing.Slowlytheoldladybenttopickitup.Herpresent,herlovelypresent._____________________.A.Withtremblingfingersshetoreitintolittlebits.B.Shehuggedthepresenttightlywithtearsinhereyes.C.Happilyshecalledtosaythankstoherdaughter.D.Shelookedmorecarefullyatthecheck,notbelievingherdaughterhadgivenhersomuch.Whydidtheoldladytearthecheckintosmallpieces?A.Shewassureherdaughterwouldcome,notthecheckB.Shedidn’tnoticethereweresixfiguresonthecheckC.Shedidn’tthinkthecheckwaslargeenoughforapresentD.ShewouldpreferapresentwithlovefromherdaughterFillintheblanksusingproperadjs.•Inthebeginning,shewas_____.•Whilewaitingforthepost,shewas_______.•Afteropeningtheenvelope,shefelt_______.Togetthepumpkin,youneedtofollowthevine.pumpkinvineTounderstandthepassagebetter,youmustcatchtheclueofthestory.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePresentB.TheCheckC.TheBirthdayD.TheDaughterGroupwork:Changethestoryintoashortdrama(话剧）andactitout.Scene1：beingexcitedwhilethinkingofherdaughter(Para1)Scene2:givingpresentstoGranny(Paras2-3)Scene3:waitingfordaughter’spresent(Paras4-8)Scene4:tearingthepresent(Para9)It’sagoodvirtuetorespectandcareaboutoldpeople.•Loveyourparents,thenyoulovealloldpeople.•Oftenvisityourparentsandlistentoherspeak.•Don’tmakeanyexcusethatyouaretoobusy.Writing•Theboysawwhathappenedandfeltsad.HedecidedtowritetoMyratotellwhatGrannyreallyneededandwhatsheshoulddo.Supposeyouweretheboy.Whatwouldyousay?PassageB•1.•2.•3.•4.Goodbye!Thankyouverymuch!
