Lesson48SupperwiththeBradshaws邯郸市复兴区户村中学张延梅Yourideasaboutgift-giving1.Whenwouldyouliketoreceivegifts?Whatgiftswouldyouliketoget?Why?2.Howdoyoureactwhenyoureceiveagiftyoudon’tlike?3.Whenyourfamilyvisitsanother,whatdoyouusuallytakeasagift?BeforereadingNewwordsBeforereadingWhatisChinesetraditionofgivingandreceivinggifts?1.Weshouldn’topenthegiftbeforetheguestleaves.2.Wecan’tgiveanybodyaclockasagift.2.Wesometimesrefusetoacceptthegiftbeforeacceptingit.3.Weneedtoreturnagiftonsomeoccasionafterreceivingonefromsomeone.NewwordsWhatshouldwereactifwereceiveagiftthatyoudon’tlike?1.Shouldyoupraiseit?2.Shouldyouacceptorrefuseit?3.Shouldyousayyoudon’tlikeit?BeforereadingBeforereadingNewwordspoliceofficerWhowouldyougiveapoliceofficerasagift?BeforereadingNewwordstoygunWhowouldyouliketogiveatoygunasagift?Why?BeforereadingNewwordsdollWhowouldyouliketogiveadollasagift?Why?PracticeusingthenewwordsBeforereadingMainideasWhilereadingEmailOne:WhydidLiMinggetagifthedidn’tlike?EmailTwo:WhydidDannygiveagiftDebbiedidn'tlike?DetailsWhilereadingCanyoumakeatrueorfalsestatementlikethis?ReadaloudLesson48SupperwiththeBradshawsPleasewriteadialogueaccordingtothetwoe-mailsandmakesomechangesifyoulike.ExtensivereadingSixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool，andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult，nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasvery________，andafraidtospeaktoanyone.EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing，Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalkwithanyoneaboutmy___________.Thenoneday,whenmyclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriends，Iwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment，aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedbymeandthenturnedback.Helookedatme，witha________.ExtensivereadingSixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool，andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult，nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasvery________，andafraidtospeaktoanyone.EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing，Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalkwithanyoneaboutmy___________.Thenoneday,whenmyclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriends,Iwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedbymeandthenturnedback.Helookedatme，witha________.ExtensivereadingSuddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeel______andwarm.Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmade________.Daybyday,Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehad________,buthecouldn'trememberdoingso！Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshave_______.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkitislonely,youmightalwaysbe______.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.ExtensivereadingSuddenly，Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeel______andwarm.Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmade________.Daybyday，Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehad________，buthecouldn'trememberdoingso！Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshave_______.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkitislonely，youmightalwaysbe______.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.AfterreadingWriteaboutyourexperiencethatyoureceivedsomethingasagiftyoudidn’tlike.1.Whogaveyouthegift?2.Whendidyougetthegift?3.Whydidn’tyoulikethegift?4.Whatwasyourreaction?HomeworkResearchaboutthetraditionofgift-givinginonecountryoutsideChina.Makeaposteraboutit.Andgetreadytopresentitinthenextclass.
