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Topic One Family

1. the simple past tense

2. the past continuous tense

Discuss these following questions with the student in spoken English

1. In your family. Do you follow your parents ’ words or make your own decision by yourself after you discuss with your parents?

2. What topic do you often discuss with your parents?

3. Would you share your ideas or thoughts with your parents?

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Listen to the following story and fill missing words in the blanks

How Did You lose Your Way?

Mrs Brown's old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his _______.

Listening Express

Warming-up

Language Points

But one morning a police car _______ outside Mrs Brown's house at twelve o'clock, and two policemen helped Mr Brown to ____ _____. One of them said to Mrs Brown, "The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and _______ to us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home." Mrs Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they ______.

"But, Grandfather, " she then said , "you have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?"

The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, "I didn't quite lose my way. I just _____ tired and I didn't want to walk home! "

After finishing the listening part, just retell the story in your own words.

Read the passage and understand the opinion of the writer towards two dads

I had two fathers, a rich one and a poor one. One father finished college in less than two years and had a Ph.D. However, he tried his best to make ends meet all his life. When he died, he left bills to be paid. The other one never finished the eighth grade and started doing business. Soon he earned plenty of money and became

one of the richest men in Hawaii. When he died, he left millions of dollars to his family, charities and church.

Passage One

Two dads offered me the choice of different points of view about the subject of money, but their advice makes great difference. One told me to study hard, go to a famous university and find a nice job to earn a living. The other hoped that I could think of the ways of how to use money to make more money and make life much better. In other words, one dad would say that the love of money is the root of all evil while the other would say that the lack of money is the root of all evil. Instead of simply saying yes or no to ideas of one dad or the other, I found myself thinking more, comparing and then choosing for myself.

As I grow up, I realize that the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class is often in debt. That’s mainly because the children learn the subject of money not in school but at home. Most of us learn about money from our parents. So what can a poor parent tell their child about money? They simply tell their kids to stay in school and study hard. The child may finish school with excellent grades but with a poor person's ways of making money.

Vocabulary

Key words:

1. earn v. 赚钱7. compare v.比较

2. bill n. 账单8. realize v. 意识到

3. offer v. 提供9. excellent adj. 卓越的

4.introduce v.介绍10. business n. 生意

5.college n. 大学11. choice n. 选择

6.charity n. 慈善机构

1. make ends meet 使收支平衡

2. leave……to……把……落在某地

3. offer advice 提供建议

4.make great difference 有极大的不同

5.points of view 观点

6.instead of 相反

7.earn a living 赚钱谋生

8.in other words 换句话说

9.get+形容词的比较级变得越来越

10.i n debt 负债

11.f inish school 完成学业

Sentences Structures:

1.one… the other…

一个……另一个……

2.find oneself doing

发现自己做某事

3.the love of money is the root of all evil

迷恋金钱是一切邪恶的根源

4.the lack of money is the root of all evil

缺钱是一切邪恶的根源

Practice

(一)Read these sentences and let the student understand what a word

means in different contexts.

a. Bill Gates earns tens of millions of money every year.

b. His English speech earns praise from teachers. 2. bill

a. He is very poor, so he can ’t pay the bill of the house.

b. Let ’s go to the restaurant for dinner. I will pay the bill. 3. offer

a. I offer my seat to this blind man.

b. Frank got an offer from Oxford University. 4. leave

a. It ’s very dark outside. I am leaving soon.

b. The tourist left carelessly his suitcase at the airport.

c. Why not leave the door open?

d. Leave me alone! I want to sit alone here for a moment. (二)

Read Passage One and answer the question below

1. What differences do two dads have on the subject of money? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What do you think of your parents’ way of education at home? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Read the passage and guess what happened before Pi ’

s dad taught Pi an impressive lesson

Passage Two

It was on a Sunday morning. Ravi and Pi were

quietly playing on their own when father called

out. "Children, come here." They wondered what

went wrong with both of them this time. Walking

into the living room,t hey noticed that Mother

was there and felt upset.

"Ravi, Pi, I have a very important lesson for you

today." Father said. "Oh really, is this necessary?" interrupted Mother. Pi and Ravi looked at each other. "Yes, it is," said Father angrily. "It may save their lives very well." "But Pi? He's only eight," Mother insisted. "He's the one who worries me the most." "It's Ravi's fault." Pi reasoned. "Whatever it is, he did it!" "What?" said Ravi. "I haven't done anything wrong." Ravi gave Pi an evil eye. Pi begged mother, but she only sighed and nodded.

"Come with me," said Father. They left the house, went through the gate and entered the zoo. It was early and the zoo wasn’t open to the public. They went round and down the path. Babu, their zoo keeper, unlocked the door to the cat house. They came in. The cat’s cage was made of thick iron bars: Richard Parker, a Bengal tiger of 550 pounds, was there. As soon as they stepped in, the tiger took long steps to the bars of his cage and made a loud sound, with ears flat against his head and round eyes fixed on Babu. The sound was so loud that it seemed to shake the whole cat house. Pi and Ravi’s knees started shaking. They got close to Mother. She was afraid, too. But Father seemed to be steady.

Father turned to his sons. "What animal is this?" he shouted loudly. "It's

a tiger," They answered.Father pointed out the tiger. "Are tigers dangerous?" "Yes, Father, tigers are dangerous." They replied. "I want

you to understand that you are never—any time—to touch a tiger, to pet a tiger, to put your hands through the bars of a cage, even to get close to a cage. Is that clear? Both of them?" Father shouted.They nodded. Father kept his eyes on me. P i nodded so hard that his head seemed to fall to the floor.

Vocabulary

Key words:

1. wonder v. 纳闷的思索 6. steady adj. 冷静的

2. insist v. 坚持认为7. pet v. 宠爱

3. beg v. 恳求8. reason v. 争辩

4. unlock v. 打开锁9. evil n. 邪恶

5. interrupt v. 打断（谈话）10. sigh v. 叹口气

Phrases:

1.go wrong （机器或问题）出错或有故障

2.fix on 盯着（某人或某物）

3.turn to 转向（某人或某物）

4.point out 指着（某人或某物）

Sentence Structure:

1.as soon as一……就……

As soon as they stepped in, the tiger took long steps to the bars of his cage and made a loud sound.

2.so…that…如此……以至于……

Pi nodded so hard that his head seemed to fall to the floor.

Discuss these following questions in spoken English with the student

1. What made Pi ’s father so angry?

2. What lesson did Pi learn in the passage?

3. What do you think of Pi ’s father ’s way of education?

（一）Read these sentences and pick out the right choice for the

underlying part

1. They wonder ed what went wrong with both of them this time. A.wanted to know B.wanted to hear C.wanted to feel

2. Pi begged mother, but she only sighed and nodded. A.cried

B.hugged

C.asked

3. They went round and down the path. Babu, their zoo keeper,

unlock ed the door to the cat house. A.closed

B.opened

C.knocked at

4. As soon as they stepped in, the tiger took long steps to the bars of his cage and made a loud sound , with ears flat against his head and round eyes fixed on Babu.

A.looking around

B.looking for

C.looking at

5. Pi and Ravi ’s knees started shaking. They got close to Mother. She was afraid, too. But Father seemed to be steady . A.calm B.afraid C.confused （二）Read Passage Two and write a summary of it

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Practice

Questions

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Home assignments

Part One:

Read the passage and understand how mother did to her daughter

As a stranger was passing by, I ran into him and said “Oh, excuse me, please.”“Please excuse me too, I wasn’t even watch ing for you.”He responded. This stranger and I are very polite. We say good-bye and go on our way, but at home there is a different story. How we treat our loved ones, young and old?

Later that day, I was cooking the evening meal, and my daughter stood beside me quietly. When I turned around, I nearly knock ed her down. “Move out of this way,” I said with a frown. She walked away, her little heart was broken. I didn’t realize how strictly I’d spoken.

While I was lying awake in bed, God’s little voice came to me and said, “While you are greeting a stranger, you act politely, but for the children you love, you seem to treat them badly. Look on the kitchen floor, you’ll

find some flowers there by the door. She brought those flowers for you. She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt very sorry, and now my tears began to fall. I quietly entered her room and sat down by her bed, “Wake up, little girl, wake up,”

I said softly. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” she smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I picked them because they’re pretty like you.

I knew you would like them, especially the blue.” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I will never do such thing to you that way again.”She said, “Oh, mom, that’s okay. I love you anyway.”I said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”

I realize that we pour ourselves more into work than our family. We spend most of time working in the office. However, if we lose our jobs, the company can easily replace us with some other people. But family always leaves a place for us to have a rest and experience happiness.

FAMIlY=(F)ather(A)nd(M)other, (I)(L)ove(Y)ou!

Fill life with love and we shall live a wonderful life.

Vocabulary

Key words:

1. stranger n.陌生人 5. enter v.进入

2. treat v.对待 6. especially adv.尤其地

3. beside prep.在旁边7. lose v.失去

4. act v.表现8. experience v.感受

Phrases: 1. pass by 经过 6. turn around 转过身 2. run into

偶遇 7. knock down 撞倒 3. watch for

注意到

8. lay awake

躺床上醒着

4. out of this way 别挡道 9. pour …into … 投入（时间）

5. replace …with …替换

10. fill …with … 用…填满

Sentence Structures:

1. While I was lying awake in bed, God ’s little voice came to me

2. As a stranger was passing by, I ran into him

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一) Reading these sentences and pick out the right choice for the

underlying part. 1. I ran into a stranger as he passed by. A. spoke to

B. came cross

C. listened to

2. “Move out of this way,” I said with a frown. A. feeling annoyed

B. feeling happy

C. feeling sad

3. She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise , and you never saw the tears in her eyes.

A. to make her mom afraid

B. to give her mom a surprise

C. to play hide and seek

Practice

4. We pour ourselves more into work than to our family.

A. spend more time in working than in talking with parents

B. spend more time in talking with parents than working

C. spend as much time in working as talking with parents

（二）Read the passage and answer these following questions

1.Why did the writer use the example of saying sorry to the stranger?

wrong to her daughter?

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Part Two:

Suppose your pen friend is upset, because he/she feels lonely, and his/her parents are busy and can’t spend any time talking with him/her. He/She wants to ask you for advice.