Reading & Writing

Teaching objectives:

By the end of this period, you will be able to:

1. sum up the main idea of a narrative passage(记叙文) by using reading strategies

2. make your writing much smoother by using transitional (过渡性的) words or sentences

3. do the writing with confidence

Step 1 Lead-in (Good guessers are good readers)

   Pay attention to the detailed information to guess the meaning of different words or phrases or to get hints in pictures.

Step 2 Writing

    An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisure life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.

    The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.

    When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said," This is your house. . . my gift to you. "

    The carpenter was shocked!

    What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

    So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock; we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

    But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said," Life is a do-it-yourself project. "Your attitude and the choices you made today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely!

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括短文的主要内容；

2. 以约120个词就“态度和选择的重要性”这一主题发表你的看法，内容包括：

(1)浅谈态度和选择的重要性；

(2)举例说明态度和选择对你（或你的朋友）在学习、生活等方面的影响；

(3)谈谈你今后会怎么做。

【写作要求】

作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

Task 1 Fast reading & Questions

Go through the passage quickly and answer the following questions.

1. Who is the main character?

2. What did the old carpenter's employer ask him to do before he retired?

3. Did the carpenter do the job well?

4. How did the carpenter feel when he realized that the last house he built was his home?

Extended questions :

1.What is a summary?

2. How can we do a summary of a narrative passage(记叙文)?

Task 2 Summarize the passage according to the answers to these questions

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Task 3 Examples(facts) & Opinions(ideas)

Group work: Finish the second part of this composition with your group members.(Remember to put it into different paragraphs)(about120words)

Group 1（Para2）The importance of attitudes and choices is obviously revealed in this story./Attitudes and choices play an important part in our studies. It also reminds me of my own experience.../ Having read the story, I was lost in thought, which reminds me of ...(Edison/Stephen Hawking霍金/Hu Ge胡歌/Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Group 2(Para3) As for me, I will ... in the future./ As the saying goes, “...”/Only with positive attitudes and choices can we______________________

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Conclusion: What makes a good reading and writing composition?

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Step 3 Self-assessment

1. sum up the main idea of a narrative passage(记叙文) by using reading strategies

2. make your writing much smoother by using transitional (过渡性的) words or sentences

3. do the writing with confidence

Step 4 Homework

阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150左右的英语短文。

A peacock(孔雀) was very unhappy with his ugly voice; and he spent most of his days complaining about it. 
"It is true that you cannot sing," said the fox, "but look how beautiful you are!"
"Oh, but what good is all this beauty," cried the bird, "with such an unpleasant voice!"
"Listen," said the fox, "each one owns something good: You have such beauty; the nightingale(夜莺) has his song; and the owl(猫头鹰) has his eyes. Even if you had a sweet voice, you would still complain about another thing. Why can't you just be happy about what you have already got?"
(写作内容)
1.以约30个词概括短文的主要内容。
2.以约120个词就“停止抱怨并珍惜自己所拥有的”这一主题发表你的看法，内容包括：

（l）你或你身边的人的类似事例；(2）谈谈你对该主题的看法。
(写作要求)
1.作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子：
2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

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