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Mom Knows Best
Do you know your mom well?
(1) What’s your mom’s hobby?
(2) Are you getting on well with your mom?
(3) What do you think about your mom?
Pre-reading
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1. a tiny baby
2. stay by sb.'s side
3. run through the field
4. keep...from...
5. give sb. a hug
6. lift sb. up
7. talk back
8. think back
9. have scary dreams
10. be late for school
11. regret doing sth.
Important Expressions
一个小婴儿
陪伴在某人旁边
跑步穿越田野
使……远离……
拥抱某人
举起某人
回嘴;顶嘴
回想;回忆
做恶梦
上学迟到
后悔做某事
Task1:Read the whole poem(诗歌 ), answer the question:
( )What does the title “Mom Knows Best” mean?
A. Mom knows I’m the best.
B. Mom knows she’s the beat.
C. Mon knows what’s the best for me.
3a
C
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☻ Read the poem in silence and divide it into 3 parts, then match each part with the main idea.
Part 1 Understand mom's love
Part 2 Enjoy mom's love
Part 3 Misunderstand mom's love
Mom's love
Let’s read!
When he was...? What did his mom do ?
tired and hungry
fell and hurt himself
☻ Read the first part together and fill in the chart.
gave him food and warm arms to sleep in
running through the field
gave him a hug,
lifted him up
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crying all night
sang to him,
stayed by his side
made sure he was safe, kept him from danger
When he was ..., his mom sang to him and ....
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Let’s read!
Why did he talk back to his mom?
☻ Read the second part by yourselves and answer the following question.
Because he thought he was not a baby.
☻ Listen and answer the questions below.
How did the writer feel about his mom when he was an adult?
He felt
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regretful / sorry.
What did he regret?
He regretted
talking back to his mom.
not listening to his mom.
Task2:Read the poem again and answer the questions.
What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child?
His mom took good care of him and protected him.
2. Why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old?
He thought he was not a baby.
3. How did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “Please be back by ten”?
He was seventeen and he should not be told what to do !
4. After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom?
His mom is a good mother. She knows best for him and she wanted only the best!
3b
Let’s read!
☻ After reading the whole poem, what does the title mean in your mind?
Let’s read!
Mom understands you best.
Mom knows what is the best for you.
Mom wants you to be the best.
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Think about a time you did something even though your mom or dad told you not to do it. Share your story with your partner.
• How old were you at that time?
• What did you want to do?
• What did you mom or dad say?
Did you talk back to them?
• What did you do at last?
• How do you feel about it now?
3c
The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word “Mother”, and the most beautiful call is the call of “My mother”.
人的嘴唇所能发出的最甜美的字眼,就是“母亲”;最美好的呼唤就是“妈妈”。
Let’s act!
☻ Make your own conversations and act them out
in your groups.
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Show time!
Homework
☻ What do you want to say to your mom? Write a letter and show your love to your mom on your card!
Let’s watch!
☻ What do you want to say to your mom? Write
down what you want to say to her.
Thank you!
Let’s enjoy!
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