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Unit 2
Home Sweet Home
Section B 1a-1e
How do you feel at home?
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Objectives
1.understand the content of the article.
2. sort out the author's itinerary of returning home for the Spring Festival, and the interactive scenes of the family.
3.understand the importance of family traditions and values across cultures.
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Lead-in
Watch the video and How does home make you feel? Share your ideas with a partner.
Wherever I go or no matter how long I’m away,home is always there.
adv.&conj.无论去哪里;在任何地方
matter. v.要紧;问题
no matter不论;不要紧
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Think and talk
Can you use some words to describe “home” in your heart?
comfortable
relaxed
warm
safe
happy
loved
v.描述;形容 n. description
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Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Look and guess
What festival are they celebrating? Why?
What are the people doing in the video?
Some people are cooking. Some are chatting. A child is playing…
They are celebrating the Spring Festival. Because there are Spring Festival couplets and “Fu” characters...
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Read, answer and choose
Read the story and answer the questions.
1.What’s the main idea of the story?
It’s about going home for the Spring Festival.
2.This passage is a __________.
A: Exposition (说明文)
B: Narrative (记叙文)
C: Argumentation(议论文)
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Scan the text, divide it into 4 parts. Then match the main idea with each part.
Journey to Hometown
Festival Plan Discussion
Leaving home
Family Interactions(互动) at home
Part 1(Para.1-2)
Part 2(Para.3)
Part 3 (Para.4-11)
Part 4(Para.12-13)
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Part 1
Q1: Where did the child want to go for the holiday?
Q2: Did the father agree to go to Hainan?
Hainan.
No(, he didn’t).
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Part 2
Q1: How long was the train journey?
Q2: How did they get to the village after the train?
Q3: When did they reach the village?
More than seven hours.
They changed to a bus.
In the evening.
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( ) Grandpa helped pull the luggage into the house.
( ) I shared snacks with my cousin.
( ) Uncle told jokes and we had a good laugh.
( ) Grandma, my aunt and my uncle cooked dinner in the kitchen.
( ) I set the table and we enjoyed the food.
( ) Grandpa and my cousin stood in the cold wind and waited for us.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Put the following sentences in order:
Part 3
Part 4
Several days later when we were leaving, Grandma held my hands and asked us, “Will you come home more often?”
Mum nodded, with tears in her eyes.
several/a few days later 几天后
hold hands 牵手; 握住对方的手
with tears in one’s eyes 含泪
点头
Sad to leave. Happy to come next time.
What do Mum's tears show about her feelings?
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1b
Read the story and answer the questions.
1. Where did the writer go for the Spring Festival?
2. What is the name of the writer?
3. In the text, what words are used to describe people’s feelings?
The writer went to the mother’s hometown, a village where the grandparents lived, for the Spring Festival.
Wenwen.
Smile, happy, laugh , familiar, with tears in eyes.
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1c
Complete the sentences to see what each family member did to make home full of love. Find more examples from the text.
1. Grandpa and my cousin ____________ in the cold wind.
2. _________ helped us pull our luggage into the house.
3. Grandma, my aunt, and my uncle _____________ in the kitchen.
4. ________________ went to the kitchen to help.
5. Grandpa ____________ my favourite snacks.
6. ____ shared the snacks with my cousin.
waited for us
Grandpa
cooked dinner
My dad and mum
brought out
I
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At the end of the road, I saw Grandpa and my little cousin standing in the cold wind waiting for us.
Grandpa helped us pull the heavy luggage into the house.
Grandma, my aunt, and my uncle were busy cooking dinner in the kitchen.
After a little while, my parents went to the kitchen to help.
“Could you bring Wenwen her favourite snacks?” Grandma asked Grandpa.
It’s a family full of love. The members love and take care of each other.
Read these sentences. What do you think about the family members?
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1d
Discuss the questions.
1. Why do you think the family spent the Spring Festival at the village?
2. What do you think about the writer′s family members?
Because it’s the mum’s hometown. The family wants to be with grandparents and relatives. It’s a traditional time to get together with family, so they spend Spring Festival there.
The writer’s family members are very nice and loving. Grandpa and cousin wait for them in the cold. Grandpa helps carry luggage. Grandma prepares snacks. Parents help cook. Uncle tells jokes. They all care about each other and make the family warm.
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Think and say
After reading the text, what do you plan to do for your family to show your love?
Think and share your idea.
I’d help with housework to let them rest.
I’d listen when they talk, really paying attention.
Cook their favourite meals sometimes.
Spend time together—like watching a movie or taking a walk.
Say “I love you” often, so they know.
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Read and share
Read the poem and opinions.
wherever adv. & conj. 无论去哪里;
在任何地方
matter v. 要紧
n. 问题
no matter
不论;不要紧
perhaps adv.
也许;可能
plate n. 盘子;碟子
a plate of 一盘
freshly adv. 刚刚
freshly-made
新鲜制作的
1e
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no matter引导让步状语从句
no matter 常与what、who、when、where、how等连用, 引导让步状语从句。(注:why不用于此结构)
引导让步状语从句时,“no matter+疑问词” 相当于 “疑问词+-ever”。
e.g. No matter where/Wherever you go in the world, don't forget your motherland.
不论你走到世界的哪个角落,都不要忘记你的祖国。
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shelters
Safe
Home
Full of love
…..
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Exercises
一、单项选择
1. — Can you _______ your new coach?
—Hmm... I think he′s very intelligent and humorous.
A. believe B. describe
C. support D. follow
2. —I'm afraid I broke your favorite mug(杯子;大杯;马克杯).
—Oh, ________. I have another one."
A. It matters B. It doesn't matter
C. That matters D. What matters
B
B
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3. I like to _______ my toys _______ my brother.
A. share;with B. share;to C. give;with D. give;to
4. I saw her _______ in the park yesterday.
A. dance B. dancing C. to dance D. danced
5. This song _______ _______ many people.
A. is;familiar with B. is;familiar to
C. are;familiar with D. are;familiar to
A
B
B
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1. 几天前,我和朋友分享旅途中的趣事。
________ days ago, I ________ the interesting things during the ________ with my friend.
2. 昨天爷爷忙着给蔬菜浇水。
Yesterday, Grandpa was _______ ________ the vegetables.
3. 几乎每个人都熟悉这个故事。
__________ everyone is _________ _________ this story.
4. 在这篇课文里,作者跟我们讲了一个笑话。
In this ________, the ________ ________ us a _________.
Several
text
busy watering
shared
Almost
journey
familiar with
writer tells joke
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Homework
1. Read the passage again and remember the new words.
2. Do something to show your love to your family.
Blues
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