2． gift voucher-supplied with some articles (eg petrol, cigarettes), to be exchanged for gifts

Step Ⅰ Key Vocabulary

This activity introduces the key vocabulary words． Show the following vocabulary on the screen by a projector．

Read the words and have students repeat them again and again until they can pronounce them fluently and accurately．

Step Ⅱ Part 1

This activity allows students to activate their background knowledge before attempting the reading．

Look at the picture． Ask, What’s happening in the picture? Let students describe the picture．

Read the title The art of giving aloud． Get the students to predict what they think the article is about, based on the title and the picture． Get students to finish Task 1． But don’t look at the reading text． Instead, they use their background knowledge to try to answer the questions． As students work, move around, looking at their progress．

When most students complete the task, get students to answer the questions with a parter． Elicit answers from the students． Ask if other students have the same or different answers． Do not give the correct answers to the students at this point． Wait until students have finished the reading and let them revise their answers accordingly． Answers will vary．

Step Ⅲ Part 2

This activity encourages students to read for the main idea．

Read the instructions aloud to the class．

Get students into groups of four． Let them read th4 text quickly, then each group summarizes one paragraph in their own words． As they are doing this, go around the classroom to make sure they discuss the questions in English． Invite four students to report their answers．

Sample answers

Paragraph 1 Giving and receiving gifts isn’t easy．

Paragraph 2 Some gifts, such as flowers and plants, are usually welcome．

Paragraph 3 Giving money may be a good gift but may have problems．

Paragraph 4 Follow a host’s suggestion or you may be rude．

Notes

1． feminine-of, like, suitable for, women

A projector．

Fast-reading to improve students’ reading ability．

Careful-reading to get the detailed information．

Pairwork and groupwork

Train students’ reading and writing skills．

Key vocabulary

Train students’ reading ability．

3． Moral Object

Giving a gift is an art． Money is one of the gifts we can give others． But we must know money is not everything． So only when it is proper can we give someone money as a gift．

2． Ability Objects

Fast-reading to get a general idea of the text．

Careful-reading to get the detailed information in the text．

Learn the words and phrases from the context．

1． Knowledge Objects

Key Vocabulary

wedding anniversary, vase, host, hostess, feminine, proper, acceptable, embarrass, let’s say, ahead of time

Text: The art of giving

2． annoy--make rather angry(esp． in passive), for example, be annoyed with sb．

Step　Ⅳ

This activity provides reading and speaking practice with the target language．

Ask two students to read the conversation aloud．

S_A: They make me scared．

S_B: Really? They make me hungry．

Get all the students to read the conversation again． Ask, What makes the cartoon funny? Help students to explain． The second fish is intelligent enough to take the bait from the hook without getting caught．

Get some pairs of students to present this conversation to the rest of the class．

Note

scared--frightened

Step Ⅴ Summary and Homework

In this class, we’re done much writing practice using the key vocabulary words and the target language presented in this unit．

After class, please make sentences with the words in Activity I in your exercise books． Then finish off the exercises on pages 55-56 of the workbook．

Step Ⅵ Blackboard Design

Unit 13 Rainy days make me sad．

The Seventh Period

Reading: The art of giving