宝莲寺一中 韦红霞

purse

A: How do you feel about lucky money?B: It makes me happy.

A: Why?B: Because I can buy what I need.

Purple sweater

uncomfortableuncomfortable

happyhappy

disappointeddisappointed

surprisedsurprised

excitedexcited

embarrassedembarrassed

内疚的scaredscared

guiltyguilty

Skimming

First Reading(answer a question and then fill

in the missing information)

Skimming

Names gifts feeling

How many people took part in the discussion according to the passage?

Guo Xiaojing

Han Ling

John Wilson

purple purse

orange sweater

money

embarrassed

guilty

they are lazy

(answer the following questions)

Careful reading

Second Reading

1) Guo Xiaojing pretended to like the gift because .2) When did Han Ling wear the sweater?

.

.

she wanted to make her parents happy.

Every time when she visited her grandparents.

3) Why is it hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people?

Because different people have different tastes.

Giving money as a gift or receiving

money is a usual way.

Giving and receivingmoney

makes people uncomfortable.

.

In China In western countries

Different ideas of receiving moneybetween Chinese and westerners.

It’s the thought that counts.

重在情谊

Which do you think is more difficult,receiving gifts or giving gifts?

gift

whatwhat

howhow

whenwhen

whowho

whywhy

My experienceMy experience

On my On my 26th 26th

birthdaybirthday

My motherMy mother embarrassedembarrassed

a warm coat out a warm coat out of styleof style

In order to make my In order to make my mother happymother happy I I

pretended that I liked pretended that I liked the coat.the coat.

gift

whatwhat

howhow

whenwhen

whowho

whywhy

Talk about your own experience.Talk about your own experience.

embarrassedguilty

uncomfortable

homeworkWrite a composition aboutyour experience of receiving or giving gifts.