(重大版 ) A boy and his tree

Unit 2 Parents and children

A boy and his tree

Step I lead-in

Have a guess :

What has happened to the tree?

Step II Global reading --- Arrange the following pictures according to the passage.

The story is organized by the order(顺序)of _______________

Step III Words learning according to the context .

Para 1 Nap probably means___________.

A. a short sleep        B. a short break

Para 3 Chop off means __________.

A. to take off    B. to cut off  

Para4The trunk of a tree means __________.

A. its branch   B. its main stem

Para 5The tree said with tears ,“I really can't give you anything, all that's left are my dying roots.”

Dying means ______________ in Chinese. The root form of dying is____________.

Step IV Comprehending

When

What the boy needed/did

How the tree felt and what it offered

A long time ago

As time went by

One day

One hot summer day

Finally

Infer :

Why did the boy keep a785bing back and asking the tree for something?

Why was the tree willing to give anything he had?

Step V Which of the sentence best summarises the main idea of the text?

A. Children can never really understand how much their parents love them until they themselves bea785be parents.

B. Parental love is always selfless, endless and uncondtional.

C. Children’s love in return for their parents’ love is far from enough.

Step VI Discussion(Group work)

Read the last two paragraphs .

After reading ,what can you think of???

1. Have you ever yelled/ shouted at your parents?

2. Have you ever lost your temper in front of your parents?  

2. Have you ever regretted doing something that caused a misunderstanding between your parents and you ?