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Let’s enjoy talking and writing. March 31st 2012 By Ren Caiqin. The High School Entrance Exam( ä¸è€ƒ ) is coming!. tired. busy. Are you swimming in the o _____ of exercise s ?. cean. What happened later?. stood in silence. stared at her baby. in a zoo in Wukelan.
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Let’s enjoy talking and writing. March 31st 2012 By Ren Caiqin
The High School Entrance Exam(中考) is coming! tired busy Are you swimming in the o_____ of exercises? cean
What happened later? stood in silence stared at her baby in a zoo in Wukelan
lift him up in the air “你个熊孩子又惹妈妈生气!”
drop down heavily…shout at… “下次还敢不敢!”
“妈妈可都是为你好。 All I did is good for you.
“宝贝知道错就好了。来,呼噜呼噜毛,吓不着。”“宝贝知道错就好了。来,呼噜呼噜毛,吓不着。” give him a hug / hug him tightly
time , place , characters, events ,feelings… One day, a baby bear_________in the zoo. He had nothing to do. He thought it________to stay in the zoo. The mother bear stared at him_____. Suddenly she ______. The little bear was so ____ that he_____. Then the mother bear dropped him down heavily and shouted at him,“______” Later the little bear stopped crying and said,”________” . The mother bear knew her baby had realized his mistakes and said kindly,” Though I am_____with you,all I did is good for you.” At last the mother bear ________ tightly and said softly,“_________”
amazing Can you give a title to the story? How_________ the animal world is ! A: great B: surprising C: amazing Sometimes animals are like humans. They educate their children in the same way as humans do.
Army Chui (蔡美儿) A professor in Yale University 虎妈式教育的规矩: ◆ 不准在外过夜 ◆ 不准参加玩伴聚会 ◆ 不准参加校园演出 ◆ 不准抱怨不能参加校园演出 ◆ 不准看电视或玩电脑游戏 ◆ 不准擅自选择自己喜欢的课外活动 ◆ 不准任何一门功课的学习成绩低于“A” ◆ 不准在除体育与话剧外的其他科目拿不到第一 ◆ 不准练习钢琴及小提琴以外的乐器 ◆ 不准在某一天没有练习钢琴或小提琴 Tiger Mother
Her children are not allowed to do the following things. 1.Attend a sleepover (a party for children in which they stay the night at someone’s house); 2.Have a play date (in which children hang out with their friends); 3.Be in a school play; 4.Complain about not being in a school play; 5.Watch TV or play computer games; 6.Choose their own extracurricular (after-school) activities; 7.Get any grade less than an A; 8.Not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama; 9.Play any instrument except the piano or violin; 10.Not play the piano or violin.
狼爸教育的家规: 第一,所谓民主,孩子是民,家长是主。 第二,没有零用钱,不许喝可乐,不能吹空调,不能随便打开冰箱门。 萧百佑 businessman in Guangdong Wolf Dad 三天一顿打,孩子进北大
Problems: 1.expect you too much ,give you too much pressure 2. compare you to other students 3. complain too much; not patient enough 4.too strict , seldom encourage you, often criticize you 5 concentrate more on your grades than anything else 6.don’t allow you to watch TV on weekends 7.pay a little/no attention to your study 8. plan everything for me …
What do you expect your parents to do? I hope they will… Hopes Spend more time with you Encourage you more instead of criticizing you all the time Understand you more Be patient. play Majiang less Read newspapers, learn something new Don’t quarrel with each other. Need a good studying environment. Have my own decisions. …
Write a letter to your parents. • Express your thanks to your parents. • List your problems with your parents. • What do you expect your parents to do ? • What are your resolutions in the following days?
Dear Mum/ Dad/ parents, I love you. Thank you for looking after me so well. I know you’ve worked so hard during the past years. I am writing to tell you my feelings.… Best wishes. Love xxx
Write a thank-you letter. Dear Mum/ Dad/ parents, I love you. Thank you for looking after me so well. Best wishes. Love xxx
Tips for writing: 1. Make an outline 提纲 • Title • Beginning • Main part • Ending { Key sentence A. Key sentence B. Key sentence C. …
2. Choose good words and sentences .Learn to express in a better way. • We shouldn’t eat junk food. stay away We should _______ _______ _______ junk food. from 2. We should learn English grammar. It’s important. It’s ____________for us to learn English grammar. important 3.I think I must keep it as a secret. It is necessary. I think ____necessary to keep it as a secret. it 4. I don’t like going out on rainy days. I like watching TV at home. instead of I like watching TV at home _____________going out on rainy days.
3.Use right linking words. 连接词 并列递增:and, both…and ,what’s more, besides, also… 转折: however, yet, but, (though) 时间顺序: first/ first of all / at first, next, then, after that, before, when, later, at last / finally / in the end 因果 :so, because (of), therefore, for, as a result, so…that 举例说明:for example, such as, like 概括:in short, in a word,
Homework: • Rewrite the letter after class. • Find different kinds of letters in your textbooks and try to write one . No pains, no gains. 不劳无获。 Practice makes perfect.
What kinds of letters have ever appeared in our text books? • Invitation letter • Thank-you letter • Recommendation letter 推荐信 • Application letter申请书信 • Ask-for-help letter • Complaint letter 抱怨信 • … Can you try writing one of them after class?
Blackboard design Let’s enjoy talking and writing. • Make an outline 提纲 • Choose good words and sentences. • 3. Use the right linking words.