1、Parents love is like a circle.It has no beginning and no ending.父母的爱像一个圆，无止无境。Unit 2Parents and Children Whom did you like to play with when you were a little boy/girl?when you grow up?What about now?What do you think of the relationship between the parents and kids?Enjoy a touching storyGetting-rea
2、dy1.Arrange the pictures in correct order according to your understanding of the text.order_.C,D,A,E,B2.Find some key words/expressions in the text to match with the pictures.A:house,chop off branches,lonelyB:tree stump,to have a rest,smile with tearsC:huge,climb,play with,take a nap,happyD:teenager
3、,pick,sell,sadE:relax,trunk,boat,sail away,show upRetell the story to your partner with the help of the pictures and the key words.You may begin like this:Once upon a time,a little boy _Tips:When you tell a story,you can do it according to the time sequence.In other words,you can tell the story step
4、 by step.ReadingA Boy and His TreeNap probably means _.A.a short sleep B.a short breakChop off means _.A.to take off B.to cut offB.The trunk of a tree_.C.A.its branch B.its main stemD.Dying means _ in Chinese.E.The root from of dying is_.垂死的dieskimmingIn this story,the writer means to tell us that_A
5、.children can never really understand how much their parents love them until they themselves become parents B.parental love is always selfless,endless and unconditionalC.childrens love in return for their parents love is far from enough1Read the text quickly to decide the main idea of the text.2Read
6、 the stoty carefully and complete the following table.whenWhat the boy needed/didWhat the tree felt and offeredA long time ago,loved to play around the tree loved to play with himAs time went bygrew up,picked and sold all the apples,left happilysadScanningOne day,One hot summer day,Finally，returned,
7、cut off the branches,left happily excited,lonely and sadreturned,cut the tree trunk,went sailingdelightedreturned,sat down on the stump of the tree and restedglad and smiled with tearsConsolidation This is a story about an apple tree and a _.When the child was young,they had a close _,playing togeth
8、er,happily.Time went by,the boy was growing up,he needed more.In order to make the boy happy,the tree gave the boy its _ and helped him get the toys that he wanted.To build the house for his own family,the boy cut all the trees _.boyrelationshipapplesbranches3When the boy became very tired and wante
9、d to _,the tree gave him its _ to make a boat,which the boy used to sail.Finally,when the boy became older,the apple tree provided its remaining _ to let him lean and have a rest.The apple tree was always waiting there,and gave the boy everything it had to make him happy.trunkstumpgo sailingUse some
10、 adjectives to describe your parents.respectful patient kind responsible warm-hearted understanding open-minded hard-working humorous caring honest4Work with your partner and complete the following passagewith proper prepositions.When we are young,we love to have fun_ our parents.When we grow up,we
11、leave them.Then,we only come to them when we are _ need of something or when we are _difficulty.withinin5No matter what happens,parents will always stand _ us and give everything they can to make us happy.You may think the boy in the story is cruel _ the tree,but that is how all of us treat our pare
12、nts.bytoHow do we get on with our parents?Can we always depend on our parents?What should we do to our parents?DiscussionHomework1.According to your discussion,write a short passage to show your opinionabout the parents-child relationship.2.Recite the last two paragraphs.3.Remember the useful phrases in the text.Good bye!
