Module4ColourfullifeUnit7PoemsReadingLeadinDiscuss:Doyouknowthepeople?Whatdotheydo?Whatdidtheywrite?Pre-readingThefollowingisaquizaboutpoems.Tick(√)theboxestoshowyouropinions.AgreeDisagree√√√√√√Pre-readingSomewordsattheendsofthelinesinapoemhavesimilarsounds.Readthepoembelowandunderlinethesewords.Waterhasnotasteatall.Waterhasnosmell.Water'sinthewaterfall,Thetap,Andthewell.WaterallaroundusPre-readingWater'severywherearoundus.Water'sintherain,Inthepond,Andintheseaagain.Pre-reading1.Whatiswaterlike?

Ithastasteandnosmell.2.Wherecanyoufindwater?

Wateriseverywherearoundus.3.Whataretherhymesinthispoem?

all,smell,waterfall;well;rain,again.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothepoem.ChoosethecorrectanswersaccordingtoP89:1.ThetwoarticlesonP89are___.A.astoryB.asciencereportC.poemsD.abiography(傳記)2.Thetwoarticlesarebothabout____________.A.peopleB.placesC.weatherD.travelling

ReadingReadthepoem,understandandunderlinethesimilarsounds(asyoudidinA2).ReadingThenIseehimworking,Onthebuildingsite.He'shighupinthecloudsHigherthanakite.He'swalkingonanarrowpieceofwoodNotworriedabouttheheight,Notafraid,notafraidlikeme.He'sasuperman,mydad.ReadingAnswerthequestionsaccordingtothepoem.1.Wheredoeshisdadwork?2.Isheafraidoftheheight?3.Whodoesthewriterthinkisasuperman?

No,heisn’t.Heworksonabuildingsite.Hisdad.Answerthequestionsaccordingto“Mydad”:1.Whydoesthewriterthinkhisdadisaboringman?2.Whydoesthewritethinkhisdadisasuperman?

Becausehisdaddoesthesamethingseveryday.Becausehisdadworks“intheclouds”andwalksonanarrowpieceofwoodwithoutbeingafraid.Languagepoints1.Nowhe'ssittinginhisfavouritechairtootiredtolaughorplay.現(xiàn)在他坐在他最喜歡的椅子上，累得不能笑也不能玩。

too+adj./adv.+todo太……而不能做……not+adj./adv.+enoughtodo不夠……做某事

so+adj./adv.+that從句如此……以致……Languagepointseg.Theboyistooyoungtogotoschool.

=Theboyisn'toldenoughtogotoschool.

=Theboyissoyoungthathecan'tgotoschool.這個(gè)男孩年齡太小，不能上學(xué)。

中考易錯(cuò)題：改為同義句：1.Theboxisn’tlightenoughforhimtocarry.Thebox____________forhim______carry.2.Mygrandpaistoooldtotravelaround.Mygrandpais____old____he____travelaround.

istooheavytosothatcan’tLanguagepoints2.Notworriedabouttheheight,notafraid,notafraidlikeme.

不擔(dān)心高度，不害怕，不像我那樣害怕。worryabout

擔(dān)心eg.Don'tworryaboutme;I'mverywell.別為我擔(dān)心，我很好。

beworriedabout為…憂慮，煩惱的Iknewyou'dbeworriedaboutthatpoint.我知道你會(huì)在這一點(diǎn)上擔(dān)心的。Languagepoints中考易錯(cuò)題：1.Youneedn’t_______yourEnglish.Iwillhelpyou.A.worryB.worriedC.worryaboutD.worriedabout2.Don’tworry_______yourtest.A.withB.ofC.forD.to

ReadingTheoldnewspapersellerHe'ssittingatthenewspaperstandNearthebusstop,Andhe'ssmiling.TheSunisshining.It'sveryhot.Buthe'ssmiling.Abusstops,andthepeoplerushout.They'rehurryingtowork.Theydon'thavemuchtimetosmile.Readandunderstandthepoem.ReadingTheytaketheirpapersquickly,Andputdownsomemoney.Buthe'sapatientman,Andhe'sstillsmiling.Acrowdofpeople,Allverybusy,withtiredfaces,Andjustonesmile.Istherejustonesmileinthiscity?Orwillyoumakeittwo?Let'smakeamillionsmiles!ReadingAnswerthequestionsaccordingtothepeom.1.Whatdoestheoldmando?2.Wheredoestheoldmanwork?

3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheoldnewspaperseller?

Atanewspaperstandnearthebusstop.Heisanewspaperseller.Heispatientandalwayssmiling.Answerthequestionsaccordingto“Theoldnewspaperseller”:1.Whatistheoldnewspapersellerlike?2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepoem?

Heispatientandstillsmiling.Everyoneshouldsmile.Let'sdoDavidandAnnarediscussingthetwopoems.Completetheirconversationwiththeinformationfromthepoemsonpage89.David:Thefirstpoemisinteresting.Theboychangedhisideaabout___________whenhesawhim

workingonthebuildingsite.Ann:That’strue.Theboythoughthisfatherwasa

____________athome,buthefoundoutthathisfatherwas_____________atwork.hisdadboringmanasupermanLet'sdoDavid:Ialsolike“Theoldnewspaperseller”.Itgives

goodadvicetopeople.Ann:Whatadvicedoesitgive?David:Everyoneshould_____________.Ann:Iagree.It‘sgoodforpeopleto________more

often.David:Yes,justlike_______________________.He'shappyallthetime!smilesmiletheoldnewspapersellerLet'sdoTheoldnewspapersellerHowmanyversesdoesthispoemhave?_____.Whatisitabout?Verses1﹠2:Thewritertellsusthesellerworksatanewspaper______.Itisa_____day.Verses3-5:Thewritersaysthatthepeopleare_________towork.Theylook______.Verses6：Thewriterwantseveryoneto______andbehappy.Ithinkthispoemsis_______.SixstandhothurryingtiredsmilehelpfulLanguagepoints3.Theydon'thavemuchtimetosmile.他們沒(méi)有太多時(shí)間微笑。havetimetodo...有時(shí)間做……eg.Ididn'thavetimetochangeclothesbeforetheparty.我沒(méi)時(shí)間在聚會(huì)前更換衣服。Let'sdoThewordsinitalicsarefromthepoemsonpage89.Matchthetwohalvesofthesesentencestolearntheirmeanings.1.Whenyouhavea

shower,2.Whentwolargepeopletry

towalkthroughanarrow

door,3.Ifyouareworriedabout

something,4.Whensomepeople

rushout

fromabus,5.Whenwesay

“acrowdofpeople”,awemeanalargegroupofpeople.btheygetoutveryquickly.cyouwashyourbodywhilestanding.dyouarethinkingaboutsomethingandyoufeelunhappyaboutit.etheycannotgothroughitatthesametime.Let'sdoLookatthepictures.Completethesentencesbelowwiththewordsfromthebox.Itakea_______everyday.crowdheightsshowersmilesshowerLet'sdocrowdheightsshowersmilesThereisa______ofpeopleatthetrainstation.crowdLet'sdocrowdheightsshowersmilesIfyouareafraidof_______,youshouldnotworkonabuildingsite.heightsLet'sdocrowdheightsshowersmilesIbuymybreakfastfromthiswomaneveryday.Shealways_____andsays"Goodmorning".smilesDiscussthequestionsingroups.GroupworkWhoarethetwopoemsabout?Aretheyordinaryorgreatpeople?Whatdoyouthinkofthefollowinglines?Discussthemwithyourclassmates.DiscussHe’sasuperman,mydad.Mydadisaboringmanathome.However,he’sasupermanatwork.Hewalksonanarrowpieceofwood.Heisnotworriedabouttheheightandheisnotafraid.Heworksveryhardatthebuildingsite.DiscussPeoplearoundthecityareverybusyandtired.Theydon’thavetimetosmile.Inthewholecitythereisonlyonesmilefromthenewspaperseller.Thewriterhopesthatpeoplewillsmilemoreandthecityisfullofsmiles.2.Let’smakeamillionsmiles!ExerciseChoosetheanswersthathavethesamemeaningastheunderlinedwords.

Exercise3.——Runquickly!Thereareacrowdofbeesflyingtous.——Oh!Whocansaveus?A. akindof B.partofC.agroupof4.——

Theroadisonlyonemetrewide.——

Oh,it'snarrow.Thetruckcan'tgothroughit.A.notoldB.notdarkC.notwide

5.——Don’tspeakaloudhere,please.Ther