u13readingUnit13Rainydaysmakemesad.ppt

Gifts of the MagiReceiving money makes me uncomfortable.Go for it Unit13 ReadingNew Year’s Day How do you feel about cold days?Cold days make me… sad/happy/uncomfortable/angry…Cold days make me …want to stay at home/want to sleep all day and all night…Cold days make me happy.purpleCold days make me feel warm.Receiving gifts makes me excited.Sometimes receiving a gift can be difficult, especially when someone buys you a gift you don’t want!giftwhathowwhenwhowhyMy experienceOn my 20th birthdayMy grandmotherembarrassedguiltyA red dressIn order to make my grandmother happy I pretended that I liked the dress.It’s hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people.To make things easier, some people would rather just give money.Giving money as a gift or receivingmoney is a usual way.Giving and receivingmoneymakes people uncomfortable.. In ChinaIn western countriesDifferent ideas of receiving moneybetween Chinese and westerners.It’s the thought that counts.重在情重在情谊谊Receiving money makes me uncomfortable.Skimming （略读）（略读）First Reading(Answer a question and then fill in the missing information.)Skimming （略读）（略读）NamesgiftsfeelingHow many people took part in the discussion according to the passage?Guo XiaojingHan Ling John Wilsonpurple purseorange sweatermoneyembarrassedguiltythey are lazy1.Receiving money might make2.We might pretend to like a gift because3.Han Ling wore the sweater4.It’s important to make people feel that5.It’s sometimes easier topeople feel uncomfortable.we want to make the person who gives gifts happy.every time she visited hergrandparents.you like the gift they gave you.give gifts than to receive gifts.Second ReadingCareful reading (3a) (Finish the sentences according to the reading.) Many books have been written about" the art of giving". But what about the art of receiving? Receiving a p purse made Guo Xiaojing feel e .Still, she p that she liked it. Receiving an orange sweater made Han Ling feel g .Because she u to wear it every time she visited them, but after that ,she took it o ! Receiving money made John Wilson feel u . They have a s : It’s the thought that c . Different people have very different t on this subject! mbarrassedretendeduiltysedffncomfortableountshoughts urpleaying Different people, different tastes. Giving and receiving gifts are both difficult. If we don’t like the gift, we’d better pretend to like it. That may make people happy. Because of the saying “It’s the thought that counts”, we’d better think about the gift before giving.Gifts of the Magi who what whyparentsgrandparentsbest friendsteachers On __ Day, I will give ___ a/an ___.I hope she/he will like it/them. Because … A Chinese saying goes:The gift is trifling but the feeling is profound.礼轻情意重1.Write your own experience about receiving a gift. 2.2.Say “ Happy New Year” to everyone you meet.。