1. By Libinna, Putuo No.2 Middle School

2.  A picture book

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4.  spring summer autumnwinter Which season?

5.  When bright days of autumn come, the trees …. are in different colors. lead-colored The branch is twig What do you think of the trees in autumn ? branch 铅色的

6.  A gentle wind blows It blows ________. The leaf rustles. the sound of leaves The wind pulls it off. It takes the leaf up. The leaf turns over and over. A gentle wind blows It blows ________. The leaf rustles. the sound of leaves The wind pulls it off. It takes the leaf up. The leaf turns over and over. gently

7.  Softly and g the wind blows. “Shalala, shalala” the leaf r, It’s saying, “I’m ready to go ”. Suddenly the wind p it, And t it high in the sky. The leaf t and, Dancing in the g wind. That’s the joy on a bright autumn day. gently rustles pulls off takes up turns over over gentle

8.  What the Leaf Said 1 Once or twice a little leaf was heard to cry and sigh, as leaves often do, when a gentle wind is blowing*. And the twig said, “What is the matter, little leaf?” 2 “The wind,” said the leaf, “just told me that one day it would pull me off, and throw me on the ground to die.” 3 The twig told it to the branch, and the branch told it to the tree. When the tree heard it, it rustled* all over, and sent words back to the leaf. 4 “Do not be afraid,” the tree said, “Hold on tight, and you shall not go off till you are ready.” 5 So the leaf stopped sighing, and went on singing and dancing. It grew all the summer long till October. And when the bright days of autumn came, the leaf saw all the leaves around growing very beautiful. 6 Some were yellow, some were brown, and many were in different colours. Then the leaf asked the tree what this meant. 7 The tree said, “All these leaves are getting ready to fly away, and they have put on these colours because of their joy.” 8 Then the little leaf began to want to go, and grew very beautiful in thinking about it. When it was beautiful in colours, it saw that the branches of the tree had no bright colours on them. 9 So the leaf said, “O branch! Why are you lead-coloured while we are all beautiful and golden?” 10 “We must keep on our working clothes,” said the tree, “for our work is not yet done; but your clothes are for holidays, because your work is now over.” 11 Just then a gentle wind came, and the leaf let go without thinking, and the wind took it up and turned it over and over. 12 Then it fell gently down under the edge of the fence, among hundreds of leaves, and has never woken again to tell us what it dreamed about. The passage is probably a ____________. A. report B. fairy tale ( 童话 ) C. novel Read the title and predict.

9.  1 Once or twice a little leaf was heard to cry and sigh, as leaves often do, when a gentle wind is blowing*. And the twig said, “What is the matter, little leaf?” 2 “The wind,” said the leaf, “just told me that one day it would pull me off, and throw me on the ground to die.” 3 The twig told it to the branch, and the branch told it to the tree. When the tree heard it, it rustled* all over, and sent words back to the leaf. 4 “Do not be afraid,” the tree said, “Hold on tight, and you shall not go off till you are ready.” 5 So the leaf stopped sighing, and went on singing and dancing. It grew all the summer long till October. And when the bright days of autumn came, the leaf saw all the leaves around growing very beautiful. 6 Some were yellow, some were brown, and many were in different colours. Then the leaf asked the tree what this meant. 7 The tree said, “All these leaves are getting ready to fly away, and they have put on these colours because of their joy.” 8 Then the little leaf began to want to go, and grew very beautiful in thinking about it. When it was beautiful in colours, it saw that the branches of the tree had no bright colours on them. 9 So the leaf said, “O branch! Why are you lead-coloured while we are all beautiful and golden?” 10 “We must keep on our working clothes,” said the tree, “for our work is not yet done; but your clothes are for holidays, because your work is now over.” 11 Just then a gentle wind came, and the leaf let go without thinking, and the wind took it up and turned it over and over. 12 Then it fell gently down under the edge of the fence, among hundreds of leaves, and has never woken again to tell us what it dreamed about. Task 1: Divide the passage into different parts according to the pictures. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 1 st. 1 Part One ： Para __________ 1 --- 4 2 Part Two ： Para __________ 5 --- 10 3 Part Three: Para ___________ 11 --- 12 Task 2: What is the main idea of each part? _____ talks about the leaf in winter. _____ talks about the leaf in spring. _____ talks about the leaf in summer and autumn. 1 2 3

10.  Task 1: Underline what the leaf said in each paragraph. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. 2 The leaf said, “The wind just told me that one day it would pull me off, and throw me on the ground to die.” 9 The leaf said, “O branch! Why are you lead-coloured while we e are all beautiful and golden?” 6 The leaf asked the tree what this meant. In Para. _____, the leaf said,“____________.” 1 The twig said, “What was the matter, little leaf?” In Para. _____, the ______ said,“____________.” What was the matter with the little leaf? The leaf was heard to cry and sigh. A. 骂人 B. 吵架 C. 叹息

11.  Task 1: Underline what the leaf said in each paragraph. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. 2 The leaf said, “The wind just told me that one day it would pull me off, and throw me on the ground to die.” 9 The leaf said, “O branch! Why are you lead-coloured while we are all beautiful and golden?” 6 The leaf asked the tree what this meant. 1 The twig said, “What was the matter, little leaf?” In Para. _____, the ______ said,“____________.” 4 The tree said, “Don’t be afraid. Hold on tight. You shall not go off till you are ready.” 7 The tree said, “All these leaves are getting ready to fly away and they have put on colors because of their joy.” 10 The tree said, “We must keep on our working clothes for our work is not done; but your clothes are for holidays, because your work is now over. ” 1 2 2

12.  Task 2: Read Conversation 1 and answer the questions. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. 2 The leaf said, “The wind just told me that one day it would pull me off, and throw me on the ground to die.” 4 The tree said, “Don’t be afraid. Hold on tight. You shall not go off till you are ready.” Q1. How did the leaf feel at first? Q2. Why was the leaf afraid? Q3. What did the tree say to encourage the leaf? Hold on tight. 1

13.  Task 3: Read Conversation 2&3 in roles （角色扮读）, find information about the leaf. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. 9 The leaf said, “O branch! Why are you lead-coloured while we are all beautiful and golden?” 6 The leaf asked the tree what this meant. 7 The tree said, “All these leaves are getting ready to fly away and they have put on colors because of their joy.” 10 The tree said, “We must keep on our working clothes for our work is not done; but your clothes are for holidays, because your work is now over. ” the leaf the tree 2

14.  Task 3: Read Conversation 2&3 in roles （角色扮读）, find information about the leaf. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. 2 beautiful and golden information in different colors ready to fly away his work is over singing and dancing

15.  Task 4: What can we infer 推断 from their conversations? Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. beautiful and golden in different colors ready to fly away his work is over singing and dancing A. The leaf enjoyed the days in summer and autumn. B. The leaf would cry and sigh again. C. The leaf was still afraid of being pulled off. 2 Winter ?

16.  Task 5: Read Part 3 and think about the question. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. 3 Q: Was the leaf afraid anymore? How do you know? The leaf let go without thinking. It fell gently down.

17.  Task 6: Think about what the leaf possibly said. Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 2 nd. 1 2 3 “ ” I’m not afraid any more. “ ” I enjoy the days. “ ” I am afraid.

18.  Task 6: Read through the passage and think about how it’s organized? Overall Reading ( 整体阅读 ) 3 rd. 2 3 Q: How is the passage organized? The passage is organized __________. according to seasons according to the leaf’s life according to how well the leaf know about life 1

19.  No matter what life is like, learn to enjoy every day we spend. What the leaf said is ____________.a life lesson.

20.  An English version of the picture book 版本 1. Work in groups of 6. 2. Each get ready for one page. 3. Use as many expressions as you can. 4. Show and read the picture book

21.  Homework For all: Write a 60-word passage about how you feel after reading What the Leaf Said. For those who enjoys reading: Read The Fall of Freddie the Leaf.

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