Receiving money makes me uncomfortable. Unit8-Reading 濮阳市第五中学 高丽娜 鲁教版九年级

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purse A: How do you feel about lucky money? B: It makes me happy. A: Why? B: Because I can buy what I need. Purple sweater

Giving money as a gift or receiving money is a usual way. Giving and receiving money makes people uncomfortable.. In China In western countries Different ideas of receiving money between Chinese and westerners. It’s the thought that counts. 重在情 谊

Task1 Listening practice Many books have been ______ about “the art of giving”. But what _____ the art of receiving?_________, receiving a gift can be difficult,__________ when someone ____you a gift you don’t want. written about Sometimes especially buys

“I remember when I was about years old,my parents me a purple purse.” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “ It really made me feel, becausemade to be, I thought the purse was really ! Still, I that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents !” twelvebought embarrassed honest ugly pretended happy

Han Ling agrees, “That like my grandparents!A few years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange for my birthday. I to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I it ! Of course, this made me feel.It was very nice thought, but my grandparents and I have tastes! I think it’s to buy clothes or other _________things for people.” sounds sweater used guilty tookoff different hard personal

_________things easier, some people__________ just give money.________________, however, Receiving money can make people___________ “When someone gives me money, it just______ me think they’re_________,” says John Wilson “In England, we ___________:It’s the thought that counts. When someone gives me money, I feel they didn’t think______. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought ______it. I don’t mind if it’s something I don’t need.If someone has thought about a gift for me,it always______________.” To make would rather In some cultures uncomfortable makes being lazy have a saying at all behind makes me happy

Task2 Please point out phrases Many books have been ______ about “the art of giving”. But what _____ the art of receiving?_________, receiving a gift can be difficult,__________ when someone ____you a gift you don’t want. written about Sometimes especially buys

“I remember when I was about years old,my parents me a purple purse.” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “ It really made me feel, becausemade to be, I thought the purse was really ! Still, I that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents !” twelvebought embarrassed honest ugly pretended happy :

Han Ling agrees, “That like my grandparents!A few years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange for my birthday. I to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I it ! Of course, this made me feel.It was very nice thought, but my grandparents and I have tastes! I think it’s to buy clothes or other things for people.” sounds sweater used guilty took off different hard personal

_________things easer, some people__________ just give money.________________, however, Receiving money can make people___________ “When someone gives me money, it just______ me think they’re_________,” says John Wilson “In England, we ___________:It’s the thought that counts. When someone gives me money, I feel they didn’t think______. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought ______it. I don’t mind if it’s something I don’t need.If someone has thought about a gift for me,it always______________.” To makewould rather In some cultures uncomfortable makes being lazy have a saying at all behind makes me happy

1.If my best friend gave me a history book, I would feel 2.If my grandmother gave me some home- made cookies, I would feel 3. Receiving a new schoolbag would make me feel Task3 Reading

Skimming First Reading ( answer a question and then fill in the missing information )

Skimming Namesgiftsfeeling How many people took part in the discussion according to the passage? Guo Xiaojing Han Ling John Wilson purple purse orange sweater money embarrassed guilty they are lazy

(answer the following questions) Careful reading Second Reading

1)Receiving money might make. 2) Guo Xiaojing pretended to like the gift because. 3) Han Ling wore the sweater. people feel uncomfortable. she wanted to make her parents happy. Every time when she visited her grandparents.

4) It’s important to make people feel that. 5) Why is it hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people? you like the gift they gave you Because different people have different tastes. 6) It’s sometimes easier to Give a gift than receive a gift

Which do you think is more difficult, receiving gifts or giving gifts ?

gift what how when who why My experience On my 26th birthday My mother embarrassed a warm coat out of style In order to make my mother happy I pretended that I liked the coat.

gift what how when who why Talk about your own experience. embarrassed guilty uncomfortable

Task5 Groupwork Imagine Tina and Peter are your classmates. Write down some suggestions for gifts for each of them. Then discuss and decide with a group which gift would be best.

NameReason for giftSuggestionsBest gift TinaShe is moving to another country. PeterIt’s his birthday.

homework Write a composition about your experience of receiving or giving gifts.