Revision: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. I don’t know if / what I’m going to do. 2. She wants to know why / how long I’ve known my best friend. 3. I can’t decide whether / that I should go to the party or not. 4. He can’t remember who / when he last saw his old friends. \ \ \ \

5. My parents don’t now where / that you called. 6. Can I ask you how long / whether you like living in China? \ \

Activity 1: Pre-reading questions Work in pairs and answer the questions. 1. When was the last time you felt unhappy? 2. Who did you tell that you were unhappy? 3. What did you do to feel better? 4. How can you make other people feel happy? The last time I felt unhappy was… (when) I told …(who) that I was unhappy. I … (what) to feel better. I usually … (what) to make other people feel happy.

Activity 2: Reading comprehension Have a fast reading, and tell us what made Zhang Bei feel happy. A smile made her happy. 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. c Read again and choose the best answer. Part 3. Read after the recording

Learning to learn When we read a story, we need to focus on the five wh -questions: who, what, when, where, and why as well as how. It will help us to understand the story better.

Let’s try to answer these wh-questions about this story. 1. Who is the writer? 2. Where did the story take place? 3. When did they take place? 4. Why was it called a beautiful smile? She is a new student at a junior high school. It happened in the school. It happened on a usual day. Because the smile made Zhang Bei happy that day, and change her life.

初中 孤独 遥远 害怕做某事 交朋友 担心某事 象平时一样 那时候 Activity 3 : Words learning Do you know the English for these words? a junior high school lonely far away be afraid to do sth. make friends with sb. worry about sth. as usual at that moment

经过我旁边 一天、一天地 没事了、没关系了 相信 触摸到 pass me day by day it doesn’t matter believe touch

Activity 4 : Answer the questions about the words in the box. bright dark lonely touch worry 1. How do you feel on bright days and on dark days? 2. When do you feel lonely? 3. What worries you? 4. Who or what has a bright and friendly touch for you? Pair work or group discussion

Answer: 1. I feel excited and energetic on a bright day. And I often feel upset on a dark day. 2. When I stay far away from my parents and my family. 3. It seems nothing really worries me. 4. A smile or gentle words usually has a right and friendly touch for me. What about all your answers? Different?

Activity 5 : Look at the passage again. Find paragraph that describe the following stages( 故事发展的阶段） · What happened and when. · Where she was and how she felt. · Why she felt that way. · What happened one day. A boy gave me an important smile when I was 13. She was at a new school, and she felt lonely. Because she had no friends and she couldn’t talk to anyone about her problem. One day, …

· What happened suddenly. · What happened after this. · What happened later. · What she thinks now She felt happy, lively and warm. The smile changed her life. She began to make friends. The boy became her best friend. She thinks the world is what you think it is.

1. alone (adj. adv) / lonely. adj. 单独的 / 孤独的 --The old man lives alone, but he never feels lonely. --I am not alone in thinking so. 不只我一个人有 这个想法 2. be afraid of sth. 害怕某物 be afraid to do sth. 害怕做某事 be afraid (that) … 恐怕 …… Can you give some examples? Language points

-- A postman is not afraid of gods. --We are never afraid to try something new. --I’m afraid I’ll be late. 3. worry about V. be worried about adj. --She often worries about her son. --You don’t have to worry about that. --He is worried about his test. --Nowadays children worry too much about their study.

4. usual adj. --The bus arrived earlier than usual. 比平时 --You can follow the usual method. (way) as usual As usual, he got up very early. 5. pass V. 通过、经过、传递 --The ship passed the channel. --Soon their car passed ours. --A bus passed by just a moment ago. --Please pass me the dictionary.

Activity 6. After reading: Answer the questions. 1.Why is the opening surprising? 2.How does the writer describe her feelings? 3. What advice does she give? It can make people interested in reading the story. Lonely, afraid to… felt the heart break, unhappy as usual, felt the touch of something bright and friendly. The world is what you think it is.