(共17张PPT)
By Wan Chunxia
An event that is believed to be caused
by God rather than by nature
奇迹
Enjoy a video:
Questions:
What can you see from the video
What is the relationship between them
Do you believe animals are our friends
creek a small river or stream
carefree having no worries or responsibilities
air a way of behavior
creep move slowly and quietly not to be seen
sneak go somewhere secretly to avoid being seen
thorn a small sharp pointed part of some plants
slap hit against sb
buck a male deer
lap up drink all of something with enjoyment
spigot a device for controlling the flow of water
trickle a small amount of liquid , flowing slowly
drip to fall in small drops
coincidence the fact of two things happening at the
same time by chance
Vocabulary:
Predict the main idea:
What is the passage mainly about
It is about a story between a mother and a son.
B. It is about a buck and its baby deer.
C. It is about a boy’s caring for animals
First reading with the following questions:
Why were crops dying and cows stopped giving milk
2. Where did Billy walk when I was making lunch
3. What did Billy do to help the baby deer
Because we had not seen rain in almost a month.
He walked toward the woods.
He let the baby deer drink water to save it.
Second reading
for detailed
information:
Read Para 1 and answer the questions.
Para 1
Para 2-4
Para 5
1.Why were the crops dying and cows stopped giving milk
2.Which sentence can be replaced by the following one
Because we had not seen rain in almost a month.
I learned an important lesson of sharing and saw a miracle that happened on that day.
Tasks
B
F
E
A
C
D
Read Para 2-4 and
play a game!
A: Why Billy wasn’t walking with his usual carefree air
A. Because he was very naughty.
B. Because he was carrying water in his hand to save
a baby deer.
C. Because he didn’t want to be seen by his mother.
B. What’s the meaning of the sentence “Finally I couldn’t
take it any longer”
A. His mother was very angry with him about his action
B. His mother was very curious about Billy.
C. His mother couldn’t make sandwiches any more.
C. He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked
, … (Para 3 1st sentence)
What is the meaning of “cupping” Please act it out.
Performance:
Make up a story that happened in the woods.
(Billy, Billy’s mother, baby deer, buck)
E. Fill in the blanks.
I was ______ lunch for the family ______ I saw
my 6-year old son, Billy, _______ toward the woods.
making
when
walking
F. Translation
他跪在那里，让一滴滴水慢慢盛满他小手做的“杯子”。
He knelt there, letting the drip slowly fill up his “cup”.
Read Para 5 Summary
Billy had made _______with the horses before and _______his father to give him a _______about the __________of not _______water. So he took water by himself. When he saw me, his eyes were filled with _____. I was moved by his actions and gave him a pot of water from the _______. Watching him _____ ___ the deer, I was moved with tears ______ down. Suddenly, more and more ______began to hit the ground----It was raining just at that moment. It was as if God was weeping with _____. I can’t argue that it was all just a huge ___________. All I can say is that the rain _____ our farm, just like the _______of one little boy saved another.
trouble
caused
lecture
importance
wasting
tears
kitchen
tend to
rolling
drops
pride
coincidence
saved
actions
1. What can you learn from the moving story
2. What should we do to get along well with our animal friends
Homework:
Write a short passage about
what we discussed in class.
