AReadingLessonByCaiMayingFromChangleMiddleSchoolAsfruitneedsnotonlysunshinebutcoldnightsandchillingshowerstoripenit,socharacterneedsnotonlyjoybuttrialanddifficultytomellowit.------HughBlack,AmericanwriterWarmingup1).Haveyoueverplantedatree?2).Doyouknowhowtoplantatree?3).Howtotakecareofatree?DeeprootsReadingPara.1WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDr.Gibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard.Irememberhimassomeonenicerthanmostoftheadultsinourcommunity.WhenDr.Gibbswasn’tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hishousesatontenacres,andhislife’sgoalwastomakeitaforest.Dr.Gibbsdoctordidn’tlooklikeanymakeitaforestneveryellednicerthanmostplantingtrees_____________doctorunusualKeywordsImportantpoint要点1:Myneighbor,Dr.Gibbsisakindmanandhefavorsplantingtrees.ReadingParas.2-4Thegooddoctorhadsomeinterestingtheoriesconcerningplantcareandgrowth.TheoriesParas2-3_____________methodsspecial/uniqueNeverwaterplantsSpoil;BeweakerandweakerMakethingsrough;Weedouttheweaker;GrowdeeprootsPara4BeatiteverymorningGetthetree’sattention1.Nospoil2.Adaptationtohardship3.CommunicationReadingParas.5-7__________________treesextraordinary/thrivingTwoyearsofcoddlinghasresultedintreesthatexpecttobewaitedonhandandfoot.Thosetreeswakeupinthemorningandbeattheirchestsanddrinktheircoffeeblack.AdversityandsufferingComfortandeaseEverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Istandoverthemandwatchtheirlittlebodies.Ioftenprayforthem.MostlyIpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship,andI’mprayingtheywon’tbenaive.There’salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.SoI’mchangingmyprayer.Becauselifeistough,whetherwewantittobeornot.Toomanytimesweprayforease,butthat’saprayerseldommet.Whatweneedtodoisprayforrootsthatreachdeepintotheeternal,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon’tbesweptaway.ReadingParas.8-10Q:Whatismyfeelingtowardsmysons?DeeploveWhatweneedtodoisprayforrootsthatreachdeepintotheeternal,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon’tbesweptaway.PrayforeasePrayforrootsDiscussionDeterminedEnterprisingCourageousIndependentInnerqualities:AdaptablePersistentMatureTolerant…Whattitlewillbesuitableforthepassage?A.Dr.Gibbs’treesB.ThestoryofDr.GibbsC.GrowingrootsD.MyneighborandIFurtherthinkingPost-readingactivity:Writeasummaryofthepassageaccordingtothekeywordsineachpart.要点1:Myneighbor,Dr.Gibbsisakindmanandhefavorsplantingtrees.要点2(paras2-4):theory,spoil,weakerandweaker,rough,deeproots,beatitnewspaper,attention要点3(paras5-7):twenty-fiveyearsago,strong,big,robust,carrywater,spray,pray,coddling,windblowin,tremble,shake,adversity,suffering要点4(paras8-10):mytwosons,prayforthem,ease,encounterhardship,prayforroots要点1:Myneighbor,Dr.Gibbsisakindmanandhefavorsplantingtrees.要点2(paras2-4):Dr.Gibbsholdstheopinionthatwateringthetreeweakensitwhilebeatingmakesittough.要点3(paras5-7):Dr.Gibbs’treesarestillstrongandvigorousbutmineareweakandfragile.要点4(paras8-10):Infaceoftheuncertainfuture,Iprayformychildrentohavethestrengthandcouragetodealwithanydifficultiesandchallenges.Possibleanswers:HomeworkTips:1.Usetransitionalstructurestocombinethepointsintoapassage;2.Avoidusingoriginalsentences;3.Avoidaddingyourownopinion;4.Checkthemistakesingrammar,spelling,thenumberofthewords.Writeasummaryof60words.HomeworkAppreciatethebeautifullanguage.1.Heneverwateredhisnewtrees,whichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.2.He’dplantanoakand,insteadofwateringiteverymorning,he’dbeatitwitharolled-upnewspaper.Smack!Slap!Pow!Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree’sattention.3.Thosetreeswakeupinthemorningandbeattheirchestsanddrinktheircoffeeblack.4.Twoyearsofcoddlinghasresultedintreesthatexpecttobewaitedonhandandfoot.Wheneveracoldwindblowsin,theyshakeandtrembletheirbranches.5.Whatweneedtodoisprayforrootsthatreachdeepintotheeternal,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon’tbesweptaway.ReadingParas.2-4Questionstoponder:1).Cantreesfeelthebeating?2).Dr.Gibbswantstogetthetree’sattention,whatcanbeinferredfromit?TreeChild