LoveatHomeAmandaWarming-upMakeacommentonthefollowingpictureaccordingtoyourownunderstanding.1.Whatishome?Isthereanydifferencebetween“home”and“house”?2.Doyouliketotellsecretstoyourparents?Whyorwhynot?3.Wouldyoupleaseshareaspecialstorybetweenyourparentsandyou?4.Afteryouenterthecollege,howoftendoyoucallyourparentsandwhatdoyouusuallytalkaboutwiththem?5.Howtomakeawarmandharmonioushome?Givesomesuggestions.Trytoanswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtoyourownunderstanding:1.Whatishome?Isthereanydifferencebetween“home”and“house”?Homeiswhereyouliveataparticulartime.Homeisthecountry,thestateorthecitywhereyoulive.Homeiswherethestorybegins.Homeisaforeverharborwhichcanprotectyoufrombeinghurtorcomfortyouwhenyouareunhappy.Homeiswhereyourbelovedpersonsstay.(yourmum&dad,yoursisters&brothers,yourlovers,yourfriends,etc.)Homeiswhereyourheartis,aplaceofferingaffectionandsecurity.…Thedifferencebetween“home”and“house”:Home:amoreabstractconcept;spiritualHouse:aconcreteconcept;material2.Doyouliketotellsecretstoyourparents?Whyorwhynot?Yes:①Yourparentsareveryopen-mindedandyounginspirit;②Yourparentstreatyouasagoodfriend;③Youliketellingeverythingtoyourparentsfromaveryyoungage;④Yourparentsaregoodatsolvingproblemsandtheycanhelpyouindeed.No:①Yourparentsareveryconservativeandquitedifferentfromyou;②Yourparentscan’tunderstandyourfeelings;③Thereisalmostnocommunicationbetweenyourparentsandyou;④Yourparentsalwayscan’thelpyou.5.Howtomakeawarmandharmonioushome?Givesomesuggestions.alwaysshowourrespecttothefamilymembers,especiallytotheelders;learntoreplacethinking;promotemutualunderstanding;learntoforgiveandmakeconcession;dosomethingmeaningfultogether;spendsometimestayingtogetherregularly;keepcontact;openyourhearts;…MyStepfather,MyFriendTrytothinkaboutthefollowingquestions:1.Whatkindoffatherdoyouhave?Trytomakesomedescriptionsabouthim.2.Howdoyouthinkafatherwinstheloveofhischildren?3.Inyourmind,whatfeaturesshouldastepfatherhave?Pre-readingTaskVocabularyText-reading(10minutes)1.Thinkaboutthemainideaofthistext.2.Dividethetextinto3partsandthinkaboutthemainideaofeachpart.3.FinishtheexerciseinPAGE22-23.MainIdea:Thistextmainlytellsusthestorybetweentheauthorandherstepfather,Leo.Atfirst,theauthorfeltLeowasnoonespecialinherlife.Butastimewentby,theauthorgraduallyregardedLeonotonlyasherfatherbutalsoasherbestfriend.Leodidsomethingstomaketheirhomecomfortableandwarm.Aftertheymovedintoasuburbanhouse,Leomadetheirhouseunique.Onweekdaymorningswhentheweatherwascold,Leooftendrovetheauthortoschool.AndonSaturdaymornings,theywenttothehardwarestoreandbookstoretogether.Thesenormalthingsmadetheauthorknowwhatitmeanttohaveafatherandafamily.Thereforewhentherequestoftheauthor’sbiologicalfathertoseehimonaregularbasiswasdenied,theauthorfeltdeeplyrelieved.Itshowstheauthor’slovetoLeo.Leowasmorethanastepfather,butafatherintheauthor’sheartactually.PartDivisionoftheTextPartDivisionoftheTextPartPara.MainIdea123412-456-7Theauthorfeltherstepfatherwasnotonlyherfriendbutalsoherfather.Leosparednoeffortstomaketheirhomecomfortableandwarm,whichalsogavetheauthorasenseoffamily.Theauthor’sbiologicalfathercametorequestvisitationright,whichwasdeniedandmadetheauthorfeelrelieved.TheauthorshowedherloveforLeo.Answerthefollowingquestionsaboutthetext:1.WhoisLeoaccordingtothetext?2.WhendidLeogetmarriedwiththeauthor’smother?3.Whatmadetheauthor’shousedifferent?4.WhatweretheactivitiesthatLeoandtheauthordidtogether?Answer:Heistheauthor’sstepfather.Answer:Hegotmarriedwiththeauthor’smotherwhentheauthorwas11yearsold.Answer:Hermother’sflowergardenandLeo’streesmadetheirhouseunique.Answer:Saturdaymornings,theywenttothehardwarestore,andthentothebookstoretobuyasportsmagazinefortheherbrotherandsomethingforherself.5.Whatdidtheauthorneedmostwhenshewasyoung?6.Whatwastheauthor’simpressionofher“real”father?7.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenher“real”father’srequestwasdenied?8.Whydidn’ttheauthortelltheneighbor“anythingdifferent”?Answer:Theexperienceofdoingordinarythingstogetherasafamily.Answer:Hehadbeenangryandcruel,violentandunloving.Answer:Shewasdeeplyrelievedbecauseher“real”fatherwasoutofherlife.Answer:BecausethoughLeowastheauthor’sstepfather,inherheart,hewasbetterthanher“real”father.Words,Phrases&Sentences1.Atfirst,hewasnoonespecialinmylife.(1,3)T:起初,他在我生命中并不是什么特别的人。注:形容词作定语修饰noone,nobody,nothing,anyone,anybody,anything,someone,somebody,something等不定代词时,一般为后置定语。e.g.Somepeoplemightthinkthatgoingshoppingtogetherisnothingspecial.(4,6)T:也许有人认为和家人一起外出购物是再寻常不过的事。e.g.Somethingwonderfulmighthappentohim.他可能会碰上一些精彩的事情。e.g.如果你们有任何不清楚的(事情),请让我知道。Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanythingunclear.2.marry:v.和…结婚,嫁,娶(2,1)e.g.LeomarriedmymotherwhenIwas11.(2,1)在我11岁的时候,里奥娶了我的母亲。e.g.Hemarriedthemostbeautifulwomanintownlastmonth.上个月,他娶了全镇最漂亮的女人。e.g.她决定了放弃一切嫁给他。Shehasmadeuphermindtogiveupeverythingandmarryhim.【搭】marryabove同比自己身份高的人结婚,高攀marrybeneath同比自己身份低的人结婚e.g.Idon’tapproveofhermarryingaboveherstation.我不赞同她嫁给比她身份高的人。e.g.Hesurprisedhisfamilybymarryingbeneathhimself.他与比自己身份低的人结婚,这让他的家人感到惊讶。【搭】marryfor为…而结婚e.g.Shemarriedforlove,buttheloveturnedto