sided with the dark forces responsible for litter, decay and dilapidation. 她的声音里透着某种好战的情绪，似乎那些不遵从她号令的人都占到了黑暗势力的一边，要对乱扔垃圾、颓败、破败负责。
S2: That incongruous sight was soon eclipsed by a gushing fire hydrant and phalanxes of neighbors pushing brooms to work the water and dirt down the street. The water shimmered in the morning sun and left the street glistening.
消防水龙头喷出粗水柱，邻居们组成方阵，挥着扫把将水和灰尘顺着街道扫过去，原来那些不和谐的景象很快消失了。水珠在晨曦中闪闪发光，整条街道流光溢彩。 S3: People who had seen one another only in passing stood elbow to elbow and chatted. 那些平时过往时才见面的人，现在在一起交谈甚欢。 Part V – The debt
Q: I‘m more in Mable‘s debt than she is in mine. Why did the writer think so? He thought he should pay Mable more because she did so much for the block. Compared with her he did less for the neighbors. Ⅵ. Summary(小结)
1. Ask the students to remember key words and expressions in Text A. And conclude the general idea of section A
2. Ask the student to remember importance of protecting environment. VII. Homework （作业） Home reading: It‘s Our world too! Learn about reading skills Practice Fast Reading Preview Unit 5
Unit 5 A Mother’s Place
I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标）
Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Reading the text and learn some lessons from the experience of the old lady in the story.
Develop the ability to look for information
II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties（教学重点及难点） 1. The usage of new words and phrases
2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words 3. Understanding paragraphs-How to identify the Main Idea. 4. Reading skills: Skimming III. Teaching Methods（教学方法） Teaching Discussing Practicing
IV. Teaching Time（教学时数）: 4 periods V. Teaching Content（教学内容） 1. Related Information About the author
Donna Gamache , was born in Minnedosa(明尼多萨), Manitoba(马尼托巴) in 1994 and she is a writer and teacher from Macgregor(马格雷戈). She received a bachelor(学士) of Arts degree form the University of Manitoba. She has taught language arts and social studies fulltime at the secondary level and has worked as an elementary and secondary substitute(代替) teacher.
She specializes in fiction, especially for children. She has published a book for children,Spruce Woods Adventure(云杉森林历险记), as well as many short stories for both children and adults. Her poetry has been printed in Prairie Messenger, Western People and Our Family, and has won honorable mentions in the CAA poetry contest.
2. Lead-in questions
What roles do mothers play in the family?
What will you do after you quarrel with your mother?
How did Dorothy feel about herself at the beginning of the story?
Why did Dorothy think herself redundant(多余的）? Can you give me some example? After reading what do you think of Tim‘s way of solving the problem? 3.Text comprehension
Part one:para1---para2 Mom‘s mood
Part two:para3---para18 Mom‘s solution for the argument Part three:para19---para33 Son‘s solution for the argument Part four:para34---para37 Breaking the ice
1)The rain still fell in a silent gray sheet when Dorothy opened her bedroom curtains to peer outside. (P1,L1)
Sheet : a large moving mass of fire and water. Rain in a sheet/in sheets =rain heavily Peer: look closely or carefully at sth.
eg. 她从帘子后面凝视着邻居们。She peered at the neighbors from behind the curtain.
2) And usually she acted younger than her years, if anything.(P2,L3) If anything : if there is any difference 如果有什么不同的话
(如果有什么不同的话,就是从她平日里的举止行动看不出她的实际年龄。) eg.如果有区别的话，我新的工作比以前的更差。 If anything, my new job is worse than my old one .
3) She?d known it last night, of course, after the blow up with Jenny, Tim‘s wife. (P3,L2)
Blow up with sb. : be angry with sb.
(当然，昨晚与蒂姆的妻子詹妮吵架之后，她就已经知道是为什么了。) 4) Dorothy argued that the closest garden patch needed fallowing. （P4，L3） Patch:(尤指种菜用的)小块土地 Fallowing:n. 休耕制；休闲地
(多萝西认为，屋子旁边的那块园地应该空着 。) 5) Not that anything had been said to that effect.(P13,L1) To that/this effect : 说了?话，表达了?意思 with that/this meaning or information. eg.他话里带着叫我出去的意思。 He told me to get out, or words to that effect.
6) Around here ,I won‘t be needed anymore. More than that . In this house ,I‘m in the
way.家里没人需要我了。不止如此，在这座房子里，我碍手碍脚了。” in the way 在路上； 挡道的
7) and a life of your own without your mother always looking over your shoulder. 你们过自己的生活，不用我整天在后面盯着你们 Be looking over your shoulder 小心提防
8) He looked so much like Steve when he set his chin in that determined way. 他看上去真象史蒂夫，那样坚毅地昂着下巴 Ⅵ. Summary(小结)
1. Ask the students to remember key words and expressions in Text A. And conclude the general idea of section A
2. Ask the student to remember to pay more attention to our old mothers. VII. Homework （作业）
Home reading: To Grandmother‘s House We go Discuss the questions in small groups Learn about reading skills Practice Fast Reading
Unit 6 Fathers & Sons: the Bonding Process
I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标）
Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Figuring out the moral lesson after reading the following text. II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties（教学重点及难点） 1. The usage of new words and phrases
2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words 3. Understanding paragraphs-How to identify the Main Idea. III. Teaching Methods（教学方法） Teaching Discussing Practicing