1、1（阅读理解）【 Learning aims】1. Using the basic knowledge to do the Reading.2. Be able to sum up the rules of the Reading, according to do some exercises. 【Language in use -Self-directed Study】(20 分钟)（课前）一、Self-directed Study 1.Read the Learning Handbook on page 114-116.then underline the key points.2. Re
2、ading.Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.Sandy comes from Madrid(马德里) . She says happily, “My 21st birthda
3、y is on Saturday, and Im going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. Its an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.”Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going t
4、o be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki(花甲)its the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday.Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. Its a special birthday
5、 so were going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives(亲戚 ). My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life.”Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, “Im going to be thirty next week, so Im going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you
6、 have a birthday, you often invite people out.”How do you usually celebrate your birthday?( )1. Sandys friends will pull on her ear _ on her birthday.A. once B. twice C. 21 times D. we dont know( )2. Kanreki is on everyones _ in Japan.A. 16th birthday B. 14th birthdayC. 30th birthday D. 60th birthda
7、y( )3. Perhaps Mr. Sato will receive _ on his 60th birthday.A. some red flowers B. some lucky moneyC. a white shirt D. a pair of black leather shoes( )4. Liu Mei will eat _ for a long life on her birthday.A. rice B. noodles C. dumplings D. birthday cakes( )5. Phillip will celebrate his thirtieth bir
8、thday by _.A. eating out for dinner with his friendsB. pulling on the ear of his friendsC. cooking noodlesD. receiving some lucky money3.Write down the problems of doing the Reading.22二、Your problems:【Language in use - Further Study】(课中)1、 According to do the exercise, then sum up the rules of doing
9、 the Reading.二、当堂检测A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, “Id like you to repair these shoes for me, please.”“Certainly, sir.” the shoemaker said.“When will they be ready?” the man asked.“Im a bit busy, but they will be ready for you on Thursday,” he said.“Thats
10、fine.” the man said and left the shop.The next morning he received a letter, offering him a job in another country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown.He remembered his shoes.“They were a good pair of shoes,” he thought, “I wonder
11、 if the shoemaker is still there and still has them. Ill go and see. ” The same shop, although he was an old man by now.“Good morning. ” he said to the shoemaker, “Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes. Do you still have them?”“Name?” the old shoemaker asked. “Smith.” the man said.“Ill go a
12、nd see. They may be in the back.”The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop and a few minutes later returned, carrying a pair of shoes.“Here they are.” he said, “One pair of brown shoes. Im a bit busy now, but theyll be ready on Thursday.”( )1. Why did the man go to a shoemaker?A. They were old
13、friends. B. He wanted him to make a new pair of shoes. C. He wanted him to repair a pair of shoes. D. He had a very old pair of boots. He wanted to repair them. ( )2. Why didnt the man return to the shoe repair shop on Thursday?A. He forgot. B. He went to another country. C. He was too busy. D. He k
14、new the shoes would not be ready. ( )3. The man was away from his hometown _. A. until Thursday B. until the next morningC. for about 20 years D. for a few days( )4. What did the man do when he returned to his hometown?A. He looked for a new job. B. He bought a new pair of shoes. C. He visited all his friends. D. He returned to the shoemaker. ( )5. The man finally found that _. A. his shoes were still there, but the shoemaker didnt repair themB. his shoes were not thereC. the shoemaker repaired the shoesD. the shoemaker lost the shoes
