1、words and expressions:junior,clear,bedroom,own,railway,part,certain,honest,while,truthful,junior high school,clear out,part with,as for,to be honestStructures:As they get bigger,our house seems to get smaller.We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms.He has owned a train and rail
2、way set since his fourth birthday.He didnt want to lose his toy monkey,either.Yard sales are events in the US and Canada where people sell old things that they no longer want,on the grass in front of their house their yard.People often hold yard sales in spring when they clean out their houses and g
3、et rid of things they dont use or want anymore.The things are cheap and fine.People who plan to hold a yard sale will usually put up notices around their community and put up signs to point the way to their house.wherewhywhat Yard sales are events in_They sell old things at their_People sell old thi
4、ngs they _or_ anymore.The things are_and _What do you need to do for a yard sale?You need to clear out things you decide to sell.You need to choose a date and make a notice to tell people about your yard sale.Move all of your yard sale things into the yard.Put a price tag(标签标签)on everything.Make a l
5、ist.I want to share this good article with all the classmates.Q:Who writes the article?快速阅读段落开头或结快速阅读段落开头或结尾尾主题句主题句，锁定，锁定关键词关键词，了解段落大意。了解段落大意。1.What is the father going to tell us about the yard sale?Para 1 Para 2Para 3 The reasons to have a yard saleSons and daughters things to sell and their feeli
6、ngsFathers things to sell and feelingMy children are growing up fast.My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school.As they get bigger,our house seems to get smaller.So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the money to a childrens home.We have already cleared out
7、 a lot of things from our bedrooms.We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use.My son was quite sad at first.Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time,he still wanted to keep them.For example,he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday,and he
8、played with it almost every week until he was about seven.And he did not want to lose his toy monkey,either.He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child.My daughter was more understanding,although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.As for me,I did not want to give up my footb
9、all shirts,but,to be honest,I have not played for a while now.I am getting older,too!Q:Why does his family want to have a yard sale?R1R1R2R2R3R3Did they still use the old things?Reason 1:as they get bigger our house seems to get smaller.=there is _space in their house,so they want _space.Reason 2:we
10、 want to sell and give money to a childrens home=theyd like to _money to a childrens home=they want to _ children in childrens home.less moreless moregive away/donate give away/donate helphelpReason 3:sell the things that we no longer use.=they dont use/need them _/these things are _for them.anymore
11、/anylonger anymore/anylonger useless useless scanningRead the article and choose(T)or(F).1.My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in high school.2.Our house really get smaller.3.My son was quite sad at first.4.My daughter felt happy to part with certain toys.5.I have to give up my football shirts.T
12、ip:认真阅读题目信息认真阅读题目信息,找出文中支持句找出文中支持句,讲行判断讲行判断Fjunior high schoolFseems toT sadFTlose,truthful,some time,quickly,many,kids,even though,olderMy children are growing up fast.My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school.As they get bigger,our house seems to get smaller.So we want to sell
13、some things in a yard sale and give the money to a childrens home.We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms.My son was quite sad at first.Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time,he still wanted to keep them.And he did not want to lose his toy monkey,either.My
14、 daughter was more understanding,although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.As for me,I did not want to give up my football shirts,but,to be honest,I have not played for a while now.I am getting older,too!quickly oldereven thoughlosetruthfulsome time结合上下文猜测词义结合上下文猜测词义kidsmanyscanning1.Read
15、 para.1carefully and answer questions.1.How old is the son?2.Why did they decide to have a yard sale?3.What do they want to do with the money from the sale?The son is in junior high school.Because the children are growing up fast.As their children get bigger,their house seems to get smaller.They wan
16、t to gave the money to a childrens home.归置旧物，节约空间归置旧物，节约空间旧物利用，奉献爱心旧物利用，奉献爱心kind,warm-heartedwhatwhenhowwhysondaughter fathera train and railway set played with it every week until he was 7since his 4th birthdayquite sad and wanted to keep itwhen he was childtoy monkey slept next to it every nightfo
17、otball shirtssad but understandingcertain toys didnt want to give upelder sisterQ3:Can you infer(推断）推断）who the saddest of the three is?A.the sonB.the daughterC.the father Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.lose part wit
18、h kids_truthful_ many_some time_ even though_quickly_ older_childrenhonesta lot offor a whilealthoughfastbigger3bRead the article again and answer the questions.4.How can the old toys be useful again?5.Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things?What would you do with the mone
19、y you raise?You can sell the old toys to the people who need them.You can give them away to people in need.Old toys can bring joy to children who dont have money to buy toys.Yes,I have.I would give it to the charity.The authors family is going to have a _.They decided to sell things they _and gave t
20、he _to a childrens home.At the beginning,his son was sad,because he has owned the train and railway set since his _.And he also liked the toy monkey he has had since his birth.His daughter was more _ although she also felt sad to _certain toys.The author will give up his _because he hasnt played _.C
21、lass test根据课文内容填空根据课文内容填空yard saleno longer usemoneyfourth birthdayunderstandingpart withfootball shirtsfor a whileWhile-reading Retell the passage according to the mind map.get olderhouseseems to get smallerraise moneygive money to a chidrens homesona train and railway set,a toy monkey certain toys
22、 fatherfootball shirtssadsad butmoreunderstandingdidnt want to give up1.We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms.我们已经从卧室里清理出大量的物品。（课本第75页3a）clear 动词，意为“清理；清除”。既可做及物动词，也可作不及物动词，常用短语：clear out“清理；丢掉”。They are clearing(out)the snow from thr street.他们正在清理街道上的雪。She cleared out all he
23、r old clothes.她扔掉了所有的旧衣服。【拓展】clear 还可做形容词，意为“清晰的；明显的；清澈的；明确的”。He is clear in his speech.他谈吐清晰。Now everything is very clear.现在一切都很明显了。2.We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use.我们决定每人出售五件不再使用的物品。（课本第75页3a）（1）decide 动词，意为“决定；下决心”，后常接动词不定式。常用搭配：decide(not)to do sth.“决定（不）做某事”。Jim
24、decided to buy a new bike.吉姆决定买一辆新自行车。I decided not to go on holiday in Europe.我决定不去欧洲旅行了。（2）no longer 意为“不再”，通常位于be动词之后，行为动词之前。no longer可与not.any longer互换，注意any longer放在句末。She is no longer a music lover.她不再是一个音乐爱好者了。【辨析】He no longer lives in Shanghai.他不再住在上海了。There is no more bread.没有面包了。no longer相
25、当于not.any longer,强调时间或状态上不再延续，通常和延续性动词连用。no more相当于not.any more,强调数量上或程度上不再变化，多与短暂性动词连用。3.For example,he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday,and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven.例如，自从他四岁生日时有了一套轨道火车玩具，他几乎每周都玩，一直玩到七岁左右。（课本第75页3a）own 此处用作动词，意为“拥有；有”。I
26、 own a building with a nice garden.我拥有一座带有漂亮花园的楼房。【拓展】own 用作形容词，意为用作形容词，意为“自己的自己的”。They enjoy making their own decisions.他们喜欢自己做决定。他们喜欢自己做决定。owner用作名词，意为用作名词，意为“物主；主人物主；主人”。I am the owner of the car.卧室这辆车的主人。卧室这辆车的主人。4.My daughter was more understanding,although she also felt sad to part with certai
27、n toys.我的女儿更善解人意，尽管放弃某些玩具她也感到悲伤。（课本第75页3a）（1）understanding形容词，意为“善解人意的；体谅人的”。其比较级和最高级形式分别为more understanding、most understanding。My friend is a very understanding person.我的朋友是一个非常善解人意的人。（2）part作动词，意为“离开；分开；（使）散开”。常用短语：part with“放弃；交出（尤指不舍得东西）”。The clouds parted and the sun shone.云层散开，阳关普照。Its not eas
28、y to part with ones favorite things.放弃自己最喜爱的东西是不容易的。【拓展】part还可做名词，意为“部分”。Parts of the book are quite good.这本书有些部分相当不错。（3）certain 形容词，意为“某种；某人；某事”，表示“某一”时，常用“a+certain+可数名词单数”；表示“某些”时，常用“certain+复数名词”。A certain Mr.Wang wants to see you.有一位王先生想要见你。Certain plants dont grow well in this country.在这个国家有些植
29、物长得不好。【拓展】certain的副词形式为certainly，意为“当然（可以）”，常用于口语中回答别人的请求。Will you help me?你会帮我吗?Certainly.当然。5.As for me,I did not want to give up my football shirts,but,to be honest,I have not played for a while now.至于我，我不想放弃我的足球衫，但是，说实在的，现在我已经有一段时间没踢（足球）了。（课本第75页3a）（1）as for意为“至于；关于”，后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式，常置于句首或句中。He
30、 likes summer,but as for me,I like winter much better.他喜欢夏天，但是对我来说，我则更喜欢冬天。（2）honest形容词，意为“诚实的；老实的”。honest以元音音素开头，因此前面加不定冠词时要用an。to be honest意为“说实在的”，经常单独使用，作插入语放在句首，用逗号与句子的其他部分隔开。To be honest,she is not an honest girl.说实话，她不是一个诚实的女孩。（3）while在此处用作名词，表示“一段时间；一会儿”。I havent seen him for a long while.我好
31、久没有看见他了。They began to walk again after a while.过了一会儿，他们又开始走了。6.truthful 诚实的；真实的（课本第75页3a）truthful 形容词，表示“（人）诚实的”时，相当于honest；表示“（事）真实的”时，相当于true，其名词形式为truth（实情；事实）。You should be truthful/honest.你应该诚实。He told us a truthful/true story.他给我们讲述了一个真实的故事。7.Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring
32、 back sweet memories.埃米想要留着她的旧东西，因为它们带来甜蜜的回忆。（课本第73页1b）（1）sweet 形容词，意为“甜蜜的；甜的；悦耳的”。Honey is sweet,but the bee stings.蜂蜜是甜的，但蜜蜂会哲人。【拓展】sweet 还可做名词，意为”糖果；甜食“。Would you like some more sweet?你想再吃点甜食吗？（2）memory 可数名词，意为“回忆；记忆”。Memories of childhood mke me happy.童年的回忆使我愉快。【拓展】memory 做可数名词，还可表示“记忆力”。That ma
33、n has a very poor memory.那个人的记忆力很差。1.These books are his favorites，so he didnt want to _any of them in the yard sale.A.part with B.make up C.put away D.take down2.A person who is _ does not tell lies or cheat people.A.careless B.stupid C.humorousD.honest 3.The man is very rich.He _ three houses and
34、five cars.A.protects B.invents C.paints D.owns4.Everyone wants to win.But _me,the most important thing is to learn something new and have fun.A.instead of B.thanks to C.as for D.such as1.别担心别担心!他不再是个孩子了。他不再是个孩子了。Dont worry.He is _ _ a child.2.说实在的，他是一个好人。说实在的，他是一个好人。_ _ _,he is a good man.3.她的儿子拥有火车
35、轨道玩具多久了她的儿子拥有火车轨道玩具多久了?自他四岁生日以来。自他四岁生日以来。_ _has her son owned the train and railway set?_his fourth birthday.no longerTo be honest How long Since4.他们对交出旧房子感到很惋惜。他们对交出旧房子感到很惋惜。They were very sorry to _ _the old house.5.我们坐了一会儿，什么都没说。我们坐了一会儿，什么都没说。We sat _ _ _ without saying anything.6.Jack清理了他所有的旧衣服。
36、清理了他所有的旧衣服。Jack _ _ all his old clothes.part withfor a while cleared outGroupworkWrite a passage to introduce the things you want to sellat your yard sale and what you would do with the money you raise.Why to sellWhat to sellWhat to do My family is going to move to a new house,and I cleared out a lo
37、t of things that we no longer use from my old house.Id like to make good use of them.One of them is a toy bear given by my grandma on my fourth birthday.I have had it for more than ten years.And there is a book named Little Women.I have read it three times since I could read.It was so interesting th
38、at I didnt want to give it up.But,to be honest,I will hardly ever read it again in the future.I have to sell these old things even though I feel sad to part with them.As for the money I raise from the yard sale,Id love to give it to a childrens home.I think that is the best way to do with the money.
