1、Rainy days make me sad.Unit 13We receive presents on some special days.How do you feel about receiving gifts?Receiving gifts makes me Our feelings depend on different situations.If my best friend gave me a history book, I would feel_.If my grandmother gave me some home-made cookies, I would feel _ .

2、Receiving a new schoolbag would make me feel _.Sometimes receiving a gift can be difficult, especially when someone buys you a gift you dont want!giftwhathowwhenwhowhyTalk about your own experience.embarrassedguiltyuncomfortableIts hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people.To make thin

3、gs easier, some people would rather just give money.How do you feel when you get presents or money?Do you prefer to receive presents or money?What will you do when people give you some presents you dont like?Giving money as a gift or receivingmoney is a usual way.Giving and receivingmoneymakes peopl

4、e uncomfortable. In ChinaIn Western countriesDifferent ideas of receiving moneybetween Chinese and westerners.Its the thought that counts.重在情重在情誼誼 If my best friend gave me a history book, I would feel _.2. If my grandmother gave me some home-made cookies, I would feel _.3. Receiving a new schoolbag

5、 would make me feel _.Write how you would feel if you received the following gifts.Discuss your answers with a partner. Would you have the same feeling?Read the passage and underline the main ideas of each group. Or write in your own words. Receiving money makes me uncomfortable.Read and answer.How

6、did Guo Xiaojing feel when she received a purple purse from her parents? She felt embarrassed because she thought the purse was really ugly.What present did Han Ling received from her grandparents for her birthday? An orange sweater.What kind of gifts does John Wilson like? He prefers to receive a g

7、ift that has some thought behind it. Receiving money might make _ _2. We might pretend to like a gift because_.3. Han Ling wore the sweater_.4. Its important to make people feel that _.5. Its sometimes easier to _. people uncomfortable.we dont want to offend the person who gave it to us. to make his

8、 grandparents happy you like the gift they gave you.just give moneyChoose an adjective from the reading that expresses a feeling. To “make the word your own”. Write about a time when you felt this way._Still, I pretended that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents happy!我仍然裝作我很喜歡，因為這樣我的父

9、母會很我仍然裝作我很喜歡，因為這樣我的父母會很開心。開心。 pretended v. 假裝假裝 He pretended illness. 他假裝病了。他假裝病了。 He pretended to fall over. 他假裝跌倒。他假裝跌倒。 They pretended that they were tourists. 他們假裝是旅行者。他們假裝是旅行者。It was a very nice thought, but my grand-parents and I have different tastes!它是一個非常好的想法它是一個非常好的想法,但是我的祖父母和我但是我的祖父母和我的品味

10、不一樣。的品味不一樣。taste在這里用作名詞在這里用作名詞, 意為意為“品味品味, 喜好喜好”, 為為可數名詞。可數名詞。She has very expensive tastes in clothes.她講究穿高檔服裝。她講究穿高檔服裝。 鏈接鏈接:taste用作名詞時用作名詞時,還可以意為還可以意為“味道味道”,為可數名為可數名詞。詞。This dish has an unusual taste. 這道菜的味道很奇怪。這道菜的味道很奇怪。 taste還可以用作感官動詞還可以用作感官動詞,后面可以接形容詞、后面可以接形容詞、介詞短語等。介詞短語等。The soup tastes very

11、bad. 這道湯嘗上去很糟。這道湯嘗上去很糟。和和taste用法類似的還有用法類似的還有look, sound, seem, smell和和feel, 它們一般不用于進行時它們一般不用于進行時, 而且不而且不用于被動語態中用于被動語態中, 其主動結構可以表示被動其主動結構可以表示被動含義。含義。This dress is made of silk. It feels very soft. 這條裙子是由絲綢制作的，摸上去非常柔這條裙子是由絲綢制作的，摸上去非常柔軟。軟。（2010湖南省婁底市湖南省婁底市7. 1） What do you think of the cake? I like it

12、very much. It tastes _. good B. terrible C. well 【2011安徽安徽】46. The food here smells good, but what does it _ like? A. taste B. touch A. C. seem D. feelAAMaybe the art of receiving is even more difficult than the art of giving. What do you think?Imagine Tina and Peter are your classmates. Write down some suggestions for gifts for each of them. Then discuss and decide with a group which gift would be the best.Name Reason for giftSuggestions Best giftTinaShe is moving to another country.Peter Its his birthd