When is your birthday? When are your parents’ birthdays? Do you know your grandparents’ birthdays?

If it were your grandmother’s birthday, what would you do? A present/gift

What presents will your granny like ?

80th Birthday exciteddisappointedsad

Read the passage quickly and find out the presents the old lady would expect. A packet of mints A pair of slippers A new blue cardigan A table lamp A travel book A little clock

The old lady felt excited at first. Find out supporting sentences. She _______ early to be ready for the_____. Today she was_____ there would be something. She had ______ her best dress. Two spots of color__________ her _______. She was________,like a_______. She ________by the window, _________. Her heart _____ fast. got uppost sure put on brightenedcheeks excitedchild stood watching beat

1.How many people are mentioned in the passage? 2.What did they do for her birthday? 3.What’s the relationship between the old lady and them? WhoWhat they did

Jonnie Mrs Morrison Mrs Grant her old friends wouldn’t go out to play until the post come. had given the flat an extra clean and had bought a card and a bunch of marigolds. had made a cake for the old lady. many cards many unsealed cards a sealed envelope her daughter What presents and favour did she get?

The old lady MyraEnid dead Her husband Mayorbusy Myra got a medal for her work Myra had been to see her mother for two years. for the aged/the old. only three times

Buy yourself something nice with the cheque. Almost reluctantly she tore the envelope open.

How did the old lady feel at the moment ? The cheque fluttered to the floor like a bird with a broken wing.Slowly the old lady stooped to pick it up. Her present,her lovely present.With trembling fingers she tore it into bits/pieces.

Fill in the banks. It was the old lady’s 80th birthday. She was eager to get a lovely _______from her daughter,her heart_____ fast when she was waiting for the_____.Two spots of color _________ her ______. When she received an envelope from Myra, she tore it open________. Inside it were a card and a _______ from Myra and her husband,she felt a_____of__________. So she _____ it into _____with_______ fingers. beat present post brightenedcheeks reluctantly cheque pangdisappointment torebitstrembling

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Tell the story with the help of these words and phrases. aged endure arrange brighten one’s cheeks a pang of disappointment reluctant trembling fingers broken lonely

What will you do for your grandparents? Discussion

What should we do to care for the aged? Group work *Often go back home to see them *Accompany( 陪伴 ) them now and then *Take good care of them *Respect them *Help them arrange a colorful late life *Remember their birthdays *Buy some presents for them

The best present for the aged is our love and care.

Homework 1.Visit your grandparents at weekends. 2.Make a poster about caring for the aged.