1. The Bicycle (202far)
2004/2/24, Hsieh

2. Can you ride a bicycle?
Do you have a bicycle of your own?
How does your bike look?
How did you get your first bike?

3. The shiny new bicycle a horn sparkling blue paint racing wheels
Too high a price for me

4. Picture 01_1
White’s Toy Store
Matthew Jenkins
Mr. White

5. What could Matthew do to get the bicycle?
Who could he turn to?
Matthew had set his heart on the bicycle. Everyday, he stopped off at the store to admire it.

6. Sorry, son, times are hard. I can’t hire you now.
Picture 01_2
Can I please have a job?
Sorry, son, times are hard. I can’t hire you now.

7. Picture 02
Oh, this morning someone bought it. But cheer up, son. I’ll have other bikes in soon.
Where is it?
Where is my bicycle?
My heart is broken.

8. Picture 04
Could it be? There in the living room was the bike! But where had it come from?

9. appeared in Matthew’s living room?
Picture 03
Why “the bicycle”
appeared in Matthew’s living room?
What happened? Guess!
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10. Listen to the story and see whether your guesses are right or not.
Tape

11. Opening Setting & Characters conflicts Solution Themes/messages Ending
1st event
conflicts
Turning
point
Solution
Themes/messages
Ending

12. Retell the story (handout)
Now work with a partner. Look at the pictures and retell the story to your partner in your own words. (2 min. x 2)

13. Retelling
White’s Toy Store
Matthew Jenkins
Mr. White

14. Try to use these verbs while retelling the story.
sparkle
peer
stop off
let on
stammer
wail
set one’s heart on
lay sb. off
pant
repay
stand out
let go (of)
hire
admire
show up
do without