1. Lesson 46 Mothers and Fathers Are Special QUESTIONS Do you like your father or mother? How do you show your love to them?

2. Think about it When is Mother’s Day? How do people celebrate it? What about Father’s Day? How did Mother’s Day start?

3. NEW WORDS Anna 安娜 ( 人名 ) alive adj. 活着的, 仍存在的 Whatever pron. 无论什么, 不管什么, 任何 ( 每样 ) 事物 Dodd 多德 ( 人名 ) hero n. 英雄 Since conj. 自从，因为；既然 Care n.\v. 关心；担心 take care of 照顾 Candy n. 糖果

4. Discuss : Each group discuss the reading.using as much English as possible What day is it? How do people celebrate it? How did the first day start? Mother ’ s Day Father ’ s Day

5. LANGUAGE NOTES They also try to help their mother all day,so their mother can rest. 他们还一整天努力帮他们的妈妈， 好让他们的妈妈休息． 此句中， try to do sth 意思是 “ 努力或尽力做 ……” ； 而 try doing sth 意思是 “ 试着做 ……” eg : He tried to climb the tree,but he could not. she tried cooking the meat in wine instead of water. rest 意思是 “ 休息 ” ，用作动词．它也可以用作名词．例： Class is over and let ’ s have a rest.

6. She asked the president of the United States to make it a special day make 后可接宾补，宾补可是形容词，名词或不带 to 的动词不定式．例： His mother made everybody in the room happy. The teacher made us memorize a lot of English words every day. 注意：这个句式的被动语态应该在 do 前加 to. 当 make 的宾补是表示 “ 职位或官衔 ” 的名词时，其前不加 任何冠词．例 :We made hime monitor of our class.

7. She wanted children to say “ thank you" to their mothers, while their mothers were still alive. (1)while “ 当 …… 的时候，引导时间状语从句，表示持 续的时间段．例： Ｔ hey arrived while we were having dinner. While she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her hand bag ． (2)alive 形容词 “ 活着的 ” ，不能用做前置定语修饰名 词．

8. Many countries of the world celebrate Mother ’ s Day, but not all of them celebrate it in may. not all of them “ 并非所有都 ……” 否定词加 all 或 both 表示部分否定．其全部否定分别由 none 或 neither 表示，例： Not all the birds can fly.(All the birds can ’ t fly.) My parents are not both teachers.(Both of my parents are not teachers. 其全部否定分别由 none 或 neither 表示， None of them agreed with me. Neither of the books is mine.

9. On father ’ s day, fathers can do whatever they want! Whatever “ 无论什么，不管什么 ” 在这儿作宾 语，相当于 anything that ． whatever 还可 以作主语，也可引导状语从句，相当于 no matter what.eg: Whatever the parents do is for their children. Whatever I do, I do it for you.

10. Since his wife had died young, he along had taken care of his five children. (1)since 介词，连词 “ 自＾以来，自＾以后 ” 例； I have been there many times since the war. What have you been doing since I last saw you? (2)alone “ 独自的，单独的 ” ， lonely “ 孤独的，荒凉的 ” 例： The old man lives alone in a lonely house, but he never feels lonely. (3)take care of=look after ． “ 照顾，照料 ” ．

11. 单项选择 1.The women had no children around her..Did she feel ? A ill;lonely Bsick;lonely C ill;alone Dsick;alone 2. of us know the fact.Only Joan and Rose know. A None B All C Neither D Not all 3.A girl Mary asked you to go there. A to call B calling C called D calls 4.Is there in today ’ s newspaper? A something important B impoetant something C anything important D important anything

12. 5.I didn ’ t go to see a movie Ididn ’ t have a ticket. A for B since C as D because 6.He said his parents and left in a hurry. A hello to Bsorry to C goodbye to D thank you to 7. you say,I will not belive you. A Wherever B However C Whoever D Whatever 8.The film when Igot there. A.have began B had began C had begun D has begun

13. Let ‘ s Do It Make a card or write a letter to your mother or father.Tell her or him why you think she or he is special.