1、Unit 10 Ive had this bike for three years.,Section A 3a-3c,Reading Extention Yard Sale A garage sale(also known as yard sale, tag sale, moving sale) are events in the U.S. and Canada where people sell old things that they no longer want, on the grass of their yard. People often hold yard sales in sp

2、ring when they clean out their houses. When they plan to hold a yard sale, theyll put up notices around their community and put up signs to point the way to their house.,Part : Text Review,bedroom n. 臥室,railway n. 鐵路；鐵道,New words,junior adj. 地位 (或職位、級(jí)別) 低下的 junior high school 初級(jí)中學(xué) e.g. We could give

3、 the job to somebody junior. 我們可以把這份工作交給職位較低的人。,own v. 擁有；有 e.g. Most households now own at least one car. 大多數(shù)家庭現(xiàn)在至少有一輛汽車。 truthful adj. 誠(chéng)實(shí)的；老實(shí)的 e.g. He was not always truthful. 他并非總是說(shuō)真話。,My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigg

4、er 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 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 ha

5、s 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 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

6、 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 football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, too!,3a. Read the article written by a father

7、 for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?,Fast reading,Son: a train and railway set the toy monkey Daughter: certain toys Father: football shirts,Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F).,1. My daughter is 15 and my boy has already started junior high school. 2. O

8、ur house really get smaller.,F,F,3. My son was quite sad at first. 4. My daughter felt happy to part with certain toys. 5. I want to give up my football shirts.,F,T,T,Read the article again and answer the questions.,3b,1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale? 2. What do they want to do with the m

9、oney from the sale?,Because the fathers children get bigger and their house seems to get smaller.,They want to give the money to a childrens home.,3. Why does the son want to keep his train and railway set? 4. How can the old toys be useful again?,Because he has owned it since his fourth birthday, a

10、nd he played with it almost every week until he was about seven.,They can be sold to the people who need them.,5. Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things? What would you do with the money you raise?,Yes, I have. I would give it to the charity.,The authors family is going t

11、o have a _. They decided to sell things they _ and gave the _ 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 _ cert

12、ain toys. The author will give up his _ because he hasnt played _.,yard sale,no longer use,money,fourth birthday,understanding,part with,football shirts,for a while,Scanning again,1. We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms. clear v. 清理；清除 clear out 清理；丟掉 e.g. Ill clear out that

13、 closet for you. 我要替你把那個(gè)小衣櫥清理出來(lái)。,Language points,2. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use. no longer意為“不再；不復(fù)”，有時(shí)可 用not any longer或not anymore 替換。如： He no longer lives here. (= He doesnt live here anymore/any longer.) 他不再住這兒了。,1) certain adj. 意為“某種；某事；某人”。 e.g. He decided to

14、sell his certain books. 他決定賣掉他的某些書(shū)籍。 拓展 certain形容詞，意為“確實(shí)的，無(wú) 疑的”。,3. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.,常用結(jié)構(gòu)：be certain to do sth. 肯定要做某事 be certain of/about sth. 對(duì)某事確定、有把握 be certain of doing sth. 有把握做某事 be certain +從句 一定,e.g. He felt quite cert

15、ain of success. 他對(duì)成功很有把握。 2) part with 放棄、交出， part v. 離開(kāi)， 分開(kāi) e.g. Dont part with your dream. 不要放棄你的夢(mèng)想。,4. 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. 1) as for 至于，關(guān)于 e.g. And as for us, we are fortunate. 可對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)，我們是幸運(yùn)的。 2) to be hones

16、t意為“說(shuō)實(shí)在的，說(shuō)實(shí)話”，經(jīng)常單獨(dú)使用，作插入語(yǔ)，用逗號(hào)與句子隔開(kāi)。類似的表達(dá)還有to tell the truth “老實(shí)說(shuō)，說(shuō)實(shí)話”。,e.g. To be honest, she is not an honest girl. 說(shuō)實(shí)話，她不是一個(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)的女孩。 honest為形容詞， 意為“誠(chéng)實(shí)的；老 實(shí)的”。反義詞為dishonest“不誠(chéng)實(shí) 的”。 e.g. An honest man does not tell lies. 誠(chéng)實(shí)的人不會(huì)說(shuō)謊。,3) while n. 一段時(shí)間，一會(huì)兒 while還可用作連詞，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句， 意為“當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候”，while引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀 語(yǔ)從句中的動(dòng)詞

17、必須是延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞。 e.g. They chattered away happily for a while. 他們高興地閑扯了一會(huì)兒。 He kept in touch with us while he was on vacation. 他在度假期間仍與我們保持聯(lián)系。,3c Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.,lose _ kids _ truthful _ many _ some time _ even though _ quickly _ older _,part with,childre