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1、TellingTalesUnit4SecondeditionTellingTalesLanguageinUseReadingProjectLearningtoLearnHomeworkWarming-upCulturetipsterWarming-up1.Watchthetwovideos.Isanydifferencesintheirwaysofnarration?Why?EdgeofHeavenLifeafterPeopleWarming-up2.Doyouknowwhatarelegends,tales,andmyths?Ca
2、nyougiveanyexamples?BACKReadingReadingComprehensionAfter-readingTasksPre-readingTasksPre-readingTheadjectivesbelowareusedtodescribethemaincharacter—Robbyinthestory.Studythemeaningoftheseadjectivesinadictionary.musicallychallengedhopelessinbornpoorwrinkledmagnificentCom
3、prehensionPianolessons1IamaformerelementaryschoolmusicteacherfromDeMoines,Iowa.I’vealwayssupplementedmyincomebyteachingpianolessons—somethingI’vedoneforover30years.OvertheyearsIfoundthatchildrenhavemanylevelsofmusicalability.2Ihavetaughtsometalentedstudents.And,I’veals
4、ohadmyshareofwhatIcall“musicallychallenged”pupils.OnesuchstudentwasRobby.Robbywas11yearsoldwhenhismother(asinglemum)droppedhimoffforhisfirstpianolesson.Comprehension3Ipreferthatstudents(especiallyboys)beginatanearlierage,whichIexplainedtoRobby.But,Robbysaidthatithadalw
5、aysbeenhismother’sdreamtohearhimplaythepiano.SoItookhimasastudent.Well,Robbybeganwithhispianolessonsand,fromthebeginning,Ithoughtitwasahopelessendeavour.4HardasRobbytried,helackedthesenseoftoneandbasicrhythmneededtoexcel.But,hereviewedhisscalesandsomeelementarypiecesth
6、atIrequireallmystudentstolearn.OverthemonthshetriedandtriedwhileIlistened,feltembarrassedandtriedtoencouragehim.Attheendofeachweeklylessonhe’dalwayssay,“Mymum’sgoingtohearmeplaysomeday.”But,itseemedhopeless.Hejustdidnothaveanyinbornability.Comprehension5Ionlyknewhismot
7、herfromadistanceasshedroppedRobbyofforwaitedinheragedcartopickhimup.Shealwayswavedandsmiledbutneverstoppedin.ThenonedayRobbystoppedcomingtoourlessons.Ithoughtaboutcallinghim,butassumed,becauseofhislackofability,thathehaddecidedtopursuesomethingelse.Ialsowasgladthathest
8、oppedcoming.Hewasabadadvertisementformyteaching!6SeveralweekslaterImailedtothestudent’shomesaflyerontheupcomingrecita
