Unit1Readingforwriting

LearningaimsBytheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto:Learnsomenewwords;readandunderstandaletter;learntowritealetter

primary/?pra?m?ri/adj.小学教育的primaryschool小学protect/pr??tekt/v.保护:防护

wind/w?nd,wa?nd/n.风wide/wa?d/adj.宽的

problem/?pr?bl?m/n.问题pain/pe?n/n.(身体上的)疼痛；痛苦；烦恼

storm/st??m/n.暴风雨；hope/英/h??p/v.希望；期望(某事发生)

BeforeyourjourneystartsLet’sreadtheshortdialogueandfindtheanswer.Beforereading,payattentiontothepictureandthetitle.Theyalwayscangiveyousomeusefulinformation.

Dad:Mia,doyourememberyoursixthbirthday?Mia:Ofcourse,Dad.Wemadeapaperboattogether.Thenweputourlittleboatinthepool.Itsailedaway.Mum:Lookatthis.Anewpaperboatforyou!Dad:Itsaletterfrommumandme.Wewanttosharesomethoughtswithyou.Mia:Oh,thankyou!What’shergift?

theirhope???theiradvice???WhatmightMia’sparentswriteintheletter?Letreadandfindouttheanswer.

DearMia,Timeflies!Youarenowinjuniorhigh!Areyoureadyforyournewlife?Primaryschoolwaslikeapool.Itwassmallandsafe.DadandMumprotectedyourboatfromwinds.Butjuniorhighislikeariver.Itiswideandthewatermovesfast.Youwillfacenewproblems.Wearestillheretohelp.Butsometimesyouhavetosailyourboatbyyourself.Justtryyourbestandworkhard.Rememberthis:Nopain,nogain.Youwillgothroughstormstowardsthesea.Wemadethisletterintoanewpaperboat.Wehopeithelpsyouinthecomingyears!Withlove,DadandMum

Completethethinkingmapwiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.WhydidDadandMumwritetheletter?WhatdoDadandMumhope?WhatisDadandMumsadvice?Miaisnowin1.DadandMumwanttosharesome2withher.Miawillface31Miashouldtryher4and51toreachhergoal.DadandMumhopethisletter61Miainthefuture.juniorhighthoughtsnewproblemsbestworkhardhelps