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Issue 398 云南大学附属中学 凌红珊 My special gift for a wonderful young boy P(3) 云南大学附属中学 凌红珊 Pre-reading ★From the picture, can you guess what happened? ★Have you ever been to a funeral? ★How did you show your respect to the dead? While-reading 1.Weisburn was so sad when she heard the news of Bennett’s death. 2.Bennett’s mother decided to make the urn for the ashes of Bennett. 3.Weisburn chose a special way to remember her best friend. 4. Weisburn painted Bennett’s family on the urn because she wanted Bennett to stay with his parents. While-reading Read and choose: From the passage, what can we know about Bennett? A. He didn’t afraid of death. B. He died of a serious illness in July. C. He wanted to have a tree on her urn. D. He wanted others to remember her. While-reading Read and choose: 2. What can’t we see on Bennett’s urn? A. Green grass all around. B. Blue sky with white clouds. C. A brown tree with green leaves. D. A white dove with the word peace. While-reading Read and choose: 3. Why did Weisburn paint the urn like that? A. She hoped that Bennett could forget her fear. B. She wanted Bennett to fly free and find peace. C. She hoped Bennett could fly with the dove into the sky. D. She thought the tree was Bennett’s best friend. Discussion Why does the title say “The gift is special.”? Bennett was afraid of being forgotten and Leah reminded his parents to remember Bennett forever. Can you guess how they got on with each other? What can you get from their story? Hold on to the old-fashioned way of writing P(4) 云南大学附属中学 凌红珊 Pre -reading Calligraphy（书法） is an old and important art in China. Do you like practicing it? Does the handwriting of English letters have a long history? Which style do you like best? While-reading The handwriting of English letters has a long history . 2. We can know every person’s personality from his or her handwriting. 3. Certain styles of handwriting may have different meanings. 4. How to do “joined up w