Reading and writing Unit_1.ppt

1.Lead-in Read the letters to the magazine Family Life and finish the tasks below.P13 Last week we asked our readers to write us funny stories. Bob and Ben sent us very amusing family stories. Dear Family Life, 　　My mother is a career woman, but she never forgets her household duties. 　　One snowy morning, she went out for her daily run. When she returned to the house, she slipped and hit her head on the driveway. 　　I sent her to the hospital. When we arrived, the doctor asked my mom some questions to see if she was OK. “What day is today?” he asked. Without hesitation, Mom replied, “Cleaning day.” Yours, Bob Dear Family Life, 　　My mother is a typical housewife and she does nearly all the housework. My father is an engineer and he never does any family chores. 　　Last Sunday afternoon my mother was ill, my father volunteered to go to the supermarket for her. She gave him a shopping list with five items: 1 orange 2 eggs 3 hams 4 eggplants 5 green peppers. 　　Dad returned half an hour later. He opened a large grocery bag and started to count “one orange, two eggs, three hams, four eggplants, and five green peppers”. Mom and I laughed till we cried! Yours, Ben Task 1: Tick the right topic. Task2 :Tick the things Bob’s mother and Ben’s father did. Task3 :Tick the correct sentences. Task4: Complete the summary of Ben’s story. was ill volunteered to go gave him a shopping list started to count laughed till they cried shopping 3.Writing 1) Use the given information to describe the pictures. Last month, Mary’s mother was ill. And she stayed in bed. Mary’s mother gave her a shopping list. Mary bought vegetables and fish in the supermarket. Mary c