新目标九年级Unit13 reading公开课精选.pptVIP

Unit 13 Reading Receiving money makes me uncomfortable. A: xxx stole the cookie from the cookie jar. B: Who me? A: Yes! You! B: Couldn’t be! A: Then who? cookie jar cookie Embarrassed. “I remember when I was about twelve years old, my parents bought me a purple purse,” laughts Guo Xiaojing. “It really made me feel embarrassed, because to be honest, I thought the purse was really ugly! Still I pretended that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents happy!” What did she do at last? Han Ling agrees. “That sounds like my grandparents! A few years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater for my birthday. I used to wear it every time I visited them,but when I left their house, I took it off! Of course, this made me feel guilty. It was a very nice thought, but my grandparents and I have different tastes! I think it’s hard to buy clothes and other personal things for people.” Han Ling Match the two parts: Han Ling’s A.different tastes grandparents gave her 2. They like different B. an orange colors because they have sweater 3. She pretended to like C. guilty the sweater in order to 4. After pretending to do D. make others so, she felt happy The art of receiving (收礼物的艺术) They didn’t like the gifts. What did they do? If someone gave you money, what would you feel? To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, receiving money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that counts. When someone gives me money, I feel they didn’t think at all.I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it. I don’t mind if it’s something