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会计学第1页/共118页Part TwoReading-Centered Activities1. In-Class Reading2. After-Class Reading第2页/共118页Part Two: In-Class Reading In-Class ReadingWhy the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not SmoothDetailed ReadingPost Reading第3页/共118页Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed ReadingWhy the Tortoises Shell Is Not Smooth 1 The distant sound of low voices, broken now and again by singing, reached Okonkwo from his wives huts as each woman and her children told folk stories. Ekwefi and her daughter, Ezinma, sat on a mat on the floor. It was Ekwefis turn to tell a story. Suddenly the murmuring stopped and all eyes turned to their favorite and most skillful storyteller. Once upon a time, she began, all the birds were invited to a feast in the sky. They were very happy and began to prepare themselves for the great day. They painted their bodies deep red and drew beautiful patterns on them with dye. 第4页/共118页Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading “Tortoise saw all these preparations and soon discovered what it all meant. Nothing that happened in the world of the animals ever escaped his notice; he was full of cunning. 2 As soon as he heard of the great feast in the sky his throat began to itch at the very thought. There was a famine in those days and Tortoise had not eaten a good meal for two moons. His body rattled like a dry stick in his empty shell. Slowly but surely he began to plan how he would go to the sky. But he had no wings, said Ezinma. Be patient, replied her mother. That is the story. Tortoise had no wings, but he went to the birds and asked to be allowed to go with them. 第5页/共118页Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading “ ‘We know you too well,’ said the birds when they had heard him. You are full of cunning and you are ungrateful. If we allow you to come with us you will soon begin your mischief. 3 We know you of old. You do not know me, said Tortoise. I am a changed man. I am not the mischievous man you once knew. On the contrary, I am thoughtful and well-meaning. I