When is your birthday?

When are your parents’ birthdays?

Do you know your grandparents’ birthdays?

If it were your grandmother’s birthday,

what would you do?

A present/gift

What presents will your granny like?

80th Birthday

excited disappointed sad

Read the passage quickly and find outthe presents the old lady would expect.

A packet of mints

A pair of slippers

A new blue cardigan

A table lamp

A travel book

A little clock

The old lady felt excited at first.Find out supporting sentences.

She _______ early to be ready for the_____.She _______ early to be ready for the_____. Today she was_____ there would be Today she was_____ there would be something.something.

She had ______ her best dress.She had ______ her best dress.

Two Two spotsspots of color__________ her _______. of color__________ her _______.

She was________,like a_______.She was________,like a_______.

She ________by the window, _________.She ________by the window, _________.Her heart _____ fast.Her heart _____ fast.

got up post

sure

put on

brightened cheeks

excited child

stood watchingbeat

1.How many people are mentioned in the passage?2.What did they do for her birthday?3.What’s the relationship between the old lady and them?

Who What they did

JonnieJonnie

Mrs MorrisMrs Morrisonon

Mrs GrantMrs Granther oldher old friendsfriends

wouldn’t go out to play until thwouldn’t go out to play until the e postpost come. come.had given the flathad given the flat an extra clean an extra clean and had bought a card and a and had bought a card and a bunch ofbunch of marigoldsmarigolds..

had made ahad made a cakecake for the old ladyfor the old lady..

many many unsealed cards cards

a sealed envelopeher daughter

What presents and favour did she get?What presents and favour did she get?

The old lady

Myra Enid

dead

Her husband

Mayor busy

Myra got a medal for her work

Myra had been to see her mother

for two years.

for the aged/the old.

only three times

Buy yourself somethingnice with the cheque.

Almost reluctantly she tore the envelope open.

How did the old lady feel at the moment ?

The cheque fluttered to the floor like a bird with a broken wing.Slowly the oldlady stooped to pick it up. Her present,herlovely present.With trembling fingers shetore it into bits/pieces.

Fill in the banks.

It was the old lady’s 80th birthday. She was eager to get a lovely _______from her daughter,her heart_____ fast when she was waiting for the_____.Two spots of color _________ her ______. When she received an envelope from Myra, she tore it open________.Inside it were a card and a _______ from Myra and her husband,she felt a_____of__________. So she _____ it into _____with_______ fingers.

beatbeatpresent

postpostbrightenedbrightened cheekscheeks

reluctantlyreluctantlychequecheque

pangpang disappointmedisappointmentnttoretore bitsbits tremblingtrembling

Let’s watch an advertisement.

Tell the story with the help of these words and phrases .

agedendurearrangebrighten one’s cheeksa pang of disappointmentreluctanttrembling fingersbrokenlonely

What will you do for your grandparents?

DiscussionDiscussion

What should we do to care for the aged?

Group workGroup work

*Often go back home to see them*Accompany( 陪伴 ) them now and then*Take good care of them*Respect them*Help them arrange a colorful late life*Remember their birthdays*Buy some presents for them

The best present for the aged is our love and care.

HomeworkHomework

1.Visit your grandparents at weekends.

2.Make a poster about caring for the aged.