《快乐英语》阅读
课题： Twinklinka the pretty doll Teaching aims:
1. To be able to improve reading skill in different ways of reading. 2. To skim the text and key information from the article. 3. To learn some words and their stories.
4. To be able to guess the meanings of new words from the context. Teaching important and difficult points: 1. The main idea in each chapter.
2. How to understand the meanings of new words from the context. Teaching period: One period Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Read Chapter 1 and answer: A. Some new word sand phrases:
1. arrive (v.)到达 gather聚集 excited 兴奋的 arrival (n.)到达 secretly 秘密地， 偷偷地believe相信
2. with no trouble 没有任何麻烦地none of them 他们没有一个人were able to 能 had no idea不知道 point at 指着all day long整天 B. Answer the following questions.
1. How was the shopkeeper and the sales assistants at the arrival of the new doll? 2. What did Twinklinka look like?
3. What did she think a “princess” was? Step 2 Read Chapter 2 and answer A. Some new words and phrases:
1. praise 赞扬，赞美 curious 好奇的 waistcoat 马甲 shyly害羞地 2. were curious about对...好奇 a little bit shy有点害羞的
have a closer look at更近地看看 said to herself in a low voice低声地自言自语 B. Answer the following questions:
1. Why was nighttime the happiest time for the toys? 2. Were the toys and dolls from the same country? 3. Did other toys praise her beauty? Step 3 Read Chapter 3 and answer : A. Some new words and phrases:
1. still 静止的，不动的straight 笔直地rotten 腐烂的wrapper 包装材料envious忌妒的 upset沮丧的
2. managed to hide 想方设法躲起来 cheer her up使他振作起来，使她高兴 B. Answer the following questions:
1. Why didn’t the little girl’s Mum buy Twinklinka ?
2. What did Twinklinka do when she feared the twins would want to buy her? 3. Did she find her princess? Step 4 Read Chapter 4 and answer: A. Some new words and phrases:
1. cobweb蜘蛛网 attractive 吸引人的 disappointed失望的 unfortunately不幸地 2. was tired of厌倦 tried to make her seen 努力使她被看见 B. Answer the following questions: 1. Why did she feel sad and lonely? 2. Why did she decide to go with anyone? 3. Did anyone take her away?
Step 5 Read Chapter 5 & 6 and answer: A. Some new words and phrases:
1. surprise惊讶 sauce 调味汁 pain疼，痛
2. to Twinklinka’s surorise使Twinklinka惊讶的是 as soon as一...就 too afraid to say anything害怕得一句话说不出来 B. Answer the following questions: 1. Did Twinklinka have a happy life? 2. What happened to Twinklinka then? Step 6 Read Chapter 7 & 8 and answer: A. Some new words and phrases:
1. sniff 嗅，闻 miserable痛苦的，不幸的 perfectly完全地 honest诚实的 comb（n.)梳子（v.)梳 gently温柔地
2. too miserable to cry 痛得哭不出来 above all最重要的是 open her eyes wide 睁大眼睛 full of joy 充满快乐 Step 7 Choose the best answer on P50. Step 8 Key Excerpt
1. Wonderful phrases (精彩短语) (1)
a. none of them他们没有一个人 b. have no idea不知道 c. be curious about对...好奇 d. right away立刻
e. a little bit shy有点害羞
f. say to herself in a low voice低声地自言自语 g. try not to laugh at that尽力不笑那件事 h. cheer her up使她高兴起来 (2)
a. less and less pretty越来越不漂亮
b. be tired of staying in the toy shop厌倦呆在玩具店里 c. not as sweet as she looks没有她看起来那么甜 d. care about关心
e. not only... but also...不仅...而且... f. above all最重要的是
g. make Twinklinka’s heart full of joy使Twinklinka的心充满了快乐 2. Wonderful sentences (精彩句子) （1）
a. They were excited at the arrival of the new doll. b. She will hold me like her mother holds her. c. Twinklinka was lost in her dream.。
d. She tried to have a closer look at the shining things in her hair.
e. It was no surprise, because it would be a very difficult thing to take care of
two such daughters.
f. Whenever she felt sad or lonely, he would always be there to cheer her up. g. Poor Twinklinka became less and less pretty as time passed by. (2)
a. She shouted at the poor rabbit as soon as she entered the room. b. She is not as sweet as she looks.
c. I wonder how a pretty little girl could be so mean. d. Not only the dress, but also on her face and hair as well.
e. She was so shocked that she didn’t know whether to cry or be angry. f. Above all, there was such a great pain in her heart. 3. Wonderful paragraphs (精彩段落)
(1) Twinklinka remembered every single thing that happened to her since that proud and happy day.She recalled how she went to the toy shop, how her new friends there welcomed her, and how joyful the nights she spent in the shop with them were, and how she waited for her dream princess to come and take her home. And how,finally, her dream came true.
(2) How beautiful her cheeks are, though they are not pink.How beautiful her eyes are, though they are not blue. How comfortable this shelter is, though it’s not a big house.And how wonderful this love is, though it’s not from a “pretty little princess”.
4. Summary of the content (内容梗概)
Not so long ago , there was a pretty doll called Twinlinka. She was so pretty that she wanted a little “princess” to take her away. Many girls wanted to take her home but they weren’t the “pretty little princess” in her dream. At last , a very
sweet lovely girl took her away, but she didn’t live a happy life because the girl didn’t treat her well. She threw Twinlinka away into a garbage and then Twinlinka lived in the waste on the street. She was sad and afraid. A poor little girl found her in the waste and took her home. The little girl treated her so well that Twinlinka finally realized she was the real princess she wanted. Step6 Questions and insights 1. Questions after reading
(1)Did Twinlinka have a happy life later?
(2)Will the poor little girl throw her away again? 2. Insights after reading
From the article, we know one should be as pretty as she looks. We can’t judge a person from his appearance. We should be kind to others.