典范英语7-2 吵闹的邻居(1st).ppt

Who are the people on the front cover? Mr. Flinch, Carl, a mechanic Poppy, possibly a musician. Read Chapter 1 and answer—Who is Mr. Flinch?—What is he like?—What was his problem? 1 Mr Flinch —What is he like? In a grim, grey house in a grim, grey town lived an unhappy man.(P3) He was a miser (P4) He was mean and miserable (P4) He got two noisy neighbours. So he tried everything to keep out the noise. (P10) What was Mr. Flinch’s problem? What were the nasty tricks? Did the tricks end in success or failure? How did Carl and Poppy deal with them? 1. What were the nasty tricks? Tricks to Carl: dead rat; (p12) Tricks to Poppy: ghost (p13-14) 2. Did the tricks end in success or failure? They ended in failure. 3. How did Carl and Poppy deal with them? Carl’s mother cleaned up the house, and he ate his breakfast outside. (P16) Poppy thought it was angles who sang down her chimney.(P18) What was the new plan? What did Mr. Flinch do to solve the problem this time? He decided to give them each some money. They had to move house in return. Has the problem solved? What did the neighbours do? No. The two neighbours swapped their houses. Mr Flinch unfriendly (p12-13) mean miserable (p4) unhappy (p3) upset(p11) angry(p10) Character Analysis pitiful (p30) Find out the sentences that support your ideas. Reading Aloud Tips: Try to imitate the recording. Pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation. Use your voice and expression to tell what is happening. Group work: Discussion Why was Mr Flinch unhappy and the two neighbours far too happy? (p21-22) Do you feel any sympathy for Mr Flinch? Why or why not? If you were Mr Flinch, what would you do to your noisy neighbours? What can we learn from the story? Wishes can come true in unexpected ways. Happiness comes from your heart. He can communicate with the neighbours, and try to understand and forgive them. New Words (Chapter 1) grim grey miser gave away