e.g. If you finish it，check it by yourself first.

如果你完成了，就自己先检查一下。

　　　Check out all the books for children.

察看一下所有的儿童书籍。

　check 还可用作名词，意为"支票。账单"

Step 8 中考链接

1. -- ____ have you been married？

-- For twenty years.

A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How soon

2. If you sit in a chair ____ a long time, your back may begin to hurt.

A. at B. in C. on D. for

3. -- I often have hamburgers for lunch.

　--You'd better not. It's bad for you ____ too much junk food.

　A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate

Keys: CDB

Step 9 Homework

Write a conversation according to 2c

第二课时Section A 2 (3a-3c)

学习目标：

★知识目标：

掌握本课单词和短语

clear clear out bedroom no longer own railway certain honest truthful to be honest part part with while

★能力目标：

能从阅读中获得个人物品的相关信息。

★情感目标：

正确处理并充分利用自己的废旧物品。

★教学过程：

Step 1 New words

1. bedroom n. 卧室

2. railway n. 铁路；铁道

3. junior adj. 地位 (或职位、级别) 低下的

junior high school 初级中学

e.g. We could give the job to somebody junior.

我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低的人。

4. own v. 拥有；有

e.g. Most households now own at least one car. 大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。

5. truthful adj. 诚实的；老实的

e.g. He was not always truthful.

他并非总是说真话。

Step 2 Fast reading

3a Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?

Keys Son : a train and railway set; the toy monkey

　　　Daughter: certain toys

　　　Father: football shirts

Step 3 Careful reading

Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F)

1. My daughter is 15 and my boy has already started junior high school.

2. Our house really get smaller.

3. My son was quite sad at first.

4. My daughter felt happy to part with certain toys.

5. I want to give up my football shirts.

Keys: FFTFT

3b Read the article again and answer the questions.

1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale?

Because the father's children get bigger and their house seems to get smaller.

2. What do they want to do with the money from the sale?