师：Good morning, everyone. Welcome to my class. It's really good to have you here. Are you ready for the class? Okay, let's have fun together. Look, today is my niece Linda's birthday. She's also a middle school student, just like you. I'm going to her party on Sunday. But the problem is I don't know what presents to buy for her. Could you please give me some advice? You please.
生：I choose blind box.
师：Blind box. Oh, why?
生：Because it's popular and it's very surprising too.
师：Thank you. What a brilliant idea. Blind boxes are often popular among students, right? I like it. What about others? You please?
生：Beautiful pens. Why? Because every student likes them.
师：Yeah, thank you. Students always use pens, right? That's also a good present. What about others? You please.
生：I think maybe you can buy dresses for her. Because I think all girls like dresses.
师：Sounds great. All the girls like beautiful dresses. Anything else? Okay. You please.
生：I think you can buy a doll.
师：Why?
生：Because the doll is very cute.
师：Yeah, what a cute present. Linda will like it. Thank you so much. Okay, class, you have so many good ideas but which one should I choose? A doll or other things. Oh, it's a little hard for me. In fact, it's always hard for me to choose presents for my family and friends. Is there a good way to help? Today, we'll read a passage about choosing presents. Maybe we can get some help from it. Okay, class. Look at the passage. What's the title? Very good. Now you read it very quickly, but silently, and find out what the passage mainly writes about. Here are three options for you. A girl, please read. Microphone, A, please read. Try to read the options first.
生：A, favorite presents.
师：Okay, what's B?
生：B, habits. Do you know habits? Yeah, that things people do very often, right? Clear.
师：Go. If you know the answer, can show me your hands. Sit down, please. Go read the passage and find out the answer. Yeah, if you know the answer, you can show me your hands. Okay, class, which one do you choose?
生：I choose C.
师：Do you agree with him?
生：Yes.
师：Very good. I agree too. It's about different people's likes and habits. How did you find their likes in the passage? Can you give me an example?
生：Daming's grandparents like to stay healthy.
师：Very good. Another one, you please?
生：Daming's mother likes chocolate, but she doesn't often buy it. So we can see many “likes” here, right? “Like” is a keyword.
师：What about their habits? Are there any keywords to help you? Give me an example. Others maybe have a try. You can do it, girl. It's the microphone.
生：That means grandparents sometimes wear T - shirts.
师：Very good. What's the keyword?
生：Sometimes.
师：Excellent. Another example. Have a try. You please.
生：But she doesn't often buy any.
师：So we can see… Sit down, please. A lot of adverbs of frequency, right? Let's read them together. Always, usually, often, sometimes, never. Very good. They are used when we talk about people's habits. Okay, so who are the different people in the passage? Last girl, you please.
生：Daming's grandparents, Daming's mother, Betty's cousin, Tony's sister, and Linlin's aunt and uncle.
师：Very good girl. Where did you find them?
生：In the first sentence in the passage.
师：Yeah, so clever. They are at the beginning, right? So we can see in this passage, different paragraphs talk about different people's likes and habits. Now, think it over. The title is “Choosing Birthday Presents”. Why does the writer write so much about people's likes and habits? Have a try. Just a guess why?
生：Because if the writer knows their habits, the writer can buy the gifts for them.
师：Do you agree with her? She means the likes and habits can help us choose good presents for them. Is that a good way? Maybe let's have a try together. First, we need to find out these people's likes and habits. What do Daming's grandparents like? You, please.
生：They like to stay healthy.
师：Very good. What about their habits?
生：They get some exercise and sometimes wear T - shirts.
师：Good. So every day they get some exercise. Can you give me an example of exercise? Such as? Maybe have a try. Do you do exercise? Yes. What do you do?
生：I often play badminton.
师：Badminton? That's a kind of exercise. What else? Maybe?
生：I often play football.
师：Yeah, that's also a kind of exercise. So people get exercise to stay healthy. Good. And when they get exercise, do they wear T - shirts every day?
生：No, just maybe once a week.
师：Are teachers good for doing sports? Yes. Now it's your turn. Try to find out the other people's likes and habits. Complete the table on your worksheet. Clear? Go.
师：Okay, class, I see some of you have underlined in your passage right now. Let's check the answers together. Look, these are the answers of one of my students in Dalian about Daming's mother. Do you agree? Anything different from yours?
生：I don't agree. The “never buys any”. Yeah, because in the passage we can see she doesn't often buy any.
师：Very good. “Not often” doesn't mean “never”. No, it means “sometimes”. Why doesn't she often buy chocolate?
生：Because it isn't very healthy.
师：Yeah, maybe too much. It's bad for her health. Sometimes she can eat a little. Anything else? No. Oh, what about others? What kind of clothes? Cheap ones or expensive ones? Look at your passage.
生：Daming's grandmother always buys expensive clothes.
师：Very good. What are the expensive clothes she has got? What are the expensive clothes? Okay, you girl.
生：She has got 11 silk scarves, 20 dresses, and a lot of shoes.
师：Do you know silk scarves? Yes, the scarf made of silk. Which city is famous for silk? Do you know which city? It's your city, Hangzhou, right? Silk is expensive in Hangzhou. Yes, also expensive. Okay, follow me. Silk scarves. Scarf. Can you guess the singular form of “scarves”? One scarf. How to spell? S - C - A - R - F, right? Yeah, scarf. Next one about Betty's cousin. Do you agree? You please.
生：Betty's cousin reads lots of books and magazines.