1. An English Song,Happy Birthday to You,2. Background Information,Fun Facts about Happy Birthday to You,Important Birthdays in the West,Before Reading_Main,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Traditional Birthday Celebration in Western Countries,3. Warm-up Exercises,Warm-up Questions,Topic-related Prediction,Before Reading_1.1,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Happy Birthday to You,Before Reading_2.1.1,Fun Facts about Happy Birthday to You,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Before Reading_2.1.2,Happy Birthday to You, the four-line song was written as a classroom greeting in 1893 by two American teachers, Mildred J. Hill, and Dr. Patty Smith Hill. The melody of the song Happy Birthday to You was composed by Mildred J. Hill, a schoolteacher. The song was first published in 1893, with the lyrics written by her sister, Patty Smith Hill. Happy Birthday to You was copyrighted in 1935 and renewed in 1963. The song was apparently written in 1893, but first copyrighted in 1935 after a lawsuit. In 1988, Birch Tree Group, Ltd. sold the rights of the song to Warner Communications for an estimated $25 million. In the 1980s, the song Happy Birthday to You was believed to generate about $1 million in royalties annually. With Auld Lang Syne and For Hes a Jolly Good Fellow, it is among the three most popular songs in the English language.,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Before Reading_2.2.2,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,family party; a major present (watch; car),a special way to celebrate,the centennial birthday, unusual occasion, may receive a telegram or a letter of congratulations from some famous figures (Prime Minister or Queen), family party; count great grandchildren and grandchildren,Detailed Reading,Important Birthdays in the West,Before Reading_2.3.1,Traditional Birthday Celebration in Western Countries,Summarize the traditional ways to celebrate birthday in the west.,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Saying “Happy Birthday” Opening the presents Food and drinks are served Turning off the light and light the candles Singing birthday song and make a wish The birthday person blows out the candles on the cake The birthday person cuts the cake The guests wish the birthday person “happy birthday” again and leave,Detailed Reading,Directions: Task,Before Reading_2.3.2,In the West, it is customary to hold a party in celebration of a persons birthday. The guests will come to the party with birthday presents and say “Happy Birthday” to the birthday person. The guests then watch him or her open the presents and he or she thanks them for the presents they have brought. At the party drinks and food are served. Toward the end of the dinner the lights in the room are turned off, and someone comes in from another room with a cake on which are lighted candles, one for each year. At the sight of the cake the guests begin singing “Happy Birthday to You” and the birthday person makes a wish before he or she blows out the candles on the cake. It is said that the wish will come true if all the candles go out in one puff. After that, the cake is cut in slices usually by the birthday person, one piece for each guest. When the party comes to an end, the guests wish the birthday person “Happy Birthday” again and leave.,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Before Reading_3.1,Warm-up Questions,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,How does your family celebrate the birthdays of your grandparents? How do you usually celebrate your birthday? What do your parents do for you on this special occasion? Do you know your parents birthday? What do you do for that?,Detailed Reading,Before Reading_3.2.1,Topic-related Prediction,1. Dictation Related to the Text,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,It was the old ladys birthday.,_,She got up early to be ready for the post.,_,Today she was sure there would be something.,_,In one of the letters there was a check, but with trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.,Before Reading_3.2.2,2. Formation of Questions,Directions: With these three pictures of the old lady and the sentences you have dictated, you are given five minutes to work in pairs to make up as many questions as possible about the content of the story.,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Globe Reading_main,1. Part Division of the Text,2. Discourse Analysis,3. Words Scanning,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,4. Further Understanding,For Part 1 be sure of something; put on best dress; might come,concession:,even if; send a present,another expectation:,two spots of color; excited like a child; stand by the window, watching,disappointment:,feel a pang of disappointment,concession:,the parcel too large to come by