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UNIT6Lesson oneTopic1： Your experience of growing teeth? How many times do we grow teeth. Some traditions about babiess teeth?Topic2： Talking about the changing of your appearance? There is an old saying “ girls will change eighteen times before they grow up”American customs: the tooth fairyLesson twoTopic1： tell some fairy stories your parents told you when you were young.Topic2： do you know some interesting fairy tales ? tell us?8-12 Monthsedit Physical Respiration rates vary with activity Environmental conditions, weather, activity, and clothing still affect variations in body temperature. Head and chest circumference remain equal. Continues to use abdominal muscles for breathing. Anterior fontanel begins to close. More teeth appear, often in the order of two lower incisors then two upper incisors followed by four more incisors and two lower molars but some babies may still be waiting for their first. Arm and hands are more developed than feet and legs (cephalocaudal development); hands appear large in proportion to other body parts. Legs may continue to appear bowed. Baby Fat continues to appear on thighs, upper arms and neck. Feet appear flat as arch has not yet fully developed. Both eyes work in unison (true binocular coordination). Can see distant objects (4 m to 6 m (15 to 20 feet) away) and points at them. edit Motor development Reaches with one hand leading to grasp an offered object or toy. Manipulates objects, transferring them from one hand to the other. Explores new objects by poking with one finger. Uses deliberate pincer grasp to pick up small objects, toys, and finger foods. Stacks objects; also places objects inside one another. Releases objects or toys by dropping or throwing; cannot intentionally put an object down. Beginning to pull self to a standing position. Beginning to stand alone, leaning on furniture for support; moves around obstacles by side-stepping. Has good balance when sitting; can shift positions without falling. Creeps on hands and knees; crawls up and down stairs. Walks with adult support, holding onto adults hand; may begin to walk alone. Watches people, objects, and activities in the immediate environment. Shows awareness of distant objects (4 m to 6 m (15 to 20 feet) away) by pointing at them. Responds to hearing tests (voice localization); however, loses interest quickly and, therefore, may be difficult to test informally. Follows simple instructions. Reaches for toys that are out of reach but visible Recognizes objects in reverse Drops thing intentionally and repeats and watches object Imitates activities like playing drum Lesson threeTopic1： Talking about your planes for holidays.Planning a holidayGarry：where would you like to go for our vacation this year？Susan：I liked going to that cabin last year. It was fun going fishing on the lake.Garry：yes, but I remember all the black flies, too. Besides , I didnt think it was much fun.Susan：I really loved it . we went hiking along the old mountain trails. We even learned to ride horses.Garry：all I remember about the horses was that I was thrown off. What do you think of the trip we made to the seashore.Susan：do you mean the cottage we rented two years ago?Garry： Maybe not the exact same place , but something like it. That Trip was terrific. I remember catching a small marlin.Susan：I liked going to that amusement small park where there were wild animals . remember? We could see them while driving through the park. The monkeys came up to our car and we fed them.Garry：you are right. That is a perfect place. Lets spend our vacation there.Topic2： golden weeks in ChinaThe Spring Festivalis the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month. It is a national carnival to welcome the spring after a long and gloomy winter, and to celebrate the past years harvest with good food, festivities,dragondancing and firecrackers.Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened. On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Jobs tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko. People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together.The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively ji, yu and doufu, mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness.Questions：1、 what are the customs and traditions about spring festival in your hometown?2、 Can you tell some food you eat in spring festival?3、 How do you celebrate spring festival?Lesson fourTopic1： Do you know some childrens folk rhymes? What do you sang when you were young?Topic2：Do you know some English childrens folk song?Introduction: an English nursery rhymeLondon Bridge Is Falling Down is a well-known traditional nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 502.London Bridge is broken down,Falling down, falling down.London Bridge is falling down,My fair lady.Build it up with wood and clay,Wood and clay, wood and clay,Build it up with wood and clay,My fair lady.Wood and clay will wash away,Wash away, wash away,Wood and clay will wash away,My fair lady.Build it up with bricks and mortar,Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,Build it up with bricks and mortar,My fair lady.Bricks and mortar will not stay,Will not stay, will not stay,Bricks and mortar will not stay,My fair lady.Build it up with iron and steel,Iron and steel, iron and steel,Build it up with iron and steel,My fair lady.Iron and steel will bend and bow,Bend and bow, bend and bow,Iron and steel will bend and bow,My fair lady.Build it up with silver and gold,Silver and gold, silver and gold,Build it up with silver and gold,My fair lady.Silver and gold will be stolen away,Stolen away, stolen away,Silver and gold will be stolen away,My fair lady.Set a man to watch all night,Watch all night, watch all night,Set a man to watch all night,My fair lady.Suppose the man should fall asleep,Fall asleep, fall asleep,Suppose the man should fall asleep?My fair lady.Give him a pipe to smoke all night,Smoke all night, smoke all night,Give him a pipe to smoke all night,My fair lady.Lesson fiveTopic1：where do you spend your weekends?Topic2：talking about one of you unforgettable holidays.Talking about holidays:Mrs.Wang：Mr. Arnold, what holidays do you have?Mr. Arnold: we seem to have the most holidays in the world. The big national holidays we have are Thanksgiving, Memorial Day and Labor Day. Of course we celebrate our Independence Day. That is the fourth of July. The biggest holiday is Christmas. What is the biggest holiday in China, Mrs.Wang?Mrs.Wang：the spring festival. Its also called Chinese New Year. It is celebrated according to the lunar calendar.Mr. Arnold