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A beautiful smile -Zhang Bei

When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn't want my parents to worry about me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends.

Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now. One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me! It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

What’s the story

about?

Main idea The answers to the “wh-questions” can help us get the main idea.Who are in the story (main characters)?

What did they do?

Where did the story happen?

When did the story happen?

Why is it called “A beautiful smile”?

At a junior high school.

When Zhang Bei was 13 years old.The smile changed the Zhang Bei’s life.

Zhang Bei (the writer) and the boyZhang Bei went to a new school, and she felt lonely.

Main idea: What did who do, where, when and why?Main idea: Zhang Bei went to a new junior high school when she was 13 years old. She felt lonely, and a boy gave her a beautiful smile. The smile changed her life.

The boy gave her a beautiful smile.

A beautiful smile -Zhang Bei

Who?

feeling

When?

feeling

What? When? Where? What?

Who? What?

Zhang Beiearly autumn, first yearjunior high school, far awayNo one knew…

lonely, afraidheart break

one day classmates Zhang Bei a boy

talked happilysat unhappilyentered, passed, turned back, looked at, without a word, smiled

the touch of (bright, friendly)happy, lively, warm

changedstarted to talk with; made friendsbecame closer

smile: ______________________________an important gift, beautiful, lucky

What’s Zhang Bei’s advice?Smile at the world and it will smile back.

A beautiful smile -Zhang Bei

junior high school, far away

Zhang Beiearly autumn, first yearNo one knew…

lonely, afraid

one day classmates Zhang Bei a boy

talked happilysat unhappilyentered, passed, turned back, looked at, without a word, smiled

the touch of (bright, friendly)happy, lively, warm

changedstarted to talk with; made friendsbecame closerAdvice: Smile at the world and it will smile

back.

heart break

1.Why was the smile an important gift?

2. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

Let’s discuss!

1. Why was the smile an important gift?a. Zhang Bei’s old school was far away. b. Zhang Bei’s didn’t know who the boy was.c. It made Zhang Bei feel happy ,lively and warm.d. The smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.2. Why couldn’t Zhang Bei talk to anyone about her problem ?a. Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.b. Because she didn’t have any friends in her new school.c. Because she was in the first year at a junior high school.d. Because she was always unhappy.

3. Why do you think the boy smiled?a. He was happy to see his friends.b. He saw Zhang Bei was unhappy.c. He really liked Zhang Bei.d. He was a very friendly boy and smiled at everyone

4. How did the smile change her life?a. She began to make friends.b. She became best friends with the boy.c. She became best friends with the boy.d. She realised that it’s important to smile at people.5. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

a. From her old school. b. From other people in the world. c. From herself. d. From the children at the new school.

1. Why was the smile an important gift?a.Zhang Bei’s old school was far away.b. Zhang Bei’s didn’t know who the boy was.c. It made Zhang Bei feel happy ,lively and warm.d. The smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.

2. Why couldn’t Zhang Bei talk to anyone about her problem ?a. Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.b. Because she didn’t have any friends in her new school.c. Because she was in the first year at a junior high school.d. Because she was always unhappy.

(c)

(b)

3. Why do you think the boy smiled?a. He was happy to see his friends.b. He saw Zhang Bei was unhappy.c. He really liked Zhang Bei.d. He was a very friendly boy and smiled at everyone4. How did the smile change her life?

a. She began to make friends.b. She became best friends with the boy.c. She became best friends with the boy.d. She realised that it’s important to smile at people.

a. From her old school.b. From other people in the world. c. From herself.

d. From the children at the new school.

5. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

(d)

(a)

(c)