1. 预测（Predicting）🔮
“Look at the pictures A–F. What do you see? What are these things?”
(Point to photos：tickets, book, T-shirt, ice cream, chocolate, maybe a concert photo)
“Now, we are going to read a dialogue between two people. What do you think they are talking about? Look at the pictures – these are all things you can give to someone. When do you give presents to people?”
“Yes! Birthdays! What do you think Ruby and Ben are talking about? What is Ruby asking Ben for? What do you think Ben will say?”
2. 略读（Skimming）📖
“Read the whole dialogue quickly. Don’t read every word. Find the answers to these 5 questions.”
1.What is the dialogue mainly about?
Answer: The dialogue is about Ruby and Ben talking about Ruby’s birthday and Ben trying to find a present for her.
2.How is the dialogue organized? What are the three main parts?
Answer: Part 1 – Ruby tells Ben it‘s her birthday and asks for a present. Part 2 – Ben suggests many presents but Ruby says no to all of them. Part 3 – Ruby says she is joking – her birthday is next week!
3.What is the relationship between Ruby and Ben? How do you know?
Answer: They are friends. They talk informally (“How’s it going?” “Hey!”) and Ben is trying to find a present for Ruby.
4.What is the connection between the beginning of the dialogue and the end of the dialogue?
Answer: At the beginning, Ruby says “It’s my birthday today.” At the end, she says “It isn’t my birthday today. It’s next week.” The ending is a surprise that changes everything from the beginning.
3. 扫读（Scanning）🔍
“Now read carefully. These questions will help you find specific information, understand the order of things, make logical guesses, and guess word meanings.”
Detail Searching（细节搜索）
1.What is Ben’s first question after Ruby says “Where’s my present?”
Answer: He asks “What do you want?” (Para 1)
2.What kind of concert does Ben suggest?
Answer: A Camila Cabello concert. (Para 2)
3.What sport does Ruby like? What sport doesn’t she like?
Answer: She likes tennis. She doesn’t like football. (Para 2)
4.What band’s T-shirt does Ben suggest?
Answer: A 5 Seconds of Summer T-shirt. (Para 3)
5.What kind of chocolate does Ruby like?
Answer: She only likes white chocolate, not milk chocolate. (Para 3)
Sequencing（顺序排列）
6.Put Ben’s suggestions in the order he talks about them:
a) T-shirt
b) ice cream
c) concert tickets
d) book about football
e) chocolate
Answer: c → d → a → b → e. (Para 2, 3)
Note: This matches the textbook’s Activity 2 (photo numbering).
Inferring（推理判断）
7.Ben asks Ruby “What do you want?” and Ruby says “I don’t know. A surprise?” What does this tell you about Ruby?
Answer: She wants Ben to choose a present for her, but she also has very specific likes and dislikes. She is a little difficult to please.
8.At the end, Ruby says “Ben. I’m only joking.” Why do you think she says this?
Answer: She enjoys teasing Ben. She wanted to see how long he would keep trying to find a present she liked. It was a fun game for her.
Word Inference from Context（词义推断）
9.Look at Ruby’s line: “I don’t like them any more.” What does “any more” mean here?
Answer: It means she liked 5 Seconds of Summer before, but now she doesn’t like them.
10.Look at Ben’s line: “Can I take you for an ice cream in town?” What does “take you for an ice cream” mean?
Answer: It means Ben wants to invite Ruby to go to an ice cream shop and buy her an ice cream as a treat.
4. 复述（Retelling）💬
基础版
Ruby and Ben are talking. Ruby says she is excited because ______. Ben is surprised because he thought ______. Ruby asks Ben for ______. Ben suggests a Camila Cabello concert, but Ruby says ______. Then Ben suggests a football book, but Ruby says ______ because ______. Next, Ben suggests a 5 Seconds of Summer T-shirt, but Ruby says ______. Then Ben says they can go for ice cream, but Ruby says ______. Finally, Ben asks about chocolate. Ruby says she only likes ______. Ben is surprised but ______. Ruby says she is only ______. It isn’t her birthday today – it’s ______. Ben is ______ and says “But... Ruby...”
进阶版
Let me tell you about Ruby and Ben’s conversation. It starts with ______. She is really excited, but Ben is confused because ______. When Ruby asks for a present, Ben asks what she wants. Ruby says ______, so Ben gives her five different ideas. First, he suggests ______, but Ruby doesn’t like it. Then Ben tries a book about football, but Ruby ______. He tries a band T-shirt, but Ruby ______. Ben also offers to take her for ice cream, but Ruby ______. Finally, he asks about chocolate. Ruby says she only likes white chocolate, so Ben thinks ______. But then Ruby says______! She tells Ben that ______. This means Ben was ______. At the end, Ben is surprised and says “But... Ruby...” This conversation is funny because ______.
5. 总结✍️
“Today we read a dialogue between Ruby and Ben about Ruby’s birthday and presents. We learned how to talk about likes and dislikes, how to make suggestions, and how to say no politely. We also saw a funny twist at the end – Ruby was joking! We practiced predicting from pictures, skimming for main ideas and structure, scanning for details and sequencing, and retelling the conversation in our own words.”
