1 Mr Flinch
—What is he like?
In a grim, grey house in a grim, grey town lived an unhappy man.(P3) He was a miser (P4) He was mean and miserable (P4)
What was Mr. Flinch’s problem?
Has the problem solved? What did the neighbours do?
No. The two neighbours swapped their houses.
Character Analysis
unhappy (p3)
Find out the sentences that support your ideas.
难看的 grim 灰 grey 守财奴 miser 赠品 gave away gave-away a penny 捐一个便是 gave-away a smile 露一个笑容 吝啬的 mean 悲惨的 miserable 在….的一边 on one side of… 属于 belong to 醒来 woke up

New Words (Chapter 4)
wave up at agreed swap struggle with all set house-warming party there’s no place like home

向上朝…挥了手 同意 交换 与…挣扎 准备好了 乔迁派对

shook and shivered rap far too making music wound old towels round his head tore them all up keep out

震动颤抖起来 轻敲 太 演奏音乐 曾用旧毛巾把头 包起来 把它们全撕碎了 遮挡
as happy as a 一个像弗林奇先生这 man like Mr Flinch 样的人还从来没有这 么高兴过 can ever be felt in his empty 把手伸进空空的口袋 里摸了摸 pockets 深吸一口气；哽住 gulped 几天后 in a few days 把…卖了出去 sold up 终于 at last peace and quiet 除了…什么都没有了 宁静 nothing but 搔抓着;刮痕 scratching
mean Mr Flinch
pitiful (p30)
unfriendly (p12-13)
miserable (p4)
angry(p10 ) upset(p11)
Reading Aloud
Tips:
Try to imitate the recording. Pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation. Use your voice and expression to tell what is happening.
Who are the people on the front cover?
Poppy, Mr. Flinch, possibly a musician.
Carl, a mechanic
Read Chapter 1 and answer —Who is Mr. Flinch? —What is he like? —What was his problem?
He got two noisy neighbours. So he tried everything to keep out the noise. (P10)
What were the nasty tricks?
Did the tricks end in success or failure?
How did Carl and Poppy deal with them?

在没有比家里更 好的地方了
Homework
Find
out atn least 10 good sentences, and write down the Chinese meaning.

Group work: Discussion
Why
was Mr Flinch unhappy and the two neighbours far too happy? (p21-22) Do you feel any sympathy for Mr Flinch? Why or why not? If you were Mr Flinch, what would you do to your noisy neighbours?
New Words (Chapter 1)
New words
shook with the noise bright blue grand tune drums thundered shut came thought

跟着噪音摇晃 天蓝色的 壮丽的/重大的 曲子 鼓声隆隆 关上 透过......传来

What was the new plan?
What did Mr. Flinch do to solve the problem this time?
He decided to give them each some money.They had to move house in return.

New Words (Chapter 2)
filling Shouted it out loud nasty trick sneak into crawl get rid of grim grin

馅 大声喊出 恶劣的诡计 偷偷溜进 爬行 摆脱 冷酷的 残忍的 露齿而笑 咧着嘴 笑
1. What were the nasty tricks? Tricks to Carl: dead rat; (p12) Tricks to Poppy: ghost (p13-14) 2. Did the tricks end in success or failure? They ended in failure. 3. How did Carl and Poppy deal with them? Carl’s mother cleaned up the house, and he ate his breakfast outside. (P16) Poppy thought it was angles who sang down her chimney.(P18)
What can we learn from the story?
Wishes
ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
can come true in unexpected ways.
comes from your heart.
Happiness He
can communicate with the neighbours, and try to understand and forgive them.
New Words (Chapter 3)
一把 a fistful of any thing you say 怎么说都行 擦掉（除） wipe 只要；既然；由于 as long as 搬出去； move out 一…就；一经 as soon as 提供；提议 offered 一帽子的；（hatful: a hatful of if that is what you 很多） 如果你想这么办的话 want
一条 一块 a loaf of 自鸣得意的，自以为是的 smug 傻笑，假笑，得意地笑 smirk beam with joy 眉开眼笑， 笑逐颜开 许诺，允诺，保证 promise 外卖 take away nice and loud 又好听又热闹 对…来说简直受够了 It was too much for…