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Teaching design for M4U4 Reading Task Lead in Morning, class! I found you are busy preparing for the ing sports meet. I found I’m not in the list of the judge this year, which made me relaxed. I can enjoy your petition freely. What if it rains in the sports meet? What if our class wins the first place in the sport meet? We’re supposed to check some of the exercises, today. But unexpectedly, some teachers e to our class, so I made some adjustment. It bees an “open class”. Let me introduce two of them to you. “This is Mrs. Ye. Hello! Mrs. Ye!” (shake hands) “This is Mrs. Li. Nice to see you! Mrs. Li!” (shake hands) What did I do to greet them just now? (Ss… ) Handshaking is one of the most popular ways in the world to greet people. Title I read about an article. The name is “The Open Hand – A Universal Sign”. I don’t quite understand the title at first sight. Who can explain it to me? (S1… S2… ) What does “open” mean? Discuss with your partner and guess the meaning of the title. I make a fist, is it open? I hold a pen, is it open? If I close my hand, what can I hold? (weapon) Now, my hand is open, can I hold anything? Now, I approach you, do you feel safe? So, what does the open hand mean? The open hand is a sign of safety and friendliness. Str