Do you often send letters or emails to your friends?

Have you ever thought of sending a letter to space?

Do you think it is possible?

 

1. What is the long distance in the passage?

2. What can send this long distance letter?

Key: 1. From Earth to space. 2. The Space Post Office.

 

Read and choose:

1. When did the Shenzhou VIII spacecraft join with the space lab module Tiangong-1 for the first time?

A. November 3, 2011     B. November 4, 2011

C. November 3, 2010     D. November 4, 2010

 

2. Where are the two locations of the post office?

A. Both are on the ground.   

B. Both are on the manned spacecraft.

C. One is on the ground; the other is on the manned spacecraft.

D. Neither of them is on the ground.

 

3. Who is the head of the space post office?

A. Li Guohua             B. Yang Liwei

C. The Shenzhou VIII      D. BACCC

 

4. Which of the following is true about the Space Post Office?

A. People can only write to Chinese astronauts in space.

B. You can send emails to your friends by the Space Post Office.

C. You can also buy some stamps and envelopes in the office.

D. You can’t see the date in numerals in the special postmark.

 

5. If you are in Tianjin, how much will you pay for the extra envelope with return stamps?

0.8 yuan            B. 1.2 yuan   

C. 2 yuan           D. 0.4 yuan

Key: ACBCB

Discussion

China has already sent the Shenzhou VIII to space.

Do you want to know about the life of astronauts in space?

Write a letter to the astronauts and try to send it to the Space Post Office.

 

It is a Western holiday for children.

On the day, children will ask for candy by saying “trick or treat”.

Children often wear masks.

 

1. Was the concert a common one or a special one?

2. Why do you think so?

Key: 1. A special one. 2. Because they wore Halloween costumes to the concert. 

 

Read and choose:

1. What did the writer do in the orchestra?

A. play the piano    B. play the violin  

C. play the drums    D. play the guitar

 

2. When was the writer’s first performance?

A. On the day before Halloween.

B. On the day of Halloween.

C. On the day after Halloween.

D. On Christmas.

 

3. What was the teacher’s idea about the kid wearing his brother’s WWI gas mask?

A. He agreed that it was OK.

B. He didn’t agree with the idea.

C. He didn’t say anything.

D. We don’t know.

 

4. What kind of clothes did the writer wear in the concert?

A. A Halloween costume

B. Formal clothes

C. Funny clothes

D. Casual clothes

 

5. Who was the man in a red coat and hat with sunglasses and long hair?

A. The writer.             B. The writer’s friend.  

C. The writer’s teacher.     D. Michael Jackson.

Key: BBABC

Discussion

What other Western holidays do you know?

Do you also celebrate these holidays?

Which one do you like best? Why?

 

1. Do you know what a bully is?
2. Can you give some examples of bullying?

 

Choose the best answer:

1. A bully may do the following EXCEPT____.

A. take your lunch money from you

B. make up mean stories about you

C. step on your shoelaces

D. help you with your studies

 

2. Most students will feel _____ when they meet a bully.

A. scared           

B. happy

C. lucky             

D. comfortable

 

3. What should we do when we meet a bully, according to the story?

A. Be a stronger bully than him/her.

B. Believe what the bully says.

C. Try to ignore the bully.

D. Do what the bully tells us to.

 

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. What a bully is and what we should do about bullying.

B. What bullying means and where it happens.

C. What kind of people can be bullies.

D. Bullying is very common in US middle schools.

Key: DACA

 

Discussion

After reading the passage:

What will you do if you don’t like someone? What will you do if someone bullies you?

Discuss with your partner and find more better ways to solve the problems.

 

True or false:

1.    I was the shortest girl in the class.

2.    I was convinced I was fat and ugly.

3.    Each small kindness I did for myself made me love myself more.

4.    Self-love didn’t help me develop self-confidence.

5.    I see myself as beautiful now.

6.    Each small kindness is a brick in the foundation of self-love.

Key: FTTFTT

 

Choose the best answer:

1. 1. How did the writer feel about being tall before?

 A. She felt proud.

 B. She felt lucky.

 C. She felt unhappy.

 D. She felt excited.

 

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. The writer is very fat and ugly.

 B. The writer is very confident now.

 C. The writer doesn’t like to study.

 D. The writer doesn’t work hard.

 

3. What does the writer want to tell us?

A. We should keep short and slim.

B. We should have self-love and self-confidence.

C. We should be writers and counsel people.

 D. We should eat jam and watch movies for a day.

 

4. What is the correct order of the following events?

a. The writer wrote some popular books.

b. The writer didn’t get much attention from teachers.

c. The writer became more confident.

d. The writer did something kind for herself.

A. d-b-c-a                    B. d-b-a-c

C. b-d-c-a                    D. b-d-a-c

Key: CBBC

 

 Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

popular, cute, convince, confidence, focus on

1. The little baby is _____ and lovely.

2. ________ is important in doing everything.

3. Jay Chou’s songs are ______ with teenagers.

4. If you want to get higher scores, please ________ the way you study.

5. He _________me that he is sincere.

 

Discussion:

1. Do you think self-confidence takes an important role in one’s life?

2. What can you learn from this article?

3. How can you build up your confidence?