Issue 349

鍖椾含鏂囨眹涓

璋姰

1. Have you ever chatted with people online?

2. Who do you usually chat with, friends, classmates or strangers? And why?

 

While reading

1.         The other players and I often chatted in the game room when we were playing games.  

2.         I had read a book about quarks.

3.         The college student advised me to decide what to learn in the future before entering high school. 

4.         I wanted to be a middle school student forever. 

5.         The college student had to make money to support himself.

6.         I have learned a lot by chatting with other students.

 

Vocabulary in use

 

On my way home, I dropped my glasses ________.

Jane is my best friend. I ______ my friendship with her very much.

What do you want to be when you __________?

I want to ________________ Tom. He is the most funny kid in my class.

The book has _________ my interest in science.

 

Post-reading

1. In your opinion, is it unsafe to chat with people online? And why?

2. Some students spend too much time chatting online. Can you give them some suggestions to help them control themselves?

 

 

1. What is the coldest and least-known place on Earth?

2. What do you know about Antarctica?

 

 

1. Where were the explorers from who came to the South Pole for the first time?

 

2. How much of the surface of the South Pole is ice?

 

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Only a few nations have operated year-round and seasonal research stations in Antarctica.

B. Roald Amundsen discovered Antarctica.

C. China’s first expedition to Antarctica started in the 1990s.

D. Scientists collect data to learn more about Antarctica.

 

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?

A. This year is the 100th anniversary of the first successful expedition to the South Pole.

B. The research done in Antarctica can help to stop global climate change.

C. The Chinese Antarctic inland exploration team is back home now after visiting Kunlun Station.

D. Almost every year, a scientific expedition team goes to Antarctica.

 

Post-reading

1. Are you interested in going to some places like the Arctic or Antarctica for an expedition? And why?

 

2. Because of global warming, the ice in the Arctic is melting. Environmental protection is a big issue. As a middle school student, what can you do to protect the environment?

 

 

1. What is the most popular Western holiday in China?

 

2. Do you know of any Christmas traditions? Share some with the class.

 

While reading

true or false    

1.         I could get some time off at Christmas. 

2.         I decided not to celebrate Christmas by myself this year.

3.         The more mince pies you eat during Advent, the more good luck you will have next year. 

4.         I could find key mince pie ingredients in China.

5.         The greetings on the cards were in perfect English. 

6.         Although Chinese people don’t do Christmas, I did it in my own way.

 

Vocabulary in use

 

1.         If you want to keep fit, don’t ________ on your exercises.

2.         Will you have some ________ this Sunday? I want to invite you to dinner.

3.         You’d better read ________one book a month.

4.         _________ my watch, it is five o’clock.

5.         I accept his ________ to swim across the river.  

 

Post-reading

1. Among all the festivals, which one is your favorite and why?

2. In your opinion, why do more and more people in China like to celebrate Christmas?

 

1. Do you have a plan to go abroad for further study?

2. Do you think that overseas students are more likely to make friends with people from their own country? Why or why not?

 

While reading

1.         I felt nervous and scared because I was late for school. 

2.         It is very common for Jewish kids to stay with other Jewish kids.

3.         I got along well with a girl who wore a hijab. 

4.         I decided to have lunch with the tall girl in a long skirt.

5.         In my opinion, it is wrong to stick to our own kind.  

6.         I turned the Jewish girl down because I didn’t like her.

 

Vocabulary in use

 

1.         I am so sleepy. I _________ having a cup of coffee to wake up. 

2.         The hands of the clock ________ twelve.

3.         It is getting dark, so we ___________ go back home.

4.         You’d better _________ your present job, which can help you make money.

5.         I asked a girl to go out for dinner, but she ____________.

 

Post-reading

1. Can you make a list of the difficulties that an overseas student may face?

2. Your pen pal Li Ming has been in England for almost a year. But he writes to you to tell you that he cannot get on well with his classmates, especially native English students. Please give him some suggestions to help him solve the problem.

 

 

Key:

P3 FFTFTT

P4-5 DBDC

P5 FFTFFT

P6 FTTFTF