Issue 34/492 for Junior 3
北京首师大附中 李玉华
 
A first for China P (4)

Pre-reading
1. Do you remember the children’s stories your parents told you when you were a little kid?
2. Why do you like these children’s stories?

Read the story quickly and answer the questions:

1. When did Cao win the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Prize?
2. Do the children live a simple life in Cao’s work?
3. What are the scenery descriptions in the stories like?
4. How does Bronze help Sunflower do her homework？
5. Does the story Bronze and Sunflower have a happy ending?
6. What is the key reason why Cao Wenxuan won the award?

Key:
1. On April 4th.
2. No. The children live a complex life, facing challenges.
3. Beautiful and poetic.
4. He catches fireflies for her and makes a light.
5. No, it doesn’t.
6. He tells authentic Chinese stories that all humans can relate to.

Grammar point
He is the first Chinese writer to ever win this important award for children’s literature (文学).
句意：他是第一个获得这个重要儿童文学奖的中国作家。
分析：the first … to do 意思是“第一个做……的人。当有序数词“the first，the second… the last”时, 一般用不定式作后置定语来修饰前面的名词。
e.g. He is always the first to come to the classroom and the last to leave.

Words in use
Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:
1. Tom ____ milk _____ (加……上) his shopping list.
2. I regard problems as ______ (挑战) and face them bravely.
3. I didn’t know that ____________ (景色描述) in this book were so beautiful.
4. Love is an eternal ____ (主题) in art and literature.
5. The students in that school _____their teacher____ (看作是) their mother.

Key: 1. added ... to
2. challenges
3. descriptions of scenery
4. theme
5. take ... as

Post reading
1. What’s your favorite children’s story? Share the story with others.
2. How do you understand Cao Wenxuan’s words, “Sadness is a beautiful emotion. It helps kids understand the real world when it is expressed properly”?

Shoes of the future are real P (5)
 
Pre-reading
1. Do you know what the movie Back to the Future Part II talks about?
It’s an American science-fiction adventure comedy film. In this movie, people have high-tech self-tying shoes when they travel to the future, 2015.
2. Do you like Nike sports wear? Why do you like them?

While reading
True or false:
1. Nike self-tying shoes are easy to put on and take off.
2. It took the Nike company years to make the new self-tying shoes.
3. A professional basketball player is the first athlete in the world to try the new HyperAdapt 1.0.
4. The price of the shoes is not mentioned.  

Key: TTFT

Grammar point
All the wearer has to do is put them on, and at first, the shoes are very loose.
分析：划线部分是定语从句，修饰先行词all。all后面省略了引导词that, that在从句中作宾语，故可省略；同时，主句谓语动词is后面省略了不定式符号to。
e.g. All I can do is wait. 

Words in use
Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:

1. _________ the weather report, a big storm will hit the coastal city soon.
2. Remember to ____  your coat when you go outside.  
3. When he hurried to the airport, his plane _______ already.
4. The night market is a good place to _____ new food.
5. Koalas are _____ strange. They don’t drink water, but they eat leaves instead.
6. Ancient wisdom has stood the _____ of time.

Key:
1. According to  2. put on  3. had taken off  4. try  5. kind of  6. test

Post reading
1. Can you describe how the new shoes work?
2. What kind of shoes do you want if you could design a pair for yourself?

Karate player rises to top P (6)

Pre-reading
1. Have you watched a karate competition?
2. What do you think makes a great karate player?

While reading
Read the story quickly and answer the questions:
1. What was the writer’s dream?  
2. Why did the writer have no supporters in the final competition?
3. What did the writer learn from the competition?

Key: 1. Getting the gold medal.
2. Because he was a new face.
3. Be confident, give your best shot and you will make your way to success.

Grammar point
I watched every participant’s techniques so that I could carefully dodge their moves.   
分析：划线部分为so that 引导的目的状语从句。此时可与 in order that 换用；从句谓语中常用情态动词 may/might/can/could/should/would 等。
e.g. My old father began to study computers at the age of 60 so that/in order that he might keep up with the times.

Words in use
Translate the following sentences, using the given words.
1. 尽管他在比赛中受伤，他并没有放弃。(get injured)
2. 我们必须记住：时刻对自己充满信心。(keep in mind)
3. 不管天气如何糟糕，他总是准时到校。(no matter)

Key: 1. Although he got injured in the game, he didn’t give up.
2. We must keep this in mind: Be confident in ourselves all the time.
3. No matter how bad the weather is, he always gets to school on time.

Post reading
1. What can you learn from the writer’s experience?
2. How do you understand, “Win or lose, you will gain important experiences”?