Issue 295
北京爱迪外语学校 王海侠
大连五十五中学 王冬梅
Climb to the clouds (P2)
Warming up
Discussion:
1. How many mountains have you climbed?
2. What's the name of the highest mountain in the world?
3. Do you know how high it is?

Pre-reading
1. How many tall mountains has Jordan climbed?
2. When does Jordan hope to reach the top of the Mount Qomolangma?
3. Has Jordan ever climbed a mountain higher than 8,000m?

While reading
Fill in the blanks.
1. Jordan Romero, a _________ boy from the US, has climbed six tall mountains. Now Jordan is preparing to climb his seventh - Mount Qomolangma. If he succeeds, Jordan will become the _________ person ever to climb it.
Last week, Jordan arrived at the base camp (登山大本营) on the Chinese side of Mount Qomolangma. He hopes to reach the ____ by May.
2. Jordan saw a painting in his school's hallway. The painting showed seven of the world's famous high _______.
3. Jordan and his ________ climbed the first mountain - Africa's Kilimanjaro when he was only 10. Jordan has never climbed a mountain ______ than 8,000m. Mount Qomolangma will be his first. He said he has done a lot of _________ for it.
They will turn around ____ they meet problems such as bad weather. If he doesn't reach the top this time, he will try next time.

Post-reading
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words given.
1. If he succeeds, Jordan ________ the youngest person ever to climb it. (become)
2. Jordan first got the idea of ______ high mountains. (climb)
3. Jordan climbed another five mountains in the______ years. (follow)
4. Jordan tries _____like an ordinary kid who just likes climbing. (look)

Post-reading
II. Multiple-choice.
1. How many other people will climb Mount Qomolangma with Jordan?
A. Two B. four C. six D. eight
2. Jordan climbed Africa's Kilimanjaro___.
A. in 2001 B. in 2003 B. in 2005 D. in 2007
3. Jordan's father said climbing the high mountains is _____ idea.
A. Paul's B. his mother's
C. Jordan's D. his teacher's
4. We can infer Jordan is a/an _____boy according to the sentence underlined.
A. intelligent B. confident
C. outgoing D. determined
5. We can know Jordan ______ according to the passage. Which is one is not true?
A. has climbed Kilimanjaro
B. likes climbing the mountains
C. doesn't like doing his school work
D. has prepared for climbing Mount Qomolangma

If 从句
If 引导的条件状语从句，遵循主句用一般将来时，从句用一
般现在时的原则。简称：主将从现
Can you find the adverbial clauses with "if" in the passage?

文章原句：
1. If he succeeds, Jordan will become the youngest person ever to climb it.
2. If I don't reach the top this time, I will try next time.

Drills
Choose a better answer.
1. I will visit my grandparents if it _______ rain this Sunday. (won't, doesn't)
2. She _____ shopping with her mother if she finishes reading. (goes, will go)
3. If Linda ____ $2000, she will buy a new computer. (will have, has)
4. If the students have free time at school, they _____ to play tennis. (will go, go)

Students help to stop school waste (P3)
Warming up (discussion)
1. What will you do if you see some pieces of paper on the playground?
2. Where does garbage come from?
3. Do you have any plans to recycle waste?

Pre-reading
1. What are the students doing in the picture?
2. How many meal trays do the public schools in Chicago throw out a day?

3. Do the schools offer the students foam trays or recyclable trays now?
4. What does Jay Stream Middle School teach the students to do?

While reading
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
1. Marnie Ware is a _______ teacher from Prosser Middle School in Chicago, US.
2. Concerns about the_________ and ______have made some US cities take action to reduce trash.
3. The schools encourage students to sort out lunchroom waste, then ____and_____ milk cartons and trays.
4. Now students put their used trays together instead of _______ them.
5. Students in Prosser Middle School have organized about 20 _____ and ____ activities to cut down on cafeteria garbage.
6. Erika Santana joined the ecology club and she wants to make Earth a _____ place."

Post-reading
I. True or False.
1. Prosser Middle School in Chicago, US, creates 1,500 pounds of garbage every week.
2. Ware said that all of the trays were being recycled.
3. Some schools have also banned some fast food.
4. So far, the schools have saved a total of 82,000 trays from the landfill each week.

II. Choose the best answer.
1. Prosser Middle School daily throws out nearly_____ meal trays.
A. 1,500 B. 4,000 C. 40,000 D. 820,000
2. The schools ask students not to ____.
A. sort out lunchroom waste
B. recycle milk cartons
C. wash meal trays
D. recycle cafeteria garbage

Key Points
1. make sb. do sth. 使/让某人做某事
e.g. The Chinese teacher made Lucy do her homework alone.
同义链接：let sb. do sth. / ask sb to do sth.

2. instead of + 名词/ 代词 / 介词短语/ V-ing 相反，代替，而不是
e.g.
a. Tony likes English instead of math.
b. Tony went to the meeting instead of me.
c. Tony goes to school by bike instead of by bus.
d. Tony likes playing tennis instead of playing basketball.

Love in the telescope (P6)
Pre-reading
Have you got any brothers or sisters? Do you love them and do they love you?
If you and your sister/brother are swimming in the sea and a shark appears, what will you do?

While reading
Judge true or false.
1. The young man always tries things first because he is brave.
2. The young man has a younger sister.
3. The girl isn't pleased with her brother because she thinks her brother is a coward.
4. The sharks like her brother better than the girl.
5. In fact, the girl was saved by her brother.

Choose the best answer
6. The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. The young man is just a coward!
B. The young man was killed by sharks.
C. The young man loves his sister very much .
D. The young man is the bravest man in the world.
7. The sister shook her head because ____.
A. she didn't think there were any sharks.
B. her brother couldn't fight sharks with a knife.
C. she was afraid to go with her brother.
D. she didn't believe her brother's words.
8. All the people on the ship were standing in silence because _____.
A. they were deeply moved by what the brother did
B. they were surprised that the girl didn't die
C. they were too scared to move
D. they saw what happened through the telescope
9. The young man saved his sister by_____.
A. swimming as quickly as possible toward the boat
B. Making the sharks interested in him instead of her
C. getting to the land first
D. fighting sharks with a knife
10. Which is true according to the passage? ____.
A. The young man didn't wait for his sister because he was frightened
B. The young man is really brave
C. The sharks swam straight to the sister
D. The sister was angry with her brother at last

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms:

no matter, on the way back, to one's surprise, drawing near, make

1. _________, the thief appeared in the next shop.
2. I saw something lying in the middle of the road ________.
3. _______ how hard English is, never give it up.
4. As the Final Exam is ________, the Grade 3 students are busy with their studies now.
5.Keep trying, you'll _____ it.

Post-reading
1. What do you think of the young man? Suppose you are the young man. Describe how you feel when the sharks are drawing near.
2. "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Do you think this is true or not? Tell us your reasons.
3. What do you think true love is?

Is it a man or a wolf? (P8)
Pre-reading
1. Have you ever seen the film Twilight? What do you think Jacob is?
2.Have you ever heard some stories about werewolves?

While reading
1. Werewolf means "wolf-man".
2. When the sun shines brightly, some men can change into wolves
3. The only way to stop werewolves is by shooting them with a gold bullet.
4. Werewolves have existed for centuries in cultures all around the world.
5. Jacob uses his strength and power as a wolf to protect his friends.

Choose the best answer
6. This passage is about ____.
A. werewolves B. a curse
C. stories D. Jacob Black
7. We can use the following words to describe the werewolves except____.
A. scary B. bigger
C. powerful D. weak
8. Werewolves change into wolves when ____.
A. they kill people
B. there is a full moon
C. they are shot by a bullet
D. they are bitten or scratched
9. King Lycaeon was turned into a werewolf because ____.
A. he loved to eat human flesh
B. he made a deal with the devil
C. he made the gods angry
D. he was born a werewolf

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms

change into, seem, born into, all around the world, serve

1. It _____ that he was going to say something, but nothing happened.
2. He was _____a wealthy family.
3. Scientists are _______ desert ____ rich farmland.
4. The assistant who _____her did not like the way she was dressed.
5. Shanghai Expo attracts people from ____________.

Post-reading
1. Download the song 'Oh, werewolf." Listen to it. It's sad but you can learn something.
2. There are many movie characters that are loved by people, such as Superman, Spiderman, Monkey King, Batman… Talk about your favorite one and decide on the kind of character you would like to create. What does he or she look like? And how will he or she win readers' hearts?

Key: P2 13-year-old, youngest, top, mountains, parents, higher, training, if, will become, climbing, following, to look, BDCDC
P3 biology, environment, health, wash, recycle, breaking, clubs, volunteer, better, BD
P6 FTTFT CBABB To my surprise, on the way back, no matter, drawing near, make
P8 FTTTF ADBC seemed, born into, changing into, served, all around the world