Issue 302

湖北省黄州中学 吴静

首都师大附中 马丽娟

No number without ID (P2)

Pre-reading

Discussion

1. Do you have a cell phone? What do you use it for?

2. Do you ever get any junk messages? How do you usually deal with them?

3. Now, if you want to get a new cell phone number, you have to bring your ID with you. Do you know why?

While reading

Choose the best answer:

1. What do people have to do when they buy a new cell phone number from September 1?

A. They have to buy a new cell phone.

B. They have to register with their ID card.

C. They have to stop junk messages.

D. They don’t have to do anything.            

2. If you register your cell phone number with ID information, ____.

A. you’ll receive more junk messages

B. the service company may stop your services

C. the police will find the people behind messages

D. you can buy a new cell phone

3. The phrase  “are meant to” means “____” .

A. 意欲     B. 意思是       C. 意义      D.  有… 含义

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. We have the new cell phone rules in order to protect people from junk messages and fraud through cell phones.

B. Many people have received junk and fraudulent messages.

C. If you are a student, you don’t need  to  register.

D. Some countries have made cell phone rules.

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

forget, it’s better to, prevent, service, mean

1.        I’m sorry, I’ve ________ your name.

2.        Eating healthy food can ______ some illnesses.

3.        The restaurant has excellent food, and their ______ is very good, too.

4.        ________ go hiking in the fall.

5.        “What’s the _______ of this word?” he asked.

Post-reading

1. What do you think of the new rules for cell phone numbers?

2. In what other ways can we stop fraud in our daily lives?

3. Do a survey of your family members and friends to find out if they would like to register their cell phone numbers, why or why not?

A US restaurant adventure (P3)

Pre-reading

1. Have you ever ordered dishes in a restaurant?

    Is it easy or hard for you to order dishes?

2. Are there any differences between a Chinese restaurant and an American restaurant?

3. What eating habits around the world do you know? Can you give some examples?

While reading

True or false?

1. Waiters and waitresses  wear white clothes in a typical American restaurant.

2. The author didn’t know what to order.

3. White bean hummus was very delicious so the author ordered it.

4. The author felt very glad when she opened the menu.

5. There are four people in the host family.

Vocabulary in use

Fill in blanks with the proper forms

share with, experience, come over, choose, happen to

1. Would you come over to my home for dinner this weekend, Judy?

2. There are different kinds of computers in the store, I didn’t know which to choose.

3. She happened to be out when we called.

4. Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.

5. Sue shares this house with three other students.

Post-reading

1. What do you know about table manners in Western countries?

2. Discuss with your partner about how to start a formal western dinner.

   You may begin like this:

   When you sit down at the table…

Nails in the fence (P6)

Pre-reading

Discussion:

1. Are you always polite to others?

2. When do you become angry?

3. What do you usually do when you are angry?

While reading

Judge true or false.

1.        The boy was given a bag of nails because he could control his temper.

2.        The boy finally learned to control his anger.

3.        The nails were pulled out when the boy lost his temper.

4.        When the boy pulled out all the nails, his father took him to see the holes.

Comprehension check

1. What did the boy do the first day after he was given a bag of nails.

A. He drove 37 nails into the fence.

B. He learned to stay calm.

C. He pulled out the nails from the fence.

D. He threw away all of the nails.

2. Why did the father ask the boy to look at the holes in the fence? Because he wanted the boy ______.

A. to count holes in the fence

B. to pull out the nails      

C. to know how bad it is to lose your temper

D. to say sorry to those that he hurt

3. The author mainly wants to tell us ____.

A. when we lose our temper, we should hammer nails into a fence.

B. when we become angry, we should never  say anything that hurt others.

C.  when we stay calm, we can pull the nails out of the fence.

D. when we say something that hurt others, we should say “sorry” at once.

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with proper forms:

lose one’s temper, control one’s anger, pull out, leave a scar

1. The dentist ________ a bad tooth for Mike.

2. The fire _______ on his mother’s face.

3. Young people should learn to ______________.

4. It’s a bad habit for us to ___________.

Post-reading

Do a survey

1. How do your classmates control their temper when they are very angry.

2. Make a list of ways to control your temper.

Don’t say ‘thank you’… (P8)

Pre-reading

Discussion

1. What do you say when you receive help or gifts from others?

2. How do Chinese people show their thanks?

      Give an example.

3.  How do British people show their thanks?

      Give an example.

While reading

Judge true or false.

1.It’s popular to say “thank you” among Britons.

2.Chinese usually like “Cheers” to express their thanks.

3.There are some informal ways of showing thanks among friends in the UK, such as “Great” and “all right”.

4.“No problem” is one of the answers to “thanks” in the UK.

Comprehension check

1. Chinese students like to say ____ to show their thanks.

A. cheers  B. all right    C. thanks  D. brilliant

2. If a British friend invites you for a drink after a football match, what is the best way to show  your gratitude?

A. giving him a gift         

B. saying “much appreciated”

C. inviting him for a drink the next day.

D. a smile and a “Cheers”

3. In the street in England, a passer-by comes to helps you and shows you the way to the subway station. You should say ____ to show your thanks.

A. Cheers     B. Great       C. Thank you             D.  Much appreciated

4. Britons like to answer “thank you” with the following expressions EXCEPT_____.

A.  You’re welcome        B. No problem

C. That’s all right              D. Sure

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

1. Yesterday I got an ______ from my cousin.

      He _____ me to his birthday party on Sunday.(invite)

2. Do you know how to ______ thanks between friends? There are a lot of useful _________ here for you. (express)

3. I want a suit that is suitable for _____ meetings. But there are only jeans for ______ gatherings in that shop. (formal)

4. When I got to England for the first time, I got a lot of _____ from strangers. They _____ me find bus stops. So I think British people are very _______. (help)

5. He felt ______ when he arrived at the house, because it usually noisy but today it was _______ quiet. Suddenly, he saw a ______ standing at the gate. (strange)

Post-reading

    What other manners do you know about from the UK? Please find information about different manners such as greeting manners, table manners or visiting manners and then tell your classmates orally.

Key: P2 BCAC, forgooten, prevent, service, It’s better to, meaning

P3 TTFFT

P6 FTFT, ACB, pulled out, left a scar, control their anger, lose our temper

P8 FFTT CDDC invitation, invited, express, expression, formal, informal, help, helped, helpful, strange, strangely, stranger