1.        decision

2.        opinion

3.        opportunity

4.        biologist

5.        influence

6.        choose

7.        experience

8.        fantastic

 

 

While reading

True or false:

1. Usually, a student’s decision is influenced by their friends.

2. The eighth-graders have no opportunity to pick their school.

3. It can be difficult for kids to choose their high school.

4. The students can be allowed to visit the school before they make a decision.

5. Maddie will go to the high school, which she chose by flipping a coin.

6. Holton chose Deering after he experienced classes.

 

Vocabulary in use

 Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

be (not) influenced by, try out, turn out, change one’s mind, make one’s decision

1. ____ my new bicycle. It rides great!

2. The weather ________fine, not cloudy at all.

3. Finally, he __________ and chose the grey jacket.

4. Last year Sue decided to go abroad to study, but later she ____________.

5. Our teacher ____________ by what the students want-he does what he thinks is best.

 

Post-reading

1. Do you have an ideal school? Why did you choose it?

2. If your parents and you can’t reach an agreement on which high school you should go to, what will you do?

 

Pre-reading

1. Have you ever heard of the program for protecting wildlife?

2. Can you list any animals that are in danger because of human activities?

 

While reading

1. What is the writer trying to do in the article?

A. introduce Yao Restaurant and Bar

B. tell people there won’t be any wildlife left

C. make people realize the importance of protecting wildlife

D. suggest people join the program for protecting wildlife

 

2. What will the reader discover from the story?

A. Pandas are endangered animals.

B. Yao Ming joined the program more than 4 years ago.

C. People killed black bears to get bile.

D. About 20,000 antelopes are killed every year.

 

3. How many kinds of endangered animals are mentioned in this story?

A. Three       B. Four         C. Five        D. six

 

4. Why has Yao given up shark fin soup in his restaurant?

A. Because it’s not delicious.

B. Because people in the US don’t like it.

C. Because he can’t get sharks in the US.

D. Because he has joined a program for protecting wildlife.

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

1. Black bears are kept in cages because their bile can ________ traditional Chinese medicine.

2. More and more people have ________buying products which are made of endangered animals

3. ________ the law, many endangered animals ______ pandas, sharks and antelopes should be protected.

4. We hope that shark fin soup will never __________ our local restaurants.

 

Post-reading

1. As middle school students, what can you do to protect wildlife?

2. Can you make a poster to encourage people to protect wildlife?

 

Pre-reading

1. How do you understand the title “More than tea in a cup"?

2. Do you treasure what you had or what you will have? Or treasure what you have now?

 

While reading

1.        The cups are filled with different kinds of tea.

2.        Mary was telling a story.

3.        The teacher didn’t mean to use different cups.

4.        After telling the story, they began to share their feelings with each other.

 

1. What did the students feel about others’ cups in the story?

A. Surprised.              B. Envious.

C. Interested.             D. Bored.

 

2. What can we learn from the story?

A. Envy others and you’ll make progress.

B. Try to enjoy your own life.

C. Work hard and keep up with others.

D. Someone else’s life is always better.

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

1. I don’t think he did it _______.

2. I can’t ________ the name of the child.

3. He helped her _____ the water into the pot.

4. Tom _______ agrees with me.

5. Our teacher praised his good _____.

 

Post-reading

1. Can you think of another experience like this one?

2. Can you tell us something different in your life which makes you enjoy it?

 

Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. Do you think saying “sorry” will make you lose face?

2. What will you do when you do something wrong?

3. Would you like to lose your close friends because you didn’t want to lose face?

 

While reading

Judge true or false.

1. British people used to apologize for things that weren’t their fault.

2. Clarkson’s apology was not sincere.

3. Jowell didn’t want to shirk responsibility.

 

Comprehension check

1. When they do something wrong, British people prefer to choose their words carefully instead of ______.

A. working                  B. apologizing        C. thinking               D. improving

 

2. The Hardest Word and How to Use It is written by _____.

A. Jowell                    B. Clarkson    C. Brown                   D. Davidson

 

3. According to the passage, which statement ISN’T true? _____

A. famous people may feel they lose too much by apologizing .   

B. It isn’t difficult to forgive the close friends who can’t apologize for their faults .

C. There are two examples in the story.

D. As a teenager, it’s easy to say “I’m sorry” .

4. The story mainly tells us that ____.

A. British people used to be polite and kind

B. British people choose their words carefully

C. British people like to go through the motions

D. British people are expecting too much from the government

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

1. Take the train ________ the bus, it’s faster.

2. You always ______ worry about something.

3. ____ you _________ riding a horse?

4. My mother______ be an English teacher 10 years ago.

5. We can sing _____well_____ our teacher.

 

Post-reading

What should you do?

Is it enough to apologize?

What else can you do to show you are truly sorry?

 

Key: P3 FFTTFF

P4-5 CBBD

P6 FTFF BB

P8 TTF BD BB