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初三教案第372期

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Issue 397 For Junior 3

北京市第三十五中学闫婷

北京市第十七中学孟倩

Getting into the campus spirit P(3)

I. Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. Have you heard of “spirit week” in the U.S.?

2. Do you have any special activities in your school? What are they?

II. While reading

Judge true or false.

1. In the US, students celebrate “spirit week” in early September.

2. There are plenty of fun activities held for spirit week.

3. We also call the spirit week “homecoming” week, because students can visit their families during this period.

4. Each class had different colors to wear on Monday for the special weird dress show.

Key: FTFT

Comprehension check

1. The coolest activity in spirit week for the author was_____.

A. dancing

B. kicking a ball

C. the weird dress show

D. lots of funny parties

2. The following statements about the special weird dress show are TRUE except _____.

A. They had a special weird dress show every day during the week.

B. On Tuesday you needed to dress like one or more of your friends.

C. Each class had different colors to wear on Monday.

D. On Thursday everyone wore clothes that did not match.

3. What can we learn from the story?

A. The author enjoyed the weird dress show very much.

B. Every US family looks forward to “spirit week”.

C. US school kids have a strong sense of fashion.

D. US kids always wear strange clothes to school.

Key: CDA

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

eager, imagine, spirit, celebrate

1. Christians _________the resurrection of Christ after his death

2. The girl in the shop is always _______to please every customer.

3. Writing fairy tales needs __________.

4. She lived entirely by _________values, in a world of poetry and imagination

Key: 1. celebrate 2. eager 3. imagination 4. spiritual

III. Post-reading

1. After reading the passage, can you summarize the activities of the spirit week in the U.S.?

2. If you got the chance to try spirit week in your campus, what activities would you do?

Remember to be a responsible tourist P(4-5)

I. Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. Do you travel a lot?

2. Do you think Chinese tourists are popular in other countries? Why ?

II. While reading

Judge true or false.

1. Nowadays it is easier for the Chinese to get a visa to travel abroad than before.

2. Most countries are welcoming to Chinese tourists according to the passage.

3. Chinese people are the second most popular tourists, just behind Singapore citizens.

4. Not all Chinese tourists are badly behaved.

Key: TFFT

Comprehension check

1. In the sentence “the police caught him and fined him 20 Singapore dollars ”, the word “fine” means_____.

A. 增加

B. 降低

C. 罚款

D. 澄清

2. Chinese tourists have a bad reputation abroad for the following reasons except _______.

A. Chinese always like talking very loudly

B. Some Chinese litter everywhere

C. Some Chinese smoke in non-smoking areas

D. Chinese buy too many things

3. “In fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg.” This sentence means_____

A. this is only the beginning of the problem

B. this happens on the top of the ice mountain

C. the Chinese get together and talk loudly

D. the Chinese have a bad reputation abroad

4. The main idea of this passage is_____.

A. reasons for China’s unpopular tourism

B. China’s tourism develops fast

C. tourism all over the world

D. unpopular tourists around the world

Key: CDAA

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

popular, complain, thoughtful , survey

1. She is always _________of her mother.

2. The couple _________about the high cost of visiting Europe.

3. I suggested they do some experiments, or at least a_____.

4. The story had a very high ________among American readers.

Key: 1. thoughtful 2. complained 3. survey 4. popularity

II. Post-reading

1. Why are Chinese tourists unpopular in other countries?

2. What should we do to gain popularity and respect from people in other countries?

Greatest of the reefs needs protection P(5)

II. Pre-reading

1. What is it?

2. Where is it?

3. What do you think of it?

II. Fast reading

Read fast and answer the following questions

1. What is the world’s biggest natural living structure according to the passage?

2. What’s wrong with it?

Key: 1. The Great Barrier Reef. 2. The amount of coral that covers the reef has dropped by over half in the last 27 years.

III. While reading

Read carefully and choose the correct answers.

1. The amount of coral on the reef is ____ of the amount 27 years ago.

A. more than half B. less than half

C. just half D. one and a half

2. Why are coral reefs very important for the sea according to the passage?

A. Because they can clean the water in the sea.

B. Because they can protect the sea from global pollution.

C. Because they can provide food for all fish in the sea.

D. Because they make food and provide protection for young fish.

3. The following problems to do with coral can be prevented, except for .

A. tropical cyclones

B. water pollution

C. special starfish

D. bleaching of the sea

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The Great Barrier Reef is the only reef in danger in the world.

B. Coral reefs take a very short time to grow back.

C. It’s essential for us to save and protect coral reefs now.

D. The coral can be saved as soon as this type of starfish is controlled.

Key: BDAC

IV. Post-reading

Discussion

Is there any pollution in your city?

What do you do to protect the environment?

What do you think of it?

Poor, but so rich at heart P(6)

I. Pre-reading

Discussion:

Have you ever donated money for someone?

How did you feel after the donation?

II. While reading

Read carefully and choose the correct answers.

1. What did the writer and his brother live on after the parents died?

A. Donations.

B. Money from friends.

C. Money from relatives.

D. Money they made themselves.

2. Why did the writer ask Amanda, “Aren’t you going to donate?”

A. Because the writer thought Amanda was rich and hoped her to donate some money.

B. Because the writer thought Amanda was generous and hoped she would donate some money.

C. Because Amanda was the writer’s good friend.

D. Because Amanda used to donate money, and this time the writer hoped she would donate again.

3. What did the writer feel after he donated the money?

A. He felt sad.

B. He felt proud.

C. He felt nervous.

D. He felt disappointed.

4. What can we learn From the passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B. Give all that you can to help people in need

C. You can’t judge a person by his appearance.

D. The poorer a person is, the more generous he is.

Key: DABB

III. Post-reading

Poor, but so rich at heart

Rich, but so poor at heart

What’s your understanding of these sentences?

Please explain them with examples.

Have a discussion in groups.