Issue 398 For Junior 3

北京市第三十五中学 闫婷

福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

 

I. Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. Have you ever taken part in any group work?

2. What is important when people work together?

 

II. Fast reading

Read fast and answer the following questions

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

2. How many activities are mentioned in the passage? What are they?

Key: 1. Team spirit.

2. Two .

To direct a blindfolded classmate to pick up big puzzle pieces on the ground.

To hold a meeting by themselves.

 

III. While reading

Judge true or false.

1. It is easy to direct a blindfolded classmate to pick up big puzzle pieces on the ground.

2. Josh was blind-folded in the game.

Key: FT

 

Choose the best answer:

1. The activity that students hold a meeting by themselves can ____.

A. develop their abilities to organize and work with others

B. improve their speaking and reading skills

C. show their ability to make speeches

D. help them to get off topic and lose control

2. Esposito thinks the activities ____.

A. are less helpful in higher grades

B. are good for students’ development

C. are helpful only for Chinese students

D. help students know themselves better

3. From the camp, students may learn the following EXCEPT _____.

A. how to communicate with others

B. how to organize things well

C. how to work with others

D. how to deal with confusion

Key: ABC

 

IV. Post-reading

1. What do you think team spirit is?

2. Do you think team spirit is important? If so, how can we improve our team spirit?

 

I. Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. Do you live in school?

2. What do you think about living and studying at school? What do you think of China’s boarding schools?

 

II. While reading

Judge true or false.

1. British boarding schools are old and rich in history.

2. The average cost at boarding schools in Britain is 25,152 yuan per year.

3. Boarding schools played an important role in British history.

4. Nowadays boarding schools are becoming more traditional.

Key: FTFT

 

Comprehension check

1. The passage mainly talks about _____.

A. rich students 

B. old castles

C. British boarding schools

D. living in school

2. Boarding schools pay a lot of attention to _______.

A. students’ families

B. sport

C. books and films

D. traditions

3. “The British Empire was built on the playing fields of Eton.” This saying means _____.

A. Eton is good at teamwork and discipline

B. the playing fields of Eton are a wonderful place

C. students in Eton are the smartest ones

D. sports are very important at boarding schools

Key: CBD

 

III. Post-reading

1. What are the boarding schools like in Britain?

2. Do you agree that sleeping at school is a magical experience after reading the passage?

 

I. Pre-reading ( Discussion )

1. Do you think humans are still evolving?

2. Can you imagine the future of human evolution?

 

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. Human bodies have not changed very much compared with people thousands of years ago.

2. Our brains have become smaller but more effective.

3. Evolution is about some obvious changes as well as small genetic changes.

4. The ice age was time when changes took place very slowly.

Key: FTTF

 

Comprehension check

1. Modern Homo sapiens appeared around _____ years ago.

A. five thousand

B. five million

C. five hundred thousand

D. fifty thousand

2. In the sentence “But there’s a question that still bothers the scientists”, the word “bother” means _____.

A. 兄弟

B. 烦扰

C. 考验

D. 教育

3. What is the main idea of the story?

A. The relationship between human brains and evolution.

B. Whether human evolution has stopped.

C. How medicine influenced human evolution.

D. The physical changes in human brains.

Key: DBB

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

appear,   spread,   effect,   slow down

1. He has _______the news abroad that you are leaving.

2. You have to ________your car at the crossing.

3. These are _______ measures.

4. They are twins. They are similar in _________.

Key: 1. spread 2. slow down 3. effective 4. appearance

 

III. Post-reading

1. After reading the passage, what do you think of human evolution?

2. In your opinion, what other things would slow down human evolution?

 

I. Pre-reading ( Discussion )

1. Do you look forward to Christmas Day?

2. Have you ever got some wonderful Christmas gifts? What were they?

 

II. While reading

1. The story happened at New Year in the U.S, 1961.

2. Maria was a student in Grade Three.

3. The teacher didn't know that Maria’s mother was dead.

4. In the end, the teacher refused Maria’s gift.

Key: FTFF

 

Comprehension check

1. The teacher gave Maria _____ as a Christmas gift.

A. a golden chain

B. a white lace bag

C. a red and green bag

D. a small white box

2. The last paragraph tells us that _____.

A. Maria wanted the writer to be her stepmother

B. Maria didn’t trust the writer before

C. the writer’s kindness moved Maria

D. the writer refused Maria’s gift

3. The following statements about the story are TRUE except ______.

A. Christmas Day didn't make Maria happy

B. Maria didn't like the special bag

C. Maria was sad because her mother died

D. Maria trusted and loved her teacher

Key: CCB

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

wonder,   special,   share,   pass away

1. I want to _____ my life with you.

2. His grandfather _________ last month.

3. They all have ______ friends who love them.

4. Jeff was ________ where to spend the weekend.

Key: 1. share 2. passed away 3. special 4. wondering

 

III. Post-reading

1. After reading the story, what would you like to say to Maria?

2. If you got the chance to help Maria, what would you do?