I. Pre-reading ( Discussion )

1. What will you do when you feel bored in the school holidays?

2. Would you like to fly an airplane?

 

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. Speller often hangs out with her friends in the school holidays.

2. Speller has trained for flight for more than one year.

3. Sixteen is the minimum legal age for driving an airplane in Britain.

4. Speller is a smart and brave girl.

Key: FTFT

 

Comprehension check

1. Why did Speller decide to learn flying two years ago?

A. Because her friend knew how to fly an airplane.

B. Because her parents asked her to.

C. Because she felt bored during the long holiday.

D. Because she often took planes and was interested in them.

2.  Speller took up flying at the age of _______.

A. 14

B. 15

C. 16

D. 17

 

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Speller flew an airplane alone for the first time on Oct. 28 this year.

B. Speller is the youngest girl to fly an airplane alone in the world.

C. Speller’s parents supported her decision and were proud of her.

D. Speller’s dream is to be a pilot and to fly commercial airplanes.

Key: CAB

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

bored, collect, return, match

1. His speeches are _____.

2. He ________ from abroad.

3. I have a large ________ of CDs.

4. Each round of the boxing ______ lasts three minutes.

 

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from Speller?

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I. Pre-reading ( Discussion )

1. Do you know there are probably as many bacteria on your mobile phone as on your toilet seat?

2. Do you know how to defeat bacteria?

 

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. The limit in drinking water is less than one unit of bacteria per cup.

2. There are at least 126, 000 bacteria on a single bill.

3. You’d better not eat near the computer.

4. When you cough on the TV remote control, the cold virus may remain on it.

Key: FTTT

 

Comprehension check

1. What can you do to avoid polluting your toothbrush?

A. Put the toothbrush close to the toilet.

B. Put the toothbrush far from the toilet.

C. Put the toothbrush in a downward position.

D. Change the toothbrush every six months.

2. Bacteria often live on ________.

A. mobile phones

B. computer keyboards

C. kitchen sponge

D. all of the above

3. We know from the passage that ____.

A. bacteria don’t live on money 

B. bacteria can be everywhere

C. All bacteria are harmful

D. bacteria can be killed by water

Key: BDB

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

test,    remain,    pollute,    defeat

 

1. This place ______ cool all summer.

2. Air _______ is a global (全球的) problem.

3. Your patience _______ by time.

4. Our football team _______ theirs this time.

 

III. Post-reading

What do you know about bacteria after reading the passage?

How to defeat the bacteria in your bedroom?

 

 

I. Pre-reading ( Discussion )

1. Do you know Thanksgiving Day?

2. Whom do you want to thank?

 

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. Thanksgiving Day is popular in the US and Canada.

2. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated for the harvest.

3. Thanksgiving Day began in 1621 in Canada.

4. Thanksgiving Day is an important festival for people from all over the world.

Key: TTFF

 

Comprehension check

1. Thanksgiving Day is on _____.

A. the fourth Saturday of November

B. the fourth Thursday of November

C. November the twenty-fourth

D. November the twenty-seventh

2. People usually eat ______ on Thanksgiving Day.

A. turkeys and potatoes

B. potatoes and tomatoes

C. potatoes and pumpkin pies

D. turkeys and pumpkin pies

 

3. On Thanksgiving Day, people says thanks for _______.

A. the gods and the food

B. the food and their family

C. their family and friends

D. everything they treasure

Key: BDD

Vocabulary in use

 Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

harvest, tradition, chance, common

1. Grass is a very _______ plant.

2. Now is the right time for _________.

3. I made a mistake but you should give me a ______.

4. Pumpkin pie is a _________ American dish served on Thanksgiving.

 

III. Post-reading

Can you say something about the Mid-autumn Festival in China?

Which festival do you like best?

 

I. Pre-reading ( Discussion )

Have you ever told a lie to your family?

When you made a mistake, were you brave enough to say sorry?

 

II. While reading

1. After killing the duck, Johnny didn’t tell his grandma.

2. Johnny and his sister hid the dead duck together.

3. Johnny and his grandpa went fishing and Sally helped make supper.

4. In the end, Johnny told his grandma the truth.

Key: TFFT

Comprehension check

1. Johnny killed his grandma’s pet duck ________.

A. after dinner

B. by accident

C. in the woods

D. with his sister

2. Who knew Johnny killed the duck?

A. only his sister Sally

B. his sister and grandpa

C. his sister and grandma

D. his grandparents

3. In the sentence “Johnny finally couldn’t stand it anymore”, “it” means _________.

A. killing his grandma’s duck

B. washing the dishes

C. making supper

D. being made a slave by Sally

Key: BCD

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

set,      upset,      stand,     whole

1. He _________ before his father with cap in hand.

2. The story ____ in the autumn of 1949.

3. You’ve kept me waiting here for a _____ hour.

4. I had just lost $100 and I felt very _____.

 

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from the story?

If you were Sally, what would you do with Johnny?