Issue 413

大连市第四十四中学 孙旭

Space trip begins (P2)

Pre-reading (Discussion)

Answer the following questions:

1. When did China launch the Chang’e-3 lunar probe?

2. How many countries have sent a probe to the moon?

3. What will Yutu do on the moon?

4. How long will the probe work for?

5. Could we land on other planets in the future?

Choose the best answer:

1. Chang’e-3 lunar probe was sent up into space to _____.

A. explore the moon

B. land on Mars

C. build a space station

D. carry people into space

2. Chang’e-3 can’t come back to the Earth because _____.

A. it has too much work to do

B. our current technology can’t do that

C. it has to provide energy to Yutu

D. there is no need for it to come back

Post-reading

   Try to study hard, and you may be the next one who helps us travel even further into space!

Building a bike from milk cartons (P3)

Pre-reading

Discussion:

What can you do with an empty milk carton?

While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the bike and tree made from?

2. Why is the Made by Milk Carton Construction Contest being held?

3. Who made the school’s entry?

4. How did the students get the material they wanted?

5. When will the winner of the contest be announced?

Fill in the blanks with correct forms:

1.     It leans ______(against, on in) a tree and won’t pedal (能踩踏板). But that doesn’t mean it can’t take the students ____ (who, whom) built it “on a ride”.

2.     All entries had to be made _____ (of, from, off) at least 100 recycled milk cartons.

3.     “I made a little model out of wire (金属丝) first,” Gabriel Velos, 15, who worked ____ (on, in, to) the bike’s design (设计), told local newspaper The Charlotte Observer.

4. Then each day _____ (after, before, during) lunch, students would collect milk cartons from the cafeteria (餐厅). They cleaned and stored them until they had enough.

5. The last part was painting. “It took 13 cans of spray paint,” said Christopher Scott, 14. “They __________.”

Post-reading

1. Do a survey.

     How many students in your class classify the rubbish into different groups?

2. Discussion: 

     Classifying and Recycling

Tracking the journeys of comets (P5)

Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. How much do you know about comets?

While reading

1. What did the ancient people think of comets?

2. How long did comet Ison travel for?

3. Can we always find where comets are?

4. Why does a comet have a tail?

5. What is the old tradition some people still do?

Comprehension check

Judge true or false

(      ) 1. Ancient people were happy to see comets.

(      ) 2. Most of comet Ison melted when it flew toward the sun.

(      ) 3. The average size of comets is about 10 km in diameter.

(      ) 4. All countries have traditions about comets.

(      ) 5. People can make a wish when they see a comet.

Post-reading

   Let’s make a wish today and make it true tomorrow!

Key:

P2: AB

P3: 1. against, who 2. of 3. on 4. after 5. looked pretty

P5: FTFFT