Issue 414

黑龙江珠河中学 吕春子

Life of a world icon (P2)

Pre-reading

1. Do you know Nelson Mandela?

2. Do you think Nelson Mandela affected South Africa?

While reading

1.     When was Nelson Mandela born?

2.     What was his grandfather?

3.     When did he get the Nobel Peace Prize?

Choose the best answer

1. Which words can describe Nelson Mandela?

A.     Selfish and generous.

B.     Forgiving and devoted.

C.     Rich and mean.

D.     Aggressive and respectable.

2. From the passage, we can learn that ____.

A.     although Mandela was born into a royal family, he fought for people his whole life

B.     his grandfather was a clan chief and his father was a king

C.     in the 1940s, South Africa was ruled by both blacks and whites

D.     racism has ruled South Africa since 1948

3. The last paragraph is mentioned to show us that ____.

A.     Nelson Mandela is a worthy man and worth respecting

B.     what he did was good for people all over the world

C.     he contributed to world peace

D.     Mandela’s life is a great influence not only on people today, but also for generations to come

True or False:

(   ) 1. Mandela gave up his comfortable life and devoted his whole life to revolution.

(   ) 2. The law that banned black people from living and traveling was unfair.

(   ) 3. Black people couldn't vote until 1995.

(   ) 4. What surprised the world is that he forgave his enemies.

(   ) 5. Mandela was the third black president of South Africa.

Post-reading

What have you learned from Nelson Mandela?

What do you do for your country?

Thanksgiving turns cold winter warm (P3)

Pre-reading

1. Which festival do you like best?

1. When is Thanksgiving Day?

2. What do you do on Thanksgiving Day?

While reading

Try to answer these questions after reading.

1. What do people eat on Thanksgiving Day?

2. Does the writer say thanks to others?

Choose the best answer

1. The writer did the following on Thanksgiving Day except ____.

  A. find her favorite dessert – pumpkin pies  

  B. enjoy getting together with her family

  C. being thankful for what she had this year

  D. make a lot of food for her family

2.  How did she find her favorite dessert?

  A. She always had it during this festival.

  B. After her best friend bought her one.

  C. After she bought a huge one from the grocery store.

  D. After her teacher introduced it to her.

True or False:

(    ) 1. It's a tradition for most Americans to make pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving Day.

(    ) 2. It is hard for relatives to see each other throughout the year.

(    ) 3. To surprise her family, she made a big pumpkin pie by herself.

(    ) 4. On Thanksgiving Day, people eat without saying anything.

(    ) 5. Although the winter is cold, the writer felt warm with her family around her.

Post-reading

1. Who do you want to say thanks to?

2. What is the most important thing to you?

Let go of your problems (P6)

Pre-reading

1.     Have you ever held up a glass of water?

2.     What makes you tired in your life?

3.     What do you learn from your teachers?

While reading

1.     Which of the following statements is true?

A.     If you hold the glass up for a few minutes, you would feel nothing.

B.     If you hold it up for an hour, your arm would feel fine.

C.     If you hold the glass up for a day, both of your arms would go numb.

D.     If you go numb, you‘ll have to go to hospital.

2. What did the teacher want to teach the students?

   A. Never face difficulties.

   B. Always try to delay your challenges.

   C. If you want to live a happy life, deal with difficulties wisely.

   D. How to hold up a glass of water.

True or False:

(   ) 1. At first, the students didn't know what caused the pain and numbness.

(   ) 2. The teacher compared problems to a glass of water to give the students a lesson.

(   ) 3. Think of challenges until you slove them.

(   ) 4. If you hold it up for an hour, both arms would go numb.

(   ) 5. We often put the pain and numbness down in our life.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage.

A teacher asked the students  i___ they could hold up a glass of water. The students guessed how h_____ the glass of water was. The w____ of the glass depended on how l____ we held up it. So we shouldn't think of our problems for a long time. We should learn to p___ them down at the end of every day.

Post-reading

1.     What caused the pain and numbness?

2.     How do you deal with your problems?

Key: P2: BAD  TTFTF

P3: DB  TTFFT 

P6: AC  TTFFT