Issue 451 For Junior 2

大连枫叶国际学校 尹丽恒

Change the world a song at a time P(3)

I. Pre-reading Guessing game

☆ What is the girl doing?

☆ How old is she?

Read the passage and learn more about her.

II. While reading

Read the passage then answer the questions.

1. Who is Sanchez?

2. What song did she create?

3. Is her song popular?

4. How long did it take her to finish?

5. Why did Sanchez write this song?

Key: 1. A 14-year-old girl from Kansas City.

2. Keep Your Head Up.

3. Yes, it is.

4. Several months.

5. Because she wanted to help people understand what is happening in the world in a easy way.

Choose the best answer:

1. The article mainly tells us about _____.

A. providing money to poor students

B. changing the world with a song

C. creating a popular song

D. introducing Sanchez and her song

2. Which one is TRUE about “Keep Your Head Up”?

A. It was finished when Sanchez was 14.

B. It was welcomed by poor students in Kansas City.

C. It was written by a girl from Kansas City.

D. It is about Sanchez’s family and her school.

3.According to the passage, “Bright Future” is the name of _____.

A. a song

B. social media

C. a charity fund 

D. a school 

4. What did Jeremy Lillig do after he saw the video of the song?

A. He provided money to Sanchez.

B. He built up a fund named “Bright Future”

C. He shared the song through social media.

D. He helped everybody he could.

Key: DCCC

III. Post-reading discussion

Do you like listening to music? Why?

Music can

☆release pressure

☆relax yourself

☆be fun 

☆express yourself

☆students’ own ideas

Bionic hand helps man to feel p(5)

I. Warming up

What can you do with your hands?

II. Fast reading

Check the true sentences:

1. Dennis lost his hand because of fireworks.

2. Dennis could feel the shape and hardness by using the bionic hand.

3. The bionic hand has been sold for ten years. 

4. There is no difference between a real hand and a bionic hand.

Key: TTFF

Read the article quickly and guess the meaning of these words:

III. While reading

Choose the best answer:

1. Paragraph 1 wants to tell us that _____.

A. accidents often happen

B. Dennis Aabo is unlucky

C. bionic hands usually can’t feel anything

D. bionic hands can’t help much

2. Which of the following about the test is TRUE?

A. Dennis could see the things he grabbed.

B. There were sensors on the bionic hand.

C. The sensors sent information directly to Dennis’ nerves.

D. The computer decided Dennis’ sense of touch.

3. From the last two paragraphs, we learn that _____.

A. Dennis was happy with the experiment

B. The experts didn’t think the experiment was successful

C. Dennis thought the test was painful

D. People can buy the bionic hand in a couple of years

Key: CBA

IV. Post-reading

What do you think of the bionic hand?

If you were Dennis, what would you think of the bionic hand?

Brother’s song of life p(6)

I. Warming up

Love could exist between …

Loves… teachers and students…animals…families…

II. Skimming

1. What did Michael usually do every day for his baby sister?

2. How was the baby girl’s condition?

3. Did the baby girl get better at last?

4.What may have saved the baby girl?

Key: 1. He sang to her.

2. She was in a very serious condition and the doctor told the parents there was very little hope.

3. Yes.

4. Her brother’s song and love.

III. While reading

1. Karen was so sad because _____.

A. her little daughter was in hospital

B. her son didn’t like the baby girl

C. there was little hope to save her little daughter

D. this was the last time to see her little daughter   

2. Why did Karen decide to take Michael to see the newborn baby?

A. The doctor asked her to let him see his sister.

B. She thought he might be able to save the baby.

C. She thought it might be his last chance to see his sister.

D. She wanted to know what Michael would do for his sister.

3. The story tells us _____.

A. “music is the best medicine”

B. “miracles comes with love”

C. “nothing is impossible”

D. “believe in a miracle and there will be one”

Key: CCB

IV. Post-reading discussion

Can you feel love from others?

Where does it come from?

What can you learn from the story?

1. The most amazing things in life tend to happen right at the moment when you’re about to give up hope.

生活中最神奇的事往往发生在你准备放弃希望的那一刻。

2.        Love makes miracle.   爱创造奇迹。

3.  students’ own ideas.