Track to victory (P1)

 

Pre-reading

1. What’s your favorite winter sport? Why?

2. What impressed you the most at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics?

 

While reading

Fill in the chart:

 

Li Jianrou’s victory

How old is she? 

In which race did she win the gold medal? 

Why was the race lucky? 

What was her experience before the Olympics? 

What does she think of miracles? 

 

Words in use

Fill the following blanks:

1. John turned around and looked at me in _____(惊奇).

2. You are ____ (幸运的) to be alive after being in that accident.

3. She knows that becoming world _____ (冠军) is going to be a long haul.

 

 

Post-reading

1. Do you think it’s a miracle that Li Jianrou won the gold medal?

2. What can you learn from Li Jianrou? Use some words to describe her.

 

Speaking for the elephants (P3)

 

Pre-reading

1. Do you like elephants? Where do they live?

2. Have you ever seen elephants at a circus? What can they do?

3. Is it good or bad for elephants to be in a circus? Why?

 

While reading

Choose the best answer:

1. Sophie Smith testified at the state house to ____.

   A. ban circuses  

   B. speak for the elephants

   C. seach for protection groups

2. Bullhooks are used for _____.

    A. protecting the elephants

    B. making the elephant move

    C. breaking down the elephant's skin

3. What can we learn from the article?

    A. Sophie Smith is brave and helpful.

    B. The children who go to the circus are bad.

    C. The state house is afraid of Sophie Smith.

Words in use

1. The machine must ________ at this busy hour.

2. The police are ________ the thief.

3. Too much candy ________ your teeth.

4. Do you ever ________ yourself?

 

Post-reading

1. How can we prevent being cruel to animals?

2. If you are a volunteer of an animal protection group, please write a letter to call on people to care for animals.

 

Pride of Scotland (P5)

 

Pre-reading

1. What are the men wearing?

2. Where are they from?

 

While reading

True or false:

1. All Scottish men like wearing kilts.

2. It’s difficult to move with kilts in the mud.

3. Scottish men are proud of wearing kilts.

4. Scottish's kilts stand for each Scottish family.

Fill in the chart:

TimeFunctions

 

The 16th centuryhelped soldiers  ____________

On a cold night, it could be used ____________

Modern timesstands for ____________

stands for ____________

 

Words in use

Put them into English:

1. 这些字母代表什么？

What do the letters _________? 

2. 她摔倒时，一个朋友冲上前把她扶起来。

When she fell, a friend rushed to ____________. 

3. 只要努力，学好英语是不难的。

If you work hard, _____________learn English well.

4. 她不仅很会演奏，而且还会作曲。

She ________________________. 

 

Post-reading

1. When do we wear special dresses in China? What do they stand for?

2. Do you know other special dresses in other countries? What special meanings do they have?