Issue 452 For Junior 2

福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

Family day out turns into a boat of bad luck P(3)

I. Pre-reading  

Do you get on well with your friends?

What’s your unforgettable family experience?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. At first, the writer and his family went to fish.

2. The other people were friendly to the writer that day.

3. The writer got onto a mangrove with Stan.

4. In the end, the writer had a good day.

Key: TFFT

Comprehension check

1. What was the weather like that day?

A. It was sunny and cold.

B. It was sunny and windy.

C. It was cold and windy.

D. It was rainy and cool.

2. The writer did the following things EXCEPT ____ that day.

A. fishing

B. kayaking

C. boating

D. swimming

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The writer went fishing with his family.

B. Mangroves look like a forest on water.

C. The writer was badly hurt by the mangroves.

D. The writer had bad luck that day.

Key: BDC

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.

1. She _________ (决定) call her daughter Cindy.

2. He ____________ (头被打中了) during a soccer game.

3. __________ (令他惊讶的是)， the drawer was empty.

III. Post-reading

What would you like to say to the writer?

Turn right for your good side P(5)

I. Pre-reading  ( discussion )

Which side of the face do you show off when you take photos?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. People prefer to show off the left side of their faces when taking photos.

2. The right side of faces are less expressive.

3. When a person’s head faces to the right, they show the right side of their face.

4. When people take selfies, their head has to turn to the left.

Key: TTFF

Comprehension check

1. Why do people like to show the left side of their faces for photos?

A. It’s much easier for people to make a pose.

B. It makes people look more natural on photos. 

C. The left side of our faces looks better.

D. The left side of our faces looks friendlier. 

2. From paragraph 3, we learn that _____.

A. the right side of the brain controls the right side of our faces                                                                                                       

B. the right side of the brain deals with our emotions

C. the right side of our faces looks more expressive

D. our brain decides whether we look good or not

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Artists usually draw themselves from the left. 

B. There is also the left side phenomenon in self-portraits.

C. The front-facing camera on smartphones doesn’t take good photos.

D. Bertamini tells people how to take better selfies.

4. What does the article mainly talk about?

A. Where to take good photos.

B. How the left side of the brain works.

C. How to draw yourself better.

D. Why we show off the left side of our faces in photos.

Key: CBBD

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases.

1. He likes to ______ (炫耀，显示) his abilities.

2. Jane’s dress is  _________ (和……一样) yours.

3. Please _________ (记得) give her the CD.

III. Post-reading

What’s your pose for photos?

My house of golden windows P(6)

I. Pre-reading  (discussion)

What kind of house do you live? Do you like the house you live now? Do you know the difference between house and home?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. The little girl lived in a wonderful house with golden windows.

2. The golden windows were plain and dirty.

Key: FT

Comprehension check

1. What kind of house did the little girl see over the garden fence?

A. A new house with a golden garden.

B. A small house with shiny windows.

C. An old house with a wonderful garden.

D. A wonderful house with golden windows.

2. How did the girl get to the house?

A. She walked there by herself.

B. She rode a bike there alone.

C. She rode a bike there with friends.

D. She walked there with family.

3. What amazed the girl was that _____.

A. no one lived in the golden house

B. there was no golden house

C. her home was the golden house

D. the golden house turned out to be a dirty house 

4.The article wants to tell us that _____.

A. not all dreams will come true

B. girls often have great imaginations

C. our dreams are sometimes closer than we think

D. nothing is impossible to a willing heart

Key: DBCC

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.

1. Will you go to the party _________ (代替) me?

2. She couldn’t bear to _________ (转身).

3. He would never ________ (梦想) becoming a teacher.

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from the story?