Issue 421

大连市第四十四中学 孙旭

Dropping eggs to study science (P3)

Pre-reading (discussion)

1. What did the teacher do with the egg?

2. What class do you think Kelly Coombe teaches?

3. What kinds of materials did the student use?

4. What did Josh and Bowen use to make the device land lightly?

5. What did Coombe think of her project?

Choose the best answer:

1. The activity was held to _____.

A. help students learn physics

B. have fun

C. collect  different materials

D. make a new record

2. How many eggs survived?

A. 5 eggs

B. 6 eggs

C. 8 eggs

D. 10 eggs

Post-reading

   Love science and enjoy your life!

Kilts: wearing the national dress of Scotland (P4)

Pre-reading

Discussion:

 What do you know about Scotland?

While reading

1. What makes Scotland stand out according to the article?

2. When did the Scottish kilt first appear?

3. Who was the kilt first made for?

4. In modern times, when will men wear kilts?

5. Why did the writer say kilts are also the pride of the family?

Fill in the blanks according to the passage:

1. The kilt is a special dress. Most Scottish men wear it. The dress ____ back 500 years ago. In the 16th century, the Scottish ______ were wet.

2. It was difficult for soldiers to move around   _______getting stuck in the mud.

3. In modern times, the kilt has come to _______ Scottish pride, culture and patriotism.

4. People wear kilts for special events, such as weddings, ceremonies and the traditional Scottish sporting event ______as the Highland games.

5. A Scotsman is not only wearing the ______dress of his country, but also the _____ of his family. There’s a famous saying in Scotland, “A man in a kilt is a man and a half.”

Post-reading

Discussion:

     What kinds of traditional clothes do you know in our country?

Every little helps a lot (P6)

Pre-reading (discussion)

While reading

1. What does the man look like?

2. When does the man usually collect used tins?

3. Does the manager help the writer fix the machine?

4. What did the man do with the tins?

5. How did the man’s actions make the writer feel?

Comprehension check

Judge true or false

(      ) 1. The writer paid attention to the man a lot.

(      ) 2. The man was different from others.

(      ) 3. The writer fixed the machine with the man.

(      ) 4. The writer knew what the man did with the tins.

(      ) 5. The writer was moved by the man.

Post-reading

 Share your most beautiful moment of your life!

Key: P3: AC

P6: FTFFT