Changing roles (P1)

Pre-reading

1. Who is your deskmate?

2. What does he or she look like?

3. How do you get on with each other?

While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. What is Zhou Dongyu’s new movie?

2. When will the movie open in cinemas?   

3. How did the girl become a star?

4. What’s the girl’s dream?  

Words in use    

1. It was ______ that we won the game.

2. Susan wants to be an _______ when she grows up.

3. Let’s go to the ______. There's a good film on this week.

4. My sister studies hard in order to get into a good ______.

Post-reading

1. Will you watch the new movie?

2. Do you think Zhou Dongyu can make her dream come true? Why or why not?

Flossie the favorite teacher (P3)

Pre-reading

1. What do you think of dogs?

2. If you have a dog, what does he help you with?

While reading

1. What is Flossie?

   A. A great teacher.  

   B. A careful reader.    

   C. A special dog.

2. How does Flossie help the students?

   A. Flossie teaches them how to read.

   B. Flossie helps them cross the road.

   C. Flossie helps them read.

3. What does Jacob Wicks think of Flossie?

   A. It’s a pity Flossie can’t talk.

   B. Flossie makes him feel comfortable.

   C. Flossie is good at reading.  

Words in use

Put them into English:

1.我妈妈认为我应该花更多时间认真学习。

  My mom thinks I should ______ more time _____ hard.

2. 琳达经常帮我学习英文。

  Linda often __________ English.

 3. 大多数动物害怕火。

Most animals _________ fire.

Post-reading

1. Do you want to have a dog like Flossie?

2. How can animals comfort people?

My Xi’an train tale (P5)

Pre-reading

1. Have you ever traveled by train?

2. What do you think of trains?

3. What do you often do on trains?

While reading

True or false:

1. The writer usually takes short journeys in Australia.

2. The write spent 30 hours traveling from Beijing to Xi’an.

3. Because of the bed and lights, the writer couldn’t fall asleep.

4. The writer hoped to see the Terracotta Warriors.

Words in use

Fill in the blanks with proper words:

1. It _______ me two hours to do my homework yesterday. 

2. I really hope to meet the _______ actress Joan Chen some day.

3. Kathy couldn’t get to _____last night because of the loud noise outside.

4. The twin brothers look alike, but they have many ________ hobbies.

Post-reading

1. What’s your favorite way to go traveling?

2. Where are you going on your next vacation?

3. How are you getting there? Why?