Journey to jungle (P1)

Pre-reading

1. Have you seen the movie Rio?

2. What is it about?

While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. Who is Blu?

2. What kind of life does Blu like?

3. Where does Blu’s family go on a trip?

4. Do Blu’s wife and his kids love the forest?

5. What does Blu’s father-in-law think of him?

Words in use

用所给单词的正确形式填空：

1. I have some very _______ (exciting) news for you.

2. John will be so ____ (happy) to see you.

3. He _____ (should) stay in bed, because he is ill.

4. I _____ (meet) her in the street yesterday.

5. She _____ (want) me to go with her when she goes out.

Post-reading

1. What is your favorite Hollywood cartoon movie? 

2. If you have a chance to watch Rio 2, share your ideas of it with your classmates.

Volunteering at a banquet for charity (P3)

Pre-reading

1. What kind of volunteering activities have you taken part in? 

2. What did you do in the activity?

While reading

True (T) or false (F): 

1. Charity banquets do things for charities.   

2. Guests at the charity banquets dressed well.  

3. The writer served the dishes for the guests.  

4. The writer didn’t like the volunteering work.   

Words in use

用上所给单词或词组翻译句子： 

1. 我从未听说过那个地方。(hear of)

2. 我帮他找他的书包。(help)

3. 她正忙着做家庭作业。(busy)

4. 这部电影是个巨大的成功。(success) 

Post-reading

Have you done something to help people? In what way?

World master of words (P4)

Pre-reading

What do you know about William Shakespeare? 

While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. Where and when was Shakespeare born?

2. What did Shakespeare’s works tell people?

3. Is A Midsummer Night’s Dream a sad play?

4. According to the New York Post, how many words did Shakespeare make up?

5. Are Shakespeare’s works still popular?

Words in use

用方框中所给词组的适当形式填空（限用一次）：

born in   fight for   on the other hand 

full of    make up 

1. I’d like to eat out, but __________ I should be trying to save money. 

2. The kitchen was ____ smoke.   

3. He was _____ Beijing in 1991.     

4. I couldn’t remember a story to tell the children, so I ______ one.  

5. They tried their best to ______ their right.   

Post-reading

1. Who is your favorite writer?

2. Which of his/her works do you like best? 

3. What is it about?