Issue 471      For Junior 2
大连五十五中学  宋文静

Humor fills the start of my Australian adventure P(3)

I. Warming up
♪Did you enjoy your summer holiday?
♪♪Where did you go on your summer holiday?
♪♪♪ What do you know about Australia?

II. Fast reading
Answer the questions below.
1. Where did the writer go during the summer holiday?
2. Where did the writer stay, a hotel or with a homestay family?

III. While reading
Choose the best answer:
1. What does humorous mean in paragraph 2?
A. Unfriendly.
B. Funny.
C. Polite.
D. Helpful.
2. What did the next customer really want to do?
A. He wanted to buy the cart in the writer’s hand.
B. He wanted to use the cart in the writer’s hand.
C. He wanted to make fun of the writer.
D. He wanted to make friends with the writer.
3. According to the article, which one about Australian English is RIGHT?
A. The writer found Australian English to be difficult.
B. Australian English is similar to American English but different to British English.
C. “Pulling your socks up” means put on your socks.
D. The writer found Australian English to be different and interesting.
4. What is the story mainly about?
A. What Australians are like.
B. How to study well in Australia.
C. Interesting Australian English. 
D. An experience in Australia.
Key: BCDD

IV. Post-reading (discussion)
How do you understand the following proverb?
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
If you have enough money, where would you like to take a trip? Why?

Start of a robotic revolution? P(5)

I. Warming up
★ Have you ever seen this film?
★ What’s the name of the film? And what’s it about?

II. While reading
Choose the best answer:
1. From the second paragraph we know the robots _____.
A. walk very slowly after transforming
B. won’t move without batteries
C. will transform at once after putting in small batteries
D. cost as much as 100 yuan
2. Which of the following can the robots do?
① explore outer space
② explore other dangerous places
③ get into narrow places to save people
④ walk a dog for people
⑤ play football with people.
A. ①②③    B. ①②④ 
C. ③④⑤    D. ②③④
3. When the paper robot is working, _____.
A. it needs five minutes to transform
B. it transforms into a two-legged robot
C. it is about 100g – the size of a book
D. it can walk at the speed of 5cm per second
4. From the last paragraph we know ____.
A. These robots are mini transformers in the movie.
B. The robots can change from robots into paper.
C. The robots can only change back into paper.
D. The robots can’t change any more after assembling.
Key: BADD

III. Post-reading
1. Do you think it is possible for a robot to:
think for itself
have feelings
have its own needs and desires
look and feel like a human being
2. One day robots can do everything.
If you had a robot, what would you want it to do for you? Why?
Do you think robots will take the place of humans in the future? Why or why not?

      
Run your own race in life p(6)

I. Warm up
★Have you ever had a race with others?
★If so, how did you feel when you caught up with others?

II. While reading
1. The writer decided to _____ when he noticed him in front of him.
A. talk with the man
B. race with the man
C. make friends with the man
D. cycle slower than the man
2. What happened to the writer when he passed the man?
A. He rode so fast that he fell off his bicycle.
B. He told the man that he was competing with him.
C. He realized that he had passed the place he needed to turn.
D. He found himself lost after cycling six blocks and couldn’t find his way back.
3. The underlined phrase “chase after” in paragraph 5 means “_____”.
A. catch up with  
B. get on with  
C. come up with  
D. take care of
4. Which is true according to the article?
A. The person knew the writer was competing with him.
B. The writer felt excited in the end.
C. The writer won the competition easily.
D. The writer had to cycle back.
5. What do we learn from the article?
A. We should focus on our own race in life.
B. We should always be clear of where we’re going.
C. We should understand competition is important in life.
D. We should try to catch up with those ahead of us.
Key: BCADA

III. Post-reading
What can we gain from healthy competition in our daily lives?
Winning isn’t everything and losing isn’t the end of the world.
What can we learn from the words above?
Let’s have a discussion.