2014-2015学年度第4期总第568期
Indie shop is better (P4)
苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳
I. Lead-in
Which food brands do you usually choose when you hang out and eat with your friends, familiar brands or unfamiliar ones?
II. Fast reading
Go through the article and find out the outline of it.
Part 1 para ______ Lead-in to the topic
Part 2 para ______ Brief introduction to independent businesses
Part 3 Para ______ Some benefits of independent businesses
Part 4 Para_______ Encouraging readers to use independent businesses
III. Detailed reading
Part 1: Which kind of businesses does the author want to tell readers about, global companies or smaller ones? How do you know?
But smaller independent stores are becoming more popular.
Part 2: Why do you think indie businesses are so popular?
They can be found not only in big cities, but also in many towns and villages in Europe, at the center of the community.
Part 3: What makes the author choose smaller independent stores?
They offer much more than products. The service is with a smile and the inside is full of character.
They make you feel like you are part of a family.
They often communicate with customers.
IV. Language focus
1. Independent businesses are often popular in trendy areas of cities worldwide.
Independent businesses ____ ____ ____ to be ______ in trendy areas of cities worldwide.
Independent businesses _____ ____ __ _______ in trendy areas of cities worldwide.

2. more than
1). I felt more than ordinary human sympathy for him. I was deeply moved as someone who had also suffered.
2). More than two students were involved.
3). This may be telling us something important about the  world we live in, or it may be no more than a coincidence.

3. What really makes me feel like part of the community is when I can go shopping and speak to the shop owners like I would speak to my friends.
1). 他是干什么的与你无关。
Who he is has nothing to do with you
2). 任何得到这份工作的人都将要有很多工作要做。
Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do
3).这是对是错还是个谜。
Whether this is true or not is still a mystery

4. The next time you’re feeling like visiting a chain store, why not go to your local independent store?
every time, each time, (the) next time, (the) last time, by the time, the first time, any time可作为连词，引导时间状语从句
下次有问题时，请来问我。
The next time you have a problem, please turn to me for help.

Screens harm emotions (P5)
苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳
I. Lead in
What does “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” mean?
II. Fast reading
Go through the article and find the result of the research.
Emotional skills develop in practice and the brain develops through real interaction with other people.
Structure
Part 1 para ____ Losing the ability to understand the emotions of other people is one of the costs of using digital media.
Part 2 para _____ Greenfield and her research team did an experiment.
Part3 para _____ Using digital devices for too long might also have affected children’s other skills.
Part 4 para _____ Some suggestions are given.
III. Detailed reading
Part 1:
According to your experience, what are the benefits of digital media? Give some examples.
Why might losing the ability to understand the emotions of other people be one of the costs?
Using digital media might mean not communicating with your friends or your family members.
Part 2:
Five days later, all the children were tested. What was the result?
The group that had gone without digital devices got about 5 percent more answers correct than before, but the other group didn’t show much improvement.
Part 3:
What was the surprising result after students used digital devices for too long?
More children could use digital devices than do some simple daily activities like tell the time or tie their shoelaces.
IV. Discussion
1. Think about yourself or your friends - are you one of those who can use digital devices better than you can do simple daily activities?
2. If so, what should you do, or what suggestions would you give them?
V. Language focus
1.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, the saying goes.
____ the saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
The saying says _____ all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
_____ the saying says is that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Taxi driver lesson (P6)
Teens高中版编辑部
I. Lead in
Have you ever had an argument with someone else?
Why did you argue?
II. Reading
1. What happened to the author on his way to Grand Central Station?
A car almost ran into his taxi.
2. What did the driver of the car do?
He yelled bad words at the taxi driver and the author.
3. How did the taxi driver react to his behavior?
He smiled and waved at him.
4. How did the author feel when he saw the taxi driver’s behavior?
He was impressed and disbelieving.
5. What does the author suggest that people do when they meet Garbage Trucks?
The author suggests that they stop spreading the garbage and move on with a smile.
III. Language points
Find out the Chinese meanings of the following phrases.
all of a sudden 突然
at the very last moment 最后一刻
yell at 对……大喊大叫
blow away 深受影响
pile up 堆积
IV. Discussion
Do you agree with the Law of the Garbage Truck? Why or why not?