Issue 474  For Junior 1

北京市太平路中学 于红

 

Welcome the Simpsons (P1)

 

I. Pre-reading

1. Do you like watching cartoons?

2. How do you know about The Simpsons?

3. Who is your favorite character (角色)?

 

II. While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. What color are the Simpsons?

2. What kind of TV show is The Simpsons?   

3. What does the show The Simpsons make fun of? 

4. Where can you see the 26th season of The Simpsons in China?  

 

III. Words in use

Put them into English:

1. 我的笔友来自于美国。

    My pen pal ________  America.

2. 别拿这个小孩子开玩笑。

    Don’t _____________the little kid.

3. 很多学生喜欢观看篮球比赛。

    Many students __________ watch basketball.

4. 父母亲和孩子们都要来参加新年派对。

   ______________________ will come to the New Year’s party.

 

IV. Post-reading

1. Will you watch The Simpsons on the website?

2. Do you like watching English shows with subtitles? Why or why not?

 

 

 

Fitting in to Australian life (P3)

I. Pre-reading

Have you ever been to an English-speaking country?

Is it easy or difficult to fit into their culture? Why?

Do you know the meaning of “pull your socks up”?

 

III. While reading

1. The writer went to Australia to _____.

A. go traveling                               B. visit his homestay  

C. further his studies                     D. buy something special

2. Why did the man laugh in the supermarket?

A. Because he played a joke on the writer.

B. Because he thought the cart was cheap.

C. Because he was glad to meet the writer there.

D. Because the writer wanted to sell the cart to him.

3. What does “pull your socks up” mean?

A. To put on socks.                B. To move quickly.  

C. To catch up with the teacher.      D. To work harder.

 

III. Words in use

Fill in the blanks:

Now we live f_______away from the city center.

Joe tried to pull the h____ cart, but he couldn’t.

Mike likes telling j____ to make other students laugh.

My little sister often hangs a big red s____ on her bed on Christmas eve.

People can travel and experience a different c________.

 

IV. Post-reading

Do you know any other expressions that have different meanings? 

What do you think about culture shock?

 

 

Riding the subway in two cities (P5)

I. Pre-reading

Have you ever been to an English-speaking country?

Is it easy or difficult to fit into their culture? Why?

Do you know the meaning of “pull your socks up”?

 

 

II. While reading

True or false:

1. There are always a lot of people on the subway in Beijing.  

2. People must fight for personal space on the platform. 

3. It’s normal in London to keep 1-2 foot space between people on subway platforms. 

4. Although the writer was shocked at first, he still takes the subway. 

 

III. Words in use

Put them into English:

1.让我们一个一个地上地铁吧。

Let's _______ the subway one by one.  

2.大雨没能阻挡我外出去看电影。

The heavy rain can't __________ out to the cinema.

3.听音乐让我感到放松。

Listening to music________  relaxed.

4.乘坐地铁环游巴黎是一种简单快捷的方式。

______________travel around Paris by subway.

 

IV. Post-reading

1. What do you think of Beijing Subway?

2. What can we do to make taking the subway more comfortable?