Issue 475  For Junior 2

福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

 

 

Ma’s living the dream P(2)

I. Pre-reading   

1. What do you know about Ma Yun?

2. What do you know about Alibaba?

 

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

1. Where and when did Ma Yun come up with the name Alibaba?

A. In China, 1999.

B. In America, 1999.

C. In China, 2005.

D. In America, 2005.

2. Ma Yun founded Alibaba at the age of _____.

A. twenty-five

B. thirty

C. thirty-five

D. forty

3. What does Ma Yun think is important for his success?

A. Doing retail business was the best choice.

B. He followed his dream and never gave up.

C. He made few mistakes on the way to success.

D. He was crazy about what he liked to do.

Key: BCB

 

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from Ma Yun?

 

Spread the power of kindness P(3)

 

I. Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. How can you become a superhero?

2. What is the strongest power?

 

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F). 

1. Danika not only helps others but also calls on others to do it.

2. Danika experienced bullying and lost hope at the age of 8.

3. Danika had a 30-minute lesson with the after-school program once a week.

4. One's kindness is the strongest power in the world.

Key: TFFT

 

Comprehension check 

1. How can we become a superhero?

  A. Be able to fly.

  B. Be very rich.  

  C. Be warm-hearted.

  D. Have super-human strength.

2. Which of the following statements about Dinaka is NOT true?

  A. She was a 13-year-old girl.

  B. She always helped others.

  C. She was the writer of the book "What Makes You a Super Hero".

  D. She often fought with others.

3. What should students do when they are bullied? 

  A. Fight with others.

  B. Get help from others.

  C. Get angry with others.

  D. Think about revenge.

Key: SDB

 

III. Post-reading

How can you be kind in daily life?

 

The bird who never gets headaches P(5)

 

I. Pre-reading (Discussion)

1. What do you know about woodpeckers?

2. Do woodpeckers get headaches?

 

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F). 

1. Woodpeckers' brains are filled with cerebral spinal fluid.

2. The woodpeckers have thick muscles and sponge-like bones.

3. The woodpeckers protect their eyes by closing their thick inner eyelids when hitting a tree.

4. Female woodpeckers peck 12,000 times a day during courtship.

Key: FTTF

 

Answer the questions

1. How do woodpeckers help trees grow?

2. What do woodpeckers’ neck muscles do when they hit a tree?

3. What do the muscles in a woodpecker's skull do?

4. What do the woodpecker's eyelids act like?

 

III. Post-reading

Find more information about woodpeckers on the Internet.