Issue 477 For Junior 2 

云南大学附属中学       凌红珊

It’s more than money (P2)

I. Pre-reading   

What are they doing?

Why are they doing this?

What else can we do to help them?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F). 

1. After an earthquake, we can help people by giving money to those affected.

2. The total amount of charity in the US is smaller than that in China.

3. Chen Shuju in Taiwan has donated 2 billion yuan in 20 years.

4. People who refuse the Ice Bucket Challenge should donate money.

5.The “No makeup selfie” campaign raised over ￡8 million in two weeks.

Key: TFFTT

Comprehension check 

1. The following ways are good to do charity except _______.

A. donating money       

B. Doing the Ice Bucket Challenge

C. doing volunteer jobs

D. posting selfies on online 

2. Which is TRUE about the Ice Bucket Challenge?

A. People who joined the challenge donated $100.

B. People poured buckets of ice over their heads.

C. It is aimed to call on people to give to charity. 

D. People who joined named one person to do he challenge.

3. What does “This is much more than giving out money” mean in the last paragraph?

A. It’s also about caring for people with cancer.

B. Call on people to donate money to cancer research.

C. Taking a selfie without makeup makes people embarrassed.

D. It is to make those with cancer get along with others.

4. What can we learn from the article?

A. We can do a lot of charity besides donating money.

B. The Ice Bucket Challenge was so exciting that so many people joined.

C. We should donate more money to shorten the gap with the US.

D. Everybody can post their “no makeup selfie” on social media.

Key: DCAA

III. Post-reading

Discuss with your partner:

What else can we do to help thosein need? 

Why some of us bite our nails P(5)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

Have you ever bitten your nails?

What do you think of the behavior?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F). 

1. People biting their nails while reading means they are focused.

2. More than half of people bite their nails at an early age.

Comprehension check  

1. From the article, we learn that _____.

A. nail biting proves that the person is not focused

B. nail biting begins as early as babies are born

C. more than half of teenagers bite their nails

D. nail biting happens when people feel stressed, bored or excited

2. The scientists’ study shows that_________.

A. the average person never bites their nails

B. people with a high IQ bite their nails at an early age

C. people with high IQ are stressed out

D. people with low IQ are average persons

3. Why is nail biting bad for biters?

A. It can make fingers blue.

B. It can make hands sore.

C. It affects nail growth.

D. It makes biters nervous.  

4. Which of the following is NOT the way to stop nail biting?

A. Wash hands every day.

B. Know the importance of nail care.

C. Try many ways to relax.

D. Doing sports to reduce pressure.

Key: DBCA

III. Post-reading

What will you do to help your classmates who bite their nails?

See the beauty of Mom’s gift P(6)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

What’s the best gift your mom has given to you?

What’s the best gift you have given to your mom?

II. While reading

Answer the questions

1. Why did the writer’s mother go to his school?

2. What’s the writer’s response when seeing his mother in school?

3. Why was the writer angry to see his mother at school?

4. What did the writer do next?

5. What made the writer change his attitude towards his mother?

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from the story? 

We should love, respect and thank our parents because they give us everything they have!

Discuss: 

1.If you were the writer, what would you do?

2.If you were the mother, would you tell the truth at the beginning? Why?