Issue 485 For Junior 2
云南大学附属中学 凌红珊

Different dinner styles: east and west P (4)
I. Pre-reading  
What’s the difference between the two meals? And which do you prefer to try? Why?

II. While-reading
Comprehension check
1. Which of the following is true about the Chinese dinner style?
A. People usually eat beef steak and pasta.
B. Everyone has one plate of food per person.
C. People alternate to use forks and chopsticks.
D. Chinese share dishes with family and friends.
2. What do western people choose from a menu?
A. A collection of dishes.   
B. A large bowl of rice.
C. One dish for themselves.
D. A dish of meat for all people.
3. How do people eat large cuts of meat in western countries?
A. With chopsticks.
B. With knives and forks.
C. Meat is cut up before.
D. Share with others.
4. What does the article mainly talk about?
A. It talks about two different dinner styles.
B. It’s about people’s favorite time: dinnertime.
C. Differences in dinner styles between China and the US.
D. Differences in menus in China and the western countries.
Key: DCBA

III. Post-reading
What dinner styles does A and B prefer? East or west?
A doesn’t like sharing with others.
B doesn’t like large cuts of meat.
 

Birth of the big world record book P(5)
I. Pre-reading (discussion)
1. Do you know the Guinness World Records?
2. Do you have a special talent or skill?

II. While-reading
Comprehension check 
1. Which of the following about the Guinness World Records is NOT true?
A. It has recorded things that have happened since 1954.
B. The book has recorded many strange and wonderful things.
C. More than 100 million copies have been sold to date.
D. Every year a new edition comes out.
2. Sir Hugh Beaver got the idea of the book when he and his friends failed to find out _____.
A. the oldest man in the world
B. the world’s highest waterfall
C. the fastest game bird in Europe
D. the Guinness World Records book
3. The correct order to apply for a record is ____.
After judges do many rounds of research and checking, they will give you a certificate.
b. Guinness judges will check your information.
c. Anyone with a special skill or talent can apply for a Guinness record.
A. a,b,c             B. c,b,a 
C. b,c,a             D. a,c,b
4. What can’t we find in the Guinness World Records?
A. Ashrita Furman’s 125 records.
B. The world’s highest waterfall.
C. The record for climbing the highest mountain on stilts.
D. Records that harm people or animals.
Key: ACBD

III. Post-reading
Discuss:
Furman is the person who holds the title for most Guinness World Records.
What can you learn from him?
 

Fatherly love keeps warm P(6)
I. Pre-reading (discussion)
What have you done to thank your father?
Is your father moved by your love? Please share your story with us.

II. While reading 
Answer the questions
1.Why did the father raise his son alone?
2.What do we find out about the father from paragraph 2?
3. Why was the father angry with his son at first?
4. Why did the son put the noodles under the quilt?
5. Was the father still angry in the end?
6. What does the story mainly talk about?
  
III. Post-reading
Writing: Love For My Father
Father has done a lot for us. We should show our thanks to him.
请以 Love For My Father为题，记述一件你为爸爸做过的事！