Issue 492 For Junior 2

北京市第101中学 刘云松

Fashionable feet P(4)

I. Pre-reading

What’s your favorite accessory?

How about socks?

What kind of socks do you like better, socks with different patterns, or socks in different colors? Why?

II. While Reading

Choose the answer:

1.What’s the story mainly about?

A. Teens don’t like using socks to show their individuality.

B. The fashion of socks began with Japanese high school girls.

C. People can buy socks in cute stores along the street.

D. Socks have been popular with teens recently.

2. The phrase “stand out” in paragraph 2 most likely means________.

A. be noticeable

B. be meaningful

C. be popular

D. be comfortable

Answer the questions:

3. How did the fashion of socks begin?

  _________________________

4. What did Marie Claire think of the fashion of socks?

  _________________________

5. Does the writer like fashionable socks?

  _________________________

key: 1. D 2. A 3. It began with Japanese high school girls in the 1990s. 4. It is the latest trend to hit the catwalk. 5. Yes, she does.

Fill in the blanks with proper words:

begin with, embrace, trend, funky, stand out

1.It’s a _______cafe with very interesting pictures on the walls.

2.They’ll be ready to _______the new term when it comes.

3. His height makes him________ in the crowd.

4. Short hair is the latest ______, so many girls wear short hair.

5. ________the easier one and do the others later.

III. Post-Reading

Discussion:

Everybody appreciates his/her own beauty.

爱美之心人皆有之。

Do you follow fashion trends?

Why or why not?

How poor penguins really are! P(5)

I. Pre-Reading

Where do penguins live?

Near the South Pole.

What is their favorite food?

Fish.

II. While Reading

Read and answer the following questions:

1. Can penguins actually taste the umami flavor of fish?

No, they can’t.

2. What tastes are penguins believed to have?

Sour and salty tastes.

3. What are penguins tongues like?

They are extremely spiky.

4. Why can’t penguins taste the flavor of umami?

Because one of their umami genes doesn’t work in cold temperatures. Plus, their tongues

are special which may have something to do with their lack of taste. Some types of penguins don’t

even have taste buds.

5. What’s the story mainly about?

What flavor penguins can’t taste and why.

True or False

1. Penguins have five basic tastes.

2. One of the umami genes doesn’t work in cold temperatures.

3. Penguins’ tongues are covered with taste buds.

4. Penguins’ tongues help them hold fish.

5. Penguins’ behavior of swallowing food suggests they can manage just fine.

Key: FTFTF

Match the words with their meanings:

                I.                     II.

  1. species                   A. be able to do sth.

  2. function                 B. An important part

  3. umami                   C. what something is used for

  4. basic                     D. A type of something    

  5. manage                      E. A type of taste

  Key: DCEBA

III. Post-Reading

Discussion:

What’s the meaning of the title?

Penguins can’t taste the delicious flavors of their favorite food.

Are penguins really poor? Why? How do you know?

No. I don’t think so. Because they don’t seem to taste the food they eat. We can know from the behavior of their swallowing food whole, their tongue structure and function.

Life with my mean mom P(6)

I. Warm up

Read the poem:

M" is for the million things she gave me,

"O" means only that she's growing old,

"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,

"H" is for her heart of purest gold;

"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,

"R" means right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell

"MOTHER,"

A word that means the world to me.

What do you think of the poem?

What is your mother like?

Is she loving, benevolent (仁慈的), strict, kind or mean?

II. While Reading

Read and complete the chart:

While Reading

True or False

1. The writer has one brother and two sisters.

2. The mother knew where her children were at all times.

3. While the writer’s friends slept, she had to do work.

4. Her mom lay awake at night thinking up mean things to do to her children.

5. She could pretend to be sick to miss school.

Key: FTTFF

While Reading

What does the writer really think of her mother?

She dislikes her for being so mean.

She feels sorry to have such a mother.

She is thankful she has the meanest mother.

She wants to be the meanest mother herself.

Key: C

III. Post-Reading

 What do you think of the writer’s mom?

She’s great. She is strict with her children, so none of her children have done bad things. All of her children have grown up into educated and honest people.

Women’s Day is coming.

What will you do for your mom?

Think about it

There is no love like a mother's love.

There’s no doubt that they show it in different ways.

So be thankful to our mothers!