Issue 495 For Junior 1
山东省济南实验初级中学 刘俊艳

The poor Princess P (1)
I. Pre-reading
1. Do you like fairytales (童话故事)?
2. What fairytales do you know?

II. While reading
Answer the following questions:
1. Do Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters treat her well?
2. Why is Cinderella lucky in the new Disney movie?
3. What does the director want kids to learn from Cinderella?

Words in use
根据所给中文写出单词的正确形式：
1. She ____ (对待) me like one of the family.
2. You’re very ____ (幸运的) to be alive after that accident.
3. She was ____ (努力) not to cry. 
4. He is _____ (面对) a difficult task this week.
5. My sister ____ (希望) that she can find a job in the big company.

III. Post-reading
Share your favorite tales with your class, and tell them why you like it.

US teenager owns her company P (3)
I. Pre-reading
1. Have you made some money by yourself?
2. What did you do? And how did you feel?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. From the first paragraph, we learn that Noa Mintz _____.
A. comes from the UK
B. often asks money from her parents
C. works for her parents’ company
D. has her own babysitting company
2. Noa Mintz formed Nannies by Noa in order to _____.
A. make money for her study
B. do something special
C. help families find babysitters
D. become popular among her classmates
3. What does Noa Mintz think of her work?
A. It takes up a lot of her study time.
B. She feels proud and will work harder.
C. It doesn’t help much to her friends.
D. She’ll give up her school and work for her company.
Key: DCB

Words in use
用所给单词的正确形式填空：
1. If you have any questions, you can ____ (ask for) help from your teacher.
2. It was her ____ (own) idea. 
3. My dad left school _________ (at the age of) 18.
4. When I ________ (look back on) those days, I feel happy. 

III. Post-reading
What can you learn from Noa Mintz?

Share and learn P (5)
I. Pre-reading
1. How do you get to school?
2. Have you shared a car with your friends to get to school?

II. While reading
Answer the following questions:
1. What is a car pool?
2. What can students do in the car?
3. What advantages does car pooling have?

Words in use
用上所给单词或短语翻译下列句子：
1. 我们上周到达南京。(get to)
2. 我和爸爸通常轮流做饭。(take turns)
3. 露西在等一个机会介绍自己。(chance)
4. 火车正点到达。(on time)

III. Post-reading
Now you know the phrase car pooling. Explain what it is and what advantages (优点) it has to your parents.