Issue 496 For Junior 2

福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

Science of success P (2)  

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. Who is your favorite scientist?

2. Why do you like him or her?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

1. Professor Xie Yi received the award for her achievements in _____.

A. math       B. physics

C. chemistry   D. biology 

2. Xie Yi discovered new nano materials that can turn _____ into electricity.

A. heat         B. wind energy 

C. water energy  D. gas 

3. What does Xie’s success tell us?

A. Interest is the best teacher. 

B. Keep a positive attitude in life. 

C. Don’t waste opportunities. 

D. Failure is the mother of success.

Key: CAB

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from Xie Yi’s story?

Discuss: what is a positive attitude?

How do you escape the maze? P (3)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. What kind of novels do you like?

2. Why do you like these books?

3. What can reading bring you?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

Answer the following questions:

1. What does The Maze Runner talk about?

2. What happens to them?

3. Are there monsters in the maze?

4. Who is the girl?

5. Why does Addie like the book?

6. What does Addie think of James Dashner’s writing style?

III. Post-reading

Share a book you like. Tell the class what the story is about, what you learn from it and why you like it. 

Hubble: Age of unlocking mysteries P (5)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. What do you know about the telescope?

2.  Do you know the science behind it?

II. While reading 

Comprehension check 

1. Which of the following about the Hubble Space Telescope is NOT true?

A. It began to explore the universe in 1990. 

B. It’s the first large telescope to be sent to space. 

C. It orbits Earth and takes pictures of the universe.

D. It has stopped working because it’s too old. 

2. From Paragraph 3, we learn that _____.

A. Hubble works similar to school telescopes

B. light is important for Hubble to work 

C. it’s better to use a smaller mirror for Hubble

D. Hubble can see fireflies on Earth in space

3. After years of works, Hubble found out that _____.

A. the Earth is round

B. the universe was slowing down

C. there are black holes in the universe

D. the universe will explode in 13.7 billion years

4. The article mainly talks about _____.

A. NASA

B. school telescopes

C. the Hubble Space Telescope

D. the Webb Space Telescope

Key: DBCC

III. Post-reading

Look at the pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Find more information about the telescope.