Issue 498 For Junior 2

云南大学附属中学 凌红珊

Cheer for the school race P(3)

I. Pre-reading  

Does your school have a sports meeting? When?

What sports do you like best?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

Answer the following questions:

1. Did the school give the students a pep rally before spring sports?

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2. How did the school divide the track team?

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3. What did the players for the track team need to do?

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4. Which team first took the lead?

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5. What happened to the girls’ team at the last second?

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III. Post-reading

Discussion:

1.What do sports bring us?

2.There is a saying “He who laughs last laughs best”! Do you agree or disagree? Share you thoughts with us!

Driverless technology is coming P(5)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. How do you get to school?

2. Imagine life in 50 years, how would you choose to get to school?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

1. Which of the following about Yangfang Line trains is NOT true?

A. There will be no driver on the trains.
B. They’ll have an advanced operating system.
C. The speed will be at least 80 km per hour.
D. They’ll carry over 1,200 passengers.

2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Driverless technology is a hot topic.
B. Driverless technology has been developed well.
C. Big car companies are working together to make innovation.
D. Big car companies are only competing with each other.

3. Driverless cars are safe because _____.
A. they have their own special tracks
B. there are sensors to help         

C. there is GPS in the cars
D. there are people to give them directions
4. From the last paragraph, we learn that_____.
A. pilot-free planes are much safer than driverless cars
B. automation makes transport more difficult to deal with
C. driverless technology has its disadvantages
D. driverless technology will not need workers any more

Key: CABC

III. Post-reading

Debate:

 Is driverless technology good or bad?

 Give your reasons.

Treat love as a two-way street P(6)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

When is your father’s birthday?

What did you do for him on his birthday? Was he happy?

II. While reading   
Answer the questions

1.What did the boy want to do on his father’s 40th birthday?

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2.Was his father happy? Why or why not?

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3.How did the boy feel when his father refused him?

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4.Did the boy finish the kisses? What happened to the boy?

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5.How did the boy’s father feel?

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6.What does “Love is a two-way street” in the last paragraph mean?

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III. Post-reading

Discussion:

1. What do you think of the father’s feelings after the accident?

2. Appreciating the beautiful sentences:

In the last paragraph, which sentence is your favorite, and why?