Issue 501 For Junior 1

山东省济南实验初级中学 刘俊艳

Social media’s new star P (1)

I. Pre-reading

1. Who is your favorite star? 

2. Why do you like him or her?

II. While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. Where does Shawn Mendes come from?

2. Did people like Shawn Mendes’ first album?

3. Who is the youngest artist to get a number one album on the Billboard 200 chart?

4. What was Shawn Mendes like in 2012?

5. What is Shawn Mendes’ dream?

Words in use

用所给单词的恰当形式填空：

1. The man _______ (来自) Turkey. 

2. The weather _____ (变得) hot. 

3. We’ve been waiting here _____ (自从)  two o’clock. 

4. His ____ (梦想) is to be an astronaut. 

5. She _____ (想) to go to Italy. 

III. Post-reading

Listen to Shawn Mendes’ songs. Share your opinions with your classmates.

US teen and his tie company P (3)

I. Pre-reading

1. What’s your dream?

2. What have you done for your dream?

II. While reading

Choose the answer:

1. Which of the following about Bridges is NOT true?

A. He is a 13-year-old boy from the US.

B. He has his own company – Mo’s Bows.

C. His bow ties sell very well.

D. His doesn’t make bow ties in black and red.

2. What did people think of Bridges’ bows?

A. The bows didn’t look nice.

B. The bows looked the same as others.

C. People liked the bows.

D. The bows were too expensive. 

3. Bridges’ mother tells us to _____.

A. work hard for our dreams

B. all be successful at a young age

C. use our hobbies to make money

D. think of some ways to make money

Words in use

根据汉语提示完成下列句子：

1. What do you want to be when you ______ (长大)? 

2. There is a ____ (变化) in the plan. 

3. My father ____ (教) me to swim. 

4. She _____ (看上去) very beautiful in that dress. 

5. She _____ (继续) working although she was tired. 

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from Moziah Bridges?

Learn from Maruko P (5)

I. Pre-reading

1. What cartoons do you like?

2. Why do you like them?

II. While reading

True (T) or false (F):

1. Chibi Maruko-chan is a Japanese cartoon show.  

2. Maruko lives with her big family in a big city.  

3. Maruko works part time at a shopping mall to buy her mother a present.  

4. Maruko always listens to her teacher carefully.  

5. Maruko is an optimistic girl.  

Words in use

用所给单词或短语完成下列句子：

1. 这是我最喜欢的书之一。(one of)

2. 我们三个人拼一辆出租车。(share)

3. 人们对这件事有不同的看法。(different)

4. 我想花更多时间陪家人。(spend)

5. 我们时不时去看望爷爷。(from time to time)

III. Post-reading

Tell us one of your favorite cartoon characters. What is the character like? And what can you learn from the character?