Issue 515 For Junior 2

福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

Learning how to talk to others P(3)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. How do you talk to others?

2. How do you get along with your classmates?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?  

A. The writer was an outgoing girl.

B. The writer was the physics monitor last semester.   

C. It was easy to be the physics monitor.

D. The writer wanted to change herself this semester.

2. In Paragraph 2, the writer mainly tells us about _____ in her work.

A. the problems she experienced 

B. the success she had 

C. the best part 

D. the strange part

3. To change her situation, the writer did the following EXCEPT _____.

A. be more patient with her classmates

B. change the way she spoke to her classmates

C. push her classmates more to do their work

D. cherish her work as a monitor more

4. The article mainly talks about _____.

A. how to communicate with others   

B. how to go from shy to brave

C. how to hand in homework on time

D. how to solve problems by yourself

Key: DACA

III. Post reading

Share an experience about getting along with your classmates.

Personality type finds middle ground P(5)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

2. Are you an ambivert?

II. While Reading

Read the passage and answer the following questions:

1. Who are introverts?

    Introverts don't like crowds and enjoy keeping their thoughts to themselves.

2. Who are extroverts?     

    Extroverts like meeting new people  and being the center of attention.

3. Who are ambiverts?

    Ambiverts can move between being social and being alone very easily.

4. How many ambiverts are there in the US?

    About two-thirds of people in the US are ambiverts.

5. What do ambiverts struggle with?

    They are unsure which side of their personality should lead them in a given station.

Comprehension check 

1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 mainly talk about _____.

A. the activities ambiverts do 

B. the characteristics of ambiverts 

C. the advantages of ambiverts

D. the relationship between being bilingual and ambiverts.

2. What does the underlined pronoun “they” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. Introverts.

B. Extroverts.

C. Bilingual people.

D. Ambiverts.

Key: BD

III. Post-reading

Which kind of person do you prefer to make friends with, introverts pr extroverts? Share your reasons with us.  

Silence is a powerful tool P(6)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

How do you understand the saying “silence is golden" (沉默是金)?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

1. Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 1?  

A. Joe had a beautiful family   

B. Joe was 75 and lived happily.

C. Joe's grandchildren loved him.

D. Joe's grandchildren lived with him. 

2. Who bought the watch for Joe?    

A. His first child.  

B. His first grandchild.

C. His wife.

D. Himself.

3. How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?

A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.

B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.

C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.

D. He asked his brothers and sisters for help.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Love keeps us busy all the time.

B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.

C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.

D. Silence can be more powerful than using your voice.

Key: DCCD

III. Post-reading

 How do you feel after reading the story? Can you share a touching story between you and your grandparent?