福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

Students take play from script to stage P(3)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. Have you heard of William Shakespeare?

2. What do you know about the drama Othello?

II. While reading

Choose the answer: 

1. According to the story, the eighth-graders _____.

A. learn about Shakespeare’s writing style

B. act out Shakespeare’s dramas

C. turn Shakespeare’s dramas into movies

D. call on people to learn from famous works

2. Which of the following is NOT true about the drama Othello?  

   A. lago was a bad soldier.     

   B. lago killed Othello’s wife.

   C. Othello was a powerful general.

   D. Othello's life was destroyed by lago.

3. The following statements about Osterhout are true EXCEPT _____.    

    A. she is an education director

    B. she is a responsible teacher

    C. her teaching style was liked by few students

    D. her goal is to make students interested in Shakespeare's play

4. The article mainly talks about _____.

   A. how American students act out the drama Othello   

   B. how American students like the drama Othello

   C. how Shakespeare was liked by American teachers     

   D. how the drama Othello was written

III. Post-reading

1. Who would you play if you had a chance to act out Othello: Othella, Iago, Desdemona or Emilia?

2. Try to learn about Shakespeare's other dramas, King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth and so on.

  UK palace attracts visitors worldwide P(4)

I. Pre-reading

1. Have you ever visited London?

2. How much do you know about the Buckingham Palace?

II. While reading

Choose the answer:

1. How many bedrooms are there in Buckingham Palace?

   A. 775.

   B. 52.

   C. 240.

   D. 188.

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Special royal events often occur at Buckingham Palace.

   B. The military band only performs classic military marches.

   C. The balcony is one of the most famous places in Buckingham Palace.

   D. You can see the Royal Family on the balcony during special events.  

3. The article mainly tells us ____.   

    A. when Buckingham Palace was built

    B. what Buckingham Palace is like

    C. who manages Buckingham Palace

    D. how to visit Buckingham Palace

III. Post-reading

1. What are the most famous landmarks in China?

2. Tell your partners about Tian'anmen Square.

Good deeds start with one P(6)

I. Pre-reading

1. How do understand the saying "Don't do nothing even if the benefit is little" (勿以善小而不为)?

2. What usually makes you do good deeds?

II. While reading

Choose the answer:

1. What problem did the writer meet after boarding the plane?

A. She didn’t get her boarding pass on time.

B. She and her daughter couldn’t sit together.

C. There wasn’t an empty seat left for her.

D. Kallie was too excited about the trip.

2. The correct order of the following events is _____.

a. The Scout leader rearranged his group’s seats.

b. A man offered his seat to the writer.

c. The mom and her kids sat together.

d. The writer and her daughter got seats next to each other.

A. abcd B. acbd C. bdac D. cabd

3. What does the phrase“count on” in Paragraph 2 mean?    

   A. 远离

   B. 指望

   C. 责怪

   D. 动员

4. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this story?

A. To show that good deeds lead to more good deeds.

B. To criticize the coldness of some passengers.

C. To compare two different kinds of people.

D. To tell us that we should put children first.

III. Post-reading

1. What can you learn from the story?

2. How do you spread good deeds?

Key:

【P3】1-4 BBCA

【P4】1-3 CBB

【P6】1-4 BBBA