Issue 517 For Junior 2

福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

Football wins America’s heart P(3)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. What do you know about football?

2. What do you know about soccer?

3. Do you know differences between the two?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

1. Which of the following about American football is NOT true?

A. It started in the United States.

B. It has a history of nearly 150 years.

C. It is more popular outside of the US than it is in the US.

D. It plays a role in American culture.

2. What are Paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly about?

A. Rugby is the most popular sport around the world.

B. American football is more difficult to learn and play.

C. American football has the same playing rules as rugby.

D. There are similarities and differences between America football and rugby.

3. According to the passage, common activities on Thanksgiving in the US include the following EXCEPT _____.

A. showing thanks to others 

B. getting together with families 

C. watching football matches

D. watching the Super Bowl game

Key: CDD

III. Post-reading

1. Search for more information about football, rugby and soccer, including its history and playing rules. 

2. Share your findings in groups of 3. Discuss the similarities and differences among the three sports.

Languages unite for our parents p(5)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. How many different languages can you speak?

2. Are there some similar words between the language you are learning and your native language?

3. Do you know what people in other countries call their father or mother?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

Choose the answer: 

1. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are about 6,000 different languages in the world.

B. The further away from home, the more difficult the languages get.

C. “Mama” and “Papa” around the world sound similar. 

D. Proto-Indo-European is the origin of many languages

2. What does the underlined word “random” in the second to last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 随意的  

B. 吸引人的

C. 响亮的

D. 吵闹的

3. Which one is quite different from the others in the way of making sounds?

A. ah   B. p  C. d  D. t

4. What does the story mainly talk about?

A. The origin of languages.

B. How babies make sounds.

C. Differences between different languages.

D. Why some words in different languages are similar.

Key: BAAD

III. Post-reading

1. Although ‘daddy’ and ‘mommy’ sound similar in many countries, there are still some differences. Find out how to say ‘daddy’ and ‘mommy’ in at least 5 different languages.

2. An interesting activity– can you say ‘I love you’ in ten languages?

Smiles make everyone smile P(6)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. How do understand the saying “Laugh and the word laughs with you, weep (哭泣) and you weep alone”?

2. Is there someone you know who loves to smile? How do you feel when you see that?

II. While reading

Comprehension check 

1. Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?

A. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.

B. Because he found that the dogs looked sad.

C. Because everything was strange to him.

D. Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.

2. The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.

A. he liked the mirrors there

B. he made many friends there

C. he felt he was welcomed there 

D. he got lots of knowledge there

3. How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?

A. Excited.  B. Nervous.  C. Worried.  D. Unhappy.

4. The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. shout   B. smile   C. look   D. run

5. What does the story tell us?

A. Mirrors can tell whether you are happy or not.

B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.

C. Everyone in the world should believe in each other.

D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones. 

Key: DCDAB

III. Post-reading

1. What can you learn from the story?

2. List the benefits that smiles can bring you.