Issue 472  

Cultures come together P (3)

Pre-reading

1.What problems could you have if you study or travel to another country? 

2. How can you make yourself feel at home when you are in a new environment? 

While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. What does the writer do to make herself feel at home?

2. What’s the most exciting game she played at the camp?

3. What did the writer learn through the Blinder Game?

4. What did the students from other countries do at the talent show?

5. What is the passage mainly about?

Post-reading

What would you do to fit in with others if you are working with a new team?

Think twice about your Halloween costume P (4)

Pre-reading

1. When is Halloween? 

2. Have you ever celebrated this holiday? If so, what did you wear?

3. How do Western people celebrate Halloween? 

While reading

Choose the answer:

1. Which is not true about Halloween? 

A. Kids play “trick-or-treat”.

B. Only kids wear costumes.

C. People have fun on this day.

D. People scare themselves or others. 

2. How do people get new costume ideas? 

A. They watch scary movies and follow the scary characters.

B. They take news headlines or social issues and turn it into a costume.

C. They follow the tradition and make themselves look scary.

D. They try to add something new to superhero costumes.

3. Why did Ashley Bensen get into trouble? 

A. Because she killed a lion and was proud of it.

B. Because she posted a picture of her costume of  a famous lion that was killed.

C. Because people thought it was rude to make a joke.

D. Because she got Ebola and made it into a costume.

4. How should people choose their Halloween costume? 

A. They should think carefully before.

B. They should make Halloween jokes.

C. They should follow fashion closely.

D. They should pay attention to the news.

Post-reading

How are you going to celebrate Halloween this year?

Family above everything P (6)

Pre-reading

Have you ever held an umbrella for your parent? What do you think of the picture?

While reading

Answer the following questions:

1. What did the father and son both like doing?

2. Whose works of art did they collect?

3. What did the soldier give to the old man?

4. Who bought the first painting at the auction (鎷嶅崠)?

5. What did the father’s will say?

Post-reading

What do you think of the story? What do you want to say to your father?