辽宁大连教育学院 单江红

Young author’s positive book (P3)

I. Pre-reading
Do you like writing? Diaries or just homework? In your notebook or on Weibo?
Can you guess what this girl did?

II. While reading
 Answer the following questions:
1. How old is Brynnan?
  ____________________
2. What does she want people to learn from her book Zinnia’s Laugh?
  ____________________
3. Can we buy the book online?
  ____________________
4. What will she do with the money?
  ____________________

III. Words in use
 根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1. 大多数12岁的孩子会升入初中。
     Most _________ kids go to middle schools.
2. 她也想实现她的梦想。
    She also hopes to make her dream ______.
3. 从一年级起，她就想成为一名作家。
     ____________, she has wanted to be a writer.
4. 这本书在线销售。
    The book is _______ online.

IV. Post-reading
After reading Brynnan’s story, do you have any ideas on how to become famous? Why not have a try?

Where your trash goes (P4)

I. Pre-reading
What do you do with your waste every day?
Do you know how to sort the waste?

II. While reading
True or false：
1. People throw the garbage into the landfills every day.
2. A lot of garbage in the landfills is bad for the soil and water.
3. Many Chinese people call for putting food in one bag and plastic bottles in another.
4. People in Beijing started garbage sorting earlier this year.

III. Words in use
    Fill in the blanks:
1. Don’t throw everything into the __________ (垃圾桶).
2. Let’s put it into a big _____ (卡车).
3. Why not ________ (提倡) garbage sorting in our city soon?
4. Leave the ________ (塑料瓶) in the bag.
5. We can help save a lot of time, money and energy for all of ________ (社会).

IV. Post-reading
As a teenager, what can you do to make our environment better?
*Should do…
*Shouldn’t do…

Eating on the shortest day (P5)
I. Pre-reading
* Do you like eating dumplings or tangyuan?
* When do you often eat these kinds of food?

II. While reading
   Fill in the blanks:
1. The shortest day of the year is called _________ by Chinese.
2. On the winter solstice, in northern China, people eat ________, but people in southern China eat _________.
3. People hope eating dumplings can help them________and eating tangyuan can ______________________.

III. Words in use
 完成下列句子：
1. 纸是木头做的.
   The paper ___________ wood．
2. 今天是我国历史上一个特殊的日子。
   This is a ______ day in the history of our country.
3. “一天一个苹果，医生远离我”是一种保持健康的方法。
  “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is _________________.

IV. Post-reading
What other solar terms (节气) do you know? Try to find some and fill in the form.
solar term    when   what to eat   meaning
         _________      _________    _________       _________
         _________      _________    _________       _________
         _________      _________    _________       _________

Key:
【P3】
II. 1. She is 12 years old.
2. She wants people to take their weaknesses and stay positive.
3. Yes, we can.
4. She will spend the money on a trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City.
III. 1.  12-year-old
2. come true
3. Since first grade
4. for sale
【P4】
II. 1-4 FTTF
III. 1. garbage can
2. truck
3. improve
4. plastic bottles
5. society
【P5】
II. 1. dongzhi
2. dumplings; tangyuan
3. stay healthy; bring them a happy and sweet life
III. 1. is made of
2. special
3. a way to stay healthy