Issue 525 For Junior 2
云南大学附属中学 凌红珊
How people give gifts on Xmas P(4)
I. Warm up
What is the festival on December 25th ?
What do you usually do on that day?

II. Fast reading
Check the true sentences:
1. Christmas traditions are very different in different countries and places.
2. In the US, kids might hear from Santa Claus by post office workers.
3. It is said that naughty children get candy in their stockings from their parents.
4. Secret Santa is one person who prepares each family member a gift secretly before Christmas Day.

III. While reading
Read Paragraphs 1-2 and answer:
1.What is one common thing about Christmas traditions in different countries and families?
2. Who is said to bring presents to children?
Read Paragraph 3 and answer:
3. How do kids in the US let Santa Claus know what they want for Christmas?
Read the last 3 paragraphs and answer:
4. Where do people place their Christmas gifts?
5. Who will you get a Christmas gift for if you do Secret Santa?

IV. Post reading
1.选词填空

have...in common     hear of 
pretend to      instead of     not until
1. Jane and I ____nothing _________.
2. I gave him advice _______money.
3. She ________have great knowledge.
4. Mary ____ finish her homework____her mother came back home last night.
5. Have you ever ______ Youyou Tu, a famous scientist in China?

2. Discussion
It’s important to give presents on Christmas.
What are the best presents to give?

Happiness: what’s the big deal? P (5)
I. Warm up
Mark a tick next to the healthy habits.
What other healthy habits do you know?
Can healthy habits lead to a happier life?

II. Fast reading
Check the true sentences:
1. Different people have different opinions on how to be happy.
2. Joseph studied 1 million UK women over 10 years.
3. Peto found that happiness has nothing to do with health.
4. Australasian Science’s study showed happy people are actually more careful thinkers.

III. While reading
Read and choose:
1. What did Dr Joseph Mercola’s research find?
A. Happier lifestyle led to healthy habits.
B. Happier people had the same lifestyle.
C. Happier people didn’t get heart disease.
D. A happier lifestyle could make people healthier.
2. Which of the following is TRUE about Oxford University’s experiment?
A. Professor Sir Richard Peto proved Dr Joseph Mercola’s study is true.
B. One million women from several countries took part in the experiment.
C. The women answered questions on their health, happiness, stress and feelings.
D. Most of the women had bad health before they took part in the experiment.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Healthy habits have nothing to do with happiness.
B. The different opinions on what it means to be happy.
C. Two sides of the scientific research on happiness.
D. Peto’s research on happiness and diseases.

IV. Post reading
1.Enjoy A song called What Happiness Means To Me by Amy MacDonald.
2. Fill in the lyrics.
3. Enjoy the song.
Maybe in the _____ we would ____
Maybe in the _____ we would ____
But I ______ in every book I've ever read
And what you said

And the moon was in the sky
And the tears did ____ my eyes
And the memories they all had ______
But in my head they'll always _______
And in the end before I could be
I'd shown the world
________________________
Believe it or not, I ______________
This is what happiness means to me
4. What does happiness mean to you?
Happiness is when you are satisfied with what you have.

Effort in the right place P(6)
I. Making up a story.
Who is the man?
Where might the story take place?
What will happen next?

II. Fast reading
Answer the questions below.
1.Who is the old man?
2.Why did the ship’s owners bring in the old man?
3.How did the old man fix the engine?
4. Did the old man fix the engine at last?
5.What could you learn from the story?

III. While reading
1. From paragraph 2-3, we learn that the old man was _____.     
A. experienced          B. talented
C. smart                D. cold
2. The owners felt very _____ when they received the old man’s bill.
A. surprised and excited     B. happy and excited
C. happy and lucky         D.  surprised and angry
3. He examined the engine very carefully from top to bottom. What does “examine” mean?
A. Look after.
B. Look under.
C. Look over.
D. Look around.

IV. Words in use!
1. figure out 弄明白
eg. I can’t figure out what he’s trying to say.
2. from top to bottom 从上到下
eg. We searched the house from top to bottom.
3. look over    检查
 eg. Students should look over their spelling before handing in the writing.
4. pull out  拔出
eg. He pulled out a gun from his bag.
5. make an effort     做出努力
eg. To achieve his goal, he made an effort.

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words.

figure out, from top to bottom, look over, pull out, make an effort
1. We must                    the house before we decide to rent it.
2. She                   to pass the entrance examination.
3. They                    a flashlight to check the broken power line.
4. Have you                    what’s wrong with your car?
5. She turned and looked at him                   .

V. Post reading – deep thinking
Should the owners pay for the bill? Why or why not?
Should the old man ask for $10,000? Why or why not?
If you were the old man/the owner, what would you do? Why?