Issue 526 For Junior 2
云南大学附属中学 凌红珊

Spread kindness one step at a time P(4)
I. Warm up
★ Did you see the movie Pay it Foward?
★ Look at the second picture and guess. What does “Pay it Forward” mean?
★ Read and check your answers.

II. Fast reading
Check the true sentences:
1. Pay it forward means “If someone helps you, don't pay them back, do something kind for someone else.”
2. Sometimes the simplest idea can make the biggest difference.
3. One person once paid the meal for 250 people at a McDonald’s in Florida.

III. While reading
Read Paragraphs 1-2 and answer:
What do the first two paragraphs want to tell us?

Read and choose:
1. The examples in Paragraphs 3 and 4 show that _____.
A. there are more kind-hearted people in Florida
B. a good deed can lead to more good deeds
C. drive through restaurants are popular in the US
D. traffic jams are a serious problem in the US
2. Which of the following are not examples of paying it forward?
A. Giving food to the homeless.
B. Helping others around you.
C. Spend as much as you can on others.
D. Do volunteer work in your neighborhood.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Help others without expecting anything in return.
B. Simple ideas can make the world a better place.
C. Pay for others and help many people.
D. Try your best to spread kindness to others.

IV. Word in use
feel like         pay            look for
spread           forget        spend
1. You really shouldn't ____ so much time on it.
2. Don't ____your friends when you become rich.
3. The rumor was widely_____among the crowd.
4. He'll have to ______what he has done.
5. We will go for a walk if you_______it?
6. As the tide receded we were able to ________shells.

V. Post reading
Read the following sentences.
What can we do to pay it forward?

Snails cause problems in the States P(5)
I. Warm up
What are they?
What do people use snails to do?
Will you have snails walk on your face after you read this passage?

II. While reading
Read and choose:
1. Which of the following about African land snails is not TRUE?
A. They are small and slow.
B. They are three times the size of common ones.
C. They can grow up to 15 to 30cm long.
D. They eat plants and crops.
2. According to the article, the Giant African snails_____.
A. don’t eat plants or crops
B. like to eat building materials
C. can cause illnesses to animals but not to people
D. have a hard time giving birth to baby snails
3. The underlined word “banned” in the last paragraph can be replaced with _____.
A. allowed
B. encouraged
C. stopped
D. protected
4. We can infer from the story that ________.
A. snails cause problems for people and make the news
B. The Giant African snails are native to East Africa
C. we should take action to stop African land snails from spreading
D. snails can eat our house and cause serious illness for us

III. Post reading
These snails are so destructive and harmful.
一些宗教活动者饮用活体巨型非洲陆地蜗牛分泌的液体，认为具有特殊的治疗效果， 美国政府调查研究证明这是错误的，饮用者会因此感染疾病。
　这种蜗牛需要大量的钙物质维系外壳的生长，它们长着巨大的外壳，但需要许多钙，一些饲养者会将牛骨放入玻璃容器中，让它们咀嚼获得钙物质。野生蜗牛为了获得钙物质，甚至会攀爬在房屋上吞食墙壁，长期以来会导致房屋倒塌。
　它们还携带致命的老鼠肺线虫，该寄生虫可感染老鼠和人类，使人类患有脑膜炎甚至导致死亡。
Some people keep them as pets.
Some eat them. Some use them as feed-products (饲料).
What should we do to these snails?
We should stop them from spreading.

Smiles can always help P(6)
I. Warm up
★ Which face do you like best? A smiling face? An angry face? A sad face or a crying face?
★ Are you a boy or girl who often smiles?

II. While reading
Read and choose:
1. Ten minutes later, the passenger didn’t get the water because _____.
A. the plane didn’t take off
B. the attendant was so busy and forgot
C. there wasn’t enough water on the plane
D. the passenger’s ring for service didn’t work
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. The passenger refused to take his medicine.
B. The passenger wrote an angry comment on the card.
C. The attendant was worried about her job.
D. The attendant worked with a smile all the time.
3. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to _____.
A. the medicine
B. the service review card
C. the flight timetable
D. the cup of water
4. At the end of the story, we know the passenger was _____ with the attendant.
A. pleased    B. bored
C. unhappy   D. angry

III. Post reading
Smiles can make a difference and always help.
What is your understanding about the this point of view? Can you give an example you have seen?
Think again:
What is the power of a smile?