Issue 35/493 for Junior 3
福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

Spanish author remembered for great talents P (3)

Pre-reading
What do you know about the Spanish author Cervantes (塞万提斯)?

While reading
Read the story quickly and answer the questions:
1. Who is the national literary hero for most Spanish people?
2. What is the most famous novel written by Cervantes?
3. What does Don Quixote love doing?
4. What do Don Quixote’s friends and family think about him?
5. What does the word “quixotic” mean?

Key:
1. Miguel de Cervantes.
2. Don Quixote.
3. He loves reading about romance.
4. They think he is crazy.
5. It’s used to describe someone who is idealistic but foolish.

Grammar point
* Spanish has been referred to as the language of Cervantes.
* The novel has been described as the first great European novel.
分析：have been done 现在完成时的被动语态，结构为“主语+have/ has+been+动词的过去分词”，表示“已经被......”。
e.g. The problem has been solved.
这个问题已经得到了解决。

Words in use
1. You can ______ (查明) the best way to travel to Xiamen.
2. I ______ (想象) that there will be lots of delicious food at the food festival.
3. He must be ____ (疯狂的) to drive so fast. It’s dangerous.
4. Knives ________ (被用来) cut things.

Key: 1. find out 2. imagine 3. crazy 4. used to

Post reading
1. Who is your favorite author?
2. Which of his works do you like best? Share with your classmates.

Cleaning clothes gets easier P (5)
Pre-reading
1. Do you like washing clothes?
2. Do you look forward to self-cleaning clothes?
 
While reading
True or false:
1. The special nanostructures can clean the clothes without sunlight.
2. Cotton and other clothing materials are too strong for the nanostructures to break down.
3. It takes about 40 minutes of sunlight to clean the clothes.
4. Self-cleaning clothes are good for the environment.
5. The average load of laundry uses about 25 liters of water.
6. There is still a long way to go before we can throw out washing machines.  

Key: FTTTFT

Grammar point
A team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, found a way to put special nanostructures into clothes, which can then clean the clothes.
分析：划线部分是由which引导的定语从句。在复合句中，修饰名词或代词的从句叫定语从句。被定语从句修饰的名词或代词叫做先行词。定语从句的谓语动词须和先行词保持一致。
e.g. It is a book which introduces China in   detail. 它是一本详细介绍中国的书。 

Words in use.
Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:
find a way to ,  break down, according to,  be made of

1. Our car ________ on the highway.
2. The desks _________ wood.
3. _________ the weather report, it will snow next week.
4. I would like to ________ success.

Key: 1. broke down 2. are made of 3. According to 4. find a way to

Post reading
1. What can nanostructures be used for?
2. What can we do to protect the environment?

Fishing with my grandpa P (6)

Pre-reading
1. Have you fished before? What do you think is important for fishing?
2. Do you like to spend time with old people, like your grandparents? And what can you learn from them?

While reading
Read the story quickly and answer the questions:
1. What was the weather like that day?
2. Did they get a lot of fish that day?
3. What was the writer's grandpa like?

Key: 1. It was a fine / beautiful / great day.
2. No, they didn’t.
3. He was an amazing man and popular among the people around him.

Grammar point
He handed me the rod, held my arms and taught me how to throw my line into the water. 
分析：how to do是“疑问词+to do”结构，相当于名词，可作句中作主语、宾语等。类似的疑问词还有：which, what, when, where等。
e.g. I don’t know what to do next.
我不知道接下来要做什么。

Words in use
1. 昨天我爸爸教我打篮球。(teach)
2. 王老师是位很有耐心的英语老师。 (patient )
3. 如果明天不下雨，我们就去动物园。(If)
4. 我长大后想当一名音乐家。(grow up)

Key:
1. My father taught me to play basketball yesterday.
2. Ms/Mrs Wang is a patient English teacher.
3. If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we will go to the zoo.
4. I want to be a musician when I grow up.

Post reading
1. What can you learn from the story?
2. What’s the most unforgettable thing that you have done with your family?