US teens spend a lot on prom (P4)

I. Pre-reading
1. Have you ever watched the US film Prom?
2. What is prom?
3. Why do people spend a lot on prom?

II. While reading
     Answer the following questions:
1. Who is prom for?

2. How much did prom cost on average in 2015 according to The Guardian?

3. Why do people call asking their date to prom a promposal, or a prom proposal?

4. How much does the average promposal cost according to The Huffington Post?

III. Grammar point
One student asked his date to go to prom with tickets to Hawaii, while others asked famous people to help them ask their dates.
分析：while 在此表示对比，前后两个句子存在一定的相反或不同的情况。
e.g. He gets fifty thousand pounds a year, while I get only twenty thousand!
他每年赚五万英镑，而我只有可怜的两万！

IV. Words in use
  根据所给中文完成下列句子：
1. Do you have a ____(舞伴) for the prom?
2. Boys usually ______ (租用) a car to drive to prom.
3. The students are an _______ (平均) of 14 years old.
4. My parents will attend Uncle Wang’s _______ (婚礼) on Saturday.
5. His story ________ (令人印象深刻) me a lot.

V. Post reading
    Think about the following questions:
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?
2. Is prom just a great chance to dress up, dance and have fun with friends?

Cleaning clothes gets easier (P5)

I. Pre-reading
Do you like washing clothes?
Do you look forward to self-cleaning clothes?
II. While reading
True or false:
1. The special nanostructures can clean clothes without sunlight.
2. Cotton and other clothing materials are too strong for the nanostructures to break them 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.  

III. 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。 

IV. 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.

V. Post-reading
   * What can nanostructures be used for?
   * What can we do to protect the environment?

Don’t ever be afraid to fall (P6)

I. Pre-reading
1. Do you know how to love people around you?
2. How do you show your love to your family and friends?
     
II. While reading
Answer the following questions:
1. Was the writer feeling well on the sofa?

2. Why did the writer’s family live with his parents?

3. What was his new job?

4. How did the writer react to watching his boy walk?

5. What is the passage mainly about?

III. Post-reading
1. What did you learn from the article?
2. Share your experience of learning to love.

Key:
【P4】
II. 1. It is usually only for junior or senior students.
2. An average of over $900 (5,824 yuan).
3. Because teens are putting almost as much hard work into it as a wedding proposal.
4. It costs about $324 (2,096yuan), or about one third of the total cost of prom.
IV. 1. date  2. rent  3. average  4. wedding  5. impresses
【P5】
II. 1-3 ADC
【P5】
II. 1–6 FTTTFT
IV. 1. broke down   2. are made of   3. According to  4. find a way to
【P6】
II. 1. No, he wasn’t.
2. Because of the lack of work and money.
3. Helping his son learn to walk.
4. He laughed and cheered.
5. His experience of helping his son learn to
walk and what he learned from it.