Morocco now open to visitors without visas (P4-5)
太原市外国语学校    王丽媛

I. Warming up
Would you like to travel to Morocco?
Where is Morocco? Can you find Casablanca on the map?

II. Pre-reading
Enjoy the song Casablanca.

III. While reading
Read the article and answer the following question:
What is the article mainly about?
It is a brief description of Morocco and what it has to offer.

What aspects of Morocco are described in the article?
1) Location;
2) Cultural variety, which can be seen from its buildings, music and food;
3) Sport.

What is perhaps the most famous dish in Morocco?
What is it like?
Perhaps the most famous dish is couscous – steamed balls of semolina (粗粒小麦粉) served with a stew.

True (T) or false (F):
1. Morocco touches both the Arctic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. F                               
2. You can see both a mosque and a French-style building on a street in the capital of Morocco, Rabat. T
3. Morocco’s classical music was started by a Spanish musician. F                                             
4. In Moroccan food, both imported spices and homegrown ingredients like mint and olives are used. T   
5. Moroccans eat a great deal of chicken in the same way. F
6. Morocco is crazy about soccer. T

Pay attention to the phrases in the following sentences:
...already popular with Chinese fans...
Morocco is crazy about soccer.
Try to fill in the blanks with proper prepositions:
1. Most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal.
2. Dogs are crazy about bones.

IV. Discussion
You can choose either Topic 1 or Topic 2:
Topic 1:
How would you describe your city or your hometown to others? Is there anything unique about it? Are there any special buildings, types of music, cuisines or sports there? Have a discussion with your group members about this topic and try to describe your city or hometown to others.
Topic 2:
Which country or city would you most like to visit this summer?
Why? What do you know about its location, culture, buildings, sports and types of food and drink? Try to share the reasons why you’d like to go to a specific country or city with your group members.

V. Writing
Choose either Topic 1 or Topic 2 according to the discussion you have chosen.
Topic 1:
Write an article describing your city or hometown to others.
Topic 2:
Write an article describing your favorite tourist destination to others.

Robots help from inside (P5)
中国人民大学附属中学  宋玖青
I. Warming up
What are these called?
Button batteries.
If you swallowed a button battery by accident, what would you do?

II. Pre-reading
Look at the picture of the origami robots. Can you guess how they work to help people to move  button batteries?

III. While reading
Scanning
Read the article and answer the following questions:
1.Who are the inventors of the origami robot?
The inventors are the researchers at the US’ MIT, the UK’s University of Sheffield and Japan’s Tokyo Institute of Technology.
2.What was the origami robot inspired by?
It was inspired by origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.

Close reading
Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
1.If you swallow a button battery, it will definitely stay inside your body. F
2.The capsule will melt when it reaches the stomach, and the robot will unfold itself. T
3.The origami robots can work by themselves without doctors’ help. F

Fill in the blanks according to the article:
Inventors:
Researchers at the US’ MIT, the UK’s University of Sheffield and Japan’s Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Design:
Made mostly from dried pig intestines.
Look like a cross between a caterpillar and an accordion.
Procedures:
Released from a swallowed ice capsule when the capsule reaches the stomach, and unfolds itself.
Push the foreign body into the digestive system using a magnetic field.
Treat a cut by releasing a drug.
Comments:
Both highly creative and highly practical.
Addresses a need.
One of the most convincing uses of origami robots.
Really exciting.

Read the article again, and try to draw a mind map of the structure of the article.
Possible answer:
Current problem
↓
Description of the origami robots
↙↓↘
Mechanism of the origami robots        Design of the origami robots       Significance of the origami robots

IV. Post-reading
Retell the story
According to the chart and the mind map, try to retell the story in groups of four.
Possible answer:
In recent years, the button battery has become widely used in digital gadgets. However, it has also brought danger with it — people, especially children, may swallow it by accident. Luckily, scientists from the US’ MIT, the UK’s University of Sheffield and Japan’s Tokyo Institute of Technology have invented origami robots to help with the problem.
The idea for the origami robots comes from Japanese paper folding, and they are made mostly from dried pig intestines. The tiny robots look like a cross between a caterpillar and an accordion.   
The origami robot works in this way: it is contained in a swallowed capsule made of ice. When the capsule reaches the stomach, the robot is released from the melted capsule and unfolds itself. After that, the doctor controls the robot to push a foreign object such as a button battery into the digestive system using a magnetic field. It can also treat a cut by releasing a drug.   
The invention of the origami robots is significant. It is both highly creative and highly practical. 

V. Homework
Writing Task
    The development of technology means that more and more robots are being invented. Choose a kind of robot you are interested in, do some research into it, then use the information you find to write an essay about it.
You may want to try to use the structure of the article.

Fixing my curls (P6)
辽宁大连开发区八中 程国良
I. Presentation
Why do some people care about their hair so much?
What are some of your favorite hairstyles?
II. Skimming
Look through the article and answer the following questions.
1. What troubled the author? Why?
Her hair was frizzy like a bird’s nest and her classmates made fun of her for it.
2. What did she want to do?
She wanted to straighten her frizzy hair.
III. Reading
Read the article and choose the best answer.
1.The author was thought to be a perfect hair model for____.
A. the contrast of her hair “before” and “after” straightening
B. the hairdresser's technical skill level
C. the commercial purposes of the hairdresser
D. people with straight hair
2. The author gave up hair straightening later because_____.
A. hair straightening damaged her hair and scalp
B. she could not afford hair straightening
C. a “curly haired” salon offered to help her
D. she couldn't feel secure or sexy.
Read the article and decide whether the following sentences are True or False.
1.The author's frizzy hair once affected her self-confidence.
2.She used to try to fix her hair with styling products.
3. Medusa‘s hair was straight and smooth .
4.The “curly haired” salon helped straighten her hair.
5.The author thinks haircuts and flat-ironing hide people's natural beauty.
IV. Vocabulary
1.I need to ____ how to get around in this crazy city.
2.If that happens, they will only have themselves to_____.
3.You may need to make an _____ with a doctor.
4.We might ____ her, but she knows what’s going on.
5.A good way to become more ____ is to face your fears.
V. Study the sentence:
 If only I could fix that, I told myself, I would feel secure and sexy.
我告诉我自己，如果我能解决这个问题,我就会感到安全,性感。
此句为虚拟条件句，表示与现在事实相反的情况。（条件）从句谓语动词形式用一般过去式 （be用were），主句谓语动词形式为should/would/could/might+动词原形。
翻译句子：
1. 如果我是你，我会带把伞。（事实：我不可能是你）
If I were you, I would take an umbrella.
2. 如果我知道他的电话号码，我就会告诉你。（事实：不知道）
If I knew his telephone number, I would tell you it.
3. 如果我带钱了，我就会借给你些。（事实：没带钱）
If I had any money with me, I would lend you some.
4. 如果他再努力些，就能通过考试了。（事实：学习不用功）
If he studied harder, he might pass the exam.