第13/561期初一教案
Jinan DL No 1 Middle School Isabella

Who speaks English well? (P2)

I. Pre-reading
Can you talk with foreigners freely when you meet them on the street?
Do you like to join in any English talent competitions?

II. While Reading
Choose the answer:
1. What do we know about the English proficiency test?
A. It is to test if Chinese people speak English well.
B. A Swedish company called EF made this test. 
C. It tested 950,000 people from all over the world.
D. It also tested in some English speaking countries.

2. Which country’s people spoke the best English, according to the English proficiency report?
A. Sweden.
B. The Netherlands.
C. Denmark.
D. China.

3. Which city has the best English speakers in China?
A. Hong Kong.
B. Shanghai.
C. Beijing.
D. Chengdu.

4. Which is TRUE about Shanghai English speakers?
A. They speak worse English than Italian people.
B. They speak worse English than Beijingers.
C. They speak better English than people from Denmark.
D. They speak better English than French people.

III. Words in use
根据中文提示完成下列句子：
用所给词的适当形式填空：
1. He speaks English _____.(good)
2. Her mother likes ______ (make) cookies for her family on Sundays.
3. Where ____ you ____? I’m from China.
    (be from)
4. He will visit four ______ this month.(city)

IV. Post-reading
What problems do you have with English?
How do you practice your spoken English?

Busy day for US student (P4)

I. Pre-reading
What time do you usually go to school?
How many classes do you have every day?
What do you usually do after school?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:

1. Which is TRUE, according to the second paragraph?
A. The writer started her school day from 8:30 am every day.
B. The writer was a cheerleading member at her school.
C. The writer left school at 5:30 pm.
D. The writer usually went to school two hours earlier.

2. When did the writer hang out with her friends?
A. After the first period.
B. After the second period.
C. After lunchtime.
D. When they were having the 4-minute break.

3. What would there be at the last period of school classes?
A. Homework time.
B. Meeting with friends.
C. PE class.
D. A seminar.

4. Which of the following is NOT the writer’s after-school activity?
A. Have meetings.
B. Cheer at a game.
C. Be a lifeguard.
D. Practice speech.
     
III. Words in use
 根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1. 你的学校生活是什么样的？
What _____ your school life _____?
2. 我的父母不允许我在校日跟朋友出去闲逛。
My parents don’t allow me to ____ ____ with my friends on school days.
3. 一天结束时，我们很累但很快乐。
_____ the _____ of the day, we were very tired but happy.

IV. Post-reading
What activities do you like to have after class?
Do you think American students are as busy as you?

Pluto’s secret sea (P6)

I. Pre-reading
What is Pluto in Chinese?
Do you know anything about it?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. What do we know about Pluto? 
A. It looks like a heart.
B. It is a dwarf planet.
C. There was once a big fight on Pluto.
D. NASA’s spacecraft landed on it last year.

2. When did scientists find the big crater?
A. In July 2015.
B. Many years ago.
C. When the asteroid hit Pluto.
D. This year.

3. What have scientists already known for sure?
A. The top of the crater is icy.
B. Under the crater is an ocean of liquid water.
C. Pluto has as much water as all of Earth’s seas.
D. There is life on Pluto.

4. What is this story mainly about?
A. There was once a big hit on Pluto.
B. Scientists found a new planet, Pluto.
C. There may be water on Pluto.
D. Pluto is a good place for people to live.

III. Words in use
Fill in the blanks:
1. That sounds very easy, but _____ it's very difficult. (实际上)
2. I must _________ there. (照相)
3. I believe that many changes will ________ in our country after this Olympic Games.(发生)
4. When you walk on an ____ road, you must be careful. (结冰的)

IV. Post-reading
What else do you know about Pluto?
Do you know other planets?

参考答案及解析
【P2】
II. 1. B。从第2段第1行EF is a language education company from Sweden. It made an English proficiency report this month.可知，瑞典的这家叫EF的语言教育机构做了这项关于语言熟练度的调查。
2. B。 从第3段The report says that the Netherlands speak the best English.可知，荷兰的人们说英语的熟练程度最高。所以本题选B。
3. B。从第4段的中间In China, people in Shanghai are the best English speakers.可知，在中国的各个城市中，上海说英语人的熟练程度最好。选B。
4. D。从第3段谈论上海的情况时，They speak better English than Italian and French people.可知，在上海说英语的人的流利程度比法国人好，所以选D。
III. 1. well 2. making  3. are, from  4. cities
  
【P3】
II. 1. B。从第2段I had cheerleading practice at 6:30 am. 可知，作者是拉拉队的成员。
2. C。从第4段Lunchtime would be at 12:30 pm. After that, we had some time to hang out. 可知。午餐后，作者才能有些时间和朋友们出去玩。所以选C。
3. D。从第4段At the end of the day there was a seminar period for studying or meeting. 可知，在一天结束的时候，会有一个学习或会议的研讨课，也就是最后一节课要做的事情。所以选D。
4. A。从文中最后一段I would cheer at a basketball game, work as a lifeguard or have speech practice.可知，BCD都是作者要做的活动，并没有A，所以选A。
III. 1. is, like  2. hang out  3. At, end

【P6】
II. 1. B。从第1段第2句 it is a heart-like crater on the dwarf planet. 可知冥王星是一颗矮行星。另外，其它三个选项所陈述内容都都第1-2段可以找到，描述不对。
2. B。从第3段第2-3句So there was a big crater. Scientists found it many years ago可知，选B。
3. A。从第4段第1句Finally the top of the crater became icy可知弹坑顶端有结冰，所以选A。另外，从第4段句子中的词might, could以及第5段的if句，可以判定其他三个选项与问题中提出的for sure 的含义不相符。科学家对于BCD三项提出的问题只是一种推测，而不能肯定。
4. C。根据文章开头Pluto has a “heart”说明整篇文章主要表达的是冥王星上有水的原因。科学家推测是其他行星的撞击导致了冥王星上可能存在水。所以选C。
III. 1. in fact  2. take pictures 3. take place 4. icy