初二16-17年第27期总第570期教案

Celebrations carry love to our homes (P3)

Pre-reading

1.         What do you know about Melbourne?

2. Do you know Lantern Festival? How do you celebrate Lantern Festival in your hometown?

While reading

Choose the answer:

1. Why did the company help old people take blood pressure for free?

   A. In order to compete with other stalls.

   B. In order to offer other services to people.

   C. In order to attract people’s attention.

   D. In order to have fun with people.

2. What was the most important part of a Chinese celebration, according to the writer?

     A. The lanterns.

     B. The stalls.

     C. The food.

     D. The dragon dancing.

3. When did the dragon and lion dancing begin?

     A. In the early morning.

     B. In the afternoon.

     C. As the dark fell.

     D. At midnight.

   4. Which activity did NOT happen at the Lantern Festival in Melbourne?

     A. Donating food to the poor.

     B. Enjoying tasty food.

     C. Watching some shows.

     D. Setting off firecrackers.

Words in use

用以下单词或短语的适当形式完成句子：

accept, celebration, a number of, set off, attract 

1. The new year is coming soon, the air around the whole city is full with joy and _________.

2. If you ever ________  the life in the countryside, you’ll like it.

3. We gave her a present but she didn’t ____ it.

4. Warm weather has _______ the flat fish close to shore.

5.This equipment has saved the lives of _________ new-born children.

Post-reading

1. Melbourne is famous for accepting different cultures. In China , there are also some places accept different cultures, which cities do you think accept different cultures well?

2. Does your hometown celebrate foreign festivals? What festivals are they?

Welcoming spring with dragons (P4)

Pre-reading

2.         How many Chinese traditional festivals are there? What are they?

3.         Do you like dragons? Do you know the differences about the significance of the dragon between China and the western countries?

While reading

Choose the answer:

 1. What did old people think of Longtaitou?

     A. It was a good time for sleeping.

     B. It was the end of the Spring Festival.

     C. It was the start of spring and farming.

      D. It meant the weather would become colder.

2. Why do people have a haircut on this day?

   A. It’s believed it will bring good luck to their uncles.

   B. It’s believed it will get rid of bad luck.

   C. It may help their hair grow.

   D. It may bring more rain.

 3. According to the tradition, people eat the following EXCEPT _____ on this day.

    A. noodles

    B. dumplings

    C. spring rolls

    D. meat balls

4. What is the purpose (目的) of this writer’s story?

A. To introduce a traditional festival.

B. To tell people how to avoid bad luck.

C. To make a traditional festival popular again.

D. To introduce some tasty food and fun activities.

Words in use

用以下单词及短语完成句子：

raise , wake up, get rid of , be made of , mainly             

1.       The birds live ________ on nectar (花蜜).

2.       It is difficult to _______ deep-rooted habits.

3.       Jake wanted to ______, but sleep held him back.

4.       She _____ her head and went out without a word.

5.       This bridge ________ steel.

Post-reading

1. There are many traditional festivals in China, which is your favorite? Why?

2. How do you (or your family) celebrate your favorite festival?

Scientists making a plan bee (P6)

Pre-reading

1. Do you like bees? Why or why not?

2. Do you know the roles of bees?

While reading

Choose the answer:

1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

   A. Pandas are endangered animals.

   B. Some bee species are dying out.

   C. We need to protect bees.

   D. Humans’ activities have made bees die out.

 2. What can the mini drone do?

    A. Make honey.

    B. Work without help from humans.

    C. Pollinate flowers.

    D. Protect bees.

3. According to The Lancet, vegetable production will drop _____ without pollinators.

    A. 23 percent

    B. 16 percent

    C. 30 percent

    D. 39 percent

4. What is the main idea of the second last paragraph?

A. Why bees are important to plants.

B. Why the number of bees is reducing.

C. How to improve the drone.

D. What results there will be if bees die out.

Words in use

用以下单词及短语完成句子：

endanger, disappear, die out, pollination, strip             

1. There is a ____ of sand between the cliffs and the sea.

2. Flowers are often _______ by bees.

3. The rumor had to _________ before facts.

4.Toxic waste could _______ lives and poison fish.

5.Many species will soon ______ if we don't take action.

Post-reading

1. Bees are good for plants. What should we do to protect them?

2.  Do you know other animals that are disappearing?

答案解析

P3

1. C。由第二段二三句“To attract people’s attention, lots of stall owners offer free services to the public. For example, a company helped old people take their blood pressure for free and gave tips to keep fit” 可知。

2. C。由第二段第6句“But the most important part of a Chinese celebration is the food. ,” 可知，选C。

3. D。由最后一段第3句“At midnight, dragon and lion dancing began.”可知选D。

4. A。第二段讲了美食，第三段第3句讲了龙狮表演，第5句讲了放鞭炮，应选A。

P4

1. C。 由文中第二段第3句的 “So Longtaitou was thought of as the start of spring and farming.”可知。

2. B。 由第二段最后一句“They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou gets rid of bad luck”  可知。

3. D。 由第三段“During the Longtaitou festival, people eat food named after dragons. Noodles are called dragon’s beard Dumpling are dragon’s ears .And spring rolls are dragon’s scales ”  可知。

4. A。文中第一段讲的是龙抬头的日期，第二段介绍了庆祝龙抬头的方式，第三段介绍了龙抬头的饮食，第四段讲了人们举办的活动，由此可知选A。

P6

1. B。第一段提出熊猫主要是为了引出蜜蜂也在消失这个话题，文中提到七种蜜蜂濒临灭绝，但是并没有提到保护蜜蜂和人类行为导致蜜蜂灭绝的话题，因此选B。

2. C。根据第二段“Japanese scientists have created a mini drone to pollinate  plants, just like bees do…”可知选C。   

3. B。根据第五段第二句”Without pollinators, fruit and vegetable production will drop 23 percent and 16 percent respectively around the world”需要注意的是fruit 23%，vegetable 16%所以选B。

4. B。根据文章最后一段主要讲的是蜜蜂减少的三个原因：农药，疾病，全球变暖。所以选B。