初二16-17年第30期总第573期教案
Readers finding voice (P2)
Pre-reading
What is a reading pavilion?

While reading
Choose the answer.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. Readers is a popular TV show.
B. Only famous stars can read on the stage.
C. People can only read poems on Readers.
D. People tell stories for kids on Readers.

2. What is in a reading pavilion?
A. A telephone.
B. A tape recorder.
C. A microphone.
D. A camera.

3. What are the reading pavilions made for?
A. To help ordinary people become super stars.
B. To help the show pick possible readers.
C. To teach people how to read aloud.
D. To make help people express their feelings freely.

4. From the story, we learn that _____.
A. people must pay to record their voices in the pavilions
B. few people are interested in the reading pavilions
C. the TV show aims to encourage more people to read aloud
D. there is a national reading day in China

Word in use
Fill in the blanks.
1. I would like to _______（表达）my thanks for your kindness.
2. The meeting discussed how to _______（促进）cooperation between the two countries.
3. We need to _____（安排）a meeting to discuss the problems.
4. The president gave his full _______（支持） to the reforms.

Post-reading
Discussion
1.What do you think of Readers?
2.Do you have any good ideas to help promote reading among your classmates?
Poh falls in love with exciting extreme sport (P3)
Pre-reading
1. What sport is it?

2. What do you know about this sport?

While reading
Choose the answer.
1. What is Poh’s favorite extreme sport?
  A. Bungee jumping.
  B. Indoor skydiving.
  C. Flying.
  D. Surfing.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
  A. Poh is 14 years old.
  B. The Wind Games was held in Singapore.
  C. Poh won two gold medals at the Wind Games.
  D. Poh has done the extreme sport for five years.

3. Which of the following words can best describe Poh?
A. Stressed.
B. Hard-working.
C. Gifted.
D. Weak.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?
  A. Everyone should try an extreme sport.
  B. Poh wants to be a skydiver in the future.
  C. How Poh becomes good at skydiving.
  D. Skydiving is not easy to learn.

Word in use
用所给词的适当形式填空。
 extreme, competition, improve, make up for
1. He offered a suggestion to ______ the plan.
2. It's difficult for a small shop to  ________ against the big supermarkets.
3. My mobile phone is ________ useful.
4. She gave him a bottle of wine to ________ missing his birthday.

Post-reading
Discussion
1.Do you want to try any extreme sports? What are they?
2.Why do/don’t you want to try extreme sports?

YOLO is more than just a saying (P4)
Pre-reading
What do these acronyms mean?

While reading
Choose the answer:
1. What does YOLO stand for?
A. Life is short.
B. Make the most of your life.
C. You only live once.
D. Live a healthy life.

2. What do we know about the experiment?
  A. The two groups of students are from the United Kingdom.
  B. One group will move to a new city in 30 days.
  C. The students in both groups had a YOLO lifestyle.
  D. It was only done on university students.

3. People with a YOLO attitude may _____.
  A. refuse to do anything fun or exciting
  B. be much happier than others
  C. spend a long time on social media
  D. wouldn’t spend time with the people they love

4. What’s the best title for the passage?
  A. Life is short.
  B. A YOLO lifestyle may be healthier.
  C. A US study is not enough.
  D. Being active is important.
Word in use
根据汉语完成句子。
1. It's a beautiful day - we should _____ __  ____ __ it.
今天天气很好—我们必须充分利用。
2. GMT _____ ___Greenwich Mean Time.
GMT 是 Greenwich Mean Time（格林尼治平时）的缩写。
3. They're ____ __ all men and boys over the age of 14 to join the army.
他们号召所有14岁以上的男子参军
4. Were you just _________ to be interested?
你只是在假装感兴趣吗？

Post-reading
Discussion
Do you think it is healthier to live with a YOLO attitude?  Why or why not? 

答案解析：
P2
1. A。由首段第一句中 “a TV show that has recently become popular” 可知答案为A。且首段二、三句 “It invites different people to read aloud on the stage, … They can read everything, like poems, books, and letters”可排除B，C，D选项。

2. C。由第三段第三句 “There is a microphone in it and it records people’s voices ”可知。

3. B。由第三段 “Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV”可知。

4. C。由第四段最后一句 “We can actually express our deep feelings through reading aloud”可知。

P3
1. B。由首段2、3句 “Kyra Poh, a 14-year-old girl from Singapore has already tried and found her favorite. She is good at an extreme sport called indoor skydiving” 可知。

2. B。由第二段第2句 “It was held in Spain on Feb 3 and 4 ”可知。

3. B。由第五段可知虽不像其他跳伞运动员, Poh每周训练三次，练习一些高难度动作，来弥补自身不擅长体操和舞蹈的不足。可知为B。

4. C。文章主要讲述了Poh 从一开始接触skydiving的紧张到通过自己的练习努力达到擅长室内跳伞这项运动。B项太片面。

P4
1. C。由首段第4句中 “It stands for “You Only Live Once”可知。

2. D。由第四段第1句两组学生来自United States universities，第2句 pretended表示假装，最后1句只有一组假装had a YOLO lifestyle”可分别排除A，B，C选项。

3. B。由第五段第2句 “It showed that the group who pretended to be moving cities was much happier”可知。

4. B。整篇文章通过介绍一个实验证明拥有YOLO生活态度可以让人觉得更开心更健康。