Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17， 1706 in Boston．When he was 12， he began working at his brother's print shop， where he learned a lot about writing and printing．He even wrote some articles in the New England Courant．At the age of 17， he ran away from home and went to Philadelphia．
He also took an active role in the community．In 1736，he set up a volunteer fire company and also became the postmaster of the city the next year．
He traveled for five years starting from 1757 around Great Britain．He also made many more trips to France and Britain．
He returned to America in 1787， where he served as a delegate （代表） to the Constitutional Convention．He played a strong role here as an elder statesman， who shared his world view （ 观点）．He was very happy to see the United States become independent and take up the United States Constitution．Unfortunately， he died in 1790 at the age of 84， only three years after the Constitution was put into place．He was also famous ﹣ sill is， 200 some years after his death．
In his life， he did as he said，"Honesty and diligence （勤勉） should be your eternal partner"．
（1）Where was Benjamin Franklin born？
（2）What did he learn at his brother's print shop？
（3）How old was he as a postmaster？
（4）How did he feel when the United States became independent？
（5）What can we learn from his word？
Woodland School Picnic Notice
Dear Parents
The school is planning a picnic for Grade 2 students．They will have an exciting experience on a nearby farm．6 experienced teachers will be there to take care of the children．Parents need to pay$20 for the picnic．Let us know if you want your children to go for the picnic by 21st October 2013．
After Monday,21st October 2013．the confirmation will not be accepted．
Important information：
| Parents will drop and pick up the children from Woodland Scool Date：Saturday,26th October 20 1 3 Time：9．00 a．m．一5．00 P．m． Lunch：It will be offered by the schoo1． Dress：Comfortable dress and sports shoes Things to be carried：Water bottle&towel |
Where will the picnic take place?
| A．In a park． | B．In a zoo． |
| C．On a farm． | D．On a mountain． |
How long will the picnic take?
| A．4 hours． | B．6 hours． |
| C．8 hours． | D．10 hours． |
What can we leam from the material?
No teacher will go for the picnic．
B.Parents don’t need to pay for the picnic．
C. Children will have a class after the picnic．
D．Children will go for the picnic on weekends．
Game: Describe and guess
In Describe and guess, players take turns choosing(选) a Word Brick and then describing（描述）one of the words on the brick without saying the actual word. The goal is to get the other players to guess the word.
| A．You can play the game in groups of 4. |
| B．You can't let others see your word brick. |
| C．The describer can't say the word. |
| D．There's only one word on each word brick. |
| A．tell you about another game |
| B．teach some word stories |
| C．show how to play the game |
| D．teach some small words |
Poor Alice was very unhappy. "What a wonderful garden!" she said to herself. "I'd like to be out there - not in this dark room. Why can't I get smaller?" It was already a very strange day, and Alice was beginning to think that anything was possible.
After a while she locked the door again, got up and went back to the glass table. She put the key down and she saw a little bottle on the table. Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters.
But Alice was a careful girl. "It can be dangerous to drink out of strange bottles," she said. "What will it do to me?" She drank a little bit very slowly. The taste was very nice, like chocolate and oranges and hot sweet coffee. and very soon Alice finished the bottle.
"What a strange feeling!" said Alice. "I think I'm getting smaller and smaller every second."
And she was. A few minutes later she was only 25 centimeters high. "And now," she said happily, "I can get through the little door into that beautiful garden."
She ran at once to the door. When she got there, she remembered that the Iime gold key was back on the glass table. She ran back to the table for it, but of course, she was now much too small! There was the key, high above her, on top of the table. She tried very hard to climb up the table leg. but she could not do it.
At last, tired and unhappy, Alice sat down on the floor and cried. But after a while she spoke to herself angrily.
"Come now," she said, "Stop crying at once. What's the use of crying?" She was a strange child, and often talked to herself like this.
Soon she saw a little glass box near her on the floor. She opened it. and found a very small cake with the words EATME on it.
Nothing could surprise Alice now. "Well, I'll eat it," she said. "If I get taller, I can take the key off the table. And if I get smaller, I can get under the door. One way or another. I'll get into the garden. So it doesn't matter what happens!" She went on eating, but nothing happened.
| A．She couldn't find the key to the door. |
| B．She was too small to get the key to the door. |
| C．She didn't know how to get through the door. |
| D．She was not allowed to go into the garden. |
| A．Some hot sweet coffee. | B．A piece of chocolate. |
| C．Something in a little bottle. | D．Some orange juice. |
| A．Whether I get smaller or taller |
| B．I can eat it in this way or another |
| C．If I get taller and taller |
| D．If I get smaller and smaller |
| A．Alice drank something that made her smaller. |
| B．Alice was excited to become small. |
| C．Alice ate a small cake and became bigger. |
| D．Alice met with some strange things. |
My Favorite Sweater
by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I love that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn（纱线）, a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew(露珠).
When I was three I was very small.
But now I'm five and much too tall.
I have a new jacket now that's green.
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had kittens out in the shed(小屋).
My favorite sweater is now their bed.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．The girl doesn't like the sweater any more. |
| B．The sweater is too small for the girl now. |
| C．The girl has got a new blue jacket now. |
| D．The girl's grandma loves blue very much. |
| A．a kind of food | B．a baby cat |
| C．a kind of drink | D．a bed for a baby |
In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation (谈话).
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes:
“Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To reply (回答) to an invitation , either say ‘thank you’ and accept (接受), or say you’re sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry . I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people use expressions (习惯用语) that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations . For example; “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?”
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention (提到) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
Title: Real or not
| Situations |
Answers |
| Canadians and Americans often invite friends for |
Because they |
| Someone says “I’ve two movie tickets, |
You want to go, and your answer should be “Thanks, I’d |
| Someone invites you to dinner, but doesn’t mention the time or the |
You’d better answer “Sure, that would be |
| They really mean to be |
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| So remember, next time when you hear something that sounds like an invitation, you should listen |
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