[方法探讨] 说说我儿子的原版阅读

本帖最后由 charlenedavid 于 2013-1-26 12:58 编辑

这是这套原版教材里每个单元后面的练习题

P981 UNIT 7 SKILLS AND STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT
Test Practice

Part 1: Literary Elements
When my mother left North Carolina, she couldn’t bring her sisters or the deep feather bed she’d slept in or the thick forests of her childhood. She couldn’t bring the splashing mountain streams. So she brought what she could, a lilac bush.
On the prairie where my parents settled, a bitter wind blew endlessly. My mother built a small stone wall to protect her lilac until our small house went up and could take over that job. I remember finding her on cold, damp, spring mornings, crouched by the bush, studying its glossy green leaves. She was waiting, waiting. And soon, a softly warm afternoon would come. The first purple-blue blossoms would appear on delicate branches. For the next three weeks, a sweet and spicy fragrance filled our yard.
During this time every spring, my mother was different. Her usual happiness was
deeper. Her eyes were filled with memory. She would spend too much money on a ham and bake the fluffy biscuits her own mother had taught her, years ago, to make. Over dinner, she would tell stories about relatives I had never met and descriptions of birds and forest animals I had never seen. And then the lilac’s
flowers would fade, and my mother would turn her attention back to our everyday life.

1. Which of the following sentences reveals that the narrator is using a first-person point of view?
A. “On the prairie where my parents settled, a bitter wind blew endlessly.
B. “So she brought what she could, a lilac bush.”
C. “And soon, a softly warm afternoon would come.”
D. “The first purple-blue blossoms would appear on delicate branches.”

2. What does the lilac bush symbolize for the narrator’s mother?
A. loss, sadness, and pain                                B. the life she left behind
C. the importance of change                        D. the hardships of everyday life

3. Which of the following events actually occurs first?
A. The mother moves to the prairie.                B. The narrator’s house is built.
C. The narrator hears stories.                                D. The mother learns to make biscuits.

4. Explain how the author’s use of description in this passage can help a reader experience the story. Give at least two examples.

Part 2: Reading Skills
Passage 1. In December of 1777, the American army set up camp at Valley
Forge, Pennsylvania, where they would remain all winter. The location kept the
soldiers safe from attack. They were not safe from nature. Many of the soldiers had no shoes. Most were dressed in rags. They huddled together in small crowded wooden huts. The army’s commander, George Washington, did what he could to obtain supplies. On most days, however, their only food was flat pancakes made of flour and water. Their rag-wrapped feet left blood on the snow as they marched and trained. Disease was common, frostbite more so. By spring, thousands had died.
Passage 2. It was miserably hot in New Jersey on June 28, 1778. The men tramping
down the road had once been farmers and shopkeepers in America’s countryside and towns. Now they were soldiers fighting to be free. Their respect for their leader, George Washington, meant they would obey any command he gave. Soon he
would be giving the command to fi ght. The Battle of Monmouth was only hours away.
1. What is the main idea of Passage 1?
A. The winter at Valley Forge was a very difficult one.
B. The housing at Valley Forge was crowded and cold.
C. The American army was led by George Washington.
D. Those who survive hardship are stronger because of it.

2. Synthesize information in Passage 2 to decide which of the following statements is true.
A. Farmers and shopkeepers make poor soldiers.
B. The Battle of Monmouth took place on June 28, 1778.
C. George Washington became the army’s commander in 1778.
D. More soldiers died in the Battle of Monmouth than in any other battle.

3. What can you infer from Passage 1?
A. George Washington was a bad commander.
B. The year 1777 was the coldest on record.
C. The soldiers were not well supplied.
D. The soldiers did not know how to march.

4. Which of the following is always involved in evaluating a story or other text?
A. making inferences                                                        B. synthesizing information
C. combining ideas to create new ones        
D. coming up with opinions about the text

Part 3: Vocabulary Skills
1. told her to cease
A. stop                         B. stand                 C. watch                        D. speak

2. a forsaken town
A. busy                         B. abandoned                 C. large                        D. successful

3. their dismal life
A. active                 B. complicated                 C. miserable                        D. peaceful

4. too much commotion
A. violence                 B. difficulty         C. reckless speed                D. noise and disorder

5. a grudging welcome
A. loud                         B. joyful                         C. shy                        D. unwilling

6. Use what you know about base words to complete the sentence below.
A person who is desirous of water is
A. wet.                 B. thirsty.                 C. busily swimming.        D. afraid of drowning.

7. The Latin root aud means “hear,” as in audience. What part of your body would a doctor who’s an audiologist need to examine?
A. ears                 B. eyes                         C. nose                        D. throat

8. The Latin root brev means “short,” as in abbreviation. If someone complains about the brevity of a movie, that person is saying it was
A. boring.                 B. too violent.                 C. poorly acted.                D. not long enough.

9. The Greek root astr or aster means “star,” as in astronomy and astrology. Which of the following symbols is an asterisk?
A. &                                 B. *                                 C. #                                D. $

10. The Latin root mono means “one” and the Greek root chrome means “color.” Which of the following is most likely to be monochromatic?
A. a rainbow         B. a snowy field         C. a nation’s flag        D. a flower garden

Part 4: Writing Skills
1. What is the verb in the following sentence? The players on the team rarely arrived on time for the game.
A. players                         B. rarely                         C. arrived                        D. on

2. What is the subject in the following sentence? The people in the park were walking dogs, playing catch, and having fun.
A. The                         B. people                         C. park                        D. dogs

3. Which of the following sentences has a compound subject?
A. My favorite animals are dogs.
B. A sandwich and an apple will be enough.
C. Did Sayid call, or was that Nathaniel?
D. Grown-ups who are mean to kids make me mad.

Which forms of the verbs belong in the following sentence?
4. The bikes in the garage (needs, need) new tires, but nobody (has, have) money to buy them.
A. needs, has                 B. need, has                 C. needs, have                        D. need, have

5. Inside the box (was, were) a tie and a pair of pants, and the pants (was, were) just my size.
A. was, was         B. was, were                 C. were, was                D. were, were

6. Everybody (knows, know) the best running shoes in the whole store (is, are) the ones over there.
A. knows, is                 B. knows, are                 C. know, is                        D. know, are

7. How (do, does) Luke know which of the scissors (is, are) his?
A. do, is                 B. do, are                 C. does, is                D. does, are

8. What can you do to make sure your writing (especially in a personal narrative) reflects your voice?

请问这位妈妈，孩子是在国外待过的吗？一次原版书可以看100页啊，而且是自主阅读，说明孩子的阅读能力已经达到母语的水平了吧。能否详细谈谈是如何帮孩子走上自由阅读的道路的？先谢谢啦~

谢谢了，1岁半时他舅舅给他照的，笑兜很多人

本帖最后由 Aaron妈妈 于 2013-1-26 15:25 编辑

谢谢楼主答复~  虽然孩子的英语启蒙因为有好的语言环境，但是也跟妈妈坚持让他读加州教材和GLENCOE 有关吧。看来不光要泛读小说，还需要结合教材深入的学习才行。再次多谢楼主的经验分享，祝你家宝贝越来越爱阅读，能在阅读中享受到快乐{:soso_e163:}

嗯，有道理。我也一直在让孩子看原版小说，但是一直在纠结要不要每本书都做到精读，后来发现这样行不通。一来时间不够用，二来家长的精力也不够。看了你家宝贝的经历，也许在大量泛读的基础上，选少量教材类的书籍精读，才是最好的方法吧~

明德小孩子去看家长可以陪同么？是不是只有河西有明德啊？

好用心，好智慧的妈妈，13岁应该不是很好对付的年纪，真的是斗智斗勇啊，但是我想你孩子肯定会慢慢爱上阅读的。向你学习

坚持和用心的好妈妈，非常佩服。
之所以这样，孩子才有了上述的那些优点，才能有今天的成绩。

妈妈很会教育啊！学习了！

请教下，教材的精读是跟着老师学还是自己教？或是其他的方式？另外教材的精读是如何进行的？

本帖最后由 charlenedavid 于 2013-1-28 00:06 编辑

我和儿子这样阅读原版教材过程里，我们没有记默单词，也很少逐字逐句翻译，讲述的都是大概意思，并且能理解课文里的提问，对文章有清晰的了解就放过（这篇课文）。。。。一路下来，不仅对阅读不陌生，也习惯读英文，到后面，不知不觉确实积累了很多词汇量，而且这个词汇量并不是只机械地在字典里查出来，生硬地记住。就好比151楼里，我和儿子都很少有生词（当然，115楼里的内容，也不是特别深奥，我只是这么一举例而已，差点忘记谦虚和谨慎了，万一被人嘲笑，那就不好意思了），就是几题语法题，我们俩略有分歧（语法上还是我比儿子强点）。

这也是我为什么经常强调，以习惯来学英语，以阅读来积累词汇。

如果在外面机构学，所谓的语法分析，单词词组背默，来称为精读的话，那我宁可我们这样的泛读。

精读，也要看是什么样水平的精读，至少我来说，还远远做不到如中文那样的精读---精确地掌握课文（包括写作手法、字词句的运用。。。。）。

同南京的！

家长好用心，这个太难的了

这个方法挺好的，我以后借鉴哦~~嘿嘿

楼主是个有心的父母，值得学习，坚信付出必有回报啊。{:soso_e100:}

本帖最后由 smokingzombie 于 2013-1-28 12:58 编辑

楼主, 你贴的题是几年级的? 让小的粗略看了下没有生词, 难度估计应该合适, 准备去找来做做.

是个很好的主意，阅读bank

学习了！让我家宝爱阅读的同时也不能耽误了户外活动,呵呵！
希望我家宝也能爱上阅读

看起来很有计划，肯定学的不错哦！

这两天刚放假，儿子基本上一天读100页，刚才还跟我说，争取今天看200页！

儿子说，其实他看书也不完全是为了电脑时间的。

本帖最后由 淡茶 于 2013-1-28 19:59 编辑

哦，刚才跟错了，木反应过来，不好意思，删了

刚爬完这座楼，收获很多。
我家的现在小二了，中英文都非常喜欢听，英文的还喜欢看我下载的动画片，可就是不喜欢自己拿着书读，我很头疼。看了楼主阅读银行的办法，让她用阅读时间换取视听时间，1页换1分钟。开始她很抗拒，非常生气。我跟她说就当这是个游戏吧，你们语文老师还要你们寒假读书，开学给大家介绍读的书呢。我们玩阅读银行的游戏，既可以完成作业，又可以换故事听，换动画片看，不是很好吗？正如楼主所言，孩子小亲子关系好，工作还是好展开的，呵呵。
今晚读了一本图文并茂的“我爱阅读”蓝色系列《装在口袋里的妈妈》，32页。这个书对论坛里好多孩子来说太小儿科了，可是我还是很高兴 的。
阅读银行，初战告捷，高兴高兴。

本帖最后由 tigie 于 2013-1-29 06:43 编辑

我家孩子只爱看中文书,不爱看英文书,如果是英文的,只愿意看每页只有几个单词的.楼主启蒙时有什么好经验吗?

这类方法在哪本书里好像看过，看来可行啊

我们家对于看书，正在补救中。

这个方法挺好，关键是家长和孩子达成共识，坚持不懈！

看了受益匪浅啊，学习

本帖最后由 charlenedavid 于 2013-1-29 16:28 编辑


Maniac Magee
Spinelli, Jerry
AR Quiz No. 5075 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5.0
AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
Rating:
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.

我们小一，对阅读不积极，但我要求每天读半小时也照做了，我在等着哪天他能自己自主的阅读，不管是中文还是英文

阅读bank是以页数为计量单位，质量呢？