Homework for 24th Class

Question:

1.Why mother always tell Shirley "You must not forget you will still Chinese?"

2.Why Shirley was worries the things that had not happened in your opinion?(120)

3.Why Shirley knew immediately that they would be friends?(p.123)

Words:

1.immediately:with no time intervening.

Eg:He immediately flung himself to the floor.

2.avoided:keep away from

Eg:This can be avoided.

3.committeewoman: a woman who is a member of committee.

Eg:Her mother is a committeewoman.

Conflict:

Shirley drems her friend are laugh at her.They were all makeing funof her.I think it's a internal conflict.

Discussion:

Because diverse people have diverse personality. We can learn different good things from them. Like brave, helpful, kind,polite. If we just admire one kinds of people, we can just learn a little things.

Question:

Why was Shirley shy about seeing them again? (p.119)

What did Shirley dream about.(p.120) And why?

Who is Shirley’s new friend? What did she look like?

Word:

Confused: I’m confused about math problem.

Venture: This is a venture invest.

Recognized: I recognized my teacher at once.

Internal conflict:

Shirley thought that she was thinking more and more English. She worried about she will turn to a American.

Because diverse kinds of people can let we know more. Maybe you can’t be a American but you can by a American try to experience a other kinds of life.   

Questions:

(1)Why was Shirley shy about seeing her classmate again?[pg.119]

(2)what did  Emiliy do when shirley confessed everything to Emiliy?[pg.140]And what is your opinoion about FRIENDS?

(3)After reading through the whole book.Wha was Shirley change after she came to the United States?

Vocabulary: 

(1)hollow: has a space inside it,empty

Eg:The hollow ball floated on the water.

(2)stillness:quiet

Eg：The stillness of the sea stirs in waves.-----British famous remark

(3)dial a machine such as clock watch which shows you the time.

Eg:Dial me at home.

Conflict:

She had a nightmare, dreaming about thesix cousin are laughting at her.No onekonws a girl called Shirley Temple Wong.