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Traffic Light Reading is one of students’ favorites! And it’s so simple. Here’s what to do: Take three pens in different colors, most suitably red, orange and green. But it’s not too important as long as teachers and students are both clear on the colour code they’re going to use.
Students read a text, not worrying too much about how much they understand. Teachers can ask them to re-read when students are paying attention to vocabulary. Start by underlining the words that they understand completely (including names, numbers etc) in green.
Then students re-read the text and underline the words that look familiar, they maybe know them but aren
’t too sure about them. You guessed it: in orange.
Finally, students read the text a third time underlining the words they clearly don’t understand in red. Sometimes teachers might want to set students a limit for how many red words they underline, telling them only to underline the words that they believe are seriously blocking their understanding of the text as a whole. Generally, however, students are pleasantly surprised by how few words are red and how many are green. Seeing their ability laid out in a visual way really helps to increase confidence.
Once the whole text is underlined, teachers can give students a limit of 5, 10 or 15 words, depending on the length of the text, and tell them they’re only allowed to look these words up in a dictionary. This helps them to recognize words that are actually getting in the way of their understanding of the text and words that they don’t know but actually don’t impact their whole understanding of
the text.
This is a useful activity that can be done with a printed text, in a Google Doc, on RealtimeBoard, or set as a homew
ork task for some independent study.
1.What do we know about Traffic Light Reading?
A. It’s easy. B. It’s expensive.
C. It’s difficult D. It’s useless.
2.If a student uses orange to underline a word, it means that he .
A. doesn’t know it at al
l B. has actually understood it
C. isn’t certain about its meaning D. has never met with it at all
3.What does the underlined word “impact” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. increase. B. form.
C. affect D. use.
4.In the author’s opinion, Traffic Light Reading .
A. needs more eyes than mind
B. trains students’ ability to learn
C. makes the students study long hours
D. encourages the students to speak bravely
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According to the new traffic regulations, running a yellow light _______ running a red one.
A. is suitable for B. is equal to
C. is worthy of D. is strict in
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Not only I but also Jane and Kate ___ tired of reading one book after another.
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Jane is the only one of the students who ________ a little Chinese and is one of my friends who ________ studying in China now.
A. know; have B. knows; has C. knows; are D. know; is
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One morning Raman, a true master of the art of archery(箭术), invited his favorite student to watch a display of his skill. The student had36 this more than a hundred times before, but he still obeyed his37 .
Together, they went into a nearby wood and reached a tall38 . Raman picked a rose flower and 39 it on one of the branches of the tree. He40 opened his bag and took out three objects: his 41 , an arrow and a white handkerchief.
Raman stood one hundred paces from the spot where he had placed the42 . Facing his target, he43 his student to blindfold(蒙住眼睛) him with the handkerchief. The student did as his teacher 44 .
“How often have you seen me practice the sport of archery?” Raman asked him45 .
“Every day,” replied his student. “And you have46 managed to hit the rose from three hundred paces away.”
With his eyes covered by the47 , Raman placed his feet firmly on the ground and48 the bowstring(弓弦) with all his strength. Aiming at the rose on the49 , he let the arrow fly. The arrow whistled through the air, 50 it did not even hit the tree, missing the target by a few meters.
“Did I51 it?” said Raman, removing the handkerchief from his eyes.
“No, you missed52 ,” replied the student. “I thought you were going to53 me the power of thought and your ability to perform magic.”
“I have54 taught you the most important lesson about the power of thought.” replied Raman. “When you55 something, concentrate only on that: No one will ever hit a target they cannot see.”
1.A. thought B. seen C. heard D. felt
2.A. teacher B. boss C. father D. monitor
3.A. wall B. tree C. pole D. house
4.A. buried B. educated C. signed D. placed
5.A. first B. now C. then D. finally
6.A. bow B. hammer C. apple D. knife
7.A. arrow B. shoe C. flower D. bag
8.A. advised B. expected C. encouraged D. asked
9.A. planned B. imagined C. requested D. promised
10.A. angrily B. calmly C. disappointedly D. sadly
11.A. never B. almost C. always D. also
12.A. cloth B. handkerchief C. paper D. leaf
13.A. drew back B. brought up C. held back D. took off
14.A. ground B. branch C. tip D. root
15.A. and B. for C. so D. but
16.A. touch B. learn C. miss D. hit
17.A. completely B. suddenly C. quickly D. carefully
18.A. show B. give C. offer D. lend
19.A. again B. even C. just D. seldom
20.A. buy B. find C. notice D. want
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One morning Raman, a true master of the art of archery (箭术), invited his favorite student to watch a display of his skill. The student had 36 this more than a
hundred times before, but he still obeyed his 37.
Together, they went into a nearby wood and reached a tall 38. Raman picked a rose flower and 39 it on one of the branches of the tree. He 40 opened his bag and took out three objects: his 41, an arrow and a white handkerchief.
Raman stood one hundred paces from the spot where he had placed the 42. Facing his target, he 43 his student to blindfold (蒙住眼睛) him with the handkerchief. The student did as his teacher 44.
“How often have you seen me practice the sport of archery?” Raman asked him 45.
“Every day,” replied his student. “And you have 46 managed to hit the rose from three hundred paces away.”
With his eyes covered by the 47, Raman placed his feet firmly on the ground and 48 the bowstring (弓弦) with all his strength. Aiming at the rose on the 49, he let the arrow fly. The arrow whistled through the air, 50 it did not even hit the tree, missing the target by a few meters.
“Did I 51 it?” said Raman, removing the handkerchief from his eyes.
“No, you missed 52,” replied the student. “I thought you were going to 53 me the power of thought and your ability to perform magic.”
“I have 54 taught you the most important lesson about the power of thought.” replied Raman. “When you 55 something, concentrate only on that: No one will ever hit a target they cannot see.”
1.A. thought B. seen C. heard D. felt
2.A. teacher B. boss C. father D. monitor
3.A. wall B. tree C. pole D. house
4.A. buried B. educated C. signed D. placed
5.A. first B. now C. then D. finally
6.A. bow B. hammer C. apple D. knife
7.A. arrow B. shoe C. flower D. bag
8.A. advised B. expected C. encouraged D. asked
9.A. planned B. imagined C. requested D. promised
10.A. angrily B. calmly C. disappointedly D. sadly
11.A. never B. almost C. always D. also
12.A. cloth B. handkerchief C. paper D. leaf
13.A. drew back B. brought up C. held back D. took off
14.A. ground B. branch C. tip D. root
15.A. and B. for C. so D. but
16.A. touch B. learn C. miss D. hit
17.A. completely B. suddenly C. quickly D. carefully
18.A. show B. give C. offer D. lend
19.A. again B. even C. just D. seldom
20.A. buy B. find C. notice D. want
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One of the most important things in education is to let students ____ positive emotions and experience in the process of their learning.
A. require B. acquire C. demand D. clarify
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I have a good friend who’s name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent student in our class. Clever as she is, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk .One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning when she smelt something burning. Look out of the window , she find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbor’s house . She called 119 immediate. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbor was very thankful for her help.
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Tom is one of the best students in the school and there is no _______that he will get the first prize in the competition.
A. wonder B. problem C. doubt D. need
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Mary is a lucky girl and she is the only one of the students who______ been to Paris.
’t too sure about them. You guessed it: in orange.
the text.
ork task for some independent study.
l B. has actually understood it