• Author / Uploaded
• Víctor José BC

Citation preview

ENGLISH FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM WORKSHOP

March /2020

Teacher: Mr. Canchila Student’s Name: ______________________________________ Grade: 7th Goal: Identify the use of POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE by reading.

HELLO KITTY

A. PRE-READING QUESTIONS 1. Do you know the name of this cartoon? 2. What kind of animal is it? Is it male or female? 3. What country does this cartoon come from? 4. Do you like Hello Kitty? Why/Why not? 5. How do you know if someone is happy or sad? 6. Why is it hard to know if this cartoon animal is happy or sad?

Hello Kitty is Japan’s most famous cartoon cat. Sanrio Company made her popular everywhere. She is really cute, has a little nose and usually wears a bow or a flower on her fur. There are over 15,000 kinds of products that have pictures of Kitty on them, such as bags, clothes, and rulers. In the past, only children liked her. Now lots of young women are buying Hello Kitty products again because they like to remember when they were children themselves. Why do people like this cartoon cat? Perhaps it is because she has no mouth, so she does not look happy or sad. When people feel happy, they can look at her and think she is happy too. When they are sad, they think she is sad too. People feel she is a friend who feels the same as they do. B. UNDERSTANDING PRONOUNS 1. The word “her” (line 5) refers to ___HELLO KITTY___. 2. The word “they” (line 6) refers to _____________________. 3. The word “she” (line 8) refers to _____________________. 4. The word “they” (line 11) refers to _____________________.

C. UNDERSTANDING VOCABULARY Match the meanings under Y with the words or phrases under X. Write only the appropriate letter (a,b,c … etc) in front of the number (1, 2, 3, …etc.) under X. X _E_ 1. famous (line 1)

Y a. things which companies make to sell

___ 2. cute (line 2)

b. once

___ 3. a bow (line 3)

c. maybe

___ 4. fur (line 3)

d. like

___ 5. products (line)

e. very popular

___ 6. Clothes (line)

f. soft thick hair that covers the bodies

___ 7. In the past (line 5)

of some animals

___ 8. remember

g. very pretty ; sweet

___ 9. perhaps (line 8)

h. the things you wear, e.g. trousers,

___ 10. the same as (line 12)

shirts, dresses etc. i. think about something from the past j. a long thin piece of colorful cloth or Ribbon, used to tie a girl’s hair

D. UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN IDEA Circle the best answer. 1. The main idea of this passage is that __________________. a. there are pictures of Hello Kitty on many things b. children like Kitty because she does not have a mouth c. Kitty is popular with people because they feel she is their friend 2. The best title for this passage would be ________________. a. A Happy Smiling Cat b. A Very Cute Cartoon Cat c. A Japanese TV Cartoon Cat

E. UNDERSTANDING DETAILS Multiple choice. Circle the best answer. 1. According to the passage, we know that Kitty is famous because ____________. a. even some young women like her b. her picture is on lots of products c. her smiling face makes people happy 2. The passage tells us that nowadays _______________. a. only children like Hello kitty b. children like to remember Kitty c. children and young women like Kitty

3. Now lots of women like Kitty because the _______________. a. think about the past b. think she is in fashion c. remember their own children 4. According to the passage, Kitty ___________________. a. cannot smile b. has a happy face c. looks like a real cat 5. The end of the passage suggests that ____________. a. Hello Kitty has real feelings b. we need friends who share our feelings c. Kitty makes people feel the same as with their own cats 6. If Kitty had a mouth, she would ____________. a. not be able to show any feelings b. make people feel she is their friend c. show different feelings in different drawings

F. TRUE-FALSE Write T in front of the correct statements and F in front of the incorrect statements. ____ 1. Kitty is famous around the world. ____ 2. Kitty likes bags, clothes and rulers. ____ 3. Clothes are not the only things that have a picture of Kitty on them. ____ 4. There was a time when women did not like Kitty. ____ 5. Young women enjoy thinking about when their children were young. ____ 6. Kitty only has a small mouth. ____ 7. Kitty cannot show feelings. ____ 8. Happy people think Kitty is happy. ____ 9. People see their own feeling on Kitty’s face. ____10. People think Kitty feels the same all the time.