Please read aloud the following articles with your partners in turn.
Four-year-old Jane Goodall was puzzled by the question of how hens laideggs. So she set out to find an answer to this mystery. She hid in a henhouse, waiting to see how a hen laid an egg. Finally, four hours later, she had her answer. Excited, she ran off to tell her mother.
For Goodall, this event began a lifetime of discovery.
Goodall was born in England in 1934. She grew up reading Tarzan books and spent as much time outdoors as she could. When she was nine, she dreamed of going to Africa.
She never attended university. Instead, she worked as a waitress for several years, saving money for her trip to Africa.
his secretary for a while. Then one day, Leakey told Goodall he wanted to send her to the African rain forest to study chimpanzees. She would have to stay awhile. He told her that the research project might take as long as ten years.
Goodall was excited by the opportunity, but officials worried about her safety in the African rain forest. At that time, chimpanzees were thought to be violent animals. Many people said Goodall wouldn’t last three weeks in the rain forest. They seriously underestimated her. Goodall’s study of the chimpanzees has lasted for more than forty years.
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Those forty years have been full of wonderful and surprising discoveries. The more Goodall watched the chimpanzees, the more she noticed how similar they are to humans.
Chimpanzees, for example, show affectionin much the same way humans do. They kiss, hug, hold hands, and even tickle one another. Goodall helped us realize that animals can experience emotions. They know both joy and sadness. Amazingly, Goodall discovered that chimpanzees make and use tools. Before this discovery, scientists thought that humans were the only tool makers on earth. Goodall’s discoveries have forced us to look at chimps in a completely new way. We have realized just how much we have in common with other living things.
Goodall, who watched hens lay eggs as a little girl, has in fact taught the world another important lesson. She has shown us that a little curiosity and a bold, adventurous spirit can lead to amazing discoveries.
─Adapted from Michael Ridgeway/This article first appeared in Studio Classroom, March 2001/ Retrieved from Longteng English Readers, Book 2, Lesson 5.
(2) Echo Reading
Please read the following articles with your partner. This task is challengeable. You have to pay attention to what your partner read aloud and then repeat the sentences.
John and Robert were both seriously ill, and they shared the same hospital room.
John’s bed was next to the room’s only window. He could sit up in his bed to help drain the water from his lungs. Robert, however, had to spend all his time lying flat on his back. The men did not have much to do, so they chatted for hours on end about everything, including their families, their professions, and even their military service.
Every afternoon when John was sitting up, he would tell Robert about the things outside the window. He said that the window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. There were ducks swimming on the water and groups of children sailing their toy boats. Young couples strolled arm in arm among the trees and flowers, and mountains could be seen in the distance. With John’s description, Robert could imagine the greatest views that he saw before he was put into hospital. Although John’s health was worsening, he never stopped sharing these wonderful sights with his roommate.
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Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths but discovered that John was dead in his sleep. Sadly, she asked someone to take him away.
As soon as he had enough energy, Robert asked the nurse to move him next to the window. The nurse was glad to help him, and left the room after she made sure that he was comfortable. Slowly, Robert lifted himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. But as he turned to look out the window, he couldn’t believe his eyes. He found that the window faced nothing but a plain brick wall. Robert called the nurse. “Where are all the interesting people and things John told me about?” he asked.
The nurse seemed surprised. “Didn’t you know that John was blind?” she asked.
Robert was too shocked to say a word. “Perhaps he just wanted to help you,” the nurse said. —Adapted from “The Hospital Window” and anonymous
Retrieved from Longteng English Readers, Book 1, Lesson 3.
(3) Shadowing Reading
Please read the following articles with your partner. Please read aloud the article by following the previous sentences your partner has read aloud.
I still remember the night before my first day of high school. I wanted to look perfect on the first day. After I made sure everything was ready for the next day, I happily went to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up and felt excited, and I ran to the mirror. When I saw myself in it, I let out a cry, “Oh my God! How could this happen?” Right on the tip of my nose was a huge red zit!
in order to ruin my first day of high school! It was terrible to have a nose so ugly that it made Rudolph’s nose look normal. I felt so embarrassed.
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I tried to hide my ugly pimple, but nothing I did worked. I wanted to skip school, but my mom wouldn’t let me. I worried that people at school would see my zit and know me not as the “freshman It girl,” but as the “freshman Zit girl!” It was so depressing!
Fortunately, the day went well, and miraculously no one said anything about my pimple! But for the rest of the year, I was sure that everyone was talking about my funny-looking zit every day when I was not around.
On the first day of tenth grade, I guessed that no one remembered my old zit anymore and said to my best friend, “It’s great for me to be off to such a good start this year.”
She replied, “I don’t understand.”
I pointed at my nose and yelled, “Don’t you remember the huge zit I had on the first day of school last year?”
She said, “No, but you must remember my disgusting orange shirt.”
I paused and then said, “No, I don’t.”
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Then I realized that most people only care about their own faults and have no time to think about others’. I can recall all of my embarrassing moments in high school, but even when I try, I can’t remember any such moments of my friends’. Now the zit story has become just a funny memory to me. It has taught me to be more carefree and to wash my face more often!
—Adapted from “Freshman Zit Girl” in Chicken Soup for the Soul by Anna Kendall, rewritten by Kevin Lee Retrieved from Longteng English Readers, Book 1, Lesson 2.
Assignment
You need to practice shadowing with videos. Apply VoiceTube to practice shadowing reading
(1) Me before You Official Trailer
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/35187?mtc=shirley_blog_46230 (2) How to Write a Business Plan
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/33780?mtc=shirley_blog_46230 (3) Avengers 4 Official Trailer
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/69237?ref=new