Summer Break Week 1 - Part 1

Summer Break - Week 1

If, by Rudyard Kipling

But first some review!

Multiple Choice

Which one would be realistic fiction?

Multiple Select

What does an adventure story have?

• An exciting story

• A boring story

• Magic

• Danger

Multiple Choice

A fictional narrative is a story that __________.

• did not happen

• happened

Multiple Choice

Which one would be a fantasy story?

Multiple Choice

Choose the drama story:

Multiple Choice

Which one is a tragedy?

Science Fiction

A story with unreal science in it.

Like magic, but from human technology.

Poetry (詩歌)

• A special kind of writing that does not follow the same rules. (詩歌與其他類型的寫作不遵循相同的規則。)

• It can tell a story.

• It can tell about something.

• It can do many different things

Multiple Select

Which is true about Poetry?

(Choose all correct answers)

• It can tell a story

• It follows the same rules as other writing.

• It can tell you about something

• It does not follow the same rules as other writing.

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Point of View

• A point of view is your view of life.

• Point of view = （思考的）角度

• (Point of view also has other meanings.)

Conditional Statements (直陳條件) / If + Then

They say if the 1st thing is true, then the 2nd thing will be true.

The poem, "If" uses If/Then statements, without using "then"

• It's like a shortcut (近路). A way to write something faster.

• "If" is the most important part. You don't need "then."

Multiple Choice

What is a point of view?

• The kind of story

• Your view of life.

• A conditional statement

Lines 1-4

• keep your head = not be crazy, angry, etc.

• doubt = （尤指對好壞、真實性的）懷疑，疑慮，疑問

• allowance = 忍耐，耐心

Lines 5 - 9

• Be humble (謙虛的，謙遜的)

• Don't let dreams ruin your life.

Multiple Choice

Lines 1-4:

What does he say we should do?

• Get mad when we want to

• Not let ourselves be angry

• Trust people

• Doubt ourselves

Multiple Select

What does he suggest in Lines 5-9?

• Don't hate

• Don't lie

• Be humble

• Stop dreaming

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Lines 10-12

• Think, but not too much

• impostor = 冒名頂替者

• triumph = when you win

• disaster = when a terrible thing happens

• It's not important if you win or lose. It's important that you try to live your life.

Lines 13 - 16

• knave = 不誠實的人；惡棍

• stoop = 俯身，彎腰

• worn-out = tired or old. Maybe broken

• People will lie about what you say. Don't care about that.

• Things in your life will break. Just fix them.

Multiple Choice

In Lines 10-13, why does he call Triumph and Disaster imposters?

• Because they are people

• Because they don't happen

• Because he does not think they are important.

Multiple Select

In Lines 13-16, what does he say we should do?

[Choose 2]

• Don't care about people lying

• Twist the truth

• Fix things in our life if they are broken

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Lines 17 - 20

• heap =（淩亂的）一堆

• pitch and toss = a game of chance / 博弈遊戲

• He is kind of saying it's okay to take chances. But if you take chances, don't complain (抱怨) if you lose.

Kids playing pitch and toss

Another pitch and toss game

Lines 21 - 24

• sinew = 腱，筋肉

• Sometimes your body will be tired and you will be scared.

• He says to be strong in your heart.

Multiple Choice

What is pitch and toss?

• When you throw the trash away

• A game of chance

• A way to fix something

• When you lie to someone

Multiple Choice

What does he mean in Lines 17-20?

• Don't take chances

• Don't complain

• Don't complain if you take chances and lose

• Don't lose

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Multiple Choice

1.) Which one is the point of view of the author?

• a.) It is okay to take risks (風險) if you keep winning and don't boast (吹噓).

• b.) It is bad to take risks (風險)

• c.) If you win, you can't tell anyone.

• d.) It's okay to take risks (風險) and lose if you can try again and don't complain (抱怨).

Circle the answer!

Multiple Choice

2.) What is the author talking about in Lines 21-24

• a.) a person's money

• b.) a person's family

• c.) a person's health or body

• d.) a person's home

Circle the answer!

Multiple Choice

3.) In Lines 17-20, is the author only talking about money?

• Yes

• No

Write the answer in your book!

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Lines 25-26

• virtue = 美德；高尚品德

• He is talking about being humble.

Lines 27-32

• foe = 敵人

• He is talking about moderation.

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Multiple Choice

1.) What point of view does the author express in Lines 25-26?

• a.) It is important to be friends with kings.

• b.) Don't spend time with poor people.

• c.) It is important to be friends with different kinds of people.

• d.) Take big risks.

Circle the answer!

Multiple Choice

2.) What does the author think you need to do to be an adult (成年人)?

• a.) Act in moderation (適度) and control (控制) yourself.

• b.) Make a lot of money.

• c.) Talk to different people.

• d.) Take risks.

Circle the answer!

Multiple Choice

3.) What does the poem's name tell us about the author's point of view?

• If you can do the things in the poem, you can be an adult.

• He thinks money is very important.

• He thinks you need to have rich friends.

• He thinks you should be friends with risky people.

Write the answer!