初中进阶 (2258 期 ) 1 版 Shanghai fails toilet paper test

Pre-reading 1. Have you seen inappropriate ( 不恰当的 ) behaviors in public places? What were they?

2. Do you think toilet paper should be provided for free in public toilets? Why or why not?

While reading True or false True or false 1. During the test period, people wasted quite a lot of free toilet paper. 2. Europeans use as much toilet paper as people in Shanghai do. 3. Nobody knows who was the inventor of toilet paper. 4. Some selfish people think everyone can use public things and take them home if they want. T F F T

Answer the following questions. Answer the following questions. 1. Why was toilet paper used so quickly in public toilets? 2. How much did the pilfering add to the cost of the whole program in one public toilet? Because some people pilfered the paper or used it for other purposes. 72,000 yuan.

3. Toilet paper is a cheap and familiar product, isn ’ t it? 4. According to the author, what problem is shown from the stealing of the toilet paper? Yes, it is. Some people in Shanghai still lack a sense of public responsibility.

Language study Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms. Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms. 1. This area will be ________ in the near future. 2. It ’ s not easy to ________ the poem. You have to read between the lines. 3. Do you think ________ should be punished seriously? 4. It ’ s ________ of you to leave your names on the Great Wall. 5. Are you ________ with the operation of a washing machine? pilferextendfamiliarselfishinterpret extended interpret pilfering selfish familiar

After reading In you opinion, what can we do to stop people from pilfering something public? Exchange your ideas with your classmates and make a list of your suggestions. In you opinion, what can we do to stop people from pilfering something public? Exchange your ideas with your classmates and make a list of your suggestions.