2017年7月
Editor◇艾美 Illustrator◇小志琴

本報看重讀者們的親子關係，藉著父母與孩子學習英語的時刻，增加他們溝通的機會。使用這教材的方法如下：
（一）請你與孩子一起朗讀內容及本月金句；
（二）透過所閱讀的內容，引導孩子分享他們的看法和經歷，藉此提升他們的品格及學習如何與人相處；
（三）鼓勵你的孩子完成下列的活動，並於2017年7月31日前寄回本報，我們將寄上一份小禮物。

Bible verse of the Month 本月金句

「疲乏的，祂賜能力；軟弱的，祂加力量……但那等候耶和華的必重新得力。
他們必如鷹展翅上騰……」《以賽亞書40章29及31節》
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak…but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles…” (Isaiah 40:29, 31)

Meaning: to further hurt someone’s feelings after doing harm to him

Kenny: Ricky, you look cross. Why?
Ricky: We lost the inter-school match yesterday! We’ve practiced a lot but we still lost it.
Kenny: I see. But that’s life, isn’t it? If you and your team have done your best, you shouldn’t feel bad.
Ricky: I’m cross not  because we’ve lost the match. You know what happened after the match? We were being laughed at by the other team!
Kenny: What did they say or do?
Ricky: They said we were so weak that it looked like we hadn’t eaten for days!
Kenny: How bad! They were adding insult to injury!

Activities 活動

1) Can you write down the name of the kind of match that you love watching most? 你可寫下你最喜歡看是哪種比賽呢？
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2) Have you ever lost an inter-school competition or match before? If yes, what was it?
你曾經輸過聯校比賽嗎？如果有，哪是一場甚麼比賽呢？
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3) Which of the following would you say if your friend has lost a game or a match?
如果你的朋友輸了一場比賽，你會對他說以下哪一句說話呢？
a) It’s your turn this time! b) Blame it on the weather!
c) You shouldn’t have lost it. How come!
d) Take it easy, friend! You’ve tried your best. That’s the most important!
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4) What competition would you want to take part in? 你最想參加甚麼比賽呢？
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Answers to June issue:

1) eleven
2) 前鋒
3) Examples are: volleyball, rugby, baseball, basketball
4) Answers vary