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Module1HowtolearnEnglish
Unit1Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.
MsJames:Welcomeback,everyone!Today,we’regoingtotalkaboutgoodwaystolearnEnglish.Ready?Whohassomeadvice?
Lingling:WeshouldalwaysspeakEnglishinclass.
MsJames:Good!Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.
Daming:Whynotwritedownthemistakesinournotebooks?
MsJames:That’sagoodidea.Anddon’tforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistakes.Whatelse?
Lingling:It’sagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.
MsJames:Thanksalot,Lingling.Howaboutlisteningtotheradio?
Lingling:Yes,that’sgoodforourpronunciationtoo.Buttherearesomanynewword.MsJames:Youdon’tneedtounderstandeveryword.Youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.
Daming:That’sthesameforreading.Englishstoriesaresointeresting.Igettoknowalotabouttheworldthroughreading.
Lingling:Ithinkwritingisalsoimportant.Whydon’twetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?Wecanwritetothem.MsJames:Excellent!Iagreewithyou.
Unit2Youshouldsmileather!
SendyourquestionstoDiana,theLanguageDoctor.
ManystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirEnglish.Herearethreebasicquestions.
ThefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingEnglishfilmsandsongs.LiHaofromHubeiwrote,“IlikewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,butIcanonlyunderstandalittle.WhatcanIdo?”
WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnEnglish!Watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.Ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.
Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.WangFanfromJilinwrote,“OurschoolhasateacherfromtheUS.IamshyandIamafraidtospeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?”
Youcansay,“Hello!Howareyou?”“DoyoulikeChina?”Thesearegoodwaystostartaconversation.Andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!Rememberthis:Donotbeshy.Justtry.
Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.ZhangLeifromAnhuiwrote,“Iwritedownnewwords,butIforgetthemquickly.HowcanIrememberthem?”
Donotworry.Itisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom.Readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem.
Module2Myhometownandmycountry
Unit1It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildings.
Tony:Hey,Daming!Howwasyourweekend?
Daming:Prettygood!IwenttoShenzhen.
Tony:Where’sShenzhen?
Daming:Well,it’sonthecoastnearHongKong.Itwasasmallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,buttodayit’saverybigcity.
Tony:Soit’sanewercitythanHongKong?
Daming:Yes,it’sanewercity.Infact,itonlybecameimportantinthe1980s.It’sgettingbiggerandbusier.SomedayitwillbecomeasbusyasHongKong,I’msure.
Tony:What’sthepopulationofShenzhen?
Daming:It’sovertenmillion,Ithink.That’slargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinChina.Itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.Ithinkit’sabeautifulcity.
Tony:I’dliketogotothereoneday.
Daming:RemembertovisittheDiwangTower.It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhen.
Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.
Cambridge,LondonandEngland
ByTonySmith
IcomefromCambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.ItisontheRiverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.Myhomeisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.Manyfamouspeoplestudiedhere,suchasIsaacNewtonandCharlesDarwin.Therearelotsofoldbuildingsandchurchestovisit.Studentsandtouristsenjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat.
Cambridgeis80kilometresfromLondon.LondonisinthesouthofEnglandanditisontheRiverThames.Ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthanCambridge.Itisabout2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBridge.
Englanditselfisapartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.Thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.Touristsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandprettyvillagesinthesouth.EverywhereinEnglandyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis.
Itisneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.SocomeandseeEnglandanytimeoftheyear,butbringanumbrellawithyou.Youwillneeditmostdays.
Module3Sports
Unit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.
Daming:Hey,Tony.ComeandwatchthefootballmatchonTV.
Tony:OK.What’sthescore?
Daming:Spainscoredaminuteago.
Tony:Wow!That’sfast!
Daming:That’sright.LastweekthematchonTVwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.Sothisweek’smatchisalreadymoreexciting.
Betty:What’sthematterwithyou,Tony?Youlooktired.
Tony:I’mreallytiredafterlastnight’stennismatch.AndIhurtmyknee.
Daming:That’stoobad!Sitdownandwatchthematch.It’ssaferthanplayingtennis.
Betty:Yes,watchingisnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismorerelaxingtoo!
Tony:Well,I’mnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis.
Betty:ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTV,right?
Tony:Yes,butthat’sbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames.
Daming:Andstayingathomewaseasierthangoingtothestadium.Oh,lookatthat!
Tony:Oh,hemissed!Oh,badluck!
Daming:Nevermind.There’sstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.
Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.
Traininghard
ByLiDaming
ItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Thepracticestartsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter.
Itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshortandtheweatheriscoldtoo.Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractice.
Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasateamnow.Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassedtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.Whatapity!Thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.Thatmeanswehaveabetterchanceofwinning.
Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.Wehopetoplaywellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.Itisgoodtohaveourfansaround.Theycheerusonloudlyandwefeelmoreconfidenttowinthegame.
Module4Planes,ships,andtrains
Unit1Helivesthefarthestfromschool
Betty:Iwaslateforschooltoday.
Mum:Why?Whathappened?
Betty:Itookthebus.Therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.Butnobodywaslate,exceptme.MaybeIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi.
Mum:It’sthemostcomfortableway,butit’salsothemostexpensive.
Betty:Thenwhataboutgoingbybike?
Mum:That’sagoodchoice,butit’sabitdangerous.There’ssomuchtraffic.
Betty:Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,andit’squitesafe.Don’tworry.I’llbecarefull.
Mum:HowdoesTonygotoschool?
Betty:Helivesthefarthestfromschool,sohetakestheunderground.
Mum:AndwhataboutLingling?
Betty:Herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks.
Mum:HowaboutDaming?
Betty:Hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.Butit’ssocrowded!Andthetrafficisheavy.
Mum:Allright.Youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime.
Unit2Whatisthebestwaytotravel?
Question:WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.
IamplanningtotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?Themoreinformation,thebetter.Thanks!
Bestanswer:Therearefourwaystotravel.
Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,butalotmoreexpensive.Whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtimebeforeyoutravel.Itisusuallycheaper. YoucangobycarandbyshipacrosstheNorthSea.Thisisthemostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.Bookyourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.RememberthatparkinginAmsterdamisveryexpensive,sostayoutsidethecitycentreandtravelinbybusorbytrain.
Thethirdchoiceisbycoach.Thisisusuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoachessometimesgetcrowded!Andittakesyouabouttwelvehourstogetthere.However,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain.
Finally,youcanfly.Itisthefastestandthesecondcheapest,butyoumayhavetowaitforhoursattheairportbecauseofbadweather.
Well,Ihopethishelps!Haveagreattrip.
Module5LaoSheTeahouse
Unit1IwantedtoseetheBeijingOpera.
Listenandread
Betty:LinglingandIwenttoLaoSheTeahouselastnight.
Tony:Howwasit?
Betty:Itwasgreat!Youknow,IwantedtoseeBeijingOpera,soLinglingofferedtotakemethere.Wedrankteaandwatchedanopera.
Tony:Didyouunderstandtheopera?
Betty:No,itwasdifficulttounderstandthewords.Buttheactorsandactresswereexcellent.
Tony:Howlongdidyoustay?
Betty:Weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.
Tony:Didyouenjoyedit?
Betty:Well,itwasinteresting---that’sthemainthing.Ihopetounderstandmorenexttime.
Tony:DoyouoftengotoseeBeijingOpera,Lingling?
Lingling:No,Idon’t.IwantedtotakeBettytotheteahousebecauseit’sfamous.
Tony:WhoisLaoShe?Betty:Noidea.AskLingling.
Lingling:LaoSheisagreatwriter.He’sespeciallyfamousforhisplayTeahouse.
Unit2ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesociety.
2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs.
a)LaoSheTeahouse
b)TheStoryofTeahouse
c)LaoShe
1
TeahouseisoneofLaoShe’smostfamousplays.Hewroteitin1957.TheplayhasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChinafromtheendofthenineteenthcenturytothemiddleoftwentiethcentury.IttellsusthestoryofWangLifaandthecustomersofhisteahouseinBeijing.ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesocietyoverfiftyyearsaroundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.
2
LaoShewasborninBeijingin1899.Hismothersenthimtoateacher’sschoolin1913.Afterfinishingschoolin1918,hebecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschool.In1924LaoShelefthomeandwenttoEngland.HetaughtChineseatacollegeinLondonandreturnedtoChinafiveyearslater.Hewrotemanyplays,novelsandshortstoriesaboutpeople’slives,andwasnamed“thePeople’sArtist”.LaoSheisoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthetwentiethcentury.
3
AtLaoSheTeahousetoday,customerscandrinkteaandeatdeliciousBeijingfood.IfyouliketheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicormagicshows,youcanenjoythemattheteahouse.LaoSheTeahousegivesawarmwelcometoeveryonefromallovertheworld.
Module6Animalsindanger
Unit1Itallowspeopletogetclosertothem.
Listenandread
(LinglingandBettyareleavingthezoo)
Lingling:Didyoulikethezoo?
Betty:Yes!Isawthepandasatlast!ButIammoreinterestedtoseethepandasintheWolongPandaReserve,becauseitallowspeopletogetclosertothem.
Lingling:It’ssadtothinkofthepandasandotheranimalsindanger.
Betty:Weneedtoprotectthembetter.
Lingling:Yes,Manywildanimalsdon’thaveasafeplacetolive,becausevillagesandfarmsaregrowingbiggerandaretakingawaytheirlandandforests.
Betty:Also,oftenthereisn’tenoughcleanwater,becausewe’vemadeitdirty.Ithinkweallneedtohelpanimalsliveinpeace.Look,there’sanotice.
Lingling:Itsays,“Help!Wewanttosaveanimalsindanger,andweneedyourhelp.”
Betty:Butwhatcanwedo?
Lingling:Itsays,“Yourmoneypaystolookaftertheanimals.”Thatmeanswecangivemoneytohelpprotecttheanimals.
Betty:Maybewecanraisesomemoneyatschool.Let’sfindoutwhatelsewecandotosaveasmanyanimalsaspossible.
Unit2TheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall.
2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs.
a) Natureparksforpandas
b)WWFAndanimalsindanger
c)Thepanda’shome
d)Ananimalindanger
1
Pandasareindanger.Thereareonlyabout1,600pandaslivinginthewildtoday.Zoosandresearchcentresarelookingafterabout340pandas.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,andbabypandasoftendie.Thesituationisgettingverydifficult.Scientistaredoingalotofresearchtohelppandasproducemorebabiesandhelpbabypandaslive.
2
PandasliveintheforestsandmountainsofSouthwestChina.Eachpandaneedstoeatalotofbambooeveryday.Thebambooforestsaregettingsmaller,sopandasarelosingtheirhome.Andtherearenotmanypandasleft.
3
Inordertoprotectpandasinthewild,thegovernmentissettingupnatureparksanddevelopingotherplans.Thenatureparkswillbebigandtherewillbemorebambootofeedthepandas.Pandasborninzoosmaygobacktoliveinthenatureparks.
4
TheWorldWildFundforNature(WWF)wantstoprotectallanimals.Anditchosethepandatobeitssymbol.Wedonotwanttolosetigers,elephants,oranyotheranimals,sotheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall.
Module7Afamousstory
Unit1Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriver.
Tony:Hi,Lingling!
Lingling:Ssh!I’mreading.
Tony:Sorry!What’sthebookabout?
Lingling:It’saboutagirlcalledAlice.Oneday,Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandshesawawhiterabbitwithawatch.Itranpast.
Tony:Whywasitrunning?Lingling:Becauseitwaslate.Tony:Andwherewasitgoing?
Lingling:ToseetheQueenofHearts.Alicefolloweditandfelldownaholeintheground.
Tony:Yes!ThenshesawtheCheshireCat.Itwassittinginatreeandsmilingateveryone.
Lingling:ThenAlicearrivedattheMarchHare’shouse.HewassittingwiththeMadHatterandamouse.Theywerehavingateapartyinthegarden.
Tony:AndthenAlicemettheQueenofHearts.Shewasplayingastrangegame!
Lingling:Doyoualreadyknowthebook?
Tony:Yes,It’sAlice’sAdventures
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