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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’’tforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistak

?

Lingling:It’sagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.

MsJames:Thanksalot,utlisteningtotheradio?

Lingling:Yes,that’s:Y

oudon’tneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.

Daming:That’knowalotaboutthe

worldthroughreading.

Lingling:’twetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?We

s:Excellent!Iagreewithyou.

Unit2Youshouldsmileather!

SendyourquestionstoDiana,theLanguageDoctor.

ethreebasicquestions.

romHubeiwrote,“Ili

kewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,

nIdo?”

WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnEnglish!Watchandlistenveraltim

es,dvi

youtotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.

nfromJilinwrote,“Ourschoolhasateacherfro

ouldIdo?”

Youcansay,“Hello!Howareyou?”“DoyoulikeChina?”Thearegoodwaystostartaconversat

oreyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!Rememberthis:y.

eifromAnhuiwrote,“Iwritedownnewwords,but

Irememberthem?”

turaltoforgetnewwords!Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiec

ewordswhenyouethem,andtrytouthem.

Module2Myhometownandmycountry

Unit1It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildings.

Tony:Hey,Daming!Howwasyourweekend?

Daming:Prettygood!IwenttoShenzhen.

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Tony:Where’sShenzhen?

Daming:Well,it’smallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,butto

dayit’saverybigcity.

Tony:Soit’sanewercitythanHongKong?

Daming:Yes,it’,’sgettingbiggerand

yitwillbecomeasbusyasHongKong,I’msure.

Tony:What’sthepopulationofShenzhen?

Daming:It’sovertenmillion,’slargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinChin

it’sabeautifulcity.

Tony:I’dliketogotothereoneday.

Daming:’stallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhen.

Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.

Cambridge,LondonandEngland

ByTonySmith

IcomefromCambridge,theRiverCamandhasa

populationofabout120,mouspeople

studiedhere,relotsofoldbuildingsandchurch

tsandtouristnjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat.

isinthesouthofEnglandanditisontheRiv

populationofaboutvenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthanCam

out2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBri

dge.

Englanditlfisapartofanisland,llvillagesandbea

tsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthen

orth,hereinEnglandyouwillnoticehowgree

nthecountrysideis.

andeEnglandanytimeoftheye

ar,lneeditmostdays.

Module3Sports

Unit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.

Daming:Hey,dwatchthefootballmatchonTV.

Tony:’sthescore?

Daming:Spainscoredaminuteago.

Tony:Wow!That’sfast!

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Daming:That’

sweek’smatchisalreadymoreexciting.

Betty:What’sthematterwithyou,Tony?Youlooktired.

Tony:I’mreallytiredafterlastnight’rtmyknee.

Daming:That’stoobad!’ssaferthanplayingtennis.

Betty:Yes,gismorerelaxingtoo!

Tony:Well,I’gismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis.

Betty:ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTV,right?

Tony:Yes,butthat’sbecauitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames.

Daming:,lookatthat!

Tony:Oh,hemisd!Oh,badluck!

Daming:’sstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.

Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.

Traininghard

ByLiDaming

ItisSaturdaytomorrow,goingforlessons,but

urschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanothersch

rriveaarlyaswecansothatw

rainingharderthanusualbecautheotherteambea

arwewanttodobetter.

Itismoredifficulttopractiinwinterbecauthedaysareshortandtheweather

darkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractic

e.

arwew

eresometimescarelesswhenwepasdtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefi

ity!answehaveab

etterchanceofwinning.

toplaywellsothatwehavemo

eerusonlou

dlyandwefeelmoreconfidenttowinthegame.

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Module4Planes,ships,andtrains

Unit1Helivesthefarthestfromschool

Betty:Iwaslateforschooltoday.

Mum:Why?Whathappened?

Betty:asaroadaccident,

obodywaslate,shouldgotoschoolbytaxi.

Mum:It’sthemostcomfortableway,butit’salsothemostexpensive.

Betty:Thenwhataboutgoingbybike?

Mum:That’sagoodchoice,butit’’ssomuchtraffic.

Betty:Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,andit’’tworry.I’llbec

arefull.

Mum:HowdoesTonygotoschool?

Betty:Helivesthefarthestfromschool,sohetakestheunderground.

Mum:AndwhataboutLingling?

Betty:Herhomeistheclosttoschool,soshewalks.

Mum:HowaboutDaming?

Betty:Hegoesbybustoo,’ssocrowded!Andthetrafficishea

vy.

Mum:rideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulalltheti

me.

Unit2Whatisthebestwaytotravel?

Question:WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.

gdoesthejourneyta

keandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?Couldyoupleatellmeaboutthetrainsorshi

pstogetthere?Themoreinformation,!

Bestanswer:Therearefourwaystotravel.

Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,

yougobytrain,uallycheaper.

themostcomfortable

urticketbeforeyoubookyourhot

erthatparkinginAmsterdamisveryexpensive,sostayoutsidethecityc

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entreandtravelinbybusorbytrain.

usuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoach

essometimesgetcrowded!r

,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain.

Finally,efastestandthecondcheapest,butyoumayhaveto

waitforhoursattheairportbecauofbadweather.

Well,Ihopethishelps!Haveagreattrip.

Module5LaoSheTeahou

Unit1IwantedtoetheBeijingOpera.

Listenandread

Betty:LinglingandIwenttoLaoSheTeahoulastnight.

Tony:Howwasit?

Betty:Itwasgreat!Youknow,IwantedtoeBeijingOpera,soLinglingofferedtot

kteaandwatchedanopera.

Tony:Didyouunderstandtheopera?

Betty:No,actorsandactresswereex

cellent.

Tony:Howlongdidyoustay?

Betty:Weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehour

s.

Tony:Didyouenjoyedit?

Betty:Well,itwasinteresting---that’ounderstandmorenext

time.

Tony:DoyouoftengotoeBeijingOpera,Lingling?

Lingling:No,Idon’dtotakeBettytotheteahoubecauit’sfamous.

Tony:WhoisLaoShe?Betty:gling.

Lingling:’speciallyfamousforhisplayTeahou.

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Unit2ItdescribesthechangesinChinesociety.

2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs.

a)LaoSheTeahou

b)TheStoryofTeahou

c)LaoShe

1

TeahouisoneofLaoShe’y

hasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChinafromtheendofthenin

susthestoryofWangLifaa

ribesthechangesinChinesociet

yoverfiftyyearsaroundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.

2

hernthimtoateacher’sschooli

inishingschoolin1918,hebecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschool.

htChineatacollegeinL

emanyplays,novelsandshorts

toriesaboutpeople’slives,andwasnamed“thePeople’sArtist”.LaoSheisoneofth

egreatestChinewritersofthetwentiethcentury.

3

AtLaoSheTeahoutoday,customerscandrinkteaandeatdeliciousBeijingfo

iketheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicormagicshows,youcanenjoythe

Teahougivesawarmwelcometoeveryonefromallove

rtheworld.

Module6Animalsindanger

Unit1Itallowspeopletogetclortothem.

Listenandread

(LinglingandBettyareleavingthezoo)

Lingling:Didyoulikethezoo?

Betty:Yes!Isawthepandasatlast!ButIammoreinterestedtoethepandasinthe

WolongPandaRerve,becauitallowspeopletogetclortothem.

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Lingling:It’ssadtothinkofthepandasandotheranimalsindanger.

Betty:Weneedtoprotectthembetter.

Lingling:Yes,Manywildanimalsdon’thaveasafeplacetolive,becauvillagesan

dfarmsaregrowingbiggerandaretakingawaytheirlandandforests.

Betty:Also,oftenthereisn’tenoughcleanwater,becauwe’

,there’sanotice.

Lingling:Itsays,“Help!Wewanttosaveanimalsindanger,andweneedyourhelp.”

Betty:Butwhatcanwedo?

Lingling:Itsays,“Yourmoneypaystolookaftertheanimals.”Thatmeanswecangiv

emoneytohelpprotecttheanimals.

Betty:’sfindoutwhatelwecando

tosaveasmanyanimalsaspossible.

Unit2TheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall.

2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs.

a)Natureparksforpandas

b)WWFAndanimalsindanger

c)Thepanda’shome

d)Ananimalindanger

1

reonlyabout1,600pandaslivinginthewildtoday.

donothavem

anybabies,ist

aredoingalotofrearchtohelppandasproducemorebabiesandhelpbabypandas

live.

2

ndaneeds

booforestsaregettingsmaller,sopandasar

rearenotmanypandasleft.

3

Inordertoprotectpandasinthewild,thegovernmentisttingupnatureparks

ureparkswillbebigandtherewillbemorebamb

borninzoosmaygobacktoliveinthenatureparks.

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4

TheWorldWildFundforNature(WWF)ho

twanttolotigers,elephants,oranyothera

nimals,sotheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall.

Module7Afamousstory

Unit1Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriver.

Tony:Hi,Lingling!

Lingling:Ssh!I’mreading.

Tony:Sorry!What’sthebookabout?

Lingling:It’,Alicewassittingwithhersisterby

ast.

Tony:Whywasitrunning?Lingling::Andwherewasitgoi

ng?

Lingling:olloweditandfelldownaholeinthe

ground.

Tony:Yes!ittinginatreeandsmilingatever

yone.

Lingling:ThenAlicearrivedattheMarchHare’ittingwiththeMad

rehavingateapartyinthegarden.

Tony:playingastrangegame!

Lingling:Doyoualreadyknowthebook?

Tony:Yes,It’sAlice’neinBritainknowsthestor

y.

Lingling:Thenwhydidyouaskmeallthoquestions?

Tony:Toeifyourememberthestory!Haha….

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U2Shewasthinkingabouthercat.

Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandhersisterwasreadingabook.A

twiceshelookedintohersister’abook.“Andwhatis

abookfor,”thoughtAlice,”withoutpicturesorconversations?”Suddenlyawhiterab

bitwithpinkeyesranby.

rdtherabbitsay,“Ohdear!Ohdea

r!I’llbelate!”erabbittookawatchouto

otupandran

itgodownalargerabbitholeintheground.

ThenAlicewentdownafterit,butneverthoughtabouthowshewasgoingtoge

ndthatshewasfallingdownavery,oodar

hewasfalling,she

wasthinkingabouthercat,lyshelandedonsomedryleaves…

Module8

Unit1whilethelightswerechangingtored,acarsuddenlyappeared

Betty:Goodmorning,MsJames!allright?

MsJames:ImOK,sridinghisbikeandlisteningto

musicontheroad.

Daming:That’sverydangerous!

MsJames:helightswerechangingtored,aca

’tgoingfast,butitdidn’tstop.

Lingling:Didtheboystop?

MsJames:driverwastalkingonhismobilephone.

Betty:Sodidthecarhittheboy?

MsJames:No,I’stoppedjustintime,buttheboyfelloffhisbi

keandhurthisknee.

Tony:That’stoobad.

MsJames:Sowhenyoureonyourbike,thinkabouttheriskofanaccident!Payatte

ntion,stopattheredlightsand…..whatel?

Betty:Don’tridetoofast

Daming:Don’tridesidebysidewithyourfriends.

All:Don’tlistentomusic!

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Unite2

Oneday,whenHenrywasworkinginarestaurant,asnakesuddenlyappearedand

yarlier,

limbedoutandhidsomewhere.

“itacrossthekitchen,an

ditlandedonatable.’’

Whilethesnakewaslyingonthetable,Henryquicklypickeduphismobilephon

esnakehidbehindthefridgeWhenHenrywastry

ingtofindthesnake，o

ctorswerecheckinghim,ycouldnothelphimbecaut

heydidnotknowwhatkindofsnakebithim.

Ashewaslyingthereingreatpain,

astheylearntwhatkindofsnakebithim,th

eygaveHenrytherightmedicineandhelefthospitalthenextday.

“Soifasnakebitesyou,sphoto,an

dshowthephototothedoctors‘’,suggestsHenry.

“Butasyouknow,thesnakewon’tsmile!”

Module9Population

Unit1thepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billion

Betty:Whatareyoudoing?

Tony:I’mpreparingsomenotesforareportcalled“Ourgrowingpopulation.”

Lingling:Well,wereintherightplacetotalkaboutthat!Beijingisahugecitywitha

bigpopulationthatcausalotofproblems,suchastoomuchtrafficandnoi.

Betty:tionincreaisabigprobleminmanycountries.D

oyouknowhowmanybabiesareborneveryminuteintheworld?

Tony:tellme?

Betty:Over250!Thatmakesover131.4millionbirthsayear

Lingling:Ican’tbelieveit!

Betty:lmostonefifthofthewor

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ld’spopulation,thatis,about7billion.

Tony:Hangonaminute!I’llwritethatdowntoo!

Betty:Butinthefuture,Chinaspopulationwontgrowsofast,becaufamiliesarege

ttingsmaller.

Lingling:Howdoyouknowallthis?

Betty:Iwrotemyreportyesterday!

Tony:Great,thanks!NowIcanwritemyreport!

Unit2

JoisfifteenandlivesinParkville.

WhenJo’sgrandparentsfirstcametoParkville,da

llewasnearArnwick,acitywith200,00

yneededp

lacestolive.

However,itwaxpensivetoliveinthecitycentre,sothegovernmentbuiltflatso

,wickbecameaci

’rycrowde

d,andrubbishisalsoaproblem.

ThesmalllocalschoolinParkvillecloddownfiveyearsago,soJonowhastog

otoaschoolinArnwickwith2,

earthatArnwickneedsmoreschools,busand

needsmor

oallthethings,itneedsmoremoney.

However,canmoneyhelpsolvealltheproblems?Doweneedmorebigcitiesl

ikethis?Infact,,thisisjustastory.

tbeyourtownsome

day?

Module10Theweather

Unit1Itmightsnow

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Betty:Hey,boys!

Tony:Hi,,Lingling,Whereareyougoing?

Betty:We’regoingtotheparktoskate,There’sthickiceonthelake,Areyoucomin

gwithUS?

Tony:Areyoujoking?It’sreallycoldtoday.

Daming:Andit’scloudytoosoitmightsnow.

Lingling:What’sthetemperature?

Tony:It’sbetweenminuightandminustwodegrees!WinteriscolderherethaniE

ngland.

Daming:IsitsnowyinEnglandinDecember?

Tony:Notusually,althoughthisyearitsnowedquitealot,MostDecembersarewea

ndrainy.

Daming:What’stheweatherlikeinAmericainwinter,Betty?

Betty:’ssnowyinNewYorkinwinter.

Tony:Soundsgreat!Ilikesunnyweather,n’tlikesh

owersorwindyweather.

Betty:Meneither,Rainyweatheristerrible!IwishIwereinAustralianow,It’sProba

blysunnyandhotthere.

Lingling:YoucangotoHainanlslandifyoulikesunnyweather.

Betty:OnedayIwill.

Lingling:Comeon,bettergetgoing!Wecanskateintheparkandgetwarm.

Unit2Theweatherisfineallyearround.

TheUSisaverybigcountry.

Itisabout3,000milesfromtheeastcoasttothewestcoast,sochoocarefullythe

mapbecauyoumaywanttotravelaroun

dplacestovisitinMayorOctober,butin

winterthereisalotofsnow.

ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisinSeptember.

Theweathergetscooler,andthegreenleavesstarttoturngold,

rniaisonthePacific

coast,urswimmingclothesbecauy

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oumightwanttogoswimminginthea,eveninDecember.

InSeattle,inthenorthwest,itisnotverycoldbutitrainsalot,sobringanumbrell

a.

InAlaskathedaysarelongandwarminsummer,

winter,anttovisitAlaska,youhadbettergoi

orgettobringawarmsweaterwithyou.

InTexasandthesoutheast,itisusuallyveryhotandsunnycomparedtootherplac

restormsfromtimetotimeinsummerandautumn.

SowhenisthebesttimetovisittheUS?Anytimeyoulike!

Module11Wayoflife

Unit1InChina,weopenagiftlater

Betty:Happybirthday,Lingling.

Daming:Here’syourgift.

Lingling:Oh,youremembered!Whatasurpri!

Tony:Youcanopenit!

Lingling:Idon’a,weopenagiftlater.

Betty:ButbackintheUS,weopenagiftimmediately.

Lingling:SowhatdoIdo?

Betty:Youneedn’twait!

(Linglingopensherprentandfindsadictionary.)

Lingling:Oh,ywantedone.

Betty:We’rehappyyoulikeit.

Tony:a,

theWest,weusuallydon’tpaymuchattentiontothat.

Betty:That’sinteresting!I’m

ore.

Lingling:mple,inmyhometown,peoplesayyoumustn’tdo

mustn’tbreakanything.

It’sbadluck!

Daming:’

dbetternotcutyourhairduringtheSpringFestivalmonth.

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Daming:AndinthenorthofChina,peopleeatlotsofjiaozi!

Betty:Perfect!Theytastegreat.

Tony:,theSpringFestivalisstilloveramonthaway.

Let’scelebrateLingling’sbirthdayfirst!

Unit2InEnglandyouusuallydrinkteawithmilk.

edmystay,andI

mple,youmustsay

ugettoknoweachot

herbetterorwhentheyaskyouto,youcanjustutheirfirstnames.

oonteaisn

andwichesandalargefruitc

ake.

edtodrinkteawithmilktoo.

buyitandeatitinspecialfi

shandchipshopsonthehighstreet,oryoucantakeitawayandeatitwithyourfinge

licious!

dtostandina

mespeopleareslowtogeto

nthebus.

OnceInoticedagentlemantouchayoungmanontheshoulder,smilepolitelyand

say,“Excume!Areyouwaitingforthisbus?”Hewasreallypolite.

Module12Help

Unit1Whatshouldwedobeforehelparrives?

MsJames:Thismorningsclassisaboutfirstaid,orgivingsomeonebasicmedical

’’

nwedotohelphim?

Betty:Firstofall,findoutwhat’swrongwithhim.

MsJames:Howdowedothat?

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Betty:Askhim.

MsJames:ouldhavetroublehearingyouorspeakingtoyou.

Lingling:Shoutforhelp?Call120?

MsJames:Goodidea,butwhatshouldwedobeforehelparrives?

Tony:Makehimcomfortable.

MsJames:Andhowcanwedothat?

Tony:Lifthimupandsithimonachair?

MsJames:No,thatcouldbeharmful!Youcoulddrophimandhurthimevenmore.B

etty,youmustknow!Youdidsomebasicmedicaltraining.

Betty:Makesurehe’imwithacoat.

MsJames:That’ssuchgoodadvicethatyoucouldbeadoctor,Betty!

Unit2Stayawayfromwindowsandheavyfurniture.

Whattodoinanearthquake

Earthquakesalwayshappensuddenly,soitisdifficulttowarnpeopleaboutthem.

Usuallypeoplehavelittleornoideaaboutwhattododuringanearthquake,sohereis

a

hebuildingquickly

whenthegroundstopsshaking,lm,especiallywhenyo

eandbehelpful.

OutsideMoveawayfrombuildings,becaupartsofabuildingmayfallonyou.

ayfrombridgesandtree

reinabusorcar,ountains,

abeach,runawayfromtheaandmovequicklytohigherground.

Inshort,besafeandyoucanalsohelp

saveothers