1、Unit 1 Can you play the guitar?Jane: Hi, Bob. What club do you want to join?Bob: I want to join a sports club.Jane: Great! What sports can you play?Bob: Soccer.Jane: So you can join the soccer club.Bob: What about you? Youre very good at telling stories. You can join the story telling club.Jane: Sou
2、nds good. But I like to draw, too.Bob: Then join two clubs, the story telling club and the art club!Jane: OK, lets join now.Hello, Im Peter. I like to play basketball. I can speak English and I can also play soccer.Hi, Im Ma Huan. I can play ping-pong and chess. I like to talk and play games with pe
3、ople.My names Alan. Im in the school music club. I can play the guitar and the piano. I can sing and dance, too.Help for old peopleWe need help at the old peoples home. Are you free in July? Are you good with old people? Can you talk to them and play games with them? They can tell you stories, and y
4、ou can make friends. It is interesting and fun! Please call us at 689-7729 today!Music teacher wantedCan you play the piano or the violin? Do you have time on the weekend? The school needs help to teach music. It is not difficult! Please call Mrs. Miller at 555-3721.Help with sports in EnglishAre yo
5、u busy after school? No? can you speak English? Yes? Then we need you to help with sports for English-speaking students. It is relaxing and easy! Please came to the Students Sport Center. Call Mr. Brown at 293-7742.Unit 2 What time do you go to school?Interviewer: Scott has an interesting job. He wo
6、rks at a radio station. Scott, what time is your radio show?Scott: From twelve oclock at night to six oclock in the morning.Interviewer: What time do you usually get up?Scott: At eight thirty at night. Then I eat breakfast at nine.Interviewer: Thats a funny time for breakfast!Scott: Yeah. After that
7、, I usually exercise at about ten twenty.Interviewer: When do you go to work? At eleven oclock, so Im never late for work.Hi! Im Tony. I dont like to get up early. In the morning, I get up at eight. Then I go to school at eight thirty. I dont have much time for breakfast, so I usually eat very quick
8、ly. For lunch, I usually eat hamburgers. After school, I sometimes play basketball for half an hour. When I get home, I always do my homework first. In the evening, I either watch TV or play computer games. At ten thirty, I brush my teeth and then I go to bed. Mary is my sister. She usually gets up
9、at six thirty. Then she always takes a shower and eats a good breakfast. After that, she goes to school at eight thirty. At twelve, she eats lots of fruit and vegetables for lunch. After lunch, she sometimes plays volleyball. She always eats ice-cream after dinner. She knows its not good for her, bu
10、t it tastes good! In the evening, she does her homework and usually swims or takes a walk. At nine thirty, she goes to bed.Unit 3 How do you get to school?Lisa: Hey, Jane. Is this your new bike?Jane: Yes, I ride it to school every day. How do you get to school?Lisa: I usually take the bus.Jane: How
11、far is it from your home to school?Lisa: Im not sure about 10 kilometers. The bus ride takes about 20 minutes. How long does it take you to get to school?Jane: About 15 minutes by bike. Its good exercise.Lisa: Yeah. Well, have a good day at school.Jane: You, too.Crossing the river to schoolHow do yo
12、u get to school? Do you walk or ride a bike? Do you go by bus or by train? For many students, it is easy to get to school. But for the students in one small village in China, it is difficult. There is a very big river between their school and the village. There is no bridge and the river runs too qu
13、ickly for boats. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the river to school.One 11-year-old boy, Liangliang, crosses the river every school day. But he is not afraid because he loves school. “I love to play with my classmates. And I love my teacher. Hes like a father to me.” Many of the students
14、 and villagers never leave the village. It is their dream to have a bridge. Can their dream come true?Unit 4 Dont eat in classJohn: Hi, my names John. Its my first day at school.Alice: Hi, John. Im Alice. This is a great school, but there are a lot of rules.John: Really? What are some of the rules?A
15、lice: Well, dont be late for class. This is very important.John: OK, so we must be on time. Can we bring music players to school?Alice: No, we cant. and we always have to wear the school uniform.John: I see.Alice: Oh, and we also have to be quite in the library.Dear Dr. Know,There are too many rules
16、! At 6:00 a.m., my mom says, “Get up now and make your bed!” After breakfast, my mom always says, “Dont leave the dirty dishes in the kitchen!” After that, I run to school because I cant be late. At school, we have more rules- dont be noisy, dont eat in class, My dad says I cant play basketball afte
17、r school because I must do my homework. I can play only on weekends. After dinner, I cant relax either. I must read a book before I can watch TV. But I have to go to bed before 10:00. Rules, rules, rules! Its terrible! What can I do, Dr. Know?Molly Brown, New YorkDear Molly,I know how you feel. Peop
18、le always tells us, “Dont do this!” or “You cant do that!” But think about it, Molly. There are a lot of things you can do. You can play basketball on weekends. You can watch TV after you read a book. Parents and schools are sometimes strict but remember, they make rules to help us. We have to follo
19、w them.Good luck!Dr. KnowUnit 5 Why do you like pandas?Jenny: Your dos is really cute, Peter!Peter: Hes my new pet, Dingding. Hes very smart.Jenny: Really? What can he do?Peter: He can walk on two legs. He can dance, too.Jenny: Wow!Peter: Does your family have a pet?Jenny: My mom has a big cat, but
20、I dont like her.Peter: Why dont you like the cat?Jenny: Well, because shes kind of boring. She sleeps all day, and her name is Lazy.Peter: Haha, then thats a good name for her!Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailands symbols. Our first
21、 flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that “an elephant never forgets”. Elephants can walk for a long time and never gets lost. They can also remember places with food and w
22、ater. This helps them to live.But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remem
23、ber that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.Unit 6 Im watching TVJenny: Hello? This is Jenny.Laura: Hi, Jenny. Its Laura here.Jenny: Oh, hi, Laura. What are you doing?Laura: Not much. Im just washing my clothes. What about you?Jenny: Im watching TV. Do you want to join me for dinner? My parents arent a
24、t home. We can eat out.Laura: Yeah. Id love to.Jenny: Lets meet at my home first. Come at half past six.Laura: OK. See you then.Todays story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen. Hes now studying in the United States. Hes living with an American family in New York. Today is the Dragon Boat Fest
25、ival. Its 9:00 a.m. and Zhu Huis family are at home. His mom and aunt are making zongzi. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.Is Zhu Hui also watching the races and eating zongzi? Well, its 9:00 p.m. in New York, and its the night before the festival. But there isnt a Dragon Boat Fest
26、ival in the US, so its like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family. The mother is reading a story to her young children. The father is watching a soccer game on TV. And whats Zhu Hui doing? Hes talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen. Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his
27、moms delicious zongzi. Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot, but theres still “no place like home”.Unit 7 Its rainingRick: Hello, Rick speaking.Steve: Hi, Rick. Its Steve. Hows it going?Rick: Not bad, thanks. The weathers great. What are you doing?Steve: Im playing basketball with some f
28、riends at the park.Rick: Sounds like youre having a good time.Steve: Yeah. Is your brother at home?Rick: Oh, hes not here. Hes studying at his friends home. Can I take a message for him?Steve: Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back?Rick: Sure, no problem.Dear Jane,Hows it going? Im having a gr
29、eat time visiting my aunt in Canada. Shes working here and Im going to summer school. Im studying English and Im learning a lot. Im also visiting some of my old friends. Im so happy to see them again. Its afternoon right now, and Im sitting by the pool, and drinking orange juice. Its warm and sunny,
30、 and its very relaxing here.See you soon.Su LinDear Jane,Hows your summer vacation going? Are you studying hard, or are you having fun? Im having a great time in Europe! My family and I are on a vacation in the mountains. I want to call you but my phone isnt working, so Im writing to you. Its hot in
31、 your country now, isnt it? The weather here is cool and cloudy, just right for walking.See you next month.DaveUnit 8 Is there a post office near here?Tony: Hi, excuse me.Linda: Yes. How can I help you?Tony: Well, Im new in town. Is there a bank around here?Linda: Yes, there is. Its on Center Street
32、. Its across from the park.Tony: Oh wheres Center Street?Linda: Its not too far from here. I can walk with you.Tony: Oh, thats great! Thanks so much.Linda: No problem.Anna There is a zoo in my neighborhood. I like to spend time there on weekends. I love to watch the monkeys climbing around. The monk
33、eys sometimes fight. They look like my friends and me when we fight!To get there, I usually walk out and turn right on Bridge Road. Then I walk along Bridge Road. The zoo is on the right.JohnI live near a supermarket. My parents usually shop there. There is a big park across from the supermarket. I
34、often exercise at the park because I love the clean air and sunshine. The best things in life are free!To get to the park, you just have to cross Center Street.LisaI live in a noisy neighborhood. There is a post office between my house and a clothes store. But my favorite place is the library. It is
35、 very quiet and I enjoy reading there. When I read books, time goes quickly!You can get to the library easily. Just go down North Road and turn left. It is across from the park.Unit 9 What does he look like?Mike: Hi, Tony. Are you going to the movie tonight?Tony: Yes. Were meeting at seven, right?Mi
36、ke: Yeah, but I may be a little late. My friend David is going, too. Just meet him in front of the cinema first.Tony: Oh, but I dont know him. What does he look like?Mike: Well, he has brown hair and wears glasses.Tony: OK. Is he tall or short?Mike: He isnt tall or short. Hes of medium height.Tony:
37、OK, sure. See you late then.An interesting jobJoe Brown has a very interesting job. He is a police artist. Some people see crimes and then talk to Joe. They tell him what the criminal looks like. Then Joe draws a picture of the criminal, and the police put it in newspapers and on television to find
38、him.He wants to draw a good picture of each criminal, but this job is sometimes difficult. Many people dont always see things the same way so they may describe the same person differently. Also, they dont always remember well. “The criminal is of medium height and young. He has long straight brown h
39、air and big eyes,” says one woman. Another woman says, “He is tall and thin, and he has curly blond hair. Hes about thirty years old.” In the end, the real criminal is a short and heavy old man, and he has short black hair!Unit 10 Id like some noodles.Waitress: Good afternoon. May I take your order?
40、Sally: Yes. Are there any vegetables in the beef soup?Waitress: Yes. There are some tomatoes.Sally: OK. Wed like one bowl of beef soup.Waitress: Sure. What size would you like?Sally: Large, please.Tom: Wed also like gongbao chicken and some mapo tofu with rice.Waitress: OK. One large bowl of beef so
41、up, one gongbao chicken, and one mapo tofu with rice.Tom: Yes, thats right.Birthday food around the worldWhat would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries. In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the per
42、sons age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birth
43、day. But many people still eat very long noodles are symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.Unit
44、 11 How was your school trip?Peter: Hi, Eric. How was your trip last week?Eric: It was excellent. I visited my grandparents in the countryside.Peter: Oh, nice. What did you do?Eric: I went fishing every day. And I fed the chickens with my grandpa. It was so much fun.Peter: Sounds good. How was the w
45、eather there?Eric: It was great, and the air was so clean. I watched the stars at night. They were so beautiful.Peter: Lucky you. June 15thToday I went on a school trip. We visited the science museum and it was really interesting. We got there so fast by train. We saw some farms and villages along t
46、he way. At the museum, I learned a lot about robots. I didnt know they could play chess with us. It was so cool! Then the guide taught us how to make a model robot. I took a lot of great photos, too. After that, I went to the gift shop and bought some lovely gifts for my parents. They werent expensi
47、ve. All in all, it was an exciting day. June 15thI think todays school trip was terrible. We took the train to the museum. It was so hot on the slow train. The museum was big and boring. Everything was about robots and Im not interested in that. The rooms were really dark and it was difficult to tak
48、e photos, so I didnt take any. There were also too many people and I couldnt really see or hear the guide. The things in the gift shop were so expensive. I didnt like the trip at all.Unit 12 What did you do last weekend?Paul: Hi, Lisa. How was your weekend?Lisa: Great, thanks.Paul: What did you do?Lisa: I worked as a guide at the Natural
