1、Module 1 How to learn EnglishUnit 1 Let tsry to speak English as much as possible.Ms James: Welcome back, everyone! Todayw, e regoing to talk about good ways to learn English. Ready? Who has some advice?Lingling: We should always speak English in class.Ms James: Good!Let tsry to speak English as muc
2、h as possible.Daming: Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks?Ms James:That asgood idea. Anddonftorget to write down the correct answers next to the mistak es. What else?Lingling: It asgood idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day.Ms James: Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about lis
3、tening to the radio?Lingling: Yes, that gosod for our pronunciation too. But there are so many new word. Ms James: Y ou donnteed to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas.Daming: That tshe same for reading. English stories are so interesting. I get to know a lot
4、about the world through reading.Lingling: I think writing is also important. Why donwte try to find some English pen friends? We can write to them. Ms James: Excellent! I agree with you.Unit 2 You should smile at her!Send your questions to Diana, the Language Doctor.Many students ask for advice abou
5、t how to improve their English. Here are three basic questions. The first question is about understanding English films and songs. Li Hao from Hubei wrote“, Ili ke watching English films and listening to English songs, but I can only understand a little. What ca n I do? ”Watching films and listening
6、 to songs are great way to learn English! Watch and listen several tim es, and guess the meaning of the new words. Each time you will learn something new. I also advise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends.The second question is about speaking. Wang Fan from Jilin wrote“, Ousr choo
7、l has a teacher fro m the US. I am shy and I am afraid to speak to her. What shoulddIo? ”You can say,“ Hello!How are you?”“ Doyou like China? ”These are good ways to start a conversat ion. And before you begin, you should smile at her! Remember this: Do not be shy. Just try.The third question is abo
8、ut vocabulary. Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote,“Iwrite down new words, butI forget them quickly. How can I remember them?”Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! I suggest you write four or five words a day on piec es of paper and place them in your room. Read the words when you see them, and tr
9、y to use them.Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 1 It tasller than many other buildings. Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen.Tony: Where Shenzhen?Daming: Well, it on the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village about thirty years ago, but to day
10、 it a svery big city.Tony: So it a snewer city than Hong Kong?Daming: Yes,it asn ewer city .In fact, it only became importa nt in the1980s .It gett ing bigger and busier. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kongl, mure.Tony: What the population of Shenzhen?Daming: It over ten million, I think. T
11、hat larger than the population of many other cities in Chin a. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. I think asbeautiful city.Tony: I dke to go to there one day.Daming: Remember to visit the Diwang Tower.It taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in th
12、e east of En gla nd.Cambridge, London and En gla ndBy Tony SmithI come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120,000. My home is especially famous for its university. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newt on and Ch
13、arles Darwin. There are lots of old build ings and church es to visit. Stude nts and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.Cambridge is 80 kilometres from London. London is in the south of En gla nd and it is on the Riv er Thames. It has a population of about seven and a half million, so it i
14、s bigger and busier than Cam bridge. It is about 2,000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buck in gham Palace and Tower Bri dge.England itself is a part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and bea ches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas
15、 of low and beautiful lakes in the n orth, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England you will notice how gree n the coun tryside is.It is n ever very hot in summer or very cold in win ter. So come and see En gla nd any time of the ye ar, but bring an umbrella with you. Yo
16、u will need it most days.Module 3 SportsUnit 1 Nothing is more exciting than playing tennis.Daming: Hey, Tony. Come and watch the football match on TV Tony: OK. What the score?Daming: Spai n scored a min ute ago.To ny: Wow! That fast!Daming: That right. Last week the match on TV was so boring becaus
17、e no one scored at all. So thi s week match is already more exciting.Betty: What the matter with you, Tony? You look tired.Tony: I nreally tired after last night tennis match. And I hurt my knee.Daming: That too bad! Sit down and watch the matchJt safer than playing tennis.Betty: Yes, watch ing is n
18、ot sure about that. Nothi ng is more relaxi ng too!Tony: Well, I mot sure about that. Nothi ng is more enjo yable tha n playi ng tennis.Betty: But you enjo yed watch ing the Olympics on TV, right?Tony: Yes, butthat because it was cheaper than buying tickets for all the games.Daming: And stay ing at
19、home was easier tha n going to the stadium. Oh, look at that!Tony: Oh, he missed! Oh, bad luck!Daming: Never mind. There still plenty of time for them to score.Un it2 This year we practice more carefully.Training hardBy Li DamingIt is Saturday tomorrow, but I am going to school. I am not going for l
20、essons, but to play football. I am in our school team and we are going to play aga inst ano ther sch ool next week. The practice starts at 10 am. We all arrive as early as we can so that w e have time to warm up. We are training harder than usual because the other team bea t us last year. This year
21、we want to do better.It is more difficult to practise in win ter because the days are short and the weather is cold too. It gets dark earlier, so it is important not to be late for after-school practic e.Our coach is pleased because we are playing better as a team now. Last year we w ere sometimes c
22、areless when we passed the ball and we lost to the other team in the fi nal match. What a pity! This year we practise more carefully. That means we have a b etter cha nee of winning.The fan club has fewer people this year. We hope to play well so that we have mo re fans to watch the matches. It is g
23、ood to have our fans around. They cheer us on lou dly and we feel more con fide nt to win the game.欢迎下载3Module 4 Planes, ships, and trainsUnitl He lives the farthest from schoolBetty: I was late for school today.Mum: Why? What happe ned?Betty: I took the bus. There was a road accide nt, and the traf
24、fic was very heavy. But n obody was late, except me. Maybe I should go to school by taxi.Mum: It he most comfortable way, butit also the most expensive. Betty: Then what about going by bike?Mum: That as good choice, butit asbit dangerous.There somuch traffic.Betty: But most of my classmates ride bik
25、es, andt quite safe.D on worry. I be c arefull.Mum: How does Tony go to school?Betty: He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the un dergr ound.Mum: And what about Lin gli ng?Betty: Her home is the closest to school, so she walks.Mum: How about Daming?Betty: He goes by bus too, the same as me
26、. But so crowded! And the traffic is hea vy.Mum: All right. You can ride your bike to school, but remember to be careful all the ti me.Unit2 What is the best way to travel?Questi on: What is the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam.I am pla nning to travel from London to Amsterdam. How long d
27、oes the journey ta ke and what is the best way to travel? Could you please tell me about the trains or shi ps to get there? The more information, the better. Thanks!Best an swer: There are four ways to travel.A journey by train is more relaxi ng tha n by coach, but a lot more expe nsive. Whe n you g
28、o by train, buy your ticket a long time before you travel. It is usually cheaper.You can go by car and by ship across the North Sea. This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the most expe nsive. Book your ticket before you book your hot el. Remember that parking in Amsterdam is very expen
29、sive, so stay outside the city c entre and travel in by bus or by train.欢迎下载4The third choice is by coach. This is usually the cheapest, but in summer the coach es sometimes get crowded! And it takes you about twelve hours to get there. However ,it will not cost as much as going by train.Fin ally, y
30、ou can fly. It is the fastest and the sec ond cheapest, but you may have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather.Well, I hope this helps! Have a great trip.Module 5 Lao She TeahouseUn it 1 I wan ted to see the Beiji ng Opera.Liste n and readBetty: Lingling and I went to Lao She Teaho
31、use last night.Tony: How was it?Betty: It was great! You kno w, I wan ted to see Beiji ng Opera, so Li ngli ng offered to t ake me there. We drank tea and watched an opera.Tony: Did you un dersta nd the opera?Betty: No, it was difficult to understand the words. But the actors and actress were ex cel
32、le nt.Tony: How long did you stay?Betty: We only planned to watch for an hour, but in the end, we stayed for three hour s.Tony: Did you enjoyed it?Betty: Well, it was interesting-that hsmain thing. I hope to understand more next time.Tony: Do you often go to see Beijing Opera, Lingling?Lingling: No,
33、 I don t.wanted to take Betty to the teahouse because famous.Tony: Who is Lao She? Betty: No idea. Ask Lin gli ng.Lingling: Lao She is a great writer. He sspecially famous for his play Teahouse.欢迎下载5Un it 2It describes the cha nges in Chin ese society.2 Read the passage and match the headi ng with t
34、he paragraphs.a) Lao She Teahouseb) The Story of Teahousec) Lao She1Teahouse is one of LacShe most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of com mon people in China from the end of the nin eteenth century to the middle of twentieth century. It tells us the sto
35、ry of Wang Lifa a nd the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese societ y over fifty years around the begi nning of the twen tieth cen tury.2Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to teacher cSool i n 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became
36、 a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went to En gla nd. He taught Chin ese at a college in L ondon and retur ned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, no vels and short s tories aboutpeople lives, and was named “thPeople Artist ”aoShe is one of th e greatest C
37、hin ese writers of the twen tieth cen tury.3At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beiji ng fo od. If you like the Beiji ng Opera, traditi onal music or magic shows, you can enjoy the m at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to every one from all ove r t
38、he world.Module 6 Animals in dangerUn it 1It allows people to get closer to them.Liste n and read(Lingling and Betty are leaving the zoo)Lin gli ng: Did you like the zoo?Betty: Y es! I saw the pan das at last! But I am more in terested to see the pan das in the Wolong Panda Reserve, because it allow
39、s people to get closer to them.Lin gli ng: It sad to thi nk of the pan das and other ani mals in dan ger.Betty: We n eed to protect them better.Lingling: Yes, Many wild animals don have a safe place to live, because villages an欢迎下载11d farms are grow ing bigger and are tak ing away their land and for
40、ests.Betty: Also, often there isn enough clean water, becauswe venade it dirty. I think we all need to help animals live in peace. Look,there notice.Lin gli ng: It says, “ HeWe want to save ani mals in dan ger, and we n eed yoUelp. ”Betty: But what can we do?Lingling: It says,Yomoney pays to look af
41、ter thea ni mals.Thmea ns we can give money to help protect the ani mals.Betty: Maybe we can raise some money at schooLet fSd out what else we can do to save as many ani mals as possible.Un it 2 The WWF is worki ng hard to save them all.2 Read the passage and match the headi ng with the paragraphs.a
42、) Nature parks for pan dasb) WWF And ani mals in dan gerc) The panda homed) An ani mal in dan ger1Pan das are in dan ger. There are on ly about 1,600 pan das livi ng in the wild today. Zoos and research cen tres are look ing after about 340 pan das. Pan das do not have m any babies, and baby pan das
43、 ofte n die. The situati on is gett ing very difficult. Scie ntist are doing a lot of research to help pan das produce more babies and help baby pan das live.2Pan das live in the forests and mountains of Southwest Chi na. Each panda n eeds to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are get
44、t ing smaller, so pan das ar e los ing their home. And there are not many pan das left.3In order to protect pan das in the wild, the gover nment is sett ing up n ature parks and develop ing other pla ns. The n ature parks will be big and there will be more bamb oo to feed the pan das. Pan das bor n
45、in zoos may go back to live in the n ature parks.4The World Wild Fu nd for Nature (WWF) wants to protect all an imals. And it cho se the panda to be its symbol. We do not want to lose tigers, elephants, or any other a nimals, so the WWF is working hard to save them all.欢迎下载Module7 A famous storyUnit
46、1 Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.Tony: Hi,L in gli ng!Lin gli ng: Ssh! I mead ing.Tony: Sorry! What the book about?Lingling: It about a girl called Alice. One day, Alice was sitting with her sister by the river and she saw a white rabbit with a watch. It ran past.Tony: Why was it run
47、ning? Lingling: Because it was late. Tony: And where was it goi ng?Lingling: To see the Queen of Hearts. Alice followed it and fell down a hole in the ground.Tony: Yes! Then she saw the Cheshire Cat. It was sitting in a tree and smiling at ever yone.Lingling: Then Alice arrived at the March Hare hou
48、se. He was sitting with the Mad Hatter and a mouse. They were hav ing a tea party in the garde n.Tony: And then Alice met the Queen of Hearts. She was playing a strange game!Lin gli ng: Do you already know the book?Tony: Yes,It Alice Adve ntures in Won derla nd. Every one in Britai n knows the stor y.Lin gli ng: Then why did you ask me all those questio ns?Tony: To see if you remember the story! Hdna .U2 She was thi nking about her cat.Alice was sitting with her sis
