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Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial----Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!
Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.
Tuesday,July16th
Whatadifferentadaymakes!
MyfatherandmotherdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn’thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!
Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn’tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn’tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry.
Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise
SectionB,2b
Readthearticleandcompletethepiechartsonthenextpage.
WhatDoHighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime
Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.
Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.
Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.
TheanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsotwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesapercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!
Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gamesshowsarethemostpopular.
ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughishealthyforthemindandthesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplayremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!
Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.
ShouldfriendsbethesameordifferentReadaboutwhatthesepeoplethecomparativewords
andphasesinthepassages.
JeffGreen:
Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikea’mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That’swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I’mshysoit’snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks---youdon’tneedalotofthemaslongasthey’regood.
HuangLei:
It’snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealways,LarryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinI’mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,
alwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.
MarySmith:
Idon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeorfavoritesayingis,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she’sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe’salwaystheretolisten.
Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater
Readthethreetalentshowsarementioned
Who’sGotTalent
Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentsshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.
Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:
Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.ButwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifullyThat’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.
However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejust,ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.
Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow
SectionB,2b
Readthepassageandcompletethetimelineonthenextpage.
Whenpeoplesay“culture”,wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltbecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.
Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacartoonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhiswenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.
OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today’scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairsofearsmorefamousthanMickey’s
Unit6I’mgoingtostudycomputerscience.
Readthepassageandmatcheachparagraph[1-3]withitsmainpurposeinthethewordsandphrasesthathelpedyoudecide.
______Toquestiontheideaofmakingresolutions
______Togivethemeaningofresolution
______Todiscussthedifferentkindsofresolution3
1.DoyouknowwhataresolutionisIt’sakindofofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.“Mom,IpromiseI’mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.”However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear’sresolutions.___________Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourpeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecominghelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.
2.Therearedifferentkindsofareaboutphysicalexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.__________Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanfor
3.Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!
______Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!
Howaboutyou--willyoumakeanynextyear
Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots
Readthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththequestionsitdiscusses.
Paragraph1Willrobotsthinklikehumansinthefuture
Paragraph2Whatwillrobotsbelikeinthefuture
Paragraph3Whatcanrobotsdotoday
Paragraph4Whatarerobotslikeinmovies
DoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot
wewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseeareusuallylikehumanhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.
therearealreadyrobotsworkingincanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoverpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.
arenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswerobotsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefunto,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemthinklikeaexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeabletowakeupandknowwheretheymanyscientistsdisagreewiththinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.
scientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthe,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofnewrobotswillhavemanydifferentwilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikeIndia,forexample,scientistsmaderobotsthatlooklikebuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,thesesnakerobotscanhelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thiswasnotpossible20yearsago,butcomputersandrocketsalsoseemedimpossible100yearsneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture.