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Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?
Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?
Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.
2bpassage:
IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.ltwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.Mysisterandltriedparagliding.lfeltlikelwasabird.ltwassolunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial——Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious.Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.Inweldquay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.lwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.lreallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.
Whatadifferenceadaymakes!
MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'
thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!
Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'
tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'
tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!
Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?
A:
Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?
B:
Hmm…nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.
Really?
Howcome?
Ihavedanceandpianolessons.
Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?
Oh,swingdance.It’sfun!
Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.
Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?
Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.
Well,howaboutTuesday?
Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmydoyouwanttocome?
Sure.
WhatDoHighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?
Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.
Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.
Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.
Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!
Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.
ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplayremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!
Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.
Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?
Oh,itwasfantastic!
Nellysangsowell!
Well,IthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.
Oh,whichonewasLisa?
TheonewithshorterthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.
Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.
YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.
Well,everyonewantstothemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingnewandhavefun.
Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'
mquieterandmoreserioursthanmostkids.That'
swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'
mshysoit'
snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks--youdon'
tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'
regood.
It'
snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutstandingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'
mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradethanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.
Idon'
treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,"
Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."
MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'
sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'
salwaystheretolisten.
Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?
Greg:
Hi,I'
mGreg.I'
mnewintown.
Helen:
mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!
Howdoyoulikeitsofar?
It'
sfantastic,butIstilldon'
treallyknowmywayaround.
Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.
Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?
Ilovewatchingmovies.
Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.
Thanksfortellingme.
Noproblem.
Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerican’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.
Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:
Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?
That’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.
However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.
Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?
Grace:
Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?
Sarah:
WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.
Oh,Ican’tstandthem.Ilovesoapopera.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.
Well,Idon’tmindsoapopera.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.
Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.
Whenpeoplesay"
culture"
wethinkofartandoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears---MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.
SomepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesoofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanyhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,,hewasalwaysreadytotryhiswenttothecinematoseethe"
littleman"
ofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.
OnNovember18,1979,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today’scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey’s?
Unit6I’mgoingtostudycomputerscience.
whatareyoureadings,Ken?
TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.
Wow,nowIknowwhyyou'
regoodatwritingstories.
Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.
Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?
Well,I'
mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwhattobe?
Myparentswantmetoadoctor,butI'
mnotsureaboutthat.
Well,don'
tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywantwanttobe.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!
Yes,you'
reright.
Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?
It`sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.("
Mom,IpromiseI`mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool."
)However,promiseyoumaketoyourselfareresolutionsandthemostcommonkindisNewYear`sresolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.
Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolu