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No,thanks.I’mafraidIdon’tlikecheese.Itdoesn’tsmellfresh.Itsmellstoostrongandittastesabitsour.
Well,mychocolatecookiesaredonenow.Haveatry!
Theytastereallysweetandtheyfeelsoftinthemiddle.
Areyoucookinglotsofdifferentthings?
Youlookverybusy!
Yes,Iam!
There’ssomepizzaandsomecookies,andnowI’mmakinganapplepieandacake.
Applepiesoundsnice,Ihaveasweettooth,youknow.ShallIgetthesugar?
Yes,please.Oh,areyousurethat’ssugar?
Tasteitfirst.Itmightbesalt!
No,it’sOK.Ittastessweet.It’ssugar.
What’sthis?
Ittastessweettoo.
That’sstrawberryjam,forthecake.
Good,everythingtastessosweet!
It’smyluckyday!
Unit2IfeelnervouswhenIspeakChinese.
2ReadSally’semailandfindoutwhichisherpicture.
FROM:
Sally
TO:
Lingling
SUBJECT:
Re:
WelcometoChina.
HiLingling,
Thanksforyourlastmessage.Itwasgreattohearfromyou,andIcan’twaittomeetyou.
1hopeyouwillknowmefrommyphotowhenIarriveattheairport.I’mquitetall,withshortfairhair,andIwearglasses.I’llwearjeansandaT-shirtforthejourney,butI’llalsocarrymywarmcoat.I’vegotyourphoto—youlookverypretty.SoI’msurewe’llfindeachother!
Thanksfortellingmeaboutyourhobbies.Yousoundjustlikeme!
Ispendalotoftimeplayingclassicalmusicwithmyfriendsatschool,butIalsolikedancemusic—Ilovedancing!
Ienjoysportsaswell,especiallytennis.Mybrotherisintheschooltennisteam—I’mveryproudofhim!
He’sgoodateverything,butI’mnot.SometimesIgetbadmarksatschool,andIfeelsad.Ishouldworkharder.
Youaskedme,“HowdoyoufeelaboutcomingtoChina?
”Well,IoftenfeelabitsadatfirstwhenIleavemymumanddadforafewdays,andI’mquiteshywhenI’mwithstrangers.IfeelnervouswhenIspeakChinese,butI’llbefineinafewdays.I’malwayssorrywhenIdon’tknowhowtodothingsintherightway,sopleasehelpmewhenI’mwithyouinChina!
Oh,I’mafraidofflyingtoo.ButIcan'
ttellyouhowexcitedIamaboutgoingtoChina!
Seeyounextweek!
Love,
Sally
Module2
Unit1I’vealsoenteredlotsofspeakingcompetitions.
3Listenandread.
Hi,Lingling.Whatareyoudoing?
Lingling:
I’menteringacompetition.
Whatkindofcompetition?
Aspeakingcompetition.
Great.It’llhelpyouimproveyourspeaking.Andmaybeyouwillwinaprize.
Yes,Thefirstprizeis“Mydreamholiday”.
Haveyoueverwonanyprizesbefore?
No,Ihaven’t.I’vealwayswantedtogoonadreamholiday.ButIcan’taffordit.Theplaneticketsaretooexpensive.
Well,goodluck!
I’vealsoenteredlotsofspeakingcompetitions,buthaven’twonanyprizes.I’vestoppedtryingnow.
That’sapity.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutotherkindsofcompetitions?
Whatdoyoumean?
Look!
Here’sawritingcompetitionAroundtheWorldin80Days.Towinit,youneedtowriteashortstoryaboutaplaceyou’vevisited.
Thatsoundswonderful,butI’venevertravelledmuch.HowcanIwriteaboutit?
Don’tworry.Itdoesn’tneedtobetrue!
Youcanmakeitup.
That’sinteresting.I’lltry.IhopeIwillwin,thenIwillinviteyoutocomewithme.
Sorry!
ThefirstprizeisonlythebookcalledAroundtheWorldin80Days!
Unit2TheyhaveseenthePyramids.
2Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.
MikeRobinsonisafifteen-year-oldAmericanboyandhissisterClareisfourteen.Atthemoment,MikeandClareareinCairoinEgypt,oneofthebiggestandbusiestcitiesinAfrica.
Theymovedherewiththeirparentstwoyearsago.Theirfather,Peter,worksforaverybigcompany.Thecompanyhasofficesinmanycountries,andithassentPetertoworkinGermany,FranceandChinabefore.Peterusuallystaysinacountryforabouttwoyears.Thenthecompanymoveshimagain.Hisfamilyalwaysgoeswithhim.
TheRobinsonsloveseeingtheworld.Theyhavebeentomanyinterestingplaces.Forexample,inEgypt,theyhaveseenthePyramids,travelledonaboatontheNileRiver,andvisitedthepalacesandtowersofancientkingsandqueens.
MikeandClarehavealsobeguntolearnthelanguageofthecountry,Arabic.ThislanguageisdifferentfromEnglishinmanyways,andtheyfindithardtospellandpronouncethewords.However,theystillenjoylearningit.SofartheyhavelearnttospeakGerman,French,ChineseandArabic.Sometimestheymixthelanguages.It’sreallyfun,”saidClare.
TheRobinsonsaremovingagain.ThecompanyhasaskedPetertoworkbacktheUS.MikeandClarearehappyaboutthis.Theyhavefriendsallovertheworld,buttheyalsomisstheirfriendsintheUS.Theyarecountingdownthedays.
Module3
Unit1Hasitarrivedyet?
Daming:
Hi,Tony.Whatareyouupto?
Hi,Daming.I’vejustmadeamodelspaceshipforourschoolproject
1haven’tstartedyetbecauseI’mnotsurehowtomakeitCanyouhelpme?
Sure,noproblem.Haveyouheardthelatestnews?
ScientistshavesentaspaceshiptoMars.Thejourneyhastakenseveralmonths.
Hasitarrivedyet?
Yes,ithasarrivedalready.That’swhyit’sonthenews.
SohavetheydiscoveredlifeonMars?
No,theyhaven’tyet.
Arethereanyastronautsinthespaceship?
No,therearen’t.
Why?
Astronautshavealreadybeentothemoon.
Yes,butnoonehasbeentoMarsyet,becauseMarsisveryfaraway,muchfartherthanthemoon.LotsofscientistsareworkinghardinordertosendastronautstoMarsoneday.
That’sinteresting!
HowcanIgetinformationonspacetravel?
Youcangoonlinetosearchforinformation.
Iwill.Thankyou,Tony!
Unit2Wehavenotfoundlifeonanyotherplanetsyet.
2Readthepassageandchoosethebesttitleforit.
1Anyoneoutthere?
2Lifeonearth3Thesunandthestars4Thestarsatnight
__________________
Scientiststhinkthattherehasbeenlifeontheearthforhundredsofmillionsofyears.However,wehavenotfoundlifeonanyotherplanetsyet.
Theearthisaplanetanditgoesaroundthesun.Sevenotherplanetsalsogoaroundthesun.Noneofthemhasanenvironmentlikethatoftheearth,soscientistsdonotthinktheywillfindlifeonthem.Thesunanditsplanetsarecalledthesolarsystem,andoursolarsystemisasmallpartofamuchlargergroupofstarsandplanets,calledtheGalaxyortheMilkyWay.TherearebillionsofstarsintheGalaxy,andoursunisonlyoneofthem.
Scientistshavealsodiscoveredmanyothergalaxiesintheuniverse.Theyareveryfarawayandtheirlighthastotravelformanyyearstoreachus.Sohowlargeistheuniverse?
Itisimpossibletoimagine.
ScientistshavesentspaceshipstotheplanetofMarstotakephotos.Theyhaveevensentspaceshipstotraveloutsidethesolarsystem.However,nospaceshiphastravelledfarenoughtoreachotherstarsinourGalaxy.
Scientistshavealwaysaskedthequestions:
withsomanystarsintheuniverse,arewealone,oristherelifeoutthereinspace?
Havetherebeenvisitorstotheearthfromotherplanets?
Whyhasnoonecommunicatedwithus?
Wedonotknowtheanswers…yet.
Module4
Unit1Ihaven’tdonemuchexercisesinceIgotmycomputer.
Doctor:
HowcanIhelpyou?
Ifeelill.I’vegotastomachacheandmyheadhurts.
Howlonghaveyoubeenlikethis?
SinceFriday.I’vebeenillforaboutthreedays!
Isee.Haveyoucaughtacold?
Idon’tthinkso.
Letmetakeyourtemperature…Mm,there’snofever.Whatkindoffooddoyoueat?
Usuallyfastfood.
Doyouhavebreakfast?
No,notusually.
That’stheproblem!
Fastfoodandnobreakfast.That’swhyyou’vegotastomachache.
Whatabouttheheadache?
Doyoudoanyexercise?
Notreally.Ihaven’tdonemuchexercisesinceIgotmycomputelastyear.
Youspendtoomuchtimeinfrontofthecomputer.Itcanbeveryharmfultoyourhealth.
OK,sowhatshouldIdo?
Well,don’tworry.It’snoserious.First,stopeatingfastfoodandhavebreakfasteverday.Second,getsomeexercisesuchasrunning.AndI’llgiveyousomemedicine.Takeitthreetimesaday.
Thankyou,doctor.
Unit2Wehaveplayedfootballforayearnow.
2ReadthepassageandmatchthepeoplewiththepicturesinActivity1.
Healthyliving
1
IwasnotfeelingverywellsothedoctorcheckedmyheartandsaidIneededmoreexercise,Ihaveneverbeenveryactive,andIdonotlikesports.Ihavealwayswantedapet,somyparentsgavemeadogformybirthday.NowIgetexercisebytakinghimforawalkeveryday.IhavehadhimforthreemonthsnowandIfeelreallyhealthy.—Anna
2
Ourteacherdecidedtostartagirls’footballteamandIthought:
“Whatagreatidea!
”Iwasthefirstmemberoftheteam.Wehaveplayedfootballforayearnowandweallfeelveryfit.Ourteacheristhecoach,andshealsotakespartinthesametrainingwithus.Sheisinexcellentconditiontoo.—WangWei
3
Inthelastfewyears,Iwenttoworkbyunderground.WhenIgottowork,IalwaysfeltverysleepyandIwasnothappy.IboughtabikeinJanuary.Sincethen