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Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!
①Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?
Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth
Notreally.②Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.,
SectionB2b
DidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday?
WhataboutonTuesday
Monday,July15th
IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.①Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.②MysisterandItriedparagliding.③IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!
Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial-Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!
Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.④Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWe
ldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.⑤Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.
Tuesday,July16th
⑥Whatadifferenceadaymakes!
MyfatherandIdecided
togotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.⑦Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'
thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!
⑧Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'
tseeanythingbelow.⑨Myf
atherdidn'
tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowloffishandrice.Iwassohungry!
Butittastedgreat!
Unit2 Howoftendoyouexercise
Jack:
Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek
Claire:
①Hmm
...nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.
Really?
Howcome
Ihavedanceandpianolessons.
Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning
Oh,swingdance.It'
sfun!
Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.
Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons
Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.
Well,howaboutTuesday
Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome
Sure!
WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime
Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Our
questionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.
Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Fortyfivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!
Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.
Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointere
sting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.AndeightyfivepercentwatchTVeveryday!
①Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.
②ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.③Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.④Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit'
stoolate!
Unit3I'
mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.
Julie:
Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna
Anna:
Oh,itwasfantastic!
Nellysangsowell!
Yes,butIthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.
Oh,whichoneisLisa
Theonewithshorterhair.
①IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.
Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.
②ButyoucantellthatLisapracticedalotmoreandreallywantedtowin.
Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingandhavefun.,
JeffGreen
Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'
mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'
swhyIlikereadingbooksandstudyingharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'
mshysoit'
snoteasyformetomakefriends.①ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon'
tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'
regood.
HuangLei
It'
snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.②I'
mgettingbetter,though.AsLarryoftensays,③“Mybestfriendhelpstobringoutthebestinme.”However,Larryismuchlesshard-working,soIalwaysgetbettergrades.④MaybeIshouldhelphimmore.
MarySmith
Idon'
treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,⑤“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.⑥Infact,she'
sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.⑦Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'
salwaysthereto
listen.,
Unit4What'
sthebestmovietheater
SectionA2d
Greg:
Hi,I'
mGreg.I'
mnewintown.
mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!
Howdoyoulikeitsofar
sfantastic,butIstilldon'
treallyknowmywayaround.
Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.
Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?
Ilovewatchingmovies.
Yes
,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.
Thanksfortellingme.
①Noproblem.,
SectionB
Who'
sGotTalent
Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It'
salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica'
sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina'
sGotTalent.
①Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:
Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwho
canplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?
②That'
suptoyoutodecide.③Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.
However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.④Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.⑤Forexample,peoplewhosaytheyarepoorfarmersareinfactjustactors.⑥Butifyoudon'
ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.⑦Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.,
Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow
Grace:
Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah
Sarah:
WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.
①Oh,Ican'
tstandthem.Ilovesoapoperas.②Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.
Well,Idon'
tmindsoapoperas.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethen
ewsandtalkshows.
They'
reboring!
③Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVr
eporteroneday.,
Whenpeoplesay“c
ulture”,wethinkofartandhistory.①ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.②Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.③WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.④Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.
Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.Oneofthemainr
easonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.⑤Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.⑥However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.
OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Peo
pletodayexpecttoseemorethanjustalittlemousefightingbadguys,butmanystillknowwhoheis.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey'
s?
Unit6 I'
mgoingtostudyco
mputerscience.
Andy:
Whatareyoureading,Ken
Ken:
TheOldManandtheSea
byHemingway.
Wow,nowIknowwhyyou'
r
esogoodatwritingstories.
Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.
Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter
①Well,I'
mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwanttobe
②Myparentswantmetobeadoctor,butI'
mnotsureaboutthat.
Well,don'
tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywanttob
e.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!
Yes,you'
reright.,
1.Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?
sakindofpromise.①Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.(“Mom,IpromiseI'
mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.”)However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear'
sresolutions.The_start_of_the_year_is_often_
a_time_for_making_resolutions.②Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.③Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemto