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U1SuccessforSpringBuds

MynameisFengGuixiang.Iwanttotellyou

abouttheChinaChildrenandTeenagers'

Fund（CCTF）andhowithelpedme.

OneoftheCCTF'sspecialactivitiesis

theSpringBudProject.In1989,4.8million

inthecountry,agedfromseventofourteen,

wereunabletoattendschool.Eighty-three

percentofthemweregirls.Becauseofthis,

theCCTFlaunchedtheSpringBubProjectto

helpthem.

Sincethen,theprojecthashelpedmillions

ofgirlsreturntoschool.Ithasalsobuilt

alotofschools.

TheveryfirstSpringBudclasswashere

inGuangxiin1989.TheSpringBudProject

paidformetoattendthatclass.Italso

rentedaroomclosetotheschoolforme.

Beforetheprojectstarted,Istayedat

homeandhelpedmymotherwiththehousework.

Goingtoschoolchangedmylife.Ilearntto

readandwriteanddomanyotherthings.

NowIworkasateacherataSpringBud

schoolhereinGuangxi.Iwishtohelpother

girlsthewaytheSpringBudProjecthelped

me.

U2Eyecontact

Eyecontactmeanslookingintoanother

person'seyes.

Thisisaveryimportantofbodylanguage.

Itcanbethekeytocommunicate.

Eyecontactcanshowfeelingssuchas

friendliness,interestandunderstanding.

InWesterncountries,usingeyecontactin

conversationsisveryimportant.

Ifyoudonotuseeyecontact,Westernersmay

thinkthatyouarenotlistening.

Andifyoulookaway,theymayalsothink

thatyouarelying.

However,inmanyAsiancountries,looking

like

person,olderanwithtalkingwhendown

ateacheroraparent,ispolite.

Thesedifferencescancauseproblems.

Forexample,anAsianpersonmightlookdown

whilelisteningtoaWesternspeaker.

TheWesternspeakermightthinkthisperson

isnotinterestedinwhatheorsheis

saying.

Notusingeyecontactcancauseproblems,

butusingtoomuchisnotpoliteeither.

Inmanycountries,watchingotherpeople,

especiallystrangers,foralongtimeis

impolite.

Thismaymakethemfeelnervous.

U3shadowpuppetplays

EverySaturday，WangWeifangputsonaplay

withhisfriendsinasmalltownnearXi'an.

Theaudiencecanhearthem,buttheycannot

seethem.Thatisbecausetheyareputting

onashadowpuppetplay.

Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.

Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofa

person,ananimaloranobject.

Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursand

putonastick.

Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.

Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstands

behindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.

Theaudiencesitinfrontofthescreen.

Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsvery

closetothescreensotheaudiencecansee

thepuppets'shadowsclearly.

Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothe

voicesofthedifferentcharacters.

ShadowpuppetplaysareanancientChinese

art.

NowwithTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplays

arenotaspopularasbefore.

Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardfor

littlemoney,buttheydonotmind.

Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartform

alive.

U4TomandJerry

TomthecatandJerrythemousearetwoof

themostpopularcartooncharactersinthe

world.

Intheshortcartoons,Tomisalwaystrying

tocatchJerry,butheneverhasanysuccess.

AlmosteverycartoonendswithTomin

troubleandJerrylaughingathim.

Thestoriesarefulloffunandhavealong

history.

WilliamHannaandJosephBarberabothworked

forMGMinthelate1930s.

cartoons.

funnymaketothemtoldbossTheir

Togethertheythoughtoftheideaofacat

andamouse.

Theythoughtitwouldbefunnyifthemouse

wascleverandalwaysgotthecatinto

trouble.

ThefirstTomandJerrycartoonwasshownin

cinemasin1940.

Itwasagreatsuccess.

Overthenext17years,theymademanyTom

andJerrycartoons.

Mostofthemarearoundsevenminuteslong.

Intotal,HannaandBarberamade114Tomand

Jerrycartoons.

Thecartoonsweresogoodthattheywona

numberofawards.

Thefamouscatandmouseremainpopular

today,asthecartoonsarestillshownon

televisionaroundtheworld.

U5

Thestory

Haveyoueverheardofthesong“thestory

ofthered-crownedcrane”?

ItisaboutagirlcalledXuXiujuan.

XiujuanwasborninZhalong,Heilongjiang

Provincein1964.

Herfather'sjobwastolookafter

red-crownedcranes.

Xiujuanstartedhelpingherfatherwhenshe

wasyoung.

Shesoonshowedagreatloveforthesewhite

birds,

Shebecamegoodatraisingthem.

WhenXiujuanwas21,shegotajobatanature

reserveinJiangsuProvince.

cranes.

babytheofcaretakingenjoyedShe

Ifabirdbecamesick,shetookgoodcareof

itandstayedwithiteverydayuntilitwas

strongenoughtoflyagain.

InSeptember1987,oneofthebirdswent

missing.Theworkedsinthenaturereserbe

lookedeverywhere,butnoonecouldfindit.

Xiujuanwasveryworried.

Shelookedforitdayandnightfortwodays.

Onthesecondnight,whileshewaslooking

forthemissingbird,shefellintoariver

anddied.

Shewasonly23.

Later,asongwaswritteninmemoryof

Xiujuan.

ThoughXiujuandiedyoung,peoplealways

rememberherwhentheyhearsongorseea

red-crownedcrane.

sstory

'U6Adog

MynameisRobbie.

Iwasbornonafarmwithmybrothersand

sisters.

Oneday,amanandtwolittleboyscameto

thefarm.

“Whichdogdoyouwant?

”themanasked.

“Wewantthatone!

”theboyssaid.They

choseme!

Theydrovemetomynewhomeinthecity.

Theboyspromisedtheywouldlookafterme

verycarefully,andtheydid.

Theyfedme,playedwithmeandwalkedme

everyday.

Thenoneday,theygotacomputer.

Afterthat,theboysplayedcomputergames

allthetime.

Theydidnotplaywithmeorfeedmeanymore.

Eventuallytheboys'fathertookmetoapet

centre.Hetoldthestaffthathisboysloved

theircomputermorethanme.

Thecentregavemelotsoffoodandtookgood

careofme.

Oneday,anicegirlcalledEmmacameto

visit.

“Doyouwanttocomehomewithme?

”she

asked.

“Woof!

”Isaid.Shesmiledandtookme

home.

Emmafeedsmeandtakesmeforwalksevery

day.

IknowIwillliveherehappilyfortherest

ofmylife.

Unit7UFO

ManypeoplesaytheyhaveseenUFOs.

Hereisonefamousstory.

ItiscalledtheRoswellIncidentandit

happenedintheUSin1947.

PersonA（namenotgiven）:

MywifeandIwere

sittingoutsidebecauseitwasawarmnight.

Suddenlywesawsomethingverybrightflying

throughthesky.

PersonB（WilliamBrazel,afarmer）:

Ifound

somepiecesofstrangemetalonmyfarm.

Icalledthearmy.

MajorMarcelcameandcollectedthepieces.

Hetoldmenottotalktoanyoneaboutthis.

PersonC（MajorMarcel）:

Iwentand

collectedthepieces.

Igavethemtoanarmyexpert.

Hesaidthepiecescamefromaweather

balloon.

However,sinceIhavenotseenthiskindof

metalbefore,Ithinkthiswasalie.

PersonD（namenotgiven）:

MyparentsandI

wereinthecountryside.

Suddenlywesawasilverspaceshiponthe

sideofthehill.

Therewerethebodiesofthreealienslying

onthegrass.

Thensomesoldierscameandtoldustoleave.

Sowhatisthetruth?

Perhapssomeorallofthepeoplelied.

PerhapsaUSrocketcrashedandpeople

thoughtithadcomefromspace.

Perhapsanalienspaceshipreallycrashedin

Roswell.

U8Problemsin2050

Lily:

IwasstayingattheHotelWhalewith

myfriendslastweek.

Aftergoingshoppingandhavingteaatthe

cafe,Iwentbacktomyroomtorest.

ButwhenIopenedthedoor,Isawthatwater

wascominginthroughthewindow!

IknewIshouldnotjuststandthere,butI

didnotknowwhattodo…

Mike:

At11:

30a.m.thedaybeforeyesterday,

IwashavinglunchinourForeverGreenHouse

whileourfridgewasorderingfood.

Suddenlyalightwentonandalotoffood

startedtoarrivefromthesupermarket:

meat,

vegetables,fruit,milk,andsoon.

“Stop!

”Ishoutedatthefridge,butthe

foodcontinuedtocomein…

Benny:

Dadwasdrivingustotheairportin

hisCJ3,andsuddenlythecarstopped.

Thehydrogeninthecarfailedtomixwith

theoxygen,sothecardidnotwork.

“Oh,no!

”saidMum.

“We'regoingtomissourplane.Whatshall

wedo?

”