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7BUnit1Peoplearoundus

Mygrandma

Mygrandmawasashortwomanwithgreyhair.Shewasalwayscheerful.

Shewasaverygoodcook.Herdisheswereprobablythebestintheworld.

Iwillneverforgetthetaste,andthesmellaswell.

Grandmatookcareofmyfamily.Shewasreallykindandpatient.Shedied

twoyearsagoandImissherverymuch.

--Ben

Alice

Aliceismybestfriend.Sheisatallgirlwithglasses.Sheoftentellsmejokestomakemelaugh,butshenevermakesfunofothers.

Aliceisasmartgirl.SheisgoodatMaths.Weoftenstudyandplaytable

tennistogether.Ihopewewillalwaysremainfriends.

--Joyce

MrLi

MrLiismyMathsteacher.Heistallandthin.Hisclassesarealwaysfullof

fun.Heusesalotofgamesinhisteaching.

MrLiisstrictaboutourstudies,buthealwaysencouragesusandgivesus

support.Heoftensays,”Nevergiveupandyouwillbesuccessful.”

--Amy

Mydad

Ilovemydad.Heistall.Hehasblackhairandwearsglasses.

Mydadisadoctor.Everyday,hegoestoworkandhelpssickpeople.

Sometimeshehastoworkalldayandallnight,buthestillfindstimeto

helpmewithmystudies.Healsoplayballgameswithmeeveryweekend.

Mydadishard-working,patientandkind.Heisagreatdad.

Mother’sDay

Mumsdoalotofhardwork.Theycookandcleanforus.Theyalso

encourageusandgiveussupport.Mother’sDayisthetimeforusto

say”Thankyou”toourmums.

Inmostcountries,peoplecelebrateMother’sDayonthesecondSundayin

Mayeveryyear.Onthisday,peopleliketobuyflowersandmakespecial

Mother’sDaycardsfortheirmums.

Mother’sDayisnotonlyaboutgifts.Wecanhelpourmumsdothe

housework.Wecantakethemtotheparkorthecinema.Sometimesa

simplehugorsaying“Iloveyou,Mum”istheperfectgiftforourmums.

Mother’sDayisaboutlove.Ifyouloveyourmum,Whynotplanaspecial

Mother’sDayforher?

Middlemanes

Inmanywesterncountries,peoplehavefirstnames（givennames）andlast

names（familynames）.Manypeopleoftenhavemiddlenamestoo.

Parentsgivetheirchildrenmiddlenamestoremembersomeoneintheir

familyorsomeoneimportanttothem.

Unit2Travellingaroundtheworld

Franceiscalling

FranceisinWesternEurope.Itisacountrywithmanybeautifulplaces.

ParisisthecapitalofFrance.Hereyouwillfindmanyfamousplacesof

interestsuchastheEiffelTower.YoucangototheLouvreMuseumifyou

likeart.ThemostfamousstreetinParisistheChamps-Elysees.Thisisthe

placetogoifyouwanttovisitsomeshopsanddepartmentstores.

Franceisveryfamousforitswine.Therearemanyvineyardsinthecentre

ofFranceandfarmersgrowgrapestomakeexcellentFrenchwine.

ThesouthofFranceliesonthecoast,anditisfamousforitswonderful

beaches.AFrenchtownbytheseaistheperfectplaceforasummer

holiday,butifyouprefertovisitFranceinwinter,youcantryskiingonthe

mountainsintheFrenchAlps.

Francehassomethingforeveryone,sowhynotvisitFrancethisyear?

TheLeaningTowerofPisa

TheTowerofPisaisoneofthemostbeautifulbelltowersinItaly.Itisnot

onlybeautiful,butalsostrange—itleanstooneside.Todayitisknownas

“theLeaningTowerofPisa”.

Thebuildingofthetowerbeganin1173.Ittooknearly200yearsto

complete.In1178,whenthebuildinggottothethirdfloor,itstartedto

lean.Thebuilderstriedtomakethetowerstraightagainwhentheybuiltthe

upperfloors,butfailed.

Overtheyears,thetowerhascontinuedtoleanfurther.Expertshavedone

alotofstudiesandtriedto“rescue”thetower.In1990,itwasclosedtothe

publicforsafetyreasons.Afteralotofeffort,itreopenedin2001,hopefully

itwillbesafeforatleastthenext300years.

Backpacking

Backpackingisapopularstyleoftravelling.Whenpeoplegobackpacking,

theyonlytakeabackpackwiththem.Backpackersusuallydonotspend

toomuchmoneyonatrip.Forexample,theywouldrathertakeatrainthan

aplanewhentheygofromcitytocity.

Unit3Ouranimalfriends

Ablindmanandhis“eyes”inafire

Oneday,JohnDancerandCharliearrivedatahotel.

“Goodevening,sir,”saidthereceptionist.”You’rewelcometostay,butI’m

sorrythatwedon’tallowpetshere.”

“Charlieisn’tapet,”saidJohn.“He’smyeyes.I’mblindandIcan’tgo

anywherebymyself.”ThereceptionistapologizedandledJohnand

Charlietotheirroom.

Johnwasverytired.Hesoonfellasleep.Sometimelater,Charliestarted

barking.Johnwokeupandsmeltsmoke.Afire!

Smokestartedtocomein

fromunderthedoor.WithCharlie’shelp,Johnputsomewettowelsalong

thebottomofthedoor.ThenhegotdownonthefloornexttoCharlieand

waited.

Soonheheardthesoundofafireengine.Afiremanarrivedandgothimout

ofthebuilding,butthefiremandidnotwanttotakeCharlie.Johnwouldnot

gowithouthis“eyes”.Finally,thefiremangotCharlieoutofthebuildingtoo

andtheywerebothsafe.

Afriendlydolphin

Lastmonth,Iwenttoswiminthesea.Iswamreallyfar,pasttherocksand

outtosea.

ThenIsawsomethingmovingtowardsme.Itwashugeandgrey,witha

largefin.Itwasashark!

Ibegantoswimback,butthebeachwastoofar

away.Thesharkstartedtoswimaroundme.

Iwasreallyscared.Suddenlyanothercreatureappearednexttomeinthe

water.Itwasadolphin!

Itpushedmeawayfromtheshark.Isatonitsback

asitswamtowardsthebeach.

Soonwewerenearthebeach.Thesharkdidnotfollowus.AssoonasI

steppedontothebeach,thedolphinswamaway.Iwillalwayshowthis

friendlyanimalsavedmylife.

Doglaws

Somecountrieshavelawsaboutdogs.Forexample,intheUK,alldogs

mustwearcollars（i.e.bandsputaroundtheirnecks）inpublicplaces.The

collarshouldshowthenameandaddressofthedog’sowner.However,

somedogssuchasguidedogsandrescuedogs,donothavetofollowthis

law.

Unit4Savethetrees

Treesinourdailylives

Rebeccawantstoknowmoreabouttreesandhowtheyhelpus.Sheis

interviewingDrJonesabouttrees.

Rebecca:

Howdotreeshelpus,DrJones?

Dr.Jones:

Theyhelpusinmanyways.Theykeeptheaircoolandclean.

Theytakeinharmfulgasesfromtheairandproduceoxygenforusto

breathe.They’remajorfightersagainstairpollution.

Rebecca:

Iknowtreesalsomakeourlivesmoreconvenient.Manyofthe

thingsinourdailylivescomefromtrees.Forexample,paperandpencils.

DrJones:

You’reright,Rebecca.Infact,wegotalotmorefromtrees.We

getfruitandoilfromthem.Teaalsocomesfromtheleavesoftrees.Look

aroundthisroom.Alotofthefurnitureismadeofwood.Treesarereallyimportantinourdailylives.

Rebecca:

Ican’timagineaworldwithouttrees.

DrJones:

Butwecutdownmillionsoftreeseveryyear.Weshouldstop

doingthisifwedon’twantaworldwithouttrees.

TheAmazonrainforest

TheAmazonrainforestinSouthAmericaisthelargestrainforestinthe

world.ItcoversfiveandahalfmillionsquarekilometresoftheAmazon

Basinandspreadsacrossninecountries.

TheAmazonrainforestisveryimportantbecauseitishometothousands

ofanimals,birdsandinsects.However,peoplearedestroyingtheareaby

cuttingdownmanyofthetrees.Thisiscalled“deforestation”.Manyliving

thingslosetheirhomesbecauseofdeforestation.Asaresult,thenumberofkindsofanimals,birds,insectsandtreesintheworldisdecreasing.

WemustdoourbesttoprotecttheAmazonrainforest.

Chinesetea

Teaisthemostpopulardrinkintheworldbesideswater.Allteacomes

fromtheteaplant.Peoplepickleavesfromittomaketea.

ThehabitofdrinkingteahasalonghistoryinChina.Accordingtoanold

story,ChineseemperorShennongdiscoveredtea.LuYu,awriterduring

theTangdynasty,wrotethefirstbookabouttea.

ThereareseveraltypesofChinesetea,suchaswhitetea,greenteaand

blacktea.

Unit5Water

Watertalks

Dorawasinthebathroom.Thetapwason.

“Turnthattapoff,”saidanangryvoice.“You’rewastingwater.”

Doralookedaround,buttherewasnoonethere.

“Whoareyou?

”

“I’madropofwater.DoyouknowwhereIcomefrom?

”

“Fromthetap?

”askedDora.

“Afewdaysago,Iwasinacloud,”saidthedropofwater.“ThenIdropped

inariverandranintoareservoir.Thenitwastimeforpeopletocleanme.”

“Cleanyou?

”Doraasked.

“Yes.Iwasdirty.Theycleanedmeandaddedsomechemicalstome.Then

ItravelledthroughthepipesunderthestreetsandnowI’mhere.”

Doraasked,”Soisthisyourendofjourney?

”

“No.Peoplewillmakemecleanagain.I’llgointoariverandthenintothe

seaagain.”

“Again?

”

“Yes.Myjourneystartsthere.Remembernottowasteorpolluteme.I’m

valuable.”

Doraturnedtapoffandcameoutofthebathroom.

Factsaboutwater

Herearesomeinterestingfactsaboutwater:

About70%ofhumanbodyiswater.

Oceanscoverabout75%oftheEarth,butoceanwaterissalty.Therefore

mostofthewaterintheworldisnotdrinkable.

Groundwatermaybedrinkable,butitisnoteasytofindgroundwaterthatis

cleanandsafetodrink.

Ifwaterdripsfromyourtapevery10seconds,youwillwasteabout315litres

ofwaterayear—enoughtofilltwobaths

Havingabathusesabouttwiceasmuchwaterastakingashower.

Havingashowerinsteadofabathcansaveupto400litresaweek.

Venice

Veniceisfamousthroughouttheworld.Peoplealsocallitthe“Floating

City”andthe“CityofWater”becausethewholecityisonthewater—

thereareover117smallislandsandover400bridgesinthiscity.Oneof

thebestways