1、Module 1 How to learn EnglishUnit 1 Let stry to speak English as much as possible.Ms James: Welcome back, everyone! Today,we regoing to talk about good ways to learn English. Ready? Who has some advice?Lingling: We should always speak English in class.Ms James: Good!Let stry to speak English as much

2、 as possible.Daming: Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks?Ms James:That sagood idea. Anddontforget to write down the correct answers next to the mistak es. What else?Lingling: It sagood idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day.Ms James: Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about list

3、ening to the radio?Lingling: Yes, that sgood for our pronunciation too. But there are so many new word. Ms James: Y ou dontneed to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas. Daming: That sthe same for reading. English stories are so interesting. I get to know a lot

4、about the world through reading.Lingling: I think writing is also important. Whydontwe try to find some English pen friends? Wecan write to them. Ms James: Excellent! I agree with you.Unit 2You should smile at her!Send your questions to Diana, the Language Doctor.Many students ask for advice about h

5、ow to improve their English. Here are three basic questions. The first question is about understanding English films and songs. Li Hao from Hubei wrote,“Ilike watching English films and listening to English songs, but I can only understand a little. What ca n I do?”Watching films and listening to so

6、ngs are great way to learn English! Watch and listen several tim es, and guess the meaning of the new words. Each time you will learn something new. I also advise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends.The second question is about speaking. Wang Fan from Jilin wrote,“ Ourschool has a

7、 teacher fro m the US. I am shy and I am afraid to speak to her. What shoulddo?I”You can say,“ Hello!How are you?”“ Doyou like China? ”These are good ways to start a conversat ion. And before you begin, you should smile at her! Remember this: Do not be shy. Just try.The third question is about vocab

8、ulary. Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote,“Iwrite down new words, but I forget them quickly. How can I remember them?”Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! I suggest you write four or five words a day on piec es of paper and place them in your room. Read the words when you see them, and try to us

9、e them.Module 2My home town and my countryUnit 1It staller than many other buildings.Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen.Tony: WheresShenzhen?Daming: Well, it sonthe coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village about thirty years ago, but to day it savery

10、big city.Tony: So it sanewer city than Hong Kong?Daming: Yes, it sanewer city. In fact, it only became important in the1980s.It sgetting bigger and busier. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong,I msure.Tony: Whatsthe population of Shenzhen?Daming: It sover ten million, I think. That slarger t

11、han the population of many other cities in Chin a. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. I thinkit sabeautiful city.Tony: I dlike to go to there one day.Daming: Remember to visit the Diwang Tower.It staller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east

12、of England.Cambridge, London and EnglandBy Tony SmithI come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120,000. My home is especially famous for its university. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin

13、. There are lots of old buildings and church es to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.Cambridge is 80 kilometres from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the Riv er Thames. It has a population of about seven and a half million, so it is bigger and bus

14、ier than Cam bridge. It is about 2,000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bri dge.England itself is a part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and bea ches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low and beauti

15、ful lakes in the n orth, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England you will notice how gree n the countryside is.It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the ye ar, but bring an umbrella with you. You will need it most day

16、s.Module 3SportsUnit 1 Nothing is more exciting than playing tennis.Daming: Hey, Tony. Come and watch the football match on TV.Tony: OK. Whatsthe score?Daming: Spain scored a minute ago.Tony: Wow! That sfast!Daming: That sright. Last week the match on TV was so boring because no one scored at all. S

17、o thi s weeksmatch is already more exciting.Betty: Whatsthe matter with you, Tony? You look tired.Tony: I mreally tired after last night stennis match. And I hurt my knee.Daming: That stoo bad! Sit down and watch the match.It ssafer than playing tennis.Betty: Yes, watching is not sure about that. No

18、thing is more relaxing too!Tony: Well, I mnot sure about that. Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tennis.Betty: But you enjoyed watching the Olympics on TV, right?Tony: Yes, but that sbecause it was cheaper than buying tickets for all the games.Daming: And staying at home was easier than going t

19、o the stadium. Oh, look at that!Tony: Oh, he missed! Oh, bad luck!Daming: Never mind. There sstill plenty of time for them to score.Unit2 This year we practice more carefully.Training hardBy Li DamingIt is Saturday tomorrow, but I am going to school. I am not going for lessons, but to play football.

20、 I am in our school team and we are going to play against another sch ool next week. The practice starts at 10 am. We all arrive as early as we can so that w e have time to warm up. We are training harder than usual because the other team bea t us last year. This year we want to do better.It is more

21、 difficult to practise in winter because the days are short and the weather is cold too. It gets dark earlier, so it is important not to be late for after-school practic e.Our coach is pleased because we are playing better as a team now. Last year we w ere sometimes careless when we passed the ball

22、and we lost to the other team in the fi nal match. What a pity! This year we practise more carefully. That means we have a b etter chance of winning.The fan club has fewer people this year. We hope to play well so that we have mo re fans to watch the matches. It is good to have our fans around. They

23、 cheer us on lou dly and we feel more confident to win the game.Module 4Planes, ships, and trainsUnit1He lives the farthest from schoolBetty: I was late for school today.Mum: Why? What happened?Betty: I took the bus. There was a road accident, and the traffic was very heavy. But n obody was late, ex

24、cept me. Maybe I should go to school by taxi. Mum: It sthe most comfortable way, butit salso the most expensive.Betty: Then what about going by bike?Mum: That sagood choice, butit sabit dangerous.There ssomuch traffic.Betty: But most of my classmates ride bikes, andit squite safe. Dontworry. I bell

25、c arefull.Mum: How does Tony go to school?Betty: He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.Mum: And what about Lingling?Betty: Her home is the closest to school, so she walks.Mum: How about Daming?Betty: He goes by bus too, the same as me. Butit ssocrowded! And the traffic is he

26、a vy.Mum: All right. You can ride your bike to school, but remember to be careful all the ti me.Unit2 What is the best way to travel?Question: What is the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam.I am planning to travel from London to Amsterdam. How long does the journey ta ke and what is the bes

27、t way to travel? Could you please tell me about the trains or shi ps to get there? The more information, the better. Thanks!Best answer: There are four ways to travel.A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but a lot more expensive. When you go by train, buy your ticket a long time before

28、 you travel. It is usually cheaper.You can go by car and by ship across the North Sea. This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the most expensive. Book your ticket before you book your hot el. Remember that parking in Amsterdam is very expensive, so stay outside the city c entre and trav

29、el in by bus or by train.The third choice is by coach. This is usually the cheapest, but in summer the coach es sometimes get crowded! And it takes you about twelve hours to get there. However , it will not cost as much as going by train.Finally, you can fly. It is the fastest and the second cheapes

30、t, but you may have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather.Well, I hope this helps! Have a great trip.Module 5Lao She TeahouseUnit 1I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.Listen and readBetty: Lingling and I went to Lao She Teahouse last night.Tony: How was it?Betty: It was great! You kn

31、ow, I wanted to see Beijing Opera, so Lingling offered to t ake me there. We drank tea and watched an opera.Tony: Did you understand the opera?Betty: No, it was difficult to understand the words. But the actors and actress were ex cellent.Tony: How long did you stay?Betty: We only planned to watch f

32、or an hour, but in the end, we stayed for three hour s.Tony: Did you enjoyed it?Betty: Well, it was interesting-that sthe main thing. I hope to understand more next time.Tony: Do you often go to see Beijing Opera, Lingling?Lingling: No, I don tI. wanted to take Betty to the teahouse becauseit sfamou

33、s.Tony: Who is Lao She? Betty: No idea. Ask Lingling.Lingling: Lao She is a great writer. Hesespecially famous for his play Teahouse.Unit 2It describes the changes in Chinese society.2 Read the passage and match the heading with the paragraphs.a) Lao She Teahouse b)The Story of Teahouse c)Lao She1Te

34、ahouse is one of LaoShesmost famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The playhas three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nin eteenth century to the middle of twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa a nd the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It descri

35、bes the changes in Chinese societ y over fifty years around the beginning of the twentieth century.2Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher sschool i n 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went

36、 to England. He taught Chinese at a college in L ondon and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short s tories about people slives, and was named“thePeople sArtist ”Lao. She is one of th e greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.3At Lao She Teahouse today, cu

37、stomers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing fo od. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy the m at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all ove r the world.Module 6Animals in dangerUnit 1It allows people to get closer to the

38、m.Listen and read(Lingling and Betty are leaving the zoo)Lingling: Did you like the zoo?Betty: Yes! I saw the pandas at last! But I am more interested to see the pandas in the Wolong Panda Reserve, because it allows people to get closer to them.Lingling: It ssad to think of the pandas and other anim

39、als in danger.Betty: We need to protect them better.Lingling: Yes, Many wild animals donthave a safe place to live, because villages and farms are growing bigger and are taking away their land and forests.Betty: Also, often there isn tenough clean water, becausewevemade it dirty. I think we all need

40、 to help animals live in peace. Look,there sanotice.Lingling: It says, “Help!We want to save animals in danger, and we need yourhelp. ”Betty: But what can we do?Lingling: It says, “Yourmoney pays to look after theanimals. ”Thatmeans we can giv e money to help protect the animals.Betty: Maybe we can

41、raise some money at schoolLet. sfind out what else we can do to save as many animals as possible.Unit 2The WWF is working hard to save them all.2 Read the passage and match the heading with the paragraphs.a) Nature parks for pandasb) WWF And animals in dangerc) The pandashomed) An animal in danger1P

42、andas are in danger. There are only about 1,600 pandas living in the wild today.Zoos and research centres are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have m any babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scientist are doing a lot of research to help pandas prod

43、uce more babies and help baby pandas live.2Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas ar e losing their home. And there are not many pandas left.3In order to protect pandas in the w

44、ild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed the pandas. Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks. 4The World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) wants to protect all animals. And it chose the

45、panda to be its symbol. We do not want to lose tigers, elephants, or any other a nimals, so the WWF is working hard to save them all.Module7 A famous storyUnit1 Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.Tony: Hi,Lingling!Lingling: Ssh! I mreading.Tony: Sorry! Whatsthe book about?Lingling: It sa

46、bout a girl called Alice. One day, Alice was sitting with her sister by the river and she saw a white rabbit with a watch. It ran past.Tony: Why was it running? Lingling: Because it was late. Tony: And where was it goi ng?Lingling: To see the Queen of Hearts. Alice followed it and fell down a hole i

47、n the ground.Tony: Yes! Then she saw the Cheshire Cat. It was sitting in a tree and smiling at ever yone.Lingling: Then Alice arrived at the March Hareshouse. He was sitting with the Mad Hatter and a mouse. They were having a tea party in the garden.Tony: And then Alice met the Queen of Hearts. She

48、was playing a strange game!Lingling: Do you already know the book?Tony: Yes, It sAlice sAdventures in Wonderland. Everyone in Britain knows the stor y.Lingling: Then why did you ask me all those questions?Tony: To see if you remember the story! Haha .U2 She was thinking about her cat.Alice was sitti

49、ng with her sister by the river and her sister was reading a book. A lice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into hersister abook. “Andwhat isa book for, ”thought Alice, ”withoutpictures or conversations? Suddenly” a white rab bit with pink eyes ran by.There was nothing strange about that.

50、She heard the rabbit say,“Ohdear! Oh dea r! I bell late! and” she did not think it was strange. Then the rabbit took a watch out o f its pocket and looked at it. A rabbit with a pocket and a watch. Alice got up and ran across the field after it. She saw it go down a large rabbit hole in the ground.T

51、hen Alice went down after it, but never thought about how she was going to ge t out again. She found that she was falling down a very, very deep hole. It was too dar k for her to see anything. She was falling for a long time. While she was falling, she was thinking about her cat, Dinah. Suddenly she

52、 landed on some dryleavesModule 8Unit1 while the lights were changing to red ,a car suddenly appeared Betty: Good morning, Ms James! You look pale. Are you all right?Ms James: Im OK, but I saw an accident. A boy was riding his bike and listening to music on the road.Daming: Thats very dangerous!Ms J

53、ames: I was waiting to cross the road. While the lights were changing to red, a ca r suddenly appeared round the corner. Itwasntgoing fast, but it didn tstop.Lingling: Did the boy stop?Ms James: No. And the driver was talking on his mobile phone.Betty: So did the car hit the boy?Ms James: No,I mglad

54、 to say. The car stopped just in time, but the boy fell off his bi ke and hurt his knee.Tony: Thats too bad.Ms James: So when youre on your bike, think about the risk of an accident! Pay atte ntion, stop at the red lights and .what else?Betty: Dont ride too fastDaming : Dont ride side by side with y

55、our friends.All: Don t listen to music!Unite 2One day, when Henry was working in a restaurant, a snake suddenly appeared and bit his hand. A few days earlier, the snake arrived from Asia in a box of bananas. It c limbed out and hid somewhere.“ I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again. I threw

56、 it across the kitchen, an d it landed on a table. While the snake was lying on the table, Henry quickly picked up his mobile phon e and took a photo with it. Then the snake hid behind the fridge When Henry was try ing to find the snake， his hand began to hurt badly. He hurried to hospital. As the do ctors were checking him, the pain got worse . But they could not help him because t hey