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M1U1Nicetomeetyou.

MsLi:Hello,mynameisLiFang.I'myourteacherandyou'remystudents.I'mChinese.I'mfromWuhan.What'syourname?

Linging:MynameisWangLingling.

MsLi:Nicetomeetyou,Lingling.Whereareyoufrom?

Linging:I'mfromBeijing.I'mChinese.

MsLi:Howoldareyou?

Linging:I'mthirteenyearsold.

MsLi:Good.Hello,whataboutyou?

Daming:Hello,MsLi.MynameisDamingandI'mfromBeijingtoo.I'mtwelveyearsold.

MsLi:Thanks.Hello,areyoufromAmerica?

Tony:No,I'mnot.I'mfromEngland.I'mTonySmith.

MsLi:Nicetomeetyou,Tony.Hi,areyouEnglishtoo?

Betty:No,I'mnot.I'mAmericanandmynameisBettyKing.

Linging:TonyandBettyareourfriends.

MsLi:Good.WelcometoClass4Grade7!

M1U2I'mWangLinglingandI'mthirteenyearsold.

Hello,everyone.MynameisLiDamingandmyEnglishnameisDavid.I'mtwelveyearsoldandI'mfromBeijing.BeijingisthecapitalofChina.ThisisLinglingandherEnglishnameisLucy.

She'smyfriend.She'sfromBeijingtoo.

Hello,I'mWangLinglingandI'mthirteenyearsold.Goodtoseeyou.WangHuiismyfriend,butheisnotinmyclass.HisEnglishnameisHenry.He'sfromShanghai.Shanghaiisaverybigcity.

Hi,mynameisTonySmith.I'mfromCambridge.It'sasmallcityinEngland.TonyismyfirstnameandSmithismylastname.I'mthirteenyearsold.It'snicetomeetyouall.

M2U1Isthisyourmum?

Linging:Isthisyourfamily?

Tony:Yes,itis.

Linging:Whatabigfamily!Isthisyoursister?

Tony:Yes,itis.HernameisLinda.

Linging:Aretheseyourgrandparents?

Tony:Yes,theyare.Mymum'sparentsareontheleft,andmydad'sparentsareontheright.

Linging:Isee.Who'sthis?

Tony:That'smydad.

Linging:Isthisyourmum?

Tony:Yes.Thewomannexttoherismydad'ssister,myauntLiz.

Linging:Isthisherhusband?

Tony:No,that'sherbrother,myunclePaul.

Linging:WhoaretheboyandthegirlinfrontofPaul?

Tony:ThosearePaul'ssonanddaughter,mycousins,MikeandHelen.

M2U2Thesearemyparents.

MynameisBettyKing.Thesearemyparents.We'reAmerican.Myfatherisanactor,andmymotheristhemanagerofatheatre.

MynameisLiDaming.Thesearemyparents.We'reChinese.Myfather'sjobisatapolicestation.Heisapoliceman,andmymotherisanurse.

MynameisTonySmithandI'mEnglish.Thisismymother.She'sanEnglishteacherataschool.Thisismyfather.He'sahotelmanager.

MynameisWangLingling.I'mChinese.Mymotherisanurse.SheandDaming'smotherareatthesamehospital.MyfatherisabusdriverinBeijing.

M3U1Therearethirtystudentsinmyclass.

Daming:Linda,what'syourclassroominEnglandlike?Isitbig?

Linda:Yes,it'sreallybig.Therearethirtystudentsinmyclass.HowmanystudentsarethereinyourclassinBeijing?

Daming:Therearefortystudents,twentygirlsandtwentyboys.What'sinyourclassroom?Istherealotoffurniture?

Linda:Yes,thereis.

Daming:Aretherecomputersoneveryone'sdesks?

Linda:No,therearen't.Butthereisacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.

Daming:Oh,arethereanypicturesontheclassroomwalls?

Linda:Yes,thereare,atthefrontoftheclassroom.

Daming:Andisthereamapoftheworld?

Linda:No,thereisn't.There'samapofEngland.

Daming:There'samapoftheworldinourclassroom,buttherearen'tanypicturesonourwalls.

M3U2Thelibraryisontheleftoftheplayground.

Thisisamapofourschool.Therearesixbuildingsinourschool:alibrary,anofficebuilding,aclassroombuilding,adininghall,asportshallandasciencebuilding.Inthemiddleoftheschoolisaplayground.Thelibraryisontheleftoftheplaygroundneartheschoolgate.Therearemanybooks,mapsandcomputersinit.Behindthelibrary,ontheleft,aretheschooloffices.Betweenthisbuildingandthedinninghallistheclassroombuildingwithtwenty-fourclassrooms.Ontherightoftheclassroombuildingisthedinninghall.Infrontofthedinninghallisthesportshallandthebuildinginfrontofthatisforscience.Therearesixsciencelabsandfivecomputerroomsinthesciencebuilding.

M4U1We'vegotlotsofapples.

Tony’sdad:Tony,let'sgoshoppingforfoodanddrink.Now,wehaven'tgotanymeat.Let'sgetsomechicken.

Tony:OK.Havewegotanychocolate?

Tony’sdad:Yes,wehave.Toomuchchocolateisn'tgoodforyou.Let'sgetsomefruit.

Tony:Whatkindoffruit?Apples?

Tony’sdad:No,we'vegotlotsofapples.Wehaven'tgotanyoranges,solet'sgetsome.

Tony:OK.Howaboutsomeorangejuice?

Tony’sdad:Yes,goodidea!Andcoffee.Let'sgetsomeforyourmum.Shehasn'tgotanycoffee.

Tony:Allright,somecoffeeforMum,andsomecolaforme.Ihaven'tgotanycola.

Tony’sdad:Nocola!Colaisbadforyou!Howaboutsometea?

Tony:Oh,toobad!

M4U2Isyourfoodanddrinkhealthy?

Healthyfoodanddrinkforchildren

-Isyourfoodanddrinkhealthy?Alotoficecream,hamburgersandcolaisnothealthy.Meatishealthybuttoomuchmeatisnotgoodforchildren.Colaandcandyareverysweet,andtoomuchsugarisbadforyou.

Eattherightfoodandbehealthy.Carrots,eggsandsweetpotatoesaregoodforyoureyes.Milk,cheeseandfisharegoodforyourteeth.Abittired?Havelotsofdeliciouschickensoup!Itisimportanttoremember:eatwell,stayhealthy,anddon'tgetfat!

·Eatnoodlesorrice,nothamburgers.

·Haveagoodbreakfasteverymorning.

·Drinkjuice,waterandmilk,notcola.

·Eatlotsoffruitandvegetables.

M5U1Ilovehistory.

Tony:Betty,whatareourlessonsonMonday?

Betty:WehaveChineseateighto'clockandscienceatfivetonine.AttwentypasttenwehaveIT.Thenwehavemaths.Doyoulikemaths,Tony?

Tony:Yes,Ido,butit'sdifficult!IlikethelessonsonMondayafternoon:Englishandart.WhatlessonsdowehaveonFriday?

Betty:WehaveEnglish,Chinese,PEandgeography.

Tony:Andintheafternoon?Dowehavemaths?

Betty:No,wedon't.Wehaveartandhistory,butwedon'thavemaths.IlovehistoryandI'mgoodatit.It'smyfavouritesubjectbecauseit'sveryinteresting.

Tony:MyfavouritesubjectisChinese.IcantalkwithmyChinesefriends.

M5U2Westartworkatnineo'clock.

Myschoolday

Hi!I'mAlexGreenall.I'mthirteenandIgotoParkSchoolinOxford,England.Igotoschoolonweekdays,butnotonSaturdayandSunday.Thisismyschoolday.Igetupathalfpastseveninthemorning,andthenhavebreakfast.

Myschoolisnexttomyhouse.Igotoschoolathalfpasteightandseemyfriends.Westartworkatnineo'clock.Wehavethreelessonsinthemorning.Myfavouritesubjectisart.

Ateleveno'clock,wehaveabreakintheplaygroundandItalktomyfriends.Theygototheplaygroundandplayfootball,butIdon'tlikefootball.

Wehavelunchinthedininghallathalfpasttwelve.Ilikeschoollunch!Wehavemeatandricewithvegetables,orhamburgers.Idrinkjuiceorwater.

Westartlessonsintheafternoonathalfpastone.Wehavetwolessonsintheafternoon.Thenwegohomeathalfpastthree.

Intheevening,IwatchTVandhavedinnerwithmyfamily.Idomyhomeworkandgotobedatteno'clock.

M6U1Doesiteatmeat?

Guide:WelcometoBeijingZoo.Thezoohasmanykindsofanimals,suchasbears,zebras,giraffesandpandas.Theycomefrommanydifferentcountriesandtheyeatdifferentfood.Herearethelions.

Tony:Dolionseatmeat?

Guide:Yes,theydo.Theyeatotheranimals.They'redangerous!

Linging:Ugh!Andwhataboutbears?Dotheyeatmeat?

Guide:Yes,theydo,buttheyalsoeatplants.

Tony:Lookatthiselephant.It'sverytall.Doesiteatmeat?

Guide:No,itdoesn't.Iteatsplants.

Linging:Dopandaseatplantsandleaves?

Guide:Sure.Theylovebamboo.

Linging:Aretherepandashere?They'remyfavouriteanimals.They'recute.Shallwegoandseethem?

Guide:Yes,let'sgo.CanyouseeLingling?

Tony:She'sinfrontofyou!

Guide:No,Linglingthepanda!

Linging:WhichisLinglingthepanda?

Guide:She'stheblackandwhiteanimaloverthere.Look!Theresheis!

Linging:That'sveryfunny.HernameisLinglingtoo!

Tony:IsthereapandacalledTony...?

M6U2ThetigerlivesinAsia.

Animals

TheelephantlivesinAfricaandinAsia.ThiselephantlivesinAfrica.Iteatsplants,leaves,bambooandalittlefruit,butitdoesn'teatmeat.Itlikeswater.

Thereareonlyabout1,800pandasinChinaandabout200ofthemlivesinzoos.Thepandaeatsabout30kilosofbambooaday,aswellasplantsandleaves.Thisblackandwhiteanimalisthefavouriteofpeopleallovertheworld.

ThezebraisanAfricananimal.Likethepanda,it'sblackandwhite.Iteatsplantsandleaves,aswellasgrass,butthezebradoesn'teatbamboo.

ThetigerlivesinAsia.It'saverylargeanimalandusuallylivesalone.Itlikeswaterandisgoodatswimming.It'sstrongandcatchesmanykindsofanimalsforfood.

MonkeysliveinAfrica,AsiaandAmerica.Thereareabout200kindsofmonkeys.Monkeyseatmeat,leaves,fruitandeveneggs!

M7U1HowdoIwritemyhomeworkonthecomputer?

Linging:HowdoIwritemyhomeworkonthecomputer?CanIlearn?

Betty:Sure!First,openanewdocument.Clickthemouseon"newdocument".

Linging:What'sthemouse?Isthisit?

Betty:Yes.

Linging:WheredoIclickon"newdocument"?

Betty:Ontheleftofthescreen...there!

Linging:OK,what'snext?

Betty:Next,youwriteyourhomeworkinthenewdocument.Usethekeyboard.

Linging:WhatdoIdonext?HowdoIsavethedocument?

Betty:Youclick"save",andwriteanameforit.

Linging:WheredoIwritethename?

Betty:Writeitinthebox.OK,thenclick"save"again.

Linging:OK.Finally,howdoIprintmydocument?

Betty:Click"print"and"OK".

Linging:Whataboutsomepaper?

Betty:Ohyes,ofcourse!Youputthepaperintherefirst!

M7U2Whendoyouuseacomputer?

Thereisacomputerinmyhome,andmyfatherandIsharesit.Myfatherisamanagerofacompany,soheoftentalkstohiscustomersonthecomputer.HealsogoesontheInternettocheckthetimesoftrains,maketravelplans,andbuytickets.IlistentomusicorwatchmoviesoniteveryFridaynight.–Jack

Thereisnocomputerinmyhome.Icanonlyuseitatschool.OntheInternet,Isearchforinformation,domyhomeworkandcheckmyemail.IhaveafriendinAustralia.

IcanseeherandtalktoherontheInternet.–Alice

Wehaveacomputerathome.Myparentsdon'tuseit.IcanuseitonSundays.Isendemailtomyfriendsandplaycomputergames.ButsometimesIplayalotofgamesandmymotherdoesn'tlikeit.--Mike

M8U1Ialwayslikebirthdayparties.

Daming:Hi,wouldyouliketocometomybirthdayparty?

Betty:Yes,I'dloveto.Whenisit?

Daming:ThisSaturday,atmyhouse.

Tony:OK!Ialwayslikebirthdayparties.

Lingling:Great!

Betty:WhatdoyouusuallydoataChinesebirthdayparty?

Daming:Atthebirthdaydinner,weeatnoodles.Andweeatbirthdaycaketoo.Butmymothernevermakesabirthdaycake.SheusuallybuysaspecialoneandIcutitattheparty.

Lingling:Andwesometimesgivebirthdaycards.

Tony:DoyouusuallysingHappyBirthday?

Daming:Yes,wealwayssingHappyBirthday.

Tony:DoyousingitinChineseorinEnglish?

Daming:WesingitinChineseandEnglish.

Betty:DoyougetbirthdaypresentsinChina?

Lingling:Sometimes.Damingalwaysgetsbirthdaypresents!

Tony:Sowhatwouldyoulikeforyourbirthday,Daming?

Daming:It'sasecret.Haha...

M8U2Sheoftengoestoconcerts.

Choosingbirthdaypresents

Daming'sgrandparentsliketostayhealthy,soeverydaytheygotsomeexerciseinaparkneartheirhome.TheysometimeswearT-shirts.

Daming'smotherlikeschocolate,butshedoesn'toftenbuyanybecauseitisn'tveryhealthy.Shelikesgoingshoppingandalwaysbuysexpensiveclothes.Shehasgot11silkscarves,20dressesandalotofshoes.Shespendsalotofmoney.

Betty'scousinlikesreadingandshereadslotsofbooksandmagazines.Shealsolikesfilmsandoftengoestothecinema,butsheneverwatchessport.

Tony'ssisterlikesmusic.Shelikesgoingtoconcertsbutit'softenexpensive.ShebuysCDsofherfavouritesongs.

Lingling'sauntandunclelikesfootball,buttheydon'tgotofootballmatches.Theyusuallywatchfootballontelevisionatweekends.TheyalwayslikewatchingACMilan,buttheysomtimeswatchManchesterUnited.

M9U1We'reenjoyingtheschooltripalot.

Betty:Hi,Mum!

Mum:Hello,Betty!Whereareyounow?

Betty:I'mstandingontheGreatWallofChinaandtalkingtoyou.

Really?That'sgreat.

Betty:We'reonaschooltrip.

Whatabouttheothers?Aretheywithyou?

Betty:Well,rightnowTonyiseatingadeliciousicecream.WangHuiistakinglotsofphotos.Linglingisbuyingafewpresentsandpostcards.They'reonsaleattheshop.Damingishavinglunchandlyinginthesun.

I'dlikeapostcardtoo,butpleasetakesomephotosoftheGreatWallandsendthemtomebyemail.

Betty:OK.We'reenjoyingtheschooltripalot.Anyway,it'stimetogobacktoschoolnow.Bye,Mum!

Bye,Betty!

M9U2They'rewaitingforbusesortrains.

Atthismoment,indifferentplacesoftheworld,peoplearedoingdifferentthings.

AInLondon,it'sfiveo'clockintheafternoonandpeopleareleavingworkandaregoinghome.

They'rewaitingforbusesortrains.Somepeoplearedrivinghome.Somearegettingoffbusesortrains.Somearehavingafternoonteaathomeorhavingadrink.

BInMoscow,it'seighto'clockintheevening,sopeoplearen'thavingafternoontea.Theyarehavingdinnerathomeorinrestaurants.Somearegoingtothetheatreorwatchingafilm.Somearewatchingtelevisionorplayinggamesathome.

CInBeijing,it'soneo'clockatnight,sopeoplearen'thavingdinner.Mostpeoplearesleeping.

Somepeoplearestillworkingandsomearegoinghomefromwork.

DInLosAngeles,it'snineo'clockinthemorning.Peoplearen'tsleeping.They'reworking.

Childrenarestartingtheirlessons.

EInNewYork,it'stwelveo'clock.Peoplearen'tworking.They'rehavinglunch.Theyareeatinghamburgersorhotdogsanddrinkingcoffeeorcola.Somepeopleareseeingfriends,callinghomeorshopping.

M10U1AreyougettingreadyforSpringFestival?

Tony:Hi,Lingling.ThisisTonyspeaking.What'sha