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Module1HowtolearnEnglish

Unit1Let'strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.

MsJames:

Welcomeback,everyone!

Today,we'regoingtotalkaboutgoodwaysto

learnEnglish.Ready?

Whohassomeadvice?

Lingling:

WeshouldalwaysspeakEnglishinclass.

MsJames:

Good!

Let'strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.

Daming:

Whynotwritedownthemistakesinournotebooks?

MsJames:

That'sagoodidea.Anddon'tforgettowritedownthecorrectanswers

nexttothemistakes.Whatelse?

Lingling:

It'sagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.

MsJames:

Thanksalot,Lingling.Howaboutlisteningtotheradio?

Lingling:

Yes,that'sgoodforourpronunciationtoo.Buttherearesomanynewwords.

MsJames:

Youdon'tneedtounderstandeveryword.Youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.

Daming:

That'sthesameforreading.Englishstoriesaresointeresting.Igettoknowalotabouttheworldthroughreading.

Lingling:

Ithinkwritingisalsoimportant.Whydon'twetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?

Wecanwritetothem.

MsJames:

Excellent!

Iagreewithyou.

Unit2Youshouldsmileather!

SendyourquestionstoDiana,theLanguageDoctor.

ManystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirEnglish.Herearethreebasicquestions.

ThefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingEnglishfilmsandsongs.LiHaofromHubeiwrote,“IlikewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,butIcanonlyunderstandalittle.WhatcanIdo?

”

WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnEnglish!

Watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.Ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.

Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.WangFanfromJilinwrote,“OurschoolhasateacherfromtheUS.IamshyandIamafraidtospeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?

”

Youcansay,“Hello!

Howareyou?

”“DoyoulikeChina?

”Thesearegoodwaystostartaconversation.Andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!

Rememberthis:

Donotbeshy.Justtry.

Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.ZhangLeifromAnhuiwrote,“Iwritedownnewwords,butIforgetthemquickly.HowcanIrememberthem?

”

Donotworry.Itisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!

Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom.Readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem.

Module2Myhometownandmycountry

Unit1It'stallerthanmanyotherbuildings.

Tony:

Hey,Daming!

Howwasyourweekend?

Daming:

Prettygood!

IwenttoShenzhen.

Tony:

Where'sShenzhen?

Daming:

Well,it'sonthecoastnearHongKong.Itwasasmallvillageaboutthirty

yearsago,buttodayi'tsaverybigcity.

Tony:

Soit'sanewercitythanHongKong?

Daming:

Yes,it'sanewercity.Infact,itonlybecameimportantinthe1980s.It'sgettingbiggerandbusier.SomedayitwillbecomeasbusyasHongKong,I'msure.

Tony:

What'sthepopulationofShenzhen?

Daming:

It'sovertenmillion,Ithink.That'slargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinChina.Itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.Ithinkit'sabeautifulcity.

Tony:

I'dliketogotothereoneday.

Daming:

RemembertovisittheDiwangTower.It'stallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhen.

Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.

Cambridge,LondonandEngland

ByTonySmith

IcomefromCambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.ItisontheRiverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.Myhomeisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.Manyfamouspeoplestudiedhere,suchasIsaacNewtonandCharlesDarwin.Therearelotsofoldbuildingsandchurchestovisit.Studentsandtouristsenjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat.

Cambridgeis80kilometresfromLondon.LondonisinthesouthofEnglandanditisontheRiverThames.Ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthanCambridge.Itisabout2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBridge.

Englanditselfisapartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.Thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.Touristsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandprettyvillagesinthesouth.EverywhereinEnglandyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis.

Itisneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.SocomeandseeEnglandanytimeoftheyear,butbringanumbrellawithyou.Youwillneeditmostdays.

Module3Languageinuse

Unit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.

Daming:

Hey,Tony.ComeandwatchthefootballmatchonT.V

Tony:

OK.What'sthescore?

Daming:

Spainscoredaminuteago.

Tony:

Wow!

That'sfast!

Daming:

That'sright.LastweekthematchonTVwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.Sothisweek'smatchisalreadymoreexciting.

Betty:

What'sthematterwithyou,Tony?

Youlooktired.

Tony:

I'mreallytiredafterlastnight'stennismatch.AndIhurtmyknee.

Daming:

That'stoobad!

Sitdownandwatchthematch.I'tssaferthanplayingtennis.Betty:

Yes,watchingisnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismorerelaxingtoo!

Tony:

Well,I'mnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis.Betty:

ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTV,right?

Tony:

Yes,buttha'tsbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames.Daming:

Andstayingathomewaseasierthangoingtothestadium.Oh,lookatthat!

Tony:

Oh,hemissed!

Oh,badluck!

Daming:

Nevermind.There'sstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.

Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.

Traininghard

ByLiDaming

ItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Thepracticestartsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter.

Itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshortandtheweatheriscoldtoo.Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractice.

Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasateamnow.Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassedtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.Whatapity!

Thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.Thatmeanswehaveabetterchanceofwinning.

Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.Wehopetoplaywellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.Itisgoodtohaveourfansaround.Theycheerusonloudlyandwefeelmoreconfidenttowinthegame.

Module4Planes,ships,andtrains

Unit1Helivesthefarthestfromschool

Betty:

Iwaslateforschooltoday.

Mum:

Why?

Whathappened?

Betty:

Itookthebus.Therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.But

nobodywaslate,exceptme.MaybeIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi.

Mum:

It'sthemostcomfortableway,buti'tsalsothemostexpensive.

Betty:

Thenwhataboutgoingbybike?

Mum:

That'sagoodchoice,buti'tsabitdangerous.Ther'essomuchtraffic.

Betty:

Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,andit'squitesafe.Don'tworry.I'llbecarefull.

Mum:

HowdoesTonygotoschool?

Betty:

Helivesthefarthestfromschool,sohetakestheunderground.

Mum:

AndwhataboutLingling?

Betty:

Herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks.

Mum:

HowaboutDaming?

Betty:

Hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.Butit'ssocrowded!

Andthetrafficis

heavy.

Mum:

Allright.Youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime.

Unit2Whatisthebestwaytotravel?

Question:

WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.

IamplanningtotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?

Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?

Themoreinformation,thebetter.Thanks!

Bestanswer:

Therearefourwaystotravel.

Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,butalotmoreexpensive.Whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtimebeforeyoutravel.Itisusuallycheaper.

YoucangobycarandbyshipacrosstheNorthSea.Thisisthemostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.Bookyourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.RememberthatparkinginAmsterdamisveryexpensive,sostayoutsidethecitycentreandtravelinbybusorbytrain.

Thethirdchoiceisbycoach.Thisisusuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoachessometimesgetcrowded!

Andittakesyouabouttwelvehourstogetthere.However,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain.

Finally,youcanfly.Itisthefastestandthesecondcheapest,butyoumayhavetowaitforhoursattheairportbecauseofbadweather.

Well,Ihopethishelps!

Haveagreattrip.

Module5LaoSheTeahouse

Unit1IwantedtoseetheBeijingOpera

Betty:

LinglingandIwenttoLaoSheTeahouselastnight.

Tony:

Howwasit?

Betty:

Itwasgreat!

Youknow,IwantedtoseeBeijingOpera,soLinglingofferedtotakeme

there.Wedrankteaandwatchedanopera.

Tony:

Didyouunderstandtheopera?

Betty:

No,itwasdifficulttounderstandthewords.Buttheactorsandactresswereexcellent.

Tony:

Howlongdidyoustay?

Betty:

Weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.

Tony:

Didyouenjoyedit?

Betty:

Well,itwasinteresting---that'sthemainthing.Ihopetounderstandmorenexttime.

Tony:

DoyouoftengotoseeBeijingOpera,Lingling?

Lingling:

No,Idon't.IwantedtotakeBettytotheteahousebecauseit'sfamous.

Tony:

WhoisLaoShe?

Betty:

Noidea.AskLingling.

Lingling:

LaoSheisag