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..Module

1

How

to

learn

English

Unit

1

Let’s

try

to

speak

English

as

much

as

possible.

Ms

James:

Welcome

back,

everyone!

Today,

we’re

going

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’s

try

to

speak

English

as

much

as

possible.

Daming:

Why

not

write

down

the

mistakes

in

our

notebooks?

Ms

James:

That’s

a

good

idea.

And

don’t

forget

to

write

down

the

correct

answers

next

to

the

mistakes.

What

else?

Lingling:

It’s

a

good

idea

to

spell

and

pronounce

new

words

aloud

every

day.

Ms

James:

Thanks

a

lot,

Lingling.

How

about

listening

to

the

radio?

Lingling:

Yes,

that’s

good

for

our

pronunciation

too.

But

there

are

so

many

new

word.

Ms

James:

You

don’t

need

to

understand

every

word.

You

just

need

to

listen

for

key

words

and

main

ideas.

Daming:

That’s

the

same

for

reading.

English

stories

are

so

interesting.

I

get

to

know

a

lot

about

the

world

through

reading.

Lingling:

I

think

writing

is

also

important.

Why

don’t

we

try

to

find

some

English

pen

friends?

We

can

write

to

them.

Ms

James:

Excellent!

I

agree

with

you.Unit

2

You

should

smile

at

her!

Send

your

questions

to

Diana,

the

Language

Doctor.

Many

students

ask

for

advice

about

how

to

improve

their

English.

Here

are

three

basic

questions.

The

first

question

is

about

understanding

English

films

and

songs.

Li

Hao

from

Hubei

wrote,

"I

like

watching

English

films

and

listening

to

English

songs,

but

I

can

only

understand

a

little.

What

can

I

do?"

Watching

films

and

listening

to

songs

are

great

way

to

learn

English!

Watch

and

listen

several

times,

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,

"Our

school

has

a

teacher

from

the

US.

I

am

shy

and

I

am

afraid

to

speak

to

her.

What

should

I

do?"

You

can

say,

"Hello!

How

are

you?"

"Do

you

like

China?"

These

are

good

ways

to

start

a

conversation.

And

before

you

begin,

you

should

smile

at

her!

Remember

this:

Do

not

be

shy.

Just

try.

The

third

question

is

about

vocabulary.

Zhang

Lei

from

Anhui

wrote,

"I

write

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

pieces

of

paper

and

place

them

in

your

room.

Read

the

words

when

you

see

them,

and

try

to

use

them.

Module

2

My

home

town

and

my

countryUnit

1

It’s

taller

than

many

other

buildings.

Tony:

Hey,

Daming!

How

was

your

weekend?

Daming:

Pretty

good!

I

went

to

Shenzhen.

Tony:

Where’s

Shenzhen?

Daming:

Well,

it’s

on

the

coast

near

Hong

Kong.

It

was

a

small

village

about

thirty

years

ago,

but

today

it’s

a

very

big

city.

Tony:

So

it’s

a

newer

city

than

Hong

Kong?

Daming:

Yes,

it’s

a

newer

city.

In

fact,

it

only

became

important

in

the

1980s.It’s

getting

bigger

and

busier.

Some

day

it

will

become

as

busy

as

Hong

Kong,

I’m

sure.

Tony:

What’s

the

population

of

Shenzhen?

Daming:

It’s

over

ten

million,

I

think.

That’s

larger

than

the

population

of

many

other

cities

in

China.

Its

streets

are

much

wider

and

cleaner

too.

I

think

it’s

a

beautiful

city.

Tony:

I’d

like

to

go

to

there

one

day.

Daming:

Remember

to

visit

the

Diwang

Unit

2

Cambridge

is

a

beautiful

city

in

the

east

of

England.Cambridge,

London

and

EnglandBy

Tony

Smith

I

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.

There

are

lots

of

old

buildings

and

churches

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

River

Thames.

It

has

a

population

of

about

seven

and

a

half

million,

so

it

is

bigger

and

busier

than

Cambridge.

It

is

about

2,000

years

old,

and

it

is

famous

for

BigBen,

BuckinghamPalace

and

TowerEngland

itself

is

a

part

of

an

island,

and

you

are

always

near

the

sea.

The

small

villages

and

beaches

on

the

coast

are

popular

for

holidays.

Tourists

like

the

areas

of

low

and

beautiful

lakes

in

the

north,

and

the

hills

and

pretty

villages

in

the

south.

Everywhere

in

England

you

will

notice

how

green

the

countryside

is.

It

is

never

very

hot

in

summer

or

very

cold

in

winter.

So

come

and

see

England

any

time

of

the

year,

but

bring

an

umbrella

with

you.

You

will

need

it

most

days.

Module

3

Sports

Unit

1

Nothing

is

more

exciting

than

playing

tennis.

Daming:

Hey,

Tony.

Come

and

watch

the

football

match

on

TV.

Tony:

OK.

What’s

the

score?

Daming:

Spain

scored

a

minute

ago.

Tony:

Wow!

That’s

fast!

Daming:

That’s

right.

Last

week

the

match

on

TV

was

so

boring

because

no

one

scored

at

all.

So

this

week’s

match

is

already

more

exciting.

Betty:

What’s

the

matter

with

you,

Tony?

You

look

tired.

Tony:

I’m

really

tired

after

last

night’s

tennis

match.

And

I

hurt

my

knee.

Daming:

That’s

too

bad!

Sit

down

and

watch

the

match.

It’s

safer

than

playing

tennis.

Betty:

Yes,

watching

is

not

sure

about

that.

Nothing

is

more

relaxing

too!

Tony:

Well,

I’m

not

sure

about

that.

Nothing

is

more

enjoyable

than

playing

tennis.

Betty:

But

you

enjoyed

watching

the

Olympics

on

TV,

right?

Tony:

Yes,

but

that’s

because

it

was

cheaper

than

buying

tickets

for

all

the

games.

Daming:

And

staying

at

home

was

easier

than

going

to

the

stadium.

Oh,

look

at

that!

Tony:

Oh,

he

missed!

Oh,

bad

luck!

Daming:

Never

mind.

There’s

still

plenty

of

time

for

them

to

score.Unit2

This

year

we

practice

more

carefully.Training

hardBy

Li

Daming

It

is

Saturday

tomorrow,

but

I

am

going

to

school.

I

am

not

going

for

lessons,

but

to

play

football.

I

am

in

our

school

team

and

we

are

going

to

play

against

another

school

next

week.

The

practice

starts

at

10

am.

We

all

arrive

as

early

as

we

can

so

that

we

have

time

to

warm

up.

We

are

training

harder

than

usual

because

the

other

team

beat

us

last

year.

This

year

we

want

to

do

better.

It

is

more

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

practice.

Our

coach

is

pleased

because

we

are

playing

better

as

a

team

now.

Last

year

we

were

sometimes

careless

when

we

passed

the

ball

and

we

lost

to

the

other

team

in

the

final

match.

What

a

pity!

This

year

we

practise

more

carefully.

That

means

we

have

a

better

chance

of

winning.

The

fan

club

has

fewer

people

this

year.

We

hope

to

play

well

so

that

we

have

more

fans

to

watch

the

matches.

It

is

good

to

have

our

fans

around.

They

cheer

us

on

loudly

and

we

feel

more

confident

to

win

the

game.Module

4

Planes,

ships,

and

trains

Unit1

He

lives

the

farthest

from

school

Betty:

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

nobody

was

late,

except

me.

Maybe

I

should

go

to

school

by

taxi.

Mum:

It’s

the

most

comfortable

way,

but

it’s

also

the

most

expensive.

Betty:

Then

what

about

going

by

bike?

Mum:

That’s

a

good

choice,

but

it’s

a

bit

dangerous.

There’s

so

much

traffic.

Betty:

But

most

of

my

classmates

ride

bikes,

and

it’s

quite

safe.

Don’t

worry.

I’ll

be

carefull.

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.

But

it’s

so

crowded!

And

the

traffic

is

heavy.

Mum:

All

right.

You

can

ride

your

bike

to

school,

but

remember

to

be

careful

all

the

time.

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

take

and

what

is

the

best

way

to

travel?

Could

you

please

tell

me

about

the

trains

or

ships

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

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

hotel.

Remember

that

parking

in

Amsterdam

is

very

expensive,

so

stay

outside

the

city

centre

and

travel

in

by

bus

or

by

train.

The

third

choice

is

by

coach.

This

is

usually

the

cheapest,

but

in

summer

the

coaches

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

cheapest,

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

5

Lao

She

Teahouse

Unit

1

I

wanted

to

see

the

Beijing

Opera.

Listen

and

read

Betty:

Lingling

and

I

went

to

Lao

She

Teahouse

last

night.

Tony:

How

was

it?

Betty:

It

was

great!

You

know,

I

wanted

to

see

Beijing

Opera,

so

Lingling

offered

to

take

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

excellent.

Tony:

How

long

did

you

stay?

Betty:

We

only

planned

to

watch

for

an

hour,

but

in

the

end,

we

stayed

for

three

hours.

Tony:

Did

you

enjoyed

it?

Betty:

Well,

it

was

interesting---that’s

the

main

thing.

I

hope

to

understand

more

next

time.

Tony:

Do

you

often

go

to

see

Beijing

Opera,

Lingling?

Lingling:

No,

I

don’t.

I

wanted

to

take

Betty

to

the

teahouse

because

it’s

famous.

Tony:

Who

is

Lao

She?

Betty:

No

idea.

Ask

Lingling.

Lingling:

Lao

She

is

a

great

writer.

He’s

especially

famous

for

his

play

Teahouse.

Unit

2

It

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

She

1

Teahouse

is

one

of

Lao

She’s

most

famous

plays.

He

wrote

it

in

1957.

The

play

has

three

acts

and

shows

the

lives

of

common

people

in

China

from

the

end

of

the

nineteenth

century

to

the

middle

of

twentieth

century.

It

tells

us

the

story

of

Wang

Lifa

and

thecustomers

of

his

teahouse

in

Beijing.

It

describes

the

changes

in

Chinese

society

over

fifty

years

around

the

beginning

of

the

twentieth

century.

2

Lao

She

was

born

in

Beijing

in

1899.

His

mother

sent

him

to

a

teacher’s

school

in

1913.

After

finishing

school

in

1918,

he

became

a

head

teacher

of

a

primary

school.

In

1924

Lao

She

left

home

and

went

to

England.

He

taught

Chinese

at

a

college

in

London

and

returned

to

China

five

years

later.

He

wrote

many

plays,

novels

and

short

stories

about

people’s

lives,

and

was

named

"the

People’s

Artist".

Lao

She

is

one

of

the

greatest

Chinese

writers

of

the

twentieth

century.

3

At

Lao

She

Teahouse

today,

customers

can

drink

tea

and

eat

delicious

Beijing

food.

If

you

like

the

Beijing

Opera,

traditional

music

or

magic

shows,

you

can

enjoy

them

at

the

teahouse.

Lao

She

Teahouse

gives

a

warm

welcome

to

everyone

from

all

over

the

world.

Module

6

Animals

in

danger

Unit

1

It

allows

people

to

get

closer

to

them.

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’s

sad

to

think

of

the

pandas

and

other

animals

in

danger.

Betty:

We

need

to

protect

them

better.

Lingling:

Yes,

Many

wild

animals

don’t

have

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’t

enough

clean

water,

because

we’ve

made

it

dirty.

I

think

we

all

need

to

help

animals

live

in

peace.

Look,

there’s

a

notice.

Lingling:

It

says,"Help!

We

want

to

save

animals

in

danger,

and

we

need

your

help."

Betty:

But

what

can

we

do?

Lingling:

It

says,"Your

money

pays

to

look

after

the

animals."That

means

we

can

give

money

to

help

protect

the

animals.

Betty:

Maybe

we

can

raise

some

money

at

school.

Let’s

find

out

what

else

we

can

do

to

save

as

many

animals

as

possible.

Unit

2

The

WWF

is

working

hard

to

save

them

all.

2

Read

the

passage

and

match

the

heading

with

the

paragraphs.Nature

parks

for

pandas

b>

WWF

And

animals

in

danger

c>

The

panda’s

home

d>

An

animal

in

danger

1

Pandas

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

many

babies,

and

baby

pandas

often

die.

The

situation

is

getting

very

difficult.

Scientist

are

doing

a

lot

of

research

to

help

pandas

produce

more

babies

and

help

baby

pandas

live.

2

Pandas

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

are

losing

their

home.

And

there

are

not

many

pandas

left.

3

In

order

to

protect

pandas

in

the

wild,

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.

4

The

World

Wild

Fund

for

Nature

<WWF>

wants

to

protect

all

animals.

And

it

chose

the

panda

to

be

its

symbol.

We

do

not

want

to

lose

tigers,

elephants,

or

any

other

animals,

so

the

WWF

is

working

hard

to

save

them

all.Module7

A

famous

story

Unit1

Alice

was

sitting

with

her

sister

by

the

river.

Tony:

Hi,Lingling!

Lingling:

Ssh!

I’m

reading.

Tony:

Sorry!

What’s

the

book

about?

Lingling:

It’s

about

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

going?

Lingling:

To

see

the

Queen

of

Hearts.

Alice

followed

it

and

fell

down

a

hole

in

the

ground.

Tony:

Yes!

Then

she

saw

the

Cheshire

Cat.

It

was

sitting

in

a

tree

and

smiling

at

everyone.

Lingling:

Then

Alice

arrived

at

the

March

Hare’s

house.

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

was

playing

a

strange

game!

Lingling:

Do

you

already

know

the

book?

Tony:

Yes,

It’s

Alice’s

Adventures

in

Wonderland.

Everyone

in

Britain

knows

the

story.

Lingling:

Then

why

did

you

ask

me

all

those

questions?

Tony:

To

see

if

you

remember

the

story!

Ha

ha….

U2

She

was

thinking

about

her

cat.Alice

was

sitting

with

her

sister

by

the

river

and

her

sister

was

reading

a

book.

Alice

had

nothing

to

do.

Once

or

twice

she

looked

into

her

sister’a

book.

"And

what

is

a

book

for,"

thought

Alice,"without

pictures

or

conversations?"

Suddenly

a

white

rabbitwith

pink

eyes

ran

by.

There

was

nothing

strange

about

that.

She

heard

the

rabbit

say,

"Oh

dear!

Oh

dear!

I’ll

be

late!"

and

she

did

not

think

it

was

strange.

Then

the

rabbit

took

a

watch

out

of

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.

Then

Alice

went

down

after

it,

but

never

thought

about

how

she

was

going

to

get

out

again.

She

found

that

she

was

falling

down

a

very,

very

deep

hole.

It

was

too

dark

for

her

to

see

anything.

She

was

falling

for

a

long

time.

While

she

was

falling,

she

wasthinking

about

her

cat,

Dinah.

Suddenly

she

landed

on

some

dry

leaves…Module

8Unit1whilethelightswerechangingtored,acarsuddenlyappearedBetty:Goodmorning,MsJames!Youlookpale.Areyouallright?MsJames:ImOK,butIsawanaccident.Aboywasridinghisbikeandlisteningtomusicontheroad.Daming:That’sverydangerous!Ms

James:

I

was

waiting

to

cross

the

road.

While

the

lights

were

changing

to

red,

a

car

suddenly

appeared

round

the

corner.

It

wasn’t

going

fast,

but

it

didn’t

stop.

Lingling:Didtheboystop?MsJames:No.Andthedriverwastalkingonhismobilephone.Betty:Sodidthecarhittheboy?Ms

James:

No,

I’m

glad

to

say.

The

car

stopped

just

in

time,

but

the

boy

fell

off

his

bike

and

hurt

his

knee.

Tony:That’stoobad.MsJames:Sowhenyoureonyourbike,thinkabouttheriskofanaccident!Payattention,stopattheredlightsand…..whatelse?Betty:Don’tridetoofastDaming:Don’tridesidebysidewithyourfriends.All:Don’tlistentomusic!Unite2Oneday,whenHenrywasworkinginarestaurant,asnakesuddenlyappearedandbithishand.A

few

days

earlier,

the

snake

arrived

from

Asia

in

a

box

of

bananas.

It

climbed

out

and

hid

somewhere.

"I

was

trying

to

pick

it

up

when

it

bit

me

again.

I

threw

it

across

the

kitchen,

and

it

landed

on

a

table.’’

While

the

snake

was

lying

on

the

table,

Henry

quickly

picked

up

his

mobile

phone

and

took

a

photo

with

it.

Then

the

snake

hid

behind

the

fridge

WhenHenrywastryingtofindthesnake,hishandbegantohurtbadly.Hehurriedtohospital.Asthedoctorswerecheckinghim,thepaingotworse.But

they

could

not

help

him

because

they

did

not

know

what

kind

of

snake

bit

him.

Ashewaslyingthereingreatpain,Henrysuddenlyrememberedthephoto.Thedoctorssentthephototoazoo.As

soon

as

they

learnt

what

kind

of

snake

bit

him,

they

gave

Henry

the

right

medicine

and

he

left

hospital

the

next

day.

"So

if

a

snake

bites

you,

take

out

your

mobile

phone

or

camera.

Take

its

photo,

and

show

the

photo

to

the

doctors

‘’,

suggests

Henry.

"Butasyouknow,thesnakewon’tsmile!"Module

9PopulationUnit1thepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billionBetty:

What

are

you

doing?

Tony:

I’m

preparing

some

notes

for

a

report

called

"Our

growing

population."

Lingling:Well,wereintherightplacetotalkaboutthat!Beijingisahugecitywithabigpopulationthatcausesalotofproblems,suchastoomuchtrafficandnoise.Betty:ItsnotonlyBeijing.Populationincreaseisabigprobleminmanycountries.Doyouknowhowmanybabiesareborneveryminuteintheworld?Tony:No.Canyoutellme?Betty:Over250!Thatmakesover131.4millionbirthsayearLingling:Ican’tbelieveit!Betty:ThepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billion.Thatsalmostonefifthoftheworld’spopulation,thatis,about7billion.Tony:

Hang

on

a

minute!

I’ll

write

that

down

too!

Betty:Butinthefuture,Chinaspopulationwontgrowsofast,becausefamiliesaregettingsmaller.Lingling:Howdoyouknowallthis?Betty:Iwrotemyreportyesterday!Tony:Great,thanks!NowIcanwritemyreport!Unit2JoisfifteenandlivesinParkville.When

Jo’s

grandparents

first

came

to

Parkville,

it

was

a

quiet

village.

Theyhadasmallhouse.Closetofieldsmdhills.ParkvillewasnearArnwick,acitywith200,000people.PeoplefromParkvillemovedtoArmwicktofindjobs.Andtheyneededplacestolive.However,

it

was

expensive

to

live

in

the

city

centre,

so

the

government

built

flats

outside

the

centre.

Soon,ParkvillebecamepartofArnwick.AndArnwickbecameacitywithoveramillionpeople.Jo’s

family

lives

in

one

of

those

flats.

It

is

very

crowded,

and

rubbish

is

also

a

problem.

The

small

local

school

in

Parkville

closed

down

five

years

ago,

so

Jo

now

has

to

go

to

a

school

in

Arnwick

with

2,000

pupils.

It

takes

an

hour

to

get

there

by

bus.

There

is

a

lot

of

traffic

and

pollution.

ItisclearthatArnwickneedsmoreschools,busesandhospitals.Itneedsfreshaircleanwaterandbetterpublicservices.It

also

needs

more

police

to

protect

its

people.

But

to

do

all

these

things,

it

needs

more

money.

However,canmoneyhelpsolvealltheseproblems?Doweneedmorebigcitieslikethis?Infact,thisisjustastory.Infact,thisisjustastory.Butitdescribeswhatishappeningallovertheworld.Coulditbeyourtownsomeday?Module

10TheweatherUnit1ItmightsnowBetty:Hey,boys!Tony:Hi,Betty.Hi,Lingling,Whereareyougoing?Betty:

We’re

going

to

the

park

to

skate,

There’s

thick

ice

on

the

lake,

Are

you

coming

with

US?

Tony:Areyoujoking?It’sreallycoldtoday.Daming:Andit’scloudytoosoitmightsnow.Lingling:What’sthetemperature?Tony:

It’s

between

minus

eight

and

minus

two

degrees!

Winter

is

colder

here

than

i

England.

Daming:IsitsnowyinEnglandinDecember?Tony:

Not

usually,

although

this

year

it

snowed

quite

a

lot,

Most

Decembers

are

we

and

rainy.

Daming:What’stheweatherlikeinAmericainwinter,Betty?Betty:

We

have

cold

winters

and

hot

summers.

It’s

snowy

in

New

York

in

winter.

Tony:

Sounds

great

!

I

like

sunny

weather,

and

I

like

snow

as

well.

But

I

don’t

like

showers

or

windy

weather.

Betty:

Me

neither,

Rainy

weather

is

terrible!

I

wish

I

were

in

Australia

now,

It’s

Probably

sunny

and

hot

there.

Lingling:YoucangotoHainanlslandifyoulikesunnyweather.Betty:OnedayIwill.Lingling:

Come

on,

better

get

going!

We

can

skate

in

the

park

and

get

warm.

Unit2Theweatherisfineallyearround.TheUSisaverybigcountry.It

is

about

3,000

miles

from

the

east

coast

to

the

west

coast,

so

choose

carefully

the

places

to

see

and

the

time

to

go.

Bringamapbecauseyoumaywanttotravelaround.New

York

and

Washington

The

best

time

to

visit

New

England

is

in

September.

Theweathergetscooler,andthegreenleavesstarttoturngold,thenbrown.Bringyourcamerasoyoucantakephotosoftheautumntrees.CaliforniaisonthePacificcoast,andtheweatherisfineallyearround.Take

your

swimming

clothes

because

you

might

want

to

go

swimming

in

the

sea,

even

in

December.

InSeattle,inthenorthwest,itisnotverycoldbutitrainsalot,sobringanumbrella.InAlaskathedaysarelongandwarminsummer,butmaybecoolintheevening.Inwinter,Alaskacanbeveryverycold.IfyouwanttovisitAlaska,youhadbettergoinsummer.Do

not

forget

to

bring

a

warm

sweater

with

you.

InTexasandthesoutheast,itisusuallyveryhotandsunnycomparedtootherplaces.There

are

storms

from

time

to

time

in

summer

and

autumn.

SowhenisthebesttimetovisittheUS?Anytimeyoulike!Module11WayoflifeUnit1InChina,weopenagiftlaterBetty:Happybirthday,Lingling.Daming:Here’syourgift.Lingling:Oh,youremembered!Whatasurprise!Tony:Youcanopenit!Lingling:Idon’tthinkIshouldopenitnow.InChina,weopenagiftlater.Betty:ButbackintheUS,weopenagiftimmediately.Lingling:SowhatdoIdo?Betty:Youneedn’twait!<Linglingopensherpresentandfindsadictionary.>Lingling:Oh,thankyou.Ireallywantedone.Betty:We’rehappyyoulikeit.Tony:

I

noticed

another

difference.

In

China,

you

accept

a

gift

with

both

hands.

But

in

the

West,

we

usually

don’t

pay

much

attention

to

that.

Betty:

That’s

interesting!

I’m

interested

to

know

all

the

Chinese

traditions.

Tell

me

more.

Lingling:

There

are

a

lot.

For

example,

in

my

home

town,

people

say

you

mustn’t

do

any

cleaning

on

the

first

day

of

the

Spring

Festival.

And

you

mustn’t

break

anything.

It’s

bad

luck!

Daming:

You

must

only

use

red

paper

for

hongbao

because

red

means

luck.

And

you’d

better

not

cut

your

hair

during

the

Spring

Festival

month.

Daming:AndinthenorthofChina,peopleeatlotsofjiaozi!Betty:Perfect!Theytastegreat.Tony:Ilikeeatingjiaozitoo.Anyway,theSpringFestivalisstilloveramonthaway.Let’scelebrateLingling’sbirthdayfirst!Unit2InEnglandyouusuallydrinkte