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Module1HowtolearnEnglish

【1】SpeakingEnglish

WestudyspokenEnglishinordertotalkwithEnglishspeakers.WeshouldfindsomepartnerstopractisespeakingEnglishtogether.IfwewanttomakefriendswithotherEnglishlearnersandimproveourinterestinEnglish,goingtoanEnglishcorner?Wecanalsoimproveourspeakingbyrole-play.Forexample,threepeoplemakeagroup:onespeaksChinese,oneactsasaforeignerwhocanonlyspeakEnglish,andthethirdactsastranslator.Thenchangeroles.Thisisagoodmethodforlearningfromoneanother.Ifweneedtopractiseourpronunciation,wereadsomeEnglishtonguetwisters?Canyousay"Iscream,youscream,weallscreamforicecream"correctly?WhenwespeakinEnglish,wepaymoreattentiontophrasesandsmallwords,becauserealspokenEnglishisfullofshortphrases,andmostofthesephrasesaremadeofsmallwords.thatotherEnglishskillscanalsoimproveourspeaking.Writingandreadinghelpustolearnmorevocabulary,andimproveourspokenEnglish.

Completethepassagewiththefollowingexpressions.Payattentiontocapitalswhenneeded.

don'tforget;howabout;should;tryto;whydon't

【2】AnInterview

Q1:

Thankyouforallowingmetointerviewyou,MissLin.CanIstartbyaskingyouhowyoulearntEnglish?

A1:

Itwasveryhardwork.Ididnothaveallthehelpmodernstudentshave.IhadagrammarbookandworkeduntilIcompletedit.

Q2:

Doyouthinkthisisagoodwaytolearnalanguage?

A2:

Well,itisnotveryenjoyableanditdoesn'thelpyourpronunciation,butyoudon'tmakemanygrammarmistakes!Youshouldfindthemethodthatisbestforyou.Don'tforgettouseallthehelpyoucangetfromtapes,newspapers,radioandtheInternet.

Q3:

Somepeopleareveryshywhentheyspeakaforeignlanguage.Whatdoyousaytothem?

A3:

It'slikeswimming—ifyouwanttolearn,takeadeepbreathandjumpintothewater.FindsomeonewhospeaksEnglishandaskhim/hertositandtalktoyou.

Q4:

Whatsortofbooksshouldstudentsread?

A4:

Themainpointisthatthebookshouldinterestyou.Gotothelibraryandfindabookthatyouwillenjoy.Don'tuseonethatistooeasyortoodifficult.

Q5:

Whatmistakesdolanguagelearnersoftenmake?

A5:

Somehavelanguageholidays.That'sabadhabit.Youneeddailypracticeoryoumayforgetthings.Don'tthink:"Oh,it'saholiday.I'mgoingtorelax."Thatisnotagoodattitude.

Q6:

Doyouuseyourdictionaryalot?

A6:

Yes,Ithinkagooddictionaryisveryimportant.Ienjoyfindingnewwords!

Matchthesewordswiththeirmeanings.

1grammar

2complete

3pronunciation

4mistake

5daily

6relax

7advice

8breath

aairgoinginandoutofthebody

bnotworkhard,rest

cwhatIthinkyoushoulddo

donceevery24hours

egettingsomethingwrong

ffinish

grulesofalanguage

hwayofsayingaword

【3】LearnerDiary

Day

1:

TodayI'mstartingwritingmylearnerdiary.I'mgoingtowritesomethinginmynotebookeveryday.MaybeIwillshowittomyteacherandaskhimtocorrectmymistakes.AfterschoolIdidsomeEnglishlanguageexercisesIfoundontheInternet.Myresultsweregood!

Day

2:

TodayIsawtwoforeigntouristslookingatamap.Iwenttothemandasked,"CanIhelpyou?"Theysmiledandthankedme.Wetalkedfortenminutes.Igavethemsomesightseeingadvice.

Day

3:

WhataremymainproblemswithEnglish?Ithinkmypronunciationisnotveryclear.Ireadandlearnhowtospellnewwordsandtheirmeanings,butIdon'tknowhowtosaythem.ThiseveningIusedanonlinedictionarywhichyouclicktohearthecorrectpronunciation.Iwillmakealistofnewwords,andusethisinfuture—itwasveryuseful.

Day

4:

TonightIlistenedtotheradioinEnglish.TheywerespeakingveryfastsoIcouldnotunderstandmuch.It'sallrighttoguesssomewords,butnot50%ofthem!IthinkIwillbuysomeCDsofEnglishsongsandlearnthewords.

Day

5:

ItoldZhangmyplan,andheinvitedmetohishome.TheyhavelotsofKaraokeVCDsofEnglishsongs.WesangpopsongsinEnglishandhadfun.Weunderstoodmostofthewords.MydailyEnglishlanguagepracticeisalreadygettingmebettermarksinEnglish.SoonIwillbetopoftheclass!

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

correct;diary;guess;main;notebook;lot;smile;spell

Ifyoudon'tknowtheanswer,.

Youhavefullmarks!You'vegotthemall.

It'shardtofindawordinthedictionarywhenyoudonotknowhowtoit.

Iwillcometobedinaminute.I'mwritinginmy.

Ican'tcometothepartyforofreasons.

Thisisonlyasmallpostoffice.Theoneisinthetowncentre.

AtthebeginningoftheschoolyearIbuy10new.

Iwantyoualltoforthephoto.Say"cheese".

【4】YouHavetoBeCareful!

Therearemanypossibleproblemsweencounterwhenlearninglanguages.

Sometimespeoplefeelshywhentheyspeakaforeignlanguageandtheystartusingstrangevoices.Oralexaminerssometimesfindstudentsstartusingveryhighvoicesorshouting.Whensomeonedoesnotunderstandus,wemaystartspeakingmoreloudly,butitdoesnothelpwhenitisalanguageproblem!

Whenpeoplelearnlanguagesfrombooks,theymayknowthegrammarandvocabularyquitewell,butnotbeabletopronouncewordscorrectly.Thentheremaybemanymisunderstandings.Sometimessomeonesayssomethingveryniceandpolite,butbecausetheirpronunciationiswrongitcausestrouble—peoplehearsomethingverynaughtyandeveryone'sfacegoesred!

Whatelsecangowrong?Somelearnersmaybegoodatspeaking.MaybeyoucanaskinFrench,"HowdoIgettothestation?"Butifyourlisteningisnotgood,itwon'thelpyouwhentheFrenchman(whothinksyouareafluentspeakerofFrench)givesyoualong,fastanswerthatyoucannotunderstand.

Youalsoneedtobesureyouspeakthecorrectformofalanguage.Forexample,Japanesemenandwomenspeakslightlydifferently.

Also,ifyoulearnalanguagefrombooksyoumaybeusingwordsfromthepastthatnooneusesanymore,anddonotsoundnatural.Youreallydohavetobecareful.

Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.

days;high;polite;red;careful;language;pronunciation;speak;grammar;old;quickly;woman

Thearticlesaysthatthereismoretolearna(n)thanjusttorememberwordsandrules.Sometimeswearegoodatonethingandnotanother:Wecanwell,butwecannotunderstandrepliesthatarespokentoo.Wemaylearnthewrongformofalanguage:amanmayspeaklikea(n)orwemayuseverywordsthatnooneusesthese.Ifourofawordiswrong,peoplemaynotunderstandusorwemaysaysomethingthatisnotandpeoplewillbeembarrassedandtheirfaceswillgo.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguagewemaydostrangethings—somepeopleuseveryorloudvoicesandthepeoplelisteningtothemwanttosmile.Weneedtobewhenwelearnalanguage.

【5】AProblem

Teacher:OK,everyone,it'stimetobegin.Areyouready?

Students:Yes!

Teacher:Great!I'vegotagreatproblemforyoutodiscuss.Youneedtolistencarefully.Amanisdrivinghomelateatnight.It'srainingandit'sveryverycold.Atabusstopheseesthreepeoplewaitingforabus.Thefirstpersonishisbestfriend.Thisfriendoncesavedhislife.Thesecondpersonisanoldlady.She'sveryillandneedstogotohospital.Thethirdpersonisawoman.Themanlovesthiswomanverymuch.Themanwantstohelpallthreepeoplebuthecanonlytakeonepersoninhiscar.Whatshouldhedo?

Student1:Whycanheonlytakeonepersoninhiscar?

Teacher:Idon'tknow.Maybehe'sgotalotofthingsinit.Hecan'ttakethemout.

Student2:Ithinkheshouldtakethewoman.

Student3:Yes,butwhatabouttheoldlady?She'sveryill.

Teacher:Everyone,thisisourproblemfordiscussion.Sowhydon'tyougetintogroupsanddiscussit?

Readtheconversationandexplaintheprobleminyourownwords.Usethequestionsbelowtohelpyou.

Whatarethethreepeopledoing?

Explainwhythemaninthecarwantstohelpthethreepeople:

Hewantstohelpthemanbecause...

Hewantstohelptheoldladybecause...

Hewantstohelpthewomanbecause...

Whatdecisiondoeshehavetomake?Why?

Module2Experiences

【1】ANewcomer

MarcusisDanish,buthehasrecentlyleftDenmarkandcometoLondonbecauseofanewjob.

Theonlysmallproblemhehashadwasmovingoutoftheflathewasofferedwhenhefirstarrived.

Thiswasbecausethebusrouteshadchangedjustbeforehestartedtoworkinthenewcompanyandittookhimtwohourstogettohisworkplaceeveryday.

Marcuslikedlivinginthefirstflatverymuch,becauseitwascomfortable.

Heexpectedtohavequitealotofproblemsbuthehasn'thadanybigonessofar.

Unfortunately,thejourneyfromtheflattoworkwastoolong.

Therefore,hehashadtomovetoanewplaceclosertothecompany.

Marcushasn'tbeenworriedbythisproblematallandheisreallyenjoyingthenewwork.

Now,everythingisfine.Everyonehasbeenfriendlytohimsincehearrivedandhehasalreadymadealotofnewfriends."Itisagoodplacetousemyknowledgeandithasgotagoodenvironment—weather,trafficandpeople,"saidMarcus.

ReordersentencesA—F.

【2】TheJobforMe

DearSir/Madam,

IhaveseenyouradvertisementforateacherinthemagazineGuangzhouEducationIthinkI'msuitableforthejob.

Iam28yearsold.IfinishedmyhighschooleducationinXiamen,andthenwenttouniversityinFuzhou.Istudiedlanguages,withEnglishasmymajor.Ialwaysgotgoodscoresforallmysubjects.Atuniversity,Iwasaveryactivestudent.IwaschairmanoftheEnglishFilmClubandamemberoftheuniversitysquashteam.

IhavetravelledtoanumberofEnglish-speakingcountries.IthinkmyEnglishlanguageskillshaveimprovedasaresultandIcanteachseniorclasseswithoutanyproblems.

Ihaveworkedasateacherforfouryears.Ihavetaughtatawell-knownlanguageschoolinHangzhou.Thishasbeenagoodexperience.IhavetaughtspecialcoursesinWritingforBusiness,showingpeoplehowtowritegoodbusinesslettersandemailmessages.Ihavealsostartedanewcourse:SpokenEnglishforTourGuides.Alltheseexperienceshavehelpedmebecomeagoodteacher.

Iamawarmandfriendlyperson,andmystudentsenjoytheirlessons.Ilikemystudentstoworkhard,butIthinklanguagelearningcanbefun.IencouragestudentstouseEnglishoutsidetheclassroom,doprojectsandtakepartinEnglishlanguageactivities.IhavehelpedstudentsputonplaysandgiveconcertsofEnglishsongs.

IwanttoliveinGuangzhouandteachinyourschool.IhopeforaninterviewsoIcantellyoumore.

Yoursfaithfully,

WilliamFang

Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.

centre;experience;invited;person;scores;senior;suitable;tour

Theuniversitysomeforeignprofessorstocomeandtalktothestudents.

Onthe,youcanseelotsofinterestingplacesandimproveyourJapanese.

Sheisanewteacherwithverylittle.

YoucanimproveyourEnglishatthecollegeEnglish.

Idon'tthinkheis.Heneverallowsthestudentstopractise.

Ithinksheistherightforthejob.Sheseemsverycleverandnice.

Whoisgoingtoteachtheclass?

Youronthetestaren'tverygood.Youmustallworkharder.

【3】WhatHaveYouNeverDonebutWanttoDo?

P:

Ihavenevermadeafilm.Ilovewatchingfilmsandgoingtothecinema.Iwanttofindagoodstoryanduseittomakeaveryexcitingfilmwithbeautifulcoloursandmusic.Ihavereadalotofbooksaboutfilm-making.Itisn'teasyandIneedalotofhelp,butthatismydream.

Q:

Ihavenevertravelledonanaeroplane.IwanttobeaspecialpassengersothatthepilotandstewardswelcomemewhenIcomeontotheplane.Iwanttositinthecabin,watchustakeoffandthenenjoythegoodfoodanddrinksandthenlandininterestingplaceslikeTokyoandSingapore.IhavetravelledonatrainbutIthinkflyingismoreexciting!That'smydream.

R:

Ihaveneverwrittenabook.Ihaveonlywrittensmallthingslikebrochuresandprojects.Iwanttogotothebookshopandseemybooktherewithalotofpeoplebuyingit.PerhapsmyphotowillbeonthebackandIwillbeafamousperson!

S:

Ihaveneverwonacompetition.IhaveenteredalotofcompetitionsbutIhaveneverhadaprize.IwanttoreceiveatelephonecalltellingmeIhavewonabigprize—aholidayinaninterestingcityoracomputer.Willtheyputmypictureinthenewspaper?Ihopetheywill!

T:

Ihaveneverbeentoarockconcert.IenjoyrockmusicandlistentoalotofrockCDsbutIhaven'tbeentoaconcert.Myhometownissmallandhasnoconcertsorbigbands.Iwanttogotoacityandhearsomegoodmusicandmeetmyfavouriterockstars.That'smydream.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Wholikesmusic?

R.S.T.

2.Whowantstotravel?

P.Q.R.

3.WhoprobablylikesStephenSpielberg?

P.R.S.

4.Whowantstobeafamousperson?

Q.R.T.

5.Whoenjoyswinning?

Q.S.T.

6.Whoisofteninthecinema?

P.R.T.

【4】HowIHaveSpentMyLife

Wewereallstudentstogethermany,manyyearsbefore.Wehadfinishedthenoodlesattheendofthemeal,whenthemonitorsaid,"Let'stakeitinturnstotalkaboutourexperiences."

Cathystarted,"Ihavetravelledalot.BecauseofmyworkIhavevisitedmanycountries.IhaveseentheRiverAmazon,shoppedinParis,seenthesnowinCanada,andbeenridingonacamelintheArabianDesert."

Joycesaid,"Ihavebeenverysuccessfulandamrich.Ihaveopenedmanybusinesses,workedhardandhadplentyofgoodideas."

"Well,Ihavedonealotofgoodthings.Ihavespentmylifelookingafterpeopleinhospital,raisingmoneyforthehospital'sservicesandhelpingpeople,"saidRicky.

NextwasKen.Oncehewasacutelittleboy;nowhewasaseriousoldermanwithheavyglassesandnotmuchhair."Ihaveworkedinascienceresearchcentre.Ihavebeenbusyinmylaboratorydayafterday.Ihavealwaysbeenthinkingaboutthefutureandhelpingusgetreadyforit."

Thentherewassilence.

"Sowhataboutyou,May?"

Maysmiledsweetly,"Ihavedoneeverythingyouhavealldone."

"Howcanthatbe?"

"Ihavetravelledallaroundtheworldandintospaceandintothepastandmanyotherwonderfulthings,allthroughtheworldofbooks.Ihavedonewellbylookingaftermyoldparents.Ihavepreparedforthefuturebybringingupalovelydaughter.Ihavebeenveryhappy,andIamrichinlove."

Everyoneagreedthiswasthebestlifeofall.Whatdoyouthink?

Completethesentenceswiththenamesofthepeople.

Cathy'sliferepresentsseeingtheworld.

liferepresentshelpingothers.

liferepresentsmakingmoney.

liferepresentsthinking.

liferepresentsfamily

【5】HappytoGoHome

MikeRobinsonisa15-year-oldEnglishschoolboy.HissisterClareis14.Atthemoment,MikeandClareareataschoolinSydney,oneofthebiggestcitiesinAustralia.Theyhavebeentherefortwoyears.Theyliketheschool,buttheyknowthatsoontheywillleaveandreturntoEnglandwiththeirparents.

MikeandClarehavealsobeentoschoolsinAmerica,Germany,FranceandChina.Thisisbecausetheirfather,Peter,worksforaverybiginternationalcompany.Thecompanyhasofficesinmanydifferentcountries.ThecompanyhassentPetertoworkinmanydifferentcountries.Peterusuallystaysinonecountryforabouttwoyears.Thenthecompanymoveshimagain.Hisfamilyalwaysgoeswithhim.

TheRobinsonsareahappyfamilyandloveseeingtheworld.MikeandClarehavelearnttospeakFrench,GermanandalittleChinese.Thetwochildrenhavefriendsallovertheworld.ButtheyaregladthattheyaregoingtoreturntoEngland.

Recently,thechildrentoldtheirparents,"WewanttostayinEngland.Wedon'twanttomoveagain."TheirfatheragreesandhasaskedhiscompanytokeephiminEngland.Thecompanyhasagreed.MikeandClareareveryhappyaboutthis.

Answerthequestions.

WhereareMikeandClareatschool?

WhatcountrieshavetheRobinsonfamilylivedin?

WhodoesPeterRobinsonworkfor?

Wheredoesthecompanyhaveoffices?

HowlongdoesPeterstayinonecountry?

WhatlanguageshaveMikeandClarelearnttospeak?

Whatdothechildrennowwanttodo?

WhyareMikeandClareveryhappy?

Module3Journeytospace

【1】China'sSuccessfulMannedSpaceMission

Chinahassucceededinsendingitsfirstmannedspacecraftintoorbit,makingitonlythethirdcountryevertosendahumanintospace.OnlytheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionhadpreviouslysenthumansintospace.

Onboardwasasingleastronaut,YangLiwei.Hewasexpectedtocircletheplanet14times,returningtoEarthafteraflightofabout22hours.YangLiwei,a38-year-oldservinginthePeople'sLiberationArmy,wasonlypubliclyconfirmedasthefirstastronaut—oryuhangyuan—justbeforetheflightbegan.

Hisfirstwordstomissioncontrolfromspacewere,"Ifeelgood.Seeyoutomorrow."

Yangspentmorethan21hoursinouterspace,travellingmorethan600,000kilometresinearthorbitbeforeShenzhou5broughthimbackat6:23a.m.BeijingtimeOctober16.Yangsaidhefeltexcellentafterthemorethan21-hourjourney,thefirstbyaChinese.

Writeshortanswerstothequestions.

WhatisspecialaboutYangLiwei'smission?

Whichtwocountrieshavecompletedthesamemissionbefore?

WheredoesthefirstChineseastronautwork?

Howlongdidthejourneytake?

WhichwordinthepassagetellsusthatYangLiweitravelledalone?

【2】MarsMystery

Day

1:

Wehavenowlanded.Wehaven'tyetopenedthedoorsorleftthespacecraft.TheplanetlookslikeadesertonEarth.Itwillbedarksoon,sowewillstayinthespacecraft.Thescientistswithusareinahurrytogooutandexplore,butwedonotknowwhatwewilldiscover,sowewillbecareful.

Day

2:

Wehavetravelledabout2kmineverydirectionfromthespacecraft,butwehavenotdiscoveredanythinginterestingyet.Therearesomemountainsabout20kmaway.Tomorrowmostoftheteamwillgothere.Iwillstayonthespacecraftalone.

Day

3:

Thescientistshavereachedthemountains.Theyhavealreadydiscoveredalake.ThereissomewaterleftonMars.Maybethereissomelife.Ihavefoundsomespecialstones.Ihavenotseenanylikethembefore.

Day

4:

Thescientistshavenotcomebackyet.ThestonesIfoundyesterdayhavegrownlargerinthenight.Idonotunderstandhowthiscanhappen.

Day

5:

Theteaminthemountainshasnotyetcontactedme.Havetheylostorbrokentheirradio-phone?Thismorningthestoneswereevenbiggerandadifferentcolour.Ihavetakenthemoutside.Idonotwantthemonthespacecraft.Tonightthewindisblowingandtheairisfullofsand.

Day

6:

Theweatherhasbeenverybad.Thestormhasnotyetfinished.Icannotgooutside.Ireceivedashortmessagefromonescientist."Go,go,go,"isallhesaid.ThestonesIputoutsideareshining.Idon'tknowwhathashappened.

Therewerenomoremessages!

Writethedaythateachofthefollowingthingshappen.

1.Theydonotfindanythingimportant.Day

2.Thewritertakessomethingintothespacecraft.Day

3.Thewriterstartstofeelafraid.Day

4.Theastronautsdecideitissafetoleavethespacecraft.Day

5.Thewriterisleftalone.Day

6.ThevisittoMarsseemsverysuccessful.Day

7.Theydecidetowaitbeforeleavingthespacecraft.Day

8.Thewriterhaslostcontactwiththeothers.Day

9.Thewriterissurprisedandpuzzled.Day

10.Thewriterofthereportsdecidestostaywiththespacecraft.Day

【3】SomePlanets

ThefourplanetsclosesttotheSun—Mercury,Venus,EarthandMars—arethefourinnerplanetsofthesolarsystem.

AfterMars,therearesomeverylargeplanets.Theyarecalled"gasgiants"becausetheydonothaveasurfaceyoucanwalkon.ThelargestplanetinthesolarsystemisJupiter,thefifthplanet.Jupiterhasmanyvolcanoesandabigredspot.Thatisabigstorm.SpacecrafthavebeentoJupiter.Ithasalotofinterestingmoons—63inall.Twoofthem,EuropaandCallisto,mayhaveicyseas.Wehaven'texploredthemyet.

Smallspacecrafthavealreadyexploredthesixthplanet,Saturn,withitsmanybeautifulrings.Wedonotyetknowwhatcausestherings.Saturnisverycoldandnotagoodplaceforhumansorforlife.Oneofitsmoons,calledTitan,looksmoresuitable.

TheseventhplanetisUranus.Wehavenotyetlearntmuchaboutit.Itisblue-greenincolourandtakes84EarthyearstotravelinorbitaroundtheSun.

TheeighthplanetisNeptune,4.5billionkmfromtheSun.Scientistsdiscovereditin1824.TheywatchedtheorbitofUranusandmadeuseofmathematicstofindNeptune.Aspacecrafthaspassedandtakenphotos,butnospacecrafthasstudieditcarefully.

Plutoliespastthegasgiants,veryfaraway.Ascientistdiscovereditin1930.WehavemanyquestionstoaskaboutPluto,butnospacecrafthasgonenearit.PlutoisveryfarfromtheSunandverylittlelightorheatreachesit.Itisnotalonethough—therearequitealotoficyobjectsouttherewithit.Scientistshavediscovered500ofthem,andone,Quaoar,hasbeen"named"the10thplanetbyacoupleofscientists.

Checkthethingswehavealreadydone.

1.DiscoveredwhatJupiter'sredspotis.

2.LearntmuchaboutUranus.

3.Takenphotosoftheninthplanet.

4.SentspacecrafttoexploreSaturn'srings.

5.SentmachinestoexploreJupiter'smoons.

6.DiscoveredwhySaturnhasrings.

7.Takenphotosoftheeighthplanet.

8.DiscoveredQuaoar.

9.Sentspacecrafttothefifthplanet.

【4】TheWaroftheWorlds

Lateinthenineteenthcentury,peoplewereexcitedtoseeflashesoflightcomingfromMars,theredplanet.Whatcouldtheybe?Onthefollowingnightsstrangelightsmovedthroughthesky.Somethingwashappening,butnooneknewwhat.ThenlargemetalobjectslandedaroundLondon.Whentheyhittheground,theymadedeepholes,buttheyweretoohottogetcloseto.Weretheyspacecraft?WastherelifeonMars?Thousandsofpeoplegatherednearthestrangeobjects.Policemenandsoldierswatchedcarefully.Littlemarketsopenedwithpeoplesellingfoodanddrink.Thennoisesstartedcomingfromsomeoftheobjects.Strangemirrorsrosefromthem.Theylookedaroundandthen,suddenly,alasergunburnteverythingittouched.Hundredswerekilled.

TheMartianswerehereandtheywerenotfriendly.

Soonhugemachineswiththreelegsweremovingaround.Thegovernmentbroughtupbigguns.ButtheMartiansweretoostrong.Thentheystartedmovingroundinflyingmachines—somethingthathadneverbeenseenbefore.EveryoneleftLondon.ItlookedasifMartianswouldeasilytakeoverEarth.Marswasanolddyingplanet;theMartianslookedatEarthanddecidedtocomeandlivehere.Theyhadverybigheadsandverysmallbodies.Theydideverythingwithmachines.Forfoodtheyneededanimalblood,andtheyreallylikedhumanblood.Theywouldkeephumansasfarmanimals.

ThensuddenlytheMartiansallstartedtodie.TheEarth'sbacteriawerenewtothemandkilledthem.Humansweresaved.

ThisisthestoryofthefamousoldbookbyH.G.Wells:TheWaroftheWorlds.

Matchthesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.

flash;sky;metal;close;mirror;ray;gun;brain;blood;bacterium

1.Itisn'tfar—youcanwalkthereinthreeminutes.

2.Goandlookatyourface—itisverydirty!

3.Sheisveryclever!

4.Theroomwasbrightforjustasecondortwo.

5.Lookup—isn'ttheMoonbeautifultonight?

6.Lookatthesunlightcomingintotheroomthroughthatwindow!

7.Washyourhandscarefullybeforeyoueat.

8.Ihavehadanaccidentandcutmyhand.

9.Putupyourhands!Thisisarobbery!

10.It'snotstoneorwood.

【5】TheMoonMissions

Peoplehavelookedatthemoonandwrittenpoemsaboutitforthousandsofyears,butnobodyexpectedtogothereuntil1961whenYuriGagarinmadethefirstmannedspaceflight.

ThentheAmericansdecidedtosendamantothemoon.Apollo11tookoffon16July,1969.Themoonis238,900milesfromEarthandthejourneytookfourdays.On21July,NeilArmstrongbecamethefirstmantowalkonthemoon.Theastronautinthepicturesofthefirstmoonlandingisn'tNeilArmstrong.Thephotosshowthesecondmantowalkonthemoon,BuzzAldrin.That'sbecauseArmstrongtookthephotos!

Thereweresixmannedmissionstothemoonbetween1969and1972,and12peoplehavewalkedonthemoon.Noastronautshavebeentothemoonsince1972.We'velearntalotaboutthemoonbecauseofthesemissions.Forexample,weknowthatthere'snolifethere.Nothinghaseverlivedonthemoon,butsomescientiststhinkthatpeoplewillliveonthemoononeday.Lifeonthemoonwon'tbeeasy.Itwillbeadifficultanddangerousplacetolive.

Answerthequestions.

Whendidthefirstastronautgotothemoon?

HowfaristhemoonfromEarth?

HowlongdidtheApollo11astronautstaketogettothemoon?

Whodothephotosofthefirstmoonlandingshow?Why?

Howmanyastronautshavewalkedonthemoon?

Whendidthelastastronautsgotothemoon?

Whywilllifeonthemoonbedifficult?

Wouldyouliketoliveonthemoon?Whyorwhynot?

Module4Education

【1】AmericanandGermanSchools

Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers(youngpeopleagedfrom13to19)fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsintheUShomes.TheywillattendtheUSschoolsandmeettheUSteenagers.Teenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandunderstandtherestoftheworldbetter.Hereisanexampleofatwo-waystudentexchange:Fred,19,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge'sfamily.Inturn,George'ssonMikespentayearinFred'shomeinAmerica.

FredknewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butafter2monthsthelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolswerecompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsstoodupwhentheteacherenteredtheclassroom.Theytook14subjectsinsteadof6thatareusualintheUS.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.Mikewasalsoforminghisownidea."IthinkIshouldcriticiseAmericanschools,"hesays."ItisfartooeasybyGermanstandards.ButIhavetosayIlikeitverymuch.InGermany,wedonothingbutstudy.Herewetookpartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatyourschoolsarebetterfortrainingcitizens.Thereshouldbesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo."

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto____.

helpteenagersinotherscountriesknowthere