滬教牛津版-初一英語-課文

初一〔上冊(cè)〕Unit1

Anna’sblog[bl?g]

Helloeveryone.Welcometomyblog

Aboutme

MynameisAnna.I’mfromGermany['d???m?n?].I’m11yearsold.I’mtallandthin[θ?n].Ihavelonghair.Ilivewithmyfamilyinahouseclosetosomemountains.MymumisanArtteacher.Mydadisadoctor.Ihaveaneldersisterandanelderbrother.

Aboutmyschoolandmyhobbies〔hobby['h?b?]〕

Everyday,Igotoschoolbyschoolbus.Myfavorite['fev?r?t]subjects['s?bd?ekt]areMaths[m?θs],ArtandScience['sa??ns].Ilikemyschoolbecausetheteachersareallveryfriendly['fren(d)l?].Mydream[dri?m]istobeanengineer[end??'n??].

Ilikemanysports[sp??t].I’mgoodatswimmingandplayingbasketball.Thesearemyfavoritehobbies.

DearAnna,

Hi!IsawyourblogontheInternet['?nt?n?t]andI’dliketobeyoure-friend.MynameisJason.I’m12yearsold.I’mtall.Ihaveshortblackhair.

Iliveinaflat[fl?t]inBeijingwithmyparents.MydadisanengineerandmymotherisanEnglishteacher.

Myschoolisfarawayfromourhome.Igotoschoolbybus.MyfavoritesubjectisMaths.IlikemyschoolandIhavelotsoffriendsthere.

Ilikeflyingkites[fla?][ka?t]inmyfreetime[fri?].Myfavoritesportsarevolleyball['v?l?b??l]andfootball.

Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

Bestwishes,

Jason

Unit2

Adayatschool

BySam

Iamajuniorhighschool['d?u?n??]student.Ilovegoingtoschool.

Myschoolisclosetomyhome,soIalwaysgotoschoolonfoot.Classesstartat8a.m.,andIamseldom['seld?m]late[le?t].Myfavorite['fev?r?t]subject['s?bd?ekt]isGeography[d??'?gr?f?].Ienjoylearningaboutdifferentplacesintheworld.

Inthemorning,weusuallystudyChinese,MathsandEnglish.Wehaveourmorningbreak[bre?k]at9:50a.m.Whenthebell[bel]rings[r??],IruntotheplaygroundwithmybestfriendsTomandJack.Weoftenplaygames.Breakendsat10:10a.m.Howshortitis!

Lunchisfrom11:50a.m.to12:30p.m.Afternoonclassesendat3:30p.m.ThenTom,JackandItakepartintheschoolband[b?nd]practice['pr?kt?s].Wemakegreatmusictogether[t?'gee?].

Ialwayshaveagoodtimeatschool.

Mymotherisajuniorhighschoolteacher.SheteachesEnglish.

Mymothergetsupat6o’clockeverydayandhasbreakfastat6:30a.m.Shealwaysarrivesatschoolat7:25a.m.Sheusuallyhastwolessonsinthemorning.Intheafternoon,shehasonelesson.Afterschool,sheplaysvolleyball['v?l?b??l]withherstudents.

Intheevening,shecooksdinner.Afterdinner,shepreparesherlessons[pr?'pe?].Shesometimeshelpsmewithmyhomework.Sheusuallygoestobedat11p.m.

Unit3

Protect[pr?'tekt]theEarth

TheEarth[??θ]isabeautifulplace.

Thereareforests['f?r?st]andrivers,mountainsandfields

[fi?ld].Someplacesareveryhot,andsomeareverycold.

Therearemanydifferentplants.Somearelarge.Somearesmall.Allplantsneedlightandwater.TherearedifferentanimalsonEarthtoo.Someliveontheland.Someflyinthesky.Someliveunderthewater.

TherearealsomanypeoplelikeyouandmeonEarth.TheEarthprovides[pr?'va?d]uswithair,waterandfood.Itisourhome.

Today,thereisalotofpollutionpollution[p?'lu??(?)n].Weburn[b??n]thingstomakeenergy.Thispollutes[p?'lu?t]theair.Weputourrubbish['r?b??]intotheseaandundertheground.ThispollutestheEarthandkillsanimalsandplants.

Wemuststopdoingthesethings.Itisimportantforustoprotect[pr?'tekt]theEarthforourfuture['fju?t??].

Air

Airhasnosmell.[smel]

Airhasnotaste.[te?st]

Butwhenthewindblows,[bl??]

Youfeelitonyourface.

Lookatakite,

Oraplane[ple?n]intheair.

Howdotheystay[ste?]there?

Theyrideonair.

Howdoesaballoon[b?'lu?n]

Rise[ra?z]intheair,

Andliftpeopleup[l?ft]?

Ituseshotair.

Weneedairtobreathe.[bri?e]

Weneedairtosurvive.[s?'va?v]

Andwhenwebreatheit,

Itkeepsusalive.[?'la?v]

Alongtimeago,thereweretensunsinthesky.Theweather['wee?]wasveryhot.Plantscouldnotgrow[gr??].Animalscouldnotlivelong.Therewasaman.HisnamewasHouyi.Heshot〔shoot[?u?t]〕ninesunsoutofthesky.Intheend,onlyonesunremained[r?'me?n].Theweathergotcooler.Plantscouldgrow.Peoplewerehappy.

Unit4

Thefourseasons['si?z(?)n]

Spring

Inspring,theweatherstartstogetwarm.Thewindblows[bl??]gently['d?entl?].Itoftenrains.Plantsstarttogrow.Everythingturnsgreen.Itisexcitingtotakeatripinspring.

Summer

Theweatherishotinsummer.Thesunshines[?a?n]brightly['braitli].Manypeopleliketogotothebeach[bi?t?]andswiminthesea.Itisnicetoeaticecreaminthehotweather.

Autumn

Inautumn,everythingchanges.Leavesturn[t??n]brown,redoryellowandstartfallingfromthetrees.Itisnicetogoonapicnic['p?kn?k]atthistimeofyearbecausetheweatheriscoolanddry[dra?].

Winter

Winterisoftencoldandsnowy['sn???].Childrenlovewinterbecausetheylovetoplayinthesnow.Itisinterestingtomakesnowmen.Peopleusuallyspendtimewiththeirrelatives['rel?t?v]duringtheSpringFestival['fest?v(?)l].

Myfavoriteseason

Myfavoriteseasoniswinter.

Winterisverycoldandsometimessnowy.Itisinterestingtomakesnowmeninwinter.

TheSpringFestivalisinwinteranditismyfavoriteholiday.Ivisitmygrandparentsandeatlotsofnicefood.Itisexcitingtogetredpackets['p?k?t]duringtheSpringFestival.

TheweatherinChina

InthenorthofChina,itisverycoldanddryinwinter.Thereissometimesheavysnow.Summerisdifferent.Itissometimesveryhotduringtheday,butitisoftencoolintheevening.Springandautumnarethenicestseasons.

TheweatherinthemiddleandeastofChinaisquite[kwa?t]different.Itishotanddryinsummerandverycoldandwetinwinter.

InthesouthofChina,winterisusuallyshortandcool.Itsometimesrains.Insummer,theweatherisoftenhotandwet.

Theweatherinthesouth-westofChinaisveryspecial['spe?(?)l].Itiscomfortableto['k?mf(?)t?b(?)l]livetherebecausesummeriscoolandwinteriswarm.

Unit5

Atriptospace

byJerry

10October2053

I’msohappy!TomorrowI’llbeoneofthefirststudentstotravelintospace.Thespaceship['spe?s??p]willleavetheEarthat9a.m.It’lltakeustotheMoon.Ican’twait!

TheMoonisaround[?'ra?nd]380,000kilometersfromtheEarth,soit’lltakeusaboutfourdaystogetthere.There’snogravity['gr?v?t?]inspace,sowe’llbeabletofloat[fl??t]aroundthespaceship.We’llhavetotie[ta?]ourselvestoourbedssothatwewon’tfloataway[fl??t]inoursleep!Withoutgravity,ourbodiesmaygetweak[wi?k],sowe’llhavetodoexercises['eks?sa?z]everyday.

Whenwearrive,I’mgoingtowalkontheMoon.I’llhavetowearaspacesuit['spe?ssu?t;-sju?t]tohelpmebreathe[bri?e]becausethere’snoairontheMoon.I’mgoingtotakeasmanyphotosasIcan,thatis,ifmycamera['k?m(?)r?]stillworksupthere…

HotelsontheMoon

DoyouwanttospendyourholidaysinhotelsontheMoon?

Atthemoment,therearenohotelsontheMoon.Butallthiswillchange[t?e?n(d)?].Ifwecansolve[s?lv]someproblems,wewillbeabletobuildhotelsthereinthefuture.TheMoonisverycold,sothehotelswillhavetobewarm.Theywillalsoneedalargeamountofairsothatpeopletherecanbreathe[bri?e].

ThehotelsontheMoonwillhaveroomswithbigwindowssothatyoucanseetheEarth.Youwillbeabletoswiminthehotelswimmingpool[pu?l]andseeallthestarsaroundyou.Butyoushouldnotgettooexcited[?k'sa?t?d].AtriptotheMoonwillcostalotofmoney!

Unit6

VisitingShanghai

Shanghaiisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.Ifyoulikesightseeing['sa?tsi???],youwillloveit!

People’sSquare[skwe?]

People’sSquareisinthecenterofShanghai.Itisalargepublic['p?bl?k]area['e?r??]withgreengrass,fountains['fa?nt?n]andbirds.IfyouvisitPeople’sSquare,youcanalsoseefamousbuildingsaroundit,suchastheShanghaiGrand[gr?nd]Theater['θi?t?,'θi:?-]andtheShanghaiMuseum.

TheBund[b?nd]

TheBundiswhereoldShanghaimeetsnewShanghai.IfyouwalkalongtheBund,youwillseemanyoldbuildings.ThePudongNewArea,justacrosstheHuangpuRiver,hasmanymodernbuildings.Atnight,thesetallbuildingslightuptheskyineverydirection[d?'rek?(?)n;da?-].

YuGarden

YuGardenisatraditional[tr?'d??(?)n(?)l]garden.Ifyouenjoyhistoryandnatural['n?t?(?)r(?)l]beauty['bju?t?],youwilllovethisgarden.Therearemanybeautifulbuildings,bridges[br?d?]andponds[p?nd].Youcanalsobuydifferentsnacks[sn?k]justoutsidethegarden.

HongKong—awonderfulplacetovisit

Ifyoulikeshopping,youwillloveHongKong.Therearesomeexpensiveshopsandalsosomecheapones.ThereissomethingforeveryoneinHongKong.

OneofthemostinterestingplacesinHongKongisOceanPark['???(?)n].YoucanvisittheLowland['l??l?nd]Gardenstoseesomeanimals,orgetabird’s-eyeview

[vju?]ofthewholeparkbyridinginacablecar['ke?b(?)l].AttheOcean['???(?)n]Theater['θ??t?],youcanwatchadolphin['d?lf?n]show.

VisitorsfromallovertheworldcometoHongKongeveryyearandhaveawonderfultime.

WorldHeritage['her?t?d?]Sites

Thereareover900WorldHeritageSitesaroundtheworld.Theyarenatural['n?t?(?)r(?)l]orman-made['m?n'med]places.Weprotect[pr?'tekt]theseplacesbecausetheyareveryspecialandimportanttoworldculture['k?lt??].

ChinahasthethirdmostheritagesitesintheworldafterItaly['it?li]andSpain[spein].Therearemorethan40sitesinChina,forexample,theGreatWallandWestLake.YoucanfindalistofthesitesontheInternet.

Unit7

TheClubs[kl?b]Fair[fe?]

LindaandLeoarenewstudentsatRosieBridgeSchool.Lastmonth,theyattended[?'tend]theClubsFair.

First,LindaandLeolearntabouttheRocket['r?k?t]Club.

“Ourclubwillteachyouhowtobuildrockets.Thenyoucanlaunch[l??nt?]themintothesky,”aboysaid.“Watch!”

Hetookarocketandlaunchedit.Therocketdisappeared[d?s?'p??]intothesky.LindaandLeowereverysurprised.

“Willitgoallthewayintospace?”Lindaasked.

“Ofcourseitwon’t,”agirlfromanotherclubshouted.“Ourclubisbetter.ComeandjointheSolar['s??l?]Power['pa??]Club.”

“Whatdoyoudo?”askedLeo.

“Wemakewonderfulmachines[m?'?i?n].Theyonlyusesolarpower.Look!”

Shetookatoycar[t??]fromthetableandthenusedaremote[r?'m??t]control[k?n'tr??l]todriveitallaroundtheplayground['ple?gra?nd].

“ItusespowerfromtheSun,”saidLinda.“That’samazing[?'mez??]!”

LindaandLeolearntaboutmanyclubs.Afterthefair,theyfeltveryexcited

[?k'sa?t?d].

“Iwanttojoin[d???n]alltheclubs,”saidLinda.

“Metoo!”saidLeo.

Atrip[tr?p]toLucky['l?k?]Island['a?l?nd]

LastSunday,myfriendsandIwentonanadventure[?d'vent??]withtheHiking

['ha?k??]Club.Thenightbefore,IwassoexcitedthatIcouldnotsleep!IgotupreallyearlyonSundaymorning.Afterbreakfast,Ipacked[p?k]mylunchandlefthomequickly.Ihurriedtoschool['h?r?]andmetotherstudentsandMr.Li,ourtripleader.Whenwewereallthere,weleftforLuckyIsland.

TheboatridetoLuckyIslandwasreallyexciting[?k'sa?t??]!Wesawalotoffishandcolorful['k?l?f?l]birds.WhenwegottoLuckyIsland,wewentonalongwalkandsawsomepretty['pr?t?]flowers.Afterthehike[ha?k],wewereveryhungry!Wesatonthebeach[bi?t?]andateourlunch.Afterthat,weplayedgamesandtookpictures.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.Finallyitwastimetogohome.Icannotwaitformynextadventure[?d'vent??]withMr.LiandtheHikingClub!

Summercamps[k?mp]

ManychildrenintheUSAandCanadagotosummercamps.Manysummercampstakeplaceinthecountryside['k?ntr?sa?d].Youngchildrenusuallyjoindaycamps.Theygobackhomeafterspendingafewhoursatcamp.Olderchildrenmayspendafewnightsawayfromhome.Theycanmakenewfriendsandlearnuseful

['ju?sf?l;-f(?)l]skills[sk?l]atcamp.

TherearealsosummercampsinChina.Somesummercampsareforinternationalstudents[?nt?'n??(?)n(?)l].ManyofthemliketolearnaboutChineseculture

['k?lt??].

Unit8

Unusual[?n'ju????l]collections[k?'lek?(?)n]

SamandHelen’sgrandparents['ɡr?nd,pε?r?nt]collect[k?'lekt]almosteverything.Thereareeightdoorbells['d??bel]ontheirfrontdoor!

“Thissilver['s?lv?]doorbellismyfavorite['feiv?rit],”saidHelen.Shepushed[p??]itandsoonGrandpaopenedthedoor.

“Comein,mydeargrandson['gr?n(d)s?n]andgranddaughter['gr?nd??t?]!”hesaid.

“Whostartedcollectingdoorbells,Grandpa?”askedSam.

“Yourgrandma,”heanswered.“Shelovesdoorbells.”

“Whatdoyoulikecollecting,Grandpa?”askedHelen.

“Ilikecollectingnewspapers.”

Theywentinside[?n'sa?d]andsawnewspaperseverywhere.

“Hellochildren!”calledGrandma.“Let’shavesometea.”

Thechildrenfollowedherintothelivingroomandsawlotsoftoys[t??]there.Therewashardly['hɑ?dl?]anyspace[spe?s]forthechildrentositdown.

“Whosetoysarethese?”askedHelen.

“Theyareours,”saidGrandma.“Webothlikecollectingtoys.”

“Butremember,”saidGrandpa,“wehavealotoffreetime!Youhaveyourschoolworktodo,soyoushouldn’tspendtoomuchtimecollectingthings!”

Mycollection[k?'lek?(?)n]

Harryhaswrittenabouthiscollectionofpostcards['p?ustka:d].

Icollectpostcards.Istartedthecollectiontwoyearsago.

NowIhaveover100differentpostcards.Someshowfamousplacesofinterest.Someshowgreatworksofart.MyfavoritepostcardisfromtheUK.IthasapictureofBigBenonit.

Itiseasytogetpostcards.Friendssend[send]themtoeachotherforholidaysorbirthdays.

Ilikecollectingpostcards.Theyarebeautifulandteachmealotaboutdifferentplaces.

Collectingstampsiseducational[ed??'ke???n(?)l]!

YesterdaywasShowandTellDayatDaniel’sschool.

Danielwasthefirststudenttospeak.Heshowedhisclassmates['klɑ?sme?t]anoldstamp[st?mp].

“Myfathergavemethisfirststamp,”saidDaniel.“IthasapictureofanoldChinesestonebridge[st??n][br?d?]onit.ThismadememoreinterestedinChineseculture.SoonIstartedtolookformorestampswithinterestingpictures.”

“NowIhaveover100stamps,”saidDaniel.“Ilearntalotaboutourcountryanditsgreatculturefromthestamps!Collectingstampsisreallyeducational!”

“Thatwasagreattalk.Thankyou,Daniel,”saidtheteacher.

Postcards['p?ustka:d].

Wecanlearnalotaboutaplace,itshistory['h?st(?)r?]andculture['k?lt??]fromapostcardandstamp[st?mp]onit.

In2005,somepostcardcollectors[k?'lekt?]fromdifferentcountriesstartedaproject['pr?d?ekt].First,theycreated〔create[kri?'e?t]〕awebsite['w?bsa?t].Thenpeoplefromallovertheworldcouldjoinandbecomemembers['memb?].Thememberssendeachotherpostcards.Asaresult[r?'z?lt],theymakenewfriendsandlearnaboutthecultureandhistoryofdifferentcountries.

下冊(cè)Unit1

Mygrandma

Mygrandmawasashortwomanwithgrey[gre?]hair.Shewasalwayscheerful

['t???f?l;-f(?)l].Shewasaverygoodcook[k?k].Herdishes[d??]wereprobably

['pr?b?bl?]thebestintheworld!Iwillneverforgetthetaste[te?st],andthesmell[smel]aswell.

Grandmatookcareofmyfamily.Shewasreallykindandpatient['pe??(?)nt].ShediedtwoyearsagoandImiss[m?s]herverymuch.

——Ben

Alice

Aliceismybestfriend.Sheisatallgirlwithglasses.Sheoftentellsmejokes[d???k]tomakemelaugh[lɑ?f],butshenevermakesfunofothers.

Aliceisasmart[smɑ?t]girl.SheisgoodatMaths[m?θs].Weoftenstudyandplaytabletennis['ten?s]together.Ihopewewillalwaysremain[r?'me?n]friends.

Joyce

Mr.Li

Mr.LiismyMathsteacher.Heistallandthin[θ?n].Hisclassesarealwaysfulloffun.Heuseslotsofgamesinhisteaching['ti?t???].

Mr.Liisstrictabout[str?kt]ourstudies,buthealwaysencourages〔encourage

[?n'k?r?d?;en-]〕usandgivesussupport[s?'p??t].Heoftensays,"Nevergiveupandyou'llbesuccessful[s?k'sesf?l;-f(?)l]."

--Amy

Mother'sDay

Mumsdoalotofhardwork.Theycookandcleanforus.Theyalsoencourage[?n'k?r?d?;en-]usandgiveussupport[s?'p??t].Mother'sDayisthetimeforustosay"Thankyou"toourmums.

Inmostcountries,peoplecelebrate['sel?bre?t]Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayeveryyear.Onthisday,peopleliketobuyflowersandmakespecial['spe?(?)l]Mother'sDaycards[kɑ?d]fortheirmums.

Mother'sDayisnotonlyaboutgifts[g?ft].Wecanhelpourmumsdothehousework.Wecantakethemtotheparkorthecinema.Sometimesasimplehug[h?g]orsaying"Iloveyou,Mum"istheperfect['p??f?kt]giftforourmums.

Mother'sDayisaboutlove.Ifyouloveyourmum,whynotplanaspecialMother’sDayforher?

Unit2

France[frɑ?ns]iscalling

FranceisinWestern['west(?)n]Europe['j?r?p].Itisacountrywithmanybeautifulplaces.

Paris['p?r?s]isthecapital['k?p?t(?)l]ofFrance.HereyouwillfindmanyfamousplacesofinterestsuchastheEiffelTower.YoucangototheLouvre['lu:v?]Museumifyoulikeart.ThemostfamousstreetinParisistheChamps-Elysees.Thisistheplacetogoifyouwanttovisitsomeshopsanddepartmentstores

[d?'pɑ?tm(?)nt][st??].

Franceisveryfamousforitswine[wa?n].Therearemanyvineyards['v?nj?d]inthecentreofFranceandfarmersgrowgrapes[gre?p]tomakeexcellent['eks(?)l(?)nt]Frenchwine.

ThesouthofFranceliesonthecoast[k??st],anditisfamousforitswonderful['w?nd?f?l;-f(?)l]beaches[bi?t?].AFrenchtown[ta?n]bytheseaistheperfectplaceforasummerholiday,butifyoupreferto[pr?'f??]visitFranceinwinter,youcantryskiing['ski???]onthemountainsintheFrenchAlps[?lps].

Francehassomethingforeveryone,sowhynotvisitFrancethisyear?

LastJuly,IwenttoBeijingtovisituncleZhang.HetookmetomanyinterestingplacessuchastheGreatWall,theSummerPalace['p?l?s]andthePalaceMuseum[mju?'z??m].IlearntalotabouttheMingandtheQingdynasties〔dynasty['da?n?sti]〕.WealsovisitedtheMain[me?n]Stadium['ste?d??m]forthe2008Olympics.WewentshoppingonWangfujingStreet.IhadawonderfultimeinBeijingandIplanto[pl?n]visititagainduringtheSpringFestival[spr??]['fest?v?l]nextyear.

HiNatee,

MynameisMandy.Ifoundyouremailaddress[?'dres]onane-friendwebsite['websait],andI'dliketobefriendswithyou.

I'mfromBeijing,China,andI'mthirteenyearsold.Mymumisateacher,andmydadisadoctor.MygrandparentsliveinChengdu.Theycometovisituseveryyear,andtheyalwaysbring[br??]mealotofdelicious[d?'l???s]Sichuanfood!

Ilivefarawayfrommyschool,soIhavetogetupearlyinthemorning.IlikeMaths[m?θs]andEnglishverymuch,butIdon'tlikeScience['sa??ns].Iwanttobeateacherinthefuture,soI'mstudyinghardatschool.

I'minterestedinThaiculture['k?lt??],andIloveThaifood.IhopetovisitThailandoneday.

Ihopewecanbefriends.Writetomesoonandtellmeaboutyourself.

Bestwishes,

Mandy

TheLeaning(lean[li?n])Tower['ta??]ofPisa

TheTowerofPisaisoneofthemostbeautifulbell[bel]towersinItaly.Itisnotonlybeautiful,butalsostrange-itleanstooneside.Todayitisknownas"theLeaningTowerofPisa".

Thebuildingofthetowerbeganin1173.Ittooknearly['n??l?]200yearstocomplete[k?m'pli?t].In1178,whenthebuildinggottothethirdfloor,itstartedtolean.Thebuilderstriedtomakethetowerstraightstraight[stre?t]againwhentheybuilttheupper['?p?]floors[fl??],butfailed[fe?l].

Overtheyears,thetowerhascontinuedto〔continue[k?n't?nju?]〕leanfurther['f??e?].Experts['eksp??t]havedonealotofstudies(study)andtriedto"rescue"['reskju?]thetower.In1990,itwasclosedtothepublic['p?bl?k]forsafety['se?ft?]reasons['ri?z(?)n].Afteralotofeffort['ef?t],itreopened[ri?'??p(?)n]in2001.Hopefully['h??pf?l?;-f(?)l?]itwillbesafeforatleast[li?st]thenext300years.

Unit3

Ablind[bla?nd]manandhis“eyes”inafire

Oneday,JohnDancerandCharliearrivedatahotel[h??'tel;??-].

“Goodevening,sir,”saidthereceptionist[r?'sep?(?)n?st].“You’rewelcometostay[ste?],butI’msorrythatwedon’tallow[?'la?]pets[pet]here.”

“Charlieisn’tapet,”saidJohn.“He’smyeyes.I’mblindandIcan’tgoanywherebymyself.”

Thereceptionistapologized〔apologize[?'p?l?d?aiz]〕andled〔lead[li?d]〕JohnandCharlietotheirroom.

Johnwasverytired[ta??d].Hesoonfellasleep[?'sli?p].Sometimelater,Charliestartedbarking[bɑ?k].Johnwokeup(wakeup[we?k])andsmeltsmoke.Afire!Smokestartedtocomeinfromunderthedoor.WithCharlie’shelp,Johnputsomewet[wet]towels['ta??l]alongthebottom['b?t?m]ofthedoor.ThenhegotdownonthefloornexttoCharlieandwaited.

Soonheheardthesoundofafireengine['end??n].Afireman['fa??m?n]arrivedandgothimoutofthebuilding,butthefiremandidnotwanttotakeCharlie.Johnwouldnotgowithouthis“eyes”.Finally['fa?n?l?],thefiremangotCharlieoutofthebuildingtooandtheywerebothsafe.

Afriendly['fren(d)l?]dolphin['d?lfin]

Lastmonth,Iwenttoswiminthesea.Iswamreallyfar,pasttherocks[r?k]andouttosea.ThenIsawsomethingmoving〔move[mu?v]〕towardsme.Itwashugeand

grey[gre?],withalargefin.Itwasashark[?ɑ?k]!Ibegantoswimback,butthebeach[bi?t?]wastoofaraway.Thesharkstartedtoswimaroundme.

Iwasreallyscared[skε?d].Suddenlyanothercreature['kri?t??]appeared(appear[?'p??])nexttomeinthewater.Itwasadolphin!Itpushedmeawayfromtheshark.Isatonitsbackasitswamtowardsthebeach.

Soonwewerenearthebeach.Thesharkdidnotfollowus.AssoonasIsteppedonto〔step[step]〕thebeach,thedolphinswamaway.Iwillalwaysrememberhowthisfriendlyanimalsaved(save[se?v])mylife.

Unit4

Treesinourdaily['de?l?]lives

Rebeccawantstoknowmoreabouttreesandhowtheyhelpus.Sheisinterviewing['?nt?vju?]Dr.Jonesabouttrees.

Rebecca:Howdotreeshelpus,Dr.Jones?

Dr.Jones:Theyhelpusinmanyways.Theykeeptheaircoolandclean.Theytakeinharmful['hɑ?mf?l;-f(?)l]gases〔gas[g?s]〕fromtheairandproduce[pr?'dju?s]

oxygen['?ks?d?(?)n]forustobreathe[bri?e].They’remajor['me?d??]fighters['fa?t?]againstairpollution[p?'lu??(?)n].

Rebecca:Iknowtreesalsomakeourlivesmoreconvenient[k?n'vi?n??nt].Manyofthethingsinourdailylivescomefromtrees.Forexample,paperandpencils.

Dr.Jones：Youareright,Rebecca.Infact,wegetalotmorefromtrees.Wegetfruitandoil[??l]fromthem.Tea[ti?]alsocomesfromtheleavesoftrees.Lookaroundthisroom.Alotofthefurniture['f??n?t??]ismadeofwood[w?d].Treesarereallyimportantinourdailylives.

Rebecca:Ican’timagine[?'m?d??n]aworldwithouttrees.

Dr.Jones:Butwecutdown[k?t]millionsoftreeseveryyear.Weshouldstopdoingthisifwedon’twantaworldwithouttrees.

TheAmazon['?m?zn]rainforest['ren'f?r?st]

TheAmazonrainforestinSouthAmericaisthelargestrainforestintheworld.Itcovers['k?v?]fiveandahalfmillionsquare[skwe?]kilometers['k?l?,mit?]oftheAmazonBasin['be?s(?)n]andspreads[spred]acrossninecountries.

TheAmazonrainforestisveryimportantbecauseitishometothousandsofanimals,birdsandinsects['?nsekt].However,peoplearedestroying[d?'str??]theareabycuttingdownmanyofthetrees.Thisiscalled“deforestation”[,di,f?r?'ste??n].Manylivingthings['l?v??]lose[lu?z]theirhomesbecauseofdeforestation[,di,f?r?'ste??n].Asaresult,thenumberofkindsofanimals,birds,insects['?nsekt]andtreesintheworldisdecreasing〔decrease[d?'kri?s]〕.

Wemustdoourbesttoprotect[pr?'tekt]theAmazonrainforest.

Unit5

Watertalks

Dorawasinthebathroom['bɑ?θru?m;-r?m].Thetap[t?p]wason.

“Turnthattapoff,”saidanangryvoice,

“Youarewastingwater〔waste[we?st]〕.”

Doralookedaround,buttherewasnoonethere.

“Whoareyou?”

“I’madropofwater[dr?p].DoyouknowwhereIcomefrom?

“Fromthetap?”askedDora.

“Afewdaysago,Iwasinacloud,”saidthedropofwater.“ThenIdroppedintoariverandranintoareservoir['rez?vwɑ:(r)].Thenitwastimeforpeopletocleanme.”

“Cleanyou?”Doraasked.

“Yes.Iwasdirty['d??t?].Theycleanedmeandadded[?d]somechemicals['kem?k(?)l]tome.ThenItravelledthroughthepipes[pa?p]underthestreetsandnowI’mhere.”

Doraasked,“Soisthistheendofyourjourney['d???n?]?”

“No.Peoplewillmakemecleanagain.I’llgointoariverandthenintotheseaagain.”

“Again?”

“Yes.Myjourneystartsthere.Remembernottowaste[we?st]orpolluteme.I’mvaluable['v?lj?b(?)l].”

Doraturnedtapoffandcameoutofthebathroom.

Facts[f?kt]aboutwater

Herearesomeinterestingfactsaboutwater:

About70%ofthehumanbody['b?d?]iswater.

Oceans['???(?)n]cover['k?v?]about75%oftheEarth,butoceanwaterissalty['s?lti].

Therefore['ee?f??]mostofthewaterintheworldisnotdrinkable['dr??k?bl].

Groundwater['gra?nd'w?t?]maybedrinkable,butitisnoteasytofindgroundwaterthatiscleanandsafetodrink.

Ifwaterdrips[dr?p]fromyourtapevery10seconds['sek(?)nd],youwillwasteabout315liters['lit?r]ofwaterayear—enoughtofill[f?l]twobaths[bɑ?θ]!

Havingabathusesabouttwice[twa?s]asmuchwaterastakingashower['?a??].Havingashowerinsteadof[?n'sted]abathcansave[se?v]upto400liters['lit?r]aweek.

Unit6

Electricity[?'l?k'tr?s?ti]allaround

Oneeveing,Daisysaid,“I’mgoingtobuyapacketof['p?k?t]sweets[swi?t].Doesanyonewantanything?”

Benny,Daisy’sbrother,replied〔reply[r?'pla?]〕,“Canyougetmeapacketofelectricity?”

“Yes,Ican,”saidDaisy.Thenshewentout.

Bennylaughed,“Shecan’tbuyelectricityinpacketslike像sweets!She’lllookfoolish['fu?l??].”

Mumsaid,“Youmustn’tsaythat,Benny!”

“Whatdoyouknowaboutelectricity,Benny?”Dadasked.

“Electricitygivesuspower['pa??].Itflows[fl??]throughwires[wa??].It’slikewater,inaway,”saidBenny.

“You’reright!Electricitycomesintoourflat[fl?t]throughthinwires[wa??].Theseareconnectedto[k?'nekt]cables['ke?b(?)l]underthestreet,”Dadadded.

“Whatarethecablesconnectedto?”askedBenny.

“Theyareconnectedtoapowerstation['ste??(?)n],”answeredDad.

Amomentlater,Daisycameback.

“MayIhavemypacketofelectricity?”Bennyasked.

“Hereyouare!”saidDaisy.

“But…thesearebatteries〔battery['b?t(?)r?]〕!”saidBenny.

“Daisy’sright,”saidDad.“Thechemicals['kem?k(?)l]insidebatter