Health and first

aid

Have for talking about health

problems

Talk about
health problems

What's the
matter?

and accidents

Modal verbs should/shouldn't for

Give advice

suggestions
Reflexive pronouns

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Offer help

Volunteering

Infinitives as object, adverbial

Contents
and charity

I'll help to
clean up
the city
parks.
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Could you
please
clean your
room?
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and object complement

Modal verb could for suggestions

Units

Topics

Phrasal verbs
Functions

Structures

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Target Language
Vocabulary
Recycling
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foot,
knee,
neck,
stomach,
arm, back, ear, eye,
stomachache. #4S#if, AtifA A A#^, if#0Mo #0#ifi
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throat, matter, cough, fever,
hand, head, leg,
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headache, stomachache,
mouth, nose,
tooth
He hurt himself.
toothache, nurse,
blood,
rest,
temperature,
dentist,
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X-ray, situation, spirit,
medicine,
doctor,
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Modal verb should

What should she do?

She should take her temperature.

have a cold, take breaks, get

Id like to help homeless people.

off, give up
feeling, interest, difficulty,

job,

You could ask hospitals to let you

kindness, satisfaction

park, old people s home,

visit the kids and cheer them up.

disabled, blind, deaf, lonely,

animal hospital

She volunteersPage
there25
once a week

strong, clever

visit, teach, tell stories,

to help kids learn to read.

clean up, cheer up, give out,

spend, help, decide

Im making some signs to put up

hand out, give away, care for,

put up, help out, give

around the school.

fix up, put off, come up with,

up, run out

call up, take after, try out, set

Infinitives as object

If clause

off, right away, get into, cut

up

time,

money,

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city

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Could I go out for dinner with my

floor, mess, neighbor, rubbish,

dish, bed, clothes,

friends? Sure, that should be OK.

shirt, waste, stress

room, home, work, job,

Could we get something to drink

fold, sweep, throw, pass,

after the movie?

borrow, lend, hate, depend,

No, you cant. You have a basketball

develop, provide, drop

game tomorrow.

fair, unfair

Could you please take the dog for a

all the time, as soon as, in

walk? OK, but I want to watch one

order to, depend on, take

show first.

care of

homework, housework,
parent, child, kid,
teenager
clean, tidy, comfortable
take out, go out, stay
out, help out, help with
Modal verbs can and
have to

communication, relation

What should I do?

parent, homework,

Why dont you forget about it?

allow, argue, cause,

Although shes wrong, its not a big

advice, grade, test,

communicate, compare,

deal.

fight

compete, continue, copy,

What should he do?

explain, guess, offer, push,

He should talk to his friend so that

return

he can say hes sorry.

wrong, quick, clear, crazy,

Maybe you could go to his house.

nervous, proper, typical, usual

I guess I could, but I dont want to

instead, perhaps, secondly

surprise him.

study, write, call, talk,

help, hang out, relax,
agree, disagree

look through, work out, get

on with, compare ... with, in

enough, tired, sorry,

angry, lonely
Whats the matter?
Modal verbs should and
could

ones opinion

Units

Topics

Functions

Unforgettable
events

Talk about past

events
Tell a story

What
were
you
doing
when
the
rainstorm
came?

Structures
Conjunctions when and while
Questions and statements with
the past progressive tense

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Legends and
stories

Tell a story

An old man
tried to
move
the
mountains.
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What's
the
highest
mountain
in
the
world?
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Facts about the world Talk about

geography
and nature

Conjunctions unless, as soon as and

so... that

Large numbers
Comparatives and superlatives
with adjectives and adverbs

Literature and
music

Have you
read
Treasure
Island yet?
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Talk about

Present perfect tense with already

recent events

and yet

and
experiences

Target Language
What were you doing at eight last

date, area, storm, wind, light,

night? I was taking a shower.

match, silence

Units

Topics

Recycling

Vocabulary
Functions

weather, news,

Structures
neighbor, TV, radio,

history
What was he doing when the
beat, begin, realize,
rainstorm
Fun places
happen, remember,
Talk about past
perfect tense with been,
came?
report, risePresent
strange,
start, forget
He was reading in the library experiences
ever and never
asleep
at nine oclock, at 7:00
Have youwhen the rainstorm came.
completely, suddenly,
a.m., yesterday
ever beenWhat was Jenny doing while Linda
heavily, recently
morning, last night, 10
was sleeping?
to a
minutes ago
go
off,
pick
up,
fall
asleep,
die
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny

museum?
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65
was helping Mary with her
homework.

Living
environment
How does the story begin?

down, have a look, make

Days of the week,

ones way, take down, at first

dates and times

Present perfect tense with since

and for
possessionsgod, couple, husband, wife,
story,
mountain,
Talk about

things object, gold, silk, stick,

I've had Once upon a time, there was and
a
around you stone, tail, voice, ground
this bike very old man...
for three What happened next?
remind, fit, hide, lead, marry,
As
soon
as
the
man
finished
talking,
shine, smile, cheat
years.

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Yu Gong said that his family could

continue to move the mountains
after he died.
Why was Yu Gong trying to move the

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mountains?
Notes on the Text
Because they were so big that it

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took a long
time to walk to the other
Tapescripts

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fight,

problem,

opinion, side
interesting,
different,

brave, stupid, silly, weak,

famous, favorite

Western, magic

Simple

once upon a time, turn...

tense

present

into, fall in love, get married,

a little bit, instead of

Grammar
Whats the highest mountain in the
nature, desert, ocean, square,
Words and Expressions in Each Unit
world? Qomolangma.
meter, bamboo, adult, illness,

mountain, kilometer,
size, world, lake,

Vocabulary
Index
How high
is Qomolangma?

force, population, condition,

river, sea, panda,

Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its

government, research,

elephant, country,

higher than any other mountain.

protection, achievement,

scientist, fact

excitement

high, long, big,

achieve, include, protect,

famous, popular,

succeed, weigh

strong

Did you know that China is one of

the oldest countries in the world?
Yes, I did. Its much older than the
US.

deep, wide, wild, thick,

huge, ancient,
endangered
feel free, take in, walk into,
fall over, or so, as far as I

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IrregularVerbs

h arm
hand
neck

back
head

ear

eye
mouth

stomach

tooth

_____leg

nose

foot

Vocabulary

Target Language

Recycling

Have you read Little Women yet?

Yes, I have./No, I havent.

page, fiction, pop, fan, million,

book, writer, library,

record, line, success, beauty,

music, song, singer,

Has Tina read Treasure Island yet?

Yes, she has. She thinks its
fantastic.

technology

musician, CD

treasure, island, ship, sand,

read, finish, listen, feel

Have you decided which book to

land, mark, gun, tool

fantastic, interesting,

write about yet?

introduce, belong

boring, favorite,

Yes, I have. Ive already finished

forever, abroad

famous, popular,

Whats the matter?

reading it. It was really good.

Language
Goals:
Talk about
Have you ever been to a science
health
museum? No, Ive never been to a
and
science problems
museum.
accidents;
Have you
ever visited the space

full of, hurry up, ever since,

Simple present tense

one another

What's the
matter?

museum? Yes, I have. I went there

last year.
Ive never been to a water park.

successful

Simple past tense

What's the Y
matter? M Simple future tense

camera, toilet, province,

Tlhave
spring, fox

art, space, history,

collect, encourage,\stomachac
fear,
progress

computer, tea,

rapid, peaceful, perfect, safe,

unbelievable, unusual, social
whenever, whether
a couple of, thousands of,
on the one hand... on the
other

hand...,

all

year

science, nature,
museum, park, zoo,
holiday
visit, try, camp
recently, yesterday,
last year, in April, next
week, tomorrow

How long have you had that bike over

yard sale, soft toy, bread

sale,

bike,

book,

there? Ive had it for three years.

maker, scarf, board game,

magazine,

hometown, memory, childhood

place, school, tree

clothes,

How long has his son owned the train

sell,
give
away,
lose,of the body.
own,
search,
hold, regard,
1aLook at the picture. Write
the
correct
letter [a-m]
for
each
part

and railway set?

Hes owned it since his fourth
birthday.

consider

need,

keep,

decide,

certain, soft, sweet, truthful

raise, change, appear,

according to, to be honest, as

build, become, feel

Have you ever played football?

for, check out, part with, no

Yes, I did when I was little, but I

old,

longer, close to

special,

havent played for a while now.

favorite,

useful,
sad,

1. fever

3. cough and sore throat

4. toothache

a. lie down and rest

b. drink some hot tea with
honey
c. see a dentist and get an
X-ray
d. take your temperature

5. cut myself

e. put some medicine on it

2. stomachache

UNIT 1 ........................*......................................
/TN

2a Listen and number the pictures [ 1-5] in the order you hear
them.

1b Listen and look at the picture. Then number the names [ 15].

Nancy
Ben

Sarah 1
Judy

1c Look at the picture.

What are the
students
problems? Make
conversations.

David______

A: Whats the matter with Judy?

B: She talked too much yesterday and
didnt drink enough water. She has a
very sore throat now.

What's the matter?

UNIT 1

Read the passage. Do you think it comes from a

newspaper or a book?
How do you know?

Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old Man

At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road
when
the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next
to him
was shouting for help.
The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without
thinking
twice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that
the man
had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he
had to
act quickly. He told the passengers that he must take the man to the
hospital.
He expected most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the
next bus.
But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers
helped

. A: Whats the matter?

B: My head feels very
usin information in 2a
hot.
Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers,
and
2b
1. Wang Ping was the driver of bus No. 26
9:00a.m.
yesterday.
A: atMaybe
you
have a
2_ . Bus No. 26 hit an old man on Zhonghua
Road.
fever ... B: ...
2d Role-play the conversation.
3 . The old man had a heart problem and neededto
go to
the
hospital
Mandy:
Lisa, are you OK?
right
Lisa: I haveaway.
a headache and I cant move my neck. What should I do?
4. The passengers on the bus did not want to go to the hospital,
Should
soI only
Ping went with the woman and old man.
take Wang
my temperature?
5 ._No,
Some
passengers
to have
get the
old man
onto
bus.
Mandy:
it doesnt
soundhelped
like you
a fever.
What
didthe
you
do
6 ._on
Thethe
oldweekend?
man got to the hospital in time.

2c
Mr.Make
Wang conversations
to move the man onto the bus.

Discuss
the questions with a partner.
Lisa: I played computer games all weekend.

1. Why
wasprobably
Wang Ping
surprised
that
the passengers
agreed
to
Mandy:
Thats
why.
You need
to take
breaks away
from the
go to the
with Ihim?
computer.
Lisa:hospitalYeah,
think I sat in the same way for too long
2. Didmoving.
the passengers think Wang Ping did the right thing? How do
without
you
know?
Mandy:
I think
you should lie down and rest. If your head and neck
3. Do
you
agree
that people
often
dodoctor.
not help others because
still hurt tomorrow,
then go
to a
they do not want to get into trouble? Why or why not?

UNIT 1

What's the matter?

I have a stomachache. You shouldn't eat

so much next time.
What's the matter with Ben? He hurt himself. He has a He should lie down and
sore back.
rest.
Do you have a fever?
Yes, I do./No, I don't./l don't know.
Does he have a
Yes, he does.
He should see a
toothache?
dentist
and get an X-ray.
What should she do?
She should take her temperature.
Should I put some medicine on it?
Yes,
youshould./No,
you
shouldn't.
1.

A:

4a Fill in the
blanks and practice the conversations.
I

_______see
adoctorand get
hu
________an X-ray.
we go to school?
rt
the matter?
A:
B: My sister
No, and
youI________sorethroats.
__________________
a fever?
3. A:
Mike
a stomachache.
B: No,
.He
he A:
drink some hot tea.
He

(Circle, the best advice for these health problems. Then

add
your
own
advice.
1. Jenny cut

4b

herself.

2.
3.
4.

She should (get an X-ray / put some medicine on the

cut).
My advice:_______________________________________.
Kate has a toothache.She should (see a dentist / get some sleep).
My advice:_______________________________________.
Mary and Sue have colds. They shouldnt (sleep / exercise).
My advice:_______________________________________.
Bob has a sore back.He
should (lie down and rest / take his

4cOne student mimes a problem.

The
other students in your group
guess the problem and give
advice.

Name

Problem

Advice

A: Whats the matter? Did

you hurt yourself playing
soccer? B: No, I didnt.
C: Did you fall down?
B: Yes, I did.
D: You should go home
and get some rest.

UNIT 1

What's the matter?

1a When these accidents happen, what

should you do?

Put the actions in order.
Put a bandage on it.
Run it under water.
Put some medicine on
it.

Press the sides of your

Go

to

nose.

the

Put

your

hospital. Get an

down.

X-ray.

Clean your face.

head

Rest for a few

1bListen to the school nurse. Check () the problems you

hear.
Problems

Treatments

Problems

Treatments

Someone felt sick. b, C Someone had a nosebleed.

Someone cut his knee.

Someone hurt his back.

Someone had a fever.

Someone got hit on the head.

1c Listen again. Write the letter of each treatment next to

the problems
you checked in the chart above.
a.

put a bandage on it

b.

took his temperature

c.

told him to rest

d.

put some medicine on it

e.

took him to the hospital to get an X-ray

f.

told her to put her head down

1d Role-play
between

conversation

A: Who came to your office

today? B: First, a boy came
in. He hurt himself in P.E.
class.
A: What happened?
B: ...

1. Aron almost lost his life three

TRU
E

FALS
E

DONT KNOW

April

TRU
E

FALS
E

DONT KNOW

3. Aron ran out of water after three

TRU

FALS

DONT KNOW

times

because of climbing accidents.

2. Aron had a serious accident in

2003.

E
E
days.
What's the matter?.....................................................
UNIT1
TRU
FALS
DONT KNOW
UNIT
4. Aron wrote his book before
his 1
E
E
serious
accident.
2c Read the statements and circle True, False or

2a Accidents or problems can sometimes happen when we do

Know.
5. Aron still goesDon't
mountain
climbing.
sports.
Write
the

TRU of FALS
DONT
KNOW
letter
each sport
next
to each accident or
E
E
problem that can happen.

A = soccer B = mountain climbing C = swimming

fall down get

have

sunburned

breathing

problems

get hit by a ball

cut

hurt our back or

arm
ourselves
2b Read the passage and
underline the words you dont

know. Then look up the words in a dictionary and write

down their meanings.
Finding the Order of
He Lost His Arm
Events
But Is Still Climbing
Writers describe
events in a certain
Aron Ralston is an American man who is
interested in mountain climbing. As a mountainorder. Finding the
climber, Aron is used to taking risks. This is oneorder of the events
of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times
when
Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found
himself
in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.
On that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360kilo
rock that fell on him when he was climbing by
himself
in the mountains. Because he could not free his
arm,
he stayed there for five days and hoped that
someone
would find him. But when his water ran out, he
knew
that he would have to do something to save his
own
life.
He was not ready to die that day. So he used his
knife
to
cut
Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Lets think about it before we find
ourselves
Meanings
Words
between a rock and a hard place,
and before we have to make a
decision that could mean life or
death.

2d Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1.

Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003?

2.

Why couldnt Aron move?

3.

How did Aron free himself?

4.

What did Aron do after the accident?

5.

What does between a rock and a hard place mean?

2e Put the sentences in the correct order. Then use them

to tell Arons story to your partner. Try to add other
details from the reading.
On April 26, 2003, he had a serious mountain climbing accident.
Aron loves mountain climbing and doesnt mind taking risks.
Aron did not give up after the accident and keeps on climbing
mountains today.
He wrote a book about his experience.
Aron lost half his right arm from the 2003 accident.

3a Imagine you are the school nurse and a student just had
an accident or a health problem. Make notes about what
he/she should and shouldnt do.

UNIT 1
3b Write a conversation between the nurse and the
student using the notes in 3a. Use the questions and
phrases below to help you.
What's thematter?/What happened?/Are yo OK?
No, I dont feel well/Ifeel
... have a .../Should
You should .../You shouldn't... fell down/got hit
by ... /cut my self/hurt my ...
Nurse:
Student:
Nurse:
Student:

Self Check
Write different health
problems next to the
body parts. Then write
more health problems
you know of.

Head:
______________
Back:
______________

Throat:
______________
Tooth:

2 Put these questions and answers in order to make a conversation.

_ I hurt myself playing soccer. I have a sore leg. What should I do?
I think you should see a doctor and get an X-ray. OK, thanks. Ill do that
now.
Whats the matter?

3 Write advice for these people.

1.

___Oh,

Problem: Alan cut himself

Advice:_______________________________

2.

Problem: Cindy has a headache.

Advice:_______________________________

3.

Problem: My cousins have bad colds.

Advice:_______________________________

4.

Problem: Jack hurt his back playing

volleyball. Advice:

that

doesnt

sound

;ectlon

Ill help to clean

up the city parks.
la Look at the ways you could help people
in the picture. Then list other ways.

I hope to work
outside.

Volunteer Today! p
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:ouid \h LJ
>an up the

Visit
Sick |C j^SCulQ 7)
Children in j
/

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Help Clean
Up) the City
Parks (

Other ways you could help people

1bListen and number the ways the boy and girl could help
others.

The girl could visit the sick kids in the hospital to cheer them up.
The boy could give out food at the food bank.
The girl could volunteer in an after-school study program to
teach kids. The boy could help to clean up the city parks.

1c Practice the conversation in the picture above.

Then make other conversations using the information

UNIT 2
2a A group of students are plan ning a City Park Clean-Up
Day. Listen and check () the things they are going to do to
tell people about it.

2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks.

1.

We need to__________________________aplan to tell people about the

city
park clean-up.

2.

Clean-Up Day is only two weeks from now. We cant_______________

making a plan.

3.

We could__________________signs.

4.

Lets make some notices, too. Then Ill_______them_________afterschool.

5.

We could each__________________10

students

and ask them to

come.

A: We need to come up with a plan for the City Park Clean-Up Day.
B: Lets have lunch first.
A: No, we need to start now. Clean-Up Day is only two weeks from
now.

2d Role-play the conversation.

Helen: Hi, Tom. Im making some plans to work in an old peoples
home this summer.
Tom: Really? I did that last summer!
Helen: Oh, what did they ask you to help out with?
Tom: Mm ... things like reading the newspaper to the old people, or just
talking to them. They told me stories about the past and how
things used to be.
Helen: That sounds interesting.
Tom: Yeah, a lot of old people are lonely. We should listen to them and
care for them.
Helen: Youre right. I mean, were all going to be old one day, too.

UNIT2

I'll help to clean up the city parks.

3a Read the article. What do Mario and Mary volunteer

to do ?

Students Who Volunteer

Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up
several
hours each week to help others.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal
doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every
Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him
to get his future dream job. Its hard work, he says,
but I want to learn more about how to care for
animals. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction
when I see the animals get better and the look of
joy on their owners faces.
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four.
Last
year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading
program.
She still works there once a week to help
kids learn to read. The kids are sitting
in
the library, but you can see in their eyes
that

Read the article again and answer the questions.

1.
2.

Why do Mario and Mary volunteer to help others?

What do they say about volunteering?

3c Use infinitives to complete the sentences below.

1.

Mario would like____________an animaldoctor.

2.

Mario works for an animal hospital because he wants______about

how____________foranimals.

3.

Mary decided____________for

a jobat

anafter-schoolreading

____________________program last
year. She still works there now_________kids learn to read.
4.

Mary has a dream job because she can do what she loves_______.

UNIT 2

<

Gramma
r
:

ocus
^

She decided to try out for a volunteer

after-school reading program.
Mario believes it can help him to get
I'd like to help homeless people.
his
future dream job.
You could ask hospitals to let you
I'm making some signs to put up
visit the kids and cheer them up.
She volunteers there once a week to around
the school.
4a Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs in the box.
1. put
I want
up to________________________my plan to work in an animal
hospital
hand
out
call up

until next summer. Im too busy with my studies this year.

2. cheer
She up
hopes to________________________atleastfive

primary schools to

ask ifup
come
with

they need volunteers for their after-school programs.

3. give
Our
class is trying to
out

some
ideas to___________

put off

sick children because they are often sad.

4.

We decided to_________________________signsaround the school and

notices to tell students about the book sale. We
will____________the money from the sale to homeless
people.

4b Fill in the blanks with the co rrect forms of the verbs in the
box.
help move do make visit spend j
Most people today are only worried about getting good jobs____lots

of

money. In their free time, they think about what_____for fun. However,
few people think about what they can do____others.

There are many

people who are less lucky than us. Volunteering our time to help these
people is a
good way__________ourfree time. For example, we can make plans
_______________________
sick children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people.
Some people
even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a year_____to another
place, like one of the countries in Africa, and help people there.

I'll help to clean up the city parks.......................... UNIT2

1a Match the sentences with similar

meanings.

b 1. Ive run out of it.

a.

repaired it.
2.1 take after my mother. b. I dont have any more of it.
3.1 fixed it up.

c.Im similar to her.

4.1 gave it away.

d.I didnt keep it.

Match the phrasal verbs with the nouns. Then make

sentences with the phrases.

run out
of take
after fix
up give
away

my bike
money
my father
old
clothes

I gave away my bike to a children's home.

1c Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in the correct order.

1d Listen again. Circle) T for true or F for false.

1.

Jimmy fixes up broken bicycle parts, like wheels. T

2.

Jimmy sells bikes.

3.

Jimmy takes after his mother.

4.

Jimmy has run out of money.

1e Role-play a conversation between

Jimmy
and the reporter. Use
information in lc and Id.

the

A: What do you do,

Jimmy? B: I fix up ...

UNIT 2......................................................................
2a How do you usually thank someone who helps you? Discuss
this with a partner.

2b Read the letter and answer the questions.

1.

Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why?

2.

What did Miss Li do?

Understanding Parts
of Speech
Knowing what part of
speech a word is
Dear Miss Li,
(noun, verb,
Id like to thank you for giving money to Animalpreposition, etc.) can

Helpers. Im sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled
people
like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a
big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.
What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you cant walk or
use your
hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many
people have
these difficulties. I cant use my arms or legs well, so normal things
like answering
the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are
difficult for me.
Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to
Animal
Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a
dog might
cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having
a dog.

After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to
bring him
home. My dogs name is Lucky a good name for him because I feel
very lucky to
have him. You see, Im only able to have a dog helper because of your
kindness!

UNIT 2...........................................................
I'll help to clean up the city parks................................ UNIT 2 ........
3b Write a letter or e-mail to the place you want to
2c Lookat.
at the list of words below. Qircl^y the part of speech
volunteer
of each word and make your own sentences with these
Which volunteer
words.job do you want Id like to / I'm interested in /1 want to

volunteer as
to do? What
are your
1. group
( adj.interests
/ n. ) ____________________________________________________
and hobbies?
How can
these
I'm good at /Imstrong in/In my free time,
2. disabled
( adj.
/ adv. ) _______________________________________________
Ilike
help you
do the job?
Why/ do
3. todifference
( adv.
n. ) ________________________________________________
to ... so I think Id be good at this job.
you want
do the volunteer
4. toimagine
( v. / n. ) ____________________________________________________
I want to help out as a volunteer in your old
job? 5. difficulties ( n. / adj. ) ________________________________________________
people's home / school / museum / group
When are
you
free
to
do
the
job?
6. normal ( adv. / adj. )_________________________________________________
Dear Sir or Madam,
7. training ( adv. / n. )__________________________________________________
8.

kindness ( n. / v. )____________________________________________________

Use the information in the letter to make true

sentences by matching the different parts.
Yours truly,

SUBJECT

unable to move well,

Miss Li Ben

can get

Smith Lucky

trains

money to Animal

sent is

Helpers, animals like

Animal
Self Check}

OBJECT

VERB

Lucky, things for

Helpers

Fill in each hlank with a possible verbdisabled

to make
a
people.
phrasal verb.
._____________up

3.__________away

5.__________after

2
_____________off
4.__________out
of
6.__________up with
2e .Discuss
the questions
with a partner.

1. In
ways
do you
dogs are able
to helpverbs
people?
Fill
inwhat
the other
blanks
with
thethink
appropriate
phrasal
or
2. infinitives.
What other animals can we train to help people?
Last week, Jimmy, the Bike Boy____of money________old bikes.
He was unhappy, so everyone was trying___himup.He
some signs asking for old bikes and___all

his

friends

on

the

phone
________them
problem.
evennotices
3a Look
at these about
kinds the
of volunteer
work.He
Can
you add more?

What would you

___________at
thelike to do? Discuss it with a partner.
supermarket.
Working in an
old peoples
Then
he told home
the teachers at school about his
Helping kids in an after-school program
problem and
Being a guide at a museum

Peter wants
to...
go out for dinner.
go to the movies.
stay out late.

Peter's father
says...

His father's reasons

l/ yes no

I have to do some work.

yes no

You have to clean your

room.

UNIT
3
yes no

I need to eat breakfast.

yes no

get a ride.

You have a basketball

game.

2a Listen. Peter asks his father if he

can do four things. What does
his father say? Check () yes or

AC

Se^ionp

Could you please clean your

room?

1a Do you do these chores at home? Discuss them with your partner.

1. do the dishes

2. take out the rubbish3. fold your clothes

4. sweep the floor

5. make your bed

6.clean the living room

Listen. Who will do these chores? Check () Peters mother or

Peter.

Chores

Peter'smother

Peter

do the dishes
sweep the floor
take out the
rubbish make the
bed fold the
clothes clean the

Make
conversations
about the chores in la.

A: Could you please sweep the

floor? B: Yes, sure. Can you do the
dishes? A: Well, could you please
do them?
Im going to clean the living
room. B: No problem.

2bListen again. Why does Peter s father say no? Draw lines
to the reasons
in the chart in 2a.

2c Make conversations between Peter and his father.

A:
B:
A:
B:

Could I use your computer?

Sorry. Im going to work on it now.
Well, could I watch TV?
Yes, you can, but first you have to clean your room.

2d Role-play the conversation.

Tony, could you please help out with a few things?
Could I at least finish watching this show?
Sister: No. I think two hours of TV is enough for you!
Brother: Fine. What do you want me to do?
Sister: Could you take out the rubbish, fold the clothes and do the
dishes?
Brother: So much?
Sister: Yes, because Mom will be back
from shopping any minute now.
And she wont be happy if she sees
this mess.
Brother: But the house is already pretty
clean and tidy!
Sister: Yes, well, its clean, but its not
mother clean!
Sister:

Brother:

Parent:

your

Could you clean

Child: Could I invite my friends to a

party?
Parent: No, you cant have a party. You
have a test on Monday.

room?
Child: Yes, I can.

Could you please clean your room?

Could3you please clean your room?

UNIT

3a Read the story and answer the

UNIT 3
UNIT 3

1a What do teenagers ask their

parents permission for?
1. Why was Nancys mom angry with her?
What
2. Did they solve the problem? How?
Sure, that should be OK.
Could I go out for dinner with
my friends?ask their
do parents
No, you can't. You have
Last month, our dog teenagers
welcomed me
a basketball game
Could
we
get
something
to
drink
after
the
when I came home from
school.
to do?
WriteHe
parents
or
tomorrow.
wanted a walk, but I was too tired.
OK, but
I want
to watch
movie?
5.
go to the

1. buy
some
drinks
I threw
down
my bag
andand
wentsnacks
to the
one show first.
living room. The minute I sat down in
Yes, sure.
store__________
teenagers
Could you please take the dog for a walk?
questions.

front of the TV, my mom came over.

6. use your CD
2. borrow some money___________
Could
take and
the P
dog
a
Write you
R forplease
requests
forfor
permission.
Then match
player
3. clean
your
room
4. invite
my
friends to a party
walk?
she
asked.
each one
with the correct response.
Could I watch one show first? I asked.
7. take out the
No!
she
replied
angrily.
You
watch
TV
all
the
timeare.
and never
a. Yes, here you
Could I hang out with my
1b Use
the
phrases
in
la
to
make
conversations.
help
outafter the movie?
b. Hmm. How much do you
foends
around the house! I cant work all dayneed?
and do housework all
Could you please pass me
evening.
c. Yes, sure. No problem. I
the salt?
Could
I at
borrow
3.
Well,
I work
all day
school, too! Im
just asreading
tired asityou
I
finished
lastare!
night.
shouted
that book?
4.
d. Yes, but dont come back
back.
Could
you
help
me
do
the
too late.
5.
My mom did not say anything and walked away. For one week, she
e. No, 1 cant. I cut my finger
dishes? Could you lend me
did
not
dothe
any blanks
housework
and neither
did I. Finally, I could not find a clean
Fill in
in the
conversation.
dish
or
A: I hate to
chores.
a clean shirt.
B: Well,
I hate
too, came
but I like
otherfrom
chores.
The
nextsome
day,chores
my mom
home
work to find the house
A: Really?
Great!________I
ask
you
to________me
with some chores then?
clean and
B: What
do you need help with?
tidy.
What
happened?
she askedclothes
in surprise.
A:_________you
please_________my
for me?
Imwant
so sorry,
I finally
understand that we need to share the
B; I dont
to doMom.
that! Its
boring!
A: OK.housework
Then_________you__________do the dishes for me?
to
a clean But
and comfortable
I replied.
B: Sure, have
no problem.
we go home,
to the movies
after that?
A: Sure. Ill finish my homework while you help me with the dishes.

wethe
can sentences
go to the movies.
3bThen
Read
below. Underline the sentences

from the reading

Name
To-do
Make
a list
of the
things
group
that
mean
sameyour
thing.
needs to do for a camping trip.
Liu
list
1. Neither
of who
us didwill
any do
housework
for a week.
Then
discuss
them and
Chang
bring a
2. My mom
over as soon as I sat down in front of the TV.
complete
thecame
chart.

3. you
Youre
tired,
but Im tired, too.
A: Could
please
bring

a tent, Liu Chang?

3c Decide
B: Sure.
And whether
could youthe underlined words in the sentences are
verbs
nouns.
please
...? C:or
Sorry,
I cant. 1
Then
write
another sentence using the underlined word
have to ...

1cListen to a conversation between Sandy and her mom. Check

() the
things in la that you hear.

1d Listen again. Fill in the chart.

What are they going to do?
Sandy's
mom Sandy

invite her friends,

Sandy and
Dave

1eYou are having a party. Ask your partner for help with these things:
go to the store

buydrinks and snacksdo the dishes

dean the living roomtake out the rubbish

A: Could you please take out the

rubbish? B: Yes, sure.

UNIT 3
2a Discuss the questions with your partner.
1.

What do you often do to help your parents at home?

2.

Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?

2b The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about

whether they think young people should do chores at
home. Read the following letters. Which one agrees and
which one disagrees?
Skimming
Dear Sir,

This means looking

quickly through a
piece of writing to
find the main idea
without reading
every word. It is
still a good idea to
read the first

I do not understand why some parents

make
their
kids help with housework and chores at
home.
Kids
these days already have enough stress from
school.
They do not have time to study and do
housework,
too. Housework is a waste of their time.
Could
we
just let them do their job as students? They
should
spend their time on schoolwork in order to get
good
grades and get into a good university. Also, when
Dear Sir,

I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and

help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good
grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too
much. They are always asking, Could you get this for me? or
Could you help me with that? Doing chores helps to develop
childrens independence and teaches them how to look after
themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know
that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our
neighbors son got into a good college but during his first year, he
had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill
and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent,
Mr. Smith

Permis
sion

Requests

Could you please clean your room?

UNIT 3

2c aAccording
to Ms.
Miller
and
Mr.express
Smith, your
what opinion.
are the
3b Write
letter to the
Sunday
Mail
and
pros and cons about kids doing chores?
Dear Sir or Madam, Pros

Cons
Doing chores helps to
Housework is a waste
I think/believe that_______________________________________________.
develop children's
children's time.
I agree/disagree
that_____________________________________________.
independence.
I think it is fair/unfair for children to

of

;
.

I think children should/should not ________________________________

because_________________________________________________________. j

2d
onethey
sentence
with not
each
phrase from the letters.
ForWrite
example,
should/should
_____________________________
[

1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1.

a waste of time____________

2.

there is no need for... to

3.

do not mind_______________

4.

spend time on __________

5.

in order to ________________

6.

it is not enough to_________

7.

the earlier ... the better

Make a list of chores using these verbs.

do
_________________________________________________________________
clean
2e Discuss the questions with a partner.
_________________________________________________________________
make
_________________________________________________________________
1. Which letter do you agree with? Why?
fold_____________________________________________________
2. What would you say to the person who
sweep
_________________________________________________________________
wrote the letter you dont agree with?
take out___________________
___________________________

Are these polite requests or permission? Write the

3a Do you think children should do some chores at home?
numbers in
Why or why not? Discuss this with a partner and take
the correct places in the chart.
notes.
Children
1. Could you please
do your should
homework?
Children should
chores because
not do chores
2. Could I watchdo
TV?
...
because ...
3. Could you take out the rubbish first?
4.
5.

Could I use your computer?

Could I leave now?

B:

UNIT 4

UNIT 4

2a Listen. Peters friend is giving him advice. Fill in the

|ecHn

blanks with could

or should.
______________________________________________________________
Advice_______________________________________________________

Why dont you talk to your parents?

1.

You write him a letter. (

2.

You______________call him up. (

3.

You______________talk to him so that you can say youre sorry.

)
(

__________________)
4.

You______________go to his house. (

5.

You______________take him to the ball game. (

2b Listen again. Why doesnt Peter like his friends advice?

Write the
letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a.
______WhyPeter doesn't
advice____
a.

la

like

the

Its not easy.

Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or

b. I dont want to wait that long.
not? Write
c. I dont want to surprise him.
them in the appropriate box.
1.
2.

d. Im not good at writing letters.

I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep.
e. I dont want to talk about it on the phone.
I have too much homework so I dont have any free time to do things I

2clike.
Role-play a conversation between Peter and his
3.friend.
My parents dont allow me to hang out with my friends.
4.A: Whats
I have too
after-school
classes.
themany
matter,
Peter?
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.

2d Role-play the conversation.

Dave: You look sad, Kim. Whats wrong?

Kim: Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday.
She took some of my new magazines and CDs.
Dave: Hmm ... thats not very nice. Did she give them back to you?
1b 1 Listen
youWhat
hear
in la.I do?
Kim:and
Yes, circle
but Imthe
still problems
angry with her.
should
Dave: Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry. But why dont you
forget about it so that you can be friends again? Although shes
Whats
wrong, its not aA:big
deal. wrong?
1c Look at the
B: Imfor
really
because I studied until
Kim: Youre right. Thanks
yourtired
advice.
problems
in la
midnight
last
night.
andDave:
makeNo problem. Hope things work out.
A: Why dont you go to sleep earlier this
conversations.
evening?

Why don't you talk to your parents? ........................................... UNIT 4

3a Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from
Robert Hunt, a school counselor. Complete the chart.
Dear Mr. Hunt,
My problem is that I cant get on with my family. Relations between my
parents
have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really dont like it. Its the only
communication they have. I dont know if I should say anything to them about
this. When they argue, its like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.
Also, my
elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my
favorite
TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants
until late at night. I dont think this is fair. At home
I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal?
Dear Sad and Thirteen,
Its not easy being your age, and its normal to have
these feelings. Why dont you talk about these feelings with your family? If
your
parents are having problems, you should offer to help. Maybe you could do
more
jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper
communication.
Secondly, why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother? You
Robert Hunt
Problems
Advice

Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why?

I agree/disagree with his advice because ...

Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or

similar
meanings
as the following? Write a sentence using each word or
phrase.
make sth. clear explain Can you explain to me how to do this math

problem?
talk

_________________________ _________________________________

get
not along
allow with__________________________________________________________

Why don'tUNIT
you talk
4 to your parents?

UNIT 4

1a What activities do you like to do to

help lower your stress? Order them [1-8]
n
ectt*
with 1 being the most favorite thing you
You look tired.
until midnight last night so I didn't get
doWhat'sthe
to lowerI studied
stress.
matter?
enough sleep.
play sports
Whathang
should
I do?
Why don't you forget about it? Although she's
out
with friends
wrong,
talk to parents or other family members
it's not a big deal.

spend time alone

He S 10U
computer
Whatplay
should
he do? games
* ^ ta ^ t0 h's friendso that he can say he's
read books
Maybe
you could
go to his , guKS, ^ bu,, don.( want (0 surprise hjm
watch
movies
other:

4a Fill in the blanks with although,so that or until.

1. A:partner
Whats wrong?
1b Tell your
about your answers in 1 a.
B: My sister borrows my clothes without asking. What should I do?
A: Well, you could tell her that this makes you angry_______shellask
1c Listen andyou
check
the problems Wei Ming talks about.
next ()
time.
2. A: I give
dontme
have
any
at about
my new
school. What should I do?
My parents
a lot
of friends
pressure
school.
B:___________you dont have any now, you will soon make some.
I dont get enough sleep.
3. A: Im worried about my school grades. Whats your advice?
I dont have
enough
free time.
B: You
shouldnt
wait__________thelastminute tostudy
for a test.
A: Mike
my
best friend, but he always copies my homework. What
I had4.a fight
withismy
parents.
should
I have to compete with my classmates at school.
I do?
B:___________hes your best friend, you should still tell him that
1d Listen again.
What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill
copying
in the blanks.
others homework is wrong.
1.
2.
3.

4b Write one piece of advice for each problem. Then compare

Although
you may
be_______________with
your decide
parents, whether
you shouldthe
talk advice
your advice
with
your partners and

is give
good
orsobad.
to them. Ask them why they
you
much_______.
3. My sister spends all evening on the
Life shouldnt
just
be about______________. Free time activities like
Advice:
4. phone.
My cousin
borrows my things without returning them.
___________and
Advice: hanging out with friends are important, too.
5. My parents wont let me have a pet. Advice:______
You shouldnt_______________withyour classmates to get better grades.

4c Choose one of the problems and

You should all be

eachother to improve.

ask your classmates for advice.

Problems
Decide which classmate has the
You left your homework at home.
bestis
advice.
1e What
your advice for Wei Ming? TellYour
your
partner
and popular
say
best
friend is more
why. A: My best friend is more popular than me. than you. You are afraid of
I think
Wei
Ming
I A:
want
to be
like
him. What should I do?
... B:try
Why?
B:should
You could
to be friendlier.
A: You
Because
...just be yourself.
C:
should

speaking in front of people. Your

best friend does not trust you
anymore. Your parents always

UNIT 4
2a Check () the after-school activities you and your
classmates usually do.
do homework

use the Internet

have after-school lessons

hang out with friends

watch movies

playsports or exercise

2b Read the article and answer the questions.

1.

What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?

2.

Who gives their opinions about the problem?

Guessing the
Meaning
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!
When reading
These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on
something for
weekends than weekdays because they have to takethe
so first time,
do not worry
many after-school classes. Many of them are learning
about words you
exam skills so that they can get into a good high school
do not know.
and later a good university. Others are practicing sports
so that they can compete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in
China.
The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylors three
children is
very busy. On most days after school, Cathy says, I take one of my two
boys to
basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to
take my
other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities,
but I
believe these activities are important for my childrens future. I really want
them to
be successful. However, the tired children dont get home until after 7:00
p.m. They
have a quick dinner, and then its time for homework.
Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such
stress. In some families, competition starts very young
and continues until the kids get older, she says. Mothers
send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are
always comparing them with other children. Its crazy. I
don t think thats fair. Why dont they just let their kids be
kids? People shouldnt push their kids so hard.

UNIT 4

Why don't you talk to your parents?

2c Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess

their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings
below.
1.

Keeps on happening_________________

2.

Physical exercise and practice of skills______________

3.

Worries about things at home, school or work______________

4.

Usual or common__________

5.

Try to be the best or the first to finish something_____________

6.

Getting better or bigger____

7.

Looking for differences and similarities between things_____________

2d Read the article again and answer the questions.

1.

Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school
activities?

2.

Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?

3.

Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?

2e Discuss the questions with your partner.

1.
2.

What do you think of after-school activities?

What should you do to relax?

3a A magazine interviewed some parents about after-school

classes for
children. Read the opinions below and make notes on your
own opinions.

1.

Why should children take

vuii
after-school classes?

Youropinions
r

After-school classes can help kids Agree:

get into a good university.
2. I want my child to be a successful
person.
Disagree:
3. Its good for children to start learning from a young age.

1.

I was in the library. 3.

2.

I was in my house. 4.

I was on the street.

I was at the bus
stop.

UNIT 4
3b Write a letter to the magazine to express your
opinions on after-school

ec*tej|p
classes for children. Use the following expressions to help

|Sy|
Then, explain why.
Try to write two paragraphs.
In my opinion, it is
Whatwereyoudoingwhen
First, say if you agree or disagree.
important for
children/parents to ...
Dear ...,
the
I believe it is better if
I dont really agree with ... because ...
children/parents ... so that...
rainstorm
came;
Although some parents
are right
you.

Perhaps children/parents
should/could If children ...,

1 Fill in the blanks using until, so that or although.

1.
2.

You should eat more now you wont be hungry later.

_________youmaynotliketodochores,
you should help
your parents
around the house.
3. You could save more money____________you can buy a gift for
your
friends birthday.
4. Kids shouldnt play computer games________ late atnight.They
should rest early.
5. _______________manypeoplelike to eat junk food, they should
really eat
more fruit and vegetables J_____theycanbehealthy.

Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm?

2
For each problem, choose the advice you agree
Match the statements with the people in the picture.
with more.
Then write your own advice.

1.
A.
B.

2.

A.
B.

My best friend and I had a fight, and now she wont speak to
me.
You should keep trying to talk to her until she talks to you.
Why dont you wait a few more days before talking to her?
My advice: _____________________________________________
My friend wants me to go to a party on the weekend, but I
want to study
for my exams next week.
Why dont you just go to the party? Itll help you to relax.
You should study for the exams because theyre more
important than
a party.

1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct

responses.
a.

doing my homework / studying

b.

playing basketball / reading

c.

going to work / waiting for the bus

d.

walking home / shopping

1c Talk about what the people in la

were

A: What was the girl

doing at the time of the
rainstorm? B: She
was ...

UNIT 5
UNIT 5

What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

2a Listen and number the pictures [1-5].

3a Read the passage and answer the

What

was

the

heavy

rain

weather like

questions.

before

the

started?
2. What was the neighborhood

The Storm Brought People

so
My alarm didnt go off
Closer _Together

Iike after the st

nn?

I took a hot shower and

________some
busy
so I __________uplate.
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds
________warm
umbrella that for
I didnt
the
were
food.
see
making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The
a
car
news on
TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
I_______________for
I______________ to
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces
the bus when it
the bus stop but I
of wood
began to rain
still missed the
over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and
heavily.
bus.
radio were
She also Fill
put some
candles
and matches
the table.
2b working.
Listen again.
in the
blanks
in the on
2a.
Ben the
was helping
his mom
dinner
when
rain in
began
2c Use
information
inmake
2a to
retell
thethe
story
a to beat
heavily
against between the boy and a TV reporter.
conversation
the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was
hard
have Tell us what happened yesterday morning.
TV to
reporter:
funBoy:
with a serious storm happening outside.
BenTVcould
notSo,
sleep
at the
first.rainstorm
He finallysuddenly
fell asleep
whenwhat
the wind
reporter:
when
came,
were was dying
you doing? Boy:

Complete
the sentences using information from the
2d3b
Role-play
the conversation.
passage.

Mary:
Whatthe
were
youon
doing
lastreported,
night, Linda?
I called
at seven and
1. When
news
TV was
strong
winds____________
you
didnt pick up.
outside.
Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
2. While Bens mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didnt answer then either.
Linda:3.
What
was I doing at eight? Oh,when
I know.
When
you called,
I was
the
heavy
rain finally
Ben
taking
a shower.
4. When
started.
Ben
Mary: But then I called again at nine._______at 3:00a.m.,thewind
Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
So early?
strange.
3cMary:
Discuss
the Thats
questions
with a partner.
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?
thewith
storm
broke many
apart,
brought
Mary: IAlthough
needed help
my homework.
So things
while you
wereitsleeping,
families
and and
neighbors
closer
together. What other things can
I called
Jenny
she helped
me.
bring people closer together? How can we help each other in
times of difficulty?

John

Mary

take photos

buy a drink

play the piano

clean his room

leave the house

turn on the radio

shop

take the car to the car

UNITwash
5

Grammar
Focus

What were you doing at

eight last night?
What was she doing at the time
of the rainstorm?
What was he doing when
the rainstorm came?
What was Ben doing when it
began to rain heavily?
What was Jenny doing while
Linda was sleeping?

I was taking a shower.

She was doing her homework.
He was reading in the library when
the rainstorm came.
When it began to rain, Ben was
helping his mom make dinner.
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was
helping Mary with her homework.

4a Look at the table and write sentences with both while and when.

While John was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.

John was taking photos when Mary bought a drink.

4bFill in the blanks with was, were, when or while.

At 7:00 a.m., I woke up. I making my breakfast, my brother
_______listening
tothe________radio. I waseating,
the
radio
news talked about
a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to
have a
look.________wegot to____the place of the accident, the car in bad
A: What were you doing at
___________shape
nine oclock last Sunday
from hitting a tree. But luckily, the driver fine. The roads icy
morning?
because of the heavy snow from the
B: I was sleeping. How about
night before.
you? A: I was doing my
homework.
4c What were you doing at these
B: Youre kidding!
times

last Sunday? Fill in the chart.

Then
ask your
4:00partner.
p.m.
9:00

What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

Seaso
n

UNIT 5

1a Think of a time when you were late for or

couldnt go to an event. What was the

event? What was the reason why you
were late or couldnt go? Tell your
partner the story.

1b Listen and write short answers to the questions.

1. What event happened at the school yesterday?

2. Who
missed the
event?
3. Which team won
at the event?

1c Listen again. Number the events [1-6] in the order they

happened.

Kate saw a dog by the side of the road.

Kate got to the bus stop.
Kate called the Animal Helpline.
1 Kate left the house.
Kate waited for someone to walk by.
Kate realized her bag was still at home.

1d

Talk about why Kate missed the school basketball

competition. Student A
begins a sentence with while or when. Student B completes
A: When the school basketball competition started ...
B: When the school basketball competition started, Kate
was still making her way to school.

What
UNITwere
5 you doing when the rainstorm came?

UNIT 5

2a2c
Look
atthe
thepassage
picturesagain.
and title
thefollowing
passage.statements
What do
Read
Areinthe
you think
the
true
(T) or false (F), or is the information not given
passage
is about?
(NG)?
2b Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.
2.

1. Everyone in America remembers who killed Dr. King.

What are the two events in the passage?
Robert
was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed.
When2.did
they Allen
happen?
3. Robert s parents were shocked to hear the news.

Reading the Title and

4. Kate Smith was watching First

a movie
when a plane hit the World
Sentences
Trade Center.

The title can be helpful

Do You Remember
for
you
to understand
a the event.
Kate didnt think her friend
was
telling
the truth about
What You5.Were
Doing?
text. It is also a good idea
to read the first sentence

People often remember what they were doing when they heard the

2d Underline sentences from the passage with similar

news
of
meanings
to the ones below.
important events in history. In America, for example, many people
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can
remember
remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
what they were doing on April 4,1968. This was an important event
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
in
3. September 11, 2001 the date alone means something to most
American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
people in the US.
Although
4.
I had
trouble
clearly after
that because
I was
very afraid.
some
people
maythinking
not remember
who killed
him, they
remember
what they

2e How much do you remember about the events in the

were doing when they heard the news.

passage ? Test your partner.

Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a

A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?
school
pupil
B: He died on ...
at that time. I was at home with my parents,
Robert
We remember
were eating well.
dinner in the
3a Make notes aboutremembers.
an event you
kitchen

What was the event? .

when

we heard the news on the radio. The news

When did it happen?

reporter

said,

Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago. My parents

Where did it happen?
were

What were you doing?

completely shocked! My parents did not talk

What were your friends

after doing?

that,

and we finished the rest of our dinner in

Why was it important?
silence.

Why do you remember this event?

<

UNIT 5
3b Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try
to write three paragraphs.

First, write about the

event (when and where
it happened).
Next, write about what
you and some of your
friends were doing
when this event
happened.
Then, write about why
this event was

An important event that I remember

well
was__________________. It happened
in/
r
~ on_____________________________at/in
o

When I heard the news of this

event/
When this event happe, I was
.
My
_q friends were_______________________.
This event is very important to me
because

Self Check^
1

Fill in the blanks with when or while.

.__________I was walking home from school, I saw a strange light

in the sky.
But_________I pointed it out to my friend, it went away.

2.

___________I told my older brother about the strange light in the

sky, he just
laughed and didnt believe me.

.__________my brother was laughing, the television news reported

that
other people had seen the light as well.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words

in brackets.
When I__________(be) in die sixth grade, I_______(join)
competition. I

apiano

(practice)

four hours every day and my

piano teacher_______(come)three times a week to______(help)
me. Then the big day finally______(arrive). I (be) so
nervous when they_______(call) my name. I________(go)

upand

___________(start) to play. While I_______(play), everyone________

(sit) still and listened. I played the song without any mistakes.
Then I

........ UNIT6.........................................................
2aListen and number the pictures [ 1-4] in order to tell the
story.

Section

An old man tried to

Ak

move the
Language
Goal:
Tell a story

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

mountains.

A man saw Yu Gong and his (children / family) when they were
working on moving the mountains.
He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and (poor /
weak).
As soon as the man finished (talking / speaking), Yu Gong said that
his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two / three)
gods to take the mountains away.
This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) whats possible
unless you try to make it happen.

la Match the story titles with the pictures [a-d].

2c Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own
words.

Journey to the West

2d Role-play the conversation.

1b Listen

1c

Teacher:
Hou

Yu
Moves

Gong
a Mountain

what the
do you
think about
story of Yu Sky
Gong?
YiSo
Shoots
Suns
Nu the
WaRepairsthe

Wang
I think
really
interesting.
Yu Gong
found
a good
to
and Ming:
check
()its
the
facts
you hear.
Which
story
areway
Anna

and

solve his problem.

WangClaudia:
Ming talking
Really? I about?
think its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible
to
The two mountains were very high and big.
move a mountain.
A veryWang
old Ming:
man But
triedthe
to story
moveisthe
mountains.
trying
to show us that anything is
possible
youcould
worknever
hard! do
Yu it.
Gong kept trying and didnt
A man told Yu Gong
thatif he
give up.
Discuss
the Well, I still dont 1.
Claudia:
agree
with
you.
think begin?
we should try to find
How
does
theI story
questions
other with
2. What happened next?
your partner.ways to solve a problem.
3. Where would they put all the
Wang Ming: But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?
earth and stone from the
mountains?

UNIT 6

An old man tried to move the mountains.

Read the passage and answer the questions. r;7'~

77
71

~ "

*6 H
1. Which book is talked about?
2. Who is the main character?

In November 1979,
pupils in 6England were able
rv

3. What is

like?

to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most 1--------------- ,------of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is
not
The Monkey King is not just any normal
monkey.
In fact, he sometimes does not even
look like
a monkey! This is because he can make
72
changes to his shape and size, turning
himself
into different animals and objects. But
unless
The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years.
And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago,
Western children became interested in reading this story because
the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never
gives up.

Read the passage again and complete the chart about the
Monkey King.
What he can do
What
he cannot

Complete the sentences below with phrases from the

passage.
1.

Journey to the West is a

Chinese book. It tells one of the

most popular stories in China.

2.

When the English TV program Monkey in 1979, Western

children
3.

this

wonderful

The Monkey King can to hisbody. He is able to_____ different

animals and objects.

4.

The Monkey King

make his

magic

stick

small

or

UNIT 6

Grammar Focus
How does the story begin?
Once upon a time, there was a very old
man ...
As soon as the man finished talking, Yu
Gong said that his family could continue
to move the mountains after he died.
Because they were so big that it took a
long time to walk to the other side.
He is the main character in to the West.
He cannot turn himself into a man unless
he can hide his tail.

What happened next?

Why was Yu Gong trying to
move the mountains?
Who is the Monkey King?
What can't the Monkey King
do?

Fill in the blanks with unless, as soon or ... that.

1

her father died, the stepsisters made her do all the chores.

2.

She was___busy________she

had

no time to make a dress

for the party.

3.

The mice knew that

they
helped her make a dress, she would not be

able to go to the party.

4. the prince saw her, he fell in love with her.
5.

The prince knew that

the

girls foot could fit the shoe, it was not the

4b

right girl.
6.

The new couple were happy_________they couldnt stop smiling

when they got married.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in

brackets.
The Monkey King is the main character from the famous Chinese story
Journey to the West. He is wonderful because he___(help) weak people.
The Monkey King

(have)

amagic____________stick. He

(use)

it to fight
bad people. He can

(make)

the stick big or small. He

can sometimes
make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear. As soon as he_(see)
My favorite story is ...
favorite story.
It is interesting
because

4c Tell your partner about your

UNIT 6

-An old man tried to move the mountains.

1a Match the words with the letters in the pictures in lc.

gold

emperor

silk

underwea
r

1b Listen and number the pictures [1-5] in lc.

1c Listen again and fill in the blanks.

When

the

emperor

at

himself, he only _
his underwear.
Nobody wanted to sound
stupid. But suddenly, a
young boy________,
Look!
,II

The

emperor

isnt
(9^cS I

_________any clothes!
The emperor had to
_______________________

them

silk and gold, but they_______

everything for themselves. They
were

trying

to

cheat

the

This story is about

an

emperor

who

loved

Two

came to the city to

make special clothes for the emperor.

Once upon a time,

there 1d Use the pictures in lc to tell the story.

was an em

Peror -

UNIT 6

UNIT 6

An old man tried to move the mountains.

2a A fairy tale is an old, traditional

Sleeping Beauty

SCENE FIVE:_____________________________
story.
Do you know what these fairy
Cinderella
Gretel: What can we do? You have no more stones.
tales are about?
Little Red Riding

Hansel: Ill drop pieces of bread. As soon as the moon rises, we can
Hood
2b Read thefollow
firstthem
paragraph
instead. of Hansel
and Gretel.

Think about how the fairy tale will

SCENE SIX:______________________________ Finding Out the

Text
Type
Gretel:
I cant
see any bread on the ground.
Maybe
it was the birds.
Hansel
and
Gretel
Before
HanselHansel:
and Gretel
Never
lived
mind!
near
Just
a forest
keep walking.
with theirUnless
we do, weyou
wont find our
read,
decide
fatherway
and out.
stepmother. One year, the weather was
so dry that no food would grow. The wife told herwhat kind of
SCENE SEVEN:_____________________________
husband that unless he left the children to die intext
the it is. Is it a
Gretel: Hansel, were really lost!
forest, the whole family would die. Gretel heard this, and Hansel made a
Hansel: Listen! That birds song is so beautiful that we
plan to save
should follow it.
himself and his sister.
Gretel: Look! Its leading us to that wonderful house
SCENE ONE:______________________________
made of bread, cake and candy.
Gretel:Hansel:
Did you
heareat
ourpart
stepmother
planning to kill us?
Lets
of the house!
Hansel: Dont worry! I have a plan to save us.
Gretel:(Then
How they
can you
us ?woman's voice from
hearsave
an old
Hansel:
Be quiet!
Im going
outside
something
inside
the house.)
Voice:
Who to
is get
that?
Who is in the moonlight.
Now,enough
go to sleep.
brave
to eat my house?
SCENE
______________________________
2c TWO:
Match
each description below with the correct scene.
Wife:
Get up, lazy children!
A. Yes,
Thedears.
children
get
lost.come with me to the forest to get wood.
Husband:
You
must
Wife: B. Heres
The children
some bread.
wake Dont
up. eat it until you get to the forest.
C.

The children cannot find the pieces of bread.

Gretel
learns about Hansels plan.
SCENE D.
THREE:
______________________________
Gretel:E.
Hansel,
what aresurprise
you doing
The children
the?parents.
Hansel:F. ImHansel
dropping
white
stones
has to change his along
plan. the way. Unless I do, well be
lost. G. The children learn that something bad is going to happen.
Tonight, when the moon is shining bright, well be able to see the

2d Read the play again and answer the questions.

SCENE FOUR:____________
Wife: 1. You
bad
children!
What
long
time you
the
forest! in the
Why
does
the wife
tell aher
husband
to slept
leavein
the
children
Husband: forest?
We thought you were never coming back.
Wife:
Now, go to bed. As soon as you wake up, you must go to the
2. What does Hansel go out to get?
forest with
3. Why does he do this in the moonlight?
your father.
4. How do Hansel and Gretel find their way home?
Hansel: What, again? I want to go out to look at the moon.
Why
Hansel
andnow.
Gretel get lost the second time?
Wife: 5. No.
Youdocant
go out

2e Act out the play in groups of four.

1.

We will be late unless ...

4. Bill opened his book as soon as ...

2.

You wont be successful unless ...5. The movie was so touching that ...

3.

As soon as I got to the bus stop ...6. The boy was so excited that ...

2 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

UNIT 6 Once upon a time, there

(be)an emperor. He

(love) buying

_____________________________and

3a Write some key words from each scene. Then discuss

__________________________looking
at

clothes.

One

day, two brothers

____________(come)
_________________to
________________the

your answers with your partner.

Scene 1: plan, kill, save,... Scene 5:_______________________
Scene 2:_____________________Scene 6:________________________
Scene 3:_____________________Scene 7:________________________.
Scene 4:_____________________

_______________city. 3b Complete the summary of the play.

______________They

Gretel heard that their_______planned to_________her and her brother.

But Hansel had a plan to___ himself and his sister. He went to get some
______________(tell)
white
before hewent tobed that night. The next day the wife
________________the
sent
emperor that they
the children to the________. Hansel
thestones
as
they
could
make
walked.
beautiful clothes
Later that night, they could see the stones because of the shining The
for him, but he
stones showed them the way home. Hansel wanted to get more
must
(give)
stones, but his stepmother did not let him go out. The next morning,
them
the wife sent the children to the forest again. Hansel had no stones,
so
he dropped
of
silk
_________. But_____________the___________ate them, so Hansel and Gretel were
and
gold.
The
________in
brothers____________________(be)

1 Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.

bad people. They

__________________________(keep) all_____________________the silkand gold

for themselves. They told the emperor the clothes they made
only clever people could____(see)

them. When the emperor

(be) special because

(put) on

the

clothes, all he could see was his underwear. But he didnt want people to(think) he
stupid, so he_____(say) the

clothes

city in his new clothes until one boy

was

were beautiful. Then he(walk) around

(shout),The emperor

isntwearing

any

the

clothes!

Qomolangma

about 9,600,000 square kilometers

in size

The Sahara

1,025 meters deep

The Caspian Sea

6,671 kilometers long

The Nile

8,844.43 meters high

UNIT 7
Section

Whats the highest

mountain in the world?
Language Goal
Talk
about
geograp
hy and

1a Match the facts you know.

Listen and complete the sentences.

1. Qomolangma is___________thananyothermountain in theworld.
2. The Sahara is
3.

The Caspian
Sea is
4. The Nile is

1c

desert in the world.

of all the salt lakes.
river in the world.

Use the information in lb to

make conversations.

A: What is the highest

mountain in the world?
B: Qomolangma.

Paragraph
1
Paragraph
2
Paragraph
3

Spirit of climbers
Achievements of
climbers
Facts and dangers

Paragraph 1

List four dangers for

climbers
thick clouds

Paragraphs 1
&3

Paragraph 2

List four
List three achievements
comparisons
most dangerous sport
1953 - Tenzing
Norgay and
What's
mountain in
the world?
UNIT
7the highest
Edmund Hillary were the first to
reach the top

UNIT 7

3aand
Read
the article
and match
2a Listen
number
the facts
[1-4] ineach
the order you hear them.
paragraph with the main ideas.
6,300

5,000

5,464

300

Qomolangma the Most

Dangerous Mountain in the
The Yangtze River is
World?

kilometers long
and
kilometers long.
about the Yellow River
One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one
has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot
is
of the mostChina
popular places
for than
this is
the
Himalayas.
Himalayas run along the
bigger
the
population
of The
the US.
southwestern
China is over____________years old. It has a much longer
part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and
is the mosthistory than the US. The US is not even__________yearsold.
China
is almost
as big
theso
US,
is the biggest
famous. It is
8,844.43
meters
highasand
is and
veryitdangerous
to climb.
Thick clouds
country in Asia.
cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties
include
freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to
!bListen
and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
take in again
air as you
get near the top.
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing
2c Make conversations using the information in 2a.
Norgay
and
Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese
A: Did youteam
know that China is one of the
oldest countries
the world?
did so in in
1960,
while the first woman to succeed was
B: Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.

3b Read the article again and complete the chart.

Role-play the conversation.
Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour.
Tourist 1: How long is the wall?
Guide: Ah, the most popular question! If were only talking about the
parts
from the Ming Dynasty, its about 8,850 kilometers long. This
makes it the longest wall in the world.
Tourist 2: Wow, thats amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the
wall?
Guide:
The
main reason was to protect their part of the
country. As you can see,
its quite tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no other
man-made objects as big as this.

UNIT 7

What's the highest mountain in

the world?
How high is Qomolangma?
Which is the deepest salt lake
in the world?
Did you know that China is one
of the oldest countries in the
world?

Qomolangma.
It's 8,844.43 meters high. It's higher
than any other mountain.
The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all
the salt lakes.
Yes, I did. It's much older than the US.

4a Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the
box.

1.

The Amazon River is one of the ____________________rivers in the world.

Its a little

2.

than

theYangtze River.

Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters____________________. Its one of the

most_____________places forseriousmountainclimbers.
3. No ocean in the
as the Pacific Ocean.
than Canada, it is

world is as
4.

Although Japan is
smaller.

4b Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.

e.g. Two rivers:

the Yangtze

River

and the Amazon River

The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River. ______________

The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest
river in China.
______________________________________________________________________

Two cities:

and

1. __________________

2.
Two animals:

and

1.__________

2.
Answer the questions using information from the article.
Where are the
Himalayas?
4c 1. 1.
Write
five
What
is the highest
building in our city?

questions
2. How high is Qomolangma?
using
comparisons.
2
3. Why
do so many people
try to climb this mountain even though it is
Then ask your
dangerous?
partner 3 your
5.
4.

What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?

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UNIT 7...........................................................

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UNIT
the highest
7
mountain
the world?.................
UNIT7
What's
the highest
mountain
in theinworld?...................
UNIT7
..............................................................................................
2aTalk
about pandas in your class. Use these words to
1a
facts
about
these
two
animals.
Write a paragraph
about
whales
and
why
they
need to
2d
Complete
theCompare
sentences
using
words
from
the
passage.
help 3b
you.
Use
thethe
language
in theinbox
help
you a
be protected.
Use
information
3a. to
Then
make
1. The panda
at the Chengdu Research Base are awake early
make sentences.
poster.

in

Whales are ... They live in ... They eat... They

morning to
breakfastfor the baby pandas.
2b Read thethe
article to find out what these numbers mean:

can ..
2. , 2In
_______________
,pandas have become so that they are now a
10,12, 300
,000
.

Scanning
One interesting
symbol
of China. fact is ... Another interesting
It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda This means moving
3. preparing
Adult
very
,and some of the babies
factpandas
is milk
... do
keepers are
fornot
thehave
babybabies
pandas
Elephant
your eyes quickly
only
livekinds
for
short
time
because
breakfast. At 9:00
a.m.,
they
find
that
theof _________.
Some
are
inofdanger
- aof
iswhales
350
cm most
tall
down the page to
it Humans
it Live
in
the sea
babies are
already
awake
and
hungry.
When
the
Panda
4.
A
special
program
in
Chengdu
teaches
about specific
why pandas are
weighs
5,000
kilos
catch whales
because ...
find
and oil
it Some
kindstohave
teeth
babies see the keepers, they
run
over
them
with
excitement
and
some
of the
is
150
cm
tall
eats 150 kilos of
information.
young
pandas
even
walk
into
their
friends
and
fall
over!
(standing
on two
it Eat small fish and other
lifeChinese
it Learn
more about
whales
5.sea
The
government
is helping
to ______ the
pandas.
Scientists
food a day

legs) lovely. I
also
better
___________thehabits
of pandas.
Linthe
Wei,
one of
thewant
panda
keepers,
says,
Theyre
and
it Jump high out of
water
it to
Stop
putting
rubbish
into so cute
Self
Check
weighs 100 kilos
the sea
take care of
2e What otherit ways
do you think children can help to save the
it Rules on whale protection
Sing songs
eats
10 kilos
of
them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play- with
them
every
1 Complete
the chart.
it Huge
it Whale
parts sold to make
day. Theyre
things
sentence:
special to me. InExample
fact,
many
people
around the world love these
it Water pollutionvery 3a
like candles
and soap
Read the following
words
and phrases about whales. Put
black and white
This elephant weighs many times more than this
What do they lookthem in the
animals. Pandas have panda.
become so cm
popul
ar that they
now
a symbol
taller/shorter,
weighare
much
more/less,
eat of
like?
correct place in(200
the chart.
China.
much more/less, eat many times more)
Where do they live?
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the
forests.
Another
What do they eat?
300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
1b Listen and check () the numbers you hear.
Pandas
do
What can they do?
not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies
2 Match verbs and objects.
object to each list.
often
die20 50 Then add one more
from
100 16
Why do some of them
illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12
120 0.1 0.2 150
have to be protected?
hours
a
day
How can we protect
eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot
them?
more
bamboo
1c Listen again and complete the sentences.
forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down
these
1. forests.
At birth, a baby panda is about______to________kilos.
As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more
2. At birth, a baby panda is about______cm long.
problems, pandas
3. A baby panda is not black. It is______and it has no___

Adjectives
high
dangerous
long
popular

Verbs

Comparatives
Superlatives
4.
A panda can live up
to_______to________years.

2c Read the article again and write short answers to the

questions.
1d Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.
1.

What is Lin Weis job?_________________________________________

2.

What
the baby
A: Ado
baby
pandapandas
cannothave
see. for breakfast?_________________
Why
pandas
endangered?
_________________________________
B: are
An adult
panda
weighs many
times more
Whatthan
doesa the
education
baby
panda. program in Chengdu do?____________
Objectsdoing research?____________________________
Why are scientists

3.
4.
5.

1. reach

a. my life, my money,...

2. achieve

b. the top of a mountain, the library,...

3. risk

c. my dream, success,...

Book
title

Name

Have they
read it?

What do they
think of it?

Nick
Judy
Sandy
Alan
Kate
Harry

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Ar

Treasure Island

Have you read

yet'

Language
Goal:
Talk about
recent
events and

1aHave you heard of these books? Check () the ones you know.
Alice in

Little

Wonderland

Women

Treasure Island

Oliver

Robinson

Twist Tom

1b Listen and complete the chart.

3 Circle the correct word and/ or fill in the

blank with the correct form of the word in
brackets for each sentence.
1.

An elephant weighs ( few / many ) times more than a dog.

2.

An adult panda can eat ( much / a little ) more than a cat.

3.

Canada is a (little / lot) less______________(crowded)thanChina.

4.

A tiger is ( much / a little )_____________(strong)than

man.

1c Practice the conversation.

Then talk about the other
books in la.

A: Have you read Little

Women yet? B: No, I havent.
Have you?
A: Yes, Ive already read it.
B: Whats it like?

1. A: Would you like something to drink?

B: No, thanks. Ive .just drunk some
2. tea
A: I heard you lost your key.

. (just/drink some tea)

? (find)

B: No, not yet.

3. A: Do you know when Tom is leaving?
B:
. (already/leave)
UNIT 8
A: When
? (leave)
1
Have 8............................................
you read Treasure Island yet?
B: This morning. UNIT

Grammar Focus
4. A: Is your sister going to the movies
tonight?

UNIT 8

with
3a Have
Read
the
passage
based
onthe film)
2a Listen.
Who
has
read
these books?
Circle the names.
B: us
No.
. Women
(already/see
you
read
Little
Robinson
Crusoe.
5. A: What do your parents
think about
our plan?
1. What
Crusoe waitYes,
for?I have./No, I haven't.
yet?
Has does
Tina Robinson
read Treasure
Then answer the. (not/tell
questions.
B: I
them/yet)
2. Why
does
Robinson Crusoe call the
Friday?
Yes,man
sheMark
has. She
thinks it's fantastic.
1. Treasure
Island
/Tina
Island
yet?

You

Your friend

Comments

Have Iyou
Yes,
I have.
2. When
Oliver
Twist
Mark
/ Tina I've already finished
firstdecided
arrived which
on thisbook
island,I had
to
write
about
yet?
reading
it.
It was really good.
nothing.
Books 1 have already
3. Robinson Crusoe
Mark / Tina
read
But I've found the ship and made a small boat. I've brought back
Movies 1 have already
4.Use
Tom
Sawyer
Mark / Tina
4a
the
words in brackets to complete
the conversations.
seen
many
things
I
can
use

food
and
d
r i n k , t o o l s , knives and guns.
Songs 1 have already
heard

Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not

2b Listen
and
write
T for true
F already
for false.
give upagain
and I will
wait
for another
ship. and
I have
cut down trees
1.

and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day to kill
Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and
Afinds
few weeks
ago,
I found
the marks of another man's feet on
an island
full
of treasures.

sand. Who
else is
is aon
my island? How long have they been
2. the
Robinson
Crusoe
classic.
long
after
that, I saw
some
trying to kill
3. here?
Tina Not
thinks
that
Treasure
Island
is a cannibals
fantastic book.
men
from is
a broken
One lives
of them
died
but the
other ran
4. two
Tom
Sawyer
about aship.
boy who
in the
United
Kingdom.
towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now
livesthe
withinformation
me and helps in
me.
I named
him
thatbooks.
2c Use
2a
and 2b
toFriday
talk because
about the
day Iblanks
met him.
He isthe
smart
and I have
already
taught
Fill the
in the
with
correct
forms
of the
words in
4b was

brackets.

A: some
Has Tina
read Treasure ?
him
English.
Sally_____________(love) reading. In the morning, she reads the
B: Yes, she has. She thinks its
newspaper
and
in more
the A:
evening
she
reads books.
She______already______________
fantastic.
Whats
itdifferent
about?
(read)
than
100
books!
Her favorite kind of books is
B:
Its
about
...
science fiction. She is interested in science and technology and

Read the passage again. Find words that have these

meanings.
loves
to imagine what the
world
_____________(be)
in 50
years.
She_________(finish) reading a
1. You can use these tolike
shoot
things:
___________________________
2d Role-play
the
conversation.
2. Something
you
use
to travel
sea:
book
about robots
last
week
and in the(write)
abook
report about
it3. A
piecehave
of land
the middle
of the book
sea: to write about for English
Amy:
Steve,
youindecided
yet which
next class?
week for her French class. Every time she is in the library,
4. You can use these to cut things:
A: What books have you already read?
Steve: Yes, Little Women. Ive already finished reading it!
5.
Signs
left
behind
by
someone
or something:_
_ Sawyer and Harry
B: Ive already
read Tom
4c Complete
the chart
Amy: Wow, youre fast! Whats it about?
Potter.
withCorrect
information
the
sentences.
Steve:
Its about
four
sistersA:growing
up.
It was
good, so I
What do
you
thinkreally
of them?
about
you
and
a
couldnt
put
it
down.
Which
book
did
you
choose?
I thinkwith
Harry
Potterfood
was and
exciting,
1. Robinson Crusoe arrivedB:
onWell,
the island
enough
drink.
friend.
butI havent
Tom Sawyer
wasreading
a bit boring.
Amy: I chose Treasure Island, but
finished
it yet. Im
2. Friday made a small boat.
only on page 25.
3. Robinson
someread
foodthe
andback
tools
he first
arrived
Steve:
Have youhad
at least
of when
the book
to see
what on
its the
island.
about?
Yes,
I have.used
It looks
Robinson
theinteresting.
ship to build his house.
Steve: You should hurry up. The book report is due in two weeks.
5. Friday saw some marks of another mans feet on the beach.
Amy: Yes, I know. Ill read quickly.
6. Robinson tried to kill the two men.
Amy:
4.

Band name
Country
Number of people in the
band
Kind of music
Why Alex and Dave like to
listen
to this band

Alex:
Dave:

Have you read Treasure Island yet?

What kind
of music?
Friend 1
Friend 2
Parents

UNIT 8

Why
do is your How
doessinger
it
1a
Who
favorite
or musician?

theyTell
listen
make them
your partner
why you like him or her.
to it?
feel?

1b Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A

for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion.
The Toms must be popular.
The Toms play pop music.
The Toms music sounds
more like rock.
Listening to The Toms is a
good way to wake up.

1c Listen again and take notes.

1d Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen
to and why. How does the music make them feel?

UNIT 8...............................................................
UNIT 8
Have you read Treasure Island yeti
2a Discuss the questions with a partner.
Country Music Fact Sheet
1.
2.

it isafrom:
_______________________
Do Where
you have
favorite
singer or band?
What
kind
of
music
it
is:________________
Do you have a favorite song?
A famous country music place in Nashville:

3.

A famous country music singer:_________

What
do you
know about
your
favorite singer, band or
Thefacts
number
of records
he has
sold:

song? 2b Read the passage and complete the fact

2cRead the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then

Summarizing
use the
A Country Music Song
While
reading,
notes
underlined text to write short
answers
to make
the questions
Changed
Her Life Foreveror underline
the
main
ideas
Second paragraph
in the text. After reading,
When Sarah was a teenager,
What isa country
music?
write
short summary
in
she
First
your own
words. This
What
is country
musiccan
used to fight over almost
paragraph
everything with her family.

about?
Who is Sarah?
But
Third paragraph
five yearsWhere
ago, is
while
she she was studying abroad in England, she
heard
a
full
What issong
Sarahs
from? What
of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think
dream?
about
her
Who
is
Garth
family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much
2d Use
of
she the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary
actually
themissed
passage.
all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of
Write no more than 100 words.
American
country
music.

2e

Close your book. What facts can you remember about

Country
is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of
country
music?
America.
Tell a partner. What other facts would you like to know
Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs
3a these
Thinkdays
of a singer or writer you know well. Make a list
are
about
modern
life in the
US, such
as the
importance of
ofjust
facts
about
him/her.
Think
of the
following:
money
1.
Whoand
is the singer/writer?
success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country
2. When did the singer/writer first become famous?
music brings
3. How and why did he/she first become famous?
us back to the good old days when people were kind to each
4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded/written? When?
other and
5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold?
trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are
6.
freeHow
did you find out about him/her?
7.
Is
he/she
still popular
today?
laughter,
friends,
family, and
the beauty of nature and the
8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to others?
9. How do you feel about his/her music/books?
10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself?

1.1

(join) the book club last month and I (i

rea
d)

five books already.

2.1 only
(start) taking French classes last week
and I (learn) 50 French words already.
3. Tony
(buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he
(listen) to it yet.
(listen) to many songs by The Beatles,
4. They
but they
UNITany
8...................................................................
cannot
(sing)
of them.
5. She
(see) the newspaper on the table this morning,

3b any
Write
about the singer or writer. Here
but she (have)
timean
to article
read it yet.
are some words and
phrases you can use.

the first line in the song/book

the book/song was

written/recorded by
enjoyed success in

successful song/CD/book

I listen to this song/read this

You

(student's name)

(students name)

1 Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box.

Things I have
done
Things I havent
done
i......... .... .. ...................

science homework,

dow
n
of

... ;

-........ -

abo

ut
bac

2 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

3 Make a list of the things you have done and the

ones you havent done yet this week. Then ask two
other students.

Claudia
Sarah

Scienc
e

Hist
ory

museu
m

muse
um

Art
museu
m

Natu
re

Spac
e

muse
um

muse
um

Have you ever

been to a
museum?
; Have you ever been to a
science museum?
I have. I c,ence
went to the
National^. vVjt %T P
Museum
1. What do you think_________________this
dress?
Do you think it looks
last year. Have voq) vever been to
ahistory
good on me?
Ji ^ thatL^~Q^.
* hayehtT^z^^
2. The little boy was so hungry
he didnt
put his spoon_________atall.
Me
neither.
He just kept on eating.
<
Let's go to
one A
1
Oi X < rSatomorrow.
/[ ttjihalthough
3. She grew__________________in
small town,
she lives in a big

city now.
4. For homework, our teacher told us to write ___________our summer
vacation.

1a

Which of these places would you like to visit? Rank them

from 1 (most)
to 6 (least).
space museum______history
museum
water park_______zoo_____________

art
museum
_______________
amusement

1bListen. Have these students ever been to these places? Check () the boxes.

Conversation 1
1.

Tina went to

1.

Linda has been to

Conversation 3
1.

Frank had a

the space

the amusement

great time at

museum last

park. T/F

the water park.

Linda went to the

T/F

year. T/F

2.

Conversation 2

2.

John has never

been to the
space museum.

amusement park

2.

UNIT 9
3.

Frank s friend

yesterday. T/F

has never been

Linda is going to

to the water

T/F
the amusement
park. T/F
2c Look
at the map in 2a
and make conversations
about the places.

A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:

Have you ever been to the space museum?

Yes, I have. How about you?
No, I havent.
Oh, its fantastic. Lets go tomorrow.
OK. How are we going to get there?
We can take the subway.

2bListen again and ( circle ) T for true or F for false.

1c Ask and answer

questions about the
places in lb.

A: Lets go somewhere different today.

B: OK. Where do you want to go?
A: Have you ever been to the space
museum? B: No, I havent. How about
you?
A: ...

make (something)
better
become better

quiet
made

uncommon

quick

Have you ever...

been to another province in China?

lost something important?
Have
UNIT
9 you

You

Your partner

ever been to a museum?

UNIT 9

3a Three students talk about the

1. Which three museums do the I
most
students talk about?
interesting
museums
they
2. What do you think is the most
have
Have you
ever been to a science Yes, I've been to a science
museum./
interesting
thing about each
museum?
No,
I've
never
been
to
a
science
museum.
|
ever been to. Read
the
----------------------------------------------------------------------------Have you ever visited the
space Yes, I have. I went there last year
museum?
No, I haven't. museum?
The most
I've been to the art museum
Me, too. And I've also visited the Ken:
nature
many times.
museum.
interesting museum Ive ever been to is the
I've never been to a water park. Me neither.
American

4a Put the correct forms

of the verbs
in the
Computer
Museum.
Theyblanks.
have information about
1.
2.
3.

4.

5.

A: Do you want
(come)
to the space museum?
different
B: No, Ive already
(be) there three times.
computers the
and
whoat the
invented
The old
A: Have you______________(see)
robots
sciencethem.
museum?
computers
were
B: Yes, I_____________(go)
there last weekend.
A: Lets_______________(spend)
the day
the zoo.
much bigger.
Itsatunbelievable
that technology has
B: Well, Ive already___________(be)
there
a
couple
of
times, but Im
progressed
happy_____________(go) again.
in such a rapid way! Ive also learned that there was a special computer.
A: How about_______________(go) to the art museum? There are some
It
could
play
special
German
paintings
there
right Inow.
chess
even better
than
humans.
wonder how much more computers will
B:
Sure.
When
do
you
want___________(go)
?
be
able
to
A: Have you ever_____________(visit) the history museum?
do in the future.
B: No, Ive never____________(be) there.

Last yearforms
I went
theverbs
Hangzhou
4b Fill in the blanks withLinlin:
the correct
of tothe
in

brackets.

National
Most of us_____________(see) Tea
Mickey
Mouse,
Duckpeaceful
and other
Museum.
Its a Donald
relaxing and
place
famous
near
Disney characters in cartoons
before.
you ever
(be) how
to to
a lake.
TheBut
teahave
art performances
show
Disneyland? Disneyland ________(be)
an amusement park with a
make
special
a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets.
theme Disney
characters and movies. There_______(be) manyexciting
Id Role-play
the conversation.
rides, lovely restaurants andWatching
fantastic gift shops there. You can also
Anna:
I
went
to
the
film
museum
weekend.
Have
been
(see) the Disney characters walkinglast
around
the park.
Andyou
haveever
you ever
there?
Read
article
again
_(3b
hear)
of a the
Disney
Cruise?
This and answer the following
(be) a
questions.
Jill:
Yes,
I
have.
I
went
there
back in April.
ride
Anna:
reallydoes
interesting,
isnt
it?the
ItsAmerican
a great way
to spend
a
with1.Its
a Disney
theme.
_________(take)
a Computer
ride
on Museum?
the
boat for
What
KenYou
saycan
about
Saturday afternoon.
several
2. What can we learn at the International Museum of Toilets?
Jill: Yes, I love all the old movie cameras there. I learned about the
3.inventions
Why is the
Hangzhou
National
Teatoo.
Museum a nice place to enjoy
that
led to color
movies,
tea?
Anna: So,
what did you do on the weekend?
Jill: I camped in the mountains with some friends. We put up a tent and
3c
Which of the
cooked outside.
underlined
Anna: That sounds fun. Ive never been camping.
Jill: You should try it!

ever been to a museum?...........................UNIT 9

1a Match the pictures with the
names.

the
Terracotta
Army
the

Great

Wall
the

Birds

1bListen to a student interviewing a foreign student. Check ()

the
questions you hear.
Have you visited the Palace Museum?
Have you been to the Great Wall?
Have you been to the Birds Nest?
Have you seen the Terracotta Army?
Have you tried Chinese food?
-jtmm

1ft#

1c Listen again and take notes.

Name:____________
Country:
How long in China:
Places visited:____
Food:

Have you

1d What places have

been
to
Ask your partner.

you
?

visited ... ? Have

you been to ... ?
Have you seen ...
? Have you

1 Think about the things below and write an answer

for each one.
1. One thing that you have collected before:
2. One invention that you have found to be very useful:

UNIT
Have 9
you ever been to a museum?
UNIT 9
UNIT
9
3. One unbelievable or unusual thing that youve seen or heard
2a What
dostatements
you know or
wantare
to know
Singapore from
?
2c The
below
false. about
Use information
recently:
3b
Write
an
article
to
advertise
your
Discuss it
with
yourto
group.
2bthem.
Read the article. How many
the
article
correct

4. One way that youhometown

ve used to encourage
a friend
in theHaveyouevertried/seen/been
past:
orfind
a place
you have
reasons
you
visiting
Singapore?
1. can
Most
people
infor
Singapore
only
speak English.
... ?
2.
It
is
not
easy
to
get
many
different
food in Singapore.
5. One peaceful andbeen
quiet to.
place that youve been to recently: kinds of good
can ...
3. It is better to see lions and tigers during the daytime because
You Making
should ...
they will probably be awake.
Notes
... write
is ...
2 Complete the conversation.
4. It is best to
Singapore
in Will
the autumn.
Singapore
visit
A Place
You
After reading,

down three
or more
Never
2d
Fill inForget!
the conversation about Singapore
using
the

things you have

Hey John. are you doing
information
this ever
weekend?
the article.
you
to Singapore?
For
CSelfHave
Check
j* beenfrom
learned. We always
Not much; Mark. I dont
have
any
plans
yet.nextthis
A:really
Im going
to
Singapore
week.
you ever_______there before?
thousands
of
tourists
from China,
small
remember things
you ever been to the space
museum?
B:in
Yes,
Ive
to is
Singapore
many
times. Its
mytake
favorite country to
island
Southeast
Asia
a wonderful
and
better
if we
, I have. I there last month.
visit in
safe place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three
Oh, how it?
_______Asia.
of the
It was great. I beenquarters
there many
times.
A: What languages do people there?
population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of
I see. I never there.
B: Mostly Chinese and______.
Well, lets go this weekend
the time.then. I dont going again. I think
A: What about the food? Is it good?
theres something On
newthe
there.
I not
seeSingapore
it last time.
other
hand,
an English-speaking
country,
its is really
B: Its
excellent!
you is ever
tried Indian food?
Indiansofood
A: Perfect!
also good
a good
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:

place toinpractice
your English!
3 Complete the chart.
Singapore.
A: I see. Have you

Have you
ever
tried Chinese
food
outside
Have you ever been
How
many
What
did
you of China? Maybe you fear
the Night Safari? Someone told me to go there.
to a/an
... people? that
times?
see/do there?
home
for old
farm?
amusement park?

heardof

B: Yes! I_______been to
the_____Night Safari. It was really exciting to
you wont be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In
_________________the
Singapore,
animals in the dark.
however,
youll
find a lotinofSingapore?
food from China; you wont have any
A: And
is it always
problem
B: All
round!
getting rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also an excellent
place to
try new food. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese
food,
youll find it all in Singapore!
Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo at

3a
Make
a list of facts
night?
Singapore

Size

and

your It might seem strange

location:to go to a zoo when its
has aabout
Night Safari.
hometown or a
Population:
dark.
place you have
________________
However,
youThink
go to see lions, tigers
or foxes during the daytime,
beenif to.
Weather:
Places to
theyll
about these
visit:
probably be asleep! A lot of animals
only to
wake up
Things

Ive had this bike

for three years.
Language
Goal
Talk
about
possessi
ons and

la Look at the things at the yard sale. Do you have any of these
things at home? How long have you had them?

1b Listen and check () the facts you hear.

Jeffs family is having a yard sale.
________Amy thinks its hard to sell her old things.
________Jeff has had his bike for more than 10 years.
Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back
sweet memories. You can also give old things away to people in need.

Practice the
conversation.
Then make
conversations
about other
things in the

A: This is a really old book.

B: Yes, Ive had it for seven years. Ive read it
three
times.
A: Why are you selling it?
B: Because I dont read it anymore.
A: How much is it?

Things
Tony

Student 1
Student 2

How long

favorite book

for two years

basketball

since he was 10 years old

UNIT
10 this
10bike for three years.
I'veUNIT
had

UNIT 10

2a Listen
and check () the things Amys family are
Read the article written by a father for a newspaper.
giving away and ( circle the things they are keeping.
What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?

How long have you had that bike

I've had it for three years,

My children
are growing
bookover there?
magazine
toy bear
toy lionup
toyfast.
tigerMy daughter is 16
and
my
How
long has
his son owned
He's owned
it since his fourthbirthday,
bread
maker
sweater
dress the hat
scarf
train ana railway
boyset?
is already in junior high school. As they get
Have you everbigger,
played football?
Yes, I did when I was little, but our I
haven't So we want to sell some
to get smaller.
tb Listen again andhouse
fill inseems
the blanks.
We have already cleared
outfor
a lot
of things
played
a while
now. from our
bedrooms.
4a Rewrite the
sentences using/or or since.
1. Amy has had her
favorite_____________for
three
years.
We
decided
to each
fiveago.
things that we no longer
1. Jim is in Japan.have
He arrived
there
threesell
days
use.
My
son
was
quite
sad
at
first.
Although he .has not
2. Amy has
the toy
was afor
_______________________
Jimhad
has
beensince
in she
Japan
three
days.
2. They
arehas
very
hungry.
last
mealfor
was
ten than___________
hours
played
3. Amys
mom
had
the oldTheir
bread
maker
more

with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep
years.
ago.
them.
4. Amy can give away the
and
because
For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday,
they
3. heI have a camera. I bought it in 2009.
and
playeddo
with
every week until he was about seven. And he did not
notitfitalmost
her anymore.
4.
I
know
Anna.
I
first
met her three years ago.
want to
lose his toy
monkey,
HeStudent
slept nextBtoisthe
monkey
every
night when
2c Student
A is
Amyseither.
mom.
Amy.
Make
conversations.
5.
Linda
is
ill.
She
became
ill
on
Monday.
he was
4b
Fill ain the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in

brackets.
A: Amy, can we give away these soft

1.
I_______________(never
to the water park before. I want to
toys?
B: Mom, I want to keep be)
the
(go)
next
month
before
the
weather
gets too cold.
3b Read
bear. the article again and answer the questions.
2. They______________(never
own)
A: Why?
Its they
so old.
1.
Why did
decide to have a yard
pets,__________________but
they sale?
B: Because
Ive
had
it
since
I
was
a
baby.
want) to have a dog.
2. What do they want to do with the money from the sale?
3. We
(have)
apianosince last
3. Why the
doesconversation,
the
son wantWe
to keep his train and railway set?
November.
2d Role-play
(buy)
from
Li family
when
they moved to the US last year.
4. How
canitthe
oldthe
toys
be useful
again?
4. Cathy
and to
Amy
Linda:
Welcome
the
Sunshine
Home (not
for Children.
ImLinda.
5. back
Have
you ever
thought
about
a yard
to
theirhaving
hometown
forsale
twoto sell your things?
Amy: Hi, Im Amy. I have some things for the kids. Ive had this
years.
Theyyou do with the money
(miss)you raise?
What
would
magazine
for aalot
couple
of months.
hometown
and hope
to visitThe
the stories inside maybe a
bitplace
old, but
they
re still interesting.
next
year.
3c Find the words or phrases in the article which can be
Linda:
Great!
Manya(n)________________?
children here love reading.
1. Do
you have
Howlonghave youhad it?
with
the ones below and write them youowned
next to theit?
2. replaced
Do check
you own
Amy:
And
outa(n)________________?
these soft toys and boardHowlonghave
games for younger

words.

kids. IVe had them since I was a child. There s also a sweater
kids

lose

part
and a dress.
______________
Linda: with
Perfect! We always need toys and clothes.
many

Amy: One
last thing isa bread maker. My moms had it for a long time
truthful
______________
_________________
but
it still works.
even though
Linda: some
Thankstime
so much!

New or
old?

Place

How long has it been

there?

town library
science museum
restaurant down the
street

I've had this bike for three years......................... UNIT10

................................................................
1a Check (*/) the places or things you can
find in your
town or city.
a museum a primary school a bridge
a zoo
a park

a hill

1b Listen and answer the questions.

1.
2.

Does Martin like Jennys hometown?

Does Jenny still live in her hometown?

3. What is behind the science museum? What do people do there on

weekends?

1c

Listen again and fill in the chart about

1dTalk about your town/city with a partner.

A: My city is lovely.
B: What are some of the special places
there? A: Well, theres a concert hall
there. Its been around for at least 20
years.

UNIT 10
2aAnswer the questions before you read. Then read the passage
to find
out if your answers are the same as in the passage.
1.

Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?

2.

How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?

3.

What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and

Using Previous
Knowledge
We can often guess
what a text is about
by using what we
already know.
Answering

Hometown Feelings
Some people still live in their hometown.
However,
others may only see it once or twice a year.
Nowadays,
millions of Chinese leave the countryside to
search for
work in the cities. Among these is Zhong Wei, a
46-year-

old husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13
years. With a hard
job in a crayon factory, he doesnt find much time to visit his
hometown. I used
to return home at least once a year, but I havent been back for
almost three years
now. Its a shame, but I just dont have the time, he says.
Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their
hometowns

have

changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In

many

places,

the

government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the
cities to help.
I noticed thats true of my hometown, adds
Zhong Wei. Children have learn ed to read and
count at my old primary school since the mid-20th
century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear
theyre going to build a new school there. Zhong

A: Hey
Eric,
B: Yes, it

you enjoyed your time in Beijing so far?

been great! Everyone is so friendly.

A: How
you been in China now?
long
B: Oh, I
here about two years now.
A: Wow, that means you haven't back to the US for two years?

UNIT 10

been back twice moving to China.

B: No, I

I've had this bike for three years....................................UNIT10......

been
to theparagraphs
US before, Li Juan?
3b you
Write
three
about your favorite thing. Use your
notes
in
3a
Find
expressions
in but
theI passage that have the same
A: Yes, I went there2b
once
when
I 10 years old,
to help
you.
as these
notmeanings
been back then.
words and phrases. My favorite thingfrom childhood is
In the first paragraph,
introduce1.your
favorite
look
for__
thing.
2. consider
In the second
paragraph,
3. across
from
talk about
why
it
is
4. in ones opinion
special.

Ive had it for/since__________.__________

5.
gave it to me.
go
I like_____________somuchbecause__
ba
It's special to me because________. I
ck
_____________________________think

has given me many

In the2c
third
paragraph,the summary with words from the passage. You
Complete
memories. I remember when
write may
aboutneed
a storyto
or
memories. change the forms of the words.
Many Chinese people these days leave their

to

work in

the
_____________. They usually

to

1 Complete the sentences using/or or since.

their hometowns one

or two

1.

times
a____________.
Zhong Wei hasnt been back in close to three
I havent
been
to a museum

2.

years.
I havent
written a letter______

3.

He has
been
working in a____________factory in
I havent
ridden
a bike________

4.

pastseen a movie________
I havent

5.

13 years.
I havent
played computer games

Wenzhou

for

the

People like him are____________in howtheirhometowns are changing.

2 Complete
the conversation.
New buildings
are often built by the__________. ZhongWeithinks
___________________________________________these
changes are____________because things need to change in order to

3a Think about your favorite thing from

childhood
which you still have. For example, it can be
a
toy
1.

How long have you had it?

2.

How did you get it? Did someone give it to

you? Who?

3.

Why do you like it so much? Why is it special?

4.

Can you say anything more about it?