夜雨聆风学习资料网 资料列表 开通 VIP 用登录 / 注册 ⌄
PDF

最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本

查看资料信息、公开预览和下载状态。

共 163 页PDF · 159.8MB
下载

文档在线预览

公开展示前 10 页
100%
1
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第1页预览
2
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第2页预览
3
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第3页预览
4
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第4页预览
5
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第5页预览
6
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第6页预览
7
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第7页预览
8
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第8页预览
9
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第9页预览
10
《最新外研版7年级英语课本•下册_26秋新教材初中课本合集,各科目同步电子版一站配齐_全部版本•初中英语电子课本_外研版•初中英语电子课本》第10页预览

本文档共 163 页 剩余 153 页未展示,请下载后查阅

下载

文档文本内容

前  言
前  言
2000 年,外语教学与研究出版社依据国家《义务教育英语课程标准(实验稿)》组
织开发了本套教材。至今,本套教材已出版使用二十余年,得到了广大师生的一致好评。
2022 年,以马克思主义中国化时代化最新成果为指引,根据教育部《义务教育英语课程
标准(2022 年版)》的理念与要求,在充分考虑我国义务教育阶段英语教育实际学情和
教情的基础上,我们对本套教材进行了认真修订,重建了框架结构且进行了全新的内容
设计,确保在初中英语学科教育中全面贯彻党的教育方针,落实立德树人根本任务。
修订后的初中教材共6 册,每册均由6 个学习单元及附录组成,七年级上册增设了
小初衔接单元(Starter)。教材各学习单元均遵循认知发展过程进行编写,分为“理解—
发展—实践”3 个环节,由5 个板块构成,分别为:背景激活(Starting out)、主题理解
(Understanding ideas)、思维拓展(Developing ideas)、主题实践(Presenting ideas)、
自我评价(Reflection)。附录包括Communication bank、Language notes、Words and 
expressions 等板块。
修订后的教材的主要特色如下:
一、科学设计单元流程,整体设计单元内容,秉持在体验中学习、在实践中运用、
在迁移中创新的学习理念,切实落实学思结合、用创为本的英语学习活动观。
二、语篇题材多样、体裁丰富,语言地道鲜活、难度适中,符合学生的兴趣特点,
有助于提升学生的语篇意识、丰富学生的语言感知与学习体验。
三、活动设计紧密围绕主题,指向主题意义建构与产出,促使学生发现问题、分析
问题和解决问题。
四、坚持“教—学—评”一体化,围绕教材各环节的学习过程和成果,将评价贯穿
于英语课程教与学的全过程,彰显评价的促学和促教作用。
五、融通多元文化,促进文明互鉴。引导学生在增强国家认同的基础上,尊重世界
文化多样性,开展灵活、有效、坚守中国立场的跨文化沟通,提升文化自信。
学习英语没有捷径,需要持之以恒的努力。本套教材旨在帮助广大学生以开放的心
态接受新挑战,积极尝试,大胆实践。通过不断学习,提升核心素养,为继续学习英语
和终身发展打下坚实的基础。
Unit
Understanding ideas
Reading
Grammar
1 p2
The secrets of 
happiness  
Poor in things, rich in love
Learning to think: Understanding 
others’ views
Simple past tense
2 p18
Go for it!
Last but not least
Learning to think: Understanding 
the title of a passage
Indefinite pronouns
3 p34
Food matters
Delicious memories
Learning to think: Thinking 
about similar experiences
Linking verbs
4 p50
The art of having fun
All work and no play makes 
Jack a dull boy 
Learning to think: Thinking 
rationally
Imperatives
5 p66
Amazing nature
Colours of my hometown
Learning to think: Discovering 
beautiful things around you
Comparatives and 
superlatives
6 p82
Hitting the road
Hot and cool
Learning to think: Understanding 
the main idea of a passage via the 
title
as… as
Appendices p98
Scope and sequence
Scope and sequence
Starting out
Developing ideas
Presenting 
ideas
Listening and speaking
Reading for writing
How to look at things in a bright way
Phonetics: Pronunciation: /əʊ/ /aʊ/
Learning to learn: Listening for an analysis  
Learning to learn: Giving examples
Growing happiness
Learning to think: Reflecting on the 
writer’s purpose
Writing:
Writing a short story about feeling 
happy through helping others
Making a book 
page about 
ways to be 
happy
A good swimmer
Phonetics: Pronunciation: /ɪə/ /eə/ /ʊə/ 
Learning to learn: Giving positive replies
The Steel Roses of China
Learning to think: Understanding the 
story behind
Writing:
Writing a short paragraph about a 
sports team
Making a 
poster of a 
sports moment
A balanced diet
Phonetics: Pronunciation: /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/
Learning to learn: Listening for disagreeing
Learning to learn: Correcting false 
information
Food across borders
Learning to think: Expressing 
agreement or disagreement
Writing:
Writing a short paragraph about a 
food across borders
Making a fact 
sheet about 
your favourite 
food
Turning an interest into a career 
Phonetics: Pronunciation: /k/ /ɡ/ /f/ /v/ 
Learning to learn: Listening for information
Learning to learn: Using guiding language
The time-eating monster
Learning to think: Understanding the 
theme of a passage
Writing:
Writing a short paragraph about 
having fun in a balanced way
Making a 
report on fun 
activities
Amazing life in nature
Phonetics: Pronunciation: /s/ /z/ /θ/ /ð/
Learning to learn: Interrupting politely 
Natural wonders crying aloud for 
help
Learning to think: Thinking from 
different sides
Writing:
Writing a short paragraph about 
another natural wonder crying for help
Making a 
poster about a 
natural wonder
A travel vlogger and his vlog
Phonetics: Pronunciation: /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /dʒ/ /tʃ/
Learning to learn: Listening for specific 
information
Learning to learn: Expressing surprise
Exploring the unexplored
Learning to think: Making comments 
on a person
Writing:
Writing a short introduction to another 
great traveller
Making a travel 
plan
Reflection
The secrets of 
The secrets of 
happiness
happiness
1
Unit
We all want to be happy. In this unit, let’s explore what happiness means to different 
people. What makes you happy? How can you lead a happy life? By the end of this unit, 
you will make a book page about ways to be happy.
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
	use words and expressions in the unit to talk about happiness.
	use the simple past tense to describe happy moments.
	share the meaning of happiness in our lives.
2  UNIT 1
How do you think these people feel? Why? 
Starting out
2
1
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1	What stories do you know 
about happiness?
2	What can you learn from them?
Read the poem and answer the questions.
1	What is the poem about?
2	What’s special about the poem?
Holidays and having fun
Afternoons in the park
Playing games with friends
Parties and birthday presents
Your happy smile
The secrets of happiness   3
Look at the picture and answer the questions. 
Use the words and expressions to help you.
2 Now read the book review and check your answers. 
1
1	What can you see in the picture?
2	Do you think everyone is happy? 
3	What do you think makes them happy? 
small house
happy place
poor
love
key to happiness
family
together
the only bed
Understanding ideas
4  UNIT 1
1	 I put down Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But I kept going over 
the exciting story in my mind. The book was full of magic. But 
Charlie’s happy family was the most magical part of the story.
2	 Charlie’s home was a small house at the side of a big town. His 
family was very poor. His four grandparents stayed in the only 
bed in the house. The family never had enough food. They always 
ate watery cabbage soup for dinner. In winter, the freezing wind 
swept across the floor all night long. 
3	 To my surprise, the family were happy together. In the evenings, 
Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and listened to their 
stories. Charlie’s parents often joined in. Every night, the room 
became a happy place. The whole family forgot about their hungry 
and poor life. 
4	 This touched me greatly. In some people’s minds, happiness 
comes from things like money. But love, in fact, is the key to 
happiness. Oscar Wilde once said, “Keep love in your heart. A life 
without it is like a sunless garden…” There are so many reasons 
to be happy. I think love is the most important one. It can move 
us, change us and give us a life full of happiness. 
The secrets of happiness   5
Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from 
the passage.
3
4
Choose the best title for the review.
a	 Money cannot buy everything
b	Poor in things, rich in love
c	 A family with magic power
1	Do you agree that “happiness comes from things like money”?  
Why or why not? 
2	What do you think the words of Oscar Wilde in the last paragraph of 
the passage mean?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 1  To better understand others’ views, you 
can relate them to your own experience, then give your own opinion on the topic.
Charlie and 
Charlie and 
the Chocolate 
the Chocolate 
Factory
Factory
Comments on the book
It is a(n) 
1
 
 and full of magic. But Charlie’s 
2
 
 was the most magical part. 
The description of Charlie’s family
Where the house was: at the side of a big town
What the house was like: a(n) 
3
 
 house with only 
one bed and the freezing wind swept across 
4
 
 all 
night long
What the family did every night: For dinner: They never 
had 
5
 
 and always ate watery cabbage soup.
In the evenings: Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and 
6
 
 their stories. Charlie’s parents often joined in.
How they felt: The room became 
7
 
. The whole 
family forgot about 
8
 
. 
Theme of the book
9
 
 can move us, change us and give us 
a life full of 
10
 
. 
6  UNIT 1
5
6
Grammar rules ⇢ p119
 GUOZI 
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Complete the post with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
7
1	Sarah 
 
 (be) happy to play chess with her brother yesterday.
2	Emily 
 
 (make) a cake for her grandpa last night for his 70th birthday.
3	Last weekend, our family trip to the park 
 
 (fill) us with happiness.
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the 
grammar rules.
(a)	 The book was full of magic.
(b)	 The family never had enough food. 
(c)	 To my surprise, the family were happy together.
Now find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s also Duanwu’s birthday! We 
bathed her and 
1
 
 (make) a “cat-food cake” for her. We 
2
 
 (find) her a year ago today. She 
3
 
 (be) dirty and 
ill. We 
4
 
 (try) to touch her, and 
5
 
 (decide) to let her 
join our family. And we 
6
 
 (make) that day her birthday!
Look at her now! She 
7
 
 (like) sleeping in her own basket. Our 
love 
8
 
 (make) her a happy princess!
GUOZI
22 June 2023
The secrets of happiness   7
Work in pairs. Do you think love can make us happy? Talk about your 
experience. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and 
the Useful expressions to help you. 
8
•	I kept going over… in my mind.
•	That made him / her feel…
•	To my surprise, …
•	This touched me greatly.
•	From this, I learnt… 
•	I believe that…
•	Love is the key to happiness.
Useful expressions
When:
Who:
Where:
How did you feel?
My experience 
Feeling
What I learn from it 
Example
8  UNIT 1
People often have different opinions about the same thing. Some people always look on 
the bright side of life. They expect good things to happen. Other people often believe that 
bad things will happen.
     Listen to the radio programme and choose 
the main idea.
a	 The glass survey shows people’s view on life.
b	An American middle school has 200 students.
c	 There are different ways to fill a glass with water.
1
DID YOU 
KNOW?
Developing ideas
Pronunciation: 
/əʊ/  show  those
/aʊ/  about  now
Phonetics in use
How do you describe the glass of water?
Practise more ⇢ p99
The secrets of happiness   9
2     Listen again and complete the survey report.
Listening for an analysis 
When listening to a description of a study or 
a survey, we can focus on three parts: how 
it's done, the results and the conclusion. Give 
special attention to any numbers in the results.
Learning to learn
Survey report
Step 1:	 Fill a 
1
 
 with water to half full.
Step 2:	 Ask 
2
 
 students from an American middle 
school, “Is the glass half full or half empty?” 
Step 3:	 Record their answers.
3
 
% said the glass was half full.
4
 
% said the glass was half empty.
The “glass half-full” people usually look on 
5
 
 of life. 
The “glass half-empty” people often 
6
 
 that bad things 
will happen.
Instructions
Results
Conclusion
10  UNIT 1
Useful expressions ⇢ p101
     Listen to the talk and complete the notes.
3
     Listen again. Then talk 
about how Dr Zheng gives 
examples in his talk.
Work in pairs. Share your advice for leading a positive life. Give specific 
examples. You can use the thinking map to help you. 
4
For example, you could…
What do you mean by…?
A
B
Giving examples   Examples can make your 
writing and speech more interesting. They can also 
help people understand you well. You can use take... 
for example, like and such as to introduce examples.
Learning to learn
Talk about what you have learnt about staying positive in this section.
...
...
Think positively and find 
the bright side of life.
…
How to lead a  
How to lead a  
positive life
positive life
Speaker: Dr Zheng         Main Topic: What to do when we meet 
1
 
Examples – two students both missed their school bus:
“glass half-empty” person – Kate:
She had to 
2
 
 all the way to school. Her legs hurt. And she 
 missed 
the presentation. She called her day 
3
 
.
“glass half-full” person – Mike:
He ran all the way to school. He was late for the 
4
 
. He sang a 
song to 
5
 
. He called his morning 
6
 
. 
Dr Zheng’s advice: It’s 
7
 
 to look on the bright side of life. Let’s 
choose to see the glass as 
8
 
. 
The secrets of happiness   11
Reading for writing
Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about. Use the 
words and expressions to help you. 
1
happiness
do good
grow
laugh at
cut it short
smile
keep one’s hair long
help others
1  The wind was strong. Zhou Jian’s hat 
blew off. His long hair waved in the air. 
He heard a voice behind him: “Is that a 
boy or a girl?” He shook his head. “Just 
one more month!” he said to himself. 
2  People often talked about his long 
hair behind his back. Sometimes they 
laughed at him. But he never felt any 
shame.
3  Zhou Jian kept his hair long for over two 
years. Day after day, hope grew together 
with his hair. 
4  Finally, the time came. Zhou Jian walked into a barber’s shop. He 
took off his hat and his hair fell around his shoulders. The other 
customers were very surprised. “Please cut it short and give me 
the hair,” he said. The barber’s scissors did their work. Zhou Jian 
carefully put the hair into a bag and walked to the post office.
5	 A week later, he received a letter:
12  UNIT 1
2 Read the passage and check your answer.
6	 Zhou Jian looked at the smart young man in the mirror. He 
remembered the words of Plato: “Happiness springs from doing 
good and helping others.” He smiled and said to himself, “It’s time 
to grow happiness again.”
Dear Mr Zhou,
Thank you for helping kids with cancer. This is enough hair 
for three wigs!
Thank you
!
The City Children’s 
Hospital
The secrets of happiness   13
3 Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
1	How do you feel when you read the letter in the passage?
2	What can you learn from the passage?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 1  Sometimes the writer puts the key 
information at the end of the story. This keeps us reading on! 
What was Zhou Jian’s hair like?
He had 
1
 
 hair.
How did people react?
•	 They 
2
 
 his long hair behind his back.
•	 They 
3
 
 at him.
What did he do with his hair?
•	 He 
4
 
 for over two years.
•	 He went to a barber’s shop to 
5
 
.
•	 He put the hair into a bag.
Why did he do so?
He wanted to help 
6
 
.
What did he do next?
He 
7
 
 and said to himself, “It’s time to 
8
 
 again.”
4 Answer the questions.
1	What do you think “hope grew together with his hair” means?
2	What will Zhou Jian do to “grow happiness again”?
3	Why does the writer use the words of Plato in the last paragraph?
14  UNIT 1
Write a short story about feeling happy through helping others.
5
1
Step
Organise your ideas by answering the following questions.
Who is the main character of the story?
When and where did the story happen?
What did he / she do and what challenge(s) did he / she face?
How did he / she react to the challenge(s)?
What did he / she feel? 
Step 2
Use your ideas to write your story.
Step 3
Step 4
Share your story with the class.
Check. Did you: ☐	 include characters, a setting and events?
☐	 use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
☐	 give your opinion about the secrets of happiness?
The secrets of happiness   15
Make a book page about ways to be happy.
Presenting ideas
Step 1
Work in groups. Search for information about ways to be happy. Then decide 
which ways you will include in your book page. Consider: 
•	 What makes you happy? 
•	 How can we help others be happy? 
•	 What is your advice for unhappy people?
Step 2
Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and write your book 
page. You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or 
sentences from this unit. 
Stating the purpose of your book page
Introduction
–	 In this book page, we are going to introduce… 
–	 A happy life means…
–	 There are many ways people can be happy. They include…
–	 Remember to stay positive and…
Conclusion Giving a brief summary
Listing three things to make you happy
–	 … is the key to happiness. 
–	 It helps / It’s important to…
–	 We can be happy by…
–	 You could start…
–	 The first / second / third way that 
people can be happy is…
Body
–	 A life without… is like a(n)…
–	 … can move us, change us and 
give us a life full of happiness. 
–	 In fact, people often think…
–	 Happiness comes / springs from…
Giving reasons
16  UNIT 1
Reflection
To express my understanding, I can…
☐	 use words and expressions in the unit to talk about happiness:
☐	 use the simple past tense to describe happy moments.
☐	 share the meaning of happiness in our lives.
	
*1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet
After completing this unit, I understand more about what makes us 
happy.
I still need to improve: 
What are the secrets of happiness?
Love.
Staying 
 
. 
Helping 
 
.
Step 3
Practise and present your book page to 
the class. 
Step 4
Vote on the best three book pages and the best three presentations. 
1
2
3
Collect all the pages and make a “Happiness 
handbook” for the class.
E x t r a
! 
The secrets of happiness   17
Go for it!
Go for it!
2
Unit
Sports are good for us. In this unit, let’s explore the benefits of sports. How do sports give 
us enjoyment? How do sports make us healthy? How does the sporting spirit inspire people? 
By the end of this unit, you will make a poster of a sports moment.
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
	use words and expressions in the unit to talk about sports.
	use indefinite pronouns to tell stories of sports lovers. 
	describe the role of sports in your life.
18  UNIT 2
Starting out
2
1
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1	Do you know the origin of some 
sports?
2	Can you share one with the class?
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1	What sports can you see in the pictures?
2	What sport do you like best? Why?
How do you like this sport?
Go for it!   19
Look at the pictures and match them with the words and expressions.
1  It was the last minute of the 2022 Beijing 
Marathon. However, 86-year-old Zhang Shun 
was still about 100 metres from the finishing 
line. People watched him move slowly. All of 
them held their breath. Would he make it?
2  Zhang felt confident before the race. But 
he had a stomachache on the way. This 
made him fall behind. “Shall I take a rest 
or stop?” he thought. Either choice seemed 
fine for someone at his age. But Zhang 
chose neither of them. He just ran on. With  
people cheering, he finally crossed the 
finishing line!
3 Marathon running is Zhang’s lifelong dream. 
“In 1989, I saw Beijing Marathon runners go past my home. I just 
wanted to become one of them,” he said. For years, he trained 
2 Read the passage. What is amazing about the old man?
1
cheer
finishing line
fall behind
train
a
b
Last but     
20  UNIT 2
Understanding ideas
One page from Zhang Shun’s notebooks
every morning in the park. He filled 
over 30 notebooks with his running 
records. None of his family members 
worried or tried to stop him. They 
knew he enjoyed every moment.
4	 Zhang Shun was the oldest and the slowest runner to finish the 
2022 Beijing Marathon. But it didn’t matter to him. He loves the 
sport and has no plans to stop. “If possible, I will keep running.”
c
d
   not least
Go for it!   21
3
4
Choose the writer’s purpose of writing this passage.
a	 To raise money for charities.
b	To tell people about an old man’s love of sports.
c	 To encourage people to run a marathon.
d	To teach readers how to win a marathon.
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
Zhang Shun 
1
 
 because of a stomachache. He could either 
2
 
 or stop. But he chose neither and ran on. With the 
3
 
 
of people around, he crossed the 
4
 
 finally.
Zhang Shun’s experience during the 2022 
Beijing Marathon
Zhang has a 
5
 
 of marathon running. To take part in the 
marathon, he 
6
 
 every day. He 
7
 
 every moment of 
running.
Zhang Shun’s dream
Comments on Zhang Shun
He was the last runner to finish the race. But his 
8
 
 for the sport 
won’t stop.
1	What do you think the title means?
2	What can you learn from Zhang Shun?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 1  To understand the title of the passage, 
you can consider these questions: What’s the meaning of the expression “last 
but not least”? How does this expression relate to Zhang Shun?
22  UNIT 2
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the 
grammar rules.
(a)	 All of them held their breath. 
(b)	 Either choice seemed fine for someone at his age. But Zhang chose 
neither of them.
(c)	 None of his family members worried or tried to stop him.
5
Complete the passage using all, both, either, neither or none.
Match the pictures with the words. Then make a sentence with each 
word.
7
6
Grammar rules ⇢ p123
Sink or swim
As a child, Bethany Hamilton’s dream was 
to become a surfer. But when she was 13, 
a shark attacked her. She lost 
1
 
 
of her left arm and nearly died. Should 
she keep going, or give up surfing? She 
knew things could go 
2
 
 way.
However, just 26 days later, she went surfing again. Two years after that, 
she won a top surfing competition. The other surfers had 
3
 
 
arms, but 
4
 
 of them could compare with Bethany. 
5
 
 achievement seemed possible, but Bethany never gave up. 
She enjoyed every minute on her surfboard. She worked hard to ride the 
waves of her dream.
×
×
×
×
×
/
+
+
+
both
neither
either
none
all
Go for it!   23
Work in pairs. Tell the story of a sports lover. Use the words and expressions 
from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you. 
8
•	… enjoys / loves playing…
•	He / She trained hard for…
•	He / She met the challenge of…
Useful expressions
•	To… or to… Either seemed…
•	But he / she chose…
•	I can learn… from him / her.
Who is he / she?
What sport does he / she play?
What challenge did he / she meet?
How did he / she get through it?
What can you learn from him / her?
A sports 
lover
Example
24  UNIT 2
Walking, running, bike-riding, dancing, and any other forms of sports are all physical 
activities. According to the WHO, teenagers should do at least 60 minutes of physical 
activity every day.
     Listen to the radio programme and choose 
the main idea.
a	 Tim Simons told a story.
b	Tim Simons won a gold medal.
c	 Tim Simons broke his arm.
1
DID YOU 
KNOW?
Developing ideas
Pronunciation:
/ɪə/  year  idea
/eə/  share  pear 
/ʊə/  tour  ensure
Phonetics in use
What are they doing?
Practise more ⇢ p99
Go for it!   25
2     Listen again and complete the news report.
Sunshine School 
Tim Simons in Grade 
1
 
 won a gold 
medal at the City Swim Meet again!
Tim broke his own record from 
2
 
. This is the 
3
 
 gold 
medal for Tim and our school. We are so proud of him! 
The school radio station will 
4
 
 Tim and learn about his 
5
 
. 
Don’t forget to listen at 4 pm this 
6
 
!
Breaking news
26  UNIT 2
Useful expressions ⇢ p101
     Listen and complete the interview.
3
     Listen again. Then talk 
about how the interviewer 
gives positive replies.
Work in pairs. Choose a sport and talk about your experiences.
4
I often play…
Yes, it is. It can help…
What sport do you often do?
Good to know. Do you think 
it’s good for your health?
A
A
B
B
Talk about what you have learnt about sports and health in this section.
How did you start swimming?
How did you become a swimmer?
I wasn’t very strong as a kid. So my parents took me to the 
1
 
. I had to move my whole 
2
 
 to swim. I 
became fit and strong. It was also good for 
3
 
.
I joined a swimming race at the age of 
4
 
. I swam 
just for fun. But to everyone’s surprise, I 
5
 
! Then I 
realised that swimming 
6
 
 me so much.
Giving positive replies   To carry out 
an effective conversation, we need to use 
positive and encouraging words in our 
replies. For example, we can say expressions 
like That’s great to hear. or Wonderful!
Learning to learn
Go for it!   27
Look at the pictures below and describe them with the words and 
expressions.
1
Reading for writing
1	 The 2022 Women’s Asian Cup final was a difficult match. At  
half-time, the Chinese team was losing 2–0. Even worse, the 
team’s best player hurt her foot badly. But she paid no attention to 
the pain and continued to play. Her brave actions encouraged the 
whole team. None of the players lost heart. They fought on and 
scored three goals in the last 25 minutes.
2	 The amazing victory led people to look back at the team’s  
early days. Those were years of great challenges. In 1986, the 
China women’s football team played its first international match. 
Both of the teams played hard, but China lost 2–1 to the USA. 
However, the players never gave up. They took every chance to 
The 
fight
football team
hard work
courage
never give up
28  UNIT 2
Read the passage. What was the result of the 2022 Women’s 
Asian Cup final? 
2
learn and improve.  
3	 For years, the team created many “firsts” in China’s sporting 
history. People wondered about the key to their success. A team 
member explained it with just one simple sentence: “All of us love 
football and have the same goal.”
4	 Known as the Steel Roses of China, the team is close to many 
people’s hearts. People love them for their courage and hard work. 
There are still many difficulties ahead. But they will rise to every 
challenge, thanks to their shining spirit. 
Go for it!   29
•	 The team never 
3
 
. 
•	 They 
4
 
 to learn and improve.
•	 All of the team members love 
5
 
 and have 
6
 
.
The team is close to many people’s hearts. People love them for 
their 
7
 
. With their 
8
 
, they will rise to every 
challenge.
4 Answer the questions.
1	What does “lost heart” mean?
2	What does “firsts” mean?
3	Why is the team “close to many people’s hearts”?
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
3
1	Why do you think people call the team the Steel Roses?
2	Do you want to play a team sport? Why or why not?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 1  Consider these questions: What kind of people 
does “steel” describe? What kind of people does “roses” describe? What’s the story 
behind the team? How does it relate to the name?
The victory at  
the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup
The spirit of  
the Steel Roses
Comments on  
the Steel Roses
At half-time, the Chinese team was losing. A key player hurt her foot 
badly but 
1
 
 to play. None of the players lost heart. They 
just 
2
 
. In the last 25 minutes, they scored three goals.
30  UNIT 2
Write a short paragraph about a sports team.
5
1
Step
Step 2
Write your paragraph with the help of the boxes.
Think of some sports teams. Choose one to write about. 
Complete the boxes.
Step 3
Check. Did you: ☐	 include all the ideas from Step 1?
☐	 use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
☐	 give your opinion about the team?
Step 4
Share your paragraph with the class.
Their history / story
Their spirit
Your comments
Name of the team
Go for it!   31
Make a poster of a sports moment.
Presenting ideas
Step 1
Work in groups. Search for information about sports moments. They can be about 
famous sportspeople or people around you. Take a group vote to decide on the 
event for your poster. 
•	 swimming
•	 running
•	 basketball
•	 table tennis
•	 football
•	 any other sport
Step 2
Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and make your poster. 
You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or sentences 
from this unit. 
Who were the people? 
–	 … is a …-year-old man / woman. 
–	 Known as…, the team is close to…
What was the event?
–	 It was the final of…
–	 The match was between… and…
–	 It was a difficult / … match.
What happened in the moment? 
–	 … was still… metres from the 
finishing line.
–	 None of the players lost heart.
–	 … held their breath.
What can you learn from the 
moment?
–	 … is the key to success.
–	 Winning is not everything.
–	 A sports moment
Title of the poster
A photo of the event
A photo of the event
32  UNIT 2
Reflection
To express my understanding, I can…
☐	 use words and expressions in the unit to talk about sports:
☐	 use indefinite pronouns to tell stories of sports lovers.
☐	 describe the role of sports in my life.
*1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet
After completing this unit, I understand more about the importance of 
sports.
I still need to improve: 
Importance of sports
Sports give us 
enjoyment.
Doing sports makes 
us 
 
.
Sporting spirit 
 
 us.
Step 3
Practise and present your poster to the class. 
Step 4
Vote on the best three posters and the best three presentations. 
1
2
3
Go for it!   33
3
Unit
Food matters
Food matters
We all need food. In this unit, let’s explore the relationship between food and our 
lives. How does food make us feel? What are healthy eating habits? How can food be a 
bridge between cultures? By the end of this unit, you will make a fact sheet about your 
favourite food.
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
	use words and expressions in the unit to talk about food.
	use linking verbs to describe your favourite food.
	describe the relationship between food and our lives.
34  UNIT 3
How do you feel about the picture?
Starting out
Now say what you know about them.
Look at the pictures and match them with the words and expression.
1
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
2
1	What is a signature dish?
2	What do you think is China’s 
signature dish?
d
a
b
c
pizza
hamburger
sushi
fish and chips
Food matters  35
g
Look at the pictures and 
match them with the words 
and expressions.
1
dumpling
hen
carrot
green onion
mutton
porridge
pork
1  The taste and smell 
of a certain food 
can often bring back 
memories. Do you 
have any favourite food 
memories?
2  Mine start with my mother. She can do magic in the kitchen: Tofu 
and beef become red, hot mapo tofu; carrots and mutton become 
lovely dumplings; a big fat hen becomes a pot of warm chicken 
soup; even eggs and green onions become wonderful pancakes. I 
always grow hungry thinking of them!
3  But my favourite food is porridge. I often wake up to the smell 
Read the passage. What’s the writer’s favourite food memory?
2
tofu
thousand-year-old egg
beef
a
b
f
36  UNIT 3
Understanding ideas
of porridge. Sometimes, it’s sweet eight-treasure porridge. Other 
times, it’s porridge with pork and thousand-year-old eggs. Each 
kind of porridge tastes great in its own way. When I fall ill, my 
mother always makes plain rice porridge for me. That’s the 
simplest food on any Chinese menu. For me, however, it’s the best 
food in the world. And it’s better medicine 
than a pill!
4  Now I’m studying away from 
home. But all the warm 
memories stay with me. The old 
days still feel so sweet in my 
heart. What food remains strong 
in your memory?
c
h
d
i
j
e
Food matters  37
3
4
Choose another suitable title for the passage.
a	 Rice porridge: the best food
b	The taste of home
c	 Memories of my mother
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
My mother can 
1
 
 in the kitchen:
My favourite food is 
6
 
:
tofu + beef = mapo tofu
2
 
 + 
3
 
 = dumplings
a 
4
 
       chicken soup 
eggs + green onions = 
5
 
Each kind tastes great 
7
 
.
It’s the simplest food, but it’s the 
8
 
 
for me.
My food memories
1	Do you think there’s a strong connection between the writer and his / her 
mother? Find sentences to prove your idea.
2	Do you have similar food memories? Share them with the class.
Think and share
Learning to think for question 2  Think about these questions: What’s a special 
food for you? Why is it special? Is there any story behind it?
38  UNIT 3
Grammar rules ⇢ p124
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the 
grammar rules.
(a)	 Each kind of porridge tastes great in its own way.
(b)	 The old days still feel so sweet in my heart.
Now find more sentences with this structure in the reading passage.
5
Put the words and expressions in the correct order.
1	smells / my grandma’s apple pie / great 
	
 
2	delicious / my sandwich / tastes 
	
 
3	the smell of coffee / strong / remained 
	
 
6
Read the notes and circle the correct words. 
7
1 Cut two tomatoes into slices.
2 Beat two eggs. Add a little salt and pepper. 
3 Put some oil in a hot pan. Add the egg mixture. Stir it until it 
remains / becomes golden yellow.
4 Put the eggs onto a plate. Add more oil to the pan. Then add the 
tomatoes. They can sound / taste very loud. 
5 Put the eggs back in the pan and mix them with the tomatoes. 
Turn off the heat when the eggs feel / taste firm but not hard. 
How to cook scrambled eggs with tomatoes
Comments from Mum: The dish looks / becomes good, and 
remains / tastes even better.
Food matters  39
Write a blog about your favourite food. Use the words and expressions 
from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you.
8
•	My favourite food is…
•	For me, … is the best food in the world.
•	The taste and smell of… can often…
Useful expressions
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Ingredients
My food blog
About
Steps
Recipe
How does it make you feel?
What do you need to cook it?
How do you cook it?
What does it taste / smell / look like?
What’s your favourite food?
•	Cut… into…
•	Add… to…
•	Wait… minutes until…
40  UNIT 3
Around 2,000 years ago, Huangdi Neijing mentioned the importance of a balanced diet. 
The book suggested people eat different foods. In modern times, the world’s first dietary 
goal was put forward by Sweden in 1968. 
     Listen to the conversation and choose the 
main idea. 
The girl and the boy…
a	 want to have healthier diets.
b	disagree about what makes a healthy meal.
c	 think that restaurant food is not healthy.
1
DID YOU 
KNOW?
Developing ideas
What foods can you see in the picture?
Pronunciation:
/p/  complete  important
/b/  be  vegetable
/t/  get  important
/d/  order  salad
Phonetics in use
Practise more ⇢ p99
Food matters  41
2     Listen again and complete the table.
It’s the healthiest 
1
 
 
because vegetables are always 
good for 
2
 
.
It’s junk food. It’s high in 
4
 
 
and 
5
 
.
It only has vegetables. You need 
more than that to be 
3
 
.
It has 
6
 
, bread and 
vegetables. It’s a complete meal.
Boy’s  
opinion
Girl’s 
opinion
H
a
m
bu
rg
e
r
Listening for disagreeing  Speakers do not always 
agree. When they have different opinions, they may use 
expressions such as Hold on, I don’t agree or That’s not 
true, followed by their own opinions.
Learning to learn
G
r
e
e
n
 s
a
l
a
d
42  UNIT 3
     Listen to the interview and complete the chart.
3
Work in pairs. Choose a healthy eating tip and talk about it.
4
     Listen again. 
Then talk about how 
Dr Yi corrects false 
information. 
We should eat as many 
fruit and vegetables as 
possible.
You can’t 
1
 
 
eat fruit and vegetables. 
It’s important to eat 
2
 
 foods.
It’s OK to eat snacks.  
But don’t eat 
3
 
. Even chips 
are 
4
 
.
Too much fat and salt 
is bad. But 
6
 
 
is also dangerous. 
We need fat and salt 
for our bodies to 
7
 
.
All snacks are unhealthy.
Fat and salt are always 
5
 
 for us.
Is it true?
Useful expressions ⇢ p101
That’s not true. In fact, …
According to…
Some people say that…
How do you know that?
A
A
B
B
Healthy 
eating tips
Fat-free yoghurt is 
good for your health.
Eating carrots will give 
you better eyesight.
Pear syrup with honey is 
good for our cough.
Talk about what you have learnt about food and health in this section.
Correcting false information  In a discussion or 
presentation, we can use expressions such as In fact or 
Actually to introduce the correct information. We usually 
say these expressions in a positive tone. 
Learning to learn
Food matters  43
1	 The history of foods is never simple. Think of ice cream
Many people see it as a Western dessert. However, 
this sweet treat actually came from China! In the Zhou
Dynasty, Chinese people began to store winter ice to 
enjoy in summer. In the Song Dynasty, people started 
to make binglao – it just means “ice cream” in English. 
It was a lot like modern ice cream. Folk tales have it 
that Emperor Huizong suffered from stomach pains 
after eating too much ice. In the Yuan Dynasty, Marco
Polo tasted binglao and carried the idea all the way bac
to Europe. People there added heavy cream and new 
tastes. The rest is history!
No “I” in “team”
No “I” in “team”
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the expressions to 
help you.
1
Reading for writing
borders
borders
Read the passage. What did Marco Polo do?
2
1	What foods can you see?
2	What’s their relationship with cultures?
Chinese hamburger
a bridge between cultures
stone pancake
ice cream
1	 The history of foods is never simple. Think of ice 
cream. Many people see it as a Western dessert. 
However, this sweet treat actually came from 
China! In the Zhou Dynasty, Chinese people 
began to store winter ice to enjoy in summer. 
In the Song Dynasty, people started to make 
binglao – it just means “ice cream” in English. It 
across
across
Food
Food
   was a lot like modern ice cream. Folk tales have it that Emperor 
Huizong suffered from stomach pains after eating too much ice. In the 
Yuan Dynasty, Marco Polo tasted binglao and carried the idea all the 
way back to Europe. People there added heavy cream and new tastes. 
The rest is history!
44  UNIT 3
m. 
u 
o 
ck 
2	 Sometimes, totally different cultures have similar dishes. Iranians 
love a kind of flat bread, sangak. People in Shaanxi, China, love 
stone pancakes. These two look almost the same! People often 
compare roujiamo to hamburgers, a symbol of American food. 
Many people call it the “Chinese hamburger”. But in fact, arepas 
of Venezuela look more like the twin brother of roujiamo!
3	 Food is a bridge between cultures. When foods cross borders, 
sweet things can happen.
Food matters  45
4 Answer the questions.
1	What does “this sweet treat” mean? Why does the writer use this expression?
2	What is the meaning of “The rest is history!”?
3	What is the writer trying to say in the last sentence of the passage?
Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage.
3
Chinese people in the Zhou Dynasty began to 
1
 
 to enjoy in summer. In the Song 
Dynasty, people made binglao. It means 
2
 
 in English. Marco Polo brought the 
idea back to 
3
 
. People there added to 
the idea.
It is a kind of 
4
 
 in Iran. But the 
5
 
 
in Shaanxi, China, looks very much like it.
Many people call it 
6
 
. But arepas look 
more like it.
1	Why do you think Marco Polo brought the idea of binglao back to Europe?
2	Do you agree that food is a bridge between cultures? Why or why not?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 2  To express your agreement or disagreement 
with an idea, you need to give your opinion and support it with examples. You can use 
your own experiences, historical events, or personal stories of others.
Ice cream 
Ice cream 
Sangak
Sangak
Roujiamo
Roujiamo
46  UNIT 3
Step 1
Write a short paragraph about a food across borders.
5
Step 2
Write your paragraph with the help of the questions.
Step 3
Step 4
Share your paragraph with the class.
Check. Did you: ☐	 answer all the questions in Step 1?
☐	 use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
☐	 give your opinion about food and culture?
Where did it come from?
Where did it go?
Why is it popular in different countries?
What is the food?
Think about some foods across borders. Choose 
one of them to write about. Answer the questions 
below.
Food matters  47
Make a fact sheet about your favourite food.
Presenting ideas
Step 1
Think about your favourite food and search for information.
• look    • taste    • place    • history and culture    • health benefits
Step 2
Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and write your fact 
sheet. You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or 
sentences from this unit. 
Description of the food:
–	 It’s a famous dish in…
–	 It came from…
–	 People started to make… in…
–	 Folk tales have it that…
–	 We need… for our bodies to work well.
–	 … is good for…
Where can you find it?
–	 This dish is… 
–	 It looks / tastes / smells…
–	 It’s healthy food.
History and culture:
Health benefits:
A photo of the food
A photo of the food
48  UNIT 3
Reflection
To express my understanding, I can… 
☐	 use words and expressions in the unit to talk about food:
☐	 use linking verbs to describe my favourite food.
☐	 describe the relationship between food and our lives.
*1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet
After completing this unit, I understand more about the importance 
of food.
I still need to improve: 
Food matters
Food bears our 
happy memories.
A balanced diet  
makes us 
 
. 
Food bridges 
 
.
Step 3
Practise and present your fact sheet to the class. 
Step 4
Vote on the best three fact sheets and the best three presentations. 
1
2
3
Food matters  49
The art of 
The art of 
having fun
having fun
What does the picture show?
4
Unit
From music to films, sports to games, there are endless ways to enjoy ourselves. In this 
unit, let’s explore what fun can bring us. What does fun mean to you? How do you 
balance study and fun? By the end of this unit, you will do a class survey on fun activities.
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
	use words and expressions in the unit to talk about fun activities.
	use imperatives to talk about benefits of having fun.
	describe the good and bad of fun activities.
50  UNIT 4
Starting out
Look at the survey results and answer the questions.
2
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1
1	What activities did ancient people 
do for fun?
2	Which activity is the most 
interesting one to you?
1	What can you learn from the survey results?
2	Do you enjoy any of these activities? What are they?
Popular activities in Poland in 2022
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
54%
Watching a film or TV at home
Reading online news, checking social media
Going to the cinema
Going to the theatre or a concert
Going to a sporting event or a match
Reading books
Playing a video game
Going to a museum
Connecting with friends or family
Spending free time on one’s passions
Doing sports activities
Taking a trip
14%
14%
6%
11%
11%
13%
11%
8%
4%
34%
39%
60%
The art of having fun   51
Look at the title and predict what the passage is about. Use the 
expressions to help you. 
1
have fun
bring people closer
feel youthful
lift sb’s spirits
a moment of joy
enjoy life
1	 Imagine staying on an island alone. You can only take five things 
with you. You might put food, water, tools and clothes on your 
list. But what about the fifth one? Most people would choose 
something for fun, like a novel, a magazine or a solar media 
player. After all, no one wants to get bored!
2	 Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits. Just picture 
yourself watching a funny film on that island. Sitting under the 
trees will not be boring at all. It becomes a moment of joy.
3	 Fun also keeps us feeling youthful. As George Bernard Shaw once 
said, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old 
All work and no play
52  UNIT 4
Understanding ideas
2 Read the passage and check your answer.
because we stop playing.”
4	 Research also shows that fun brings people closer. No one is 
an island. Having fun is a good way to connect with others. So, 
next time, invite your friends to enjoy live music together. It’s not 
just about having fun – you will be closer because of the shared 
experience! 
5	 Fun is important in a number of ways. Don’t forget to take some 
time out to have fun and enjoy life! We need to work 
hard. But we should be able to play hard, too.
makes Jack a dull boy
?
The art of having fun   53
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
3
4
Choose another suitable title for the passage.
a	 The importance of having fun
b	Different ways of having fun
c	 Having fun in your own way
1	Why does the writer use the island example in the first paragraph? 
2	Do you agree with George Bernard Shaw? Why or why not?
3	What do you think “No one is an island.” means?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 2  When hearing others’ words, we should be 
open-minded. We could ask ourselves, “Why are they saying it?” “Can it be supported 
by facts?” “Who else might think differently?” This helps us understand others better.
Reason 2
Reason 3
Opening
Most people would bring 
1
 
 when they  
have to stay on an island alone.
Reason 1
Fun can do away 
with bad feelings and 
2
 
.
Supporting details
Watching films on that 
island under the trees 
can become 
3
 
.
Fun keeps us feeling 
4
 
.
Supporting details
George Bernard Shaw 
once said, “We don’t 
stop playing because we 
grow old; we grow old 
because we 
5
 
.”
Having fun is a good 
way to 
6
 
.
Supporting details
Research shows that fun 
7
 
. 
Conclusion
Take some time out to have fun and 
8
 
!
54  UNIT 4
5
Complete the poster with the verbs in the box. Use don’t appropriately. 
Complete the instructions with the verbs in brackets. Use don’t 
appropriately. 
7
6
1	
 
 (worry) about winning – just enjoy yourself in sports.
2	
 
 (try) to put fun into your daily life, like listening to music while 
doing housework. 
3	
 
 (read) this passage to find why we should have fun. 
Grammar rules ⇢ p125
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the 
grammar rules.
(a)	 Imagine staying on an island alone.
(b)	 Don’t forget to take some time out to have fun and enjoy life!
Now find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage.
  call    enjoy    share    make    explore    join    miss out 
1
 
 our Film Magic Club for an amazing journey!
2
 
 different stories each week.
3
 
 your thoughts in exciting discussions.
4
 
 the magic of storytelling and film-making.
5
 
 friends with other film fans.
Classroom: 7A
Time: At 17:00 on Tuesday
Film Magic Club
Attention! 
Calling All Film Fans!
6
 
! Let’s share laughter and 
unforgettable moments together.
For more information, 
7
 
 us on 1234567.
The art of having fun   55
Work in pairs. Talk about the importance of having fun. Use the words and 
expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you. 
8
•	Fun can…
•	Fun also…
•	Research shows that fun…
•	Having fun is a good way to…
•	Remember that…
•	Don’t forget…
Useful expressions
Example
…
bringing people 
closer
…
…
Importance of having fun
Importance of having fun
56  UNIT 4
Guinness World Records started in 1955. It covers achievements like the quickest marathon 
time or the biggest mosquito. Many records are fun. Many people around the world enjoy 
learning about these records.
     Listen to the news report and choose 
the main idea. 
a	 Zhao Li discovers a large mosquito. 
b	An insect museum will open in Chengdu.
c	 Tourists can now visit the museum.
1
DID YOU 
KNOW?
Developing ideas
Pronunciation:
/k/  broken  kick  insect
/ɡ/  great  game  big
/f/  life  fun  film
/v/  very  visit  video
Phonetics in use
Do you like this insect?
Practise more ⇢ p100
The art of having fun   57
2     Listen again and complete the introduction to Zhao Li. 
Listening for information  We often need to find out some information 
when listening. Before listening, find out what information you need, such as 
names or numbers. Then listen for connected words and expressions.
Learning to learn
Name
Zhao Li 
Title
Director of the 
1
 
 of West China 
Achievement
Zhao Li set a new Guinness World Record by 
2
 
 the world’s 
3
 
 
mosquito. It’s 
4
 
 cm in wingspan 
and 
5
 
 cm long. He spends his 
life finding and 
6
 
 insects.
58  UNIT 4
     Listen to the interview and complete the notes.
3
When did your interest in insects start?
When l was 
1
 
.
What do you like most about insects?
2
 
! I really enjoy 
3
 
.
Is it challenging to study insects??
I think so. I used to ride my bike 
4
 
 kilometres to find insects. 
Sometimes, I had to wait for days just to 
5
 
 of a butterfly.
     Listen again. Then talk 
about how the interviewer 
changes the subject.
Useful expressions ⇢ p102
4
He had a lot of fun by…
…
Let’s start with his passion. What 
did he like most about…?
A
Next, why did he decide to…?
A
B
B
Talk about what you have learnt about how to make an interest into a 
lifelong career in this section.
Work in pairs. Do some research on a person below. Then talk about what 
they got from having fun.
Huang Yongyu
Why did you make it your job then?
Because 
6
 
! Studying insects 
gives me 
7
 
. I’ve also 
8
 
 
a museum to encourage people like me. 
Do you like this name “the Prince of 
Butterflies”?
I’m not a prince, just an 
insect 
9
 
.
Using guiding language  We use 
guiding language to introduce a subject 
or move onto another subject. It includes 
expressions like Now, We’re going to…, and 
Next. We can also guide listeners through 
the subjects by asking specific questions. 
Guiding language makes conversations 
easier to follow.
Learning to learn
Walt Disney
They enjoyed painting and 
got a lot from it!
The art of having fun   59
Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the expressions 
to help you.
Read the passage. How does the time-eating monster affect people’s lives?
1
2
Reading for writing
1	What activities can you see in the pictures?
2	How much time do you spend on these activities each week? 
3	How may they affect your life?
social media
eat away one’s time
get lost in
TV shows
miss out 
60  UNIT 4
The 
time-eating
monster
1	 Have you ever noticed a monster around us? It’s not big or scary, 
but it’s very dangerous. This monster comes in many forms – 
games, social media and TV shows. You may ask, “It brings us so 
much fun. So why do you say it’s a monster?” 
2	 At first, we may all think, “I’ll just have a little fun.” We turn on 
the computer and start a game. But soon the monster takes over. 
It starts to eat away our time, minute by minute. But we just sit 
there and look at the screen without noticing it at all. 
	
3	 We often get lost in the monster’s world like this. We become 
couch potatoes with sore necks and dry eyes. We miss out on 
sweet moments with loved ones. We are deaf to the real world.
4	 Just remember, too much fun also makes Jack a dull boy! The 
time-eating monster will always be there. But we can keep it away 
by having fun in a balanced way.
5	 So, stand up and leave the screens! Go outside, feel the sun on 
your face, and jog in the fresh air. Play tennis or go hiking 
with your friends. Talk about your day with your family. 
There is so much for you to do. The choice is ours. 
The art of having fun   61
4 Answer the questions.
1	Why does the writer describe the problem as “the time-eating monster”? 
2	What other expressions can you think of to describe the problem?
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. 
3
1	Which “time-eating monsters” might be in people’s pockets, in their living 
rooms, or on their desks?
2	Why do you think we like these “time-eating monsters” so much? 
3	Do you think people spend more time on these “monsters” nowadays? 
Why or why not?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 1  While reading a passage, we can connect our 
own life experiences to the ideas in it. Think about some similar situations, events or 
emotions. This helps us understand the theme better.
What does the “time-eating 
monster” refer to?
This monster comes in many forms – 
games, 
1
 
 and 
2
 
.
How do we 3
 
 the 
monster’s world?
We turn on the computer and start 
a game. But soon the monster takes 
over. It 
4
 
, minute by minute. 
But we just sit there and look at the 
screen without 
5
 
 at all.
How does this affect our life?
•	 We become couch 
6
 
 with 
sore necks and dry eyes.
•	 We 
7
 
 on sweet moments 
with loved ones.
•	 We are deaf to 
8
 
.
What can we do to fight the 
monster? 
•	
9
 
 the screens.
•	 Go outside, feel the sun on your 
face, and jog in the fresh air.
•	 Play tennis or go hiking with 
10
 
.
•	 Talk about your day with your family. 
62  UNIT 4
Write a short paragraph about having fun in a balanced way.
5
1
Step
Step 2
Write your paragraph with the help of the questions.
Answer the questions to help you plan your paragraph. 
What fun activities do you like to do?  
When you don’t have fun in a balanced way, how can it be harmful?  
What can you do to solve the problem?  
Step 3
Step 4
Share your paragraph with the class.
Check. Did you: ☐	 include problems and solutions?
☐	 use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
☐	 give your opinion about having fun in a balanced way?
The art of having fun   63
Make a report on fun activities.
Presenting ideas
Step 1
Work in groups. Think about the fun activities you and your friends do after 
school or at the weekend. Create your survey to include the following points:
Then ask your classmates to fill it in.
•	 What activities do you do?
•	 Why do you like them?
•	 How often do you do them?
Step 2
Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and report on the 
results of your survey. You may use the following language tips or find useful 
expressions or sentences from this unit.
Stating the purpose of the survey
Introduction
Presenting the results
–	 … shows that…
–	 Most of the class… at the weekend.
Results
Explaining the importance of having fun
–	 Fun brings… 
–	 Fun keeps us…
Giving suggestions on having fun
–	 We should have fun in a(n)… way.
–	 Don’t forget to…
Conclusion
–	 We’ve done a class survey on fun 
activities and are presenting the 
results today.
–	 Our class survey is about fun 
activities, and here are the results.
–	 (Almost) half of us…
–	 No one…
Remember!
Use a clear chart to present 
your results.
64  UNIT 4
Reflection
To express my understanding, I can…
☐	 use words and expressions in the unit to talk about fun activities:
☐	 use imperatives to talk about benefits of having fun.
☐	 describe the good and bad of fun activities.
*1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet
After completing this unit, I understand more about what fun means to us.
I still need to improve: 
Step 3
Practise and present your report to the class.
Step 4
Vote on the best three reports and the best three presentations. 
1
2
3
What does fun mean to us?
Having fun has 
many benefits.
An interest can turn 
into 
 
.
We need to have fun in 
a(n) 
 
 way.
The art of having fun   65
Amazing  
Amazing  
nature
nature
5
Unit
The world is full of wonders. In this unit, let’s explore some of the natural wonders in 
the world. Where are some of the most beautiful places? What is amazing about nature? 
What should we do to protect it? By the end of this unit, you will make a poster about a 
natural wonder.
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
	use words and expressions in the unit to talk about natural wonders. 
	use comparatives and superlatives to describe natural places.
	explain the importance of the natural world.
66  UNIT 5
What can you see in the pictures?  
How do they make you feel?
Starting out
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1
1	What facts about nature do 
you know?
2	Which one do you find the 
most interesting?
1	What in nature do they describe? What is special about each natural wonder?
2	Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? Share them 
with the class.
Read the poems and answer the questions.
2
Its torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high;
As if the Silver River fell from azure sky.	       – Li Bai
Some day I must climb up to the top,  
To look down viewing all the peaks small.   
– Du Fu
The sea! the sea! the open sea! 
The blue, the fresh, the ever free!   
 – Bryan W. Procter
Amazing nature  67
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words to help you.
1	What can you see in the pictures? What colour are they?
2	How do you feel about them?
1
2 Read the passage and find out the writer’s favourite colour.
clean
lake
soft
grassland
cloud
river
nature
field
mountain
calm
sky
1  My hometown is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The 
geography here is amazing. It is famous for the world’s 
highest mountain. But this area is also full of the most 
amazing colours in nature.
2  The colour white meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean 
and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine 
brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers.
3  The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a 
calm feeling. It is like a great sea above the 
plateau. And words can’t express my love for 
68  UNIT 5
Understanding ideas
the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water.
4	 Our grasslands, forests and fields are all green. That’s my 
favourite colour. It means hope because it is the colour 
of life. But green is not just the colour of nature now. 
Trains are running through the plateau. They are this 
beautiful colour, too.
5	 The plateau is quieter than the big cities. We have fewer shops 
and restaurants. But we have the best presents from nature. In my 
heart, it’s better than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m 
from one of the most beautiful places in the world. 
Amazing nature  69
3
4
Where are you most likely to find the passage?
a	a science textbook
b	a travel diary
c	 a magazine about local life
d	a designer’s guide
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
White
The clouds are clean 
and 
1
 
, like 
our white sheep. 
The mountains 
2
 
 brightly 
under the sun. 
Green
Our grasslands, 
5
 
 and fields 
are all green. Trains 
are this beautiful 
6
 
, too.
1	What does the writer compare the clouds to? What about the mountains and 
the sky?
2	What three colours will you use to describe your hometown? Give reasons for 
your choices.
Think and share
Learning to think for question 2  You can think about the landscape, animals or 
daily things. They can be something special or something common.
The plateau is 
7
 
 than the big cities. But we have the best presents 
from 
8
 
.
Blue
The lovely blue of the 
sky always gives me a 
3
 
 feeling. There 
are a hundred 
4
 
 
of blue in the water.
70  UNIT 5
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the 
grammar rules.
(a)	 It is famous for the world’s highest mountain. 
(b)	 But this area is also full of the most amazing colours in nature.
(c)	 The plateau is quieter than the big cities.
Now find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage.
Complete the facts about wonders in China.
1
2
5
Complete the passage with the correct 
form of the words in brackets.
7
6
Grammar rules ⇢ p126
The Yellow River: 5,464 km  
The Yangtze River: 6,300 km 
Mount Taishan: 1,532.7 m 
Mount Emei: 3,079.3 m 
Mount Qomolangma: 8,848.86 m 
The Yellow River is 
 
 
than the Yangtze River.
Mount Taishan is high. Mount 
Emei is 
 
. Mount 
Qomolangma is the 
 
.
The Qiantang River is 
1
 
 (short) than the Yangtze or Yellow 
rivers. But it’s still one of the 
2
 
 (famous) rivers in China. It’s 
famous for its tides. 
Usually it’s a 
3
 
 (slow) river. But when the tides come, the water 
runs much 
4
 
 (fast). Many tides are two metres 
5
 
 
(high). But the 
6
 
 (high) tides can be ten metres high!
Amazing nature  71
Work in pairs. Talk about the most beautiful natural place in your opinion. 
Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful 
expressions to help you.
8
The most beautiful  
natural place
Why do you like it?
What is its name?
•	In my opinion, the most beautiful 
place is…
•	It is famous for…
•	It is like…
•	Words can’t express my love for…
•	It is one of… in the world.
Useful expressions
Example
What is it like?
Where is it?
72  UNIT 5
     Listen to the ad and choose the main idea.
a	There’s a new exhibition in a museum.
b	A new natural history museum has opened.
c	 Children should go to the natural history museum.
d	The exhibition will last from April to June.
1
Pronunciation:
/s/  science
/z/  museum
/θ/  month
/ð/  the
Phonetics in use
You can learn about natural wonders at natural history museums. The National Natural 
History Museum of China, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Natural History 
Museum in London are among the most famous ones in the world.
DID YOU 
KNOW?
Which natural history museum do you like best?
Natural History Museum in London
Natural History Museum in London
Developing ideas
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
Practise more ⇢ p100
National Natural History Museum of China
National Natural History Museum of China
Amazing nature  73
2     Listen again and complete the poster.
Museum opening hours:  
From 
3
 
 to 5 pm, closed on 
4
 
Free guided tours: from 
5
 
 to 11 am
Ticket price: 
6
 
 pounds
Learn about amazing 
2
 
 
and plants from all over the world.
The Museum of 
NATURAL SCIENCES
Amazing 
1
 
NEW  
EXHIBITION
NS
74  UNIT 5
     Listen to the conversation and complete the fact file.
3
Interrupting politely  When someone 
explains something, you might want to ask a 
question. You can interrupt politely with Excuse 
me or Sorry. Don’t interrupt people in the middle 
of a sentence.
Learning to learn
     Listen again. Then talk 
about how the visitors ask 
the guide questions. 
Talk about what you have learnt about amazing life in nature in this 
section.
FACT FILE
Introduction to lungfish: 
•	 Lungfish have lungs. They can breathe 
1
 
. 
•	 In the dry season, they go into the wet earth and 
2
 
.  
In the rainy season, they go back into the 
3
 
.
Research on lungfish: 
•	 Scientists study lungfish’s 
4
 
 and behaviour.
•	 People developed from fish. Long ago, some fish left the 
5
 
. 
They grew lungs and 
6
 
 on the land. Lungfish are like  
those fish. 
lungfish
Work in pairs. Ask and answer about another amazing life. 
4
Useful expressions ⇢ p102
Sorry, but could you 
explain more about it?
The earthworm is amazing. 
It is very strong.
A
Sometimes, you cut it 
into two and…
A
B
earthworm
sensitive plant
anglerfish
Amazing nature  75
Match the words with the pictures of the natural wonders.
1
2
Reading for writing
Read the passage. What problem do the 
different natural wonders share? 
river
sea
lake
rainforest
I’m not a sea but a lake. And I’m not dead. 
In fact, I’ve got many plants and animals. 
I’m saltier than any sea, so people can lie 
on my surface. Rivers flow into me. But 
now people take too much water from 
them. My water level is going down. I am 
becoming smaller year by year. Take less 
water, or I’ll dry up within the next 100 
years. Then I really will be dead!
 N
atu
ral
 wo
nde
rs  
  
The Dead Sea could die!
a
b
c
d
76  UNIT 5
I’m the rainforest of Madagascar. As my 
name suggests, I make rain for my plants 
and animals, such as monkeys, snakes and 
many kinds of flowers. For 80% of them, 
I’m their only home in the world. However, 
people are cutting down my trees for wood 
and to make space for farming. Please stop 
it. I’m disappearing.
I’m a glacier at the Glacier National Park 
in America. It’s a land full of ice and snow. 
Do you want to explore the white world 
in the film Frozen? Then my home is the 
best choice. Two hundred years ago, there 
were about 150 glaciers. But now, there are 
around 25. Please stop climate change. I’m 
turning into Waterworld!
   c
ryi
ng 
alo
ud 
for
 
help
Rainforest - forest ≠ rain
If Frozen turns into Waterworld…
Amazing nature  77
The Glacier National Park 
in America is a land full of 
3
 
.
6
 
 years ago, 
there were about 150 
glaciers. Now there are 
around 25.
Stop climate change.
The 
2
 
 of 
Madagascar is the only 
home for many plants 
and animals.
People are cutting down 
trees for wood and 
5
 
 space for 
farming.
Stop cutting down trees.
4 Answer the questions.
1	Who is speaking in each paragraph?
2	Are the natural wonders really crying aloud?
3	What feeling does this way of writing give you?
Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. 
3
1	What is the world like in Frozen and Waterworld? Why does the writer 
mention the two films?
2	Why is it important to stop these natural wonders from disappearing?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 2  Try to find the importance from different sides. 
Why is it important for us? Why is it important for nature itself?
The Dead Sea is not a 
sea but a 
1
 
. It is 
saltier than any sea.
Rivers flow into it. But 
now people 
4
 
 
too much water from 
them.
Take less water.
What should people do?
What problems do they face?
What are they?
78  UNIT 5
Write a short paragraph about another natural wonder crying for help.
5
1
Step
Step 2
Complete the boxes. 
Step 3
Write the short paragraph in the first person. Use the boxes to help you.
Think of some natural wonders with problems. Choose one to write about. 
You can consider the following:
Which natural wonder do you choose? 
What problem(s) does it face?
What should people do?
What is it like?
Step 4
Step 5
Share your paragraph with the class.
Check. Did you: ☐	 include all the information in the boxes?
☐	 use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
☐	 point out the importance of protecting nature?
the North Pole
the South Pole
Victoria Falls
the Great Barrier Reef
the Amazon River
Amazing nature  79
Make a poster about a natural wonder.
Presenting ideas
Step 1
Work in groups. Search for information about natural wonders. Take a group vote 
to decide on the natural wonder for your poster. 
•	 Where is the natural wonder?
•	 What is special about it?
•	 What should we do to protect it?
Step 2
Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and make your poster. 
You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or sentences 
from this unit.
•	 What is it like?
•	 What problems does it face?
Where is the natural wonder? 
–	 It’s in…
What is it like?
–	 You can find a lot of… 
–	 It’s one of the most… places in the 
world.
–	 It gives you a(n)… feeling.
What is special about it?
–	 It is famous / well-known for…
–	 It’s… metres long / high.
–	 It’s much higher / more beautiful 
than…
–	 It’s the highest / most beautiful… 
in…
What problems does it face? 
–	 People are taking… / cutting 
down… from…
–	 … is becoming more / less… year 
on year.
–	 … will… within the next… years.
What should we do to protect it?
–	 Please stop…
–	 Take / Cut down less…
–	 We should start…
A natural wonder
A picture of the  
natural wonder
80  UNIT 5
Reflection
To express my understanding, I can…
☐	 use words and expressions in the unit to talk about natural wonders:
☐	 use comparatives and superlatives to describe natural places.
☐	 explain the importance of the natural world.
*1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet
After completing this unit, I understand more about wonderful nature. 
I still need to improve: 
Step 3
Practise and present your poster to the class. 
Step 4
Vote on the best three posters and the best three presentations.
1
2
3
How should we understand nature?
Nature is beautiful. 
Nature is full  
of 
 
.
Nature needs  
our 
 
.
Amazing nature  81
Hitting the road
Hitting the road
6
Unit
What can you see in the picture? 
Travelling allows us to experience new things. In this unit, let’s explore the meaning of 
travel. How do we have fun during travel? What can we learn from travelling? What’s the 
spirit of travelling? By the end of this unit, you will make a travel plan.
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
	use words and expressions in the unit to talk about travel. 
	use as… as to describe travel experiences.
	explain the meaning of travel.
82  UNIT 6
1	What does each quote say about travel?
2	Which quote do you agree with most? 
Starting out
Read the quotes and answer the questions.
1
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
2
1	Do you know the book Around the World in 
Eighty Days?
2	What do you think of the ways the characters 
travelled in the book?
1	What does each quote say about travel?
2	Which quote do you agree with most? 
Travel and change of place refresh the mind.
Seneca 
Travelling can help you realise how small you are in the world. 
Gustave Flaubert
You will not know the height of the sky if you do 
not climb a high mountain.
Xunzi
故不登高山,不知天之高也。
    	
	
	
        荀子
Hitting the road   83
1  At last, I arrived in Chengdu. My friend Haoyu took me to a 
restaurant right from the airport. I just couldn’t wait to try Sichuan 
hot pot!
2  But the first taste made my mouth burn! The food was much 
hotter than I expected. I took a deep breath and drank a whole 
glass of iced lemon tea. 
3  “Do you want something less hot?” Haoyu said.
Understanding ideas
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 
Use the words to help you. 
1
1	What can you see in the pictures?
2	What do you expect from a trip? 
food
hot
museum
cool
fun
and
84  UNIT 6
2 Read the passage. What did the 
writer eat and see?
4  “No,” I replied. “When in China, do as the 
Chinese do!” I carefully took a small mouthful. 
Surprisingly, I started to enjoy the taste. And 
cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it! 
5  After lunch, things went from 
really hot to totally cool – we 
went to the new Sanxingdui 
Museum! The masks were 
fantastic. “Why are their eyes 
and ears much bigger than 
normal ones? Were ancient Shu 
people able to see and hear further 
than us?” I wondered. I wanted to stay in 
the museum for a week!
6  My first day in China was full of fun: I 
tried new food and went to an exciting 
place. I’m really looking forward to the 
rest of my trip around China!
Hitting the road   85
3
4
Tick the ideas in the passage. 
☐		The weather was very hot in Chengdu.
☐		In general, the writer enjoyed the hot pot.
☐		The writer was curious about Sanxingdui.
☐		The writer does not want to stay in China.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
1	What do you think the title means?
2	Would you like to travel in Sichuan? Why or why not?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 1  A title often shows the main idea of the passage. 
Pay attention to the words in a title. Some words may have more than one meaning.
My first day in China was 
8
 
.
My “cool” experiences:
•	The new Sanxingdui Museum is 
totally 
6
 
. 
•	I had so many questions about 
the 
7
 
 masks. 
•	A different cultural experience 
makes travelling exciting.
My “hot” experiences:
•	I wanted to try 
1
 
, so 
Haoyu took me to a restaurant.
•	The food made 
2
 
 burn 
and I 
3
 
 all my tea.
•	Then I started to 
4
 
  
the taste.
•	
5
 
 hot pot was as fun as 
eating it.
86  UNIT 6
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the 
grammar rules.
(a)	 The food was much hotter than I expected.
(b)	 And cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it!
Now find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage.
5
Complete the postcard using as… as or (more)… than.
Rewrite the sentences using (more / less)… than or as… as.
7
6
We visited Iguazu Falls today. It is 
1
 
 
(big) any other waterfall in South America. The 
running water sounds 
2
 
 (powerful) thunder, and it 
looks 
3
 
 (beautiful) a painting.
We took a boat ride into the heart of the falls. It was 
4
 
 
(interesting) any boat ride for me before. Rushing down the water 
was 
5
 
 (exciting) taking a roller coaster ride. In the 
middle of the huge falls, I felt myself 
6
 
 (little) an ant.
Iguazu Falls is really a natural wonder. 
Maybe one day you can come here 
and enjoy the beauty yourself.
Love from,
Haoyu
1	I prefer trying local food to visiting places of interest in a trip.
To me, trying local food is 
 
 visiting places of interest in a trip.
2	The hotel room was very comfortable, just like my own home.
The hotel room was 
 
 my own home.
Grammar rules ⇢ p130
Hi Jane,
Hitting the road   87
Work in pairs. Discuss fun things to do while travelling. Put them in the 
thinking map. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage 
and the Useful expressions to help you.
8
trying new food
going to exciting places
Fun things 
Fun things 
during travel
during travel
•	… is much… than…
•	Surprisingly, I started to enjoy…
•	… is just as fun as…
•	I tried… and went to…
•	I’m really looking forward to…
Useful expressions
Example
88  UNIT 6
A vlog is a blog in the form of a video. It’s a popular way of sharing information and 
experiences. People sharing vlogs online are called vloggers. 
     Listen to the speech and choose 
the correct situation.
a	 The speaker is accepting an award on 
the stage.
b	The speaker is making a travel vlog in 
the street.
c	 The speaker is talking to local people in 
a restaurant.
1
DID YOU 
KNOW?
Pronunciation: 
/ʃ/  share  should
/ʒ/  usually  decision
/dʒ/  Jack  just
/tʃ/  much  watch
Developing ideas
Phonetics in use
What is the woman doing?
Practise more ⇢ p100
Hitting the road   89
How I travel: 
During my travels, I don’t just go to the 
3
 
.
I 
4
 
 talking to local people. 
It helps me learn about their 
5
 
 and understand their 
6
 
.
Name: 
1
 
 
Award: Best 
2
 
 Vlogger
319k subscribers   127 videos
The latest vlog:
2     Listen again and complete the personal homepage.
10k
Listening for specific information   We often 
need to listen for certain details. The details are often 
names, objects, places and numbers. Check the kinds of 
information you need before you listen.
Learning to learn
Subscribed
Swim to work? A 
Swim to work? A 
special city to visit!
special city to visit!
13:19
90  UNIT 6
Useful expressions ⇢ p102
     Listen to the vlog and complete the notes. 
3
     Listen again. Then 
talk about how Jack 
expresses surprise. 
Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite kind of travelling and share what 
you can learn from it.
4
What’s your favourite kind of travelling?
A
A lot of things. For example, I can…
B
I like to travel in a… way.
B
Expressing surprise   If you hear something positive, 
you can use expressions such as Really? or Amazing! If you 
hear something negative, you can use expressions such as 
Oh dear! or How awful!
Learning to learn
A
Amazing! What can you learn from it?
Talk about what you have learnt about travelling and learning in this 
section.
Where is Jack?
He’s in Bern. It’s a beautiful place with a 
1
 
 history.
What does he find?
There are lots of people 
2
 
.
What is the lady doing?
She’s going to 
3
 
 by swimming.
Why is it a wonderful way to start the day?
There are no traffic jams or noise. You can also 
4
 
 to people.
What does the lady do with her clothes and things?
She puts them in a waterproof 
5
 
. They won’t get wet.
Is it a popular way to get around Bern?
In 
6
 
, yes. People can get a waterproof bag and have a 
7
 
 at 
the city down the river.
Hitting the road   91
Look at the pictures and guess this person’s experiences. Use the words
and expressions to help you.
1
Reading for writing
traveller
walk through
seas and mountains
geographical discovery
explore
climb
1	 In 1640, a man was seriously ill. He had to end the last trip of his 
life. Back home, people asked him, “You spent your whole life on 
the road. Do you regret it?”
2	 “I walked through many fantastic places in China,” he replied. 
“People say I’m as great as Zhang Qian and Xuanzang. So I have 
no regrets at all.” This man was Xu Xiake, the greatest traveller in 
Chinese history.
3	 From an early age, Xu dreamed of visiting China’s seas and 
mountains. But at the time, it was very difficult to travel far. This 
didn’t stop him, however. At 22, he set out on his life’s journey. He 
travelled for about 30 years, and achieved his dream. 
92  UNIT 6
Read the passage and check your answer.
2
4	 Xu made many geographical discoveries during his journey. 
Once, he visited Mount Huangshan. People then thought 
Tiandu Peak was higher than Lianhua Peak. To find out the 
truth, Xu climbed both peaks. He discovered that Lianhua 
Peak gave a wider view, so it must be higher. He was right! 
5	 Xu recorded his travel experiences in his diary. This later 
became Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes. Thanks to this book, we 
can learn about China almost 400 years ago. 
“Exploring the unexplored” is the best 
description of Xu’s life.
Hitting the road   93
4 Answer the questions.
1	Why does the writer start from Xu Xiake’s last year?
2	Why does the writer mention Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak?
3	Can you think of another title for the passage?
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
3
 
He dreamed of visiting China’s 
2
 
 
from an early age. At 22, he 
3
 
 on 
his life’s journey.
He made 
4
 
 during his journey.  
For example, he discovered that Lianhua 
Peak was 
5
 
 than Tiandu Peak.
Thanks to Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes, we can 
6
 
 China almost 400 years ago.
Who 
was he?
He was the greatest 
1
 
 in Chinese 
history.
What was 
his dream?
What did he 
find out?
What’s his 
gift to us?
Xu Xiake
1	What do you think of Xu Xiake?
2	Do you want to be someone like Xu Xiake?
Think and share
Learning to think for question 1  To make comments on a 
person, it’s important to be respectful and objective.
94  UNIT 6
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
5
1
Step
Plan your introduction and answer the questions.
Step 2
Write your introduction as a paragraph with the help of the questions.
Step 3
Check. Did you: ☐	 cover the key information about the traveller?
☐	 use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
☐	 give your opinion of the great traveller?
Step 4
Share your short introduction with the class. 
Why is this person famous?
What are this person’s achievements?
What are people’s comments on this person?
What’s your opinion of this person?
Who is this person?
Hitting the road   95
Step 1
Work in groups. Search for information on places of interest in your city / town. 
Make a one-day travel plan for a foreign friend. Take a group vote to decide on 
the activities. 
Make a travel plan. 
Presenting ideas
Step 2
Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and create your travel 
plan. You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or 
sentences from this unit.
•	 What are the activities?
•	 What can your friend get from the trip?
•	 Why did you choose them?
Places
Activities 
Reasons
What can your friend get?
–	 a restaurant
–	 First, have breakfast / lunch / dinner at…
–	 Next, visit…
–	 When in…, do as the… do! 
–	 … is really a natural wonder.
–	 … is a beautiful place with a 
long history.
–	 A(n)… experience makes travelling…
–	 He / She can learn about… and understand the culture of…
–	 a park
–	 a museum
Names of:
–	 Then, take a boat / train… 
Think about the time for each activity. 
Make sure your friend can do all the 
activities in one day.
Remember!
96  UNIT 6
Step 3
Practise and present your travel plan to the class. 
Step 4
Vote on the best three travel plans and the best three presentations.
Reflection
I still need to improve: 
What can travel bring us?
Travel gives us 
new experiences.
Travel helps us 
 
 the world.
The spirit of great  
travellers 
 
.
1 After completing this unit, I understand more about the meaning 
of travel.
To express my understanding, I can…
☐	 use words and expressions in the unit to talk about travel:
☐	 use as… as to describe travel experiences.
☐	 explain the meaning of travel.
	
*1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet
2
3
Hitting the road   97
Phonetics in use
Communication bank
Language notes
Guide to the language use
Words and expressions
Proper nouns
Names, Places, Others 
Vocabulary
Pronunciation guide
Irregular verbs 
Appendices
Appendices
Phonetics in use
Phonetics in use  99
Put the words in the correct boxes.
/əʊ/
how
grow
proud
down
cold
mouth
alone
house
hope
town
Unit 1
Listen and repeat.
/ɪə/	 here  near  really  clear
/eə/	 there  bear  care  chair
/ʊə/	 tourist 
Unit 2
Listen and repeat.
/p/	 parent  potato  help  prepare
/b/	 boy  brother  hamburger  body
/t/	
tea  tomato  water  salt
/d/	 bad  food  idea  doctor
Unit 3
/aʊ/
Now listen and check.
Phonetics in use
100 
Listen and circle the correct words.
1  leaf / leave
2  could / good 
3  guide / kind 
4  safe / save
5  very / fairy 
6  came / game 
Unit 4
Listen and repeat.
/s/	
sky  soft  place  grass
/z/	
as  always  amazing  visit
/θ/	 month  think  theatre  thank 
/ð/	 than  with  they  then 
Unit 5
Listen and repeat.
/ʃ/	
British  finish  shop  sure
/ʒ/	
television  pleasure  treasure  usual
/dʒ/	 enjoy  judge  job  bridge
/tʃ/	 Chinese  teacher  each  catch
Unit 6
Communication bank
Useful expressions
Unit 1
•	Did you know that…?
•	That’s false.
•	The truth is that…
•	I don’t think that’s right.
•	In reality, …
•	Research shows that…
•	One benefit is…
•	By playing…, you can…
•	The health benefits of… include…
•	Really? Could you tell me more about…?
•	That’s a good / an important / a relevant 
point.
Unit 3
Useful expressions
•	What do you think are some ways to stay 
positive?
•	What are some ways we can encourage 
each other to stay positive?
•	I think one key aspect of staying positive 
is…
•	In my opinion, being positive means…
•	I find that when I…, it helps me stay 
positive.
•	Overall, I believe that…
Unit 2
Useful expressions
Communication bank  101
Communication bank
Communication bank
Unit 4
Useful expressions
Unit 6
Useful expressions
•	… is my favourite kind of travelling.
•	When I travel, I’m always interested to know about…
•	By…, it’s possible to learn…
•	Wow, that’s interesting. What else can you learn? 
•	There are many. For example, …
•	Let’s talk about…
•	Why did he choose to…?
•	I’d like to talk about…
•	He was passionate about… because…
•	He got a lot of fun from…
•	Finally, could you tell me about…?
Unit 5
Useful expressions
•	… is an amazing animal.
•	One surprising thing about… is…
•	Actually, it can…
•	Did you know that…?
•	Sorry, but could you explain…?
•	May I ask something?
•	Excuse me. Why…?
•	Sorry to interrupt, but…
102 
Language notes
Unit 1
1.	 Poor in things, rich in love
于物贫瘠,于爱富足
该标题使用了对比的修辞手法,poor和rich这对反义词分别用来
形容代表物质的things和代表精神的love,使两者之间差异鲜
明。本文通过Charlie的故事强调了即使缺乏物质财富,人们依然
可以依靠爱的力量过得富有和快乐。
2.	 I put down Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
我放下《查理和巧克力工厂》这本书。
《查理和巧克力工厂》是英国儿童文学作家罗尔德·达尔(Roald 
Dahl)创作的童话,故事讲述了一个名叫Charlie的小男孩赢得了
参观神秘巧克力工厂的机会。罗尔德的其他作品还包括《詹姆斯
与大仙桃》《了不起的狐狸爸爸》和《好心眼儿巨人》等。
3.	 But I kept going over the exciting story in my mind.
脑海中却不断回想着那个激动人心的故事。
(1) keep doing sth意为“继续做某事,重复做某事”。例如:
 
You have to keep practising your spoken English if you 
want to get good at it. 如果你想要提升英语口语,就必须
坚持练习。
(2) go over sth在句中可以意为“仔细考虑某事”。例如:
 
She had gone over and over what happened in her 
mind. 她把发生的事情在心里想了又想。
 
此外,go over sth也意为“仔细搜查(检查)某物;重复某事,
练习某事”。例如:
 
Could you go over this report and correct any mistake? 
你能仔细看一下这个报告并把错误改过来吗?
 
Once again he went over exactly what he needed to say. 
他把要说的话又一字不差地重复了一遍。
Language notes  103
Language notes
4.	 In winter, the freezing wind swept across the floor all 
night long.
冬天的夜里,寒风一阵阵扫过地板。
(1) sweep across表示“迅速而全面地穿过或扫过”,常用来描述
风、雨、火等或者思想、情绪的快速传播。例如:
 
The storm swept across the town. 暴风雨席卷了这个城镇。
 
Excitement swept across the crowd when the team won 
the game. 当这支队伍获胜时,激动的情绪在人群中迅速传
播开来。
(2) all night long意为“整整一夜”,多用于强调。例如:
 
He worked all night long! 他工作了一整夜!
5.	 To my surprise, the family were happy together.
使我惊讶的是,他们一家人在一起很快乐。
to one’s surprise意为“使某人惊讶的是”。例如:
To my surprise, she did well in the meeting. 使我惊讶的是,
她在会议上表现得很好。
6.	 Oscar Wilde once said, “Keep love in your heart. A life 
without it is like a sunless garden...”
Oscar Wilde曾说过:
“心中要有爱。生活中没有爱,就像花园没
有阳光……”
(1) 句中使用了比喻的修辞手法,将心比作花园,将爱比作阳光,
说明了爱的重要性— 如果生活中缺少爱,就会像没有阳光
的花园一样死气沉沉。
(2) 奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)是19世纪末英国最杰出的戏
剧家之一,同时他也是一位小说家、诗人。其代表作包括
《快乐王子》等。
7.	 Growing happiness
让幸福生长
该标题使用了比喻的修辞手法,将happiness比喻为可以留长的
头发,强调幸福其实可以靠自己去追寻和创造,而不仅仅是被动
接受。
104 
8.	 “Just one more month!” he said to himself.
他对自己说:
“就再坚持一个月!”
say to oneself意为“对自己说”。例如:
She said to herself, “You can do it.” 她对自己说:
“你可以做
到的。”
9.	 People often talked about his long hair behind his 
back. Sometimes they laughed at him.
人们常常在背后议论他的长发。有时候还会嘲笑他。
(1) behind one’s back意为“在某人背后,背地里”。例如: 
 
Don’t speak ill of others behind their backs. 不要背后说
人坏话。
(2) laugh at意为“嘲笑,取笑”。例如:
 
You shouldn’t laugh at others’ failures. 你不应该嘲笑别人
的失败。
10.	 Day after day, hope grew together with his hair.
日复一日,他的头发渐渐长长,希望也随之增长。
day after day意为“日复一日,天天地”。例如:
Our team is working hard day after day to ensure the success 
of this project. 为确保这个项目的成功,我们团队日复一日地努
力工作。
11.	 He remembered the words of Plato: “Happiness 
springs from doing good and helping others.”
他想起了Plato的话:
“幸福源于行善和帮助他人。”
柏拉图(Plato)是古希腊哲学家,西方哲学的开创者之一,创作了
哲学对话体著作《理想国》。
Language notes  105
Language notes
Unit 2
1.	 However, 86-year-old Zhang Shun was still about 100 
metres from the finishing line.
然而,86岁的张顺距离终点线还有约100米。
张顺,一位中国老年马拉松跑者,参加过20个全程马拉松、3个
半程马拉松比赛。他在2022年北京马拉松比赛即将关停赛道,
距离终点线还有约100米时,仍然坚持不懈。最终在观众的鼓励
下,他成功完成了比赛。
2.	 All of them held their breath. Would he make it?
他们全都屏息静气。他能成功吗?
(1) hold one’s breath意为“屏住呼吸;屏息静气”,在这里表示
“紧张地等待,焦急地盼望”的氛围。例如:
 
When the ball was in midair, we all held our breath. 当球
在半空中时,我们都屏住了呼吸。
(2) make it在句中表示“获得成功”。例如:
 
The actor wasn’t famous at all a few years ago, but now 
he’s really made it. 几年前这位演员一点都不出名,但现在
他很成功。
3.	 For years, he trained every morning in the park. He 
filled over 30 notebooks with his running records.
多年来,他每天早上都在公园里训练,写了30多本跑步日记。
fill... with sth表示“用某物充满……,用某物填满……”。例如:
He filled his room with books. 他的房间里堆满了书。
4.	 The Steel Roses of China
中国的“铿锵玫瑰”
“铿锵玫瑰”是中国国家女子足球队的别名。中国国家女子足球队
成立于1984年,在1999年美国世界杯比赛中她们闯入决赛,最
终惜败东道主美国队,屈居亚军,“铿锵玫瑰”之名从此叫响。
106 
5.	 However, the players never gave up. They took every 
chance to learn and improve.
然而,队员们从未放弃。她们抓住一切机会学习和提高自己。
take every chance to…可以理解为“抓住每一个机会去……”。
6.	 There are still many difficulties ahead. But they will 
rise to every challenge, thanks to their shining spirit.
未来仍然有很多困难,但凭借着闪耀的女足精神,她们将勇于应
对每一次挑战。
rise to every challenge表示“应对每一个挑战”,也可表达为rise 
to the challenge。例如:
His team rose to the challenge. 他的团队挺身迎接挑战。
Language notes  107
Language notes
Unit 3
1.	 Delicious memories
美味的记忆
该标题使用了通感的修辞手法。“通感”又称“移觉”,简单来说,
就是用一种感官来描述另一种感官的体验。如有些颜色引起“冷”
或“暖”的感觉,就是用触觉(冷或暖)来描述视觉(颜色)。
memory本身没有味道,但是用delicious这种味觉表达词来修
饰,使读者更能够感同身受。
同时,本文也大量使用味觉、嗅觉以及视觉感知来描述自己对食
物的感受,使食物形象更有质感,给人以身临其境的感觉,更容
易引起读者的共鸣。比如:I often wake up to the smell of 
porridge.以及Tofu and beef become red, hot mapo tofu.
2.	 The taste and smell of a certain food can often bring 
back memories.
某种食物的味道和气味常常能唤起回忆。
bring back意为“使想起(回忆起)”。例如:
This film brought back a lot of happy memories. 这部电影唤
起了许多美好的回忆。
My trip to France brought back all my old French-speaking 
skills. 法国之行让我重新拾起了之前放下的法语口语。
3.	 Sometimes, it’s sweet eight-treasure porridge. Other 
times, it’s porridge with pork and thousand-year-old 
eggs.
有时是香甜的八宝粥,有时是皮蛋瘦肉粥。
(1) eight-treasure porridge指“八宝粥”,又名“腊八粥”,是中
国传统节日“腊八节”的食品,由多种食材熬制而成。
“腊八粥”
的传统食材包括大米、小米、江米、黄米、红枣、莲子、栗
子等和各种豆类。
(2) thousand-year-old egg指“皮蛋”,又称“松花蛋”。外国人
初到中国不知“皮蛋”为何物,认为它一定是储存了很长时间
才变黑,所以英语又称之为“千年蛋”。
108 
4.	 Many people see it as a Western dessert.
许多人认为它是西式甜点。
see... as...意为“认为…… 是……,把…… 看作……”。例如:
I see the event as a challenge. 我把这个活动看成是一个挑战。
I see him as a good friend. 我视他为好朋友。
5.	 In the Yuan Dynasty, Marco Polo tasted binglao and 
carried the idea all the way back to Europe.
元朝时,Marco Polo品尝到了冰酪,并把这个美食的点子一路
带回了欧洲。
(1) all the way back表示“全程;一直”,all the way后也可跟
down / across / through等词表示同样的含义。例如:
 
Did you really run all the way across? 你真的是一路跑过去
的吗?
(2) 马可·波罗(Marco Polo)是意大利旅行家、商人。其代表作
《马可·波罗游记》记述了他在中国的所见所闻,在欧洲流传
甚广,激起了欧洲人对东方的向往,对新航路的开辟产生了
巨大的影响。
6.	 People often compare roujiamo to hamburgers, a 
symbol of American food.
人们经常将肉夹馍和美国的代表食物汉堡包做类比。
compare... to...意为“把……比作……”。例如:
In the novel, the author compares life to a journey. 在这本小
说中,作者把人生比作一场旅行。
7.	 Food is a bridge between cultures.
食物是文化之间的桥梁。
句子使用了暗喻的修辞手法,将食物比喻为桥梁,表达的是食物
在不同文化之间的交流、传播和重要性。此处表示食物可以连接
不同的文化,促进不同文化间的理解和交流。
Language notes  109
Language notes
Unit 4
1.	 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻
该标题强调了工作和娱乐(休息、玩耍)之间的平衡对一个人的身
心和智力发展的重要性,意在告诉人们要适当放松、适当休息。
2.	 Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits.
娱乐可以消除不良情绪、提振精神。
(1) do away with意为“摆脱,废除”。例如:
 
We should do away with the rule. 我们应该废除这条规则。
(2) lift sb’s spirits意为“使某人开心起来,使某人振奋”。例如:
 
The warm morning sunshine lifted her spirits. 早晨温暖的
阳光使她精神为之一振。
3.	 As George Bernard Shaw once said, “We don’t stop 
playing because we grow old; we grow old because 
we stop playing.”
正如George Bernard Shaw曾经说过的:
“我们不是因为变老了
才停止玩耍,而是因为不再玩耍才变老。”
萧伯纳(George Bernard Shaw)是爱尔兰剧作家、评论家和社
会改革者。其代表作包括《伤心之家》《皮格马利翁》等。
4.	 Research also shows that fun brings people closer.
研究也表明,娱乐活动能拉近人与人之间的距离。
句型research shows that...表示“研究表明……”,常用于学术
文章、新闻报道或正式语境中。例如:
Research has shown that students learn best when they are 
actively engaged in the learning process. 研究表明,当学生们
主动投入到学习过程中时,他们的学习效果最好。
110 
5.	 No one is an island.
没有人是一座孤岛。
句中的an island表示“一座孤岛”,比喻人的孤立。 “没有人是一
座孤岛。”这句话强调了社会联系的重要性,以及人类互动和支持
的必要性。
6.	 The time-eating monster
吞噬时间的怪兽
本文使用了比喻的修辞手法,将游戏、社交媒体和电视节目这些
生活中非常容易让人沉迷的事物比喻为怪兽,因为它们占据了我
们生活中的大量时间。通过比喻的修辞手法,文章显得更生动形
象,读者能更加直观地认识到过度沉迷于屏幕的危害,从而以更
加理智和健康的方式去享受生活,并勇敢地与这个“吞噬时间的怪
兽”抗争。
7.	 But soon the monster takes over.
但是很快,这只怪兽就会控制我们。
take over意为“接管,取得对…… 的控制”。例如:
Can you take over the cooking while I walk the dog? 我遛狗
时你能把饭做了吗?
In the novel, robots take over the world. 在这部小说中,机器
人控制了整个世界。
8.	 We become couch potatoes with sore necks and dry 
eyes.
我们变成了脖子酸痛、眼睛干涩的窝在沙发里不愿运动的人。
couch potato是一个固定表达,原意为“老泡在电视机前的人”,
也可指代“久坐不动、不愿运动的人”。例如:
I don’t want to be a couch potato on my days off. I want to 
do something active. 我不想在休息日当一个电视迷。我想做一
些积极的事情。
Language notes  111
Language notes
9.	 We miss out on sweet moments with loved ones. We 
are deaf to the real world.
我们错过了与亲人在一起的甜蜜时刻。我们对现实世界充耳不闻。
miss out意为“错失机会”,后面常跟on表示某个具体的机会。
例如:
He narrowly missed out on the world record. 他险些打破世界
纪录。
be deaf to sth意为“不愿听某事,不肯听取某事”,通常用于形
容忽视的状态。例如:
It’s not right to be deaf to his advice. 不听他的建议是不对的。
112 
Unit 5
1.	 My hometown is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
我的家乡在青藏高原。
青藏高原是世界最高、最年轻的高原,有“世界屋脊”之称。青藏
高原绝大部分位于中国境内。中国境内部分包括西藏自治区全
部,以及青海省、新疆维吾尔自治区、甘肃省、四川省、云南省
的部分地区,约占中国陆地总面积的四分之一。
2.	 It is famous for the world’s highest mountain.
它因拥有世界上最高的山脉而闻名。
be famous for...意为“因……出名,以…… 闻名”,后跟名词或
动词的-ing形式。例如:
Italy is famous for its food. 意大利以其美食闻名。
3.	 The colour white meets your eyes all around.
白色随处可见。
meet your eyes是固定短语,意为“进入眼帘”,其中your可以根
据人称进行替换。例如:
A beautiful painting met our eyes as we entered the room. 
我们进屋时看到了一幅美丽的画。
4.	 There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water.
在水中有一百种蓝色。
句子中a hundred kinds of blue是一个夸张的表达方式,用来
强调水的颜色变化丰富。这个句子生动地体现了作者对家乡的湖
泊和河流的热爱。
5.	 Trains are running through the plateau.
火车在高原上穿行。
run through sth意为“贯穿于某事物之中”。例如:
A small river runs through my village. 一条小河流经我们村。
此外,run through sth也意为“复习,反复练习;排练;快速地读
(看,解释)某事物”
。例如:
Language notes  113
Language notes
I need to run through my notes before the exam. 我需要在考
试前复习下我的笔记。
Briefly, he ran through details of the events. 他简单地介绍了
活动的细节。
6.	 I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful 
places in the world.
我为自己来自世界上最美丽的地方之一而感到骄傲。
be proud to do sth表示“对做某事而感到骄傲”。例如:
She was proud to have finished the marathon. 她为自己完成
了马拉松而感到骄傲。
He is proud to be part of such a great team. 他为自己是这个
优秀团队中的一员而感到骄傲。
7.	 Natural wonders crying aloud for help
“大声呼救”的自然奇观
(1) cry在这里意为“喊叫”
,cry for help则意为“呼救”。标题中
crying aloud for help采用了拟人的修辞手法,呼应了正文
中自然奇观正在消失的情形,表达了强烈的情感,引发共鸣。
cry for...还可以表示“需要……,亟需……”。例如:
 
The disaster-stricken area is crying for help. 灾区迫切需要
援助。
(2) 本文大量使用了拟人的修辞手法,如:标题中自然奇观在“大
声呼救”;文中的I’m not a sea but a lake,I’m the rainforest 
of Madagascar和I’m a glacier at the...。第一人称的使用使
文章读起来像是这些自然奇观的自我介绍,有一种这些自然
奇观和人类面对面谈话的感觉,这使文章更具生动性和感染
力,也使读者更能身临其境地感受到环境问题的严重性。
8.	 The Dead Sea could die!
死海可能会死亡!
死海湖面海拔约–430米,是世界陆地表面的最低点。同时,死
海无出海口,进水主要靠约旦河。
114 
9.	 Take less water, or I’ll dry up within the next 100 years.
少抽些水吧,不然用不了一百年我就干涸了。
(1) 句中的or用作并列连词,意为“否则,要不然”,后面跟的句
子往往表示一种不好的结果。例如:
 
Wear your jacket or you’ll catch a cold. 穿上夹克,要不你
会感冒的。
 
Walk faster or we’ll be late. 走快一点,不然我们就迟到了。
(2) dry up意为“干涸;(供应等)耗尽,枯竭”。例如:
 
As the climate changed, the lake began to dry up. 随着
气候变化,这个湖开始干涸。
10.	 I’m the rainforest of Madagascar.
我是马达加斯加的雨林。
马达加斯加共和国(简称“马达加斯加”
),位于非洲大陆以东、印
度洋西部,是非洲第一大、世界第四大岛。该国森林面积约占国
土面积的21%,珍稀动植物种类繁多,一些动植物为马达加斯加
独有。位于马达加斯加岛东部的阿钦安阿纳雨林被联合国教科文
组织世界遗产委员会批准作为自然遗产列入《世界遗产名录》。
11.	 If Frozen turns into Waterworld...
如果《冰雪奇缘》变成《未来水世界》……
(1) 电影《冰雪奇缘》改编自安徒生的童话《冰雪女王》,讲述了
一个奇幻的故事。一个王国的长公主因为自己的魔法意外失
控将整个王国冰冻起来,随后逃进雪山,最后在妹妹的帮助
下破解了冰封魔咒。
(2) 电影《未来水世界》讲述了一个末日生存的故事。未来地球臭
氧层遭破坏,两极冰川融化,地球变成一片汪洋大海,人们
只能建起水上浮岛,在水上生存。
12.	 I’m a glacier at the Glacier National Park in America.
我是美国冰川国家公园中的一座冰川。
美国冰川国家公园位于美国蒙大拿州西北部,这里冰川众多。有
研究表明,公园内冰川从一个多世纪前的约150个减少到约25
个,预计所有冰川都将在本世纪消失。
Language notes  115
Language notes
Unit 6
1.	 I just couldn’t wait to try Sichuan hot pot!
我迫不及待地想要试一试四川火锅!
can’t wait to do表示“迫不及待地想要做”。例如:
She can’t wait to start her new job. 她迫不及待地想要开始新
的工作。
2.	 When in China, do as the Chinese do!
在中国,就入乡随俗吧!
本句改编自谚语When in Rome, do as the Romans do,意为
“入乡随俗”。例如:
-Are you sure we should eat this with our hands? 你确定我
们要用手拿着吃吗?
-Why not? When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 当然,入乡
随俗嘛。
3.	 Surprisingly, I started to enjoy the taste. And cooking 
hot pot was just as fun as eating it!
令人意外的是,我开始喜欢这个味道了。而且,我发现煮火锅和
吃火锅一样有趣!
surprisingly意为“惊人地,使人吃惊地,出人意料地”,常出现
在句首,用于表达一种令人意外的感觉。例如:
Surprisingly, he got a very good job. 令人惊讶的是,他找到了
一份很好的工作。
4.	 After lunch, things went from really hot to totally cool –  
we went to the new Sanxingdui Museum! 
午饭后,我们从热辣的火锅店到了一个完全不同的凉爽且很酷的
地方— 我们去参观了三星堆博物馆新馆!
(1) 这个句子中,hot和cool两个词都使用了双关的修辞手法。
hot既体现了火锅店的热闹场景,又体现了火锅的辣。cool既
体现了三星堆博物馆新馆的凉爽,也体现了展览内容令人印
116 
象深刻。
(2) 三星堆博物馆位于四川省广汉市三星堆遗址东北角。三星堆
是我国西南地区迄今所知规模最大、延续时间最长、出土文
物最丰富的先秦时期遗址。遗址内的古城面积约3.6平方千
米,盛极于距今3,000多年的商代中晚期,被誉为20世纪
人类最重大的考古发现之一。
5.	 I’m really looking forward to the rest of my trip around 
China!
我真的很期待接下来的中国之旅!
look forward to意为“(兴奋地)期待,盼望”,后面常跟名词或动
词的-ing形式。例如:
I look forward to meeting you. 我期待着与你见面。
6.	 “I walked through many fantastic places in China,” he 
replied. “People say I‘m as great as Zhang Qian and 
Xuanzang. So I have no regrets at all.”
他回道:
“我走遍了中国的大好河山。人们说我是一位像张骞和玄
奘那样伟大的旅行者。 所以我一点也不后悔。”
张骞,中国西汉外交家。汉能通西域,由张骞创立首功。张骞对
开辟从中国通往西域的丝绸之路有卓越贡献,至今举世称道。西
域诸国当时无史籍记载,张骞所报道,备载于《史记》《汉书》中,
是治中亚史所根据的原始资料,具有重要价值。
玄奘(602—664),通称三藏法师,俗称唐僧,唐佛教学者、旅
行家。唐太宗贞观三年西行赴天竺,贞观十九年回到长安。记旅
行见闻,撰成《大唐西域记》。元吴昌龄的《唐三藏西天取经》杂
剧,明吴承恩的《西游记》小说等,都从他的故事发展而来。
7.	 This man was Xu Xiake, the greatest traveller in 
Chinese history.
这个人就是中国历史上最伟大的旅行家徐霞客。
(1) 徐霞客(1587—1641),名弘祖,字振之,号霞客。明代地理
学家、旅行家和文学家,被称为“千古奇人”。他人生的绝大
Language notes  117
Language notes
部分时间都在旅行考察,足迹遍及大半个中国,最终留下了
地理名著《徐霞客游记》,被誉为“千古奇书”。
(2) 《徐霞客游记》被学术界列为中国最有影响力的20部著作之
一,是中国旅游走向全球的重要文化基石之一。其中关于石
灰岩地貌的记述,早于欧洲人一个多世纪。《徐霞客游记》开
篇之日(5月19日)也被定为“中国旅游日”。
8.	 From an early age, Xu dreamed of visiting China’s seas 
and mountains.
自年少时起,徐霞客就梦想着访遍中国的山海。
“丈夫当朝碧海而暮苍梧,乃以一隅自限耶?”体现了徐霞客早年
立下的远大志向。“朝碧海而暮苍梧”意思是早上还在碧海游玩,
晚上就回到了苍梧(现湖南省永州市九嶷山一带)住宿。整句话言
外之意是说大丈夫要心怀天下,志在四方。
9.	 At 22, he set out on his life’s journey.
22岁时,他开始了自己一生的旅程。
set out on sth意为“开始做某事”。例如:
They set out on a journey to the South Pole. 他们开始了前往
南极的旅程。
118 
Unit 1 
一般过去时
如果想要表达与出生相关的信息,应该怎么说呢?请看下面的例句:
I was born in a small village in Shanxi Province. 我出生在山西省的一个小
村庄。
They were born in the same year. 他们是同一年出生的。
从以上例句可以看出,要表达过去的事情,如自己的出生信息等,就要用到动词的
过去式,be的过去式为was / were,请看下表:
原形
am
is
are
过去式
was
was
were
如果问某人是否在某年出生,是否在某地出生,可以说:
Were you born in 2008? 你是2008年出生的吗?
Were you born in Beijing? 你是在北京出生的吗?
其实不仅表示出生要用一般过去时,只要是表达过去的状态、特征、行为等,就需
要用一般过去时。例如:
My primary school teacher was very strict. 我的小学老师很严格。
He was a doctor from 1797 to 1801. 他在1797年至1801年期间是一名医生。
很多一般过去时的句子中包含了表示过去的时间状语,如上面出现的from 1797 to 
1801。由谓语动词be构成的一般过去时的肯定、否定、一般疑问和回答句式如下
表所示:
Guide to the language use
Guide to the language use  119
Guide to the language use
肯定句
否定句
一般疑问句
回答
I was born in 
Beijing.
I was not (wasn’t) 
born in Beijing.
Was I born in 
Beijing?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.
You were busy 
last week.
You were not 
(weren’t) busy last 
week.
Were you busy 
last week?
Yes, you were.
No, you weren’t.
He / She was 
born in 2008.
He / She was not 
(wasn’t) born in 
2008.
Was he / she 
born in 2008?
Yes, he / she was.
No, he / she wasn’t.
It was a small 
village then.
It was not (wasn’t) 
a small village then.
Was it a small 
village then?
Yes, it was.
No, it wasn’t.
We were good 
friends in primary 
school.
We were not 
(weren’t) good 
friends in primary 
school.
Were we good 
friends in primary 
school?
Yes, we were.
No, we weren’t.
They were in the 
country in 1990.
They were not 
(weren’t) in the 
country in 1990.
Were they in the 
country in 1990?
Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.
以上总结的是be的过去式。
通过学习,我们掌握了be的过去式,那么一般动词的过去式是如何构成的
呢?请同学们观察下面两个例句:
He often goes to school by bike, but today he walked to school. 他
经常骑自行车去学校,但是今天他是走路去的学校。
I live in Beijing now, but I lived in Shanghai three years ago. 我现在
住在北京,但是三年前我住在上海。
从上面的两个例句中我们不难看出,walked, lived所表达的都是过去的事情。
也就是说,当我们谈论过去的动作或状态时,常常使用一般过去时,句中的
谓语要用动词的过去式。
从上面的两个例句中,我们看到walk→walked, live→lived,那么我们可以
推论,动词过去式的构成大致是在动词后加-ed / -d。这类变化被称为动词
的规则变化。更详细的变化方式请见下表:
120 
变化规则
原形
过去式
一般动词结尾加-ed
walk, listen, look, 
finish
walked, listened, 
looked, finished
以“不发音的字母e”结尾的动词后
加-d
live, notice, decide
lived, noticed, 
decided
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的动词,y变
为i,再加-ed
hurry, marry
hurried, married
以“一个元音字母 + 一个辅音字母”
结尾的重读闭音节动词,先双写辅音
字母,再加-ed
stop, step
stopped, stepped
如果要表示过去没有做某事或某事没有发生,则要用一般过去时的否定形式。根据
行为动词一般现在时否定形式的构成规律,同学们可能猜得到,行为动词过去式的
否定形式也要加助动词。不过不是加do / does,而是加do / does的过去式did,请
看下列各例:
She didn’t like the food in that restaurant. 她不喜欢那家餐馆的食物。
They didn’t notice the sign at first. 他们一开始没注意到那块指示牌。
Baby Bear didn’t look in the bedroom. 熊宝宝没有往卧室里看。
从以上例句可以看出,一般过去时的否定助动词didn’t没有人称和数的变化。我们
还可以看到,否定句中由于加了didn’t,原来的谓语动词变成了原形。试比较:
I walked to school today. 我今天步行去的学校。 
I didn’t walk to school today. 我今天没有走路上学。 
Baby Bear noticed the little girl in his bed. 熊宝宝看到了躺在他床上的小
女孩。
Baby Bear didn’t notice the little girl in his bed. 熊宝宝没有看到躺在他床上
的小女孩。
如果要询问别人早晨是否听新闻了,昨晚是否看电视了,应该怎么说呢?这时我们
需要采用疑问形式。例如:
Did you listen to the news in the morning? 你早上听新闻了吗? 
Did you watch TV yesterday evening? 你昨天晚上看电视了吗?
很显然,一般过去时的疑问形式同一般现在时的一样,也是通过在句首加助动词构
Guide to the language use  121
Guide to the language use
成的。所不同的是,一般现在时的疑问形式采用的助动词是do / does,而一
般过去时使用的是did。请大家注意,在一般过去时的疑问句中,谓语动词
变成了原形。试比较:
I telephoned my parents yesterday. 我昨天给父母打电话了。 
Did you telephone your parents yesterday? 你昨天给父母打电话了吗? 
Yes, I did. 是的,我打了。 
No, I didn’t. 没有,我没打。 
He visited his aunt last weekend. 他上周末去看望他的姑姑了。 
Did he visit his aunt last weekend? 他上周末去看望他的姑姑了吗?
Yes, he did. 是的,他去了。 
No, he didn’t. 没有,他没去。
从以上例句我们还可以看出一般疑问句的回答方式。现将一般过去时的各种
形式及回答总结如下:
肯定句
否定句
一般疑问句
回答
I started school at 
three.
I did not (didn’t) 
start school at 
three.
Did I start school 
at three?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t.
You took a walk 
this morning.
You did not (didn’t) 
take a walk this 
morning.
Did you take a 
walk this morning?
Yes, you did.
No, you didn’t.
He / She went 
to the library 
yesterday.
He / She did not 
(didn’t) go to the 
library yesterday.
Did he / she go 
to the library 
yesterday?
Yes, he / she did.
No, he / she didn’t.
It rained heavily.
It did not (didn’t) 
rain heavily.
Did it rain heavily?
Yes, it did.
No, it didn’t.
They played 
basketball after 
school.
They did not 
(didn’t) play 
basketball after 
school.
Did they play 
basketball after 
school?
Yes, they did.
No, they didn’t.
122 
Unit 2 
不定代词
英语中的不定代词有很多,用法也比较灵活,这里只介绍常用的几个。
(1) neither和none
neither和none都表示否定的意思,它们的区别在于:neither表示对两者的否
定,而none用于表示对三者及以上的否定。例如:
I saw two boys at the door, but neither (of them) is my brother. 我看
到门口有两个男孩,但他们都不是我哥哥。 
None (of the students) in my class wants / want to give up. 我们班没
有学生想放弃。
另外,none除指可数的人和物外,还可以表示不可数的东西。none还可以表
示“零”这一数字概念。例如:
I thought there was some coffee in my office, but there’s none there. 
我以为办公室里有些咖啡,可一点都没有。 
-How many postcards have you sent? 你寄出了多少张明信片? 
-None. 一张都没寄。
(2) both和all
both表示“两者”,而all表示“全体,一切”,指三者及以上。all还可以指不可数
的事物。例如:
-Which of the two shirts do you like? 这两件衬衫你喜欢哪件?
-I like both. 两件都喜欢。 
All of the students went to the cinema yesterday evening. 昨晚所有的
学生都去电影院看电影了。
All was changed. 一切都被改变了。 
both和all还可以用于主语之后。例如:
We both / all passed the exam. 我们俩/大家都通过了考试。
(3) either
either表示两者中的“任何一个”。例如:
You can use either of the bathrooms. 这两个卫生间你用哪一个都可以。
Guide to the language use  123
Guide to the language use
Either plan sounds great to me. 对我来说,这两个计划听起来都
很好。
-Which of the two shirts do you want? 这两件衬衫你想要哪件? 
-Either will do. 哪件都行。
注意:either表示二选一,如在最后一个例句中,either表示“哪个都可以”,
说明购物者要买一件衬衫而不是两件都要。如表示两件都要,则用both。
Unit 3 
系动词
英语动词中,有的动词后面要接名词或代词等作宾语,有的可以单独作谓语,
而有的则要接形容词或名词等作主语的补充成分。我们把后面接主语补充成
分的动词称为系动词。同学们最熟悉、最常用的系动词就是be。除be以外,
很多感官动词,如feel, taste, look等,也可以当系动词使用。例如: 
This bed feels hard. 这张床摸起来硬邦邦的。 
The biscuits taste sweet. 饼干吃起来甜甜的。 
You look tired. 你看上去累了。 
The milk smells sour. 牛奶闻起来有股馊味儿。 
The idea sounds good. 这主意听起来不错。 
上面用到的系动词feel, taste, look, smell, sound相当于汉语中的“摸起
来”“尝起来”“看上去”“闻起来”和“听起来”。 
除be和感官动词以外,go, get, become, remain等动词也可以作为系动
词使用。其中,go, get, become用于描述人或事物的状态发生某种变化。
例如:
The meat goes bad. 肉变质了。
It was getting very dark. 天越来越黑了。
Leaves become yellow in autumn. 叶子在秋天会变黄。
He becomes excited before the match. 他在比赛前变得很兴奋。
在表示人或事物的状态保持一致、没有发生变化时,则需要使用remain。
124 
例如:
Her room remains clean and tidy. 她的房间一直保持干净整洁的状态。
He remains calm in trouble. 在遇到麻烦时,他仍保持冷静。
要注意,除be以外的系动词,其否定形式和疑问形式的构成要借助助动词do, does
等。例如: 
The dishes do not smell very nice. 这些菜肴闻起来不太好。 
Does he look worried? 他看起来担心吗? 
The cake does not taste very good. 这个蛋糕不是很好吃。
Does she get angry? 她生气了吗?
Life does not remain the same. 生活不是一成不变的。
Unit 4 
祈使句
首先请看下面的句子:
Give them more personal space. 多给他们点个人空间。
Wave to say goodbye. 挥手说再见。
Be careful! 小心!
Don’t stand too close to the river bank. 不要站得离河边太近。
这些句子叫作祈使句。祈使句用来表达叮嘱、劝告、希望、禁止、请求或命令等。
那么祈使句都有哪些特点呢?通过观察,我们可以总结出以下特点:
•  祈使句一般没有主语,说话的对象都是第二人称“你”或“你们”,所以也可以
理解为省略了主语you;
•  以动词原形开头,无时态和数的变化;
•  祈使句的否定形式是在动词原形前加don’t;
•  在表达请求时,可以加上please;表达比较强烈的语气时,可以用感叹号。
请同学们看下面更多的例句,体会祈使句的结构和功能,请特别注意其否定形式的
用法: 
Please close the door. 请把门关上。
Sit down, please. 请坐。 
Guide to the language use  125
Guide to the language use
Come to my office. 到我办公室来。
Stop! 停!
Hurry up! 快点!
Please don’t do it. 请不要这么做。
Don’t worry. Be happy. 不要担心,高兴点。 
Don’t bring any food or drink into the lab next time. 下次不要把任何
食物或饮料带到实验室来。
Don’t be late again. 不要再迟到了。
需要注意的是,虽然do及其否定形式don’t一般不能作助动词与be连用,但
从最后一个例句可以看出,在be构成的祈使句中,可以出现二者连用的情
况,即在be前加don’t构成该祈使句的否定形式。
Unit 5 
形容词、副词的比较级和最高级
形容词的比较级
英语中应该怎样表达比较呢?首先请大家看下面的例句:
The Yangtze River is longer than the Yellow River. 长江比黄河长。 
London is bigger than Cambridge. 伦敦比剑桥大。 
从以上例句可以看出,在对两者进行比较时,形容词要用比较级的形式,形
容词比较级之后要用than引出比较的对象。形容词的比较级在形式上有一
定的变化规律,大体上分为规则变化和不规则变化两种。我们首先介绍第一
种— 规则变化,请看下表:
126 
构成方法
原级
比较级
单音节
和少数
双音节
单词
一般在词尾加-er
tall, long, short, 
old, small
taller, longer, 
shorter, older, 
smaller
以字母e结尾的形容词直接加-r
nice, fine, large
nicer, finer, larger
以重读闭音节结尾的形容词,如
末尾只有一个辅音字母,应先双
写该字母,再加-er
big, hot, thin
bigger, hotter, 
thinner
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的形容
词,先把y变成i,再加-er
busy, easy, early
busier, easier, 
earlier
请同学们注意,表示比较时,原来的句子结构并没有改变,只是将形容词变成比
较级的形式,然后在后面用than引出所比较的对象。例如,原来的句式是The 
Yangtze River is long,在与另一条河进行比较时,则只将long变成longer,后面
加上“than + 比较的对象(如the Yellow River)”即可。
如果基本句式是Summer is a hot season,在与其他季节比较时,只需将形容词变
成比较级的形式,其他结构不变,即Summer is a hotter season,然后接“than + 
比较的对象”即可。例如:
Summer is a hotter season than spring. 夏天比春天热。
Tom is a taller boy than my son. Tom比我儿子高。
以上为单音节形容词和少数双音节形容词的比较级的构成形式和比较级句子的表
达方式。那么,还有部分双音节形容词和多音节形容词,它们的比较级是如何构成
的呢?一般这类形容词的比较级是在其前加more。例如:
Try to make the story more moving. 请使这个故事更加感人。
Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tennis. 没有什么比打网球更令人愉
快的了。
It is more difficult to practise in winter (than in summer). 冬季训练(要比夏
季训练)难度更大。
可以看出,这部分形容词构成比较级的句式和上一知识点中的一样,只是形容词比
较级的构成方法不同而已。
Guide to the language use  127
Guide to the language use
副词的比较级
副词比较级和形容词比较级的变化形式大致相同,请看下表:
构成方法
原级
比较级
单音节和少
数双音节单词
一般在词尾加-er
hard, fast
harder, faster
以字母e结尾的副词直接
加-r
late
later
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的副
词,先把y变成i,再加-er
early
earlier
大部分双音节
和多音节单词
在单词前加more
quickly, strongly, 
carefully
more quickly, 
more strongly, 
more carefully
在使用副词比较级构成句子时,其结构也与形容词比较级大致相同。例如:
We are training harder because we want to win. 我们想获胜,所以我们
训练得更刻苦。
This year we are training more carefully. 今年我们训练得更认真了。
有些形容词和副词有不规则的比较级形式,请看下表:
原级
比较级
good, well
better
bad / ill, badly
worse
many / much
more
little
less
far
farther / further
128 
形容词和副词的最高级
当我们要将三个或三个以上的事物进行比较时,可以用形容词或副词的最高级形式
来表达。例如:
My home is the closest to school. 我家离学校最近。
It is the most comfortable way, but it is also the most expensive. 这是最舒
适的方式,但也是最贵的。
He lives the farthest from school. 他住得离学校最远。
Of all the students in my class, she writes the most carefully. 在班里所有的
学生中,她写得最仔细。
形容词和副词的最高级的规则变化请看下表:
构成方法
原级
最高级
单音节
和少数
双音节
单词
一般在词尾加-est
tall, long, short, old, 
hard, fast
tallest, longest, 
shortest, oldest, 
hardest, fastest
以字母e结尾的词直接加-st
nice, fine, large, 
close, late
nicest, finest, 
largest, closest, 
latest
以重读闭音节结尾的词,如
末尾只有一个辅音字母,应
先双写该字母,再加-est
big, hot, thin
biggest, hottest, 
thinnest
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的词,
先把y变成i,再加-est
busy, easy, early
busiest, easiest, 
earliest
大部分
双音节
和多音
节单词
在单词前加most
careful, carefully, 
dangerous, slowly, 
beautiful, beautifully
most careful,  
most carefully,  
most dangerous, 
most slowly,  
most beautiful,  
most beautifully
Guide to the language use  129
Guide to the language use
请注意:在表示“A比B ……”时, 我们用A is... than B,但最高级表达的是三
个及三个以上事物的比较状况,所以后面通常用in / of / among...来表示比
较的范围。例如:
He is the tallest in our class. 他是我们班个子最高的。
She lives (the) closest to school of all my classmates. 在我所有的同班
同学中,她住得离学校最近。
另外,请同学们注意:形容词的最高级前通常要加定冠词the;副词的最高级
前可加,也可不加。
常见形容词、副词最高级不规则变化如下:
Unit 6 
平级的比较
在上一单元中,我们学习了形容词和副词用于表达比较时的变化形式。在表
示其中一方比另一方“更……”时,形容词要用比较级形式,形容词比较级之
后要用than引出比较的对象。例如:
The Yangtze River is longer than the Yellow River. 长江比黄河长。 
本单元中,我们将学习形容词同级比较的句式表达。这种句式最明显的标志
是as... as...,表示“和…… 一样……”,它的否定形式为not as / so... as...,
表示“不像…… 那样……”。请看例句:
Some day she will become as successful as her role model. 总有一天,
她会变得像她的榜样那样成功。
原级
最高级
good, well
best
bad / ill, badly
worst
many / much
most
little
least
far
farthest / furthest
130 
I was as happy as you yesterday. 昨天我和你一样高兴。
My sister is not as careful as my brother. 我妹妹不像我哥哥那样细心。
It isn’t so cold as yesterday. 今天没有昨天那么冷。
从以上例句中可以看出,当使用as... as...或者它的否定形式进行平级比较时,两个
as之间的形容词需要使用原级形式。这一点与使用than的比较句型有所不同,请同
学们注意区分。
Guide to the language use  131
Words and expressions
Unit 1
 
review /rɪˈvjuː/ n. 书评 
4
chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ n. 巧克力,朱古力 
5
factory /ˈfæktəri/ n. 工厂,制造厂 
5
exciting /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ adj. 令人兴奋的;使人激 
动的;刺激的 
5
most /məʊst/ adv. 最 
5
magical /ˈmædʒɪkəl/ adj. 奇异的,美妙的, 
迷人的 
5
part /pɑːt/ n. 部分 
5
side /saɪd/ n. 边,面,侧 
5
town /taʊn/ n. 镇,城镇,市镇 
5
poor /pɔː/ adj. 贫穷的,贫困的 
5
stay /steɪ/ v. 停留 
5
only /ˈəʊnli/ adj. 唯一的,仅有的 
5
watery /ˈwɔːtəri/ adj. (食物)稀薄的, 
含水太多的;(饮料)味淡的 
5
cabbage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ n. 卷心菜,洋白菜,甘蓝 
5
freezing /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ adj. 极冷的,严寒的 
5
forget /fəˈɡet/ v. 忘记,遗忘 
5
touch /tʌtʃ/ v. 感动,触动,打动 
5
once /wʌns/ adv. 曾经,过去 
5
sunless /ˈsʌnləs/ adj. 无阳(日)光的 
5
choose /tʃuːz/ v. 选择 
6
everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ pron. 每件事物;所有事物 6
rich /rɪtʃ/ adj. 有钱的,富有的 
6
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ v. 完成 
6
expression /ɪkˈspreʃən/ n. 词组 
6
passage /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ n. 一段,一节 
6
comment /ˈkɒment/ n. 意见,评论 
6
description /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ n. 描述,描写,叙 
述,形容 
6
theme /θiːm/ n. 主题 
6
agree /əˈɡriː/ v. 同意,赞同 
6
paragraph /ˈpærəɡrɑːf/ n.  (文章的)段,段落 6
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ v. 理解 
6
other /ˈʌðə/ pron. 另外的人,其他的人 
6
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ v. 把…… 联系起来 
6
experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ n. 经验;经历 
6
opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ n. 意见,看法 
6
topic /ˈtɒpɪk/ n. 话题,论题 
6
grammar /ˈɡræmə/ n. 语法 
7
rule /ruːl/ n. 规则 
7
more /mɔː/ det. 另外的,更多的 
7
correct /kəˈrekt/ adj. 正确的 
7
form /fɔːm/ n. 形式 
7
chess /tʃes/ n. 国际象棋 
7
trip /trɪp/ n. 旅游;旅行,出行 
7
post /pəʊst/ n. 帖子 
7
dragon /ˈdræɡən/ n. 龙 
7
bath /bɑːθ/ v. 给…… 洗澡 
7
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ v. 决定,决断,判断 
7
basket /ˈbɑːskɪt/ n. 篮子;篓子;筐子 
7
princess /ˌprɪnˈses/ n. 公主 
7
example /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/ n. 例子 
8
believe /bɪˈliːv/ v. 认为 
8
survey /ˈsɜːveɪ/ n. 调查 
9
empty /ˈempti/ adj. 空的 
10
happen /ˈhæpən/ v. 发生 
10
注:加粗词汇为义务教育英语课程标准三级词汇。
132 
presentation /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/ n. 报告 
11
positive /ˈpɒzətɪv/ adj. 有信心的;积极乐观的 11
blow /bləʊ/ v. 吹动;刮动 
12
wave /weɪv/ v. 挥动,摆动(某物);(某物) 
上下起伏,左右摇晃 
12
voice /vɔɪs/ n. 说话声,嗓音;发声能力 
12
just /dʒəst/ adv. 只不过,只是 
12
himself /hɪmˈself/ pron. 他自己 
12
shame /ʃeɪm/ n. 羞愧,羞耻,惭愧 
12
finally /ˈfaɪnəl-i/ adv. 最后,终于 
12
into /ˈɪntə/ prep. 进入,到…… 里面 
12
 barber /ˈbɑːbə/ n. 男理发师 
12
fall /fɔːl/ v. 落下,降落,跌落 
12
shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə/ n. 肩膀 
12
customer /ˈkʌstəmə/ n. 顾客,客户 
12
surprised /səˈpraɪzd/ adj. 吃惊的,惊奇的, 
惊讶的,诧异的 
12
scissors /ˈsɪzəz/ n. 剪刀;剪子 
12
office /ˈɒfɪs/ n. 办公楼,办事处,公司 
12
receive /rɪˈsiːv/ v. 得到,收到 
12
cancer /ˈkænsə/ n. 癌(症) 
13
 wig /wɪɡ/ n. 假发 
13
smart /smɑːt/ adj. 聪颖的,机灵的;明智的 
13
smile /smaɪl/ v. 微笑 
13
Unit 2
 
last but not least 最后但同样重要的(一点) 20
 marathon /ˈmærəθən/ n. 马拉松赛跑 
20
however /haʊˈevə/ adv. 然而 
20
still /stɪl/ adv. 还,仍然 
20
metre /ˈmiːtə/ n. (书面缩写为m)米,公尺 
20
line /laɪn/ n. 线 
20
breath /breθ/ n. 呼出的气;吸入的气 
20 
hold your breath 屏住呼吸;屏息静气 
20
would /wʊd/ v. 会 
20
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ adj. 有信心的,自信的 20
stomachache /ˈstʌmək-eɪk/ n. 胃痛;肚子痛 
20
shall /ʃəl/ v. 要不要……? 
20
either /ˈaɪðə/ pron. (两者中的)任何一个 
20
choice /tʃɔɪs/ n. 选择;选择权 
20
seem /siːm/ v. 看来,似乎,好像 
20
someone /ˈsʌmwʌn/ pron. 某人,有人 
20
neither /ˈnaɪðə/ pron. 两者都不(的),两者 
中无一的 
20
cheer /tʃɪə/ v. (为……)欢呼,喝彩; 
(为……)加油 
20
cross /krɒs/ v. 穿过,越过,跑过(终点线、 
小径等) 
20
lifelong /ˈlaɪflɒŋ/ adj. 终身的,毕生的 
20
dream /driːm/ n. 梦想,愿望,理想 
20
past /pɑːst/ prep. 经过 
20
record /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 记录,记载 
21
none /nʌn/ pron. 全无,没有一点 
21
member /ˈmembə/ n. 成员 
21
moment /ˈməʊmənt/ n. 某一时刻 
21
if /ɪf/ conj. 假若,要是,如果 
21
possible /ˈpɒsəbəl/ adj. 可能的,可能做到 
的,可能实现的 
21
purpose /ˈpɜːpəs/ n. 目的,意图 
22
raise /reɪz/ v. 筹集;筹募 
22
charity /ˈtʃærəti/ n. 慈善机构 
22
encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ v. 鼓励,激励 
22
teach /tiːtʃ/ v. 教 
22
Words and expressions  133
Words and expressions
fight /faɪt/ v. 努力争取,为(…… )斗争 
28
score /skɔː/ v. (在运动、比赛或考试中)得(分) 28
goal /ɡəʊl/ n. 进球;进球得分 
28
victory /ˈvɪktəri/ n. 胜利,成功,赢 
28
lead /liːd/ v. 带路,领路;引领 
28
international /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl/ adj. 国际的 
28
chance /tʃɑːns/ n. 机会 
28
improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ v. 改善,改进;变得更好 
29
create /kriˈeɪt/ v. 创造 
29
wonder /ˈwʌndə/ v. 想要知道 
29
success /səkˈses/ n. 成功,胜利,成就 
29
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ v. 解释,说明 
29
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ adj. 简单的 
29
same /seɪm/ adj. 相同的,同一个的 
29
courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ n. 勇气,胆量,勇敢 
29
ahead /əˈhed/ adv. 在前面 
29
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ n. (某一特定历史时期、地方 
或群体的)精神,风气 
29
Unit 3
 
delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ adj. 令人愉快的;美味的 
36
certain /ˈsɜːtn/ adj. 某个;某些 
36
mine /maɪn/ pron. 我的(东西) 
36
beef /biːf/ n. 牛肉 
36
carrot /ˈkærət/ n. 胡萝卜 
36
mutton /ˈmʌtn/ n. 羊肉 
36
fat /fæt/ adj. 肥胖的 
36
hen /hen/ n. 母鸡 
36
pot /pɒt/ n. (通常为金属制成的圆而深的)锅 36
onion /ˈʌnjən/ n. 洋葱(头) 
36
pancake /ˈpænkeɪk/ n. 薄煎(烤,烙)饼 
36
note /nəʊt/ n. 笔记 
22
during /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ prep. 在…… 期间 
22
consider /kənˈsɪdə/ v. 考虑,细想 
22
both /bəʊθ/ pron. 两者,双方,两个都 
23
 sink /sɪŋk/ v. 下沉,沉没 
23 
sink or swim 自生自灭,成败全靠自己 
23
as /əz/ prep. 在某一年龄段时 
23
 surfer /ˈsɜːfə/ n. 冲浪者 
23
shark /ʃɑːk/ n. 鲨(鱼) 
23
attack /əˈtæk/ v. 袭击,殴打;破坏 
23
nearly /ˈnɪəli/ adv. 几乎,差不多,将近 
23
die /daɪ/ v. 死去,死亡 
23
surfing /ˈsɜːfɪŋ/ n. 冲浪(运动) 
23
competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ n. 比赛 
23
compare /kəmˈpeə/ v. 相比较;可媲美 
23
achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ n. 成绩;成就 
23
surfboard /ˈsɜːfbɔːd/ n. 冲浪板 
23
ride /raɪd/ v. 漂浮 
23
lover /ˈlʌvə/ n. 爱好者 
24
gold /ɡəʊld/ adj. 金质的 
25
medal /ˈmedl/ n. 奖牌;勋章 
25
proud /praʊd/ adj. 自豪的,得意的 
26
fit /fɪt/ adj. 健壮的,健康的 
27
final /ˈfaɪnəl/ n. 决赛 
28
team /tiːm/ n. (游戏或体育比赛的)队 
28
even /ˈiːvən/ adv. 甚至 
28
worse /wɜːs/ adv. (badly的比较级)更严重 
地;更厉害地 
28
pay attention 认真看,仔细听,用心思考 
28
continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ v. (使)继续;(使)延续 28
brave /breɪv/ adj. 勇敢的,无畏的 
28
action /ˈækʃən/ n. 行为 
28
134 
until /ʌnˈtɪl/ conj. 直到…… 为止 
39
golden /ˈɡəʊldən/ adj. 金色的,金黄色的 
39
plate /pleɪt/ n. 盘,碟 
39
loud /laʊd/ adj. 大声的,喧闹的 
39
heat /hiːt/ n. (烹饪或加热时的)温度 
39
firm /fɜːm/ adj. 结实的,坚实的 
39
 recipe /ˈresəpi/ n. 烹饪法;食谱 
40
 ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ n. (烹调用的)成 
分,食材 
40
step /step/ n. 步骤 
40
diet /ˈdaɪət/ n. 节食;规定饮食 
41
restaurant /ˈrestərɒnt/ n. 饭店,餐馆 
41
salad /ˈsæləd/ n. (生吃的)蔬菜沙拉 
41
hamburger /ˈhæmbɜːɡə/ n. 汉堡包 
42
snack /snæk/ n. (正餐以外的)小吃,点心 
43
chip /tʃɪp/ n. 炸马铃薯条 
43
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ adj. 危险的,有危 
害的 
43
 border /ˈbɔːdə/ n. 边界;边境 
44
Western /ˈwestən/ adj. (观念或方式)西方 
的,欧美的 
44
 dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ n. (饭后的)甜点,甜食, 
甜品 
44
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv. 实际上,事实上 
44
 dynasty /ˈdɪnəsti/ n. 朝代 
44
store /stɔː/ v. 贮藏,贮存,积蓄 
44
mean /miːn/ v. 意思是 
44
modern /ˈmɒdn/ adj. 现代的,近代的 
44
folk /fəʊk/ adj. 民间的,民俗的 
44
tale /teɪl/ n. 故事 
44
emperor /ˈempərə/ n. 皇帝 
44
porridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ n. 粥 
36
sweet /swiːt/ adj. 甜的 
37
 plain /pleɪn/ adj. 无装饰的,简单的,朴素 
的,单纯的 
37
menu /ˈmenjuː/ n. (尤指餐馆的)菜单 
37
medicine /ˈmedsən/ n. 药,药物(尤指口服的 
药水) 
37
than /ðən/ prep. 比 
37
pill /pɪl/ n. 药丸;药片 
37
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ v. 继续,依然(保持某种 
状态) 
37
another /əˈnʌðə/ det. 另一个,别的 
38
connection /kəˈnekʃən/ n. (两个事实、观点、 
事件等之间的)联系,关联 
38
prove /pruːv/ v. 证明,证实 
38
similar /ˈsɪmələ/ adj. 相似的,近似的,类似的 38
special /ˈspeʃəl/ adj. 特殊的,特别的 
38
order /ˈɔːdə/ n. 顺序,次序 
39
pie /paɪ/ n. 水果馅饼,派 
39
sandwich /ˈsænwɪdʒ/ n. 三明治,夹心面包 
39
circle /ˈsɜːkəl/ v. 圈出 
39
 scramble /ˈskræmbəl/ v. 炒(蛋) 
39
 slice /slaɪs/ n. 片,薄片,切片 
39
beat /biːt/ v. 搅拌,搅打 
39
add /æd/ v. 添加,增加 
39
salt /sɔːlt/ n. 盐,食盐 
39
pepper /ˈpepə/ n. 胡椒粉 
39
oil /ɔɪl/ n. 植物油,动物油 
39
 pan /pæn/ n. (长柄有盖的)锅,平底锅 
39
mixture /ˈmɪkstʃə/ n. (尤指烹饪中的)混合 
液,混合料 
39
 stir /stɜː/ v. 搅,搅拌,搅动 
39
Words and expressions  135
Words and expressions
youthful /ˈjuːθfəl/ adj. 年轻的 
52
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ v. 邀请 
53
number /ˈnʌmbə/ n. 数目,数量 
53 
a number of 一些 
53
able /ˈeɪbəl/ adj. 有能力做…… 的, 
会做…… 的 
53
importance /ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ n. 重要(性) 
54
detail /ˈdiːteɪl/ n. 细节,细微之处 
54
 conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ n. 结论 
54
open-minded /ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/ adj. 愿意考虑 
不同意见的;思想开明的 
54
ourselves /aʊəˈselvz/ pron. 我们自己 
54
else /els/ adv. 另外,其他;别的,另外的 
(用于表示不同的人、事物、地方等) 
54
differently /'dɪfrəntlɪ/ adv. 不同地;相异地 
54
instruction /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/ n. 命令,指示 
55
daily /ˈdeɪli/ adj. 每日,每天 
55 
daily life 日常生活 
55
while /waɪl/ conj. 当…… 时,在…… 时 
55
housework /ˈhaʊswɜːk/ n. 家务(劳动) 
55
explore /ɪkˈsplɔː/ v. 探讨,探究 
55
discussion /dɪˈskʌʃən/ n. 讨论,谈论,商讨 
55
unforgettable /ˌʌnfəˈɡetəbəl/ adj. 难以忘怀的 55
discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ v. 发现,找到 
57
large /lɑːdʒ/ adj. 巨大的 
57
mosquito /məˈskiːtəʊ/ n. 蚊子 
57
insect /ˈɪnsekt/ n. 昆虫 
57
set /set/ v. 确立 
58
butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ n. 蝴蝶 
59
prince /prɪns/ n. 王子 
59
 monster /ˈmɒnstə/ n. 妖怪;怪兽,怪物 
61
ever /ˈevə/ adv. 在任何时候 
61
suffer /ˈsʌfə/ v. (身体或精神上)受苦, 
遭受(痛苦) 
44
stomach /ˈstʌmək/ n. 胃 
44
totally /ˈtəʊtl-i/ adv. 完全地,彻底地 
45
Iranian /ɪˈreɪniən/ n. 伊朗人 
45
flat /flæt/ adj. 平的,平坦的 
45
stone /stəʊn/ n. 石块,石子 
45
symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ n. 代表性人物(事物) 
45
American /əˈmerɪkən/ adj. 美国的;美国人的 45
 twin /twɪn/ adj. 双胞胎之一的 
45
bridge /brɪdʒ/ n. (事物之间的)桥梁,纽带 
45
Unit 4
 
 dull /dʌl/ adj. 愚笨的,迟钝的 
53
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ v. 想象 
52
alone /əˈləʊn/ adv. 单独,独自 
52
might /maɪt/ v. 也许,可能,大概 
52
tool /tuːl/ n. 工具 
52
list /lɪst/ n. 名单,清单,目录 
52
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ pron. 某物;某事; 
某种东西 
52
novel /ˈnɒvəl/ n. (长篇)小说 
52
magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ n. 杂志,期刊 
52
 solar /ˈsəʊlə/ adj. 利用太阳能的 
52
media /ˈmiːdiə/ n. 媒介物 
52
bored /bɔːd/ adj. 厌烦的,不感兴趣的; 
烦闷的 
52
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ n. 感觉 
52
lift sb’s spirits 使某人开心起来 
52
funny /ˈfʌni/ adj. 使人发笑的,有趣的;滑 
稽的 
52
136 
present /ˈprezənt/ n. 礼物,赠品 
69
likely /ˈlaɪkli/ adj. 可能的;可能发生的;可 
能属实的 
70
local /ˈləʊkəl/ adj. 地方性的,当(本)地的 
70
designer /dɪˈzaɪnə/ n. (服装、家具、设备 
等的)设计师,设计者 
70
guide /ɡaɪd/ n. 指南,指南手册 
70
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ v. 描述,描写 
70
landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/ n. (陆上的)风景, 
景致,景色 
70
common /ˈkɒmən/ adj. 常见的,普遍的 
70
Mount /maʊnt/ n. (书面缩写为Mt)(用作 
山名的一部分)…… 山,…… 峰 
71
 tide /taɪd/ n. 海潮,潮汐 
71
exhibition /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/ n. 展览(会) 
73
tour /tʊə/ n. 参观,游览 
74
pound /paʊnd/ n. 英镑 
74
lungfish /ˈlʌŋfɪʃ/ n. 肺鱼 
75
lung /lʌŋ/ n. 肺 
75
scientist /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ n. 科学家 
75
behaviour /bɪˈheɪvjə/ n. 行为,举止 
75
develop /dɪˈveləp/ v. (使)成长,(使)发展 
75
land /lænd/ n. 陆地 
75
aloud /əˈlaʊd/ adv. 出声地 
77
salty /ˈsɔːlti/ adj. 咸的,含盐的 
76
lie /laɪ/ v. 躺,平卧 
76
surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ n. 表面,面 
76
level /ˈlevəl/ n. 水平高度;相对高度 
76
less /les/ det. 不那么多,更(较)少 
76
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 暗示,暗指 
77
such as 像,诸如,例如 
77
snake /sneɪk/ n. 蛇 
77
notice /ˈnəʊtɪs/ v. 看到;听到;感觉到; 
注意到 
61
social /ˈsəʊʃəl/ adj. 社交的 
61
screen /skriːn/ n. 屏幕 
61
 couch /kaʊtʃ/ n. 长沙发 
61
 couch potato 老泡在电视机前的人 
61
sore /sɔː/ adj. 疼痛的;酸痛的 
61
neck /nek/ n. 颈,脖子 
61
deaf /def/ adj. 不愿听的,不肯听取的 
61
real /rɪəl/ adj. 实际存在的,非想象的 
61
balanced /ˈbælənst/ adj. 均衡的 
61
outside /aʊtˈsaɪd/ adv. 在室外 
61
jog /dʒɒɡ/ v. 慢跑 
61
fresh /freʃ/ adj. 新鲜的 
61
tennis /ˈtenɪs/ n. 网球(运动) 
61
hike /haɪk/ v. (在…… )徒步旅行,远足 
61
ours /aʊəz/ pron. (属于)我们的 
61
Unit 5
 
 plateau /ˈplætəʊ/ n. 高原 
68
cloud /klaʊd/ n. 云 
68
soft /sɒft/ adj. 柔软的 
68
brightly /ˈbraɪtli/ adv. 明亮地 
68
 lotus /ˈləʊtəs/ n. 莲花(图案),荷花(图案) 
68
sky /skaɪ/ n. 天,天空 
68
calm /kɑːm/ adj. 镇静的,沉着的;心平气和的 68
above /əˈbʌv/ prep. 在(…… )上方 
68
express /ɪkˈspres/ v. 表达;表示;表现 
68
grassland /ˈɡrɑːslænd/ n. 草原 
69
field /fiːld/ n. 田地,田野 
69
few /fjuː/ adj. 很少,不多 
69
Words and expressions  137
Words and expressions
places of interest 名胜 
87
hotel /həʊˈtel/ n. 宾馆,酒店 
87
comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl/ adj. 舒适的,令 
人舒服的 
87
postcard /ˈpəʊstkɑːd/ n. 明信片 
87
waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ n. 瀑布 
87
south /saʊθ/ adj. 在南方的 
87
powerful /ˈpaʊəfəl/ adj. 猛烈的,有力的 
87
thunder /ˈθʌndə/ n. 雷声 
87
painting /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ n. 绘画(作品) 
87
roller coaster 过山车,云霄飞车 
87
huge /hjuːdʒ/ adj. 巨大的,庞大的;极大 
量的 
87
ant /ænt/ n. 蚂蚁 
87
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ n. 美,美丽,漂亮 
87
discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ v. 商讨,谈论,讨论 
88
accept /əkˈsept/ v. 接受;同意做 
89
award /əˈwɔːd/ n. 奖,奖赏;奖品;奖金 
89
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ n. 路上行驶的车辆,交通 
91
unexplored /ˌʌnɪkˈsplɔːd/ adj. (地方)未曾 
探索的,未经勘察的 
92
seriously /ˈsɪəriəsli/ adv. 严重地,非常 
92
achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ v. 实现;(尤指经过努力) 
取得,达到 
92
geographical /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkəl/ adj. 地理的; 
地理学的 
93
discovery /dɪsˈkʌvəri/ n. 被发现的事实(事物) 93
 peak /piːk/ n. 山顶,山峰;山,山岳 
93
truth /truːθ/ n. 事实,真相,实情 
93
climb /klaɪm/ v. 爬(山),登(山) 
93
wood /wʊd/ n. 木头;木材,木料 
77
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə/ v. 消失,不见 
77
 glacier /ˈɡlæsiə/  n. 冰川 
77
national /ˈnæʃənəl/ adj. 国家的,全国性的 
77
Unit 6
 
airport /ˈeəpɔːt/ n. 机场,航空站(港) 
84
burn /bɜːn/ v. (使)(身体部位)灼痛,(使) 
火辣辣地痛 
84
expect /ɪkˈspekt/ v. 预料,预期,预计 
84
deep /diːp/ adj. (呼吸或叹息)深深的 
84
lemon /ˈlemən/ n. 柠檬 
84
reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ v. 回答,答复 
85
mouthful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ n. (食物或饮料的)一 
口,一满口 
85
surprisingly /səˈpraɪzɪŋli/ adv. 惊人地,使人 
吃惊地,出人意料地 
85
 mask /mɑːsk/ n. 假面具,假面 
85
normal /ˈnɔːməl/ adj. 正常的 
85
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adj. 古代的 
85
further /ˈfɜːðə/ adv. 更远 
85
look forward to (兴奋地)期待,盼望 
85
general /ˈdʒenərəl/ adj. 大体的,大致的 
86 
in general 通常,一般情况下;普遍地, 
总的说来 
86
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adj. 好奇的,好打听的 
86
cultural /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ adj. 文化的;文化上的 
86
main /meɪn/ adj. 最大的,最重要的 
86
prefer /prɪˈfɜː/ v. 更喜欢 
87
interest /ˈɪntrɪst/ n. 吸引力 
87 
138 
Names
Charlie /ˈtʃɑːli/ 查理 
4
Oscar Wilde /ˌɒskə ˈwaɪld/ 奥斯卡· 王尔德 
5
Sarah /ˈseərə/ 萨拉 
7
Emily /ˈeməli/ 埃米莉 
7
Plato /ˈpleɪtəʊ/ 柏拉图 
13
Bethany Hamilton /ˌbeθəni ˈhæməltən/ 贝萨妮· 汉密尔顿 
23
Marco Polo /ˌmɑːkəʊ ˈpəʊləʊ/ 马可· 波罗 
44
George Bernard Shaw /ˌdʒɔːdʒ ˌbɜːnəd ˈʃɔː/ 萧伯纳 
52
Walt Disney /ˌwɔːlt ˈdɪzni/ 沃尔特· 迪斯尼 
59
Jane /dʒeɪn/ 简 
87
Places
the USA 美国 
28
Europe /ˈjʊərəp/ 欧洲 
44
Venezuela /venəˈzweɪlə/ 委内瑞拉 
45
the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau /ˈplætəʊ/ 青藏高原 
68
the Yellow River 黄河 
71
the Yangtze /ˈjæŋtsi/ River 长江 
71
Mount Taishan 泰山 
71
Mount Emei 峨眉山 
71
Mount Qomolangma /ˌtʃəʊməˈlʊŋmə/ 珠穆朗玛峰 
71
the Qiantang River 钱塘江 
71
London /ˈlʌndən/ 伦敦 
73
the Dead Sea 死海 
76
Madagascar /ˌmædəˈɡæskə/ 马达加斯加 
77
Glacier /ˈɡlæsiə/ National Park 冰川国家公园 
77
America /əˈmerɪkə/ 美国 
77
Sanxingdui Museum 三星堆博物馆 
85
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ Shu 古蜀(中国古族名兼国名) 
85
Iguazu /i:gwəˈsu:/ Falls 伊瓜苏大瀑布 
87
Bern /bɜːn/ 伯尔尼 
91
Proper nouns  139
Proper nouns
Mount Huangshan 黄山 
93
Tiandu Peak /piːk/ 天都峰(黄山第三高峰) 
93
Lianhua Peak 莲花峰(黄山第一高峰) 
93
Others
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 《查理和巧克力工厂》 
4
Steel /stiːl/ Roses 铿锵玫瑰 
28
Women’s Asian /ˈeɪʃən/ Cup 女子亚洲杯 
28
tofu /ˈtəʊfuː/ 豆腐 
36
eight-treasure porridge /eɪt ˈtreʒə ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ 八宝粥,腊八粥 
37
thousand-year-old egg /ˈθaʊzənd jɪə əʊld eɡ/ 皮蛋,松花蛋 
37
Huangdi Neijing 《黄帝内经》 
41
sangak /ˈsængæk/ 桑加克面包 
45
arepa /əˈreɪpə/ 阿瑞巴玉米饼 
45
Guinness World Record 吉尼斯世界纪录 
57
Frozen /ˈfrəʊzən/ 《冰雪奇缘》 
77
Waterworld 《未来水世界》 
77
Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes 《徐霞客游记》 
93
140 
Proper nouns
Vocabulary
bath /bɑːθ/ v. 给…… 洗澡 
7
beat /biːt/ v. 搅拌,搅打 
39
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ n. 美,美丽,漂亮 
87
beef /biːf/ n. 牛肉 
36
behaviour /bɪˈheɪvjə/ n. 行为,举止 
75
believe /bɪˈliːv/ v. 认为 
8
blow /bləʊ/ v. 吹动;刮动 
12
border /ˈbɔːdə/ n. 边界;边境 
44
bored /bɔːd/ adj. 厌烦的,不感兴趣的; 
烦闷的 
52
both /bəʊθ/ pron. 两者,双方,两个都 
23
brave /breɪv/ adj. 勇敢的,无畏的 
28
breath /breθ/ n. 呼出的气;吸入的气 
20
bridge /brɪdʒ/ n. (事物之间的)桥梁,纽带 
45
brightly /ˈbraɪtli/ adv. 明亮地 
68
burn /bɜːn/ v. (使)(身体部位)灼痛,(使) 
火辣辣地痛 
84
butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ n. 蝴蝶 
59
C
cabbage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ n. 卷心菜,洋白菜,甘蓝 
5
calm /kɑːm/ adj. 镇静的,沉着的;心平气和的 68
cancer /ˈkænsə/ n. 癌(症) 
13
carrot /ˈkærət/ n. 胡萝卜 
36
certain /ˈsɜːtn/ adj. 某个;某些 
36
chance /tʃɑːns/ n. 机会 
28
charity /ˈtʃærəti/ n. 慈善机构 
22
cheer /tʃɪə/ v. (为……)欢呼,喝彩; 
(为……)加油 
20
chess /tʃes/ n. 国际象棋 
7
A
able /ˈeɪbəl/ adj. 有能力做…… 的, 
会做…… 的 
53
above /əˈbʌv/ prep. 在(…… )上方 
68
accept /əkˈsept/ v. 接受;同意做 
89
achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ v. 实现;(尤指经过努力) 
取得,达到 
92
achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ n. 成绩;成就 
23
action /ˈækʃən/ n. 行为 
28
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv. 实际上,事实上 
44
add /æd/ v. 添加,增加 
39
agree /əˈɡriː/ v. 同意,赞同 
6
ahead /əˈhed/ adv. 在前面 
29
airport /ˈeəpɔːt/ n. 机场,航空站(港) 
84
alone /əˈləʊn/ adv. 单独,独自 
52
aloud /əˈlaʊd/ adv. 出声地 
77
American /əˈmerɪkən/ adj. 美国的;美国人的 45
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adj. 古代的 
85
another /əˈnʌðə/ det. 另一个,别的 
38
ant /ænt/ n. 蚂蚁 
87
a number of 一些 
53
as /əz/ prep. 在某一年龄段时 
23
attack /əˈtæk/ v. 袭击,殴打;破坏 
23
award /əˈwɔːd/ n. 奖,奖赏;奖品;奖金 
89
B
balanced /ˈbælənst/ adj. 均衡的 
61
barber /ˈbɑːbə/ n. 男理发师 
12
basket /ˈbɑːskɪt/ n. 篮子;篓子;筐子 
7
Vocabulary  141
Vocabulary
D
daily /ˈdeɪli/ adj. 每日,每天 
55
daily life 日常生活 
55
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ adj. 危险的,有危 
害的 
43
deaf /def/ adj. 不愿听的,不肯听取的 
61
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ v. 决定,决断,判断 
7
deep /diːp/ adj. (呼吸或叹息)深深的 
84
delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ adj. 令人愉快的;美味的 
36
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ v. 描述,描写 
70
description /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ n. 描述,描写,叙 
述,形容 
6
designer /dɪˈzaɪnə/ n. (服装、家具、设备 
等的)设计师,设计者 
70
dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ n. (饭后的)甜点,甜食, 
甜品 
44
detail /ˈdiːteɪl/ n. 细节,细微之处 
54
develop /dɪˈveləp/ v. (使)成长,(使)发展 
75
die /daɪ/ v. 死去,死亡 
23
diet /ˈdaɪət/ n. 节食;规定饮食 
41
differently /'dɪfrəntlɪ/ adv. 不同地;相异地 
54
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə/ v. 消失,不见 
77
discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ v. 发现,找到 
57
discovery /dɪsˈkʌvəri/ n. 被发现的事实(事物) 93
discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ v. 商讨,谈论,讨论 
88
discussion /dɪˈskʌʃən/ n. 讨论,谈论,商讨 
55
dragon /ˈdræɡən/ n. 龙 
7
dream /driːm/ n. 梦想,愿望,理想 
20
dull /dʌl/ adj. 愚笨的,迟钝的 
53
during /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ prep. 在…… 期间 
22
dynasty /ˈdɪnəsti/ n. 朝代 
44
chip /tʃɪp/ n. 炸马铃薯条 
43
chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ n. 巧克力,朱古力 
5
choice /tʃɔɪs/ n. 选择;选择权 
20
choose /tʃuːz/ v. 选择 
6
circle /ˈsɜːkəl/ v. 圈出 
39
climb /klaɪm/ v. 爬(山),登(山) 
93
cloud /klaʊd/ n. 云 
68
comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl/ adj. 舒适的,令 
人舒服的 
87
comment /ˈkɒment/ n. 意见,评论 
6
common /ˈkɒmən/ adj. 常见的,普遍的 
70
compare /kəmˈpeə/ v. 相比较;可媲美 
23
competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ n. 比赛 
23
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ v. 完成 
6
conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ n. 结论 
54
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ adj. 有信心的,自信的 20
connection /kəˈnekʃən/ n. (两个事实、观点、 
事件等之间的)联系,关联 
38
consider /kənˈsɪdə/ v. 考虑,细想 
22
continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ v. (使)继续;(使)延续 28
correct /kəˈrekt/ adj. 正确的 
7
couch /kaʊtʃ/ n. 长沙发 
61
couch potato 老泡在电视机前的人 
61
courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ n. 勇气,胆量,勇敢 
29
create /kriˈeɪt/ v. 创造 
29
cross /krɒs/ v. 穿过,越过,跑过(终点线、 
小径等) 
20
cultural /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ adj. 文化的;文化上的 
86
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adj. 好奇的,好打听的 
86
customer /ˈkʌstəmə/ n. 顾客,客户 
12
142 
final /ˈfaɪnəl/ n. 决赛 
28
finally /ˈfaɪnəl-i/ adv. 最后,终于 
12
firm /fɜːm/ adj. 结实的,坚实的 
39
fit /fɪt/ adj. 健壮的,健康的 
27
flat /flæt/ adj. 平的,平坦的 
45
folk /fəʊk/ adj. 民间的,民俗的 
44
forget /fəˈɡet/ v. 忘记,遗忘 
5
form /fɔːm/ n. 形式 
7
freezing /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ adj. 极冷的,严寒的 
5
fresh /freʃ/ adj. 新鲜的 
61
funny /ˈfʌni/ adj. 使人发笑的,有趣的;滑 
稽的 
52
further /ˈfɜːðə/ adv. 更远 
85
G
general /ˈdʒenərəl/ adj. 大体的,大致的 
86
geographical /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkəl/ adj. 地理的; 
地理学的 
93
glacier /ˈɡlæsiə/  n. 冰川 
77
goal /ɡəʊl/ n. 进球;进球得分 
28
gold /ɡəʊld/ adj. 金质的 
25
golden /ˈɡəʊldən/ adj. 金色的,金黄色的 
39
grammar /ˈɡræmə/ n. 语法 
7
grassland /ˈɡrɑːslænd/ n. 草原 
69
guide /ɡaɪd/ n. 指南,指南手册 
70
H
hamburger /ˈhæmbɜːɡə/ n. 汉堡包 
42
happen /ˈhæpən/ v. 发生 
10
heat /hiːt/ n. (烹饪或加热时的)温度 
39
E
either /ˈaɪðə/ pron. (两者中的)任何一个 
20
else /els/ adv. 另外,其他;别的,另外的 
(用于表示不同的人、事物、地方等) 
54
emperor /ˈempərə/ n. 皇帝 
44
empty /ˈempti/ adj. 空的 
10
encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ v. 鼓励,激励 
22
even /ˈiːvən/ adv. 甚至 
28
ever /ˈevə/ adv. 在任何时候 
61
everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ pron. 每件事物;所有事物 6
example /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/ n. 例子 
8
exciting /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ adj. 令人兴奋的;使人激 
动的;刺激的 
5
exhibition /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/ n. 展览(会) 
73
expect /ɪkˈspekt/ v. 预料,预期,预计 
84
experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ n. 经验;经历 
6
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ v. 解释,说明 
29
explore /ɪkˈsplɔː/ v. 探讨,探究 
55
express /ɪkˈspres/ v. 表达;表示;表现 
68
expression /ɪkˈspreʃən/ n. 词组 
6
F
factory /ˈfæktəri/ n. 工厂,制造厂 
5
fall /fɔːl/ v. 落下,降落,跌落 
12
fat /fæt/  adj. 肥胖的 
36
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ n. 感觉 
52
few /fjuː/ adj. 很少,不多 
69
field /fiːld/ n. 田地,田野 
69
fight /faɪt/ v. 努力争取,为(…… )斗争 
28
Vocabulary  143
Vocabulary
L
land /lænd/ n. 陆地 
75
landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/ n. (陆上的)风景, 
景致,景色 
70
large /lɑːdʒ/ adj. 巨大的 
57
last but not least 最后但同样重要的(一点) 20
lead /liːd/ v. 带路,领路;引领 
28
lemon /ˈlemən/ n. 柠檬 
84
less /les/ det. 不那么多,更(较)少 
76
level /ˈlevəl/ n. 水平高度;相对高度 
76
lie /laɪ/ v. 躺,平卧 
76
lifelong /ˈlaɪflɒŋ/ adj. 终身的,毕生的 
20
lift sb’s spirits 使某人开心起来 
52
likely /ˈlaɪkli/ adj. 可能的;可能发生的;可 
能属实的 
70
line /laɪn/ n. 线 
20
list /lɪst/ n. 名单,清单,目录 
52
local /ˈləʊkəl/ adj. 地方性的,当(本)地的 
70
look forward to (兴奋地)期待,盼望 
85
lotus /ˈləʊtəs/ n. 莲花(图案),荷花(图案) 
68
loud /laʊd/ adj. 大声的,喧闹的 
39
lover /ˈlʌvə/ n. 爱好者 
24
lung /lʌŋ/ n. 肺 
75
lungfish /ˈlʌŋfɪʃ/ n. 肺鱼 
75
M
magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ n. 杂志,期刊 
52
magical /ˈmædʒɪkəl/ adj. 奇异的,美妙的, 
迷人的 
5
main /meɪn/ adj. 最大的,最重要的 
86
hen /hen/ n. 母鸡 
36
hike /haɪk/ v. (在…… )徒步旅行,远足 
61
himself /hɪmˈself/ pron. 他自己 
12
hold your breath 屏住呼吸;屏息静气 
20
hotel /həʊˈtel/ n. 宾馆,酒店 
87
housework /ˈhaʊswɜːk/ n. 家务(劳动) 
55
however /haʊˈevə/ adv. 然而 
20
huge /hjuːdʒ/ adj. 巨大的,庞大的;极大 
量的 
87
I
if /ɪf/ conj. 假若,要是,如果 
21
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ v. 想象 
52
importance /ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ n. 重要(性) 
54
improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ v. 改善,改进;变得更好 
29
in general 通常,一般情况下;普遍地, 
总的说来 
86
ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ n. (烹调用的)成 
分,食材 
40
insect /ˈɪnsekt/ n. 昆虫 
57
instruction /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/ n. 命令,指示 
55
interest /ˈɪntrɪst/ n. 吸引力 
87
international /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl/ adj. 国际的 
28
into /ˈɪntə/ prep. 进入,到…… 里面 
12
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ v. 邀请 
53
Iranian /ɪˈreɪniən/ n. 伊朗人 
45
J
jog /dʒɒɡ/ v. 慢跑 
61
just /dʒəst/ adv. 只不过,只是 
12
144 
neither /ˈnaɪðə/ pron. 两者都不(的),两者 
中无一的 
20
none /nʌn/ pron. 全无,没有一点 
21
normal /ˈnɔːməl/ adj. 正常的 
85
note /nəʊt/ n. 笔记 
22
notice /ˈnəʊtɪs/ v. 看到;听到;感觉到; 
注意到 
61
novel /ˈnɒvəl/ n. (长篇)小说 
52
number /ˈnʌmbə/ n. 数目,数量 
53
O
office /ˈɒfɪs/ n. 办公楼,办事处,公司 
12
oil /ɔɪl/ n. 植物油,动物油 
39
once /wʌns/ adv. 曾经,过去 
5
onion /ˈʌnjən/ n. 洋葱(头) 
36
only /ˈəʊnli/ adj. 唯一的,仅有的 
5
open-minded /ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/ adj. 愿意考虑 
不同意见的;思想开明的 
54
opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ n. 意见,看法 
6
order /ˈɔːdə/ n. 顺序,次序 
39
other /ˈʌðə/ pron. 另外的人,其他的人 
6
ours /aʊəz/ pron. (属于)我们的 
61
ourselves /aʊəˈselvz/ pron. 我们自己 
54
outside /aʊtˈsaɪd/ adv. 在室外 
61
P
painting /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ n. 绘画(作品) 
87
pan /pæn/ n. (长柄有盖的)锅,平底锅 
39
pancake /ˈpænkeɪk/ n. 薄煎(烤,烙)饼 
36
paragraph /ˈpærəɡrɑːf/ n.  (文章的)段,段落 6
marathon /ˈmærəθən/ n. 马拉松赛跑 
20
mask /mɑːsk/ n. 假面具,假面 
85
mean /miːn/ v. 意思是 
44
medal /ˈmedl/ n. 奖牌;勋章 
25
media /ˈmiːdiə/ n. 媒介物 
52
medicine /ˈmedsən/ n. 药,药物(尤指口服的 
药水) 
37
member /ˈmembə/ n. 成员 
21
menu /ˈmenjuː/ n. (尤指餐馆的)菜单 
37
metre /ˈmiːtə/ n. (书面缩写为m)米,公尺 
20
might /maɪt/ v. 也许,可能,大概 
52
mine /maɪn/ pron. 我的(东西) 
36
mixture /ˈmɪkstʃə/ n. (尤指烹饪中的)混合 
液,混合料 
39
modern /ˈmɒdn/ adj. 现代的,近代的 
44
moment /ˈməʊmənt/ n. 某一时刻 
21
monster /ˈmɒnstə/ n. 妖怪;怪兽,怪物 
61
more /mɔː/ det. 另外的,更多的 
7
mosquito /məˈskiːtəʊ/ n. 蚊子 
57
most /məʊst/ adv. 最 
5
Mount /maʊnt/ n. (书面缩写为Mt)(用作 
山名的一部分)…… 山,…… 峰 
71
mouthful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ n. (食物或饮料的)一 
口,一满口 
85
mutton /ˈmʌtn/ n. 羊肉 
36
N
national /ˈnæʃənəl/ adj. 国家的,全国性的 
77
nearly /ˈnɪəli/ adv. 几乎,差不多,将近 
23
neck /nek/ n. 颈,脖子 
61
Vocabulary  145
Vocabulary
R
raise /reɪz/ v. 筹集;筹募 
22
real /rɪəl/ adj. 实际存在的,非想象的 
61
receive /rɪˈsiːv/ v. 得到,收到 
12
recipe /ˈresəpi/ n. 烹饪法;食谱 
40
record /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 记录,记载 
21
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ v. 把…… 联系起来 
6
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ v. 继续,依然(保持某种 
状态) 
37
reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ v. 回答,答复 
85
restaurant /ˈrestərɒnt/ n. 饭店,餐馆 
41
review /rɪˈvjuː/ n. 书评 
4
rich /rɪtʃ/ adj. 有钱的,富有的 
6
ride /raɪd/ v. 漂浮 
23
roller coaster 过山车,云霄飞车 
87
rule /ruːl/ n. 规则 
7
S
salad /ˈsæləd/ n. (生吃的)蔬菜沙拉 
41
salt /sɔːlt/ n. 盐,食盐 
39
salty /ˈsɔːlti/ adj. 咸的,含盐的 
76
same /seɪm/ adj. 相同的,同一个的 
29
sandwich /ˈsænwɪdʒ/ n. 三明治,夹心面包 
39
scientist /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ n. 科学家 
75
scissors /ˈsɪzəz/ n. 剪刀;剪子 
12
score /skɔː/ v. (在运动、比赛或考试中)得(分) 28
scramble /ˈskræmbəl/ v. 炒(蛋) 
39
screen /skriːn/ n. 屏幕 
61
seem /siːm/ v. 看来,似乎,好像 
20
part /pɑːt/ n. 部分 
5
passage /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ n. 一段,一节 
6
past /pɑːst/ prep. 经过 
20
pay attention 认真看,仔细听,用心思考 
28
peak /piːk/ n. 山顶,山峰;山,山岳 
93
pepper /ˈpepə/ n. 胡椒粉 
39
pie /paɪ/ n. 水果馅饼,派 
39
pill /pɪl/ n. 药丸;药片 
37
places of interest 名胜 
87
plain /pleɪn/ adj. 无装饰的,简单的,朴素 
的,单纯的 
37
plate /pleɪt/ n. 盘,碟 
39
plateau /ˈplætəʊ/ n. 高原 
68
poor /pɔː/ adj. 贫穷的,贫困的 
5
porridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ n. 粥 
36
positive /ˈpɒzətɪv/ adj. 有信心的;积极乐观的 11
possible /ˈpɒsəbəl/ adj. 可能的,可能做到 
的,可能实现的 
21
post /pəʊst/ n. 帖子 
7
postcard /ˈpəʊstkɑːd/ n. 明信片 
87
pot /pɒt/ n. (通常为金属制成的圆而深的)锅 36
pound /paʊnd/ n. 英镑 
74
powerful /ˈpaʊəfəl/ adj. 猛烈的,有力的 
87
prefer /prɪˈfɜː/ v. 更喜欢 
87
present /ˈprezənt/ n. 礼物,赠品 
69
presentation /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/ n. 报告 
11
prince /prɪns/ n. 王子 
59
princess /ˌprɪnˈses/ n. 公主 
7
proud /praʊd/ adj. 自豪的,得意的 
26
prove /pruːv/ v. 证明,证实 
38
purpose /ˈpɜːpəs/ n. 目的,意图 
22
146 
stomach /ˈstʌmək/ n. 胃 
44
stomachache /ˈstʌmək-eɪk/ n. 胃痛;肚子痛 
20
stone /stəʊn/ n. 石块,石子 
45
store /stɔː/ v. 贮藏,贮存,积蓄 
44
success /səkˈses/ n. 成功,胜利,成就 
29
such as 像,诸如,例如 
77
suffer /ˈsʌfə/ v. (身体或精神上)受苦, 
遭受(痛苦) 
44
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 暗示,暗指 
77
sunless /ˈsʌnləs/ adj. 无阳(日)光的 
5
surfing /ˈsɜːfɪŋ/ n. 冲浪(运动) 
23
surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ n. 表面,面 
76
surfboard /ˈsɜːfbɔːd/ n. 冲浪板 
23
surfer /ˈsɜːfə/ n. 冲浪者 
23
surprised /səˈpraɪzd/ adj. 吃惊的,惊奇的, 
惊讶的,诧异的 
12
surprisingly /səˈpraɪzɪŋli/ adv. 惊人地,使人 
吃惊地,出人意料地 
85
survey /ˈsɜːveɪ/ n. 调查 
9
sweet /swiːt/ adj. 甜的 
37
symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ n. 代表性人物(事物) 
45
T
tale /teɪl/ n. 故事 
44
teach /tiːtʃ/ v. 教 
22
team /tiːm/ n. (游戏或体育比赛的)队 
28
tennis /ˈtenɪs/ n. 网球(运动) 
61
than /ðən/ prep. 比 
37
theme /θiːm/ n. 主题 
6
thunder /ˈθʌndə/ n. 雷声 
87
tide /taɪd/ n. 海潮,潮汐 
71
seriously /ˈsɪəriəsli/ adv. 严重地,非常 
92
set /set/ v. 确立 
58
shall /ʃəl/ v. 要不要……? 
20
shame /ʃeɪm/ n. 羞愧,羞耻,惭愧 
12
shark /ʃɑːk/ n. 鲨(鱼) 
23
shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə/ n. 肩膀 
12
side /saɪd/ n. 边,面,侧 
5
similar /ˈsɪmələ/ adj. 相似的,近似的,类似的 38
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ adj. 简单的 
29
sink /sɪŋk/ v. 下沉,沉没 
23
sink or swim 自生自灭,成败全靠自己 
23
sky /skaɪ/ n. 天,天空 
68
slice /slaɪs/ n. 片,薄片,切片 
39
smart /smɑːt/ adj. 聪颖的,机灵的;明智的 
13
smile /smaɪl/ v. 微笑 
13
snack /snæk/ n. (正餐以外的)小吃,点心 
43
snake /sneɪk/ n. 蛇 
77
social /ˈsəʊʃəl/ adj. 社交的 
61
soft /sɒft/ adj. 柔软的 
68
solar /ˈsəʊlə/ adj. 利用太阳能的 
52
someone /ˈsʌmwʌn/ pron. 某人,有人 
20
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ pron. 某物;某事; 
某种东西 
52
sore /sɔː/ adj. 疼痛的;酸痛的 
61
south /saʊθ/ adj. 在南方的 
87
special /ˈspeʃəl/ adj. 特殊的,特别的 
38
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ n. (某一特定历史时期、地方 
或群体的)精神,风气 
29
stay /steɪ/ v. 停留 
5
step /step/ n. 步骤 
40
still /stɪl/ adv. 还,仍然 
20
stir /stɜː/ v. 搅,搅拌,搅动 
39
Vocabulary  147
Vocabulary
voice /vɔɪs/ n. 说话声,嗓音;发声能力 
12
W
waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ n. 瀑布 
87
watery /ˈwɔːtəri/ adj. (食物)稀薄的, 
含水太多的;(饮料)味淡的 
5
wave /weɪv/ v. 挥动,摆动(某物);(某物) 
上下起伏,左右摇晃 
12
Western /ˈwestən/ adj. (观念或方式)西方 
的,欧美的 
44
while /waɪl/ conj. 当…… 时,在…… 时 
55
wig /wɪɡ/ n. 假发 
13
wonder /ˈwʌndə/ v. 想要知道 
29
wood /wʊd/ n. 木头;木材,木料 
77
worse /wɜːs/ adv. (badly的比较级)更严重 
地;更厉害地 
28
would /wʊd/ v. 会 
20
Y
youthful /ˈjuːθfəl/ adj. 年轻的 
52
tool /tuːl/ n. 工具 
52
topic /ˈtɒpɪk/ n. 话题,论题 
6
totally /ˈtəʊtl-i/ adv. 完全地,彻底地 
45
touch /tʌtʃ/ v. 感动,触动,打动 
5
tour /tʊə/ n. 参观,游览 
74
town /taʊn/ n. 镇,城镇,市镇 
5
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ n. 路上行驶的车辆,交通 
91
trip /trɪp/ n. 旅游;旅行,出行 
7
truth /truːθ/ n. 事实,真相,实情 
93
twin /twɪn/ adj. 双胞胎之一的 
45
U
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ v. 理解 
6
unexplored /ˌʌnɪkˈsplɔːd/ adj. (地方)未曾 
探索的,未经勘察的 
92
unforgettable /ˌʌnfəˈɡetəbəl/ adj. 难以忘怀的 55
until /ʌnˈtɪl/ conj. 直到…… 为止 
39
V
victory /ˈvɪktəri/ n. 胜利,成功,赢 
28
148 
Pronunciation guide
Consonants
Symbol
Keyword
p
pen
b
back
t
ten
d
day
k
keyboard
ɡ
get
f
fat
v
visit
θ
thing
ð
then
s
soup
z
zoo
∫
shop
ʒ
usually
h
hot
t∫
chair
dʒ
job
m
some
n
sun
ŋ
spring
w
war
l
let
r
red
j
year
Vowels
Symbol
Keyword
short
ɪ
bit
e
desk
æ
cat
ɒ
dog
ʌ
but
ʊ
put
ə
about
i
happy
u
actual
long
iː
bean
ɑː
father
ɔː 
four
uː
pool
ɜː
bird
diphthongs
eɪ
make
aɪ
lie
ɔɪ
boy
əʊ
home
aʊ
now
ɪə
idea
eə
chair
ʊə
tour
( I )
Pronunciation guide  149
/iː/
green
he
me
meet
/i/
busy
country
family
happy
/ɪ/
big
live
sit
trip
/e/
desk
let
pen
red
/æ/
at
bag
cat
lab
/ə/
about
across
teacher
mother
/ɜː/
bird
girl
shirt
thirty
/ʌ/
luck
much
mum
sun
/ɑ:/
card
farm
park
start
/ɒ/
box
dog
hot
job
/ɔː/
forty
important
morning
sport
/ʊ/
book
cook
football
good
/u/
actually
situation
/uː/
cool
food
room
tooth
/eɪ/
cake
date
game
name
/aɪ/
fine
like
nice
time
/ɔɪ/
boy
enjoy
join
/əʊ/
close
home
open
those
/aʊ/
brown
down
how
now
/ɪə/
dear
hear
near
year
/eə/
chair
share
their
where
/ʊə/
tour
tourist
/p/
help
map
pen
put
/b/
bean
bear
bit
bus
/t/
cut
let
tall
tea
/d/
dad
desk
good
hand
( II )
Pronunciation guide
150 
Pronunciation guide  151
/k/
back
chick
kilo
kind
/ɡ/
bag
egg
girl
green
/f/
leaf
family
father
friend
/v/
five
have
very
visit
/θ/
thank
thing
think
thirty
/ð/
brother
mother
that
then
/s/
sale
see
send
sit
/z/
eggs
is
labs
these
/∫/
fish
shall
she
wash
/ʒ/
usually
/h/
home
house
how
hurry
/r/
read
red
rice
run
/t∫/
chair
check
search
such
/dʒ/
January
job
join
juice
/m/
home
make
meat
time
/n/
can
name
now
run
/ŋ/
coming
eating
standing
talking
/l/
call
leave
luck
wall
/w/
what
when
where
which
/j/
year
yes
you
your
Irregular verbs
Infinitive
Past tense
am / is
was /wəz; wɒz/
are
were /wə; wɜː/
awake
awoke /əˈwəʊk/
bear
bore /bɔː/
beat
beat /biːt/
become
became /bɪˈkeɪm/
begin
began /bɪˈɡæn/
bleed
bled /bled/
blow
blew /bluː/
break
broke /brəʊk/
bring
brought /brɔːt/
build
built /bɪlt/
burn
burnt /bɜːnt/, burned
buy
bought /bɔːt/
can
could /kəd; kʊd/
catch
caught /kɔːt/
choose
chose /tʃəʊz/
come
came /keɪm/
cost
cost /kɒst/
cut
cut /kʌt/
deal
dealt /delt/
dig
dug /dʌɡ/
do
did /dɪd/
draw
drew /druː/
152 
Infinitive
Past tense
dream
dreamt /dremt/, dreamed
drink
drank /dræŋk/
drive
drove /drəʊv/
eat
ate /et; eɪt/
fall
fell /fel/
feed
fed /fed/
feel
felt /felt/
fight
fought /fɔːt/
find
found /faʊnd/
fly
flew /fluː/
forget
forgot /fəˈɡɒt/
freeze
froze /frəʊz/
get
got /ɡɒt/
give
gave /ɡeɪv/
go
went /went/
grow
grew /ɡruː/
hang ( 悬挂 )
hung /hʌŋ/
have / has
had /həd; hæd/
hear
heard /hɜːd/
hide
hid /hɪd/
hit
hit /hɪt/
hold
held /held/
hurt
hurt /hɜːt/
keep
kept /kept/
Irregular verbs  153
Irregular verbs
Infinitive
Past tense
know
knew /njuː/
lay
laid /leɪd/
lead
led /led/
learn
learnt /lɜːnt/, learned
leave
left /left/
lend
lent /lent/
let
let /let/
lie ( 躺 )
lay /leɪ/
light
lit /lɪt/, lighted
lose
lost /lɒst/
make
made /meɪd/
may
might /maɪt/
mean
meant /ment/
meet
met /met/
mistake
mistook /məˈstʊk/
must
had to
pay
paid /peɪd/
put
put /pʊt/
read /riːd/
read /red/
ride
rode /rəʊd/
ring
rang /ræŋ/
rise
rose /rəʊz/
run
ran /ræn/
say
said /sed/
154 
Infinitive
Past tense
see
saw /sɔː/
sell
sold /səʊld/
send
sent /sent/
set
set /set/
shake
shook /ʃʊk/
shall
should /ʃəd; ʃʊd/
shine
shone /ʃɒn/
shoot
shot /ʃɒt/
shut
shut /ʃʌt/
sing
sang /sæŋ/
sit
sat /sæt/
sleep
slept /slept/
smell
smelt /smelt/, smelled
speak
spoke /spəʊk/
speed
sped /sped/, speeded
spell
spelt /spelt/, spelled
spend
spent /spent/
spread
spread /spred/
stand
stood /stʊd/
steal
stole /stəʊl/
stick
stuck /stʌk/
sweep
swept /swept/
swim
swam /swæm/
take
took /tʊk/
Irregular verbs  155
Irregular verbs
Infinitive
Past tense
teach
taught /tɔːt/
tell
told /təʊld/
think
thought /θɔːt/
throw
threw /θruː/
understand
understood /ˌʌndəˈstʊd/
wake
woke /wəʊk/
wear
wore /wɔː/
will
would /wʊd/
win
won /wʌn/
write
wrote /rəʊt/
156 
后  记
后  记
在建设教育强国、推进义务教育优质均衡发展的时代背景下,外语教学与研究
出版社一直致力于用心打造培根铸魂、启智增慧的精品教材,以最高的标准和最严
格的要求推进教材编修工作。
在本套教材的修订过程中,为积极落实党的教育方针,发展学生核心素养,编
者团队、编辑团队和设计团队付出了巨大的努力。经过他们的系统规划和反复打
磨,修订后的教材呈现出全新的面貌。在此,我们向整个团队表示由衷的感谢,他
们的专业投入和辛勤付出是教材品质的坚实保障。
此次修订也得到了广大教研员和一线教师的持续关心和热情帮助。他们全面、
细致的意见和建议使教材的内容安排和版面设计更加科学合理,更加贴合一线教学
需求。我们向各位可敬的教研员和老师致以诚挚的谢意。
此次修订还得到了众多专家学者、社会各界人士及组织的大力支持。本册第二
单元Understanding ideas 板块文章的第一、二幅配图由张顺先生提供,第三幅配
图、活动4 的配图由新华社提供。第四单元Developing ideas 板块的听力内容与人
物照片由赵力先生授权使用。他们的无私帮助保证了教材的语言真实地道、内容鲜
活多样。在此,我们一并向他们表示真诚的感谢。
教材是学生学习与教师教学的重要内容和手段,是落实学科课程标准的重要介
质。时代在前进,教材的建设也将持续发展。我们热切期待本套教材能得到业内专
家持续指正,在未来的实践中亦将广泛征求使用者的意见,使之更加完善,适应我
国初中英语教育的不断发展,为学生英语学习和终身发展打下良好基础,为培养学
生适应未来发展的正确价值观、必备品格和关键能力,引导学生明确人生发展方
向,成长为德智体美劳全面发展的社会主义建设者和接班人做出应有的贡献。
我们的联系方式是:
电  话:400 898 7008
电子邮箱:beed@fltrp.com
外语教学与研究出版社