义务教育教科书
英语
七年级
上册
ENGLISH
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英语
英语
义务教育教科书
七年级
上册
主编 舒白梅
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致 同 学
亲爱的同学：
英语是当今世界广泛使用的语言，是各国之间交流的重要工具。学习英语能够让我们获
得跨文化交流能力，为自己成长为具有家国情怀、国际视野和跨文化沟通与交流能力的高素
质人才打下基础。
这套教材将陪伴大家度过初中阶段的英语学习。它是一套怎样的教材？
教材的每个单元都有一个主题，围绕主题呈现一个“关键问题”（Key question），以
激发同学们对主题的学习兴趣和初步认识。随着单元学习的推进，我们将基于这个关键问题，
一步步探究该单元的主题意义。在单元主题的统领下，单元内容分为四个以E 开头的部分，
它们之间是循序渐进的关系。
第一个E 是Experiencing and understanding language。这个部分将带领我们体验和
理解英语语言，其中的阅读和听力板块选用了题材广泛、体裁丰富的语篇。同学们能在学习
语言的同时体验生活，了解自我、自然和社会。
第二个E 是Exploring and applying rules。语言意义的理解需要借助一定的语言规则。
同学们需要在不断习得和积累中归纳语言规则，并在语境中运用规则表达意义。
第三个E 是Expressing and communicating ideas。语言是思维的载体和表达思想的
工具，这个部分说和写的活动为同学们提供了运用语言的机会。同学们可围绕单元主题，以
口头或书面形式表达观点，交流思想。
第四个E 是Extending and developing competencies。这个部分提供了丰富的中外文
化和跨学科内容，通过听、说、读、看、写等活动，帮助同学们拓展和扩宽英语学习的边界
和视野，增加学习的深度和广度，进一步提升核心素养。
单元最后的项目（Project）是检测单元学习效果的综合实践活动。这些活动需要同学们
充分运用知识和智慧，开展合作学习，发挥想象力和创造力，以项目成果的形式呈现学习结果。
此外，教材中还有各种小栏目等着同学们去探索。同学们能在“初步思考”栏目（First
thoughts）中初步了解单元主题，在“阅读策略”栏目（Reading strategy）和“提示”栏
目（Tip）中学习阅读、视听等基本方法策略，在“词汇建构”栏目（Word building）中掌
握构词法和词汇的使用规律，在“归纳规则”栏目（Let’s sum up the rules!）中总结英语
语法规则，在“语法综合运用”栏目（Grammar in use）中灵活运用所学语法知识，在“迁
移创新”栏目（Your ideas）中充分交流自己的思想，在文化“注释”栏目（Notes）中了
解多元文化知识，在“自主探究”栏目（Exploring more）中开展自主探究学习，在“名言
警句”栏目（Wits corner）中感悟人生哲理……
希望这套教材为同学们提供珍贵的英语学习体验。通过学习这套教材，同学们能够探索
大千世界，品味不同文化的内涵，学有所思，学有所得，学有所成！
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Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Experiencing and
understanding language
Exploring and
applying rules
Reading
Listening
Grammar
Unit 1
Friendship (p. 2)
Key question:
What makes a strong
friendship?
New school, new
friends (p. 5)
A survey about
friendship (p. 8)
Wh-questions (p. 9)
Unit 2
School life (p. 18)
Key question:
What is your school life like?
My school day (p. 21)
My favourite subject
(p. 24)
The simple present
(p. 25)
Unit 3
The seasons (p. 34)
Key question:
What do you know about
the seasons?
The four seasons (p. 37)
The four seasons in
Auckland (p. 40)
Adjectives (p. 41)
Unit 4
The Earth (p. 50)
Key question:
Why should we learn about
the Earth?
The amazing planet
(p. 53)
A quiz about the sea
(p. 56)
Using there is / are ...
(p. 57)
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Section 3
Section 4
Checking
your
progress
Expressing and
communicating ideas
Extending and
developing competencies
Speaking
Writing
Focusing on
culture
Cross-curricular
connection
*Project
• Describing your
friend
• /i:/, /I/, /C/, /e/,
/p/, /b/ (p. 11)
Writing a post
about your friend
(p. 12)
A true friend (p. 14)
Learning in different
ways (Education)
(p. 16)
Making a
presentation
on friends and
friendship
(p. 17)
• Talking about
daily life
• /s/, /z/, /Iz/
(p. 27)
Writing an email
about your daily
life (p. 28)
Simon’s diary (p. 30)
Sundials
(Technology) (p. 32)
Making a “My
day wheel”
(p. 33)
• Talking about
your favourite
season
• /eI/, /aI/, /OI/,
/m/, /n/, /N/
(p. 43)
Writing an article
about your
favourite season
(p. 44)
The 24 solar terms
(p. 46)
Why do we have
different seasons?
(Earth science)
(p. 48)
Keeping
a seasons
journal (p. 49)
• Talking about
the problems the
Earth is facing
• /V/, /A:/, /B/,
/O:/, /W/, /u:/,
/k/, /G/ (p. 59)
Writing an article
about protecting
the Earth (p. 60)
Saihanba: turning
desert into forest
(p. 62)
• Air
• Wind (Earth
science) (p. 64)
Making
a fact file
about Earth
protection
(p. 65)
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Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Experiencing and
understanding language
Exploring and
applying rules
Reading
Listening
Grammar
Unit 5
Off to space (p. 66)
Key question:
What is it like to travel in
space?
Flying to the Moon
(p. 69)
A space hotel
(p. 72)
• The simple future (will)
(p. 73)
• The simple future (be going
to) (p. 74)
Unit 6
Travelling around
Asia (p. 82)
Key question:
How do we introduce
a city or town?
A guide to
Shanghai
(p. 85)
Famous cities in
Asia (p. 88)
Conditional sentences (1)
(p. 89)
Unit 7
Fun after school
(p. 98)
Key question:
How do you make after-
school activities fun and
educational?
The Clubs Fair
(p. 101)
An interesting
outing (p. 104)
The simple past (p. 105)
Unit 8
Collecting as a
hobby (p. 114)
Key question:
Why do people collect
things?
Stamps have
stories to tell
(p. 117)
Things we collect
(p. 120)
• Personal pronouns
• Possessive adjectives and
possessive pronouns
(p. 121)
Appendices
Study skills (p. 130) Grammar review (p. 134)
Words and phrases in alphabetical order (p. 151)
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Section 3
Section 4
Checking
your
progress
Expressing and
communicating ideas
Extending and
developing competencies
Speaking
Writing
Focusing on
culture
Cross-curricular
connection
*Project
• Talking about
plans for a trip to
space
• /R/, /F:/, /l/, /r/,
/h/ (p. 75)
Writing a post
about a dream trip
to space (p. 76)
Exploring Mars
(p. 78)
Famous firsts
in space (Space
science) (p. 80)
Making a leaflet
about space
travel (p. 81)
• Making
suggestions on
visiting your city /
town
• /f/, /v/, /S/, /Z/,
/P/, /Q/ (p. 91)
Writing a travel
guide (p. 92)
World Heritage
Sites in Asia (p. 94)
The compass
and the map
(Geography) (p. 96)
Making a two-
day travel plan
of an Asian city
(p. 97)
• Talking about
after-school
activities
• /t/, /d/, /Id/
(p. 107)
Writing a
description of an
after-school activity
(p. 108)
Special days at
school (p. 110)
How active are you?
(Mathematics)
(p. 112)
Making a poster
about a new
school club
(p. 113)
• Doing a survey
about your
classmates’
collections
• /RW/, /aW/, /w/,
/j/ (p. 123)
Writing an article
about a collection
(p. 124)
Interesting
collections (p. 126)
Money in different
forms (History)
(p. 128)
Creating an
online museum
(p. 129)
Irregular verbs (p. 142) Phonetic symbols (p. 144) Words and phrases in each unit (p. 145)
Proper nouns (p. 157)
Glossary (p. 160)
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Unit objectives
I can:
talk about what my new friend and I like doing.
describe the personal qualities of a friend.
express my opinion on what makes a true friend.
understand what makes a strong friendship.
Key question
What makes a strong friendship?
Unit 1
Friendship
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First thoughts
3
Things my friend
likes doing
He / She likes
reading books.
...
Personal qualities
of my good friend
helpful, kind,
understanding
...
What true friends are
like
True friends always
trust and help each
other.
...
Friends and
friendship
• What is your new friend like?
• What do you like about your friend?
• How do you describe your friend?
• What makes a true friend?
Think
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paint pictures
play basketball
play football
do crossword puzzles
①
read books
swim
Reading
Before you read
1 Friends may share the same hobbies. Talk in pairs about the things you like doing.
2 Do you have any new friends at school? Describe in pairs what your new friends are
like.
I like swimming too. I also
love doing crossword puzzles.
friendly hard-working helpful honest patient
ride a bicycle
① crossword puzzle /9krBswF:d pVzl/ n. 纵横字谜
I like swimming a lot. What do you
like doing?
What is your new friend like?
Think
i
play the guitar
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Experiencing and understanding language
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Chen Ming started his new school life this month. Read his post about his new friend.
New school, new friends
What is your new friend like?
I love my new school! I have made a lot of new friends there. Li
Hua is one of them.
Li Hua is helpful and patient. He is also good at maths. When
I meet difficult maths problems, I turn to him for help. When
something interesting happens to me, I share my happiness with
him. When one of us feels sad, we tell the other one and this
makes us feel better. We really like doing things together. Li Hua
loves playing ping-pong with me after school. “It’s fun to play
with a good player like you,” he says.
With his help, my maths has improved a lot. I am also more
confident now, and I have the courage to try new things. My
parents also tell me that I am more open and willing to help than
before. Close friends can really help us in our lives!
My friendship with Li Hua teaches me a lot of things. Friendships
are not only about having fun, but also about love, honesty,
understanding and trust.
Chen Ming, 13
8:00 p.m.
5
10
15
Understanding personal pronouns
Personal pronouns usually refer to nouns or noun phrases that appear earlier in a text.
Li Hua is helpful and patient. He is also good at maths.
Can you find out who the personal pronoun “he” in line 9 refers to?
Reading strategy
Section 1
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Reading comprehension
1 Choose the best topics for the paragraphs in the post on page 5. There are two topics
you do not need.
Paragraph 1
_______
Paragraph 2
_______
Paragraph 3
_______
Paragraph 4
_______
a The importance of maths skills
b A better me
c A description of my new school
d Why friendship is important
e Making friends at my new school
f A description of Li Hua
2 Read the post again and answer the questions below.
(1) Why does Chen Ming think Li Hua is helpful and patient?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(2) How do Chen Ming and Li Hua get along with each other?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(3) Is Chen Ming changing for the better? How?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(4) What does Chen Ming say about friendship?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Do you agree with Chen Ming’s understanding of friendship? Why or why not? Share
your ideas with the class.
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Vocabulary practice
1 Find the words and phrases in the post on page 5 and match them with their meanings.
(1) be good at (line 3)
a the state of being friends with somebody
(2) turn to (line 4)
b to get better
(3) improve (line 10)
c can do something well
(4) confi dent (line 11)
d to go to somebody or something for help
(5) friendship (line 14)
e feeling sure about yourself
2 Read what Winston the Cat says and fill in the blanks with the words and phrases from
Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary.
3 Make sentences about you and your friends. Use the words and phrases below.
I often turn to my friend for help with my maths study.
Hi, I’m Winston. I live with Jenny and Jake. Jenny loves music. She
(1)______________ singing. Every day after school, she sings her
favourite songs to me. She is very
(2)______________ and does not
mind singing in front of lots of people! She wants to be a singer
one day! Jake also likes music. He plays the piano for an hour every
evening. Jake always
(3)______________ Jenny for advice on how to
play, and they often practise together. He
(4)______________ a bit
more each day and he is quite good now! I’m really happy that I live
with Jenny and Jake. They’re always very kind to me, and I do my best
to make them happy. That’s what
(5)______________ is all about!
confi dent
courage
friendly fun
be good at be willing to trust
turn to
Noun suffi x: -er
We can add -er to the end of some verbs to make nouns.
play→player sing→singer
Can you give more examples of making nouns this way?
Word building
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Good friends are
(1)________________ . They never
(2)________________ . I can
(3)________________ them.
When I’m with them, I can
(4)____________________ .
Name:
Wu Di
1 Look at the words below. Are they important for friendship? Share your ideas with your
classmates.
Good friends are
(5)____________________________ .
When I feel sad or blue, they
(6)_________________ .
Name:
Su Mei
2 Li Na is doing a survey on friendship. Listen and answer the questions.
(1) Who is Li Na?
_______________________________________________________________________________
(2) What does Li Na want to know?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3 Listen again and complete the notes.
Good friends are honest with
each other. You can always trust
them. I think that’s important for
friendship.
rtant for
Listening
A survey about friendship
Your ideas
4 Discuss the question below.
What personal qualities does your friend have?
caring
helpful kind
polite
funny
honest patient ...
Words for personal qualities
Tip
Study
the notes
before you
listen.
What do you like about your friend?
Think
i
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Section2
Exploring and applying rules
Su Wen
How is your new school?
What does he like doing?
Who is your new friend?
Li Chen.
He likes painting pictures and swimming.
We share the same hobbies.
We like to talk about sport.
What do you two like to talk about?
Great! I’ve made a new friend.
Grammar
Wh-questions
We use Wh-questions to ask for information.
Su Mei is asking her cousin Su Wen about his new friend. Read the text messages and pay
attention to the words in bold.
• We can make Wh-questions with a Wh-word + am / is / are.
• We use do or does to make Wh-questions with other verbs.
Where are you now?
I’m at home.
Let’s sum up the rules!
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1 Su Mei is designing some survey questions for her school project. Help her complete the
questions according to her notes.
May I ask you some questions?
What is your favourite
book?
Sure. Please go ahead.
My favourite book is
The Little Prince.
Wh
boo
Grammar in use
2 Interview one of your classmates to learn more about him or her. Maybe you can
become friends!
• How do you get to school?
• What is your favourite fi lm / song / ...? Why do you like it?
• What do you want to do in the future?
...
How well do you know your friend?
I’ll ask questions about:
(1) age
(2) birthday
(3) home address
(4) favourite book and
why he / she likes it
(5) role model
(6) dream job
(1) _______________________________________
(2) ____________________ your friend’s birthday?
(3) _________________________ your friend live?
(4) _______________ your friend’s favourite book?
________________________ your friend like it?
(5) __________________ your friend’s role model?
(6) _______________________________________
How old is your friend?
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Body: medium height / tall / short
Face: round / square
Hair: long / short / black / brown /
straight / curly ①
Eyes: dark / brown / blue
Words for appearance
(1) We meet Tim in the canteen② and see him eat beef.
(2) Cat, cat! Catch that fat rat stealing bread and eggs!
(3) Bob likes to play basketball and ping-pong.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
Speaking
Describing your friend
Work in pairs and talk about your friends. What makes him / her your good / best / true
friend?
/ i: /
me meet
/ I /
his thin
/ æ /
have maths
/ e /
many tell
/ p /
help powerful
/ b /
basketball hobby
S1: I’m going to talk about my best friend, Zhou Jing. She is tall. She has long,
straight hair. Her smile is always bright, and it makes everyone around her happy.
She likes to write stories. We like doing the same things.
S2: What makes her your best friend?
S1: She is kind and caring. When I feel sad, she is always
there to help me and cheer me up.
...
① curly /9kF:li/ adj. 有鬈发（或毛）的 ② canteen /kCn9ti:n/ n. 食堂；餐厅
How do you describe your friend?
Think
i
Improving your pronunciation
Tip
Refer to pages
4 and 8 for vocabulary
related to hobbies and
personal qualities.
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Basic information
Han Li
12 years old
Hobbies
dancing
Appearance
tall
long, straight hair
big, dark eyes
Personal qualities
kind
helpful
Han Li
Writing
Writing a post about your friend
W
1 Wang Yao drew a mind map before she wrote about her best friend. Look at the mind
map and label the parts of the text below.
Tip
Using mind
maps is a good way to
organize your ideas.
You do not have to
write full sentences in
mind maps.
What is your friend like?
We all have friends. What is your friend like? Please write a post about your
best friend / a good friend / a new friend.
Wang Yao
2023/10/20 19:09
My best friend
Like
Reply
Han Li is my best friend. She is 12 years old.
(1)________
(3)________
(4)________
(2)________
Han Li is tall. She has long, straight hair and big, dark eyes.
I think she is lovely. She is good at dancing and likes modern
dance.
Han Li is very kind and helpful. When I need help, she is
always there for me. I can trust her and I share my thoughts
with her. I often tell her how I feel about people or things.
It is wonderful to have such a good friend.
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▪ I provided basic information about my friend and described his / her
appearance, hobbies and personal qualities.
▪ I used suitable adjectives, such as __________________________, to
describe my friend’s personal qualities.
▪I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
2 Now write a post about your friend.
Step 1
Plan
Draw your own mind map.
Step 2 Write
Write your post. Focus on your friend’s personal qualities in
your post.
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
Like
Reply
______________ is my (new / good / best) friend.
My _______ friend
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Focusing on culture
F
① spider /9spaIdR(r)/ n. 蜘蛛 ② barn /bA:n/ n. 谷仓；畜棚
1 Read an excerpt from the book Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White about the friendship
between Wilbur the Pig and Charlotte the Spider ①.
Many books explore the power and beauty of
strong and lasting friendships. Let’s dive into one of the classic books.
Wilbur often thought of Charlotte. All winter Wilbur watched over
Charlotte’s eggs. For Wilbur, nothing in life was as important. He
waited patiently for the big day to come.
One sunny morning, Wilbur saw something move —a very small spider
that looked like Charlotte. Then three more, then eight, then ten ...
Charlotte’s children were here at last.
“I am an old friend of your mother’s,” said Wilbur. “I am glad to see
you.” The little spiders were glad to see him too.
One day, Wilbur felt a warm wind come into the barn②. As he watched,
one baby spider rose into the air.
“Good-bye!” it said.
“Wait,” Wilbur cried out. “Where are you going?”
“We are leaving on the warm wind.”
“You can’t all go. I will have no friends,” said Wilbur.
“Good-bye!” they called. “Good-bye, good-bye!”
This felt like the end of the world to Wilbur. He cried himself to sleep.
When he woke up, there were three small spiders on the wall.
“Hello! Three of us are staying. We like this place, and we like
you,” said a very small spider.
It was a happy day for Wilbur. And there were many more
happy days. As the months and years came and went, he was
5
10
15
20
A true friend
What makes a true friend?
Think
i
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3 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary.
(1) Every school day I am ____________ to see my friends.
(2) Sam always _____________ his little sister when his parents are busy in the
kitchen.
(3) My _____________ is full of joy when I meet up with my old friend.
(4) My grandma lives near the sea. She likes to get up early and watch the sun
_____________.
(5) Every morning I _____________ at around 6:30 a.m.
(6) On school days, I meet my friend at the ____________ of my street and we
walk to school together.
E. B. White was an American writer. He wrote books for children.
Charlotte’s Web is one of the most loved children’s books of all time.
Notes
To learn more about Charlotte’s Web, you can:
▪ read the book or watch the fi lm;
▪ note down details that impress you and share them with your classmates.
2 Answer the questions below with the information from the excerpt on pages 14–15.
(1) What was “the big day” for Wilbur? What happened on that day?
(2) Do you think Wilbur is a true friend to Charlotte? Why or why not?
end glad heart rise wake up watch over
Your ideas
4 Discuss the question below.
How do you understand the sentence “This felt like the end of the world to
Wilbur”?
never without friends. Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. He loved her children
and grandchildren, but they could never take her place in his heart. It is not
often that a true friend like her comes along.
Exploring more
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f
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n
t WAYS
1 Read the text. Complete the labels with the words below.
2 What are you and your friend(s) good at? Are you smart in the same way? Share your
findings with the class.
I am good at doing sport. I am body smart. My best friend is good at drawing. He is
picture smart.
Body Music Nature
1
______ Smart
Li Dong loves dinosaurs
and he has got a rock
collection too. He likes
studying outside.
2
Picture Smart
Jack loves drawing,
painting and taking
photos. He can read
maps very well.
3
Word Smart
Zhou Jing likes writing
stories and reading books.
She is a great actress and is
always in the school play.
4
______ Smart
Caro is sporty. She’s
a good dancer and she
plays football too.
5
______ Smart
Lucas can play the
guitar. He likes listening
to music in his free
time.
6
Number Smart
Olivia can play chess
very well and she
likes solving maths
puzzles.
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Cross-curricular connection Education*
You and your friends are all good at something and intelligent in different ways.
Scientists say we have multiple intelligences, but usually only one or two of them
are very strong.
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Step 1 Think about your friend:
• What is he / she like?
• What is he / she good at?
• What do you and your friend
like doing together?
Step 2 Describe your friend and discuss the
questions below in your group.
• What do you like about your friend?
• What can you learn from him / her?
• What makes a strong friendship?
...
Step 3 Prepare a presentation about your friend and your group’s thoughts about
friendship. Follow the example below. Choose a group member to present
to the class.
Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.
— Euripides
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Project*
Making a presentation on friends and friendship
You are at a new school, and you are making new friends there. How will you introduce
your old friends to them? Discuss friends and friendship in groups and make a
presentation to the class.
Tip
You may refer
to what you have
learnt in this unit.
... (name) is my best friend. He / She has ... (appearance). He / She
is good at ... We like ... together.
... (name) is ... (personal qualities). When I’m with him / her, I can ...
Our group thinks that true / good friends usually take care of
each other / ...
Trust / ... makes a strong friendship.
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Unit objectives
I can:
describe my school day.
talk about my favourite subject.
talk about my daily life.
compare the school lives of children in other countries
with my own.
Key question
What is your school life like?
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First thoughts
Think
• What is your routine on a school day?
• What is your favourite subject and why?
• What is your daily life like?
• How is your school life different from that of
children in other countries?
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My school activities
I play ping-pong with my
friends after school.
...
Changes I’d like to make to my school life
I want to do more sport.
...
My school day routine
I get to school at about
7:30 a.m. every morning.
...
My school
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Reading
Before you read
1 We do different things every day. Talk in pairs about your daily lives.
Which of these things do
you do every day?
I listen to music and do sport
every day. What about you?
brush teeth
go to school by bus
Which of these things do you ...
a do every day? b do several times a day / a week? c never do?
...
Which of th
you do ever
2 Discuss the question in pairs.
What do you usually do on school days?
6:30 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
listen to music
do the dishes
do some reading
do sport
4:30 p.m.
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Read the article about Li Hua’s school day.
My name is Li Hua. I started junior high school this
September. I have a lot to say about my time there!
Classes start at 8:00 a.m. I have seven classes each
day, four in the morning and three in the afternoon.
Geography is a new subject in junior high. The teacher
sometimes teaches us by playing games. It’s a great way to
learn.
Morning break starts at 9:40 a.m., and I run to the sports ground. I often do some
morning exercise or play a ball game with my friends. The break ends at 10:10 a.m.
How short it is!
We have a lunch break from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. We go to the canteen for
lunch. There are different foods I can choose from. I really enjoy eating there!
After that, I usually go to the book corner in the classroom. I can always find
something interesting to read.
Classes end at 4:25 p.m., and many students take part in after-school activities. I
go to the Ping-pong Club with my friend Chen Ming. We plan to take part in the
school ping-pong game next month. We look forward to it and will practise very
hard.
It’s exciting to be a junior high student. I have a good time at school, and I enjoy
every minute of it.
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Understanding time order
When we describe our daily routine, we usually present the events in the time order. If
you identify the time markers in the article, it is easier to understand the order of events.
Classes start at 8:00 a.m.
After that, I usually go to the book corner in the classroom.
Can you find more time markers in the article?
My school day
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Reading comprehension
1 Help Li Hua complete his school day schedule with the information from the article on
page 21.
2 Read the article again and answer the questions below.
(1) What does Li Hua think of playing games in geography class?
_______________________________________________________________________________
(2) Does Li Hua like the morning break? Find sentences to support your answer.
_______________________________________________________________________________
(3) What does Li Hua like to do during the lunch break?
_______________________________________________________________________________
(4) What does Li Hua think of his school life?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Is Li Hua’s school day similar to or different from yours? Complete the diagram below.
Li Hua’s school day
My school day
Time
Things I do
8:00 – 9:40
have classes
9:40 – 10:10
(1)____________________________________________
10:10 – 12:00
have classes
12:00 – 14:00
(2)____________________________________________
(3)____________________________________________
14:00 – 16:25
have classes
After 16:25
(4)____________________________________________
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Vocabulary practice
1 Find the words and the phrase in the article on page 21 and match them with their
meanings.
Time
Things I do
Adverb suffi x: -ly
We can add -ly to the end of adjectives to make adverbs.
real→really different→differently
But there are some exceptions. true→truly automatic→automatically
Can you give more examples of making adverbs this way?
(1) geography (line 5)
a a group of people doing things together
(2) activity (line 15)
b to be excited about something that is going to
happen
(3) club (line 16)
c to work hard to get better at something (e.g. a
sport)
(4) look forward to (line 17)
d a school subject about the world, the oceans,
different countries, etc.
(5) practise (line 17)
e something that you do or take part in
3 Make your school day schedule.
2 Mike, Li Hua's British friend, is asking him about his new school life. Complete their
conversation with the words and the phrase from Exercise 1. Change the form if
necessary.
Mike:
How is your new school, Li Hua? Is it close to your home?
Li Hua: My new school is great, and it’s only a 10-minute walk from home.
Mike:
Do you like your teachers?
Li Hua: Yes. I really like our
(1)____________ teacher. In the fi rst lesson, he
taught us a lot of interesting things about the world’s oceans.
Mike:
When does the school day usually end?
Li Hua: At 4:25 p.m., but there are lots of fun after-school
(2)____________. I’m
a member of the Ping-pong
(3)____________. We play for two hours
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In fact, I will play a match next month. I
(4)____________ it, but it will not be easy! I need to
(5)____________
very hard before the game!
Word building
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1 What subjects do you have? Write them down.
2 Li Hua and Chen Ming are talking about their favourite subjects. Listen to their
conversation and complete the sentence.
Li Hua likes ___________ best, and Chen Ming’s favourite subject is ___________.
3 Listen again and complete the speech bubbles.
Listening
My favourite subject
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
(1) What is / are your favourite subject(s)?
(2) Why do you like it / them?
① besides /bI9saIdz/ adv. 此外
In this class, I develop
(4)___________________ and learn basic
life skills, such as
(5)___________________.
I like
(1)__________________. I can use what I learn to
(2)__________________ in daily life. Besides①, I have to
(3)__________________ when I’m solving difficult
problems. I enjoy that.
Li Hua
Chen Ming
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Section2
Exploring and applying rules
Jack lives in Southampton in the UK. He usually gets up at 7:45 a.m.
He often meets his friends at 8:15 a.m. and walks to school with them.
School always starts at 9:00 a.m. and finishes at 3:30 p.m. Every
Monday, Jack takes part in after-school club activities. Back home, Jack
does his homework. He and his parents usually have dinner around 7:00
p.m. They seldom eat out. Jack manages his time well. He never goes to
bed late!
• In statements, we add -s or -es to verbs after he / she / it. In questions, we
use do before I / you / we / they and does before he / she / it.
• We use adverbs and adverbial phrases of frequency to talk about how
often things happen.
I
always / usually / often /
sometimes / seldom / never
go to school on foot.
Adverbs of frequency
Look!
• Adverbs of frequency come before the main verbs.
My mother often goes to the supermarket near our home.
• Adverbial phrases of frequency often come at the end of a sentence.
Sometimes they come at the beginning.
My mother goes to the supermarket every Sunday.
Grammar
The simple present
We use the simple present to talk about regular actions.
Jack is an 8-year-old student in the UK. Read about his daily life and pay attention to the
words in bold and the underlined adverbs and adverbial phrase.
Let’s sum up the rules!
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1 Complete the conversation below with do / does and the information from the
passage on page 25.
S1: What time does Jack usually get up?
S2: He usually gets up at 7:45 a.m.
S1: How
(1)__________ Jack and his friends go to school?
S2:
(2)_______________________________________________
S1: When
(3)__________ school fi nish?
S2:
(4)_______________________________________________
S1: What
(5)__________ Jack do every Monday?
S2:
(6)_______________________________________________
S1: When
(7)__________ Jack and his parents usually have dinner?
S2:
(8)_______________________________________________
S1: How often
(9)__________ Jack and his parents eat out?
S2:
(10)_______________________________________________
Grammar in use
2 Play a guessing game in pairs. One chooses a student from the table and says three
or four sentences about him / her. The other guesses who he / she is.
I know the answer.
It must be Li Hua!
Walk to school
Swim
Play the guitar
Read books
Li Hua
Su Mei
Chen
Ming
Li Na
These adverbs mean:
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
never
This student always walks to school. He or
she usually reads books in his or her free time.
He or she never swims or plays the guitar.
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Section3
Expressing and communicating ideas
Improving your pronunciation
__________‛s daily life
Time Activities
____ a.m. gets up
_______
washes face, brushes teeth
_______ has breakfast (usually eats ___________
and drinks ______________________ )
_______
goes to school (on foot or by ________ )
_______
__________________________________
_______
__________________________________
_______
__________________________________
Speaking
Talking about daily life
Work in pairs and take turns asking and answering questions about your daily lives. Then
complete the notes below with your classmate’s daily schedule.
(1) Classes start at 8:00 a.m. I have seven classes each day.
(2) The teacher sometimes teaches us by playing games.
(3) Olivia can play chess very well and she likes solving maths puzzles.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
/ s /
glass
place
school
this
/ z /
activities
always
games
puzzle
/ Iz /
buses
classes
dishes
washes
I usually get up at 7:00 a.m.
What time do you usually
get up?
do morning exercise
go to bed
have lunch
go home
have classes
Tip
Remember
to use what,
when, how and
sometimes, usually,
always, etc. in your
conversation.
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My daily life
Dear Teen Life Magazine,
My name is Su Wen, and I am writing to tell you about my daily
life.
I am a Grade 7 student and my school day is very busy.
I start the day with a big, healthy breakfast at 7:20 a.m. It makes me
feel full of energy all day. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. I always listen
carefully in class. During the breaks between classes, I usually
talk with my classmates and get myself ready for the next lesson.
Tuesday is my favourite school day because I have a drama lesson
in the afternoon. It is fun to learn how to put on a play.
After school, I usually play football with my friends. After dinner, I
always help my parents clean up. Then I do my homework and play
the piano for half an hour. I usually do some reading before I go to
bed at 9:30 p.m.
Thank you for reading my email.
Yours sincerely,
Su Wen
Writing
Writing an email about your daily life
W
1 Read the email written by Su Wen and label the parts of the email with the words
below.
a Body b Closing c Greeting d Signature①
① signature /9sIGnRtSR(r)/ n. 署名
(1)_____
(2)_____
(3)_____
(4)_____
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Teen Life Magazine
Every year, teenagers like you start junior high school. We want to know about
your daily lives. Write an email and tell us about it!
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My daily life
2 Now write an email to Teen Life Magazine to describe your daily life.
Step 1
Plan
List the things you want to write about your daily life. Then
think about how to organize the information.
Step 2 Write
Write your email.
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
▪ I described my daily life in a clear way.
▪ I used the simple present and time markers, such as _______________
__________________________________________________, correctly.
▪I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
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What do children in other countries do at
school? Is their school life similar to or different
from yours?
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① diary entry /9daIRri entri/ 日记 ② koala /kRW9A:lR/ n. 树袋熊；考拉
How is your school life different
from that of children in other
countries?
Think
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Dear Diary,
The day didn’t begin well. We had to present our project about an
Australian animal today, but I left the project poster on my desk.
When I realized I didn’t have it, I was halfway to school. I ran
home to pick up the poster and then hurried to school. Luckily,
I got there in time for my first class, just before the teacher
arrived!
Our project presentation was about koalas②. I gave the
presentation together with David and Jenny. They are my best
friends, so it’s easy to work with them. The presentation went well,
and our classmates really enjoyed it. Everyone loved the koala
pictures on the poster! I was in a great mood, and I didn’t even
mind that the next lesson was Maths, a subject I’m not good at.
The weather was really nice, so I ate my lunch outside. My mum
always packs a lunch box for me. Today, I had an egg sandwich
and a banana.
The rest of the day flew by. In the afternoon, I had Art. Our class
painted different Australian animals on a big wall.
It’s going to look really cool when it’s finished.
Jenny, David and I wanted to celebrate our
success, so we went to the ice cream shop after
school. After a rocky start, it was the best day
ever!
Simon’s diary
1 Read an Australian student’s diary entry① about his school day.
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3 Complete the sentences with the words below. Change the form if necessary.
2 Answer the questions below with the information from Simon’s diary entry on page 30.
(1) Why was Simon in a hurry this morning?
(2) How did the project presentation go?
(3) What did Simon do in the art class?
diary luckily pack realize success
In Australia, students go to school for about 200 days per year.
A typical school day is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students
in Australia have four school terms separated by two-week
holidays in each school year.
Notes
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
Have you ever had a day with a rocky start but a happy ending? What was it like?
(1) I left my umbrella on the bus, but __________ a classmate picked it up and
gave it back to me.
(2) Susan will go on a school trip tomorrow, so she needs to __________ some
food and drinks.
(3) Each night before I go to bed, I write about the day’s events in my __________.
(4) We won the fi rst prize! Let’s celebrate our __________!
(5) Tom was sitting in the wrong classroom, but he didn’t __________ it.
What do children in other countries do on school days and at weekends? Go
online and fi nd out more about children’s daily lives in other countries.
Exploring more
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1 Read the passage and find out how a sundial ① works.
2 The following pictures and captions show you how to make your own sundial. Put the
steps in the correct order.
Cross-curricular connection Technology*
In our daily lives, we use clocks and watches to tell the time. How did ancient people
do this?
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Sundials
In ancient times, people used sundials to tell the
time. A sundial is a fl at circle with a stick in the
middle. The circle looks like a clock face. It is
marked with the hours from 1 to 12. When the sun
is shining, the shadow of the stick will point to
the correct time on the circle. Today, we can see
sundials in parks and city squares.
3 Do you know any other ways of telling the time? Discuss in groups.
(1) ________ (2) ________ (3) ________ (4) ________ (5) ________
① sundial /9sVndaIRl/ n. 日晷 ② bucket /9bVkIt/ n. 桶
a Go out with the bucket② at 7:00 a.m. and put it down
on the ground. Mark the shadow of the stick with a
stone. Write “7” on the stone. Don’t move the bucket!
b Mark the shadow of the stick every hour.
Stop at night. Your sundial is fi nished!
Prepare a stick, a bucket, a watch and
some chalk and stones.
e Put the stick in the bucket.
c
d Check the bucket again at 8:00 a.m. Mark the shadow
of the stick with a stone. Write “8” on the stone.
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Step 1 Maria, a Grade 7 student from the UK, made a “My day wheel”. Look at
her wheel and think about how you can make your own wheel.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
— Wen Jia①
Wits corner
N
W
Project*
Making a “My day wheel”
Make a “My day wheel” about the things you do at different times of day.
Step 2 Think of four or fi ve activities that you do at different times of day. Write
two or three sentences about each activity on sticky notes.
Step 3 Draw your “My day wheel” and draw a picture or stick a photo in each
section. Put the sticky notes on your wheel.
Step 4 Present your wheel to the class. Think about what changes you would like
to make to your daily life.
① Wen Jia 文嘉（1501 — 1583），明代诗文作家、书画家。该句译自《今日歌》。
It’s 7:00 a.m. I get up.
I’m sleepy.
1
It’s 11:30 a.m.
I’m in PE. It’s my
favourite subject.
I’m excited!
It’s 2:45 p.m. I’m
in maths class. I’m
focused.
It’s 3:30 p.m. I’m in the
Drama Club. I’m happy.
2
3
4
It’s 5:30 p.m. I’m
in the supermarket
with my mother. I’m
bored.
6
I’m on the school
bus. It’s 4:40 p.m.
I’m tired.
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Unit objectives
I can:
describe the features of the four seasons.
explain how seasons are different in different places.
describe my favourite season.
understand the 24 solar terms and explain why they are
important.
Key question
What do you know about the seasons?
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The seasons
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First thoughts
• What are the features of each season?
• How are seasons different in different parts of the world?
• Which season do you like best?
• What is the importance of China’s 24 solar terms?
Think
What each season is like
Spring is warm.
...
What people usually
do in each season
People like to / enjoy ...
The four
seasons and
people’s lives
My favourite season
Summer is my favourite season because ...
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Reading
Before you read
1 Complete the poem with the words below. Then read the poem aloud.
autumn spring summer winter
2 Talk in pairs about things you like to do in each season.
I like to go to parks with my friends.
We have picnics there.
What’s your favourite
springtime activity?
I enjoy flying kites. ...
What do you like to do in spring?
Footprints
① puddle /9pVdl/ n. 水洼；小水坑
In (1)_______________
Watch us go,
Making footprints
In the snow.
In (2)_______________
My shoes are wet.
See how deep
The puddles① get.
In (3)_______________
By the sea,
Sandy footprints
Made by me.
In (4)_______________
Trees are brown.
I kick the leaves
All over town.
I enjo
What are the features of each season?
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There are four seasons in a year, and each season has its special features.
① melt /melt/ v. 融化 ② cicada /sI9kA:dR/ n. 蝉；知了 ③ squirrel /9skwIrRl/ n. 松鼠
④ harvest /9hA:vIst/ n. 收获
Read the article about the four seasons.
Spring
Life begins again in spring. The snow melts①, and nature wakes
up after the long winter. Warm rain falls on the forests and fields.
Plants start to grow, and birds come back from the south. Farmers
begin to work their land. It is a time of new life and new hope. It is
exciting to take a trip in the countryside in springtime.
Summer
Summer is bright and noisy. The weather is hot. The sun shines
brightly in the clear, blue sky. Cicadas② sing loudly. There is often
thunder and lightning in the afternoon. Many people like to go to
the beach and swim in the sea. It is nice to eat ice cream or fresh
fruit in summer.
Autumn
Autumn is beautiful and full of colour. The weather is cool and
dry. In autumn, everything changes. Leaves turn brown, red or
yellow and start falling from the trees. Squirrels③ gather food for
the cold winter. Farmers are busy with the harvest④. It is great to
go on a family outing at this time of year.
Winter
Winter is peaceful and fun. It is cold and snowy in many places.
Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep through the winter.
Children love winter because they love to play in the snow.
Previewing
Previewing a text helps you learn about the text before you read it. You may follow the
steps below.
• Read the title and subheadings.
• Look at the pictures and read the captions.
• Think about what you already know about the subject.
Reading strategy
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1 Summarize the main features of each season with the information from the article on
page 37.
2 Read the article again and answer the questions below.
(1) What words best describe each of the four seasons?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(2) Which season is best for plants and wild animals? Why?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(3) Which season is best for farmers? Why?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Discuss the questions below.
(1) What do you like best about each season?
(2) What festivals do we celebrate in each season?
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Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Weather
Plants and
animals
Human
activities
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1 Find the words in the article on page 37 with these meanings.
(1) without clouds
____________ (line 10)
(2) a sudden bright light in the sky when there is a storm ____________ (line 11)
(3) recently picked or made
____________ (line 12)
(4) to move around and collect things (e.g. fruit)
____________ (line 17)
(5) calm and quiet
____________ (line 21)
3 Make sentences about the weather, colours and sounds of your favourite season. How
does this season make you feel? Use the words below.
2 Complete the sentences with the words from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary.
(1) The best part of winter is the winter holiday. My family always visit my
grandparents. Life there is very ____________ and relaxing.
(2) The weather is usually warm and rainy in spring. On ____________ sunny
days, the parks are always full of people.
(3) Summer is usually hot and sunny, but sometimes it is cloudy. There are often
bright fl ashes of ____________ and loud thunder at night. We eat a lot of
____________ fruit and vegetables at this time of year.
(4) In autumn, many animals start preparing for winter. Birds fl y south, and
squirrels ____________ food for the long, cold months ahead.
cold
cool
hot
warm
rainy
snowy
sunny
windy
brown
green
red
yellow
exciting nice
noisy
quiet
calm
excited happy relaxed
Adjective suffi x: -y
We can add -y to the end of some nouns to make adjectives. snow → snowy
Note the spelling changes with some words. sun → sunny fog → foggy
Can you give more examples of making adjectives this way?
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1 Discuss the questions in pairs.
(1) When does each season start and end in your hometown?
(2) When it is summer in China, it is winter in some other parts of the world. Can
you name a few such places?
Listening
The four seasons in Auckland
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Which season do you think is the best time to visit Auckland? Why?
(2) How are the seasons in Auckland different from those in your hometown?
3 Listen again and answer the questions below.
(1) What does Kelly often do in summer?
_______________________________________________________________________________
(2) Which season does Kelly like best?
_______________________________________________________________________________
(3) Where can Kelly and her friends go skiing?
_______________________________________________________________________________
(4) Which season is the best time to do outdoor activities in Auckland?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2 Listen to Kelly telling her Chinese friends about the weather in Auckland, New Zealand.
Then complete the table below.
Season
Starts in
Ends in
Weather
Spring
September
November
rainy, starts getting warmer
Summer
(1)__________
(2)__________
warm during the daytime and
(3)_______________________
Autumn
March
(4)__________
(5)_______________________
Winter
(6)__________
August
(7)_______________________
How are seasons different in
different parts of the world?
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Exploring and applying rules
Grammar
Adjectives
We use adjectives to describe people or things.
Read the descriptions. Pay attention to the words in bold.
It’s sunny today. I’m hot and thirsty. It
is nice to eat ice cream on a hot day.
Winter is cold in my city. I always wear a
warm coat and a long scarf. It is fun to
play in the snow!
• We can put adjectives before nouns.
a bright star
a warm coat
heavy rain
a funny snowman
an old umbrella
lovely children
• We can also use adjectives after the verb to be (e.g. am, is, are).
Winter is peaceful and fun.
• We can use It is + adjective + to + verb to express our feelings or attitudes
towards different activities.
It is exciting to take a trip in the countryside in springtime.
Look!
We often use these adjectives with It is ... to ...:
dangerous
easy
good
important
nice
difficult
exciting
hard
interesting
Let’s sum up the rules!
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1 Complete the passage about the climate in China with the words and phrases below.
Grammar in use
2 Describe the seasons in your area. What activities do you often do in each season? Why
do you like these activities? Remember to use adjectives in your description.
In my city / town, it is always very hot in summer. It is fun to go swimming at the
weekends.
Autumn is usually sunny, cool and dry. It is nice to go on long walks in the
countryside at that time of year.
...
cold and wet
exciting
rainy
comfortable
heavy
sunny and hot
The climate in China
In the north of China, it is very cold and dry in
winter. There is sometimes (1)_____________ snow.
It is (2)_____________ to go skiing then. In summer,
it is usually (3)_____________ during the day and
cool in the evening. Spring and autumn are the
nicest seasons.
The weather in the middle and east of China is quite different. It is
hot in summer and (4)_____________ in winter.
In many places in the south of China, winters are usually short and
cool. In summer, the weather is often hot and wet, and it can be very
(5)_____________. You’d better bring an umbrella
when you go out.
The south-west of China has a very
(6)_____________ climate, so many people like
to live there. The summers are cool and the
winters are warm.
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Speaking
Talking about your favourite season
Play a guessing game in pairs. Describe your favourite season and explain why you like it.
Then ask your classmate to guess which season it is.
In this season, it is usually warm. Sometimes
it is sunny, and sometimes it is cloudy. It often
rains.
Plants and flowers begin to grow. Everything
is green. It is exciting to go to the park to see
the new life. Which season is it?
It is spring!
(1) Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.
(2) Nine white tigers like fl ying kites and riding bikes.
(3) The boy enjoys playing with toys.
(4) Mary likes swimming and eating ice cream in summer.
(5) Naughty Nicky knocked on nine windows.
(6) It is exciting to take a trip in spring.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
Your turn, please!
/ eI /
change
may
raindrop
they
/ aI /
brightly
dry
like
shine
/ OI /
boy
enjoy
join
noisy
/ m /
autumn
many
summer
warm
/ n /
know
nice
snowy
turn
/ N /
exciting
falling
long
spring
Which season do you like best?
Think
i
Improving your pronunciation
Plant
is gre
the n
You
You can talk about:
• the weather in this season
• why this season is beautiful
• things you enjoy doing in this season
...
Tip
You may fi nd useful
words and expressions on
pages 36–42.
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Writing
Writing an article about your favourite season
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1 Before Jenny wrote about her favourite season, summer, she listed the reasons why she
likes summer. Read her article to see how she organized her ideas.
My favourite season: summer
I live in Guangzhou. My favourite season is summer.
Everything is alive. The trees have a lot of green leaves, and they
can help keep me cool on sunny days. There are also many beautiful
flowers in summer. They smell really nice.
The best thing about summer is the summer holiday! I have lots
of time to do fun things. I enjoy going swimming with my friends. I
also love going running in the park with my best friend. It is great
to exercise outdoors in summer, and it is nice to eat ice cream on a
hot day. Sometimes I go to the beach with my family. I like to build
sandcastles there with my little sister.
Summer is the best for sure!
Reasons why I like summer:
• plants or animals
• things I like to do in this season
• holiday(s) / festival(s) in this season
Which season do you like best? Why? Write about your favourite season.
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2 Now write an article about your favourite season.
Step 1
Plan
List the things you like best about this season.
Step 2 Write
Write your article.
▪ I explained the reasons why __________________ is my favourite
season.
▪I used adjectives, such as __________________, to describe this season.
▪I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
My favourite season: ____________
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
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1 Read the article to find out how ancient Chinese people divided up the year.
Do you wonder when and how Chinese people first
began to mark the changing seasons?
What is the importance
of China’s 24 solar terms?
Think
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5
10
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The months of the traditional Chinese calendar follow the moon, but did
you know that the calendar also follows the sun? In fact, the year is divided
into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky. Each part starts with a
solar term, or jieqi in Chinese. These solar terms follow the changes of the
seasons and the weather.
The “Start of Spring”, “Start of Summer”, “Start of Autumn” and “Start
of Winter” divide the year into four seasons. Each of the seasons is then
divided into six parts, and each part lasts about 15 days. The solar terms
can fall on different dates. They sometimes move a day or two.
The 24 solar terms are very useful in daily life. For example, they help
farmers decide when to plant their crops. The solar terms also play an
important part in traditional Chinese culture. People celebrated these days
in different ways in the past, such as eating special local dishes. Many of
these traditions continue in our times. For example, people still eat spring
rolls and spring pancakes to celebrate the “Start of Spring”.
The 24 solar terms
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3 Find the words in the article and match them with their meanings.
2 Answer the questions below with the information from the article on page 46.
(1) Why does the writer say “... the calendar also follows the sun”?
(2) Why are the 24 solar terms very useful in daily life?
(3) How do people celebrate the “Start of Spring”?
The 24 solar terms are a traditional Chinese way of dividing
the year. This tradition was added to the UNESCO’s Intangible
Cultural Heritage List① in the year 2016.
Notes
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Which solar terms are you familiar with? What do people often eat or do on
them?
(2) Do you think the 24 solar terms are still important today? Why or why not?
(1) follow (line 1)
a to move or change along with something
else
(2) decide (line 11)
b to keep happening without stopping
(3) local (line 13)
c to choose what to do
(4) tradition (line 14)
d something that people have done or believed
for a long time
(5) continue (line 14)
e of a place (e.g. food, people)
You can search for more information about the 24 solar terms. The questions
below may help you:
▪ How did the 24 solar terms get their names?
▪ What are some traditions of each solar term?
▪ Are there any ancient Chinese poems about the solar terms?
① UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List /ju:0neskRWz In0tændZRbl kVltSRrRl 9herItIdZ
lIst/ 联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录
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C
We have learnt about the four seasons in this unit, but why does the Earth have four
seasons? Does every place on Earth have four seasons?
1 Read the article and find out why we have different seasons.
2 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Why do seasons change?
(2) Can you give some examples of places that don’t get spring and autumn?
Why do we have different seasons?
As our planet moves around the Sun, the light from the Sun falls on the Earth
from different directions. This helps create the seasons. At different times of
year, there is more sunlight in some places, and less sunlight in others. More
sunlight means longer days and warmer weather, and this is why we have
spring and summer. It gets colder in autumn and winter because the days are
shorter, and we get less light from the Sun (see the picture below ①).
The seasons fall at different
times of year around the
world. China is north of the
equator. Here, we experience
summer from June to August.
South of the equator, June,
July and August are winter
months. In Australia, it is
summer from December to
February, and Australians
have their spring when we
have our autumn.
The hottest and the coldest parts of the world don’t have four seasons. It is
always hot in places close to the equator. These places are called the tropics ④.
Instead of our four seasons, many parts of the tropics have a rainy season and a
dry season. Around the North and South Poles, there are only two seasons too:
a very, very cold winter and a somewhat less cold summer.
① 图中二分二至日均指北半球 ② equinox /9ekwInBks/ n. 昼夜平分时；（春或秋）分
③ solstice /9sBlstIs/ n. 至（点）；（夏或冬）至
④ the tropics /QR 9trBpIks/ 热带；热带地区
autumn
equinox
winter
solstice
spring
equinox ②
summer
solstice ③
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Plants:
Buds start
to grow on
the peach②
trees.
Animals:
The silkworms③are
thin and small. It is
interesting to see
them get bigger
and bigger.
Step 1 Think about what you want to record in each season. For example:
• Plants and animals. Choose something easy to observe, such as the
trees outside your window. Write down what they look like every two
or three days, or every week.
• Festivals and activities. There are some traditional festivals in each
season. Write down what you do on those days.
• Your feelings. Write down how you feel in this season.
• Quotes or poems you like about each season, as well as suitable photos.
Step 2 Design the layout of your journal. In a journal, the date, weather and
temperature are usually included. If there is a festival or solar term on that
day, write it down. Here is an example:
Project*
Keeping a seasons journal
①
A seasons journal helps you explore and record the four seasons. In this project, you are
going to learn how to keep a seasons journal.
Step 3 Share your journal with your classmates every month or every two
months. You will fi nd interesting changes in your journal.
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.
— Anne Bradstreet
Wits corner
months
I
W
Solar term: Start of Spring
① journal /9dZF:nl/ n. 日志；日记 ② peach /pi:tS/ n. 桃子
③ silkworm /9sIlkwF:m/ n. 蚕
Date: ________ Weather: _____________ Temperature: ______________
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Unit objectives
I can:
share some amazing facts about the Earth.
understand why the sea is important, and how pollution
is harming sea animals.
describe the problems our planet is facing.
explain ways to protect the Earth.
Key question
Why should we learn about the Earth?
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Why the Earth
is important
The Earth is home to all
living things.
...
Ways to protect the
Earth
use fewer plastic bags
...
What I know
about the Earth
Amazing facts
about the Earth
The Earth is believed
to be about 4.5
billion years old.
...
Problems the
Earth is facing
air pollution
...
• What amazing facts do you know about the Earth?
• What do you know about the sea?
• What problems is the Earth facing?
• What can we do to protect the Earth?
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Before you read
1 Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the words and the phrase below.
clouds
the Earth
the solar system
land
the sea
the Sun
2 Complete the fact file with the words and phrases from Exercise 1.
(1)_______________ is our home. This amazing planet is around 4.5
billion years old. It travels around
(2)_______________. About 70% of the
Earth is covered by
(3)_______________. The green and brown parts are
(4)_______________. There are many white
(5)_______________ above the
ground. As far as we know, out of all the planets in
(6)_______________,
only one, the Earth, can support life.
Earth fact fi le
(3)__________
(1)__________
(5)__________
(3)
(5)
(6)__________
(4)__________
(2)__________
What amazing facts do you know about the Earth?
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The Earth is an amazing planet!
Some places are very hot, like the areas near the
equator
①. Some are freezing cold, like the North
and South Poles. There are fields and mountains,
rivers and seas, forests and deserts. The highest
mountain on Earth is over 8,800 metres above sea level. And the deepest
part of the sea is more than 10,000 metres down.
The plants on Earth are wonderful in many different ways. The tallest trees
in the world can reach over 100 metres in
height. The smallest plant is as small as a
grain of rice.
The Earth is home to millions of animals.
Some, like tigers and lions, live on land.
Other animals, like birds, enjoy the wide
open sky. Big blue whales call the sea
home, along with many amazing fish. From bears to birds, from butterflies
to seahorses, animals make our planet lovely
and interesting.
And what’s more, the Earth provides us with
all the things we need, such as food, water, air
and energy. It is our home and the only planet
we know that supports life. Let’s explore,
learn about and take care of our home.
Read the science magazine article and find out some amazing facts about the Earth.
Identifying the topic sentence of a paragraph
The topic sentence of a paragraph introduces the main idea. It is usually at the
beginning or the end of the paragraph.
For example, the topic sentence of paragraph 3 above is The plants on Earth are
wonderful in many different ways.
Can you find more topic sentences in the article?
The amazing planet
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① equator /I9kweItR(r)/ n. 赤道
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1 Find sentences in the article on page 53 to go with these photos.
2 Read the article again and find evidence to support the statements below.
(1) There are both hot and cold places on Earth.
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(2) The Earth is full of life.
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(3) The Earth is very important to us.
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Discuss the questions below.
(1) What do you think makes the Earth an amazing planet?
(2) How can we show our care for our planet?
(1)
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
(2)
(3)
(4)
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1 Below are some sentences from the article on page 53. Choose the correct meaning for
the words and phrases in italics.
(1) Some places are very hot, like the areas near the equator.
a towns
b deserts
c places
(2) The tallest trees in the world can reach over 100 metres in height.
a grow to
b touch
c feel
(3) And what’s more, the Earth provides us with all the things we need ...
a however
b fi nally
c besides; in addition
(4) And what’s more, the Earth provides us with all the things we need ...
a gives
b stops ... from
c protects
(5) Let’s explore, learn about and take care of our home.
a understand
b discuss
c fi nd out more about
3 What else do you know about the Earth? Make sentences to list some facts.
There is ... / There are ... Some places are ..., like ... / Some are ..., like ...
2 Complete the passage with the words and phrases in italics from Exercise 1. Change
the form if necessary.
Adjective suffi x: -ly
We can add -ly to the end of some nouns to make adjectives.
love → lovely friend → friendly
Can you give more examples of making adjectives this way?
y
The Earth is an amazing planet with beautiful forests. Some of
the trees are so tall! They
(1)_______________ high into the sky.
There are so many exciting places on our amazing planet for us
to
(2)_______________. However, many
(3)_______________
are now in danger because of us. We cut down too many trees.
(4)_______________, we pollute the air and water. The Earth
(5)_______________ us _______________ everything we need. It
is the only planet we know that supports life. So let’s take care of it!
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1 Discuss the questions about the sea in pairs.
(1) How many big oceans are there on Earth?
(2) What do you know about the sea?
2 Listen to a quiz about the sea and tick (✓) the problems that the speakers mention.
Listening
A quiz
① about the sea
Your ideas
4 Discuss the question below.
What can we do to protect the sea?
coral reefs ② disappearing
rising sea levels
plastic pollution
overfi shing
3 Listen again and complete the table below.
What is happening?
Why is it a bad thing?
The sea is
(1)_________________.
A lot of the ice in the
North and South Poles
(2)____________________.
• People
(3)_________________.
• Fish and other sea animals
(4)_________________ and
get ill. Some even
(5)________.
Many kinds of fi sh
(6)____________________.
What is happening?
Why is it a bad thing?
The sea is
(1)_________________.
A lot of the ice in the
North and South Poles
(2)____________________.
• People
(3)_________________.
• Fish and other sea animals
(4)_________________ and
get ill. Some even
(5)________.
Many kinds of fi sh
(6)____________________.
What do you know about the sea?
Think
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① quiz /kwIz/ n. 小测验；知识竞赛 ② coral reef /9kBrRl ri:f/ 珊瑚礁
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Look!
• there is = there’s
there is not = there isn’t
there are = there’re
there are not = there aren’t
• Note the difference below:
There are always many paper bags and a lot of plastic rubbish on the
beaches.
There is always a lot of plastic rubbish and many paper bags on the
beaches.
• We use there is with a singular noun or an uncountable noun.
• We use there are with a plural noun.
Grammar
Using there is / are …
We often use there is ... or there are ... to say that something exists somewhere.
Su Mei and Su Wen are talking about how to protect the sea. Read the dialogue and pay
attention to the words in bold and the underlined nouns and noun phrases.
Su Mei:
The sea is very important to us. But there is more and more plastic
pollution in the sea. What can we do to help protect the sea?
Su Wen: There are many things we can do. We should organize a Beach
Clean-up Day. You see, there are always many bottles and plastic
bags, and a lot of other rubbish on the beaches in our area. These
things all end up in the sea.
Su Mei:
That’s a good idea! Are there any other things we can do to help?
Su Wen: Yes, of course. I will send you an article with some good
suggestions.
Let’s sum up the rules!
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________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
There is a lot of paper in the blue bin for recyclable waste.
There are some plastic bags in the black bin for residual waste.
1 The bins are full at the end of the Beach Clean-up Day. What rubbish is there in each
bin? Look at the list below and write sentences with there is / there are.
Grammar in use
2 You want more people to take part in the Beach Clean-up Day. Prepare a short speech
to ask people to join. Use the following questions to help you.
• Why are you asking people to take part in the Beach Clean-up Day?
• What can you see on the beach?
• What can people do to protect the sea?
The sea is very important to us. We should try our best to
protect it. On the beach, there are ... There is also ... All these
things end up in the sea. We can pick them up on the Beach
Clean-up Day. I hope you can join us. Let’s not leave any
rubbish on the beach. Thank you!
broken glass
fish bone
paper
plastic bottle
clothes
lithium ① battery
plastic bag
tin can
Recyclable②waste
Residual③ waste
Food waste
Hazardous④ waste
① lithium /9lIPiRm/ n. 锂 ② recyclable /0ri:9saIklRbl/ adj. 可回收利用的
③ residual /rI9zIdjuRl/ adj. 剩余的；残留的 ④ hazardous /9hCzRdRs/ adj. 有害的
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Speaking
Talking about the problems the Earth is facing
Look at the photos below. Work in pairs and take turns asking and answering questions
about the problems the Earth is facing.
catch a lot of fi sh,
fewer and fewer
fi sh in the sea
burn oil and gas
to make energy,
more and more
harmful gases
use a lot of
dangerous farm
chemicals, less
and less clean
groundwater
cut down trees,
build farms, less
and less forest
land
S1: What problem is the Earth facing?
S2: People catch a lot of fish. There are fewer and fewer fish in the sea each year.
...
(1) Some places are very hot, like the areas near the equator.
(2) The smallest plant is as small as a grain of rice.
(3) And what’s more, the Earth provides us with all the things we need,
such as food, water, air and energy.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
/ V /
colour
other
rubbish
under
/ A: /
after
card
large
plant
/ B /
hot
on
want
wash
/ O: /
August
four
short
small
/ W /
could
full
put
wood
/ u: /
blue
food
pollute
shoe
/ k /
cow
cute
like
kill
/ G /
bag
dog
grain
ground
What problems is the Earth facing?
Think
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Writing
Writing an article about protecting the Earth
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The Earth is a beautiful planet
The problems the Earth is facing
• high mountains
• blue seas and beautiful rivers
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
• water pollution
• sea animals are dying because of plastic pollution
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
1 Think about how we can protect the Earth, and tick (✓) the things you are going to
write about. You may add your own ideas.
Teen Post
Next week is Green Week. We want your ideas on how to protect the Earth.
Please email your article to us. We will put your great ideas on our website.
Things we can do to protect the Earth
• factories stop polluting rivers and lakes
• bring our own shopping bags to the supermarket
____________________________________________________________
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▪ I provided enough details to support the topic sentence of each
paragraph.
▪ I suggested ways to protect the Earth, such as __________________
_________________________________________________, clearly.
▪ I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪ I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
_______________________
The Earth is a beautiful planet. There are __________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
This beautiful planet is our only home. However, we are harming the
Earth in many ways. For example, _______________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
We only have one Earth, so we have to protect it. ___________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2 Now write an article about protecting the Earth.
Step 1
Plan
Organize the information in the notes on page 60.
Step 2 Write
Write your article.
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
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Focusing on culture
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1 Read the article about Saihanba and find out how the desert became a forest.
Many people have worked hard to protect our beautiful planet. What challenges do
they face? What achievements have they made?
What can we do to protect the Earth?
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Saihanba is a forest park in the north of Hebei. It is about 400 km
from Beijing. For hundreds of years, the emperors went there to
hunt. But in the 1800s, things began to change. There were forest
fires and wars, and people cut down many trees. Saihanba slowly
turned into a desert.
When the forest disappeared, there were terrible sandstorms in
the Beijing area. In the early 1960s, a group of scientists travelled
to Saihanba to find a solution. They found an old tree in the middle
of the desert. “Maybe we can still plant trees here,” they thought. In
1962, the first tree planters arrived in Saihanba. The cold and dry
weather made their work very difficult, and strong winds blew away
many young trees. In winter, it got as cold as -40°C.
Three generations of forest workers
continued the hard work. Thanks to
them, Saihanba is green again. It is
today the world’s biggest man-made
forest. There are hundreds of millions
of trees there. The forest helps
provide the capital with clean water,
and there are fewer sandstorms in the
Beijing area now.
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Have you been to Saihanba? Find out more about the place online.
3 Complete the sentences with the words and the phrase below. Change the form if
necessary.
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Why are forests important?
(2) What can we do to protect them?
blow away generation hunt sandstorm solution
In 2007, the government listed Saihanba as one of the most
important national nature reserves in China. In 2017, the
Saihanba Afforestation Community received the Champions of
the Earth award from the UN Environment Programme.
Notes
2 Answer the questions below with the information from the article on page 62.
(1) How did Saihanba become a desert?
(2) Why was it diffi cult to turn the desert into a forest?
(3) How does the forest improve the environment in the Beijing area?
(1) The family lived in the village for fi ve _______________ before they moved to
Beijing.
(2) This is a diffi cult problem, but I am sure we can fi nd a _______________.
(3) The strong wind _______________ her hat, and it landed in the lake.
(4) _______________ are very common in the Sahara Desert.
(5) Killer whales usually _______________ seals and sea lions for food.
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Cross-curricular connection Earth science*
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Air surrounds the Earth. All living things on Earth need air to survive. What is air like?
Read the poem about air and the text about wind. Then complete the sentences below.
(1) Air has no ____________ and no ____________.
(2) A kite or a plane ____________ to stay in the sky.
(3) “We need air to survive” means “air ____________ us ____________”.
(4) The wind moves clouds across the sky, and sometimes these clouds bring in
____________.
(5) A(n) ____________ can tell us where the wind is blowing from.
(6) ____________ produce electricity for us.
How does that balloon,
Float in the sky?
Well, it’s simply hot air,
That makes balloons fl y!
We need air to breathe.
We need air to survive.
And when we breathe it,
It keeps us alive.
Air has no smell.
Air has no taste.
But when the wind blows,
You feel it on your face.
Look at that kite,
Or the plane over there.
How do they stay up?
They ride on the air.
Wind
Clouds move across
the sky, and it’s all
thanks to the wind.
These clouds bring in
rain for thirsty trees
and fl owers.
There are weathercocks
like this one on top
of some buildings. A
weathercock gives us the
answer to this question,
“Where is the wind
blowing from?”
We can use the wind to
produce clean energy.
Windmills provide
people with electricity.
Air
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Step 1 Work in groups and choose one place that interests you. Search online for
basic information about it. Then discuss what you want to include in your
fact fi le. You may refer to the following questions.
Project*
Making a fact file about Earth protection
Thanks to the tree planters’ great efforts, Saihanba has once again turned green. Are
there any other places that faced, or still face, serious problems? Let’s do some research
and make a fact file.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not
every man’s greed.
— Mohandas K. Gandhi
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• Why do you care about this place?
• What kinds of plants and animals are there in this place?
• What serious problems did / does it face?
• What are the causes of these problems?
Step 2 Find out how people solved / are solving these problems. Search online
for different solutions. You may use the questions below to help you.
• What have people done / are people doing to solve the problems?
• What are some important achievements?
• Can you come up with different ways to solve the problems?
Step 3 Organize the fact fi le. You can arrange your information on a large poster
with pictures or make presentation slides. Then present it to the class.
① the Maowusu Desert 毛乌素沙地 ② Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve
湛江红树林自然保护区 ③ Qiandao Lake 千岛湖
Qiandao Lake ③
the Maowusu Desert①
Zhanjiang Mangrove National
Nature Reserve ②
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Unit objectives
I can:
talk about what a trip to the Moon would be like.
talk about what astronauts can do in space.
present my plan for a trip to space.
describe some important Chinese space missions.
Key question
What is it like to travel in space?
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First thoughts
Interesting facts about space
We can’t hear sound in space.
...
Things astronauts can do in
space
Do scientifi c experiments in a
space station.
...
Other ideas
Exploring space
Important Chinese
space missions
On 15 October
2003, Yang Liwei①
went into space in
the Shenzhou-5
spaceship.
...
① Yang Liwei 杨利伟
• What would a trip to the Moon be like?
• What can we do in space?
• How will you prepare for a trip to space?
• How have Chinese people explored space over the years?
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Reading
Before you read
1 Match the words and the phrase with the parts of the picture below.
the Earth the Moon space space station spaceship spacesuit
2 Discuss in pairs what astronauts can do in space.
How do astronauts
travel to the Moon?
Cool! What can astronauts
do on the Moon?
They travel to the Moon in a
spaceship.
They can walk on the Moon
and collect Moon rocks.
n
travel to
What would a trip to the Moon be like?
Think
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(1)____________
(4)____________
(3)____________
(6)____________
(5)____________
(2)____________
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Read Li Jun’s diary entry and think about what a trip to the Moon would be like.
① gravity /9GrCvRti/ n. 重力；地球引力 ② fl oat /9flRWt/ v. 浮；飘浮
③ mysterious /mI9stIRriRs/ adj. 神秘的
Recognizing cause and eff ect
Writers often use conjunctions, such as because and so, to show cause (why something
happened / will happen) and effect (what happened / will happen as a result).
I’ll have to wear a spacesuit to help me breathe because there’s no air on the Moon.
Can you find more examples of cause and effect in the diary entry?
1 October 2053
Flying to the Moon
I’m so happy! Tomorrow I’ll be one of the first students to travel
into space. The spaceship will leave the Earth at 9:00 a.m. It’ll take
us to the Moon. I can’t wait!
The Moon is around 380,000 kilometres from the Earth, so it’ll
take us about three days to get there. The gravity① in space is
very weak, so we’ll all be floating② around in the spaceship. And
we won’t sleep in beds —we’ll sleep in sleeping bags. We need to
tie the sleeping bag to the wall so that we won’t float away in our
sleep! Because of the low gravity, our bodies may get weak, so we’ll
have to do exercise every day.
When we arrive, I’m going to walk on the Moon. The Moon has
much weaker gravity than the Earth. A person weighs much
less on the Moon, so we can jump very high. I’ll have to wear a
spacesuit to help me breathe because there’s no air on the Moon.
That also means there is no sound there. We can only hear the
sounds inside our spacesuits.
The Moon is a strange and mysterious ③ place. I’m going to take
as many photos as I can. I’m sure that it’ll be a wonderful trip!
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Reading comprehension
1 Complete Li Jun’s travel plan with the information from the diary entry on page 69.
2 Read Li Jun’s diary entry again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or
false (F). Find evidence in the text to support your answers.
(1) Li Jun is the only student to travel into space.
T / F
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(2) Li Jun is very excited about the trip.
T / F
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(3) Li Jun does not have to do exercise in space.
T / F
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(4) There are lots of strange sounds on the Moon.
T / F
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Discuss the questions below.
Would you like to travel to the Moon? Why or why not?
Travel plan
Destination:
(1)_________________ Departure time:
(2)_____________________
Transport:
(3)_________________
Travel time:
(4)_________________
Difficulties:
(5)_____________________________________________________________
Things I want to do:
(6)__________________________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary practice
1 Find the words in italics from the diary entry on page 69. Then match the sentence
halves.
Life in space is difficult but exciting. There is much less gravity in space,
so things in the spaceship float in the air. Before we go to bed, we need to
(1)_________ our sleeping bags to something.
We are already hundreds of thousands of (2)_________ away from the Earth.
Tomorrow, we will land on the Moon. I am nervous but also very excited.
There is no air there, so I need to wear a spacesuit when I go out of the
spaceship—I cannot (3)_________ without it. The gravity on the Moon is very
(4)_________. This means we (5)_________ less on the Moon—only about 1/6 of
what we do on Earth.
Next Thursday, we will travel back to the Earth. I really wish I could stay longer!
2 Complete Li Jun’s next diary entry with the words in italics from Exercise 1. Change the
form if necessary.
because fl oat
so
weak
breathe
gravity tie weigh
3 Make sentences about the Moon with the words below.
(1) If something is low,
a it is very heavy.
(2) A kilometre
b you take air into and send it out of your
body.
(3) If something weighs 1,000 kg,
c is one thousand metres.
(4) If you tie something,
d it is not very high.
(5) When you breathe,
e you hold two or more things together
with a rope (or something similar).
Compound nouns
You can put two nouns together to make a compound noun.
space + ship = spaceship space + suit = spacesuit
Can you give more examples of making compound nouns this way?
There is no air on the Moon, so I will have to wear a spacesuit to help me breathe.
Word building
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1 What do you think a hotel in space will be like? Discuss the questions in pairs.
(1) What facilities do you think a space hotel will have?
(2) What do you think you can do there?
Listening
A space hotel
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
Which part of the Starlight Hotel would you most like to visit? Why?
2 Listen to a robot talking about the Starlight Hotel. Which places are mentioned? Fill in
the different parts of the hotel (a–g) in Exercise 3.
3 Listen again and complete the notes below.
a ___________
Film: Space Adventure
Time: Tomorrow at
(1)________ p.m.
and
(2)________ p.m.
b ___________
Grow
(3)________ for the hotel
restaurant.
Open from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
c ___________
Buy great things, such as
(4)________
and space T-shirts.
Open from
(5)________ a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
d ___________
The best place to watch
(6)________ and
see the Earth.
Pass over
(7)________ at 9:00 a.m.
tomorrow.
Open all day.
e ___________
Exercise machines and
(8)________ for
children.
Open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
f ___________
Do some
(9)________ experiments and
fi nd out how things work differently in
space.
g ___________
Enjoy
(10)________ at the best
restaurant in space.
Open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
a ___________
Film: Space Adventure
Time: Tomorrow at
(1)________ p.m.
and
(2)________ p.m.
b ___________
Grow
(3)________ for the hotel
restaurant.
Open from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
c ___________
Buy great things, such as
(4)________
and space T-shirts.
Open from
(5)________ a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
d ___________
The best place to watch
The best place to watch
(6)
and
________ and
see the Earth.
Pass over
(7)________ at 9:00 a.m.
tomorrow.
Open all day.
e ___________
Exercise machines and
(8)________ for
children.
Open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
f ___________
Do some
(9)________ experiments and
fi nd out how things work differently in
space.
g ___________
Enjoy
(10)________ at the best
restaurant in space.
Open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Cinema
What can we do in space?
Think
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Grammar
A The simple future (will)
We use the simple future to talk about future events.
Mr Green and Mrs Green are talking about the advertisement for the Starlight Hotel. Pay
attention to the words in bold.
Come and visit the Starlight Hotel.
Come and visit the Starlight Hotel.
You
You will
will be
be amazed by all the wonderful views
amazed by all the wonderful views
of the Earth and the Moon.
of the Earth and the Moon.
Two nights is only ¥8,000 for a family of four!
Two nights is only ¥8,000 for a family of four!
We know you
We know you will
will enjoy
enjoy your stay.
your stay.
Call us on 677-9999 or visit our website today.
Call us on 677-9999 or visit our website today.
www. .com
1 Mr Green is talking to his wife about the advertisement. Complete their conversation
using will (’ll) or will not (won’t) and the words in brackets.
Mr Green: Let’s visit the Starlight Hotel for our next holiday!
Mrs Green: That’s a good idea. What
(1)__________________ (we / see) when we
get to the hotel?
Mr Green: Lots of things!
(2)__________________ (We / see) the whole Earth,
for example.
Mrs Green: Wonderful!
(3)__________________ (we / see) Mars too?
Mr Green: No,
(4)__________________, but I’m sure
(5)__________________
(there / be) wonderful views of the Moon from the Moon Garden.
Mrs Green: I see!
(6)__________________ (Tim / be) interested to come with us?
Mr Green: Oh yes, defi nitely!
(7)__________________ (He / enjoy) the trip.
will we see
. .co
. .co
• We use the base form of the verb after will to talk about the future.
• The base form of am, is and are is be.
Look!
we will = we’ll we will not = we won’t
Let’s sum up the rules!
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Yes, we will.
Will we visit the hotel?
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B The simple future (be going to)
We can use the pattern be + going to + verb to talk about future plans.
What are Mr Green and his pets thinking about? Read the thought bubbles and pay
attention to the words in bold.
2 Mr Green is telling his son about his plan. Complete their conversation using be (not)
going to and the words in brackets.
Mr Green: Come here, Tim.
(1)______________________ (I / tell) you something
exciting.
(2)______________________ (We / have) a holiday in the
Starlight Hotel!
Tim:
Great!
(3)______________________ (we / visit) it tomorrow?
Mr Green: No,
(4)______________________.
(5)______________________
(We / visit) the hotel next week!
Tim:
(6)______________________ (we / bring) the dogs to the hotel?
Mr Green: No.
(7)______________________ (They / stay) here.
Tim:
(8)________________________________ (Aunt Alice / look after
them) when we are away?
Mr Green: Yes. I’ve asked her to help.
Are they going to take
us to space as well?
I am going to plan our
trip to the Starlight Hotel.
Grammar in use
3 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what the Greens will see and do during
their stay at the Starlight Hotel.
What will the Greens see at the
Starlight Hotel?
...
...
They’ll see the stars and the Earth.
What are they going to do there?
We use the base form of the verb after be going to.
Let’s sum up the rules!
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Speaking
Talking about plans for a trip to space
Imagine that you are going to go on a trip to space. Talk in pairs about your plan for
the trip.
(1) I’m so happy! Tomorrow I’ll be one of the first students to travel
into space.
(2) The spaceship will leave the Earth at 9:00 a.m.
(3) Because of the low gravity, our bodies may get weak, so we’ll have
to do exercise every day.
(4) The Moon is a strange and mysterious place.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
When you plan for the trip, you need to know:
• how long the trip will take
• what the ride in a spaceship will be like
• what to see and do in space
...
S1: Life in space is quite different from life on Earth. What will you prepare for your
trip?
S2:
I will pack ...
S1:
What are you going to do when you are in the spaceship?
S2:
I’m going to ...
S1:
Where will you travel, and what will you do there?
...
/ R /
camera
gravity
tomorrow
weaker
/ F: /
earth
first
turn
work
/ l /
leave
less
kilometre
travel
/ r /
breathe
gravity
return
wrong
/ h /
happy
have
help
hope
How will you prepare
for a trip to space?
Think
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Writing a post about a dream trip to space
W
1 David drew a mind map before he wrote about his dream trip. Complete the mind
map and then read the post to see if you were right.
a What the trip will be like
b Things I am going to do there
c Things I will have to do there
d Introduction
wash in a different way
Visiting a space
station
look at the Earth from space
go on a spacewalk
amazing
(4)________
(3)________
(2)________
(1)________
when
how
with whom
do some experiments
tie my sleeping bag to the wall
Like
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I hope I can travel into space with my family one day. This is what my dream trip looks
like. First, my family and I will fly out into space on a spaceship. When we get into
orbit ①, we will visit a space station. It will take us about six hours to get there.
Things are very different in space. There is much less gravity, so we will have to tie our
sleeping bags to the wall when we sleep. We will also have to wash our hands and
brush our teeth in a different way.
When we arrive at the space station, I will first look out of the windows and enjoy the
view of the Earth. After that, I would like to do some experiments. I really want to study
how plants grow in space. Next, I’m going to put on a spacesuit and go on a spacewalk.
I really look forward to travelling into space someday—it will be an amazing
experience!
David
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Space Adventure
Have you ever dreamt of travelling to space? Now comes your chance: write
a post about your dream trip and send it to us. The writer of the best post will
win a free trip to space!
① orbit /9O:bIt/ n. （天体等运行的）轨道
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Like
Reply
▪ I focused on a clear topic in each paragraph.
▪ I described what I will have to do in space, such as ________________,
and what I am going to do there, such as _______________________.
▪ I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪ I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
2 Now write a post about your dream trip to space.
Step 1
Plan
Think about where you want to go (e.g. the Moon, Mars). Then,
list the things you want to write about. Use the mind map in Exercise 1
to help you organize the information.
Step 2 Write
Write your post.
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
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Focusing on culture
F
1 Read the article and find out how Chinese people have studied Mars.
On 23 July 2020, China’s first Mars lander, Tianwen-1, was sent into space
from Wenchang, Hainan Island. The spacecraft① takes its name from an
ancient poem by Qu Yuan② (340–278 BCE③). “Tianwen” means “Questions
to Heaven” and expresses China’s determination to explore the universe.
Mars has interested people for thousands of years. Around 3,000 years ago,
in ancient China, people already knew about the planet and began to study
how it moved in the sky. However, it was difficult to find out more about it
before the 20th century. Thanks to the work of scientists, we have learnt a
lot about Mars. Spacecraft like Tianwen-1 will help us find out more about
our red neighbour.
After travelling more than 470 million
kilometres, Tianwen-1 reached the
red planet on 10 February 2021. The
craft circled around the planet for three
months before landing on the surface
on 15 May. There, it
released a 240-kilogram
rover④ named Zhurong.
During the next 100 days, Zhurong drove 1,000 metres on the
planet’s surface and continued its travel. It took photos of Mars and studied
different kinds of rocks, and then it sent the information back to the Earth.
The success of Tianwen-1 is only the beginning of China’s Mars
exploration programme. Maybe one day Chinese astronauts will visit Mars.
① spacecraft /9speIskrA:ft/ n. 航天（飞行）器；宇宙飞船 ② Qu Yuan 屈原
③ BCE /0bi: si: 9i:/ abbr. 公元前 ④ rover /9rRWvR(r)/ n. 天体登陆车
Exploring Mars
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How have Chinese
people explored space
over the years?
Think
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Among all the planets in the solar system, Mars is the
one that humans have been most curious about. Let’s
learn about Tianwen-1 and find out more about Mars
exploration.
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3 Complete the sentences with the words below. Change the form if necessary.
2 Answer the questions below with the information from the article on page 78.
(1) How did the spacecraft Tianwen-1 get its name? What does it mean?
(2) How long did Tianwen-1 circle around Mars before it landed?
(3) What did Zhurong do on the surface of the red planet?
The Chinese offi cial Wan Hu① of the Ming dynasty is said to be
the world’s fi rst “astronaut”. He tried to launch himself into outer
space by sitting in a chair with rockets attached. The crater②
“Wan-Hoo” on the far side of the Moon is named after him.
Notes
Your ideas
4 Research the achievements of Chinese space exploration and draw a timeline.
express neighbour programme surface universe
Do some research on Chinese space exploration. You can find out:
▪ What important missions do we have?
▪ How many people have been to space? Who are they?
▪ What achievements have been made?
(1) There are bright and dark areas on the Moon’s ______________.
(2) Mars is the Earth’s red ______________.
(3) The Chang’e Project is part of China’s space ______________.
(4) When I grow up, I want to become an astronaut so that I can explore the
______________.
(5) Words can’t ______________ how excited I am now.
① Wan Hu 万户 ② crater /9kreItR(r)/ n.（由巨物撞击形成的）坑
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C
For thousands of years, human beings dreamt of exploring the night sky. It took a lot
of hard work to make this dream come true.
1 Read about different firsts in space below. Match the years and headings (1–6) with the
paragraphs (a–f).
2 Work in groups. Find information about different firsts in Chinese space exploration
and share your findings with the class.
(1) 1957
the fi rst satellite
(2) 1961
the fi rst manned space
fl ight
(3) 1965
the fi rst spacewalk
(4) 1969
the fi rst manned Moon
landing
(5) 1971
the fi rst space station
(6) 2019
the fi rst unmanned
spacecraft on the
Moon’s far side
a The Soviet Union ① sent the space station
Salyut 1 into orbit. Later that year, three
Soviet astronauts visited the space station.
They spent 23 days there.
b The Chinese spacecraft Chang’e-4 landed
on the far side of the Moon. The spacecraft
brought with it the second Chinese lunar
rover Yutu-2.
c The American astronauts Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. They
collected rocks and brought them back to the
Earth.
d The Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin fl ew
into space on the spacecraft Vostok 1. He
travelled around the Earth once. The whole
fl ight lasted 108 minutes.
e The Soviet astronaut Alexei Leonov went
on a 12-minute spacewalk.
f The Soviet Union sent the satellite
Sputnik 1 into space. It stayed in orbit for
three months.
Famous firsts in space
① the Soviet Union /QR 0sRUviRt 9ju:niRn/ 苏联
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Step 1 Work in groups. Decide on where people will go for the space trip and
think of a name for the trip.
Project*
Making a leafl et
① about space travel
In this project, you will make a leaflet to get people to sign up for a trip to space.
Step 4 Present your leafl et to the class, and vote for the best slogan, the best
design and the most impressive leaflet.
The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the
cradle forever.
— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Wits corner
design
T
c
W
Step 2 Plan your leafl et. You may consider these questions when planning.
• How will you get there?
• When and where will you take off?
• How long will it take to get there?
• What will travellers see and do there?
• How much will it cost?
• How can people get in touch with you?
...
Step 3 Think of an eye-catching slogan ② and decorate your leafl et with pictures
to get people to sign up.
During the trip, you will visit:
the Moon Mars a space hotel a space station
① leafl et /9li:flRt/ n. 传单 ② slogan /9slRWGRn/ n. 标语；口号
Step 1
Work in groups. D
think of a name for
Step 2
Plan your leafl et. Y
H
ill
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Unit objectives
I can:
describe some tourist spots in my city or town.
talk about what we can see and do in some famous
Asian cities.
make suggestions on what tourists can do in my city
or town.
understand the importance of World Heritage Sites.
Key question
How do we introduce a city or town?
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First thoughts
• What tourist spots are there in your city or town?
• What do you know about some famous cities in Asia?
• What can tourists see and do in your city or town?
• Why are World Heritage Sites important?
Think
Name: Beijing
Name:
My hometown:
Name:
An Asian city
or town
Famous for:
Fun facts:
Famous for: Tiantan Park
Fun facts:
Famous for:
Fun facts:
Famous for:
Fun facts:
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Reading
Before you read
1 Look at the map of a city. Label the places on the map with the words and phrases
below. Then describe a similar place in your city or town.
2 Talk in pairs about your favourite place in your city or town.
My favourite place is the city park. It’s a large green
area in the city centre, and it’s a nice place to walk
around. I sometimes fly kites there. What about you?
My favourite place is ...
My fav
area in
aroun
bridge
museum theatre
TV tower
library
park
train station square
(1)____________
(2)____________
(3)____________
(4)____________
(5)____________
(6)____________
(7)____________
(8)____________
3 Shanghai is a big city. In pairs, share what you know about it.
What tourist spots are there in your city or town?
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Read the Shanghai travel guide and find out more about the city.
① skyscraper /9skaIskreIpR(r)/ n. 摩天大楼
② 此处信息仅供参考，景区开放时间和票价可能随政策或季节变化而调整。
Using text features
Text features, such as the title, subheadings, pictures or maps, help readers understand
the information in the text. Look at the title, subheadings and pictures in the travel
guide. What information can you get from them?
A guide to Shanghai
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In Shanghai, East meets West, and tradition meets modernity. When you
visit the city, you can explore famous places and see China’s past and
present. Here are three of Shanghai’s best tourist spots.
Xintiandi
Xintiandi is famous for its shikumen buildings from the 19th
century. These buildings are a mix of traditional Chinese and
Western styles. Today, the area is a very popular tourist spot, with lots of
restaurants and shops. You can also visit the Site of the First National
Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Xintiandi, and there is
a large museum there. You can learn a lot about the history of the CPC if
you go inside.
The Bund
The Bund is where old meets new. Look west, and you will see many
old Western-style buildings. Look east across the Huangpu River, and
you will see skyscrapers ①. At night, these tall buildings light up the sky.
Yu Garden
Yu Garden, or Yuyuan, is in the centre of the old city. This garden is over
400 years old. If you enjoy history and culture, you will love this place.
Inside, there are many beautiful traditional buildings. You can also buy local
food and gifts there.
Other information: ②
• Site of the First National Congress of the CPC: open from
Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00–17:00; free.
• Yu Garden: open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00–16:30; adults ¥30, students
and seniors ¥15.
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Reading comprehension
1 Kelly is going to visit Shanghai. Complete her notes below with the information from
the travel guide on page 85.
2 Read the travel guide again and answer the questions below.
(1) What is the text about?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(2) Why did the writer use the pronoun “you” in the description?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(3) Find sentences to support the idea of “East meets West, and tradition meets
modernity”.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Discuss the questions below.
Which tourist spot in the travel guide would you most like to visit? Why?
Place
Things I can see there
Things I can do there
Xintiandi
(1)___________ buildings
• go to
(2)__________________
_________________________
• visit the Site of the First
National Congress of the CPC
(3)___________
(4)__________________
__________________
walk along the Bund and enjoy
the amazing night views on both
sides of the Huangpu River
(5)___________
an over 400-year-old
garden with
(6)________
____________________
(7) _________________________
_________________________
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Vocabulary practice
1 Find the words in italics from the travel guide on page 85. Then match the sentence
halves.
2 Complete the travel guide of Guangzhou with the words in italics from Exercise 1.
Change the form if necessary.
3 What are some popular tourist spots in your city or town? Make sentences to introduce
two or three of these places with the words and phrases below.
a mix of famous for
modern
tourist spot
explore
in the centre of the site of traditional
(1) In a travel guide,
a its design and how it looks.
(2) If you are an adult,
b you will fi nd interesting information
about a place.
(3) The style of something
(e.g. a building, clothes) is
c many people like it.
(4) If something is popular,
d you are 18 or older.
(5) A site is
e a place you can visit.
Adjective suffi x: -al
We can add -al to the end of some nouns to make adjectives.
nation → national tradition → traditional
Can you give more examples of making adjectives this way?
Guangzhou is an amazing city, and there are many
(1)______________ places
to visit there. Here is some information about a few must-see tourist
(2)______________:
• If you want to see traditional buildings, you should visit the Chen Clan
Ancestral Hall. It was built in the Qing dynasty and is now a museum. (Open
every day 9:00–17:30;
(3)______________ ¥10, children under 18 or seniors 60
and older free.)
• The Guangzhou Opera House is on the north side of the Pearl River and is one
of the most beautiful buildings in the city. The
(4)______________ of the building
is very unusual, and it looks like something from a science fi ction fi lm!
• Go on a boat trip on the Pearl River. You will get a great view of the 600-metre
tall Canton Tower from the river. Make sure you read about this famous
landmark in your travel
(5)_____________ before you go!
Word building
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Customer 1: I love plants, and I enjoy looking at interesting fl owers.
Miss Zhou:
You should visit
(1)_______________________________________.
You can see many unusual plants there.
Customer 2: I’m interested in traditional South East Asian culture.
Miss Zhou:
You can visit
(2)__________________________________________
and learn about the
(3)________________ in Thailand.
Customer 3: I love old Chinese gardens.
Miss Zhou:
You can see some amazing examples of Chinese
garden designs at
(4)_______________________
in Beijing.
1 Imagine that you are a travel agent. You need to introduce three cities in Asia to a
customer. Which three cities would you like to introduce? Why?
Listening
Famous cities in Asia
2 Miss Zhou is a travel agent. She is describing three famous cities in Asia. Listen and
complete the notes.
3 Listen again. Then complete Miss Zhou’s recommendations for her customers.
City
Famous local food
Popular tourist spots
Beijing
(1)_____________
(2)_____________ and the Great Wall
Singapore
Hainanese
(3)_____________
the
(4)_____________ Botanic ①
_______________________________
Bangkok
spicy② food and
(5)_____________
temples③
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
(1) What else do you know about these cities?
(2) Which tourist spot there would you most like to visit? Why?
① botanic /bR9tCnIk/ adj. 植物的 ② spicy /9spaIsi/ adj. 加有香料的
③ temple /9templ/ n. 庙宇；寺院
What do you know about some famous
cities in Asia?
Think
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iland.
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Ocean Park is one of the most interesting places in Hong Kong. If you visit the
park, you will have a lot of fun. You can see lots of sea animals there. There are
also giant pandas and other unusual animals in the park. If you want to try
something exciting, you can try the diff erent rides at the Summit①. You will get
a bird’s-eye view of the whole park if you ride on the cable car.
• We can also put the if-clause after the main clause.
If you visit the park, you will have a lot of fun.
The if-clause describes a possible action.
The main clause shows the likely result.
• The verb in the if-clause is in the simple present. The verb in the main
clause is in the simple future.
You will get a bird’s-eye view of the whole park if you ride on the cable car.
if-clause
Look!
We can also use modal verbs, such as can, should, in the main clause.
If you go to Beijing, you can visit the Summer Palace.
Grammar
Conditional sentences (1)
We use conditional sentences to talk about possible actions and the likely results
of these actions.
Read the passage about Ocean Park in Hong Kong and underline the sentences with if.
main clause
① the Summit /QR 9sVmIt/ （香港海洋公园内的）高峰乐园
Let’s sum up the rules!
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1 William is planning a trip, and he is asking his friend Su Wen for travel advice. Complete
Su Wen’s advice by matching the sentence halves. Then fill in the blanks.
If it is rainy,
If you want to relax in the sun,
If you want to go to tourist spots
outside the city,
If you are brave enough,
you can go shopping.
you should try the roller coasters
there.
you can go to the beach.
you can rent a car.
Su Wen:
Hi, William, what are you going to do this weekend?
William:
I’m going to Shenzhen. Can you recommend some places to go?
Su Wen:
(1)________________________________________________________
Shenzhen has a lot of beautiful beaches. You can make sandcastles or
swim in the sea. You can also go to the amusement parks in Shenzhen.
(2)_______________________________________________________
William:
That sounds good! I’ve checked the weather report, and it says it will
be rainy on Saturday and Sunday.
Su Wen:
I see.
(3)__________________________________________________
There are many fancy shopping malls. You can also try some local
food.
William:
That’s a good idea! Can I take public transport everywhere?
Su Wen:
Public transport is fi ne if you stay in the city centre.
(4)_____________
_________________________________________________________
William:
Thank you for your advice.
Su Wen:
You’re welcome.
Grammar in use
2 Your friend is planning to come and visit you during the school holiday. He / She wants
to do some activities in your city / town. Use conditional sentences to give him / her
some suggestions on what to do.
There are many things you can do here. If you go to / want to ..., you will / can ...
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Speaking
Making suggestions on visiting your city / town
Role-play a conversation between a travel agent and a tourist. The travel agent should
give advice on what to do in his / her city / town.
S1: Which places can I visit in Beijing? I’m really
interested in ancient Chinese art.
S2: Well, if you want to see ancient art, you can visit the
National Art Museum of China. The museum is in the
centre of Beijing, near the Palace Museum. It has ...
...
What can tourists see and do in your city or town?
Think
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Improving your pronunciation
(1) If you visit the city, you can explore some famous places and see
both the past and present of the city.
(2) You can visit the Site of the First National Congress of the
Communist Party of China in Xintiandi.
(3) There is now a large museum. Thousands of visitors come to see the
amazing art treasures inside.
(4) Today, this place is a popular tourist spot with lots of restaurants and
shops.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
/ f /
beautiful
enough
famous
photo
/ v /
every
love
very
visit
/ S /
dish
machine
shoe
shop
/ Z /
garage
measure
pleasure
usually
/ P /
both
maths
three
twentieth
/ Q /
other
there
these
with
• Which places can I visit in ...?
• What is special about the place?
• How do I get there?
• What can I see and do there?
The tourist may ask some of these questions:
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Writing a travel guide
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A local’s guide to Hangzhou
Welcome to my hometown—Hangzhou. It is a city with a long history,
amazing views and delicious food. There are a lot of things to see and do
here.
West Lake is a must-see spot in Hangzhou. The lake is to the west of
the old city centre. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List because of
its long history and beautiful landscape. If you go there, you will see the
mountains and parks around the lake. There are also many historic sites,
such as the Yuewang Temple. It was built in memory of the famous general
Yue Fei①.
Hangzhou is famous for its local food. You should try some traditional
Zhejiang dishes like Xiaoshan chicken.
If you come to Hangzhou, I am sure you will love this beautiful city at first
sight.
1 Sun Hui drew a mind map before she wrote a travel guide. Complete the mind map
with the phrases below, and then read the guide to see if you were right.
historic sites
things to do try local food
beautiful landscape things to see
(1)___________
(4)___________
(5)___________
(3)___________
(2)___________
Hangzhou
① Yue Fei 岳飞
“Travel China 24 / 7” website wants your travel guides!
We want local people to write travel guides for diff erent cities and towns in
China. Please send us your travel guides with travel tips for your city or town!
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▪ I introduced ___________________________________ in the
city / town.
▪I focused on a clear topic in each paragraph.
▪I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
2 Now write a travel guide for your city or town.
Step 1
Plan
Think about your city or town. List different things (e.g. tourist
spots, local food) to include in the article. Use the mind map in Exercise
1 to help you organize the information.
Step 2 Write
Write your travel guide.
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
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Focusing on culture
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Before you travel, how do you decide where to go?
A list of World Heritage Sites may give you some ideas.
1 Read the introduction to two World Heritage Sites on a travel agency’s website.
World Heritage Sites in Asia
There are over 1,000 World Heritage Sites around the world. Some
of them are natural, and some are man-made. We protect these
places because they are very special and important to world culture.
There are almost 300 heritage sites in Asia. China has the second
largest number of heritage sites in the world.
Here are two famous World Heritage Sites in Asia.
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Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, China
Dunhuang is a historic city in Gansu. As the
Silk Road developed, Dunhuang became
China’s western gateway to the world. Here,
different cultures met and influenced each
other. If you visit Dunhuang, you can see the
Mogao Caves. You will see amazing artworks if you go inside. Many
of the paintings show scenes from daily life along the Silk Road.
Taj Mahal, India
The Taj Mahal is one of the most wonderful
buildings in the world. Emperor Shah Jahan
built it in the 17th century in memory of his
wife. Beautiful white stone covers the walls,
and there is a long pool in front of the building. If you visit the Taj
Mahal on a clear day, you will see its reflection in the water.
Why are World Heritage
Sites important?
Think
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If you travel around Asia, you must visit these amazing World Heritage
Sites!
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3 Find the words and the phrase in the introduction and match them with their
meanings.
World Heritage Sites are very important places in world history.
Experts from UNESCO have made a list of the most important
sites to protect. There are more than 50 World Heritage Sites
in China, such as the Great Wall, West Lake, Imperial Palaces of
the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing and the Mogao Caves in
Dunhuang.
Notes
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
Which of the two World Heritage Sites in the introduction do you want to visit fi rst?
Why?
(1) become (line 9)
a to start to be something
(2) infl uence (line 11)
b an image in a mirror, on water, etc.
(3) scene (line 14)
c a view of a place or an event
(4) in memory of (line 18)
d to have an effect on
(5) refl ection (line 21)
e made, built (etc.) to remember someone
after they died
There are many other World Heritage Sites in China and around the world.
Which sites have you heard of, and what do you know about them?
Find three more World Heritage Sites and learn something about them. The
questions below may help you:
▪ Where is the site?
▪ What is special about it?
2 Answer the questions below with the information from the introduction on page 94.
(1) Why do people protect World Heritage Sites?
(2) What will tourists see in the Mogao Caves?
(3) What makes the Taj Mahal different from other buildings?
Exploring more
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The first compass was invented in China, and the points of the compass are still very
important in everyday life. We use them when we read maps and give directions.
1 Read the passage and learn how to use compass points to read a map.
2 Look at the map. Then use compass directions to complete Mrs Li’s route.
Mrs Li is a school bus driver. She drives the same route every day. We can describe
her route with compass points.
She starts at the bus station. Then she drives north to bus stop D. She goes
(1)_______
to bus stop A and passes Happy Supermarket on the way. Then she goes
(2)________
to bus stop B. After bus stop B, she goes
(3)________ and passes Yangguang
Junior High School. Then she goes
(4)________ to bus stop J. After that, she drives
(5)________ to bus stop H and passes the Renmin Hospital on the way. After bus
stop H, she goes back to the bus station.
3 Work in pairs and draw a map of your area. Describe how to go from your house to
your school.
The compass and the map
This is a compass. It’s got four points in a cross, like this: +.
The points of the compass are north, east, south, and west.
The red needle points north.
We can add more points to the compass. These points are in
a cross like this: ×. North-east is between north and east. Its symbol is NE.
What do N, W, E, S and NE, SE, SW, NW mean on the compass?
needle
n
hool bus driver She drives the same route every day We c
Renmin Hospital
Yangguang
Junior High
School
Happy
Supermarket
bus station
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Step 1 In groups, think of an Asian city you would like to visit and fi nd some
basic information about it.
• Location
• Tourist attractions / scenic spots
• Local food and special products
• Transport
Step 2 Find more information about that city on the internet. Complete the table
below.
Project*
Making a two-day travel plan of an Asian city
In this project, you are going to make a travel plan of an Asian city.
Step 3 Use the table in step 2 to plan your activities in the city. Then complete
the schedules below.
Place
Things to see / do
Opening time
Transport
Ticket
Day 1
Time
Place to go
How to
get there
Things to
see / do
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
Step 4 Share your group’s travel plan with the class.
Day 2
Time
Place to go
How to
get there
Things to
see / do
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand li.
— Dong Qichang ①
Wits corner
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W
Places to visit in _________________ (city)
① Dong Qichang 董其昌（1555 — 1636），明代书画家、文学家。该句译自《画禅室
随笔·卷二》。
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I can:
talk about my after-school activities.
explain why we join school clubs.
make suggestions on improving after-school activities.
talk about special days at my school.
Key question
How do you make after-school activities fun and educational?
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My after-school
activities
play ping-pong
...
My school clubs
the Music Club
...
What I can learn from
after-school activities
I learn how to stay happy and healthy.
...
Having fun
after school
• Why do you attend school clubs?
• What club activities have you taken part in?
• What after-school activities did you do recently?
• What special days do you have at your school?
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Which school club do you want to join?
Reading
Before you read
1 Match the school clubs with the activities below. Do you have any similar clubs at your
school?
2 Discuss in pairs which of these school clubs you want to join and why.
The Baking Club looks interesting. I want to learn how to
make cakes.
I will definitely join the Science Club. I like
doing science experiments. What about you?
Wh
Discuss in pairs wh
In this club, you will / can …
(1) do some amazing experiments
______________
(2) learn computer skills
______________
(3) make kites and paper-cuts
______________
(4) learn to act and put on a play
______________
(5) appreciate Chinese literature
______________
(6) make delicious cakes and sweets
______________
the Science Club
the Drama Club
the Computer Club
the Baking ① Club
the Chinese Literature Club
the Craft ② Club
① bake /beIk/ v. 烘烤；焙 ② craft /krA:ft/ n. 手艺；工艺
Why do you attend school clubs?
Think
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Read the story and find out which clubs Li Na and Liu Wei visited.
Li Na and Liu Wei are new students at
Yangguang Junior High School. Last month, they
went to the Clubs Fair. The fair was very crowded,
but it was also a lot of fun.
First, Li Na and Liu Wei learnt about the Rocket
Club.
“Our club will teach you how to design and build
rockets. Then you can launch them into the sky,” a boy said. “Watch!”
He took a rocket and launched it. The rocket took off into the sky and
disappeared. Li Na and Liu Wei were very surprised.
A girl suddenly shouted, “Watch out!”
A moment later, a toy plane quickly flew past Li Na and Liu Wei.
“I’m so sorry!” said the girl. “It’s a cool plane, isn’t it? It runs on solar
power.”
“It’s amazing! Which club are you in?” asked Li Na.
“The Solar Power Club, of course! We build all kinds of wonderful machines.
They get their energy from the sun.” The girl then passed the remote control
to Li Na. “It is fun to fly the plane around the sports ground!” said Li Na.
“Wow, look at those beautiful paper-cuts over there,” Liu Wei said excitedly. Li
Na turned around and looked at the Craft Club’s table.
A member of the club started telling them about their club activities, “If
you join our club, you will learn how to cut paper into many different pretty
shapes. Would you like to have a try?”
Li Na and Liu Wei were very excited about those clubs.
“I want to join all the clubs!” said Li Na.
“Me too!” said Liu Wei.
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The Clubs Fair
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Summarizing
Summarizing means identifying the main idea and most important information, and then
writing a brief summary. When you make a summary, keep in mind that you are answering
the basic questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how. Leave out small details.
Can you write a summary of the article above?
Reading strategy
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Reading comprehension
1 What did Li Na and Liu Wei see at the Clubs Fair? Complete the table with the
information from the story on page 101.
2 Read the story again and answer the questions below.
(1) What surprised Li Na and Liu Wei at the Rocket Club?
_______________________________________________________________
(2) How did the girl from the Solar Power Club introduce the club?
_______________________________________________________________
(3) What did Li Na and Liu Wei see at the Craft Club’s table?
_______________________________________________________________
(4) How did Li Na and Liu Wei feel about attending the Clubs Fair?
_______________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Which club(s) on pages 100 and 101 would you like to join? Why?
(2) What clubs do you have at school? What can you learn in these clubs?
Name of the club
Club activities
the Rocket Club
learn how to design
and build rockets
(1)___________________________________
(2)___________________________________
(3)___________________________________
(4)___________________________________
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Vocabulary practice
1 The words and the phrase in italics are from the story on page 101. Choose the correct
answers to complete the sentences.
2 Li Na wrote about the fair in her diary. Complete the diary entry with the words and the
phrase in italics from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary.
(1) A rocket is a kind of spacecraft. It can ________ .
a move on water
b fl y very high
c run very fast
(2) If something runs on solar power, ________.
a it gets its energy from the air
b its energy comes from the sun
c it is controlled by the sun
(3) If you are a member of a club, you ______.
a take part in club activities
b lead the club
c cannot join other clubs
(4) If someone shouts, he / she ________ .
a laughs happily
b cries out
c talks quietly
(5) The shape of something is the ________ it has.
a height
b colour
c form
3 Make an info sheet about a school club you are in or want to join.
Name of the school club
Things I do / want to do there
Why I joined / want to join
Dear Diary,
Today, we went to our school’s Clubs Fair. We saw lots of interesting things.
At one of the clubs, they showed us how to launch a
(1)__________ into the air. Then
we heard someone
(2) ________ “Watch out!” It was a girl from another club. She
was flying a toy plane, and it quickly flew past us. She said sorry to us and explained
that it runs on
(3)__________. She let me have a try myself. It was really cool.
Then Liu Wei noticed lots of beautiful paper-cuts. They were all cut into interesting
(4)__________, and a
(5)__________ of the club told us all about their different
activities.
We really want to join all the clubs, so I think we will sign up tomorrow.
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1 Work in pairs and talk about your last outing.
(1) Where did you go?
(2) What did you do there?
Listening
An interesting outing
2 Listen to Liu Wei talking about his trip to Lucky Island with the Hiking Club. Put the
pictures below in the correct order (1–4).
a
b
c
d
3 Listen again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
(1) Liu Wei met the other students and Mr Li on Saturday morning.
T / F
(2) They travelled to the island by bus.
T / F
(3) When they arrived, they went on a long hike.
T / F
(4) In the afternoon, they took some photos on the beach.
T / F
(5) They went home after dinner.
T / F
Your ideas
4 Share with the class a memorable outing experience or an exciting club activity.
What club activities have you taken
part in?
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Grammar
The simple past
We use the simple past to talk about things that happened (or did not happen) in
the past.
Read the dialogue and pay attention to the words in bold.
Yes, they did!
Did they enjoy the festival?
Last Saturday, our parents came to our
school for the Art Festival. Students from
different clubs performed on stage.
• For most verbs, we add -ed to form the simple past.
• We use did (i.e. the past form of do) to ask and answer Yes / No questions in
the simple past.
• We often use time expressions with the simple past, such as yesterday, last
Saturday, last month, two weeks ago.
Verbs
Simple past form
Examples
Most verbs
+ -ed
walk ➞walked
Verbs ending in -e
+ -d
use ➞used
Verbs ending in
consonant + -y
y ➞i + -ed
carry ➞carried
Verbs ending in one
stressed vowel + one
consonant (except w
or y)
Double the
consonant + -ed
plan ➞planned
stop ➞stopped
Y
differ
Let’s sum up the rules!
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1 Liu Wei is telling Li Na what he did yesterday. Complete the conversation with the
correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Li Na:
What did you do yesterday, Liu Wei?
Liu Wei:
I
(1)________ (go) for a walk in the woods. It
(2)________ (be) quite hot.
Li Na:
Did you
(3)________ (wear) a cap?
Liu Wei:
Yes, I
(4)________ (do). I
(5)________ (wear) my sunglasses too. But, I
(6)________ (drop) them onto the ground and
(7)________ (break) them!
Li Na:
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. What did you do next?
Liu Wei:
I
(8)________ (feel) tired, so I
(9)________ (sleep) under a tree.
Li Na:
Did you
(10)________ (enjoy) your day out?
Liu Wei:
No, I
(11)________ (not do)! I broke my sunglasses and I
(12)________
(leave) my cap on a tree!
Grammar in use
2 Write sentences about interesting things you did in the past two weeks.
Last Saturday, I took part in a book-sharing event at school. We talked about
books we recently read and explained why we like them. ...
Look!
For some verbs, the past form does not follow the rules on page 105. We call
these irregular verbs. For example:
be →was / were
feel →felt
make →made
wear →wore
break →broke
give →gave
sleep →slept
write →wrote
bring →brought
go →went
read →read
take →took
come →came
leave →left
think →thought
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Speaking
Talking about after-school activities
Work in groups and talk about some interesting after-school activities you recently did.
Choose the most interesting activity and share it with your classmates.
(1) Last month, Li Na and Liu Wei attended the Clubs Fair.
(2) Li Na and Liu Wei turned around and looked at the Craft Club’s table.
(3) Li Na and Liu Wei were very excited about those club activities.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
/ t /
launched
remote
rocket
teach
/ d /
disappear
surprised
turned
wonderful
/ Id /
attended
excited
shouted
visited
You can talk about:
• what the activity was
• things you did
• how you liked it
• how to improve it
...
S1: What interesting after-school activity
did you do recently?
S2: Last Sunday, I attended the opening of
a Chinese paper-cutting show at the city
museum with the Craft Club.
S3:
What did you do there?
S2: I saw many different kinds of paper-cuts
on show, such as ...
S4:
How did you like it?
S2: I enjoyed the show because ...
S1: Was there anything you didn’t like
about this activity? What can the
club improve to make your experience
better?
S2: I think ...
...
What after-school activities did you do recently?
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Writing
Writing a description of an after-school activity
W
1 Wang Yao wrote about one of her after-school activities. Read the description and
label the paragraphs.
A fun charity sale
Last Wednesday, I took part in a fun charity sale
at our school. We sold things to help those in
need.
All the things on the tables were from students.
There were fun toys, delicious snacks, interesting
books and so on. I brought some handmade
postcards. I made them myself. Students helped
with the sale. I decorated the tables with posters
and got all the cool things ready for sale. Our
school gave the money to different charities.
It was so exciting to be a part of it. I am quite
happy that everyone at our school came together,
and it made a difference. I can’t wait for the next
charity sale.
a What did I do?
b How did I feel about it?
c What was the after-school activity?
(1)________
(3)________
(2)________
Teen Post
What do you do after school? Write about an interesting after-school activity
and share it with us. The best description will go on our website.
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▪ I wrote in detail about what I did in the after-school activity, such as
___________________________________, and how I felt about it.
▪I used the simple past and suitable time expressions.
▪I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
2 Now write a description about your after-school activity.
Step 1
Plan
Think about the after-school activity and list the things you want
to write about. Use the questions in Exercise 1 to help you organize the
information.
Step 2 Write
Write your description.
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1 Read the article and learn about special days at schools in the UK and Australia.
Focusing on culture
F
① sack race /9sCk reIs/ 套袋赛跑 ② fête /feIt/ n. 露天游乐会 ③ tractor /9trCktR(r)/ n. 拖
拉机
Special days at school
Sports Day at Hillside Primary School
Our school is in Norwich, England. We have Sports Day
at school in June. It’s a day for all the family. We have
races for dads, mums and teachers.
We compete in different traditional races on Sports Day.
I love the sack race ①. You stand in a sack and jump to
the fi nishing line. It’s a fun event! I like the egg and
spoon race too. The eggs fall off the spoons. Luckily the eggs are hard!
The School Fête ② at Little Hampton Primary School
Our school is in Melbourne, Australia. Our annual school fête is in November.
It’s a fantastic day. The school is open to family and friends. You can do great
activities for one or two dollars. You can buy cakes, books, and toys too. Last year,
my mum baked apple pies for the fête, and they were very popular. The school
uses the money for books, computers, and sports
equipment. We also collect money for charity at
the fête.
My maths teacher has got a tractor ③. It’s very
big. He gives tractor rides at the fête. It’s great!
You can try horse riding too. It’s my sister’s
favourite activity!
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10
15
20
y
h d!
What special days do you
have at your school?
Think
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What special days do children in other countries
have at school? Do you do similar things at your
school?
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3 Find the words in the article and match them with their meanings.
Every year, most primary schools in Australia organize a school
fête. Diff erent schools have their fêtes in diff erent months.
Some school fêtes have a history of many years. It’s a chance
for students to take part in a fun event with their families. Many
local people join in the fête too.
Notes
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Which of the two special days would you like to have at your school? Why?
(2) What special days do you have at your school? What can you do on those days?
(1) compete (line 5)
a happening once a year
(2) spoon (line 8)
b amazing; really good
(3) annual (line 10)
c special things that you need for doing
something
(4) fantastic (line 11)
d a thing with a round end that you use for
eating or mixing food
(5) equipment (line 15)
e to take part in a race or game
2 Write down the activities on the special days with the information from the article on
page 110.
Sports Day
The School Fête
What are school trips like in other countries? Go online and fi nd out more
about school trips in different countries.
Exploring more
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C
Many students do different sports activities after school, and these play an important
role in their daily lives. Doing regular exercise can help us become healthier and
happier.
How active are you?
Class 7B did a survey about physical activity. They used charts to show their data.
Different charts are good for showing different kinds of data.
1 Look at the charts above and answer the questions.
(1) Which chart is
a bar chart? ____ a pie chart? ____ a line chart? ____
(2) Which chart gives information about
the sports students play? ____
the number of hours students play sport? ____
the number of steps a student takes in a week? ____
(3) Which chart shows information about
boys and girls? ____ one student? ____ 26 students? ____
2 Look at the charts again. How are they used to visualize the data? Match the sentence
halves.
(1) The bar chart compares
a how things change over time.
(2) The line chart shows
b different groups.
(3) The pie chart shows
c different parts of one group.
3 Do a survey in your class. Ask your classmates one question about their after-school
activities, and then choose a suitable chart to present your data.
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
basketball football table tennis skating
Mon
12000
Fiona’s steps in a week
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Tue Wed Thur Fri
Sat
Sun
Girls
Sports in Class 7B
Boys
Fiona
a
b
c
12 hours a week
15 hours a week
14 hours a week
10 hours a week
Hours of sport per week in Class 7B
2
4
10
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Step 1 Think of a school club that your school does not have. Decide on the
name and objective. Make sure the club is interesting enough to attract
students. You may use the example below to help you.
Club:
Insect Club
Objective: learn about insects in a fun way
Project*
Making a poster about a new school club
School clubs allow students to do fun after-school activities. Now it is your turn to create
a new school club and make a poster to attract students.
① excursion /Ik9skF:Sn/ n. 远足
It is a happy talent to know how to play.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wits corner
I
W
Step 2 Plan exciting club activities that are connected with the club’s objective.
Possible activities for the Insect Club
• go on insect excursions ①
• meet insect experts
• collect different insects
...
Step 3 Make a poster about the school club and present it to the class. You may
also add some pictures to it to make it more attractive.
Step 4 Vote for the school club you want to join.
Come and join our club!
_________ (time), we __________________________.
Then we _____________________________ (activities).
Club: ____________________
Objective: ________________
Activities: ____________________
Meeting times: ________________
Recent club activities
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Unit objectives
I can:
talk about what is interesting about collecting
different things.
describe what people often collect and how they feel about
their collections.
express my views on different kinds of collections.
explain why we have museums.
Key question
Why do people collect things?
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• What is interesting about collecting different things?
• What do you think of collecting things?
• What do people usually collect?
• What can we learn from collections in museums?
Think
• What I / people around me collect
I ... My friend ...
• What I think of these collections
I think my / my friend’s collection of ... is ...
Collecting as a hobby
Things people usually
collect
People usually collect ...
Reasons for collecting things
Some people collect things
because ...
Others ...
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Reading
Before you read
1 These students are talking about their collections. Complete the sentences with the
words and phrases below.
key rings model planes shells ① stamps
...
This is my collection
of _________________.
I’m a collector of
_________________.
I love my collection of
_________________.
I love collecting
_________________.
2 Talk in pairs about collecting things.
Yes. I collect paper clips ② of different
shapes. What about you?
Do you collect anything?
nt
...
Do you c
① shell /Sel/ n. 贝壳 ② paper clip /9peIpR klIp/ 回形针
of
.
.
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
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What is interesting about
collecting different things?
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Zhao Rui gave a presentation about his stamp collection. Read what he said about his
collection.
Stamps have stories to tell
Dear class,
Today, I’m going to talk about my hobby. Some
people play sports and others build models, but my
hobby is collecting stamps. I love stamps because
they are very beautiful. They can also teach me about the history and
culture of different countries.
I developed this hobby thanks to my grandpa. He is a stamp
collector, and he owns thousands of stamps. Some of them are
valuable, so he always handles them with great care. He even wears
white gloves to protect his stamps! Every Sunday my grandpa adds
new ones to his collection, and I sometimes help him take old stamps
from envelopes and postcards. He likes to tell me interesting stories
about the different stamps. It is almost like a history lesson.
Let me show you an absolutely wonderful stamp of the Palace
Museum. It is my favourite because it was my first one. My grandpa
bought it for me. “They built these buildings hundreds of years ago.
It may seem impossible, but they built them without using a single
nail!” he explained. My grandpa also shared many other interesting
bits of history about the old palace. Thanks to this stamp, I became
interested in traditional Chinese buildings, and I started to collect
similar stamps. Now I have over a hundred of them, and I am
learning more and more about Chinese history and culture.
Thank you for listening! Any questions?
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10
15
20
d
Connecting personal experience to a reading passage
Good readers connect the information in a reading passage to their own experience.
This makes it easier to understand the passage. For example, when you read the text
above, you may ask:
Is Zhao Rui similar to or different from me?
Do I have the same hobby as my grandparents / parents?
Reading strategy
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Reading comprehension
1 One of Zhao Rui’s classmates took notes during the presentation. There are four
mistakes in the notes. Underline and correct them.
2 Read the presentation again and answer the questions below.
(1) Does Zhao Rui’s grandpa take good care of his stamps? How do you know that?
______________________________________________________________________________
(2) Why does Zhao Rui like the stamp of the Palace Museum best?
______________________________________________________________________________
(3) Why does Zhao Rui love collecting stamps?
______________________________________________________________________________
Your ideas
3 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Do people around you collect things, or do you know of any famous collectors?
(2) What do they collect?
(3) Why do they collect those things?
Zhao Rui likes collecting stamps because they are
beautiful. He started collecting stamps thanks to his
grandpa. His grandpa has hundreds of stamps, and
he adds new ones to his collection every month.
Zhao Rui got his favourite stamp from his grandpa.
It is a stamp of modern Chinese buildings. Zhao
Rui can learn a lot about the future of China by
collecting stamps. He thinks stamp collecting is both
meaningful and interesting.
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Vocabulary practice
1 Find the words and the phrase in italics from the presentation on page 117. Then
match the sentence halves.
(1) This stamp is very valuable because
a you provide them with a part of it.
(2) If you think something is absolutely
wonderful,
b you put in new ones.
(3) If you add coins to your collection,
c it is the only one in the world.
(4) If you give someone a bit of
information,
d it will be easier for you to
understand it.
(5) If your teacher explains something
clearly,
e you think it is very, very good.
2 Zhao Rui’s grandpa talked about Zhao Rui’s stamp collecting. Fill in the blanks with the
words and the phrase in italics from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary.
3 Make sentences about things you collect or would like to collect with the words and
expressions below.
I discovered this stamp of the Palace Museum online. It looked really
interesting, so I bought it and gave it to my grandson Zhao Rui. He really
liked this stamp, and I
(1)_________ to him how the palace was built.
He got really curious about it, so he asked me to tell him some other
interesting
(2) _________ of history about the buildings.
My grandson is a stamp collector now, and he has
(3)_________ many
beautiful stamps _________ his collection. He has over a hundred now,
and he especially likes stamps of traditional Chinese buildings. Zhao Rui
always takes good care of his collection. I’m
(4) _________ sure that many
of his stamps will become very
(5) _________ in the future.
collection explain own thousands of valuable
I collect / want to collect ... because ... It is ... to collect ...
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Negative prefi xes: in-, im-
We can add in- or im- to the beginning of some adjectives to make
antonyms (i.e. words with the opposite meaning).
possible → impossible
Can you give more examples of making adjectives this way?
M
be
an
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1 Discuss the questions about collecting things.
(1) How do people usually build up a collection?
(2) Does collecting things take a lot of money or time?
Listening
Things we collect
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
(1) Would you like to collect these things? Why or why not?
(2) Which of them are easier / harder to collect and take care of? Why?
3 Who says these sentences? Listen again and tick (✓) the correct box.
2 Listen to some TV interviews and tick (✓) the collections mentioned.
car models
exotic ① plants
pens
stamps
coins
key rings
soft drink bottles
stickers
Sentences
Xia Wei
Dong Ming
Rex
(1) I’ve got 28. They’re from different
cities and countries.
(2) My parents support me. They love my
collection.
(3) My parents think it’s a waste of time
and money.
(4) I bought some of them at the fl ower
market. I also got some from my
friends.
(5) They aren’t expensive. I used my
pocket money to buy them.
① exotic /IG9zBtIk/ adj. 来自异国的；奇异的
What do you think of collecting things?
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Tip
When you listen to a conversation between two or more people,
pay attention to people’s names and what they say. Note down the key
words connected to their identity and relationship.
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Grammar
A Personal pronouns
We use personal pronouns to replace nouns that we have already talked about.
There are subject pronouns and object pronouns.
B Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns
We use possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns to show that something
belongs to someone or something.
Read the short passage about Su Mei’s collection and pay attention to the words in bold.
Then find out who or what each personal pronoun refers to.
Subject pronoun
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
Object pronoun
me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them
Possessive adjectives
my
your
our
their
his / her / its
Possessive pronouns
mine
yours
ours
theirs
his / hers
Su Mei collects rocks in her free time. She has rocks of different colours,
shapes and sizes. They are from lakes, rivers, forests
and mountains. Most of them are small, but some are
as big as apples. Her favourite rock is a green one.
She found it in the river near her home. It looks like
a duck egg and has beautiful patterns.
• We use subject pronouns in front of verbs.
• We use object pronouns after verbs or prepositions.
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Grammar in use
2 Talk about what your friends, family or relatives collect. Share your findings with your
classmates.
1 Complete the sentences using appropriate personal pronouns, possessive adjectives
and possessive pronouns.
(1) My elder brother collects model robots. ___________ has 28 of them.
___________ favourite robot was made in Shenzhen.
(2) ___________ mother just came back from a trip to Xiamen. ___________
brought me many beautiful shells.
(3) The little girl loves bottles. Those pretty little bottles are ___________.
(4) — Look at the red and white car models. Are they ___________, Lucas?
— No. They are Tina’s. ___________ are green and black.
My friend ... / father / uncle ... collects ...
He / She usually finds them in / buys them from ...
We need to put a noun after a possessive adjective, but we do not need to add
anything after a possessive pronoun.
Read what Jason said about his collection and pay attention to the words in bold.
Look!
Its is only used as a possessive adjective. For example:
The baby has her favourite toy, and the dog has its favourite toy too.
I’m Jason. My friends and I like collecting things. Let me show you our
collections! This is my favourite coin. I found it in a shop in Hamelin,
Germany. Those beautiful bookmarks over there are mine too. These little
clay ① fi gures are Sam’s. His collection also includes some coffee cups.
Look at that smiley face cup. It’s his too! These cute little plants belong to
Susan. This purple one is her favourite.
① clay /kleI/ n. 黏土；陶土
Let’s sum up the rules!
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Expressing and communicating ideas
I’ll share our group’s survey results.
Our group asked ... (number)
students. Two / Three / ... of them
collect things. The others do not
collect anything. ... collects pens.
She has about twenty of them.
She collects them because she
likes pens with different colours. ...
Speaking
Doing a survey about your classmates’ collections
Work in groups. Ask your classmates about their collections and complete the table
below. Then share the results with the class. You may add more columns to the table.
S1: Do you collect things?
S2: Yes. I collect pens.
S3: How many pens do you have?
S2: About twenty.
S4: Why do you collect them?
S2: Because I like pens with
different colours.
...
(1) Joe knows his father owns a collection of rocks from all over the world.
(2) Howard found many beautiful stamps in town.
(3) William even wears white gloves to protect his collection.
(4) I ask the young man, “How many rocks have you collected this year?”
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in blue.
/ RW /
know
over
own
road
/ aW /
brown
found
now
thousand
/ w /
always
wear
what
when
/ j /
year
yellow
yes
you
What do people usually collect?
Think
i
Improving your pronunciation
Name: _______
Name: _______
Things he / she collects
The number of items
in the collection
Reasons for collecting
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c Why do I like
collecting these things?
a What do I collect?
d What does my
collection look like?
Writing
Writing an article about a collection
W
1 Wang Yao drew a mind map before she wrote an article about her collection. Look at
the mind map and label the parts of the article.
b How did I start collecting?
(1)________
(2)________
(3)________
My hobby is a bit unusual. I have a collection of over 100
different chocolate wrappers from all over the world.
I started collecting them when I was 8. One day, my father
came back from a trip to Europe, and he gave me two bars
of chocolate. The wrappers were very beautiful, so I decided
to keep them. This is how I started my collection.
My collection includes wrappers in different shapes, sizes
and colours, and I really like those with unusual patterns
and designs. Two years ago, my friend Helen gave me my
favourite chocolate wrappers. They are special because each
wrapper has an interesting sentence on it. Our favourite is “The
sky is full of stars and there is room for them all to shine.”
There are three reasons why I collect chocolate wrappers.
Firstly, I love chocolate. Secondly, they are often very pretty.
Finally, they make me think of happy moments in life
together with family and friends. I guess you can say that I
collect sweet memories.
My collection
(4)________
My collection—chocolate wrappers
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Amazing collections
Do you or the people around you collect something? We want to know
about interesting and even unusual collections. Write an article about your
collection or the collection you know about and send it to us.
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▪ I provided key information about the collection, such as ___________
________________________________________________________.
▪ I used personal pronouns and possessive adjectives correctly.
▪ I used the words and expressions I learnt in this unit.
▪I used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
2 Now write an article about a collection. It may belong to yourself, a friend, a family
member or a relative.
Step 1
Plan
Draw a mind map of your ideas. Use the mind map in Exercise
1 to help you.
Step 2 Write
Write your article.
Step 3 Check and revise
Tick (✓) the boxes to check your writing, and then
revise it.
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F
What can we learn from
collections in museums?
Think
i
The British Museum, London, UK
The British Museum has a collection of things from different parts of the world: China,
Greece, Egypt, Mexico, Italy, etc.
The Rosetta Stone is a must-see object in the museum. It’s a big, fl at stone
with ancient writing on it. It says the same things written in two languages—
Egyptian and Greek. This stone helps us understand Egyptian hieroglyphics③
and learn about ancient cultures. It’s like a treasure that
unlocked a secret code④!
You can see animals at the British Museum too. For example, there are
mummies⑤ of real cats. They are part of the mummy collection in the
ancient Egypt room. Some of them are from the 1st century BCE.
5
15
The Eden Project, Cornwall, UK
The Eden Project has an amazing collection of plants. These plants are from different
parts of the world. There is a collection of food plants, and the Eden Project also has
a collection of other useful plants, like bamboo. If you visit, you can also see their
collection of exotic plants.
The plant in the picture on the left is from the rainforests of Indonesia.
The plant can grow up to 3 metres tall and about 1 metre
across. When it fl owers, it produces a strong smell to
attract insects. It’s a very special plant!
The plant in the picture on the right is from Borneo and
Sumatra. It has special cups. When insects fall in the cups,
the plant eats the insect. It is a meat-eating plant.
Interesting collections
1 Read the article about two famous places in the UK and find out what is interesting about
their collections.
insect
cup
pitcher plant ②
titan arum ①
Collecting can be a personal hobby. We can also
find collections in museums. Let’s learn about some
interesting museum collections.
① titan arum /0taItn 9eRrRm/ n. 泰坦魔芋 ② pitcher plant /9pItSR plA:nt/ n. 猪笼草
③ hieroglyphics /0haIRrR9GlIfIks/ n.（尤指古埃及的）象形字
④ code /kRWd/ n. 密码 ⑤ mummy /9mVmi/ n. 木乃伊
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3 Complete the sentences with the words below. Change the form if necessary.
(1) My uncle can speak three foreign __________: English, Spanish and Japanese.
(2) Bees and butterfl ies are __________, but spiders are not.
(3) The museum has a large collection of art __________.
(4) I need to use a password to __________ my phone.
(5) If you want to see __________ dinosaur fossils①, you can visit the Natural
History Museum.
insect language real treasure unlock
The British Museum was founded in 1753 and opened in 1759.
It has about eight million objects from various countries. Some
were bought or donated, but some were taken from other
countries during Britain’s colonial period.
Notes
Your ideas
4 Discuss the questions below.
Which of the collections on page 126 would you like to see? Why?
2 Answer the questions below with the information from the article on page 126.
(1) What kind of collections can you see at the Eden Project?
(2) Why is the titan arum special? What is special about the pitcher plant?
(3) Where are the collections in the British Museum from?
① fossil /9fBsl/ n. 化石
Have you ever been to museums? What collections do they have? Explore
some museums and their collections online.
Exploring more
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C
Some people like collecting shells, coins and paper money. These are all money in
different forms. Some types of money are still being used for trading today.
1 Read the article about the history of money.
Money in diff erent forms
2 Draw a timeline to show the development of money.
Seashells
Generally, people think the fi rst form of money was seashells.
Shells were used about 3,000 years ago in some East Asian
countries like China and some countries in Africa. Shells were
considered a good choice because they were easy to carry, similar
in size and lasted a long time.
Coins
Then, people developed skills for making metal things, and metal
coins appeared. Metal coins were made of bronze①, iron, gold
or silver. The earliest metal coins were gold coins from Lydia,
which were used around 600 BCE. Coins had different shapes.
For example, in ancient China, people had daobi (knife coins),
fangkongqian (round coins with a square hole in the centre), etc.
Paper money
The fi rst known paper money appeared in China during the Song
dynasty, which is called jiaozi. The paper was a promise to pay a
certain amount of money. Six centuries later (in the 1600s), banks
in Europe started to give out paper money. Paper money became
common in almost all currencies②, and it is still widely used.
Digital money
These days, people are used to paying for things electronically.
Now many countries are developing digital currencies. Money is
used in a new form.
Over the years, people have used different forms of money as a way
to trade or save.
① bronze /brBnz/ n. 青铜 ② currency /9kVrRnsi/ n. 货币
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Step 1 Discuss what you or your family collect. Form different groups according
to the type of your collections (e.g. wrapper group, toy group). If you do
not collect anything, you can join any group you like.
Step 2 Put together items for a collection. Each group member provides a
video or some pictures of the most cherished item in their collection and
introduces it to the group.
The introduction may include:
• the name of the chosen item
• basic information about it
• the story behind it
...
Project*
Creating an online museum
In this project, you and your classmates are going to present your collections in your own
online museum.
Step 3 Each group puts together all the content (introduction, pictures, videos)
and posts it online to make the online museum. Invite teachers, students,
and parents to visit your museum.
A man is only as good as what he loves.
— Saul Bellow
Wits corner
A
W
Tip
Those who do not have collections can prepare a general
introduction to your group’s collection. You may introduce the number of
items, reasons why people collect these things, etc.
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Checking your progress
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Appendices
Study skills
1 Managing your time
Junior high school students have a lot of schoolwork to do. It is important to manage your time well.
1 Tom has a lot of things to do on Sunday. Help him make a schedule.
My name is Tom. I have so many things to do on Sunday. I have my guitar lesson from 9:00 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. At noon, I need to help my mother cook lunch and wash the dishes. I am going to go to
the park to fl y kites with my friends in the afternoon. In the evening, I am going to play tennis with
my father from 7:00 to 8:00. The most important thing is to fi nish my homework! And I really want
to have time to read the new book by my favourite author. Can you help me make a schedule?
Time
Things to do
2 You just got home from school. You have a lot of things to do. What should you do first, and how much
time do you need for each activity? Put the activities in order (1–5).
What to do fi rst?
How much time?
read a new book by my favourite
author
take a shower
15 mins
have dinner
do my homework
play with friends
Your ideas
3 What do you usually do on Sundays? List the things you need to do this Sunday and try to make a
schedule.
Stu
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1 Look at the dictionary pages above. On which page would you find these words? Write page 338 or 339
in the blanks.
(1) length _____
(2) lemon _____
(3) left _____
(4) lecture _____
2 Where would you find these words? Write A if you would find it before page 338 and B if you would find it
after page 339.
(1) learn _____
(2) lesson _____
(3) life _____
(4) leaf ______
3 Find the words below in the dictionary. Write down all the meanings they have.
2 Using a dictionary (1): Finding the words quickly
The words in a dictionary appear in alphabetical order. If you know the alphabet well, you can fi nd
the words quickly.
Guide words can also help us fi nd the words we want more quickly.
The guide words tell you the fi rst word and the last word on the page.
Tip
If two words begin with the same first letter, the second letter decides
the alphabetical order.
address battle colour design fl at
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3 Using a dictionary (2): Understanding and using the
information in your dictionary
What information can you fi nd in a dictionary?
1 Look at the dictionary page below and label the parts of the page.
2 Discuss the questions below in pairs.
(1) What do the abbreviations “v.”, “n.”, “sing.”, “C”, “BrE” and “AmE” mean?
(2) What parts of speech does “can” have?
(3) What meanings does “can” have in the sentence “I can open the can”?
(4) What meaning does “can” have in this sentence “Can I borrow your dictionary?”
(5) What do the words “informal”, “slang” and “idiom” mean?
3 Find the words below in your dictionary. Write the pronunciation, part(s) of speech, meaning, and an
example sentence for each word.
can modal v. [BrE] /kRn/ [AmE] /kCn/
1
used to say that it is possible for sb/sth to do sth, or for sth to happen
• We can catch the bus here.
2
used to say that sb knows how to do sth
• She can speak Spanish.
3
used with the verbs “feel”, “hear”, “see”, “smell”, “taste”
• I can hear music.
4
used to show that sb is allowed to do sth
• We can wear jeans at work.
5
(informal) used to ask permission to do sth
• Can I read your newspaper?
6
(informal) used to ask sb to help you
• Can you help me with this box?
can n.
[BrE] /kCn/ [AmE] /kCn/
1
[C] a metal container in which food and drink is sold
• a can of beans, a beer/paint can
2
the can [sing.] (AmE, slang) prison
• He spent 30 years in the can.
IDIOMS
no can do (informal) used to say that you are not able or willing to do sth
• Sorry, no can do. I’m busy at the moment.
a can of worms (informal) if you open up a can of worms, you start doing sth
that will cause a lot of problems and be very difficult
• Do not open a can of worms by giving Matthew any suggestions.
spelling
(3)
(1)
(2)
(4)
examples meaning part of speech pronunciation
cheerful encourage member patient support
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4 Making your own vocabulary notebook
Have you ever thought about making your own vocabulary notebook? This can help you learn and
remember new words and phrases. Different people use different ways to make their own vocabulary
notebooks.
1 Follow the steps and make one page for your vocabulary notebook.
(1) Choose a word and write it on the top.
(2) Write down the English defi nition or Chinese translation.
(3) Find a good example sentence.
(4) Write down synonyms① and / or antonyms②.
(5) Note down your own thoughts (draw a picture / make a sentence / think of a situation).
① synonym /9sInRnIm/ n. 同义词 ② antonym /9æntRnIm/ n. 反义词
Your ideas
3 Prepare a vocabulary notebook. Make a page for each of the words you want to learn.
2 Now try a different way to make one page for your vocabulary notebook.
Word
(part of speech)
Defi nition
How to use it
Example sentences
Collocations
Word: _______________________ Date: ______________
What it means:
Example sentence:
Synonyms / Antonyms:
My thoughts:
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Grammar review
Unit 1 Wh-questions
We use Wh-questions to ask for information about someone or something. When the main verb is to
be, we can make a Wh-question with a Wh-word and am / is / are; we use do or does to make Wh-
questions with other verbs.
What
is
the boy’s name?
Where
is
he from?
Who
are
they?
How old
are
they?
When
does
he get up?
Why
does
she like Maths?
How
does
he go to school?
Which subject
do
you like?
How many classes
do
you have tomorrow?
Su Mei is telling Tang Wen about her cousin. Complete Tang Wen’s questions below.
Su Mei:
I just talked to Su Hua.
Tang Wen:
(1)________________ is Su Hua?
Su Mei:
He is my cousin.
Tang Wen:
(2)________________ does he live?
Su Mei:
He lives in London.
Tang Wen:
(3)________________ is he?
Su Mei:
He’s 12.
Tang Wen:
(4)________________ does he go to school?
Su Mei:
He goes to school by bike.
Tang Wen:
(5)________________ long are his school days?
Su Mei:
About eight hours.
Tang Wen:
(6)________________ are his hobbies?
Su Mei:
Swimming and playing basketball. He also likes watching football.
Tang Wen:
(7)________________ team does he like?
Su Mei:
Liverpool.
Tang Wen:
(8)________________ does he like Liverpool?
Su Mei:
Because the players are very good.
Gra
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Unit 2 The simple present
We use the simple present to talk about regular actions, often with adverbs and adverbial phrases of
frequency.
I / You /
We / They
run fast.
He / She / It
runs fast.
do not run fast.
does not run fast.
Do
I / you / we / they
run fast?
Does
he / she / it
run fast?
Yes,
I / you / we / they
do.
Yes,
he / she / it
does.
No,
I / you / we / they
don’t.
No,
he / she / it
doesn’t.
He sometimes buys bread at the bakery.
She usually goes to school on foot.
We go shopping every Sunday.
Every Saturday, she has her piano lessons.
For most verbs, we add -s to the base form if the subject is he / she / it or a singular noun; for other
verbs, the spelling changes are:
Verbs ending in -ch,
-sh, -ss, -zz or -x:
add -es.
catch
catches
Verbs ending in
vowel + -y:
add -s.
enjoy
enjoys
push
pushes
pass
passes
play
plays
buzz
buzzes
mix
mixes
Verbs ending in
consonant + -y:
change y to i and add
-es.
cry
cries
Verbs with
irregular third
person form: do,
go, have
do
does
fly
flies
go
goes
study
studies
have
has
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words below. Add not if necessary. Each word can be
used more than once.
On school days, I usually
(1)__________ up at 7 o’clock. I
(2)__________ the bed myself.
After that, I always
(3)__________ bread for breakfast. I
(4)__________ bread, but I
(5)__________ noodles. I
(6)__________ to school by bus after breakfast. My little brother
often
(7)__________ up at 8 o’clock. He is very little, so my mother
(8)__________ the
bed for him. For breakfast he seldom
(9)__________ bread. Unlike me, he
(10)__________
bread, but he
(11)__________ noodles very much. After breakfast he sometimes
(12)__________ to the playground to play.
eat get go like make
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Unit 3 Adjectives
We use adjectives to describe people or things. They can be put before nouns or after the verb to be
(e.g. am, is, are).
It is hot today, so we want to buy some cold drinks.
It’s so windy. You need to put on some warm clothes.
We use It is + adjective + to + verb to express our feelings or attitudes towards different activities.
It is exciting to visit new places.
It is difficult to learn a new language.
It is dangerous to feed wild animals.
Complete the passage with the words below.
cold diffi cult dry good hot popular warm
The climate in Shenyang is known for its seasonal extremes of weather. Let’s have a
look at what the weather is like in each season.
Winter in Shenyang is cold,
(1)________ and windy, but it is also the best time for
skiing. The city is a
(2)________ destination for skiers during winter.
Although it is usually
(3)________ in winter, as soon as spring arrives, the temperatures
go up quickly. The weather is nice and
(4)________, with temperatures around 20℃on
sunny days in May.
Summer lasts from June to August. It is
rather
(5)________ with a lot of rain showers.
During this rainy season, it is usually
(6)________ to know if it’s going to rain, so
it’s best to keep an umbrella in your bag!
In Autumn, the weather is sunny nearly
every day. It is a
(7)________ time of the
year to visit Shenyang.
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Unit 4 Using there is / are
We use there with is / are to say what exists in a certain place.
There is
a lot of
pollution
in the air.
There is not
a lot of pollution
in the air.
There’s
There isn’t
There are
many animals
in this forest.
There are not
many animals
in this forest.
There’re
There aren’t
Is there
any milk in the fridge?
Are there
any students in the classroom?
Yes,
there is.
Yes,
there are.
No,
there isn’t.
No,
there aren’t.
When two nouns or more follow there is or there are, the verb usually agrees with the fi rst noun.
There is a bookshop and two coffee shops on the first floor.
There are two coffee shops and a bookshop on the first floor.
Complete the passage with there is, there are, there isn’t, there aren’t, is there or are there.
(1)________________ many different kinds of pollution. Most people know
about air pollution and water pollution, but nowadays,
(2)________________
also a lot of talk about plastic pollution.
Every year, at least 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the sea. Today,
(3)________________ more pieces of plastic fl oating around than there are
stars in the Milky Way. In fact,
(4)________________ any parts of the world’s
sea that aren’t polluted by plastic.
Plastic pollution can be very harmful.
(5)________________ many kinds of sea
animals that get ill or even die because they eat plastic.
As you can see, plastic pollution is a serious problem.
(6)________________
any ways to stop it? Well, we can try to clean up the sea. In the long run,
however,
(7)________________ just one solution: we must use less plastic!
Remember,
(8)________________ only one Earth, so we have to try our best to
protect it.
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Unit 5 The simple future (will / be going to)
We use will + verb to talk about future events.
I / You / He / She / It / We / They
will (not)
visit the Moon someday.
be happy to travel into space.
Will
I / you / he / she / it / we / they
wear a spacesuit?
be hungry in space?
Yes,
I / you / he / she / it / we / they
will.
No,
will not / won’t.
We use be + going to + verb to talk about future plans.
I
am (not)
going to
walk on the Moon.
be back to Earth next week.
You / We / They
are (not)
He / She / It
is (not)
Am
I
going to
take photos on the Moon?
be back to the Earth next week?
Are
you / we / they
Is
he / she / it
Yes,
I
am.
No,
I
am not.
you / we / they
are.
you / we / they
are not / aren’t.
he / she / it
is.
he / she / it
is not / isn’t.
Underline the mistakes in the conversation below and correct them. There are 7 mistakes. The first mistake
is already corrected.
Mr Green:
What did Professor Lin say about the future of our planet?
Mrs Green: He thinks the world population be a lot bigger in the future. Cities are going be very
crowded.
Mr Green:
It’s not hard to imagine. What else did he say?
Mrs Green: In the year 2100, there is going to be cities in the sea.
Mr Green:
Oh, really? That sounds incredible.
Mrs Green: He also says that we go on trips to the Moon or even Mars.
Mr Green:
You mean there is space tourism in the future?
Mrs Green: Yes, that will be amazing!
Mr Green:
But will it to cost a lot to travel to space?
Mrs Green: According to Professor Lin, it doesn’t.
Mr Green:
Well, I hope we can go on a holiday to space someday!
will be
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play at the beach
enjoy fruit like coconuts
Unit 6 Conditional sentences (1)
We use conditional sentences to talk about possible results of actions or events. We use the simple
present in the if-clause and the simple future or modal verbs, such as can / should + verb, in the
main clause.
You can still catch the first bus if you leave now.
If you don’t hurry, you will miss the train.
I’ll visit Mount Taishan if I get the chance.
If you want to keep fit, you should exercise regularly.
If you want to improve your studies, you should work hard.
1 Li Hua is thinking about visiting Xinjiang or Hainan. He made a mind map of possible things to do in
each place. Write conditional sentences based on his list.
(1) _____________________________________________________________________________
(2) _____________________________________________________________________________
(3) _____________________________________________________________________________
(4) _____________________________________________________________________________
(5) _____________________________________________________________________________
(6) _____________________________________________________________________________
2 What place do you want to visit? If you travel there, what can / will you do?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
If I travel to Xinjiang, I can / will climb Mount Tianshan.
Where to go
Xinjiang
Hainan
climb Mount Tianshan
visit Kanas Lake
enjoy fruit like grapes and
watermelon
try different water sports
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The Science Club
(1)____________ (start) a new project at the beginning of the term. Last
month, Mr Wang
(2)____________ (tell) us to introduce the project to the whole school,
so the club members
(3)____________ (have) a meeting. We
(4)____________ (decide)
that I would give the presentation. I
(5)____________ (think) a lot about our goals and
activities, and then I
(6)____________ (write) a presentation script. Two weeks later, I
(7)____________ (give) the presentation in front of all the students and teachers, and Mr
Wang
(8)____________ (praise) me afterwards.
Complete the passage below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Unit 7 The simple past
We use the simple past to talk about events and situations in the past.
I sat on the sofa.
I did not / didn’t sit on the
sofa.
Did I sit on the sofa?
You sat on the sofa.
You did not / didn’t sit on the
sofa.
Did you sit on the sofa?
He / She / It sat on the sofa.
He / She / It did not / didn’t sit
on the sofa.
Did he / she / it sit on the
sofa?
We / You / They sat on the sofa.
We / You / They did not / didn’t
sit on the sofa.
Did we / you / they sit on the
sofa?
I was there.
I was not / wasn’t there.
Was I there?
You were there.
You were not / weren’t there.
Were you there?
He / She / It was there.
He / She / It was not / wasn’t
there.
Was he / she / it there?
We / You / They were there.
We / You / They were not /
weren’t there.
Were we / you / they there?
Yes,
I / he / she / it
was.
No,
I / he / she / it
wasn’t.
you / we / they
were.
you / we / they
weren’t.
Yes,
I / you / we / they
he / she / it
did.
No,
I / you / we / they
he / she / it
didn’t.
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Unit 8 Personal pronouns and possessives
We use personal pronouns to refer to people or things that we have already talked about. We use
subject pronouns in front of verbs. We use object pronouns after verbs or prepositions.
I love stamps because they are very beautiful.
He owns thousands of stamps. Some of them are very valuable.
We use possessives to show ownership. We use possessive adjectives before nouns. We use
possessive pronouns to replace nouns.
This is my stamp. It is mine.
These are our toys. They are ours.
Here are personal pronouns and possessives:
Subject pronoun
Object pronoun
Possessive adjective
Possessive pronoun
I
me
my
mine
we
us
our
ours
you
you
your
yours
he
him
his
his
she
her
her
hers
it
it
its
/
they
them
their
theirs
My name is Liu Lei.
(1)______ have two sisters.
(2)______ are both older than
(3)______.
My sister Liu Xin likes collecting stamps. Look, these beautiful
ones are
(4)______.
(5)______ other sister’s name is Liu Min. She
enjoys collecting sports T-shirts, and she has a lot of
(6)______.
She usually gives me
(7)______ old clothes when she gets tired
of them.
(8)______ father likes collecting dictionaries, and he
encourages
(9)______ to look up the diffi cult words in
(10)______
dictionaries.
Complete the passage with the missing personal pronouns and possessives.
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Irregular verbs
Irre
Base
form
Simple
past
Past
participle
feel
felt
felt
fi nd
found
found
fl y
fl ew
fl own
forget
forgot
forgotten
get
got
got / gotten
give
gave
given
go
went
gone
grow
grew
grown
have
had
had
hear
heard
heard
hurt
hurt
hurt
keep
kept
kept
know
knew
known
learn
learnt /
learned
learnt /
learned
leave
left
left
let
let
let
light
lit / lighted
lit / lighted
make
made
made
may
might
—
mean
meant
meant
meet
met
met
must
had to / must
—
put
put
put
Base
form
Simple
past
Past
participle
be (am, is,
are)
was, were
been
bear
bore
born / borne
become
became
become
begin
began
begun
blow
blew
blown
break
broke
broken
bring
brought
brought
build
built
built
burn
burnt /
burned
burnt /
burned
buy
bought
bought
can
could
—
catch
caught
caught
choose
chose
chosen
come
came
come
cut
cut
cut
do
did
done
draw
drew
drawn
dream
dreamt /
dreamed
dreamt /
dreamed
drink
drank
drunk
drive
drove
driven
eat
ate
eaten
fall
fell
fallen
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Base
form
Simple
past
Past
participle
read /ri:d/
read /red/
read /red/
ride
rode
ridden
rise
rose
risen
run
ran
run
say
said
said
see
saw
seen
sell
sold
sold
send
sent
sent
shall
should
—
shine
shone
shone
sing
sang
sung
sit
sat
sat
sleep
slept
slept
smell
smelt /
smelled
smelt /
smelled
Base
form
Simple
past
Past
participle
speak
spoke
spoken
stand
stood
stood
sweep
swept
swept
swim
swam
swum
take
took
taken
teach
taught
taught
tell
told
told
think
thought
thought
understand
understood
understood
wake
woke
woken
wear
wore
worn
will
would
—
win
won
won
write
wrote
written
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Phonetic symbols
说明：
本书词汇表主要以英式英语的发音为标准。表音符号如下：
Consonants
辅音
Vowels and diphthongs
元音和双元音
p
pen
/pen/
i:
meet
/mi:t/
b
bad
/bæd/
i
happy
/9hæpi/
t
tea
/ti:/
I
sit
/sIt/
d
did
/dId/
e
ten
/ten/
k
cat
/kæt/
æ
fat
/fæt/
G
get
/Get/
A:
father
/9fA:ðR(r)/
tS
watch
/wBtS/
B
hobby
/9hBbi/
dZ
joy
/dZOI/
O:
four
/fO:(r)/
f
fall
/fO:l/
W
put
/pWt/
v
brave
/breIv/
u
actually
/9æktSuRli/
P
thin
/PIn/
u:
too
/tu:/
ð
this
/ðIs/
V
cup
/kVp/
s
see
/si:/
F:
work
/wF:k/
z
zoo
/zu:/
R
about
/R9baWt/
S
shoe
/Su:/
eI
say
/seI/
Z
usually
/9ju:ZuRli/
RW
go
/GRW/
h
hat
/hæt/
aI
my
/maI/
m
man
/mæn/
OI
boy
/bOI/
n
now
/naW/
aW
how
/haW/
N
sing
/sIN/
IR
near
/nIR(r)/
l
leg
/leG/
eR
hair
/heR(r)/
r
red
/red/
WR
sure
/SWR(r)/
j
yes
/jes/
w
wet
/wet/
Ph
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Words and phrases in each unit
说明：
标* 的单词只要求理解。
Wo
Unit 1
guitar /GI9tA:(r)/ n. 吉他
p. 4
honest /9BnIst/ adj. 诚实的
p. 4
patient /9peISnt/ adj. 有耐心的
p. 4
improve /Im9pru:v/ v. 改进；改善
p. 5
confident /9kBnfIdRnt/ adj. 自信的；
有自信心的
p. 5
courage /9kVrIdZ/ n. 勇气；胆量
p. 5
friendship /9frendSIp/ n. 友谊；
朋友关系
p. 5
trust /trVst/ n. 信任；信赖
p. 5
survey /9sF:veI/ n. 调查
p. 8
personal /9pF:sRnl/ adj. 个性的
p. 8
quality /9kwBlRti/ n. 品质；品德
p. 8
caring /9keRrIN/ adj. 关心他人的；
体贴人的
p. 8
describe /dI9skraIb/ v. 描述；形容
p. 11
appearance /R9pIRrRns/ n. 外貌
p. 11
straight /streIt/ adj. 直的
p. 11
dark /dA:k/ adj. 褐色的；乌黑的
p. 11
same /seIm/ adj. 同一的；相同的
p. 11
basic /9beIsIk/ adj. 基本的；基础的
p. 12
thought /PO:t/ n. 想法
p. 12
glad /Glæd/ adj. 高兴的；愉快的
p. 14
rise /raIz/ v. 上升
p. 14
end /end/ n. 结局
p. 14
heart /hA:t/ n. 心
p. 15
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be good at
擅长……
p. 5
turn to somebody for help
求助于
某人
p. 5
after school
放学后
p. 5
be willing to do something
愿意做
某事
p. 5
medium height
中等身高
p. 11
modern dance
现代舞
p. 12
watch over
照管；监督
p. 14
rise into
上升到
p. 14
cry out
大叫；叫喊
p. 14
cry oneself to sleep
哭着入睡
p. 14
wake up
醒；醒来
p. 14
come and go
来去
p. 15
take somebody’s place
替代某人
p. 15
come along
出现
p. 15
Unit 2
geography /dZi9BGrRfi/ n. 地理（学） p. 21
corner /9kO:nR(r)/ n. 角；墙角
p. 21
activity /Ck9tIvRti/ n. 活动
p. 21
club /klVb/ n. 社团
p. 21
practise /9prCktIs/ v. 练习；训练
p. 21
solve /sBlv/ v. 解答
p. 24
develop /dI9velRp/ v. 培养；发展
p. 24
skill /skIl/ n. 技术；技能
p. 24
teen /ti:n/ adj. 青少年的
p. 28
magazine /0mæGR9zi:n/ n. 杂志
p. 28
teenager /9ti:neIdZR(r)/ n. （13 至19 岁
之间的）青少年
p. 28
greeting /9Gri:tIN/ n. 问候；招呼
p. 28
grade /GreId/ n. 年级
p. 28
energy /9enRdZi/ n. 精力；活力
p. 28
drama /9drA:mR/ n. 戏；剧
p. 28
*sincerely /sIn9sIRli/ adv. 真诚地；
诚实地
p. 28
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diary /9daIRri/ n. 日记；日记簿
p. 30
project /9prBdZekt/ n. 课题
p. 30
poster /9pRWstR(r)/ n. 海报
p. 30
realize /9ri:RlaIz/ v. 意识到
p. 30
luckily /9lVkIli/ adv. 幸运地；幸好
p. 30
just /dZVst/ adv. 恰好
p. 30
*presentation /0prezn9teISn/ n. 演示
p. 30
*mood /mu:d/ n. 情绪；心情
p. 30
mind /maInd/ v. 介意
p. 30
pack /pæk/ v. （把……）打包
p. 30
celebrate /9selIbreIt/ v. 庆祝；庆贺
p. 30
success /sRk9ses/ n. 成功
p. 30
rocky /9rBki/ adj. 困难的
p. 30
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do the dishes
洗碗
p. 20
junior high school
初级中学
p. 21
take part in
参与
p. 21
look forward to
期待；盼望
p. 21
daily life
日常生活
p. 24
go to bed
去睡觉
p. 27
get up
起床
p. 27
on foot
步行
p. 27
full of energy
充满活力
p. 28
get … ready for
准备好……
p. 28
put on
举办；上演
p. 28
clean up
打扫干净
p. 28
pick up
取（某物）
p. 30
Unit 3
footprint /9fWtprInt/ n. 脚印；足迹
p. 36
wet /wet/ adj. 潮湿的
p. 36
deep /di:p/ adj. 深的
p. 36
sandy /9sCndi/ adj. 铺满沙子的；
含沙的
p. 36
kick /kIk/ v. 踢；踹
p. 36
town /taWn/ n. 镇；市镇
p. 36
feature /9fi:tSR(r)/ n. 特色；特征
p. 37
south /saWP/ n. 南；南方
p. 37
clear /klIR(r)/ adj. 晴朗的
p. 37
loudly /9laWdli/ adv. 喧闹地；响亮地 p. 37
thunder /9PVndR(r)/ n. 雷
p. 37
lightning /9laItnIN/ n. 闪电
p. 37
fresh /freS/ adj. 新鲜的
p. 37
gather /9GæðR(r)/ v. 采集（植物、
水果等）
p. 37
peaceful /9pi:sfl/ adj. 安静的；
平静的
p. 37
snake /sneIk/ n. 蛇
p. 37
through /Pru:/ prep. 自始至终；
从头到尾
p. 37
part /pA:t/ n. 区域；地区
p. 40
article /9A:tIkl/ n. 文章
p. 44
reason /9ri:zn/ n. 原因；理由
p. 44
alive /R9laIv/ adj. 有生气；有活力
p. 44
*sandcastle /9sændkA:sl/ n. 沙堡
p. 44
follow /9fBlRW/ v. 按……方式发展
p. 46
divide /dI9vaId/ v. （使）分开
p. 46
decide /dI9saId/ v. 对……作出抉择；
决定
p. 46
*crop /krBp/ n. 庄稼；作物
p. 46
culture /9kVltSR(r)/ n. 文化；文明
p. 46
local /9lRWkl/ adj. 地方的；当地的
p. 46
tradition /trR9dISn/ n. 传统
p. 46
continue /kRn9tInju:/ v. 持续；
继续存在
p. 46
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have picnics
野餐
p. 36
work one’s land
耕种土地
p. 37
take a trip
去旅行
p. 37
solar term
节气
p. 46
in fact
事实上
p. 46
be divided into
被划分成……
p. 46
be based on
基于……
p. 46
play an important part in
在……上
发挥重要作用
p. 46
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system /9sIstRm/ n. 系统
p. 52
file /faIl/ n. 档案
p. 52
amazing /R9meIzIN/ adj. 令人大为
惊奇的
p. 52
planet /9plænIt/ n. 行星
p. 52
*billion /9bIljRn/ num. 十亿
p. 52
cover /9kVvR(r)/ v. 盖；覆盖
p. 52
area /9eRriR/ n. 地区；地域
p. 53
freezing /9fri:zIN/ adj. 极冷的
p. 53
north /nO:P/ n. 北；北方
p. 53
pole /pRWl/ n. （行星的）极；地极
p. 53
desert /9dezRt/ n. 沙漠；荒漠
p. 53
metre /9mi:tR(r)/ n. 米
p. 53
reach /ri:tS/ v. 足够达到
p. 53
*grain /GreIn/ n. 谷粒
p. 53
wide /waId/ adj. 宽的；宽阔的
p. 53
whale /weIl/ n. 鲸
p. 53
butterfly /9bVtRflaI/ n. 蝴蝶
p. 53
provide /prR9vaId/ v. 提供；供应
p. 53
support /sR9pO:t/ v. 支持；维持
p. 53
explore /Ik9splO:(r)/ v. 探索
p. 53
disappear /0dIsR9pIR(r)/ v. 消失；不见 p. 56
plastic /9plCstIk/ n. 塑料
p. 56
pollution /pR9lu:Sn/ n. 污染
p. 56
protect /prR9tekt/ v. 保护
p. 56
*chemical /9kemIkl/ n. 化学制品；
化学品
p. 59
groundwater /9GraWndwO:tR(r)/
n. 地下水
p. 59
burn /bF:n/ v. 燃烧；烧
p. 59
oil /OIl/ n. 石油；原油
p. 59
gas /Gæs/ n. 天然气
p. 59
harmful /9hA:mfl/ adj. 有害的
p. 59
website /9websaIt/ n. 网站
p. 60
own /RWn/ adj. 自己的；本人的
p. 60
however /haW9evR(r)/ adv. 然而；
不过
p. 61
emperor /9empRrR(r)/ n. 皇帝
p. 62
hunt /hVnt/ v. 打猎
p. 62
war /wO:(r)/ n. 战争
p. 62
sandstorm /9sændstO:m/ n. 沙暴
p. 62
solution /sR9lu:Sn/ n. 解决办法
p. 62
blow /blRW/ v. 刮；吹
p. 62
generation /0dZenR9reISn/ n. （统称）
一代人
p. 62
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solar system
太阳系
p. 52
fact file
事实档案
p. 52
be covered by
被……覆盖
p. 52
as far as we know
据我们所知
p. 52
sea level
海平面
p. 53
what’s more
更重要的是
p. 53
provide ... with ...
提供；供应；给予 p. 53
take care of
照顾；照料
p. 53
plastic pollution
塑料污染
p. 56
cut down
砍倒
p. 59
hundreds of
数以百计
p. 62
blow away
吹走
p. 62
Unit 5
spacesuit /9speIssu:t/ n. 航天服；
宇航服
p. 68
collect /kR9lekt/ v. 收集；采集
p. 68
leave /li:v/ v. 离开
p. 69
kilometre /9kIlRmi:tR(r)/ n. 千米；
公里
p. 69
weak /wi:k/ adj. 虚弱的；无力的
p. 69
tie /taI/ v. （用线、绳等）拴
p. 69
low /lRW/ adj. 低于通常（或平均）
数量（或水平、价值）的
p. 69
weigh /weI/ v. 有……重；重
p. 69
breathe /bri:ð/ v. 呼吸
p. 69
facility /fR9sIlRti/ n. 设施；设备
p. 72
adventure /Rd9ventSR(r)/ n. 冒险；
冒险经历；奇遇
p. 72
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pass /pA:s/ v. 沿某方向前进；
向某方向移动
p. 72
experiment /Ik9sperImRnt/ n. 实验；
试验
p. 72
prepare /prI9peR(r)/ v. 使做好准备；
把……预备好
p. 75
dream /dri:m/ n. 梦想；理想
v. 做梦；梦见
p. 76
chance /tSA:ns/ n. 机会；机遇
p. 76
send /send/ v. 邮寄；发送
p. 76
introduction /0IntrR9dVkSn/ n. 序言；
引言
p. 76
view /vju:/ n. 景色；风景
p. 76
someday /9sVmdeI/ adv. 总有一天；
有朝一日
p. 76
experience /Ik9spIRriRns/ n. 经历；
阅历
p. 76
lander /9lændR/ n. 着陆器
p. 78
island /9aIlRnd/ n. 岛
p. 78
ancient /9eInSRnt/ adj. 古老的；
很老的
p. 78
poem /9pRWIm/ n. 诗
p. 78
express /Ik9spres/ v. 表示；表达；
表露
p. 78
determination /dI0tF:mI9neISn/ n. 决心；
坚毅；坚定
p. 78
universe /9ju:nIvF:s/ n. 宇宙
p. 78
already /O:l9redi/ adv. 已经；早已
p. 78
century /9sentSRri/ n. 世纪
p. 78
neighbour /9neIbR(r)/ n. 邻居
p. 78
circle /9sF:kl/ v. 环行
p. 78
surface /9sF:fIs/ n. 表面；表层；面 p. 78
*release /rI9li:s/ v. 放开；松开；
使自由移动（或飞翔、降落等） p. 78
kilogram /9kIlRGræm/ n. 千克；公斤 p. 78
programme /9prRWGræm/ n. 计划；
方案
p. 78
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space station
空间站
p. 68
do exercise
锻炼；运动
p. 69
take photos
拍照
p. 69
get into orbit
进入轨道
p. 76
thousands of
数以千计；成千上万
p. 78
Unit 6
guide /GaId/ n. 指南；手册
p. 85
east /i:st/ n. 东；东方
p. 85
adv. 朝东
p. 85
west /west/ n. 西；西方
p. 85
adv. 朝西
p. 85
mix /mIks/ n. 混合；结合
p. 85
western /9westRn/ adj. 西方的；
西方国家的
p. 85
style /staIl/ n. 风格
p. 85
popular /9pBpjRlR(r)/ adj. 大众喜爱的；
广受欢迎的
p. 85
site /saIt/ n. （建筑物、城镇等的）
地点
p. 85
across /R9krBs/ prep. 在……对面；
在……对过
p. 85
adult /9ædVlt/ n. 成年人
p. 85
senior /9si:niR(r)/ n. 老年人；长者
p. 85
customer /9kVstRmR(r)/ n. 顾客；主顾；
客户
p. 88
design /dI9zaIn/ n. 设计
p. 88
else /els/ adv. 其他的；别的
p. 88
suggestion /sR9dZestSRn/ n. 建议；
提议
p. 91
tip /tIp/ n. 指点；实用的提示
p. 92
*historic /hI9stBrIk/ adj. 历史上著名
（或重要）的；可名垂青史的
p. 92
list /lIst/ n. 名单；目录
p. 92
landscape /9lændskeIp/ n. 风景；景色 p. 92
memory /9memRri/ n. 回忆；记忆
p. 92
general /9dZenrRl/ n. 将军
p. 92
sight /saIt/ n. 看见
p. 92
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natural /9nCtSrRl/ adj. 自然的；
天然的
p. 94
almost /9O:lmRWst/ adv. 几乎；差不多 p. 94
become /bI9kVm/ v. 开始变得；变成 p. 94
gateway /9GeItweI/ n. （通往其他
地区的）门户
p. 94
influence /9InfluRns/ v. 影响；
对……起作用
p. 94
artwork /9A:twF:k/ n. 艺术作品
p. 94
painting /9peIntIN/ n. 绘画
p. 94
scene /si:n/ n. 场面；情景
p. 94
wife /waIf/ n. 妻子
p. 94
stone /stRWn/ n. 石头；石料
p. 94
reflection /rI9flekSn/ n. 映像；
映照出的影像
p. 94
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tourist spot
旅游景点
p. 85
light up
点亮；照亮
p. 85
in the centre of
在……的中心
p. 85
be interested in
对……有兴趣
p. 88
historic site
古迹；历史遗迹
p. 92
in memory of
作为对……的纪念
p. 92
Unit 7
literature /9lItrRtSR(r)/ n. 文学；
文学作品
p. 100
act /ækt/ v. 扮演（戏剧、电影中的
角色）
p. 100
*appreciate /R9pri:SieIt/ v. 欣赏；赏识 p. 100
join /dZOIn/ v. 成为……的一员；
参加
p. 100
definitely /9defInRtli/ adv. 肯定；
没问题；当然；确实
p. 100
fair /feR(r)/ n. 集市
p. 101
rocket /9rBkIt/ n. 火箭
p. 101
*launch /lO:ntS/ v. 发射
p. 101
shout /SaWt/ v. 大声说；叫
p. 101
power /9paWR(r)/ n. 力量；能量
p. 101
moment /9mRWmRnt/ n. 片刻；瞬间
p. 101
member /9membR(r)/ n. 成员
p. 101
shape /SeIp/ n. 形状；外形
p. 101
hike /haIk/ v. 去……远足；做徒步
旅行
p. 104
recently /9ri:sntli/ adv. 不久前；最近 p. 107
attend /R9tend/ v. 出席；参加
p. 107
charity /9tSCrRti/ n. 慈善机构
（或组织）
p. 108
sale /seIl/ n. 出售；销售
p. 108
snack /snCk/ n. 点心；小吃
p. 108
decorate /9dekRreIt/ v. 装饰；装潢
p. 108
difference /9dIfrRns/ n. 差别；差异
p. 108
compete /kRm9pi:t/ v. 参加比赛
（或竞赛）
p. 110
event /I9vent/ n. 公开活动；社交场合 p. 110
spoon /spu:n/ n. 勺；匙
p. 110
annual /9CnjuRl/ adj. 每年的；
一年一次的
p. 110
fantastic /fCn9tCstIk/ adj. 极好的；
了不起的
p. 110
dollar /9dBlR(r)/ n. 元（美国、加拿大、
澳大利亚等国的货币单位）
p. 110
pie /paI/ n. 果馅饼；果馅派
p. 110
equipment /I9kwIpmRnt/ n. 设备；
器材
p. 110
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clubs fair
社团招募展
p. 101
solar power
太阳能
p. 101
of course
当然
p. 101
remote control
遥控器
p. 101
turn around
转身
p. 101
make a difference
有作用；有影响
p. 108
primary school
小学
p. 110
fall off
掉落
p. 110
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ring /rIN/ n. 环状物；圈形的东西
p. 116
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collection /kR9lekSn/ n. （常指同类的）
收集物
p. 116
own /RWn/ v. 拥有；有
p. 117
valuable /9væljuRbl/ adj. 贵重的
p. 117
*handle /9hændl/ v. （用手）触
p. 117
glove /GlVv/ n. （分手指的）手套
p. 117
add /Cd/ v. 增加；添加
p. 117
envelope /9envRlRWp/ n. 信封
p. 117
absolutely /9CbsRlu:tli/ adv. 极其
p. 117
seem /si:m/ v. 好像；似乎
p. 117
impossible /Im9pBsRbl/ adj. 不可能的 p. 117
single /9sINGl/ adj. 单个的
p. 117
*nail /neIl/ n. 钉；钉子
p. 117
explain /Ik9spleIn/ v. 解释；说明
p. 117
bit /bIt/ n. 一部分
p. 117
similar /9sImRlR(r)/ adj. 相像的；
类似的
p. 117
coin /kOIn/ n. （一枚）硬币
p. 120
soft /sBft/ adj. 软的
p. 120
sticker /9stIkR(r)/ n. 贴纸
p. 120
waste /weIst/ n. 白费；糟蹋
p. 120
*item /9aItRm/ n. 一件商品
（或物品）
p. 123
result /rI9zVlt/ n. 后果；结果
p. 123
*wrapper /9ræpR(r)/ n. 包装纸
p. 124
bar /bA:(r)/ n. （长方形）条
p. 124
include /In9klu:d/ v. 包括；包含
p. 124
size /saIz/ n. 大小
p. 124
pattern /9pCtn/ n. 图案；花样
p. 124
produce /prR9dju:s/ v. 生产；制造
p. 126
attract /R9trCkt/ v. 吸引；招引
p. 126
insect /9Insekt/ n. 昆虫
p. 126
object /9BbdZIkt/ n. 物体；物品
p. 126
flat /flCt/ adj. 平滑的
p. 126
language /9lCNGwIdZ/ n. 语言
p. 126
treasure /9treZR(r)/ n. 珍宝；宝物
p. 126
unlock /0Vn9lBk/ v. 发现；揭示
p. 126
real /9ri:Rl/ adj. 真的
p. 126
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add … to…
把……添加到……
p. 117
soft drink
软饮料（不含酒精）
p. 120
a waste of time
浪费时间
p. 120
pocket money
（父母给孩子的）
零花钱
p. 120
all over the world
全世界
p. 123
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Wo
A
a waste of time
浪费时间
p. 120
absolutely /9CbsRlu:tli/ adv. 极其
p. 117
across /R9krBs/ prep. 在……对面；
在……对过
p. 85
act /ækt/ v. 扮演（戏剧、电影中的
角色）
p. 100
activity /Ck9tIvRti/ n. 活动
p. 21
add /Cd/ v. 增加；添加
p. 117
add … to…
把……添加到……
p. 117
adult /9ædVlt/ n. 成年人
p. 85
adventure /Rd9ventSR(r)/ n. 冒险；
冒险经历；奇遇
p. 72
after school
放学后
p. 5
alive /R9laIv/ adj. 有生气；有活力
p. 44
all over the world
全世界
p. 123
almost /9O:lmRWst/ adv. 几乎；差不多 p. 94
already /O:l9redi/ adv. 已经；早已
p. 78
amazing /R9meIzIN/ adj. 令人大为
惊奇的
p. 52
ancient /9eInSRnt/ adj. 古老的；
很老的
p. 78
annual /9CnjuRl/ adj. 每年的；
一年一次的
p. 110
appearance /R9pIRrRns/ n. 外貌
p. 11
*appreciate /R9pri:SieIt/ v. 欣赏；赏识 p. 100
area /9eRriR/ n. 地区；地域
p. 53
article /9A:tIkl/ n. 文章
p. 44
artwork /9A:twF:k/ n. 艺术作品
p. 94
as far as we know
据我们所知
p. 52
attend /R9tend/ v. 出席；参加
p. 107
attract /R9trCkt/ v. 吸引；招引
p. 126
B
bar /bA:(r)/ n. （长方形）条
p. 124
basic /9beIsIk/ adj. 基本的；基础的
p. 12
be based on
基于……
p. 46
be covered by
被……覆盖
p. 52
be divided into
被划分成……
p. 46
be good at
擅长……
p. 5
be interested in
对……有兴趣
p. 88
be willing to do something
愿意做
某事
p. 5
become /bI9kVm/ v. 开始变得；变成 p. 94
*billion /9bIljRn/ num. 十亿
p. 52
bit /bIt/ n. 一部分
p. 117
blow /blRW/ v. 刮；吹
p. 62
blow away
吹走
p. 62
breathe /bri:ð/ v. 呼吸
p. 69
burn /bF:n/ v. 燃烧；烧
p. 59
butterfly /9bVtRflaI/ n. 蝴蝶
p. 53
C
caring /9keRrIN/ adj. 关心他人的；
体贴人的
p. 8
celebrate /9selIbreIt/ v. 庆祝；庆贺
p. 30
century /9sentSRri/ n. 世纪
p. 78
chance /tSA:ns/ n. 机会；机遇
p. 76
charity /9tSCrRti/ n. 慈善机构
（或组织）
p. 108
*chemical /9kemIkl/ n. 化学制品；
化学品
p. 59
circle /9sF:kl/ v. 环行
p. 78
clean up
打扫干净
p. 28
clear /klIR(r)/ adj. 晴朗的
p. 37
club /klVb/ n. 社团
p. 21
clubs fair
社团招募展
p. 101
coin /kOIn/ n. （一枚）硬币
p. 120
collect /kR9lekt/ v. 收集；采集
p. 68
collection /kR9lekSn/ n. （常指同类的）
收集物
p. 116
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come along
出现
p. 15
come and go
来去
p. 15
compete /kRm9pi:t/ v. 参加比赛
（或竞赛）
p. 110
confident /9kBnfIdRnt/ adj. 自信的；
有自信心的
p. 5
continue /kRn9tInju:/ v. 持续；
继续存在
p. 46
corner /9kO:nR(r)/ n. 角；墙角
p. 21
courage /9kVrIdZ/ n. 勇气；胆量
p. 5
cover /9kVvR(r)/ v. 盖；覆盖
p. 52
*crop /krBp/ n. 庄稼；作物
p. 46
cry oneself to sleep
哭着入睡
p. 14
cry out
大叫；叫喊
p. 14
culture /9kVltSR(r)/ n. 文化；文明
p. 46
customer /9kVstRmR(r)/ n. 顾客；主顾；
客户
p. 88
cut down
砍倒
p. 59
D
daily life
日常生活
p. 24
dark /dA:k/ adj. 褐色的；乌黑的
p. 11
decide /dI9saId/ v. 对……作出抉择；
决定
p. 46
decorate /9dekRreIt/ v. 装饰；装潢
p. 108
deep /di:p/ adj. 深的
p. 36
definitely /9defInRtli/ adv. 肯定；
没问题；当然；确实
p. 100
describe /dI9skraIb/ v. 描述；形容
p. 11
desert /9dezRt/ n. 沙漠；荒漠
p. 53
design /dI9zaIn/ n. 设计
p. 88
determination /dI0tF:mI9neISn/ n. 决心；
坚毅；坚定
p. 78
develop /dI9velRp/ v. 培养；发展
p. 24
diary /9daIRri/ n. 日记；日记簿
p. 30
difference /9dIfrRns/ n. 差别；差异
p. 108
disappear /0dIsR9pIR(r)/ v. 消失；不见 p. 56
divide /dI9vaId/ v. （使）分开
p. 46
do exercise
锻炼；运动
p. 69
do the dishes
洗碗
p. 20
dollar /9dBlR(r)/ n. 元（美国、加拿大、
澳大利亚等国的货币单位）
p. 110
drama /9drA:mR/ n. 戏；剧
p. 28
dream /dri:m/ n. 梦想；理想
v. 做梦；梦见
p. 76
E
east /i:st/ n. 东；东方
p. 85
adv. 朝东
p. 85
else /els/ adv. 其他的；别的
p. 88
emperor /9empRrR(r)/ n. 皇帝
p. 62
end /end/ n. 结局
p. 14
energy /9enRdZi/ n. 精力；活力
p. 28
envelope /9envRlRWp/ n. 信封
p. 117
equipment /I9kwIpmRnt/ n. 设备；
器材
p. 110
event /I9vent/ n. 公开活动；社交场合 p. 110
experience /Ik9spIRriRns/ n. 经历；
阅历
p. 76
experiment /Ik9sperImRnt/ n. 实验；
试验
p. 72
explain /Ik9spleIn/ v. 解释；说明
p. 117
explore /Ik9splO:(r)/ v. 探索
p. 53
express /Ik9spres/ v. 表示；表达；
表露
p. 78
F
facility /fR9sIlRti/ n. 设施；设备
p. 72
fact file
事实档案
p. 52
fair /feR(r)/ n. 集市
p. 101
fall off
掉落
p. 110
fantastic /fCn9tCstIk/ adj. 极好的；
了不起的
p. 110
feature /9fi:tSR(r)/ n. 特色；特征
p. 37
file /faIl/ n. 档案
p. 52
flat /flCt/ adj. 平滑的
p. 126
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follow /9fBlRW/ v. 按……方式发展
p. 46
footprint /9fWtprInt/ n. 脚印；足迹
p. 36
freezing /9fri:zIN/ adj. 极冷的
p. 53
fresh /freS/ adj. 新鲜的
p. 37
friendship /9frendSIp/ n. 友谊；
朋友关系
p. 5
full of energy
充满活力
p. 28
G
gas /Gæs/ n. 天然气
p. 59
gateway /9GeItweI/ n. （通往其他
地区的）门户
p. 94
gather /9GæðR(r)/ v. 采集（植物、
水果等）
p. 37
general /9dZenrRl/ n. 将军
p. 92
generation /0dZenR9reISn/ n. （统称）
一代人
p. 62
geography /dZi9BGrRfi/ n. 地理（学） p. 21
get into orbit
进入轨道
p. 76
get … ready for
准备好……
p. 28
get up
起床
p. 27
glad /Glæd/ adj. 高兴的；愉快的
p. 14
glove /GlVv/ n. （分手指的）手套
p. 117
go to bed
去睡觉
p. 27
grade /GreId/ n. 年级
p. 28
*grain /GreIn/ n. 谷粒
p. 53
greeting /9Gri:tIN/ n. 问候；招呼
p. 28
groundwater /9GraWndwO:tR(r)/
n. 地下水
p. 59
guide /GaId/ n. 指南；手册
p. 85
guitar /GI9tA:(r)/ n. 吉他
p. 4
H
*handle /9hændl/ v. （用手）触
p. 117
harmful /9hA:mfl/ adj. 有害的
p. 59
have picnics
野餐
p. 36
heart /hA:t/ n. 心
p. 15
hike /haIk/ v. 去……远足；做徒步
旅行
p. 104
*historic /hI9stBrIk/ adj. 历史上著名
（或重要）的；可名垂青史的
p. 92
historic site
古迹；历史遗迹
p. 92
honest /9BnIst/ adj. 诚实的
p. 4
however /haW9evR(r)/ adv. 然而；
不过
p. 61
hundreds of
数以百计
p. 62
hunt /hVnt/ v. 打猎
p. 62
I
impossible /Im9pBsRbl/ adj. 不可能的 p. 117
improve /Im9pru:v/ v. 改进；改善
p. 5
include /In9klu:d/ v. 包括；包含
p. 124
in fact
事实上
p. 46
in memory of
作为对……的纪念
p. 92
in the centre of
在……的中心
p. 85
influence /9InfluRns/ v. 影响；
对……起作用
p. 94
insect /9Insekt/ n. 昆虫
p. 126
introduction /0IntrR9dVkSn/ n. 序言；
引言
p. 76
island /9aIlRnd/ n. 岛
p. 78
*item /9aItRm/ n. 一件商品
（或物品）
p. 123
J
join /dZOIn/ v. 成为……的一员；
参加
p. 100
junior high school
初级中学
p. 21
just /dZVst/ adv. 恰好
p. 30
K
kick /kIk/ v. 踢；踹
p. 36
kilogram /9kIlRGræm/ n. 千克；公斤 p. 78
kilometre /9kIlRmi:tR(r)/ n. 千米；
公里
p. 69
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lander /9lændR/ n. 着陆器
p. 78
landscape /9lændskeIp/ n. 风景；景色 p. 92
language /9lCNGwIdZ/ n. 语言
p. 126
*launch /lO:ntS/ v. 发射
p. 101
leave /li:v/ v. 离开
p. 69
light up
点亮；照亮
p. 85
lightning /9laItnIN/ n. 闪电
p. 37
list /lIst/ n. 名单；目录
p. 92
literature /9lItrRtSR(r)/ n. 文学；
文学作品
p. 100
local /9lRWkl/ adj. 地方的；当地的
p. 46
look forward to
期待；盼望
p. 21
loudly /9laWdli/ adv. 喧闹地；响亮地 p. 37
low /lRW/ adj. 低于通常（或平均）
数量（或水平、价值）的
p. 69
luckily /9lVkIli/ adv. 幸运地；幸好
p. 30
M
magazine /0mæGR9zi:n/ n. 杂志
p. 28
make a difference
有作用；有影响
p. 108
medium height
中等身高
p. 11
member /9membR(r)/ n. 成员
p. 101
memory /9memRri/ n. 回忆；记忆
p. 92
metre /9mi:tR(r)/ n. 米
p. 53
mind /maInd/ v. 介意
p. 30
mix /mIks/ n. 混合；结合
p. 85
modern dance
现代舞
p. 12
moment /9mRWmRnt/ n. 片刻；瞬间
p. 101
*mood /mu:d/ n. 情绪；心情
p. 30
N
*nail /neIl/ n. 钉；钉子
p. 117
natural /9nCtSrRl/ adj. 自然的；
天然的
p. 94
neighbour /9neIbR(r)/ n. 邻居
p. 78
north /nO:P/ n. 北；北方
p. 53
O
object /9BbdZIkt/ n. 物体；物品
p. 126
of course
当然
p. 101
oil /OIl/ n. 石油；原油
p. 59
on foot
步行
p. 27
own /RWn/ adj. 自己的；本人的
p. 60
v. 拥有；有
p. 117
P
pack /pæk/ v. （把……）打包
p. 30
painting /9peIntIN/ n. 绘画
p. 94
part /pA:t/ n. 区域；地区
p. 40
pass /pA:s/ v. 沿某方向前进；
向某方向移动
p. 72
patient /9peISnt/ adj. 有耐心的
p. 4
pattern /9pCtn/ n. 图案；花样
p. 124
peaceful /9pi:sfl/ adj. 安静的；
平静的
p. 37
personal /9pF:sRnl/ adj. 个性的
p. 8
pick up
取（某物）
p. 30
pie /paI/ n. 果馅饼；果馅派
p. 110
planet /9plænIt/ n. 行星
p. 52
plastic /9plCstIk/ n. 塑料
p. 56
plastic pollution
塑料污染
p. 56
play an important part in
在……上
发挥重要作用
p. 46
pocket money
（父母给孩子的）
零花钱
p. 120
poem /9pRWIm/ n. 诗
p. 78
pole /pRWl/ n. （行星的）极；地极
p. 53
pollution /pR9lu:Sn/ n. 污染
p. 56
popular /9pBpjRlR(r)/ adj. 大众喜爱的；
广受欢迎的
p. 85
poster /9pRWstR(r)/ n. 海报
p. 30
power /9paWR(r)/ n. 力量；能量
p. 101
practise /9prCktIs/ v. 练习；训练
p. 21
prepare /prI9peR(r)/ v. 使做好准备；
把……预备好
p. 75
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*presentation /0prezn9teISn/ n. 演示
p. 30
primary school
小学
p. 110
produce /prR9dju:s/ v. 生产；制造
p. 126
programme /9prRWGræm/ n. 计划；
方案
p. 78
project /9prBdZekt/ n. 课题
p. 30
protect /prR9tekt/ v. 保护
p. 56
provide /prR9vaId/ v. 提供；供应
p. 53
provide ... with ...
提供；供应；
给予
p. 53
put on
举办；上演
p. 28
Q
quality /9kwBlRti/ n. 品质；品德
p. 8
R
reach /ri:tS/ v. 足够达到
p. 53
real /9ri:Rl/ adj. 真的
p. 126
realize /9ri:RlaIz/ v. 意识到
p. 30
reason /9ri:zn/ n. 原因；理由
p. 44
recently /9ri:sntli/ adv. 不久前；最近 p. 107
reflection /rI9flekSn/ n. 映像；
映照出的影像
p. 94
*release /rI9li:s/ v. 放开；松开；
使自由移动（或飞翔、降落等） p. 78
remote control
遥控器
p. 101
result /rI9zVlt/ n. 后果；结果
p. 123
ring /rIN/ n. 环状物；圈形的东西
p. 116
rise /raIz/ v. 上升
p. 14
rise into
上升到
p. 14
rocket /9rBkIt/ n. 火箭
p. 101
rocky /9rBki/ adj. 困难的
p. 30
S
sale /seIl/ n. 出售；销售
p. 108
same /seIm/ adj. 同一的；相同的
p. 11
*sandcastle /9sændkA:sl/ n. 沙堡
p. 44
sandstorm /9sændstO:m/ n. 沙暴
p. 62
sandy /9sCndi/ adj. 铺满沙子的；
含沙的
p. 36
scene /si:n/ n. 场面；情景
p. 94
sea level
海平面
p. 53
seem /si:m/ v. 好像；似乎
p. 117
send /send/ v. 邮寄；发送
p. 76
senior /9si:niR(r)/ n. 老年人；长者
p. 85
shape /SeIp/ n. 形状；外形
p. 101
shout /SaWt/ v. 大声说；叫
p. 101
sight /saIt/ n. 看见
p. 92
similar /9sImRlR(r)/ adj. 相像的；
类似的
p. 117
*sincerely /sIn9sIRli/ adv. 真诚地；
诚实地
p. 28
single /9sINGl/ adj. 单个的
p. 117
site /saIt/ n. （建筑物、城镇等的）
地点
p. 85
size /saIz/ n. 大小
p. 124
skill /skIl/ n. 技术；技能
p. 24
snack /snCk/ n. 点心；小吃
p. 108
snake /sneIk/ n. 蛇
p. 37
soft /sBft/ adj. 软的
p. 120
soft drink
软饮料（不含酒精）
p. 120
solar power
太阳能
p. 101
solar system
太阳系
p. 52
solar term
节气
p. 46
solution /sR9lu:Sn/ n. 解决办法
p. 62
solve /sBlv/ v. 解答
p. 24
someday /9sVmdeI/ adv. 总有一天；
有朝一日
p. 76
south /saWP/ n. 南；南方
p. 37
space station
空间站
p. 68
spacesuit /9speIssu:t/ n. 航天服；
宇航服
p. 68
spoon /spu:n/ n. 勺；匙
p. 110
sticker /9stIkR(r)/ n. 贴纸
p. 120
stone /stRWn/ n. 石头；石料
p. 94
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straight /streIt/ adj. 直的
p. 11
style /staIl/ n. 风格
p. 85
success /sRk9ses/ n. 成功
p. 30
suggestion /sR9dZestSRn/ n. 建议；
提议
p. 91
support /sR9pO:t/ v. 支持；维持
p. 53
surface /9sF:fIs/ n. 表面；表层；面 p. 78
survey /9sF:veI/ n. 调查
p. 8
system /9sIstRm/ n. 系统
p. 52
T
take a trip
去旅行
p. 37
take care of
照顾；照料
p. 53
take part in
参与
p. 21
take photos
拍照
p. 69
take somebody’s place
替代某人
p. 15
teen /ti:n/ adj. 青少年的
p. 28
teenager /9ti:neIdZR(r)/ n. （13 至19 岁
之间的）青少年
p. 28
thought /PO:t/ n. 想法
p. 12
thousands of
数以千计；成千上万
p. 78
through /Pru:/ prep. 自始至终；
从头到尾
p. 37
thunder /9PVndR(r)/ n. 雷
p. 37
tie /taI/ v. （用线、绳等）拴
p. 69
tip /tIp/ n. 指点；实用的提示
p. 92
tourist spot
旅游景点
p. 85
town /taWn/ n. 镇；市镇
p. 36
tradition /trR9dISn/ n. 传统
p. 46
treasure /9treZR(r)/ n. 珍宝；宝物
p. 126
trust /trVst/ n. 信任；信赖
p. 5
turn around
转身
p. 101
turn to somebody for help
求助于
某人
p. 5
U
universe /9ju:nIvF:s/ n. 宇宙
p. 78
unlock /0Vn9lBk/ v. 发现；揭示
p. 126
V
valuable /9væljuRbl/ adj. 贵重的
p. 117
view /vju:/ n. 景色；风景
p. 76
W
wake up
醒；醒来
p. 14
war /wO:(r)/ n. 战争
p. 62
waste /weIst/ n. 白费；糟蹋
p. 120
watch over
照管；监督
p. 14
weak /wi:k/ adj. 虚弱的；无力的
p. 69
website /9websaIt/ n. 网站
p. 60
weigh /weI/ v. 有……重；重
p. 69
west /west/ n. 西；西方
p. 85
adv. 朝西
p. 85
western /9westRn/ adj. 西方的；
西方国家的
p. 85
wet /wet/ adj. 潮湿的
p. 36
whale /weIl/ n. 鲸
p. 53
what’s more
更重要的是
p. 53
wide /waId/ adj. 宽的；宽阔的
p. 53
wife /waIf/ n. 妻子
p. 94
work one’s land
耕种土地
p. 37
*wrapper /9ræpR(r)/ n. 包装纸
p. 124
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Names of people
Alexei Leonov /Vlek0seI 9li:RnRf/
阿列克谢·列昂诺夫
p. 80
Anne Bradstreet /0Cn 9brCdstri:t/
安妮·布雷兹特里特
p. 49
Bruce /bru:s/ 布鲁斯（男名）
p. 31
Buzz Aldrin /0bVz 9O:ldrIn/ 巴兹·奥尔
德林
p. 80
Caro /9kA:rRW/ 卡罗（女名）
p. 16
Charlotte /9SA:lRt/ 夏洛特（女名）
p. 14
Chen Ming
陈明
p. 5
David /9deIvId/ 戴维（男名）
p. 30
Dong Ming
董明
p. 120
Dong Qichang
董其昌
p. 97
E. B. White /0i: bi: 9waIt/ 埃尔文·布鲁
克斯·怀特
p. 14
Emperor Shah Jahan /9empRrR 0SA:
dZR9hA:n/ 沙·贾汗皇帝
p. 94
Euripides /jW9rIpIdi:z/ 欧里庇得斯
p. 17
Green /Gri:n/ 格林（姓）
p. 73
Han Li
韩莉
p. 12
Helen /9helRn/ 海伦（女名）
p. 124
Howard /9haWRd/ 霍华德（男名）
p. 123
Jack /dZCk/ 杰克（男名）
p. 16
Jason /9dZeIsn/ 贾森（男名）
p. 122
Jenny /9dZeni/ 珍妮（女名）
p. 7
Joe /dZRW/ 乔（男名）
p. 123
Kelly /9keli/ 凯莉（女名）
p. 40
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky /0kBnstRnti:n
0tsi:Bl9kBfski/ 康斯坦丁·齐奥尔
科夫斯基
p. 81
Li Chen
李辰
p. 9
Li Dong
李东
p. 16
Li Hua
李华
p. 5
Li Jun
李俊
p. 69
Li Na
李娜
p. 8
Liu Lei
刘磊
p. 141
Liu Min
刘敏
p. 141
Liu Wei
刘伟
p. 101
Liu Xin
刘欣
p. 141
Lucas /9lu:kRs/ 卢卡斯（男名）
p. 16
Maria /mR9ri:R/ 玛丽亚（女名）
p. 33
Mike /maIk/ 迈克（男名）
p. 23
Mohandas K. Gandhi /mRW9hCndRs keI
9GCndi/ 莫罕达斯·卡拉姆昌德·
甘地
p. 65
Neil Armstrong /0ni:l 9A:mstrBN/
尼尔·阿姆斯特朗
p. 80
Olivia /R9lIviR/ 奥利维娅（女名）
p. 16
Qu Yuan
屈原
p. 78
Ralph Waldo Emerson /0rClf 0wO:ldRW
9emRsRn/ 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生 p. 113
Rex /reks/ 雷克斯（男名）
p. 120
Sam /sCm/ 萨姆（男名）
p. 15
Saul Bellow /0sO:l 9belRW/ 索尔·贝娄 p. 129
Simon /9saImRn/ 西蒙（男名）
p. 30
Su Hua
苏华
p. 134
Su Mei
苏梅
p. 8
Su Wen
苏文
p. 9
Sun Hui
孙慧
p. 92
Susan /9su:zn/ 苏珊（女名）
p. 31
Tang Wen
唐文
p. 134
Tim /tIm/ 蒂姆（男名）
p. 11
Tina /9ti:nR/ 蒂娜（女名）
p. 122
Tom /tBm/ 汤姆（男名）
p. 31
Wan Hu
万户
p. 79
Wang Yao
王瑶
p. 12
Wen Jia
文嘉
p. 33
Wilbur /9wIlbR(r)/ 威尔伯（男名）
p. 14
William /9wIljRm/ 威廉（男名）
p. 90
Winston /9wInstRn/ 温斯顿（男名）
p. 7
Pro
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Wu Di
吴迪
p. 8
Xia Wei
夏薇
p. 120
Yang Liwei
杨利伟
p. 67
Yue Fei
岳飞
p. 92
Yuri Gagarin /0jWRri GR9GA:rIn/
尤里·加加林
p. 80
Zhao Rui
赵锐
p. 117
Zhou Jing
周静
p. 11
Zuckerman /9zWkRmRn/ 朱克曼（姓） p. 14
Names of places
Africa /9CfrIkR/ 非洲
p. 128
Asia /9eISR/ 亚洲
p. 82
Auckland /9O:klRnd/ 奥克兰（新西兰城市）
p. 40
Australia /B9streIliR/ 澳大利亚
p. 31
Bangkok /bCN9kBk/ 曼谷（泰国首都）
p. 88
Borneo /9bO:niRW/ 婆罗洲（马来群岛
的一个大岛）
p. 126
Cornwall /9kO:nwRl/ 康沃尔
（英格兰郡名）
p. 126
Egypt /9i:dZIpt/ 埃及
p. 126
England /9INGlRnd/ 英格兰
p. 110
Europe /9jWRrRp/ 欧洲
p. 124
Germany /9dZF:mRni/ 德国
p. 122
Greece /Gri:s/ 希腊
p. 126
Hamelin /9hCmlIn/ 哈梅林
（德国西北部城市）
p. 122
Hillside Primary School /0hIlsaId
9praImRri sku:l/ 希尔赛德小学
p. 110
Hong Kong /0hBN 9kBN/ 香港
p. 89
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and
Qing Dynasties in Beijing
北京明清故宫
p. 95
Indonesia /0IndR9ni:ZR/ 印度尼西亚
p. 126
Italy /9ItRli/ 意大利
p. 126
Little Hampton Primary School /0lItl
hCmptRn 9praImRri sku:l/
小汉普顿小学
p. 110
London /9lVndRn/ 伦敦（英国首都） p. 126
Lydia /9lIdiR/ 吕底亚（古国名）
p. 128
Melbourne /9melbRn/ 墨尔本
p. 110
New Zealand /0nju: 9zi:lRnd/ 新西兰
p. 40
Norwich /9nBrIdZ/ 诺里奇（英格兰
诺福克郡行政中心）
p. 110
Ocean Park /0RWSn 9pA:k/ 海洋公园
p. 89
Qiandao Lake
千岛湖
p. 65
Renmin Hospital
人民医院
p. 96
Saihanba Afforestation Community
塞罕坝林场
p. 63
Singapore /0sINR9pO:(r)/ 新加坡
p. 88
Southampton /saW9PæmptRn/
南安普敦
p. 25
Sumatra /sW9mA:trR/ 苏门答腊岛
（印度尼西亚大岛）
p. 126
Thailand /9taIlænd/ 泰国
p. 88
Tiantan Park
天坛公园
p. 83
the British Museum
/ðR 0brItIS mju9zi:Rm/ 大英博物馆
p. 126
the Bund /ðR 9bVnd/ 外滩
p. 85
the Canton Tower /QR 0kæntBn 9taWR(r)/
广州塔
p. 87
the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
陈家祠 p. 87
the Eden Project /Qi 9i:dn prBdZekt/
伊甸园工程
p. 126
the Huangpu River
黄浦江
p. 85
the Great Wall /QR 0GreIt 9wO:l/ 长城
p. 88
the Guangzhou Opera House
广州大剧院
p. 87
the Maowusu Desert
毛乌素沙地
p. 65
the Mogao Caves
莫高窟
p. 94
the National Art Museum of China
/QR 0nCSnRl A:t mju0zi:Rm Rv 9tSaInR/
中国美术馆
p. 91
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the North and South Poles /ðR 0nO:P Rnd
0saWP 9pRWlz/ 南北两极
p. 48
the Palace Museum /QR 0pælRs mju9zi:Rm/
故宫博物院
p. 91
the Pearl River /QR 0pF:l 9rIvR(r)/ 珠江 p. 87
the Silk Road /QR 9sIlk rRWd/ 丝绸之路 p. 94
the Singapore Botanic Gardens
/QR 0sINRpO: bR0tCnIk 9GA:dnz/
新加坡植物园
p. 88
the Site of the First National Congress of the
Communist Party of China (CPC)
/QR 0saIt Rv QR 0fF:st 0nCSnRl 0kBNGres
Rv QR 0kBmjRnIst 0pA:ti Rv 9tSaInR (0si:
pi: 9si:)/ 中国共产党第一次全国代表
大会会址
p. 85
the Soviet Union /ðR 0sRWviRt 9ju:niRn/
苏联
p. 80
the Summer Palace /QR 0sVmR 9pClRs/
颐和园
p. 89
the Summit /QR 9sVmIt/ （香港海洋公
园内的）高峰乐园
p. 89
the Taj Mahal /QR 0tA:dZ mR9hA:l/
泰姬陵
p. 94
the United Kingdom (the UK) /QR
ju0naItId 9kINdRm (QR 0ju: 9keI)/ 英国 p. 25
the United States of America (the USA)
/QR ju0naItId 0steIts Rv R9merIkR (QR 0ju:
es 9eI)/ 美国
p. 31
Wenchang
文昌市
p. 78
Xintiandi
新天地
p. 85
Yangguang Junior High School
阳光初级中学
p. 96
Yu Garden
豫园
p. 85
Yuewang Temple
岳庙
p. 92
Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature
Reserve
湛江红树林自然保护区 p. 65
Others
Champions of the Earth /0tSCmpiRnz Rv
Qi 9F:P/ 地球卫士（奖）
p. 63
Chang’e-4
嫦娥四号
p. 80
Ming dynasty
明朝
p. 79
Qing dynasty
清朝
p. 87
Salyut 1 /sæl9ju:t wVn/ 礼炮一号
p. 80
Shenzhou-5
神舟五号
p. 67
Song dynasty
宋朝
p. 128
Sputnik 1 /9spWtnIk wVn/ 斯普特尼克
一号
p. 80
the Rosetta Stone /QR rRW0zetR 9stRWn/
罗塞塔石碑
p. 126
the Start of Autumn /QR 0stA:t Rv 9O:tRm/
立秋
p. 46
the Start of Spring /QR 0stA:t Rv 9sprIN/
立春
p. 46
the Start of Summer /QR 0stA:t Rv 9sVmR(r)/
立夏
p. 46
the Start of Winter /QR 0stA:t Rv 9wIntR(r)/
立冬
p. 46
Tianwen-1
天问一号
p. 78
UN Environment Programme /0ju: 9en
In9vaIrRnmRnt 9prRWGrCm/
联合国环境规划署
p. 63
UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural
Heritage List /ju:0neskRWz In0tændZRbl
0kVltSRrRl 9herItIdZ lIst/ 联合国教科
文组织非物质文化遗产名录
p. 47
Vostok 1 /9vBstBk wVn/ 东方一号
p. 80
World Heritage Site /0wF:ld 9herItIdZ saIt/
世界遗产保护区
p. 82
Xiaoshan chicken
萧山鸡
p. 92
Yutu-2
玉兔二号
p. 80
Zhurong
祝融号
p. 78
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Glossary
adjective
形容词
p. 13
adverb
副词
p. 23
adverbial phrase of frequency
频度副词短语
p. 25
base form
原形
p. 73
body
主体
p. 28
cause and effect
因果关系
p. 69
closing
结束语
p. 28
collocation
搭配
p. 133
compound noun
复合名词
p. 71
conditional sentence
条件句
p. 89
conjunction
连词
p. 69
consonant
辅音字母
p. 105
if-clause
条件状语从句
p. 89
layout
布局
p. 49
main clause
主句
p. 89
modal verb
情态动词
p. 89
noun
名词
p. 5
object pronoun
人称代词宾格
p. 121
paragraph
段落
p. 6
personal pronoun
人称代词
p. 121
plural
复数
p. 57
possessive adjective
形容词性
物主代词
p. 121
possessive pronoun
名词性物主代词 p. 121
prefix 前缀
p. 119
preposition
介词
p. 121
pronoun
代词
p. 5
punctuation
标点符号
p. 13
singular
单数的
p. 57
subject pronoun
人称代词主格
p. 121
suffix
后缀
p. 7
the simple future
一般将来时
p. 73
the simple past
一般过去时
p. 105
the simple present
一般现在时
p. 25
time expression
时间表达法
p. 105
time marker
时间标志词
p. 21
uncountable
不可数的
p. 57
verb
动词
p. 7
vowel
元音字母
p. 105
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