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Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?

Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?

Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.

2bpassage:

IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.ltwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.Mysisterandltriedparagliding.lfeltlikelwasabird.ltwassolunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial——Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious.Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.Inweldquay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.lwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.lreallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.

Whatadifferenceadaymakes!

MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'

thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!

Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'

tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'

tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!

Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?

A:

Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?

B:

Hmm…nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.

Really?

Howcome?

Ihavedanceandpianolessons.

Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?

Oh,swingdance.It’sfun!

Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.

Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?

Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.

Well,howaboutTuesday?

Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmydoyouwanttocome?

Sure.

WhatDoHighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.

Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.

Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.

Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!

Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.

ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplayremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!

Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.

Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?

Oh,itwasfantastic!

Nellysangsowell!

Well,IthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.

Oh,whichonewasLisa?

TheonewithshorterthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.

Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.

YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.

Well,everyonewantstothemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingnewandhavefun.

Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'

mquieterandmoreserioursthanmostkids.That'

swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'

mshysoit'

snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks--youdon'

tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'

regood.

It'

snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutstandingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'

mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradethanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.

Idon'

treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,"

Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."

MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'

sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'

salwaystheretolisten.

Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?

Greg:

Hi,I'

mGreg.I'

mnewintown.

Helen:

mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!

Howdoyoulikeitsofar?

It'

sfantastic,butIstilldon'

treallyknowmywayaround.

Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.

Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?

Ilovewatchingmovies.

Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.

Thanksfortellingme.

Noproblem.

Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerican’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.

Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:

Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?

That’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.

However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.

Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?

Grace:

Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?

Sarah:

WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.

Oh,Ican’tstandthem.Ilovesoapopera.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.

Well,Idon’tmindsoapopera.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.

Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.

Whenpeoplesay"

culture"

wethinkofartandoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears---MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.

SomepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesoofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanyhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,,hewasalwaysreadytotryhiswenttothecinematoseethe"

littleman"

ofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.

OnNovember18,1979,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today’scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey’s?

Unit6I’mgoingtostudycomputerscience.

whatareyoureadings，Ken?

TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.

Wow，nowIknowwhyyou'

regoodatwritingstories.

Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.

Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?

Well,I'

mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwhattobe?

Myparentswantmetoadoctor,butI'

mnotsureaboutthat.

Well,don'

tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywantwanttobe.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!

Yes,you'

reright.

Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?

It`sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.（"

Mom,IpromiseI`mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool."

）However,promiseyoumaketoyourselfareresolutionsandthemostcommonkindisNewYear`sresolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.

Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolu