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MyFirstDayatSeniorHigh
MyNameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandI'mwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.
MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Everyroomhasacomputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteonthecomputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.They'rebrilliant!
TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.TheteacherisaveryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.We'reusinganewtextbookandMsShen'smethodofteachingisnothinglikethatoftheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingcomprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.Idon'tthinkIwillbeboredinMsShen'sclass!
Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisingroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbuteveryonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.
MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehaviouroftheotherstudentsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmyclass--morethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirlsasboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteadescriptionofthestreetwherewelive.I'mlookingforwardtodoingit!
MyNewTeahcers
They?
say?
that?
first?
impressions?
are?
very?
important.?
My?
first?
impression?
of?
Mrs.?
Li?
was?
that?
she?
was?
nervous?
and?
shy.?
I?
think?
perhaps?
she?
was,?
as?
it?
was?
her?
first?
lesson?
with?
us.?
But?
now,?
after?
two?
weeks,?
the?
class?
really?
likes?
working?
with?
her.?
She's?
kind?
and?
patient,?
and?
she?
explains?
English?
grammar?
so?
clearly?
that?
even?
I?
can?
understand?
it!
?
She?
avoids?
making?
you?
feel?
stupid!
?
I've?
always?
hated?
making?
mistakes?
or?
pronouncing?
a?
word?
incorrectly?
when?
I?
speak?
English,but?
Mrs.?
Li?
just?
smiles,?
so?
that?
you?
don't?
feel?
completely?
stupid!
?
I?
think?
maybe?
she?
goes?
a?
bit?
too?
slowly?
for?
the?
faster?
students,?
but?
for?
me?
it's?
wonderful!
?
I?
feel?
I'm?
going?
to?
make?
progress?
with?
her.?
?
I'd?
guess?
that?
Mrs.?
Chen?
is?
almost?
sixty.?
She's?
very?
strict—we?
don't?
dare?
to?
say?
a?
word?
unless?
she?
asks?
us?
to.?
She's?
also?
very?
serious?
and?
doesn't?
smile?
much.?
When?
she?
asks?
you?
to?
do?
something,?
you?
do?
it?
immediately!
?
There?
are?
a?
few?
students?
in?
our?
class?
who?
keep?
coming?
to?
class?
late?
but?
they're?
always?
on?
time?
for?
Mrs.?
Chen's?
lessons!
?
Some?
of?
our?
class?
don't?
ike?
her,?
but?
most?
of?
us?
really?
appreciate?
her?
because?
her?
teaching?
is?
so?
well?
organised?
and?
clear.?
And?
a?
few?
students?
even?
admit?
liking?
her!
?
During?
scientific?
experiments,?
she?
explains?
exactly?
what?
is?
happening?
and?
as?
a?
result?
my?
work?
is?
improving.?
Physics?
will?
never?
be?
my?
favourite?
lesson,?
but?
I?
think?
that?
I’ll?
do?
well?
in?
the?
exam?
with?
Mrs?
Chen?
teaching?
me.?
?
?
?
?
Mr.?
Wu’s?
only?
been?
teaching?
us?
for?
two?
weeks?
and?
he’s?
already?
very?
popular.?
I?
think?
this?
is?
because?
he?
really?
enjoys?
teaching?
Chinese?
literature?
----?
he?
loves?
it,?
in?
fact!
?
He’s?
got?
so?
much?
energy,?
this?
is?
one?
class?
you?
do?
not?
fall?
asleep?
in!
?
He’s?
about?
28,?
I?
think,?
and?
is?
rather?
good-looking.?
He?
talks?
loudly?
and?
fast,?
and?
waves?
his?
hands?
about?
a?
lot?
when?
he?
gets?
excited.?
He’s?
really?
amusing?
and?
tells?
jokes?
when?
he?
thinks?
we’re?
getting?
bored.?
Even?
things?
like?
compositions?
and?
summaries?
are?
fun?
with?
Mr.?
Wu.?
I?
respect?
him?
a?
lot.
MyFirstRideonaTrain
MynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI'm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!
AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.
Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!
Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.
WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?
Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.
TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.
Module?
4?
A?
Social?
Survey?
–My?
Neighbourhood?
?
?
?
A?
lively?
city?
It's?
great?
to?
see?
you?
again,?
John.?
It's?
great?
to?
see?
you!
?
It's?
been?
six?
years?
since?
we?
last?
saw?
each?
other,?
you?
know.?
And?
this?
is?
the?
first?
time?
I've?
visited?
your?
hometown.?
Yes,?
I'm?
so?
glad?
you?
could?
come.?
You?
know,?
I've?
seen?
quite?
a?
lot?
of?
China?
and?
I've?
visited?
some?
beautiful?
cities,?
but?
this?
is?
one?
of?
the?
most?
attractive?
places?
I've?
been?
to.?
?
It's?
so?
lively,and?
everyone?
seems?
so?
friendly.?
?
Yes,?
it's?
one?
of?
the?
most?
interesting?
cities?
on?
the?
coast,?
everyone?
says?
so.?
?
I?
feel?
very?
fortunate?
living?
here.?
And?
I?
love?
living?
by?
the?
seaside.?
You?
live?
in?
the?
northwest?
of?
Xiamen,?
is?
that?
right?
?
Yes,?
that's?
right.?
What's?
the?
climate?
like?
?
?
Pretty?
hot?
and?
wet?
in?
the?
summer,?
but?
it?
can?
be?
quite?
cold?
in?
the?
winter.?
Sounds?
OK?
to?
me.?
There?
are?
a?
lot?
of?
tourists?
around.?
Don't?
they?
bother?
you?
?
Yes,?
they?
can?
be?
a?
nuisance?
in?
the?
summer?
because?
there?
are?
so?
many?
of?
them.?
Oh,?
look?
at?
that?
huge?
apartment?
block!
?
?
Yes,?
they've?
just?
completed?
it.?
The?
rent?
for?
an?
apartment?
there?
is?
very?
high.?
?
I?
believe?
you!
?
This?
area's?
so?
modern!
?
Yes,?
this?
is?
the?
business?
district.?
They've?
put?
up?
a?
lot?
of?
high-rise?
buildings?
recently.?
And?
there?
are?
some?
great?
shopping?
malls.?
See,?
we're?
just?
passing?
one?
now.?
My?
wife's?
just?
bought?
a?
beautiful?
dress?
from?
one?
of?
the?
shopsthere.?
Maybe?
I?
could?
buy?
a?
few?
presents?
there.?
?
I'll?
take?
you?
there?
tomorrow.?
Now?
we're?
leaving?
the?
business?
district?
and?
approaching?
the?
harbour.?
We're?
entering?
the?
western?
district,?
the?
most?
interesting?
part?
of?
the?
city.?
It's?
got?
some?
really?
pretty?
parks...?
It?
seems?
lovely.?
Is?
that?
Gulangyu?
Island,?
just?
across?
the?
water?
?
?
Yes,?
it?
is.?
It's?
a?
gorgeous?
island?
with?
some?
really?
interesting?
architecture.?
So?
they?
tell?
me.?
Do?
you?
think?
we?
could?
stop?
and?
walk?
around?
for?
a?
while?
?
Yes,?
I?
was?
just?
going?
to?
do?
that.?
We?
can?
park?
over?
there.?
A?
friend's?
told?
me?
about?
a?
nice?
little?
fish?
restaurant?
near?
here.?
Shall?
we?
go?
there?
for?
lunch?
?
?
That?
sounds?
great.?
I'm?
starving!
Module5ALessoninaLab
PassageA
Itishardtothinkofaworldwithoutmetals.Differentmetalshavedifferentuses,forexample,steelisusedincars,andironisusedinelectricalequipment.Whenweusemetals,itisimportanttoknowhowtheyreactwithdifferentsubstances,forexample,waterandoxygen.Thereactionofmetalswiththesesubstancescanbeputinorder.Hereisatablewiththemetalsthatreactmostatthetop,andthemetalsthatreactleastatthebottom.?
PassageB?
ASimpleScientificExperiment?
Belowisadescriptionofasimplescientificexperiment.Itshowsushowironreactswithairandwithwater.?
Aim:
Tofindoutifironrusts(a)indryair;(b)inwaterthathasnoairinit(air-freewater);(c)inordinarywater.?
Apparatus:
3cleanironnails;testtubes;testtubeholder;cottonwool;oil;Bunsenburner.?
Ironindryair?
Method?
(1)Putsomeironnailsatthebottomofatesttube.?
(2)Pushsomecottonwooldownthetube.?
(3)Leavethetubeforoneweek.?
Result?
Afteroneweek,thenailshavenotrusted.?
Conclusion?
Irondoesnotrustindryair.?
Ironinair-freewater?
Method?
(1)Half-fillatesttubewithwater.?
(2)Boilthewaterforthreeminutes.(Thismakessurethereisnoairinthewater.)?
(3)Puttwoorthreecleannailsinthewater.?
(4)Addsomeoiltothewater.Thiswillkeepairoutofthewater.?
(5)Leavethetubeofoneweek.?
Result?
Thenailsdonotrustinthetubewithair-freewater.?
Conclusion?
Ironrustsinordinarywater.
Myfeelingsaboutsciencehavereallychanged.Ineverusedtoenjoyscience,butlastyearIchangedschools,andthescienceteachersatmynewschoolareexcellent.Thesciencefacilitiesareverygood,withlaboratoriesthathaveallthelatestequipment.Ourchemistryteacher,MrLongford,takesustopublicsciencelecturesaboutfourtimesaterm,andthesearealwaysveryinteresting,asthelecturersarepeoplewhohavemaderealdiscoveriesintheirareaofscience.Thefactis,Canadahasmanyfirst-classscientists.Inthelasttwentyyears,sevenCanadianscientistshavewontheNobelPrize!
TheNobelPrizeisthehighestscientificprizethereis,sowes
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