2020年冀教版七年級英語下冊課文

Lesson1:ATriptoChina

Hi,mum!Hi,dad!Guesswhatwe'relearningaboutthesilkroad

thismonthinschool.

TheSilkRoad?ThafsinChina.

Yes,itis!Mumanddad,mayIaskyouaquestion?

Sure,Jenny!Whatisit?

MyschoolisplanningatriparoundChinawithLiMing'sschool.

SomestudentfrommyclasswillgotoChinaandtravelontheSilk

Road.MayIgowiththem?

Whowillleadthetrip?

Ms.Martin!Hereisthenotefrommyschool.

(Jenny'sfatherandmotherreadthenote.)

Yes,youmaygo.Thisisagoodchanceforyou.Youwilllearnabout

China.

Really?Great!Thanks,MumandDad!I'msoexcited!Iwillsend

LiMingane-mailandtellhimthegoodnews.

Lesson2:YouinBeijing

HiJenny,

Howexciting!YouandDannywillcometoChinaandseetheSilk

Roadwithus!WewilltravelalongtheSilkRoadtogether.Wang

MeiandIwillmeetyouinBeijing.OurfirststopwillbeXi'an.How

farisitfromBeijingtoXi'an?It'sabout1114kilometers.

Thistripwillbeveryspecial.TheSilkRoadisabout6500

kilometerslong!Butwedon'thaveenoughtimetoseeitall.Wecan

onlyseepartofit.We'lllearnaboutthehistoryandculturesofchina

alongtheway.

Iwillsendyoutheschool'splanforourtrip.

Yourfriend,

LiMing

ArriveinBeijingandtakeatraintoXi'an.

VisitXi'anandtheterraCottaWarriors

SeeLanzhouandtheyellowriver

VisitDunhuang..

ComebacktoBeijingandleaveBeijing.

Lesson3:AvisittoXi'an

WelcometoXi'an-thewalledcity.

Youcanwalkalongthewallinthewalledcity.Itisabout12

kilometerslongandover600yearsold.Youcanclimbupthebig

wildgoosepagoda.Itisover1300yearsold.

Youcanhittheancientdruminthedrumtower.Youcanalsoring

theancientbellintheBelltower.

YoucanvisitthefamousTerraContraWarriors.Theyareover

XXXXyearsold!

EatdeliciousChinesefoodandenjoythespecialdishesofXi'an.

Xi'anhasalonghistory.Youwillhavealotoffunhereinthis

ancientcity.

Theterracottawarriors

WelcometotheterraCorraWarriors.WecallthemBingmaYongin

Chinese.Thisisanancientplace.Let'sgotothefirstpit!Canyou

seetheterracottawarriors?Theyarestandingbesidetheirhorses.

Wow!Iwanttositononeofthehorse!

No,no!Youcannottothat.Pleasestandherewithmeandmovewith

me.Ok?

Ok.ButIamreallyexcited!

Thisiswonderful!MayItakephotoshere?

No.Lookatthesign,Nophotos!”

Oh,Isee,thankyou.

Lesson4:AVisittoLanzhou

ThegrouptakesatraintoLanzhou.Thentheygotothehotel.Later,

theygoforawalkalongtheYellowRiver.

Allright.Let'sgodownthisstreetandturnleftatthetrafficlight.

ThisroadwillleadustotheYellowRiver.

Look!Abridge!

ThisistheLanzhouZhongshanBridge.Itwasthefirstbridgeover

theYellowRiver.TheSilkRoadcrossedtheyellowriverin

Lanzhou.

Wow,theYellowRiverissowide!

Yesit'swideandlong.TheYellowRiverisabout5400kilometers

long.Wecallitthemotherriver.

Look!AstatuebesidetheYellowRiver!Amotherwithababy!

Oh,that'sthemotherriverstatue.

It'sbeautiful!

Canwetakeapictureinfrontofthestatue,Ms.Martin?

Sure!

Lesson5:AnotherStopalongtheSilkRoad

Thegrouparrivesindunhuang.Theytakeatouraroundthecity.

Thisisanamazingcity.

It'soneofthemaimstopsonthesilkroad.It'sfamousastheciyof

sands.Manypeoplecomeheretoseetheancientpaintingsinthe

Marcopolo.

Yes,Marcopolowakedhere.Butdidherideacamelhere?

YesDanny,Ofcoursehedid!

Well,thenIwanttorideacamel,too!

(theyfindacamelmanontheirwaytoMingshaMountain)

HELLO,SIR,MAYIRIDEACAMEL?

Sure.

Isitsafe?

Yes,youwillnotfalloff.

Areyousure?Thatcamelisreallytall.

Yes,heistall,butyouwillbeallright.

Comeon,Danny.Itwillbefun!Iwillrideacamel,too.

Ok.

(ThemanhelpsDannyandjennyontothecamels)

TheYellowRiver!Thisisfun!Lookatme.I'mMarcopolo!

Lesson6:Jenny'sDiary

DearDiary,

ThisisourlastnightinChina.Wewillfayhometomorrow.Wedid

somuchonthistrip.

Thisafternoon,wewenttoseetheBeijingOpera.Wow!Ilovedthe

musicandthecolorfulclothing.

Yesterdaywasagreatday.Intheafternoon,wewenttotheGreat

Wall.Itisamazing!Itisabout6300kilometreslongandover

XXXXyearsold.Then,intheevening,wewenttotheBird'sNest,

Itisonlyafewyearsold,butisitaveryfamousandbeautiful

building.ItheldtheXXXXOlympics.Dannylookedforbirdsthere.

Butofcoursehedidn'tfindany.

Chinaisagreatcountry.Whereelsecanyoutravelthousandsof

yearsbackingtime?WesawtheTerraCottaWarriors,theWalled

CityandtheYellowRiver.

IlearnedsomuchaboutChinesehistoryandcultureonthistrip.I

learnedaboutanewinstrument-theerhu.AndIatesomedelicious

food.

Ican'tbelieveourtripisover.IwellmissChina.Iwellcomeback

someday.

Jenny.

Lesson7:WhafsYourProjectabout?

JennyandDannytalkaboutthetripandtheirprojects.

Hi,Danny.Didyouhaveagoodrestafterourtrip?

Yes,Isleptfortwofulldays!Ifeelgoodnow.

Wehadagreattrip.Welearnedsomuch.AndwesawourfriendLi

Mingagain.

Yes.Areyoureadyforyourproject?

Yes,Iam.IwilltalkaboutMarcoPoloweheardalotabouthimon

theSilkRoad.What'syourprojectabout?

MyprojectosabotsomeplacesofinterestinChina.Iwilltalkabout

theplacesandthingsonthetrip.Istillcan'tbelieveit—theydon't

havedonutsontheSilkRoad.

Danny!YoucanfinddonutsanywhereinCanada.TheSilkRoadis

abouthistoryandculture,notdonuts.

Yes,Iknow.I'mmakingajoke.Let'sgotothelibraryandworkon

ourprojects.

Goodidea.

Lesson8:MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad

Hello,everyone!

MyprojectisaboutMarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad.

MarcoPolowasamanfromItaly.Attheageof17,hewenttoChina.

HetravelledalongtheSilkRoadwithhisfatheranduncle.Together,

theymovedgoodsbetweenEuropeandAsiaontheSilkRoad.Later,

MarcoPolotravelledwithhisbrother.Theytravelledonboats,

horsesandcamels.Theirjourneylastedabouttwentyyears!

In1275,MarcoPoloTravelledtoBeijing.Hemetthekingand

workedforhimfor17years.Duringthoseyears,MarcoPololearned

aboutcoalandpaper.TheChinesediscoveredcoalandinvented

paper.ThesethingswerenewtoMarcoPolo.Hebroughtsomecoal

andpaperbacktoItalywithhim.Healsobroughtbackalotofsilk,

teaandothergoods.

MarcoPoloWroteafamousbookabouthistravelstoChina.Ihoped

towriteabooklikethatsomeday.

Thankyou.

By:jenny

Date:march25

Lesson9:Danny5sSchoolProject

Formyproject,willdescribesomeplacesandthingsfromChina.

Youguesstheirnames.Justtryyourbest.Arey9ouready?Let's

begin!

Thesethingsareveryold.Peoplebuiltthemalongtimeage.They

looklikeanancientarmy.Whatarethey?

AretheytheclaysoldiersandhorsesfromChina?

Yes,youareright.TheyaretheTerraCottaWarriorsinXi'an.Here

aresomepictures.

Wow!Coolpictures,Danny.

Thenextoneisananimal.It'sbigandtall.It'sanimportanttoolon

theSilkRoad.

Ititahorse?

Sorry!Itlivesinthedesert.

Oh,it'sacamel!

Welldone.Lookatthispicture.I'mridingacamel.

Hereisthelastone.Itisverysoft.Itcomesinmanycolors.

Manythingsaresoftandcolorful.Canyoutellusalittlebitmore,

please?

Ok.Wecanmakeclothesfromit.Isitsilk?

Yes.Youguessedit,lily!Lookatme.I'mwearingasilkshirt.

Lesson10:MusicandDance

I'mstillthinkingaboutourtriptotheSilkRoad.Irealizedmany

things.Chinahassomuchhistory.Andourcultureissorichand

colorful.

Yes,Iknow.Ifeelthesameway.

Thetripgavemeanidea.

Iwanttolearntoplaytheerhu!ItisapartofancientChineseculture.

ManyWesternpeoplecallitthe"Chineseviolin^^

That'sagreatidea,LiMing.!

Ican'twaittoplaymusicforallmyfriends.

Youwillbeagreaterhuplayer,LiMing.

Ihopeso.WangMei,youareagooddance.Wydon'tyoulearna

traditionalChinesedance?ThenwecantakepartinspringFestival

showtogether.Iwillplaymusicandyoucandance!

Ilikethatidea!MaybeIcanwearsometraditionalclothes,too!

Lesson11:FoodinChina

JennygoesonlinetotellothersaboutthefoodinChina.

Hello,everyone!IjustgotbackfromatriptotheSilkRoadinChina.

Everythingwasgreat-especiallythefood!Myfavoritedisheswere

BeijingDuckandLanzhounoodles.What'ssospecialaboutthese

twodishes?Well,theyhavealotofhistorybehindthem.Beijing

DuckisreallyaChinesetreasure.Ittakesalotofwork,buttheend

productisworthit.Lanzhounoodlesarelonghand-makenoodles.

Theylookgoodandtastegreat!Doyouwanttotastethese

wonderfulfoodsfromChina?

Yourstoryisveryinteresting.IsawashowaboutLanzhounoodles

onTV.Themanmakesthenoodlessofast.Itwaslikemagic!

Iheardthat,inChina,somepeopleeatnoodlesforbreakfast.Isthis

true?

Yes,it'strue.Manypeopleeatnoodlesforbreakfast.Sometimes

theyeatthemforlunchorsupperorsupper,too,.AndIknowwhy-

theytasteREALLYgood!

IoncehadBeijingDuckinourcity.CanIfindLanzhounoodles

here?Iwilltry.

Lesson12:ABlogabouttheSilkRoad

LiMinghadagoodtimeonhistriptotheSilkRoad.Hewantsto

triteabouthistrip.

IjustgotbackfromagreattriptotheSilkRoad.Myfriendsfrom

Canadawentwithme,onourtrip.Irealizedmanythingsabout

China.Ourcountryhasaverylonghistoryandarichculture.

Isawandexperiencedalotonthetrip.WewenttoseetheTerra

CottaWarriorsandtheancientcityofXi'an.ThehistoryofChinais

soaliveintheseplaces.Ilearnedsomuch!

Thistripopenedmyeyes.Isawmyownhistoryandcultureinanew

way.Ihopetotravelmorearoundmycountrysomeday.

WhereshouldIgonest?Doesanyonehaveanysuggestions?

HerearesomephotosfrommytripEnjoy!

ThisismewithaterraCottaWarrior

ItookthispictureinXi'an.JennyandDannyareinthedrumtower..

ThisisDannyinDunhuang.Heisridingacamel.

HereiaaminLanzhou.IloveLanzhounoodles.Yum!

Lesson13:howisSchoolGoing?

Hi,jenny.Howisyourschoollifegoing?

Well,Iamalittlebusythisterm.Ihavesixclasseseveryday.My

schooldaysareverylong.

Metoo.Ialsohavesixclasseseveryday.Istartschoolat8:00a.m.I

usuallyfinishat5:00p.m.it'salongday,butIlikemyschool.My

schoolsubjectsaresointeresting.

Whatsubjectsdoyouhave?

IhaveChinese,English,math,historyandsomeothers.P.E.ismy

favorite.Wealwayshaveabigsportsmeettwiceayear.Ioftentake

partinthelongjump.Lastterm.Iwonfirstplace!

Wow!You'regoodatthelongjump.

Yeah!Thankyou!Whatsubjectsdoyouhave?

Ihavesocialstudies,shop,math,French,Englishandart.My

favoritesubjectisshop!Lastweek,Imadeabirdhouseallby

myself.

That'ssointeresting.

Lesson14:Jenny'sSchoollife

Hi,it?sjennyagain!IgotoschoolinEdmonton.Canada.Myschool

isgreenwoodmiddleschool.Thereare400studentsinmyschool.I

'mingrade7.myfriend,Danny,isinmyclass.

MyhomeroomteacherisMr.Jones.Myfavoritesubjectinschoolis

shop.Weoftenmakemanydifferentthingsinshopclass.Once,we

madeabirdhousefromwood,sometimeswemakethingswithclay.

Lastweek,wemadecups.Andthisweekwewillprintourown

t-shirts.Shopisalwaysfun!

Insocialstudies,wedoalotofprojects.Sometimesweworkin

groups.Today,mygroupandIworkedonamapofCanada.

Inthefirstterm,Ihaveartclass.Wealwaysandpaint.Inthesecond

term,Ihavemusic.Iplaytheguitar!Weusuallyplaysongsasa

class.Butsometimesweplayonourown.

Thisyear,wewillhaveasciencefairatmyschoolIwanttotake

partinthefairwithmyprojectonsilkworms.

Lesson15:MakingaDifference

Hello.MynameisHaoTongxin.Iliveinasmallvillage.I'min

grade7andIlovegoingtoschool!

Myschoolisa"hope"school.Lastyear.Iwantedtogiveupmy

studies.Iwantedtostayhomeandhelpmyfamily.Butmyteacher

said,“Withagoodeducation,youcanmakeadifference.Youcan

makeagoodlifeforyourself.Thenyoucanhelpyourfamily.

Friendsandotherpeople,too.^^Shegavemehope.

Myteacherisgreat.Sheoftenvisitsherstudentsandtheirfamilies.

Shedoesnotwantanyonetodropoutofschool.Shealwayshelpsus

ineverypossibleway.Sheismakingabigdifferenceinourlives.

Now,Inevermissadayofschool.Iwanttomakeadifferencein

futurejustlikemyteacher.

Lesson16:WeArewithYou!

JasonGlenisa12-yearoldboyfromRiversideHighSchool.Onthe

firstdayofschool,somethingterriblehappened.JasonGlenandhis

familylosteverythinginabighousefire,itwasaveryhardtimefor

them.

Jason'sclassmatesheardthebadnews.Theystoodupandsaid.

“Jason,don'tbeafraid.Wearewithyou.^^theclasswantedtohelp

Jasonandhisfamily.Sotheycameupwithaplan.

Thenextday,manystudentsbroughtclothesandfoodfromtheir

homes.Theschoolhadacarwashandacookedsale.Injustthree

days,theschoolraised$1200.

Yesterday,theschoolgavethemoneytoJason'sfamily.Jasonsaidto

hisfriends,"thankyou,mydearclassmatesandteachers.Myfamily

andIwillneverforgetthis.,,

Lesson17:SchoolScienceFair

DannyandJennyaretalkingabouttheirschoolsciencefair.Theyare

veryexcited.

Hey,Jenny!Areyoureadyforthebigsciencefairnextweek?

Oh,Ihopeso.Iworkedreallyhardthisyear.Ihopetowinfirst

prize.

Don'tworry,Jenny.Youwilldoagreatjob!Whatisyourproject

about?

It'saboutsilkworms.Iamreallyinterestedinthissubject.Imadea

videoaboutsilkworms.

Wow!

Ihaveasmallpieceofoldsilk.Ialsohaveasilkwormforthe

visitors.

Silkwormsareinteresting.

Yes,they'reamazing!

Myprojectisgood,too.

Whatisitabout,Danny?

Myprojectisallaboutdonuts.Italkaboutthehistoryofdonuts.I

willmaketendifferentkindsofdonuts.Andpeoplecantastethem

all.

Lesson18:teachinginChina

JaneisfromCanada.SheisteachingEnglishinchina.Sheiswriting

ane-mailtoherfamilyandfriendsbackhome.

Hello,everyone!

Howareyou?I'mdoingwell.Lifeinchinaisgreat!Iarrivedtwo

monthsago.Iwasquitenervousthen.Buteveryonehereisso

friendlyandnice.NowIfeelquitecomfortableandrelaxed.My

studentsarewonderfulandotherteachersarealwayshelpful.

MyschoolIisverybig.Ihavemanystudentsinmyclass.InCanada,

Thereareusuallyonly35studentsinaclass.Andtheymovefrom

classroomtoclassroomfortheirclasses.Butinchina,theteachers

move!

Chinesestudentsworkveryhard.Theyusuallystartschoolat8:00

a.m.andfinishat5:00p.m.Chineseteachersworkveryhard,too.

I'msohappytobeinChina.Iamlearningsomuchhere.My

studentsoftenteachmeChinese.Theyalsoteachmeabouttheir

culture.It'ssointeresting!Ivisitedthegreatwalllastmonth.Look

atmypicture.

Woaizhongguo!

Imissyouall!

Jane

Lesson19:ADinnerDate

Hey.Steven!Whatdayisittoday?It'sMonday.

Wouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnertomorrow?

Sorry,Jim.IcantIhavevolleyballpracticetomorrow.Howabout

Wednesday?

Wednesdayisnotgoodforme.I'mgoingtothechessclub

afterschool.HowaboutThursday?

IusuallyvolunteerattheOldAgeHomeonThursday.Theyoften

tellmelotsofinterestingstories.Andsometimesweplaybingo.

MaybeFriday?

IhavemathclassesonFridays.I'mnotdoingwellinmaththisyear.

Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?

I'mgoingtothecountrysidewithmydad.Wearegoingtoplant

trees.

Hmm…we'rebothbusyallweek.

Well,whatareyougoingtodothisevening?

Nothing!

Howaboutcomingoverfordinnerthisevening?

Sure!

Lesson20:JoinOurClub!

Chessclub

Doyouwanttoimproveyourthinkingskills?Doyouwanttomake

newfriends?Joinourchessclub!Chesschallengesyouandmakes

youthinkhard.Youwilllearnandhavefunatthesametime.

Clubmeetingaregoingtostartnextweek.Joinusafterschoolon

TuesdaysandThursdaysinRoom288.

Actingisfunanduseful.Youcanmeetlotsofnewpeopleand

improveyoursocialskills.Wedolotsofrole.Playgamesinour

classes.

Everyonecanenjoyacting.Joinourclubandbeastar!Wemeetat

theschooltheatreeveryMonday,WednesdayandFriday.

Swimmingisn'tjustfun—it'salsogoodexercise!Youcanstayin

shapeandhaveagoodtime.

Wehavelessonsforalldifferentlevels.Wemeetafterschoolandon

weekends

Joinustodayorstopbythepooltolearnmore.

Lesson21:Whatisyourclubtype?

Whatclubisrightforyou?Readthefollowingquestions.Which

answerdescribesyoubest?Circleit.Thenaddupyourscoreand

findoutyourclubtype.

1、yougetenoughexercise?

a.Always!Iloveplayingsports.

b.Notreally.Iliketolistentomusicandrelax.

c.Notreally.Iusuallydrawandpaintinmyfreetime.

d.Never.Iliketoreadbooksandexercisemymind.

2、whatIisyourfavoriteschoolsubject?

a.P.E.Iliketobeactive.

b.Music.Iliketoplayainstrument.

c.Art.Ilovetodrawandpaint.

d.EnglishandChinese.Ienjoyreadingandwriting.

3、Whatdoyoudoonacoldandsnowyday?

a.Ican'tsitquietly.Imustdosomethingactiveinside.

b.Istayinmyroomandlistentomusicorplayaninstrument.

c.Ipaintordrawapicture.

d.Ireadalookorwriteastory.

4、Youaregoingonatrip.Butyoucanonlytakeonethingwithyou.

Whatdoyoutake?

a.Runningshoes.Ican'ttoanywhere.Withoutthem.

b.Amusicplayer.Ican5tlivewithoutmusic

c.Somepaperandapencil.Icandrawapictureontheway.

d.Agoodbook.Iwillbeboredwithoutabook.

Lesson22:BigPlansfortheWeekend

It'slunchtimeonFriday.DannyandJennyarehavinglunch

together.

Danny,areyouok?Youcan'tstaystilltoday.Andyounevereat

yourlunchsofast.Areyouinahurrytogosomewhere?

No.actuallyJenny,Ihavebigplansfortheweekend!Ican'twait.

It'sgoingtobeagoodweekend?

Oh!That'sgreat.Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?

I'mgoingtolearnsomethingnewthisSaturday.Cooking!AndI

lovedonuts.SoIamgoingtomakedonuts.

Wow!Howexciting!Idon'thaveanybigplansforthisweekend.I

usuallyjuststayhome,readabook,surftheinternet,watchTVand

helpmymumwiththehousework.

Hmm.Wouldyoukiketojoinmethisweekend?

Really?IwouldlovetocomeIalwayslovelearningnewthings.

Wonderful!Nowit'sgoingtobeagreatweekend.

Lesson23:AWeekendwithGrandma

ZhaoHanyuisaGradestudent.Sheistalkingtohergrandmaonthe

phone.

Hello,Grandma!It'sme.Hanyu.

Hello.Hanyu.Howisschoolgoing?Areyoudoingwellthesedays?

Yes.Iamlearningalotofinterestingthingsatschool.AndIam

readingsomeEnglishstories.Icanreadyouonethisweekend.

Areyoucomingtovisitusthisweekend?

Yes,grandma.Iamgoingtocomeovertomorrow.ButIwillgoto

thebookstorefirst.

Sure.Mylittlebookworm.Thebookstoreisjusttwobusstopsaway.

It'sveryclose.

Doyouneedanythingfromthesupermarket?Icangetisforyou.

No,Ialwaysbuymygroceriesatthemorningmarket.Thevegetable

arefreshandnottooexpensive.

Whatarewegoingtohavefordinner?

Dumplings,ofcourse.

Yay!Myfavoritefood.

Lesson24:howWasYourWeekend?

HeyLiMing,

Howareyou?Howwasyourweekend?

Ihadggreatweekend!What!Icanmakedonutsmyselfnow.my

numtaughtmeonSaturday.Jennycameoverandhelpedus.Itwasa

lotoftakeabusthere.It'sthreehoursawayfrommyhouse.Weare

goingtosingsongsandplaygamesonthebus.I'msoexcited!My

uncleisgoingtobringhiscameraandIamgoingtobringsome

donutsforeverybody.

Didyouhaveagoodweekend?Whatareyougoingtodonext

weekend?

Writebacksoon,

Danny.

Lesson25:APhoneFriend

LiJingisEnglish.ShewantstopracticeherEnglishwithaforeign

friend.Butshedoesn'thaveany.SoLiMingcallsJenny.

Hello.CanIspeaktoJenny,please?

Yes.Thisisjennyspeaking.Isthatyou,LiMing?Howareyou?

Good!Areyoufreenow?mycousin,LiJing,Wouldliketospeakto

you.

Ok.Noproblem!

Hello.Jenny!ThisisLiJing.Tmhappytotalkwithyou.

Hi,LiJing!I'msorry.Ican'thearyouverywell.Couldyouspeak

moreloudly?

Sorry,Ican'tfollowyou.Pleasesaythatagain.

Ok.Couldyouspeakmoreloudly?Yes.NowIunderstand.

Good!YouspeakEnglishverywell.DoyoulikelearningEnglish?

Yes.IlovelearningEnglish.

That'sgreat!Howdoyoupractice?

Ipracticebymyselfalot.

Howdoyoupracticebyyourself?

IwatchmanyEnglishTV.Showsandcartoons.Ialsolistento

Englishmusic.JennyandLiJinghaveagoodtalk.Now,LiJinghas

aCanadianfriend!

Lesson26:OnlinePhoneCalls

AliciaisfromRussia.SheislearningEnglish.Ms.Bellisa

Canadianteacher.TheyspeakEnglishonlinetwiceaweek.Ms.Bell

helpsAliciawithherEnglish.Today.Aliciahassomegoodnewsfor

herteacher!

Hi,Ms.Bell!Canyouhearme?(Aliciadoesnothearareply)

Hello?Ms.Bell,areyouthere?

Ohgood.I'msoexcitedtoday.Ihavesomegoodnews!

Really?Whatisit.Alicia?

IwonfirstplaceatthenationalEnglishcompetition!

Goodforyou,Alicia!Youreallyimprovedalot!

It'sallthankstoyou.

No.Ididn'tdoanything.Youdidallhardworkyourself.Iamso

proudofyou.

Icouldn'tdoitbymyself.TalkingwithyouIsuchagreathelp.

Thankyou,Ms.Bell.Andguesswhat!Iwonagreatprize!

That'sgreat!Whatdidyouwin?

IwonatriptoCanada!Nextyear,IwillvisitCanadafortwoweeks.

IcanmeetyouinCanada.

Wow!Thatisgreatnews!Youcanstaywithme.Ican'twaittosee

you.

Lesson27:AmazingEnglish

Thereareonly26lettersinEnglish.SoEnglishisaneasylanguage

tolearn,right?Well,notexactly.

Yes,Englishonlyhas26letters,butthose26letterscanmakealot

ofwords.Infact,thereareabout800000wordsintheEnglish

language.

OneletterslikeacanbeanEnglishword.Andjustoneword,like

"go"canbeasentence.

ThereisanEnglishwordwithabout1900lettersinit.Wow!That'sa

longword.

Thissentenceusesall261etters:thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthe

lazydog.

Lookatthisword:level.Youcanreaditforwardsorbackwards一

一it'sthesameword!

Theword“therein“hastenwordsinit.Youdon'tevenneedtomove

anylettersaround.Howmanywordscanyoufind?

Diginandenjoy!

Lesson28:howdoIlearnEnglish?

MynameisTeresa.IcametoCanadatwoyearsago.NowI'min

grade7.MyfamilycomesfromHongKong.IspeakChineseat

home.ButIspeakEnglishatschooleveryday.HowdoIlearn

English?Herearesometips.

Readalotanduseadictionary!IoftenreadEnglishstorybooks,

magazinesandnewspapers.SometimesIdon'tunderstandsome

words.SoIlookthemupinadictionary.

WatchEnglishTVshowsandmovies!EverySundayevening,I

watchEnglishmovies.Ithelpsalot.Icanenjoymyselfandlearn

Englishatthesametime.

ListentoEnglishmusic!IlovemusicandIoftenlistentoEnglish

songs.Justtoontheinternet!Youcanfindthewordsformanysongs

yourself.Iliketowritethewordsdown.ThenIcansingalongwith

themusic.It'sfun!

SpeakEnglisheveryday!IpracticemyEnglishinclassandafter

class.Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes!SometimesImakesilly

mistakesandIlaughatmyself.Myfriendshelpmealot.

Oopsissomethingyousaywhenyoumakeamistake.Youcanalso

sayuh-ohorwhoops.ReadTeresa'sphoneconversationabove.

WhatmistakedoesTeresamake?

Lesson29:ADoortotheworld

Allovertheworld,manypeoplearelearningEnglish.Learninga

newlanguagetakestime.Itcanbeachallenge,butthenewlanguage

cangivepeoplemoreopportunities.Withagoodknowledgeofa

newlanguage,youcanenjoyabetterlife.

PeoplefrommanycountriesspeakEnglish.WithEnglish,youcan

travelalmostanywhere.Youcancommunicatewithdifferentpeople

andlearnnewthings.Youcanorderfoodanddrinksatrestaurants,

andaskfordirections.Asaninternationallanguage,English

connectsyouwiththerestoftheworld.

LearningEnglishcanalsohelpyouunderstanddifferencebetween

cultures.Inmanyways,Englishopensadoortotheworldforyou.

Lesson30:writinganE-mailEnglish

WangMeihasanewpenpal.HernameisJessica.Sheisfrom

Africa.ThisisWangMei'sfirstE-mailtoher.

DearJessica,

Letmeintroducemyself.MymaneifWangMei.I'mtwelveyears

old.Ilivewithmymotherandfather.Ihavenobrothersorsisters,

butIhavemanyfriends.Iam1.6meterstall.Iliketoplaychess.

Lastyears,Iwonfirstplaceinmyschool.Myfavoritefoodis

noodles.Icanmakenoodlesmyself!

Doyoustudyotherlanguagesinschool?IamlearningEnglishnow.

IwanttohavesomemoreEnglish-speakingfriends.Learning

Englishopenstheworlduptome.

Inthise-mail,Iamtryingtousesomenewwords.Iwillteachyou

somewordsinmylanguage.Canyousay,“Nihao"?That

means,Tryit.

Hereisapictureofme.Whatdoyoulooklike?Canyousendmea

photoofyourself?I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.

YournewChinesefriend,

WangMei.

Lesson31:WhatStrangeWeather!

Hello,class!Didyounoticethewildweathertoday?

Yes,Idid!IwokeupthismorningandIwassurprised!Whata

snowyday!

Yeah!Thenthesuncameoutanditbecamewarm.Allthesnow

wentaway.

Andrightnowtheskyisdark.It'sgoingtorain.

Yes,you'reright.Whatstrangeweather!Weareexperiencingalmost

fourdifferentseasonsinoneday!Now,class,Iwantyoutowritea

reportaboutyourfavoriteseason.Whyisityourfavoriteseason?

Whatdoyoulikeaboutthatseason?

Well,Ilovespring!Itisspringrightnow.andspringusuallymeans

greentrees,beautifulflowersandplayingintherain.

Ilikesummer.TheweatherturnshotandIcangoswimming.

Autumnismyfavoriteseason.It'ssocolorfulandtheweatheris

niceandcool.

Well,Ilikewinter.Theweatheriscoldandthereisallotofsnow.

Youcangoskiingandskating.Youcanalsohavesnowballfights.

Butyouhavetowearwarmclothes.

Goodwork,everyone!Youareallgoingtowritesomewonderful

reports.

Lesson32:1Can5tWaitforWinter!

Hey,Danny!Whatareyoudoing?

I'mdoi