滬教牛津版初一英語課文

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Unit

Anna'sblc&lg]

Helloeveryone.Welcometomyblog

Aboutme

MynameisAnna.I,mfromGermany['dmn].I’m11yearsold.I,mtallandthin[0n].Ihavelonghair.Ilivewithmyfamilyinahouseclosetosomemountains.MymumisanArtteacher.Mydadisadoctor.Ihaveaneldersisterandanelderbrother.

Aboutmyschoolandmyhobbies(hobby['hb])

Everyday,Igotoschoolbyschoolbus.Myfavorite['fevrt]subjects['sbdekt]areMaths[m0s],ArtandScience['sans].Ilikemyschoolbecausetheteachersareallveryfriendly['fren⑹l].Mydream[drim]istobeanengineer[end'n].

Ilikemanysports[spt].I'mgoodatswimmingandplayingbasketball.Thesearemyfavoritehobbies.

DearAnna,

Hi!IsawyourblogontheInternet['ntnt]andI'dliketobeyoure-friend.MynameisJason.

I,m12yearsold.I,mtall.Ihaveshortblackhair.

Iliveinaflat[flt]inBeijingwithmyparents.MydadisanengineerandmymotherisanEnglishteacher.

Myschoolisfarawayfromourhome.Igotoschoolbybus.MyfavoritesubjectisMaths.IlikemyschoolandIhave10tsoffriendsthere.

Ilikeflyingkites[fla][kat]inmyfreetime[fri].Myfavoritesportsarevolleyball['vlbl]andfootball.

Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

Bestwishes,

Jason

Unit2

Adayatschool

BySam

Iamajuniorhighschool['dun]student.Ilovegoingtoschool.

Myschoolisclosetomyhome,soIalwaysgotoschoolonfoot.Classesstartat8.,andIamseldom['seldm]late[let].Myfavorite['fevrt]subject['sbdekt]isGeography[d'grf].Ienjoylearningaboutdifferentplacesintheworld.

Inthemorning,weusuallystudyChinese,MathsandEnglish.Wehaveourmorningbreak[brek]at9:50.Whenthebell[bel]rings[r],IruntotheplaygroundwithmybestfriendsTomandJack.Weoftenplaygames.Breakendsat10:10.Howshortitis!

Lunchisfrom11:50.to12:.Afternoonclassesendat3:30.ThenTom,JackandItakepartintheschoolband[bnd]practice['prkts].Wemakegreatmusictogether[t'gee].

Ialwayshaveagoodtimeatschool.

Mymotherisajuniorhighschoolteacher.SheteachesEnglish.

Mymothergetsupat6o'clockeverydayandhasbreakfastat6:30.Shealwaysarrivesatschoolat7:25.Sheusuallyhastwolessonsinthemorning.Intheafternoon,shehasonelesson.Afterschool,sheplaysvolleyball['vlbl]withherstudents.

Intheevening,shecooksdinner.Afterdinner,shepreparesherlessons[pr'pe].Shesometimeshelpsmewithmyhomework.Sheusuallygoestobedat11.

Unit3

Protect[pr'tekt]theEarth

TheEarth[Jijabeautifulplace.

Thereareforests['frst]andrivers,mountainsandfields

[fild].Someplacesareveryhot,andsomeareverycold.

Therearemanydifferentplants.Somearelarge.Somearesmall.Allplantsneedlightandwater.TherearedifferentanimalsonEarthtoo.Someliveontheland.Someflyinthesky.Someliveunderthewater.

TherearealsomanypeoplelikeyouandmeonEarth.TheEarthprovides[pr'vad]uswithair,waterandfood.Itisourhome.

Today,thereisalotofpollutionpollution[p'lu()n].Weburn[bn]thingstomakeenergy.Thispollutes[p'lut]theair.Weputourrubbish['rb]intotheseaandundertheground.ThispollutestheEarthandkillsanimalsandplants.

Wemuststopdoingthesethings.Itisimportantforustoprotect[pr'tekt]theEarthforourfuture['fjut].

Air

Airhasnosmell.[smel]

Airhasnotaste.[test]

Butwhenthewindblows,[bl]

Youfeelitonyourface.

Lookatakite,

Oraplane[plen]intheair.

Howdotheystay[ste]there

Theyrideonair.

Howdoesaballoon[b'lun]

Rise[raz]intheair,

Andliftpeopleup[lft]

Ituseshotair.

Weneedairtobreathe.[brie]

Weneedairtosurvive.[s'vav]

Andwhenwebreatheit,

Itkeepsusalive.['lav]

Alongtimeago,thereweretensunsinthesky.Theweather['wee]wasveryhot.Plantscouldnotgrow[gr].Animalscouldnotlivelong.Therewasaman.HisnamewasHouyi.Heshot

(shoot[ut])ninesunsoutofthesky.Intheend,onlyonesunremained[r'men].Theweathergotcooler.Plantscouldgrow.Peoplewerehappy.

Unit4

Thefourseasons['siz()n]

Spring

Inspring,theweatherstartstogetwarm.Thewindblows[bl]gently['dentl].Itoftenrains.

Plantsstarttogrow.Everythingturnsgreen.Itisexcitingtotakeatripinspring.

Summer

Theweatherishotinsummer.Thesunshines[an]brightly['braitli].Manypeopleliketogotothebeach[bit]andswiminthesea.Itisnicetoeaticecreaminthehotweather.

Autumn

Inautumn,everythingchanges.Leavesturn[tn]brown,redoryellowandstartfallingfromthetrees.Itisnicetogoonapicnic['pknk]atthistimeofyearbecausetheweatheriscoolanddry[dra].

Winter

Winterisoftencoldandsnowy['sn].Childrenlovewinterbecausetheylovetoplayinthesnow.Itisinterestingtomakesnowmen.Peopleusuallyspendtimewiththeirrelatives['reltv]duringtheSpringFestival['festv()l].

Myfavoriteseason

Myfavoriteseasoniswinter.

Winterisverycoldandsometimessnowy.Itisinterestingtomakesnowmeninwinter.

TheSpringFestivalisinwinteranditismyfavoriteholiday.Ivisitmygrandparentsandeatlotsofnicefood.Itisexcitingtogetredpackets['pkt]duringtheSpringFestival.

TheweatherinChina

InthenorthofChina,itisverycoldanddryinwinter.Thereissometimesheavysnow.Summerisdifferent.Itissometimesveryhotduringtheday,butitisoftencoolintheevening.Springandautumnarethenicestseasons.

TheweatherinthemiddleandeastofChinaisquite[kwat]different.Itishotanddryinsummerandverycoldandwetinwinter.

InthesouthofChina,winterisusuallyshortandcool.Itsometimesrains.Insummer,theweatherisoftenhotandwet.

Theweatherinthesouth-westofChinaisveryspecial['spe()l].Itiscomfortableto['kmf()tb()l]livetherebecausesummeriscoolandwinteriswarm.

Unit5

Atriptospace

byJerry10October2053

I,msohappy!TomorrowI,llbeoneofthefirststudentstotravelintospace.Thespaceship['spesp]willleavetheEarthat9a.m.It,lltakeustotheMoon.Ican,twait!TheMoonisaround['rand]380,000kilometersfromtheEarth,soit'lltakeusaboutfourdaystogetthere.There'snogravity['grvt]inspace,sowe'llbeabletofloat[flt]aroundthespaceship.We,llhavetotie[ta]ourselvestoourbedssothatwewon,tfloataway[flt]inoursleep!Withoutgravity,ourbodiesmaygetweak[wik],sowe,llhavetodoexercises['ekssaz]everyday.Whenwearrive,I5mgoingtowalkontheMoon.I,llhavetowearaspacesuit['spessut;-sjut]tohelpmebreathe[brie]becausethere5snoairontheMoon.I,mgoingtotakeasmanyphotosasIcan,thatis,ifmycamera['km()r]stillworksupthere...

HotelsontheMoon

DoyouwanttospendyourholidaysinhotelsontheMoon

Atthemoment,therearenohotelsontheMoon.Butallthiswillchange[ten(d)].Ifwecansolve[slv]someproblems,wewillbeabletobuildhotelsthereinthefuture.TheMoonisverycold,sothehotelswillhavetobewarm.Theywillalsoneedalargeamountofairsothatpeopletherecanbreathe[brie].

ThehotelsontheMoonwillhaveroomswithbigwindowssothatyoucanseetheEarth.Youwillbeabletoswiminthehotelswimmingpool[pul]andseeallthestarsaroundyou.Butyoushouldnotgettooexcited[k'satd].AtriptotheMoonwillcostalotofmoney!

Unit6

VisitingShanghai

Shanghaiisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.Ifyoulikesightseeing['satsi],youwillloveit!

People,sSquare[skwe]

People,sSquareisinthecenterofShanghai.Itisalargepublic['pblk]area['er]withgreengrass,fountains['fantn]andbirds.IfyouvisitPeople,sSquare,youcanalsoseefamousbuildingsaroundit,suchastheShanghaiGrand[grnd]Theater['9it,'0i:-]andtheShanghaiMuseum.

TheBund[bnd]

TheBundiswhere01dShanghaimeetsnewShanghai.IfyouwalkalongtheBund,youwillseemanyoldbuildings.ThePudongNewArea,justacrosstheHuangpuRiver,hasmanymodernbuildings.Atnight,thesetallbuildingslightuptheskyineverydirection[d'rek()n;da-]二YuGarden

YuGardenisatraditional[tr'd()n()l]garden.Ifyouenjoyhistoryandnatural['nt()r()l]_beauty['bjut],youwilllovethisgarden.Therearemanybeautifulbuildings,bridges[brd]andponds[pnd].Youcanalsobuydifferentsnacks[snk]justoutsidethegarden.

HongKong—awonderfulplacetovisit

Ifyoulikeshopping,youwillloveHongKong.Therearesomeexpensiveshopsandalsosomecheapones.ThereissomethingforeveryoneinHongKong.

OneofthemostinterestingplacesinHongKongisOceanPark['()n].YoucanvisittheLowland['llnd]Gardenstoseesomeanimals,orgetabird's-eyeview

[vju]ofthewholeparkbyridinginacablecar['keb()l].AttheOcean['()n]Theater['0t],youcanwatchadolphin['dlfn]show.

VisitorsfromallovertheworldcometoHongKongeveryyearandhaveawonderfultime.

WorldHeritage['hertd]Sites

Thereareover900WorldHeritageSitesaroundtheworld.Theyarenatural['nt()r()l]orman-made['mn'med]places.Weprotect[pr'tekt]theseplacesbecausetheyareveryspecialandimportanttoworldculture[,klt]二

ChinahasthethirdmostheritagesitesintheworldafterItaly['itli]andSpain[spein].Therearemorethan40sitesinChina,forexample,theGreatWallandWestLake.YoucanfindalistofthesitesontheInternet.

Unit7

TheClubs[klb]Fair[fe]

LindaandLeoarenewstudentsatRosieBridgeSchool.Lastmonth,theyattended['tend]theClubsFair.

First,LindaandLeolearntabouttheRocket['rkt]Club.

“Ourclubwillteachyouhowtobuildrockets.Thenyoucanlaunch[lnt]themintothesky,"aboysaid.“Watch!”

Hetookarocketandlaunchedit.Therocketdisappeared[ds'p]intothesky.LindaandLeowereverysurprised.

“Willitgoallthewayintospace“Lindaasked.

“Ofcourseitwon't,”agirlfromanotherclubshouted.“Ourclubisbetter.ComeandjointheSolar['sl]Power['pa]Club.”

“Whatdoyoudo”askedLeo.

“Wemakewonderfulmachines[m'in].Theyonlyusesolarpower.Look!”

Shetookatoycar[t]fromthetableandthenusedaremote[r'mt]control[kn'trl]todriveitallaroundtheplayground['plegrand].

“ItusespowerfromtheSun,”saidLinda.“That,samazing['mez]!”

LindaandLeolearntaboutmanyclubs.Afterthefair,theyfeltveryexcited

[k'satd].

“Iwanttojoin[dn]alltheclubs,”saidLinda.

“Metoo!”saidLeo.

Atrip[trp]toLucky['lk]Island['alnd]

LastSunday,myfriendsandIwentonanadventure[d'vent]withtheHiking

['hak]Club.Thenightbefore,IwassoexcitedthatIcouldnotsleep!IgotupreallyearlyonSundaymorning.Afterbreakfast,Ipacked[pk]mylunchandlefthomequickly.Ihurriedtoschool['hr]andmetotherstudentsandMr.Li,ourtripleader.Whenwewereallthere,weleftforLuckyIsland.

TheboatridetoLuckyIslandwasreallyexciting[k'sat]!Wesawalotoffishandcolorful['klfl]birds.WhenwegottoLuckyIsland,wewentona10ngwalkandsawsomepretty['prt]flowers.Afterthehike[hak],wewereveryhungry!Wesatonthebeach[bit]andateourlunch.Afterthat,weplayedgamesandtookpictures.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.Finallyitwastimetogohome.Icannotwaitformynextadventure[d'vent]withMr.LiandtheHikingClub!

Summercamps[kmp]

ManychildrenintheUSAandCanadagotosummercamps.Manysummercampstakeplaceinthecountryside['kntrsad]二Youngchildrenusuallyjoindaycamps.Theygobackhomeafterspendingafewhoursatcamp.Olderchildrenmayspendafewnightsawayfromhome.Theycanmakenewfriendsandlearnuseful

['jusfl;-f()l]skills[skl]atcamp.

TherearealsosummercampsinChina.Somesummercampsareforinternationalstudents[nt'n()n()l].ManyofthemliketolearnaboutChineseculture['klt].

Unit8

Unusual[n'jul]collections[k'lek()n]

SamandHelen,sgrandparents['grnd,p￡rntdllect[k'lekt]almosteverything.Thereareeightdoorbells['dbel]ontheirfrontdoor!

“Thissilver['slv]doorbellismyfavorite['feivrit],”saidHelen.Shepushed[p]itandsoonGrandpaopenedthedoor.

“Comein,mydeargrandson['grn(d)sn]andgranddaughter['grndt]!”hesaid.

“Whostartedcollectingdoorbells,Grandpa”askedSam.

“Yourgrandma,”heanswered.“Shelovesdoorbells.”

“Whatdoyoulikecollecting,Grandpa”askedHelen.

“Ilikecollectingnewspapers.”

Theywentinside[n'sad]andsawnewspaperseverywhere.

“Hellochildren!”calledGrandma.“Let,shavesometea.”

Thechildrenfollowedherintothelivingroomandsawlotsoftoys[t]there.Therewashardly[(hadl]anyspace[spes]forthechildrentositdown.

“Whosetoysarethese”askedHelen.

“Theyareours,”saidGrandma.“Webothlikecollectingtoys.”

“Butremember,”saidGrandpa,“wehavealotoffreetime!Youhaveyourschoolworktodo,soyoushouldn,tspendtoomuchtimecollectingthings!”

Mycollection[k'lek()n]

Harryhaswrittenabouthiscollectionofpostcards[(pustka：d].

Icollectpostcards.Istartedthecollectiontwoyearsago.

NowIhaveover100differentpostcards.Someshowfamousplacesofinterest.Someshowgreatworksofart.MyfavoritepostcardisfromtheUK.IthasapictureofBigBenonit.Itiseasytogetpostcards.Friendssend[send]themtoeachotherforholidaysorbirthdays.

Ilikecollectingpostcards.Theyarebeautifulandteachmea10taboutdifferentplaces.

Collectingstampsiseducational[ed(ken()l]]

YesterdaywasShowandTellDaatDaniel,sschool.

Danielwasthefirststudenttospeak.Heshowedhisclassmates[(klasmet]anoldstamp[stmp].

“Myfathergavemethisfirststamp,”saidDaniel.“IthasapictureofanoldChinesestonebridge[stn][brd]onit.ThismadememoreinterestedinChineseculture.SoonIstartedtolookformorestampswithinterestingpictures.”

“NowIhaveover100stamps,”saidDaniel.“Ilearnta10taboutourcountryanditsgreatculturefromthestamps!Collectingstampsisreallyeducational!”

“Thatwasagreattalk.Thankyou,Daniel,”saidtheteacher.

Postcards['pustka:d].

Wecanlearna10taboutaplace,itshistory[(hst()r]andculture[(klt]fromapostcardandstamp[stmp]onit.

In2005,somepostcardcollectors[k(lekt]fromdifferentcountriesstartedaproject[(prdekt].

First,theycreated(create[kri'et])awebsite['wbsat]二Thenpeoplefromallovertheworldcouldjoinandbecomemembers['memb].Thememberssendeachotherpostcards.Asaresult[r'zlt],theymakenewfriendsandlearnaboutthecultureandhistoryofdifferentcountries.

下冊Unit1

Mygrandma

Mygrandmawasashortwomanwithgrey[gre]hair.Shewasalwayscheerful

[(tfl；-f()l].Shewasaverygoodcook[kk].Herdishes[d]wereprobably

[(prbbl]thebestintheworld!Iwillneverforgetthetaste[test],andthesmell[smel]aswell.Grandmatookcareofmyfamily.Shewasreallykindandpatient[(pe()nt].ShediedtwoyearsagoandImiss[ms]herverymuch.

Ben

Alice

Aliceismybestfriend.Sheisatallgirlwithglasses.Sheoftentellsmejokes[dk]tomakemelaugh[laf],butshenevermakesfunofothers.

Aliceisasmart[smat]girl.SheisgoodatMaths[mjs]Weoftenstudyandplaytabletennis[(tens]together.Ihopewewillalwaysremain[r'men]friends.

Joyce

Mr.Li

Mr.LiismyMathsteacher.Heistallandthin[JnHisclassesarealwaysfulloffun.Heuseslotsofgamesinhisteaching['tit].

Mr.Liisstrictabout[strkt]ourstudies,buthealwaysencourages(encourage[n'krd；en-])usandgivesussupport[s'pt].Heoftensays,"Nevergiveupandyou'llbesuccessful[sk'sesfl；-f()l]."

--Amy

Mother'sDay

Mumsdoalotofhardwork.Theycookandcleanforus.Theyalsoencourage[n'krd；en-]usandgiveussupport[s'pt].Mother'sDayisthetimeforustosay"Thankyou"toourmums.Inmostcountries,peoplecelebrate['selbret]Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayeveryyear.Onthisday,peopleliketobuyflowersandmakespecial['spe()l]Mother'sDaycards[kad]fortheirmums.

Mother'sDayisnotonlyaboutgifts[gft].Wecanhelpourmumsdothehousework.Wecantakethemtotheparkorthecinema.Sometimesasimplehug[hg]orsaying"Iloveyou,Mum"istheperfect['pfkt]giftforourmums.

Mother'sDayisaboutlove.Ifyouloveyourmum,whynotplanaspecialMother,sDayforher

Unit2

France[frans]iscalling

FranceisinWestern['west()n]Europe['jrp].Itisacountrywithmanybeautifulplaces.

Paris['prs]isthecapital['kpt()l]ofFrance.HereyouwillfindmanyfamousplacesofinterestsuchastheEiffelTower.YoucangototheLouvre['lu:v]Museumifyoulikeart.ThemostfamousstreetinParisistheChamps-Elysees.Thisistheplacetogoifyouwanttovisitsomeshopsanddepartmentstores[d'patm()nt][st].

Francejsveryfamousforitswine[wan].Therearemanyvineyards['vnjd]inthecentreofFranceandfarmersgrowgrapes[grep]tomakeexcellent['eks()l()nt]Frenchwine.ThesouthofFranceliesonthecoast[kst],anditisfamousforitswonderful['wndfl;-f()l]beaches[bit].AFrenchtown[tan]bytheseaistheperfectplaceforasummerholiday,butifyoupreferto[pr'f]visitFranceinwinter,youcantryskiing['ski]onthemountainsintheFrenchAlps[lps].

Francehassomethingforeveryone,sowhynotvisitFrancethisyear

LastJuly,IwenttoBeijingtovisituncleZhang.HetookmetomanyinterestingplacessuchastheGreatWall,theSummerPalace['pls]andthePalaceMuseum[mju'zm].Ilearnta10tabouttheMingandtheQingdynasties(dynasty['dansti]).WealsovisitedtheMain[men]Stadium['stedm]forthe2008Olympics.WewentshoppingonWangfujingStreet.IhadawonderfultimeinBeijingandIplanto[pln]visititagainduringtheSpringFestival[spr]['festvl]nextyear.

HiNatee,

MynameisMandy.Ifoundyouremailaddress['dres]onane-friendwebsite['websait],andI'dliketobefriendswithyou.

I'mfromBeijing,China,andI'mthirteenyearsold.Mymumisateacher,andmydadisadoctor.MygrandparentsliveinChengdu.Theycometovisituseveryyear,andtheyalwaysbring[br]mealotofdelicious[d'ls]Sichuanfood!

Ilivefarawayfrommyschool,soIhavetogetupearlyinthemorning.IlikeMaths[m0s]andEnglishverymuch,butIdon'tlikeScience['sans].Iwanttobeateacherinthefuture,soI'mstudyinghardatschool.

I'minterestedinThaiculture['klt],andIloveThaifood.IhopetovisitThailandoneday.

Ihopewecanbefriends.Writetomesoonandtellmeaboutyourself.Bestwishes,Mandy

TheLeaning(lean[lin])Tower['ta]ofPisa

TheTowerofPisaisoneofthemostbeautifulbell[bel]towersinItaly.Itisnotonlybeautiful,butalsostrange-itleanstooneside.Todayitisknownas"theLeaningTowerofPisa".

Thebuildingofthetowerbeganin1173.Ittooknearly['nl]200yearstocomplete[km'plit].In1178,whenthebuildinggottothethirdfloor,itstartedtolean.Thebuilderstriedtomakethetowerstraightstraight[stret]againwhentheybuilttheupper['p]floors[fl],butfailed[fel].Overtheyears,thetowerhascontinuedto(continue[kn'tnju])leanfurther['fe].Experts['ekspt]havedonea10tofstudies(study)andtriedto"rescue"['reskju]thetower.In1990,itwasclosedtothepublic['pblk]forsafety['seft]reasons['riz()n].Afteralotofeffort['eft],itreopened[ri'p()n]in2001.Hopefully['hpfl;-f()l]itwillbesafeforatleast[list]thenext300years.

Unit3

Ablind[bland]manandhis“eyes”inafire

Oneday,JohnDancerandCharliearrivedatahotel[h'tel;-].

“Goodevening,sir,”saidthereceptionist[r'sep()nst]."You’rewelcometostay[ste],butI’msorrythatwedon,tallow['la]pets[pet]here.”

“Charlieisn,tapet,”saidJohn."He,smyeyes.I,mblindandIcan,tgoanywherebymyself.”Thereceptionistapologized(apologize['pldaiz])andled(lead[lid])JohnandCharlietotheirroom.

Johnwasverytired[tad].Hesoonfellasleep['slip].Sometimelater,Charliestartedbarking[bak].Johnwokeup(wakeup[wek])andsmeltsmoke.Afire!Smokestartedtocomeinfromunderthedoor.WithCharlie'shelp,Johnputsomewet[wet]towels['tal]alongthebottom['btm]ofthedoor.ThenhegotdownonthefloornexttoCharlieandwaited.

Soonheheardthesoundofafireengine['endn].Afireman['famn]arrivedandgothimoutofthebuilding,butthefiremandidnotwanttotakeCharlie.Johnwouldnotgowithouthis“eyes”.Finally['fanl],thefiremangotCharlieoutofthebuildingtooandtheywerebothsafe.

Afriendly['fren(d)l]dolphin['dlfin]

Lastmonth,Iwenttoswiminthesea.Iswamreallyfar,pasttherocks[rk]andouttoIsawsomethingmoving(move[muv])towardsme.Itwashugeandgrey[gre],withalargefin.Itwasashark[ak]!Ibegantoswimback,butthebeach[bit]wastoofaraway.Thesharkstartedtoswimaroundme.

Iwasreallyscared[sksd].Suddenlyanothercreature['krit]appeared(appear['p])nexttomeinthewater.Itwasadolphin!Itpushedmeawayfromtheshark.Isatonitsbackasitswamtowardsthebeach.

Soonwewerenearthebeach.Thesharkdidnotfollowus.AssoonasIsteppedonto(step[step])thebeach,thedolphinswamaway.Iwillalwaysrememberhowthisfriendlyanimalsaved(save[sev])mylife.

Unit4

Treesinourdaily[,del]ives

Rebeccawantstoknowmoreabouttreesandhowtheyhelpus.Sheisinterviewing['ntvju]Dr.Jonesabouttrees.

Rebecca:Howdotreeshelpus,Dr.Jones

Dr.Jones:Theyhelpusinmanyways.Theykeeptheaircoolandclean.Theytakeinharmful['hamfl;-f()l]gases(gas[gs])fromtheairandproduce[pr'djus]oxygen['ksd()n]forustobreathe[brie].They,remajor['med]fighters['fat]againstairpollution[p'lu()n].

Rebecca:Iknowtreesalsomakeourlivesmoreconvenient[kn'vinnt].Manyofthethingsinourdailylivescomefromtrees.Forexample,paperandpencils.

Dr.Jones：Youareright,Rebecca.Infact,wegetalotmorefromtrees.Wegetfruitandoil[l]fromthem.Tea[ti]alsocomesfromtheleavesoftrees.Lookaroundthisroom.Alotofthefurniture['fnt]ismadeofwood[wd].Treesarereallyimportantinourdailylives.

Rebecca:Ican’timagine['mdn]aworldwithouttrees.

Dr.Jones:Butwecutdown[kt]millionsoftreeseveryyear.Weshouldstopdoingthisifwedon,twantaworldwithouttrees.

TheAmazon['mzn]rainforest['ren'frst]

TheAmazonrainforestinSouthAmericaisthelargestrainforestintheworld.Itcovers['kv]fiveandahalfmillionsquare[skwe]kilometers['kl,mit]oftheAmazonBasin['bes()n]andspreads[spred]acrossninecountries.

TheAmazonrainforestisveryimportantbecauseitishometothousandsofanimals,birdsandinsects['nsekt].However,peoplearedestroying[d'str]theareabycuttingdownmanyofthetrees.Thisiscalled“deforestation”[,di,fr'sten].Manylivingthings['lv]lose[luz]theirhomesbecauseofdeforestation[,di,fr'sten].Asaresult,thenumberofkindsofanimals,birds,insects['nsekt]andtreesintheworldisdecreasing(decrease[d'kris]).

Wemustdoourbesttoprotect[pr'tekt]theAmazonrainforest.

Unit5

Watertalks

Dorawasinthebathroom['baJrum;-rm].Thetap[tp]wason.

“Turnthattapoff,”saidanangryvoice,

“Youarewastingwater(waste[west]).”

Doralookedaround,buttherewasnoonethere.

“Whoareyou”

“I’madropofwater[drp].DoyouknowwhereIcomefrom

“Fromthetap”askedDora.

“Afewdaysago,Iwasinacloud,”saidthedropofwater.“ThenIdroppedintoariverandranintoareservoir['rezvwa:(r)].Thenitwastimeforpeopletocleanme.”

“Cleanyou”Doraasked.

“Yes.Iwasdirty['dt].Theycleanedmeandadded[d]somechemicals['kemk()l]tome.Then

Itravelledthroughthepipes[pap]underthestreetsandnowI’mhere.”

Doraasked,“Soisthistheendofyourjourney['dn]”

“No.Peoplewillmakemecleanagain.I,llgointoariverandthenintotheseaagain.”

“Again”

“Yes.Myjourneystartsthere.Remembernottowaste[west]orpolluteme.I,mvaluable['vljb()l].”

Doraturnedtapoffandcameoutofthebathroom.

Facts[fkt]aboutwater

Herearesomeinterestingfactsaboutwater:

About70%ofthehumanbody['bd]iswater.

Oceans['()n]cover['kv]about75%oftheEarth,butoceanwaterissalty['slti].

Therefore['eef]mostofthewaterintheworldisnotdrinkable['drkbl].

Groundwater['grand'wt]maybedrinkable,butitisnoteasytofindgroundwaterthatiscleanandsafetodrink.

Ifwaterdrips[drp]fromyourtapevery10seconds['sek()nd],youwillwasteabout315liters['litr]ofwaterayear—enoughtofill[fl]twobaths[ba0!]

Havingabathusesabouttwice[twas]asmuchwaterastakingashower['a].Havingashowerinsteadof[n'sted]abathcansave[sev]upto400liters['litr]aweek.

Unit6

Electricity['Ik'trsti]allaround

Oneeveing,Daisysaid,“I'mgoingtobuyapacketof['pkt]sweets[swit].Doesanyonewantanything”

Benny,Daisy,sbrother,replied(reply[r'pla]),“Canyougetmeapacketofelectricity”“Yes,Ican,”saidDaisy.Thenshewentout.

Bennylaughed,“Shecan,tbuyelectricityinpacketslike像sweets!She,lllookfoolish['ful].”

Mumsaid,“Youmustn,tsaythat,Benny!”

“Whatdoyouknowaboutelectricity,Benny”Dadasked.

“Electricitygivesuspower['pa].Itflows[fl]throughwires[wa].It,slikewater,inaway,”said

Benny.

“You'reright!Electricitycomesintoourflat[flt]throughthinwires[wa].Theseareconnectedto[k'nekt]cables['keb()l]underthestreet,”Dadadded.

“Whatarethecablesconnectedto”askedBenny.

“Theyareconnectedtoapowerstation['ste()n],”answeredDad.

Amomentlater,Daisycameback.

“MayIhavemypacketofelectricity”Bennyasked.

“Hereyouare!”saidDaisy.

“But...thesearebatteries(battery['bt()r])!”saidBenny.

“Daisy,sright,”saidDad.“Thechemicals['kemk()l]insidebatteriesproduce[pr'djus]electricity.”

Mumsaid,“Wholooksfoolishnow,Benny”

Electricitysafety[,seft]tips[tp]

Electricitymakesourliveseasier.Weusealotofelectricalappliances(appliance['plans])inourhomeseveryday.Herearethreeofthem.Howcanweusethemsafely

Rice[ras]cooker['kk]

Keeptheoutsideofthepot[pt]dry.

Donotswitch[swt]thericecookeronifthepotisempty.

Washingmachine

Donotputyourhandinthewashingmachinewhenitison.Unplug[n'plg]itwhenyouarenotusingit.

Microwave['makr()wev]

Donotturnitonwhenitisempty,becauseitmightstartafire.

Standatleastonemeterawayfromthemicrowavewhenitison.

Beforeyouputanobject['bdkt；-dekt]inamicrowave,makesureitismicrowavesafe.

Unit7

Waterallaroundus

Waterhasnotasteatall.[test]

Water