滬教版英語八年級下冊-U1-U8-Reading-原文(含習題)

Unit1Helpingthoseinneed

Voluntarywork

Threeteenagersofferedtodosomevoluntaryworkduringtheschoolholidays.Theywrotethefollowingreports.

Betty

Ididsomevoluntaryworkinachildren'shospital.Thechildrenthereallsufferfromseriousillness.Weorganizedapaintingpetitionforthem.

ImetagirlcalledCindy.Shewantedtopaintapictureoftheparknearherhome.Iwentthereandtooksomephotosofit.Cindyusedthemforherpainting.

Mark

Therearemanychildrenwithoutparents.Imetsomeofthesechildrenwithmymother.Wetaughtthemtotellstories.Thishelpsthemexpresstheirfeelings.Onechildsaid,"Myfriendsdon'tunderstandmypain".

WespentsometimewithagirlcalledVivien.Herparentsdiedinacaraccident,andsheisunhappyandverylonely.Sheneedsfriendship.MymotherandIwillcontinuetovisitVivien.

Annie

Iwantedtohelpdisabledchildren.Theyhavedifficultywalkingormoving.Itaughtthemtosingbecausemusiccanbringthemjoyandpeace.

ImetaboycalledTim.Hehurthislegsinanaccident,buthehaslotsofcourage.WeneedtohelpchildrenlikeTimandraisetheirspirits.Iwillcontinuetodovoluntaryworkinthefuture.

C Vocabulary

C1 Thewordsinitalicsarefromthereports.Circlethecorrectanswerstopletethesesentences.

1 Whensomethingisserious,itis.

abadordangerous bgoodandsafe

2 Ifyouhaveanillness,youareaperson.

aingoodhealth binhadhealth

3 Ifyouhavepeace,youare.

anervous bnotworriedorexcited

4 Apersonwithcourageisusuallyofsomethingdangerousordifficult.

aafraid bnotafraid

5 Ifyouraisesomething,you.

amakeitlower bmoveithigher

6 Ifyouareinhighspirits.youhaveagood.

afeeling bability

C2pletethepassagebelowwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

Difficulty express lonely offer voluntarywork

Joewantedtododuringthesummerholidays,sohetohelpatalocalhospital.

EverySaturday,hewenttheretolookafterthepatients.Oneofthemhadwalking,sohehelpedhimmovearound.Anotheronecouldnotsee.Joereadnewsandfunnystoriesto

hersothatshedidnotfeel.Joealsotalkedwiththepatients.Thishelped

themtheirfeelings.

Joeenjoyedhelpingpeople.Hewillcontinuetohelpatthehospitalinhisfreetime.

Dprehension

D1Readthereportsandpletethenoticebelow.

Theyneedhelp!

Canyouhelpthesechildren?

Cindy,aged12

Cindyisinhospitalbecauseshe.Cindywantstotheparknearherhome.WeneedsomeonetogototheparkandforCindy.

Vivien,aged13

Vivien'sparentsdiedin.Sheis.Weneedsomeonetotalktoherandmakefriendswithher.

Tim,aged14

Timwasahealthyboy.Heusedtolovesportuntilhe.WeneedsomevolunteerstoteachdisabledchildrenlikeTimto'andtohelpthem.

Morepractice

A Readagirl’sstoryabouttheSpringBudProjectandaniswerthequestionsbelow.

SuccessforSpringBuds

MynameisFengGuixianq.IwanttotellyouabouttheChinaChildrenandTeenagers'Fund(CCTF)andhowithelpedme.

OneoftheCCTF'sspecialactivitiesistheSpringBudProject.In1989,4.8millionchildreninthecountry,agedfromseventofourteen,wereunabletoattendschool.Eighty-threepercentofthemweregirls.Becauseofthis,theCCTFlaunchedtheSpringBudProjecttohelpthem.Sincethen,theprojecthashelpedmillionsofgirlsreturntoschool.Ithasalsobuiltalotofschools.

TheveryfirstSpringBudclasswashereinGuangxiin1989.TheSpringBudProjectpaidformetoattendthatclass.Italso rentedaroomclosetotheschoolforme.

Beforetheprojectstarted,Istayedathomeandhelpedmymotherwiththehousework.Goingtoschoolchangedmylife.Ilearnttoreadandwriteanddomanyotherthings.

NowIworkasateacherataSpringBudschoolhereinguangxi.Iwishtohelpothergirlstheway

theSpringBudProjecthelpedme.

WhatisthepurposeoftheSpringBudProject?

2 WhatkindofhelpdidFengGuixianggetfromtheSpringBudProject?

3 HowdidtheSpringBudProjectchangeFengGuixiang'slife?

4 WhatjobdoesFengGuixiangdonow?Whatdoesshewishtodo?

Unit2

Body

language

Debbie

and

Simon

are

students.

They

both

have

part-time

jobs

at

a

travelpany.

A

well-dressed

lady

entered

the

office.

She

looked

at

Debbie

and

Simon,

and

then

walked

over

to

Debbie.

Debbie

gave

her

a

cheerful

greeting.

Simon

sighed

and

walked

away.

“What’s

the

matter?”

Mr

Yang

asked.

“People

always

choose

Debbie

instead

of

me.

I

don’t

understand.”

“I

do.

It's

the

way

you

municate.”

“How

can

that

be?”Simon

asked,

“I

don't

get

a

chance

to

speak.”

“municating

is

more

than

just

speaking.

Your

body

language

is

important,

too.”

“Body

language?”

“It's

the

way

you

stand

and

sit.

It's

your

gestures

and

the

expression

on

your

face.

Your

whole

appearance

municates

things.

You

don’t

give

people

a

good

impression,

Simon.

You

look

down,

you

never

smile

and

you

don’t

turn

your

head

towards

them.”

"Look

at

Debbie.

She’s

holding

her

head

up.

She

always

smiles

and

looks

friendly.

Her

body

language

is

making

people

feel

wele,

so

they

go

to

her

for

help.”

Simon

decided

to

improve

his

body

language.

He

sat

up

straight

and

tried

smiling

at

people.

Minutes

later,

a

beautiful

girl

entered.

She

walked

over

to

Simon.

A

few

moments

later,

she

left

with

a

smile.

Mr

Yang

came

over

at

once

and

said,

“You

made

a

good

impression

on

her,

Simon.”

“That

was

my

sister,”

Simon

said.

“She

wanted

to

remind

me

that

tomorrow

is

her

birthday.”

CVocabulary

C1 Findwordsfromthestorythathavesimilarmeaningstothewordsbelow.

1 wearingniceclothes

2 apolitewordforawoman

3 thelookonone'sface

4 thewaysomeoneorsomethinglooks

5 keepingsomethinginaplace

C2laterthatday,Simonwastalkingwithhismother.pletetheirconversationwiththewordsfromthebox.

bodylanguage matter towards

later part-time

Simon:Mum,I'mthinkingofleavingmyjobatthetravelpany.

Mum:What'sthe?Youhaveagoodchancetolearnabouttravelthere.Don'tyouwanttobuildacareerintourism?

Simon:Yes,butit'smoreimportantformetodevelopotherskillsatthemoment.IwanttotakeaclassinmunicationskillsbecauseIneedtoimprovemy.Icangetanotherjoblikethis.

Mum:Well,Iunderstandthefeelingsyouhaveyourjob,butIdon'tthinkyoushouldleaveit.Thisjobwillteachyousomethingyoucan'tlearninaclassroom.

Simon:Thanks,Mum.I'llthinkitover.

Dprehension

D1Simonistalkingtoafriendonthephone.Readthestoryandpletehiswordswiththeinformationfromthestory.

Ourcustomersalways.

Ididn'tknowwhyandMrYangtoldmethereason.

Itwasbecauseoftheway.

Iwasn'tgivingcustomers.

Mywasn'tmakingthem.SoIdecidedtoimproveit.

D2Readthestoryagainandanswerthequestionsbelowinpletesentences.

1 WhatisbodylanguageaccordingtoMrYang?

2 WhydidSimonnotgivecustomersagoodimpression?

3 WhydidcustomerschoosetotalktoDebbie?

4 WhathappenedafterSimonsatupstraightandtriedsmilingatpeople?

5 WhowasthegirlthatwalkedovertoSimon?

Morepractice

AReadthisonlinearticleabouteyecontactandanswerthequestionsbelow.

Eyecontact

Eyecontactmeanslookingintoanotherperson'seyes.Thisisaveryimportantpartofbodylanguage.Itcanbethekeytomunication.Eyecontactcanshowfeelingssuchasfriendliness,interestandunderstanding.

InWesterncountries,usingeyecontactinconversationsisveryimportant.Ifyoudonotuseeyecontact.Westernersmaythinkthatyouarenotlistening.Andifyoulookaway,theymayalsothinkthatyouarelying.

However,inmanyAsiancountries,lookingdownwhentalkingwithanolderperson,likeateacheroraparent,ispolite.Thesedifferencescancauseproblems.Forexample.anAsianpersonmightlookdownwhilelisteningtoaWesternspeaker.TheWesternspeakermightthinkthispersonisnotinterestedinwhatheorsheissaying.

Notusingeyecontactcancauseproblems.butusingtoomuchisnotpoliteeither.Inmanycountries,watchingotherpeople,especiallystrangers,foralongtimeisimpolite.Thismaymakethemfeelnervous.

Whatdoeseyecontactmean?

Whyiseyecontactthekeytomunication?

IfyoudonotuseeyecontactinWesterncountries,whatmayhappen?

DoAsiansuseeyecontactasoftenasWesterners?

5 Whatkindofeyecontactisimpoliteinmanycountries?

Unit3

Traditional

skills

Fishingwithbirds

Wang

Damin

is

a

fisherman.

Although

he

is

over

65,

he

is

very

fit

and

still

enjoys

working.

Damin

uses

cormorants

to

catch

fish.

Cormorants

are

large

black

birds.

They

are

good

at

catching

fish

because

they

can

swim

well.

They

can

dive

down

and

stay

under

the

water

for

up

to

two

minutes.

Damin

usually

sets

off

in

the

late

afternoon

and

gets

the

cormorants

ready

for

work.

First,

he

ties

a

piece

of

grass

around

their

necks

to

stop

them

from

eating

big

fish.

Then

when

Damin’s

boat

reaches

the

right

place

in

the

river,

he

pushed

them

into

the

river.

Damin

uses

several

ways

to

attract

fish.

During

the

day,

he

jumps

up

and

down

on

his

boat.

After

dark,

he

hangs

a

light

on

a

post

at

the

front

of

the

boat.

The

cormorants

bring

the

fish

back

to

the

boat.

The

fish

are

then

taken

and

thrown

into

a

big

basket

by

Damin.

No

nets

are

required

for

this

type

of

fishing.

Cormorant

fishing

was

once

practiced

in

lots

of

places

in

South-East

China,

and

there

were

many

fishermen

in

the

area.

But

today,

few

young

people

are

interested

in

it.

In

50

years,

perhaps

there

will

be

no

more

cormorant

fishermen

in

the

world.

CVocabulary

C1 Thewordsinitalicsarefromthearticle.Circlethecorrectanswerstopletethesesentences.

IIfapersonisfit,heorsheis

ahealthyandstrong bweakandill

2 Whenyousetoff,youajourney.

aplan bstart

3 Whenyoureachaplace,youtheplace.

aarriveat breturnfrom

4 Ifyouhangsomethingonapost,youthepost.

aputiton btakeitfrom

5 Ifyourequiresomethingtodoyourwork,youit.

alose bneed

C2MarkwroteanemailtoJennyaboutfishingwithhandnets.pletehisemailwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

fishermanfithangreachrequiresetoff

To:Jenny

From:Mark

DearJenny,

IsawaTVprogrammeaboutanold.Heisvery,sohecancatchfishfromhisboateveryday.Heusually inthelateafternoon.Fishingissimplefor

himbecauseitonlysomehandnets.Whenhisboattherightplace,heputsthenetsinthewater.Afterafewminutes,hepullsthenetsuptogetthefish.Healwayslookshappywhenhehisnetsatthefrontofhisboatandsailsbackhome.

Ienjoyedthisprogramme.

Best,

Mark

D prehension

D1 Thesesentencesareaboutthearticle.Eachsentencehasoneincorrectwordornumberinit.Underlinethemistakeandwritethecorrectwordornumberineachblank.

1 Daminisover75now,buthestillenjoysworking.

2 Cormorantsareabletostayunderthewaterforupto25minutes.

3 Daminoftengoesfishingintheearlyafternoon.

4 Damintiesapieceofgrassaroundthemouthofeachbird.

5 Afterdark,Daminhasafireonhisboat.

6 Thefisharetakenfromthefishermen'smouths.

D2Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestionsbelowinpletesentences.

IWhatdocormorantslooklike?

2 Whyarecormorantsgoodatcatchingfish?

3 WhydoesDaminhangalightonapostatthefrontofhisboat?

4 Wherewascormorantfishingoncepractised?

Morepractice

AReadthisnewspaperarticleaboutshadowpuppetplaysandanswerthequestionsbelow.

Shadowpuppetplays

EverySaturday,WangWeifangputsonaplaywithhisfriendsinasmalltownnearXi'an.Theaudiencecanhearthem,buttheycannotseethem.Thatisbecausetheyareputtingonashadowpuppetplay.

Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofaperson,ananimaloranobject.Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursandputonastick.Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.

Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.Theaudiencesitinfrontofthescreen.Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsveryclosetothescreensotheaudiencecanseethepuppets'shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.

ShadowpuppetplaysareanancientChineseart.NowwithTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplaysarenotaspopularasbefore.Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardforlittlemoney,buttheydonotmind.Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.

WhycantheaudiencenotseeWangandhisfriends?

Whatareshadowpuppetsmadeof?

Duringashadowpuppetplay,wheredoesWangstand?

Whodoesthevoicesofthedifferentcharacters?

5 WhydoWangandhisfriendsputonshadowpuppetplays?

Unit4

Cartoons

and

ic

strips

Jiasonislearninghowtomakecartoons.Hehasfoundsomeinformationinamagazine.

How

to

make

a

cartoon

First,

you

need

to

decide

on

some

basic

ideas

for

a

story.

This

story

is

about

a

robot,

Han.

He

always

forgets

things.

One

day,

Han

meets

his

friends

Sarah

and

Tim

at

the

underground

station.

He

says,

“

I’m

happy.

I

bought

a

new

notebook.

Now

I

won’t

forget

things.”

Sarah

says,

“Yes.

I

have

one

too.

Here

it

is.”

Timasks,”whereyours,han?”

Han

says,

“Oh,

no!

I

forgot

to

bring

it!”

In

the

second

stage,

think

about

the

kinds

of

characters

you

want

and

what

they

will

look

like.

Han

is

a

tall

robot.

He

has

square

eyes.

They

are

actually

video

cameras.

Tim

wears

glasses,

so

he

looks

clever.

Sarah

is

a

pleasant

girl.

She

has

straight,

black

hair.

Now

make

a

rough

sketch

of

the

story.

Next,

use

a

puter

to

draw

detailed

pictures

and

add

colour.

To

make

the

characters

and

things

appear

to

move,

each

picture

should

be

made

a

little

different

from

the

one

before

it.

In

the

next

stage,

a

puter

program

is

used

to

put

the

pictures

together

as

a

film.

Finally,

record

the

voices

and

sound

effects.

The

actors

will

do

the

characters’

voices.

Their

speech

must

match

the

pictures.

Sound

effects,

like

the

noise

of

the

underground,

must

also

be

added

separately.

After

everything

has

been

checked,

the

cartoon

is

ready

to

be

played

for

everyone

to

enjoy.

C Vocabulary

Cl Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordsfromthearticle.Findthewordstopletethesentences.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

1 Theideaofthestorymustbesimpleaswellasimportant.

2 Thepaintingisreallyinteresting.Thepeopleinitlookreal.Theytobealive.

3 Hewantstobeapersoninafilm.Hisdreamistobean.

4 Thisshirtyourtrouserswell.Theircoloursreallygotogether.

5 Theydidnotwatchthecartoontogether.Theywenttothecinema.

C2JasoniswritinganemailtohisfriendAnnainGermany.pletehisemailwith

thewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

actorappearbasicdecideonrecord

To:Anna

From:Jason

HiAnna,

I'veastoryformycartoon.It'saboutaboycalledJim.Helivesonanotherplanetintheyear2200.JimtobeahumanfromtheEarth,buthe'sactuallyarobot.

I'llmakethecartoonmyself,asIhavesomedrawingandputerskills.However,Ineedsomepeopletohelpmethevoicesandsoundeffects.MyfriendTomhasalwayswantedtobean,soI'llaskhimtodothevoiceoftherobot.

I'llshowmycartoontoyouwhenit'sready.Ihopeyou'lllikeit.

Yours,Jason

Dprehension

D7Annawantssomeadviceonhowtomakecartoons.ShehasaskedJasonsomequestionsinachatroom.ReadthearticleandhelpJasonanswerherquestionsinpletesentences.

Mychatroom

Anna:AfterI'vedecidedonthestoryofmycartoon,whatshouldIdo?

Jason:.

Anna:WhatshouldIdoafterthat?

Jason:.

Anna:HowdoImakethecharactersandthingsappeartomove?

Jason:.

Anna:WhatshouldIdonext?

Jason:.

Anna:WhatshouldIdolast?

Jason:.

Morepractice

AReadthemagazinearticleandanswerthequestionsbelow.

TomandJerry

TomthecatandJerrythemousearetwoofthemostpopularcartooncharactersintheworld.Intheshortcartoons,TomisalwaystryingtocatchJerry,butheneverhasanysuccess.AlmosteverycartoonendswithTomintroubleandJerrylaughingathim.Thestoriesarefulloffunandhavealonghistory.

WilliamHannaandJosephBarberabothworkedforMGMinthelate1930s.Theirbosstoldthemtomakefunnycartoons.Togethertheythoughtoftheideaofacatandamouse.Theythoughtitwouldbefunnyifthemousewascleverandalwaysgotthecatintotrouble.

ThefirstTomandJerrycartoonwasshownincinemasin1940.Itwasagreatsuccess.Overthenext17years,theymademanyTomandJerrycartoons.Mostofthemarearoundsevenminuteslong.

Intotal,HannaandBarberamade114TornandJerrycartoons.Thecartoonsweresogoodthattheywonanumberofawards.Thefamouscatandmouseremainpopulartoday,asthecartoonsarestillshownontelevisionaroundtheworld.

WhothoughtoftheideaofTomandJerry?

WhenwasthefirstTomandJerrycartoonshownincinemas?

HowlongdomostTomandJerrycartoonslast?

4 HowmanyTornandJerrycartoonsweremadeintotal?

Unit

5

Save

the

endangered

animals

THE

GINAT

PANDA

Giant

Panda

Fact

File

Population

In

the

world:

about

1,600

Appearance

Weight

at

birth:

about

100-200

grams

Adult

weight:

about

100-150

kilograms

Colour:

black

and

white

A

giant

panda

is

a

kind

of

bear.

It

has

a

white

face

with

black

patches

around

its

eyes.

It

also

has

black

ears,

shoulders

and

legs.

The

rest

of

its

body

is

white.

Home:

Pandas

live

high

up

in

the

mountains

of

Central

and

Western

China.

They

live

in

the

bamboo

forests

there.

Food:

Pandas

in

the

wild

usually

eat

bamboo.

In

zoos,

their

menu

includes

bamboo,

apples

and

carrots.

A

giant

panda

can

eat

as

much

as

30

kilograms

of

bamboo

a

day.

Behavior:

Pandas

like

to

live

on

their

own.

They

need

to

eat

a

lot

to

stay

healthy,

so

they

spend

more

than

12

hours

a

day

eating.

Although

they

are

big

and

heavy,

it

is

not

difficult

for

them

to

climb

trees.

They

are

strong

enough

to

protect

themselves.

Life:

Pandas

live

for

about

20

years

in

the

wild,

but

in

zoos

they

can

live

for

up

to

35

years.

The

future:

People

are

cutting

down

forests,

so

the

pandas

are

losing

their

homes.

Some

people

are

killing

them

for

their

fur.

It

is

cruel

of

them

to

do

so.

There

are

not

many

pandas

in

the

world

now.

It

is

important

for

us

to

protect

them.

C Vocabulary

ClThewordsinitalicsarefromthearticle.Circletheircorrectmeanings.

1Thegiantpandahasasmallpopulation.

athetotalweightofanimalsinanarea

bthetotalnumberofanimalsinanarea

2 Notmanypandasliveinthewildbecausethereisnotenoughfoodforthem.

aanaturalenvironmentnotcontrolledbypeople

badangerousplace

3 Agiantpandaistinyatbirth.

awhenitdies bwhenitishorn

4 Agiantpandaisabouttwotothreefeettallattheshoulder.

athepartofbodybetweenthearmsandtheneck

bthetopofthehead

5 ShaanxiisinCentralChina.Youcanseepandasthere.

athemiddleof btheareaaround

C2 pletethepassagewiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

adult inthewild population

atbirth kilogram

Rabbitfactfile

Arabbitweighsbetween0.4and2andcanliveforupto12years.However,arabbit___________carpseldomliveformorethanayear.

___________,ababyrabbitcannotsee.Anrabbitcannotseeveryfar,butitcanseebehinditselfwithoutturningitshead.

Adultrabbitscangivebirthtomanybabyrabbits,andtheircangrowveryquickly.

Thiscancauseproblemstofarmers,becauserabbitsliketoeatthefarmers'vegetables.

Dprehension

D7Mandywroteapassageaboutpandasfortheschoolnewspaper,butshehasmadesomemistakes.Readthearticleandhelphercorrectthemistakes.

Pleasehelpus!

Hello.Iamapanda.MyhomeisinCentralandSouthernChina.Iliveclosetothemountains.Ihaveablackfacewithwhitepatchesaroundmyeyes.Ialsohaveblackears,shouldersandlegs.IloveeatingbambooandIspendmorethan18hoursadayeating.

Thereareabout3,000ofusinthewild.However,somepeoplearestillkillingusforourteeth.Pleasehelpus!

D2Youarewritingaboutthefutureofthegiantpanda.Readthearticleagainandpletethenotesbelow.Youmayalsoaddsomeotherfacts.

Whyaregiantpandasendangered?

?Theyarelosingtheirhomesbecause.

Morepractice

AReadthearticleandanswerthequestionsbelow.

Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane

Haveyoueverheardofthesong"Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane"?ItisaboutagirlcalledXuXiujuan.

XiujuanwasborninZhalong,HeilongjiangProvincein1964.Herfather'sjobwastolookafterred-crownedcranes.Xiujuanstartedhelpingherfatherwhenshewasyoung.Shesoonshowedagreatloveforthesewhitebirds.Shebecamegoodatraisingthem.

WhenXiujuanwas21,shegotajobatanaturereserveinJiangsuProvince.Sheenjoyedtakingcareofthebabycranes.Ifabirdbecamesick,shetookgoodcareofitandstayedwithiteverydayuntilitwasstrongenoughtoflyagain.

InSeptember1987,oneofthebirdswentmissing.Theworkersinthenaturereservelookedeverywhere,butnoonecouldfindit.Xiujuanwasveryworried.Shelookedforitdayandnightfortwodays.Onthesecondnight,whileshewaslookingforthemissingbird,shefellintoariveranddied.Shewasonly23.

Later,asongwaswritteninmemoryofXiujuan.ThoughXiujuandiedyoung,peoplealwaysrememberherwhentheyhearthesongorseeared-crownedcrane.

HowdidXuXiujuantakecareofthered-crownedcranesatthenaturereserveinJiangsuProvince?

whathappenedtoXuXiujuaninSeptember1987?

3 whywasthesong"Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane"written?

Unit

6

Pets

HEAD

TO

HEAD

Is

it

a

good

idea

to

keep

pet

dogs?

Emma

and

Matt

give

their

opinions

on

the

matter.

Keeping

pet

dogs

is

a

good

idea,

says

Emma

Keeping

pet

dogs

is

a

good

idea.

There

are

lots

of

reasons

for

this.

First,

dogs

are

really

cute.

It’s

nice

to

hold

them

in

our

arms,

and

it’s

wonderful

to

see

them

grow

up.

Second,

we

can

learn

responsibility

from

keeping

dogs.

We

have

to

feed

them,

train

them

and

play

with

them.

According

to

my

mum,

this

helps

us

bee

more

responsible

people.

Young

people

can

learn

how

to

care

for

others

by

keeping

dogs.

A

dog

will

love

you

faithfully

and

bring

you

lots

of

happiness

for

many

years.

So

I

think

it’s

a

good

idea

to

keep

pet

dogs.

Keeping

pet

dogs

is

not

a

good

idea,

says

Matt

It’s

not

a

good

idea

to

keep

pet

dogs.

Pet

dogs

leave

their

hair

on

the

floor,

on

beds

and

on

sofas,

and

they

need

to

be

washed

often.

Dogs

are

noisy.

Nearly

all

dogs

bark

at

strangers.

Some

dogs

bark

more

loudly

than

others.

A

few

dogs

bark

all

night.

This

stops

people

from

getting

any

sleep.

Not

all

dogs

are

friendly.

A

small

number

of

pet

dogs

even

attack

people.

What’s

more,

it’s

mon

for

people

to

live

in

flats.

They

have

no

choice

but

to

keep

their

dogs

in

small

spaces.

However,

dogs

need

fresh

air

and

large

open

spaces

where

they

can

run

free.

Finally,

owning

dogs

can

be

expensive.

So

keeping

pet

dogs

is

not

a

good

idea.

C Vocabulary

ClThewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordsfromthearticle.Findthewordstopletethesentences.

1 Thegirllikesthesmallcatbecauseitisprettyandlovely.Shelikesanimals.

2 Donotgivefoodtothebears.It.Youthem,theymightattackyou.

3 everyonewasexcitedabouttheOlympics.AlmostallthefamiliesinthecountrywerewatchingthegamesonTV.

4 Itisforstudentstomakethesemistakes.Suchmistakeshappenofen.

5 Youtakethisexam.Everyoneintheschoolmusttakeit.

C2 pletetheconversationwiththewordsfromtheboxbelow.

accordingtocute feed noisy sofa stranger

Emma:Mum!Therabbitsareso.Canyoubuymeone?

Mum:Idon'tthinktheymakeVerygoodpets.Theysmell,andthey'llgettheandthefloordirty.

Emma: myfriend,arabbitmakesagreatpet.Itisn'tlikeadog.

Mum:Butyouwon'thavetimetoitandtakecareofit.Also,it'snotagoodideatobuyapetinthestreetfroma.

Dprehension

D1ReadthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyareF(Facts)orO(Opinions).

1 Accordingtomymum,thishelpsusbeemore responsiblepeople.F/O

2 Adogwillloveyoufaithfullyandbringyoulotsof happinessformanyyears.F/O

3 Nearlyalldogsbarkatstrangers. F/O

4 Keepingpetdogsisnotagoodidea.F/O

D2EmmaandMatthavegivenusmanyreasonstosupporttheiropinions.Readthearticleagainandpletethenotesbelow.

Emma'sopinion:keepingpetdogsisagoodidea

Emma'sreasons:

?Dogsare.

?Peoplecanlearn.

?Youngpeoplecanlearnhowto.

?Dogswilllo