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1、Unit1 Helping those in needVoluntary workThree teenagers offered to do some voluntary work during the school holidays. They wrote the following reports. Betty I did some voluntary work in a childrens hospital. The children there all suffer from serious illness. We organized a painting competition fo

2、r them. I met a girl called Cindy. She wanted to paint a picture of the park near her home. I went there and took some photos of it. Cindy used them for her painting. MarkThere are many children without parents. I met some of these children with my mother. We taught them to tell stories. This helps

3、them express their feelings. One child said, My friends dont understand my pain. We spent some time with a girl called Vivien. Her parents died in a car accident, and she is unhappy and very lonely. She needs friendship. My mother and I will continue to visit Vivien. AnnieI wanted to help disabled c

4、hildren. They have difficulty walking or moving. I taught them to sing because music can bring them joy and peace. I met a boy called Tim. He hurt his legs in an accident, but he has lots of courage. We need to help children like Tim and raise their spirits. I will continue to do voluntary work in t

5、he future.CVocabularyC1The words in italics are from the reports. Circle the correct answers tocomplete these sentences.1When something is serious, it is.a bad or dangerousb good and safe2If you have an illness, you are a person.a in good healthb in had health3If you have peace, you are.a nervousb n

6、ot worried or excited4A person with courage is usuallyof something dangerousor difficult.a afraidb not afraid5If you raise something, you.a make it lowerb move it higher6If you are in high spirits. you have a good.a feelingb abilityC2 Complete the passage below with the words from the box. Change th

7、eir formsif necessary.Difficultyexpresslonelyoffervoluntary workJoe wanted to doduring the summer holidays, soheto help at a local hospital.Every Saturday, he went there to look after the patients. One ofthem hadwalking, so he helped him move around.Another one could not see. Joe read news and funny

8、 stories toher so that she did not feel . Joe also talked with thepatients. This helped themtheir feelings.Joe enjoyed helping people. He will continue to help at the hospital in his free time. D Comprehension D1 Read the reports and complete the notice below. They need help! Can you help these chil

9、dren? Cindy, aged 12 Cindy is in hospital because she. Cindy wantstothe park near her home. We need someone togo to the park andfor Cindy.Vivien, aged 13 Viviens parents died in. She is. We need someone to talk to her and make friends with her. Tim, aged 14 Tim was a healthy boy. He used to love spo

10、rt until he . We need some volunteers to teach disabled children like Tim toand to help them.More practice ARead a girl s story about the Spring Bud Project and aniswer the questions below. Success for Spring BudsMyname is Feng Guixianq. I want to tell you about the China Children and Teenagers Fund

11、 (CCTF) and how it helped me. One of the CCTFs special activities is the Spring Bud Project. In 1989, 4.8 million children in the country, aged from seven to fourteen, were unable to attend school. Eighty-three per cent of them were girls. Because of this, the CCTF launched the Spring Bud Project to

12、 help them. Since then, the project has helped millions of girls return to school. It has also built a lot of schools. The very first Spring Bud class was here in Guangxiin1989. The SpringBud Project paid for me to attend that class. It alsorented a room close tothe school for me. Before the project

13、 started, I stayed at home and helped my motherwith the housework. Going to school changed my life. I learnt to read and write and do many other things.Now I work as a teacher at a Spring Bud school here in guangxi.I wish to help other girls the waythe Spring Bud Project helped me.1 What is the purp

14、ose of the Spring Bud Project?2What kind of help did Feng Guixiang get from the Spring BudProject?3How did the Spring Bud Project change Feng Guixiangs life?4What job does Feng Guixiang do now? What does she wish to do?Unit2BodylanguageDebbieandSimonarestudents.Theybothhavepart-timejobsatatravel com

15、pany.Awell-dressedladyenteredtheoffice.ShelookedatDebbieandSimon,andthenwalkedovertoDebbie.Debbiegaveheracheerfulgreeting.Simonsighedandwalkedaway.“Whatsthematter?”MrYangasked.“PeoplealwayschooseDebbieinsteadofme.Idontunderstand.”“Ido.Itsthewayyoucommunicate.”“Howcanthatbe?”Simonasked,“Idontgetachan

16、cetospeak.”“Communicatingismorethanjustspeaking.Yourbodylanguageisimportant,too.”“Bodylanguage?”“Itsthewayyoustandandsit.Itsyourgesturesandtheexpressiononyourface.Yourwholeappearancecommunicatesthings.Youdontgivepeopleagoodimpression,Simon.Youlookdown,youneversmileandyoudontturnyourheadtowardsthem.”

17、LookatDebbie.Shesholdingherheadup.Shealwayssmilesandlooksfriendly.Herbodylanguageismakingpeoplefeelwelcome,sotheygotoherforhelp.”Simondecidedtoimprovehisbodylanguage.Hesatupstraightandtriedsmilingatpeople.Minuteslater,abeautifulgirlentered.ShewalkedovertoSimon.Afewmomentslater,sheleftwithasmile.MrYa

18、ngcameoveratonceandsaid,“Youmadeagoodimpressiononher,Simon.”“Thatwasmysister,”Simonsaid.“Shewantedtoremindmethattomorrowisherbirthday.”C Vocabulary C1Find words from the story that have similar meanings to the wordsbelow.1wearing nice clothes2a polite word for a woman 3the look on ones face 4the way

19、 someone or something looks5keeping something in a place C2 later that day, Simon was talking with his mother. Complete their conversationwith the words from the box.body languagemattertowardslaterpart-timeSimon: Mum, Im thinking of leaving myjob at thetravel company. Mum: Whats the?You have a good

20、chance to learnabout travel there. Dont you want to build a career in tourism? Simon: Yes, but its more important for me to develop other skills at the moment. I want to take a class in communication skills because I need to improve my.I can getanother job like this.Mum: Well, I understand the feeli

21、ngs you haveyour job,but I dont think you should leave it. This job will teach you something you cant learn in a classroom. Simon: Thanks, Mum. Ill think it over.D Comprehension D1 Simon is talking to a friend on the phone. Read the story and complete his words with the information from the story. O

22、ur customers always .I didnt know why and Mr Yang told me the reason. It was because of the way.I wasnt giving customers.My wasnt making them .So I decided to improve it. D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.1What is body language according to Mr Yang? 2Why di

23、d Simon not give customers a good impression?3Why did customers choose to talk to Debbie? 4What happened after Simon sat up straight and tried smiling at people? 5Who was the girl that walked over to Simon?More practice A Read this online article about eye contact and answer the questions below. Eye

24、 contactEye contact means looking into another persons eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can show feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding. In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important.

25、 If you do not use eye contact. Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying. However, in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an older person,like a teacher or a parent,is polite. These differences can cause problems.

26、For example. an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying. Not using eye contact can cause problems. but using too much is not polite either. In many countries, watching other people, e

27、specially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous. 1 What does eye contact mean?2 Why is eye contact the key to communication?3 If you do not use eye contact in Western countries, what mayhappen?4 Do Asians use eye contact as often as Westerners?5What kind of eye cont

28、act is impolite in many countries?Unit3TraditionalskillsFishing with birdsWangDaminisafisherman.Althoughheisover65,heisveryfitandstillenjoysworking.Daminusescormorantstocatchfish.Cormorantsarelargeblackbirds.Theyaregoodatcatchingfishbecausetheycanswimwell.Theycandivedownandstayunderthewaterforuptotw

29、ominutes.Daminusuallysetsoffinthelateafternoonandgetsthecormorantsreadyforwork.First,hetiesapieceofgrassaroundtheirneckstostopthemfromeatingbigfish.ThenwhenDaminsboatreachestherightplaceintheriver,hepushedthemintotheriver.Daminusesseveralwaystoattractfish.Duringtheday,hejumpsupanddownonhisboat.After

30、dark,hehangsalightonapostatthefrontoftheboat.Thecormorantsbringthefishbacktotheboat.ThefisharethentakenandthrownintoabigbasketbyDamin.Nonetsarerequiredforthistypeoffishing.CormorantfishingwasoncepracticedinlotsofplacesinSouth-EastChina,andthereweremanyfishermeninthearea.Buttoday,fewyoungpeopleareint

31、erestedinit.In50years,perhapstherewillbenomorecormorantfishermenintheworld.C Vocabulary C1The words in italics are from the article. Circle the correct answers tocomplete these sentences.I If a person is fit, he or she isa healthy and strongb weak and ill2When you set off, youa journey.a planb start

32、3When you reach a place,youthe place.a arrive atb return from4If you hang somethingon a post, youthe post.a put it onb take it from5If you require something to do your work, youit.a lose b needC2 Mark wrote an email to Jenny about fishing with hand nets. Complete his email with the words from the bo

33、x. Change their forms if necessary. fisherman fit hang reach require set off To: Jenny From:MarkDear Jenny,I saw a TV programme about an old.He is very, so he can catch fish from his boat every day. Heusuallyin the late afternoon. Fishing is simple forhim because it onlysome hand nets. When his boat

34、the right place, he puts the nets in the water. After a few minutes, he pulls the nets up to get the fish. He always looks happywhen hehis nets at the front of his boat and sails back home.I enjoyed this programme. Best,MarkDComprehensionD1These sentences are about the article. Each sentence has one

35、 incorrectword or number in it. Underline the mistake and write the correct word or numberin each blank.1Damin is over 75 now, but he still enjoys working.2Cormorants are able to stay under the water for up to25 minutes.3Damin often goes fishing in the early afternoon.4Damin ties a piece of grass ar

36、ound the mouth ofeach bird.5After dark, Damin has a fire on his boat.6The fish are taken from the fishermens mouths.D2 Read the article again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.I What do cormorants look like?2Why are cormorants good at catching fish?3Why does Damin hang a light on

37、a post at the front of his boat?4Where was cormorant fishing once practised?More practice A Read this newspaper article about shadow puppet plays and answer the questions below. Shadow puppet playsEvery Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xian. The audience ca

38、n hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play. Shadow puppets are made of hard leather. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable ar

39、ms and legs. During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the

40、 voices of the different characters. Shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive. 1 Why can

41、 the audience not see Wang and his friends?2 What are shadow puppets made of?3 During a shadow puppet play, where does Wang stand?4 Who does the voices of the different characters?5Why do Wang and his friends put on shadow puppet plays?Unit4CartoonsandcomicstripsJiason is learning how to make cartoo

42、ns.He has found some information in a magazine.HowtomakeacartoonFirst,youneedtodecideonsomebasicideasforastory.Thisstoryisaboutarobot,Han.Healwaysforgetsthings.Oneday,HanmeetshisfriendsSarahandTimattheundergroundstation.Hesays,“Imhappy.Iboughtanewnotebook.NowIwontforgetthings.”Sarahsays,“Yes.Ihaveon

43、etoo.Hereitis.”Tim asks,”where yours,han?”Hansays,“Oh,no!Iforgottobringit!”Inthesecondstage,thinkaboutthekindsofcharactersyouwantandwhattheywilllooklike.Hanisatallrobot.Hehassquareeyes.Theyareactuallyvideocameras.Timwearsglasses,sohelooksclever.Sarahisapleasantgirl.Shehasstraight,blackhair.Nowmakear

44、oughsketchofthestory.Next,useacomputertodrawdetailedpicturesandaddcolour.Tomakethecharactersandthingsappeartomove,eachpictureshouldbemadealittledifferentfromtheonebeforeit.Inthenextstage,acomputerprogramisusedtoputthepicturestogetherasafilm.Finally,recordthevoicesandsoundeffects.Theactorswilldothech

45、aractersvoices.Theirspeechmustmatchthepictures.Soundeffects,likethenoiseoftheunderground,mustalsobeaddedseparately.Aftereverythinghasbeenchecked,thecartoonisreadytobeplayedforeveryonetoenjoy.CVocabularyCl The words in italics explain the meanings of some words from the article.Find the words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary. 1Theidea of the story must be simple as well as important.2The painting is really intere