Unit2I'll help to clean up the city parks
Students Who Volunteer
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor.He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning.Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job.“It's hard work,”he says,“but I want to learn more about how to care for animals.I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners'faces.”
Mary is a book lover.She could read by herself at the age of four.Last year she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program.she still works there once a week to help kids learn to read.The kids are sitting in the library,but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book.Volunteering here is a dream come true for me.I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.
I’ll Send You a Photo of Lucky
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpers.I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me.You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life.Let me tell you my story.
What would it be like to be blind or deaf?Or imagine you can’t walk ou use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this,but many people have these difficulties.I can’t use my arms or legs well,so normal things like answering the telephone,opening and closing doors,or carrying things are difficult for me.Then one day last year,a friend of mine helped me out.She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog.She also thought a dog might cheer me up.I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.
流量测量装置After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers,I was able to bring him home.My dog’s name is Lucky—a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him.You see,I’m only able to have a“dog-helper”because of your kindness!Lucky is very clever and understands many English words.He can understand me when I give him orders.For example,I say,“Lucky! Get my book,”and he does it at once.
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Lucky is a fantastic dog.I’ll send you a photo of him if you like,and I could show you how he
helps me.Thank you again for changing my life.
Best wishes,
Ben Smith
Unit3Could you please clean your room?
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Last month,our dog welcomed me when I came home from school.He wanted a walk,but I was too tired.
I threw down my bag and went to the living room.The minute I sat down in front of the TV,my mom came over.“Could you please take the dog for a walk?”she asked.
“Could I watch one show first?”I asked.“NO!”she replied angrily.“You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house!I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”“Well,I work all day at school,too!I’m just as tired as you are!”I shouted back.
My mom did not say anything and walked away.For one week,she did not do any housework and neither did I.Finally,I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.
The next day,my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.
“What happened?”she asked in surprise.
“I’m so sorry,Mom.I finally understand that we need to share the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,”I replied.
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Dear Sir,
I don’t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school.They don’t have time to study and do housework,too.Housework is a waste of their time.Could we just let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university.Also,when they get older,they will have to do housework so there’s no need for them to do it now.It is the parents’job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.
And anyway,I think doing chores is not so difficult.I don’t mind doing them.
Mr.Smith
Dear Sir,
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school.Children these days depend on their parents too
much.They’re always asking,“Could you get this for me?”or“Could you help me with that?”Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves.It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.Since they live in one house with their parents,they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy.Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year,he had no idea how to take care of himself.As a result,he often fell ill and his grades dropped.The earlier kids learn to be independent,the better it is for their future.
Ms.Miller
Unit4Why don’t you talk to your parents?
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Dear Mr.Hunt,
My problem is I can’t get on with my family.Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot,and I really don’t like it.It’s the only communication they have.I don’t know if I should say anything to them about this.When they argue,it’s like a big,black cloud hanging over our home.Also,my elder brother is not very nice to me.He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show.Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.I don’t think this is fair.At home I always feel lonely and nervous.Is that normal?What can I do?
Sad and Thirteensaw1
Dear Sad and Thirteen,
It’s not easy being your age,and it’s normal to have these feelings.Why don’t you talk about these feelings with your family?If your parents are having problems,you should offer to help.Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Secondly,why don’t you sit down and communicate with your brother?You should explain that you do
n’t mind him watching TV all the time.However,he should let you watch your favorite show.I hope you’ll feel better about yourself in future.
Robert Hunt
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!
These days,Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they to take so many after-school classes.Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.However,this doesn’t only happen in China.The Taylors are a typical American family.Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy.”On most days after school,”Cathy says,“I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training.Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons.Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities,but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future.I really want them to be successful.”However,the tired children don’t get home until They have a quick dinner,and then it’s time for homework.
Linda Miller,a mother of three,knows all about such stress.“In some families,competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,”she says.“Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of cl
asses.And they are always comparing them with other children.It’s crazy.I don’t think that’s fair.Why don’t they just let their kids be kids?People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development.Dr.Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.“Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves,too.Although it’s normal to want successful children,it’s even more important to have happy children.”
Unit5What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama.Black clouds were
making the sky very dark.With no light outside,it felt like midnight.The news
on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner,they tried to play a card game,but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first.He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around3:When he woke up,the sun was rising.He went outside with his family and found the
neighborhood in a mess.Fallen trees,broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.Although the storm broke many things apart,it brought families and neighbors closer together.潜流带
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Do You Remember What You Were Doing?
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.In America,for example,many people remember what they were doing on April4,1968. This was an important event in American history.On this day,Dr.Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him,they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
Robert Allen is now over50,but he was a school pupil at that time.“It was a bright,sunny day,”Robert remembers.“We were having fun in the playground when the school bell rang.Our teacher said,‘Dr.King died just10minutes ago.’We were completely surprised!”School closed for the day,Robert and his friends walked home in silence.
高能量活化水More recently,most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.Even the date-September11,2001-has meaning to most Americans. This was a day Kate Smith will never forget.She remembers working in her office near the two towers.“My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center!I didn’t believe him at first,but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true.I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”
Unit6
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In November1979,pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.Most of th
em were hearing this story for the first time.However,this story is not new to Chinese children.The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
The story says that once upon a time there was a magic rock.One day,it suddenly broke open and gave birth to a monkey.To fight bad people,the Monkey King uses a magic stick.Sometimes he
can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear.At other times,he is able to make it big and long.Sun Wukong can also make72changes to his shape and size,turning himself into different animals and objects.But unless he can hide his tail,he cannot turn himself into a person.
The Monkey king has excited the children of China many years.And as soon as the TV program came out more than30years ago,Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
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Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel lived near forest with their father and stepmother.One year,the weather was so dr
y that no food would grow.The wife told her husband that unless the left the children to die in the forest,the whole family would die.Gretel heard this,and Hansel made a plan to save himself and his sister.
SCENE ONE:____________________________
Gretel:Did you hear our stepmother planning to kill us?
Hansel:Don’t worry!I have a plan to save us.
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Gretel:How can you save us?
Hansel:Be quiet!I’m going outside to get something in the moonlight.Now,go to sleep.
SCENE TWO:____________________________-
Wife:Get up,lazy children!
Husband:Yes,dears.You must come with me to the forest to get wood.
Wife:Here’s some bread.Don’t eat if until you get to the forest.
SCENE THREE:____________________________
Gretel:Hansel,what are you doing?
Hansel:I’m dropping white stones along the way.Unless I do,We’ll be lost.Tonight,when the moon is shining bright,we’ll be able to see the stones.
SENE FOUR:____________________________
Wife:You bad children!What a long time you slept in the forest!
Husband:We thought you were never coming back.
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