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Module1HowtolearnEnglishUnit1Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.MsJames:Welcomeback,everyone!Today,we’regoingtotalkaboutgoodwaystolearnEnglish.Ready?Whohassomeadvice?Lingling:WeshouldalwaysspeakEnglishinclass.MsJames:Good!Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.Daming:Whynotwritedownthemistakesinournotebooks?MsJames:That’sagoodidea.Anddon’tforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistakes.Whatelse?Lingling:It’sagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.MsJames:Thanksalot,Lingling.Howaboutlisteningtotheradio?Lingling:Yes,that’sgoodforourpronunciationtoo.Buttherearesomanynewwords.MsJames:Youdon’tneedtounderstandeveryword.Youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.Daming:That’sthesameforreading.Englishstoriesaresointeresting.Igettoknowalotabouttheworldthroughreading.Lingling:Ithinkwritingisalsoimportant.Whydon’twetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?Wecanwritetothem.MsJames:Excellent!Iagreewithyou.Unit2Youshouldsmileather!SendyourquestionstoDiana,theLanguageDoctor.ManystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirEnglish.Herearethreebasicquestions.ThefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingEnglishfilmsandsongs.LiHaofromHubeiwrote,“IlikewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,butIcanonlyunderstandalittle.WhatcanIdo?”WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnEnglish!Watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.Ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.WangFanfromJilinwrote,“OurschoolhasateacherfromtheUS.IamshyandIamafraidtospeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?”Youcansay,“Hello!Howareyou?”“DoyoulikeChina?”Thesearegoodwaystostartaconversation.Andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!Rememberthis:Donotbeshy.Justtry.Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.ZhangLeifromAnhuiwrote,“Iwritedownnewwords,butIforgetthemquickly.HowcanIrememberthem?”Donotworry.Itisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom.Readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem.Module2MyhometownandmycountryUnit1It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildings.Tony:Hey,Daming!Howwasyourweekend?Daming:Prettygood!IwenttoShenzhen.Tony:Where’sShenzhen?Daming:Well,it’sonthecoastnearHongKong.Itwasasmallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,buttodayit’saverybigcity.Tony:Soit’sanewercitythanHongKong?Daming:Yes,it’sanewercity.Infact,itonlybecameimportantinthe1980s.It’sgettingbiggerandbusier.SomedayitwillbecomeasbusyasHongKong,I’msure.Tony:What’sthepopulationofShenzhen?Daming:It’sovertenmillion,Ithink.That’slargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinChina.Itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.Ithinkit’sabeautifulcity.Tony:I’dliketogotothereoneday.Daming:RemembertovisittheDiwangTower.It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhen.Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.Cambridge,LondonandEnglandByTonySmithIcomefromCambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.ItisontheRiverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.Myhomeisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.Manyfamouspeoplestudiedhere,suchasIsaacNewtonandCharlesDarwin.Therearelotsofoldbuildingsandchurchestovisit.Studentsandtouristsenjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat.Cambridgeis80kilometresfromLondon.LondonisinthesouthofEnglandanditisontheRiverThames.Ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthanCambridge.Itisabout2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBridge.Englanditselfisapartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.Thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.Touristsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandprettyvillagesinthesouth.EverywhereinEnglandyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis.Itisneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.SocomeandseeEnglandanytimeoftheyear,butbringanumbrellawithyou.Youwillneeditmostdays.Module3LanguageinuseUnit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.Daming:Hey,Tony.ComeandwatchthefootballmatchonTV.Tony:OK.What’sthescore?Daming:Spainscoredaminuteago.Tony:Wow!That’sfast!Daming:That’sright.LastweekthematchonTVwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.Sothisweek’smatchisalreadymoreexciting.Betty:What’sthematterwithyou,Tony?Youlooktired.Tony:I’mreallytiredafterlastnight’stennismatch.AndIhurtmyknee.Daming:That’stoobad!Sitdownandwatchthematch.It’ssaferthanplayingtennis.Betty:Yes,watchingisnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismorerelaxingtoo!Tony:Well,I’mnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis.Betty:ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTV,right?Tony:Yes,butthat’sbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames.Daming:Andstayingathomewaseasierthangoingtothestadium.Oh,lookatthat!Tony:Oh,hemissed!Oh,badluck!Daming:Nevermind.There’sstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.TraininghardByLiDamingItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Thepracticestartsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter.Itismoredifficult