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Dinosaurs
DinosaurslivedonEarthmorethan60millionyearsbeforehumanbeings.TheylivedeverywhereonEarth.Somedinosaurswereassmallaschicken.Otherswereasbigastenelephants.Somecouldevenfly.
Manydinosaursateplants.However,somedinosaurslikedtoeatmeat.
DinosaurslivedonEarthformorethan150millionyears.Then,suddenly,theyalldiedout.Nobodyknowswhy.However,wecanlearnaboutthemfromtheirfossils.(SeeEarthhistory)
Unit2Numbers
Thekingandtherice
Alongtimeago,therewasakinginIndia.Theking’sfavouritegamewaschess.
Oneday,awiseoldmancametothepalaceandthekingchallengedhimtoagame.Thekingpromisedtheoldman,“Youcanhaveanyprizeifyouwinthegame.”
Theoldmansaid,“IfIwinthegame,I’dlikeonegrainofriceforthefirstsquareofthechessboard,twoforthesecond,fourforthethird,andthendoubletheamountforeachoftherestsquares.”
“Isthatall?
”askedtheking.“Wouldn’tyoulikegoldorsilverinstead?
”
“No,justrice,”repliedtheoldman.
Thekingandtheoldmanplayedthegameforalongtime.Finally,theoldmanwon.Sothekingorderedhismentocollectabagofrice.Heputonegrainonthefirstsquare,twoonthesecond,andsoon.Thekingquicklyrealizedtheproblem--evenwithallthericeinthecountry,hewouldstillnothaveenoughricetoputonallthesquares!
Unit3Computers
Computerfacts
Smallerandbetter
Inthe1940s,thefirstcomputerswerebiggerthancars.Nowcomputersarebecomingsmallerandbetter.
Somecomputersaretiny.Youmaybeunawareofthem.ThereisprobablyoneinsideyourTVorwashingmachine.Youdependoncomputersmorethanyourealize.
Whatcanwedowithcomputers?
Wecanusecomputerstocalculate.Theycancalculateatafasterspeedthanwecanandalmostnevergivewronganswers.Wecanalsotypeanddrawthingswiththem.Inaddition,computerscandoimportantjobslikeoperatingrailwaysandflyingplanesandspaceships.
Isacomputerclevererthanme?
Theansweris“No”.Yourbraincanproducenewideasbutcomputerscannot.However,onedaycomputersmaybeabletodoabetterjobthanhumanbeings.Forexample,theymaybebetterthandoctorsatdoingtheirjob.
WhatwillhappentousifcomputerscandoallourjobsWillwehavenothingtodoComputersmaychangeourlives,butwilltheymakethembetter
Unit4Inventions
Greatinventions
Greatinventionschangetheworld.Theyhelppeopleliveabetterlife.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory.
Thewheel
Thewheelisperhapsthegreatestinventioninhistory.Afteritsinvention,travellingbecamefasterandmorecomfortable.Afewthousandyearsago,peoplestartedtousewheelsoncarriages.Intheearly19thcentury,thefirsttrainsbegantocarrypassengers.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,carsbecamepopular.Withoutthewheel,wewouldnothavetheseinventions.
Thetelephone
AlexanderGrahamBellinventedoneofthefirstpracticaltelephonesin1876.Sincethen,peoplehavebeenabletospeaktoeachotheroverlongdistances.Todaymillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldownmobilephones.Theyallowpeopletokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.
Thelightbulb
ThomasEdisondevelopedthefirstpracticallightbulbin1879.Beforetheinventionofthelightbulb,peoplehadtouseoillamps,gaslampsorcandlestoseeatnight.Withlightbulbs,peoplecandoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.Canyouimaginelivingwithoutthem?
Unit5Educationalexchanges
Anexchangevisitiseducationalandinteresting!
AgroupofBritishstudentsfromWoodparkSchoolinLondonarevistingXinhuaJuniorHighSchoolinBeijingonaneducationalexchange.
“Iwasverynervousatfirst,”saysSarah.“However,myhostfamilyarereaalyfriendly.I’mgladtobeaguestintheirhome.I’velearnttousechopsticks,andthey’reteachingmealittleChinese!
ThestudentsspendtheweekdaysstudyingwithChinesestudents.Attheweekend,theytouraroundBeijingandvisitplacesofinterestwiththeirhostfamilies.
“It’sbeenafantasticexperiencesofar,”saysEric.“I’velearntabitoft’aichi,andIreallyenjoyit.We’vealreadylearntalotaboutChinesecultureandhistory.TheteachershaveintroducedustoChinesepainingaswell.We’vealsotriedtopaintsomepicturesourselves!
Ihaven’thadmuchsuccessyet,butI’llkeeptrying.”
“I’vemademanynewfriends,”saysSarah.“IplantokeepintouchwiththemwhenIreturnhome.We’llseeoneanothersoonbecausethey’llcomeovertotheUKforthesecondpartoftheexchangenextmonth.Ican’twait!
Unit6Ancientstories
TheTrojanhorse
ThecaptainstoodonthehighwallofthecityofTroy.“TheGreekshavegoneandwe’vewon,”hesaid.“They’vetriedtocaptureourcityfortenyears.Nowthey’vegivenupandsailedaway!
“Butlookoverthere,”asoldiersaid.“They’veleftahugewoodenhorse.”
“Ah,yes,”thecaptainsaid,“it’stoobig.TheGreeksdidn’twanttotakeitwiththem.Getsomehelpandpullitintothecity.”
Thatnight,inthemainsquareofthecity,alltheTrojanscelebrated.Theysanganddancedaroundthehorse,andmadejokesaboutthestupidGreeks.“Ihaven’tlaughedlikethissincemychildhood,”thecaptainsaid.Aftertheparty,theylockedallthegatesofthecityandthenallwenttosleep.
Bymidnight,themainsquarewasempty,exceptforthehugehorse.Suddenlyasecretdooropenedonthesideofthewoodenhorse.ThehorsewasfullofGreeksoldiers!
Theyquietlyclimbedoutofthehorseonebyone.
Thesoldiersopenedthemaingates.TheGreekarmyenteredthecity.
Fortenyears,theGreekscouldnotcapturethecitybyfighting.Inonenight,however,theysucceededincapturingitthroughaclevertrick.
Unit7Memory
Memorycorner
Henry
Agreatwaytohelpyouremembersomethingistoimagineapictureofitinyourmind.Ifyoumakethepicturebig,strangeorsilly,youwillrememberitbetter.Forexample,toremembertheword“smiles”,wecanthefirstletterandthelastletter.
Thismakesitthelongestwordintheworld.Remember:
apictureisworthathousandwords.
Paula
Agoodmethodforrememberingthespellingofawordistomakeashortsentencewitheachletteroftheword.Forexample,ifyouwanttorememberhowtospelltheword“because”,youcanusethesentence“because”,youcanusethesentence“Bigelephantscanalwaysunderstandsmallelephants”.
Millie
Youwillforgetsomethingveryquicklyunlessyouunderstanditwell.Forexample,youmayhavetroublerememberingthelistofstepsinthewatercycle.However,itiseasiertorememberthesestepsifyouunderstandhowthewatercycleworks.
Unit8EnglishWeek
English:
funforlife
EnglishWeekatRosieBridgeSchool
Lastweek,studentsatRosieBridgeSchoolworkedhardtomaketheirEnglishweekabigsuccess.
TherewasanEnglishbookfairinthelibraryandatreasurehunt.SomestudentputonanEnglishplay.OtherstudentstookpartinanEnglishsingingcompetition.
Therearealsoaspeakingcompetition.ThestudentshadtospeakonatopicinEnglishfortwominutes.
Wespoketothewinner,Henry.“I’msohappythatIwon,”hesaid.“Iadvisepeopletospeakslowly.Iftheywanttobegoodpublicspeakers,they’dbetterspeakclearlyandconfidently.”
WealsospoketoseveralotherstudentsaboutEnglishWeek.OneofthemwasAmy.
“IreallyenjoyedEnglishweek.Itgavemeachancetolearnnewwords.Inmyopinion,everyschoolshouldhaveanEnglishweek.It’swellworthdoing,”shesaid.
OnthelastdayofEnglishWeek,theheadteachergaveaspeechtothewholeschool.HegavestudentssomesuggestionsonhowtoimprovetheirEnglish.“YoushouldreadEnglishbooksandmagazines,andwatchEnglishtelevisionprogrammes.Aboveall,youshouldenjoyEnglish!
”hesaid.
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