3-1 The Steel Band.

A band came to play. “My name is Stan,” said a man. “I want you to help us.” “I want you to clap,” he said. “Clap your hands and tap your feet.”

“I want you to sing a song.” “Sing it with us.” The children sang with the band. “Now clap as you sing” said Stan. “Who wants to play in the band?”

The children put up their hands. Everyone wanted to play. “You can all play,” said Stan. Wilf hit the drum. “Tap it,” said Stan. “Don’t bang it.” What a grand band!

1. Stan[st?n] n. [男子名]斯坦(Stanley 的昵称)(m.) 2. tap[英] [t?p] vt.开发；（从容器等）汲取（液体）； 割[打]开?取[放]液体 vi. 轻声走；跳踢踏舞 3. bang [英] [b??] vt.猛击，猛撞

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3-2 Pond Dipping.

Wilf and Wilma were at the pond. The net got stuck. “Help me pull,” said Wilf. They pulled the net. It was stuck on some junk. Wilma got a big stick. “Let’s pull it out,” she said. Wilf and Wilma pulled. They couldn’t pull the junk out. Mum and Dad helped. They pulled out an old pram. Plop! A frog hopped out. It made Wilf jump. Splash! A fish jumped up. “A pram full of fish,” said Dad. “Pram dipping!” said Wilma.

4. stuck[英] [st?k] v. 刺(stick 的过去式及过去分词) adj. 动不了的；被卡住的；被?缠住的；被?难住的，不知所措 5. junk[英] [d???k] n. 废旧物品，破烂物；中国式平底帆船； 6. pram[英] [pr?m] n. <英>（手推的）婴儿车；（送牛奶的）手推车；平底船

7. plop[英] [pl?p] n. 扑通声，啪嗒声 vi. 扑通地坠落 8. hop out[英] [h?paut] [体]后摆；跳下

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3-3 Sniff.

“Will you look after Sniff today?” said Mrs May. Wilf and Wilma were happy. They wanted to look after the puppy. They took Sniff to the park. The puppy was excited.

Sniff liked to roll on her back… jump up for a stick... run after a ball… and bark at a cat. Then Sniff went in the mud. She ran after a duck.

She jumped in the pond and she barked at a dog. “I am hot,” said Wilf. “I want a rest.” “I am hot, too,” said Wilma. “I want a drink.” Mum couldn’t find Sniff. She couldn’t find Wilf and Wilma. Mum and Dad looked and looked.

“They must be lost” said Mum. They were fast asleep. “They are worn out,” said Dad.

9. mud[英] [m?d] n. 泥，泥淖；没价值的东西，污物；

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3-4 The Duck Race.

Wilma had an idea.

The children made six ducks. “Let’s have a duck race,” said Wilma.

Mum began the race. “Drop the ducks in,” said Mum. The ducks went down the stream. Oh no! Wilma’s duck sank. Chip’s duck got stuck in the reeds. Biff’s duck got stuck in the weeds. Wilf’s duck got stuck on a log. “Get it off with a stick,” said Chip. Kipper’s duck went fast. It went past Dad’s duck. Two swans flew down.

They landed on the ducks! “Six soggy ducks,” said Kipper.

10. sank[英] [s??k] v. （使）下沉，（使）沉没( sink的过去式 ) 11. reed[英] [ri?d] n. 芦苇；芦苇杆；[乐]舌簧 12. weed[英] [wi:d] n. 杂草；野草；废物；烟草 13. swan[英] [sw?n] n. 天鹅；诗人，歌

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3-5 The Ice Rink.

Wilf and Dad went to the ice rink.

They put skates on. They went on to the ice. “Hold my hand,” said Dad. Wilf held Dad’s hand. “This is fun,” said Wilf. Wilf let go of his Dad’s hand. He began to skate. Whoops! Wilf sat down with a bump. “This ice is cold,” said Wilf.

Dad began to skate. He went round the rink. “Look at me spin!” said Dad. “Look at me jump!” Dad got some cold drinks. “Look out, Dad,” said Wilf. Oh no! A banana skin.

14. ice rink[英] [aisr??k] n. 溜冰场；滑冰场

15. whoops[英] [hw?ps, w?ps, hwu:ps, wu:ps] int. <口>哎哟（犯明显错误时的道歉）

16. bump[英] [b?mp] n. 碰撞，撞击；肿块；隆起物；鹭鸶的叫声

17. spin[英] [spin] vi. 快速旋转；

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