someone shouting \Fire! Help! He ran outside and saw a lot of smoke form next door. He went in and found his neighbour’s leg was badly hurt. There was heavy smoke and the fire was hot in the room. Lin Tao poured water over his clothes. He then put a wet blanket over his neighbour and helped her out.

11．自已动手做 Do it yourself

例一要点：

1. 我表弟安德鲁对 DIY 很着迷；

2. 他喜欢修理物品，装饰房间；但事后，房间总是一团糟； 3.曾经有一次他想在自己的卧室里安装一盏更亮的灯，但是他犯了一个错误，整个房子都停电了；

4.我给他买了一些 DIY 书籍，建议他选修一些 DIY 课程。 My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to repair things and decorate his house.

But when he finishes, the house always looks terrible! He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake. Then his whole house had a power cut. So I bought some books about DIY for him, and I also advised him to take some courses in DIY. 例二要点：

1.这里有一些制作水果沙拉的小建议；

2.首先，使用当季水果；其次，搭配不同颜色的水果；比如，把红色的苹果、青色的梨子和紫色的葡萄搭配起来会使沙拉看上去五彩缤纷；

3.最后，在食用沙拉前再做沙拉；有些水果在空气中放置一段时间后会很快变色。

Here are some tips for making a fruit salad. First, use fruit in season. Then, use fruit of different colours. For example, mixing red apples, green pears and purple grapes together will make the salad look very colourful. Last, prepare the fruit salad just before you are going to eat it. Some of the fruit will quickly turn brown when you leave it in the air for some time.

12．推荐 Recommendations

例一要点：

1.如果你在考虑去北京旅游，我推荐这本书；

2.这本书描述了北京的许多旅游景点，还介绍了当地的纪念品；书中有许多漂亮的照片；

3.从这本书中你可以了解到北京的许多情况； 4.书不贵，可到附近的书店购买。

If you are thinking about visiting Beijing, I recommend this book. It describes many tourist attractions in the city. It also tells you about the local souvenirs. There are many beautiful photos in the book. You can learn a lot about Beijing from this book. This book is not expensive. You can buy it in the nearby bookshop. 例二要点：

1.我推荐海伦担任网球俱乐部的负责人；

2.她成为俱乐部成员已经三年了；他一直积极参加俱乐部活动；我常看到她刻苦训练；今年她在学校网球比赛中获得第一名； 3. 她做事有条不紊；我认为她是俱乐部负责人的恰当人选。 I recommend Helen to be the Tennis Club leader. She has been a club member for three years. She always takes an active part in club activities. I often see her practising hard.

This year, she came first in the school tennis competition. She is also very organized. I think she is a good choice to be the Tennis Club leader.

13．自然灾难 Natural disasters

例一要点：

1.地震开始时我正在图书馆里；

2.地面开始猛烈地摇晃；我试图往外跑，但玻璃碎片和砖头砸了下来，墙开始坍塌；最后，响声和摇动都停了下来；

3. 我意识到自己的一条腿被卡住了；我担心没人会发现我；所以尖声呼救；好在一条狗发现了我，有人把我拉了出去。

I was in the library when the earthquake started. The earth started to shake hard. I tried to run outside, but pieces of glass and bricks fell down, and the walls began to come down. Finally, the noise and shaking ended. I realized my leg was trapped. I was afraid that no one would find me. I screamed for help. Luckily, a dog found me and someone pulled me out. 例二要点：

1. 上周三，暴风雪袭击了北京；

2. 放学后，贝蒂和她的朋友艾米合撑一把伞，走向公交车站； 3．气真是坏极了；突然，一阵大风从身后刮来，她们在大风中弄丢了伞，她们俩几乎跌倒，只能在暴风雪中慢慢地走向公交车站； 4．最后她们上了一辆公交车回家了。

A snowstorm hit Beijing last Wednesday. After school, Betty shared an umbrella with her friend, Amy, and they walked to the bus stop. The weather was really terrible. Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind. They lost their umbrella in the wind and nearly fell over. They had to walk slowly through the storm to the bus stop. At last, they got on a bus and went home.

14.颜色 Colours

例一要点：

1． 一些颜色让人感到平静和安宁，蓝色便是其一，蓝色也表示难过。感到难过的人会说“我感到忧伤”。

2． 让人感到平静和安宁的另一种颜色是白色。如果你感到压力在，就可以穿白色的衣服。白色还是一种纯洁的色彩。

Some colours make people feel calm and peaceful. Blue is one of these colours. Blue can also represent sadness. Someone who is feeling sad may say I’m feeling blue\

Another colour that makes people feel calm and peaceful is white. You could wear white if you are feeling stressed. White is also the colour of punty

例二要点：

1.一些颜色能让你感到温暖；生活在气候寒冷地区的人们,更喜欢用暖色来给他们的家一种温暖和舒适的感觉；

2.橙色是暖色之一，如果你感到难过，它能让你振奋；黄色是另一种暖色，是太阳的颜色，也是智慧之色。

Some colours can make you feel warm. People in cold areas prefer to use warm colours to give their homes a warm and comfortable feeling. Orange is one of the warm colours.

It can cheer you up if you feel sad. Yellow is another warm colour. Yellow is the colour of the sun. It is also the colour of wisdom.

15.大熊猫 Giant pandas

例一要点：

1.人人喜欢大熊猫；大熊猫温顺且安静，吃一种特别的竹子； 2.野外现仅有大约 1600 只大熊猫，它们的数目越来越少； 3.大熊猫生活的地方正在变为农田，而且人们也为取其毛皮而猎捕它们；如此下去，世界上很快将再无大熊猫。

Everyone likes giant pandas. Giant pandas are quiet and peaceful. They eat a special kind of bamboo. Now, there are only about 1,600 giant pandas in the wild. Their number is going down. Their living areas are becoming farmlands. Also people hunt them for their fur. If this continues, there will soon be no giant pandas in the world. 例二要点：