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Finally, Snoopy, a cute dog, celebrated his 60th birthday in 2010. Snoopy lives in his own private work and finds real life hard to understand. Charles Schulz created Snoopy and his friends, and drew the cartoons to satisfy older people as well as children.
Cartoon heroes are popular all over the world, and some are more than eighty years old.
The most popular cartoons come out as books and not as films. Many children read cartoons today.
Many foreign cartoons have become very popular in China.
Module 6
Unit 1 Do you collect anything?
Lingling: Hi, everyone! Come in and find somewhere to sit down. Sorry, it’s a bit of a mess. I’ll put the fans on the shelf.
Betty: Let me have a look. You’ve got so many fans. Lingling: Yes, about sixty. Betty: Where did you get them?
Lingling: Most of them are presents. People often give me fans as presents because they know I like them. Do you collect anything?
Betty: Yes, I collect coins and notes, you know, like British pounds and US dollars and cents.
Lingling: Coins? They must be really valuable. Can I see them?
Betty: Sure! I’ll show you my stamps too. I’ve collected stamps from all over the world, I’ve got six or seven books of stamps.
Tony: My hobby doesn’t cost as much as yours —I collect tickets, bus tickets and train tickets!
Betty: You can’t do anything with old tickets!
Tony: I know, but when I look at them, I remember some wonderful places. Lingling: Right! Their value isn’t very important. People usually collect things just to remember something important in their lives.
Unit 2 Hobbies can make you grow as a person. David’s hobbies
Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and others are active. Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills. David Smith is a student, and one of his hobbies is writing. During the summer of 2010, he spent four weeks at a summer camp. As well as the usual activities such as sailing and climbing, there was writing class. “The teacher was writer, and she asked us to talk about our lives and tell interesting stories. Then she encouraged us to write about experiences at the camp.”
Back at school, David wrote a story about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy, and it came out as a book in 2012. Many young people love his book, and as result, David
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has become a successful young writer.
David has been very lucky because his hobby has brought him pleasure and success. But writing is not his only hobby. He is also interested in many other things. “I like playing volleyball too,” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. Maybe I’ll write about my volleyball team in my future books.”
Module 7
Unit 1 Please write to me and send me some photos!
Lingling: Hi, Betty. I’m making a list of things for my trip. I like to get things ready earlier. Can you help me? Betty: Sure. How can I help?
Lingling: Well, it sounds crazy but I don’t know what to take. Betty: You should take notebooks, pens and a dictionary. Lingling: OK. What clothes should I take to LA?
Betty: When are you leaving and how long are you going to stay there? Lingling: I’m leaving at the end of July and I’m going to stay there for four weeks. Betty: Shorts are good, or you can wear light trousers, it’ll be sunny and hot there. Lingling: I haven’t got any sunglasses. I’ll buy a pair there.
Betty: That’s a good idea. But remember, many things are more expensive in America. Have you got any American dollars? Lingling: Yes. Is 200 dollars enough?
Betty: If you’ve already paid for the air tickets and for homestay, it should be OK.
Lingling: What else?
Betty: Your bag mustn’t weigh too much. You’d better ask the travel company about the total weight for all your bags. Oh, by the way, don’t forget to take your passport. Lingling: OK. Thank you.
Betty: You’re welcome. You’ll have a great time. Please write to me and send me some photos!
Lingling: Yes, I will!
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Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre. Lingling: Here we are. Welcome to Beihai Park,
Tony: Wow! It’s so quiet here that I can even hear the birds singing! I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
Lingling: This park is famous for its lake, the bridges and the ancient buildings on the hill. The lake takes up over half of the park area. Let’s walk along the lake, cross the bridge and climb up the hill. Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.
Tony: Yes, good idea. I’m sure it’ll be fantastic to see the city from the top. Daming: But I’m so tired, and it’s so hot here. I don’t want to climb. The lake looks nice and cool. Why don’t we go for a swim?
Lingling: I don’t think they allow people to swim in the lake. It’s dangerous. Daming: That’s too bad. Then why don’t we have our picnic here? I’m so hungry and thirsty.
Lingling: I think it’s better to have our picnic at the top of the hill. Tony: Come on! Let’s not waste any more time.
Daming: All right. I hope it will be cooler up there.
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about. FROM: Betty TO: Mum and Dad
SUBJECT: Wonderful time in Zhangjiajie Dear Mum and Dad,
I promised to write, so… We’re staying with Lingling’s uncle in Hunan Province, and I’m having a wonderful time here in Zhangjiajie. It’s a magic land of mountains, forests and rivers. It’s very large, about 480 square kilometres. It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks. Some of them look like humans while others look like wild animals. Last night we camped by a small lake. During the night, we heard some noise! It woke everybody up. We thought somebody was moving about. Lingling’s uncle said it was
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an animal. We came out without making any noise, and found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
This morning, we climbed Mount Tianzi! From the top we hoped to see the lakes and forests. But it was a pity that it was cloudy. We could only see the mountain tops above the clouds. Then we walked down the path, along a river, past trees and other plants and back to the camp, I pulled a leaf off a plant, but Lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here. I was very sorry. Tomorrow we’re going to Dong ting Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in China. We’ll be back home next week! Wish you were here! Love, Betty
Module 9
Unit 1 Could I ask if you’ve mentioned this to her?
Helpline: Hello, Friendship Helpline. Who’s calling, please? Lingling: Hello. This is Lingling speaking. Helpline: Hi, Lingling! How can I help you?
Lingling: I have a problem with my best friend. She’s called…
Helpline: No, don’t tell me who she is. Tell me when the problem started
Lingling: Yes. Well. We’ve been friends for five years. We got separated when we went to different schools last term, but we stayed in touch. Helpline: So could you explain what happened then?
Lingling: This term, she came to study at my school. I was so happy at first. But she’s so different.
Helpline: Can you tell me how she’s different?
Lingling: She doesn’t like me to see my other friends. Helpline: Could I ask if you’ve mentioned this to her? Lingling: Yes, but she refused to listen.
Helpline: OK. Do you know why she treats you like that? Lingling: No, I don’t know.
Helpline: Maybe she doesn’t feel very sure of herself in her new school. Lingling: Maybe.
Helpline: She probably feels lonely without you. I’m sure she regrets hurting you. So be patient with her and explain to her that she can make friends with your other friends too. Try to introduce her to them.
Lingling: I see. I’ll encourage her to join in more. Thanks. Helpline: No problem, Lingling. You’re welcome!
Unit 2 I believe that the world is what you think it is. A beautiful smile
When I was thirteen years old, a girl gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. No one knew me. I was very
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lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt even more lonely. I could not talk to anyone about my problem, and I did not want my parents to worry about me.
One day, my classmates were talk with their friends, but I sat in silence. At that moment, a girl entered the classroom. I did not know who she was. She passed me and then turned back. She looked at me and, without a word, smiled.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. It was like a hidden treasure.
That smile changed my life. I started talk with the other students. Day by day, I learnt to trust people, and they included me in their circle of friends. The girl with the bright smile has become my best friend now, and we stick together like glue. One day, I asked her why she smiled at me that day. She said she could not remember! Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. My suggestion is: smile at the world and it will smile back. Module 10
Chen Huan: Hi, everybody. I’m the news director at Radio Beijing. Lingling: Thank you for showing us around.
Chen Huan: No problem! Now, come this way. Look at the red light. When it’s on, it means we’re on air. And we should avoid making any noise in the background! Tony: OK.
Chen Huan: This is the newsroom. We collect the latest national and international news and write reports here. It gets crazy in here just before the programme begins. Lingling: How can I become a presenter?
Chen Huan: I think you need to speak English really well. So keep studying, and I hope that you can join us one day. Tony: What about the sports news?
Chen Huan: That’s over there. And it is where we do interviews with big stars of sports. Let’s watch the presenter. Remember, I said you need to keep quiet if the red light is on.
Presenter: Finally, we’ve just heard that Germany has won the football match, 2-1 against England.
Lingling: Hey! That’s great news! Tony: No, it’s awful news! All: Ssh!
Presenter:…And that’s the end of the six o’clock news.
“How old are you? The radio manager looked down at me. “Fifteen,” I said.
“And you want a job in radio? Shouldn’t you be at school?” he asked.
How could I explain? I have always loved the radio. I still remember, when I was four years old, I sat close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favourite
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programmes and to the voices of my favourite presenters. It seemed that they were speaking not to lots of listeners but to me in person. At the age of nine, I asked for part-time jobs in small radio stations.
As I grew older, my interest in radio grew. One day I learnt about Internet radio. Once a week, I played my favourite music from my father’s computer, talked about life at school, and hoped someone might be listening. Soon my friends at school started to listen, and then they wanted to help. We prepared a programme once a week, doing research on articles about music, sports news, jokes and the weather report (I did this by looking out of the window).
“OK, come with me,” the manager said. I sat down in the studio. He was in another room, behind a glass wall.
“OK, let’s do a sound check. Just tell me what you had for breakfast.”
All radio presenters need to answer the same question before they begin work. The purpose is to check the sound level. “I had eggs, fruit and some milk.”
“OK, that’s great!” the man behind the glass said. This was how my first real job in radio began.
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