M8 Time off U1
I can hardly believe we
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re in the city centre.
Lingling: Here we are. Welcome to Beihai Park.
Tony:Wow!
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so quiet 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 bridge 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.
Questions:
1. Is the Beihai Park noisy?
2. What's the park famous for?
3. How does Daming feel now?
4. Where will they have their picnic?
U2 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鈥檙e
staying with
Lingling鈥檚
uncle in Hunan Province, and
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having a wonderful time he
re in Zhangjiajie.
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a magic land of mountains, forests and rivers. It's very large, about
480 square kilometres.
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famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks. Some of them look
like humans, and others look like wild animals.
Last night we camped by a small lake. During the night, we heard some noise! It woke every
one up. We thought somebody was moving about. Lingling's uncle said it was an animal. We