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Unit 1 Friends

1 I’m hungry, Eddie.

I have a cake. Do you want some?

2 Yes, please. I’m thirsty too. Can I have something to drink?

What about some milk?

3OK. Thanks. You’re so kind,Eddie Can I have some more food?

Sorry, Hobo. There’s nothing in the fridge. 注：本句中else在新教材中被删掉了。

4 what about the pizza in your bowl? Maybe we can share it.

My best friend

What qualities are important in good friends? Teenagers magazine is inviting teenagers to write about their best friends.

Task

Write about your best friend.

Welcome to the unit

Qualities of a good friend

A Daniel is reading about a writing competition in teenagers magazine. He is matching the qualities on the left with the questions on the right. Help him write the correct letters in the boxes.

What makes your friend so special?

1 helpful □ a Does he/ she care about you when you are sad?

2 honest □ b Do you talk to him/her when you are happy?

3 keeps a secret □ c Can you tell him/her everything about yourself?

4 makes me happy □ d Is he/ she ready to help when you have problems?

5 share my joy □ e Do you believe what he/ she says?

Write to Teenagers magazine about your best friend!

B Daniel and Amy are talking about what qualities are important in good friends. Work in pairs and talk about what qualities you think are important. Use the conversation below as a model. The words in the box may help you.

clever friendly good-looking helpful

honest interesting polite tidy

Daniel: What makes good friends, Amy?

Amy: Well, good friends should be honest. You can trust them because they never tell lies. Daniel: Yes, that’s very important. I think good friends should be interesting too. They can also tell you funny jokes.

Amy: Yes, that’s true. I also think good friends should be helpful.

Daniel: I agree.

Reading

A Best Friends

Teenagers magazine is inviting teenagers to write about their best friends for the writing competition. Read the following entries.

May is my best friend. She is shorter than I am. She has big, bright eyes and long, straight hair. Everyone thinks she is pretty.

May is sweet. She smiles often and never says a bad word about anyone.

May is a true friend. When something worries me, I can always go to her. I can tell her anything because she can keep a secret.

B Who would you choose as your best friend?

B1 Mr Zhou, the editor of Teenagers magazine, is making profiles of Betty, Max and May. Help him complete the information below.

Name: Betty

Looks: (1)

Has (2) hair

Personality: (3) and helpful

Name: Max

Looks: the (4) in his class

wears small, round (5)

Personality: has a good sense of (6)

Name : May

Looks : has big, (7) eyes

has long, (8) hair

Personality: (9)

can keep a (10)

B2Mr Zhou is making some notes of Betty, Max and May. Read the sentences. Write a T if a

sentence is true of an F if it is false.

1 Betty is kind to old people only.

2 Betty wants to be a singer in the future.

3 Max looks smart in his small, round glasses.

4 Max is not good at telling jokes.

5 May is sweet and pretty.

6 May likes to say bad things about her friends.

B3Mr Zhou is writing about Betty, Max and May.Help him write the correct names in the boxes and find some related details in the three entries.

1 is sweet

2 is tall.

2 is helpful.

B4 Mr Wu is asking the students who they world choose as their best friends. Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

feel bored keep a secret ready to help

share tell funny jokes worries

Mr Wu: Who would you choose as your best friend, Suzy?

Suzy: I’d choose May. I can go to her when something (1) me. I can tell her anything because she can (2) .

Mr Wu: Yes, she’s kind and swe et. And you, Simon?

Simon: I’d choose Max. He can (3) , so I’ll never (4) with him.

Mr Wu: Yes, Max is interesting. And how about you, Sandy?

Sandy: I’d choose Betty. She’s willing to (5) things with her friends and is (6) people any time.

+ +

→ longer→ longest

+ +

+ +

replace the word replace the word

A class profile

A Daniel is writing about is classmates. Help him complete the following table with the correct adjectives.

Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative clean cleaner cleanest thin

big sad

cute difficult

short interesting

happy good

lazy bad

B Daniel has made a profile of his classmates. Read the profile and complete his notes.

Millie Sandy Amy Peter Kitty Simon Height(cm) 157 170 160 173 155 171 Weitht(kg) 45 50 44 55 40 53

50 m swimming(sec.) 40 38 30 34 36 35 Drawing competition 9/10 10/10 9/10 5/10 6/10 8/10 English test 10/10 8/10 9/10 6/10 8/10 7/10

1 Simon is taller than (tall) Sandy.

2 Peter is (tall ) of the six students.

3 Sandy is (heavy) Millie.

6 Amy is (fast ) swimmer of the six students.

7 Millie’s drawing is (beautiful) Peter’s.

8 Sandy’s drawing is (beautiful) in her class.

9 Millie’s English is (good) Simon’s. Millie’s English is (good) in her class.

Work out the rule!

We put than (before, after) comparatives.

We put the (before, after) superlatives.

Integrated skills

A Future plans

A1 Nora is talking to Amy about her future plans. Listen to their conversation. Help Nora put a tick (√) in the correct boxes in table below.

I would like to …

be an artist

be famous

meet different people

make friends

listen to people carefully

help people with their problems

make people happy

travel around the world

A2 Nora is writing about her future plans in her diary. Look at the table in part A1. Help Nora complete her diary entry.

Dear Diary,

Today Amy and I talked about our future plans.

I would like to be a social worker when I grow up.

I am always kind to people. I have many friends at school. I like to (1) a lot of people and make (2) with them. I can (3) to people carefully and help them with their (4) . I will be happy if I can make other people (5) .

A3 Sandy is writing abut her future plans in her diary too. Listen to her conversation with Daniel. Help Sandy complete her diary entry.

Dear diary,

I love drawing and I would like to be (1) when I grow up.

Among all the Chinese artists, I like (2) best. His pictures of (3) are beautiful works of art. I want to be as (4) as he is .

I want to travel around the world and learn more about (5) some day.

B Speak up: What’s he like?

Sandy is telling her neighbour Helen about her friends. Work in pairs and tell your partner about your friends. Use the conversation below as a model.

Helen:Who’s the boy on the left?

Sandy: Oh, this is Peter. He’s the tallest in my class.

Helen: What’s he like?

Sandy: He’s clever and humorous. He often tells us funny jokes.

Helen: Who’s the girl next to Peter?

Sandy: She’s Lucy. She’s a small girl with a ponytail.

Helen: What’s she like?

Sandy: She’s shy and …

Study skills

How to remember words

Can you remember new words quickly? A vocabulary tree can help you.

·Put the words into different groups, e.g. jobs, looks and feelings. Then write the group names on the branches.

·Write down the words on the leaves of each branch.

·Draw pictures of the words to help you remember their meanings if necessary.

Look at the vocabulary tree below. Complete it by writing the words on the correct leaves. afraid angry bored cook cute

doctor excited lovely nurse policeman

pretty slim tall tired waiter

Task

My best friend

A Daniel is going to take part in the writing competition. He is making a list of words that he can use to describe different people. Read his list.

Words about people

Face long, round, square, small

Eyes big, small, round, bright, smiling

Nose big, small, long, short

Hair black, dark brown, long, short, straight

Looks beautiful, pretty, good-looking, handsome, lovely,

cute, short, tall, fat, slim, smart, strong

Personality clever, smart, polite, friendly, kind, generous, hard-working,

helpful, honest, humorous, patient

B You also want to write an article about your best friend. Prepare some notes of him or her. Then use the outline below to help you organize your ideas.

Introduction

Say who your best friend is.

Main body

Describe his/her looks and personality.

Conclusion

Write about his/her future plans.

C Read Daniel’s article about his best friend kate.

Kate is both my neighbour and my best friend, I first met her five years ago.

Kate is tall and slim. She has long hair. She has a round face and a small nose. I like her bright, smiling eyes. They make her look really pretty and kind.

Kate is a friendly girl. She always has a smile on her face and looks happy. She likes to help people. She helps me with my homework and she is very patient. When I feel bores or unhappy, I often go to her. She will talk to me and tell me interesting things.

Kate wants to work with children. She would like to be a teacher when she grows up. I think she will make an excellent teacher.

D Now write your own article about your best friend. Use your notes and the outline on page 16 to

I need to spend more time on .

Unit 2 School life

1 Why don’t dogs go to school, Eddie?

2 Because we’re cleverer than people. They have to work harder.

3 what’s school like?

4 It’s like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements.

Ideal schools

The Class 1, Grade 8 students are learning about schools around the world. They are also writing about their ideal school.

Task

Complete a questionnaire and write about your ideal school.

Welcome to the unit

Different words for the same thing

A People in the UK and the USA sometimes use different words to refer to the same thing. Match the words on the left with words on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks. Then write the correct words under the pictures below.

British English American English

1 biscuit d a eraser

2 autumn b soccer

3 lorry c vacation

4 film d cookie

5 football e fall

6 holiday f store

7 garden g truck

8 rubber h yard

9 shop i movie （原书10个，现9个）

B Daniel wants to invite Simon to see a film. Read their conversation. Underline the British words and write the American words above them.

Daniel: Hello, Simon. Shall we go to see a film this afternoon?

Simon: I’d love to, but I have to go to a shop to buy a birthday present for my cousin Annie. Daniel: OK. Is this Saturday all right?

Simon: Sorry, Daniel. The school football team will practice this Saturday.

Daniel: I see. You’re really busy this week.

Simon: Yes, I am. I can’t wait for the holiday.

Reading

A School lives

Daniel is visiting on an online club called Schools Around the World. Here are two articles on the website about different school lives.

Life in a British school

Hi, everybody.

My name is Nancy. I am in Year 8 at woodland school near London. It is a mixed school. Boys and girls have lessons together. Among all my subjects, I like French best. Learning foreign languages is fun.

Our school has a Reading Week every year. During the week, we can borrow more books from the school library. We can also bring in books and magazines from home. L lften read more books than my classmates. Near the end of the week., we discuss the books with our classmates in 10 class. Time seems to go faster when we are reading interesting books.

Life in an American school

Hi guys.

I’m John and I’m 14 years old.I’m in the 8th grade at Rocky Mountain High School near Denver.

Every Monday, I go to the Buddy Club. In the club,

older students help new students learn more about the school. My friend Tony is in the 12th grade. He often listens carefully to my problems and offers me help. He is my hero.

We have different classes every day. On Friday afternoon, our school ends earlier than usual. My friends and I often do sports together.

Twice a week, I play baseball after school. I love this game and practice hard every time. Our team won two games last month.

B Schools in different countries

B1 Daniel does not know the meanings of some words in the article. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.

1 foreign (line 5) a talk about something

2 language (line 5) b give something to someone

3 discuss (line 9) c be best or first in a competition

4 offer (line 17) d not in or from your own country

5 win (line 23) e words used in speaking and writing

B2 Daniel found some pictures of Nancy’s and John’s schools. First, help him complete the description of each picture. Then put an N in the box if the picture shows Nancy’s school and a J if it shows John’s school.

1 In a school, boys and girls study .

2 In the , older students help new students learn more about .

3 During , students can from the library and can bring in

from home.

4 Some students after school and they every week.

B3 Daniel wrote about schools in the two countries. However, he made some mistakes. Write

a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.

1 Both Nancy and John are Graded 8 students.

2 Nancy’s favourite subject is English.

3 There is a Reading Week at Nancy’s sch ool every year.

4 Nancy always brings in more books than her classmate.

5 The courses are not the same every day at John’s school.

6 John and his friends often go shopping on Friday afternoon.

B4 On the way home, Daniel tells kitty about Joh n’s school life. Complete their conversation with the words in the box.(原书这一部分是B2) baseball ends hero offers sports twice won

Daniel: I read an article by a boy from the USA.His name is John. He’s in the 8th gra de. Kitty: Really? What’s his school life like?

Daniel: Every Monday, he goes to the Buddy Club. His friend Tony is in the 12th grade. Tony listens to John’s problems and (1) him help. He’s John’s (2) .

Kitty: What else do you know about John?

Daniel: On Friday afternoon, their school (3) earlier than usual. They often do (4) together.

Kitty: Does John like sports?

Daniel: Yes. His favourite sport is (5) . He plays it (6) a week. Their team (7) two games last month.

（原书此处还有C1 C2和vocabulary部分）Grammar

A Comparing the amount of things

We can compare the amount of things using more … than, fewer … t han and less… than. We use the most for the largest amount and the fewest/ the least for the smallest amount.

Millie has more tomatoes than Daniel. Kitty has the most eggs.

Millie has less rice than Daniel. Daniel has the fewest tomatoes.

Millie has fewer bananas than Kitty. Millie has the least juice.

Comparing school lives

information. Make sentences to compare your school life with Nancy’s, John’s and Daniel’s.

Most short adverbs + er + est

hard →harder →hardest

replace the word replace the word

→→

Integrated skills

A comparing schools

A1 Daniel is writing an article about different schools.Listen to him introducing Sunshine Middle School and complete the first column in the table below.

Sunshine Middle School Woodland

School

Rocky Mountain

High School

Number of students 66

Number of teachers

How long is the summer holiday?

How much time do students

spend on homework every day?

Do students wear uniforms? /

Do students do morning exercises? yes /no

A2 Sandy is helping Daniel collect information on the Internet about other schools. Listen to their conversation and complete the rest of the table above.

A3 Help Daniel complete his article with the information in Part A1.（原书中这是属于A2）Woodland School is smaller than Rocky Mountain High School. There are (1) (more, fewer, less) teachers and (2) (more, fewer, less) students in Woodland School than in Rocky Mountain High School. Sunshine Middle School has (3) (more, fewer, the most teachers and students of the three.

Chinese students have (4) (more, fewer, less) weeks off or the summer holiday than British students. British students spend (5) (more, fewer, less) time doing homework than Chinese students. Among the three schools, students in the American school spend (6) (the least, few, less) time on homework, and they have (7) (long,

longer ,the longest) summer holiday. Chinese students spend (8) (the most, the fewest, the least) time on homework. They work (9) (hard, harder, the hardest).

A4Daniel, John and Nancy are chatting online about their schools. Match the sentences with the correct people. Use the information in Part A1 on page 25 to help you.

Daniel, John & Nancy

1 Nancy: My school has fewer weeks off for the summer holiday than Daniel’s.

2 : Students in my school do not wear uniforms.

3 : I spend less time doing homework than Nancy.

4 : My school has the most students.

5 : My school has the fewest teachers. （原书有6题）

B Speak up: Simon spends the most time on his hobbies.

The Class 1, Grade 8 students are talking about the time they spend on their hobbies. Work in groups and talk about your hobbies. Use the conversation below as a model.

Millie: How much time do you spend on your hobbies every day, Daniel?

Daniel: About one hour. Half an hour for playing computer games and another half an hour for playing chess.

Millie: Really? I have only half an hour for my hobbies at most. I often do some reading. How about you, Simon?

Simon: About two hours for sports. And you, Amy?

Amy: Usually I go swimming for about half an hour.

Millie: OK. Among the four of us, Simon spends the most time on his hobbies, and Daniel spends more time on his hobbies than Amy and I.

Study skills

The suffix –ly

A suffix is a letter or a group of letters that we add to the end of a word to form a new word. We can add –ly to some adjectives to form adverbs. We can also add –ly to come nouns to form adjectives.

Adjective Adverb Noun Adjective

real really friend friendly

bad badly day daily

usual usually week weekly

B Millie is writing in her diary. Complete her entry with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

Today we had an English test. We have a (1) (month) test on each subject. I looked through the questions (2) (quick). I could (3) (easy) answer all of them.

To me, learning foreign languages is (4) (real) fun. I read English newspapers and magazines every day. I read very (5) (slow) at first, but I am doing better now. I also keep writing in English about my (6) (day) life. I learn to use English better this way(7) (usual) I watch English videos at weekends. I always have a (8)

(love) time!

Task

My ideal school

A What do you like or dislike about your school? Read the questionnaire below and write your answers.

Questionnaire

1 What time does your school start?

2 Do you think this is too early or too late?

3 when do you finish school?

4 D you think this is too early or too late?

5 How long is lunchtime at your school?

6 Do you like your school uniform? Why or why not?

7 Below are some subjects, sports and after-school activities. Put a tick (√) in the box next to the ones you like.

Subjects Sports Clubs

□Chinese □Badminton □Art Club

□English □Basketball □Chess Club

□Geography □Football □Dance Club

□History □Table tennis □English Club

□Maths □Tennis □Reading Club

□Physics □Volleyball □Singing Club

8 How often do you go on school trips?

9 Do you think your school is a good one ? Why or why not?

Useful expressions

My ideal school starts at … and finishes at …

We have an hour for …

I have … because I think … is very interesting

I love … so I have … every day.

There is…

We have lost of …

Every …, we g on a school trip.

B Read Daniel’s article about his ideal school.

My ideal school

My ideal school starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m. We do not need to get up early, and we have lots of time for after-school activities. We only have an hour of homework every day.

We have an hour for lunch. There is a big, clean dining hall. We have lunch and chat there. We listen to music at lunchtime. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties.

Our classes are quite small. There are about 20 students in each class. We can choose subjects to study. I have Maths because I think Maths is very interesting. I love computers, so I have computer lessons every day.

There is a big library, a football field and a swimming pool. We have lots of clubs and after-school activities. Every month, we go on a school trip. We always have fun.

C Write an article about your ideal schoo l. Use the information in Part A to help you. Then read your article to your partner.

Unit 3 A day out

1 What are you going to do, Eddie?

I’m going to exercise.

2 Are you going to climb a hill?

Yes.

3 That’s good. You need to exercise and keep fit.

Well, this ill isn’t as high as a real one!

4 Come on, Hobo. Let’s enjoy ourselves!

Let’s go!

Kitty’s cousin Linda is visiting Sunshine Town.Find out where Linda, Kitty and her classmates went and what happened there.

Task Make a plan for a day trip and write an invitation letter to your classmates.

Welcome to the unit

Where are they?

A Amy and Simon are reading some postcards from their friends. Read the back of the postcards and match them with the correct pictures. Write the correct letters in the boxes.

B Simon searched on the Internet for some information about places of interest around the world. He is answering Amy’s questions.Work in pairs and talk about the places you are interested in. Use the conversation below as a model.

Amy: How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?

Simon: It’s very long, about 1.7 miles.

Amy: How wide is the bridge?

Simon: It’s 90 feet wide.

Amy: The bridge is made of steel, isn’t it?

Simon: Yes, and it weighs over 100,000 tons.

Reading

A Around the world in a day!

Linda comes from the USA. She is visiting her cousin Kitty. She went to the World Park with the Class 1, grade 8 students yesterday. Here is Linda’s email to her parents about the trip.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m doing fine here. Yesterday Kitty’s teacher Mr Wu invited me to join their school trip to the World Park. I enjoyed myself!

It was a fine, warm day. The sun was shining in a clear blue sky. The World Park is quite far away. It took us about two hours to get there by bus. There was a lot of traffic on the way and the journey was a little boring.

Finally, we arrived at the park. All of couldn’t wait to get off the bus. Soon the whole world was there in front of us! There are models of more than a hundred places of interest from all over the world.

They are small but wonderful.

We became very excited when we saw the model Eiffel Tower. It is made of steel and is really tall. The model Golden Gate Bridge looked as great as the one back home. I couldn’t believe

my eyes.

It was an amazing day because we saw the main sights of the world in just one day. The song and dance shows were also wonderful. We learnt a lot about different cultures.

You can see some photos of the trip on the Internet. Kitty’s classmate Daniel put them on his home page. Go and see for yourselves!

Love,

Linda

B A fun day out

B1 Kitty wants to know the meanings of some words in Linda’s email. Help Kitty match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.

1 join (line 2) a full

2 journey (line 6) b get to a place

3 boring (line 6) c places of interest

4 finally (line 6) d take part in

5 arrive at (line 7) e not interesting

6 whole (line 8) f a long trip

7 main (line 14) g after a long time

8 sights (line 14) h most important

B2 Kitty is trying to make some notes of the trip. Help her complete the notes below.

Our school trip

Date: (1) 10 October

Place: (2)

Weather: a (3) , warm day

(4) sun and

(5) sky

How to go: by (6)

About the park: models of more than (7) places of interest from all over the world (8) shows.

B3 Here are some descriptions of the school trip. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.

1 Linda and Kitty went to the World Park by themselves.

2 Linda did not enjoy the day very much.

3 It took the students half an hour to get to the park.

4 The models in the park are small but wonderful.

5 The model Eiffel Tower is made of wood.

6 The model Golden Gate Bridge looked just like the real one in the USA.

B4 Kitty and Daniel are chatting online. Complete their conversation with the words from Linda’s letter on page 32.

kitty. Daniel

Kitty: It was a great day yesterday. Linda really (1) .

Daniel: But the journey was a little (2) , and there as too much (3) on the way. Kitty: True, but when we saw the models, we became (4) . Linda couldn’t (5)

when she saw the model Golden Gate Bridge. It looked (6) the one in her country.

Daniel: Yes. It was amazing to see the (7) of the world in a day, and it was also great to learn a lot about different (8) .

Kitty: Did you take any photos, Daniel?

Daniel: Yes, I took some. You can see them on my (9) .

Kitty: Great. So Linda’s parents can see them too.

Grammar

A Using as … as

We use as … as to say that people or things are the same in some ways.

Mr Wu is as happy as the two girls.

We use not as … as to say that people or things are not the same in some ways.

The two girls are not as tall as Mr Wu.

= The two girls are shorter than Mr Wu.

Linda is sending some pictures to her parents via email. Complete her sentence under each picture with as … as or not as … as.

1 2

The bus is Mr Wu is (kind) (comfortable) those in the USA. A friend.

3 4

The journey is The Eiffel Tower is

(not interesting) the visit. (not tall) the real one in France.

5 6

The model Sydney Opera House The song and dance shows are

looks

(wonderful) that in Australia. models in the park.

B Reflexive pronouns （原书中这属于C部分）

We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object are the same person or thing.

Come on, Hobo. Let’s enjoy ourselves!

Go and see for yourselves!

pronouns

What happened at South Hill?

The students are at South Hill. Read about Linda and Simon’s secret. Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive pronouns.

1 Boys and girls, you can go and enjoy (1) now.

2 Oh no, Simon is trying to pull (2) up the rocks.

Help!

3 Luckily, some climbers helped Simon.

4 Please don’t tell anybody about this, Linda.

OK, I won’t. You’re lucky you didn’t hurt (3) !

5 Later …

Did you all have a good time?

Yes, we did. We really enjoyed (4) !

6 Simon and Linda looked at each other. They kept the secret to (5) .（原书有九幅图）Integrated skills

A The basketball final

A1 The Sunshine Middle School basketball team is in the final of this year’s basketball competition. Listen to the chairperson of the Students’ Union and help Kitty complete the poster.

Sunshine Middle School gets to the final!

Our school basketball team needs your support! It is in the final of the basketball competition! The match takes place on (1) , 7 October, at (2) in Moonlight Town. Come and cheer for our team!

Don’t forget to bring your friends!

With your support, we will win!

A2Listen to the chairperson giving more information about the day of the final. Help Kitty complete the notes below.

The day of the final

9:30 a.m. Meet at (1)

(2) Bus leaves.

(3) Reach the Sports Centre.

10:30 a.m. (4)

(5) Half-time

11:30 a.m.(6)

(7) Bus leaves form the centre.

Have lunch at Moonlight Restaurant.

1:00 p.m. Get on the bus (8) the restaurant.

1:30 p.m. Back to our school.

Cost of the trip ￥(9) per student.

A3Kitty is writing about the final. Read her notes and check if there are any mistakes. Write

a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.

1 Our school baseball team is in the final. F

2 The match will take place at Moonlight Middle School in Moon light Town.

3 We will go three by underground.

4 It will take us about half an hour to reach the Sports Centre.

5 Half-time is a 20-minute period for the players to rest.

6 We can buy food and drinks during half-time.

7 The match will finish before noon.

8 We will go back to our school after lunch.

B Speak up: Where are we going tomorrow?

Daniel and Kitty are planning a trip for Linda. Work in pairs and plan a day out for a visiting friend. Use the conversation below as a mode!

Daniel: Where are we going tomorrow? Shall we take Linda to the Summer Palace?

Kitty: I don’t think that’s a good idea. She went there yesterday.

Daniel: Well, what about the Great Wall?

Kitty: That sounds good, but it’s too far away.

Daniel: Why don’t we go to the China Science and Technology Museum? It’s free for groups of 30 or more students.

Kitty: great! Let’s go to the museum. See you tomorrow.

Study skills

The suffixes –ful and –less

We can add –ful or –less to some nouns to form adjectives. The suffix –ful means “full of”.

A Work in pairs and complete the table below. If you cannot add –ful or –less to a word, put a cross (×)in the box. You may use a dictionary.

Adjective(with –ful) Adjective (with –less)

cheer

end

hope

meaning

sleep

taste

B Complete what Kitty said about her trip to the World Park with the words in the box below.

beautiful cheerful colourful useless wonderful

We went to the World Park the day before yesterday. The models in the park were (1) . The song and dance shows were also amazing. Their (2) clothes were from different countries and looked very (3) . All of us felt excited and (4) . it was really a great day. My ticket is (5) now, but I’ll deep it!

Task

A big day out

A Kitty and Daniel want all their classmates to go for a day out with Linda before she goes back to the USA. They are planning their trip now. Take a look at their plan.

Time Place Activity

7:30 a.m. Sunshine Underground Station Meet everyone

↓by underground

8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Tian’anmen Square See the biggest city square in

the world

↓on foot

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.The Palace Museum Visit the museum

↓on foot

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Beihai Park Visit the garden and row

boats

↓by bus

4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Wangfujing Street Go shopping

↓by underground

Sunshine Town

Uselful expressions

We are planning a day out on …

This is the plan for the day.

We will meet at …

We will take the underground/bus to …

It will take about … minutes/ hour(s).

We will walk to …

We will see/visit …

We will go back to … by underground/bus.

The cost is about … per student.

We hope you can join us.

B Help Kitty and Daniel complete their letter to their classmates. Use the information from their plan in Part A on page 40.

C Write a letter to invite your classmates to go on a day trip with you and your friend. Use the plan in Part A and the letter in Part B as a model.

I need to spend more time on .

Unit 4 Do it yourself （原书中这一单元为Wild animals,没有Do it yourself 这个单元）

1 That’s your new house, Hobo. Great. What should we do?

2 Here are clear instructions. Read them first. All right. What’s next?

3 You’d better get some tools. No problem!

4 Shall we start? No. I can’t help you. It says, “Do it yourself.”

Do it yourself

DIY is popular among young people. Suzy and her classmates are talking about KIY and writing about their DIY stories.

Task Write about a DIY job you did .

Welcome to the unit

About DIY

A Here are some tools for DIY. Look at the picture and match the words in the box with the tools.

Brush glue rope scissors tape

B Millie and Suzy are talking about DIY. Work in pairs and talk about something you would like to do. Use the conversation below as a model.

Millie: what’s DIY exactly, Suzy?

Suzy: It stands for “do-it-yourself”. When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things yourself instead of paying someone to do it.

Millie: What are you going to do then?

Suzy: I’m going to make some paper roses.

Millie: It sounds lovely. What do you need for that?