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Unit 1 This is me !
, I love this e-dog.
/
2.
I‘
m Eddie. What
‘
s your name?
My name
‘
s Hobo.
/
3. Yes, I am. /
Are you my master ?
/
4. Good. Read this book now.
《
How to look after your e-dog
》
Making friends at your new school:
This is the first day at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. The students are introducing themselves to each other. They are
going to write about themselves.
Main task:
Write about yourself for the class noticeboard.
Welcome to the unit
A
Metting new friends:
►
The students are starting school at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School and this is their first English lesson.
They are
introducing themselves to each other.
Good morning. I
‘
m Amy. / I
‘
m Simon.
|
Hello, I
‘
m Millie. / I
‘
m Kitty.
|
Hi,
I‘
m Sandy. What
‘
s your name? /
My name
‘
s Daniel.
B
Greetings
(
问候
vt.)
B1
►
Millie meets
Kitty at the following times. What does Millie say to
Kitty? Help Millie write the correct greetings
under the pictures.
1.
Good afternoon.
2. Good morning.
3. Good evening.
4. Good night.
B2
►
Work in pairs. Greet your partner and then introduce yourself. Use the sentences in Part A and the greetings in Part
B1 to help you.
READING:
A
Welcome to Beijing Sunshine secondary School.
►
Millie, Simon, Sandy, Kitty ,Amy and Daniel are new students at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. Let
‘
meet them.
[Millie]
Hi, I
‘
m Millie. I
‘
m 12 years old. I
‘
m in Class 1, Grade 7. I live in Beijing. I love reading. I
‘
m in the Reading
Club. I have a dog. His name
‘
s Eddie. I love him very much.
[
Simon]
Hello, everyone! My name is Simon. I was born in Shanghai but I live in Beijing now. I like Beijing very much. I
love playing football after school. I have one cousin, Annie.
[Kieey]
15
This is Kitty. She is 11 years old. She is small.
She loves dancing. She works hard.
[Sandy]
10
Hi, I
‘
m Sandy. I come from Beijing. I
‘
m very tall and slim. I have long black hair. I like listening to music.
Now let
‘
s meet Kitty, Amy and Daniel.
[Amy]
20 This is Amy. She is not very tall. She has short hair. She is good at swimming. 25
She is funny!
[Daniel]
This is Daniel. He wears glasses. He enjoys playing computer games. 30 He is polite and helpful.
B
Gretting to know the students:
B1
►
Mr
Wu,
the English teacher,
wants
to
know
the students
better.
What
activities
do
they
like? Help
him write
the
correct letters in the boxes.
1 Millie []
2 simon []
3 Kitty []
4 Amy []
5 Sandy []
6 Daniel []
a
b
c
d
e
f
B2
►
Mr Wu is writing about his students. Look at the following sentences. Are they corret? Write a T if the sentence is
true. .write an F if it is false.
1
1
Millie is 11 years old.
[ F]
2
Simon was born in shanghai.
[ T]
3
Sandy doesn
‘
t like listening to music.
[ F ]
4
Kitty loves dancing.
[ T]
5
Amy has long hair.
[ F ]
6
Daniel wears glasses.
[ T ]
C
New classmates
C1
►
Millie is making notes about her new classmates. Help her complete the notes. Use the information on page8 to help
you.
Simon is very tall. He loves playing ( football
) . He was born in ( Shanghai ). Sandy is tall and ( slim ). She has ( long
black) hair. She likes listening to (music ). Kitty does not wear glasses. She has long hair too. She loves ( dancing ). Amy is
not very tall. She does not wear ( glsasses ). She is good at ( swimming ). Daniel wears glasses. He likes playing ( computer
games). He is helpful and ( polite ).
C2
►
Write about yourself. Complete the sentences.
1. My name is ( ).
2. I am (
) years old.
3. I live in (
).
4. I have ( short black ) hair and (big ) eyes.
5. I
love (
).
Vocabulary
A:
Playing Sport:
►
What are Millie and her classmates doing today? Write the correct words under the pictures.
Badminton
;
football
;
swimming
;
volleyball
;
B:
Sports and equipment:
►
It is time for Millie
‘
s PE lesson. Where are the students now? Complete the sentences.
badminton court
;
football field
;
swimming pool
.
1. They play football on the (football field) .
2. They play badminton on the (badminton court).
swim in the
(swimming pool).
Grammar:
Simple present tense:
We use the simple present tense when we talk about:
1.
things
that
are
true
now.:
My
hair
is
long.
2.
things
that
we
do
regularly.:
Simon
plays
football
after
school.
that are always true.:
Cats eat fish.
Simple present tense of the verb
‘
to be
’
We make positive and negative sentences using the verb
‗
to be
‘
in the simple present tense like this
Tip:
We use
―I‘
m you
‘
re we
‘
re they
‘
re he
‘
s she
‘
s it
‘
s
‖
. when we write to our friends or when we speak.
We ask and answer questions using the verb
‘
to be
‘
in the simple present tense like this.
―
Am
I
;
Are
you/we/
they
;
Is
he/she/it
;
happy?
‖
―
Yes,
I
am.
;
you/
we/
they
are.
He/she/it
is.
‖
―
No,
I
am
not/
‘
m not.
You/we/ they are not/aren
‘
t.
he/she/it is not/isn
‘
t. (happy)
‖
A
►
Millie is talking to her new classmates. Complete their conversation.
Millie:
It is a big school.
Sandy:
Yes. The classrooms are big too.
Millie:
Our teachers are nice. Mr Wu is a good
teacher.
Sandy:
(Is he) our Maths teacher?
Millie:
No, He isn
‘
t. He is our English teacher.
Simon:
Are you good at
English, Millie?
Millie:
Yes, I am. I like reading. I am/ I
‘
m in the English Club.
Simple present tense of the verb
‘
to do
’
We make positive and negative sentences using the verb
‗
to do
‘
in the simple present tense like this.
We use these forms when we write to our friends or when we speak. don
‘
t(=do not)
doesn
‘
t(=does not)
2
I/You/We/They
He/She/It
like
likes
fish
I / You/We/They
do not / don‘
t
like
fish
He/She/It
does not/ doesm
‘
t
We can ask and answer questions using the verb
‗
to do
‘
in the simple present tense like this.
Tip:
We do not use
‗
do
‘
/
‘
does
‘
to form questions when the main verb of the sentence is the verb
‗
to be
‘
.
She is a student
→
Is she a student?
Do
Does
Yes,
No,
I / you / we / they
he / she / it
+s
-y+ies
+es
+es
do not/don‘
t.
does not/ doesn
‘
t.
walk
→
walks
fly
→
flies
watch
→
watches
Go
→
goes
do
→
does
I / you / we / they
he / she / it
do.
does.
I / you / we / they
he / she / it
like
fish?
Remember that we add an
‗
s
‘
to the verb afer
‗
he
‘
,
‗
she
‘
,
‗
it
‘
. However , there are some exceptions.
Most verbs
Verbs ending in a consonant
+y
Verbs ending in
ss, ch, sh
or
x
Some verbs ending in
o
B
►
Help Millie complete the sentences below. Use the words from the box.
1 I live in Beijing.
2 I have breakfast at 7 a.m.
3 I go to school with my friend.
4 I love my dog Eddie very much.
5 I talk to my classmates at lunchtime.
6 I take my dog for a walk every day.
C
►
Mr Wu wants to know his students better. He asks them to write their names under the activities they like in the
table below. Use the information in the table to answer the questions.
1 Do Daniel and Kitty play computer games?
Yes, they do.
2 Does Simon like to go swimming?
No, he doesn
‘
t.
3 Does Amy like reading?
No, she doesn
‘
t.
4 Do Sandy and Kitty like walking?
No, they don
‘
t.
5 Does Simon like walking?
Yes, he does.
6 Do Sandy and Daniel like drawing?
Yes, they do.
C
►
Millie is asking Daniel what their classmates do after school. Complete Daniel
‘
s answers. Use the simple present
tense.
Millie:
Daniel, do you play volleyball after school?
Daniel:
No, I do not/don
‘
t play volleyball after school.
Millie:
Does Simon play football after school?
Daniel
: Yes, he always plays football after school.
Millie:
Does Amy walk home after school?
Daniel
: No, she does not/doesn
‘
t walk home after school.
Millie
: Does she take the bus?
Daniel
: Yes, she takes the bus every day.
Millie
: Do you like watching TV.
Work out the rule!
We use
‗
do not
‘
with the pronouns I, you, we and they.
3
We use
‗
does not
‘
with the pronouns he, she and it.
E
►
Simon is writing to his penfriend about what he and his family do at the weekend. Help him complete his letter. Use
the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets.
Dear David
At the weekend, I usually go running for half an hour in the morning. Then I play football. My mother does not/doesn
‘
t
watch
our
games
but
sometimes
my
father
goes
to
watch
them.
I
am
good
at
football.
Are
you
good
at
football
too?
Sometimes my cousin flies a kite with me in the afternoon. In the evening, we often have dinner at my grandparents
‘
home.
Sometimes, we eat in a restaurant.
Write soon!
Simon
Integrated skills
A
Simon
‘
s favourite football player
A1
►
Simon wants to write about his favourite football player, Li Hua. He found a news article about him. Read the article.
Help Simon make notes about Li Hua on the note sheet below.
Sports News
Li Hua scores for Huanghe
Li Hua is a very good football player. He likes reading books about football. He plays for Huanghe Football Team. He is the
newest member in it. He is good at scoring goals. Many people like him. He plays football every day. He wants to play in
the next World Cup.
Name ()
Age: ()
Birthplace: (
)
Team: ( )
He looks: (strong)
Hobbies: (
)
Next match: (
)
A2
►
Listen to the radio programme about Li Hua. Help Simon complete the notes in Part A1.
A3
►
Help Simon Write an article about Li Hua. Use the notes in Part A1 on page 16 to help you.
Sports News: Young Superstar Football Player
Li Hua is 22 years old.
He looks strong. He comes from Guangdong but now he lives in Beijing.
He likes reading books about football.
He is the newest member in Huanghe Football Team.
He plays very well. He wants to play in the next world Cup.
Many people like to watch him.
B
Speak up: talking about favourite football players
►
Daniel
and
Sandy
are
talking
about
their
favourite
football
players
at
school.
Talk
about
your
favourite
football
players. Use Daniel and Sandy
‘
s conversation as a model.
Sandy:
Hi, Daniel. You look happy.
Daniel
: yes. Our school football team wins again. Frank plays very well in the match.
Sandy
: Who is Frank?
Daniel
: He is my favourite football player in the school football team.
Sandy:
Oh, really? Is he tall?
Daniel
: Yes. He is tall and strong.
Sandy
: Does he often score for our school football team?
Daniel
: Yes, he does.
4
Study skills
Working with others
The more English you speak in class, the faster you will learn. Always work with your partners in English!
A
►
You
left
your
pencil
box
at
home
today.
You
need
to
borrow
things
from
your
classmates.
Practice
saying
the
following sentences.
1 Do you have a pen/ pencil/ ruler/rubber?
Yes, I do.
No, I don
‘
t.
2 Can I borrow your pen/pencil/ruler/rubber?
Yes, you can.
I
‘
m sorry. I don
‘
t have one.
B
►
The following sentences will help you in your English lessons. Practice saying them.
If you do not know how to say something in English, you say: Excuse me. How do you say that in English?
If you do not understand something, you say:
I don
‘
t understand.
If you do not know the answer to something, you say: I
‘
m sorry. I don
‘
t know.
If you want to start a role-play, you say:
I‘
ll start/begin now.
Main task
Writing about yourself
A
►
The new students at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School are writing about themselves. Below are Millie
‘
s and Daniel
‘
s
profiles.
Millie
My name is Millie. I am 12 years old. I was born in Beijing and I live in Beijing too.
I am not very tall. I have dark brown eyes and my hair is short and black.
I love listening to music. I listen to CDs at the weekend.
I like reading. I am in the Reading Club. I like English and Chinese at school. I am good at English.
I have lots of friends at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School.
I like playing with them.
Daniel
Hello! I am Daniel. I am 11 years old. I was born in Nanjing but now I live with my family in Beijing.
I am short. My hair is black and wear glasses.
I love all my lessons. I am not very good at sport. I like playing computer games.
My friends say I
‘
m polite and helpful. My teachers and classmates all like me.
B
►
You are going to write about yourself too. First fill in the table with your own information. Then, write about yourself
and tell the class about yourself. Use Millie
‘
s and Daniel
‘
s profiles on page 19 and the information in the table to help you.
Name: Feng Jiakun
Age:12
Bithplace: Nanjing
Living place: Nanjing
School name : Yuying Foreign Languages School
Class: H
Grade: one
You look:
short black hair
You like: playing computer games and singing songs.
You are good at: Maths, English, Singing songs.
You are not good at: PE.
My name is Zhu Manxun. I
‘
m in Yuying Foreign Languages School, I was born Nanjing, I have short black hair, I
‘
m good
at Maths,English, singing songs. But I
‘
m not good at PE.
Stick your photo here.
5
Checkout
A
How well do you know your new friends?
►
Daniel
is
talking
to his
mother
about
his
new
friends
at
school.
Complete
their
conversation.
Choose
the correct
words in brackets.
Mother
: Do you know all your new friends well now?
Daniel:
Yes. They are all very nice.
Mother:
Do they all come from Beijing?
Daniel
: No. Simon comes from Shanghai.
Mother
: Are many of you good at computer games?
Daniel
: No, only I am . Simon loves playing football. Millie is good at English.
Mother
: Do you go to clubs at school?
Daniel
: Yes, we go to different clubs.
Mother
: Your new friends sound great!
Daniel
: Yes. I love them very much.
B
My new friends
►
Try to complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 Millie
‘
s cousin, Andy, is good at playing volleyball.
2 My friend, Daniel, wears glasses.
3 Amy like swimming.
4 Eddie does not eat fish.
5 Kitty and Millie often play badminton after school.
Unit 2 My day
Comic strip
1
Wake up, Eddie! Look at the time.
2 Is it time for breakfast !
3 What are you going to do today, Eddie?
Well, after breakfast I want to go to sleep, then I have lunch. After lunch, I want
to go to sleep.
4 Some dogs just don
‘
t know to have fun.
Telling your friends about your school life.
Millie has a new online friend
—
Tommy. She is telling him about her new school.
Main Task:
Tell your online friend about your school life and complete a happiness chart for the Online Friendship Club
‘
s
website.
Welcome to the unit
A day at school
►
This is Millie
‘
s diary. You want to keep a diary too. Complete the diary entry below with your own daily activities.
Millie
’
s day
6.30 a.m.
Get up
7.30 a.m.
Go to school
7.00 a.m.
Eat breakfast
8.00 a.m.
Do morning exescises
6
8.25 a.m.
Have lessons
1.30 p.m.
Have lessons
5.00 p.m.
Go home.
6.30 p.m.
Eat supper.
9.30 p.m.
Go to bed
11.50 a.m.
Eat lunch
4.00 p.m.
Do after school activities
5.30 p.m.
Do homework
7.00 p.m.
Watch TV
My day(sample answers)
6.00 a.m.
Get up
7.00 a.m.
Go to school by bus
8.00 a.m.
Have lessons
1.30 p.m.
Have lessons
4.30 p.m.
Go home.
6.30 p.m.
Have supper
7.30 p.m.
Do homework
6.30 a.m.
Have breakfast
7.30 a.m.
Have assembly
11.30 a.m.
Have lunch
3.30 p.m.
Play sports
5.30 p.m.
Play the piano
7.00 p.m.
Watch news onTV
10.00 p.m.
Go to bed
Reading
A
School life
►
Millie is writing to her new online friend Tommy. Here is her e-mail.
Dear Tommy
Hello, my name is Millie. I am a student at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. I love my new school. It is very big. I am
in Class 1. Grade 7. I like my classroom because it is big and clean.
There
are
lots
of
nice
people
in
my
class.
Amy
is
my
best
friend.
At
lunchtime,
we
often
sit
under
the
trees
in
the
playground. We always chat with each other or play games. My new classmates are all nice to me. All my friends are really
great! I love them very much.
The school day starts at eight every morning. We do morning exercises first. Our lessons begin at 8.25 a.m. My favourite
lessons are Chinese and English. I like Maths too. I spend about two hours a day doing my homework.
I go to the school library every day. I go to the Reading Club after school every Tuesday and Friday. I also like playing
volleyball. Sometime, I practice with my friends after school. Amy is a member of the Swimming Club. She is a very good
swimmer! We always have a good time at our school.
Please e
—
mail me soon!
Millie
B
All about school
B1
►
Millie also wants to send Tommy some pictures of different places in her school. Help her write the correct words
under the pictures.
Classroom
library
playground
swimming pool
B2
►
Millie is showing Amy her e-mall to Tommy but Amy does not know some of the words. Match the words on the
left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1 starts---begins
2 favourite --- liked the most of the same kind.
3 spend---use time to do things.
4 swimmer --- someone who can swim.
5 e-mail --- send a mail to someone by a computer and the Internet.
C
Online friends
Tommy is now telling his friends about Millie
‘
s e-mail. Write a
T
if the sentence is true. Write an
F
if it is false.
1 Millie likes her school very much.
7
2 Millie sometimes plays games at lunchtime.
3 Millie
‘
s lessons start at eight every morning.
4 Millie spends three hours a day doing her homework.
5 Millie goes to the Reading Club twice a week.
6 Millie is a member of the Swimming Club.
D
Millie
’
s day
►
Tommy wants to know what Millie does on a school day. Help him write the correct activities under the pictures. Use
the information on page 23 to help you.
Vocabulary
Daily activities
►
Millie is telling Amy what activities Tommy likes to do. Write the correct verbs under the pictures
1 play badminton
2 listen to the radio
3 make model planes
4 watch TV
5 read newspapers
6 write e-mails.
B
►
Amy
‘
s
cousin,
Shirley,
wants
to
know
what
Amy
and
her
friends
do
after
school.
Complete
Amy
and
Shirley
‘
s
conversation.
Shirley:
Does Millie make model planes?
Amy:
No, she doesn
‘
t. She reads books.
Shirley
: Does Sandy listen to music?
Amy:
Yes, she does. She also plays badminton.
Shirley
: Do Simon and Daniel write letters?
Amy:
No, they don
‘
t . They write e-mails.
Shirley
: Do you watch football matches on TV?
Amy
: No, I don
‘
t. My mum says we shouldn
‘
t watch too much TV.
Shirley:
Yes. We should listen to her. She
‘
s always right!
Grammar
A
personal pronouns ( subject form )
We can use personal pronouns to replace nouns for people/things. Then we do not neet to repeat the nouns. We use the
subject form when the noun we are replacing is the subject.
Subject form
I
You
Singular
He/she/it
My name is Millie. I live in Beijing.
Sandy, do you know Tommy?
Simon loves football. He is a member of the football team.
Millie loves Eddie. She walks him every day.
I love my school. It is very big.
I am Daniel and this is Amy. We are in Class 1, Grade 7.
‗
Simon and Millie, you sit here
‘
, says Mr Wu.
I have many new friends. They are all nice to me
We
Plural
You
They
What are they talking about?
8
A1
►
Simon
and
Daniel
are
talking
about
their
classmates.
In
the
blanks,
write
the
correct
pronouns
to
replace
the
pictures.
Simon:
Hello, Daniel. I have some news.
Daniel:
Oh, what is the news? Is it good?
Simon:
Peter is now in the school football team. He is really good.
Daniel:
I think you are better.
Simon:
Thank you. Peter and I both love football. We play together all the time.
Daniel:
Does Millie know about the news?
Simon:
Yes. She is really happy.
A2
►
Millie has some pictures showing her school life. She wants to write what the people are saying in the pictures. Help
her fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
1 My name is Millie. I am 12 years old.
2 Hello, Simon. How are you?
3 There are Sandy and Amy. They are playing
badminton.
4 Here are my friends and I. We are in Grade 7.
5 This is Mr Wu. He is our teacher.
6 Simon and
Daniel, are you reading comic books?
A3
►
Amy is writing an article about her friends for the Online Friendship Club. Help her complete the article. Fill in the
blanks with the correct pronouns.
Sandy plays volleyball every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. She is on the volleyball court from 4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Then
she meets up with Simon and they do their homework together. On Mondays and Wednesdays, Simon plays football. He is
a member of the school football team.
The students at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School meet every lunchtime. Millie and I go to the playground. We sit and
talk under the big trees there.
Daniel goes to the Computer Club every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. He knows a lot about computers. Kitty goes to
her dancing lesson every day. She is very busy and does not have much time to talk with her friends.
Tip:
‗
On Mondays
‘
means every Monday
B
personal pronouns (object form)
We can use personal pronouns to replace nouns for people/ things when it is clear who or what we are referring to. We use
the object form when the noun we are replacing is the object of a verb or preposition.
All my friends
are really great! I love
them
very much.
My school
is very big. I like
it
very much.
Subject form
Object form
I
me
you
you
he
him
Singular
she
her
it
it
We
us
you
you
Plural
they
them
Talking to Grandfather
►
Daniel is talking to his grandfather on the phone. Complete their conversation with the correct personal pronouns.
I have a lot of new friends at the new school. Do you want to know them?
Mr Wu is our teacher. He teaches us English.
Millie loves reading. She has a dog, Eddie. She walks him every day.
Simon likes football. Sometimes we talk about it after school.
Is Grandma at home now? I want to say hello to her.
Pardon? Daniel, I can
‘
t hear you well.
9
Integrated skills
A
A school trip:
A1
►
The Class 1, Grade 7 students will go on a school trip. Read Mr Wu
‘
note to Millie and look at the posters.
Millie
Please get some information about the Chian Space Museum, the China Science and Technology Museum and Beijing Zoo.
We will have our trip from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. next Monday. Each student can spend
¥
10.
Thanks
Mr Wu
A2
►
Millie wants to give the information to Mr Wu. Help her complete the first four columns of the table below.
Place
Location
Price
Opening days
Opening hours
A3
►
Listen to the radio programme and fill in the information about the opening hours in Part A2
A4
►
Millie and her classmate now know where they want to go. Help Millie use the in formation in Part A2 to complete
her note to Mr Wu.
Dear Mr Wu
Thank you for organizing the class trip. We would like to go to Beijing zoo in Xichen District. the price for each student is
¥
5. The Beijing Zoo is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We cannot go to China Science and Technology Museum or China Space Museum because their prices are
¥
15 and China
Science and Technology Museum is closed on Mondays.
We are all looking forward to a great day out!
Millie
B
Speak up: talking about school life
►
Millie is talking to Tommy on the Internet about her school life. You also want to tell your friends about your school
life. Work in pairs. Use Tommy and Millie
‘
s conversation as a model.
Tommy: Millie, what do you think of your new school?
Millie: Oh, it
‘
s good. I enjoy it very much.
Tommy: When does your school day start?
Millie: It starts at eight every morning.
Tommy: Do you do morning exercises at school?
Millie: Yes. We do morning exercises at 8.00 a.m. every day and then our lessons begin at 8.25.
Tommy: In my school, we have lessons at 8.00 and we do morning exercises at 7.45. what are your favourite lessons?
Millie: My favourite lessons are Chinese and English.
Tommy: I love Chinese too. but I
‘
m not very good at English.
Millie: Really? Don
‘
t worry. Maybe you need to practice it more.
Pronunciation
A
Asking
‘
Yes
’
/
’
No
’
questions
A1
►
We often use questions to ask for help. When a question can be answered
‗
Yes
‘
or
‘
No
‘
, our voice rises at the end of
the question. Listen to these questions.
1 Can I borrow your pen?
2 Do you have your books?
3 May I watch TV?
4 Is she tall and slim?
5 Are you busy?
6 Do you like music?
A2
►
Read the questions in Part A1. Make your voice rise at the end of each question.
B
Saying
‘
-(e)s
’
endings
10
When we add
‗
-(e)s
‘
to the end of a word, we pronounce it in three different ways. Some endings are pronounced /s/, some
are pronounced /z/ and some are pronounced /iz/.
B1
►
Sandy sometimes has difficulty with the different endings. Help her find out the differences. Listen to these words
carefully. Then practice saying them.
/s/
walks; helps; books; likes; ships
/z/ begins; legs girls flies enjoys
/iz/ wishes dances matches glasses noses
B2
►
Sandy
wants
to
practice
saying
the
different
‗
-(e)s
‘
endings.
Listen
and
say
whether
the
endings
of
the words
are
pronounced /s/, /z/ or /iz/.
Main task
Your favourite activities
A
►
Millie is filling in a happiness chart for the Online Friendship Club
‘
s website. First, loot at Millie
‘
s chart. Then read
about Millie
‘
s likes and dislikes in the table below
Activity
Morning exercise
Lunchtime
Basketball
Reading Club
Drawing
Homework
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------
------
Love
Like
Dislike
-------
---------
Reason
They
‘
re good for us. They help us get ready for the day
I can chat with friends and eat nice food.
-------
-------
Unit 3 let
’
s celebrate
1.
hobo, today is halloween. Great let
‘
s celebrate. 2. what are you doint ? ? that
‘
s not very interesting. I
‘
m dressing
up as a ghost. 4. ok, then
I‘
ll dress up as Monkey king.
Which is your favourite festival?
The
class1,grade
7
students
in
the
English
club
are
making
a
display
about
different
festivals
around
the
world,
Each
student has to make poster showing his/ner favourite festival.
Main task:
Make a poster showing your favourite festival for a school display.
Welcome to the unit
A
special days
►
Millie is writing a list of festivals. Look at the pictures. Help her write the names of the festivals under the pictures.
Chinese New Year
Christmas
Dragon Boat Festival
Halloween ;
Mid-Autumn Festival
Thanksgiving
Day .
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B
Asking about festivals :
►
Which is your partner
‘
s favourite festival? Work in pairs. Use Millie and Amy
‘
s conversation as a model. Replace the
underlined words with your own ideas.
Millie
: Which is your favourite festival?
Amy
: Mid-Autumn Festival.
Millie
: Why do you like Mid-Autumn Festival?
Amy:
Because I like to eat mooncakes.
A
Getting ready for Halloween
►
Millie received a letter about Halloween from her penfriend in the USA. Here is the letter.
October 15
th
Dear Millie
Thank you for telling me about Mid-Autumn Festival. We do not celebrate it in the USA but we celebrate Halloween.
Halloween in my favorite festival. We have a special party on October 31
st
.
What do we do for Halloween? We play a game called
‗
trick or treat
‘
. We knock on people
‘
s doors and shout
‗
trick or
treat
‘
. Usually, they give us some candy as a treat. If they do not give us a treat, we can play a trick on them.
My friends and I always dress up / at Halloween. We wear special costumes with masks. Sometimes we paint out faces
and people do not know who we are. It is wonderful! This year, I will wear a tiger costume.
We make our own special pumpkin lanterns for Halloween. We cut out the eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth.
My family always have a party on the evening of October 31
st
. It usually starts at about 8 p.m. We eat a lot of special
Halloween chocolates and candies. We have hot drinks and eat lots of nice, hot food. We do not eat mooncakes.
Happy Halloween!
Lots of love
Wendy
B
Learning more about Halloween
B1
►
Do you know the meanings of all the words in the letter? Write the correct names under the pictures.
Party
pumpkin lantern
special costume
trick or treat
.
B2
►
Millie is making some notes about Wendy
‘
s letter in her diary. However, some of them are not correct. Write a
T
if
the sentence is true. Write an
F
if it is false.
1
People in the USA usually have a party on October 30
th
to celebrate Halloween.
2
Wendy often plays
‗
trick or treat
‘
at Halloween.
3
Wendy and her friends always paint their faces at Halloween.
4
People in the USA make lanterns out of oranges.
5
People eat special Halloween chocolates and candies on that day.
B3
►
Millie is telling her classmates about Halloween but some of them at the back cannot hear everything. Help them
complete their note.
Celebrate
festival
lantern
special
.
1
Halloween is a very special festival.
2
People in the USA celebrate Halloween every year.
3
Wendy wears a special costume at Halloween.
4
You can make a lantern out of a pumpkin.
C
Millie
’
s Halloween party
►
Millie and her friends are getting ready for a Halloween party. What are her friends saying? Help Millie fill in the
blanks.
1
Let
‘
s buy some Halloween chocolates.
2
Let
‘
s dress up !
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3
How do we make a pumpkin lantern ?
4
These candies are a special treat when we play trick or treat.
Vocabulary
Days of the year
A
►
Millie and Simon want to know on which days they do not have to go to school. Help them write
Yes
if they have to
go to school and
No
if they do not have to go to school.
1 New Year
‘
s Day
;
2 May Day
;
3 Children
‘
s Day
4 Teachers
‘
Day
5 National Day
6 Christmas
.
B
►
Millie and Simon are talking about different festivals. Complete the sentences below. Use the pictures to help you.
1 At Christmas, we get cards and presents.
2 On Thanksgiving Day, we eat turkey.
3 At Dragon Boat Festival, we eat rice dumplings.
4 At Mid-Autumn Festival, we eat mooncakes.
Grammar
A
prepositions of time
We use different prepositions to talk about time, days, months and seasons.
Preposition
at
What for?
clock time
mealtimes
some festivals
age
on
days
Words
Example
The film starts at six o
‘
clock.
breakfast,
lunch,
supper,
I
read
the
newspaper
at
dinner
breakfast.
Christmas,
festival,
…
.
Mid-Autumn
People
give
presents
at
Christmas.
Children
in
China
go
to
school at 7.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
We start school on Monday.
Wednesday,
Thursday,
We
have
a
party
on
New
Friday, Saturday,
…
Year
‘
s Day.
Morning,
evening
The
holiday
starts
on
15
th
july.
afternoon,
The party is in the evening.
dates
in
Parts of the day.
Months
January. February, March,
Christmas is in December.
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
Spring,
summer,
autumn;
In
Canada,
it
is
very
cold
in
winter
winter.
years
My cousin was born in 1990.
Seasons
What is Millie doing in October?
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A1
►
What is Millie doing in October? Complete what she says.
The National Day is on Tuesday.
Eric
‘
s birthday is on 6
th
October.
I
‘
m going to see the doctor at three o
‘
clock in the afternoon on 12
th
October.
I always take Eddie for a walk in the evening.
We have a long holiday in October.
A2
►
Millie is writing to Wenday about her week. Help her complete the letter with the correct prepositions.
28
th
October
Dear Wendy
Here is what I do every week. Usually I go to the Reading Club on Tuesday and Friday. Our club meeting starts at four
o
‘
clock in the afternoon and finishes at five. I play volleyball at school on Wednesday. On Thursday, I go to Kitty
‘
s home in
the evening. We study Maths together.
Amy
‘
s birthday is on 2
nd
November so we want to have a big party for her. It is Eddie
‘
s birthday on Saturday, but he doesn
‘
t
want a party.
Maybe I can take him for a long walk!
Write soon!
Love
Millie
B
Asking
‘
Wh-
’
questions
We use
‗
Wh-
‘
questions to ask for information about someone / something.
‘
wh-
’
word
What
Which
Who
Whose
When
Where
Why
How
In formation about
Activity or thing
Thing or person
Person
Possession
Time
Place
Reason
Manner
question
Answer
What
do
you
do
for
We play a game called
‗
trick or
Halloween
treak
‘
.
Which would you like?
Who is Mr Wu?
Whose bag is this?
When is your birthdady?
Where is my pen?
Why are you so happy?
How do you go to school?
I‘
d like this yellow one.
He is our teacher.
It
‘
s Millie
‘
s.
It is on 2
nd
April.
It is in the pencil case.
It is my birthday!
I go to school by bus.
Millie loves to ask questions
B1
►
Millie loves to ask questions. Look at the pictures below and help her complete her
‗
Wh-
‘
questions.
1 Where are you going?
2
Who is that man ?
3 What do we have for lunch?
4 Why do you like fishing?
B2
►
Millie loves to learn about different things. She is always asking a lot of questions. Help Millie form questions with
the correct
‗
Wh-
‘
words.
1 Where are you going on holiday?
We are going to Guilin.
2 When is Chinese New Year this year?
It is in February.
3 Who is that person in a special costume ?
That is Kitty!
4 What do you want for Christmas?
I want a model train.
5 Where is Daniel?
He is in the kitchen.
6 How do you celebrate Christmas ?
we have a party and give others presents.
7 When is your birthday ?
It is on 14
th
August.
8 Why do you buy mooncakes ?
Because Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.
9 What do you eat at Dragon Boat Festival?
We eat rice dumplings.
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C Using
‗
some
‘
/
‗
any
‘
We use
‗
some
‘
or
‗
any
‘
to talk about the amount of something.
1
I must buy some Christmas presents.
2
Do you have any money?
3
No, I don
‘
t have any money.
Question
Positive sentence
Negative sentence
Do they give you any candy?
They give us some candy.
They don
‘
t give us any candy.
Tip:
We
can
use
‗
some
‘
when
we
are
making offers and requests. We use it when
we expect the answer to be
‗
yes
‘
.
Would you like some tea?
Can I have some stamps
How do you celebrate ?
►
Wendy and Millie are chatting online. Here is their conversation. Complete their questions and answers with
‗
some
‘
or
‗
any
‘
.
Wendy
: Are there any Halloween parties in Beijing ?
Millie:
No, there aren
‘
t any Halloween parties.
Wendy:
Do you play any special games at Chinese New Year?
Millie
: No, we don
‘
t play any games. We get some red packets and there
‘
s always some money in them.
Wendy
: Do you get any presents?
Millie
: Yes, we get some presents. Sometimes we get lots of them.
Integrated skills
A
Chinese New Year celebrations
A1
►
Wendy saw a poster for this year
‘
s Chinese New Year celebrations in New York. Look at the poster. Help Wendy
complete part of the table below.
Chinese New Year party
Gong He Xin Xi
Chinese food
Lion dance
Fireworks (starts at 8 p.m.)
Music and dance from 9 p.m. to midnight
Date: Sunday, February 9
th
Place: Chinatown, New York
Find more on New York Radio
A2
►
Listen to the radio programme. Help Wendy fill in the missing information in the table in Part A1.
A3
►
Wendy plans to celebrate Chinese New Year in New York. She is writing a postcard to Millie to tell her about the
celebrations. Help her complete the postcard.
January 13
th
Dear Millie
Gong He Xin Xi! I am on holiday in New York. I want to see the (Chinese New York) party here.
There are lots of interesting things here. I am going to watch the ( lion dance). It is my first time to see it and I am very
excited. After that, I am going to eat some traditional (Chinese food). At night there will be (fireworks) in Chinatown.
What do you do for Chinese New Year in Beijing?
Lots of love
Wendy
B
Speak up: Which is your favourite day?
►
Which is your partner
‘
s favourite day in the year? Why? Ask your partner. Use Sandy and Millie
‘
s conversation as a
15
model.
Sandy
: Which is your favourite day in the year?
Millie
: My birthday is my favourite day.
Sandy
: When
‘
s your birthday?
Millie
: It
‘
s on 3
rd
October.
Sandy:
Why do you like your birthday so much?
Millie
: I always have a party and I get lots of presents.
Sandy
: Who gives you the presents?
Millie
: My parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Study skills
Making flash cards
A
►
Millie is making some flash cards to help herself remember things. Your English teacher asks you to do the same thing.
Look at the pictures and read the instructions
How to make flash cards
1 Cut out pieces of card. These are your flash cards.
2 Write a sentence, a question or an expression on each flash card.
3 Draw a picture about the sentence. The question or the expression on the other side of the flash card.
4 Look at the picture for a few seconds and try to remember the sentence. the question or the expression on the other side of
the card.
B
►
Make your own flash cards now. Study the flash cards for 10 minutes every day and you will be able to remember
things better!
Main task
A festival display
A
►
The class 1, Grade 7 students are making a display about
‗
Festivals around the world
‘
. Each student has to make a
poster showing his or her favourite festival. Below is Millie
‘
s writing plan.
Halloween: What is Halloween?----31th October----People in the West celebrate it.
How
do
people
celebrate
Halloween?
----
dress
up---
play
‗
trick
or
treat
‘
(get
a
treat
or
play
a
trick)---make
pumpkin lanterns. (cut out the eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth)--- have Halloween parties. (put candles in them)--- eat lots
of special chocolates and candies.
B
►
Help Millie complete her poster. Use her writing plan on page 53 to help you.
HALLOWEEN
Halloween is on 31th October. People in the West celebrate it.
People celebrate Halloween in many ways. Children wear special costumes and masks at Halloween. Many children play a
game called
‗
trick or treat
‘
. They knock on their neighbours
‘
doors and shout
‗
trick or treat
‘
. Their neighbours usually give
them a treat of some candy. If the children do not get any candy, they can play a trick on the neighbour.
Some people also make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins. They cut out the eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth. They put
candles in them so the light shines through the eyes, the nose and the teeth.
C
►
Make a writing plan for your poster. Look for information in the library or on the Internet. Talk to a classmate about it .
Then make a poster for the school display
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Checkou
t
A
what are they talking about?
►
Millie wants to write an article about what people do to celebrate different festivals for the school newsletter. She is
talking with Wendy on the Internet. Complete their conversation.
Millie: (
Which) is your favourite festival?
Wendy:
I like Halloween best.
Millie
: (When) is Halloween?
Wendy
: It
‘
s (on) the last day in October.
Millie
: (What) do you usually do (on / in) the evening of Halloween?
Wendy
: I go to Green Park.
Millie
: (Where) is the park?
Wendy
: It
‘
s near my home.
Millie
: (When) do you go there.
Wendy
: (At) 8 p.m. (On) October 31
st
every year, there
‘
s a Halloween party there.
Millie
: (Who) do you go with?
Wendy
: I go with my friends.
Millie
: (How) do you go there?
Wendy
: We go there on foot.
B
Millie
’
s dream
►
Millie is dreaming about different festivals. Look at the pictures. What is she dreaming about? Write the names of the
festivals in the blanks.
1 Halloween
2
Mid-Autumn Festival
3 Christmas
4 Chinese New Year
5 Dragon Boat Festival
6
Thanks giving Day
Project
My friend
Each student in Class 1, Grade 7 at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School made a poster of one of his / her friends. They put
up the posters on the wall as a class display. Your teacher wants you to do the same thing.
A
Planning and making a poster
1
Work in pairs. Write a list of 20 questions to ask your friend. You can use the following questions to help you.
2
Ask your friend your list of questions.
3
Make notes of your friend
‘
s answers.
4
Make a poster of your friend.
Tip:
You learnt how to make different kinds of questions in Unit 1
—
3.
P 27
Questions: Age and height: When is your birthday?
How old are you?
How tall are you?
Family:
Where do you live ?
How many cousins do you have?
What does your father/mother do?
Favourite activities:
What subjects do you like?
What do you like doing?
What do you do after school?
What do you do at the weekend?
What sports do you play?
Favourite
day:
Which
day
of
the
week
do
you
like?
Which
festival
do
you
like?
Which
season
do
you
like?
Answer:
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