1、1初一 （上册） Unit 1Annas blogblgHello everyone. Welcome to my blogAbout meMy name is Anna. Im from Germany dmn. Im 11 years old. Im tall and thin n. I have long hair. I live with my family in a house close to some mountains. My mum is an Art teacher. My dad is a doctor. I have an elder sister and an eld
2、er brother.About my school and my hobbies（hobby hb ）Every day, I go to school by school bus. My favorite fevrt subjects sbdekt are Maths ms, Art and Sciencesans. I like my school because the teachers are all very friendlyfren(d)l. My dreamdrim is to be an engineer endn.I like many sportsspt. Im good
3、 at swimming and playing basketball. These are my favorite hobbies.Dear Anna,Hi! I saw your blog on the Internet ntnt and Id like to be your e-friend. My name is Jason. Im 12 years old. Im tall. I have short black hair.I live in a flat flt in Beijing with my parents. My dad is an engineer and my mot
4、her is an English teacher.My school is far away from our home. I go to school by bus. My favorite subject is Maths. I like my school and I have lots of friends there.I like flying kites fla kat in my free timefri. My favorite sports are volleyball 2vlbl and football.I hope to hear from you soon.Best
5、 wishes,JasonUnit 2A day at schoolBy SamI am a junior high school dun student. I love going to school.My school is close to my home, so I always go to school on foot. Classes start at 8 a.m., and I am seldomseldm latelet. My favoritefevrt subject sbdekt is Geographydgrf. I enjoy learning about diffe
6、rent places in the world.In the morning, we usually study Chinese, Maths and English. We have our morning break brek at 9:50 a.m. When the bell bel ringsr, I run to the playground with my best friends Tom and Jack. We often play games. Break ends at 10:10 a.m. How short it is!Lunch is from 11:50 a.m
7、. to 12:30p.m. Afternoon classes end at 3:30 p.m. Then Tom, Jack and I take part in the school band bnd practice prkts. We make great music togethertge.I always have a good time at school.My mother is a junior high school teacher. She teaches English.My mother gets up at 6 oclock every day and has b
8、reakfast at 6:30 a.m. She always arrives at school at 7:25 a.m. She usually has two lessons in the morning. In the afternoon, she has one lesson. After school, she plays volleyballvlbl with her students.3In the evening, she cooks dinner. After dinner, she prepares her lessonsprpe. She sometimes help
9、s me with my homework. She usually goes to bed at 11 p.m.Unit 3Protect prtekt the EarthThe Earth is a beautiful place.There are forestsfrst and rivers, mountains and fieldsfild. Some places are very hot, and some are very cold.There are many different plants. Some are large. Some are small. All plan
10、ts need light and water. There are different animals on Earth too. Some live on the land. Some fly in the sky. Some live under the water.There are also many people like you and me on Earth. The Earth providesprvad us with air, water and food. It is our home.Today, there is a lot of pollution polluti
11、on plu()n . We burn bnthings to make energy. This pollutesplut the air. We put our rubbishrb into the sea and under the ground. This pollutes the Earth and kills animals and plants.We must stop doing these things. It is important for us to protect prtekt the Earth for our futurefjut .4AirAir has no
12、smell. smel Air has no taste. test But when the wind blows, bl You feel it on your face.Look at a kite,Or a plane plen in the air.How do they stayste there?They ride on air.How does a balloonblu nRise raz in the air,And lift people uplft?It uses hot air.We need air to breathe. bri We need air to sur
13、vive. svav And when we breathe it,It keeps us alive. lav A long time ago, there were ten suns in the sky. The weather we was very hot. Plants could not growgr. Animals could not live long. There was a man. His name was Houyi. He shot （shoot ut ）nine suns out of the sky. In the end, only one sun rema
14、inedrmen . The weather got cooler. Plants could grow. People were happy.5Unit 4The four seasonssiz()n SpringIn spring, the weather starts to get warm. The wind blows bl gentlydentl. It often rains. Plants start to grow. Everything turns green. It is exciting to take a trip in spring.SummerThe weathe
15、r is hot in summer. The sun shines an brightly braitli. Many people like to go to the beach bit and swim in the sea. It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather.AutumnIn autumn, everything changes. Leaves turntn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. It is nice to go on a picnic p
16、knk at this time of year because the weather is cool and dry dra.WinterWinter is often cold and snowysn. Children love winter because they love to play in the snow. It is interesting to make snowmen. People usually spend time with their relatives reltv during the Spring Festival festv()l.My favorite
17、 season6My favorite season is winter.Winter is very cold and sometimes snowy. It is interesting to make snowmen in winter.The Spring Festival is in winter and it is my favorite holiday. I visit my grandparents and eat lots of nice food. It is exciting to get red packets pkt during the Spring Festiva
18、l.The weather in ChinaIn the north of China, it is very cold and dry in winter. There is sometimes heavy snow. Summer is different. It is sometimes very hot during the day, but it is often cool in the evening. Spring and autumn are the nicest seasons.The weather in the middle and east of China is qu
19、ite kwat different. It is hot and dry in summer and very cold and wet in winter.In the south of China, winter is usually short and cool. It sometimes rains. In summer, the weather is often hot and wet.The weather in the south-west of China is very special spe()l. It is comfortable tokmf()tb()l live
20、there because summer is cool and winter is warm.Unit 5A trip to spaceby Jerry10 October 2053Im so happy! Tomorrow Ill be one of the first students to travel into space. The spaceshipspesp will leave the Earth at 9 a. m. Itll take us to the Moon. I cant 7wait!The Moon is aroundrand 380,000 kilometers
21、 from the Earth, so itll take us about four days to get there. Theres no gravitygrvt in space, so well be able to float flt around the spaceship. Well have to tieta ourselves to our beds so that we wont float away flt in our sleep! Without gravity, our bodies may get weak wik, so well have to do exe
22、rcises ekssaz every day.When we arrive, Im going to walk on the Moon. Ill have to wear a spacesuitspessut; -sjut to help me breathe bri because theres no air on the Moon. Im going to take as many photos as I can, that is, if my camera km()r still works up thereHotels on the MoonDo you want to spend
23、your holidays in hotels on the Moon?At the moment, there are no hotels on the Moon. But all this will changeten(d). If we can solveslv some problems, we will be able to build hotels there in the future. The Moon is very cold, so the hotels will have to be warm. They will also need a large amount of
24、air so that people there can breathebri.The hotels on the Moon will have rooms with big windows so that you can see the Earth. You will be able to swim in the hotel swimming pool pul and see all the stars around you. But you should not get too excitedksatd . A trip to the Moon will cost a lot of mon
25、ey!Unit 6Visiting Shanghai8Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world. If you like sightseeingsatsi , you will love it!Peoples Squareskwe Peoples Square is in the center of Shanghai. It is a large publicpblk areaer with green grass, fountains fantn and birds. If you visit Peoples Square, you
26、 can also see famous buildings around it, such as the Shanghai Grand grnd Theaterit, i:- and the Shanghai Museum.The Bund bnd The Bund is where old Shanghai meets new Shanghai. If you walk along the Bund, you will see many old buildings. The Pudong New Area, just across the Huangpu River, has many m
27、odern buildings. At night, these tall buildings light up the sky in every directiondrek()n; da-.Yu GardenYu Garden is a traditional trd()n()l garden. If you enjoy history and natural nt()r()l beautybjut, you will love this garden. There are many beautiful buildings, bridgesbrd and ponds pnd. You can
28、 also buy different snacks snk just outside the garden.Hong Kong a wonderful place to visitIf you like shopping, you will love Hong Kong. There are some expensive shops and also some cheap ones. There is something for everyone in Hong Kong.One of the most interesting places in Hong Kong is Ocean Par
29、k ()n. You can visit the Lowlandllnd Gardens to see some animals, or get a birds-eye view9vju of the whole park by riding in a cable carkeb()l. At the Ocean()n Theatert, you can watch a dolphindlfn show.Visitors from all over the world come to Hong Kong every year and have a wonderful time.World Her
30、itagehertd SitesThere are over 900 World Heritage Sites around the world. They are natural nt()r()l or man-made mnmed places. We protectprtekt these places because they are very special and important to world culture klt.China has the third most heritage sites in the world after Italyitli and Spains
31、pein. There are more than 40 sites in China, for example, the Great Wall and West Lake. You can find a list of the sites on the Internet.Unit 7The Clubs klb Fairfe Linda and Leo are new students at Rosie Bridge School. Last month, they attended tend the Clubs Fair.First, Linda and Leo learnt about t
32、he Rocket rkt Club.“Our club will teach you how to build rockets. Then you can launch ln t them into the sky,” a boy said. “Watch!”10He took a rocket and launched it. The rocket disappeareddsp into the sky. Linda and Leo were very surprised.“Will it go all the way into space?” Linda asked.“Of course
33、 it wont,” a girl from another club shouted. “Our club is better. Come and join the Solarsl Power pa Club.”“What do you do?” asked Leo.“We make wonderful machinesmin. They only use solar power. Look!”She took a toy car t from the table and then used a remotermt control kntrl to drive it all around t
34、he playground plegrand.“It uses power from the Sun,” said Linda. “Thats amazingmez!”Linda and Leo learnt about many clubs. After the fair, they felt very excited ksatd.“I want to join dn all the clubs,” said Linda.“Me too!” said Leo.A trip trp to Luckylk Islandalnd Last Sunday, my friends and I went
35、 on an adventure dvent with the Hiking hak Club. The night before, I was so excited that I could not sleep! I got up really early on Sunday morning. After breakfast, I packed pk my lunch and left home quickly. I hurried to school hr and met other students and Mr. Li, our trip leader. When we were al
36、l there, we left for Lucky Island. 11The boat ride to Lucky Island was really excitingksat! We saw a lot of fish and colorful klfl birds. When we got to Lucky Island, we went on a long walk and saw some pretty prt flowers. After the hikehak, we were very hungry! We sat on the beachbit and ate our lu
37、nch. After that, we played games and took pictures. We really enjoyed ourselves. Finally it was time to go home. I cannot wait for my next adventuredvent with Mr. Li and the Hiking Club!Summer campskmpMany children in the USA and Canada go to summer camps. Many summer camps take place in the country
38、side kntrsad. Young children usually join day camps. They go back home after spending a few hours at camp. Older children may spend a few nights away from home. They can make new friends and learn usefuljusfl; -f()l skillsskl at camp.There are also summer camps in China. Some summer camps are for in
39、ternational studentsntn()n()l. Many of them like to learn about Chinese cultureklt.Unit 8Unusual njul collections klek()n Sam and Helens grandparents rnd,prnt collect klekt almost everything. There are eight doorbells dbel on their front door!“This silver slv doorbell is my favorite feivrit,” said H
40、elen. She pushed p it and soon Grandpa opened the door.12“Come in, my dear grandson grn(d)sn and granddaughtergrndt !” he said.“Who started collecting doorbells, Grandpa?” asked Sam.“Your grandma,” he answered. “She loves doorbells.”“What do you like collecting, Grandpa?” asked Helen.“I like collect
41、ing newspapers.”They went inside nsad and saw newspapers everywhere.“Hello children!” called Grandma. “Lets have some tea.”The children followed her into the living room and saw lots of toyst there. There was hardly hdl any space spes for the children to sit down.“Whose toys are these?” asked Helen.
42、“They are ours,” said Grandma. “We both like collecting toys.”“But remember,” said Grandpa, “we have a lot of free time! You have your school work to do, so you shouldnt spend too much time collecting things!”My collectionklek()n Harry has written about his collection of postcardspustka:d.I collect
43、postcards. I started the collection two years ago.Now I have over 100 different postcards. Some show famous places of interest. Some show great works of art. My favorite postcard is from the UK. It has a picture of Big Ben on it.It is easy to get postcards. Friends send send them to each other for h
44、olidays or 13birthdays.I like collecting postcards. They are beautiful and teach me a lot about different places.Collecting stamps is educational edken()l!Yesterday was Show and Tell Day at Daniels school.Daniel was the first student to speak. He showed his classmatesklsme t an old stampstmp.“My fat
45、her gave me this first stamp,” said Daniel. “It has a picture of an old Chinese stone bridgestn brd on it. This made me more interested in Chinese culture. Soon I started to look for more stamps with interesting pictures.”“Now I have over 100 stamps,” said Daniel. “I learnt a lot about our country a
46、nd its great culture from the stamps! Collecting stamps is really educational!”“That was a great talk. Thank you, Daniel,” said the teacher.Postcardspustka:d.We can learn a lot about a place, its history hst()r and cultureklt from a postcard and stampstmp on it.In 2005, some postcard collectorsklekt from different countries started a projectprdekt. First, they created（create kriet） a website wbsat . Then people from all over the world could join and become members memb. The members send each other postcards. As a resultrzlt, they make new friends and learn
