1、1YOURE NOT ALONE-GET BLOGGINGDo you feel stressed and confused when youre learning English? Frustrated by your lack of progress? Well, dont worry. Youre not alone! Zhao Xing, from Beijing felt just like this. So he decided to write to International English Learners Blog site. A blog is an online dia
2、ry, where people across the world communicate and discuss issues with each other.Zhao Xings BlogHi, Im Zhao Xing from Beijing. Im really struggling to learn English and I just need some help! Ive got an exam coming up soon and I need to improve my speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Ple
3、ase help me! I feel like Im going mad! Any advice?June, chinaZhao Xing! I know just how youre feeling. There must be other people in your situation. Why dont you get together and set up some kind of English Speaking Club? You can talk to each other about your life, your worries Its an excellent way
4、to improve your English and enjoy yourself!Li Ming, UKHi there!Like you, Im struggling to lean English grammar and especially pronunciationthey speak so fast here and have really strange accents! Try to watch some English films and dont worry if you dont understand everythingjust guess what theyre s
5、aying.Daniella, SpainIts a good idea to read English newspapers. Isnt there one in China called China Daily? Get your notebook out and write down and then translate some words you dont know! Youll find words repeat themselves and youll find words repeat themselves and youll quickly build up your voc
6、abulary.Sam, AustraliaHow about getting a pen friend? Id be happy to be yours. We can send each other messages. Dont be shy! Good luck in your exams. Take a deep breath, smile and youll be fine!EXERCISES1. Match the word with its correct meaning in the text.frustrated making a great effortstruggling
7、 increasebuild up discouraged2. Answer the following questions briefly.1. What can people do on a blog?2. Which two people have a similar problem?3. What does Sam advise Zhao Xing to do?WORD BANKstressed 感到（身体或精神）压力的confused 困惑的；烦恼的frustrated 受挫折的lack 缺乏progress 进步online 在线的communicate 沟通issue 问题str
8、uggle 努力come up 接近；即将发生improve 提高situation 情形2worry 烦恼accent 口音build up 增大TERM REPORTSEnd of Term ReportStudents Name Zhao XingSubject EnglishTeacher Mr. DickensZhao Xing has always been a hard-working pupil. However, he finds that studying English is very difficult. At the beginning of the term, he
9、 was struggling to keep up with his classmates. So I was very pleased that at the end of this term, Zhao Xing came top of his class. All areas have improved greatly.In his writing, his spelling and punctuation are much better. He is able to correct his own work and help correct other pupils. In spea
10、king, he is much more confident. He can have English conversations with his friends and with me. He takes part in group work and he is not afraid to speak anymore. He is able to read and understand quite difficult texts much more easily. When I ask him questions in English, he smiles and can answer
11、them quickly.Zhao Xing should feel very positive about the progress he has made this term. If he continues like this , he will do very well indeed.End of Term ReportStudents Name Sam SmithSubject EnglishTeacher Mrs. BlackSam is a popular member of the class. He is also very clever. However, He is re
12、sults this term in English have been very disappointing. In his final writing exam, he made a lot of mistakes and came last in the class. He should try and check his writing more and concentrate on his spelling.When he is speaking, he should remember to speak more slowly and clearly. Sometimes, it i
13、s very difficult to understand what he is saying. He doesnt seem to listen carefully either. His knowledge of basic English grammar is poor. He needs to buy a good grammar book and study it every day.I realize that Sam is the youngest member of his class. He is an intelligent pupil who could do well
14、, if he tries harder.EXERCISES1. Fill in the blanks.1. At the beginning of the term, he was struggling to keep up _ his classmates.2. He is able _ correct his own work and help correct other pupils.3. He takes part _ group work and he is not afraid to speak anymore.4. He should try and check his wri
15、ting more and concentrate _ his spelling.2. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)1. Zhao Xings English teacher is Mrs. Black. ( )2. Zhao Xing has made great progress in English. ( )3. Sam is not as hard-working as Zhao Xing. ( )WORD BANK3hard-working 勤奋的keep up with 跟上pun
16、ctuation 标点confident 自信的positive 确定的，有信心的continue 继续popular 受欢迎的result 成绩disappointing 令人失望的concentrate on 全神贯注于basic 基本的realize 认识到intelligent 聪明的GHATTING ONLINEZhao Xing:Hi Sam. Hows it going? Its great to have an online pen friend. Im feeling great today. We got our end of term reports and my par
17、ents were so pleased. Ive never seen them smile so much. How about you?Sam:Hi Zhao Xing. Yes, its good to hear from you. My report came today and Ive never seen my parents look so unhappy. I cant believe it.Zhao Xing:Im sorry to hear that. Do you remember the advice June gave me about setting up an
18、English club? Well, I did! A group of us meet after school and talk about things that interest us. Often we just talk about films we have seen. Theres only one rule when we meet you must speak English! I enjoy meeting different people. Its really helped me to feel confident when I speak English in c
19、lass. Why dont you try and do the same?Sam:Thats a really good idea, thanks. There are lots of people from different countries in my school. The trouble is, they stay in little groups and dont mix very well.Zhao Xing:It must be difficult for you. There must be things you can do outside school. I rea
20、lly like football, so Ive joined a football club. Its great because we do something we really enjoy and speak English at the same time! And we get fit as well! How about trying the same?Sam:I cant play football but I can play the drums! Ive got a friend who can play the guitar. Another can play the
21、piano. Maybe we could make a music group instead!Zhao Xing:Yes, great idea. Do it and let me know how you get on. But make a rule for your music group. When you are together, you may only sing and speak in English!EXERCISES1. Choose the correct words or phrases to fill in the blanks.Set up fit inste
22、ad1. You should keep _ with diet and exercise.2. If there is no coal, oil can be used _.3. His uncle _ a factory three years ago.2. Answer the following questions briefly.1. What kind of friends are Zhao Xing and Sam?42. What is the rule for Zhao Xings English club?3. Why cant Sam set up an English
23、club?WORD BANKmix 交往fit 健康的guitar 吉他instead 代替YOUR THREE- MINUTE INTERVIEW()Each week, we send out our school reporter to interview pupils about their lives. See what interesting experiences Li Ming(from China has had since coming to the UK!What the most exciting experience youve had?I love listenin
24、g to pop music, especially western singers like Robbie Williams and the band Coldplay. I think Robbie Williams is a great musician and his concerts are always a sellout. It was my dream come true when my school organized a trip to one of his concerts in London. Well I went and it was absolutely fant
25、astic. The sound was brilliant and it was so exciting. Ill never forget that evening.Whats the most embarrassing experience youve had?After Robbie Williams concert, we all went for something to eat in Chinatown. All my friends asked me what I thought would be nice to eat. I ordered lots of tasty Chi
26、nese dishes. When the food came, I showed my friends how to use chopsticks. I was nervous and dropped some food in the teachers drink! I felt so embarrassed.My friends loved the food, so it was fine in the end.Whos the most famous person youve met?Most of the vegetables are not very nice! I had mush
27、y peas which I think are peas that have been overcooked. I felt sick.Whats the best food youve eaten here?Well I enjoyed the food in Chinatown! I am starting to enjoy western food though, especially roast lamb on Sundays.Whats the most beautiful place youve visited?We went on a school trip to a plac
28、e in the north of England called the Lake District. It was wonderful. It is a little like Hangzhou in China. There were so many beautiful lakes and mountains. We climbed a famous mountain called Helvellyn. The views were fantastic but I was really tired the next day!WORD BANKpop music 流行音乐band 乐队sel
29、lout 卖完， 脱销organize 组织absolutely 绝对地fantastic 极妙的，极好的brilliant 非常好的Chinatown 唐人街tasty 好吃的embarrassed 尴尬的，难堪的mushy peas 酥豆儿，豆泥overcook 蒸煮过度roast lamb 烤羊肉district 地区5YOUR THREE- MINUTE INTERVIEW()Whats the most exciting experience youve had?Just being in a different country is fantastic. When you are
30、abroad. everything so new and exciting. The best experience was when we went with the school to the Great Wall. I remember studying it at school in the UK. I never thought it was so big and so wide. We went for a long walk along the top of it.Whats the most embarrassing experience youve had?Im tryin
31、g to learn Chinese but its a very difficult language. Im sure Ive said a lot of embarrassing things. The people are so kind though. They just laugh and smile when I speak Chinese.Whos the most famous person youve met?Last week we visited the Olympic Stadium and there was a really famous Chinese athl
32、ete there. It was the former table tennis star, Deng Yaping. It was a wonderful experience.Whats the worst food youve eaten here?We went to an Italian restaurant last week and had pizza. It was cold and had only vegetables and no meat on it.Whats the best food youve eaten here?Definitely roast duck!
33、 We went to a famous restaurant in Beijing. It was absolutely delicious and we ate far too much. Ive eaten duck in England but it tasted much better here. We also got chips! The seafood is lovely tooso tasty.Whats the most beautiful place youve visited?We went on a trip to the Summer Palace. We sat
34、beside the lake and had our picnic. There was a beautiful boat made out of marble and lovely bridges across the lake. It was the most beautiful place Ive ever been to.WORDBANKathlete 运动员former 以前的Italian 意大利的definitely 无疑地delicious 美味的chips （复）炸薯条picnic 野餐marble 大理石THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCEPeo
35、ple sometimes ask me, “ Whats the most frightening experience youve ever had?” Well, it happened when I was 12. It was also the most uncomfortable experience I have ever had. My mother, my sisters and I left Heathrow Airport to go on holiday to Cyprus.My dad came to the airport to say goodbye. Unfor
36、tunately he was working and could not come with us. We got on the plane. The take-off was fine. Later the air stewards served us our meals.I was busy eating when the plane rocked. My plate went flying. Most of the other passengers plates fell too. I remember thinking that there must be food everywhe
37、re.All of the lights in the plane went off. The seatbelt signs came on. The plane kept on bumping. I was scared tat there might be a serious problem. I wished that my father was with us. Then we heard the captain of the plane. He said, “Im sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We are going through a storm. P
38、lease stay in your seats”.The air stewards also had to stay in their seats. There was no one who could clear away our plates and food. My drink had fallen on my trousers and I was so uncomfortable. There was thunder and lightning outside.We had to sit like that for more than an hour while the plane
39、bumped along. After a while I wanted to go to the toilet. So did everyone else, Im sure. The air stewards tried to stay calm and polite.6It seemed like hours before we were allowed to move again and clear up. I did not feel well after all that bumping around. Luckily the plane was alright and we lan
40、ded safely. We later found out that we had passed through one of the most violent storms ever over the Mediterranean Sea!EXERCISES1. Match the word with its correct meaning in the text.steward having great forcerock an attendant on an airplaneviolent move from side to side2. Circle the correct answe
41、r to complete the sentence.1. Unfortunately my _ was working and could not come with us.A. mum B. sister C. dad2. While the plane bumped along, I felt very _.A. scared B. excited C. unhappy3. The plane was flying over _.A. the Atlantic Ocean B. the Mediterranean Sea C. the Dead SeaWORD BANKHeathrow
42、Airport (英国伦敦的) 希思罗机场Cyprus 塞浦路斯 （地中海东部一岛）unfortunately 不幸的take-off 起飞stewards 飞机乘务员rock 摇摆seatbelt 安全带bump 颠簸scared 恐惧的go through 经历clear away 收拾、整理clear up 整理violent 猛烈的Mediterranean Sea 地中海ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCEIf your answers to these questions are yes then read on . Find out more about the Edge
43、 into Space Competition below.What do you have to do for the competition?You have to design or invent something. You can either design something that can be developed in space to make life on earth better. Or else you can design something that can be developed on earth to make life in space better.
44、The choice is yours!Who can enter the competition?You must be between 13 and 17 years old and live in the United Kingdom.Can I work on my own?No. You need a team of two to four people together to create your idea. Youll need your school or college to help you and give you some time to work on the pr
45、oject.What kind of person or team are they looking for?Young people who are creative and have imagination.Do we actually have to make the product?No. But you do need to design it and say why it would be useful and who for.7What is the prize?The prize winners will win a two-week trip to NASAs space c
46、amp in Houston and Florida this summer. You will:Meet and talk to astronautsWork with scientists who are studying at NASAVisit the Kennedy Space CentreWatch a shuttle landing And lots more!How can I enter?Just complete the form and send it with your idea to our address.Good luck!WORD BANKdesign 设计de
47、velop 开发create 创造project 项目creative 有创造力的imagination 想象力address 地址YOU WERE A SCIENTISTLi Ming and two of his friends entered the competition and guess what?They won! Now Li Ming is talking about his experience with some classmates.Richard: I hope you dont mind my asking, Li Ming, but why are you sta
48、nding holding a model rocket?Sue: Dont you know anything, Richard? Li Ming won that competition about designing something for space.Richard: Wow! Thats amazing. I didnt know you were a scientist!Li Ming: Well, Im not. I just got an idea after talking with some friends.Richard: So, what was your idea
49、? Or is it a secret?Li Ming: Not at all. At first we thought of a golf course that could be used on the moon.Sue: So what happened to that idea?Li Ming: We decided that people would be unhappy if they lost all their balls in space. We suddenly got a new idea. We designed a tent which astronauts could use as a base while exploring the
