英语外研社版初三上册对话和课文原文打印版

Moudule1Wondersoftheworld

Unit1Whatisawonderoftheworld?

Betty：OK,comeandsitdown!

Daming：What'shappening?

Lingling：We'rehavingameeting.

Daming：That'snewstome!I'mdoingmyhomework.What'sitabout?

Lingling：Theschoolmagazine.

Daming：Whatschoolmagazine?

Betty：Right,listenup,everyone.Didanyonewatchtelevisionyesterdayevening?DidyouseetheinterviewwithBeckyWang?

Lingling：ShesingswiththebandCrazyFeet.She'smyfavouritesinger.

Tony：Yes,Isawit.Shewenttoourschool!

Betty：Well,shestartedaschoolmagazinecalledNewStandardwhenshewasapupilhere.Sowhydon'twestartaschoolmagazine,too?I'vewrittendownsomeideas.We'llwriteadiaryofschoolevents,andtelleveryoneabouttheschoolconcertandthedanceclub.

Tony：Andschoolbasketballmatches.

Lingling：Butwhowillwritethearticles?

Betty：We'llwritethearticles.Anymoreideas?

Tony：Iknow!I'lldosomereviewsaboutourfavouritebandsandmovies!

Lingling：AndI'lldoaninterviewwithBeckyWang!

Betty：Brilliant!Anyoneelse?

Daming：Howabout“HomeworkHelp”?

Tony：Yes,someideasonhowtogetgoodgrades!

Lingling：What'syourhomework,Daming?

Daming：I'mwritingacompositioncalled“Whatisawonderoftheworld?”I'mreadingabouttheancientpyramidsinEgypt.

Betty：“HomeworkHelp”.Ithinkthat'safantasticidea,Daming.

Unit2IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon。

Thegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.

Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you'llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.

Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon'treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?It's20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance…over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It'shuge!

Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It'snot“Howdeepisit?”or“Howwideisit?”or“Howlongisit?”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?

Module2Greatbooks

Unit1Confucius'worksarereadbymanypeople.

MrJackson：Hello,Betty.What'sup?Whatareyoudoinginthelibrary?

Betty：Iwaslookingforsomeoldcopiesoftheschoolmagazine.IfI'vegotitright,itwascalledNewStandard.

MrJackson：That'sright.AsfarasIremember,itwasstartedbyBeckyWang.Wedon'thaveaschoolmagazineanymore.It'sapity.

Betty：Well,I'mthinkingaboutstartingitagain.

MrJackson：Soundslikeagoodidea!Goon.

Betty：IwasalsolookingforsomethingbyConfuciusandbyShakespeare.

MrJackson：Really?That'sabitdifficultfortheschoolmagazine.

Betty：Well,I'dlikeamonthlyarticlecalled“GreatBooks”youknow,someonereadsafavouriteworkofliteratureandwritesanarticleaboutit.

MrJackson：Isee.Confucius'worksarestillreadbymanypeopletoday,andwe'restillinfluencedbyhisthoughts.AndShakespeare'splaysareseenbymillionsofpeopleeveryyear.ButhowaboutanAmericanwriter,MarkTwain,forexample.

Betty：Idon'tknow.MarkTwainwasanimportantwriter,butheisn'tknownasagreatthinkerlikeConfucius.

MrJackson：No,buthisbooksarestillpopular.Infact,hewrotemyfavouritebookTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Perhapsthat'swhatmakes“GreatBooks”they'restillreadtoday.

Betty：Sowhydon'tyouwritethefirstarticleon“GreatBooks”?

Unit2It’sstillreadandloved.

TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

Hereisourmonthlyarticleonafavouritegreatbook.Thismonth,ourguestwriterisMrJackson.

MyfavouritegreatbookisTheAdventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He'salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverforseveraldays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacaveandfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.

MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensuddenlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey'realsopleasedtoseehimalive.

Tomistheheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTom'sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.

Thethemesofthestoryaretodowithchildrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious.ItdescribeshowstrangersareseeninsmalltownsofAmerica.Finally,ittalksaboutfreedom,socialrulesandhowpeoplearepunishedforbadbehaviour.

WhydoIthinkTomSawyerisagreatbook?MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876,butit'sstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Andalthoughit'sonlyastory,TwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericainthe19thCentury,soitsoundsveryreal.Todayit'sthoughttobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.Goonreadit!Iknowyou'llenjoyit,too.

Module3Sportinglife

Unit1Whenwillthematchbeheld

Lingling：Hi,Tony.Youlooktired.

Tony：Yes.I'mtrainingwithBIG,theBeijingInternationalGlobetrotters,fortheSchoolBasketballCompetition.It'sthebigmatchnextweek.

Betty：Who'sitagainst?

Daming：HAS.

Lingling：WhatdoesHASstandfor?

Tony：HaidianAllStars.

Betty：Oh,yes.Youweredefeatedlasttime.

Lingling：Whatwasthescore?

Betty：AllStars98pointstoGlobetrotters52.Sowhenwillthematchbeheld?

Daming：NextSaturday.Areyoucoming?

Betty：Yes.It'sgoingtobeatoughmatch.I'mgoingtowriteareportforNewStandard.

Lingling：Iagree.Areyouintheteam,Daming?

Daming：No,Iwasn'tchosenthistime.Whyareyousmiling,Betty?

Betty：Well,I'veseenHASplayseveraltimesthisseason,andthey'rebrilliant!Andifyouwantmyopinion…

Tony：No,Idon't…

Betty：…you'vegotnochance!Whatdoyoureckon,Lingling?

Lingling：Ithinkyou'reright,Betty.

Daming：Well,youwon'tbeallowedtowatchwithourfansifthat'swhatyouthink!

Betty：It'strue,Daming.

Tony：Well,Idon'tagree.We'replayingreallywellthisseason.Ithinkwe'resogoodthatwe'llbeaskedtoplayintheOlympicGames.

Daming：Don'tletthemgettoyou,Tonny!

(Theyleave)

Lingling：Heehee!Nicework,Betty!

Betty：Ofcourse.They'resomadwithusthatthey'lltryhardertowin,justtoshowwe'rewrong!

Unit2LiuXiangwastrainedforgold

LiuXiangtrainedforgold

Sportsyearbook2004

ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportingherohasjustbegun.Firstofall,he'llbeinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.He'llbechosentorepresentChinaattheOlympicGames.He'sasymbolofChina'sinternationalsportingsuccess.

Andnowthathe'swellknownallovertheworld,LiuXiangwillalsobeaskedtoappearinadvertisementsandfilms,andeventorecordmusic.ButhiscoachSunHaipingismakingsurethathetrainsregularly.LiuXiangwillbeadvisedbyhiscoachonhowtobeagreatsportsman,andbyhismanageronhowtobeastar.

LiuXiangisnotanovernightsuccess.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly,1983and,likemanyOlympicsportsstars,hestartedtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.InGradeFour,hewenttotheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainasahighjumper.Then,in1998,hisskillathurdlingwasnoticedbyhiscoachSunHaiping.

LiuXiangwashelpedbyaspecialprogramme.Itwassetupin2001tohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Liu'sraceswererecorded,andhisperformancewascomparedwiththeworld'sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangeLiu'strainingprogramme.In2002hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdleseventinSwitzerland,andinthesameyear,agoldmedalattheAsianGamesinKorea.In2004,LiuwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalinthesameeventforChinainAthens,Greece.

Sowhat'snextforLiuXiang?Hashefoundoutthatthere'smoretolifethantraining？Willhebeencouragedtospendmoretimeawayfromsport?

No,LiuXiangwillgoformoremedalsforChinabecausehewastrainedforgold!

Module4Greatinventions

Unit1Paperandprintinghavebeenusedforages.

Tony：Dad,canIaskafavour?CanIborrowyourdigitalcamera?

Tony’sdad：Why?

Tony：I'dliketotakesomephotosontheschoolvisittothemuseumnextweek.

Tony’sdad：Isthisforyourschoolmagazine?Hasitbeenpublishedyet?

Tony：Yes,twoissueshavebeenpublished.Butit'sgoingtobeanonlinemagazinefromnowon.

Tony’sdad：What'swrongwithanordinarymagazine?

Tony：Doyoumeanusingpaper?It'stooexpensive.Ifthemagazineisonline,paperwon'tbeneeded.That'sanimportantadvantage.It'llbepublishedontheschoolwebsite,anditcanbereadonscreen.

Tony’sdad：Well,thatmakesmethink.Paperandprintinghavebeenusedforages.Weoncegotinformationfrombooks,butnowthesameinformationcanbereadorevenlistenedtooncomputers.

Tony：Iwonder…Canbooksbereplacedbycomputers?MaybeI'llwritesomethingforthemagazine!Anyway,aboutthecamera…?

Tony’sdad：Hereitis.Thebatteryhasn'tbeenchargedforacoupleofmonths.It'sbeenturnedoffsinceyourmum'sbirthdayparty.

Tony：Itdoesn'tmatter.I'llseetothat.

Tony’sdad：Butyoumustpromisethatitwon'tbelenttoanyone,anditwon'tbeleftatschool!Justlookafterit.Isthatclear?

Tony：Promise!

Unit2Bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.

Canbooksbereplacedbycomputers?

ByTonySmith

Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?

Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2000yearsago,andhasbeenmadefromsilkcotton,bamboo,and,sincethe19thcentury,fromwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausethereweren'tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.

ThenprintingwasinventedinChina.Thefirstprintedbooksweremadebyputtinginkonawoodenblockandholdingthepaperagainstit.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly,inawaythatcanbecomparedwithintroductionoftheinternetinthe20thcentury.

Butwillbooksbeneededinthefuture?Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundinbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.Thesemachinesaresmallerandlighterthanbookssothattheycanbecarriedveryeasily.

Computersarealreadyusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinescanalreadybereadonline.Sowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersoneday?No,Idon'tthinktheYaoMingposteronmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbyacomputertwometreshigh!

Module5Museums

Unit1Youmustn'ttouchit.

Betty：Let'sgototheScienceandTechnologyroom.It'supstairs.

Daming：Comeon!Thisway！I'mlookingforwardtothis!

Guard：Shh!Noshouting!It'sagainsttherules.

Daming：ButIwanttogoupstairsbeforewehavetogohome.

Guard：Hangonaminute!Youmustn'tgothere!Comeback!

Daming：What'sthematter?

Guard：Lookatthesign“Noentry”.

Daming：Oh!Why?

Guard：It'scloseduntilJanuary.AndtheNaturalHistoryroomaswell.

Tony：Ohdear.MyclassmatesandIhavegottowriteareportforhomeworkbyFriday.Well,let'sgodownstairs.

Lingling：Why?

Tony：Iwanttobuysomepostcardsintheshop.Where'sDaming?

Lingling：Idon'tknow.He'sgoneoffonhisown.Lookatthisamazingsculpture.

Guard：Don'ttouch!Youmustn'ttouchit.

Tony：Sorry.I'lljusttakeaphoto.

Guard：Oh,youcan'ttakeaphoto,either.Lookatthesign“Nophotography”.

Tony：I'msorry.Iwasn'tpayingattentiontowhatyouweresaying.Iwaslookingatthesculpture.Itlooksveryreal.

Lingling：Hurryup!You'retakingsolong.Let'sgo.Where'sDaming?

Tony：Itlooksverystrange.It'skindoffamiliar!Itlookslike…

Daming：Waaaargh!

Tony：…Daming!

Betty：Oh,veryfunny!Nowonderitlooksreal.

Lingling：It'snotasculpture.It'sDaming!

Unit2there'snoshoutingandnorunning.

TheScienceMuseuminLondon

ThemostunusualmuseuminLondonistheScienceMuseum.Inmostmuseums,there'snoshoutingandnorunning,andyouaren'tallowedtotouchtheexhibits.ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent…becauseit'snoisy!Peopletalkaboutwhattheycanseeanddothere,andsomeofthemachinesarenoisyaswell.VisitingtheScienceMuseumisfunandit'sagreatwaytolearnaboutsciencebecauseyoucanworkthingsoutandtryoutideas.

WhenIvisittheScienceMuseum,IgototheLaunchPad.Thisismyfavouriteroombecauseyoucandophysicsexperiments.Forexample,ifyouwanttofillabagwithfallingsand,youhavetomoveakindoftruckonwheelsintothecorrectposition.IalsogototheRocketShow.Youcanlearnhowwetravelintospaceandbackagain.

ThenIgoupstairstotheHumanandNatureroom.Youcancompareyourspeedwithanimalsthere.Youhearanoiseandpushabutton.Ifyouaren'tfastenough,thelioncatchesyou!I'mfasterthanallmyfriends,butthelionstillcatchesme.

Therearealsoroomsontransport,theenvironmentandspacetechnology,aswellasmaths,physicsandchemistry.

Youcandoalotofthingsinthismuseum,butyouhavetoobeysomerulesaswell.Forexample,youmustn'ttakephotosoftheexhibitsinthemuseum.Butyoucanbuypostcardsoftheminthemuseumshops.

Aboveall,theScienceMuseumisfree.Thatmeansyoucandropinforafewminutesoryoucanstayaslongasyoulikeit'sopeneveryday,from10amto6pm.SoifyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisittheScienceMuseum.It'smyfavouritemuseuminthewholeworld.

Module6Saveourworld

Unit1It'swastefultothrowawaypaperandmetal.

Betty：Hey,youguys!Guesswhat!We'vejustgotanemailfromareaderofourNewStandard!

Lingling：Great!Whatdoesitsay?

Betty：It'sfromZhaoMing.Hesays,“IsawyourenjoyableonlinemagazinewhileIwasdoingmyhomeworkonfavouritebooks.”

Daming：HereadMrJackson'sarticle!

Betty：Hesays,“Whenareyougoingtowriteaboutenvironmentaleducation?I'matagreenschoolinDalian…”

Daming：What'sagreenschool?

Betty：“…andeveryoneagreeswemustbecarefulabouttheenvironment.Infact,therearethousandsofgreenschoolsinChina.It'swastefultothrowawayglass,paperandmetal,soeveryclasscollectsreusablewaste,sellsitforrecycling…”

Tony：Niceidea!

Betty：“…andraisesmoneytohelpstudentsinpoorareas.Butit'snotjustatschool,it'salsoathomethatwesaveenergyandrecycle…”

Daming：Suchas…

Betty：“…suchasturninglightsoff,sowedon'twasteelectricity."Andhefinishes,"I'mhopefulthatifeveryonethinksaboutpollutionandrecycling,wecanprotecttheairandtheoceans,andhelpsaveourworld.Ifwedon't,thefutureishopeless.”

Tony：Let'saskZhaoMingtowritesomething.

Unit2Rememberthesethreewords:reduce,reuseandrecycle.

Howtobegreen

Howgreenareyou?Doyoucareaboutprotectingtheenvironmentandsavingevergy?Trythesequestionsandsee.

Doyoutrytowalkorrideabiketoschool?

Doyoubuynewclothesjustbecausetheyarethelatestfashions?

Doyouopenawindowinsteadofturningonairconditioning?

Doyoubuythingsproducedlocallyinsteadofmadeabroad?

Doyoutakeyourownclothbagwhenshoppinginsteadofusingplasticbags.

Doyousortthewastebeforethrowingitaway?

Weallneedahealthyenvironment,butweproducewasteeverydayanditdoesharmtoourenvironment.Thoughweareyoung,wecanstilldosomethingtohelp.Infact,eventhesimplesteverydayactivitiescanmakearealdifferencetotheenvironment.Herearesomeideasforyou.

Rememberthesethreewords:reduce,reuseandrecycle.

Reduce

Reducemeans“useless”.Don'twastethings.Thissavesmoneyandreducespollutionandwastegoingintotheenvironment.Beforewebuysomethingnew,thinkwhetheritisreallynecessaryormaybetheoldonewillbejustasgood!Whenwedobuythings,chooselocalproductsifpossible,andtrynottobuytoomanythingsfromabroad.

Reuse

Reusemeans“useagain”.Usethingsforaslongaspossible.Whenwebuythings,makesurethattheylastalongtime.Weshouldlookafterthemsothattheywilllast,andweshouldrepairthemifwecaninsteadofthrowingthemawayandbuyingnewones.Don'tuseapapercuporapaperbag.It'sbettertouseachinacupandalunchboxbecauseyoucanusethemagain.

Recycle

Recyclemeans“changethingsintosomethingelse”.Althoughittakesenergytochangesomethingintosomethingelse,it'sbetterthanthrowingthingsawayorburningthem.Findoutwhatcanberecycledinyourneighbourhoodandtakepartinrecyclingprogrammes.Weshouldalsobuyproductsmadefromrecycledmaterialssuchasrecycledpaper,tohelpsavetrees.

RevisionmoduleA

TheInternetjoinsmillionsofcomputersallovertheworld,andtodayit'susedbypeopleallovertheworld.Itwasinventedinthe1960sintheUSA.TheAmericangovernmentneededanetworkofcomputersforitsarmy.Theninthe1970sscientistsandbusinesspeoplealsowantedtousetheInternettosendandreceivemessages.Forsomeyears,theyweren'tallowedtousetheUSnetwork,andwhentheywereallowedto,themessageswereinverysimpletextwithoutphotos.

TheWorldWideWebwasinventedbyaBritishscientistnamedTimBerners-Leein1989.Hewantedtosenddocumentstootherscientists.SohedevelopedtheWorldWideWeb.Thisallowedhimtosendandreceivescientificdocumentswithtext,drawingsandphotos(alsocalledmultimediadocuments).Inthe1990s,moreandmorepeoplebegantousetheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb.

Sowhat'sthedifferencebetweentheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb?TheInternetisthehardware.Itallowsustocommunicatewithotherpeople.TheWorldWideWebisthesoftware.Itallowsustocreate,seeandreadmultimediadocuments.

Thewebismadeupofmillionsofdocumentscalledwebpages.Thesepagesareheldincomputersallovertheworld.Manypeoplehaveafavouritewebsitewithanumberofwebpagesonthesamesubject.

Emailisawayofusingyourcomputertosendandreceivemessages.It'scheaperandquickertouseemailthansendnormalmail.Newuserscallnormalmail"snailmail"becauseit'ssoslow!

Ittook50yearsfor100millionpeopletolistentotheradio.Ittook15yearsfor100millionpeopletowatchtelevision.Bytheyear2000,ithadtakenonlyaboutthreeyearsfor100millionpeopletousetheInternet.WhatwillhappennextontheInternet?

Module7Australia

Unit1I'mlookingforthephotosthatyoutookinAustralia.

Tony’sdad：Hi,Tony.Whatareyouupto?

Tony：I'mlookingforthephotosthatyoutookinAustralia.

Tony’sdad：OK,wouldyoulikeahandtofindthem?

Tony：Great!Thanks.We'redoingaprojectaboutcountriesthatwewanttovisit,andI'mgoingtowriteaboutAustralia.IhavetoimaginethatI'vebeenthere,andthatI'mwritingalettertoMumandyou.

Tony’sdad：Well,havealookatthese.

Tony：Let'ssee.Hey!What'sthat?

Tony’sdad：It'scalledUluru.It'sahugerockinthecentreofAustralia.It'sfantastic.

Tony：Andthisbuilding?

Tony’sdad：That'stheSydneyOperaHouse.It'slikeahugesailingboatwithwateronthreesides.AndthisoneisaphotoofasharkthatIsawontheGreatBarrierReef.

Tony：Wow!It'samazing!Didyouseeanykangaroosorcrocodiles?

Tony’sdad：TherewerekangaroosthatwerejumpingalongsidethecaronourwaybackfromUluru.Butnocrocodiles.

Tony：They'regreatphotos.Bytheway,canIborrowthecameraagain?

Tony’sdad：Why?

Tony：Well,there'saphotocompetitionthatIwanttowin!Iwanttotakesomephotosatourschooldancenextweek.

Tony’sdad：Ibetyoudo!OK,youcanborrowit,butonlyonceyou'vedoneyourprojectonAustralia.

Unit2ThecamelthatIrodehadabadtemper.

Thursday

DearMumandDad

I'mwritingthislettertoyoufromthecentreofAustralia.Atthemoment,we'restayingnearUluruthat'stheAboriginalnameforAyersRock.Onthefirstday,wetookahelicoptertourovertherock,andIwassurprisedathowbigitwas:3.6kilometreslongand348metreshigh.Thecoloursoftherockarefantastic,andatdifferenttimesoftheday,theychangefrompurpletored.TheAboriginesarethefirstpeopleofAustralia,andtheancientAboriginalstoriesdescribethespiritsthatcreatedtheworld.UluruisacentreofAboriginalculture.

TheAustralianshavemanyBritishrelativesandthey'relikeusinmanyways.Theirfamilylifeissimilartoours,andtheyenjoythesamefoodandhobbies.ThefoodanddrinkthatmostAustralianslikearegrapes,lamb,hamandespeciallywinethattheymakeinthesouthofthecountry.Theyloveallsports,butthegamesthattheylovethemostarefootball,cricketandrugby.BecausemostAustralianslivenearthecoast,theylovegoingtothebeach,swimmingandsurfing.

Althoughit'sDecember,it'ssummeroverhere.Thesunshineisverybright,andnearthecoastthecountrysideisverygreen.Therearelotsofsheepinthefieldsandonthehills,buttheoutbackismorelikeadesertfullofrocksandsand.

MostAustraliansspeakEnglish,althoughtheyhavesomespecialexpressionssuchas"Goodday!"and"Noworries,mate."Theymean"Hello!"and"Don'tworryaboutit.It'snotaproblem!"

ThenextdayafterwearrivedatUluru,wewentonacamelride.ThecamelthatIrodehadabadtemper,andIgotverytired.Everyoneelsethoughtitwasveryfunnythatmycamelkeptlyingdown…

Finally,laterthisevening,we'retakingtheplanebacktoSydneyandcominghome.It'sbeenafantastictrip!

Love,

Tony

Module8Photos

Unit1It'sthebandwhichgetseveryonedancing.

Lingling：Therearealotofpeoplehere!

Tony：Well,everyonewantstocometotheschooldance.Thetroubleis,Iwanttogetsomegoodphotos,butIcan'tseeoverpeople'sheads.

Daming：Areyougoingtoenterthephotocompetition?

Tony：Youbet!Bytheway,isthatHeZhongatthefront?What'shedoinghere?

Betty：Sameasyou!

Daming：Who'sHeZhong?

Tony：He'sthephotographerwhowonthephotocompetitionlasttime!

Daming：Theonewhowonthephotocompetitionlastsummer?

Tony：That'sright.

Lingling：Shh!It'stheBluesBoysplaying!It'sthebandwhichgetseveryonedancing.

Tony：Thosedrumsarereallyloud!MaybeI'llgoupstairs.

Betty：OK,butlookafteryourcamera!

(Later…)

Betty：Hi,Tony.Howdidyougeton?

Tony：Fine.Igotsomegreatshotsoftheboywhoplaystheguitarontheleft.WhereisHeZhong?

Betty：Heleftearly.Therewassomethingwrongwithhiscamera.

Tony：Great!NowI'minwithachancetowin!

Lingling：But,Tony…Where'syourcamera?

Tony：It'shere,inmybag.Ohno,it'sgone!

Betty：You'rekidding!

Tony：ButIhaditaminuteago.PerhapsIleftitupstairs…

Betty：He'squiteunhappy.

Lingling：Hisfatheristhepersonwhowillbemostunhappy.

Tony’sdad：Hi,everyone!

Betty：Oh!MrSmith!Help!Imean…hello!Tony?Er,wedidn'texpecttoseeyou!

Tony’sdad：I'vejustcometopickTonyup.Didhetryoutmycamera?

Unit2Readontofindoutwhothewinnerare.

Resultsofstudentphotocompetition

Wewereverypleasedwiththephotocompetition.Comparedwithotheryears,wereceivedmanymorephotos.Eventhoughallofthephotosareexcellent,wecan'tgiveprizestoeveryone.Therearefourprizes,soreadontofindoutwhothewinnersare.

ThepersonwhowontheprizefortheMostBeautifulNaturephotographyisfifteen-year-oldLiWei.LitookphotosofthemountainsinXiangshanPark.Theparkisn'tfarfromhishome,about500metres,andheknowsitverywell.

ThephotowhichwelikedbestintheHistoricChinagroupwastakenbyZhaoMin.Zhaoisonly12yearsold.HerphotoisofTian'anmenSquare,thelargestpublicsquareintheworld.It's880metresfromnorthtosouthand500metreswideatthenorthernend.Herphotoshowsthesizeandbeautyofthesquareperfectly.

ThebestphotointheMusiccategorywastakenbyHeZhong.Hisphotoofthisyear'sbestbandCrazyFeetshowsthesinger,BeckyWang,andthebandplayingataconcertinShenzhen.HeZhongmanagestoshowthemovementandthesoundsofthisgreatnewband,andthefunwhichtheirfansarehaving.

Acollectionofphotoscalled"TheManyFacesofOurCity"whichfeaturesBeijingwontheprizefortheMostUnusualcategory.Threepupilsatthesameschoolworkedonthisentry.Itincludesphotosofdifferentpartsofthecity,oldandnew.ItsuccessfullyshowstherichculturewhichmakesBeijingsofamous.

Congratulationstoourwinnersandthankstoeveryonewhoenteredthecompetition.WeareveryluckythatthefamousphotographerJohnWilliamisinChinatotalkabouthisnewbook.Hehasagreedtopresenttheprizesattheprize-givingceremonyattheendofthismonth.

Module9Cartoonstories

Unit1WeneedsomeonelikeSupermanwhocansaveTony.

Daming：Ohdear!Where'sthecamera?What'sTony'sdadgoingtosay?

Betty：Thisislikeacartoonstory.

Lingling：Why?

Betty：Icanimagineeverydrawinginthecartoon,andIknowwhattheendingwillbe.

Daming：ThecartoonsIlikehavelotsofjokes.

Lingling：Butit'snolaughingmatter.Thisisseriou