2020年冀教版七年级英语下册课文

Hi,mum!Hi,dad!Guesswhatwe'relearningaboutthesilkroadthismonthinschool.

TheSilkRoad?That'sinChina.

Yes,itis!Mumanddad,mayIaskyouaquestion?

Sure,Jenny!Whatisit?

MyschoolisplanningatriparoundChinawithLiMing'sschool.SomestudentfrommyclasswillgotoChinaandtravelontheSilkRoad.MayIgowiththem?

Whowillleadthetrip?

Ms.Martin!Hereisthenotefrommyschool.

(Jenny'sfatherandmotherreadthenote.)

Yes,youmaygo.Thisisagoodchanceforyou.YouwilllearnaboutChina.

Really?Great!Thanks,MumandDad!I'msoexcited!IwillsendLiMingane-mailandtellhimthegoodnews.

HiJenny,

Howexciting!YouandDannywillcometoChinaandseetheSilkRoadwithus!WewilltravelalongtheSilkRoadtogether.WangMeiandIwillmeetyouinBeijing.OurfirststopwillbeXi'an.HowfarisitfromBeijingtoXi'an?It'sabout1114kilometers.

Thistripwillbeveryspecial.TheSilkRoadisabout6500kilometerslong!Butwedon'thaveenoughtimetoseeitall.Wecanonlyseepartofit.We'lllearnaboutthehistoryandculturesofchinaalongtheway.

Iwillsendyoutheschool'splanforourtrip.

Yourfriend,

LiMing

ArriveinBeijingandtakeatraintoXi'an.

VisitXi'anandtheterraCottaWarriors

SeeLanzhouandtheyellowriver

VisitDunhuang..

ComebacktoBeijingandleaveBeijing.

WelcometoXi'an-thewalledcity.

Youcanwalkalongthewallinthewalledcity.Itisabout12kilometerslongandover600yearsold.Youcanclimbupthebigwildgoosepagoda.Itisover1300yearsold.

Youcanhittheancientdruminthedrumtower.YoucanalsoringtheancientbellintheBelltower.

YoucanvisitthefamousTerraContraWarriors.TheyareoverXXXXyearsold!

EatdeliciousChinesefoodandenjoythespecialdishesofXi'an.Xi'anhasalonghistory.Youwillhavealotoffunhereinthisancientcity.

Theterracottawarriors

WelcometotheterraCorraWarriors.WecallthemBingmaYonginChinese.Thisisanancientplace.Let'sgotothefirstpit!Canyouseetheterracottawarriors?Theyarestandingbesidetheirhorses.

Wow!Iwanttositononeofthehorse!

No,no!Youcannottothat.Pleasestandherewithmeandmovewithme.Ok?

Ok.ButIamreallyexcited!

Thisiswonderful!MayItakephotoshere?

No.Lookatthesign,Nophotos!”

Oh,Isee,thankyou.

ThegrouptakesatraintoLanzhou.Thentheygotothehotel.Later,theygoforawalkalongtheYellowRiver.

Allright.Let'sgodownthisstreetandturnleftatthetrafficlight.

ThisroadwillleadustotheYellowRiver.

Look!Abridge!

ThisistheLanzhouZhongshanBridge.ItwasthefirstbridgeovertheYellowRiver.TheSilkRoadcrossedtheyellowriverinLanzhou.

Wow,theYellowRiverissowide!

Yesit'swideandlong.TheYellowRiverisabout5400kilometerslong.Wecallitthemotherriver.

Look!AstatuebesidetheYellowRiver!Amotherwithababy!

Oh,that'sthemotherriverstatue.

It'sbeautiful!

Canwetakeapictureinfrontofthestatue,Ms.Martin?

Sure!

Thegrouparrivesindunhuang.Theytakeatouraroundthecity.

Thisisanamazingcity.

It'soneofthemaimstopsonthesilkroad.It'sfamousastheciyofsands.ManypeoplecomeheretoseetheancientpaintingsintheMarcopolo.

Yes,Marcopolowakedhere.Butdidherideacamelhere?

YesDanny,Ofcoursehedid!

Well,thenIwanttorideacamel,too!

(theyfindacamelmanontheirwaytoMingshaMountain)

HELLO,SIR,MAYIRIDEACAMEL?

Sure.

Isitsafe?

Yes,youwillnotfalloff.

Areyousure?Thatcamelisreallytall.

Yes,heistall,butyouwillbeallright.

Comeon,Danny.Itwillbefun!Iwillrideacamel,too.

Ok.

(ThemanhelpsDannyandjennyontothecamels)

TheYellowRiver!Thisisfun!Lookatme.I'mMarcopolo!

DearDiary,

ThisisourlastnightinChina.Wewillfayhometomorrow.Wedidsomuchonthistrip.

Thisafternoon,wewenttoseetheBeijingOpera.Wow!Ilovedthemusicandthecolorfulclothing.

Yesterdaywasagreatday.Intheafternoon,wewenttotheGreatWall.Itisamazing!Itisabout6300kilometreslongandoverXXXXyearsold.Then,intheevening,wewenttotheBird'sNest,Itisonlyafewyearsold,butisitaveryfamousandbeautifulbuilding.ItheldtheXXXXOlympics.Dannylookedforbirdsthere.Butofcoursehedidn'tfindany.

Chinaisagreatcountry.Whereelsecanyoutravelthousandsofyearsbackingtime?WesawtheTerraCottaWarriors,theWalledCityandtheYellowRiver.

IlearnedsomuchaboutChinesehistoryandcultureonthistrip.Ilearnedaboutanewinstrument-theerhu.AndIatesomedeliciousfood.

Ican'tbelieveourtripisover.IwellmissChina.Iwellcomebacksomeday.

Jenny.

JennyandDannytalkaboutthetripandtheirprojects.

Hi,Danny.Didyouhaveagoodrestafterourtrip?

Yes,Isleptfortwofulldays!Ifeelgoodnow.

Wehadagreattrip.Welearnedsomuch.AndwesawourfriendLiMingagain.

Yes.Areyoureadyforyourproject?

Yes,Iam.IwilltalkaboutMarcoPoloweheardalotabouthimontheSilkRoad.What'syourprojectabout?

Myproject〇sabotsomeplacesofinterestinChina.Iwilltalkabouttheplacesandthingsonthetrip.Istillcan'tbelieveit-theydon'thavedonutsontheSilkRoad.

Danny!YoucanfinddonutsanywhereinCanada.TheSilkRoadisabouthistoryandculture,notdonuts.

Yes,Iknow.I'mmakingajoke.Let'sgotothelibraryandworkonourprojects.

Goodidea.

Hello,everyone!

MyprojectisaboutMarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad.

MarcoPolowasamanfromItaly.Attheageof17,hewenttoChina.HetravelledalongtheSilkRoadwithhisfatheranduncle.Together,theymovedgoodsbetweenEuropeandAsiaontheSilkRoad.Later,MarcoPolotravelledwithhisbrother.Theytravelledonboats,horsesandcamels.Theirjourneylastedabouttwentyyears!

In1275,MarcoPoloTravelledtoBeijing.Hemetthekingandworkedforhimfor17years.Duringthoseyears,MarcoPololearnedaboutcoalandpaper.TheChinesediscoveredcoalandinventedpaper.ThesethingswerenewtoMarcoPolo.HebroughtsomecoalandpaperbacktoItalywithhim.Healsobroughtbackalotofsilk,teaandothergoods.

MarcoPoloWroteafamousbookabouthistravelstoChina.Ihopedtowriteabooklikethatsomeday.

Thankyou.

By:jenny

Date:march25

Formyproject,willdescribesomeplacesandthingsfromChina.Youguesstheirnames.Justtryyourbest.Arey9ouready?Letsbegin!

Thesethingsareveryold.Peoplebuiltthemalongtimeage.Theylooklikeanancientarmy.Whatarethey?

AretheytheclaysoldiersandhorsesfromChina?

Yes,youareright.TheyaretheTerraCottaWarriorsinXi'an.Herearesomepictures.

Wow!Coolpictures,Danny.

Thenextoneisananimal.It'sbigandtall.It'sanimportanttoolontheSilkRoad.

Ititahorse?

Sorry!Itlivesinthedesert.

Oh,it'sacamel!

Welldone.Lookatthispicture.I'mridingacamel.

Hereisthelastone.Itisverysoft.Itcomesinmanycolors.

Manythingsaresoftandcolorful.Canyoutellusalittlebitmore,please?

Ok.Wecanmakeclothesfromit.Isitsilk?

Yes.Youguessedit,lily!Lookatme.I'mwearingasilkshirt.

I'mstillthinkingaboutourtriptotheSilkRoad.Irealizedmanythings.Chinahassomuchhistory.Andourcultureissorichandcolorful.

Yes,Iknow.Ifeelthesameway.

Thetripgavemeanidea.

Iwanttolearntoplaytheerhu!ItisapartofancientChineseculture.ManyWesternpeoplecallitthe“Chineseviolin"That'sagreatidea,LiMing.!

Ican'twaittoplaymusicforallmyfriends.

Youwillbeagreaterhuplayer,LiMing.

Ihopeso.WangMei,youareagooddance.Wydon'tyoulearnatraditionalChinesedance?ThenwecantakepartinspringFestivalshowtogether.Iwillplaymusicandyoucandance!

Ilikethatidea!MaybeIcanwearsometraditionalclothes,too!

JennygoesonlinetotellothersaboutthefoodinChina.

Hello,everyone!IjustgotbackfromatriptotheSilkRoadinChina.Everythingwasgreat-especiallythefood!MyfavoritedisheswereBeijingDuckandLanzhounoodles.What'ssospecialaboutthesetwodishes?Well,theyhavealotofhistorybehindthem.BeijingDuckisreallyaChinesetreasure.Ittakesalotofwork,buttheendproductisworthit.Lanzhounoodlesarelonghand-makenoodles.Theylookgoodandtastegreat!DoyouwanttotastethesewonderfulfoodsfromChina?

Yourstoryisveryinteresting.IsawashowaboutLanzhounoodlesonTV.Themanmakesthenoodlessofast.Itwaslikemagic!

Iheardthat,inChina,somepeopleeatnoodlesforbreakfast.Isthistrue?

Yes,it'strue.Manypeopleeatnoodlesforbreakfast.Sometimestheyeatthemforlunchorsupperorsupper,too,.AndIknowwhy-theytasteREALLYgood!

IoncehadBeijingDuckinourcity.CanIfindLanzhounoodleshere?Iwilltry.

LiMinghadagoodtimeonhistriptotheSilkRoad.Hewantstotriteabouthistrip.

IjustgotbackfromagreattriptotheSilkRoad.MyfriendsfromCanadawentwithme,onourtrip.IrealizedmanythingsaboutChina.Ourcountryhasaverylonghistoryandarichculture.

Isawandexperiencedalotonthetrip.WewenttoseetheTerraCottaWarriorsandtheancientcityofXi'an.ThehistoryofChinaissoaliveintheseplaces.Ilearnedsomuch!

Thistripopenedmyeyes.Isawmyownhistoryandcultureinanewway.Ihopetotravelmorearoundmycountrysomeday.

WhereshouldIgonest?Doesanyonehaveanysuggestions?

HerearesomephotosfrommytripEnjoy!

ThisismewithaterraCottaWarrior

ItookthispictureinXi'an.JennyandDannyareinthedrumtower..

ThisisDannyinDunhuang.Heisridingacamel.

HereiaaminLanzhou.IloveLanzhounoodles.Yum!

Hi,jenny.Howisyourschoollifegoing?

Well,Iamalittlebusythisterm.Ihavesixclasseseveryday.Myschooldaysareverylong.

Metoo.Ialsohavesixclasseseveryday.Istartschoolat8:00a.m.Iusuallyfinishat5:00p.m.it'salongday,butIlikemyschool.Myschoolsubjectsaresointeresting.

Whatsubjectsdoyouhave?

IhaveChinese,English,math,historyandsomeothers.P.E.ismyfavorite.Wealwayshaveabigsportsmeettwiceayear.Ioftentakepartinthelongjump.Lastterm.Iwonfirstplace!

Wow!You'regoodatthelongjump.

Yeah!Thankyou!Whatsubjectsdoyouhave?

Ihavesocialstudies,shop,math,French,Englishandart.Myfavoritesubjectisshop!Lastweek,Imadeabirdhouseallbymyself.

That'ssointeresting.

Hi,it'sjennyagain!IgotoschoolinEdmonton.Canada.Myschoolisgreenwoodmiddleschool.Thereare400studentsinmyschool.I'mingrade7.myfriend,Danny,isinmyclass.

MyhomeroomteacherisMr.Jones.Myfavoritesubjectinschoolisshop.Weoftenmakemanydifferentthingsinshopclass.Once,wemadeabirdhousefromwood,sometimeswemakethingswithclay.Lastweek,wemadecups.Andthisweekwewillprintourownt-shirts.Shopisalwaysfun!

Insocialstudies,wedoalotofprojects.Sometimesweworkingroups.Today,mygroupandIworkedonamapofCanada.

Inthefirstterm,Ihaveartclass.Wealwaysandpaint.Inthesecondterm,Ihavemusic.Iplaytheguitar!Weusuallyplaysongsasaclass.Butsometimesweplayonourown.

Thisyear,wewillhaveasciencefairatmyschoolIwanttotakepartinthefairwithmyprojectonsilkworms.

Hello.MynameisHaoTongxin.Iliveinasmallvillage.I'mingrade7andIlovegoingtoschool!

Myschoolisa"hope"school.Lastyear.Iwantedtogiveupmystudies.Iwantedtostayhomeandhelpmyfamily.Butmyteachersaid,"Withagoodeducation,youcanmakeadifference.Youcanmakeagoodlifeforyourself.Thenyoucanhelpyourfamily.Friendsandotherpeople,too."Shegavemehope.

Myteacherisgreat.Sheoftenvisitsherstudentsandtheirfamilies.Shedoesnotwantanyonetodropoutofschool.Shealwayshelpsusineverypossibleway.Sheismakingabigdifferenceinourlives.

Now,Inevermissadayofschool.Iwanttomakeadifferenceinfuturejustlikemyteacher.

JasonGlenisa12-yearoldboyfromRiversideHighSchool.Onthefirstdayofschool,somethingterriblehappened.JasonGlenandhisfamilylosteverythinginabighousefire,itwasaveryhardtimeforthem.

Jason'sclassmatesheardthebadnews.Theystoodupandsaid.“Jason,don'tbeafraid.Wearewithyou."theclasswantedtohelpJasonandhisfamily.Sotheycameupwithaplan.

Thenextday,manystudentsbroughtclothesandfoodfromtheirhomes.Theschoolhadacarwashandacookedsale.Injustthreedays,theschoolraised$1200.

Yesterday,theschoolgavethemoneytoJason'sfamily.Jasonsaidtohisfriends,"thankyou,mydearclassmatesandteachers.MyfamilyandIwillneverforgetthis."

DannyandJennyaretalkingabouttheirschoolsciencefair.Theyareveryexcited.

Hey,Jenny!Areyoureadyforthebigsciencefairnextweek?

Oh,Ihopeso.Iworkedreallyhardthisyear.Ihopetowinfirstprize.

Don'tworry,Jenny.Youwilldoagreatjob!Whatisyourprojectabout?

It'saboutsilkworms.Iamreallyinterestedinthissubject.Imadeavideoaboutsilkworms.

Wow!

Ihaveasmallpieceofoldsilk.Ialsohaveasilkwormforthevisitors.

Silkwormsareinteresting.

Yes,they'reamazing!

Myprojectisgood,too.

Whatisitabout,Danny?

Myprojectisallaboutdonuts.Italkaboutthehistoryofdonuts.Iwillmaketendifferentkindsofdonuts.Andpeoplecantastethemall.

JaneisfromCanada.SheisteachingEnglishinchina.Sheiswritingane-mailtoherfamilyandfriendsbackhome.

Hello,everyone!

Howareyou?I'mdoingwell.Lifeinchinaisgreat!Iarrivedtwomonthsago.Iwasquitenervousthen.Buteveryonehereissofriendlyandnice.NowIfeelquitecomfortableandrelaxed.Mystudentsarewonderfulandotherteachersarealwayshelpful.

MyschoolIisverybig.Ihavemanystudentsinmyclass.InCanada,Thereareusuallyonly35studentsinaclass.Andtheymovefromclassroomtoclassroomfortheirclasses.Butinchina,theteachersmove!

Chinesestudentsworkveryhard.Theyusuallystartschoolat8:00a.m.andfinishat5:00p.m.Chineseteachersworkveryhard,too.

I'msohappytobeinChina.Iamlearningsomuchhere.MystudentsoftenteachmeChinese.Theyalsoteachmeabouttheirculture.It'ssointeresting!Ivisitedthegreatwalllastmonth.Lookatmypicture.

Woaizhongguo!

Imissyouall!

Jane

Hey.Steven!Whatdayisittoday?H'sMonday.

Wouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnertomorrow?

Sorry,Jim.Ican't.Ihavevolleyballpracticetomorrow.HowaboutWednesday?

Hmm…Wednesdayisnotgoodforme.I'mgoingtothechessclubafterschool.HowaboutThursday?

IusuallyvolunteerattheOldAgeHomeonThursday.Theyoftentellmelotsofinterestingstories.Andsometimesweplaybingo.

MaybeFriday?

IhavemathclassesonFridays.I'mnotdoingwellinmaththisyear.Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?

I'mgoingtothecountrysidewithmydad.Wearegoingtoplanttrees.

Hmm…we'rebothbusyallweek.

Well,whatareyougoingtodothisevening?

Nothing!

Howaboutcomingoverfordinnerthisevening?

Sure!

Chessclub

Doyouwanttoimproveyourthinkingskills?Doyouwanttomakenewfriends?Joinourchessclub!Chesschallengesyouandmakesyouthinkhard.Youwilllearnandhavefunatthesametime.

Clubmeetingaregoingtostartnextweek.JoinusafterschoolonTuesdaysandThursdaysinRoom288.

Actingisfunanduseful.Youcanmeetlotsofnewpeopleandimproveyoursocialskills.Wedolotsofrole.Playgamesinourclasses.

Everyonecanenjoyacting.Joinourclubandbeastar!WemeetattheschooltheatreeveryMonday,WednesdayandFriday.

Swimmingisn'tjustfun-it'salsogoodexercise!Youcanstayinshapeandhaveagoodtime.

Wehavelessonsforalldifferentlevels.Wemeetafterschoolandonweekends

Joinustodayorstopbythepooltolearnmore.

Whatclubisrightforyou?Readthefollowingquestions.Whichanswerdescribesyoubest?Circleit.Thenaddupyourscoreandfindoutyourclubtype.

1、yougetenoughexercise?

Always!Iloveplayingsports.

Notreally.Iliketolistentomusicandrelax.

Notreally.Iusuallydrawandpaintinmyfreetime.

Never.Iliketoreadbooksandexercisemymind.

2、whatIisyourfavoriteschoolsubject?

P.E.Iliketobeactive.

Music.Iliketoplayainstrument.

Art.Ilovetodrawandpaint.

EnglishandChinese.Ienjoyreadingandwriting.

3>Whatdoyoudoonacoldandsnowyday?

Ican'tsitquietly.Imustdosomethingactiveinside.

Istayinmyroomandlistentomusicorplayaninstrument.

Ipaintordrawapicture.

Ireadalookorwriteastory.

4、Youaregoingonatrip.Butyoucanonlytakeonethingwithyou.Whatdoyoutake?

Runningshoes.Ican'ttoanywhere.Withoutthem.

Amusicplayer.Ican'tlivewithoutmusic

Somepaperandapencil.Icandrawapictureontheway.

Agoodbook.Iwillbeboredwithoutabook.

ItslunchtimeonFriday.DannyandJennyarehavinglunchtogether.

Danny,areyouok?Youcan'tstaystilltoday.Andyounevereatyourlunchsofast.Areyouinahurrytogosomewhere?

No.actuallyJenny,Ihavebigplansfortheweekend!Ican'twait.It'sgoingtobeagoodweekend?

Oh!That'sgreat.Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?

I'mgoingtolearnsomethingnewthisSaturday.Cooking!AndIlovedonuts.SoIamgoingtomakedonuts.

Wow!Howexciting!Idon'thaveanybigplansforthisweekend.Iusuallyjuststayhome,readabook,surftheinternet,watchTVandhelpmymumwiththehousework.

Hmm.Wouldyoukiketojoinmethisweekend?

Really?IwouldlovetocomeIalwayslovelearningnewthings.

Wonderful!Nowit'sgoingtobeagreatweekend.

ZhaoHanyuisaGradestudent.Sheistalkingtohergrandmaonthephone.

Hello,Grandma!It5sme.Hanyu.

Hello.Hanyu.Howisschoolgoing?Areyoudoingwellthesedays?

Yes.Iamlearningalotofinterestingthingsatschool.AndIamreadingsomeEnglishstories.Icanreadyouonethisweekend.

Areyoucomingtovisitusthisweekend?

Yes,grandma.Iamgoingtocomeovertomorrow.ButIwillgotothebookstorefirst.

Sure.Mylittlebookworm.Thebookstoreisjusttwobusstopsaway.

It'sveryclose.

Doyouneedanythingfromthesupermarket?Icangetisforyou.

No,Ialwaysbuymygroceriesatthemorningmarket.Thevegetablearefreshandnottooexpensive.

Whatarewegoingtohavefordinner?

Dumplings,ofcourse.

Yay!Myfavoritefood.

HeyLiMing,

Howareyou?Howwasyourweekend?

Ihadggreatweekend!What!Icanmakedonutsmyselfnow.mynumtaughtmeonSaturday.Jennycameoverandhelpedus.Itwasalotoftakeabusthere.It'sthreehoursawayfrommyhouse.Wearegoingtosingsongsandplaygamesonthebus.I'msoexcited!MyuncleisgoingtobringhiscameraandIamgoingtobringsomedonutsforeverybody.

Didyouhaveagoodweekend?Whatareyougoingtodonextweekend?

Writebacksoon,

Danny.

LiJingisEnglish.ShewantstopracticeherEnglishwithaforeignfriend.Butshedoesn'thaveany.SoLiMingcallsJenny.

Hello.CanIspeaktoJenny,please?

Yes.Thisisjennyspeaking.Isthatyou,LiMing?Howareyou?

Good!Areyoufreenow?mycousin,LiJing,Wouldliketospeaktoyou.

Ok.Noproblem!

Hello.Jenny!ThisisLiJing.I'mhappytotalkwithyou.

Hi,LiJing!I'msorry.Ican'thearyouverywell.Couldyouspeakmoreloudly?

Sorry,Ican'tfollowyou.Pleasesaythatagain.

Ok.Couldyouspeakmoreloudly?Yes.NowIunderstand.

Good!YouspeakEnglishverywell.DoyoulikelearningEnglish?

Yes.IlovelearningEnglish.

That'sgreat!Howdoyoupractice?

Ipracticebymyselfalot.

Howdoyoupracticebyyourself?

IwatchmanyEnglishTV.Showsandcartoons.IalsolistentoEnglishmusic.JennyandLiJinghaveagoodtalk.Now,LiJinghasaCanadianfriend!

AliciaisfromRussia.SheislearningEnglish.Ms.BellisaCanadianteacher.TheyspeakEnglishonlinetwiceaweek.Ms.BellhelpsAliciawithherEnglish.Today.Aliciahassomegoodnewsforherteacher!

Hi,Ms.Bell!Canyouhearme?(Aliciadoesnothearareply)Hello?Ms.Bell,areyouthere?

Ohgood.I'msoexcitedtoday.Ihavesomegoodnews!

Really?Whatisit.Alicia?

IwonfirstplaceatthenationalEnglishcompetition!

Goodforyou,Alicia!Youreallyimprovedalot!

It'sallthankstoyou.

No.Ididn'tdoanything.Youdidallhardworkyourself.Iamsoproudofyou.

Icouldn'tdoitbymyself.TalkingwithyouIsuchagreathelp.Thankyou,Ms.Bell.Andguesswhat!Iwonagreatprize!

That'sgreat!Whatdidyouwin?

IwonatriptoCanada!Nextyear,IwillvisitCanadafortwoweeks.IcanmeetyouinCanada.

Wow!Thatisgreatnews!Youcanstaywithme.Ican'twaittoseeyou.

Thereareonly26lettersinEnglish.SoEnglishisaneasylanguagetolearn,right?Well,notexactly.

Yes,Englishonlyhas26letters,butthose26letterscanmakealotofwords.Infact,thereareabout800000wordsintheEnglishlanguage.

OneletterslikeacanbeanEnglishword.Andjustoneword,like“go”canbeasentence.

ThereisanEnglishwordwithabout1900lettersinit.Wow!That'salongword.

Thissentenceusesall261etters:thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog.

Lookatthisword:level.Youcanreaditforwardsorbackwards一一it'sthesameword!

Theword“therein“hastenwordsinit.Youdon'tevenneedtomoveanylettersaround.Howmanywordscanyoufind?

Diginandenjoy!

MynameisTeresa.IcametoCanadatwoyearsago.NowI'mingrade7.MyfamilycomesfromHongKong.IspeakChineseathome.ButIspeakEnglishatschooleveryday.HowdoIlearnEnglish?Herearesometips.

Readalotanduseadictionary!IoftenreadEnglishstorybooks,magazinesandnewspapers.SometimesIdon'tunderstandsomewords.SoIlookthemupinadictionary.

WatchEnglishTVshowsandmovies!EverySundayevening,IwatchEnglishmovies.Ithelpsalot.IcanenjoymyselfandlearnEnglishatthesametime.

ListentoEnglishmusic!IlovemusicandIoftenlistentoEnglishsongs.Justtoontheinternet!Youcanfindthewordsformanysongsyourself.Iliketowritethewordsdown.ThenIcansingalongwiththemusic.It'sfun!

SpeakEnglisheveryday!IpracticemyEnglishinclassandafterclass.Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes!SometimesImakesillymistakesandIlaughatmyself.Myfriendshelpmealot.

Oopsissomethingyousaywhenyoumakeamistake.Youcanalsosayuh-ohorwhoops.ReadTeresa'sphoneconversationabove.

WhatmistakedoesTeresamake?

Allovertheworld,manypeoplearelearningEnglish.Learninganewlanguagetakestime.Itcanbeachallenge,butthenewlanguagecangivepeoplemoreopportunities.Withagoodknowledgeofanewlanguage,youcanenjoyabetterlife.

PeoplefrommanycountriesspeakEnglish.WithEnglish,youcantravelalmostanywhere.Youcancommunicatewithdifferentpeopleandlearnnewthings.Youcanorderfoodanddrinksatrestaurants,andaskfordirections.Asaninternationallanguage,Englishconnectsyouwiththerestoftheworld.

LearningEnglishcanalsohelpyouunderstanddifferencebetweencultures.Inmanyways,Englishopensadoortotheworldforyou.

WangMeihasanewpenpal.HernameisJessica.SheisfromAfrica.ThisisWangMei'sfirstE-mailtoher.

DearJessica,

Letmeintroducemyself.MymaneifWangMei.I'mtwelveyearsold.Ilivewithmymotherandfather.Ihavenobrothersorsisters,butIhavemanyfriends.Iam1.6meterstall.Iliketoplaychess.Lastyears,Iwonfirstplaceinmyschool.Myfavoritefoodisnoodles.Icanmakenoodlesmyself!

Doyoustudyotherlanguagesinschool?IamlearningEnglishnow.IwanttohavesomemoreEnglish-speakingfriends.LearningEnglishopenstheworlduptome.

Inthise-mail,Iamtryingtousesomenewwords.Iwillteachyousomewordsinmylanguage.Canyousay,“Nihao"?Thatmeans,"Hello".Tryit.

Hereisapictureofme.Whatdoyoulooklike?Canyousendmeaphotoofyourself?I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.

YournewChinesefriend,

WangMei.

Hello,class!Didyounoticethewildweathertoday?

Yes,Idid!IwokeupthismorningandIwassurprised!Whatasnowyday!

Yeah!Thenthesuncameoutanditbecamewarm.Allthesnowwentaway.

Andrightnowtheskyisdark.It'sgoingtorain.

Yes,you'reright.Whatstrangeweather!Weareexperiencingalmostfourdifferentseasonsinoneday!Now,class,Iwantyoutowriteareportaboutyourfavoriteseason.Whyisityourfavoriteseason?Whatdoyoulikeaboutthatseason?

Well,Ilovespring!Itisspringrightnow.andspringusuallymeansgreentrees,beautifulflowersandplayingintherain.

Ilikesummer.TheweatherturnshotandIcangoswimming.

Autumnismyfavoriteseason.It'ssocolorfulandtheweatherisniceandcool.

Well,Ilikewinter.Theweatheriscoldandthereisallotofsnow.

Youcangoskiingandskating.Youcanalsohavesnowballfights.Butyouhavetowearwarmclothes.

Goodwork,everyone!Youareallgoingtowritesomewonderfulreports.

Hey,Danny!Whatareyoudoing?

I'mdoingsomeresearchformyreportaboutmyfavoriteseason.I'mgoingtotalkaboutwinter.Winterismyfavoriteseason.Lootatthiswebsite:

ComeandenjoyatrueCanadianwinteroutinthemountain.Startyourdayontheskihillsorgoiceskating.Butdon'tforgetyourscarves,hatsandgloves.Why?Wintersherearereallycold!

Havelunchinourworld-classrestaurantandthengobackoutsideforasnowballfight.Youcanevengetthefamilytogetherandmakeasnowman.Intheevening,youcanjoinusinsidefordinner.Winteristhebestseason!Enjoyaclear,coldnightbesideawarmfire.

Hopetoseeyouthere!

Wow!Thatlooksreallygood,Danny.Lootatthatpicture!Whatacold,snowyday!

It'samazing!Ican'twaitforwinter.I'mgoingtohaveagreattime!

Kimisexcited.Sheisgoingtotalkaboutherfavoriteseason.Shestandsinfrontoftheclasswithaverybigblackbag.

“goodmorning,everyone!Today,Iamgoingtotalkaboutmyfavoriteseason.Inthisseason,theweatherisusuallybrightandsunny.Thetemperatureoutsideiscoolandtheskyisblue.Ioftenwearsweatersandscarves.Ilovewearingscarves

Onweekends,myfamilygoestothefarmandpicksapples.Itisagreatseasonforapplepicking.Often,wepickfivefullbags!Iusuallyhelpmymummakeapplepie.It'sdelicious!Duringthisseason,Icanenjoythedifferentcoloroftheleaves.Theyarered,orange,yellow,greenandbrow.Iliketoplayintheleaveswith