沪教牛津版初一英语课文

初一（上册）Unitl

Anna飞blog[blog]

Helloeveryone.Welcometomyblog

Aboutme

MynameisAnna.TmfromGermany[*d53:mam].Tm11yearsold.Tmtallandthin[0n].Ihave

longhair.Ilivewithmyfamilyinahouseclosetosomemountains.MymumisanArtteacher.My

dadisadoctor.Ihaveaneldersisterandanelderbrother.

Aboutmyschoolandmyhobbies(hobby['hobi])

Everyday,Igotoschoolbyschoolbus.Myfavorite['feverit]subjects['SAbdgektlareMaths

[mae0s],ArtandScience['saions].Ilikemyschoolbecausetheteachersareallveryfriendly['fren(d)I

i].Mydreamfdri:m]istobeanengineer]end31'nie].

Ilikemanysports[spo:t].I'mgoodatswimmingaidplayingbasketball.Thesearemyfavorite

hobbies.

DearAnna,

Hi!IsawyourblogontheInternet[*Int^nst]andI'dliketobeyoure-friend.MynameisJason.Tm

12yearsold.I'mtall.Ihaveshortblackhair.

Iliveinaflat[flaet]inBeijingwithmyparents.MydadisanengineerandmymotherisanEnglish

teacher.

Myschoolisfarawayfromourhome.Igotoschoolbybus.MyfavoritesubjectisMaths.Ilikemy

schoolandIhavelotsoffriendsther已

Ilikeflyingkites[flai][kait]inmyfreetime[frii].Myfavoritesportsarevolleyball['volIbo:I]and

football.

Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

Bestwishes,

Jason

Unit2

Adayatschool

BySam

Iamajuniorhighschool[!d3U:nI司student.Ilovegoingtoschool.

Myschoolisclosetomyhome,soIalwaysgotoschoolonfoot.Classesstartat8a.m.,andIam

seldoml'seldom]late[leit].Myfavorite['feverit]subject['SAbdsekt]isGeography[d3TogrefI].I

enjoylearningaboutdifferentplacesintheworld.

Inthemorning,weusuallystudyChinese,MathsandEnglish.Wehaveourmorningbreak[breIk]

at9:50a.m.Whenthebell[bel]ringsfrinLIruntotheplaygroundwithmybestfriendsTomandJack.

Weoftenplaygames.Breakendsat10:10a.m.Howshortitis!

Lunchisfrom11:50a.m.to12:30p.m.Afternoonclassesendat3:30p.m.ThenTom,Jackand

Itakepartintheschoolband[ba9nd]practice['praektis].Wemakegreatmusictogether[tQ'ge&a].

Ialwayshaveagoodtimeatschool.

Mymotherisajuniorhighschoolteacher.SheteachesEnglish.

Mymothergetsupat6o'clockeverydayandhasbreakfastat6:30a.m.Shealwaysarrivesatschool

at7:25a.m.Sheusuallyhastwolessonsinthemorning.Intheafternoon,shehasonelesson.After

school,sheplaysvolleyba川'VDIIbo:I]withherstudents.

Intheevening,shecooksdinner.Afterdinner,shepreparesherlessons[orTpe。].Shesometimeshelps

mewithmyhomework.Sheusuallygoestobedat11p.m.

Unit3

Protect[pra'tekt]theEarth

TheEarth[3i0]isabeautifulplace.

Thereareforests['fDrIst]andrivers,mountainsandfields

[fi:Id].Someplacesareveryhot,andsomeareverycold.

Therearemanydifferentplants.Somearelarge.Somearesmall.Allplantsneedlightandwater.There

aredifferentanimalsonEarthtoo.Someliveontheland.Someflyinthesky.Someliveundeithe

water.

TherearealsomanypeoplelikeyouandmeonEarth.TheEarthprovidesfpre'vaId]uswithair,water

andfood.Itisourhome.

Today,thereisalotofpollutionpollution[palu:J'(o)n].Weburn[b3:n]thingstomakeenergy.

Thispolluteslpelu:t]theair.Weputourrubbish「r/\biJ]intotheseaandundertheground.This

pollutestheEarthandkillsanimalsandplants.

Wemuststopdoingthesethings.Itisimportantforustoprotect[pre'tekt]theEarthforourfuturef^ju

Air

Airhasnosmell,[smel]

Airhasnotaste.[teist]

Butwhenthewindblows,[bloo]

Youfeelitonyourface.

Lookatakite,

Oraplane[plein]intheair.

Howdotheystay[stel]there?

Theyrideonair.

Howdoesaballoonfbelu:n]

Rise[raIz]intheair,

Andliftpeopleup[lIft]?

Ituseshotair.

Weneedairtobreathe,[bri:d]

Weneedairtosurvive,[se'vaiv]

Andwhenwebreatheit,

Itkeepsusalive,[elaiv]

Alongtimeago,thereweretensunsinthesky.Theweather['we6a]wasveryhot.Plantscouldnot

grow[grao].Animalscouldnotlivelong.Therewasaman.HisnamewasHouyi.Heshot(shoot[Ju

:t])ninesunsoutofthesky.Intheend,onlyonesunremained[rrmein].Theweathergotcooler.

Plantscouldgrow.Peoplewerehappy.

Unit4

Thefourseasons[vsi:z(e)n]

Spring

Inspring,theweatherstartstogetwarm.Thewindblows[bleu]gentlyRdgentlll.Itoftenrains.Plants

starttogrow.Everythingturnsgreen.Itisexcitingtotakeatripinspring.

Summer

Theweatherishotinsummer.Thesunshines[JaIn]brightly[*braitli].Manypeopleliketogotothe

beach[bi:tj]andswiminthesea.Itisnicetoeaticecreaminthehotweather.

Autumn

Inautumn,everythingchanges.Leavesturn[t3:n]brown,redoryellowandstartfallingfromthe

trees.Itisnicetogoonapicnic[*pIknIk]atthistimeofyearbecausetheweatheriscoolanddry

[drai].

Winter

Winterisoftencoldandsnowy['sneoi].Childrenlovewinterbecausetheylovetoplayinthesnow.It

isinterestingtomakesnowmen.Peopleusuallyspendtimewiththeirrelatives['reletIv]duringthe

SpringFestival['festiv(9)l].

Myfavoriteseason

Myfavoriteseasoniswinter.

Winterisverycoldandsometimessnowy.Itisinterestingtomakesnowmeninwinter.

TheSpringFestivalisinwinteranditismyfavoriteholiday.Ivisitmygrandparentsandeatlotsof

nicefood.Itisexcitingtogetredpackets['p出kit]duringtheSpringFestival.

TheweatherinChina

InthenorthofChina,itisverycoldanddryinwinter.Thereissometimesheavysnow.Summeris

different.Itissometimesveryhotduringtheday,butitisoftencoolintheevening.Springand

autumnarethenicestseasons.

TheweatherinthemiddleandeastofChinaisquite[kwa11]different.Itishotanddryinsummer

andverycoldandwetinwinter.

InthesouthofChina,winterisusuallyshortandcool.Itsometimesrains.Insummer,theweatheris

oftenhotandwet.

Theweatherinthesouth-westofChinaisveryspecial['spej(e)l].Itiscomfortable@kAmf(e)teb(e)l]

livetherebecausesummeriscoolandwinteriswarm.

Unit5

Atriptospace

byJerry

10October2053

Fmsohappy!TomorrowI'llbeoneofthefirststudentstotravelintospace.Thespaceship[*speIsjIp]

willleavetheEarthat9a.m.It'lltakeustotheMoon.Ican'twait!

TheMoonisaround[e'raund]380,000kilometersfromtheEarth,soit'lltakeusaboutfourdaystoget

there.There9snogravity['graevitl]inspace,sowe'llbeabletofloat[fleutlaroundthespaceship.

We'llhavetotie[taI]ourselvestoourbedssothatwewon'tfloataway[floot]inoursleep!Without

gravity,ourbodiesmaygetweak[wi:k],sowe'llhavetodoexercises['eksesaiz]everyday.

Whenwearrive,TmgoingtowalkontheMoon.Tilhavetowearaspacesuit「SPeiSSU:t；-sju:t]to

helpmebreathe[bri:6]becausethere'snoairontheMoon.I'mgoingtotakeasmanyphotosasIcan,

thatis,ifmycamera[,kaem(Q)re]stillworksupthere...

HotelsontheMoon

DoyouwanttospendyouaholidaysinhotelsontheMoon?

Atthemoment,therearenohotelsontheMoon.Butallthiswillchange[tjeIn(d)3].Ifwecansolvefs

Div]someproblems,wewillbeabletobuildhotelsthereinthefuture.TheMoonisverycold,sothe

hotelswillhavetobewarm.Theywillalsoneedalargeamountofairsothatpeopletherecan

breathe[bri:d].

ThehotelsontheMoonwillhaveroomswithbigwindowssothatyoucanseetheEarth.Youwillbe

abletoswiminthehotelswimmingpool[pu:I]andseeallthestarsaroundyou.Butyoushouldnot

gettooexcited[ik'saitid].AtriptotheMoonwillcostalotofmoney!

Unit6

VisitingShanghai

Shanghaiisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.Ifyoulikesightseeing[*saitsiiir)],youwillloveit!

People'sSquare[skwea]

People'sSquareisinthecenterofShanghai.Itisalargepublic^pAblik]area['eerIe]withgreengrass,

fountains['faontin]aodbirds.IfyouvisitPeople'sSquare,youcanalsoseefamousbuildingsaround

it,suchastheShanghaiGrand[graead]Theater['0iete,'0i：9-]andtheShanghaiMuseum.

TheBund[bAnd]

TheBundiswhereoldShanghaimeetsnewShanghai.IfyouwalkalongtheBund,youwillseemany

oldbuildings.ThePudongNewArea,justacrosstheHuangpuRiver,hasmanymodernbuildings.At

night,thesetallbuildingslightuptheskyineverydirection[dI'rekl(a)n；daI-].

YuGarden

YuGardenisatraditional[trbdiJ(e)n(e)l]garden.Ifyouenjoyhistoryandnatural[,naetj'(e)r(a)l]

beautyf'biuitl],youwilllovethisgarden.Therearemanybeautifulbuildings,bridges[brids]and

ponds[pond].Youcanalsobuydifferentsnacks[snaek]justoutsidethegarden.

HongKong一awonderfulplacetovisit

Ifyoulikeshopping,youwillloveHongKong.Therearesomeexpensiveshopsandalsosomecheap

ones.ThereissomethingforeveryoneinHongKong.

OneofthemostinterestingplacesinHongKongisOceanPark[,eoj'(9)n].Youcanvisitthe

Lowland['leol9nd]Gardenstoseesomeanimals,orgetabird's-eyeview

[vju:]ofthewholeparkbyridinginacablecarf'keIb(e)l].AttheOcean['aoJ'(a)n]Theater['61ete],

youcanwatchadolphin['dDlfIn]show.

VisitorsfromallovertheworldcometoHongKongeveryyearandhaveawonderfultime.

WorldHeritage[*her111d5]Sites

Thereareover900WorldHeritageSitesaroundtheworld.Theyarenatural['n^tj(e)r(e)l]or

man-made['m^n'med]places.Weprotect[pra'tekt]theseplacesbecausetheyareveryspecialand

importanttoworldculture['kAltJe].

ChinahasthethirdmostheritagesitesintheworldafteiItaly「让eli]andSpain[speinl.Therearemore

than40sitesinChina,forexample,theGreatWallandWestLake.Youcanfindalistofthesiteson

theInternet.

Unit7

TheClubs[klAb]Fair[fee]

LindaandLeoarenewstudentsatRosieBridgeSchool.Lastmonth,theyattended©tend]the

ClubsFair.

First,LindaandLeolearntabouttheRocket['roklt]Club.

"Ourclubwillteachyouhowtobuildrockets.Thenyoucanlaunch[Io:ntj]themintothesky,"a

boysaid."Watch!”

Hetookarocketandlaunchedit.TherocketdisappearedfdIse*pIo]intothesky.LindaandLeowere

verysurprised.

“Willitgoallthewayintospace?”Lindaasked.

“Ofcourseitwon't,"agirlfromanotherclubshouted.taOurclubisbetter.ComeandjointheSolarF'se

ole]Power['paoo]Club.”

“Whatdoyoudo?”askedLeo.

“Wemakewonderfulmachines[me,J'i:n].Theyonlyusesolarpower.Look!”

Shetookatoycar[toi]fromthetableandthenusedaremotefrI'meot]control[kGn'trool]todrive

itallaroundtheplayground['pieigraond].

“ItusespowerfromtheSun,“saidLinda."That'samazing[e'mezIrj]!”

LindaandLeolearntaboutmanyclubs.Afterthefair,theyfeltveryexcited

[iksaitid].

“Iwanttojoin[d3DIn]alltheclubs/9saidLinda.

“Metoo!"saidLeo.

Atrip[trIp]toLucky[*lAki]Island['ailend]

LastSunday,myfriendsandIwantonanadventure[ed'ventje]withtheHiking

['haikirj]Club.Thenightbefore,IwassoexcitedthatIcouldnotsleep!Igotupreallyearlyon

Sundaymorning.Afterbreakfast,Ipacked[p出k]mylunchandlefthomequickly.Ihurriedtoschool

[*hAri]andmetotherstudentsandMr.Li,ourtripleader.Whenwewereallthere,weleftforLucky

Island.

TheboatridetoLuckyIslandwasreallyexciting[Ik'sa111rj]!Wesawalotoffishandcolorful['kAla

fol]birds.WhenwegottoLuckyIsland,wewentonalongwalkandsawsomepretty[*pritl]flowers.

Afterthehike[haik],wewereveryhungry!Wesatonthebeach[bi:tJ]andateourlunch.Afterthat,

weplayedgamesandtookpictures.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.Finallyitwastimetogohome.I

cannotwaitformynextadventure[ad'ventje]withMr.LiandtheHikingClub!

Summercamps[kaemp]

ManychildrenintheUSAandCanadagotosummercamps.Manysummercampstakeplaceinthe

countryside['kAntrisaid^Youngchildrenusuallyjoindaycamps.Theygobackhomeafterspending

afewhoursatcamp.Olderchildrenmayspendafewnightsawayfromhome.Theycanmakenew

friendsandlearnuseful

['juisful；-f(a)l]skillsfskil]atcamp.

TherearealsosummercampsinChina.Somesummercampsareforinternationalstudents[int§nae/

(o)n(e)l].ManyofthemliketolearnaboutChineseculture

fkAltM

Unit8

Unusual[Anju:goal]collections[ke'lekj(e)n]

SamandHelen9sgrandparents[*graend,peerQnt]collect[kelekt]almosteverything.Thereareeight

doorbells['doibel]ontheirfrontdoor!

“Thissilver['siIve]doorbellismyfavorite[feivaHt],"saidHelen.Shepushed[poj]itandsoon

Grandpaopenedthedoor.

“Comein,mydeargrandson['g侬n(d)SAn]andgranddaughter[*gr^ndo:t。]!"hesaid.

“Whostartedcollectingdoorbells,Grandpa?"askedSam.

“Yourgrandma,heanswered.C6Shelovesdoorbells.99

“Whatdoyoulikecollecting,Grandpa?99askedHelen.

“Ilikecollectingnewspapers."

Theywentinside[inlaid]andsawnewspaperseverywhere.

“Hellochildren!,9calledGrandma."Let'shavesometea.”

Thechildrenfollowedherintothelivingroomandsawlotsoftoys[tDi]there.Therewashardly[*ha

idll]anyspace[speIs]forthechildrentositdown.

“Whosetoysarethese?”askedHelen.

“Theyareours,“saidGrandma.66Webothlikecollectingtoys.”

“Butremember,99saidGrandpa,"wehavealotoffreetime!Youhaveyourschoolworktodo,soyou

shouldn'tspendtoomuchtimecollectingthings!”

Mycollection[ke'lekj(e)n]

Harryhaswrittenabouthiscollectionofpostcards['paustka:d].

Icollectpostcards.Istartedthecollectiontwoyearsago.

NowIhaveover100differentpostcards.Someshowfamousplacesofinterest.Someshowgreat

worksofart.MyfavoritepostcardisfromtheUK.IthasapictureofBigBenonit.

Itiseasytogetpostcards.Friendssend[send]themtoeachotherforholidaysorbirthdays.

Ilikecollectingpostcards.Theyarebeautifulandteachmealotaboutdifferentplaces.

CollectingstampsiseducationalJen⑼I]!

YesterdaywasShowandTellDayatDaniel9sschool.

Danielwasthefirststudenttospeak.Heshowedhisclassmates['kla:smelt]anoldstamp[staemp].

“Myfathergavemethisfirststamp,"saidDaniel."IthasapictureofanoldChinesestonebridge[steu

n][brids]onit.ThismadememoreinterestedinChineseculture.SoonIstartedtolookformore

stampswithinterestingpictures.”

“NowIhaveover100stamps,"saidDaniel.learntalotaboutourcountryanditsgreatculturefrom

thestamps!Collectingstampsisreallyeducational!99

“Thatwasagreattalk.Thankyou,Daniel,99saidtheteacher.

Postcards['paustka:d].

Wecanlearnalotaboutaplace,itshistory['hist(Q)ri]andculture['kAltJe]fromapostcardand

stampfstaemp]onit.

In2005,somepostcardcollectors[ke'lekta]fromdifferentcountriesstartedaproject[*prDd3ekt].First,

theycreated(create[kri:'eit])awebsite['wsbsait].Thenpeoplefromallovertheworldcould

joinandbecomemembers['membe].Thememberssendeachotherpostcards.Asaresult[rI'zAlt],

theymakenawfriendsendlearnaboutthvcultureandhistoryofdifferentcountries.

下册Unit1

Mygrandma

Mygrandmawasashortwomanwithgrey[grei]hair.Shewasalwayscheerful

['t/iofol；-f(o)l].Shewasaverygoodcook[kok].Herdishes[dI/]wereprobably

['probebll]thebestintheworld!Iwillneverforgetthetaste[teiSt],andthesmell[smel]aswell.

Grandmatookcareofmyfamily.Shewasreallykindandpatient['peIJ(e)nt].Shediedtwoyearsago

andImiss[mIs]herverymuch.

——Ben

Alice

Aliceismybestfriend.Sheisatallgirlwithglasses.Sheoftentellsmejokes[djook]tomakeme

laugh[la:f],butshenevermakesfunofothers.

Aliceisasmart[smait]girl.SheisgoodatMaths[mae6s].Weoftenstudyandplaytabletennis[ten

Is]together.IhopewewillalwaysremainfrI'mein]friends.

Joyce

Mr.Li

Mr.LiismyMathsteacher.Heistallandthin[61n].Hisclassesarealwaysfulloffun.Heuseslotsof

gamesinhisteaching[*ti：

Mr.LiisstrictaboutfstrIkt]ourstudies,buthealwaysencourages（encourage

[in'kArids；en-]）usandgivesussupport[se'p。:t].Heoftensays,"Nevergiveupandyoullbe

successfulfsak^esful;-f（e）l].n

—Amy

Mother'sDay

Mumsdoalotofhardwork.Theycookandcleanforus.Theyalsoencourage[in,kArid3；en-]usand

giveussuppo可se'p。:t].Mother'sDayisthetimeforustosay"Thankyou"toourmums.

Inmostcountries,peoplecelebrate[*selIbreit]Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayeveryyear.

Onthisday,peopleliketobuyflowersandmakespecial['spej（0）l]Mother'sDaycards[ka:d]for

theirmums.

Mother'sDayisnotonlyaboutgifts[gift].Wecanhelpourmumsdothehousework.Wecantakethem

totheparkorthecinema.Sometimesasimplehug[hAg]orsaying"Iloveyou,Mum"istheperfect[*p

3:flkt]giftforourmums.

Mother'sDayisaboutlove.Ifyouloveyourmum,whynotplanaspecialMother'sDayforher?

Unit2

France[frains]iscalling

FranceisinWestern['west（a）n]Europe['jorep].Itisacountrywithmanybeautifulplaces.

Paris[*paeris]isthecapital['k^pit（9）l]ofFrance.Hereyouwillfindmanyfamousplacesofinterest

suchastheEiffelTower.YoucangototheLouvre[’lu：ve]Museumifyoulikeart.Themostfamous

streetinParisistheChamps-Elysees.Thisistheplacetogoifyouwanttovisitsomeshopsand

departmentstores

[di'paitm（e）nt][sto:L

Franceisveryfamousforitswine[wam].Therearemanyvineyards['vinj^d]inthecentreofFrance

andfarmersgrowgrapes[greIp]tomakeexcellent『eks（0）l（0）nt]Frenchwine.

ThesouthofFranceliesonthecoast[keost],anditisfamousforitswonderful['wAndafol；-f（9）l]

beaches[bi:tj].AFrenchtown[taon]bytheseaistheperfectplaceforasummerholiday,butifyou

preferto[pri*f3:]visitFranceinwinter,youcantryskiing['ski:ir]]onthrmountainsinthe

FrenchAlps[出lps].

Francehassomethingforeveryone,sowhynotvisitFrancethisyear?

LastJuly,IwenttoBeijingtovisituncleZhang.Hetookmetomanyinterestingplacessuchasthe

GreatWall,theSummerPalace['p出11s]andthePalaceMuseum[mju:'ziam].Ilearntalotaboutthe

MingandtheQingdynasties(dynasty['daInesti]).WealsovisitedtheMain[mein]Stadium「ste

idiom]forthe2008Olympics.WewentshoppingonWangfujingStreet.Ihadawonderfultimein

BeijingandIplanto[pl出n]visititagainduringtheSpringFestival[sp口nl['festevol]nextyear.

HiNatee,

MynameisMandy.Ifoundyouremailaddress[e'dres]onane-friendwebsite['websait],andI'dlike

tobefriendswithyou.

PmfromBeijing,China,andPmthirteenyearsold.Mymumisateacher,andmydadisadoctor.My

grandparentsliveinChengdu.Theycometovisituseveryyear,andtheyalwaysbring[brirj]mealot

ofdelicious[dI'llJes]Sichuanfood!

IIvefarawayfrommyschool,soIhavetogetupearlyinthemorning.IlikeMaths[mae0s]and

Englishverymuch,butIdon'tlikeScience['saiens].Iwanttobeateacherinthefuture,soI'm

studyinghardatschool.

I'minterestedinThaiculture['kAltJe],andIloveThaifood.IhopetovisitThailandoneday.

Ihopewecanbefriends.Writetomesoonandtellmeaboutyourself.

Bestwishes,

Mandy

TheLeaning(lean[li:n])Tower[*taoa]ofPisa

TheTowerofPisaisoneofthemostbeautifulbell[bel]towersinItaly.Itisnotonlybeautiful,but

alsostrange-itleanstooneside.Todayitisknownas"theLeaningTowerofPisa".

Thebuildingofthetowerbeganin1173.Ittooknearly['nIelI]200yearstocomplete[kam'pliit].In

1178,whenthebuildinggottothethirdfloor,itstartedtolean.Thebuilderstriedtomakethetower

straightstraight[streit]againwhentheybuilttheupper「Ape]floors[fIo:],butfailed[fe11].

Overtheyears,thetowerhascontinuedto(continue[ken'tiniu:])leanfurther[*f3:。司.Experts

['eksp3it]havedonealotofstudies(study)andtriedto“rescue”[Yeskju:]thetower.In1990,it

wasclosedtothepublic[*pAblik]forsafety['seifti]reasons['ri:z(e)n].Afteralotofeffort['efat],it

reopened[rii'oop(e)n]in2001.Hopefully[*heopfoli;-f(a)li]itwillbesafeforatleastfli:st]thenext

300years.

Unit3

Ablind[blaind]manandhis"eyes"inafire

Oneday,JohnDancerandCharliearrivedatahotel[hao'tel；90-].

“Goodevening,sir,"saidthereceptionist]I'sepj(a)nISt]."You'rewelcometostay[stei],butI'm

sorrythatwedon'tallow[elau]pets[pet]here."

“Charlieisn'tapet,“saidJohn."He'smyeyes.I'mblindandIcan'tgoanywherebymyself.”

Thereceptionistapologized(apologize[a'poledsaiz])andled(lead[li：d])JohnandCharlie

totheirroom.

Johnwasverytiredftaiedl.Hesoonfellasleepfo'sli:p].Sometimelater,Charliestartedbarkinglbci

:k].Johnwokeup(wakeup[weIk])andsmeltsmoke.Afire!Smokestartedtocomeinfirom

underthedoor.WithCharlie'shelp,Johnputsomewet[wet]towelsptaoel]alongthebottom「botem]

ofthedoor.ThenhegotdownonthefloornexttoCharlieandwaited.

Soonheheardthesoundofafire6ngine['end3inLAfireman['faIomen]arrivedandgothimoutof

thebuilding,butthefiremandidnotwanttotakeCharlie.Johnwouldnotgowithouthis"eyes".

Finally['fain0ll],thefiremangotCharlieoutofthebuildingtooandtheywerebothsafe.

Afriendly[*fren(d)h]dolphin['dolfin]

Lastmonth,Iwenttoswiminthesea.Iswamreallyfar,pasttherocks[rok]andouttosea.ThenIsaw

somethingmoving(move[mu:v])towardsme.Itwashugeand

grey[grei],withalargefin.Itwasashark]Jaik]!Ibegantoswimback,butthebeach[bi:tJ]was

toofaraway.Thesharkstartedtoswimar