Unit f Fniendoh Using Language Reading and listening 1 Read the letter that Lisa wrote to Miss Wang of Radio for Teenagers and predict what Miss Wang will say. After listening, check and discuss her advice Dear Miss Wang. I am having some trouble with my classmates at the moment. r'm getting along boy in y class. We often do homework together and we enjoy helping each other. We have become really good friends. But other students have started gossiping. They say that this boy and I have fallen in love. This has made me angry. I don't want to end the friendship, but I hate others gossiping. What should I do? 2 Listen to the tape and try to spell the words as you hear their pronunciation. Then divide each of the sentences into several sense groups. I There is nothing wrong with you and this boy friends and your friendship with this boy would be a thing to do 3 Teenagers like to - and they often see something that isn't real 4 My advice is to your classmates. That way you will then that you are more than they are. 3 Listen to the tape again and use the exercise above to help you answer the following questions I What does Miss Wang say about their friendship? She says that Why doesn't she think that Lisa should end their friendship? She thinks that 3 How does she explain why Lisa's classmates gossip about their friendship? She says that t what is Miss Wang,s advice? She asks Lisa to Speaking Do you agree with Miss Wang's advice? Discuss it in small groups. You may use the following expressions in your co AGREEING DISAGREEING I agree. Yes, I think so. So do I, Me too.. I don't think so. Neither do L Exactly. No problem. Sure. Certainly That's not right. Yes, but Of course. All right, You re right/correct. I'm afraid not. No way. Of course n Good idea. I think that's a good idea I'm sorry, but I don't agree, I disagree
Unit 1 Friendship Reading and writi Im a student from Huzhou Senior Hiah Miss Wang has received a letter from School. I have a problem. fm not very goodat Xiao Dong. He is also asking for some advic communicating with people, Although I try Read the letter on the right carefully and help to talk to my casemates, I stil find it hand Miss Wang answer it. to make good friends with them, So I fed 1 Before you write, brainstorm with a quite lonely sometimes. I do want to change this situation, but I don't know how I would partner about ways to change the situation. Make a list of your ideas be grateful if you could give me some advice. nd give your reasons For exam Xiao Dong Why I to ask people their likes and dislikes I to find classmates with the same interests 2 to join in discussions and show interest in 2 to get to know different people and let them other people's ideas see you are friendly 2 Decide which are the best ideas and put them into an order. Then write down your advice and explain how it will help. Each idea can make one paragraph The following sample and the expressions may help you Dear Xiao Dong. I'm sorry you are having trouble in making friends. However, the situatlon is easy to change if you take my advice. Here are some tips to help you First, why not.7 If you do this Secondly, you should/can HertHa way.- Thirdly, it would be a good idea if By doing this,- I hope you will find these ideas useful Yours, 3 Swap your letter with your partner. Look at his/her work and help to improve it Pick out any mistakes you see in spelling, verb forms, or punctuation Swap back. Correct any mistakes and write out your letter
Unit I Friendship UMMING U Urite down whot you hove learned obout friends and friendship from this unit you hove also learned ● useful verbs Useful ● useful expressions: ● o new grammar item: LEARNING TIP It's a good habit for you to keep a diary. It can help you remember past events. You can express your feelings and thoughts in it. It will help you improve your English if you write your diary in English. Why not have a try? READING FOR PUN Pro by Jessica sills As you sit in silen If a close friend hurts Wondering why And you don't understand Ill be your shoulder to cry or Remember I'm here Until your tears run dry. Ill lend a helping hand When youve been hurt Burdens are lighter And can't believe what theyve done when carried by two If you need someone to talk to And I just want you to know Ill be the one Im here for you Scoring sheet for the survey on page 1 A183C2 2A1 82 C3 A3 B2 C1 9A0 03 c0
English around Unit the world Warming Up 1 Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? In some important ways they are very different from one another. They are called world Englishes. Look at these examples. Can you understand the different kinds of English these people are using? Lets go to the OK. But how lall we go to the movies? Why not go by Underground Er, but the subway station is far away. 2 Guess which of the following words is British English and which is American English. elevator/ lift in a team /on a team rubber/eraser petrol /gas Pre-reading I With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language Which country do you think has the most English learners? 3 Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see 6uipead THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of I them lived in England. Later in the next century. people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countnes. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before
Unit 2 Enalioh around the world Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don' t speak the same kind of s english. Look at this example: British Betty: Would you like to see my flat? American Amy: Yes. Id like to come up to your apartment So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English spoken in England between 1o about AD 450 and I 150 was very different from the English spoken today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD 8O) and 1150 English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 16o0's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were<g taken to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both countries. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. At that time two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language. The latter gave a separate identity xo to American English spelling. English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example. India has a very large number of nuent English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for govemment and education. English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the 3s number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own identity? Only time will tell Comprehending 1 Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false and explain why True False I English had the most speakers in the 17th century 2 English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain 3 Languages frequently change 4 The language of the government is always the language of the country 5 English is one of the official languages used in India. b This reading describes the development of the English language 2 Make a timeline of the development of English, using the passage to help you. During the Sth century AD: English was hased more on German Between about AD 800 and /150 3 In pairs discuss these questions. I Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?