Betty: Tony:
Yes, I knew that. Enjoy the book. Yes, it’s good.
Unit 2 He decided to be an actor
William Shakespeare was a famous English writer of plays and poems. He wrote 38 plays, 154 short poems and a few long poems in his life. Two of his famous plays are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford, England. Like many people four hundred years ago, Shakespeare’s parents didn’t learn to read or write. At school he liked plays, so he decided to be an actor when he finished school at 14. He married in 1582 and had three children.
Shakespeare went to London and joined a theatre company in about 1592. He became a successful actor and began to write plays. Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed his works very much.
In 1599 the company built the Globe Theatre on the River Thames in London. You can visit the theatre today, but it isn’t the same building. There was a fire in the old theatre. They built it again in 1614 and in the 1990s.
William Shakespeare died at the age of 52. He was rich and successful. You can still see his plays in English and in many the languages. He’s famous around the world..
Module10 A holiday journey Unit1 what did you do? Lingling: Tony: Betty: Tony: Betty:
Where are you going on holiday, Tony? To Los Angeles.
Oh, really? You’ll love it! I went there two years ago and enjoyed it a lot. How long did it take to get there? Did you fly?
Yes, we did, and that took about nine hours. Then our friends met us and drove us to their home.
Lingling: Who was with you? Betty:
My parents.
Lingling: So what did you do? Betty:
Well, first, we went to Disneyland, and guess what? I met Snow White and Mickey Mouse! I was so excited!
Tony: Betty:
Wow! How long did you stay there?
We stayed there for two days. And then we went to Hollywood.
Lingling: Did you see any movie starts? Betty:
No, but we swam in the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica. It wasgreat!
Lingling: Where are you going on holiday this year, Betty? Betty:
Paris.
Unit2 This morning we took a walk .
Hi, Grandma! Here I m in Paris. Jenny and I arrived by plane the day before yesterday. Aunt Joan and Uncle Peter met us at the airport. We were tired so we relaxed at home and began our tour of the city yesterday.
Yesterday we went to the Louvre Museum. It has many world-famous works of art, such as the Mona Lisa. In the evening we had dinner in a French restaurant. The food was delicious!
This morning we took a walk. There are shops, and restaurants everywhere, and I love the street and markets. They sell such good fruit and vegetables. We also did some shopping. I bought a present for you. I hope you’ll like it!
At about three o’clock, we took the Paris Underground to the Eiffel Tower. It is really high. There were lots of tourists, so first of all, we had to wait in line for an hour, and then we went to the top. We waited till all the lights were on. It was wonderful!
Tomorrow we’re going to visit a famous palace and take a boat tour on the River Seine. I’ll write again.
Love,
Berry
Module 11 Body language Unit 1 They touch noses!
Lingling: We’re going to have some Russian teachers at school tomorrow, and I’m
welcoming the visitors. How do I do that?
Betty:
Lingling, you know, in Russia, people usually kiss three times, left, right, left.
Lingling: What! No, I didn’t know that. We Chinese often shake hands and smile
when we meet visitors, and sometimes we nod our heads . But we never kiss. Only parents and children do that.
Betty:
That’s because people do different things in different countries.
Lingling: So what do people in the US usually do when they meet? Betty:
In the US some people shake hands, and some kiss or hug each other. In India people put their hands together and nod their heads. And do your know what Maori people in New Zealand do when they meet?
Lingling: No, What do they do? Betty:
They touch noses!
Unit2 Here are some ways to welcome them.
Body language around the world
by Wang Lingling
Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to welcome them.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand too close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North American! Give them more personal space.
How about touching people? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South American sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all. Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when they talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
Module 12 Western music Unit 1 It’s so beautiful! (The Blue Danube) Daming:
Hmm, this is Western music, isn’t it? Can you hear the violin and the piano? It’s so beautiful! Is this by Strauss or Mozart?
Lingling: I’m not sure… Betty:
It’s by Strauss. I love his music! Do you know anything about him, Tony?
Tony: Betty:
Was he German
No, he was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria. What a beautiful city! This is called The Blue Danube. The Danube is a river in Europe. It goes through Vienna.
Lingling: Do you like both. You listen to pop music, Betty? Betty:
Well, I like both. You listen to pop music, Lingling ,don’t you?
Lingling: Yes, I do. I also like Beijing opera. Listen to this fantastic voice. Tony:
Hmm, the sound is very … different, isn’t it? I’m a fan of rock music. Listen to this!
Daming:
Hey! Give us a break!
Lingling: Rock music? Listen to those drums. Daming: Tony:
It’s so noisy! And much too fast!
You don’t like rock music? I don’t believe it!
Unit 2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music.
The city of music
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the centre of Europe. It’s the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over
Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.
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