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UNIT 5 More practice Take part in our educational exchange 第77页 Do you love to travel and meet new people? Yes? Have you ever lived and studied in another country? No? Well, join our educational exchange now! Our educational exchange is fantastic. You can experience a different culture and learn a new language. You can improve your social skills and make lots of friends.
There are two parts in our educational exchange. In the first part, an exchange student will travel to your home country and stay with your family. In the second part, you will travel to your exchange partner’s home country and stay with his or her family. You will go to school with him or her. You will also take part in local activitier. You can apply for our educational exchange if you”
? are aged between 14 and 17.
? would like to learn about the language, culture, history, geograply and way of life of another country.
? have a reference from your head teacher.
It will be the adventure of a lifetime. So, what are you waiting for? Apply today!
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UNIT 6课文 The Trojan horse 第83页 The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they ‘ve given up and sailed away!”
“But look over there.” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.” “Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get come help and pull it into the city.”
That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “ I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting . In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.
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UNIT 6 More practice The story of 100,000 arrows 第93页 This is a story about two wise men----Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. The Chinese people have told it for many, many years.
One day, Zhou Yu gave Zhuge Liang an impossible task. He asked him to make 100,000 arrows within ten days. “No problem,” Zhuge Liang said. “I’ll bring you 100,000 arrows in there days.”
Zhuge Liang asked his soldiers to fill 20 large boats with many straw men. In the early morning of the third day, Zhuge Liang’s soldiers sailed the boats towards the camps of Cao Cao’s army on the other side of the river. The soldiers shouted and beat their drums loudly.
When Cao Cao’s soldiers heard the sounds, they thought they were under attack. However, they could not see through the thick fog on the river. Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows towards the sounds of the drums and the shouting. Zhuge Liang’s boats were soon full of arrows.
Zhuge Liang’s soldiers then turned the boats around and shouted, “Thank you for your arrows, Cao Cao. “Zhuge Liang took all these arrows to Zhou Yu. There were more than 100.000 of them.
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UNIT 7课文 Memory Corner 第99页 Henry
A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of it in your mind. If you make the picture big, strange or silly, you will remember it better. For example, to remember the word “smiles”, we can imagine there is a “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it the longest word in the world. Remember: a picture is worth a thousand words. Paula
A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, if you want to remember how to spell the word “because”, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants”. Millie
You will forget something very quickly unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble remembering the list of steps in the water cycle. However, it is easier to remember these steps if you understand how the water cycle works.
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UNIT 7 More practice How to improve your memory 第109页 Memory is very important. It helps you remember who you are, where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do in the future. So, how can you improve your memory?
It is important to exercise your brain. For example, you can do new things and change your daily habits. If you walk a different way to school or take a different bus, you will keep your brain active. You can try to memorize something new. You can try a Maths puzzle. You can also try to learn new skills or study a foreign languate. Your brain gets lots of regular exercise if you do any of these things.
If you live a healthy life, your memory will work better. You must have a balanced diet. You must give your brain enough time to rest. Unless you get enough sleep every night, you will not remember things well.
If you want your brain to work well, you also need to relax. If you get too worried, your brain will slow down, and your memory will become less sharp. So, to improve your memory, you should exercise your brain, live a healthy life and stay relaxed.