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普通高中课程标准实验教科书《英语》电子课本Book3Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldB3U1P1-3FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSAncientFestivalsFestivalsandcelebrationsofallkindsareheldeverywhere・Themostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofthecoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Othercelebrationswereheldwhenhunterscouldcatchanimals.Theywouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,sotheycelebratedwhentheyhadfood.Theylitfiresandmademusicbecausetheythoughtthesefestivalswouldbringayearofplenty.FestivalsoftheDeadSomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedead,orsatisfyandpleasetheancestors,whocouldreturneithertohelportodoharm.InJapanthefestivaliscalledObon,whenpeopleshouldgotocleanthegravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theylightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexicotheyhavetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peoplemighteatfoodinshapeofskulls,andcakeswith“bones'，onthem・Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead・ThefestivalofHalloweenhaditsoriginasaneventinmemoryofthedead・Itisnowachildren\festival,whentheycangototheirneighbours9homesandaskforsweets・Theydressupandtrytofrightenpeople.Iftheyarenotgivenanything,thechildrenmightplayatrick.FestivalstoHonourPeopleFestivalscanbeheldasanhonourtofamouspeopleortothegods・OneoftheseistheDragonBoatFestivalinChina,whichhonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.AnotherisColumbusDayintheUSA,inmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusinAmerica.InIndiathereisanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMahatmaGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain・HarvestFestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents・Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinter,anclbecauseaseasonofagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountriesitisthecustomtodecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andpeoplegettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheiranimals,flowers,fruitsandvegetables,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.InChinaandJapantherearemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandgivegiftofmooncakes・SpringFestivalsThemostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeat,andmaygivechildrenluckymoneyintheredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratethe\nlunarNewYeartogether.InsomeWesterncountriesthereareveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary・Theymightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofallkinds.EasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalinChristiancountries.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusforChristiansanditalsocelebratesthecomingofspring.InJapan,theCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountryiscoveredwithcherrytreeflowerssothatitlooksasthoughitmightbecoveredwithpinksnow・Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachothers.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile・B3U1P4Wethinkithasalwaysbeenthecustomforpeopletohavefestivals.Theyareatimetoenjoyeachother5scompanyandhavefunwithourfriends.Wethinkthatlongagopeoplelookedforwardtothecelebrations・Ourancestorswouldsitroundafireandcookplentyofmeattoeat.Thentheywouldbesatisfiedwiththeirfestival・B3U1P7ASADLOVESTORYLiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine^DayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthecoffeeshopafterwork・Butshedidn'tturnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword.Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoingtoholdhisbreathforherapologise・Hewoulddrownhissadnessincoffee・ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave—hewipedthetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV—justwhatLiFangneeded!AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove・TheseventhdaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinu,theweavinggirl,andshewasthemostlovelyofthedaughters.WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove・(“JustlikemeandHuJin,^thoughtLiFang.)Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy・(“Wecouldbelikethat,thoughtLiFang.)WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthatherdaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryandmadetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.Niulangtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.FindingthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hermotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.ThishappenswhenthestarsVegaandAltairmeetintheHeaven.Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhlunarmonth,peopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon"beabletomeet.Theannouncersaid,“thisisthestoryofQiqiaojie.Whenforeignershearaboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine^story・Il'safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyoulove.^^AsLiFangsetoffforhome,hethought,UIguessHuJindoesn'tloveme.I'lljustthrowtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemtoremindmeofher/9Sohedid.Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.There\nwasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate?I'vebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime!AndIhaveagiftforyou!"Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!Shewouldneverforgivehim.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine'sDay!B3U1P44&45WintercarnivalinQuebecWearesittinginacafeinoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffeetotrytowarmup.Thetemperatureis32degreesbelowfreezing・Thewindowsarecoveredwithsteamfromtheheatinside・Oulside，thesnowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthesidewalksandinparkinglots.Themusicandlightsofthecarnivalcontinue,butwehavebeenwatchingtheparades,ridinginhorsecarriagesandlisteningtothemusicallday.Ourfeetarefreezingandournosesarered.Quebeccarnivalisthebiggestwinterfestivalintheworld一everyyear,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartinaweekofactivities.Ifyoucome,youmustbepreparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong.Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthesnowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlookingtheriver.Thecompetitionsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairthoughtheycouldfly.Ifyouarebraveenough,youcantrythecanoerace・FiveorsixmenpaddleineachcanoeacrossthegreatStLawrenceRiver,whichispartlyfrozen.Ofcourse,theriverisfullofbigpiecesofice,andifyouweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofabout6Huskydogspulllongsledsatgreatspeedsalongasnowytrack.Onepersonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothedogstoencouragethem.Thesoundofthedogsbarking,thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsofthecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthernexperience.Thedogsarebeautifulstronganimals,withlong,thickfur.Manyofthemhaveblueeyes.Afteradmiringtheicesculptureseverywhereinthecity,muchlikethoseinHarbininChina,youcanhaveacupoftaeorcoffeeinanigloo.Itisamazinghowwarmtheseicehousescanbe!Lateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace,whereBonhommethesnowmanisking,andjointhecrowd・Youcandanceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldressedinheavyclothes-evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredressedupforwinter.Finallywesitdowninourcafetowarmupandtoplantomorrow-perhapswe'lljointhesnowmobileraces一orperhapswe'lljustsleepin.ook3Unit2HealthyeatingB3U2P10COMEANDEATHERE(1)WangPeiweisatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated・Ilhadbeenaverystrangemorning.Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofmuttonkebabs,roastporkandfriedrice・Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold.Hisrestaurantoughttobefullofpeople・Butnottoday!Whywasitso?Whatcouldhavehappened?Hethoughtofhismuttonkebabsandfattyporkcookedinthehottest,finestoil.Hisfriedricewashotbutdidnottasteoffat.Hiscolawassugaryandcoldandhisice\ncreamwasmadeofeggs,milk,creamandfruit."Nothingcouldhavebeenbetter/5hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiMaochanghurryingby."Hello,Maochang/hecalled,uYourusual?”ButMaochangseemednottohear.Whatwasthematter?SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifMaochangwasnotcomingtoeatwithhimashealwaysdid.PengweifollowedLiMaochangintoanewly-openedsmallrestaurantattheendofthestreet.Therewasasigninthewindow.Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttobethinner?ComeinsidetoYongHuisslimmingrestaurant.Onlyslimmingfoodsseizedhere.Makeyourselfthinagain.CuriositydroveWangPengweiinside.Itwasfullofpeople.Averythinladycameforward・“Welcome!”shesaid,"MynameisYongHui.Iwilltakeallthatfatoffyouintwoweeksifyoueathereeveryday.”ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeiwei.Therewereonlytwokindsoffoodandonedrinkonit:rawvegetables,fruitandwater.WangPeiweiwasamazedatthisandespeciallyattheprices.Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisownrestaurant.Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes!Hethrewawaythemenuandhurriedoutside・Onhiswayhomehethoughtabouthisownmenu.Diditmakepeoplefat?Hewonderedifheshouldgotothelibrarytofindout.Hecouldn'thaveYongHuigettingawaywithtellingpeoplelies!Hehadbetterdosomeresearch!Afterreading,herealisedwhatwaswrongwithYongHui'srestaurant.Itwasnotgivingitscustomersenergy-givingfood!Aftereatinginherrestaurantpeoplewouldbecometiredveryquickly.Perhapsthiswasawaytowinhiscustomersback!PengWeiwrotehisownsign.Itsaid:Wanttofeelfit?Comeandeathere!Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!B3U2P12Daisywishedtobesothatshecouldwearallthelatest,coolclothesdesignedfortheyoung.Shedecidedtodosomeintowhatfoodsshouldbeeatentobecomethinne匚Shelearnedthatoneoftheofnoteatingenoughwastobecomeverytiredquickly.Whenshewenttothedoctor,hetoldhershecouldbethinneraswellashealthyifsheatemorevegetableslikebeans,and.Soshedid.Shefeltveryfitwhenshestartedeatingmorefoodsaswellasherusualenergy-givingfoods・Sheevenbegantoenjoyeatingallthevegetablesratherthancooked・Shesoonlookedlikeamodel!B3U2P14&P15COMEANDEATHERE(2)ThenextdayWangPengweiTsrestaurantwasnearlyfullandhefelthappie匚Perhapshewouldbeabletoearnhislivingafterallandnothavetoclosehisrestaurant.Hedidnotlookforwardtobeingindebtbecausehisrestaurantwasnolongerpopular.Hesmiled・ButthesmilelefthisfacewhenhesawYongHuiwalkingin.Shedidnotlookhappybutglaredathimasshemovedroundthecustomers."MayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestaurantyesterday?IthoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnowIfindyoucameonlytospyonmeandmymenu,'sheshouted・“Pleaseexcuseme/'hecalmlyexplained/'Iwanted\ntoknowwhereallmycustomershadgoneyesterday.Ifollowedoneofthemandfoundtheminyourrestaurant.Idon'twanttoupsetyoubutIfoundyourmenusolimitedthatIstoppedworryingandstartedadvertisingthebenefitsofmyfood.Whydon^tyousitdownandtryameal?"YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingthedumplings,fattyporkandcola.WhentheywereservedtheicecreamYongHuibegantolookill.“Ifeelsickwithallthisfatandheavyfood,"shesaid,“Imissmyvegetablesandfruit.vWangPengweiwasjustenjoyingasecondplateofdumplingssohesighed,“yes,”headded,“andIwouldmissmydumplingsandfattypork.Butdon'tyoutiredquickly?n“Well,nowyoumentionit.Idohavetorestalot,”admittedYongHui.“Butdon'tyouthinkitwouldbebetterifyouwereabitthinner?nsheaskedWangPengwei."I'msureyouwouldfeelmuchhealthie匚”Theybeganchattingaboutmenusandbalaneeddiets."Myresearchhasshownmethatneitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,”explainedPengwei,uIdon'tofferenoughfibreandyoudon'tofferenoughbody一buildingorenergy一givingfoods・Perhapsweoughttocombineourmenusandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodsfullofenergyandfibre.”Sothatiswhattheydid,Theyservedrawvegetableswiththehamburgersandboiledthepotatoesratherthanfriedthem.Thentheyservedfreshfruitwithicecream.Inthiswaytheycutdownthefatandincreasedthefibreinthemeal.TheirbalancedmenusbecamesuchasuccessthatbeforelongWangPengweibecameslimmerandYongHuiheavie匚Aftersometimethefoundthattheirbusinesscooperationhadturnedintoapersonalone.Finallytheygotmarriedandlivedhappilyeverafter!B3U2P52-53THETOWNHASTODECIDE（Atthemeetingthateveningtherearetwospeakers:oneforandoneagainstbuildingaMcDonald'srestaurant.）FORBUILDINGAMCDONALD'SIwasexcitedwhenIheardthatourcommunity（社区）wastohaveitsownMcDonald\restaurant.Ithoughtaboutallthoseyoungpeoplewhowouldnothavetogotothenexttowntobuytheirfavouriteburgersandchips.McDonald'scaresabouthealthyeatingtooandworkswithscientiststoprovidefoodthatisofhighquality,safeandhealthy.Itisalsocheap.Theyoftenprovidesaladsaswellasburgersandchips・Youcanalsochoosebetweencolaandmilkshakes（奶昔）・Ofcourseitalsomeansmoreworkforourareathatneedsjobsbadly.McDonald^saytheyareinterestedindoingwhatisrightforthecommunityandbeingagoodneighbour.SoIthinktheywillbeconcernedaboutprovidingparkingforthecarsinourmainstreet.Manyofouryoungpeoplewillbeonlytoohappytoworkforit.Theymakeapromisetothepeoplethatworkforthem.Theysay,“Wevalueyou,yourgrowingskillsandyourhelptothecompany.”Icanseenothingbutgoodifthiscompanycomestobuilditsrestaurantinourtown.AGAINSTBUILDINGAMCDONALD'SIamverywoiTiedaboutMcDonald'sbuildingarestaurantinourhometown.Weareasmallcommunityandweenjoyourlocaldishes•IamnotsureifMcDonald'sfoodisashealthyastheysayintheiradvertisements.Whenscientistslookatitcarefullytheyfindhighlevelsoffat,sugar\nandsalt.Thisisveryworrying.Toomanyyoungpeoplearegettingfatthrougheatingtoomuchfattyfood・McDonald^isnotgivingyoungpeopleagoodideaofwhatahealthydietshouldbe.LocalChinesefood,ontheotherhand,isfulloffreshvegetablesandfreshmeatandfish.ThefoodataMcDonald^restaurantisalwaysthesamesoIwonderifitismadeorbroughtinfromelsewhere・Althoughitisfreshlycooked,itmustbelesshealthythanourownlocallygrownandcookedChinesefood.IalsoworryaboutallthosecarsbringingpeopletobuyfoodinMcDonald's.First,therewouldbepetrolfumes（气体）,whichwouldmakeourcleanairdirty.Second,there'stheproblemofallthosecarsthattrytoparkandpreventothercarsfrommovingquicklythroughourtown.Third,whatwillhappentoallthefoodcontainersifpeopledecidetoeatonthesideoftheroadjustoutoftown?Willtheyjustthrowthemontheground?I'msuremanyyoungpeoplewouldbehappytoworkforMcDonald'sbutwilltheybetreatedfairly（攵、平出也）？InAmerican,McDonald'sdoesnotallowUnionstooperateinitsrestaurantsandthesearepeoplewhospeakupfortheworkers・If,astheysay,theworkersarehappywiththemwhyshouldtheyfearsomeworkersjoiningaUnion?SowhenIconsiderthefood,thecarsandthejobs,IthinkweshouldnotallowMcDonald'stobuildtheirrestaurantinourtown.Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-noteB3U3P17-18ACTONENote:Scenes1and2areprovidedintheTeacher'sBook.Scene3NARRATORNowladiesandgentlemen,you5reabouttohearthemostincredibletale・Itisthesummerof1903,andHenryAdams,anAmericanbusiness,hashadsomeverybadluck・HeislostinLondon.Hehasnomoneyanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.Walkingdownthestreet,hehearssomeonecallinghim.Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?Who?Me,sir?Yes,you.Throughthefrontdooronyourleft（aservantopensthedoorforhim）Thanks.Goodmorning,sir,wouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmetoleadtheway,si匚Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.Howdoyoudo,Mister—er—?Adams,HenryAdams.Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.Thankyou.You5reanAmerican?RODERICKHENRYRODERICKOLIVERHENRYSERVANTOLIVERRODERICKHENRYOLIVERHENRYRODERICKHENRYRODERICKThat'sright,fromSanFrancisco.HowwelldoyouknowLondon\nHENRYRODERICKHENRYRODERICKHENRYNotatall.It'smyfirsttriphere・Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyouMmindusaskingafewquestions.Gorightahead.Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Fmhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritianbyaccident.OLIVERHowisthatpossible?HENRYWell,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.AboutamonthagoIwassailingoutofthebay—(hiseyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrother^dinneronthetable)RODERICKWell,goon.HENRYOh、yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.IdidnotknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning・ThenextmorningFdjustaboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.OLIVERAnditwastheshipthatboughtyoutoEngland.HENRYIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformyWell,youmustn'tworryaboutthat.It'sanadvantage.FmafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.Tellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?Patience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouappearance・(thebrotherssmileateachother)RODERICKHENRYRODERICKHENRYRODERICKWell,tobehonest,Ihavenone・(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishandstogether)Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofhave?HENRYOLIVERHENRYjoke,Idon^tthinkit\veryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Now9ifyou，11excuseme,IthinkFllbeonmyway.Yes,thelette匚(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenrylikeagift)Theletter,(takingitcarefully)Forme?Foryou.(Henrystartstoopentoit)Oh,no,youmustn^topenit.Notyet.Youcan'tRODERICKPleasedon'tgo,MrAdams.Youmustn'tthinkwedon'tcareaboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.OLIVERHENRYopenituntiltwotwoo'clock.HENRYRODERICKHENRYRODERICKRODERICKOh,thisissilly.Notsilly.There'smoneyinit.(callstotheservant)James・Oh,no,Idon'twantyourcharity・Ijustwantanhonestjob・showMrAdamsout.OLIVERHENRYRODERICKSERVANTRODERICKHENRYWeknowyou'rehard-working.That'swhywe'vegivenyoutheletter.James,Goodluck,MrAdams.Well,whydon^tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?YouTlsoonknow.InexactlyanhourandahalfThisway,sir.MrAdams,notuntil2o'clock.Promise?Promise.Good-bye・\nB3U3p20Onedaymyuncletoldmeaaboutamanwhomadeathathewouldbeabletowalktothefootofamountainby.Themountainwasover100kilometresawayfromhishomesopeoplewerehappytotakethebetbecausetheythoughtitwasthatanybodycouldwalksofarinoneday.Buttheydidnotrealisethatthemanhadaplanready・Hegothistodrivealargetruckwhichwouldmeethimontheroadasif.Thetruckwouldgivethemanarideandhewouldcontinuetopretendtowalkasthetruckmovedalong.Inthiswaythemanmadehisatthefootofthemountainbeforenightfallandhewonhisbet.Hesaidhehadwalkedallthewaythoughnotalwaysontheroad!B3U3P21&22ReadingandactingActone,Scene4(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewiththeletteranddecidestogoin.Hesitsdownatatablenexttothefrontwindows.)OWNER(seeingHenry'spoorappearance)That'sone'sreserved.Thisway,please・(tothewaiter)takethisgentleman^order,Horace・HENRY(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I'dlikesomehamandeggsandanicebigsteak・Andmakeitextrathick.WAITERHENRYHOSTESSOWNERHENRYf11costatinybit.Iunderstand・AndFllhaveaniceglassofbee匚(Ihcwaiterleavesfoethekitchen)mygoodness!Heeatslikeawolf.we，llseeifhe'scleverasawolf,eh?(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter,(waiterreturns)samethingsagain,please・Oh,andanotherbee匚WAITERHENRYWAITEROWNERAgain,everything?Yes,Ihal'sright,(seesthelookonthewaiter^face)Anythingwrong?(totherestaurantowner)He'saskedformoreofthesame.itiswell-knownthatmanyAmericansliketoeatalot.Well,wehavetotakeachance・Goaheadandlethimhaveit.WAITER(readingthebillafterthemeal)allright.That'stwoordersofhamandeggs,twoextrathicksteaks,twotallglassesofbeer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesserts.HENRYWAITEROWNERHENRYwouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?(inarudemanner)what'stheretowaitfor?allright,Horace,Flltakecareofthis・(toowner)Thatwasawonderfulmeal.It'samazinghowmuchpleasureyougetoutofthesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucarflhavethemforawhile.OWNERcustomers.HENRYYes,veryinteresting.NowperhapsifyoupaythebillIcanhelptheother(lookingattheclockonthewall)Well,Iseeit'stwoo'clock.(heopenstheletter\nandholdsamillionpoundbank-noteinhishands・Henryissurprisedbuttheownerandthewaiterareshocked,andnervous)Fmverysorry.But...I...I・••Idon"haveanythingsmaller.OWNER(stillshockedandnervous)Well,er-er-justonemoment・Maggie,look!(thehostessscreams,theothercustomslookatherandsheputahandtohermouth).HOSTESSoh,dear,Idon"know・Isimplydon^tknow・AskM匚Clemens・(theownergoestoagentiemansittingnearthewindow)OWNERM匚Clemens,JVk・Clemens!Couldyou-er-lookatthis?(handshimthebank-note)doyouthinkit'sgenuine?CLEMENS(lookingatitverycarefully)TwonotesinthisamounthavebeenissuedbytheBankofEnglandthisyea匚Anyway,itcan"befake.OWNERCLEMENSWhynot?Peoplewillgivetoomuchattentiontoabank-noteofthisamount.Nothiefwouldwantthattohappen.HOSTESSCLEMENSman.OWNERHOSTESShimatonce!OWNERHENRYOWNER(joiningthem)Butlookattheowner,M匚Clemens・He'sinrags.Hmm,yes.Isee.Well,Icanonlysaythathemustbeaverystrangebutveryrich(as讦hehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!Thatmustbeit!(hitherhusband'sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant!GoandseeFmsosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbank-note・ButifsallIhaveonme.Oh,please,don'tworry,sir.Doesn'tmatteratall.Wearesoverygladthatyouevenenteredourlittleeatingplace・Indeed,sir,Itrustthatyou'llcomeherewheneveryoulike.HENRYOWNERWell,that'sverykindofyou.Kind,sir?No,it'skindofyou,sir.Youmustcomewheneveryouwantandhavewhateveryoulike・Justhavingyousithereisagreathonour!HENRYOWNERImaynotreturnforsometime.Itwouldbewrongofmenottrustagentlemansuchasyourself,sir,(nowtheothercustomsarewatchingthem)evenifyoudodressinaratherunusualway.Asforthebill,sir,pleaseforgetit.HENRYOWNERForgetit?Well...thankyouverymuch・That'sveryniceofyou.Oh,itsforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,frommyheart,(theowner,hostessandwaiterallbowtogetherasHenryleaves)B3U3P23ABOUTMARKTWAINMarkTwainwasborninFloridaandspenthisboyhoodinHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.Threeofhismostfamousbooksdescribepeopleonthisgreatriver.TheyareTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeontheMississippi.Indeed,thisauthorlovedtheriversomuchthatevenhispennameisabouttheriver."Twain55isanoldwordfor"two：So,to"marktwain/'istosaythatthewateristwofathomsdeep・Afathomisequaltosixfeetor1.83metres・Twainleftschoolatschoolattheageoftwelvetolookforwork.\nOverthenexttwodecadeshewasaprinter,ariverboatpilot,asoldier,agoodminer,abusinessmanandanewspaperreporte匚Hisfirstsuccessfulstorywasaboutajumpingfrogcontest.Hiswritingbecamefamousforitsdescriptionofcommonpeopleandthewaytheytalked,butespeciallyforhishumour.Hebecamerichfromthemanynovels,shortstoriesandtraveljournalshewroteandwasverypopularatpublicreadings.YaleandOxfordUniversitieshonouredhimforhiswriting.However,thelastyearsofhislifewerefilledwithsadevents,lonelinessandthelossofmuchmoney・Hiswritinglostmostofitshumourandbecamesadlikehim.Yetheisstilloneofthemostpopularwritersintheworldtoday.B3U3P59—60ACTTWOScene4NARRATORAttheendofmonth,Henrywasveryrichanddidn'tfearjail・Dressedinthefinestclothes,hedrovebythebrothershouseinPortlandPlaceand,seeingtheywereback,wenttogetPortiaatherfriend^home・HENRYMydear,thewayyoulooktoday,itwouldbeacrimenottoaskforagoodsalaryforthejobthey'llgivetome.PORTIAOh,pleaserememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwemaygetnosalaryatall;andthenwhatUlhappentous,withnowayintheworldtoearnaliving?(atthebrothers9home、theservantletsthemin.Thetwobrotherareseated,waiting)HENRYGoodmorning,gentlemen.(RoderickseemsverysurprisedtoseePortia)Portia,thesearethemenwhohelpedme.PORTIASoverynicetomeetyou,kindsirs.(shegivesOliverawinkoftheeye)RODERICKEr...Portia,1-・OLIVERWclcbothgladtohearit,fornowwccandecidethebetwhichRoderickandImade.Ifyou'vewonforme,youshallhaveanyjobasmygift.Haveyougotthemillionpoundbank-note?HENRYFvewon!Nowwhatdoyousay,Roderick?RODERICKIsaythatEvelosttwentythousandpounds.1neverwouldhavebelievedit.Why,thatisamazing,man!HENRYCome，let'sbegoingnow,Portia•OLIVERButwait,wait!Thejob,youknow.1mustgiveyouajob,asIpromised・HENRYWell,thankyouverymuch,butIreallydon^twantonenow.PORTIAHenry,I'mdisappointedinyou・Youdidn'tthankthegentlemenproperly・MayIdoitforyou?HENRYLetmeseeyoutry.(PortiawalksovertoRoderickandgiveshimahug・ThenshesitsinOliveraslap,putsherarmsaroundhisneckandkisseshimonthecheek・Oliverbeginslaughing.)PORTIAPapa,hesayshedoesn^twantanythingelsefromyou.HENRY(shocked)Mydear,isthatyourpapa?!PORTIAHe^smystepfather,andthedearestonethateverwas.HENRYOh,mydearestdearsir,IregretwhatIsaid・YouhavegotajobopenthatIwant・\nOLIVERHENRYOLIVERNameit・Son-inlaw・Well，well,well!Butyoifveneverhadsuchajobbefore・HowcanIbesureyoucandoitsuccessfully?HENRYTryme—h,do.Ibegofyou!Giveme30or40years,and—OLIVEROh,well,allright.NARRATORArePortiaandHenryhappy?Therearenotenoughwordsinthebiggestdictionarytodescribeit.DidthepeopleofLondonhaveagoodtimewiththisbitofnews?Yes.Portia'sstepfathertookthatfriendlybank-notebacktotheBankofEnglandandcashed•Thebank-notewasthenuselessformoneybutwashisweddinggifttotheyoungcouple・Yes,thebank-notewasworthmillionsofdollars,butnotworthone-tenthasmuchashowHenryfeltaboutPortia•Book3Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestarsB3U4P25-26HOWLIFEBEGANONTHEEARTHAfterthe"BigBang=theearthwasjustacloudofenergeticdust.Whatitwastobecomewasamysteryuntilthedustbegantoslowlycombineintoaballmovingaroundthesun.Theproblemwasthattheearthbecameviolentbecauseitwasnotclearwhetherthesolidshapewastolastornot.Itexplodedloudlywithfireandrock,whichintimetoproducethewatervapour,carbondioxide,oxygen,nitrogenandothergases,whichweretomaketheearthatmosphere・Astheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurface・Nobodyknewthatitwasgoingtobedifferentfromotherplanetsgoingroundthesun.waterhadalreadydisappearedfromplanetslikeMarsorsatelliteslikethemoon,butitstayedontheearth・Thisishowtheearthbegantoshowitsspecialqualities.Manypeoplethinkthiswasimportantforthebeginningoflife.Itallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgases,whichhadbecomepartoftheearth'satmosphere,intooceansandseas・Thatmadeitpossibleforlifetobegintodevelop・Whatscientiststhinkisthattheearthwasdifferentbecauseofthearrivalofsmallplantsgrowinginthewateronitssurface.Nobodyunderstoodthattheseplantswerethestartofmanychanges・Theymultipliedandfilledthefirstoceansandseaswithoxygen.Thisencouragedthedevelopmentofearlyshellfishandallsortsoffish・Manymillionsofyearslaterthefirstgreenplantsbegantoappearonland・Scientistsbelievethattakingcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandfillingtheairwithoxygenhelpedlifetodevelop・Laterlandanimalsappeared・Somewereinsects.Others,calledamphibians,wereabletoliveonandaswellasinthesea.Whentheplantsgrewintoforests,reptilesappearedforthefirsttime・Theyproducedyounggenerallybylayingeggs・Later,somehugeanimals,calleddinosaurs,developed.Theylaideggstoo.Theybecamethemostimportantanimalsontheearthformillionsofyears.Blitwhentheydisappeared,mammalsbecamemoreimportant.Theywerethelastgroupofanimalsandtheyweredifferentbecausetheyproducedtheiryoungfromwithintheirbodies.Smallcleveranimals,nowwithhandsandfeet,appearedandspreadallovertheearth.Theydevelopednewmethodsofgrowingfood,huntingandmovingaround・Astimewentbythey\ncoveredtheearthandhavebecomethemostimportantanimalsontheplanet.Buttheyarenottakingcareoftheearthverywell.Theyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfromescapingfromtheearthintospace・Theearthmaybecometoohotforthelivesonit.Whetherlifewillcontinueontheearthformillionsofyearstocomewilldependonwhetherthisproblemcanbesolved・B3U4P28MyfriendLiYanpingwasreallyveryinterestedin_.Helikedtowatchchangesinthemoon,theonlynaturalsatelliteoftheearththroughhistelescope.Oneeveninghethoughthesawahugecomet—asithitthemoon.The—ofthemoonproducedalotofdustthatbecame—likealargeball・Itseemedasifitwouldmultiplyandbecomeanew_•LiYanpingthoughtHewasseeingthe—oftheuniverseuntilhenoticedsomedirtonhistelescope!Hewasverydisappointed・B3U4P30-31AVISITTOTHEMOONLastmonthIwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetomakeatripintospacewithmyfriendLiYanping,anastronome匚Wevisitedthemooninourspaceship!Beforeweleft,LiYanpingexplainedtomethattheforceofgravitywouldchangethreetimesonourjourneyandthatthefirstchangewouldbethemostpowerful.Thenwewereoff.Astherocketroseslowlyintotheairwebegantofeelthepulloftheearth,whichiswhatwecallgravity・Atfirstitpushedussohardbackintoourseatsthatwecouldnotsayanythingtoeachother.GraduallytheweightlessenedandIwasabletotalktohim."Whyisthespaceshipnotfallingbacktotheearth?OntheearthifIfallfromatreeIwillfalltotheground.HIasked.HWearetoofarfromtheearthnowtofeelitspull/1heexplained.nSowefeelasifthereisnogravityatall.Whenwegetclosertothemoon,weshallfeelitsgravitypullingusbutitwillnotbeasstrongapullastheearth's.Tcheeredupimmediatelyandfloatedweightlesslyaroundinourspaceshipcabinwatchingtheearthbecomesmallerandthemoonlarger.Whenwegotthere,Iwantedtoexploreimmediately."Comeon「Isaid.°Ifyouareright,mymasswillbelessthanontheearthbecausethemoonissmallerandIwillbeabletomovemorefreely.ImightevengrowtallerifIstayherelongenough・Ishallcertainlyweighless!HIlaughedandclimbeddownthestepsfromthespaceship.ButwhenItriedtostepforwardIfoundIwascarriedtwiceasfarasontheearthandfellover.HOhdear/Icried,Mwalkingdoesneedabitofpracticenowthatgravityhaschanged/*AfterawhileIgotthehangofitandwebegantoenjoyourselves.Leavingthemoon'sgravitywasnotaspainfulasleavingtheearth's.Butreturningtotheearthwasveryfrightening.Wewatched,amazedasfirebrokeoutontheoutsideofthespaceshipastheearth'sgravityincreased・Againwewerepushedhardintoourseatsaswecamebacktoland.nThatwasveryexhaustingbutveryexcitingtoo,”Iexclaimed・"NowIknowmuchmoreaboutgravity!pDoyouthinkwecouldvisitsomestarsnexttime?”"Ofcourse/'hesmiled,”whichstarwouldyouliketogoto?n\nB3U4P64Wheredowecomefrom“Wheredowecomefrom?Howdidtheuniversebegin?Whyistheuniversethewayis?Howwillitend?Allmylife,Ihavebeenattractedbythebigquestionthatfaceus,andhavetiredtofindscientificanswerstothem.If,likeme,youhavelookedatthestars,andtiredtomakesenseofwhatyousee,youwillalsohavestartedtowonderwhytheuniverseexists.Thequestionsareclearandsimple・Buttheanswershavealwaysseemedwellbeyondourreach,untilnow."Theideawhichhadgrownovertwothousandyearofobservationhavehadtoberevised.Inlessthanahundredyears,wehavefoundanewwaythinkofourselves.Fromsittingatthecentreoftheuniverse,wenowfindourselvesmovingaroundanaverage-sizedsun,whichisjustoneofmillionsofthestarsinourownMilkyWaygalaxy.Andourgalaxyitselfisjustoneofbillionsofgalaxies,inauniversethatisinfiniteandexpanding・Butthisisfarfromtheendofalonghistoryofinquiry.Hugequestionremaintobeanswered,beforewecanhopetohaveacompletepictureoftheuniversewelivein."Iwantyoutosharemyexcitementatthediscoveries,pastandpresent,whichhaverevolutionizedthewaywethink.FromtheBigBangtoblackholes,fromdarkmattertoapossibleBigCrunch,ourimageoftheuniversetodayisfullofstrangesoundingideas,andremarkabletruths.Thestoryofhowwearriveatthispictureisthestoryoflearningtounderstandwhatwesee."B3U4P66CaughtinablackholeThespaceshipwarnedLiYanpingandmetobereadyaswewereapproaching（靠近）the"blackhole"・Thereseemedtobealargecircleoflightsgoingroundanemptyspace.LiYanpingcalledout,"Thatemptyholeislikeamouthalwaysneedingtobefed.Thelightsarelargestarsbeingslowlysucked（吸吮）intoit：Wewatchedinshockandamazementasalargesunsuddenlydisappearedintothehole.Justthenthelightsonourspaceshipwentoutandthecomputerstoppedworking.Whatwashappening?Itriedtoturnthespaceshipawayfromtheholebutitwouldnotmove.Woulditeatustoo?Suddenlythespaceshipjumpedandbegantomoveroundtheedgeoftheoutsideofthehole.Thegravityofthe“blackhole"waspullingusslowlyintoits“mouth”.Asthespaceshipmovedroundthehole,itbegantogofasterandfaster.Ifeltsick・Mywatchmovedslowerandslowerandtimeseemedalmosttostop・MymouthwentdryandIclosedmyeyes・Allthestoriesaboutwhathappenedwhenyouwerecaughtbythegravityofa“blackhole'，seemedtobetrue.Butthenthespaceshipjumpedagain.Thistimeitmovedsidewaysfromthe“blackhole.Itbegantoincreaseitsspeeduntilitseemedtobegoingasfastaslight.Iwasbumped（撞开）andbanged（猛击）asthespaceshipflewlikeabirdawayfromthe“blackhole，，.Whatwashappening?Atlastweslowedalmosttoastopandwewereabletolookaroundus.Theskycertainlylookeddifferentbutthiswouldnotbeaproblemasthecomputerstartedworkingagain.Werealizedthatwehaddiscoveredsomethingnewabout"blackholes”・They“eat"someobjectsbut“spit"otherobjectsout.Howexciting!B3U4P66&68GoingintospaceScientistspendstwoyearstrainingtomendthespacetelescope\nLiYanping,thegreatastronomer,alwayswantedtoworkinspace.Sohewastrainedtoberepairsonspaceshipsandtelescopes.Hehadtolearnhowtousethetoolssafelyandhowtowalkinspace.HewasluckyenoughtobechosentorepairtheHubblespacetelescope・Helearnedhowtocleanitontheearthandpractisedalot.Thenhewentupinaspaceshiptothetelescope・Hedidagoodjobandthetelescopeworksfine.Heisveryhappyinhiswork!Book3Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”B3U5P34—35Atripon“thetruenorth”LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanadatovisittheircousinsonherAtlanticcoast.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflyfromChinatoVancouverandtotakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanadainSeptember.Theideathattheywouldcrossthewholecontinentwasexciting.Theircousins'friend,DannyLin,waswaitingforthemattheaiiport.Hewasgoingtotakethemtothetrainstationtocatch"TheTrueNorth”thecross-Canadatrain.Onthewaytothestation,hetoldthem,"You'regoingtoseegreatsceneryonyourtrip.CanadaisbiggerthantheUnitedStates.Itisthesecondbiggestcountryintheworldandasyougoeastward,youwillseemountains,andpassthousandsoflakes,forestsandwideriversaswellascities・TheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedaysisjustwrong.Itis5500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.HereinVancouver,youareinthewarmestpartofCanada.ManypeoplethinkitisthemostbeautifulcityinCanada,asitissurroundedbymountainsonthenorthandeastandthePacificOceanonthewest・Itspopulationisincreasingveryrapidly,becausepeoplefromtherestofCanadaandthosefrommanyAsiancountrieswanttolivehere.TheycanskiintheRockyMountainsandsailintheharbour.OnthecoastnorthofVancouversomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworldstillremain.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall：Thatafternooninthetrainthecousinssettleddownintheirseats.TheycrossedtheRockyMountainsearlierthatdayandlookedoutofthewindowsatthewildscenery.Theysawmountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybea匚TheirnextstopwouldbeCalgary.TheCalgaryStampedeisafamousWesternfestival.CowboyscomefromalloverNorthAmericatocompeteinridingwildhorses.Manyofthemhaveagiftforworkingwithanimalsandtheycanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.TwodayslatertheybegantorealizethatCanadaisquiteempty.MostCanadianslivewithin320kilometresoftheUSAborder,andinfact,thepopulationofCanadaisonlyslightlyoverthirtymillion.Theywentthroughawheat-growingprovinceandsawfarmsthatwerethousandsofsquarekilometresinsize・Afterdinner,thecousinsarrivedinThunderBay.ThiscityisatthetopandendoftheGreatLakes,anditisaverybusyport,althoughitisclosetothecentreofthecountry・Thefactthatoceanshipscangotheresurprisesmanypeople・Canadahasone-thirdoftheworld'sfreshwater,andmuchofitisinthefiveGreatLakes.ThereismorefreshwaterinCanadathaninanyothercountryintheworld.Thatnight,theysleptthetrainrushedthroughthenightacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto・B3U5P38&39\n“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALThenextmorningthemapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswereredandgoldandorange,andtherewasfrostontheground-™fallhadarrivedinCanada.AroundnoontheyarrivedinToronto,themostwealthyandbiggestcityinCanada・TheywerenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,sotheywentonatourofthecity.TheywentupthetallCNTower,andlookedacrossthelake.Inthedistance,theycouldseethemistycloudthatrosefromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake・ThewaterflowsintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonitswaytothesea.Theysawthecoveredstadium,homeofseveralfamousbasketballteams.Astheywalkednorthfromtheharbourarea,LiDaiyusaid,"Oneofmymother'sfriendsliveshere・Ishouldphoneherfromatelephonebooth.”ThecousinswereinventedtohavedinnerindowntownChinatown,oneofthethreeinToronto.LinTao,whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyearsearlier,metthematThePinkPearlandsaid,"WecangetgoodCantonesefoodhere,becausemostoftheChinesepeopleherecomefromSouthChina,especiallyHongKong・It，stoobadyoucan'tgoasfarasOttawa,Canada'scapital.It，saboutfourhundredkilometresnortheastofToronto,soitwouldtaketoolong.”ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning.Atthetrainstation,peopleeverywherewerespeakingFrench.ThereweresignsandadsinFrench,butsomeofthemhadEnglishwordsinsmallerletters.uWedon'tleaveuntilthisevening「saidLiuQian."Let'sgodowntown.OldMontrealisclosetothewater；Theyspenttheafternooninthelovelyshopsandvisitingtheartistsintheirworkplacesbesidethewater.AstheysatinacafelookingoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem・"Hello,mynameisHenri,andI'mastudentattheuniversityhere/'hesaid,"andIwaswonderingwhereyouarefrom/5ThegirltoldhimtheywereonatraintripacrossCanadaandthattheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal・“That'stoobad/9hesaid,"Montrealisacitywithwonderfulrestaurantsandclubs・MostofusspeakbothEnglishandFrench,butthecityhasaFrenchculture・Welovegoodcoffee,goodbreadandgoodmusic]ThatnightasthetrainwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRivertowardtheGulfofStLawrenceanddowntotheEastCoast5thecousinsdreamedofFrenchrestaurantsandredmapleleaves.B3U5P73IQALUIT-THEFROZENTOWNThereporter,BethAllen,arrivedinanortherncommunitycalledIqaluitinNunavut.Nunavut.Nunavutwascreatedin1999asaspecialareaforInuitpeople・Itsnamemeans"OurLancTintheirlanguage.ItisinthefarthestnortheasternareaofCanada,northoftheArcticCircle,andisverycold—theaveragewintertemperatureinNunavutis-35degrees.Bethsaid,“IknewitwouldbecoldinJanuary,butnotthiscold!Maybethereisadogsledherethatcantakemeintotown：Thequietmenwhohadbeenontheplanewithhersaid,“Iwilltakeyouintotown,butIdonothaveadogsled.Mostpeopleonlyusethedogsforcompetitions.WhyareyouvisitingIqaluit?^Bethanswered,"I'mwritingastoryformynewspaperaboutIqaluit—wcMliketoadvertiseitasaholidayplace,butIthinkit'stoocold/'\nThemanlaughed.“MynameisSimonand1amInuit,^hesaid・“Ithinkit'stoofarnorthhereforholidaysbutmoreandmoretouristsarecoming・Theylikeicefishingandphotographingpolarbears・Islayasfarawayfrompolarbearsaspossible.Ilikemywarmofficeandmywarmhouse：'Bethasked,"Whatdoyoudoinanoffice?Don"youhuntanimalsforaliving?Ithoughtyoulivedinicehouses：T，mabusinessman.Mygrandfatherwouldliveinicehouseswhenhehuntedinwinter,butnotsomanypeopledothatnow・Theoldmenusedtomakeoneinafewhours.Theyusedtoliveinskintentsinsummer—thetentswereeasytomovesothepeoplecouldfollowtheanimals?9AfewminuteslatertheyarrivedinIqaluid,atownwithapopulationof6000,onSimon'ssnowmobile.Itwastwoo'clockintheafternoon,butitwasalreadydark,andallthehousesshonewithbrightlights.Bethsaid,"Whyisitsodark?It'sthemiddleoftheday!"Simonreplied,Tt'sdarkinthedaybecausewearesofarnorth.YoushouldcomeinJune・Thesunshinesallnightinthenorththen.That'swhyit'scalled"TheLandOftheMidnightSun\99Therewerepeopleonthestreetsandsnowmobileseverywhere.Therewereevenafewdogteams.B31earningtipBook3LearningtipB3UnitlCollectinformationaboutfestivalsandeventsaroundtheworldfromCCTVInternationalandnewspapers.Inthiswayyoucanincreaseyourvocabularyandknowledge・Tofindoutwhatfestivalsthereareindifferentcountries,itisbettertolookinanencyclopediaandthensearchtheInternetformoreinformation.RememberthattheinformationontheInternetmaynotbecorrectsoalwayscheckitB3Unit2Whenyoubuyitemsinpacketsortins,youneedtolookatthesideofthepacketortin.Itwilltellyouhowmuchenergy-givinggood,body-buildingfoodandfibrethereisinyourtinorpacket.Youwillalsolearnmorewordsandexpressionsconnectedwithfood・Youcanusethisinformationtohelpyouhaveahealthierdietasincreaseyourvocabulary・B3Unit3TrywritingaplaysoyoucanpractiseyouroralEnglish・Gettogetherwithyourfriendsclassmatesandwritedialoguesforashortplay.Itcanbeaboutanythingofinteresttoallofyou.Everyoneshouldhaveapartorroletospeak.Youcanuseoneofthereadingpassagesfromyourtextbooktomakeashortplay.Andactingouttheplaywillhelpimproveyourpronunciation・B3Unit4UseencyclopediasandtheInternettofindoutmoreaboutspace・Trytodiscoverhowmanyplantsthereareroundoursunandhowmanysatellitestheyeachhave.Makenotesinjournalordiaryandwatchthenewstoaddinterestingnewideasonspace.Lookintotheskyatnightandtrytofindoutthenamesofsomeofthestars.B3Unit5Knowingsomeprefixesandsuffixescanhelpguessthemeaningofwords・Prefixesaresmallgroupsofwordstogivethemdifferentmeanings.Suffixesaregroupsoflettersplacedafteraworditsmodifymeaningorchangeitintoadifferentpartof\nspeech.Examples:Youcanputtheprefixmulti—infrontofmanywordstogivethemthemeaningof"many",multiculturalmultimediamultichannelmultinationalYoucanchangesomeadjectivesintoadverbsbyaddingthesuffix-fyslightlyextremelyofficiallybroadly