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1(P2---95)
--- My real hobby is music. I play the violin and I listen to music all the
time.
--- What made you so interested in music?
--- My father is a musician. I often listened to him play the violin. And
he gave me my first violin eight years ago.
--- And now music has brought you to China. When will you play next
time?
--- At the end of this term. There’s a concert at Radio Beijing.
--- So can you relax now?
--- Well, no. I’m going to school with you!
--- Great!
2(P4---92)
David Smith is a student, and his hobby is writing. During the summer of
2000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. As well as the usual activities,
such as sailing, climbing and mountain biking. There was a writing workshop with
a professional writer. “She asked us to imagine that we were in a story. Then we
wrote about our experiences at the camp.”
In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life. Many
teenagers love his book, and as a result, David has become a successful young
writer.
3(P10---98)
--- I’ve heard that you play in your school orchestra.
--- Yes, but I don’t know who will come.
--- Can I ask you if you miss the UK, or your relations?
--- Yes, I miss my parents, but I have some close friends here.
--- I know that foreigners find China very different from their own
countries. What does it feel like?
--- It’s a very exciting place. But I don’t like the word "foreigner". My
visit here is all about making friends.
--- OK, Sally, thank you. And good luck with the concert...
--- Thanks!
4(P12---100)
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart
break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn't want my parents
to worry about me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their
friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered
the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He
looked at me and, without a word, smiled.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me
feel happy, lively and warm.
5(P18---91)
--- Hi, everybody.
--- We’d like to thank you for taking us around Radio Beijing.
--- Don’t mention it. I enjoy showing visitors around. Now, I want to
answer your questions, but remember to look out for the red light.
--- ... and stop talking!
--- Come this way. This is the news room. We collect the latest news and
write the reports here.
--- How can I become a newsreader?
--- On Radio Beijing everyone needs to speak English well. So keep
studying, and maybe one day you can join us.
6(P28---99)
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. Suddenly a snake
appeared … and bit him on the hand.
Mr. Jackson stayed cool and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile
phone. Soon his hand began to ache and he went to hospital. Doctors couldn’t say
what was wrong because they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors sent it to
London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the
right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
7(P34---96)
--- I want Kylie to win.
--- Why?
--- Her parents have warned her about her schoolwork. If she spends too
much time with the orchestras, they’ll punish her and send her to a different
school.
--- That’s a shame!
--- And if she goes to a different school, I won’t see my best friend.
--- So what can you do?
--- If our teacher chooses Kylie, she’ll play the dance music. And if she
becomes a star, her parents will be proud of her, and they won’t send her
away.
--- I see the problem!
8(P48---94)
--- Hi, were you awake at ten o’clock yesterday evening?
--- No, I was too sleepy. Why?
--- It was Sally’s interview.
--- What did she say?
--- She was fantastic! She said that she was with some classmates from
London, and that she was studying Chinese.
--- Did she talk about her friends?
--- She said she missed her parents but she had some close friends
here.
--- That’s us!
--- And she said China was a very exciting place. She explained that her
visit was about making friends.
--- Ah, that’s nice!
9(P50---93)
A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film
is Pirates of Caribbean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and
Orlando Bloom are both very popular and famous and make their characters
believable.
The film isn’t true to life, but it’s very exciting, and some of it is very
funny. It’s an enjoyable film, although there’s too much fighting. If you didn’t
see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I’m sure
you’ll enjoy it. It’s showing all week. |
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