1FRIENDSwelcometoSouthwarkSchool!Whenyougotoanewschool,itcanbescary.Youworryaboutyourstudies.Youworryaboutyourstudies.Youalsoworryaboutmakingfriends.Youworrythatnoonewilllikeyou.Butdonotworrytomuch.Mostofthetimesomepeoplearefriendlyandsomepeoplearenot.Usuallytherearesomepeopleyoulikeatonce.Thesepeopleoftenlikeyoutoo.Howdopeoplemakefriends?Whatmakesapersonafriend?Here’swhatonestudentsays:“MynameisHelen.AmyandSallyaremybestfriends.Amyhasbeenmyfriendsincemyfirstdayatnurseryschool.Wewerethreeyearsoldthen.We’re14now!Ilikeherbecausesheishappyalmostallthetimeandveryfriendly.Sallyisquietperson.Shemakesfriendsmoreslowly.However,sheisjustasgoodafriendasAmy.Theyarebothinterestedinthesamethingsasme,andwelistentoeachother’sproblems.AmylikestotalkandSallylikestolisten.Weareallgoodatdifferentschoolsubjects.sowehelpeachotherwithourhomeworktoo!”WORDBANKscary令人惊恐的worry担忧、担心almost差不多,几乎quiet文静的、沉默寡言的subject科目EXERCISES1.Matchthewordwithitscorrectmeaninginthetext.worrymostoftenfriendlythinkthatsomethingbadmighthappenorhashappenedusuallyathingthatisdifficulttodoortounderstandproblembehavinginakindandopenway2.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1)Youdon’tworryaboutanythingwhenyougotoanewschool.()2)MostofthetimeAmyishappywhileSallyisquiet.()3)WhenHelenandAmywerethreeyearsold,theywereatthesamenurseryschool.()4)Helen,AmyandSallyaregoodfriends,sotheydohomeworkforeachother.()2WESPEAKDIFFERENTKINDSOFENGLISHBen:Hi,Sally!Sally:Hello,Ben!Ben:Oh,yes,that’sright!YouBritishpeoplesay‘Hello’,not‘Hi’.Iforgotthat.Sally:Actually,lotsofBritishpeoplesay‘Hi’thesedays.It’salltheAmericanTVwewatch.Idon’tthinkpeopleoverinAmericasay‘Hello’much,dothey?Ben:No,mostpeoplejustsay‘Hi’,as‘Hello’soundsveryformal.Sally:Well,let’sbeBritishandsay‘Hello’toeachotherforachange.Ben:OK,Sally!Sally:‘OK’isnotBritish.InBritainwesay‘Alright’.Ben:That’snottrue.EVERYONEinthewholeworldsaysOK!EventheFrenchsayOK.Sally:Well,yes,that’strue.But‘alright’is‘proper’Englishnow.Ben:Soitisakindofold-fashionedEnglish.ButOK,Imeanalright.I’lltryit.Butwillanyoneunderstandme?Sally:Yes,ofcoursetheywill,Oh,look,herecomesTony.He’sfromAustralia.Iwonderwhetherhesays‘Hello’or‘Hi’.Ben:Hi,Tony!Sally:Hello,Tony!Tony:G’day,youtwo!Sally:Ohno!HespeaksAustralianEnglish!WORDBANKforget忘记alright还好、还可以whole整个的、全部的French法语、法国人proper正确的、合适的old-fashioned陈旧的mean想说、意指try尝试EXERCISES1.Findthefollowingsixwordsfromthepuzzle.startforgetProperEnglishagainEnglishCABAGAINOMDHFXWVZPNOEJOKDORYBSHIRCUSTARTENGLISHPQRIAEFJGWQOYKJTPROPERC2.Followtheexampleandfindtheinformationfromthepassagetofillinasmuchofthetableasyoucan.BritishAustralianAmericanHiHelloG’dayAlrightOK3ANINTERVIEWWITHMRBLACKWhichclassdoyouteach,Mr.Black?IteachClass3.Thestudentsareeightornineyearsold.Whatdoyouteachthem?Everything!Ihavethemalldayforwholeyear!Bytheendoftheyearyoumustknowthemverywell!Yes.Theyknowmeprettywelltoo.Whatdoyouthinkyourclasswouldsayaboutyouasateacher?Thisyear,myclassthinksIamgrumpy!MywifeandIhaveanewbaby.Thebabysleepsbadly,sowearekeptawakealmosteverynight.Nowonderyouaregrumpyinthemorning!Whatisyourfavoritesubjecttoteach?Iliketeachingmaths.IlikeitwhenIexplainsomethingandthechildrencandothingstheycouldnotdobefore,likeaddingfractionstogether.DoyouliketeachingEnglish?It’sOK.TheClass2teacher,Mrs.Lewis,isgoodattellingstories.Shedoesn’tlikemaths.SometimesshetellsmyclassstoriesandIdomathswithherclass!Whatdoyoulikeaboutteachingchildrenofthisage?Theylikelearningnewthings.Sometimesolderchildrenaremoreinterestedintheirfriends.Theyliketotalktoeachother,andtheythinksomelessonsareboring.WORDBANKpretty相当grumpy脾气坏的wife妻子awake醒着nowonder怪不得maths数学fractions分数learn学习boring令人厌烦的EXERCISES1.Choosethecorrectwordstoputintothesentencesbelow.1)Didyou___________welllastnight?2)I__________Englishinamiddleschool.3)Whoisyour____________singer?4)Eatingthesamethingeverydayis____________.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)HowoldarethestudentsinMr.Black’sclass?2)WhatmakesMr.Blackgrumpy?3)WhydoesMr.Blackliketeachingmaths?4ILOVEHORSE-RIDING!I’mSue.I’m14andIliveinEngland.Myfatherworksinahorse-ridingschool.I’vebeenridingsinceIwassix.Igohorse-ridingeverySaturday.NowIcanridequitewell.IspendallSaturdayattheridingschool.Ihelptogetthehorsesready.Ihelpthenewstudents.Ifeedthehorsesandgivethemwaterwhenthelessonsareover.Ialsobrushthemandcleanalltheequipment.IdothisbecauseIlikeit.Ialsogettorideforfree!Whenyoustartridingahorse,it’sverydifficult!Thefirstthingyoulearnishowtogetontoahorse.Thenyohavetolearnhowtomoveupanddownatthesametimeasthehorse.Ifyoudon’tdothis,itisveryuncomfortableforyouandthehorse!Atfirstyoulearntowalkthehorsearound.Thenyoulearntogofaster.Whenyourteacherthinksyouaregoodenough,youlearntojump.Noteveryonewantstolearntojump.Somepeoplejustwanttolearntoridefortheexercise.ButIlikejumping.Itisexciting!WORDBANKquite相当spend花费feed喂养、饲养over完结的、结束brush刷、扫equipment设备、器材forfree免费的difficult困难的fast快地、迅速地enough足够地jump跳跃want要,想要teachsleepboringfavoriteexercise训练exciting令人兴奋或激动的EXERCISES1.Matchthewordswiththepictures.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)WhycanSuerideverywell?____