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Nature and the Environment

Unit 3 Growing Roses

M: Excuse me, ma’am. I have a problem with my

rose bush. It used to produce a lot of pink roses.

But now it doesn’t produce any flowers at all.

W: I see. That does seem like a problem. Do the

leaves on the plant look healthy?

M: Not really. The leaves used to be very green.

Now, most of them have turned brown.

W: Well, I think your rose bush needs some fertilizer.

M: OK. What sort of fertilizer do you think I should

use?

W: This liquid fertilizer is very good. It will help

make your rose leaves green again. Then the

plant should produce roses quite soon. The

fertilizer costs about ten dollars.

M: How long will it take for my rose bush to recover?

W: About two weeks, I think.

M: Great. I’ll take it. Thank you so much for your

help.

W: You’re welcome!

Unit 1 A Picnic by the River

W: This is a good spot. Let’s stop and have our picnic

next to the river.

M: Good idea. Walking always makes me hungry.

I’m ready for lunch.

W: We can sit here on the grass. Oh no! Someone

forgot to throw these empty paper bags away.

There is litter everywhere!

M: Why do people always leave litter around? It’s

not a nice thing to do. It spoils other people’s

picnics.

W: I think they are lazy. Or maybe they just don’t

care. Look, there are some empty cans and glass

bottles under that tree, too.

M: People should clean up before they leave, and

not leave litter lying around.

W: That’s right. Well, after our picnic, let’s pick up

all the litter we can and take it out of here.

M: OK! And next week, let’s come back with

friends and pick up some more.

W: Good idea!

Unit 4 Bird Watching

Unit 2 Let’s Recycle!

B:I want to go bird watching tomorrow. Do you

know a good area for birds?

G:There is a quiet park near here. There are always

many beautiful birds there.

B:Will I be able to see different types of birds in

this area?

G:Yes, I think so. If you use binoculars, you can

see the birds, even if they are far away.

B:Great! I have a book about all the different types

of birds.

G:It seems as if you really like bird watching.

B:Yes, I do! Would you like to come with me

tomorrow?

G:No, thank you. I think bird watching is boring.

B:That’s not true! Birds are very interesting. Some

birds have colorful feathers. Some birds sing

beautiful songs. Some birds make special nests

to lay eggs in.

G:Really? Maybe I will go bird watching one day

after all!

M: Hi, Jane! Have you heard about the new laws to

help people recycle?

W: I heard about them on the news last night. I

don’t think I like them.

M: The government wants to keep the environment

clean by recycling paper, metal, and glass

instead of throwing these things away.

W: But who wants to pay an extra 50 cents each

time you buy a cup of coffee? That’s a lot of

money!

M: 50 cents? It’s only five cents extra for a paper

cup.

W: I thought it was 50 cents!

M: No, it’s only five cents. Don’t worry. And you

can get your money back when you return the

cup.

W: That’s fair. Well, maybe the government is right,

after all. I’ll return all the paper coffee cups I use

from now on.

M: Good! We all need to recycle. It helps to keep

the environment clean.

Unit 5 Trees in the Forest

B: There are many forests in North America.

There are many trees in these forests. Some of

these trees are more than two hundred feet tall.

Some are over five hundred years old.

Several kinds of trees grow in these forests.

Fir, cedar, and pine are three. These trees grow in

different areas. Some grow in forests. Some grow

on the mountains. People who lived in this place

long ago used these trees to make things out of

wood.

Many of these trees are now in special areas.

These areas are called forest reserves or national

parks.

Some parks charge a small entrance fee.

Visitors must pay the fee to enter the parks.

Then they can walk among the beautiful old

trees. They must take care not to damage the

trees. We should all take care of forests.

Unit 7 Cell Phone Messages

W: I need to check my messages.

M: How are you going to do that? We are in the

middle of the freeway!

W: I’m going to use my cell phone. Haven’t you

ever done that?

M: No. I just use my cell phone to talk to other

people.

W: Now you can also use a cell phone to send and

receive short text messages. It’s very useful.

M: How do you send a message that way?

W: I just use the keys on the phone to type a short

message. Then I press the “send” button. It’s

cheaper than making a phone call.

M: That’s a great idea! You can save both time and

money that way.

W: Right. All my friends usually send me text

messages now.

M: Thanks for telling me about this. I’ll have to try

it!

W: You’re welcome. I think you’ll find it useful.

Science and Technology

Unit 8 Bubbles in Boiling Water

G: Where do the bubbles come from when you

boil water?

Water is a liquid. When it is heated, it moves

around faster and faster. When it starts to boil,

the liquid turns into a gas. This gas is called

water vapor. This gas is lighter than the water

around it. It rises to the top. Then it disappears

into the air.

As the water gets hotter and hotter, it starts

turning into gas very quickly. A lot of bubbles

form at the same time. All these bubbles try to

escape at once. The bubbles push the water out

of the way and “jump” out. This is what we call

“boiling water.”

More and more water turns into gas. More

of it disappears into the air. After a while, every

drop of the water will be gone. Try it and see!

Unit 6 An Easy Way to Shop

G:Hey, Steve. Look at my new MP3 player!

B:Wow! It looks cool! Where did you buy it?

G:I bought it online at an electronics website.

B:I’m not very good at using a computer. Is it hard

to buy things online?

G:It’s really easy. All you do is go to the website,

and choose the item you want to look at. There

are so many items to choose from on the website!

After you choose what you want to buy, you

click on the “check out” button.

B:That does seem easy!

G:Yes, it is. It only takes about a week for your

item to come. Of course, if you are in a hurry,

you can pay more to get it sent faster.

B:Do you pay for the item when it comes?

G:No, you have to pay for it online with a credit

card.

Unit 9 The Blue Sky

B:Joe asked me something about science just now.

But I didn’t know the answer.

G:I’m good at science. Ask me.

B:OK. Why is the sky blue?

G:I’ll explain it in a simple way. Light comes

through the air from the sun in waves.

B:The light is in many colors, right?

G:Right. Blue light waves are smaller than air

molecules. They sometimes get absorbed by

these molecules.

B:OK. What happens then?

G:Then the blue light waves scatter in many

directions. Your eyes see this blue light from

above you, after it leaves the air molecules.

B:So that is what makes the sky blue! What

happens to the other colors?

G:They reflect off the things that they hit. Your

shirt is red because our eyes see the red light

reflected from it.

B:Now I understand why the sky is blue!

Art and Culture

Gold has been a part of many cultures for

hundreds of years. People made coins and jewelry

with gold.

Gold is a soft metal. It is easy to shape into

sheets, long wires, or rings. People sometimes

mix gold with other metals. This makes the gold

harder. Then it can be made into beautiful jewelry.

Why do we value gold so much? It has a

special color. No other metal is a bright yellow.

We also value gold because it is rare. A rare

thing is hard to find. Even after hundreds of

years, gold is still a precious metal now. It is still

valued for its beauty. It is still rare.

To day, banks store gold in the form of bars.

Its value is more than $600 per ounce. Gold is

more useful now than ever before.

Unit 10 A New Camera

M: I just bought a digital camera!

W: What is wrong with your old camera?

M: Nothing. I bought this one because I want to

store my pictures on my computer.

W: I see.

M: I can also delete pictures that are not very good.

I don’t have to print them.

W: I like to print all my photos. That’s why I like

the old cameras.

M: Oh, you can print digital photos, too. Many

shops will print them for you.

W: Really?

M: Yes. You can even buy a good printer and do it

from home.

W: That seems easy! How do you store these digital

pictures?

M: You can store the pictures on your computer.

But you might run out of space. I save all the

pictures I like on compact discs. You can store

more than seven hundred photos on one CD!

W: Great! Maybe I should get a digital camera, too.

Unit 12 The Summer Music Festival

W: Have you heard about the music festival next

summer? I read that it is going to have about 20

different bands playing in it.

M: I think I did hear someone talking about it. Are

you planning on going?

W: I’ll go if I can get tickets. I heard that people are

going to line up overnight to get tickets. I might

line up overnight, too.

M: I don’t think I want to line up all night long!

W: Well, I’m going to do it. I think it is going to be

a great music festival that I won’t want to miss.

M: Maybe. Do you know how much the tickets are

going to cost?

W: I’m not sure, but I think each ticket will be

about $75.

M: That’s a lot of money! I don’t think I want to

spend that much on a ticket. Good luck, anyway!

Unit 11 Gold

Unit 13 The School Play

B:Are you going to the school play on Saturday

night?

G:The school play? I didn’t know there was going

to be a play on Saturday night.

B:Yes, I heard about it in English class yesterday. I

think it will be really good.

G:Who told you about it?

B:Ms. Martin, our English teacher, told us all

about it. This is the drama club’s first play of the

year.

G:What is the play about? I hope it’s nothing boring.

B:Can you guess what it is?

G:Oh, come on, tell me please!

B:It’s The Sound of Music .

G:Really? I watched The Sound of Music on TV

last month! It’s very good! Are you sure?

B:Of course I’m sure, that’s what Ms. Martin said.

Would you like to watch the play with me on

Saturday night?

G:That would be great! Let’s go early so we get

good seats!

Claude Monet was a great artist. He was the

first of a group of artists called the

Impressionists. This group of artists thought

about how things in the world made them feel.

They tried to show this in their work. This way

of painting shows how light can change shapes

and colors.

Monet did a lot of his work outdoors. He

wanted to show how daylight made things look.

Many of his paintings are of gardens. He liked

to paint flowers and trees. He loved to paint in

his own garden. His garden was in a village. He

lived there for many years.

Today, many visitors come each year to this

garden. They come from all over the world.

Most of them are art lovers or artists. They

come to see the place that Monet loved so much.

Leisure and Entertainment

Unit 14 Ballet Class

W: Hi Cindy, where are you going?

G:Good afternoon, Mrs. White, I’m going to ballet

class.

W: Ballet class? I didn’t know you were studying

ballet. How long have you been studying ballet?

G:Today is my first day, and I don’t want to go.

My mom and dad want me to learn ballet. I’m

not sure I want to learn how to dance.

W: I used to learn ballet too, when I was your age.

Now I teach ballet in a dance school.

G:Oh, I didn’t know that! Where do you teach

your classes?

W: Down the street at Easy Steps Dance Academy.

Ballet is fun to learn, and it’s a very graceful

dance. You’ll need to learn the steps and practice

a lot of course, but I think you’ll enjoy it.

G:I hope so!

W: Well, go and have some fun dancing!

Unit 16 A Haunted House

G:Oh no, it’s raining! I wanted to go to the beach

today.

B:Well, I’m visiting a haunted house this afternoon.

You can come with me if you like.

G:A haunted house? What is it like?

B:It’s really dark, with lots of old furniture and

pictures on the walls. It’s called a haunted house

because it’s full of ghosts!

G:You’re joking, right? I don’t believe in ghosts!

Where is the haunted house?

B:The house is in the old forest.

G:Oh! Are you really sure you want to go?

B:What’s wrong? I thought you didn’t believe in

ghosts!

G:Well, I don’t really believe in ghosts, but . . .

B:That’s OK, I don’t believe in ghosts, either! I was

only joking. The old house isn’t really haunted;

it’s just a very old, empty house.

G:Whew, I’m glad to hear that! Sure, I’ll come

with you!

Unit 15 Monet’s Garden

Unit 17 A Big Screen TV

M: I’m thinking about buying a big screen TV.

W: Wow! I’ve seen those in the store. They cost a lot

of money. Can you afford to buy one?

M: They do cost a lot of money. But I really enjoy

watching TV. I think it’s much more fun to

watch TV shows on a big screen.

W: I’ve never watched TV on a big screen. Do you

think the quality of the picture is good?

M: Yes, the quality is great. When you watch soccer

games, you feel like you are right there on the

field!

W: When you buy the TV, can I come over to your

house? Then, I can enjoy watching TV on the

big screen with you!

M: I have to save some money to buy the TV first.

It will be a few months before I can afford to

buy it!

Unit 19 A Housewarming Party

W: Hi, Steve! Thanks for coming to my housewarming

party.

M: Hello, Sue! Thanks for inviting me to see your

lovely new home. It’s beautiful!

W: Thank you. I’m glad you like it.

M: Did you decorate your house all by yourself?

W: Yes, I did. I traveled around Europe last year. I

got some beautiful furniture for my house

there.

M: Do you plan to go on a new trip this summer?

W: Yes, I am planning to visit China.

M: That’s great! How long will you be there?

W: I will be there for a month.

M: You can find some beautiful things in China for

your new house. You should go shopping while

you are there.

W: Of course! It will be fun to go shopping there. By

the way, please help yourself to the refreshments.

M: Thanks. The food looks delicious!

Unit 18 He’s Famous!

B:Are you going to the new Tim Cross movie

tonight?

G:I don’t know. It looks kind of boring.

B:Really? I think it looks quite interesting. Besides,

Tim Cross is a famous actor.

G:He may be famous, but I don’t think he’s a very

good actor. He always acts in the same sort of

movie. He never does anything different.

B:Well, at least you think he’s good looking, right?

G:No, not really. He always looks so sleepy.

B:But most girls think he’s handsome. Maybe

that’s why he is so famous.

G:None of my friends think he is good looking at

all. I used to like him a few years ago, but now

I think he’s not handsome at all.

B:Hey! I just got a haircut to try to look more like

him!

G:Well, that explains why I don’t like your new

haircut!

Do you like to listen to music? Music is

made up of sound. People all over the world like

music. People have liked it for hundreds of

years.

People who write music are called composers.

Most of the time, a composer does not sing or

play his own music. He writes it all down in the

form of notes. Those who know how to read

music can understand these notes. This is how

people can sing the song or play it.

Lots of people like to play music. Music can

be played on instruments. There are many types

of musical instruments. Some of these are the

piano, the violin, and the drum.

People can make music as a group. A choir

is a group of people who sing. An orchestra is a

group of people who play musical instruments.

Unit 20 Making Music

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