【单词】
bet [bet] (bet, bet)v.打赌，下赌注
the thing is 答案是，问题是
general [ˈdʒenrəl] adj.整体的；普遍的
standard [ˈstændəd] n.标准，水准
feeling [ˈfi:lɪŋ] n.感觉，直觉看法
difficulty [ˈdɪfɪkəlti] n.困难，困境
subject [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] n.主题
add [æd] v.添加
recently [ˈri:sntli] adv.最近，近来
menu [ˈmenju:] n.菜单
be in with a chance有可能；有机会
tonight [təˈnaɪt] adv.（在）今晚，（在）今夜
read out 朗读；宣读
winner [ˈwɪnə] n.获胜者
compared with（与……）相比
even though 即使；尽管
rush [rʌʃ] v.冲，奔
blouse [blaʊz] n.女衬衫
skirt [skɜ:t] n.裙子
protect... against... 保护……；使……免受
singer [ˈsɪŋə] n.歌手，歌唱家
congratulations [kənˌgrætjʊ'leɪʃənz]n.[复数]祝贺
headmaster [ˌhedˈmɑ:stə] n.男校长
present [ˈpreznt] v.授予，呈递
【课文】
Unit 1
Activity 2
Lingling: Daming, I want to enter the photo competition this year.
Daming: Really? Excellent! Let me have a look at your photo.
Lingling: Here it is. I took it at a concert last week.
Daming: I think I’ve seen those people before. But I can’t quite remember where. Who are they?
Lingling: They’re the Blues Boys. They’re the ones who played at the school dance.
Daming: Oh, that’s right! I remember now.
Lingling: The boy on the right is the guitar player. The boy in the centre is the singer. And the boy at the back is the drummer.
Daming: It’s a nice photo, Lingling. But I don’t think that it’s good enough to win the competition. I saw the photos in last year’s competition. Some were really good.
Lingling: Well, we’ll see. I’m still going to enter the competition!
Activity 3
Daming: Are you going to enter the photo competition, Tony?
Tony: You bet! I want to beat He Zhong this year. He's not going to win it twice!
Daming: Who's He Zhong?
Tony: He's the boy who won the photo competition last year!
Daming: The one who took photos at the school dance?
Tony: That's right. The thing is, he's really good. And the general standard of the competition is much higher this year.
Daming: I have a feeling that we can solve these little difficulties. What are the subject that they've chosen for this year's competition?
Tony: Nature, Home and Away, City and People, and Music.
Daming: I think He Zhong will choose Music. Why don't you choose the subject Home and Away, and take photos of Beijing?
Tony: But Beijing isn't my home town. It's Cambridge.
Daming: It doesn't matter. Take some photos of Beijing and add some photos of Cambridge that you took recently.
Tony: That's a good idea. What about that photo of my cousin flying kites with Chinese kids in the Summer Palace? And the one of him reading a Chinese menu for the first time in Cambridge?
Daming: Nice photos! I'm sure you're in with a chance!
Unit 2
Activity 2
Results of the photo competition
Tonight I am more than happy to read out the winners of the photo competition. We were very pleased with our competition this year. Compared with other years, we received many more photos. Even though all of the photos are excellent, we are sorry to say that we cannot give prizes to everyone.
The person who won the prize for the subject Nature is fifteen-year-old Li Wei. Li Wei took a photo of the trees in Xiangshan Park. His photo shows the different colours on the hill.
The photo which we liked best in the City and People group was taken by Zhao Min. Zhao Min is only twelve years old. Her photo shows a person rushing across a street on a windy evening. It is a beautiful girl who is wearing a blouse and skirt, and who is protecting her books against the showers.
The best photo in the music group was taken by He Zhong. His photo of the group Crazy Feet shows the singer, Becky Wang, and the band playing at a concert. He Zhong manages to show how this great new band moves and sounds, and the good time which their fans are having.
A group of photos which show Beijing and Cambridge in England has won the prize for the subject Home and Away. They show some of the experiences of a young visitor to our country, and some memories of his home. The winner is Tony Smith!
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the competition. Now let's welcome our headmaster to present the prizes to the winners!
Unit 3
Activity 7
I’m going to tell you about the history of photography.
The first successful photograph was produced in 1827. At first, it took a long time to take a picture, so people in early photographs didn’t smile. The first photographers needed to know not only how to take photos, but also how to develop them.
Then, in 1888, Kodak introduced a camera that could be used by everyone. It wasn’t expensive. It was easy to use. And Kodak helped customers develop the photos. Although today we would find it big and heavy, Kodak’s camera was smaller and lighter than any other earlier cameras. After its invention, taking photographs became a very popular hobby. Cameras became smaller and smaller.
Cameras with computer technology were introduced in the 1990s. There isn’t even a need for printing the photos. Today you can buy camera phones, so maybe there isn’t even a need for a separate camera at all!