Unit 2 He was invited to competitions around the world.
Liu Xiang---trained to win!
For Liu Xiang, life as a sports hero began in 2004. First, he was invited to competitions around the world. Then, he was chosen for the Chinese team at the Athens Olympic Games and won a gold medal.
Liu Xiang was not a successful sportsman at first. He was born in Shanghai on 13th July 1983, and started training when he was very young. In Grade 4, he went to the Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.
In 1998, Liu Xiang’s ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping, who later became his coach. In 2001, a special programme was set up to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Liu Xiang was among them. His races were recorded, and he was compared with the world’s best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change his training methods for Liu Xiang.
In May 2001, Liu Xiang won his first international 110m hurdles race in Japan. In 2004, he won the first Olympic gold medal for China in the 110m hurdles race, and at the same time broke the Olympic Games record. It was also the first time an Olympic gold medal for hurdling was hung round the neck of a sportsperson from an Asian country.
Liu Xiang trained very hard. In fact, he trained so hard that he hurt his foot. From 2008 on, he suffered a lot from his foot problem, but he did not give up. Though he missed some competitions, he still returned to first place in the world 110m hurdles race in 2012.
It is a pity that his foot problem stopped him from completing the 2012 London Olympic Games. But he is still a symbol of courage and success, and we continue to take great pride in him.
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Module 9 Great inventions
Unit 1 Will computers be used more than books in the future?
Tony: Dad, can I borrow your camera? Dad: Why?
Tony: I’d like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week. They’ll be put up
on the school website. And they can be seen on the Internet by other classes, even people living in other countries.
Dad: Sounds great! When I was at school, we waited for weeks to hear from our pen friends
abroad. But today, we can send and receive photos and mails on the Internet, and it’s really fast.
Tony: Yes, the Internet and the computer have changed our lives. We even use online textbooks in
our class. I wonder… Will computers be used more than books in the future?
Dad: Perhaps. In the past, we mainly got information from paper books. Some are huge ones with
thousands of pages. Today, with the invention of the computer and the electronic technology, it’s easy to get information on the Internet. The Internet is more powerful than books. Tony: Anyway, about the camera…?
Dad: Oh, yes. Here it is. I haven’t used it since your mum’s birthday. And the memory may be
full.
Tony: OK. That can be fixed. I’ve got an empty memory card. Where are the instructions? Dad: In the camera bag. It’s a gift from your mum for my birthday, so you must promise that
you’ll take good care of it. if you have to lend it to anyone, tell them to use it properly. Tony: Promise!
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Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet?
Every morning, my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day, I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening, my mother looks through magazines at home. And very night, I look at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or printing?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago in China. After its invention, people started to write on paper to make a book. In those days, books were only produced one at a time by hand. As a result, there were not many books, and they were expensive. So, few people had the chance to learn to read.
Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Later, developments in printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. A trade in books resulted, and more people learnt to read. Knowledge and ideas spread faster than ever before. In a way, we can compare the invention of paper and printing to the introduction of the Internet in the twentieth century.
Although the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast, and may become more powerful than printing. A much larger amount of information can be stored on the Internet than in books. Someone with an Internet connection can find information much more easily than they can find in printed forms. And the machines we use to read it are now small and light, often smaller and lighter than a single book.
Computers and the Internet are used in classrooms now, and newspapers and magazines are already read online. So what direction will traditional printing take in the future? Will books be replaced by the Internet? Let’s wait and see.
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Module 10 Australia
Unit 1 I have some photos that I took in Australia last year
Tony: Dad, I need your help. My teacher asked us to choose a country we want to visit, imagine we
were there, and write a letter to our parents back home. I’ve chosen Australia. How can I do it?
Dad: Don’t worry. I have some photos that I took in Australia last year. They may help you. Here
we go. This is a rock called Ayers Rock, in central Australia. According to the local people, it’s a special and magical place. Tony: Oh, it looks huge. What’s its height?
Dad: 348 meters. And this is the Sydney Opera House. It’s like a huge sailing boat with water on
three sides. And this one is the Great Barrier Reef. Tony: Does it lie off the northeast coast of Australia?
Dad: Yes, it’s over 2,600 kilometres long. It’s a great natural wonder. And here are some photos of
my Australian friends. They’re sheep farmers. They wear special hats that keep the flies away. The scissors that they’re holding are used to cut the wool off the sheep. Do you know that many Australians came from Britain?
Tony: Yes, of course! That’s why they speak English. Did you keep a diary while you were there? Dad: Yes, and you can read it.
Tony: That’s great! And what didn’t you like about Australia?
Dad: I hated the ants that were all over the place. I had to brush them off my clothes, especially my
trousers!
Tony: Ants in your trousers! That’s really funny! Dad: It wasn’t funny at the time!
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Unit 2 The game that they like most is Australian football
Dear Mum and Dad,
I am writing this letter to you from the centre of Australia. At the moment, we are staying near Ayers Rock. On the first day, we took a plane tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high! During different periods of the day, the colours of the rock turn dark blue, purple, yellow and red. Ayers Rock is a centre of local Aboriginal culture. The Aborigines are the people that have lived in Australia from the earliest times, and their ancient stories descried the spirits that created the world.
The Australians have a close relationship with the British. Many have British relatives, and they are like us in many ways. The foods that Australians like most are ham and beef with lots of salad. They also grow grapes and other fruits. They love all sports, but the game that they like most is Australian football. Because most Australians live near the coast, they also love going to the beach for swimming and surfing or just lying in the sun.
Although it is December, it is summer over here. The sun is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the middle of the country has no trees or grass, just rocks and sand… And kangaroos!
Australians speak English, but in their own way. For example, when they say “G’day!” and “No worries.”, they mean “Hello!” and “Don’t worry about it. It’s not a problem!”
On the second day, we went horse riding. The horse that I rode was lazy, so I was left far behind the others. But I enjoyed the slow and relaxing ride.
Later this evening, we are taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home. It has been a wonderful trip.
Love, Tony
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