kite could fly the highest. Laura: I think I want to learn to fly a kite, too! 1c Listen and write L for Laura or Z for Zheng Yun. Laura: Hey, Zheng Yun! Zheng Yun: Hi, Laura. Laura: How was your vacation?

Zheng Yun: It was great! I went to Weifang in

Shandong.

Laura: That’s the city famous for kites, right?

Zheng Yun: Yes. There’s an international kite festival there every April.

That’s why I went there.

Laura: How interesting! What happens at the festival?

Zheng Yun: People from all over the world compete in kite flying. There

are also competitions for the best kites.

Laura: Were the kites nice?

Zheng Yun: They were beautiful. They were made of

different things like silk or paper. Some were painted with colorful drawings.

Laura: Sounds like you really enjoyed it. I never thought that something

as simple as kite flying could be so exciting.

Zheng Yun: Yes, it was really fun to see which kite could fly

the highest.

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Laura: I think I want to learn to fly a kite, too!

1d Listen again. Fill in the blanks with what you hear. Laura: Hey, Zheng Yun! Zheng Yun: Hi, Laura. Laura: How was your vacation?

Zheng Yun: It was great! I went to Weifang in

Shandong.

Laura: That’s the city famous for kites, right? Zheng Yun: Yes. There’s an international kite

festival there every April. That’s why I went there.

Laura: How interesting! What happens at the

festival?

Zheng Yun: People from all over the world

compete in kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites.

Laura: Were the kites nice?

Zheng Yun: They were beautiful. They were made of different things like silk or paper. Some were painted with colorful drawings.

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Laura: Sounds like you really enjoyed it. I never

thought that something as simple as kite flying could be so exciting.

Zheng Yun: Yes, it was really fun to see which kite could fly the highest. Laura: I think I want to learn to fly a kite, too!

UNIT 6

Section A

1b Listen and match the inventions with the years. Alice: Was your life very difficult when you were a kid? Grandma: Oh, not really. Why?

Alice: Well, you didn’t have modern inventions like a telephone, right? Grandma: Of course we did! How old do you think I am? The telephone

was invented in 1876. You need to take a history class, Alice!

Alice: Haha! How about cars? They weren’t invented yet, were they? Grandma: Yes, they were. Cars were invented in 1885. My family had a

car.

Alice: Well, did you have a TV?

Grandma: No, we couldn’t afford one. They were expensive in

those days. The TV was invented around 1927, I think.

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Alice: Well, I know that you didn’t have a computer because we learned

in school that

personal computers were invented in 1976. Grandma: You’re right. But I have one now!

2a Listen and number the inventions ［1-3］ in the order you hear them.

Alex: Hi, Carol. Wow, what are those?

Carol: Hello, Alex. Oh, these are some of the interesting inventions that I’m writing about for my English homework. Alex: I see…What’s that, then?

Carol: They’re shoes with lights. People use them for seeing in the dark

when you get up at night.

Alex: Oh, that’s a cool idea! I always hit my toe on something on the way

to the bathroom at night.

Carol: Next is a special ice-cream scoop. This is my favorite invention. It

runs on electricity and becomes hot.

Alex: I know what it’s for! It’s used for serving really cold ice-cream.

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