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Crossing the river to school
How do you get to school? Do you walk or ride a bike? Do you go by bus or by train? For many students, it is easy to get to school. But for the students in one small village in China, it is difficult. There is a very big river between their school and the village. There is no bridge and the river runs too quickly for boats. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the river to school.
One 11-year-old boy, Liangliang, crosses the river every school day. But he is not afraid because he loves school. “Ilove to play with my classmates. And I love my teacher. He ’s like a father to me.”Many of the students and villagers never leave the village. It is their dream to have a bridge. Can their dream come true?
Unit 4 Don ’teat in class
John: Hi, my name ’s John. It’s my first day at school.
Alice: Hi, John. I ’m Alice. This is a great school, but there are a lot of rules. John: Really? What are some of the rules?
Alice: Well, don ’tbe late for class. This is very important.
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John: OK, so we must be on time. Can we bring music players to school?
Alice: No, we can’t. and we always have to wear the school uniform. John: I see.
Alice: Oh, and we also have to be quite in the library.
Dear Dr. Know,
There are too many rules! At 6:00 a.m., my mom says, “Get up now and make your bed! ”After breakfast, my mom always says, “Don ’tleave the dirty dishes in the kitchen! ”After that, I run to school because I can’tbe late. At school, we have more rules--- don’tbe noisy, don’teat in class, ?
My dad says I can ’tplay basketball after school because I must do my homework. I can play only on weekends. After dinner, I can’trelax either. I must read a book before I can watch TV . But I have to go to bed before 10:00. Rules, rules, rules! It ’s terrible! What can I do, Dr. Know? Molly Brown, New York
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Dear Molly,
I know how you feel. People always tells us, “Don’tdo this! ”or “You can’tdo that! ”But think about it, Molly. There are a lot of things you can do. You can play basketball on weekends. You can watch TV after you read a book. Parents and schools are sometimes strict but remember, they make rules to help us. We have to follow them.
Good luck! Dr. Know
Unit 5 Why do you like pandas?
Jenny: Your dos is really cute, Peter!
Peter: He’s my new pet, Dingding. He ’s very smart.
Jenny: Really? What can he do?
Peter: He can walk on two legs. He can dance, too.
Jenny: Wow!
Peter: Does your family have a pet?
Jenny: My mom has a big cat, but I don ’tlike her.
Peter: Why don ’tyou like the cat?
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Jenny: Well, because she’s kind of boring. She sleeps all day, and her name is Lazy.
Peter: Haha, then that’s a good name for her!
Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand ’s symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.
Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that “an elephant never forgets”. Elephants can walk for a long time and never gets lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live.
But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13 th is Thai Elephant Day.
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