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Unit 6 I ’m watching TV
Jenny: Hello? This is Jenny.
Laura: Hi, Jenny. It ’ s Laura here.
Jenny: Oh, hi, Laura. What are you doing?
Laura: Not much. I ’ mjust washing my clothes. What about you?
Jenny: I ’ m watching. TVDo you want to join me for dinner? My parents aren ’ t at home. We can eat out.
Laura: Yeah. I
’ d love to.
Jenny: Let ’ s meet at my home first. Come at half past six.
Laura: OK. See you then.
Today ’ s story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen. He now studying in the United States. He
’ s living with an American
family in New York. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It a.m. and Zhu Hui
’ s family are at home. His mom and aunt are
making zongzi. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.
Is Zhu Hui also wat ching the races and eating zongzi? Well, it --
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9:00 p.m. in New York, and it there isn
’a t Dragon Boat Festival in the US,
’ s the night before the festival. But
so it The
’likes any mother is
other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.
reading a story to her young children. The father is watching a soccer game on TV. And what
’ s Zhu Hui doing? He the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen. Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom’ s delicious zongzi. Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot, but there
’ s still like home
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Unit 7 It ’s raining
Rick: Hello, Rick speaking.
Steve: Hi, Rick. It ’s Steve. How’s it going?
Rick: Not bad, thanks. The weather’s great. What are you doing?
Steve: I ’m playing basketball with some friends at the park.
Rick: Sounds like you ’re having a good time.
Steve: Yeah. Is your brother at home?
Rick: Oh, he ’s not here. He’s studying at his friend ’s home. Can I take a message for him?
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Steve: Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back? Rick: Sure, no problem.
Dear Jane,
How ’s it going? I ’m having a great time visiting my aunt in Canada. She’s working here and I ’m going to summer school. I ’m studying English and I ’m learning a lot. I ’m also visiting some of my old friends. I ’m so happy to see them again. It ’s afternoon right now, and I ’m sitting by the pool, and drinking orange juice. It ’s warm and sunny, and it’s very relaxing here.
See you soon. Su Lin
Dear Jane,
How ’s your summer vacation going? Are you studying hard, or
are you having fun? I ’m having a great time in Europe! My
family and I are on a vacation in the mountains.
you but my phone isn ’tworking, so
I want to call
I ’m writing to you. It ’s hot
in your country now, isn’t it? The weather here is cool and
cloudy, just right for walking.
See you next month.
Dave
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Tony: Hi, excuse me.
Unit 8 Is there a post office near here?
Linda: Yes. How can I help you?
Tony: Well, I ’m new in town. Is there a bank around here?
Linda: Yes, there is. It ’s on Center Street. It ’s across from the park.
Tony: Oh ? where’s Center Street?
Linda: It ’s not too far from here. I can walk with you.
Tony: Oh, that’s great! Thanks so much. Linda: No problem.
Anna
There is a zoo in my neighborhood. I like to spend time there on weekends. I love to watch the monkeys climbing around. The monkeys sometimes fight. They look like my friends and me when we fight!
To get there, I usually walk out and turn right on Bridge Road. Then I walk along Bridge Road. The zoo is on the right.
John
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