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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