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’t be late for class. This is very important. 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’t leave the dirty dishes in the kitchen!” After that, I run to school because I can’t be late. At school, we have more rules--- don’t be noisy, don’t eat in class, …
My dad says I can’t play basketball after school because I must do my homework. I can play only on weekends. After dinner, I can’t relax 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 Dear Molly,
I know how you feel. People always tells us, “Don’t do this!” or “You can’t do 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’t like her. Peter: Why don’t you like the cat?
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 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
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’m just washing my clothes. What about you?
Jenny: I’m watching TV. Do 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’s now studying in the United States. He’s living with an American family in New York. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s 9:00 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 watching the races and eating zongzi? Well, it’s 9:00 p.m. in New York, and it’s the night before the festival. But there isn’t a Dragon Boat Festival in the US, so it’s like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family. The mother is reading a story to her young children. The father is watching a soccer game on TV. And what’s Zhu Hui doing? He’s talking on 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 “no place like home”.
Unit 7 It’s raining
Rick: Hello, Rick speaking.