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WelcomeUnitListeningandspeaking
Conversation1-------Intheregistrationoffice.
Amy:Goodmorning.MynameisAmyJones.I’mhereforastudentIDcardMrwang:Nicetomeetyou,Amy.I'mMr.Wang.Sitdown,please.Er.Sorry,what's
yourlastnameagain?Amy:AmyJones.J-O-N-E-S
Mrwang:OK.Thankyou.Andwhereareyoufrom?AmyAmy:I’mfromtheUSA
Mrwang:OK.What'syourstudentnumber?Amy:170143.
Mrwang:170143.Gotit.You'reinGrade1,aren’tyou?Amy:Yes,Iam.
Mrwang:OK.Youremailaddress?Amy:**************.cn.
Mrwang:Amyj16@pep(p-e-p.com.cn.Gotit.Now,standoverhere,please.Smile!{Soundofflashasphotoistaken.}
Conversation2-------lnthedininghall.Max:Hi,Amy!How'sitgoing?Amy:Great.Howaboutyou?
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Max:I’mgood.Let’sgoandsitdown{theywalktoatable.}
Amy:Whatdoyouthinkaboutseniorhighschool?
Max:Sofar,sogood,Amy.I'vehadmathsandEnglishthismorning.Themathsclass
isgettingmoredifficultbutit'sreallyinteresting.It'smyfavouriteclasssofar.Howaboutyou?
Amy:Ithinkscienceismorefun.Chemistryismyfavourite
Conversation3------Intheadviser’sroom.Amy:Goodmorning,MsLi
MsLi:Morning,Amy.Howareyoudoing?
Amy:Verywell,thankyou.MsLi,Iwanttobeadesignerinthefuture,sowhat
coursesdoyouthinkIshouldchoose?
MsLi:Oh,interesting!Well,firstofall,Ithinkanartcoursewouldbehelpfultoyou.
Andtherearesomeothercourses.{Fadeout.}
ListeningandTalking
Amy:Hi,LiMing.Readyforthetest?Doyouhaveanystudytipsforme?LiMing:Notreally.Ijustlistentotheteacherandtakenotes.
Amy:Oh,groupworkismyfavouritewaytolearn.I’manoutgoingperson,soIlike
todiscussthings.Talkingtoothershelpsmerememberthings.
LiMing:I’mnotverygoodatgroupworkbutIhaveotherwaysofremembering
things.Ilikeusingflashcards.Theyarereallyeffective.
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Amy:Hmm...Notesandflashcards.Ithinkyou'reavisuallearner.(视觉型学习者LiMing:Yes,Iguessso.IlearnbestwhenIlookatpictures,soImakemind
maps(思维导图toorganisemythoughts.Ikeepalearningdiary,too.IwritedownwhatI'velearntandmythoughts.IthelpsmeplanmylearningandwhatIneedtoreviewforexams
Amy:Ah,that'sagoodidea.Iwanttotrythat!MyfriendsandIhaveastudygroup.
Wetalkaboutwhatwe’relearningandhelpeachother.Whydon’tyoujoinus?LiMing:Sure,I’dlikethat

Unit1Teenagelifelisteningandspeaking
Conversation1
Teacher:Shh!Listencarefully!
［3-secondbeepatabout40kHz］
Teacher:Didyouhearthat?No?Howaboutthis?
［3-secondbeepatabout17.4kHz］
Teacher:Ifyoucouldn’thearthefirstone,itmeansyou'renotadog!［Laugh］
Dogscanhearveryhighfrequency频率sounds,butpeoplecan't.Andifyoucouldhearthesecondone,you'reyoungerthan25Student:Wow!Whyisthat?
Teacher:Ourearschangewhenwegetolder.Childrenandyoungpeoplecan
hearthesecondone,butmostpeopleolderthan25can’t
Conversation2
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Teachers:Todaystopicis“Shouldteenagersdate”TeamA,pleasebegin.TeamA:Wesayno,theyshouldn’t.Onereasonisthatteenagersaretoo
young.Theyshouldthinkaboutschoolworkandspendmoretimestudying.
TeamB:Wedon’tagreewithTeamA.Ouransweris“Yes”.Teenagerscan
dateiftheywant.Itisquitenaturalforateenageratthatagetofeelheorshelikessomebody.Wethinkit'spossibleforteenagerstodateandstudyatthesametime.Teacher:TeamA?
Conversation3
Julie:Hi,Adam!Areyougoingtojoinaclub?Adam:Hi,Julie!Idliketo,butI’mnotsurewhichone
Julie:IthinkIwilljointheBalletClub.It'salwaysbeenmydreamtobea
dancer,andballethassuchbeautifulmovements.
Adam:Oh,wow,dancing’snotforme---i'vegottwoleftfeet!MrBrowntoldme
abouttheNatureClub.Theywatchbiologylecturesandgrowplantsinagreenhouse.Ilikeanimals,butI'mnotsointerestedinplantsJulie:DidyouhearabouttheCartoonClub?
Adam:Yes,Ilovecartoons!Butwhatdotheydointheclub?Watchcartoons?Julie:No,theywritestoriesanddrawcartoons.
Adam:Oh,noI'mnotgoodatdrawing.Besides,I’dliketodosomething
outdoors.
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Julie:MaxisintheVolunteerClub.Hesaysthattheymostlyhelpcleanup
parksandgivedirectionstovisitors.Whynottalktohim?
ListeningandTalking
CaoJing:Hi,Max.What'reyougoingtodothisvacation?Max:I'mgoingtoanadventurecamp
CaoJing:Adventurecamp?What'reyougoingtodothere?
Max:We'lllearnsurvivalskills.Forexample,I'lllearnhowtomakeafire.
There'llbesomeexpertstheretoshowushowtoliveinthewild.Ithinkit'sgoingtobefunCaoJing:Cool.
Max:Whataboutyou?
CaoJing:I’mgoingtoaninternationalyouthcamp.There’llbelotsofstudents
fromdifferentcountries.Max:Wow!Whatwillyoudothere?
CaoJing:I'mnotsureyet,butthetopicisaboutteenagersandteenagelife.I'm
goingtogiveaspeechaboutstudentlifeinChina.
Max:Soundsinteresting.Whatkindofstuffwillyoutalkabout?
CaoJing:Oh,teenagelife,youknow,study,relationships,dreams,
plans……It'sabitofchallenge,butagoodchance.IplantoimprovemyspokenEnglish.
Max:Goodforyou.Ihopeyouhavelotsoffunthere,too.
CaoJing:Oh,definitely.Ithinkitwillbeveryinteresting,andIhopetomake
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somefriends.
VideoTime
LearningAcrossGenerations
Narrator:JustoutsideJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,thedaybeginsfor
seventeen-year-oldMamorenaChaane.She’sastudentatSt.Mary's,averyexpensiveprivateschool.Mamorenagetsagreateducationhere.InSouthAfrica,manypeopleleaveschoolasteenagers,SoMamorenaisaveryluckyyoungwoman.
Thisishermother,Tandi.ShegrewupinapoorareainJohannesburg.Today,sheandherfamilyliveinthesuburbsandsheisasuccessfulbusinesswoman.Buteveryweek,TanditakesMamorenatoheroldneighbourhoodinJohannesburg.Tandigrewuphere,andherlifewasverydifficult.
landi:Thiswasashantytown.Thiswholeareawasashantytown.
Narrator:TandishowsMamorenaherchildhoodhome.ShewantsMamorenatolearn
aboutthepastandaboutthepoortoday.ButMamorenadoesn’treallyunderstand.Herlifeissodifferent.Herfamilyhasabeautifulhome.
Mamorena:We'rebornonthesameday.
Narrator:Andthehousehasapool.It'sverydifferentfromhermother’schildhood.In
manyways,Mamorenaisatypicalteenager.Shelovestogoshopping.
Landi:
Iwanthertoalwaysrememberwhosheis.BecauseIdon'tthinkyoubecomeapersonifyoudon'tknowwhereyoucomefrom.
Narrator:Now,Mamorenaandhergenerationmustworkhardtoo,saysTandi
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Unit2TravellingAroundListeningandSpeaking
LISTENINGPART1
Paul:Hey,Meilin!Sowhatareyoudoingforthecomingholiday?
Meilin:I’mtravellingaroundEuropefortwoweekswithmyauntanduncle.Paul:Europe?Oh,I’vealwayswantedtogothere.
Meilin:Yes,me,too.I’msoexcited.I’mplanningtovisitFranceandGermany.Paul:That'swonderful!Doyouhaveyourpassportandvisaalready?
Meilin:Ialreadyhavemypassport,andIamapplyingformyvisatomorrow.Once
Igetthevisa,we’llbookflightticketsonline.
Paul:Sohowdoyouplantotravelaround?
Meilin:We’rerentingacaranddriving!MyunclehasalwayswantedtodrivearoundEt

LISTENINGPART2
Meilin:Sowhataboutyou,Paul?Doyouhaveanytravelplans?
Paul:Yes,actually!MyparentsaretakingmetoYunnanProvinceinChinatovisitLijiang!
Meilin:Lijiang?That'squitefamousinChina.
Paul:Yes.Oneofmyfather'sfriendslivesthere.Heinvitedustovisit.Meilin:Oh,that'snice!Sowhat'stheweatherlikethere?Paul:

Itshouldbepleasantduringtheday,butitmightbecoldatnight,soI'm
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takingafewlightsweatersandacoat
Meilin:What'reyouplanningtoseethere?Paul:
Well,IknowI’mdefinitelygoingtoseetheOldTownofLijiangandYulongSnowMountain.Otherthanthat,I'mnotsure.I'mbuyingaLijiangguidebooktoday,actually

ListeningandTalking
Woman:SkiesAirlines.HowcanIhelpyou?
Man:I'dliketobuyaplaneticketfromLondontoParisWoman:Certainly,sir.Onwhatdateareyoutravelling?Man:Onthe23rdofDecember.
Woman:Therearetwoflightsthatday:oneinthemorningat9:30andtheotherin
theafternoonat5.00.Whichdoyouprefer?
Man:The9:30flight,please
Woman:Wouldyouliketotravelbusinessclassoreconomy?Man:I’dliketotravelbusinessclass.
Woman:Wouldyouliketobookareturnflightthistime?Man:No,thankyou.I’mtakingthetrainback.Woman:MayIhaveyourname,sir?Man:RobertWilliams
woman:Thankyou,Mr.Williams.I’vemadeyourbooking.MayIaskhowyou
wouldliketopay?
Man:

Bycreditcard
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Woman:OK,waitjustasecond,please.
*VideoTimeMachuPicchu
Narrator:Thisbeautiful,quietplaceiscoveredinsunshineandhasmountainsall
aroundit.ItsnamesMachuPicchu.It'ssometimescalledtheLostCityoftheInca,andit'snearly8,000feetupintheAndes.
Julio:
It'samagicattractionthatyoucanfeelithere.It'sknownallovertheworldthatMachuPicchuisoneofthemagneticcentresoftheancientworld.
Narrator:MachuPicchuismorethan500yearsold.Today,it'safavouriteplacefor
visitorsfromallovertheworld.Evenintherainandfog,it'swonderfultowalkthroughtheruinsWhentheIncacivilisationended,fewpeopleknewMachuPicchuexisted.Foralongtimeitwaslosttotheoutsideworld.Then,in1911,anexplorercalledHiramBinghamfoundit
Narrator:Atfirst,veryfewpeoplevisitedMachuPicchu.Butnow,hundredsof
touristscomehereeveryday.Theywalkupthestepsoftheancientcityandclimbovertheruins.MachuPicchuisnolongerquiet.It'sfullofthesoundsoftourists.SomepeopleinPeruhopethatmoretouristswillcomehere.Theythinkitwillmeanmorebusinessandmoneyforthecountry.However,someconservationistsworrythatmorevisitorswon'tbegoodforMachuPicchu.Theysaythattourismmaynotbegoodfortheenvironment

*VideoTime
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TheKarstsofChina:AVerticalJourney
TravellingthroughChinaisreallyoneofthemoreuniquetravelexperiencesthatI’vehadIt'sgotoneofthemostdiverselandscapesthatI'veeverexperienced.
Theseancientkarstformationshavebeensculptedbywindandwaterandmillionsofyearsoferosionintothesebeautifulnaturalsculptures.
Asarockclimber,youlookattheserockformationsandyoucan’thelpbutbeinspired.Forme,it'simportantnotjusttogoandseetheseamazinglandscapesbuttointeractwiththem.Togettoclimbonthemisjusttheexperienceofthelifetime.
Thestonehereoffersupgymnastic,athleticmovementbutitcanalsobeveryadventurous,sometimesdangerous,butalwaysbeautiful.Thisiswhatwelovetodo----tocometothesebeautifulnaturalareasandclimbandexploreandpushourselvesmentallyandphysically.
Chinaisrelativelyunexploredandnewtoclimbersandtoadventurerswhowanttogooutandseesomethingnewandspectacular.
Theselimestonekarstsaresomeofthemostbeautifulrockformationsintheworld.Yougointoalandscapelikethisanditaffectsyouanditchangesyouasaperson.Itinspiresyou.Asaclimber,that'sreallythebiggestpartofit.It’ssomethingthatI'llcarrywithmefortherestofmylife
Unit3SportsandFitnessListeningandspeaking
CONVERSATION1S-ShenQiA=Amy
S:Hi,Amy!Didyouhearthatthere’sane-sportseventthisweekend?
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A:No,Ididn’t!What’ree-sports?
S:Well,e-sportsaresportsyouplaywithacomputer,likecomputergames.A:Thosearen’trealsports,arethey?
S:Yes,theyare.Manypeopleplayandwatche-sports.I’vebeenwaitingforthiseventforalongtime.Wouldyouliketocomealong?A:Really?I’dloveto!Whereisit?
S:It'sinthenewstadium.Whydon'tyoujoinusthisSaturdayafternoon.A:Oh,sorry.Ican’t.Ihavetomeetmybadmintoncoach.S:Oh,thatstoobad
CONVERSATION2A=AdamJ=Julie
A:Hey,Julie.What’reyoudoingthisweekend?Thereisa"BluePaint"runon
Saturdayafternoon.
J:Whatisa"BluePaint"run?Isitamarathon?
ANo,it’snotamarathon.It’sjustafunrunthathelpsthecommunity.Youpay20
dollarstorunfivekilometers.Thatsoundslikefundoesn’tit?J:Er…no,itsoundstiring!Butwhyisitcalleda“BluePaint”run?
A:That’sthefunpart.Peoplecanbuywaterballoonsfilledwithbluepaintandthrow
themattherunners.Theballoonscost5dollarseachandthemoneygoestohelppoorpeople.Wouldyouliketogo?
J:Thatsoundslikeagreatidea!Youcanrun,andI'llthrowthepaint!
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ListeningandtalkingC=caoJingM=maxL=Lily
C:Hi,Lily.Hi,Max.Yousawtheraceyesterday,didn’tyou?M:Hello,CaoJing.No,Ididn’t.Whathappened?
C:Twogirlswereonthefinallap.Theyhadnearlyfinishedtheraceandhadonlyahundredmetrestogo,whenoneofthegirlsfellandcouldn’tgetup.L:Oh,my!Sotheothergirlwon,didshe?
C.No.that'swhatwassocool.Shestoppedandhelpedtheothergirlfinishtherace.M:What?Whydidshedothat?
C:Ithinkshethoughtitwastherightthingtodo.It'smoreimportanttohelpeachotherthantowin.
L:Idon'tagree.Ifsomeonefallsduringarace,that'stoobad,it'sjustpartoftherace.M:Exactly!Ifyou'vepractisedhardfortherace,youshoulddoyourbesttowinC:Idon’tagree.Winningisn’talwaysthemostimportantthing.
L:Butthatdoesn'tmakeanysense.Whatifanathleteiscompetingforhercountry?Sheshouldthinkaboutthefansandthehonour.
C:Iseewhatyoumean.ButIstilldon’tthinkthatyou’reright.Helpingothersshouldalwayscomefirst.
Unit4NaturalDisastersListeningandSpeaking
Newsreport1
Goodmorning,it's17April.AstrongearthquakehitEcuadoryesterday.The
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7.8-magnitudeearthquakedamagedmanybuildings,andearlyreportssaidthatabout230peoplewerekilledandmorethan1,500wereinjured.Volunteersandrescueworkersarehelpingthesurvivors
Newsreport2
Goodevening.Todayis27March.MorenewsaboutthefloodsincentralChina.Thegovernmentishelpingmorethan12,000peopleinHunanandJiangxigetawayfromtherisingwater.Homesandlandhavebeendestroyed,butnoonehasbeenkilled.Rescueworkersandsoldiersareworkingdayandnighttomakesurethatpeoplearesafe.Theyarealsobringingfoodandwatertothosewhosehomeswerelostinthedisaster.
Newsreport3
Breakingnews,Saturday12August.AtornadowasjustseeninsouthernMemphis.Eyewitnessessaidthatat9:25a.m.,thetornadodestroyedfourhomes.Apoliceofficertellsusthatatleastonepersonhasdied.Moretornadosarepossible,andthepoliceadviseavoidingthearea.
Newsreport4
AndinSeoul,alandslidedamagedalibraryandasupermarketinasouthernneighbourhood.ThelandslidewascausedbytheheavyrainthathasfalleninSeouloverthepastweek.Accordingtothepolicenoonewasinjuredinthelandslide,butseveralcarsweredamaged.Thosearethetopnewsfortoday,Wednesday21July.

ListeningandTalking
Teacher:Thankyou,MrsFors.Thatwasagreatpresentation!Class,doyou
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haveanyquestionsforMrsFors?
Student1:MrsFors,Ithinkyou'reahero.AndLuckyisverycute,I’dliketoknowwhatwecandotopreventnaturaldisasters.
MsFors:Well,there'snowaytopreventearthquakesandstorms.Butifweprepare,wecankeepthemfrombecomingdisastersthatkillorinjurepeople.Tobeready,weshouldmakeasafetylistofwhattodo,wheretogo,andwhotocontact.
Student1:Sowhatshouldwedoifthere'sanearthquake?
MsFors:Rememberto"drop,cover,andholdon"Dropdownontoyourhandsandknees,coveryourheadwithyourhands,andstayawayfromglass,windows,oranythingthatcouldfall.Youcouldfindcoverunderadeskortable.Holdontothedeskortablesoitdoesn'tmoveawayfromyou.
Teacher:Whatshouldwedoifwe'reoutsidewhenanearthquakehappens?MsFors:Gotoanopenspaceawayfrombuildings,trees,orpowerlines.Student2:Andwhataboutafteranearthquake?
MsFors:Well,ifyou'retrapped,youcanuseacellphonetocallortextforhelp.Youcanalsotaponapipeorawall,orwhistleforhelp.ThatwayLuckyandIcanfindyou!
Student2:IhaveaquestionforLucky.Doyoulikebeingarescuedog?MsFors:Lucky,whatdoyousay?
Teacher:Ithinkhesayshe'saluckydog.
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videoTime
Tsunami:KillerWave
Thewarningsarefew.Thesignsaresudden.Thegroundshakes.Thetidegoesintoreverse.Agreatroaringsoundfillstheair.Andthen…Itstrikes.Waveafterwaveofcrashing,crushingwater.Andwhenitisover,nothingisleft.
Atsunami.ThewordinJapanesemeans"harbourwave".Japanhasbeenhitbymanytsunamisinitshistory,asaresultofitslocation.Itliesacrosstheedgesof4tectonicplates地壳板块,Mostearthquakesareborninsuchplaces.Whentwotectonicplatespushtogether,theearthquakesendsenormousamountsofenergyupthroughtheocean.Aseriesofwavesexpandsinalldirections.Indeepwater.Thesewavestravelfast—upto500milesanhour—butreachaheightofonlyafewfeet.Apassingshipmaynotevennoticethem.Butasthewavesentershallowwatersandcomeintocontactwiththeoceanfloor,theirspeedisreducedbuttheirheightisraised.Astheymoveontoland,thewavescanriseashighasa10-storybuilding.
Atsunamiwavedoesn’tbreaklikeanordinarywave,Instead,itadvanceslikeawallofwater,crashingovereverythinginitsway,sometimesreachingmorethanakilometreinland.Moredamageiscausedwhenthewavemovesbackouttosea.Itdragseverythinginitspathunderwaterandouttosea.Mosttsunamishaveseveralwaves.Theyarrivebetween10and60minutesafterthefirststrike-justwhensurvivorsthinkthedangerhaspassed.
ThedeadliesttsunamieverrecordedoccurredinDecemberof2004.AnearthquakeoffthecoastofIndonesiacausedatsunamithatrushedacrosstheIndianOceanandreachedasfarasthecoastofAfrica.Wholesectionsofcitieswere
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destroyed.Morethan200000peopledied.Mosthadnowayofbeingwarned
FivethousandmilesawayinHawaii,scientistsatthePacificTsunamiWarningCentremonitortheearth'smovements24hoursaday.TheyhopetopreventasimilardisasterfromhappeninginthePacificregion.Iftheydiscoveraquakebigenoughtocauseatsunami,thescientiststrytofindoutwherethewavewillheadandwarnpeopleinitspath.Theiradviceissimple:leavethecoastalareasandmovetohigherground.Waitfornewsthatthedangerhaspassed.Andbereadytodealwiththedamagethatatsunamileavesbehind.
Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld
ListeningandSpeaking
Tosomestudents,itseemsthattheonlyforeignlanguagetolearnisEnglish.Thereare,however,near7,000languagesintheworld.AfterChinese,thelanguagewiththemostnativelanguagespeakersisn’tEnglish----it'sSpanish!LearningEnglishisveryuseful,butitiswisetolearnatleastoneotherforeignlanguage,ifpossible.
Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplelearnaforeignlanguage.ManystudentschoosetostudyoneofthelanguagesthatarespokenattheUN.Astheythinkitmeansbetterjobchancesinthefuture.TheUNhassixofficiallanguages:Arabic,Chinese,English,French,Russian,andSpanish.Theyarespokenbyaround2.8billionpeopleastheirnativeorsecondlanguages.
Somestudents,though,choosetostudyalanguagebecauseoffamilyorfriends.OneAmericangirlchosetolearnDanishbecausehergrandparentswerefromDenmark.Whenshewaslittle,hergrandpausedtoreadletterstoherinDanishfrom
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theirrelativesinDenmark.AnotheryoungladystartedlearningFrenchbecauseshehadseveralfriendsfromAfricancountrieswhereFrenchisspoken.
Whatdoyouthink?Whichotherlanguagewouldyouchoosetostudyandwhy?
ListeningandTalkingLISTENNGPART1
AsmanycountriesspeakEnglishasafirstlanguage,therearemanydifferentkindsofEnglisharoundtheworld:BritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglish,andmanyothers.SomeEnglishlearnersmightask,"CanEnglishspeakersfromdifferentcountriesallunderstandeachother?"Theanswerisyes.Peopleinthesecountriescanusuallyunderstandeachotherwithveryfewproblems.Therearedifferencesinvocabulary,pronunciation,andgrammar,butthoseareusuallynotbigproblems.Howeverthosedifferencescancauseconfusionfornon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Forexample,astudentwhohaslearntBritishEnglishmightnotbefamiliarwiththedifferentvocabularythatanAmericanmightuse.ListentothisconversationbetweenaforeignlanguagestudentandherAmericanclassmate
LISTENINGPART2
Amy:ThankyouverymuchforhelpingmewithmyEnglish
Betty:You'rewelcome!Whenareyoufreetomeet?Thissemester,I’mfreeon
TuesdayandThursdayafterlunch.
Amy:I’msorry?Whatdoes“semester”mean?
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Betty:Youknow,semester----halfofaschoolyearAmy:Oh,youmeanlikeaterm?
Betty:Yes,likeaterm.TheBritishsay"term".Weusuallysay"semester"herein
America.
Amy:Gotit!MyfirstEnglishlessonwithyou,haha?OK,let'smeetonTuesday.
Whereshallwemeet?
Betty:Let'smeetatacoffeeshopnearmyhome.It'sveryconvenienttogetthere
bysubway
Amy:Subway?DoyoumeantheUnderground?Betty:Yes,thetrainthatgoesundertheground!
Amy:Ah,gotit!Haha,mysecondEnglishlesson----thankyou!

*VideoTimeChineseCharacters
ThehistoryofChinesecharactersdatesbacktoancienttimes,withahistoryofatleastseveralthousandyears.Therearemanytalesandlegendsabouttheoriginofhanzi,Chinesecharacters:thereisCangjie,thelegendaryinventorofChinesecharacters;theancientpracticeofknot-tying:theeighttrigrams;andancientpaintinglegends,tonameafew.
Itisgenerallyagreedthathanzibeganassimplepictures,imagesthattheancientChinesepeopledrew,painted,orcarvedtodescribenatureortheirlives.Otherancientculturesdevelopedpicture-basedwritingsystemsaswell,suchasthehieroglyphsofancientEgyptorthescriptoftheancientMayancivilisation.Hanzi,
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however,istheonlyoneoftheseancientwritingsystemstosurvive.Today,Chinesecharactersaretheoldestcontinuouslyusedsystemofwritingintheworld.
ResearchersgenerallyagreethattheoldestsymbolsrecognisableasChinesecharactersarethosefoundonancientoraclebones.These3000-year-oldsymbols,knownasjiaguwen,werecarvedonturtleshellsorbonesofanimals.ThejiaguwencangiveallofusinthemodernerainsightintohowancientChinesesawtheworldaroundthemandintotheirgreatcreativityinexpressingtheirobservations.
Take,forexample,themoderncharacterjia,meaninghomeorfamily.Thejiaguwencharacterlookslikeahousewithanicepiginside,originatingfromtheancientideathatagoodfamilyhomehasplentyfood.Overthousandsofyears,thishanzievolvedintoavarietyofdifferentformsbutfinallydevelopedinamorestablemanneraftertheunificationofChinaunderEmperorQinshihuang.
WhenyoufirstlookatChinesecharacters,youwillmostlikelyfeelthattheyareverycomplicatedHowever,ifyouknowjustalittleabouthowthesecharactersareformed,youwillfindthattheyarenotnearlyasdifficultastheyseem.About80%ofChinesecharactersarecomposedofsmallerparts,knownasradicals,whicharecombinedinmanydifferentwaystoformtensofthousandsofhanzi.Fortunatelyyouneedtoknowonlyabouttwoorthreethousandcharactersforuseindailylife.
ChinesecharactersandChinesecultureareinseparablylinked.China'sunifiedwritingsystemformsastrongbridgelinkingtheChinesepeopleandcultureofthepresentwiththoseofthepast.Nomatterwhenorwhereyoulive,ifyoucanreadChinese,youcanreadancientChineseclassics.Itistrulyanamazingthingtobeabletohearthethoughtsandobservationsofpeoplefromthousandsofyearsago.
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AsChinatakesitsplaceintheinternationalcommunity,theChinesewritingsystemhasspreadtoothercountries.Today,manyinternationalstudentsarestudyingChinese,boththespokenandwrittenlanguage,andarecomingtoappreciateChinasfascinatingculture.And,asChina’scultureandsocietyhavecontinuedtodevelop,theamazinglyversatileChinesecharacters(hanzihavebeenadaptedforuseindigitalformatoncomputersandotherdevicesAndsowrittenChineseliveson,spreadingChineseculturewhereverItgoes.
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