七年级上册Unit 5 Reading Lifestyle: Healthy or Not?
Kitty and Daniel each posted an article about their lifestyles on the school website. Read their articles. Before reading, think about the questions below.
1 Do you often exercise? Why or why not?
2 Do you think your lifestyle is healthy? Why or why not?
What We Eat and How We Live
I love dancing. I dance for half an hour every day. I get nine hours of sleep every night, so I am always full of energy.
It is important for me to keep fit. I also have a healthy diet. I never go to school without breakfast. I often have a pancake and some milk. For lunch, I like fish, meat and tofu. I also eat lots of fruit and vegetables every day. I seldom eat cakes or sweets. Too much sugar is bad for our teeth.
I am a homebody. I don’t exercise very often. I love beef and mutton, but I don’t eat a lot of vegetables. I have a sweet tooth and it is hard for me to say no to cakes. Sometimes I stay up late.
My lifestyle is unhealthy. I want to change it. I need to get enough sleep. I plan to eat more fruit and vegetables and less sugar. Sport is good for my health too. I plan to go swimming every week.
七年级下册Unit 1 Reading
A Homes around the world
Simon wants to learn about homes around the world. Here are the blogs of three students from different countries.
Hi! I’m Neil.
I live in a town 15 miles from London. The house is big. My favourite room is the kitchen. My family and I often sit there and enjoy a cup of tea. We have a beautiful garden. I always have fun with my dog there.
Hello! My name is Anna.
I live in a flat in the centre of Moscow. Our flat is on the seventh floor. It’s not big, but we have a nice living room. After dinner, we like to watch TV and chat there. I share a bedroom with my sister. We often listen to music in bed.
Hi! I’m Stephen.
I live in a large house in Los Angeles. It has eight rooms. I have my own bedroom and bathroom, and I like the balcony best. I love to sit there and look out at the beach and the sea. It’s cool.
七年级下册Unit 8 Reading
A Poems about pets
It is Pets Week at Sunshine Middle School. Millie took a poetry book about animals to school. Here are her favourite poems.
My Dog
My dog is the cleverest animal of all.
He doesn’t just run after a ball.
With eyes open wide,
He hunts when I hide.
He does wonderful tricks,
Builds me camps out of sticks.
He’d never bark or bite,
And he doesn’t like to fight.
My dog is my best friend,
And I’ll look after him till the end.
My Goldfish
My goldfish is a wonderful pet.
She doesn’t need a bed.
She isn’t any trouble.
She doesn’t bark.
She doesn’t miaow.
Just bubbles,
Bubbles,
Bubbles.
My goldfish is a wonderful pet.
She doesn’t need a bed.
She isn’t any trouble.
We don’t have to feed her much.
She doesn’t need a gentle touch.
Just bubbles,
Bubbles,
Bubbles.
八年级上册Unit 1 Reading
A Best friends
Teenagers magazine is inviting teenagers to write about their best friends for the writing competition. Read the following entries.
Betty is one of my best friends. She is slim and has short hair.
Betty is generous. She is willing to share things with her friends. She is also helpful and ready to help people any time. She helps me with my homework and she always gives her seat on the bus to someone in need.
Betty has a good voice. She wants to be a singer when she grows up.
My best friend is Max. He is the tallest boy in our class—almost l.75 metres. He wears small round glasses. They make him look smart.
Max has a good sense of humour. He tells funny jokes and always makes me laugh. I never feel bored with him.
Max’s legs are very long. They do not fit well under his desk. When he walks past our desks, he often knocks our books and pens onto the floor.
Max is so interesting!
May is my best friend. She is shorter than I am. She has big bright eyes and long straight hair. Everyone thinks she is pretty.
May is sweet. She smiles often and never says a bad word about anyone.
May is a true friend. When something worries me, I can always go to her. I can tell her anything because she can keep a secret.
八年级上册Unit 2 Reading
A School lives
Daniel is visiting an online club called Schools Around the World. Here are two articles on the website about different school lives.
Life in a British School
Hi, everybody.
My name is Nancy. I am in Year 8 at Woodland School near London. It is a mixed school. Boys and girls have lessons together. Among all my subjects, I like French best. Learning foreign languages is fun.
Our school has a Reading Week every year. During the week, we can borrow more books from the school library. We can also bring in books and magazines from home. I often read more books than my classmates. Near the end of the week, we discuss the books with our classmates in class. Time seems to go faster when we are reading interesting books.
Life in an American School
Hi guys.
I’m John and I’m 14 years old. I’m in the 8th grade at Rocky Mountain High School near Denver.
Every Monday, I go to the Buddy Club. In the club, older students help new students learn more about the school. My friend Tony is in the 12th grade. He often listens carefully to my problems and offers me help. He is my hero.
We have different classes every day. On Friday afternoon, our school ends earlier than usual. My friends and I often do sports together.
Twice a week, I play baseball after school. I love this game and practice hard every time. Our team won two games last month.
九年级下册Unit 1 Reading
A Two cities in China
Millie wants to help the exchange students learn more about different cities in China. She has found two articles written by two students. Here are the articles.
Welcome to Beijing!
I am Wei Ke from Beijing, the capital of China.
In the middle of the ancient city of Beijing is the Palace Museum, also called the Forbidden City. The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties used to live there. It was turned into a museum in 1925. With wonderful buildings and art treasures inside, it is well worth a visit.
Next to the Palace Museum is Tian’anmen Square, the biggest city square in the world. Many tourists like to gather there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag.
In the north-west of Beijing is the Summer Palace, a large Chinese garden set in a natural landscape. It was once a nice place for the emperors to spend the summer.
Another famous attraction is the Great Wall. It runs for over 6,000 kilometres across northern China, with watchtowers every few hundred metres. The wall was first built more than 2,000 years ago. It is one of the wonders of the world.
Come and visit my city!
All about Guilin
Hello. My name is Mei Fang. My home is in Guilin.
“East or west, Guilin landscape is best.” Guilin is really a beautiful city in southern China. It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River. All around the city, mountains stand in different shapes. Many visitors come and visit Guilin because of its fantastic landscape.
In the north-west of the city is the Reed Flute Cave. In this underground cave, it is amazing that there are so many rocks in unusual shapes—some hang down, and others point upwards. The cave is praised as the “Art Palace of Nature”.
Tourists like to take a boat trip along the Lijiang River. It is great fun. It is also popular to hire a bicycle and ride around the countryside.
I hope you can visit my city one day!