英语七上电子课文.doc

Module1 My classmates
M1U1 Nice to meet you.
Ms Li: Hello, my name is Li Fang. I'm your teacher and you're my students. I'm Chinese. I'm from Wuhan. What's your name?
Linging: My name is Wang Lingling.
Ms Li: Nice to meet you, Lingling. Where are you from?
Linging: I'm from Beijing. I'm Chinese.
Ms Li: How old are you?
Linging: I'm thirteen years old.
Ms Li: Good. Hello, what about you?
Daming: Hello, Ms Li. My name is Daming and I'm from Beijing too. I'm twelve years old.
Ms Li: Thanks. Hello, are you from America?
Tony: No, I'm not. I'm from England. I'm Tony Smith.
Ms Li: Nice to meet you, Tony. Hi, are you English too?
Betty: No, I'm not. I'm American and my name is Betty King.
Linging: Tony and Betty are our friends.
Ms Li: Good. Wele to Class 4 Grade 7!

M1U2 I'm Wang Lingling and I'm thirteen years old.
Hello, everyone. My name is Li Daming and my English name is David. I'm twelve years old and I'm from Beijing. Beijing is the capital of China. This is Lingling and her English name is Lucy.
She's my friend. She's from Beijing too.

Hello, I'm Wang Lingling and I'm thirteen years old. Good to see you. Wang Hui is my friend, but he is not in my class. His English name is Henry. He's from Shanghai. Shanghai is a very big city.

Hi, my name is Tony Smith. I'm from Cambridge. It's a small city in England. Tony is my first name and Smith is my last name. I'm thirteen years old. It's nice to meet you all.

Module 2 My family
M2 U1 Is this your mum?
Linging: Is this your family?
Tony: Yes, it is.
Linging: What a big family! Is this your sister?
Tony: Yes, it is. Her name is Linda.
Linging: Are these your grandparents?
Tony: Yes, they are. My mum's parents are on the left, and my dad's parents are on the right.
Linging: I see. Who's this?
Tony: That's my dad.
Linging: Is this your mum?
Tony: Yes. The woman next to her is my dad's sister, my aunt Liz.
Linging: Is this her husband?
Tony: No, that's her brother, my uncle Paul.
Linging: Who are the boy and the girl in front of Paul?
Tony: Those are Paul's son and daughter, my cousins, Mike and Helen.

M2U2 These are my parents.
My name is Betty King. These are my parents. We're American. My father is an actor, and my mother is the manager of a theatre.

My name is Li Daming. These are my parents.We're Chinese. My father's job is at a police station.He is a policeman, and my mother is a nurse.

My name is Tony Smith and I'm English. This is my mother. She's an English teacher at a school. This is my father. He's a hotel manager.

My name is Wang Lingling. I'm Chinese. My mother is a nurse. She and Daming's mother are at the same hospital. My father is a bus driver in Beijing.

M3U1There are thirty students in my class.
Daming: Linda, what's your classroom in England like? Is it big?
Linda: Yes, it's really big. There are thirty students in my class. How many students are there in your class in Beijing?
Daming: There are forty students, twenty girls and twenty boys. What's in your classroom? Is there a lot of furniture?
Linda: Yes, there is.
Daming: Are there puters on everyone's desks?
Linda: No, there aren't. But there is a puter on the teacher's desk.
Daming: Oh, are there any pictures on the classroom walls?
Linda: Yes, there are, at the front of the classroom.
Daming: And is there a map of the world?
Linda: No, there isn't. There's a map of England.
Daming: There's a map of the world in our classroom, but there aren't any pictures on our walls.

M3U2 The library is on the left of the playground.
This is a map of our school. There are six buildings in our school: a library, an office building, a classroom building, a dining hall, a sports hall and a science building. In the middle of the school is a playground. The library is on the left of the playground near the school gate. There are many books, maps and puters in it. Behind the library, on the left, are the school offices. Between this building and the dinning hall is the classroom building with twenty-four classrooms. On the right of the classroom building is the dinning hall. In front of the dinning hall is the sports hall and the building in front of that is for science. There are six science labs and five puter rooms in the science building.

M4U1 We've got lots of apples.
Tony’s dad: Tony, let's go shopping for food and drink. Now, we haven't got any meat. Let's get some chicken.
Tony: OK. Have we got any chocolate?
Tony’s dad: Yes, we have. Too much chocolate isn't good for you. Let's get some fruit.
Tony: What kind of fruit? Apples?
Tony’s dad: No, we've got lots of apples. We haven't got any oranges, so let's get some.
Tony: OK. How about some orange juice?
Tony’s dad: Yes, good idea! And coffee. Let's get some for your mum. She hasn't got any coffee.
Tony: All right, some coffee for Mum, and some cola for me. I haven't got any cola.
Tony’s dad: No cola! Cola is bad for you! How about some tea?
Tony: Oh, too bad!

M4U2 Is your food and drink healthy?
Healthy food and drink for children
-Is your food and drink healthy? A lot of ice cream, hamburgers and cola is not healthy. Meat is healthy but too much meat is not good for children. Cola and candy are very sweet, and too much sugar is bad for you.
Eat the right food and be healthy. Carrots, eggs and sweet potatoes are good for your eyes. Milk, cheese and fish are good for your teeth. A bit tired? Have lots of delicious chicken soup! It is important to remember: eat well, stay healthy, and don't get fat!
·Eat noodles or rice, not hamburgers.
·Have a good breakfast every morning.
·Drink juice, water and milk, not cola.
·Eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

M5U1 I love history.
Tony: Betty, what are our lessons on Monday?
Betty: We have Chinese at eight o'clock and science at five to nine. At twenty past ten we have IT. Then we have maths. Do you like maths, Tony?
Tony: Yes, I do, but it's difficult! I like the lessons on Monday afternoon: English and art. What lessons do we have on Friday?
Betty: We have English, Chinese, PE and geography.
Tony: And in the afternoon? Do we have maths?
Betty: No, we don't. We have art and history, but we don't have maths. I love history and I'm good at it. It's my favourite subject because it's very interesting.
Tony: My favourite subject is Chinese. I can talk with my Chinese friends.

M5U2 We start work at nine o'clock.
My school day
Hi! I'm Alex Greenall. I'm thirteen and I go to Park School in Oxford, England. I go to school on weekdays, but not on Saturday and Sunday. This is my school day. I get up at half past seven in the morning, and then have breakfast.
My school is next to my house. I go to school at half past eight and see my friends. We start work at nine o'clock. We have three lessons in the morning. My favourite subject is art.
At eleven o'clock, we have a break in the playground and I talk to my friends. They go to the playground and play football, but I don't like football.
We have lunch in the dining hall at half past twelve. I like school lunch! We have meat and rice with vegetables, or hamburgers. I drink juice or water.
We start lessons in the afternoon at half past one. We have two lessons in the afternoon. Then we go home at half past three.
In the evening, I watch TV and have dinner with my family. I do my homework and go to bed at ten o'clock.

M6U1 Does it eat meat?
Guide: Wele to Beijing Zoo. The zoo has many kinds of animals, such as bears, zebras, giraffes and pandas. They e from many different countries and they eat different food. Here are the lions.
Tony: Do lions eat meat?
Guide: Yes, they do. They eat other animals. They're dangerous!
Linging: Ugh! And what about bears? Do they eat meat?
Guide: Yes, they do, but they also eat plants.
Tony: Look at this elephant. It's very tall. Does it eat meat?
Guide: No, it doesn't. It eats plants.
Linging: Do pandas eat plants and leaves?
Guide: Sure. They love bamboo.
Linging: Are there pandas here? They're my favourite animals. They're cute. Shall we go and see them?
Guide: Yes, let's go. Can you see Lingling?
Tony: She's in front of you!
Guide: No, Lingling the panda!
Linging: Which is Lingling the panda?
Guide: She's the black and white animal over there. Look! There she is!
Linging: That's very funny. Her name is Lingling too!
Tony: Is there a panda called Tony...?

M6U2 The tiger lives in Asia.
Animals
The elephant lives in Africa and in Asia. This elephant lives in Africa. It eats plants, leaves, bamboo and a little fruit, but it doesn't eat meat. It likes water.
There are only about 1,800 pandas in China and about 200 of them lives in zoos. The panda eats about 30 kilos of bamboo a day, as well as plants and leaves. This black and white animal is the favourite of people all over the world.
The zebra is an African animal. Like the panda, it's black and white. It eats plants and leaves, as well as grass, but the zebra doesn't eat bamboo.
The tiger lives in Asia. It's a very large animal and usually lives alone. It likes water and is good at swimming. It's strong and catches many kinds of animals for food.
Monkeys live in Africa, Asia and America. There are about 200 kinds of monkeys. Monkeys eat meat, leaves, fruit and even eggs!

M7U1 How do I write my homework on the puter?
Linging: How do I write my homework on the puter? Can I learn?
Betty: Sure! First, open a new document. Click the mouse on "new document".
Linging: What's the mouse? Is this it?
Betty: Yes.
Linging: Where do I click on "new document"?
Betty: On the left of the screen... there!
Linging: OK, what's next?
Betty: Next, you write your homework in the new document. Use the keyboard.
Linging: What do I do next? How do I save the document?
Betty: You click "save", and write a name for it.
Linging: Where do I write the name?
Betty: Write it in the box. OK, then click "save" again.
Linging: OK. Finally, how do I print my document?
Betty: Click "print" and "OK".
Linging: What about some paper?
Betty: Oh yes, of course! You put the paper in there first!

M7U2 When do you use a puter?
There is a puter in my home, and my father and I shares it. My father is a manager of a pany, so he often talks to his customers on the puter. He also goes on the Internet to check the times of trains, make travel plans, and buy tickets. I listen to music or watch movies on it every Friday night. – Jack

There is no puter in my home. I can only use it at school. On the Internet, I search for information, do my homework and check my email. I have a friend in Australia.
I can see her and talk to her on the Internet. – Alice

We have a puter at home. My parents don't use it. I can use it on Sundays. I send email to my friends and play puter games. But sometimes I play a lot of games and my mother doesn't like it. -- Mike

M8U1 I always like birthday parties.
Daming: Hi, would you like to e to my birthday party?
Betty: Yes, I'd love to. When is it?
Daming: This Saturday, at my house.
Tony: OK! I always like birthday parties.
Lingling: Great!
Betty: What do you usually do at a Chinese birthday party?
Daming: At the birthday dinner, we eat noodles. And we eat birthday cake too. But my mother never makes a birthday cake. She usually buys a special one and I cut it at the party.
Lingling: And we sometimes give birthday cards.
Tony: Do you usually sing Happy Birthday?
Daming: Yes, we always sing Happy Birthday.
Tony: Do you sing it in Chinese or in English?
Daming: We sing it in Chinese and English.
Betty: Do you get birthday presents in China?
Lingling: Sometimes. Daming always gets birthday presents!
Tony So what would you like for your birthday, Daming?
Daming: It's a secret. Ha ha...

M8U 2 She often goes to concerts.
Choosing birthday presents
Daming's grandparents like to stay healthy, so every day they got some exercise in a park near their home. They sometimes wear T-shirts.
Daming's mother likes chocolate, but she doesn't often buy any because it isn't very healthy. She likes going shopping and always buys expensive clothes. She has got 11 silk scarves, 20 dresses and a lot of shoes. She spends a lot of money.
Betty's cousin likes reading and she reads lots of books and magazines. She also likes films and often goes to the cinema, but she never watches sport.
Tony's sister likes music. She likes going to concerts but it's often expensive. She buys CDs of her favourite songs.
Lingling's aunt and uncle likes football, but they don't go to football matches. They usually watch football on television at weekends. They always like watching AC Milan, but they somtimes watch Manchester United.

M9 U1 We're enjoying the school trip a lot.
Betty: Hi, Mum!
Mum:Hello, Betty! Where are you now?
Betty: I'm standing on the Great Wall of China and talking to you.
Really? That's great.
Betty: We're on a school trip.
What about the others? Are they with you?
Betty: Well, right now Tony is eating a delicious ice cream. Wang Hui is taking lots of photos. Lingling is buying a few presents and postcards. They're on sale at the shop. Daming is having lunch and lying in the sun.
I'd like a postcard too, but please take some photos of the Great Wall and send them to me by email.
Betty: OK. We're enjoying the school trip a lot. Anyway, it's time to go back to school now. Bye, Mum!
Bye, Betty!

M9U2 They're waiting for buses or trains.
At this moment, in different places of the world, people are doing different things.
A In London, it's five o'clock in the afternoon and people are leaving work and are going home.
They're waiting for buses or trains. Some people are driving home. Some are getting off buses or trains. Some are having afternoon tea at home or having a drink.
B In Moscow, it's eight o'clock in the evening, so people aren't having afternoon tea. They are having dinner at home or in restaurants. Some are going to the theatre or watching a film. Some are watching television or playing games at home.
C In Beijing, it's one o'clock at night so people aren't having dinner. Most people are sleeping.
Some people are still working and some are going home from work.
D In Los Angeles, it's nine o'clock in the morning. People aren't sleeping. They're working.
Children are starting their lessons.
E In New York, it's twelve o'clock. People aren't working. They're having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or cola. Some people are seeing friends, calling home or shopping.

M10 U1 Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?
Tony: Hi, Lingling. This is Tony speaking. What's happening? Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?
Lingling: Yes, we are. We're quite busy now.
Tony: What are you doing at the moment?
Lingling: I'm making big red lanterns.
Tony: I like them. They are very beautiful. Is your father helping you?
Lingling: No, he isn't. He's still at work.
Tony: What's your mother doin