#/32spoon.However,thereissomefoodwhichcanbeeatenwithyourfingers,suchaschickenlegs,seafood,breadandcake.Atthestartofameal,ifyou'retheguest,you'llbeinvitedtoserveyourself("Helpyourself!"),oryourplatewillbefilledbyyourhost("CanIserveyou?").Ifyou'vebeengivensomethingyoudon'tlike,itshouldbepushedtotheedgeoftheplateandleft.Youdon'thavetosaywhy,butifyoufeelanexplanationisrequired,justsay,"I'msorry.Ican'teatthis."Noonewillbecross.Ifyou'reofferedmorefood,butcan'teatanymore,justsay,"No,thanks.Itwasdelicious,butI'vehadenough."Generally,fewerdishesarepreparedthaninChina.Itisn'tthoughttobesoimportanttooffertoomuchfood.Finally,it'ssometimesdifficulttoknowwhenthemealisover.Ifyou'vebeeninvitedtodinnerbyWesternfriends,you'llknowthatyou'reexpectedtostayandtalkaroundthedinnertablelongafterthelastdishhasbeenbroughttothetable,andit'sthoughtquiterudeifyouleaveassoonasyoufinisheating.Thegoldenruleis:Watchtheotherpeople.Doastheydo.Module8Unit1Listenandread.Tony'smum:Howwastheplay?Tony:Well,Iwaspleasedtoseeit,butthreehoursisalongtimetostaystill.Tony'smum:WasitinEnglish?Tony:Yes,itwasactedbytheBeijingEnglishTheatreCompany.Tony'smum:Whatwasthebestbit?Thefightbetweenthetwofamiliesandtheirservants!AndtheactorsTony:whoplayedtherolesofRomeoandJulietweresuperb!Butit'ssadat

theend,becauseJulietlovesRomeo,butherfatherhasdecidedshemustmarrysomeoneelse.Sotheybothdecidetokillthemselves.Tony'smum:"Apairofstar-crossedloverstaketheirlife."Tony:OK,OK,I'mimpressed.Canyoureciteanymorelines?Tony'smum:No,that'sallIcanremember.Didyouhaveagoodseat?Well,itwashardtoseetheplayattheback.ThebestplacetositisinTony:thefrontrow.Tony'smum:Couldyouhearthedialogue?Iguessedwhattheyweresaying,buttheirvoicesweren'tveryloud.Tony:DarningandLinglingfoundtheiraccentsreallydifficulttounderstand.Tony'smum:Thebestwayistoreadtheplaybeforeyouseeit.Tony:Wetriedtodothat,buttherewasn'ttime.Tony'smum:Didyouhaveanythingtoeatbeforeyouwenttothetheatre?Tony:Nosuchluck!Iwasstarving!Module8Unit2Lookatthephotoandsaywhattypeofentertainmentorsportyoucansee.?basketball?jazz?movies

Thinkofotherwordswhichyoucanusetotalkaboutthephoto.basketball:match,stadiumjazz:concert,bandmovies:...Readthepassage.Whichparagraphdescribeswhatyoucanseeinthephoto??TheCitythatNeverSleepsNewYorkisprobablytheentertainmentcapitaloftheworld,andagreatplacetoseethebignamesandtopstarsinfilms,television,theatreandmusic.Sportsfanshaveplentyofchancestowatchsomegreatsport,andtheNewYorknightlifeisworld-famous.MadisonSquareGardenistheplacetowatchtheNewYorkKnicksBasketballTeamandthebaseball,gototheYankeeGoldenGlovesboxingcompetition.Towatchbaseball,gototheYankeeStadium,homeoftheNewYorkYankeesorSheaStadiumfortheMets.AtNewYork'sfinestartscinema,theFilmForum,youcanseethelatestforeignandAmericanmovies.ButNewYorkitselfisthesubjectofmanymoviesbydirectorswhocomefromNewYork,suchasWoodyAllenandMartinScorsese.ThegreatnamesofjazzhaveplayedinthejazzclubsofGreenwichVillage,andfanscanlistentothestarsoftodayandtomorrowattheworld-famousBlueNote.TheMetropolitanOperaHouseistheplacetogoforoperalovers,butyouhavetobookticketsalongtimebeforeyouwanttogo.OneofthemostimportantthingstoseeatChristmasistheNutcrackerbytheNewYorkCityBalletatLincolnCentre.CarnegieHalliswell-knownforitsconcertsofalltypesofmusic,classicalandmodern.BroadwayisnotjustastreetbutanareaofNewYork.Thereyoucanseesomeofthebiggestandthebestplaysandmusicals,suchasEvita,CatsandThePhantomoftheOpera.IfyouevercometoNewYorkinsummer,remembertospendadayinCentralParkwatchingaplaybyShakespeareintheopenair,withfamousactorsfromBroadwayandHollywood.Forloversofpainting,thebestplanistogototheMuseumofModernArtortheGuggenheimMuseum.Restaurantscanbefoundeverywhere,andareopenatalltimesofthedayornight.TherehavealwaysbeenahugenumberofItalian,ChineseandJapaneserestaurants,butnowyoucaneatfoodfromThailand,Vietnam,India,BurmaorthePhilippines.TrytheOysterBarinGrandCentralStationforthebestseafoodinManhattan.NewYork'snightlifeincludesdiscos,liketheLimelight,andnightclubs.Infact,it'seasytoseewhytheycallit"thecitythatneversleeps".Module9Unit1Listenandread.Betty:HowmuchprogressinEnglishdoyouthinkyou'vemadethisyear,Lingling?Notbad.Infact,IthinkI'veachievedalot,andI'mproudofwhatI'velearnt.I'vereachedalevelwhichisquitegood...andIhopeit'sgoodenoughfortheexams,anyway.Aboveall,it'sthesubjectthatI'mbestat,Lingling:althoughmyhandwritingcouldbebetter.Ithinkyou'vedonereallywell.LearningaforeignlanguagerequiresaBetty:certaineffort,howevereasyitis.Idon'tthinkit'sreallydifficulttolearnEnglish,althoughit'salanguagewhichlookssimplerthanitactuallyis.IjusthopeIcancontinuetomakeLingling:progressnextyear.Betty:HaveyoueverbeentoanEnglishcorner?Youmean,thoseclubswhereyougotopractiseyourEnglish?IalwaysLingling:thoughttheywereforpeoplewhoseEnglishwasalreadyquitegood.Well,IwenttoanEnglishcorneronce,andthereweresomepeoplewhoselevelwasfairlylow.Butit'sgoodtomeetotherpeoplewhowanttolearnEnglish,nomatterhowgoodtheirEnglishis.AndyoucanoftenmeetsomeBetty:peoplewhocomefromtheUKortheUSA.Anyway,whatIlikemostisthatyoucanuseEnglishwhereveryougoinLingling:theworld.Betty:ButIwonderiftherewillsoonbemorepeoplespeakingChinese.Module9Unit2Workinpairs.Answerthequestions.HowmanypeopleintheworldspeakEnglish?WhendidEnglishbecomeaninternationallanguage?WhydidEnglishbecomesopopular?WhenwillChinesebecomeaninternationallanguage?WhoownsEnglish?Nowreadthepassageandcheck.WhoOwnsEnglish?Englishisspokenbyabout400millionpeopleinAustralia,Britain,Canada,Ireland,NewZealand,SouthAfricaandtheUSA.InGhana,India,NigeriaandSingapore,Englishisusedforgovernment,educationandtrade,althoughtherearemanyotherlanguagesforeverydayuse.InChinaandmostothercountries,it'sthemostimportantforeignlanguagethatchildrenwilllearnatschool,becauseit'sessentialfortourism,internationalbusiness,entertainment,radio,television,newspapers,andtheInternet.SoEnglishisnowusedbyabout1.5billionpeople—oraquarteroftheworld'spopulation,andwhereveryougointheworld,thereisagoodchancethatsomeonewillspeakEnglish.Howdidthishappen?Englishhasnotalwaysbeenthemostcommonlanguage.UntilEnglishbecameimportantinthe20thcentury,peoplewhohadanyeducationspokeFrench.What'smore,Englishspellingdoesn'tgivemuchhelpwithpronunciation,anditsgrammarisdifficult,especiallythewordorder.Thereasonisthatinthe18thcentury,theUKwasacountrywhoseindustrialproductsweresoldallovertheworld.Inthe20thcentury,theUSAspreadEnglishallovertheworldthroughnewspapers,television,filmsandadvertising.It'snowthecommonlanguageforinternationaltravel,science,industryandinrecentyears,informationtechnologyandtheInternet.Butit'salsoimportanttorememberthatEnglishhasborrowedmanywordsfromotherlanguages,eitherexactlythesamewordorverysimilar.ItusesrestaurantfromFrench,zerofromArabic,pianofromItalian,andtyphoon,chinaandmanyotherswordsfromChinese.WilltheimportanceofEnglishlast?Manypeoplethinkthat,ifChinacontinuestogrowinimportance,ChinesewillbecomeascommonasEnglishbythemiddleofthe21stcentury.MoreandmoreschoolsinEuropeareteachingChineseasaforeignlanguage,inplaceofotherEuropeanlanguages.AndtourismputsChinaintothetop10countriesforvisitors.Butatleastforthenext20or30years,Englishwillbethelanguageusedmostwidely.SowhoownsEnglish?Theansweriseveryonewhospeaksit—theEnglish,theIndiansandtheChineseallhelpmakeitarichlanguage.Itchangeseveryyearwithnewwordsandexpressions.Eventhoughtherearedifferencesingrammar,vocabulary,pronunciationandspelling,weallbelongtotheinternationalEnglishspeakingworld.WeallownEnglish.Module10Unit1Lookatthepicture.Answerthequestions.What'sthespecialevent?Whatiseverybodydoing?Areyougoingtohaveaschoolleavers'party?Listenandread.Betty:Youlooklovely,Lingling!Lingling:Thanks,youlookgreat,too.That'sanicehandbag.Betty:It'smymother's.Areyouenjoyingtheparty?Yes,it'sveryenjoyable,butIfeelabitsad.Idon'tknowwhenwe'llbeLingling:backinthishallalltogetheragain.I'mgoingtomissmyclassmates.Yes,butwhereveryougo,thatwillhappen.Anyway,don'tforgetwe'reTony:goingtotheUSAforthevacation!Thehalllookswonderful,Tony.You'vehunginternationalflagsfromtheLingling:floortotheceiling!Tony:Coolmusic,Daming!It'sgotagreatbeat!Daming:Pardon?Betty:Butit'sabitnoisy.Lingling:DoyouintendtostayinChinaforlong,Tony?Tony:Ihopeso.AndevenifIgobacktotheUK,I'llcomebackandvisityouall.Lingling:Whataboutyou,Betty?I'llfinishmyhighschooleducationhere,butIwanttogobacktomyhomeBetty:townoneday.Whatareyourplans,Daming?Iwanttobecome...anEnglishteacher!Daming:(Laughter.)Tony:Comeon!Let'sfetchsomethingtoeat.What'sonthemenu?Betty:Howaboutahotdog?Orsomeicecream?Asandwich?Lingling:Andwe'llalwaysstayfriends.Let'sraiseourglasses.Here'stoourfriendship,everyone...andtheBetty:future!Andnow,excuseme.Imustmakeaspeech!All:Cheers!Module10Unit2Thinkaboutaspeechataschoolleavers'party,andanswerthequestions.Theremaybemorethanoneanswer.Whoislikelytobethanked?Family.Schoolmates.Teachers.Strangers.Whatisthespeakerlikelytosay?Thankyou.Goodluck!I'msorry.Cheers!Whichpersonalqualitiesarelikelytobementioned?Goodbehaviour.Badtemper.Patience.Goodfun.Nowreadthepassageandcheck.Headteacher,teachers,grandparents,parentsandclassmates,I'mveryproudthatIhavebeenchosentospeaktoyoualltoday.I'mabitnervousasI'venevermadeaspeechbeforetosomanypeople,sopleaseforgivemeifitshows!Asweallknow,thisistheschoolleavers'party,andit'stimetosaygoodbyetoeveryone.We'resorrytoleaveyouattheendofourjuniorhighschooleducation,andwepromisethatwe'llneverforgetthehappytimeswehavespentinthesebuildingswithyouall.I'dliketothankthreegroupsofpeopleforthethreethingsI'velearntwhileI'vebeenapupilatourschool.Thethreethingsarefriendship,loveandknowledge.Thefirstgroupismyfriends,andwhatI'velearntistheimportanceoffriendship.We'veworkedhardtogether,we'veevensharedsomedifficulttimestogether,butwe'vealsohadalotoffun.Manyofuswill