0-1Welcome

Thisisyournewschool.Therearethreebuildingsandaplayground.It'snotaverybigschool,butitisbeautiful.Youwillloveit!Today,someteachersandstudentswillshowyouaround.

Thisistheteachingbuilding.Ithasthreefloors.Alltheclassroomsareinthisbuilding.

ThisisBuilding2.Onthefirstfloor,wehavescienceandcomputerlabs.Musicrooms,artroomsandadancehallareonthesecondfloor.Andthere'salsoalibrary.It'sonthethirdfloor.

Thisisourplayground.Wedomorningexercisesandholdschoolsportseventshere.Afterschool,werunorplayfootballinit.It'smyfavouriteplaceatschool.

Thisisourdininghall.It'snotbig,butthefoodisgood.

0-2Introduceyourself

Helloeveryone!MynameisZhuXiaomeng.Todayismyfirstdayinjuniorhigh.Ateachershowedmearoundtheschool.Ireallylikeit.Ilovesportsverymuch.Ilikerunning,playingfootballandswimming.Thissummerholiday,IwenttoDalianwithmyparents.Weswaminthesea.Ienjoyeditalot.I'malsoahelpfulgirl.Ilikehelpingpeoplewiththeirdifficulties.I'mabitnervousnow,butI'malsoexcitedtomeetnewteachersandclassmates.Iwanttomakefriendswithyouall!

1-1Thefirstlesson

OurEnglishteacherMsChenwrotethesentenceontheblackboardandsaid,"Pleasewritethisdown."

Westartedtowrite.Iwrotedownthefirstwordandstopped.

"That'snotright.ButisitOKtopointoutthemistake?Isthatpolite,inthefirstlesson?"Questionsjumpedintomymind.

"Whyaren'tyouwriting,WangHan?"

IlookedupatMsChen.Myeyesmethers.Mymouthfeltdry.

ButthenIthoughtaboutthemeaningofthesentence.Iputupmyhand.

"MsChen,there'samistake,"Isaid."ThatsentenceisfromConfucius,notfromMencius."

"Welldone,WangHan.Infact,thisismyfirstlessonforallofyou.Youarenowinjuniorhighschool.Learningwillbemoredifficult.It'simportanttothinkmoreinyourlearning.Pleasealwaysrememberthis."

That'sreallyanimportantlesson!

1-2Beforeyourjourneystarts

Dad Mia,doyourememberyoursixthbirthday?

Mia Ofcourse,Dad.Wemadeapaperboattogether.Thenweputourlittleboatinthepool.

Itsailedaway.

Mum Lookatthis.Anewpaperboatforyou!

Dad It'saletterfromMumandme.Wewanttosharesomethoughtswithyou.

Mia Oh,thankyou!

DearMia,

Timeflies!Youarenowinjuniorhigh!Areyoureadyforyournewlife?

Primaryschoolwaslikeapool.Itwassmallandsafe.DadandMumprotectedyourboatfromwinds.Butjuniorhighislikeariver.Itiswideandthewatermovesfast.Youwillfacenewproblems.Wearestillheretohelp.Butsometimesyouhavetosailyourboatbyyourself.Justtryyourbestandworkhard.Rememberthis:nopain,nogain.Youwillgothroughstormstowardsthesea.

Wemadethisletterintoanewpaperboat.Wehopeithelpsyouinthecomingyears!

Withlove,

DadandMum

2-1Rockmusicmeetstheerhu

Rockmusiciscomingoutofmycomputer.Asarockmusiclover,Iplaytheelectricguitarintheschoolband.SometimesIwritesongsandsharethemonline.Thereissomuchfuninmusic.

Rightatthismoment,thesoundofGrandpa'serhucutsin.Yes,musicisalsomygrandpa'shobby.Butit'sadifferentkindofmusic.Helikesplayingtheerhuintheparkwithhisfriends.TheysingBeijingoperatogether.Therearemanyfansofthem.

Anideasuddenlyhitsme:“Whydon'tweputourmusictogether?Icanwriteasongforus."

"Grandpa!"Irushintohisroom...

Thereisanartfestivaleveryautumninmyschool.IdecidetotakepartinitwithGrandpathisyear.Afteraweek'spractice,weareonthestage.InodtoGrandpaandwefireupourinstruments.Everybodymoveswithourmusic.

Grandpagivesmeabigsmile,andIsmileback.Itfeelsgreattoenjoyourhobbytogether.

2-2Emma'sadventure

Oliverwasawakeatmidnight.Suddenly,adoorappearedinthewall.Oliver'sheartalmoststopped.Hewalkedoverandtappedonthedoor.

Emmashookherheadandstoppedwriting.Shewasnewatthisschool.Therewerenooldclassmateshere.Shefeltabitlonely.Emmalikeswritingmagicstories.Shewantedtomakefriendsandsharethejoyofwriting.

Shelookedaroundthelibrary.Anideahither.

Hello!Youfoundmynotebook!Doyoulikethestory?Pleasewritemore!

Emmaputthenotebookonashelfandleft.

Aweeklater,Emma'snotebookwasstillontheshelfinthelibrary.Nervously,sheopenedit.Hereyesopenedwide.Therewerepagesofnewwritingbydifferentpeople!Andtherewasanoteonthelastpage.

"Howaboutstartingawritinggroup?Let'smeethereonWednesdayafterlunch.”

Emmathoughtitwasthebestendingtoherstory.

3-1Silentlove

Alongamountainroad,ahandsomeyoungmanwalksfast.Anoldermanwithastrictfacefollowshim.Thisisfrommyfavouritefilm,PostmenintheMountains.It'satouchingstoryaboutthelovebetweenfatherandson.

Foryears,thefatherservedasthepostmanforthisarea.Hewasoftenabsentfromhomeandthesonseldomsawhim.Butnowthesonistakingoverhisfather'sposition.Thefathergoeswithhimonhisfirstdayofwork.Alongtheway,theystarttoseeintoeachother'shearts.

Forthefirsttime,thesoncarrieshisfatheracrossacoldriver.Itbringsbackthefather'smemoryofcarryingthesononhisback.Tearsquietlyrundownhisface.

ThisfilmshowsatraditionalChinesefather.Heishappyabouthisson'sgrowth.Buthejusthideshiscareinhisheart.Hedoesn'tgivehugsorkissestohisson.Hislovemaybesilent.Butlikeamountain,itisalwaysthere.

3-2Racingtogether

JohnandRobertTaylorfinishedtheschoolbikerace.Theydidn'twin,buttheysmiledhappily.ToJohnandRobert,somethingsaremoreimportantthanwinning.

JohnandRobertarebrothers.Theyarealwaysclosetoeachother.ButRoberthasaseriousdiseaseandcannotmoveatall.Hehastostayathomeeverydayandheoftenfeelslonely.Hewantedtojointheotherkids.Hewantedtogooutandplay.

JohnsawRobert'ssadfaceandwantedtohelp.Oneday,hefoundawayout.HeputRobertinatrailerandpulleditalongwithhisbike.Forthefirsttime,Robertfeltliketheotherkids.

Now,thebrothersoftentakepartinbikeracestogether.ItishardforJohntopullRobert'strailer.ButJohnrefusestoracewithouthisbrother.Theyenjoythetimetogether."Wearefamily,"Johnsays.

FortheTaylorbrothers,theresultdoesn'treallymatter.Thelovebetweenthempowerstheirbike.Andlovealwayswins.

4-1AnunusualSpringFestival

ItwasmyfirstSpringFestivalintheUK.IwantedtotreatmyBritishfriend,Emilia,toaChinesedinner.Sheisanicegirl.Sometimes,shecooksforme.

However,Ijustcouldn'tmakeit.IoftenwatchedGrandmacook,butInevercookedanythingmyself.ItwasmidnightinChina,timefordumplings.Butmywholefamilycametomyhelponthephone.AndIbecameachefinonehour!Ievenmadesomecucumberflowers.

AfterEmiliahungballoonsandlanternsinthediningroom,Iputthelastdishonthetable."Thisisthelion'shead!".

"Areyoujoking?Isn'tthatagainstthelaw?"Emiliawasshocked.

Ilaughed,"It'saporkmeatball.MyfamilyalwayshaveitattheSpringFestival.Itsroundshapestandsforfamilyreunions.Tryit!"Emiliacutapieceofitwithherknifeandputitintohermouth."Iloveit!"shesaid.Thesmellofthedishesandourlaughterfilledtheroom.IfeltlikeIwasbackhome.

4-2Whendutyshines

ForChinesepeople,festivalsusuallymeanabreakfromworkandhappyfamilyreunions.ButforLengWenying,festivalsonlymeanmorework.

Asadoctorintheemergencyroom,Lengmissesmanyfamilymealswithherlovedones.Sheisoftenmuchbusierduringfestivals.Sometimesshehastoworkwithoutanybreaksfor20hours.Thismakeshertiredandthirsty."Festivalsareachallengebecauseourpatientsareofteninabadsituation.Weneedtostandbyeveryminute,"saysLeng.

Leng'sdutymeansshehaslittletimetobewithherfamilyatfestivals.ButsheneverregretsherdecisiontobeanERdoctor."Imakethemostofeveryminutewithmyfamily.I'mverythankfulfortheirsupport,"shesays.

LengisonlyoneofmillionsofmedicalworkersinChina.Theygiveuptheirfamilytimetoanswerthecallofduty.Intheheartofeverypatient,theirhardworkshinesbrighterthanfestivefireworks.

5-1Pigeonsurprise

Day121Sep2023

We'restudyingbirdsforBirdWeekatschool.Someluckykidsgotpenguins.ButIhavetowriteabout...pigeons!:-(

Day222Sep2023

I'mwatchingpigeonsintheparknow.Theyjustknockaround-forthewholemorning!Theyleavedroppingshereandthere.PigeonsareBORINGandDIRTY!

Agirlisfeedingthem.Argh!Thebirdsareflyingmadlytoher.They'reSCARY!

Day323Sep2023

I'mdoingsomeonlineresearch.Pigeonscanrecognisethemselvesinmirrors.Howsurprising!Aretheysoclever?I'dbettergoandwatchthemagain...

Day424Sep2023

I'mbackattheparkagain.Oh!Thatpigeonislookingatitselfinthewater!MaybeIwaswrongaboutpigeons.

Day525Sep2023

I'mreadinginthelibrarynow.Oh,thereareover200kindsofpigeons.Somecanflyseveralthousandkilometresanddon'tgetlost.Theycanalsoflyatspeedsofover100kmperhour.That'sasfastasmydad'scar!

Well,pigeonsaren'tboringorscary.TheyareAMAZING-Ijustdidn'tknowenoughaboutthem!

5-2Asdeadasadodo

Areyoulookingatme?Doyouknowme?I'madodo!YoumaythinkI'mjustacharacterinAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland.Actually,thereusedtobethousandsofus-forreal.Butnowyoucanonlyseeusinmuseums.

WelivedonanislandintheIndianOcean.Inthehappyolddays,therewasplentyoffoodtoeat.Alltheotheranimalswerefriendly.Whatapeacefulandsafelife!

However,in1598,humansarrived.Theycutdownthetreesandourlovelyforestwasgone.Theyhuntedusbecausewewereslowandcouldn'tfly.What'smore,theirpigs,catsanddogsateoureggs.Asaresult,wesoondiedout.

Sotodaywearestandinginmuseumsaroundtheworld.Whenyouseeus,pleaserememberoursadstory.Theworldisfulloffantasticanimals.Pleasetryyourbesttohelpthem.Makethemashappyasaclam,notasdeadasadodo.

6-1Withinaplant

It'squarterpastseven.Here'sWorkerNo.55inhisgreenuniform.He'sgoingtostartworkintheplant.

HeworksinWorkshop1001intheLeaf.Thereare20to100workersineachworkshop.TheycollectsunlightandCO?,duringtheday.NowworkersfromtheRootsendupwater.ThewaterwillriseuptotheLeafthroughtheStem.ThenworkersintheLeafwillmixwater,CO?andsunlight.

Whataretheygoingtoproduce?Mostimportantly(forthem),therewillbesugar!It'susefulforthegrowthoftheplant.Anotherproductwillbeoxygen,buttheplantd