儿歌:
Fairy tale
Fairy tale…Listen to my fairy tale…
About a pretty young woman and a brave young man and an ugly old woman, too.
This is a very old fairy tale for you.
A beautiful princess in a land far away sees an ugly old witch in the woods one day.
The witch gives her poison. But a prince comes to save the beautiful princess. Oh, the prince is very brave!
短文:
1.Mary is an American student. One day she asked her Chinese teacher how to get around the city. “The best way to get around the city is by taxi.” The teacher said, “A taxi drive knows the city like the back of his hand. He can quickly take you to any place. The taxi is expensive, but it is time-saving.”
2.Tokyo is the capital of Japan. It is north-east of Hong Kong. You can see a lot of tall buildings, huge department stores and famous hotels there. Tourists usually go shopping in Tokyo. There are about 12 million people in this city. They love eating sushi.
3.Beijing is the capital of China. It is north of Hong Kong. You can find museums, palaces, and parks there. Many tourists go sightseeing in these places. They always visit the Great Wall. There are more than 12 million people in Beijing. They like riding bicycles.
4.Miss Wang is from Shanghai. Now she lives in Canada. Miss Wang speaks Chinese and she also speaks English very well. Miss Wang works as a nurse in the hospital. She takes care of the patients and the patients all like her very much.
5.When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because people drive and walk on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Everyone should be very careful with the cars.
6.The spring Garden Hotel is a four star hotel. It’s close to the center of the city and not far from the airport. It has more than five hundred rooms. Some are double rooms; some are single ones. The hotel has several restaurants on the first floor. They serve very good Chinese and western food. Behind the lobby, one can find the travel service and postal service. Many tourists like to say in hotel because it makes them feel at home.
7.I smoke a lot and I know smoking is bad for my health. Now, many people have given up smoking and I will try to give it up again. I think giving up smoking is not so difficult because I have given it up for many times. One day, my wife said, “Smoking makes the air dirty. It is not only bad for you but also for our daughter and me. You know, many of our friends have given it up just for their families and other people. If you really stop smoking, you will be a very good father and husband.”
8.Sometimes you will find something interesting when you are learning foreign languages. When we are talking about meat on our tables, we use French words. But when we speak about animals, we use English. For example, a pig is called pig when it is living. But its meat on the table is called pork. Cattle are called cattle when they are raised, but at the dinner table, we call the meat beef.
9.Robert William is a salesman. He works for a small company. Robert is always in a hurry because he wakes up quite late everyday. He jumps out if the bed at quarter to eight, brushes his teeth and washes his face. At eight, he eats two pieces of bread and one cup of milk as his breakfast. He rings the doorbell of his first customer of the day at half past eight.
10.It’s seven o’clock in the morning, and it is snowing. A cold wind is blowing and the sky is grey. People are hurried to work. Some are driving their own cars, some are riding bicycles and others are waiting for buses at the bus stops. The city streets are crowded and full of cars and buses.
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