牛津初中英语三年级课文UNIT1

[00:32.60]1.It's nice of you to bring me thenewspaper,Hobo.

[00:37.75]2.You should readyour stars,Eddie.It's very interesting.

[00:43.39]3.Wow! It says I'llhave lots to eat anddrink today.I won'tbe hungry!

[00:50.83]4.Well,you shouldn'tworry about nothaving breakfast then.Hobo!

[00:58.98]       AWhat is your starsign?

[01:08.75]  Millie knows whatthe star signs sayabout people are notfacts,

[01:15.31]but she wants tolearn about herclassmates'star signsjust for fun.

[01:21.76]She is reading anarticle about the 12star singns.Here isthe article.

[01:29.50]Star signs  A year is dividedinto 12 differentstar signs.

[01:37.33]The time of yourbirthday decides yourstar sign.

[01:42.48]Some people believethat people bornunder the same starsign

[01:48.23]stare similarcharacteristics.

[01:52.46]  21st Mar-20th Apr  You are energeticand active,

[02:00.22]butsometimes tooimpatient.You like tobe the leader.

[02:06.56]Some people thinkthat you are selfishat times.

[02:11.42]  21st Apr-21st May  You are stubbornand do not likechange.

[02:20.07]You are a hard-working person.Youare patient and donot give up easily.

[02:27.93]  22nd May-21st Jun  You are a curiousand clever person.youare outgoing.

[02:38.69]You love to talk.

[02:42.04]  22nd Jun -22nd Jul

[02:47.13]  You are kind.Youlove your home andfamily and like totake care of others.

[02:54.79]You like saving 2 moneyand cooking.

[02:59.15]  23rd Jul - 22nd Aug  You are a strongand confident person.

[03:08.55]You are generous 3.You like to buy yourfriends nice gifts.

[03:15.00]  23rd Aug -22nd Sept  You are a modestperson.You worry toomuch at times.

[03:26.65]You are practical 4 andyou always payattention to details.

[03:32.79]  23rd Sept-22nd Oct  You are a politeand fair person.

[03:42.15]You are elegant 5 andlove beautiful things.

[03:47.81]You love peace and donot like to arguewith others.

[03:53.25]  23rd Oct -21st Nov  You are a powerfulperson and have lotsof energy.

[04:04.90]You like to keepsecrets.

[04:08.84]However,sometimes itis silly of you notto forgive others fortheir faults.

[04:17.10]  22nd Nov-20th Dec  You enjoy life andhave a good sense ofhumour.

[04:27.23]You are often lucky.You love t ravelingto different places.

[04:33.79]  21st Dec-20th Jan You are businesslikeand are oftensuccessful.

[04:45.34]You are good atmaking or planningthings.

[04:50.87]You are patientenough to waitwithout getting angry.

[04:56.12]  21st Jan-19th Feb  You are kind andwise.You have manyfriends.

[05:06.89]However,some peoplethink that you arestrange as you hateto be like anyone

[05:14.33]else and you tryeverything just to bedifferent.

[05:18.98]  20th Feb-20th Mar  You are generous,kink,gentle and easy-going 6.

[05:29.14]You are also creativeand imaginative 7.You like to dreamabout everything.

[05:36.59]  Integrated 8 skills         A  What will happen?

[05:45.34]        A1  Millie wants tofind out what theChinese horoscope

[05:47.40]says about her thismonth.

[05:49.44]She is reading MasterZhang's forecast.

[05:51.50]Help her complete hernotes with as mushinformation aspossible.

[05:53.54]This month,you willhave a lot tocelebrate.

[05:55.58]First,you will have anew friend.

[05:57.64]Then you will havesuccess at school orwork around themiddle of the month.

[05:59.68]Finally,you will begiven some money.Enjoy your month!

[06:01.74]For more details,please call MasterZhang on 5556 0678.

[06:03.78]This month,I willhave a mixture of(1)______ and (2)______ .

[06:05.84]I will meet a new(3)_____.We will havelots of (4)_____together.

[06:07.88]I will have (5)_____at school around themiddle of the month.

[06:09.92]I will also be givensome (6)_____ but Imust spend it (7)_____ .

[06:11.96]I will also go to a(8)_____.However,Imay have problemswith my (9)_____. [06:13.99]I will need to getlots of rest and eat(10)______ food if Iam feeling weak.

[06:16.06]Otherwise,I might get(11)_____ .

[06:18.10]         A2  Listen to whatMaster Zhang says ina radio programme

[06:26.14]and complete the restof Millie's notes inPart A1.

[07:40.88]          A3  Amy is making somepredictions forMillie as well.

[07:49.45]However,they are notthe same as MasterZhang's.

[07:54.70]Listen to Amy andhelp Millie writegdown Amy'spredictions.

[08:01.25]Then writedown Master Zhang'spredictions besideAmy's

[08:54.20]B Speak up:talking about a newchairperson

[09:03.06]The Students' Unionneeds a newchairperson.

[09:08.81]You are talking aboutwhy some classmatesmay or may not besuitable for the post

[09:16.46]Work in pairs.UseMillie and Kitty'sconversation as amodel

[09:44.41]Peter:He isimaginative and verygenerous,but he likesto dream.

[09:46.47]Suzy:She is hard-working and stubborn 1.She does not give upeasily.

[09:48.51]David:He is lively,clever and outgoing.

[09:50.58]Millie: Do you thinkpeter would be a goodchairperson?

[09:52.61]Kitty:Well,he likesto dream.I don'tthink he's be able toorganize thins well.

[09:54.68]Millie:True,but he'simaginative enough tocome up with newideas.

[09:56.71]He's also verygenerous.

[09:58.75]Kitty:I'm not sure.Who else would besuitable?