B. Simon is writing about what happened to Daniel one day. Complete his sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.

as usual later pick up say to himself sound surprised the other day wonder Daniel went to the Computer Club ⑴ . After that,he went home by himself (2) . On the way,he heard a

(3) in the bushes beside the road. "What's that?" He

(4) . He went up to the bushes and saw a beautiful bird.

"Why is it lying here?" he (5) . He (6) the bird carefully and was (7) to see that there was blood on one of its legs. Daniel took the bird home. A few days (8) , the bird got better,and Daniel let it fly away.

A. Simon found a crossword puzzle in the newsletter. He is working on it with Daniel. Look at the sentences. Help them complete the puzzle.

Across 

1. Cats when they are hungry.

2. He ate the food

because he was very hungry.

3 .I had a dream last night.

4. Look!There is something moving in the . Ah,it's a cat.

Down 

5. I lost my keys in the playground.

Please help me for them.

6. Please speak louder. I can only hear

a .

7. I who can help us.

8. I will   to your question right away.

B2.Simon wants to tell Daniel the story. Help him rearrange the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-6 in the blanks.

1 Mary was afraid and her legs became weak.  

2 Mary searched the house but she could find nothing.  

3 Mary moved into a new house with her family.  

4 Mary's father found a big,red bird on the roof.  

5 Mary heard a strange noise one night.  

6 Mary cried, "Dad,Dad,help!”  

B1. Simon is reading a story in a book. Read the story with him.

Mary and her family had just moved into a new house. Mary had her own bedroom on the second floor. There were bushes behind the house and Mary could always hear the birds singing.

One night,Mary heard a strange noise. "Duh,duh,duh,duh …〃 It went on for a few minutes. Mary went out of her bedroom to see what it was. She found nothing. Her parents were sleeping and there were no other people in the house. Mary went back to her bedroom.

Mary heard the noise again. She thought, "Is it a cat? My

neighbour has a cat. But cats miaow. They don‘t make a noise like that."

"Maybe it's a bird flying around and looking for a place to rest. No!Birds don't make a noise like that either,

"Maybe it's my parents whispering. But that noise wasn't really a whisper either/'

Mary tried to sleep,but she heard the noise again. She was afraid. Her legs were weak and she could not walk.

"Dad,Dad,help!” she cried.

Her father came into the room and asked, "What's 仕le matter?”

"I heard a strange noise. Listen,Dad,” Mary replied.

Mary's father listened,but he could hear nothing. A few minutes later,both Mary and her father heard "Duh,duh,duh ".〃 from outside the house. Her father went outside to see what it was. There was nobody there,but he saw a big,red bird knocking on the roof!

A2.Daniel is telling Millie about the Guinness World Records. Help him answer Millie's questions.

1 What did Sir Hugh Beaver and his friends talk about?

2 Why did Sir Beaver think that the Guinness Book of Records was a good idea?

3 How many world records has Suresh Joachim set?

4 Why does Suresh Joachim set new world records?

A. The iiuinness Worid Records 

A1. Daniel wants to find some information about the Guinness World Records. He finds this information on theGuinness World Records website. Read it with him.

On 10November 1951,a man called Sir Hugh Beaver was talking with his friends. "Which is the fastest bird in Europe?" they asked. They could not agree on the answer. That evening,Sir Beaver and his friends looked for the answer in many books,but they could not find it.

Sir Beaver thought that there must be many other questions like this,but there was no way to find the answer. He realized that a book with answers like this may be a good idea. He was right!

The first Guinness Book of Records was published on 27August 1955 and was very popular.

All over the world people are very interested in the Guinness World Records. Many people try to set new records. Suresh Joachim from Canada has set over 60 world records. He sets new world records to raise money for poor children.

E. Listen to this news report and complete Benny's notes.

There are too many people on the underground during busy houre. The trains have to (1) at eome big stations like Xidan and Fuxingmen for a   (2) time becauee a lot of people have to get on the (3)

. Sometmee,it is difficult to (4) the train doors.Thie is very (5) . People want to see more trains during busy houre.

E. Listen to the conversation between Benny and his mother again and complete the table below.

D. Look at the pictures. Then listen to Benny talking to his mother. Put the pictures in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-4 in the boxes.

C.Listen to the conversations. Write where each passenger wants to go using the words in the box. Then write how much it costs.

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