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thumbelina

once upon a time, there lived a woman who had no children. the woman went to a sorcerer and begged, "i want to raise a pretty baby." the sorcerer then gave her a flower seed. as soon as the seed was planted, a tulip blossomed forth. from the floral leaf, a lovely baby girl who was as short as a thumb was born.

"mother, how are you?" the baby girl who came out from the flower said hello to her mother with a beautiful voice. the woman was very happy and wanted to give her a pretty name. "a baby who is as short as a thumb...i will name her as thumbelina."

thumbelina led a happy life sailing her ship across a pond filled with flowers. but one night, there appeared a horrible-looking toad when thumbelina was asleep. "she is really a pretty girl. i am going to make her my bride." the toad carried the sleeping girl on his warty back and went to his pond. thumbelina woke up in the morning, and was so surprised that she could do nothing but weep silently.

she thought that she would rather die than become the wife of a toad. the fish who saw this unhappy event were sympathetic towards the poor girl, and said, "thumbelina is pitiful. let's help her." the fish cut the leaf of a lotus flower on which thumbelina was riding, so that she could run away from the toad. she was roaming around the riverside riding on the leaf of a lotus flower. at that time, a beetle came flying about and spied the top of the head of thumbelina.

"uh! she is a very pretty girl. okay, i am going to make her my friend." the beetle grabbed thumbelina and flew into the forest. "how about that? she is my friend. isn't she very pretty?" the beetle bragged about her to his other beetle friends, but they all thought that she was an odd creature. "what? she only has two legs but has no wings like we do. it is really strange."

with his friends making fun of him, the beetle began to dislike thumbelina. he went away with his friends, leaving the girl alone in the branches. she spent many lonely days eating tree fruits and flowers. "dear god, please send me to my mother." thumbelina wandered around the forest shiveringfrom cold and hunger.

after some time, it began to snow. thumbelina was looking for a place to take shelter when she finally saw a twinkling light. "i am thumbelina. please allow me to take a rest in your house." a field mouse woman greeted the girl warmly saying, "oh my dear, please come in."

the field mouse woman loved thumbelina as if she were her own daughter. one day, a rich mole from a neighboring burrow came to the house for a holiday. he said, "she is a really pretty girl. it would be good if she became the wife of my son." the field mouse woman was very happy about what the rich mole said. but thumbelina did not like that haughty fellow. yet she was unable to reject what the field mouse woman wanted.

thumbelina was taking a walk sadly in an underground passage, which was actually the house of the mole. at that time, she found a swallow that had fallen on the ground. "ah, poor. please gain your strength." thumbelina nursed the swallow earnestly. finally, spring came, and the swallow gained strength and was about to leave the underground swallow passage. he said, "dear thumbelina, come with me to the flower country where there is nothing but sun and flowers."

she agreed and rode on the back of the swallow to the flower land, where the prince of the country greeted her saying, "welcome, thumbelina! i was waiting for you." there began a great party to welcome the happy girl. the prince said, "dear thumbelina, would you please marry me and become the queen of the flower country?"

she said, "yes, i will!" the prince then gave his royal crown and wings to thumbelina. to her bird companion she said, "dear swallow, please deliver this news to my mother." thereafter, the prince and thumbelina led a very happy life in the flower country.

单词注释：

sorcerer n. 魔术师;男巫士

例句：he sat in the sorcerer's chair.

他坐在魔术师的椅子上。

tulip n. 郁金香

pretty adj. 漂亮的;可爱的;优美的

例句：this simple example is a pretty good description of how evolution works.

这个简单的例子是进化发生的一个非常好的描述。

pitiful adj. 可怜的'，令人同情的

例句：no one could look at such a pitiful sight with dry eyes.

几位女士看到如此的惨状而哭泣。

shivering v. 颤抖(shiver的ing形式)

haughty adj. 傲慢的;自大的

例句：that fellow was so haughty that i was obliged to set him down.

那家伙是如此傲慢无礼，我不得不训斥他一顿。

swallow n. 燕子

Therearethreepepoleinmyfamily.Theyaremyfather,motherandI.Hewantstogoingtopark.Myparentsgoingtoplaybadminton.

Unit 1 Mike’s Family Mike comes from America. He is twelve. His father Mr. Brown works in a big shop in Beijing. Mike has a sister. Her name is Kate. She is only four. It is Saturday today. Mike’s family is all at home. Mr. Brown is sitting in a chair and reading today’s newspaper. Mrs. Brown is out of the house; she is watering the flowers. Is Mike with his mother? No, he is cleaning his new bike. Where is Kate? She is in her room. She is playing with her cat. What a happy family! ( 93 words )Card A: My New Words1.___________ 2.__________ 3.___________4. __________ 5.__________ 6.___________Card B: Key Sentences1. She comes from China/ Japan / Korea / Canada.2. He is at home / at school / out of the house / in the classroom / in the park.3. She is washing cups / reading a book / cleaning her bike / watering the flowers.Card C: Dialogue---My Family Unit 2 Mike’s Bedroom This is Mike’s bedroom. It’s new and nice. A bed and a chair are in it. A desk is on the floor. Some flowers are on it. A bookshelf is behind the bed. Some English books are on the bookshelf. A picture is on the wall. Some people are in the picture. The man is his father. The woman is his mother. Who is the boy? Do you know? ( 69 words )Card A: My New Words1._________ 2.__________ 3.___________ 4.__________ 5.___________ 6.___________Card B: Key Sentences1. This is Mike’s bedroom.2. A desk is on the floor.3. A picture is on the wall. Some people are in the picture.Card C: Say something about your bedroom.Unit 3 Back to SchoolIt’s the first day of school. Mike wants to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He wants to meet his new teacher. Mike gets up early in the morning. He washes and eats his breakfast. Then he rides his bike to school. He sees his friends on the playground. He plays hide-and-seek with them. In the classroom, Mike meets his new maths teacher. Her name is Mrs. Green. Mike likes Mrs Green. She can speak English very well. He thinks she is a nice teacher.Card A: My New Words1.__________ 2._________ 3.__________4.__________ 5.__________ 6.___________Card B: Key Sentences1. He wants to see his friends ( watch TV/go swimming/play football / read books ).2. He sees his classmates in the classroom / on the playground.3. She can speak English very well.Card C: Dialogue --- My SchoolWrite three sentences about your school. Think about these questions:1. What special rooms does it have?2. What do you like about it?3. What is your favorite class?Unit 4 In the Classroom This is a classroom. You can see some girls, a boy and a teacher in it. The boy is Mike. He has golden hair and blue eyes. He is from America. He is a new pupil. The girls are Chinese. They can speak a little English. They are talking with Mike in English. Miss Li is writing something on the blackboard. ( 61 words )Card A: My New Words1. ____________ 2.___________ 3.____________ 4. ____________ 5.____________ 6.____________Card B: Key Sentences1. He has golden hair and blue eyes.2. They can speak a little EnglishCard C: Say something about your classroom.Unit 5 Mike and His Friend Tom Mike and Tom are in the same school. They are in the same grade, too. Mike has English classes in the morning, but Tom has English classes in the afternoon. After school, they play games. They often play basketball, play football, fly kites and ride bikes. They can jump, swim, and sing, too. They are good students. They like their school. (61 words )Card A: My New Words1.___________ 2..___________ 3.__________4.__________. 5____________ 6.__________Card B: Key Sentences:1.I / He / She can do it. ( sing an English song / ride a bike….)2. He / she has English / Chinese / math classes.Card C Dialogue---What can you do? ( 提示：sing the ABC song, dance, speak English, say “Hello”, jump, swim, play football / basketball, open the box )Unit 6 Never LateIn the morning I get up at six thirty. I wash my face and put on my clothes. Then I eat my breakfast with my family at seven. At seven twenty I go to school by bike. I am never late, but Mike is sometimes late and Tom is always late. They often run to school. ( 56 words )Card A: My New Words1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________ 5.___________ 6.___________Card B: Key Sentences1. I eat my breakfast / lunch with my family / my brother / my friend.2. I go to school by bike / by bus.3. I’m never / sometimes late for school.Card C: Dialogue---I’m never late for school. Unit 7 On SundayIt is Sunday today. The weather is fine. Mike and Tom are in the park. It is a big park. They can see many people there. They come here to have a rest after a week’s hard work and study. Some boys are playing football on the grass. Some girls are singing and dancing. An old man is reading a newspaper under a big tree. A young woman and her little son are playing with a toy bus. How happy they are! (78 words )Card A : My New Words 1.___________ 2. __________ 3.___________ 4.___________ 5.__________ 6___________Card B: Key Sentences1.It’s Sunday Saturday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday today.2. They can see many people / girls and boys / teachers / children / birds/ boats.3.An old man is reading a newspaper / watching TV / sitting under the tree / looking up at the sky..Card C: Dialogue --- My SundayUnit 8 The First QuestionOne day after school the teacher says to his students, “ Tomorrow morning, if anyone of you can answer my first question, he or she can go home early.”The next day, when the teacher comes into the classroom, he finds the blackboard very dirty. He is very angry and asks, “ Who did it? Please stand up!” “ It’s me,” says Mike. “Now, I can go home. Goodbye, sir!” ( 70 words )Card A: My New Words1.__________ 2.__________ 3._________ 4.__________ 5._________ 6.__________Card B: Key Sentences1. I can answer some questions/ can go home early.2. He is very angry / happy.3. My first /second friend / question is… Card C: Dialogue---Can you Answer My Questions?Unit 9 Mother Meets Mr. MayMother: I’m going to come to school with you this morning, Mike.Mike: All right, mum.Mother: Who’s your new teacher this year?Mike: It’s Mr. May, mum.Mother: What’s he like?Mike: He’s very tall and thin. He always has a pipe in his mouth.Look, mum. There he is! The man with the pipe in his mouth.Mr. May: Good morning, Mike.Mike: Good morning, Mr. May. This is my mother.Mr. May: How do you do, Mrs. Brown?Mother: How do you do, Mr. May? ( 88 words )Card A : My New Words1._______ 2._________ 3._________ 4.__________ 5._________ 6._______Card B: Key Sentences1. Who’s your new teacher this year?2. What’s he like? He’s very tall and thin.Card C: Dialogue---Describe your new teacher.Unit 10 Going to the ZooToday is Sunday. Mike is going to the zoo with his classmates. He puts on his new white T-shirt and yellow cap. He says goodbye to his parents and goes to the bus stop. The bus stop is near his home. He is going to meet his classmates there. The zoo is very far but a No. 1 bus will take them right there. The children are going to see a lot of animals at the zoo and they are going to have a good time. ( 86 words )Card A: My New Words1.__________ 2._________ 3._____________4.__________ 5._________ 6._____________Card B: Key Sentences1. They are / he is going to the zoo / the park / that city this Sunday.2. He says goodbye to his parents / his teachers / his friends / his grandpa/ granny.3. The bus stop / school / shop / hospital is near his home.Card C: Dialogue---What are you going to do this Sunday?Unit 11 A FightMr. Clark: What are those boys doing?Mr. May: They’re having a fight.Mr. Clark: Now, now, boys!Mr. May: Break it up!Mr. May: Go and have a wash, all of you!Mike: Let’s have a wash, Tom.Tom: We’re hot and dirty.Mike: Tom! Look in the mirror!Tom: Why, Mike?Mike: Because you have a black eye! ( 58 words )Card A: My New Words1._________ 2._________ 3.__________ 4.___________ 5.____________6._________ 7._________ 8.__________ 9.___________ 10.___________Card B: Key Sentences1. What are those boys doing? They’re having a fight.2. Let’s have a wash, Tom.Card C: Dialogue---Don’t fight.Unit 12 Talking on the PhoneMike is making a phone call.Mike: Hello! May I speak to Tom?Mum: Hold on, please. Tom, it’s your phone call.Tom: Hello, who’s that?Mike: It’s Mike, Tom. What are you doing? Tom: I’m watching TV. How about you?Mike: I’m playing a computer game. Tom: Is it fun?Mike: Of course. Would you come to my home this afternoon and have a look?Tom: All right. See you at three thirty.Mike: See you. Card A: My New Words1.__________ 2._________ 3. ___________4.__________ 5.__________ 6.____________Card B: Key Sentences1. Hello! May / can I speak to Tom? 你好！我能和…通话吗？2. Who’s that ( speaking), please? 请问是哪位？3. This is /It’s Mike speaking. 是… 4. Hold on, please. 请别挂断。5. It’s your phone call. / It’s a call for you.是你的电话。6. Just a moment / minute, please. 请稍等。Card C: Dialogue---Making a phone call