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Good morning, Mrs Brown. N>Ih2>8t  
Today we are going to learn about famous plays and authors. First, I want to know what kind of plays you like. What about you, Tim? What kind of plays do you like? ,PmUl=  
Oh, I'm not sure. I don't like plays that much. Can we talk about something else, please? I prefer watching TV and playing computer games. D Qz+t  
I see. Well, some TV programmes and computer games are a bit like plays - you have characters playing different roles and acting out a story. 8\"Gs  z  
That's ture. When I play a computer game, I act as one of the heroes in the game.
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Yes, and some TV programmes are also like plays. They tell a story. You watch actors who act out dialogues and perform scenes. Just like in a play. O2\(:tvw  
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T： That's right. Well, why don't we try writing a play of our own? { 1Y
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JIM： That's too difficult. {g#4E0.A!  
T： Well, writing a short play is not that difficult, and besides, we have to start somewhere if we want to learn how to write plays. You all know how to write story, because we have read and written many stories in class. You also know how to write dialogues, because we often use dialogues in class. If we work together, we might come up with a very good story. Let's give it a try. Who wants to start? Joy? /2zan}  
JOY： I know a good story. A student goes to see her grandmother who lives on the other side of town. On her way to her grandmother's she meets an alien who takes her in his spaceship. $&&E[JY  
T： That's great. What happens on the spaceship? Q&N#q53  
JIM： We may want to write this: the alien takes her to the future and shows her what the world will look like a thousand years from now. Then she goes back to her grandmother and tells her about the future, but her grandmother doesn't believe her. Y*$>d/E  
SARAH：Could we write another story? The student is on her way to school and she meets a girl that looks exactly like her. She is scared at first, but then she asks the other girl who she is and where she is from. The other girl says that she is a clone and that she will live with the first girl's family.
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T： OK. So we have two good ideas. I'm sure we can think of many more. Joy, use your idea about the alien with your group. Write the story first and then write down the dialogue. Sarah, do the same with your story about the clone. The other groups will use their own ideas and then we will rehearse the plays and act them out. Good luck!

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John and Mary are in their apartment. #M16qOEw  
Mary: John, I can't find my necklace and my cellphone. D<;~eZ'  
John:  Maybe you just forgot where you put them? VFL^-tXnA^  
Mary: No, I'm sure they were here on the table. x_nwD"   
John:  Look at this! There are footprints on the floor. hr}f5Z)^v  
Mary: Hmm, the footprints look strange. They're so small! Let's follow the footprints and see where they go. ]a4U\yr  
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John and Mary follow the mysterious footprints. $]We|  
John: Aha! The window is open. Someone must have climbed up the tree, gone in through the window, and stolen your cellphone and necklace. HE,L8 S  
Mary: I think you're right. Oh, and look at this - there is something on the floor here. vd4@jZ5  
John:  What is it? ^-_*@e*JE  
Mary: I'm not sure. It's red and it looks like ... hair! Yes, it is hair. Very thick red hair. {h?pvH_>  
John:  This is getting more and more mysterious. etr-\Cp  
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John and Mary have gone into the garden to look for more clues. U>E: Ub0r  
Mary: Look, here are more footprints. zuvPV{ X  
John:  And what is this? A banana peel. k&dX K  
Mary: A banana peel? What's it doing in our garden? OIrm9D#  
John:  I think I know who stole your cellphone and necklace.

Scene 1 A park in Paris, 1870. Jeanne is sitting in the park. Mathilde walks towards her. k~>(XG[x&  
M： Good afternoon, Jeanne. aCG rS{  
J： (Looking at the other woman) I'm sorry, but I don't think I know you. rqamBm 5  
M：In fact you do, but you may not remember me. Many years ago we knew each other very well. I'm Mathilde Loisel. 4 =yzf   
J：Mahilde! Oh yes. Sorry, I didn't recognize you. Where have you been all these years, Mathilde? I hope you weren't ill. You don't look very well. ea
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M：No, Jeanne, I wasn't ill. I know I look older than my age. That's because of hard work - ten years of hard work. UsE\p9mCuV  
J：I'm sorry, Mathilde. Did you have a hard time? 0+>g/>  
M：Yes, very hard. Years of hard work, very little food, only a small cold room to live in and never, never a moment's rest. That has been my life for the past ten years. 'm`O34h  
J：Mathilde! I didn't know. I'm sorry. May I know what happened? w S  
M：Well, I would rather not tell you. O/~T+T%  
J：Oh, come, Mathilde. Surely you can tell an old friend. 4E''pW]8  
M：Well, … Well, it was all because of that necklace, your beautiful diamond necklace. j7P49{  
J：My necklace? I don't understand. Could you please explain? Q
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M：Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace, so I needed to borrow some jewellery. +Y?Tri  
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Scene 2 The home of Mathilde and Pierre Loisel, ten years before. HYl+xH'.j  
P：Mathilde! I've got some wonderful news. We've been invited to the ball at the palace. /E6)>y66  
M：It can't be true, Pierre! 2tz4Ag  
P：But it is true. I was the only person in my office who was invited. I've written to accept the invitation. }wf8y   
M：Oh, Pierre, how wonderful! But I don't think we can go. I haven't got an evening dress for the ball! And a new dress costs over four hundred francs. h#zm+([B*  
P：Four hundred! That's a lot of money. But, just this once. After all, this ball is very important. wGO-Z']i  
M：But there's another thing, Pierre. I have no jewellery to wear. 3n2^;b/]  
P： Does that matter? Can't you just wear a flower instead? {r&r^!K;  
M：No, I couldn't do that. Everybody else will be wearing jewellery. I can't be the only woman who isn't wearing jewellery. puOM tCI  
P： Can't you borrow some? Don't you have a friend who might lend you some? {Lju7'5L  
M：Let me think. Maybe I could ask Jeanne. She married a man with a lot of money. I'll go and see her on Friday after I get the new dress. eHx {[J?  
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Scene 3 In the park, Mathilde continues to tell Jeanne her story. S> Fb'rJ3  
M： So I called on you and asked if I could borrow some jewellery. Do you remember now? n_sV>$f-u  
J：Yes, Mathilde, I remember. (ht"wY#T<(  
M：You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I liked. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre. i(rYc  
J：I remember. You tried it on and it looked wonderful on you. I'm sure you looked beautiful that evening. You were always a pretty girl. +)9=bB  
M：In those days I may have been pretty. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. After that night everything changed. aV fsF|,  
J：Why? What happened? "+
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M：On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it. We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it. It was lost. 6/a%%1c1  
J：But I don't understand. You brought it back to me the next afternoon. I remember very well. z'Bvjul  
M：Yes, Jeanne. I brought a necklace to you. It was exactly like your necklace, but it was a different one. It cost us thirty-six thousand francs. QIwO _[Q  
J：Thirty-six thousand francs! . ErR-p=-  
M：Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay for it. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid off all our debts. %*L 8W*V  
J：But my dear friend, Mathilde. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't precious at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at most.

Have you ever dreamt of being an actor? Acting is different from other jobs, because many of the skills needed cannot easily be learnt. The first thing an actor must have is the desire to become an actor and the belief that he or she can act well. There are basic skills every actor must learn, such as how to use one's voice and how to move on stage, but becoming a good actor is often a matter of personal development. If you want to become an actor, you must build up your self-confidence and learn to notice people around you. Mc|UD*Z  
Learning how to act can be fun. Many acting teachers show their students how to use their imagination in new ways. A common acting exercise asks students to imagine that they are a tree, a cloud, or an ocean wave.  Students are then asked to close their eyes, concentrate on the object they have chosen, and use their body to show what the object feels like. The teacher may also ask students to think about a general topic and list situations or actions that belong to the topic. For example, if the topic is friendship, students may list "a handshake", "laughter", "meeting" and so on. They are then asked to show the situation or action, using their bodies only. ;>p{|^X0D  
Acting exercises may also teach the students to trust each other and to communicate. For example, one student may close his or her eyes and have another student lead him or her around, or a teacher may write the numbers from one to five on the blackboard, explaining that one means "walk around but don't look at anyone", two means "stay away from others", three means "try to stay between two other students", and so on. The teacher then calls out the numbers and the students act in the way described. When actors prepare for a performance, they have to do more than just learn the line of the play. The director will help them decide how to move, where to stand or walk and what expressions to use. Perhaps the most important thing an actor or an actress has to learn is to understand the character they play. Good actors must of course know what their character does in the play, but they also need to know what the character might do in other situations. Sometimes, actors change themselves in order to become more like the character they play. When Tom Hanks shot the film CAST AWAY, he has to lose a lot of weight to look like someone who had been on a desert island for almost five years. Actors also often spend time with people who are like their characters. For example, if an actor is going to play a policeman, he or she may spend a month following a real policeman to watch how he works and lives. Even if you don't want to be an actor, you may want to take part in a play or an acting class. Many of the skills an actor or an actress has to learn can be useful in our everyday life and may even help you learn faster. So act now and learn to act!

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W: Excuse me, please. I've lost a necklce. I wonder if anyone has brought it in here. f>_' ]eM%  
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P: When did you lose it? r5aOQ  
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W: I lost it in the street yesterday when I was on my way home from a party. G$$y\e$  
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P: Are you sure you lost it in the street? mX
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W: Yes, I'm sure. I had it on when I put on my coat to leave the party. When I got home and took my coat off, it was gone. I've looked in the hall of my house, but I can't find it. Gg=Y}S7:  
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P: Right. I'd better write down the information. Then if anyone hands it in, we can return it to you. May I have your name, please? \_J;i[
  
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W: Mrs Roome. That's R-double oh-M-E. iy\ 6e k1  
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P: And the address? "MNI_C#{  
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W: 40 Spring Gardens, Knotley. That's K-N-O-T-L-E-Y. tlJ@@v&=  
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W: Yes, It's 0993 464392. MGU%"7i'}  

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P: Where did you lose the necklace? 6k-  
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P: Could you describe the necklace to me? Mj5&vs~n;  
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W: Yes. In the centre there's a large light blue stone, rather like an egg. And on either side there are small round stones and long thin ones; they are light green in colour. \;bDDTM  
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P: Right, Mrs. Roome. If it comes in here, we'll ring you.

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MR DENG: Everybody listen carefully! Today Mrs Zhu will explain about the safety instructions for the lab. If you have any questions, you can raise your hand. Lm1 -  
MRS ZHU: For experiments that are done in this lab, everybody should remember: Safety comes first! This is very important, because the experiments are fun and very interesting, but we don't want any accidents. First of all, don't come in here without your teacher. Once you're in here, follow your teacher's instructions. When you come into the lab, students with long hair should tie it up, or put their hair under their clothes. Always listen carefully to your teacher's instructions and don't touch anything, unless your teacher tells you to. F~;UD<<"H  
MR DENG: Can you explain a bit more about doing experiments? v\3$$T)  
MRS ZHU: Sure. Never put your nose directly into a glass or over a bottle. Gases can be very dangerous. Instead, you should wave some air in your direction and carefully smell it. Never put your fingers into glasses and never taste anything! When working with fire, be careful about the flame. When working with electricity, make sure your hands are dry. When anything gets into your mouth or eyes, immediately wash with a lot of water. Remember that the classroom isn't a playground. Don't throw things or start playing! That can be dangerous. n@_aTY  
SUN YAO:  What about when we leave? Lpv,6#m`)  
MRS ZHU: When class is over, clear everything away and leave the classroom neat and clean. Before leaving the classroom, wash your hands with water and soap. Don't forget to turn off the lights and shut the windows.

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　　In the eighteenth century, Benjamin Franklin conducted a number of experiments in which he showed what electricity is. Here is how he described one of his experiments. %`\=qSf*  
　　In June 1752, I wanted to show that lightning and electricity are the same. Having realised that I could use a kite to attract lightning, I decided to do an experiment. I built a strong kite and waited for bad weather. When the first thunderstorm came, I took my condenser to a shed in the fields where I could do my experiment. My son helped me fly the kite. o2R&s@%0@B  
　　The kite flew high in the rainy sky, but nothing happened. I was beginning to think that the experiment would not work. Just then, I saw some of the hairs on the string stand up. The string was getting charged! I brought my finger close to the key and felt a light but very clear electric shock. Others followed even before the whole string was wet, and I was able to collect and store a great deal of electricity in the condenser. This experiment proves that lightning and electricity are the same. nO `R++  
　　To do the experiment you need four things：a kite, a key, some really bad weather and a condenser, to store electricity. Most kites are made of paper, but a kite made of silk will not tear so soon in weather with rain and strong winds. Build the frame of the kite by making a small cross of two pieces of light wood. The pieces should be just long enough to reach the corners of the handkerchief. Tie the corners of the handkerchief to the points of the cross, and you will have a nice strong kite. Add a tail to the frame and tie a long string to the cross so you can control the kite. ]PQ6 em  
　　The next three steps are very important. First, fix a very sharp piece of metal, pointing a foot or more above the frame, to the top of the longer stick of the cross. Second, fasten a key to the end of the long string. Third, tie a silk ribbon to the string, just above the key. This ribbon, which must not get wet, will protect you from the electricity. TpRI+*\  
　　Fly the kite when a thunderstorm appears to be coming on. Stand inside a door, or under some cover, so that the silk ribbon does not get wet. Take care that the string does not touch the wall or the door. When a thundercloud comes over the kite, the sharp piece of metal will pull the electricity from the cloud. The kite and the string will become charged. When the kite and the string are wet from the rain, they will conduct the electricity very well. You can collect and store the electricity in the condenser and use it for other experiments.

The work of scientists is often discussed. Work in pairs and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following scientific discoveries and applications. *T2kxN,Ik  
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A： Shanghai is the first city in the world to build a high-speed maglev train, form the city to Pudong Airpot. 4VP$,|a  
B： Well, in my opinion, it's a waste of money. It's much too expensive. "0m\y+%8  
A： It's expensive, but very fast. In the future, people can travel from Beijing to Shanghai in a few hours. Lklb  
B： Flying is just as fast. The money would be better spent building more roads or railways in other parts of China. Q*8efzgs|  
A： More roads and trains mean more pollution. This new train has no wheels and no engine. It's fast and clean and it doesn't make any noise, as planes do. We should make more use of this new technology.

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The following simple experiment is used to seperate different liquids. It is the technic that can be used by the police to find out whether people have used drugs or not. It can also be used in science experiments to find out about different colours in leaves, flowers and in different kinds of ink. A simple classroom experiment shows that hidden colours in ordinary markers using the magic of this technic. Who would guess that within any brown or black marker in your pencil box lie or possible colours? Or that this rainbow of colours would be so easy to set free. The secret is a simple technic called paper chromatography. Chromatography comes from the ancient Greek language and means "writing with colour". It seperates the colours and liquids such as ink. Paper chromatography is a simple experiment and easy to do in class. ?tkd5kE  
Materials: white paper towers or napkins, two glasses or cups, scissors, two pencils, two markers, black and brown would best, a staple, some water. B:fulgh2ni  
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1. Cut strips out of paper towers or napkins that about as the long as the height as the glasses or cups. nBtKSNT#Q  
2. Fold the end of each strip over and then staple it. m 3Do+!M[  
3. Make a clear dot of ink near the bottom of each strip. 35Fs/Gf-n  
4. Put some water in each glass or cup. vgN%vw pL  
5. Hang the strip on the pencil and put the pencil on top of the glass or cup. G],W{<Pe  
6. Put the bottom of the paper strip in the water but the water should not touch the ink dot. Make sure the ink stays above the water and the paper stays in the water. +krDmU9(  
7. Allow the water to go up throught the strip and watch what happens to the ink dot. P=.T|l1  
Description and explanation: The water moves up throught the paper. When it comes to the ink dot, the water takes the ink with it. As the water moves up the strip, the black or brown ink dot changes its sharp and colour. Ink is a mix. For example, black ink contains several colours. Not all colours "travel" at the same speed. Some end up much further away from the dot. That is why we see the colours seperate out like a rainbow.

London has many museums. The British Museum is the oldest public museum in the world. It has a famous library where many great writers and scientists studied and wrote their books. The museum is opened dayly from 10 o'clock in the morning till 5:30 in the afternoon, and until 8:30 on Thursdays and Fridays. It is closed from 24th to 26th of December, first of January and Good Friday every year. The British Museum is free to all visitors. >(a[b @[K  
If you are interested in major or natural diasters, you can visit the Natural History Museum. The museum shows information about the animal world and our environment. You can go to the earth quake experience and feel what is like to be in an earth quake. K&;/hdS=F  
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In another part of the museum, you can learn about the story of our planet, you can hear the roar of a dinosaur, see their eggs and bones and learn more about the development of life on earth. yS@xyW /  
The museum is open everyday, includes Sundays, but it closed on 24th to 26th of December. On weekdays the opening hours are from 10 Am till 5:30, while on Sundays the museum open at 11, tickets are free. If you are more interested in science, you may want to visit the Science Museum. Here you will find all about science. You can see the first airplane. They also have the American space castle that made the first flight on the moon. Tickets for the science museum are now free for everyone. The science museum is open seven days a week from 10 am to 6 pm. The museum is closed from 24th to 26 of December.