一 寸 光 阴 不 可 轻Module 1Unit 1 It smells deliciousTony: MmWhat a delicious smell! Your pizza looks so nice.Betty: Thanks! Would you like to try some?Tony: Yes, please, it looks lovely, it smells delicious, and mm, it tastes good.Darning: Whats that on top?Betty: Oh, thats cheese. Do you want to try a piece?Darning: Ugh! No, thanks. Im afraid I dont like cheese. It doesnt smell fresh. It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sour.Betty: Well, my chocolate cookies are done now. Have a try!Darning: Thanks! They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middle.Tony: Are you cooking lots of different things? You look very busy!Betty: Yes, I am! Theres some pizza and some cookies, and now Im making an apple pie and a cake.Darning: Apple pie sounds nice, I have a sweet tooth, you know. Shall I get the sugar?Betty: Yes, please. Oh, are you sure thats sugar? Taste it first. It might be salt!Darning: No, its OK. It tastes sweet. Its sugar.Tony: Whats this? It tastes sweet too.Betty: Thats strawberry jam, for the cake.Darning: Good, everything tastes so sweet! Its my lucky day!Unit 2 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese.Thanks for your last message. It was great to hear from you, and I cant wait to meet you.I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. Im quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. Ill wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but Ill also carry my warm coat. Ive got your photo you look very pretty. So Im sure well find each other!Thanks for telling me about your hobbies. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of time playing classical music with my friends at school, but I also like dance music I love dancing! I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. My brother is in the school tennis team Im very proud of him! Hes good at everything, but Im not. Sometimes I get bad marks at school, and I feel sad. I should work harder.You asked me, “How do you feel about coming to China?” Well, I often feel a bit sad at first when I leave my mum and dad for a few days, and Im quite shy when Im with strangers. I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but Ill be fine in a few days. Im always sorry when I dont know how to do things in the right way, so please help me when Im with you in China! Oh, Im afraid of flying too. But I cant tell you how excited I am about going to China!See you next week!Love,SallyModule 2Unit 1 Ive also entered lots of speaking competitions. Tony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing?Lingling: Im entering a competition.Tony: What kind of competition?Lingling: A speaking competition.Tony: Great. Itll help you improve your speaking. And maybe you will win a prize.Lingling: Yes, The first prize is “My dream holiday”.Tony: Have you ever won any prizes before?Lingling: No, I havent. Ive always wanted to go on a dream holiday. But I cant afford it. The plane tickets are too expensive.Tony: Well, good luck! Ive also entered lots of speaking competitions, but havent won any prizes. Ive stopped trying now.Lingling: Thats a pity. Have you ever thought about other kinds of competitions?Tony: What do you mean?Lingling: Look! Heres a writing competition Around the World in 80 Days. To win it, you need to write a short story about a place youve visited.Tony: That sounds wonderful, but Ive never travelled much. How can I write about it?Lingling: Dont worry. It doesnt need to be true! You can make it up.Tony: Thats interesting. Ill try. I hope I will win, then I will invite you to come with me.Lingling: Sorry! The first prize is only the book called Around the World in 80 Days!Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. Its really fun,” said Clare.The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends