Unit 1 Join a Club
1.Listen,read and practice in pairs.
Where do you go if you want to play soccer?
Have you ever heard of a soccer club,
especially one for primary and high school students?
Let's see waht Daniel is saying.
Daniel:You look bored,Li Meng.I've got some sports magazines.
Do you want to read some?
Li Meng:Thanks,but I don't feel like reading anything right now.
I'm thinking of doing something outdoors.
Daniel:Speaking of the great outdoors,are you interested in joining a soccer club?
Li Meng:Well,I'd love to play more soccer but I don't know anything about a club.
Daniel:It's like this,you see.
I belong to a soccer club called The Olympic Junior Soccer Club.
We meet twice a week after school and practice together.
Then on Saturday morning our team plays against a team from another soccer club.
Li Meng:That sounds good.Can I join the club?
Daniel:Of course.
The club has more than two hundred players and eighteen teams in all.
Li Meng:It's pretty big.How can I sign up for it?
Daniel:I suppose you can give the club a call
and ask them to send you a membership appication form.
Li Meng:Right.I'll do that.Thanks for the advice.
Daniel:Sure.Now,do you feel like a glass of coke?
Li Meng:Yeah.Thank.That's just what I need.Let me get the glasses for us.
6.Listen and read.
Have you got a talent?
Some people are better singers,while some are better soccer players.
In schools,some strdents are good at maths while some are good at history.
Why?People are different.
We are different for a few reasons but mainly because we have different parents,
we live in different environments
and some people put more effort into improving themselves.
We therefore have different strengths and weaknesses.
The difference in our strenghts and weaknesses means
that even if people make the same efforts,
their achievements will probably be different.
If a child is gifted in art,
he or she should devote more time and other resources
to learning art by attending more art training programs,
visiting more art galleries and learning from better artists.
In this way,
he or she can further develop himself or herself and finally become an expert.
Not everybody is talented.But everybody can achieve something.
Achievements come from hard work and constant learning.
If we set our minds on doing a particular thing,I'm sure that we can do it well.
An example may be,learning to spell a new word.
If we study the word carefully and associate the word with our daily life,
this word can be easily learned by heart.Other things are also the same.
Playing tennis,
taking a course and learning to use a computer all need time,
practice and dedication.
With hard work,ordinary people can become talented people.
Without hard work,talented people may become dull and lethargic.