典范英语3A-第一课-完整版

Lesson 1 The Dragon DanceMrs. May made a dragon. The children helped her. Mrs. May painted the head. The children painted the body. The dragon had a long body. The children liked the dragon. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children got inside the body. Mrs. May helped them. “It’s made of paper”said Mrs. May, “Be careful.”Aneena was inside the head. “Be careful,” said Mrs. May, “don’t tear the paper.” The mums and dads came. The children did the dragon dance. “What a good dragon!” said everyone. Oh, no, the dragon dance went wrong. The dragon tore in half. The children were upset. “Never mind” said Mrs. May, “it was only made of paper.” Aneena’s mom had an idea. She told the moms and dads. “What a good idea!” they said. The mums and dads made a dragon. They made a long body. They made a big head. The dragon looked wonderful. The children were pleased. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children went into town. They did the dragon dance. “Come to the School Fair,” said the children. “What a lot of people!” said Mrs. May, “thanks to the dragon.”Lesson 2 The Flying ElephantMom went shopping. She took the children. The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat. The children laughed. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said mom “don’t be silly.”There was a storm. The wind blew. It rained and rained. It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away.The children went to school. The elephant was in the playground. The children laughed. The children told Mrs. May. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said Mrs. May, “don’t be silly.” The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. “Sorry,” said the man. “We want it back.”Lesson 3 Everyone Got WetDad looked at the water butt. The water butt was leaking. Mum looked at the hose. The hose was leaking. “Oh bother!” said Mum. Dad mended the water butt. He put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” he said. The water butt burst. All the water came out. Dad go wet. Mum mended the hose. She put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” she said. Mum put the hose on the tap. The top of the tap came off. Mum got very wet. Dad got a new water butt. He put it on the bricks. He got the hose. He filled up the water butt. The water butt fell over. The water poured out. Dad got wet again. Mum got a new hose. She joined it to the old hose. She wanted to water the roses. Kipper wanted to help. He turned the tap on. Mum got wet again. “Oh no!” said Mum. The children got the paddling pool. They put it on the grass. Dad got the new hose. Biff turned on the tap. No water came out of the hose. “Funny!” said Dad. He looked down the hose. Oh no! The children got wet.Lesson 4 Wet PaintDad was painting the back door. The children were outside. Floppy wanted to come in. He jumped up. He put his paws on the paint. Dad painted the door again. Biff kicked a ball. The ball hit the door. Dad painted the door again. Kipper pushed the door. He got paint on his hands. Dad was fed up. He painted the door again. “What a job!” said Dad. Biff and Chip had a pillow fight. The pillow split open. “Oh no!” said Biff. The wind blew. It blew the feathers. “Oh no!”said Chip. “Wet paint!” There was no wet paint. The door had gone. Dad had put up an old door. The back door was inside. “It’s safe here,” said Dad.Lesson 5 The ScarfAnneena liked knitting. She made a scarf. Annena’s mum helped her. The scarf was long and warm. “It’s a good scarf,” said Anneena. Biff and Chip came to play. It was a cold day. Anneena put on her scarf. “What a cold day!” she said. Biff looked at Anneena’s scarf. “What a long scarf!” she said. “I made it,” said Anneena. “I couldn’t stop knitting.”The children went to the park. They went to the pond. The pond was frozen. They pulled Anneena’s scarf. “Stop it!”shouted Anneena. “Stop it!” shouted Anneena’s mum. A boy went on the ice. The ice was dangerous. “Get off,” shoutedAnneena’s mum. “The ice is not safe.” Anneena’s mum couldn’t get the boy. She couldn’t go on the ice. Everyone was frightened. “Help!”shouted the boy. Anneena had a good idea. She took off her scarf. “Make a rope,”she said. Anneena’s mum made a rope. She made it out of scarves and coats. She threw it to the boy. Everyone pulled the rope. They pulled the boy out of the pond. The boy was safe. “Hooray!” shouted Anneena. “I’m sorry!” said the boy. “Thank you.”“Ice is dangerous,” said Anneena. Anneena looked at her scarf. “I’m glad I made it long,” she said.Lesson 6 SwapNadim found a bat. It was broken. Nadim mended the bat. His dad helped. The bat looked good. Chip had a robot. The robot was broken. Chip liked Nadim’s bat. He swapped the robot for the bat. Nadim mended the robot. The robot looked good. Biff had a skateboard. It had no wheels. Biff swapped it for the robot. Nadim mended the skateboard. He put on new wheels. “It’s a good skateboard now,”he said. Wilma had a bike. The bike was broken. She swapped it for the skateboard. Nadim mended the bike. He painted it black. The bike looked good. “Not bad,” said Nadim.Lesson 7 An important CaseThe children were outside. They were playing football. Wilf kicked the ball. It landed in a bush. “Sorry,” said Wilf. Wild couldn’t get the ball. “I can get it,” said Kipper. Kipper found a case. “Look at this,” he said. “I found it in the bush.”Dad looked at the case. He couldn’t open it. Wilf looked at the case. “What can be in it?”he asked. “It looks important.”“What is in it?”asked Wilma. “I don’t know,”said Chip, “but it looks very important.”“What is in the case?”asked Kipper. “I don’t know,”said Biff, “but it looks very, very important.”“What is in this case?” asked dad. “We don’t know,” said the police officer, “but it is very important.” A man came in a big car. “Who is he?” asked Kipper. “I don’t know,” said dad, “but he looks important.”The man took the case. “It’s my case,” he said. “Thank you. It was stolen. It is very important.”The man got in the car. “Excuse me,” said Wilma. “What is in the case?”“Ah!” said the man. “My sandwiches.”。

Lesson 1 The Dragon DanceMrs. May made a dragon. The children helped her. Mrs. May painted the head. The children painted the body. The dragon had a long body. The children liked the dragon. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children got inside the body. Mrs. May helped them. “It’s made of paper”said Mrs. May, “Be careful.”Aneena was inside the head. “Be careful,” said Mrs. May, “don’t tear the paper.” The mums and dads came. The children did the dragon dance. “What a good dragon!” said everyone. Oh, no, the dragon dance went wrong. The dragon tore in half. The children were upset. “Never mind” said Mrs. May, “it was only made of paper.” Aneena’s mom had an idea. She told the moms and dads. “What a good idea!” they said. The mums and dads made a dragon. They made a long body. They made a big head. The dragon looked wonderful. The children were pleased. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children went into town. They did the dragon dance. “Come to the School Fair,” said the children. “What a lot of people!” said Mrs. May, “thanks to the dragon.”Lesson 2 The Flying ElephantMom went shopping. She took the children. The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat. The children laughed. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said mom “don’t be silly.”There was a storm. The wind blew. It rained and rained. It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away.The children went to school. The elephant was in the playground. The children laughed. The children told Mrs. May. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said Mrs. May, “don’t be silly.” The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. “Sorry,” said the man. “We want it back.”Lesson 3 Everyone Got WetDad looked at the water butt. The water butt was leaking. Mum looked at the hose. The hose was leaking. “Ohbother!” said Mum. Dad mended the water butt. He put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” he said. The water butt burst. All the water came out. Dad go wet. Mum mended the hose. She put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” she said. Mum put the hose on the tap. The top of the tap came off. Mum got very wet. Dad got a new water butt. He put it on the bricks. He got the hose. He filled up the water butt. The water butt fell over. The water poured out. Dad got wet again. Mum got a new hose. She joined it to the old hose. She wanted to water the roses. Kipper wanted to help. He turned the tap on. Mum got wet again. “Oh no!” said Mum. The children got the paddling pool. They put it on the grass. Dad got the new hose. Biff turned on the tap. No water came out of the hose. “Funny!” said Dad. He looked down the hose. Oh no! The children got wet.Lesson 4 Wet PaintDad was painting the back door. The children were outside. Floppy wanted to come in. He jumped up. He put his paws on the paint. Dad painted the door again. Biff kicked a ball. The ball hit the door. Dad painted the door again. Kipper pushed the door. He got paint on his hands. Dad was fed up. He painted the door again. “What a job!” said Dad. Biff and Chip had a pillow fight. The pillow split open. “Oh no!” said Biff. The wind blew. It blew the feathers. “Oh no!”said Chip. “Wet paint!” There was no wet paint. The door had gone. Dad had put up an old door. The back door was inside. “It’s safe here,” said Dad.Lesson 5 The ScarfAnneena liked knitting. She made a scarf. Annena’s mum helped her. The scarf was long and warm. “It’s a good scarf,” said Anneena. Biff and Chip came to play. It was a cold day. Anneena put on her scarf. “What a cold day!” she said. Biff looked at Anneena’s scarf. “What a long scarf!” she said. “I made it,” said Anneena. “I couldn’t stop knitting.”The children went to the park. They went to the pond. The pond was frozen. They pulled Anneena’s scarf. “Stop it!”shouted Anneena. “Stop it!” shouted Anneena’s mum. A boy went on the ice. The ice was dangerous. “Get off,” shouted Anneena’s mum. “The ice is not safe.” Anneena’s mum couldn’t get the boy. She couldn’t go on the ice. Everyone was frightened. “Help!”shouted the boy. Anneena had a good idea. She took off her scarf. “Make a rope,”she said.Anneena’s mum made a rope. She made it out of scarves and coats. She threw it to the boy. Everyone pulled the rope. They pulled the boy out of the pond. The boy was safe. “Hooray!” shouted Anneena. “I’m sorry!” said the boy. “Thank you.”“Ice is dangerous,” said Anneena. Anneena looked at her scarf. “I’m glad I made it long,” she said.Lesson 6 SwapNadim found a bat. It was broken. Nadim mended the bat. His dad helped. The bat looked good. Chip had a robot. The robot was broken. Chip liked Nadim’s bat. He swapped the robot for the bat. Nadim mended the robot. The robot looked good. Biff had a skateboard. It had no wheels. Biff swapped it for the robot. Nadim mended the skateboard. He put on new wheels. “It’s a good skateboard now,”he said. Wilma had a bike. The bike was broken. She swapped it for the skateboard. Nadim mended the bike. He painted it black. The bike looked good. “Not bad,” said Nadim.Lesson 7 An important CaseThe children were outside. They were playing football. Wilf kicked the ball. It landed in a bush. “Sorry,” said Wilf. Wild couldn’t get the ball. “I can get it,” said Kipper. Kipper found a case. “Look at this,” he said. “I found it in the bush.”Dad looked at the case. He couldn’t open it. Wilf looked at the case. “What can be in it?”he asked. “It looks important.”“What is in it?” asked Wilma. “I don’t know,” said Chip, “but it looks very important.”“What is in the case?” asked Kipper. “I don’t know,” said Biff, “but it looks very, very important.”“What is in this case?” asked dad. “We don’t know,” said the police officer, “but it is very important.” A man came in a big car. “Who is he?” asked Kipper. “I don’t know,” said dad, “but he looks important.”The man took the case. “It’s my case,” he said. “Thank you. It was stolen. It is very important.”The man got in the car. “Excuse me,” said Wilma. “What is in the case?”“Ah!” said the man. “My sandwiches.”1.《古诗词三首》一、生字、新词luó tíng tíng tán ān海螺．亭．台楼阁家庭．潭．水谙．熟二、字义解释闲：形容云彩飘来飘去悠闲自在的样子。

Lesson 1 The Dragon DanceMrs. May made a dragon. The children helped her. Mrs. May painted the head. The children painted the body. The dragon had a long body. The children liked the dragon. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children got inside the body. Mrs. May helped them. “It’s made of paper”said Mrs. May, “Be careful.”Aneena was inside the head. “Be careful,” said Mrs. May, “don’t tear the paper.” The mums and dads came. The children did the dragon dance. “What a good dragon!” said everyone. Oh, no, the dragon dance went wrong. The dragon tore in half. The children were upset. “Never mind” said Mrs. May, “it was only made of paper.” Aneena’s mom had an idea. She told the moms and dads. “What a good idea!” they said. The mums and dads made a dragon. They made a long body. They made a big head. The dragon looked wonderful. The children were pleased. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children went into town. They did the dragon dance. “Come to the School Fair,” said the children. “What a lot of people!” said Mrs. May, “thanks to the dragon.”Lesson 2 The Flying ElephantMom went shopping. She took the children. The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat. The children laughed. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said mom “don’t be silly.”There was a storm. The wind blew. It rained and rained. It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away.The children went to school. The elephant was in the playground. The children laughed. The children told Mrs. May. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said Mrs. May, “don’t be silly.” The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. “Sorry,” said the man. “We want it back.”Lesson 3 Everyone Got WetDad looked at the water butt. The water butt was leaking. Mum looked at the hose. The hose was leaking. “Oh bother!” said Mum. Dad mended the water butt. He put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” he said. The water butt burst. All the water came out. Dad go wet. Mum mended the hose. She put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” she said. Mum put the hose on the tap. The top of the tap came off. Mum got very wet. Dad got a new water butt. He put it on the bricks. He got the hose. He filled up the water butt. The water butt fell over. The water poured out. Dad got wet again. Mum got a new hose. She joined it to the old hose. She wanted to water the roses. Kipper wanted to help. He turned the tap on. Mum got wet again. “Oh no!” said Mum. The children got the paddling pool. They put it on the grass. Dad got the new hose. Biff turned on the tap. No water came out of the hose. “Funny!” said Dad. He looked down the hose. Oh no! The children got wet.Lesson 4 Wet PaintDad was painting the back door. The children were outside. Floppy wanted to come in. He jumped up. He put his paws on the paint. Dad painted the door again. Biff kicked a ball. The ball hit the door. Dad painted the door again. Kipper pushed the door. He got paint on his hands. Dad was fed up. He painted the door again. “What a job!” said Dad. Biff and Chip had a pillow fight. The pillow split open. “Oh no!” said Biff. The wind blew. It blew the feathers. “Oh no!”said Chip. “Wet paint!” There was no wet paint. The door had gone. Dad had put up an old door. The back door was inside. “It’s safe here,” said Dad.Lesson 5 The ScarfAnneena liked knitting. She made a scarf. Annena’s mum helped her. The scarf was long and warm. “It’s a good scarf,” said Anneena. Biff and Chip came to play. It was a cold day. Anneena put on her scarf. “What a cold day!” she said. Biff looked at Anneena’s scarf. “What a long scarf!” she said. “I made it,” said Anneena. “I couldn’t stop knitting.”The children went to the park. They went to the pond. The pond was frozen. They pulled Anneena’s scarf. “Stop it!”shouted Anneena. “Stop it!” shouted Anneena’s mum. A boy went on the ice. The ice was dangerous. “Get off,” shoutedAnneena’s mum. “The ice is not safe.” Anneena’s mum couldn’t get the boy. She couldn’t go on the ice. Everyone was frightened. “Help!”shouted the boy. Anneena had a good idea. She took off her scarf. “Make a rope,”she said. Anneena’s mum made a rope. She made it out of scarves and coats. She threw it to the boy. Everyone pulled the rope. They pulled the boy out of the pond. The boy was safe. “Hooray!” shouted Anneena. “I’m sorry!” said the boy. “Thank you.”“Ice is dangerous,” said Anneena. Anneena looked at her scarf. “I’m glad I made it long,” she said.Lesson 6 SwapNadim found a bat. It was broken. Nadim mended the bat. His dad helped. The bat looked good. Chip had a robot. The robot was broken. Chip liked Nadim’s bat. He swapped the robot for the bat. Nadim mended the robot. The robot looked good. Biff had a skateboard. It had no wheels. Biff swapped it for the robot. Nadim mended the skateboard. He put on new wheels. “It’s a good skateboard now,”he said. Wilma had a bike. The bike was broken. She swapped it for the skateboard. Nadim mended the bike. He painted it black. The bike looked good. “Not bad,” said Nadim.Lesson 7 An important CaseThe children were outside. They were playing football. Wilf kicked the ball. It landed in a bush. “Sorry,” said Wilf. Wild couldn’t get the ball. “I can get it,” said Kipper. Kipper found a case. “Look at this,” he said. “I found it in the bush.”Dad looked at the case. He couldn’t open it. Wilf looked at the case. “What can be in it?”he asked. “It looks important.”“What is in it?”asked Wilma. “I don’t know,”said Chip, “but it looks very important.”“What is in the case?”asked Kipper. “I don’t know,”said Biff, “but it looks very, very important.”“What is in this case?” asked dad. “We don’t know,” said the police officer, “but it is very important.” A man came in a big car. “Who is he?” asked Kipper. “I don’t know,” said dad, “but he looks important.”The man took the case. “It’s my case,” he said. “Thank you. It was stolen. It is very important.”The man got in the car. “Excuse me,” said Wilma. “What is in the case?”“Ah!” said the man. “My sandwiches.”。

精心整理Lesson1TheDragonDanceMrs.Maymadeadragon.Thechildrenhelpedher.Mrs.Maypaintedthehead.Thechildrenpai ntedthebody.Thedragonhadalongbody.Thechildrenlikedthedragon.Theywantedtodothedrag ondance.Thechildrengotinsidethebody.Mrs.Mayhelpedthem.“It’smadeofpaper”saidMrs.Ma y,“Becareful.”Aneenawasinsidethehead.“Becareful,”saidMrs.May,“don’ttearthepaper.”Th emumsanddadscame.Thechildrendidthedragondance.“Whatagooddragon!”saideveryone.O h,no,thedragondancewentwrong.Thedragontoreinhalf.Thechildrenwereupset.“Nevermind”saidMrs.May,“itwasonlymadeofpaper.”Aneena’smomhadanidea.Shetoldthemomsanddads.“Whatagoodidea!”theysaid.Themumsanddadsmadeadragon.Theymadealongbody.Theyma deabighead.Thedragonlookedwonderful.Thechildrenwerepleased.Theywantedtodothedrag ondance.Thechildrenwentintotown.Theydidthedragondance.“CometotheSchoolFair,”saidth echildren.“Whatalotofpeople!”saidMrs.May,“thankstothedragon.”Lesson2TheFlyingElephantMomwentshopping.Shetookthechildren.Thechildrenlookedup.Therewasanelephantontheroof.Theelephantlookedfunny.Th eelephantwasfat.Thechildrenlaughed.“Lookatthatfatelephant,”theysaid.“Anelephant?”saidmom“don’tbesilly.”Therewasastorm.Thewindblew.Itrainedandrained.Itwasabadstorm.Thewindwasstrong.Itblewtheelephantaway.Thechildrenwenttoschool.Theelephantwasintheplayground.Thechildrenlaughed.ThechildrentoldMrs.May.“Lookatth atfatelephant,”theysaid.“Anelephant?”saidMrs.May,“don’tbesilly.”Thechildrenlikedthefatelephant.Theywantedittostay.“Sorry,”saidtheman.“Wewantitback.”Lesson3EveryoneGotWetDadlookedatthewaterbutt.Thewaterbuttwasleaking.Mumlookedatthehose.Thehosewasleaking.“Ohbother!”saidMum.Dad mendedthewaterbutt.Heputapatchonit.“Whatatrickyjob!”hesaid.Thewaterbuttburst.Allthewatercameout.Dadgowet.Mum mendedthehose.Sheputapatchonit.“Whatatrickyjob!”shesaid.Mumputthehoseonthetap.Thetopofthetapcameoff.Mumgotve rywet.Dadgotanewwaterbutt.Heputitonthebricks.Hegotthehose.Hefilledupthewaterbutt.Thewaterbuttfellover.Thewaterpo uredout.Dadgotwetagain.Mumgotanewhose.Shejoinedittotheoldhose.Shewantedtowatertheroses.Kipperwantedtohelp.Het urnedthetapon.Mumgotwetagain.“Ohno!”saidMum.Thechildrengotthepaddlingpool.Theyputitonthegrass.Dadgotthenewh ose.Biffturnedonthetap.Nowatercameoutofthehose.“Funny!”saidDad.Helookeddownthehose.Ohno!Thechildrengotwet. Lesson4WetPaintDadwaspaintingthebackdoor.Thechildrenwereoutside.Floppywantedtocomein.Hejumpedup.Heputhispawsonthepaint .Dadpaintedthedooragain.Biffkickedaball.Theballhitthedoor.Dadpaintedthedooragain.Kipperpushedthedoor.Hegotpainto nhishands.Dadwasfedup.Hepaintedthedooragain.“Whatajob!”saidDad.BiffandChiphadapillowfight.Thepillowsplitopen.“Ohno!”saidBiff.Thewindblew.Itblewthefeathers.“Ohno!”saidChip.“Wetpaint!”Therewasnowetpaint.Thedoorhadgone.Da dhadputupanolddoor.Thebackdoorwasinside.“It’ssafehere,”saidDad.Lesson5TheScarfAnneenalikedknitting.Shemadeascarf.Annena’smumhelpedher.Thescarfwaslongandwarm.“It’sagoodscarf,”saidAnneena. BiffandChipcametoplay.Itwasacoldday.Anneenaputonherscarf.“Whatacoldday!”shesaid.BifflookedatAnneena’sscarf.“W hatalongscarf!”shesaid.“Imadeit,”saidAnneena.“Icouldn’tstopknitting.”Thechildrenwenttothepark.Theywenttothepond.T hepondwasfrozen.TheypulledAnneena’sscarf.“Stopit!”shoutedAnneena.“Stopit!”shoutedAnneena’smum.Aboywentonthe ice.Theicewasdangerous.“Getoff,”shoutedAnneena’smum.“Theiceisnotsafe.”Anneena’smumcouldn’tgettheboy.Shecould n’tgoontheice.Everyonewasfrightened.“Help!”shoutedtheboy.Anneenahadagoodidea.Shetookoffherscarf.“Makearope,”sh esaid.Anneena’smummadearope.Shemadeitoutofscarvesandcoats.Shethrewittotheboy.Everyonepulledtherope.Theypulled theboyoutofthepond.Theboywassafe.“Hooray!”shoutedAnneena.“I’msorry!”saidtheboy.“Thankyou.”“Iceisdangerous,”saidAnneena.Anneenalookedatherscarf.“I’mgladImadeitlong,”shesaid.Lesson6SwapNadimfoundabat.Itwasbroken.Nadimmendedthebat.Hisdadhelped.Thebatlookedgood.Chiphadarobot.Therobotwasbroken .ChiplikedNadim’sbat.Heswappedtherobotforthebat.Nadimmendedtherobot.Therobotlookedgood.Biffhadaskateboard.Ith adnowheels.Biffswappeditfortherobot.Nadimmendedtheskateboard.Heputonnewwheels.“It’sagoodskateboardnow,”hesai d.Wilmahadabike.Thebikewasbroken.Sheswappeditfortheskateboard.Nadimmendedthebike.Hepainteditblack.Thebikeloo kedgood.“Notbad,”saidNadim.Lesson7AnimportantCaseThechildrenwereoutside.Theywereplayingfootball.Wilfkickedtheball.Itlandedinabush.“Sorry,”saidWilf.Wildcouldn’tgett heball.“Icangetit,”saidKipper.Kipperfoundacase.“Lookatthis,”hesaid.“Ifounditinthebush.”Dadlookedatthecase.Hecouldn’topenit.Wilflookedatthecase.“Whatcanbeinit?”heasked.“Itlooksimportant.”“Whatisinit?”askedWilma.“Idon’tknow,”said Chip,“butitlooksveryimportant.”“Whatisinthecase?”askedKipper.“Idon’tknow,”saidBiff,“butitlooksvery,veryimportant.”“Whatisinthiscase?”askeddad.“Wedon’tknow,”saidthepoliceofficer,“butitisveryimportant.”Amancameinabigcar.“Whoish e?”askedKipper.“Idon’tknow,”saiddad,“buthelooksimportant.”Themantookthecase.“It’smycase,”hesaid.“Thankyou.Itwas stolen.Itisveryimportant.”Themangotinthecar.“Excuseme,”saidWilma.“Whatisinthecase?”“Ah!”saidtheman.“Mysandwic hes.”。

典范英语3a课文l e s s o n1--l e s s o n6Lesson 1 The Dragon DanceMrs. May made a dragon. The children helped her. Mrs. May painted the head. The children painted the body. The dragon had a long body. The children liked the dragon. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children got inside the body. Mrs. May helped them. “It’s made of paper”said Mrs. May, “Be careful.” Aneena was inside the head. “Be careful,” said Mrs. May, “don’t tear the paper.” The mums and dads came. The children did the dragon dance. “What a good dragon!” said everyone. Oh, no, the dragon dance went wrong. The dragon tore in half. The children were upset. “Never mind” said Mrs. May, “it was only made of paper.” Aneena’s mom had an idea. She told the moms and dads. “What a good idea!”they said. The mums and dads made a dragon. They made a long body. They made a big head. The dragon looked wonderful. The children were pleased. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children went into town. They did the dragon dance. “Come to the School Fair,”said the children. “What a lot of people!” said Mrs. May, “thanks to the dragon.”Lesson 2 The Flying ElephantMom went shopping. She took the children. The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat. The children laughed. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said mom “don’t be silly.”There was a storm. The wind blew. It rained and rained. It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away.The children went to school. The elephant was in the playground. The children laughed. The children told Mrs. May. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said Mrs. May, “don’t be silly.” The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. “Sorry,” said the man. “We want it back.”Lesson 3 Everyone Got WetDad looked at the water butt. The water butt was leaking. Mum looked at the hose. The hose was leaking. “Oh bother!”said Mum. Dad mended the water butt. He put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” he said. The water butt burst. All the water came out. Dad go wet. Mum mended the hose. She put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” she said. Mum put the hose on the tap. The top of the tap came off. Mum got very wet. Dad got a new water butt. He put it on the bricks. He got the hose. He filled up the water butt. The water butt fell over. The water poured out. Dad got wet again. Mum got a new hose. She joined it to the old hose. She wanted to water the roses. Kipper wanted to help. He turned the tap on. Mum got wet again. “Oh no!” said Mum. The children got the paddling pool. They put it on the grass. Dad got the new hose. Biff turned on the tap. No water came out of the hose. “Funny!” said Dad. He looked down the hose. Oh no! The children got wet.Lesson 4 Wet PaintDad was painting the back door. The children were outside. Floppy wanted to come in. He jumped up. He put his paws on the paint. Dad painted the door again. Biff kicked a ball. The ball hit the door. Dad painted the door again. Kipper pushed the door. He got paint on his hands. Dad was fed up. He painted the door again. “What a job!” said Dad. Biff and Chip had a pillow fight. The pillow split open. “Oh no!” said Biff. The wind blew. It blew the feathers. “Oh no!”said Chip. “Wet paint!” There was no wet paint. The door had gone. Dad had put up an old door. The back door was inside. “It’s safe here,” said Dad.Lesson 5 The ScarfAnneena liked knitting. She made a scarf. Annena’s mum helped her. The scarf was long and warm. “It’s a good scarf,”said Anneena. Biff and Chip came to play. It was a cold day. Anneena put on her scarf. “What a cold day!” she said. Biff looked at Anneena’s scarf. “What a long scarf!”she said. “I made it,”said Anneena. “I couldn’t stop knitting.”The children went to the park. They went to the pond. The pond was frozen. They pulled Anneena’s scarf. “Stop it!” shouted Anneena. “Stop it!”shouted Anneena’s mum. A boy went on the ice. The ice was dangerous. “Get off,”shouted Anneena’s mum. “The ice is not safe.” Anneena’s mum couldn’t get the boy. She couldn’t go on the ice. Everyone wasfrightened. “Help!”shouted the boy. Anneena had a good idea. She took off her scarf. “Make a rope,”she said. Anneena’s mum made a rope. She made it out of scarves and coats. She threw it to the boy. Everyone pulled the rope. They pulled the boy out of the pond. The boy was safe. “Hooray!” shouted Anneena. “I’m sorry!” said the boy. “Thank you.”“Ice is dangerous,” said Anneena. Anneena looked at her scarf. “I’m glad I made it long,” she said.Lesson 6 SwapNadim found a bat. It was broken. Nadim mended the bat. His dad helped. The bat looked good. Chip had a robot. The robot was broken. Chip liked Nadim’s bat. He swapped the robot for the bat. Nadim mended the robot. The robot looked good. Biff had a skateboard. It had no wheels. Biff swapped it for the robot. Nadim mended the skateboard. He put on new wheels. “It’s a good skateboard now,”he said. Wilma had a bike. The bike was broken. She swapped it for the skateboard. Nadim mended the bike. He painted it black. The bike looked good. “Not bad,” said Nadim.Lesson 7 An important CaseThe children were outside. They were playing football. Wilf kicked the ball. It landed in a bush. “Sorry,” said Wilf. Wild couldn’t get the ball. “I can get it,” said Kipper. Kipper found a case. “Look at this,” he said. “I found it in the bush.” Dad looked at the case. He couldn’t open it. Wilf looked at the case. “What can be in it?” he asked. “It looks important.”“What is in it?” asked Wilma. “I don’t know,” said Chip, “but it looks very important.”“What is in the case?” asked Kipper. “I don’t know,” said Biff, “but it looks very, very important.”“What is in this case?” asked dad. “We don’t know,” said the police officer, “but it is very important.” A man came in a big car. “Who is he?” asked Kipper. “I don’t know,” said dad, “but he looks important.” The man took the case. “It’s my case,” he said. “Thank you. It was stolen. It is very important.” The man got in the car. “Excuse me,” said Wilma. “What is in the case?”“Ah!”said the man. “My sandwiches.”。

典范英语3a 课文l esson 1- - l es son6Lesson 1 The Dragon DanceMrs. May made a dragon. The children helped her. Mrs. May painted the head. The children painted the body. The dragon had a long body. The children liked the dragon. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children got inside the body. Mrs. May helped them. “It 's made of paper”said Mrs. May, “Becareful.”Aneena was inside the head“. Be careful,”said Mrs. May, “don't tear the paper”. The mums and dads came. The children did the dragon dance“. What a good dragon!”said everyone. Oh, no, the dragon dance went wrong. The dragon tore in half. The children were upset. “Never mind”said Mrs. May, “it was only made of paper.”Aneena's mom had an idea. She told the moms and dads“.What a good idea!” they said. The mums and dads made a dragon. They made a long body. They made a big head. The dragon looked wonderful. The children were pleased. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children went into town. They did the dragon dance. “Come to the School Fair,”said the children. “What a lot of people!”said Mrs. May, “thanks to the dragon”.Lesson 2 The Flying ElephantMom went shopping. She took the children. The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat. The children laughed. “Look at that fat elephant, ”they said. “An elephant? ”said mom “don't be silly. ”There was a storm. The wind blew. It rained and rained. It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away.The children went to school. The elephant was in the playground. The children laughed. The children told Mrs. May. “Look at that fat elephant, ”they said. “An elephant? ”said Mrs. May, “don't be silly. ”The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. “Sorry, ”said the man. “We want it back. ”Lesson 3 Everyone Got WetDad looked at the water butt. The water butt was leaking. Mum looked at the hose. The hose was leaking. “Oh bother! ” said Mum. Dad mended the water butt. He put a patch on it. “What a tricky job! ”he said. The water butt burst. All the water came out. Dad go wet. Mum mended the hose. She put a patch on it. “What a tricky job! ”she said. Mum put the hose on the tap. The top of the tap came off. Mum got very wet. Dad got a new water butt. He put it on the bricks. He got the hose. He filled up the water butt. The water butt fell over. The water poured out. Dad got wet again. Mum got a new hose. She joined it to the old hose. She wanted to water the roses. Kipper wanted to help. He turned the tap on. Mum got wet again. “Oh no! ”said Mum. The children got the paddling pool. They put it on the grass. Dad got the new hose. Biff turned on the tap. No water came out of the hose.“Funny! ”said Dad. He looked down the hose. Oh no! The children got wet.Lesson 4 Wet PaintDad was painting the back door. The children were outside. Floppy wanted to come in. He jumped up. He put his paws on the paint. Dad painted the door again. Biff kicked a ball. The ball hit the door. Dad painted the door again. Kipper pushed the door. He got paint on his hands. Dad was fed up. He painted the door again. “What a job! ”said Dad. Biff and Chip had a pillow fight. The pillow split open. “Oh no! ”said Biff. The wind blew. It blew the feathers. “Oh no! ” said Chip. “Wet paint! ”There was no wet paint. The door had gone. Dad had put up an old door. The back door was inside. “It 's safe here,”said Dad.Lesson 5 The ScarfAnneena liked knitting. She made a scarf. Annena 's mum helped her. The scarf was long and warm. “It 's a good scarf,” said Anneena. Biff and Chip came to play. It was a cold day. Anneena put on her scarf. “What a cold day! ”she said. Biff looked at Anneena's scarf. “What a long scarf! ”she said. “I made it, ”said Anneena. “I couldn 't stop knitting. ”The children went to the park. They went to the pond. The pond was frozen. They pulled Anneena 's scarf. “Stop it! ”shouted Anneena. “Stop it! ”shouted Anneena's mum. A boy went on the ice. The ice was dangerous. “Get off, ”shouted Anneena's mum. “The ice is notsafe. ”Anneena 's mum couldn 'tget the boy. She couldn 'tgo on the ice. Everyone was frightened. “Help! ”shouted the boy.Anneena had a good idea. She took off her scarf. “Make a rope, ”she said. Anneena's mum made a rope. She made it out of scarves and coats. She threw it to the boy. Everyone pulled the rope. They pulled the boy out of the pond. The boy was safe. “Hooray! ”shouted Anneena. “I 'm sorry! ”said the boy. “Thank you.”“Ice is dangerous,”said Anneena. Anneena looked at her scarf. “I'm glad I made it long, ”she said.Lesson 6 SwapNadim found a bat. It was broken. Nadim mended the bat. His dad helped. The bat looked good. Chip had a robot. The robot was broken. Chip liked Nadim 's bat. He swapped the robot for the bat. Nadim mended the robot. The robot looked good. Biff had a skateboard. It had no wheels. Biff swapped it for the robot. Nadim mended the skateboard. He put on new wheels. “It 's a good skateboard now, ”he said. Wilma had a bike. The bike was broken. She swapped it for the skateboard. Nadim mended the bike. He painted it black. The bike looked good. “Not bad, ”said Nadim.Lesson 7 An important CaseThe children were outside. They were playing football. Wilf kicked the ball. It landed in a bush. “Sorry, ”said Wilf.Wild couldn 'tget the ball. “Ican get it, ”said Kipper. Kipper found a case. “Look at this, ”he said. “I found it in the bush.” Dad looked at the case. He couldn 't open it. Wilf looked at the case. “What can be in it? ”he asked. “It looks important. ” “What is in it? ”asked Wilma. “I don 't know, ”said Chip, “but it looks very important. ” “What is in the case?”asked Kipper. “I don't know, ”said Biff, “but it looks very, very important. ” “What is in this case? ”asked dad. “We don 't know, ”said the police officer, “but it is very important. ” A man came in a big car. “Who is he? ”asked Kipper. “I don 't know, ”said dad, “but he looks important. ” The man took the case. “It's my case,”he said. “Thank you. It was stolen. It is very important. ” The man got in the car. “Excuse me,”said Wilma. “What is in the case? ” “Ah! ” said the man. “My sandwiches. ”。

Lesson 1 The Dragon DanceMrs. May made a dragon. The children helped her. Mrs. May painted the head. The children painted the body. The dragon had a long body. The children liked the dragon. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children got inside the body. Mrs. May helped them. “It’s made of paper”said Mrs. May, “Be careful.”Aneena was inside the head. “Be careful,”said Mrs. May, “don’t tear the paper.”The mums and dads came. The children did the dragon dance. “What a good dragon!” said everyone. Oh, no, the dragon dance went wrong. The dragon tore in half. The children were upset. “Never mind”said Mrs. May, “it was only made of paper.”Aneena’s mom had an idea. She told the moms and dads. “What a good idea!” they said. The mums and dads made a dragon. They made a long body. They made a big head. The dragon looked wonderful. The children were pleased. They wanted to do the dragon dance. The children went into town. They did the dragon dance. “Come to the School Fair,”said the children. “What a lot of people!”said Mrs. May, “thanks to the dragon.”Lesson 2 The Flying ElephantMom went shopping. She took the children. The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat. The children laughed. “Look at that fat elephant,” they said. “An elephant?” said mom “don’t be silly.”There was a storm. The wind blew. It rained and rained. It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away.The children went to school. The elephant was in the playground. The children laughed. The children told Mrs. May. “Look at that fat elephant,”they said. “An elephant?”said Mrs. May, “don’t be silly.”The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. “Sorry,” said the man. “We want it back.”Lesson 3 Everyone Got WetDad looked at the water butt. The water butt was leaking. Mum looked at the hose. The hose was leaking. “Oh bother!” said Mum. Dad mended the water butt. He put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” he said. The water butt burst. All the water came out. Dad go wet. Mum mended the hose. She put a patch on it. “What a tricky job!” she said. Mum put the hose on the tap. The top of the tap came off. Mum got very wet. Dad got a new water butt. He put it on the bricks. He got the hose. He filled up the water butt. The water butt fell over. The water poured out. Dad got wet again. Mum got a new hose. She joined it to the old hose. She wanted to water the roses. Kipper wanted to help. He turned the tap on. Mum got wet again. “Oh no!” said Mum. The children got the paddling pool. They put it on the grass. Dad got the new hose. Biff turned on the tap. No water came out of the hose. “Funny!”said Dad. He looked down the hose. Oh no! The children got wet.Lesson 4 Wet PaintDad was painting the back door. The children were outside. Floppy wanted to come in. He jumped up. He put his paws on the paint. Dad painted the door again. Biff kicked a ball. The ball hit the door. Dad painted the door again. Kipper pushedthe door. He got paint on his hands. Dad was fed up. He painted the door again. “What a job!”said Dad. Biff and Chip had a pillow fight. The pillow split open. “Oh no!” said Biff. The wind blew. It blew the feathers. “Oh no!” said Chip. “Wet paint!” There was no wet paint. The door had gone. Dad had put up an old door. The back door was inside. “It’s safe here,” said Dad.Lesson 5 The ScarfAnneena liked knitting. She made a scarf. Annena’s mum helped her. The scarf was long and warm. “It’s a good scarf,”said Anneena. Biff and Chip came to play. It was a cold day. Anneena put on her scarf. “What a cold day!” she said. Biff looked at Anneena’s scarf. “What a long scarf!” she said. “I made it,” said Anneena. “I couldn’t stop knitting.” The children went to the park. They went to the pond. The pond was frozen. They pulled Anneena’s scarf. “Stop it!”shouted Anneena. “Stop it!” shouted Anneena’s mum. A boy went on the ice. The ice was dangerous. “Get off,”shouted Anneena’s mum. “The ice is not safe.”Anneena’s mum couldn’t get the boy. She couldn’t go on the ice. Everyone was frightened. “Help!”shouted the boy. Anneena had a good idea. She took off her scarf. “Make a rope,”she said. Anneena’s mum made a rope. She made it out of scarves and coats. She threw it to the boy. Everyone pulled the rope. They pulled the boy out of the pond. The boy was safe. “Hooray!”shouted Anneena. “I’m sorry!”said the boy. “Thank you.”“Ice is dangerous,” said Anneena. Anneena looked at her scarf. “I’m glad I made it long,” she said.Lesson 6 SwapNadim found a bat. It was broken. Nadim mended the bat. His dad helped. The bat looked good. Chip had a robot. The robot was broken. Chip liked Nadim’s bat. He swapped the robot for the bat. Nadim mended the robot. The robot looked good. Biff had a skateboard. It had no wheels. Biff swapped it for the robot. Nadim mended the skateboard. He put on new wheels. “It’s a good skateboard now,” he said. Wilma had a bike. The bike was broken. She swapped it for the skateboard. Nadim mended the bike. He painted it black. The bike looked good. “Not bad,”said Nadim. Lesson 7 An important CaseThe children were outside. They were playing football. Wilf kicked the ball. It landed in a bush. “Sorry,” said Wilf. Wild couldn’t get the ball. “I can get it,” said Kipper. Kipper found a case. “Look at this,” he said. “I found it in the bush.” Dad looked at the case. He couldn’t open it. Wilf looked at the case. “What can be in it?” he asked. “It looks important.”“What is in it?” asked Wilma. “I don’t know,” said Chip, “but it looks very important.”“What is in the case?”asked Kipper. “I don’t know,”said Biff, “but it looks very, very important.”“What is in this case?”asked dad. “We don’t know,”said the police officer, “but it is very important.” A man came in a big car. “Who is he?” asked Kipper. “I don’t know,” said dad, “but he looks important.” The man took the case. “It’s my case,” he said. “Thank you. It was stolen. It is very important.” The man got in the car. “Excuse me,”said Wilma. “What is in the case?”“Ah!”said the man. “My sandwiches.”。

《典范英语》（3a-L11）教学参考Bull’s-eye!教学参考的目的在于为实验课提供一个基本的思路和框架，帮助实验教师更好地把握课题理念。

课题组鼓励实验教师结合学生的实际情况适当做出调整，将实验课上出特色。

一、教学目标1. 语言能力目标：学生能够读懂故事情节；惟妙惟肖地模仿录音；绘声绘色地独立朗读故事；能看图复述主要故事情节；复习字母组合“igh”的拼读规律；能简写故事。

2. 非语言能力目标：使学生感受校园游艺会的乐趣；联系生活实际，学会宽容和相互理解。

二、课时安排要求每周不少于两课时，每课时至少完成一个故事。

三、教师要求1. 教师课前须熟读故事，了解本课故事相关的文化背景：在英国，学校经常举办游艺会（school fair），邀请家长共同参与。

游艺会上有许多充满趣味性的活动，师生、家长乐在其中。

插画中我们可以看到此次游艺会上有卖东西的摊位（Ices, Books, Mrs Hussain’s home-made Jams and Cakes, Bric-a-Brac）、甚至还有看手相算命的（Palmist），当然更少不了花样繁多的中奖游戏（Hook-a-Duck, Spin the Wheel, Lucky Dip, Kick and Score, Bull’s-Eye, Gym Display等）。

很多时候游戏的奖品都是由师生捐送的，让学生娱乐的同时，又能学会与人分享。

2. 对于较难的单词，教师可板书，并配合动作、表情帮助学生理解。

3. 全英文授课。

四、教学用具多媒体设备、CD机、课件（课题组提供）、图片（Wilf、Wilma和爸爸的人物图；书、金鱼、泰迪熊；书摊、射门游戏、射箭和跳箱截图）。

五、课堂教学基本步骤1. 导入（Lead-in）：观看视频，让学生了解school fair通过观看视频，让学生了解校园游艺会，为看图讲故事做好铺垫。

教师播放视频短片Horrid Henry’s School Fair（见课件），然后与学生互动：What’s the video about? （BQ: Is it about the school fair? 可用中文帮助学生理解school fair）Do you like this school fair?Is this school fair interesting?Do you have a school fair every year?之后，展示故事第一幅图，自然过渡到讲故事环节：Look! Dad took Wilf and Wilma to the school fair. What did they do at the school fair? Did they enjoy the school fair? Let’s have a look.2. 看图讲故事（Storytelling）：理解故事情节，观察游艺会的各种趣味活动，体会其中的乐趣教师利用课件逐幅播放故事图片，并用丰富的表情、生动的英文和适当的肢体语言给学生绘声绘色地讲故事，让学生观察游艺会上的趣味活动，感受其中的乐趣，并体会故事结尾的幽默。

典范英语3a课文原文典范英语3a课文原文各位同学们，大家在学习英语的'时候会有相关的文章，我们看看下面的典范英语3a课文原文，欢迎阅读。

典范英语3a课文原文1Anne’s Best FriendDo you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend. Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War ?. Her family was Jewish so nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said, ”I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.” Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942.Thursday 15th June, 1944Dear Kitty,I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about ev erything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed since I was here.…For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half pasteleven in order to have a good look at the moon by my self. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open awindow. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was op en. I didn’t go downstairs until the window bad to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face……Sadly …I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced.Yours,Anne典范英语3a课文原文2the Road to Modern EnglishAt the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world, and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Look at this example: British Betty: Would you like to see my flat?American Amy: Yes. I’d like to come up to you apartment.So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At fist the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. It was base more on German than the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD500 and 1150, English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia to. English began to be spoken in both countries.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. At that time two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English language. The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for government and education. English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own identity? Only time will tell.典范英语3a课文原文3Journey Down the MekongMy name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college if Kunming. They are Dai andgrew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got time interested in cycling too. After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. I asked my sister, “Where are we going?” It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really stubborn. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are weleaving and when are we coming back?” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t care about details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look -- the kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a water fall andenters wide valleys. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.。