Module 1
Unit 1 It smells delicious
Tony: Mm…What 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: What’s that on top?
Betty: Oh, that’s cheese. Do you want to try a piece?
Darning: Ugh! No, thanks. I’m afraid I don’t like cheese. It doesn’t 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! There’s some pizza and some cookies, and now I’m 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 that’s sugar? Taste it first. It might be salt!
Darning: No, it’s OK. It tastes sweet. It’s sugar.
Tony: What’s this? It tastes sweet too.
Betty: That’s strawberry jam, for the cake.
Darning: Good, everything tastes so sweet! It’s 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 can’t wait to meet you.
I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. I’m quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. I’ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I’ll also carry my warm coat. I’ve got your photo — you look very pretty. So I’m sure we’ll 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 — I’m very proud of him! He’s good at everything, but I’m 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 I’m quite shy when I’m with strangers. I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but I’ll be fine in a few days. I’m always sorry when I don’t know how to do things in the right way, so please help me when I’m with you in China! Oh, I’m afraid of flying too. But I can't tell you how excited I am about going to China!
See you next week!
Love,
Sally
Module 2
Unit 1 I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions.
Tony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing?
Lingling: I’m entering a competition.
Tony: What kind of competition?
Lingling: A speaking competition.
Tony: Great. It’ll 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 haven’t. I’ve always wanted to go on a dream holiday. But I can’t afford it. The plane tickets are too expensive.
Tony: Well, good luck! I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions, but haven’t won any prizes. I’ve stopped trying now.
Lingling: That’s a pity. Have you ever thought about other kinds of competitions?
Tony: What do you mean?
