课文原文

Dialogue
Language Structure:
The -ed Participle
A:This morning a boy named Chen Ming came to see me.
Do you know him?
B:Yes. He's a student in Class 2.
A:He's going to take part in an English language contest.
He asked me to help him with his spoken English.
B:Did you agree?
A:Yes, of course.
And I promised to give him some advice on his written English,too.
B:That was good of you.
promise
Litening Comprehension
Listen and fill in the blanks.
1.Briefcases__are cheaper than those made of leather.
2.What do you think of the combs__.
3.Copy down the words__.
4.I like the picture__.
5.All the books must be returned before the end of the term.
6.Where have you put the note__?
7.The train__was an hour late.
8.Here are some books___.
9.That is a story___.
10.Hangzhou is a place___each year.
Text:The Kites
No one really knows when or where the first kite fluttered in the wind.
However, most scholars think that the Chinese people had kites about 2 000 years ago.
European explorers who visited the East brought the first kites to the West.
The probably brought the brightly coloured kites home to their children as gifts.
Kite flying has always been a very important sport in Asia.
In China there is a great festival each year on the ninth day of the ninth month.
It is called "The Festival of Aseceding on High",
Thousands of people,young and old,fly their kites on that day.
Kites of different shapes and sizes fill the sky.
There are kites that look like dragons and lions and tigers.
And there are kites that look like fish and birds and snakes.
In Japan a special kite day is held each year on May 5th.
All day long, fish-shaped kites are flown from the roof tops.
They are flown in honour of a brave Japanese boy named Kintaro.
Kintaro once saved a group of fishermen by killing a man-eating fish.
Kites are not only for fun.
They have been very useful throughout history.

词语解释
New Words and Expressions
kite/kait/
风筝
flutter
飘动
scholar
学者
European
欧洲的
explorer
探测者
brightly/'braitli/
鲜艳地
coloured
彩色的；涂色的
Asia
亚洲
ascend
攀登
dragon
龙
lion
狮子
snake/sneik/
蛇
special
特殊
honour
荣誉
in honour of
为向...表示敬意
kintaro
金太郎
man-eating
吃人的
fun
乐趣