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1.tinny 极小的

2.kitten 小猫

3.fluffy 毛茸茸的

4.meow 猫叫

5.treats 零食

6.curl up 蜷缩起来

7.purrs 发出呼噜声

8.pet 抚摸

9.blanket 毛毯

10.twitches 抽动

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My Cat

I got my cat when she was just a tiny kitten.

I named her Puff because her fur is soft and fluffy.

She has white fur，but her tail，paws and ears are black.

She has a little pink nose and yellow eyes.

She says“Meow”whenever she wants a bowl of milk.

I feed her cat food and treats.

She washes her face with her paw when she is finished eating.

My whole family loves her，and we can tell that she loves us.

She loves to curl up in our laps.

She purrs whenever we pet her.

She is very playful.

We sometimes roll up a piece of paper and throw it to her.

She loves to chase the paper and hit it with her paws.

She also chases bugs.

Last night she chased a spider，but she was afraid to touch it.

At night she curls up in my bed with me.

She likes to be warm.

I have given her a blanket of her own，but when I put her on it her tail twitches.

Her tail twitches whenever she is upset or angry.

I know that she doesn't want to be on her blanket.

She wants to be in my bed.

I let her into my bed，and she falls asleep purring loudly.

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I am Special

Nobody in the world is exactly like I am.

They might have the same color hair and eyes that I do，but they are not exactly like me.

I am the only person in the world who thinks my thoughts.

No two people in the world are exactly alike.

It is good to be your own person.

It is good to be creative and be natural.

People have to follow the laws and the rules.

People should always be kind to others.

I try to follow all the rules.

I am kind to others.

I am a lot like many other people，yet I am different.

I am like my friend Jane，but she has red hair and I have dark hair.

She has a loud voice，and I have a soft voice.

She likes to eat vegetables，and I do not.

Jane and I are the same height.

We both like movies，and we are both afraid of spiders.

We wear the same size shoes，and we both have the same favorite color.

We are best friends，but sometimes we disagree about things.

We are alike in many ways，and different in many ways.

If we were all exactly the same，the world would be a very boring place.

I am myself，and I am glad that I am special.

You are special too.

Use your own special talents，and take the time to meet other people.

The world is made up of a lot of different people，and that's what makes life exciting.

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1.genders 性别

2.physically 身体上

3.mentally 精神上

4.muscular 肌肉强壮的

5.masculine 男子气的

6.feminine 女子气的

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The Two Sexes

There are two sexes or genders.

There is the male gender，and there is the female gender.

Males and females are different，both physically and mentally.

Humans are both male and female，and animals are both male and female.

If you have a dog，it is either a girl dog or a boy dog.

Boys grow up to be men.

Men grow hair on their faces.

Men are usually more muscular than women.

Men dress differently than women.

Men are males.

Males are masculine.

Girls grow up to be women.

Only women can have babies.

Women are females.

Females are feminine.

Another word for women is ladies.

It is good that we have males and females.

Your father is a male.

Your grandfather，brother and uncle are males.

Your mother is a female.

Your grandmother，sister and aunt are females.

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1.manner 礼貌

2.shove 推

3.address people 称呼别人

4.properly 适当地

5.manners 礼貌

6.common sense 常识

7.point at 指向

8.burp out 打嗝

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Manners

It is good to be polite.

People like you more when you are polite.

Always say please and thank you.

If you ask for some milk，you should say“please，may I have a glass of milk？”.

When someone gives you the milk，you should respond with“thank you.” .

It is not difficult to be polite.

You should not push or shove people.

You should cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.

You should address people properly.

If you are trying to get someone's attention，you would say“excuse me.”.

You wouldn't say“hey you.”.

There are table manners.

That is where you eat properly and politely at the dinner table.

You don't shove food into your mouth.

You don't reach over other people's plates.

You don't talk with your mouth full.

All of these things are common sense.

Being polite is mostly thinking about how you would like to be treated.

You wouldn't want people to be impolite to you.

It is not polite to point at people.

It is not polite to burp out loud.

It is not polite to use someone else's things without asking first.

Being polite just comes naturally if you have been brought up in a home where everyone was polite.

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1.pennies 便士

2.jar 罐子

3.cent 一分钱

4.nickel 五分镍币

5.dime 十分钱

6.quarter 二十五分钱

7.loonies 加拿大元

8.tonnies 二元加币

9.bills 钞票

10.recognize 认出

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Money

I keep my money in the bank.

I have saved up my money.

I save all my pennies in a jar.

A penny is only worth one cent.

I have nickels.

A nickel is worth five cents.

A dime is worth ten cents.

A quarter is worth twenty-five cents.

A quarter is a quarter of a dollar.

Four quarters make up a dollar.

A dollar is worth one hundred cents.

I saved up all of my dollars.

Our dollars used to be paper ，but now they are coins.

We call our dollars loonies.

It is a funny name.

We also have two dollar coins.

We call those toonies.

We have five dollar bills and ten dollar bills.

If you are lucky，you will have twenty dollar bills，fifty dollar bills and even hundred dollar bills.

Our bills in Canada are different colors.

That makes them easy to recognize if you go somewhere to spend them.

It is wise to save your money.

If you save enough，you could have hundreds or thousands of dollars.

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1.secretary 秘书

2.staple 订书钉

3.hole punch 打孔机

4.liquid paper 修正液

5.receptionist 接待员

6.bookshelves 书架

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The Office

Some people work in an office.

There are special tools that people in an office need to do their work.

There is a computer in the office.

There is a telephone.

Most of the time，the secretary answers the telephone.

The secretary sits at a desk.

The secretary has pens and pencils on the desk.

The secretary writes on a note pad.

Some other things that you would find in an office include the following：a staple to staple pages together；a photocopier to copy pages；a pencil sharpener to sharp pencils；a water cooler where the employees could get a drink of water；a hole punch to make holes in sheets of paper；and liquid paper which is used to blank out errors on a page.

Some offices have many employees in them.

All of the employees have their own desks.

Other offices just have one person at a desk.

In some offices，there is a secretary or a receptionist，and then there is the boss in another room.

There are often many important papers in an office.

Important papers can be called documents.

You might have to sign a document or fill out a form in an office.

Some offices have bookshelves filled with books.

The books are filled with information that the people in the office need.

You will have to visit an office sometime.

Maybe it will be a doctor's office or a lawyer's office.

There are many different types of offices.

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1.direction 方向

2.hole 洞穴

3.complicated 复杂的

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Which Direction

Which direction should I go in？

Should I go up？

If I go up，I will head toward the sky.

I can go up the stairs.

Should I go down？

I can go down the stairs to the basement.

I can climb down into a hole.

Should I go left or right？

I am right-handed，so I know which way right is.

Should I go backwards？

I would be going away from the things that I am facing now if I went backwards.

If I went backwards from the things that I am facing，I would go away from it.

Should I go forward？

I will just go straight ahead if I go forward.

If I am facing something and I go forward，then I will go toward the thing that I am facing.

Maybe I should go sideways，but which side，left or right？

It sounds very complicated，but it is not.

Directions are very easy to follow，if you stop and think about them.

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1.stole 偷

2.glasses 眼镜

3.explanation 解释

4.round 圆的

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Who，What，Where and Why

These are important words.

They are all words that begin questions.

“Who”is about a person.

Who is the girl with the blue dress on？

Who stole my watch？

Who will come with me to the game？

Who is driving us to the party？

“What”is about a thing.

What is that big thing on the sidewalk？

What should I do when I get to your house？

What kind of clothes should I wear to the party？

What shall I buy you for your birthday?

“Where”is about a place？

Where are you going for your vacation？

Where did I leave my glasses？

Where did my brother go？

Where on earth is Timmins？

“Why”is a word that asks for an explanation.

Why did you take the last piece of pie？

Why is the world round？

Why should I give you any money？

Why did the chicken cross the street？

They say that you should answer all these questions if you are writing a good story.

You have to give the who，what，where and why to write a good story.

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1.orchestra 管弦乐队

2.tuba 大号

3.trumpet 小号

4.saxophone 萨克斯管

5.cello 大提琴

6.percussion 打击乐器

7.kettle drum 铜鼓

8.organ 风琴

9.banjo 班卓琴

10.mandolin 曼陀林

11.flute 长笛

12.french horn 法国号

13.stick 棍

14.cymbal 钹

15.quarter 四分之一

16.eighth 八分之一

17.scales 范围

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Music

If you were in a orchestra，what would you paly？

Would you play a tuba，a trumpet，or a saxophone？

Perhaps you would prefer a stringed instrument like a violin or a cello.

Maybe you would enjoy percussion more.

You could play the kettle drum.

There are instruments that have keyboards.

A piano and an organ have keyboards.

There are instruments that have strings on them.

A guitar，banjo and mandolin have strings on them.

There are instruments that you blow into.

A flute，a French horn，and a harmonica are all the instruments that you blow into.

There are instruments that you hit with a stick.

A drum and a cymbal are two things that you would hit with a stick.

If you are in an orchestra，you have to watch the conductor.

He will lead you through the piece of music.

You might just want to be in a band for fun.

You could join a rock band or a dance band.

Some people learn to read music.

Music notes are written on a staff.

Each note represents a sound.

There are whole notes，half notes，quarter notes and eighth notes.

Each one of these is held a different number of beats.

It is good to learn about music.

You have to learn about your scales，and learn about sharps and flats.

If you want to learn how to play an instrument，it is best to take music lessons.

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1.seatbelt 安全带

2.crosswalks 人行横道

3.siren 汽笛

4.pull over 靠边停车

5.emergency vehicle 紧急车辆

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Traffic

Traffic moves along on the streets and highways.

There are rules that drivers must follow to make the traffic flow smoothly.

You must wear a seatbelt.

The seatbelt helps to keep you safe.

You must stop at all stop signs.

You must also stop at a red light.

A green light means go，and a yellow light means to be careful.

If you see a sign that says school crossing，you have to be careful because you are near a school，and children might be crossing the street.

Some places are crosswalks.

Those are places where people cross the street.

People who are walking have the right the way.

If you hear a siren behind of you， you must pull over.

An emergency vehicle like a police car or an ambulance might need to get somewhere fast.

When a school bus puts on the flashing signals，you have to stop.

You can't go pass the school bus because children may be crossing the street from the bus.

You should always obey the speed limit.

It is not good to drive too fast.

People should never drink and drive.

Driving is a serious business.

You have to obey all the rules to be a good driver.