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1.barn 畜棚

2.swish 鞭打

3.flies 苍蝇

4.tails 尾巴

5.saddle 马鞍

6.pigpen 猪舍

7.goats 山羊

8.coop 鸡笼

9.rooster 公鸡

10.crows 啼叫

11.goose 鹅

12.honking 鸣叫

13.nips 咬

14.stray 无主的、走失的

15.sheep 绵羊

16.wool 羊毛

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The Farm

My uncle is a farmer.

He lives on a farm.

He has many different types of animals.

In the barn，there are horses and cows.

The cows swish the flies away from themselves with their tails.

It sounds very loud if a cow says “moo”when you are standing there.

The cows eat the grass from my uncle's field.

He gets milk from the cows.

I put a saddle on one of the horses and went for a ride.

There are pigs in the pigpen.

He has goats.

He says that the goats will eat just about anything.

He has a chicken coop with chickens in it.

The chickens lay eggs.

Have you ever seen baby chicks？

They are very cute.

My uncle collects the eggs every morning.

There is a rooster too.

The rooster crows when the sun comes up.

My uncle also has a goose.

The goose makes a honking noise.

I don't think that the goose likes me.

It nips me when I go near it.

Many cats live in my uncle's barn.

They are stray cats，but he lets them stay there because they keep the mice away.

My uncle feeds the cats.

My uncle says that he would like to get some sheep for his farm.

You can get wool from sheep.

There are a lot of animals on my uncle's farm.

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1.Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔塔

2.tourist attractions 旅游景点

3.Venice 威尼斯

4.canals 运河

5.souvenirs 纪念品

6.cobblestones 鹅卵石

7.scooters 小型摩托

8.luggage 行李

9.pleased 高兴

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Travel

It is fun to take a trip to a faraway place.

My brother just went to Italy and France.

He got on a plane at Toronto airport.

He took a flight to France.

He stayed there for a couple of days.

He visited the Eiffel Tower.

He was in Paris.

He said that he enjoyed the food in France.

He then traveled to Italy.

He saw many towns and villages in Italy.

He went to Rome and visited many of the tourist attractions.

In Venice，he saw the canals.

He tried to speak Italian，but he is not too good at it.

He said the people were very helpful.

They tried to understand him.

He bought souvenirs for us when he was in Italy.

He ate Italian food.

He said that pizza in Italy is quite different from the pizza we eat here in Canada.

He saw many streets that were made of cobblestones.

He saw many old buildings.

A lot of people in Italy travel around on scooters.

He stayed at a very nice hotel in Italy.

He was sorry when it was time to come home.

My brother likes to travel.

He likes to fly in airplanes.

The airline lost his luggage once.

He was not too pleased about that.

Next year，he would like to travel to England.

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1.blouses 女衬衫

2.slacks 休闲裤

3.lingerie 女内衣

4.hardware 五金、硬件

5.compact discs 光盘 

6.equipment 装备

7.utensils 器皿

8.pots 罐

9.aprons 围裙

10.napkins 餐巾

11.fancier 精致

12.bulk 散装

13.bins 箱

14.electronic 电子的

15.department store 百货商店 

16.perfume 香水

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The Shopping Mall

There are many different stores in the shopping mall.

There are ladies' wear stores.

They sell dresses，blouses，and many kinds of clothes for women.

In the men's wear stores，there are suits，ties，shirts and slacks.

There are also clothing stores that appeal just to teenagers.

Some clothing stores only sell children's clothes.

There is even a store that just sell bathing suits and cover-ups for the beach or pool

There are lingerie stores that sell ladies' underwear and nightwear.

There are hardware stores that sell tools.

There are shoe stores.

You buy shoes and boots in a shoe store.

There are bookstores.

You can buy a book on almost any topic at the book store.

There are stores that sell compact discs.

Those stores also have tapes and videos.

There are sports stores that sell special shoes and clothes for sports.

They also sell sports equipment and t-shirts and hats with the logo of your favorite teams.

There are gift stores that sell all kinds of things that someone might want for their house.

There are kitchen stores where you can buy utensils and pots and pans.

Those kinds of stores also sell aprons and napkins and anything you might need for your kitchen.

There is a movie theatre at the mall.

There is a jewellery store that has a lot of gold and silver jewellery.

There is a hairdresser in the mall.

Sometimes，I go in there to get my hair cut.

There are fast food places in the mall.

You can get a quick lunch like a hamburger or some french fries.

There are also fancier restaurants in the mall.

You can sit down for a nice meal.

There is a furniture store in the mall.

You can buy a new sofa or bed at the furniture store.

There are bulk food stores.

At a bulk food store，all foods are in bins.

You take as much as you want and pay for it at the counter.

There is even a telephone store and an electronics store at the mall.

My brother's favorite store is the toy store.

He could spend hours in there.

There are also department stores at the mall.

Department stores sell all kinds of things.

They sell perfume，clothes，shoes，kitchen utensils，or just about anything you might need.

You can get almost anything you want at the shopping mall.

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1.bushes 灌木

2.prick 扎

3.thorn 刺

4.tulips 郁金香

5.bloom 花（常指观赏类）

6.Ottawa 渥太华

7.lilies of the valley 山谷百合

8.blossoms 花（常指果木类）

9.cherry 樱桃

10.geraniums 天竺葵

11.petunias 矮牵牛

12.marigolds 金盏菊

13.petals 花瓣

14.shady 背阴的

15.hostas 玉簪花

16.chrysanthemums 菊花

17.carnations 康乃馨

18.poinsettias 一品红

19.orchid 兰花

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Flowers

There are hundreds of different types of flowers.

Most people like roses.

Roses grow on bushes，and they smell beautiful.

You have to be careful that you don't prick your finger on a rose thorn.

Roses come in many colors.

There are red，pink，yellow and white roses.

In the spring，tulips are in bloom.

In Ottawa，there are many tulips.

Some people go there just to see all the tulips in the spring.

Forget-me-nots are also spring flowers.

They are tiny and blue.

Lilies of the valley look like white bells.

Many of the trees have blossoms on them in the springtime.

The apple and cherry trees look particularly beautiful when they are in blossom.

We have a blossom festival in my town.

My neighbors like to plant geraniums，petunias and marigolds in the summer.

Some people plant sunflowers.

Sunflowers grow very tall.

They have bright yellow petals.

All of those flowers grow best in the sunshine.

If your garden is shady，you have to plant different things.

Hostas grow well in a shady garden.

Chrysanthemums are fall flowers.

Chrysanthemums come in many colors also.

There are purple，yellow and white chrysanthemums.

Flowers are good to give as gifts.

Women like to receive a dozen roses on Valentine's day.

Carnations also make a nice gift.

They have a very sweet smell.

Where I live, Many people give away lilies for Easter.

Poinsettias are very festive at Christmas time.

If someone goes to a dance，they often give their partner a flowers to wear.

Sometimes a girl will get orchid from her date.

If you go to a wedding，you will probably see a lot of flowers there.

Flowers help to make place beautiful.

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1.chases 追逐

2.planets 星球

3.horror 恐怖

4.mosters 怪兽

5.thrillers 惊悚片

6.tense 紧张

7.animated 有生机的、动画的

8.matinee 日场

9.popcorn 爆米花

10.pop 汽水

11.documentaries 纪录片

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Movies

I go to the movies almost every week.

Sometimes，I rent movies from the video store .

My favorite films are action films.

I like to watch car chases.

I like it the when bad the guy has a shootout with the good guys.

I like the good guys to win.

I also like science fiction movies.

I like things that take place in the future.

I like movies that have allies from different planets in them.

Some of the science fiction movies can be silly and unbelievable.

I don't like those ones.

My mother like dramas.

She has a lot of favorite actors and actresses.

She sometimes watches sad movies that make her cry.

She also likes comedies.

She laughs out loud if a comedy is very funny.

My father likes horror movies.

He likes movies with monsters in them.

He also likes thrillers.

I have watched some thrillers that make you keep tense and on the edge of your seat.

Sometimes，I have to shut my eyes if the movie gets too scary.

My brother likes animated movies.

In animated movies，there are no actors，just cartoon characters.

My brother goes to the movies on Saturday afternoon with his friends.

He goes to the matinee.

He gets popcorn，candy and pop.

He usually comes back with a stomach ache because he eats so much.

Sometimes，my father watches documentaries.

Documentaries are about real things.

You can learn a lot from watching a documentary.

I watch documentaries with him sometimes，but I would rather see a good action film.

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1.rewarding 有益的

2.lift weights 举重

3.posters 海报

4.folk music 民谣

5.instruments 乐器

6.orchestras 管弦乐队

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Interests and Hobbies

It is very rewarding to have different interests and hobbies.

Some people like to play computer games.

Other people spend a lot of time watching television.

There are people who would rather watch movies.

Some people prefer more physical things.

They would rather play a sport like baseball，hockey or basketball.

Some people do exercises at a gym，or they just go for walks.

There are many ways to exercise.

You can ride a bicycle or lift weights.

There are people who like to collect things.

They can collect all kinds of different things.

You can collect stamps，coins，dolls，postcards，movies，rocks or posters.

Some people even collect bugs or leaves.

Some people are lucky enough to be able to travel.

You can travel to a nearby place，or you can travel far way to a different country.

There are people who like to listen to music.

People have different tastes in music.

Some people like rock music，rap，classic music，or folk music.

There are many different types of music.

Some people would rather play music than listen to it.

You can play an instrument，or you can sing.

Many people learn to play the guitar or the piano.

Some people join bands or orchestras.

There are people who like to read books.

There are a lot of different hobbies.

It depends on what you consider to be fun.

You can have more than one hobby or interest.

It is good to be interested in a lot of different things.

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1.accent 口音

2.Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉大瀑布

3.tapes 磁带

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International Students

We have many international students at my school.

Some of the students come from England.

They speak English，but they have an accent that is different from a Canadian accent.

Many students are from Japan.

They are learning our language and our customs.

We have students from Germany，Italy，China，Korea and Iran.

We try to make those students feel welcome here.

The students like to see what is here.

They go sightseeing.

They visit all the places that the tourists like to go to.

Niagara Falls and Toronto are interesting places to visit.

The students practice their English by talking to Canadians.

When they first get here，we show them around.

They do many exercises to learn the language.

They listen to English songs.

They read story books that are written in English.

They listen to English language tapes.

The best way to learn the language is to talk to other people.

It is good to ask questions in English.

Canadians try to be helpful to international students.

Some of the international students live with host families.

The host families have the students living in their homes.

It is a good way for the host families and the students to make friends

Many of the international students stay in contact with their friends and host families even after they have gone back to their homelands.

The international students learn a lot from their host families because they eat Canadian foods，and they learn what it is like to live in a Canadian household.

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1.clarinet 单簧管

2.drawing and painting 素描和绘画

3.deserts 沙漠

4.continents 大陆

5.addition 加

6.subtraction 减

7.division 除

8.multiplication 乘

9.literature 文学

10.compositions 作文

11.poetry 诗歌

12.experiments 实验

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Subject

There are many subjects that you can take at school.

My favorite subject is music.

I like to sing and to play the clarinet.

I also like art.

I am quite good at drawing and painting.

History is a good subject.

I like learning about the past.

Geography is very interesting.

We look at many maps in geography.

We learn where there are deserts and mountains.

I know the names of all the continents and all the oceans.

Mathematics is my least favorite subject.

I am not very good with numbers.

I am good at addition and subtraction，but I am not good at division and multiplication.

In my school we learn to speak French.

We learn French because Canada has French and English-speaking citizens.

English literature is a good subject.

I enjoy reading books.

I also like to write compositions and poetry.

Science is my brother's favorite subject.

He is interested in plants，and he likes to do experiments.

We also take drama at our school.

I like to act.

I got the lead role in school play.

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1.elementary 初级

2.blackboard 黑板

3.parking lot 停车场

4.cafeteria 自助餐厅

5.principal 校长

6.gymnasium 健身房

7.senior citizen 老年人

8.theater 剧院

9.concerts 演唱会

10.campus 校区、校园

11.residences 住宅

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School

There are different types of schools.

There is an elementary school.

The children at the elementary school are young.

There is a playground for them to play in.

The classrooms are bright and airy.

There are blackboards in the classrooms.

The children sit in desks to do their work.

There is a parking lot for the teachers to park in.

There is a cafeteria for the students to get food.

The principal has an office.

Nobody wants to go the principal's office.

It usually means that you are in trouble if you have to go to the principal's office.

When you finish elementary school，you go to high school.

Most of the students in high school are teenagers.

There is a parking lot outside the high school.

There is also a football field outside.

The students go to classes in different classrooms.

They move from classroom to classroom for each subject.

There is a cafeteria where they can get their lunches or eat the lunches they have brought from home.

There is a gymnasium where students have physical education.

Dances are also held in the gymnasium.

Some students go on to university from high school.

Students at the university are older.

Some of the students are even the senior citizen.

People come from all over the world to attend the university.

There are lots of different things at the university.

There is a theater where plays and concerts are held.

There is a bookstore where students can buy their textbooks.

There is a physical education building that has a swimming pool in it.

The parking lot at the university is very big.

They call the land that the university is on a campus.

Some of the students live on campus in residences.

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1.couch 沙发

2.sink 洗碗槽

3.toilet 坐便器

4.dressers 化妆台

5.closets 衣柜

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House

A house is divided into different rooms.

In my house, there is a living room.

There is a couch, two chairs，a coffee table and a television set in the living room.

In the kitchen，there is a stove and a refrigerator.

There is also a sink and a dishwasher in the kitchen.

There is a kitchen table and chairs.

We eat most of our meals at the kitchen table.

We have a dining room.

There is a dining table and chairs in there.

There is washroom or bathroom.

There is a toilet，sink and bathtub in the bathroom.

There is also a shower in the bathroom.

We have three bedrooms.

The bedrooms are upstairs.

My brother's  room，my room，my parent's room all have beds in them.

We also have dressers in our rooms.

There are closets in all of our bedrooms.

We Keep our clothes in the closets.

There is a basement in our house.

We store things in the basement.

There is also a laundry room in the basement.

There is a washing machine and a dryer in the laundry room.

This is where we wash and dry our clothes.

There is a garage attached to the house.

We keep the car in the garage.

You drive up the driveway and into the garage.

We also have a front yard and a back yard.

There is a vegetable garden in the back yard.

There are some flowers and a tree planted in the front yard.