牛津初中英语三年级课文UNIT4

[00:04.78]Eddie, shall we goshopping today?
[00:13.53]I'm far too busy togo shopping
[00:18.00]Busy? But you havenothing to do!
[00:23.04]No, you're wrong !From 9 to 12, I hareto watch TV.
[00:30.41]Then I'll have lunchand a little sleepbetween 2 and 7.
[00:36.65]After that, it's dinner time.A dog's work isnever done!
[00:43.39]　　　Reading
[00:46.32]A The TV programmeson Saturday
[00:54.96]Millie is reading aTV guide online.
[01:00.71]She is reading aboutsome of herclassmate's favoriteTV prongrammes.
[01:07.87]Here are the webpages Millie isreading.
[01:13.01]   Sports World   Sunshine TV
[01:21.37]  A weekly round-upwhat is happening insport,
[01:26.73]with lots ofup-to-dateinformation.
[01:31.17]The programme coversdifferent sports,such as basketball,
[01:37.02]swimming, badmintonand football.However, if you arenot a football fan,
[01:44.39]you might find thisweek's programme abit boring. It's allabout football.
[01:51.23]There are also anumber of interviewswith the famousfootball players.
[01:57.68]Beijing Music Awards  Sunshine TV
[02:03.53]  This year's BeijingMusic Awards will becovered live.
[02:12.57]The presentationwill be held inBeijing this comingSaturday.
[02:18.40]All the big popstars will attend.Before the awardsstart,
[02:24.64]we will interviewsove of the mostfamous stars.
[02:29.39]Two thousand fanshave voted onlinefor their favouritesongs,
[02:35.35]singers andmusic videos.
[02:39.69]The results will beannounced during theprogramme
[02:44.75]and the host willask questions.As youare watching theawards,
[02:50.89]write downyouranswers and sendtext messages
[02:56.35]to 1396. You couldwin two free concerttickets.
[03:03.69]    Murder in a   Country House     Golden¹ TV
[03:13.04]  Murder in a CountryHouse is a horrorfilm directed³ byCindy Clark,
[03:20.67]a new director⁴. Inthe film, a doctoris found dead in hishouse.
[03:28.14]Was he killed or didhe kill himself?
[03:33.47]You won't find outthe answer until theend of the film.
[03:38.80]The film isexcellent and isfull of horror² andmysteries.
[03:45.04]If you enjoy solvingmysteries, you willlove this film.
[03:50.90]If you get scaredeasily, do not watchit !
[03:56.25]The actors are allnew, yet they alldid very well.
[04:02.89]    Tiger Watch      Golden TV
[04:10.96]  This one –hourdocumentary takes aclose look at theAsian tiger.
[04:17.07]After you watch thisprogramme,
[04:21.43]you will realize howmuch danger thesetigers face.
[04:26.68]They are actuallydisappearing quickerthan pandas.
[04:31.93]The documentaryexplains that thesetigers are beingkilled
[04:37.58]for their skin andbones.If you are ananimal lover,
[04:43.64]you might find thisprogramme a bitdisturbing
[04:48.78]while watching theprogramme.
[04:52.13]Tiger Watch wastaken in Indiabetween 2003and 2005.
[04:59.57]It shows the Asiantiger in its naturalhabitat.
[05:05.03]You can see scenesof India,
[05:08.56]one of the fewplaces on Earthwhere tigers stilllive.
[05:13.60]Tiger Watch won anaward for itsamazing photography⁵.
[05:19.45]Integrated skillsA Television viewinghabis
[05:29.61]A2.Millie isinterviewing thestudents.
[05:36.56]Listen carefully andhelp her completethe notes below.
[07:12.61]Anita:Likes programmesabout:(1)______
[07:14.65]Reason:(2)_______
[07:16.69]Philip:Dislikes programmesabout :(3)______
[07:18.73]Reason:(4)______
[07:20.76]Name of favouriteprogramme:(5)_______
[07:22.83]Time spent onwatching TV everyday :(6)_______
[07:24.87]Philip:Likes programmesabout :(7)________
[07:26.93]Reason:(8)_______
[07:28.97]Dislikes programmesabout :(9)_______
[07:31.03]Reason:(10)______
[07:33.07]Name of favouriteprogramme :(11)______
[07:35.11]Time spent onwatchint TV day :(12)______
[07:37.17]Sam:Likes prgrammesabout :(13)______
[07:39.21]Reason:(14)______
[07:41.27]Dislikes programmesabout :(15)_______
[07:43.31]Reason:(16)________
[07:45.37]Name of favouriteprogramme:(17)_______
[07:47.41]Time spent onwatching TV everyday:(18)_______ 07:49.45]B Speak up: whichTV programmes do youlike?
[07:55.19]  Talk to yourpartner
[08:00.76]about the types ofTV programmes he/she likes.
[08:06.40]Work in pairs. Usekitty and Millie'sconversation as amodel.
[08:13.66]Replace theunderlined wordswith your owninformation.
[08:19.02]Kitty: What kind ofTV programmes do youlike best?
[08:23.85]Millie: I likewatching (programmesabout animals.)
[08:28.29]I find them(interesting).
[08:31.63]Kitty: I don't like(programmes aboutanimals).
[08:36.49]I think they're(boring).
[08:39.84](Programmes aboutthe are arts) better.They're my favourite.
[08:46.00]Millie: How muchtime do you spendwatching TV everyday?
[08:51.36]Kitty: I watch TVfor about (two hours)every day.What about you?
[08:58.41]Millie: About(an hour.)
[09:01.44]   Pronunciation　Saying ‘-(e)s’　endings
[09:07.47]A.sandy sometimes hasdifficulty with thedifferent‘-(e)s’endings.
[09:17.14]Help her find outthe differences.
[09:21.19]Listen to thesewords carefully.Then practice sayingthem.
[09:27.14]/s/ 1.walks  2.waits3.books   4.likes5.hopes
[09:44.54]/z/6. beds   7. legs8. girls  9. knives10. zoos
[10:02.88]/Iz/11.wishes  12.roses13.watches 14.prizes15.colleges
[10:21.82]B.Sandy wants topractice saying thedifferent ‘-(e)s’endings.
[10:29.58]Listen and saywhether the endingsof the words arepronounced
[10:35.82]/s/、 /z/ 、/Iz/.
[10:40.26]1.tests  /s/2.boxes____3.bridges____4.borses____
[10:53.90]5.bowls ____ 6.goes_____7.winds_____ 8.gifts_____
[11:07.25]9.  gives____10. gets____11. finds_____12. leaves____
[11:21.01]　　　Wordlistfar   adv.很,极,太broadcast  vi.&n.广播;报导
[11:34.05]studio   n.(电视)演播室;摄影棚distance   n.远方;远处
[11:45.59]TV station电视台cartoon  n.卡通片,动画片
[11:57.92]MTV  abbr.音乐电视weekly  adj.每星期的,一周的
[12:09.47]round-up  adj.(尤指新闻)概要,摘要up-to-date  adj最新的;现代的
[12:21.35]interview  n.&vt.采访;会见cover  vt.报道;电视报道
[12:32.22]live  adv.实况转播的presentation  n.授予(赠送)
[12:43.77]coming  adj.即将到来的vote  vi.选举;投票
[12:54.53]announce  vt.宣布,宣告text  n.文本;正文
[13:06.08]concert  n.音乐会murder  n.&vt.谋杀
[13:17.13]horror  n.恐怖direct  vt.导演
[13:28.49]director  n.导演dead  adj.死的
[13:39.83]mystery  n.谜,神秘;秘密scared   adj.吃惊的;吓坏的
[13:50.77]documentary  n.记录片
[13:56.91]Asian  adj.亚洲的;亚洲人的民n.  亚洲人
[14:02.66]face  vt.面临,面对disappear消失
[14:13.92]disturbing  a.烦扰的habitat  n.(动植物的)栖息地
[14:27.16]scene  n.景象;景色;风光photography  n.摄影;摄影术
[14:38.63]act  n.行为;举动success  n.成功
[14:49.36]formal  adj.正式的company  n.公司
[15:00.52]public n. 公众adj. 公众的;公共的
[15:05.98]ice skating滑冰especially  adv.特别,尤其
[15:18.44]show  n.(电视或广播)节目comedy  n.喜剧
[15:29.57]series  n.系列节目prize   n.奖励;奖品;奖金
[15:40.80]right  adv.立即,马上end  vi结束
[15:51.46]race   n.赛跑farther   adv.(far的比较级)更远地
[16:02.30]further  adv.(far的比较级)更远地farthest   adv.(far的最高级)最远
[16:13.35]furthest  adv.(far的最高级)最远regular   adj.经常的;有规律的
[16:24.40]viewer  n.电视,观众friendship   n.友谊
[16:35.34]spaceman   n.太空船上的飞行员;宇宙人
[16:41.69]regularly  adv.经常;有规律地expect  vi&vt.预料;期待
[16:53.16]art  n.美术;艺术dislike  vt.不喜欢,厌恶
[17:03.71]habit   n.习惯;习性background  n.背景
[17:14.76]disagree  vi.意见不合;有分歧plot  n情节
[17:25.37]throw  vt.扔,抛relationship   n.关系
[17:36.71]sporty  adj.爱好(或擅长)体育运动的
[17:43.76]competition  n.竞争;竞赛website  n.网站
[17:55.12]surprising  adj.令人惊讶的ending  n.结尾,结局
[18:06.46]perfect   adj.极好的,完美的
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1 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

2 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。

3 directed   

adj.有指导的；有管理的；定向的；被控制的v.（用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导( direct的过去式和过去分词 )；导演（戏剧或电影）；指示方向；把…对准（某方向或某人）

参考例句：

• The firemen directed jets of water at the burning building. 消防队员把水柱喷向燃烧着的楼房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The general directed that the prisoners should be set free. 将军命令释放囚犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

5 photography   

n.摄影，摄影术

参考例句：

• He goes in for photography.他酷爱摄影。
• Photography is not taught in our school.我们学校不教摄影术。