01 01 The Sun and the Earth

Unit 11 New Year’s Resolution 67 Unit 12 The Stars in the Sky 73

Unit 13 Computer Games 79

Unit 14 Robin Hood 85

Unit 15 The Genius of Mozart 91 Unit 16 Visiting the Louvre 97 Unit 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. 103

Unit 18 Indian Movies 109

Unit 19 Making Priorities 115

Unit 20 After Katrina 121

Contents

Unit 01 The Sun and the Earth 7 Unit 02 Happy Valentine’s Day 13 Unit 03 Riding on an Airplane 19

Unit 04 Harry Potter 25

Unit 05 World Cup 31

Unit 06 The Internet and Us 37

Unit 07 Let’s Go! Pluto! 43

Unit 08 Ice Cream 49

Unit 09 Mobile Telephones 55

Unit 10 Money Today, Money Tomorrow 61

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What can you see from the picture?

Look at the picture and write the answers.

1. Do you know who this man is? a. yes b. no 2. The man is looking at the . a. ground b. sky

Pre-Reading

New Words

natural not strange but understandable Venus the second planet from the Sun conclude decide that something is true crazy not thinking straight

liar a person who tells lies

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or hundreds of years, people thought that the Sun moved around the Earth.

This was only natural because when we see the Sun rise in the morning and set in the evening, we can only think that the Sun is moving around us.

But one man did not agree with this idea. He said that if the Sun is moving around the Earth, we cannot explain the movements of Venus. This man finally concluded that the Sun does not move around the Earth, but the Earth moves around the Sun. This man’s name is Copernicus.

At first, people thought Copernicus was crazy. They said he was a liar and that he must be killed. And so, Copernicus was burned to death for saying that the Earth moved around the Sun.

Later, though, people learned that Copernicus was in fact telling the truth.

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The word＂He＂(line 7) refers to .

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The word＂They＂(line 13) refers to .

Reading

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Understanding Pronouns

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The main idea of this passage is that .

a. people thought the Sun moved around the Earth b. Copernicus said the Earth moves around the Sun c. Copernicus was burned to death

2.

The best title for this passage would be . a. Copernicus and Venus

b. Copernicus and Crazy People c. Copernicus’ New Idea

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For hundreds of years, people thought .

a. the Sun moved around the Earth b. the Earth moved around Venus c. the Sun moved around Copernicus

2.

If the Sun moves around the Earth, we cannot explain the

movements of .

a. Copernicus b. Venus c. the evening

3.

Copernicus was later .

a. given money b. telling many lies c. burned to death Circle the best answer.

Understanding the Main Idea

Circle the best answer.

Understanding Details

1.

John’s mother yelled at him for not telling the .

2.

Many people thought that Copernicus was .

3.

It was for them to think that the Sun moved around the Earth.

4.

Copernicus later that the Earth moves around the Sun.

5.

A person who tells lies all the time is called a .

agree with : to think the same way I don’t think Phillip agrees withmy ideas.

Carol told me that she doesn’t agree withwhat the teacher just said.

I did’t agree withopinion of the movie.

to death : to cause a person to die The police shot the man to death.

The poor dog was almost beaten to deathby its owner.

I am starving to death. Let’s get something to eat.

Fill in each blank with one of the words in the list below.

Vocabulary Practice

New Phrases

natural concluded crazy liar truth

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Long ago, people thought that the the Earth.

But that the Earth moved around the Sun.

Copernicus.

At first, Copernicus was crazy.

But later they learned that he was .

This is a summary of the passage.

Fill in the blanks with the right words.

Making a Summary

people thought that his name was Sun moved around telling the truth one man concluded

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For , the Sun moved around the Earth.

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But Copernicus thought that moved .

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People thought .

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Copernicus .

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Later, people that he .

Do you believe Copernicus is telling the truth?

How can you prove that he is not a liar?

Are there any other examples that people mistakenly believed before? (such as “the earth is flat”)

What do you think the people should do about Copernicus?

Listen to each sentence and fill in the blanks.

Listening Practice

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Write a short paragraph about what you would have said to defend Copernicus.

Use the following questions as a guide.

Homework - Writing Practice

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