Woman: Look, dear. It’s just across the street. It’s behind you.
U4 Disaster! 灾难！
Shari: That was amazing! Alvin: It was really scary as well.
Alvin:Now we’ve got a great project for our ezine…Disasters! Shari and Dan: Yeah！
reporter：Well, hello, children. Are you getting warm? Shari, Dan, and Alvin：Yes！
reporter：Can you tell me what happened?
Shari: It was hot and sunny this morning, so we decided to sail to the small island for a picnic with my dad.
Alvin: When we were sailing to the island, the sky went dark. Reporter: Were you listening to the weather on the radio? Dan: The radio was on, but we weren’t listening to the weather. We were listening to music.
Reporter: Why didn’t you go back to the beach?
Dan:Because we were very near the island.We decided to wait there for the weather to get better…but it didn’t.A storm started. Shari: We were walking up the beach, looking for somewhere safe to stay,when lighting hit the boat and it caught fire. Reporter: What a disaster!
Shari:We couldn’t leave the island, so Dad had to phone for
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help.
Alvin: At first,the phone didn’t work. But when they tried again and it was OK. Phew! Reporter: Were you afraid? Shari, Dan and Alvin: Yes！
Dan：But it was really exciting when the helicopter came to get us.
Shari and Alvin: Yeah, that was great!
U5 Material things 材料
Shari：This is a great new shopping centre. It was all made of brick. Look at the sweet shop!
Dan: Wow! Look at those mice! They’re made of white chocolate.
Alvin: Let’s go and buy some sweets. Dan: Ahah! Do you like my new teeth?
Shari: Ugh. They’re horrible. What are they made of?
Alvin: Ha ha! They’re made of sugar. They’re great. Nice one, Dan!
Dan: Hee hee hee.
Shari: Ooh, look! These snakes are made of rubber. They are fantastic.
Alvin: Yeah! Ooh, I’m going to buy one of these spiders.
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They’re made of fur.
Dan: Really? I don’t think anybody’s going to be afraid of those.
Shari: Ah! Look out, Dan! There’s big black spider on your shoulder!
Dan: No, there isn’t.
Alvin: Oh, yes, there is. That spider isn’t made of fur, Dan. It’s real!
Dan: Aagghhh!
Alvin and Shari: Ha ha ha! Alvin: It’s OK. We were only joking.
Dan: Hmph, well. let’s go and find out what things are made of for our next ezine. Alvin: Ok. Shari: Oh, yeah.
U6 Senses 感觉
（Shari： Yeah， I thought so too.）
Teacher: In this week’s science club we’re going to look at the five senses. First we’re going to look at the sense the touch. Shari: Put your hand into this box, Dan. What does it feel like? Dan: It’s very soft. It feels like fur. Is it an animal? Alvin: No, Dan. It’s my toy spider.
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Dan: Not again.
Alvin and Shari: Ha, ha, ha!
Shari: I didn’t know we had to do the senses of hearing too. Alvin: That’s horrible! It sounds like somebody falling downstairs.
Teacher: That’s my new CD. Dan: That’s cool! Alvin and Shari: Dan!
Teacher: We’re exploring the sense of smell. What does this smell like, Shari?
Shari: Phoargh! That smells terrible! It smells like Alvin’s socks.
Alvin: Well. it’s strong blue cheese, Shari.
Teacher: And now the sense of taste. What does this taste like, Alvin?
Alvin: Mmm. It…it tastes like pizza. It’s great! I didn’t think I liked pizza. Dan: You do now.
Alvin: Let’s find out how to make the perfect pizza for our next ezine.
Shari and Dan: Yes!
U7 Natural world 自然界
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Dan: This is great! A day in the country!
Alvin: Yeah, but we’ve only got two more days to write our next ezine project and we haven’t got a topic. What shall we write about?
Shari: I don’t know, but it’s very hot, so we should put our hats on.
Dan: Phew! You’re right. The sun is strong .I think we should put some sun cream on, too. Here you are. Shari：Thanks , Dan . Do you want some, Alvin?
Alvin: Er.Er? Look! What’s that man doing? Let’s go and see. Alvin: Excuse me. Can you tell me what you’re doing? Man: Sure. I’m taking the glass bottles and plastic bags out of the lake because they’re dangerous for wild birds. I have to do this every week.
Dan: That’s terrible! People should put their rubbish in the bins. They shouldn’t leave it on grass or throw it in the lake.
Shari: What should we do about this? Can we do anything to help?
Man: Well, most people don’t know that this is a big problem for birds and other animals, so you should tell your friends and family about it.
Alvin: Yeah. We should write about it in the ezine.
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