初中英语（深圳&香港文达版）第四册课本UNIT12

[00:00.00] UNIT TWELVE
[00:03.21]I was late because I...
[00:07.05]A\ Let's read
[00:11.42]Poor Ken²!He was still trying very hard to be good.
[00:18.18]but it was difficult.
[00:21.73]He did his homework on time because he wanted to please his teacher.
[00:28.60]he was kind to his friends because he wanted to be popular.
[00:34.35]He helped his mother because she was always very busy.
[00:40.23]One morning,he was helping³ his mother with the breakfast when the telephone rang
[00:48.09]It was his friend,Mary.Ken listened to her and then quickly had his breakfast.
[00:56.45]He missed the bus and so he ran to school.He arrived just on time.
[01:04.50]The bell was ringing.Then he saw his classmate,George.
[01:11.34]George was sitting outside the school gates.
[01:15.99]Ken sat down beside him and began to help him with his homework.
[01:22.36]George thanked Ken and dried his eyes.
[01:27.01]It took Ken fifteen minutes to explain the answer
[01:32.34]and then they ran into the classroom
[01:36.81]The teacher was very angry with Ken and George because they were late.
[01:43.37]She made them write an essay⁴ for homework:"Why were you late?"
[01:50.13]Ken worte this:I was late because I helped my mother with the breakfast.
[01:58.60]I was late because my sick friend,May,phoned me this morning.
[02:05.54]I was late because I helped George with his homework.
[02:12.00]C\ Fun time
[02:16.15]In pairs,ask and answer questions about yourselves using
[02:23.52]"Why..."and "It's because..."
[02:28.69]Why are you sitting next to Tony,Benny?It's because he's my best friend.
[02:36.34]Why are you wearing a red watch,Jane?It's because I like red.
[02:43.11]Why didn't you do your homework last night, Helen?It's because I didn't feel well
[02:52.07]E\ Denis Dragon
[02:56.20]Why are you laughing,Denis?I'm laughing because this book is very funny.
[03:07.25]But you're reading⁵ it upside⁶ down.I know.It's funny this way.
[03:14.90]It's very sad the right way up.
[03:19.55]F\ Let's sing
[03:23.81]The Wizard⁷ of Oz We're off to see the wizard,The wonderful wizard of Oz,
[03:32.06]Because,because,because,because,Because of the wonderful things he does.
[03:38.12]We're off to see the wizard,The wonderful wizard of Oz.
[03:43.90]The wizard of Oz.We're off to see the wizard,The wonderful wizard of Oz.
[03:52.96]Because,because,because,because,Because of the wonderful things he does.
[04:01.01]We're off to see the wizard,The wonderful wizard of Oz.
[04:08.08]word and expressions
[04:11.74]on time
[04:14.07]按时
[04:16.39]popular
[04:18.57]a.流行的;;受欢迎的
[04:20.75]classmate
[04:23.12]n.同班同学
[04:25.48]George
[04:27.61]m.乔治
[04:29.74]essay
[04:31.76]n.散文;文章
[04:33.79]upside
[04:36.32]n.上边;上面;上部
[04:38.86]upside down
[04:41.34]ad¹.倒置;颠倒,混乱
[04:43.82]because
[04:45.90]conj. ad.因为
[04:47.97]because of
[04:50.30]因为......

1 ad   

abbr.(advertisement的缩写)广告；n.(缩)广告

参考例句：

• That ad really makes me angry.那广告真叫我发火。
• We put an ad in the paper.我们在报纸上刊登了一则广告。

2 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 essay   

n.随笔，短文，评论，企图；vt.试图

参考例句：

• There is much food for thought in this essay.这篇杂文中有不少发人深思的东西。
• This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。

5 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

6 upside   

n.上侧，上段，上部

参考例句：

• The children hung the picture upside down.小孩把画挂倒了。
• If you turn the envelope upside down, the key will fall out.你如果把信封倒过来，钥匙就会掉出。

7 wizard   

n.男巫，术士，鬼才；adj.男巫的，巫术的

参考例句：

• Edison was a wizard at invention.爱迪生是一个发明奇才。
• That's a fairy story about a wizard.那是讲一个男巫的童话。