Grade 8 Unit 3 Topic 1 Section C

Scrapbooking ^[1] scrapbook: US: [ˈskræpˌbʊk]   UK: [‘skræp.bʊk]  n. 剪贴簿 is a hobby. It was popular for more than 500 years. People called it a friendship ^[2]friendship: US: [ˈfren(d)ʃɪp]  UK: [‘fren(d)ʃɪp]  n. 友谊；友情；朋友关系；友好 book. They kept pictures, letters, poems and other things they wanted to remember ^[3]定语从句，修饰things，关系词that省略.

Today people collect many things in scrapbooks. Some people have funny ^[4]funny: 英 [ˈfʌni]   美 [ˈfʌni]   adj. 滑稽的，有趣的；古怪的，难以解释的 collections, like the world’s most stupid ^[5]stupid: 英 [ˈstjuːpɪd]美 [ˈstuːpɪd]  adj. 笨的，傻的，脑子不好使的；欠考虑的，糊涂的； ideas or pictures of the world’s most ugly ^[6]ugly: US: [ˈʌɡli]   UK: [‘ʌɡli]   adj. 丑陋的；难看的； dogs. Other people may collect stories about bad weather.

It is easy to get started ^[7]get started: 开始. First, you should decide what you want to collect. Start with just one idea. Next, you will need a book with background ^[8]background: US: [ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] UK: [‘bæk.ɡraʊnd] n. 背景；底色；幕后；经历 paper, scissors ^[9]scissors: US: [ˈsɪzərz]   UK: [ˈsɪzə(r)z]  n. 剪刀 and glue ^[10]glue: US: [ɡlu]   UK: [ɡluː]   n. 胶；胶水   v. 粘贴. You need the scissors to cut ^[11] out the pictures or stories. You need the glue to stick ^[11]stick: US: [stɪk]   UK: [stɪk]   v. 粘贴；刺；忍受；戳     n. 条；枯枝；枝条；柴火棍儿 them to the background paper ^[12]paper: US: [ˈpeɪpər]   UK: [ˈpeɪpə(r)]  n. 纸；纸张；论文；文件.

You can be busy and collect many things or lazy ^[13]lazy: US: [ˈleɪzi]   UK: [‘leɪzi]   adj. 不愿工作的；懒散的；懒惰的；无精打采的 and collect few things. It’ll be lots of fun to make your scrapbook and you can share it with your friends.

2.

A: What do Kangkang and Michael often do in spring?

B: They often fly kites.

A: What did they use to do in spring?

B: They used to go traveling.