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Reading Books Is a Sport

Some people like to exercise on their own. Maybe they like jogging, or going
to the gym. Some people like to play team sports, like baseball or
basketball. They play with their friends on a team.

There's a fun new team sport! It's reading!
有一些人喜歡自己去運動，像是慢跑或去健身房。有一些人喜歡團隊運動，像是棒球或籃球。但現在有一種新的團隊運動，就是閱讀！

At some schools, students can make teams. The teams read 10 books to get
ready for a game. They talk about the books. Who are the writers? What are
the names of the books? What are the books about? Who are the people in the
books? Students study the books. Then the teams are ready.
學生可以組隊，一起閱讀十本書。然後討論作者、書名、書的內容、角色等等。

The teams play against other teams at their school. The winners play against
teams from other schools.

One team played against another school's team. Their families, friends, and
other students were watching. The teams answered 20 questions. But there was
no winner yet!
校內比賽的贏家會跟其他的學校比賽，家人朋友都來看比賽！但是回答了 20
題，贏家還沒有出爐。

The teams answered eight more questions. They gave good answers again and
again! Which team was going to win the game?
比賽隊伍又回答了 8 題，通通答對了，到底最後會獎落誰家？

Then... there was a winner!

Reading on a team and playing against other teams is fun! Could reading be a
sport in Taiwan?
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Vocabulary
閱讀這種靜態活動，也可以當成團隊運動項目來比賽呢。

1. gym 健身房
Heading out for the gym? 去健身房嗎？
Right, I really need to work out. 對，我真的需要運動。
I've been lazy for two weeks. 我已經偷懶兩個星期。

2. jog 慢跑
Gym is boring. 健身房很無聊。
You can try some outdoor sports. 你可以試試看戶外運動。
Like jogging or biking? 像是跑步或是騎車嗎？
No, thank you. 不，謝了。

3. exercise 運動
I'd rather exercise indoors. 我寧願在室內運動。
It's no fun when you're alone.自己一個人不好玩。

4. talk about 說到
You can talk about things when you jog with someone. 你跟別人一起跑可以聊天。
No, I don't want to wait for others. 不，我不想等別人。

Let's read the vocabulary.
gym 健身房
jog 慢跑
exercise 運動
talk about 說到
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Quiz

1. Which of these is not a team sport?
A: Basketball
B: Jogging
C: Baseball

2. How do students get ready to read as a sport?
A: Throw books
B: Study books
C: Kick books

3. How many books did the teams have to read?
A: 8
B: 20
C: 10

Answers
1. B
2. B
3. C
 

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Music Festival Pays for Classes for Kids

Summer's here! That means… it's music festival time! Music festivals are big
events. Lots of musicians sing and play music.
夏天是音樂節的時候！很多歌手會在音樂節唱歌表演。

Are you a music fan? You can have lots of fun at a music festival! There are
pop festivals, hip-hop festivals, jazz festivals, rock festivals, classical
music festivals, folk festivals, blues festivals, reggae festivals...
音樂節有好多種，流行音樂、嘻哈、爵士樂、搖滾、古典音樂、民謠、藍調、雷鬼音樂節等等...

There's a very special music festival this summer. It's called Ossyfest.
Ossyfest is in Oswaldtwistle, a town in the UK. This year's festival will
have forty musicians. The musicians play for free. But people pay to go to
Ossyfest…
英國一個小鎮 Oswaldtwistle 舉辦了特別的音樂節，叫做 Ossyfest。今年有 40
個音樂家會表演。他們免費表演，但是觀眾要付費。

Where does the money from Ossyfest go? All the money pays for music classes
for local kids! Last year, Ossyfest paid for music classes for 400 kids!
Ossyfest saved their parents thousands of dollars.
這些錢去哪裡呢？都幫當地的孩子付了音樂課的學費，去年有 400
位小朋友免費上音樂課，幫爸爸媽媽省了好多錢！

Ossyfest and its musicians hope these local kids will make their own songs.
Maybe the kids will play at Ossyfest someday!
Ossyfest 的音樂家希望這些孩子以後也可以自己創作音樂，說不定還可以回來
Ossyfest 表演！

Today is Make Music Day. Ossyfest's musicians make music because they hope
kids will make music someday.

So how about making some music yourself? Maybe you'll play at a music
festival someday too!
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Vocabulary
英國小鎮這個音樂節，門票收入讓兒童學音樂。

1. music 音樂
I've never been to a music festival. 我從來沒有去過音樂節。
Really? That's too bad. 真的喔，真可惜。
It's a lot of fun.它很好玩的。

2. musician 音樂家
What's it like? 它是什麼樣子？
A music festival? 音樂節嗎？
Lots of musicians would sing on different stages.
很多音樂家在不同的舞台上唱歌。
You can choose the one you like. 你可以選喜歡的。

3. pay 付錢
How much do I have to pay? 我需要付多少錢？
It depends. 不一定。
From about 500 to thousands of NT. 從五百塊左右到好幾千台幣。

4. someday 有一天
I want to go to a festival someday. 我有一天也要去音樂節。
Yeah, you should. 你是該去。

Do you like music?
music 音樂
musician 音樂家
pay 付費
someday 有一天
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Quiz

1. Where in the UK is Ossyfest?
A: Fizzel Wizzel
B: Oswaldtwistle
C: Lethal Bizzle

2. How many music classes did Ossyfest pay for last year?
A: 40
B: 400
C: 440

3. What day is today?
A: Make Music Day
B: Christmas Day
C: Monday

Answers
1. B
2. B
3. A
 

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Barbershops Stop Boredom with Books

Barbers cut people's hair. They work in barbershops.

Many people like barbershops. They talk with the barber. They see their
friends. They relax and have fun. Oh, and they get a haircut!
很多人喜歡理髮店，可以跟師傅聊天，見見朋友，當然也是為了剪頭髮。

One day, a teacher went to his barbershop. One of his students came in. But
his student didn't have fun. He had nothing to do. He was very bored. He
wanted to go!
有一天，一位老師去剪頭髮。他的學生也在那裡。但是這個學生覺得很無聊，想要離開。

The teacher knew his student. He needed a good book to stop his boredom. Then
the teacher had a great idea!
老師知道他的學生需要看書才不會無聊。他想到一個好點子!

The teacher gave his barbershop many good kids' books. The books were free -
and fun! He wanted kids to read at the barbershop. He wanted kids to like
reading. And great news! His idea worked very well!
他捐了很多童書給理髮店，希望小朋友可以在理髮店看書，也從此喜歡看書。

Now he helps over two hundred barbershops! He gives them fun kids' books. The
barbers talk with kids about reading too. They ask "Do you like to read?" and
"How is that book?" Kids like reading and talking about books there!
這個老師捐書給兩百多家理髮店。理髮師也會問小朋友們喜不喜歡看書。

That's thousands of kids' reading books, getting a haircut, and having fun!
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Vocabulary
到理髮店剪頭髮，順便看故事書，很棒的主意!

1. haircut 剪頭髮
Hey, you got a new haircut! 嘿，你剪了新髮型!
Looks great on you! 很好看呢!
Really? I did it yesterday. 真的喔? 我昨天剪的。
I'm still not sure if I like it. 我還不確定喜不喜歡。

2. bored 厭煩
So you were just bored with your old look? 所以你就是厭煩了老樣子?
Yeah, I got all sweaty with my long hair. 對啊，長頭髮讓我流好多汗。

3. free 免費的
But the best thing is my haircut was free! 最棒的是，我剪頭髮是免費的。
How is that possible? 怎麼可能?
A free haircut in Taipei? 在台北免費剪頭髮?

4. great 很棒的
It's true! 真的啊。Isn't it great? 不是很棒嗎?
I won a gift voucher in a lucky draw.我在幸運抽獎時抽中了禮券。

還記得今天學到哪些單字嗎?
haircut剪頭髮
bored厭煩
free免費的
great很棒的

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Quiz

1. Who works in a barbershop?
a. Teachers
b. Students
c. Barbers

2. What did the student need to stop his boredom?
a. Nothing
b. A haircut
c. A good book

3. How many barbershops is the teacher helping?
a. Under 200
b. Around 200
c. Over 200

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. c
 

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Taiwan Can Sing!

Oh, hello, everyone! Do you like to sing? Do you sing in a group at school?
That group is a choir. Taiwan has many great choirs!
你喜歡唱歌嗎？你知道台灣有很多很棒的合唱團嗎？

The Bao Lai Junior High School Choir is from Kaohsiung. The choir has many
indigenous Bunun children. It has students from Jianshan and Laonong
Elementary Schools and the Nibun Chorus. There are one hundred twenty
students in the choir!
高雄的寶來國中合唱團有120個團員，有尼布恩合唱團的團員，還有建山國小跟荖濃國小的小朋友，他們很多都來自布農族。

This year, the singers sang one song again and again. They danced that one
song again and again. They sang and danced on Saturdays and Sundays. They
sang and danced on holidays and hot days.
週末和假日他們都沒有休息，一直練習。

They sang Pasibutbut. It's a very important Bunun song. It's beautiful. But
it's not easy. It's a long song with eight parts. Why did the choir want this
song? 布農族的八部合音很優美但不好唱。

They wanted the world to see a beautiful part of Taiwan!
他們想讓世界看到台灣美麗的一面。

The choir got on a plane. They went to the World Choir Games. Choirs from
forty-six countries came. The Bao Lai Choir sang and danced Pasibutbut there.
他們坐上飛機參加世界合唱大會，準備表演八部合音。

The world saw Taiwan. And the choir won a gold medal! 他們獲得金牌!

Great job, Bao Lai Choir!

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Vocabulary
寶來國中合唱團把悅耳的原住民歌聲，帶到世界各地。

1. again and again. 一遍又一遍
Why are you singing the song again and again? 為什麼你一再地唱那首歌?
Oh, was I too loud? 歐，我太大聲嗎?

2. song 歌曲
No, I just wondered why you love the song so much.
不會，我只是想知道為什麼你那麼愛那首歌。
Because I'll be joining a singing contest on Sunday.
因為我星期日要參加歌唱比賽。

3. sing 唱歌
So you'll sing in front of people? 所以你在大家面前唱?
Yes, a LOT of people! 對，很多人。
Wow, I can't do that. I'll be so nervous. 哇，我沒辦法，我會很緊張。

4. win 贏得
I believe you will win. 我相信你會贏。
You sing beautifully! 你唱得真美!
Thank you! I hope so. 謝謝，我也希望。

我們來讀單字。
again再一次
song歌曲
sing唱歌
win贏得

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Quiz

1. Where is the Bao Lai Junior High School Choir from?
a. Keelung
b. Taichung
c. Kaohsiung

2. What did the choir do on Saturdays?
a. saw Taiwan
b. sang Pasibutbut
c. went to the World Choir Games

3. How many countries' choirs were at the World Choir Games?
a. 8
b. 46
c. 120










Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. b
 

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Kaohsiung Students Build a Car That Runs on Sunlight

In Australia, there's a race. It's very tough. 澳洲有一場艱難的比賽。

The drivers drive 3,000 kilometers. They cross a hot desert. Not all cars can
do it. Only the toughest cars try.
賽車手要開3000公里跨越炎熱的沙漠，只有最堅固的汽車才有辦法。

A Taiwanese team is racing this year. They're National Kaohsiung University
of Science and Technology students!
台灣有一支團隊會參加今年的比賽。他們是國立高雄科技大學的學生。

These students want to help change the world. They built a special car. It's
called Apollo IX. ("nine")
這些學生想要改變世界。他們打造一台特別的車子，叫做阿波羅九號。

It's an electric car. That's nothing special, right?

Most cars run on gas, but some cars run on electricity. Well, this car has
solar panels. It runs on sunlight! 這是一台電動車，並不特別，對不對?
但它可是一台用太陽能發動的車子。

Apollo IX's hood and roof have solar panels. In sunny weather, they take in
sunlight. The solar panels turn sunlight into electricity.

The electricity fills the car's battery.
這台車的車頂跟前面的引擎蓋有太陽能板。晴天的時候，它可以吸收陽光轉化成電力。

The race is a big test for Apollo IX. It can go 518 kilometers with a full
battery. But it needs sunlight.
這個比賽是阿波羅九號的大挑戰。它充飽電可以跑518公里，但是它需要陽光。

The car needs to go 3,000 kilometers! In bad weather, can Apollo IX win the
race? 如果天氣不好，阿波羅九號能贏得比賽嗎?

These students are doing important work. Cars that run on sunlight can change
the world. Let's hope they win!
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Vocabulary
台灣學生製造的賽車，是否經得起澳洲沙漠的考驗?

1. desert 沙漠
Why would anyone want to drive a car across the desert?
為什麼有人會想開車橫越沙漠?
Why not? 為什麼不呢?
Didn't you want to challenge yourself when you were younger?
難道你年少時沒想過挑戰自己?

2. sunlight 陽光
I did try to stay in bed for 24 hours.我有嘗試躺在床上24小時。
Away from the sunlight.並且遠離陽光。
Wow. That's…uh, that's really something. 那真不簡單。

3. change 改變
It didn't change the world, I know.我知道那沒有改變世界。
But it helped me win a race. 不過有幫我贏得比賽。

4. race 比賽
The race of who can sleep longer? 看誰睡得比較久的比賽?
Yes! How did you know? 對啊，你怎麼知道的?

Let's read today's vocabulary.
desert沙漠
sunlight陽光
change改變
race比賽

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Quiz

1. How many kilometers in this race?
a. 9
b. 518
c. 3,000

2. What did the students name their car?
a. Sunny IX
b. Solar IX
c. Apollo IX

3. What does the car run on?
a. Gas
b. Sunlight
c. Australia
















Answers:
1. c
2. c
d. b