【正文】 old school.Arnwick needs larger hospitals and more doctors, better public transport and fewer private cars. There need to be shops and offices. It also needs clean water and no rubbish in the streets. It39。s difficult to run a big city, and to protect people from crime. So it also needs more laws and more police, and more taxes to pay for everything.Well, what do you think of all this? Do you like the things which are happening in Parkville? In fact, Visions of the city is just a story. But does your town have the same problems as Arnwick?Module 12 Unit 1Lingling:Are you OK, Betty? Your hair looks nice! And you look smart, Daming.Daming:My new trousers are a bit tight ...Tony:Everyone is watching us. The whole class is just behind us.Headteacher:Ladies and gentlemen, wele to our school prizegiving. Our special guest is the singer with Crazy Feet. The group is very popular—everyone in my family is a huge fan! Please give a warm wele to Becky Wang!(Applause)Becky Wang:I39。m pleased to present the prizes today. As a pupil, my time here was very important ...(Later)... so finally, the New Standard team gets the special prize. You39。re flying ... to Los Angeles!(Cheers)Your travel is free, your acmodation is with American families, and your pocket money is 100 dollars each. Lingling and Daming are doing an English course. It starts on 1st August and your host family is meeting you at the airport.Tony:(whisper) What about us? We speak English already!Lingling:Shh!Becky Wang:And Betty and Tony, the good news is ... you39。re ing to watch Crazy Feet record its latest CD. We start work in the studio on 3rd August.Tony:But I haven39。t got anything to wear! And my jeans are too small. My sunglasses are very old.Betty:Don39。t be silly, Tony! It39。s a wonderful prize!Becky Wang:Thank you very much. It39。s been wonderful to be here.Module 12 Unit 2Learn English in Los AngelesWe provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy ing to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are welltrained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day. You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you39。re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel acmodation.Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities which take place after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English Courses are fantastic!We hope that you39。ll enjoy a course with us, too. If you39。re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices. The course must be paid for one month before it begins.