Module 8
Unit 1 I always like birthday parties.
Daming: Hi, would you like to come to my birthday party?
Betty: Yes, I’d love to. When is it?
Daming: This Saturday, at my house.
Tony: OK! I always like birthday parties.
Lingling: Great!
Betty: What do you usually do at a Chinese birthday party?
Daming: At the birthday dinner, we eat noodles. And we eat birthday cake too. But my mother never makes a birthday cake. She usually buys a special one and I cut it at the party.
Lingling: And we sometimes gives birthday cards.
Tony: Do you usually sing happy birthday?
Daming: Yes, we always sing happy birthday.
Tony: Do you sing it in Chinese or in English?
Daming: We sing it in Chinese and English.
Betty: Do you get birthday presents in China?
Lingling: Sometimes. Daming always gets birthday presents!
Tony: So what would you like for your birthday, Daming?
Daming: It’s a secret. Ha ha…
Unit 2 She often goes to concerts.
Choosing birthday presents
Daming’s grandparents like to stay healthy, so every day they get some exercise in a park near their home. They sometimes wear T-shirts.
Daming’s mother likes chocolate, but she doesn’t often buy any because it isn’t very healthy. She likes going shopping and always buys expensive clothes. She has got 11 silk scarves, 20 dresses and a lot of shoes. She spends a lot of money.
Betty’s cousin likes reading and she reads lots of books and magazines. She also likes films and often goes to the cinema, but she never watches sport.
Tony’s sister likes music. She likes going to concerts but it’s often expensive. She buys CDs of her favourite songs.
Lingling’s aunt and uncle like football, but they don’t go to football matches. They usually watch football on television at weekends. They always like watching AC Milan, but they sometimes watch Manchester United.
Module 9
Unit 1 We are enjoying the school trip a lot.
Betty: Hi, mum!
Mum: Hello, Betty! Where are you now?
Betty: I’m standing on the Great Wall of China and talking to you.
Mum: Really? That’s great.
Betty: We’re on a school trip.
Mum: What about the others? Are they with you?
Betty: Well, right now Tony is eating a delicious ice cream. Wang Hui is taking lot of photos. Lingling is buying a few presents and postcards. They’re on sale at the shop. Daming is having lunch and lying in the sun.
Mum: I’d like a postcard too, but please take some photos of the Great Wall and send them to me by email.
Betty: OK. We’re enjoying the school trip a lot. Anyway, it’s time to go back to school now. Bye, Mum!
Mum: Bye, Betty.
Unit 2 They’re waiting for buses or trains.
At this moment, in different places of the world, people are doing different things.
A In London, it’s five o’clock in the afternoon and people are leaving work and are going home. They’re waiting for buses or trains. Some people are driving home. Some are getting off buses or trains. Some are having afternoon tea at home or having a drink.
B In Moscow, it’s eight o’clock in the evening, so people aren’t having afternoon tea. They are having dinner at home or in the restaurant. Some are going to the theatre or watching a film. Some are watching television or playing games at home.
C In Beijing, it’s one o’clock at night, so people aren’t having dinner. Most people are still working and some are going home from work.
D In Los Angeles, it’s nine o’clock in the morning. People aren’t sleeping. They’re working. Children are starting their lessons.
E In New York, it’s twelve o’clock. People aren’t working. They’re having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or cola. Some people are seeing friends, calling home or shopping.
Module 10
Unit 1 Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?
Tony: Hi, Lingling. This is Tony speaking. What’s happening? Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?
LingLing: Yes, we are. We’re quite busy now.
Tony: What are you doing at the moment?
LingLing: I’m making big red lanterns.
Tony: I like them. They are very beautiful. Is your father helping you?
LingLing: No, he isn’t. He’s still at work.
Tony: What’s your mother doing?
LingLing: She’s cleaning the house and pitting things away.
Tony: She’s working so hard!
LingLing: Yes. My aunt is sweeping the floor, and my grandma is cooking the meal in the kitchen.
Tony: What are Daming and Betty doing?
LingLing: They’re learning a dragon dance with my grandpa.
Tony: Can I join them?
LingLing: Of course. Hurry up.
Unit 2 My mother’s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck.
I’m Li Shan from China. Spring Festival is very important in my country. Like Christmas, it happens every year, but not on the same day. It usually comes in February, but sometimes it comes in January. I’ve got some photos of it. Have a look at them.
A Here’s the first one! It’s a few days before Spring Festival. My mother’s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck. Look at the food on the table! We always buy a lot of food before the festival.
B Oh, I love this photo. We are celebrating Spring Festival with a traditional family dinner on the evening before Spring Festival. There is so much delicious food. I am eating jiaozi---a kind of dumpling. After dinner, we usually watch a special programme on TV.
C In this photo, my parents and I are visiting my uncles and aunts. We are wearing new sweaters and coat. I always get a hongbao. It means lucky money.