Module 8
Unit 1 I always like birthday parties.
Daming: Hi, would you like to come to my birthday party?
Betty: Yes, I ’dlove 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’toften buy any because it
isn’tvery 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 ’its often expensive. She buys CDs of her favourite songs.
Lingling ’s aunt and uncle like football, but they don’tgo 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’thaving 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’thaving 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’tsleeping.
They’re working. Children are starting their lessons.
E In New York, it ’s twelve o’clock. People aren’tworking. 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.
