I’m Eric. I’m ten years old. I’m from Canada. I like playing baseball. My favourite subject is science. I think it’s interesting.
Jim is an English boy. He is ten years old. He comes to China with his father and mother. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He often helps us with our English and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football. He is good at swimming. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. He often helps his mother clean their house on Sundays. He likes Chinese food very much. He likes living here. He likes Chinese friends very much. We all like him, too.
1.Is Jim an American boy?My name is John. I’m a lovely boy. I’m eleven years old. I come from Australia. Canberra is our capital. English is my mother tongue. I live in Sydney. It’s in the east of Australia. It’s a beautiful city. There are many interesting places in it. I have many hobbies. I like playing football best and I’m good at it.
1.John is from America.The United States of America is
A.on | B.in | C.at |
A.big | B.bigger | C.biggest |
A.red | B.green | C.yellow |
A.and | B.or | C.of |
A.French | B.English | C.Chinese |
A.Next month. |
B.Where are you? |
C.No, I am not. |
D.What do you do on Sundays? |
E.Do you work every evening? |
The Mid-Autumn Festival is in the
A.whole | B.enjoy | C.middle | D.dinner | E.day |
A. tidy my room B. jump rope C. throw beanbags D. walk the dog E. keep birds |
___________Holidays
People all over the world celebrate holidays that are full of traditions. Traditions are the specials ways people do something. People celebrate holidays by preparing and eating food, playing games, singing songs, and telling stories.
Many people celebrate Chinese New Year. People celebrate the coming of spring and wish for good luck. They put good luck sayings in their homes and watch a colorful Lion Dance. It uses loud noises to chase away bad luck. People also give gifts to others.
Date: late January or early February Where Started: China |
It’s a traditional American national holiday in the United States. This holiday is on the 4th Thursday in November. It’s a holiday for American people to express (表达) their thanks. Every family has a big dinner. On the dinner table, you will find apples, oranges, plum pudding, mince pie and so on. But roast turkey and pumpkin pies are traditional food on this day.
Date: the 4th Thursday in November Where Started: the United States |
Name | Chinese New Year | Thanksgiving Day |
When | in January or February | |
What to eat | dumpling | |
What to do | put good luck sayings in their homes | have a big dinner |
Where started | the U.S.A. |
Name | the Dragon Boat Festival | the Mid-Autumn Festival | the Double Ninth Festival |
When | on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar | on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar | on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar |
What to eat | |||
What to do | have dragon boat races | enjoy the bright full moon | climb mountains |
My Favourite Chinese Festival
A. Look at all the boats, Mom! B. Look at all the cars! C. Tara and Mom got off the train. D. A man helped them with their suitcases. E. The train passed many farms. | ||
Tara and Mom were going to take a trip. They were going to see Aunt Carol. “I can’t wait to see Aunt Carol!” said Tara. | Tara and Mom walked to the train station. Tara and Mom found their train. “Here is our train,” said Mom. | “We’re moving!” said Tara. The train left the station. Tara looked out the window. The train went down a hill. Tara saw many buildings, cars, and people. “ |
The train went over a bridge. The bridge went over a river. Tara saw lots of boats. “ | Soon the train stopped at station. |