M9 U1 We're enjoying the school trip a lot. Betty: Hi, Mum!
Mum:Hello, Betty! Where are you now?
Betty: I’m s_______ on the Great Wall of China and t________ to you. Mum: Really? That's great. Betty: We're e______ a school trip.
Mum: What about the o______? Are they with you?
Betty: Well, right now Tony is eating a delicious ice cream. Wang Hui is taking lots of p________. Lingling is b_______ a few presents and p_______. They're ____ s_____ at the shop. Daming is having lunch and l_______ in the sun.
Mum: I'd like a postcard too, but please take some photos of the Great Wall and s_____ them to me ____ email.
Betty: OK. We’re e_______ the school trip a lot. Anyway, it's time ____ ______ back to school now. Bye, Mum! Bye, Betty!
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M9U2 They're waiting for buses or trains.
At this m______, in different p_____ of the world, people are doing different t______. A In London, it's five o'clock in the afternoon and people are l________ work and are going home.
They're w______ ________ buses or trains. Some people are d______ home. Some are ________ _______ buses or trains. Some are having a________ tea at home or h_________ 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 r_________. Some are going to the theatre or w_________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 sleeping.
Some people are s______ working and some are going home f_____ work.
D In Los Angeles, it's nine o'clock in the morning. People aren't s________. They're working.
Children are s________ 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 s________ friends, calling home or shopping.
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M10 U1 Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?
Tony: Hi, Lingling. This is Tony speaking. W_______ happening? Are you g_______ _______ _________ Spring F_________?
Lingling: Yes, we are. We're q________ b________ now. Tony: What are you doing at the m________? Lingling: I'm making big red l_________.
Tony: I like them. They are very b__________. Is your father h________ you? Lingling: No, he isn't. He's still________ work. Tony: What's your mother doing?
Lingling: She's c______ the house and p______things a_____. Tony: She's w_________ so h_____!
Lingling :Yes. My aunt is s_________ the floor, and my grandma is c______ the meal in the k_______.
Tony: What are Daming and Betty doing?
Lingling: They’re l________a dragon dance with my grandpa. Tony: Can I j_______ them? Lingling: Of course. H__________ up!
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M10U2 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 C_______, it happens every year, but not on the s______ day. It usually comes in F________, but sometimes it comes in J_______. I've got some photos of it. Have a look at them!
A Here's the first one! It's a few days b______ Spring Festival. My mother's cleaning our house and s________ a____ bad luck. Look at the food on the t_____! We always buy a lot of food before the festival.
B Oh, I love this photo. We are c________ Spring Festival with a t________ family dinner ____ the evening before Spring Festival. There's so much delicious food. I am eating jiaozi -- a kind of d_______. After the dinner, we usually watch a special p_________ on TV.
C In this photo, my parents and I are visiting my uncles and aunts. We are wearing new s_______ and c______. I always get a hongbao. It means l______ money.
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