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1、Valentines Day Valentines Day is on 14th February. It is a day to celebrate love.s Day is the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. About 1 billion people send cards on that day. It is a tradition to sign cards “from your valentine”. Red roses are the flowers to send on Valentines Day. Th

2、e red rose is a symbol of love. Some people give a Valentines present of chocolates, candy or home-made cookies. Some people may also have a romantic meal in a restaurant.s Day is not a public holiday. Shops, museums, schools and other organizations are open as usual. Valentines Day is also a very p

3、opular date for weddings.阅读3Celebrate the Chinese New Year outside China There are many Chinese people that live in places outside China, like Great Britain, the USA, South Africa and Jamaica. So how do Chinese people outside China celebrate the Chinese New Year? In many cities in Great Britain, Chi

4、nese artists do dragon and lion dances in the morning, and there are firecrackers and firework displays in the afternoon. In Chinatown, restaurants are busy from day to night, so people can enjoy a good meal! Many Chinese families have a special meal at home in the evening, and parents give their ch

5、ildren red packets. In South Africa, Chinese customs mix with African ones. People celebrate on the streets and cook the food on a “braai” （South African barbecue）. In Jamaica, the Chinese Ambassador delivers a special New Year message through the newspaper on the first day of the New Year. Christma

6、s is a winter f 1 . It celebrates the birth of Christ but many people who are not Christians like to c 2 Christmas too. Christmas Day is on the D 3 25. In England, Christmas Day is a public holiday and many people have the day off work. Most people like to s 4 Christmas with their family. At Christm

7、as time we send cards to our friends and families. We shop for p 5 and get ready for Christmas. We decorate our houses with Christmas c 6 , coloured lights and Christmas trees. The Christmas tree is a very i 7 part of the celebrations. Most families have a tree and we decorate it with tinsel, lights

8、 and c 8 . Green and red are the traditional Christmas c 9 . On the morning of Christmas Day, we give and receive Christmas presents. Most families have a s 10 Christmas meal. We eat turkey with potatoes and Christmas pudding.s Day is on 14th F 1 . It is a day to celebrate love.s Day is the second l

9、argest card-sending h 2 of the year. About 1 billion people send cards on that day. It is a tradition to sign cards “from your valentine”. Red roses are the f 3 to send on Valentines Day. The red rose is a symbol of l 4 . Some people give a Valentines p 5 of chocolates, candy or home-made cookies. S

10、ome people may also have a romantic meal in a r 7 .s Day is not a p 8 holiday. Shops, m 9 , schools and other organizations are open as usual. Valentines Day is also a very p 10 date for weddings. There are many Chinese people that live in places o 1 China, like Great Britain, the USA, South Africa

11、and Jamaica. So how do Chinese people outside China c 2 the Chinese New Year? In many cities in Great Britain, Chinese artists do dragon and lion d 3 in the morning, and there are firecrackers and f 4 displays in the afternoon. In Chinatown, restaurants are busy f 5 day to night, so people can enjoy

12、 a good m 6 ! Many Chinese families have a special meal at home in the evening, and parents give their children red p 7 . In South Africa, Chinese customs mix with African o 8 . People celebrate on the streets and c 9 the food on a “braai” （South African barbecue）. In Jamaica, the Chinese Ambassador

13、 delivers a special New Year message through the newspaper on the f 10 day of the New Year.Chapter 10.Your lucky day This is a fortune-telling song. It is popular with English children. Parents use it to teach their young children the days of the week. The song uses the day of the week a child was b

14、orn on to tell the childs future. Mondays child has a beautiful face. Tuesdays child is full of grace. Wednesdays child fears no foe. Thursdays child has a long way to go. Fridays child is happy and loving. Saturdays child works hard to make a living. But the child that is born on Sunday is Beautifu

15、l, happy and good in every way. Some people think that the year or the month or the day on which we were born is important. They think that these things tell us about our futures. Some people think that we all make our own luck in life. What do you think?阅读2。The days of the week The English names fo

16、r the days of the week all come from the names of the planets and ancient gods. Sunday is the first day of the week. It takes its name from the Sun. Monday takes its name from the Moon. Tuesday takes its name from Tiu, the ancient god of war. Wednesday is in the middle of the week. This day takes it

17、s name from Woden, and old English god. Thursday takes its name from Thor, the god of thunder. Friday takes its name from Freya, the goddess of love and beauty. Saturday takes its name from the Roman god Saturn, the god of the harvest. Saturn is also the name of a planet.阅读3 Harry Potter wins again!

18、The new Harry Potter film is here and its dark and scary.In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns to Hogwarts and finds that the evil Lord Voldemort is back. Harry and his headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, try to warn the Minister of Magic about Voldemort but the Minister does not lis

19、ten to the warnings.The Minister sends Dolores Umbridge to Hogwarts to replace Dumbledore. Harry and the other young wizards dont like the new teacher. The magic she teaches is not strong enough to defeat Voldemort. Harry organizes a secret group of students. They call themselves “Dumbledores Army”.

20、 Harry teaches his friends how to fight Voldemort and his Dark Art. Harry knows that he must fight Lord Voldemort and win. That is when the fun begins. This is a fortune-telling song. It is popular with English children. P 1 use it to teach their young children the days of the week. The song uses th

21、e day of the week a child was born on to t 2 the child M 3 child has a beautiful face.s child is f 4 of grace.s child has a l 5 way to go. F 6 child is happy and loving.s child works h 7 to make a living. But the child that is b 8 on Sunday is Some people think that the year or the month or the day

22、on which we were born is i 9 . They think that these things tell us about our futures. Some people think that we all make our own luck in life. What do you t 10 ?阅读2 The English names for the days of the week all c 1 from the names of the planets and ancient gods. S 2 is the first day of the week. I

23、t takes its name from the Sun. Monday t 3 its name from the Moon. T 4 takes its name from Tiu, the ancient god of war. Wednesday is in the m 5 of the week. This d 6 takes its name from Woden, and old English god. T 7 takes its name from Thor, the god of thunder. Friday takes its name f 8 Freya, the

24、goddess of love and beauty. S 9 takes its name from the Roman god Saturn, the god of the harvest. Saturn is a 10 the name of a planet.The new Harry Potter f 1 is here and itIn Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns to Hogwarts and finds that the evil Lord Voldemort is b 2 . Harry a

25、nd his headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, try to warn the Minister of Magic about Voldemort but the Minister does not listen to the warnings.The Minister s 3 Dolores Umbridge to Hogwarts to replace Dumbledore. Harry and the o 4 young wizards dont like the new teacher. The magic she teaches is not strong

26、e 5 to defeat Voldemort. Harry organizes a s 6 group of students. They call t 7 “Dumbledores Army”. Harry t 8 his friends how to fight Voldemort and his Dark Art. Harry knows that he must fight Lord Voldemort and w 9 . That is when the fun b 10 .Chapter 11Ask Joan Joan is an “agony aunt” in a magazi

27、ne. Linda writes to her about her friend.Dear Joan,I think my friend has an eating problem. She always talks about food and diets and seldom eats a proper meal. She is very thin and does not need to lose any weight. Our other friends dont think there is anything wrong. They say she looks like a supermodel but I know she is unhappy. what can I do?Linda.Dear Linda.A lot of young people worry about their weight. There is a lot of pressure to be thin. Your friend is ill and unhappy. She needs your help. Try to talk to her about her problems. If she gets angry, remind h