(一)TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina.⑴WeallknowthattheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.However,haveyouevercelebrateditatschool?BeforetheSpringFestival,morethan500studentscametoschool.⑵Theydecidedtocelebrateitbylearningsometraditionalskillsfromtheirteachers.Someboyslearnttowritespringfestivalscrolls(春联).InChina,puttingupspringfestivalscrollsisoneofthetraditionalcustoms.Theboyshandedouttheirworks(作品)tootherstudentsandsometeachers.⑶一些女孩学习如何包饺子。Thestuffing(馅料)wasmadeofvegetablesandmeat.⑷Afterthat,theysharedthedeliciousfoodwithotherstudents.Andmanyothergirlsmadepapercuttings.⑸他们希望这些能给他们带来好运。1._________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________3._________________________________________________________4._________________________________________________________5._________________________________________________________(二)Inourschool,theEnglishFestivalisveryimportanttothestudentsandteachers.ItisusuallyinDecember,beforetheNewYear'sDay.我们每年都举办一个英语晚会。Andwesing,danceandplaydifferentkindsofEnglishgamesattheparty.Thisyear,wehavethefifthEnglishFestival.Itiswonderful.FriendssittogetherandcelebratetheEnglishFestival.Onthatday,myfriendsandIgotomanyclassroomstoplaygames.OneofthegamesisDrive,stopandanswer.It'smyfavoritegame.Itisinterestingtodrivethecar.Atthesametime,youmustanswerthequestionswhenthecarstops.Mostofuslikethegameverymuch.Wehaveagoodtimeattheparty.我们非常喜欢我们的英语节。Wecanhavefunattheparty,andwecanlearnsomething,too.1._________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________3._________________________________________________________4._________________________________________________________5._________________________________________________________(三)ReadinganEnglishnewspaperisagoodwaytoimproveastudent'slanguageability.AstherearemanyusefulcommonwordsinanEnglishnewspaper,itmayhelpstudentsincreasetheirvocabulary(词汇量)aswellasimprovetheirreadingskills.1.他们可以从报纸上学到新的知识。ButwhatistheproperwaytoreadanEnglishnewspaper?Dostudentsneedtolookoverallthecontent(内容)ofthenewspaper?Thefirststepistochoosearightnewspaperwithgoodlanguage.Thenturntothefrontpageandreadtheheadlines(标题)toknowwhathashappened.Asthemostimportantthingsareputonthefrontpages,it'seasytofindoutwhatyou'reinterestedinandthenturntothepagetoreaditcompletely.2.Thereisnoneedtogothroughallthearticle.Secondly,readnewspaperseveryday.Rememberwordsthroughcontext(上下文),inwhichthesewordsmayappearrepeatedly.3.Oncetheyappearseveraltimes,youwillrememberthemeasily.Don'tlookupeveryunknownwordinyourdictionary.Youcantrytoguessthemeaningbetweensentences.4.如果你的猜测错了,不要放弃。Keepreading,andyouwillbecomefamiliarwiththewordsafterreadingthemseveraltimesindifferenttexts.ReadingEnglishnewspapersmakesusknowledgeable.5.Itcannotonlyhelpusknowwhatishappeningintheworldbutalsoimproveourlanguage.1._________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________3._________________________________________________________4._________________________________________________________5._________________________________________________________(四)TherewasadiscussionabouthowtolearnEnglishinClass2lastweek.Herearesomestudents'opinions:ZhangLin:1.IfyouwanttolearnEnglishwell,Ithinkyoushouldpayattentiontolisteningandspeakingfirst.Englishisalanguage.Youlearnitinordertouseit.SoIspendmostofmytimelisteningtotapesandpracticingEnglishwithmyclassmates.WangHao:2.Inmyopinion,youshouldnotbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Youshouldspeakasmuchaspossible.3.用这种方法你就会提高英语。HeGang:Sometimeswefeelworriedthatweareslowinspeaking.4.Oneoftheusefulwaysisbyreadingaloud.Youcanchoosesomethinginterestingtoread.5.当你读的时候,不要停下来去查生词。Youshouldtrytoguesstheirmeanings.1._________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________3._________________________________________________________4._________________________________________________________5._________________________________________________________(五)Forthismonth'sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.1.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe'snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.Ididn'tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.2.然而,太多的关注也可能是一件坏事。IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothers,andIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.3.并且我不再有很多的私人时间。Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?Well,shebeginsslowly,4.youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.5.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotofta