Spring Festival is the most important1 in China. We often call it Chinese New Year. People often do many things2 Spring Festival. Look! My family are getting ready3 it. My father is making big red lanterns. They're very4 and I like them very much. My mother5 a meal in the kitchen. She often cooks delicious food6 us. She is a good7 . Where is my sister, Kate? Oh, she is cleaning the house and putting all the8 away. Kate likes to have a clean room. What about me? I'm making a dragon9 my grandpa. Would you like10 us?
It's 3:20 pm on Sunday. Jenny and her family are doing different things. What are they doing? Let's get to know now.
This is Jenny's grandpa. He is retired (退休的). Every day he gets up early to do morning exercises with other old men. He loves reading books and going on the Internet. Now he is reading a book at home.
This is Jenny's father Martin. He is a doctor in a hospital. He starts work at 8:00 am every day. He has a car. It's his favourite. He often drives his family to go out at weekends. Now he is washing his car.
This is Jenny's mother Liz. She works in a school and she's an English teacher. She loves her students. She loves doing the housework and cooking. Now she is in the kitchen. She is cooking for her family.
This is Jenny. She is a student in Class Four Grade Seven. She likes art and geography very much. She is good at playing the piano. She goes to piano lessons every Saturday. Now she's practising (练习) the piano at home.
The technology is improving every year. We will see some very exciting home robots in the next few years. In the future the robots can do lots of things. Here are some students' ideas about what home robots will do in the future.
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Danny |
In a few years, it will be possible to tell your home robot to get a piece of bread for you. The robot will use its eyes and arms to get the bread for you. |
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Peter |
Future robots will carry water to water plants. |
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Jenny |
A home robot will find out fire, smoke and other dangers easily. Every night the robot will make its rounds to make sure that everything is right. |
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Lisa |
A robot will help people look after their children well when they are not at home. It can also help their children with their homework. |
Yu Jie, a 24-year-old girl from Beijing, spends about 3,000 yuan a month on shopping. But she hardly (几乎不) goes to a shopping centre. "Nobody needs a shopping centre because we have the Internet. I can buy everything I need in my life on the Internet," said Yu. Most online shoppers are students or white-collar workers. More women than men shop online. Clothing and household products (家用产品) are popular.
Online shoppers like the 11th November shopping spree (狂欢). In the past, it (A) ____(be) just a day for the singles (单身者), but now, it is the biggest online shopping day in China. Now there is a new way about online shopping called "the second kill". It will cost you very little money to buy expensive goods.
(B)网购有许多优点。 But sometimes when we get the product, it doesn't look like what we think. Please remember these: First, before buying, choose the products carefully. Second, shop on a secure (安全的) personal computer or a smartphone. Third, when you find product problems, tell the shop workers quickly.
A: How interesting these pictures are!
B: Yes. Look at this one.
A: Oh, but so much ice cream is on his face.
B: Yes, so funny. Look at another one.
A: She is running after a dog. But her dress is too long. She can't run fast (快) .
B: Look at this cute monkey!
A: Ha ha, I want to play with it. I like monkeys.
B: I like them too.
A: Here is a photo of pandas.
B: Oh, yes. They're very cute.
A. The boy is eating an ice cream. B. But my favourite animals are pandas! C. What do they do? D. They're eating bamboo. E. What's the girl doing? F. What're these? G. It's playing computer games. |
