1. ___ The Water Festival in Thailand

2. ___ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong

3. ___ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing

4. ___ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi

Keys: d a b c

Step 3 Listening

1b Listen and tell true or false.

1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F

2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F

3. Bill wonders whether they'll have zongzi again next year. T F

4. Bill and Mary believe that they'll be back next year to watch the races. T F

Keys: F T F T

Step 4 Speaking

1c Talk about the pictures in 1a.

Make conversations.

Examples

A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?

B: I love the races. I think they're fun to watch.

Step 5 Pair Work

A: What do you like best about the ...?

B: I love the ... I think that they're...

Step 6 Listening

2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences.

Pre-listening

Look at sentences and answer the questions.

Whose vacation are they talking about, Wu Ming's or Harry's?

Did Wu Ming visit anyone on his trip?

What do you think he did during his trip?

1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends.

2. Wu Ming went to Singapore/ Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.

3. Wu Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.

4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.

2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.

Fun activities Downsides Eating out Shopping Dragon Boat Festival in June Keys: He has put on five pounds!

He spent so much money.

weather is hot

Step 7 Speaking