Harry: I’m planning a trip to Hong Kong next year. I wonder whether

June is a good time.

Wu Ming: Yes, if you want to see the boat races. But it’s quite hot in June.

That’s one thing I didn’t like.

Harry: Oh, I don’t mind hot weather.

Wu Ming: OK, then I think that June would be a perfect time for you to

visit.

Section B 1b Listen and answer the questions.

Wu Yu: Hey Jane, what do you know about Halloween? Jane: Oh, it’s a popular festival in North America.

Wu Yu: We don’t really celebrate it in China. I know that it’s in October,

right?

Jane: Yes, October 31st. It’s a scary festival, but I think it’s fun! Wu Yu: What do people do on that day?

Jane: Many people make their houses look scary. They may turn off the

lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and windows. Wu Yu: Wow, that sounds quite scary!

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Jane: It’s not that bad. Even little kids dress up as ghosts or black cats.

They can also dress up as fun things like cartoon characters. Some parents join in the fun by dressing up, too!

Wu Yu: Do parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for

candies and treats?

Jane: Yeah. Kids say“Trick or treat!”at every house. This means that if

you don’t give them a treat, they’ll play a trick on you!

Wu Yu: It sounds like a really fun festival! I wonder if it’ll ever become

popular in China.

1c Listen again and fill in the blanks. Wu Yu: Hey Jane, what do you know about

Halloween?

Jane: Oh, it’s a popular festival in North America.

Wu Yu: We don’t really celebrate it in China. I know that it’s in October,

right?

Jane: Yes, October 31st. It’s a scary festival, but I think it’s fun! Wu Yu: What do people do on that day?

Jane: Many people make their houses look scary. They may turn off the

lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and windows.

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Wu Yu: Wow, that sounds quite scary!

Jane: It’s not that bad. Even little kids dress up as ghosts or black cats.

They can also dress up as fun things like cartoon characters. Some parents join in the fun by dressing up, too!

Wu Yu: Do parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for

candies and treats?

Jane: Yeah. Kids say“Trick or treat!”at every house. This means that if

you don’t give them a treat, they’ll play a trick on you! Wu Yu: It sounds like a really fun festival! I wonder

if it’ll ever become popular in China.

UNIT 3

Section A

1b Listen and complete the conversations in the picture in 1a. Conversation l

Girl: Excuse me, could you tell me where I can buy some stamps? Boy: Yes. There’s a post office on Center Street. Girl: Oh, could you tell me how to get to Center Street? Boy: Sure. You see that bank there? Girl: Hmm…oh, yes.

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Boy: Just go past the bank and then turn right. The post office is on the

right, next to the library. Girl: Thanks a lot! Conversation 2

Boy: Excuse me, do you know where I can get a dictionary? Girl: Sure. There’s a bookstore on Main Street. Boy: Oh, could you please tell me how to get there?

Girl: Yes. Go along Center Street and then turn left on Main Street. Then

you will see the bookstore on the other side of the street. Boy: Thanks! Do you know when the bookstore closes today? Girl: I think it closes at 7:00 p.m. today.

2a Listen. You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order you hear them.

Boy 1: Excuse me, can you tell me where I can buy some medicine? Boy 2: Yes, there’s a supermarket in this shopping center. Boy 1: Do you know how to go there?

Boy 2: Yes. Go to the second floor and then…then turn left. Let’s

see…Then go past the bookstore. And umm…the supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore. You should be able to get medicine there.

Boy 1: OK, great. Oh, and one more thing. Do you know when this

shopping center closes tonight?

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