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lots of photos. Lingling is buying a few presents and postcards. They39。re on sale at the shop. Daming is having lunch and lying in the sun.I39。d like a postcard too, but please take some photos of the Great Wall and send them to me by .Betty: OK. We39。re enjoying the school trip a lot. Anyway, it39。s time to go back to school now. Bye, Mum!Bye, Betty!M9U2 They39。re waiting for buses or trains.At this moment, in different places of the world, people are doing different things.A In London, it39。s five o39。clock in the afternoon and people are leaving work and are going home.They39。re waiting for buses or trains. Some people are driving home. Some are getting off buses or trains. Some are having afternoon tea at home or having a drink.B In Moscow, it39。s eight o39。clock in the evening, so people aren39。t having afternoon tea. They are having dinner at home or in restaurants. Some are going to the theatre or watching a film. Some are watching television or playing games at home.C In Beijing, it39。s one o39。clock at night, so people aren39。t having dinner. Most people are sleeping.Some people are still working and some are going home from work.D In Los Angeles, it39。s nine o39。clock in the morning. People aren39。t sleeping. They39。re working.Children are starting their lessons.E In New York, it39。s twelve o39。clock. People aren39。t working. They39。re having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or cola. Some people are seeing friends, calling home or shopping.M10 U1 Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?Tony: Hi, Lingling. This is Tony speaking. What39。s happening? Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?Lingling: Yes, we are. We39。re quite busy now.Tony: What are you doing at the moment?Lingling: I39。m making big red lanterns.Tony: I like them. They are very beautiful. Is your father helping you?Lingling: No, he isn39。t. He39。s still at work.Tony: What39。s your mother doing?Lingling: She39。s cleaning the house and putting things away.Tony: She39。s working so hard!Lingling :Yes. My aunt is sweeping the floor, and my grandma is cooking the meal in the kitchen.Tony: What are Daming and Betty doing?Lingling: They39。re learning a dragon dance with my grandpa.Tony: Can I join them?Lingling: Of course. Hurry up!M10U2 My mother39。s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck.I39。m Li Shan from China.Spring Festival is very important in my country.Like Christmas, it happens every year, but not on the same day.It usually es in February, but sometimes it es in January.I39。ve got some photos of it. Have a look at them!A Here39。s the first one! It39。s a few days bofore Spring Festival. My mother39。s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck. Look at the food on the table! We always buy a lot of food before the festival.B Oh, I love this photo. We are celebrating Spring Festival with a traditional family dinner on the evening before Spring Festival. There39。s so much delicious food.I am eating jiaozi a kind of dumpling. After the dinner, we usually watch a special programme on TV.C In this photo, my parents and I are visiting my uncles and aunts. We are wearing new sweaters and coats. I always get a hongbao. It means lucky money.