【正文】 s body. The painting of dark and light colours is a favourite of many art lovers.Qi Baishi (18631957) was one of China39。s DanceBalletBallet began in Italy and France during the 15th century and is still an important art form in Western culture. Ballet tells a story with music and actions but no words. Another famous Russian ballet is called Sleeping Beauty. Many countries have produced ballets, including China. One wellknown Chinese ballet is called The Whitehaired Girl.Folk DanceFolk dances are traditional styles of dancing that e from ordinary people. They are usually group dances that are taught from one generation to another. China is famous for many different types of folk dances, including the dragon dance and the lion dance, which are performed during the Spring Festival. ...(2)… Another wellknown folk dance is the Yangge, which is often performed on special occasions. In many parts of the country, you can see people of all ages dancing in the street during festivals. They are dressed in beautiful costumes, skipping back and forth to the rhythm of loud drums. People like to watch performances of this unique folk dance.Popular DancePopular or social dances often e from folk dances, although they are usually popular for only a short time. ...(3)...Until the eighteenth century, social danceswere only held in palaces or the homes of noble families. However, in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, social dancing became more popular. Ballroom dancing, which was a formal dance in a large room, became popular in Europe and North America. Central European folk dances, such as the waltz, changed and became the most popular examples of ballroom dances.In the United States, the mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance, such as tap dancing. Before the First World War, new ballroom dances came to Europe and America, for example, the Tango and the ChaCha. The Argentine Tango was made internationally popular by Carlos Gardel through his songs and films.After the Second World War, AfricanAmerican rhythm and movements became part of popular social dance. Rock 39。s Tchaikovsky International Competition. He went on to win awards in petitions across the world.Because of Kong39。s world. As his mother was a great music lover, he lived with music from birth. But it wasn39。s cold outside, but I hope we39。C the average temperature in January (summer) is “7C and in July (winter) it is “7C. It has some of the best beaches in New Zealand for doing water sports: swimming, diving, fishing, sailing and surfing.It is easy to travel between Auckland and the rest of New Zealand. There are regular international flights, too. However, flights from Europe take over twentyfour hours and are expensive.U5 L11 PerformanceAlanis–a True PerformerCanadian singer and song writer, Alanis Morissette, is used to being in the public eye.Her most famous album Jagged Little Pill, came out in 1995 when she was only twentyone years old. It sold 15 million copies and made her world famous. Since then she has made several more albums and she has continued giving great performances on stage.Last Thursday night, hundreds of fans went to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England to see Alanis Morissette performing in concert. It was Morissette39。d like to go to a worldfamous university, like Stanford. But I guess, a virtual university just wouldn39。t dip your toes in the sea or eat the foods you saw. You would not experience it.Cathy: Well, if they invented virtual reality holidays, I39。t that be great? I feel excited just thinking about it.Tom: I don39。s more, we wouldn39。ll look for them in the library.Tom: Use the library puter. If you go to the Science Museum website, you39。s lesson, the science teacher will be angry. What about you? Do you have anything planned for Saturday and Sunday?Tom: It depends on the weather. If it39。 now there are around 50 million and this growth is clearly going to continue.Some experts are pessimistic about the future. One worry is crime in cyberspace. Even now, young hackers can get into the puters of banks and governments. In the future, terrorists may attack the world39。s wedding dress for good luck.U3 L44 ChristmasMemories of ChristmasFor me, Christmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November. My sister, Alison, and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a letter to Father Christmas telling him about all the presents we wanted. We seriously wrote “Father Christmas, the North Pole” on the envelope, before giving them to our mother to post.With December our excitement grew each day – as we opened the new year calendar, Christmas cards arrived in the post, Christmas lights appeared in the streets, and we attended the town carol service. And of course, there was snow everywhere. Enough snow to make snowmen, and to have exciting snowball fights in the school playground.On Christmas Eve, the whole family helped to decorate the house, put up the Christmas tree, the decorations and the balloons. Then, in the afternoon, when Auntie Kathleen and my two cousins arrived, everything was ready. Before we went to bed, we left some wine and biscuits for Father Christmas and then put our stockings at the end of our beds. We tried to stay awake as long as possible to see Father Christmas but the next thing we knew it was morning. Christmas morning!At the bottom of the bed was the stocking, now full of all kinds of small presents and sweets. Christmas morning was bright and sunny and, after church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to play with our new presents. Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! A big turkey with all the vegetables followed by Christmas pudding. I like turkey breast the best. I put so much food in my mouth sometimes that it was hard to swallow. We sang Christmas carols happily, laughed at jokes, put on silly paper hats and laughed again.After lunch, the adults slept on the sofas in front of the Queen39。