AnswersPassage A:

the Mid-Autumn Festival, September or October, moon cakes

Passage B:the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth of the first month of the lunar calendar, sweet dumplings

Passage C:the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, Zongzi

Exercise 4

■ Students discuss in pairs and tell the class their opinions.

Language Power: the Word Corner on page 79 givesfurther practice in vocabulary (clothes).

GrammarTHE PASSIVE (I)

Exercise 5

■ Students identify that the passive is used when we don’t know or there is no need to say who the “doer” of an action is.

■ Students then do the exercise, finding the sentences in the text and completing the verbs.

■ Refer students to Grammar Summary 5 to make sure they understand how to use the Passive correctly.

■ For further practice, ask students to answer questions about their school (or town), e.g. “When are school examinations held?

When are school reports written? Where is football played?

When are bells rung? When was this classroom cleaned? When was this school built?”