their leisure activities.The grandpa loves tea.Every afternoon he goes to a tea house, enjoying tea and chatting with a bunch of old people like himself.He says this is the best time of the day.He would forget all his troubles and pains in his body during the tea time Grandma loves group dancing in the evening.As long as it doesn't rain,she'll go to a tiny park nearby and dance with a group of women,winter or summer.She says dancing makes her younger and healthy.She also does some babysitting for her grandson when his parents are too busy to take care of him.She spends about 3 mornings doing babysitting every week. She also loves to play mahjong with her friends. 2.I asked a middle-aged man and a woman of the same age.The man says he likes climbing and hiking during the weekends.On weekdays,he has to work late,so when he gets home.he likes to watch TV.Then on weekends,he'll go climbing hills surrounding the city.Sometimes he takes his camera with him.That's his new hobby-taking photos.Every year,he would travel to a foreign country with his wife for about 7 days.The woman says she likes to surf on the Internet during her free time.She does a lot of online shopping these days.She is almost addicted to it and she has bought a lot of items that she doesn't need at all.Her husband is not very happy with this and asks her to sell them online.She also loves to watch TV plays on the Internet 3.--I asked three college students about their leisure activities.All of them are boys and one thing they all like is computer games.They spend almost three hours playing Dota every night in their dormitory.They like to play this game because it gives them a sense of accomplishment.They also take some sports activities in the afternoon,like basketball and football. --I talked with two girls,and both of them like listening to music.They say they feel relaxed while listening to music.Music makes it possible for them to continue their studies under pressure.They also like to read microblogs (Weibo)and talk with their friends through Micromessage (Weixin).It is a very convenient and cheap way to communicate with other people.They also go to concerts and other performances on campus once in a while. 4.I asked two young children for what they did after school.The boy says his teachers give him a lot of homework and he seldom has time to do what he likes to do.But if he has time,he enjoys animated cartoons and riding his bicycle.The girl says she has a lot of free time.She likes to play with her Barbie dolls and dress them up.She also likes to read books and watch TV.Sometimes she talks with her friends on QQ. 2.Laughter Cross-talk is very popular in China.You can listen to it everywhere,on the MP3,on the radio,on TV,on the Internet,etc.I think its popularity mainly lies in its humorous language,the performers'quick wits,their funny gestures and their presentation skills.The subject of cross-talk is close to our real life so that it resonates with the audience.It uses either bitter irony or funny teasing to amuse people.The most important thing is that cross- talk can make one laugh and think at the same time.What's more,cross-talk is also a reflection of the traditional Chinese culture.Cross-talk comedians are really gifted performers.They are good at singing-able to sing different kinds of songs as well as a variety of local operas.Some of them are very good at mimicking With almost nothing on the stage,they can perform whatever they want to. 3.Recognizing Puns l.The word“plane”has the same pronunciation as“plain”,If you say something is plain,you mean it is simple in style.Normally you don't have very nice food on planes.4 their leisure activities. The grandpa loves tea. Every afternoon he goes to a tea house, enjoying tea and chatting with a bunch of old people like himself. He says this is the best time of the day. He would forget all his troubles and pains in his body during the tea time. Grandma loves group dancing in the evening. As long as it doesn’t rain, she’ll go to a tiny park nearby and dance with a group of women, winter or summer. She says dancing makes her younger and healthy. She also does some babysitting for her grandson when his parents are too busy to take care of him. She spends about 3 mornings doing babysitting every week. She also loves to play mahjong with her friends. 2. I asked a middle-aged man and a woman of the same age. The man says he likes climbing and hiking during the weekends. On weekdays, he has to work late, so when he gets home, he likes to watch TV. Then on weekends, he’ll go climbing hills surrounding the city. Sometimes he takes his camera with him. That’s his new hobby—taking photos. Every year, he would travel to a foreign country with his wife for about 7 days. The woman says she likes to surf on the Internet during her free time. She does a lot of online shopping these days. She is almost addicted to it and she has bought a lot of items that she doesn’t need at all. Her husband is not very happy with this and asks her to sell them online. She also loves to watch TV plays on the Internet. 3. -- I asked three college students about their leisure activities. All of them are boys and one thing they all like is computer games. They spend almost three hours playing Dota every night in their dormitory. They like to play this game because it gives them a sense of accomplishment. They also take some sports activities in the afternoon, like basketball and football. --I talked with two girls, and both of them like listening to music. They say they feel relaxed while listening to music. Music makes it possible for them to continue their studies under pressure. They also like to read microblogs (Weibo) and talk with their friends through Micromessage (Weixin). It is a very convenient and cheap way to communicate with other people. They also go to concerts and other performances on campus once in a while. 4. I asked two young children for what they did after school. The boy says his teachers give him a lot of homework and he seldom has time to do what he likes to do. But if he has time, he enjoys animated cartoons and riding his bicycle. The girl says she has a lot of free time. She likes to play with her Barbie dolls and dress them up. She also likes to read books and watch TV. Sometimes she talks with her friends on QQ. 2. Laughter Cross-talk is very popular in China. You can listen to it everywhere, on the MP3, on the radio, on TV, on the Internet, etc. I think its popularity mainly lies in its humorous language, the performers’ quick wits, their funny gestures and their presentation skills. The subject of cross-talk is close to our real life so that it resonates with the audience. It uses either bitter irony or funny teasing to amuse people. The most important thing is that cross￾talk can make one laugh and think at the same time. What’s more, cross-talk is also a reflection of the traditional Chinese culture. Cross-talk comedians are really gifted performers. They are good at singing—able to sing different kinds of songs as well as a variety of local operas. Some of them are very good at mimicking. With almost nothing on the stage, they can perform whatever they want to. 3. Recognizing Puns 1. The word “plane” has the same pronunciation as “plain”. If you say something is plain, you mean it is simple in style. Normally you don’t have very nice food on planes