Yes, I have / My family owns pets, for example, a dog /a cat/ a parrot /a tortoise /several fishes/ a rabbit I really like dogs/cats/birds /fishes, so I will keep one if I got the chance I think dogs are very loyal to human /cats are clever and cute birds sing beautiful /fishes are quiet and colorful I think that pets are our friends We will have fun when we play with pets and look after them a good relationship between people and pets can be very comfortable Dogs could keep the house safely /Cats would catch mice Companionship is another reason for keeping pets Pets can bring us happiness Children will learn to concern for others. foster their love of nature/ animals. sense of Old people may feel lonely isolated after retired, pets will relieve their loneliness and isolation But pets sometimes are dangerous Sometimes, pets might damage the environment Most pets are dirty and they have a lot of diseases with them which will make us ill Pets shed(a E)everywhere, this is a burden to housewife 19. Western and Chinese films When did color film come into being How many kinds of films are there? What are they Comparing former films and modern high-tech films, which kind do you like better and why? Which films do you think are worth watching? Why? will you please introduce the brief of them? Can you tell a Chinese film which leaves you the deepest impression? Why it impresses you so much? Why do young people like to watch westem films? What do you think is the biggest difference between Chinese films and western films? Language focus More commercial cinemas will be opened in big cities. In Beijing, for example, the number of cinema theaters will increase by 26 to 100 by the end of 2007 Digital cinemas with smaller screens will be established in medium-sized cities. "Lower ticket will attract people in these places to the digital cinemas, "said Han in rural areas use to watch films for free, in accordance with government policy. But film companies have not shown much interest in nonprofit projects. In the future, each film shown in a rural area will feature 10-minute ads, which is expected to change corporate attitudes Many of Chinese films have no plots or story lines nowadays. The directors have lost patience to tell a complete story, and they call this fashion. Some so-called grand works(Dapian) cost tens of millions of RMB to be made, but it seems to common audience that they are only aimed to excite the director himself. Among these, Wuji, directed by Chen Kaige is a typical example 20. Chinese festivals and western festivals 1)Can you find some common things / similarities between Chinese festivals and western festivals? 2)Do you think culture has some influences on their festivals? 3)Which festivals would you prefer to observe nowadays-Chinese festivals or western festivals?6 Yes, I have / My family owns pets, for example, a dog / a cat / a parrot / a tortoise / several fishes / a rabbit. I really like dogs / cats / birds / fishes, so I will keep one if I got the chance. I think dogs are very loyal to human / cats are clever and cute / birds sing beautiful / fishes are quiet and colorful. I think that pets are our friends. We will have fun when we play with pets and look after them. A good relationship between people and pets can be very comfortable. Dogs could keep the house safely / Cats would catch mice. Companionship is another reason for keeping pets. Pets can bring us happiness. Children will learn to concern for others, foster their love of nature/ animals, sense of responsibility. Old people may feel lonely & isolated after retired, pets will relieve their loneliness and isolation. But pets sometimes are dangerous. Sometimes, pets might damage the environment. Most pets are dirty and they have a lot of diseases with them which will make us ill. Pets shed (掉毛) everywhere, this is a burden to housewife. 19. Western and Chinese films When did color film come into being? How many kinds of films are there? What are they? Comparing former films and modern high-tech films, which kind do you like better and why? Which films do you think are worth watching? Why? Will you please introduce the brief of them? Can you tell a Chinese film which leaves you the deepest impression? Why it impresses you so much? Why do young people like to watch western films? What do you think is the biggest difference between Chinese films and western films? Language focus More commercial cinemas will be opened in big cities. In Beijing, for example, the number of cinema theaters will increase by 26 to 100 by the end of 2007. Digital cinemas with smaller screens will be established in medium-sized cities. "Lower ticket prices will attract people in these places to the digital cinemas," said Han. Those in rural areas use to watch films for free, in accordance with government policy. But film companies have not shown much interest in nonprofit projects. In the future, each film shown in a rural area will feature 10-minute ads, which is expected to change corporate attitudes. Many of Chinese films have no plots or story lines nowadays. The directors have lost patience to tell a complete story, and they call this fashion. Some so-called grand works (Dapian) cost tens of millions of RMB to be made, but it seems to common audience that they are only aimed to excite the director himself. Among these, Wuji, directed by Chen Kaige is a typical example. 20. Chinese festivals and western festivals 1) Can you find some common things / similarities between Chinese festivals and western festivals? 2) Do you think culture has some influences on their festivals? 3) Which festivals would you prefer to observe nowadays—Chinese festivals or western festivals?