Verbs

1. go went
2. see saw
3. watch watched
4. play played
5. fly flew
6. meet met
7. ride rode
8. buy bought
9. eat ate
10. swim swam
11. read read
12. drink drank

Last week, John and his mother ______ (1. go) to the Hong Kong Airport to pick up John's father from the USA. They ______ (2. see) a lot of airplanes. They _________ (3. watch) them on the podium of the airport. They also ______ (4. meet) some friends there.

After they _______ (5. picked) up their father, they ______ (6. ride) a bike in the nearby park. John's mother ________ (7. buy) a lot of snacks for them. They ______ (8. eat ) the snacks near a pond. There ______ (9. be) a lot of fish in the pond. The fish ________ (10. swim) happily when they fed them. John's father __________ (11. read) newspapers when they ______ (12. play) with the fish. At last, they ______ (13. drink ) some juice and _______ (14. leave) the park at five o'clock in the afternoon.

Compound Words

1. blackboard
2. classroom
3. bedroom
4. homework
5. starfish
6. pancake
7. into
8. toothbrush
9. newspaper
10. football
11. tabletennis
12. bedtime
13. handbag
14. schoolbag
15. schoolbus
16. basketball
17. sunglasses
18. watermelon
19. teddybear
20. housework
21. housewife
22. hotdog
23. tablecloth
24. whiteboard
25. hamburger
26. mooncake
27. bathroom
28. sunflower

Hong Kong Festivals

On 1st of January, we have the New Year Day. We send New Year cards to our friends.

On 1st of January in the Chinese calendar, we celebrate Chinese New Year. Children get red packets from their parents.

On 14th of February, it is the Valentine's Day. People give their loves flowers and gifts.

On 4th of April, it is the Children's Day. Children get toys.

On the second Sunday of May, it is the Mother's Day. We give our mothers flowers.

On the third Sunday of June, it is Father's Day. We give our dads presents.

On the fifth of May in Chinese calendar, it is the Dragon Boat Festival. We eat rice dumplings.

On the fifteenth of August in Chinese calendar, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, we eat moon cakes.

On the twenty-fifth of December, it is the Christmas Day. We send Christmas cards to our friends.

My Diary

Date: 7th June, 2008 (Saturday)
Weather: Black Storm
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Where did you go?
Who went with you?
When did you go?
What did you do?
Whom did you meet?
Was it a good day?

It was a rainy day today. There was a blackstorm warning in the morning. The blackstorm warning was cancelled at about 11 o'clock. Then I went to Hung Hom with my dad and mom. I joined the English lesson. I met three friends there. It was a good day to me.
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