You might have a chance to visit England to study or for a holiday. If you go there, you should remember one thing: English people like to talk about the weather. When you meet someone in England ,just talk about the weather. That's their favorite topic. Here are some expressions about weather.

★For good weather

Lovely day,isn't it?

What a beautiful day!

Looks like it might be a pleasant day.

★For bad weather

It's freezing, isn't it .9

What a windy day!

It's so cloudy. I'm sure it'll rain.

Looks like showers ,doesn't it?

I hope you'd better remember these expressions. They must be useful when you visit England. They are good sentences to start a conversation with Englishmen.

The further south you live, the better the weather. So houses in the south of England are more expensive than those in the north. It's very interesting, isn't it?

Hong Kong lies in the southeastern part of China. She returned to our motherland in 1997.

If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport, because there was not enough land. This airport was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon(九龙). Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.

The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population(人口) of Hong Kong is over six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, such as watches and computers.

People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

Are you interested in Paddington? He is a f    91     cartoon character from Britain. He is a short brown bear. He looks very cute b    92     of his round eyes. He carries an old case(箱子) with his own things. He always lifts his old hat and s    93     hello to otehrs. Here is the story.

One day Paddington went on a t    94     from Peru(秘鲁) to England by train alone. But when he a    95     at a station London, he didn’t know w    96     to go at all. He had to look around at the corner of a street. Mrs Brown was a kind lady. After she saw the lonely bear, she i    97     him to live with her family. The Brown family gave him the name Paddington. He was friendly and polite to others, but he made lots of t    98     for them too. He worked harder and tried to do things b    99    , so they weren’t angry with him. They were glad to stay with him. He made their life f    100     of happiness.

Would you like to know more about Paddington?Let’s watch this popular film together.

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