Unit 10 Part I-A2. Chinese new Year 3. Russia 4. Britain 5. New Zealand 6. In Australia 7. Asia / In Hong Kong 8. Singapores 9. In Vietnam 10. Thailand 11. In Japan 12. Egypt 13. Europe Part I-B1-5 Vienna Ankara Madrid Bangkok Colombo 6-10 Warsaw London Rangoon Mexico City Brussels 11-15 Berlin Moscow Rome Kampala Washington Part I-C1-h 2-e 3-a 4-d 5-b 6-g 7-e 8-j 9-f 10-i Many students lack the ability to respond quickly to the English pronunciation of some place names. Therefore, they need repeated practice in identifying place names. Part II-AA1 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T Statements:1. Trafalgar SquareA2 1. February 18th 2. for 9,000 years / since 9,000 years ago 3. heart valves 4. one 5. pig racingA3 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. CA4 domesticated / skin / glue / drugs / nominated / charity / fly / out / bacon / thoughtfulIm a pig, my son is a rabbit, I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about our Chinese zodiac signs. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign. Thats why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon.February the 18th is Chinese New Year and 2007 is the year of the pig, so lets take a closer look at this interesting animal. Pigs were first domesticated by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We dont just use pigs for their meat almost every part of the animal is used. The bones and skin are used for glue and footballs. The hair is used for artists brushes and insulation. The fat is used in the manufacture of insecticides, floor waxes, rubber and plastics. Amazingly, pigs are a source of nearly 40 pharmaceutical drugs and their heart valves can be used in surgery to replace human ones. Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film Babe starred a lovable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by staging pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People just dont want to eat pigs, it seems!Pigs also feature in the English language. To say that something is unlikely to happen you can say “Pigs might fly!” A man that thinks men are superior to women is “chauvinist pig”. Hungry? Well then, you can “pig out” and eat lots of food. And what about if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they “saved your bacon”. If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune. Happy Chinese New Year!Part II-BB1 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. FStatements:1. Chinese New Year has been celebrated in the UK with an enormous circus in Trafalgar Square. 2. There are more Cantonese speakers in Britain than Mandarin speakers.3. The first Chinese immigrants to the UK ere sailors.4. There are a handful of events celebrating the Chinese New Year in London. B2 1. More than 200,000 people congregated to watch a huge parade of lions, dragons, drums, and ribbon and fan dancers.2. Chinese immigrants first came to London in the mid-19th Century, consisting mainly of seamen involved in the tea trade via Canton.3. A more recent wave of immigration took place in the 1960s when many workers came from Hong Kong to find work in the flourishing restaurant business.4. Today more than 60,000 people of Chinese descent live in London.5. This years celebrations include more than 100 events from lion-dancing to elephant chess. “Kung Hei Fat Choi!” Thats a phrase that has been heard many times in Londons Chinatown over the last few days. Why? Because its Chinese New Year, and the UKs Chinese community are celebrating the Year of the Dog. This year the celebrations have been more spectacular than ever with more than 200,000 people congregating to watch a huge parade of lions, dragons, drums, and ribbon and fan dancers. The procession made its way from Chinatown to Trafalgar Square, the very heart of London.London has a proud history of multiculturalism, and the Chinese community is one of the oldest in the city. Chinese immigrants first came to London in the mid-19th Century, consisting mainly of seamen involved in the tea trade via Canton. For that reason Cantonese is still spoken more widely in the UK than Mandarin. A more recent wave of immigration took place in the 1960s when many workers came from Hong Kong to find work in the flourishing restaurant business. One part of the central London neighborhood of Soho became synonymous with Chinese restaurants and began to be known as Chinatown. Today more than 60,000 people of Chinese descent live in