Lesson 14: Irfan studied China

Think about it! Have you learned about other countries in school? Which one is the most interesting? What does Irfan know about China?

This book is interesting. I’m interested in this book. Learning Tips This book is interesting. I’m interested in this book.

New words cool adj. 很棒的， 凉的 lawyer n. 律师 building n. 建筑物 goal n. 目标 wife n. 妻子 kid n. 小孩

You look very cool in your clothes! cool “cool” can mean “very good”. E.g. You look very cool in your clothes!

lawyer A lawyer helps people protect themselves with laws. If you become a lawyer, you can make much money.

This is an office building.

goal My biggest goal is to be a president.

Think about it What makes you happy? What does Lucas like to do?

What makes me happy? My work and my family. My friends, teachers, classmates make me happy, too. Learning English also makes me happy.

I’m Irfan. My favourite subject is social studies. It’s so interesting I’m Irfan. My favourite subject is social studies. It’s so interesting! You learn about China. Now I want to go to China. I love to travel! What did I learn about China? I learned lots of things. I learned about Chinese festivals, like the Spring Festival and Children’s Day best. We don’t have a day for children in Canada. We have Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but no Children’s Day. I think we need one!

When we studied China,our teacher took us to a Chinese restaurant and a Chinese grocery store . The grocery store had many foods I didn’t know. The Chinese restaurant is great.I love Chinese food.We have many Chinese restaurants in our city. The name of my favourite restaurant is the “Beijing Beijing Peking House.” That’s a funny name , isn’t it? I don’t know why it is called that. Canada has lots of Chinese restaurants.It has many other restaurants,too.