Activity 2 Listen and read.

Lingling; When is the school—leavers' party?

玲玲：毕业派对是在什么时候？

Betty:Look at the school calendar! It'll be held on the 30th of May. We're all invited．

贝蒂：看看校历！它将于5月30日举行。我们都被邀请了。

Daming:ln fact,l was chosen to play the dance music.

大明：事实上，我被选去负责播放舞曲。

Tony:And l was asked to bring some balloons and paint some pictures for the party.

托尼：我被要求带一些气球并为派对画几幅画。

Betty: The teachers have asked everyone to prepare a traditional dish from their home country.

贝蒂：老师让每个人准备一道自己国家的传统菜肴。

Lingling：Can we cook it at school?

玲玲：我们可以在学校做菜肴吗？

Betty：We can neat it up in the school kitchen，but it should be cooked at home．What are you going lo make?

贝蒂：我们可以在学校食堂加热一下，但它应该在家里做好。你打算做什么呢？

Lingling: Hot and sour soup．lt's made with chicken and vegetables．

玲玲：酸辣汤。它是用鸡肉和蔬菜做成的。

Eetty:But the invitation says finger food! That means you eat it with your fingers，not with a knife，fork or spoon.

贝蒂：但请柬上说是手抓食品！那就是说你用手拿着吃它，而不用刀叉或勺子。

Lingling：Oh，soup's no good then．What about you?

玲玲：哦，那么汤不行。你准备做什么呢？

Betty：Cheeseburgers．Cheeseburgers are made with hamburgers and cheese．

贝蒂：于酪汉堡包。干酪汉堡包是用汉堡和奶酪做成的。

Tony： And you，Daming?

托尼：大明，你呢？

Daming：Jiaozi! My grandmother makes the best jiaozi!

大明：饺子！我奶奶做的饺子最好吃！

Betty：ls she invited to the school-leavers' party too?

贝蒂：她也被邀请参加毕业派对吗？

Daming:Hmm，I see what you mean．What about you，Tony?

大明：唔，我明白你说这话的意思。你呢，托尼？

Tony:A traditional English pizza with cheese，tomato and ham．

托尼：用奶酪、番茄和火腿做成的英国传统比萨饼。

Betty: Pizza isn't English! It's ltalian !

贝蒂：比萨饼不是英国的！它是意大利的！

Tony：But it's eaten everywhere in EngIand．

托尼：但在英国到处都可以吃到啊。

Damlng：It’s becoming popular in China too!

大明：它在中国也变得受欢迎起来啦！