Contents 1
Unit 1 Banks and banking 1
Lesson 1 A ？100 bill's exciting journey 1
Lesson 2 In the bank 2
Lesson 3 The history of banks 3
Finding out the rules 4
Unit self-assessment 5
Unit 2 Lamps 6
Lesson 1 Lamps in ancient times 6
Lesson 2 Lamps in the 17th-19th century 7
Lesson 3 Lamps in the 20th century 8
Finding out the rules 9
Unit self-assessment 10
Unit 3 Observing the earth 11
Lesson 1 Continents and oceans 11
Lesson 2 Plates 12
Lesson 3 Landforms 13
Finding out the rules 14
Unit self-assessment 15
Unit 4 The Tang Dynasty 16
Lesson 1 The history of the Tang Dynasty 16
Lesson 2 The life in the Tang Dynasty 17
Lesson 3 The poetry of the Tang Dynasty 19
Finding out the rules 20
Unit self-assessment 21
Unit 5 Iron and wood 22
Lesson 1 The first war between iron and wood 22
Lesson 2 The second war between iron and wood 23
Lesson 3 Good neighborhood relations 24
Finding out the rules 26
Unit self-assessment 27
Unit 6 Table manners 28
Lesson 1 Before the dinner 28
Lesson 2 During the dinner 29
Lesson 3 After the dinner 30
Finding out the rules 31
Unit self-assessment 32
Unit 7 Collection 33
Lesson 1 At the auction 33
Lesson 2 A visit to Mr.Wang's 34
Lesson 3 A handbook of collections 35
Finding out the rules 36
Unit self-assessment 37
Unit 8 The Dragon Boat Festival 38
Lesson 1 The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival 38
Lesson 2 Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival 39
Lesson 3 The dragon boat races 40
Finding out the rules 41
Unit self-assessment 42
Unit 9 First aid 43
Lesson 1 What is first aid? 43
Lesson 2 Security week 44
Lesson 3 A first aid competition 45
Finding out the rules 46
Unit self-assessment 47
Unit 10 Chinese folk tales 48
Lesson 1 A magic paintbrush 48
Lesson 2 A magic lotus lantern 49
Lesson 3 Hua Mulan 51
Finding out the rules 53
Unit self-assessment 54