1、周末1. How do you usually spend the weekend?2. Are weekends important to you? (Why?/Why not?) 3. Which do you prefer, Saturday or Sunday?4. How does the average person in China spend his or her weekend? = (What do they do?) 5. Do you think people should be paid overtime to work on weekends? 参考答案（注意：挑选
2、你需要的词/词组）周末做什么I sleep late, and watch movies. I go out with my friends, or work on different stuff. I havent had time during the week. Go out to eat, go for walks, go to the mall, go to the grocery store.Saturday is mostly shopping and cleaning the house. On Sundays, I relax, play computer games and
3、 go to the movies. 周么重要吗Very, its some of the only time I can use for my hobbies, or spend with my family. It gives me time to do things I wanted to do but couldntt during the weekdays.I work every other weekend. The weekends Im actually off are extremely important to me. I need to recharge my batte
4、ries. They are just like any other day to me. /Just as normal as any other day cause Im freaking busy even on a Saturday.周六日选择Saturday, because I can sleep late and stay up late. Sunday is okay, but I have to go to work the next day, so I have to go to bed early. Sunday, much quieter and more relaxi
5、ng, more laid back. Saturday is all about shopping. 周末加班给钱吗Definitely/absolutely! Working overtime is an extra, and it takes away the relaxation time so many people need, so people should be compensated for it.We dont get paid overtime in my office but if we work overtime or on weekends or holidays,
6、 we get compensatory time off. If you work 4 hours on Saturday, you get 4 hours off some other time.名字1. Is your name very important to you?My name means a lot to me, as it was chosen by my grandfather. No it isnt. To me its just a couple of sounds put together.2. Does your name have any special mea
7、ning?Well, my first name is , which means , and my middle name is , which means “a waterfall or a pool under a waterfall“.Not very special/its rather ordinary., but I like it anyway.My names are random. my parents couldnt think of anything better.I was named after a song in the 70s.3. When Chinese p
8、eople name their children, are there any special customs that are followed?The Chinese think a name may somehow determine the future of the child. Therefore, all possible factors must be taken into account when they are naming their children. Another custom is to find the newborn babys Eight Charact
9、ers (in four pairs, indicating the year, month, day and hour of a persons birth, each pair consisting of one Heavenly Stem and one Earthly Branch, formerly used in fortune-telling) and the element in the Eight Characters. It is traditionally believed in China that the world is made up of five princi
10、pal elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. A persons name is to include an element that he lacks in his Eight Characters. If he lacks water, for example, then his name is supposed to contain a word like river, lake, tide, sea, stream, rain, or any word associating with water. If he lacks met
11、al, then he is to be given a word like gold, silver, iron, or steel.Some people even believe that a name has a lot to do with the owners fate. So when they name a child, they think it over and over again.4. Do many people in China have a nickname?Shows degrees of intimacyReflects our character or personality
