They are preparing for New Year. It falls on the first day of the the first lunar month (阴历正月). People follow many national and local customs. They paste spring poems (贴春联) with lucky words on the door. They eat delicious food with symbolic values (有象征意义的美味食品). They exchange greetings with friends and relatives. Writing an E-mail Cleaning the house Painting the window frames Writing out the couplets Where is Josh? Why is it a very special time for him? Whom is Josh staying with? How is he feeling now? I _________(have) a great time here in Beijing. It’s a very special time now because Chinese people __________ (get) ready to celebrate the New Year. It is a time when all the family ____ (get) together. ’m having are getting gets As I _____(tell) you before, I _________(stay) with the Zhang family. When they ____________ (prepare) for New year, there ___(be) many special traditions and the Zhangs ____________(follow) some of them. told ’m staying are preparing are are following
