【1】 Lisa becomes interested in traditional Chinese painting and she wants to learn how to paint bamboo in ink.

【2】 Alan is from India. He is studying Chinese history. He has learned a lot about the four great inventions of ancient China.

【3】 Sam is an Australian boy living in Beijing. He takes great interest in traditional Chinese opera (a musical play). He hopes to take a class of the local opera.

【4】 Mary likes classic (经典的) Chinese works. She has read the one about Monkey King since she came to China.

【5】 Susan loves Chinese paper cutting. She wants to make a Chinese “Fu” to put up on her window this Spring Festival.

A. In this weekend's story-telling time, you’ll hear plenty of stories about Chinese traditions, for example, why people put up the Chinese “Fu” upside down on the door or window.

B. Beijing Opera is a form of traditional art in China. Our club is set up for fans and welcomes you to join us. We have invited some famous local actors to give acting classes.

C. Paper cutting sounds simple but is difficult to do. Bring red paper and learn the making of paper cutting. You can take home the paper cutting you make in class.

D. We will hold a competition on the four great inventions of ancient China next month. The first round will be a written test. The next round will be a short speech in Chinese.

E. A show of traditional Chinese ink paintings will be held in the Art Museum this weekend. Many works of animals by famous artists will be on show.

F. A discussion will be held in our reading club this weekend. The topic is about Journey to the West, one of the four great classic Chinese works.

G. Traditional Chinese painting is a form of fine arts in Chinese culture. In our training class, Mr. Sun will teach you how to paint bamboo with brushes and ink step by step.