For Chinese, it’s time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi．But in South Korea, wrestling and swing play are the highlights．However, both events go by the same name －the Dragon Boat Festival．It falls on May 5th of the lunar calendar．

　　One festival, two cultures．Does one nation have the right to call it its own? It has been reported that South Korea will ask the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO联合国教科文组织) to make the celebration its cultural heritage (文化遗产)．If successful, people from other countries may see the Dragon Boat Festival as a Korean creation．

　　As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation (情况)．“It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage before China,” said Zhou Heping, deputy cultural minister．The Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application (申请) to UNESCO, covering all traditional Chinese festivals, including the Dragon Boat event．

　　“I don’t like some of the food eaten at the festival, but I am shocked by South Korea’s move,” said Jin Yutong, a Senior One student．“We should protect the cultural heritage left by our ancestors (祖先)．”

　　It is thought that the festival is held in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan (340－278BC), who lived in the State of Chu during the Warring States Period．．

Qu was known to be a patriot (爱国者) and admired by ordinary people．He is said to have jumped into Miluo River, because he had lost hope in his country’s future．When people heard about Qu’s death, they sailed up and down the river searching for his body．They also beat the drums to fright away fish and threw Zongzi into water．These were supposed to stop the fish from touching Qu．Dragon boat racing is said to have come from the search for the poet’s body．

　　Over the years, the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world．．

In Japan and Vietnam, as well as South Korea, the festival has mixed together with, and become part of the local culture．

　　With this in mind, some experts say that it is meaningless to argue (争论) about which country the festival belongs．“Everyone can say that it came from China,” said Long Haiqing, an expert from Hunan Province．“But if the whole nation can protect the culture heritage together, they will all benefit．”

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　　We provide summer English courses and you will enjoy learning about American culture and improve your English．The courses last for 4 weeks．They start at the beginning of July and August．Our teachers are very experienced．They teach English classes for 4 hours a day．You can choose between small groups of 2 or 3, or larger groups of up to 15．We provide weekly tests to see the progress you're making with your language skills．We also provide books and other materials．

　　As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA．You live with an American family and take part in American life．You have meals with them and do some activities with them, too．This is the most interesting part of the course．Many families create friendships with the students．Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation．

　　Of course, you can do many things in Los Angeles．Every day we have activities after class．You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA．You can also go to various shopping centres, sports centres, movies and concerts．There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California．

　　Well, if you're interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices．The course must be paid for one month before it begins．

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　　A young girl called Ida in Sweden decided to travel to a place she hadn't seen for 22 years．She had a happy life until some kids asked, "Why don't you look like your room?" Ida was sent to her adopted(收养)family in Sweden right after she was born．She really didn't know anything about her birthplace, Korea, except for some information she recently heard about her birthparents．

　　During her schooldays, she was often questioned about her looks．Ida considered herself a normal Swedish person．She tried to be part of the group in her school, but she found it hard．She was still seen as an outsider．

　　As she grew older, she accepted(接受)who she was．Still, she wanted to find the missing piece of the puzzle(困惑)．After finding out the place of her birthparents, Ida went to Korea in 2008．When she first arrived, she was surprised to see so many people who looked like her．However, apart from her looks, not much could be shared(分享)with others．She knew little about the culture, food, especially the language．Being in Korea wasn't always easy for her．

　　Perhaps Ida can never truly fit in either culture, but it's worth visiting her birthplace because she finally realized how special and different she is．She has two loving families, and most of all a better understanding of who she is．This helps her to have a positive view of her life．

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　　As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture．We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used．Let’s look at the words about animals and plants．Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example,“a homeless dog”,“a mad dog”,“a running dog”and“a dog catching a mouse”, have negative* meanings．But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans．In English, people use the dog to describe positive* actions．For example,“you are a lucky dog”means you are a lucky person．And“every dog has its day”means each person has good luck sometimes．To describe a person’s serious illness, they say“sick as a dog”．The word“dog-tired”means very tired．However, Chinese love cats very much．But in western culture,“cat”is often used to describe a woman who is cruel*．

　　The rose is regarded as a symbol* of love in both China and some western countries．People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship．And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries．

　　The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures．We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used．

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