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China – In their shoes

Juewen is ___ years old. She lives in Shanghai, in the East of China. It is the ____ city in

China. Shanghai is bustling, noisy and energetic.

Juewen leaves for school at _:__. She speaks Mandarin to her mother and classmates at

school. Shanghai has its own language though called Shanghainese

Lots of children come to school with their _________. They ____ to teachers as they enter

to show _______. The gates close at 8.10. The city is a mix of old and new.

Many people use public transport. More than __ million people live in Shanghai.

Juewen finishes school at 3.10 but often has extra classes. She learns to play the Cello, she

uses to metro (underground train) to get to her teacher’s house. Over _ million people use it

every day. It’s the _th

busiest in the world.

The Bund is an area which is famous. Shanghai is split by the ____. Across is the financial

area and has the world _rd

tallest building in it!

Life can be hectic for Chinese children, their parents push them hard to achieve. Juewen is

not exception. Every Saturday at _:__ she goes to sing in the Shangliangong c___. When it is

over she goes to DT to learn how to make things. This is seen as important to develop skills

for ____. She learns Olympic ____ after, they study hard to be _______.

On Sunday she does _____ and Calligraphy. English is seen as important because it helps

communicate with everyone and she hopes to go to England one day. C________ is the art

of writing. It is about patience. It is important to learn about culture.

He Ruiquin is 10 years old. She lives in a small village in the _____ of China called

Chang’Gou. It is a very beautiful place in a mountainous and remote landscape. There’s lots

of farmland cut into the ______. They grow lots of different crops, for example__________

There is a narrow _____ which connects the village to other parts. It can takes __ hours.

Her school is called Jinjiang Primary school and is the only one in the village. It has __ pupils

ages 5-11. Their motto is “________ achieves your future. __________ changes your fate.

There are 6 people in her class. She finds maths _____ and prefers Chinese. She lives at her

school and when they go home for the holidays her dad gets her, because walking is too far

to do every day. It is a tiring journey.

There’s lots of small ______ by her house. The most famous river near her village is the

Jinsha river. _____ has been found in there! There is a ferry boat that help them

 ____________________. Mules and horses are the best way to get around.

Almost everything she eats is home grown. The different foods she eats are___________

 _______________. They grow everything they need. But life can be hard here, communities

are close and supportive.

 

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Wang Yuxi is 11 years old and lives in Lijiang. This is in the _____ ______ of China. It’s one of 

China’s most famous ancient cities and has over a million people living there.  

What is it like there? What does he do?

Ma Siduo is 9 years old. She lives in Yangshuo in the _____ of China. It is popular with

 __________. Temperatures are generally warm but it can get very wet in the _______

season.

What is it like there? What does she do?

Li Memgke is 11 years old. She lives in Sandouping in ____ China. It’s population is about ___

thousand people.

What is it like there? What does she do?