Miss White: Hello, boys and girls! Let's play games. There are some things in my box. Guess. Whose books are these?

Lucy: Are these Oliver's?

Miss White: Yes, they are his. Whose ruler is this?

John: Is it Candy's?

Candy: Yes, it's mine.

Miss White: Look! What a beautiful hat! Whose is it?

Oliver: It's John's.

Miss White: Oh, yes! It's his.

    It is Sunday morning. Helen and David are going to the People Cinema by bike. They are coming up to a crossing.

Helen: Stop, David!

David: Why? It's late. We should hurry up.

Helen: Look at the lights. It's red now, and it means “Danger”. The cars and the buses must wait, and we must stop too.

David: What does the yellow light mean?

Helen: It means “Wait”. We should wait till(直到) the light is green.

David: Yes, I see. The light is green now. We can go now.

Helen: OK! Let's go.

    There are two important dates in the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar(农历) before the Chinese New Year.

    The first is the Laba Festival(腊八节)on the 8th day of the 12^th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is a time--people hope for a good harvest(收成) in the next year. People always eat Laba porridge( 腊八粥)on this day.

    The other important date is the Kitchen God Worshipping Day( “灶王爷”祭拜日) on the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th month. It is said that the Kitchen God goes to heaven (天堂)that day to report (报告)about. each family's activities(活动). People give him delicious food. Then he will give them a good report and give their families good luck in the next year.

    Hi, I'm Ling Ling. I like winter. It's cold in winter. I can go skating in the park. I make snowmen with my friends. Mike is my friend. He likes winter, too. David is my friend, too. But he doesn't like winter. He likes summer. He can go swimming in the river.

Mary: Good morning, Ken!

Ken: Good morning! You are early. When do you usually get up?

Mary: I usually get up at 6:30 in the morning.

Ken: When do you go to school?

Mary: I go to school at six fifty.

Ken: When do you have lunch at school?

Mary: Usually at 1:30 pm.

Ken: Do you finish class and go home at 5:00 in the afternoon?

Mary: No, I finish class at five o'clock. But I have a dancing training after school. So I go home at 5:30 pm.

Ken: When do you go to bed?

Mary: At 9:30 or 10 o'clock.