In America，primary school lasts six years. There are about twenty students in one class. They are in different groups. Different groups may have different textbooks. The whole grade graduate(毕业)at the same time，but the students learn different knowledge.

    Primary school students don't have schoolbags. Their books are in the school. The students usually study reading，arithmetic(算术)，language，science，music，art and PE. The performances(成绩)show three grades. G means good. S means satisfaction. N means you need to work hard.

    My name is Chen Jie. I'm from China. I'm a Chinese girl. I live in a big city. We have spring, summer, autumn and winter here. I like spring best. It's windy and warm. We can fly kites in spring. It's the best time to plant trees, too. I don't like summer. It's too hot. In winter it never snows in our city. So it's not very cold.

Jack: What can you do?

John: I can sing English songs. What about you?

Jack: I can do some kung fu.

John: What can your parents do?

Jack: My father can do some kung fu, too. My mother can sing and dance.

    Hi, I'm Tom. Welcome to my new school! It is very beautiful! It has a big playground. I like to play football with my friends there after school. Near the playground, there is a library. There are many books in it. I like reading. I often read books in the library. Look! That is my classroom. It is on the second floor. There are 40 pupils in my class. In the class, there are 18 girls and 22 boys. They are all friendly. I love my school!

    The Dead Sea is not a sea. It is a big lake in the Jordan Valley. The weather is hot there and the water is salty. Fish can not live in the salty water and plants can not grow near it. People can not swim well in the Dead Sea, but they can float on the water. You can often see people floating on the lake, reading books or newspapers. The water is very blue and the air is clean.

It is Tuesday today. Boys and girls are all at school. They usually come to school by bus. Their teacher is at school too. The English teacher's name is Gu Yan. She is young. She usually comes to school on foot. Look at the classroom of Class One, Grade Four. In this room, you can see a boy and a girl. The boy is eleven. His name is Jack. The girl is Emma. She is twelve. John is Jack's friend. He is an American boy.