Liu Maodan

Twelve years old

China

Dear Xiaohong,

    You are a lovely girl. We are in the same class in the primary school. We always have a great time at school. You are my good friend. You always help me in English. Thank you very much! I will remember you forever. Good luck for the future!

Yours,

Liu Miaodan

Mike & John: Happy birthday, Sarah!

Sarah: Thank you!

Mike: How old are you?

Sarah: I'm nine.

Mike & john: These（这些）are for you—cake, two kites and some dolls（玩具娃娃）.

Sarah: Thank you. How many dolls?

John: Four.

Sarah: Let's eat the cake!

Mike & John: Great!

    There are four people in Mr Clark s family. The Clarks get up early every day. In the morning, Mr Clark goes to work. Sandy and Sue go to school. Their mother stays at home to do housework. At noon, Sandy and Sue have their lunch at school. In the afternoon, Sandy and Sue go back home. They usually get home at about 4 o'clock. In the evening, they do their homework. Mr Clark often reads newspapers. Mrs Clark cooks for them. After dinner, they watch TV and eat some fruit.

    The weather in Beijing is different (不同的) in four seasons (季节).

    In spring (春天)，children enjoy the warm weather and the cute birds. The trees and the grass turn green. The flowers come out. But sometimes the sand storms (沙尘暴) are terrible (可怕的).

    In summer (夏天), it is very hot. Most of the time it is sunny. Sometimes the temperature can be 30℃. People like to go swimming and eat ice cream. It is very cool.

    In autumn (秋天). It is good to fly a kite and pick all kinds of fruits in this season. Most of the time it is quite dry (干燥的).

    In winter(冬天), there are sand storms, too. It is very cold and dry. It can be -28℃. It snows hard. People can watch the beautiful snow and go skiing.

Dear Daming,

    I like collecting stamps. I've got many stamps. They are from different countries. I have some Chinese stamps. They are from my Chinese friend, Xiao Doudou. And one has got a picture of the Great Wall on it. I like it very much.

Yours,

Lucy