My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. Where is Gulangyu, do you know? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea (海). Gulangyu is a small place(地方), but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars, buses or bikes. People only walk. So it is very quiet (安静的). My house is in the center of Gulangyu. Behind my house there is a big old tree. My grandfather tells me the tree is very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a "bird tree". My house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are many fish in the sea.After school, I often go there and catch fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like eating and catching fish.

    There is a National Health Service in Britain. People usually call it "the NHS". When people are ill, they can get free treatment（治疗）. ① The government pays for the treatment. In Britain everyone has a local doctor. The local doctor is a general practitioner (全科医生)(GP). A GP is a doctor who treats patients with all kinds of illness. He may not have specialists (专家) usually work in hospitals.

    If a man is ill and wants to see his doctor, he calls to make an appointment first. If he is too ill and he can't go out, his doctor will come to his house. If the patient has to take medicine, the doctor gives him a prescription(处方). ② The patient has to pay some money for the prescription. He goes to the chemist's shop and buys the medicine there. The price is the same as any kind of medicine. ③But children, students, old people or people without work don't have to pay for their medicine

    ①Mike lives in Zhengzhou of China. But he is from Canada. He is 12 years old this year. ②He speaks English. And he speaks Chinese a little. Mingming is his good friend. He is a Chinese boy. He often goes to the English Corner. He likes to speak English there. ③It helps him with English. Of course, he often helps Mike with Chinese. Mike has a pet at home. It is a dog. He likes it very much. ④The name of it is Wangwang. Mingming likes it, too. So he often plays with Wangwang in Mike's home.

    It's Wednesday afternoon. School is over. The students are putting their books, pencil-boxes into their school bags. The teacher comes in and says to the students, "Don't go, children. ⑴我有事情要告诉你们. Listen to me. Tomorrow is Thursday. ⑵明天早上九点我们学校有一个家长会(parents meeting). ⑶Here are your school reports and letters to your parents. Take them home. Give your parents letters and show them your school reports. ⑷Ask them to come to the meeting.  If your parents are working in the other place now, let your aunt or uncle come, please. Because I'm going to say something about next term. ⑸Ask them to come on time. "

    A man stopped at a flower shop. He wanted to order some flowers for his mother for her birthday.

    As he got out of his car and walked to the shop, he saw a little girl sitting in the corner. The girl looked quite sad. He asked her what was wrong. The girl said, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I don't have much money. A red rose is two dollars.”

    The man said, "Come with me. I'll pay for the rose. "He bought the little girl a red rose and also ordered his mother some flowers. Then the girl told the man where she would go. It's a cemetery(墓地). Her mother died 20 days ago.

    Later that day, the man took his flowers and drove a long way to his mother's house. He wanted to give the flowers to his mother in person.

    If you are visiting England, you will notice that the English have many customs (风俗) and traditions (传统) that are different from those in China. Here's a guide to visiting England. It provides help for anyone who visit England for the first time.

    Standing in the queue

    English people like to form queues. They think it is the fair way to behave. People wait in a queue in shops or at bus stops. People will think you are rude if you don't join the queue.

    Please, Thank you, Excuse me and Sorry

    It is good manners to say "Please" and "Thank you". If someone is in your way, say "Excuse me" and they will move. If you bump into someone or you are in their way, say "Sorry". They will probably say sorry, too, even if it was your mistake. Saying sorry does not always mean you are wrong. Sometimes it is a polite thing to say.

    Meeting a new person

    When people meet for the first time, the usual custom is to shake hands. The next time you meet that person, you can just say hello. English people don't usually hug or kiss if they don't know each other really well.

    Talking to people

    English people find it difficult to start conversations with strangers. If you are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possible. If you want to start a conversation, the topic that English people are always happy to talk about is the weather. So you need to be able to say "Isn't it warm (sunny/windy/wet/foggy) today?" or "Do you think it's going to rain/clear up?" Avoid topics such as politics, religion or how much people earn!

    Just behave politely. Remember: When you are in England, just do as the English people do!