breakfast: some milk, some bread and an egg

lunch: an apple, some chicken and rice

dinner: a little fish, some vegetables and noodles

    There are forty-two students in my class. There are two American boys. They are Jack and Mike. They are my good friends. They like watching TV, but they don't like playing basketball. They often go to school by bike. I often go to school on foot. There is an English girl in my class. Her name is Lucy. She likes playing basketball and swimming. She usually does her homework in the evening. She often watches TV on Saturday afternoons. She is also my good friend.

    Tom usually gets up at 6. He walks to school and learns English and Maths at school. In the evening he usually does his homework. But yesterday he didn't get up at 6. He didn't walk to school and didn't learn English and Maths. He stayed at home and watched TV. Because yesterday was Sunday.

Sam: Mum, I'm hungry! I'd like some eggs and milk.

Sarah: Mum, I'd like some bread,

Mum: OK! Here you are.

Sarah & Sam: Thank you!

Sarah: Mum, can I have some juice, please?

Mum: Sure. Here you are.

Sarah: Mum, have some bread and juice!

Mum: No, thank you. I'd like some bread and milk.

Sarah: Oh, it's 7:30. Let's go to school!

Sam: OK!

    You work hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are learning Chinese? In many US schools, students take Chinese lessons. How do they learn Chinese?

    Let's go to the Muir Elementary School in the US. Maddi, 6, and Stephen, 6, are first graders in this school. They are learning how to say "we" in Chinese. "It's not easy to remember the Chinese characters (汉字). But learning Chinese is fun," they say.

    In Chinese class, they are learning the language through songs, games and lots of talking. "Chinese is popular among US kids. They pick it up really fast," their teacher says.