Today is Sunday. My friends and I want to go shopping. Bob wants to buy some tea. Tom wants to buy some apples in the fruit shop. Kim wants to buy a story book in a book shop. Jack wants to buy a new pen for his mother. Lily wants to buy new shorts in a clothes shop.

    This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above the end of my bed. I usually put my football under my bed. Of course there is a chair in front of the desk. I sit there and I can see the trees and roads outside.

New words and expressions:

kitchen   厨房          cook 烹调，煮    bicycle   自行车         tape  磁带

    The White family is at home. Mrs. White is in the kitchen. She is cooking. Mr. White is sitting in a chair and reading the newspaper. Tom and his friend Dick are cleaning the bicycle. Jane and her friend Mary are in Jane's bedroom. They are listening to a tape.

    Some animals collect their winter food in the autumn. In the winter, they just stay at home and eat the food they collect in the autumn. For example, squirrels collect seeds and nuts, and beavers collect sticks.

    Many birds cannot find food in the winter, so they fly from the north to the south in the autumn. They fly back the next spring. For example, swans and wild geese fly away in the autumn, because they can find food in the warm south.

    Some animals sleep for a long time in the winter. They eat a lot of food in the autumn. In the winter, they do not eat anything. They are hungry when they wake up in the spring. They usually look for food in March or April. Bears, snakes and frogs are such animals.

    Winter is cold in many countries, but these smart animals can spend it safely.

Questions:

    The winter vacation is coming. I am going to read some books about Canada, because I am going there to meet my pen pal, Ted.

    I hear there is a lot of snow in Canada, so I want to learn to ski. Ted is a skiing fan and he is going to teach me. I think it will be hard, but I want to have a try!

    I am excited! A wonderful winter vacation is waiting for me.

    Hello! I'm Ben. I come from China. I am ten years old. I like meat, fish and hamburgers. Meat is my favourtie food. In the school, I like English best. And I do best in English. I can speak English very well. I think it is very useful. I also like science because it is interesting. My hobby is reading and drawing. I love reading fairy tales. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is my favourite. It's very interesting.