Do you think you can communicate (交流) without words?A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes".

    People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things.

    Books can tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books,magazines, TV and films all help us to communicate with each other. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

     Hello! I'm Li Lei. I have a new friend. He's friendly and funny. He can speak English and Chinese. He can do some kung fu. He can play ping-pong. I can play ping-pong, too. We can play together. I can swim, but he can't swim. Who is he? Can you guess? Let me tell you, he is Robin the Robot！

    Many parts of the world have four seasons. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. Spring follows winter. It becomes warmer and the days become longer. Plants begin to grow and many animals have babies. Summer is the hottest season. It does not get dark until late. Plants grow fast. In fall the days get shorter. The weather turns cooler. Trees may lose their leaves. Some birds fly to warmer places. Winter is the coldest season. It gets dark early in the evening. Plants stop growing and many trees are bare ( 光秃).

    My name is Bob. Look, this is my bedroom. There are some books on the bed. There are two pairs of shorts on the chair. There are three pairs of socks on the floor. There is a pair of blue shoes on the window. The clothes in the wardrobe aren't tidy(整洁的). My mother always says angrily (生气地) to me, "It's so messy (凌乱的)! Clean your bedroom now!"

    Tom is my classmate. He is from London in England. But he likes China very much. Now he is in Beijing. He is a little fat. He has a round face and big blue eyes. His hair is not black but yellow. His nose, mouth and ears are ball big. He likes blue. He likes wearing a blue T-shirt and blue jeans. Look at his hand. He has a football in it. We often play football after class.

I am Wang Lin, I am twelve years old. My good friend Tom is from the United States. He is older than me. There are three people in his family. Their parents teach English in a high school in Beijing. Tom goes to school in his mother's car every day. They all like Chinese food. Their favourite food is Sichuan food, it is hot and delicious. So they often eat out on weekends.