Mike，John ,Tom Amy and Jim are good friends, They are talking about different animals.

Mike: I like elephants. It has a long nose and two big ears.

John: I likes pandas. It has a short tail. It's black and white.

Tom: It's very tall. It has a long neck. Can you guess what it is?

Jim: I know it's Giraffe. It's so small. It has two big eyes. It can swim in the water. What is it? Do you know?

Amy: It's a fish. It's brown. It's short and fat. Its name is Zoom.

Jim and Tom: Ha ha! I know. It's a bear!

    I am Jack. I am a boy. I am 14 years old. My home is at No. 2, Moon Street. It is a busy street in our city. There are ten shops and two restaurants. There is a supermarket and a park too. There is a fruit shop and a bakery behind the supermarket. The park is next to a supermarket. It is in front of a supermarket. There is a cinema on Moon Street, too. It is between a restaurant and a clothes shop.

    My name is Eric. I am 11 years old. I am tall. I wear glasses. I like sports and I like dogs very much. Now I live in a tall building with my family. My new home is on the fifth floor. There is a big bed and a computer in my new room. But four years ago, it was different. I was not tall. I didn't wear glasses. I was quiet. I often stayed at home. I didn't like sports. At that time, I lived in a small house. There was no computer in my old room.

    The Mid-autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. It is usually in September or October. And it is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. On this day, people usually have a happy get-together with their family. They eat mooncakes and a lot of other delicious food. The mooncakes look like the round moon. It means "get-together". At night, people usually watch the bright moon with their family and friends. And the children usually light the colourful and beautiful lanterns. All the children like them very much. They all have fun.

    The students have a new classmate, Jin Xin, from Beijing. They are talking in the school garden.

Ken: Jin Xin, what's the weather like in Beijing?

Jin Xin: In winter, it's very cold. In summer, it's very hot. I like autumn there. It's cool.

Billy: Do you like the weather here in Shanghai?

Jin Xin: Yes. I like the weather in Shanghai. In winter, it's not very cold.

Ada: But there are storms in summer! You can't go out.

Jin Xin: I don't mind (介意). I like watching the rain.

Ivy: Do you like your neighbours (邻居) here, Jin Xin?

Jin Xin: Yes. They are friendly (友好的).

Betty: Do you like our school?

Jin Xin: Yes. The teachers are nice. You're nice too.

Daming: Hello! Do you go to school every day?

Tony: No, I go to school from Monday to Friday

Daming: Are you going to run on sports day?

Tony: No, I'm going to swim.

Daming: What about your brother Tom?

Tony: He is going to play basketball

Daming: Where is he now?

Tony: He is at school. He is training.

Daming: Let's go and have a look.

Tony: Good idea.