Nancy is reading an email from her American friend Jack. She is very happy to get the email. Jack writes about his school and his weekend. Jack's school is not very big, but it's beautiful. There are two buildings, two gardens and a playground.Their classrooms are big and clean. Jack likes his school very much.

    Jack doesn't go to school on the weekend. He often gets up at six on Saturdays and Sundays. Heruns in the park for half an hour. Then he eats breakfast. At eight, he beginsto do his homework. He has lunch with his family at home. In the afternoon, hehelps his mother do housework. Sometimes he plays computer games with his classmateson the Internet. In the evening, he listens to music or reads books.  He really has a good time on the weekend.

    China is in Asia. It's a very big country. It's bigger than Australia and smaller than Canada. Most of the people in China can have four seasons. But people in South China have three seasons-spring, summer and autumn. They don't have winter. In North China, people have a cold, dry and windy winter every year. People in Kunming only have one season-spring. It's warm and humid（潮湿的） all the year. There you can see green trees and all kinds of beautiful flowers. So "Spring City" is another name of Kunming.

Dear Jack,

    I'm Zhang Peng. I'm doing my homework at home now. It's evening in China. My mother is cooking dinner. My father is reading a book. My brother is playing with his toy. My sister is drawing pictures. My grandma is watching TV. My grandpa is listening to music. They are all busy. What about you?

Yours,

Zhang Peng

    Thanksgiving Day is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. It is on a different date every year.

    Thanksgiving Day is a time for families and friends to get together for a special meal. Even if they live far away, family members gather at their houses. They often have a turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy", a pumpkin pie and vegetables for dinner. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.

    Some people have a four-day holiday so it is a popular time for trips or to visit families and friends.