In spring, birds sing, and flowers grow. We can plant flowers everywhere. In summer, it is very hot. The sun shines. We can go swimming. In autumn, leaves fall. The wind blows. We can pick apples. In winter, it is very cold. We can play in the snow.

Kim: Mum, let's go on a trip this Sunday,OK?

Mum: No! Your Aunt Sue will come to our house.

Kim: That's great! May we go to the airport?

Mum: Sure, we'll take the bus.

Kim: The bus is slow, the train is faster.

Mum: No, Kim. The train doesn't go to the airport.

Kim: May we take a car? A car is faster than a bus.

Mum: Okay! By car.

Kim: When do we leave?

Mum: At 9:00 on March first.

    Hello! My name is Kate. I'm a girl. Look at the two pictures. This is a picture of my classroom. We have two white fans, a blackboard, many desks and chairs. Where is the computer? It's on the teacher's desk. It's a new computer, Tim and Zhang Peng are near the computer. What about the other picture? Look at that girl. She is my friend. She is tall and thin. She has a blue bag. Her name is Ann.

    Hello! I'm Li Wei. Welcome to our school! There are 20 classrooms in our school. Look, this is a big playground. We have a computer room. It's on the first floor. On the second floor, we have a library, an art room and a music room. My classroom is on the second floor, too. There are many storybooks in the library. We read books in it. The music room is big and clean. I like it.

    Linda is 12 years old. She lives in Sydney. She can speak English and Chinese. She likes collecting dolls. And she often plays with dolls. She has a pen friend. His name is Xiaoyong. Xiaoyong lives in China. They often write emails to each other. Linda wants to visit the Great Wall. And she will go there this summer.

    Today is Sunday. On Sundays, I usually play the piano. My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother usually cleans the house. But today my mother is ill in bed. She caught cold yesterday. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is washing the clothes. I am cleaning the house. What is my little sister doing? She is playing with her doll. She's only three years old.