The Biggest Tree

    Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is “General Sherman”. General Sherman is growing on the slopes (斜坡) of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 1100cm across and about 3500cm round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 8000cm high. It began as a tiny seed (小种籽) many years ago. It has been growing since about 2000 BC (公元前). It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it's still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids (金字塔). It may live for another 2000 years.

    Santa is ready to go! Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming!

    He flies in the sky! He comes at night!

    He sees Christmas trees and lights!

    In children's houses, he gives the gifts to little girls and boys.

    He brings toys and special gifts.

    He goes to the West.

    He goes to the East.

    "Ho! Ho！Ho！" The happy little old man!

    I'm Chen Jie. I'm from China. I have four good friends. Mike and John are boys. Mike is from Canada. John is from the USA. Amy and Sarah are my friends, too. They are from the UK. I like my friends!

    Hello! My name is Cathy. I'm a girl. I'm nine years old. I like red and yellow. I like grapes and I don't like bananas. I have a good friend. Its name is Mimi. It's a cat. I like it very much.

This is my family. Look! This is my father. He's very tall. This is my mother. She has big eyes. She's a teacher. This is my sister. She's short. She's a student. This is my brother. He's thin. He's a pupil. I have a small nose. I'm a student, too.