Lingling, I am very happy you come to England. You can find information about English words in this dictionary. You can find train information from the computer. You can find information about the weather in this newspaper. You can find information about English history(历史) in this bookshop. You can find information about animals at the zoo. Wish you a good time in the UK!

    How does a plant grow?

    Look at the pot plant. It looks very nice. It has leaves, a stalk and some red flowers. How does it grow? First you plant a seed in the soil. You give it a little water. The weather is nice and warm. After about a week, you will see one small leaf coming out of the seed. Then two leaves come out. It grows and grows. It needs sunlight and water. Soon it has a stalk and more leaves. The leaves are green. Some leaves are long; some are round. They have different shapes. When the stalk and leaves are big enough, flowers come out. You can find red flowers, yellow flowers and flowers of other colors. It's interesting to watch a plant grow. Do you grow like a plant?

    This is Mary. She is an English girl. She is thirteen. She is a student(学生). She likes (喜欢) English. She is thin. She is tall. Her hair is short. It is yellow. She is my good friend. My name is Linda. I am fat. I am tall, too. We study in the same(相同的) school. We like English. We are good at(擅长) Chinese and other lessons.

Jim's Family Rules

    Jim is a good student at school. He never breaks the school rules(违反校规). All of his teachers like him a lot. But he is not a good boy at home. He doesn't clean his room. He puts his books here and there. He goes to bed very late and reads books in bed, so Jim's mother makes some family rules for him.

    Family rules：You should keep your room clean. You should eat healthy food. You should go to bed early. Don't read books in bed. Don't watch TV till late at night. Don't put your books here and there.

    The Green family are talking about the travel to China. They want to visit some famous places in China. Jim wants to go to Wuhan and see the East Lake. And the food there is delicious. Linda wants to visit Hangzhou. She wants to see the West Lake. She thinks it is very beautiful. Their mother likes going shopping, so she wants to go to Hang Kong. Mr. Green often goes fishing in the sea, so he wants to visit Qingdao. But Tom doesn't like travel. He wants to stay at home.