Amy and Sarah are good friends. They are from America. They like winter in America because there are many activities in winter. They can make a snowman,go fishing and go skiing with many friends. There are two festivals (节目) in winter. They're Christmas Day and Thanksgiving. Amy and Sarah are very happy. But they're in Beijing now. They like winter in Beijing, too. Because It's beautiful. It's windy and cold. They're going to visit the Great Wall, so they're very happy.

    Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school when he was six, and now he is in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school, but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning. This term, Peter's aunt works in Peter's school. She is strict with Peter，and often tells the boy to obey （遵守）the school's rules and come to school on time.

    Yesterday morning, Peter got up late. When he hurried to school  it was 8；15, His aunt was waiting for Kim at the school gate. You are ten minutes late for the first class, Peter.， His aunt said angrily, Why are you often late for class? Peter says, Every time I get to the street comer, I always see a guidepost （路标）.It says, SCHOOL—GO SLOW.

    I'm Sun Rui. I have a new home. I have I have a living room. It's big. I watch TV in the living room. I have two bedrooms. And I have a study. It's small. I read books in it. I have a bathroom and a kitchen. I like my home.

    It is sunny today. Danny can ride his bicycle in the park. The bicycle is new. It is his birthday's present. Alice likes flying her kite in the park, too. The kite is yellow and blue. It's high in the sky. Their dog, Sam is brown. It is chasing the kite. They feel happy.

    Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452. He is famous for his paintings. We can only see 15 of his paintings today. The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world.

    He is also famous for his brilliant pictures of the human body and animals. These drawings were very accurate. Da Vinci really wanted to understand how our bodies work.

    He is also famous for inventing things. For example, he invented a helicopter and a tank.

    Many people say that he was the cleverest person in the history of the world. Do you agree?

Kiki's Dairy

Saturday, 18th March

    It was fine today. Lily and I visited the Science Museum. It is far away from our homes, so we met (meet过去式) at my house and went there by underground together.

    We arrived at the museum at 9 o'clock. At the museum, we saw a lot of interesting things. We touched a wall, and it became a window. The robots there were amazing too!

    We met some classmates and friends there. We learnt a lot about science.

    We left (leave过去式) the museum at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

    We enjoyed ourselves very much.