Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home.You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home.It doesn't mean they don't like you!

    Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive.It's polite to bring flowers,chocolates or a bottle of wine as gifts.

    Usually dinners start with drinks and snacks.Do you want to be extra polite?Say how much you like the room,or the pictures on the wall.But remember－it's not polite to ask how much things cost.

    In many families,the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end.They eat with their guests.

    You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small,then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables,and the dessert.It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want.

    Did you enjoy the evening?Call your hosts the next day,or write them a short “thank you” letter.British and American people like to say “thank you,thank you,thank you” all the time.

    ①Mike lives in Zhengzhou of China. But he is from Canada. He is 12 years old this year. ②He speaks English. And he speaks Chinese a little. Mingming is his good friend. He is a Chinese boy. He often goes to the English Corner. He likes to speak English there. ③It helps him with English. Of course, he often helps Mike with Chinese. Mike has a pet at home. It is a dog. He likes it very much. ④The name of it is Wangwang. Mingming likes it, too. So he often plays with Wangwang in Mike's home.

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    Yesterday was a big day or my grandfather. My parents and I made a big dinner for my grandfather, we also gave him a cute dog as a birthday gift. My grandfather was very happy yesterday.

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    Dabai is 6 years old. Apples oranges and watermelons are his favorite fruit. He is happy in the zoo. The yard (院子) is his favorite place. He can draw pictures and play soccer. Lots people come to the zoo to see him, he is a star in the zoo

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    Eric is a 12-year-old boy. He likes lots of fruit and vegetables. He gets enough sleep every day. He never forgets his breakfast. He does sports every day. He is tall and strong (强壮的) so he is the PE monitor(班长) of his class.

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    Tony is a middle school student. Yesterday the weather was sunny. He walked to the lake with his dog Max. The Jake is about 4 kilometers away from his home. Tony played with Max near the lake. They went back home at 4: 00 pm. They had a happy day.

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    Hello, everybody. My name is Cinderella. Look! This is a photo of my good friends. Jack is short and heavy. His nose is big. Emma is a beautiful girl. She has big eyes. Ray is tall. His legs are long. Herbie is his dog. Its ears are Jong. I took this photo last year. It is my favorite.

    These days, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The question should be: "What job are you doing now？"American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants(顾问)to evaluate(评估)products for child consumers. The 12-to-19 age group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets. One company, Teenage Research Unlimited, has groups of teenagers who give their decisions on products like jeans. Another company, Doyle Research Associated, holds two-hour meetings in a room called the "imaginarium". Children are encouraged to play games to get into a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas which come into their heads.

    Some manufacturers prefer to do their own market research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarter in Seattle, where a group of school children give their decision on the latest products and suggest new ones. They are called young consultants. One 11-yearold consultant, Andrew Cooledge, told them they should make more computer games which are suitable for both boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive, Andrew Cooledge was paid$250 and given some software. However, even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make money. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas.