I'm Alice. This is our school. It is big. This is my classroom. It's big and clean. Look! That is my desk. It is yellow. My teacher is Miss Li. She is in the classroom. She is a good teacher. I like my teacher.

    Jiaozi is the Chinese name of dumplings. We have all kinds of dumplings with meat or vegetables in it. Jiaozi is very delicious and it is very popular (受人喜爱的) in China, especially (尤其) during Spring Festival. People usually eat jiaozi on the eve of Spring Festival. Why do people like eating jiaozi? Because Spring Festival is Chinese New Year. People eat round jiaozi to show their wishes for good luck. The history of jiaozi is about 2, 000 years. Eating jiaozi is a very happy thing. When all the families make jiaozi together, you'll feel very happy.

    On Christmas Eve—the night before Christmas Day—children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents.

    Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man, He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on the roof of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of presents.

    On Christmas Day the children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and say, “Merry Christmas!”

    Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.

A naughty boy

    Tom had some bad habits(习惯). He was often late for class. He seldom(很少) cleaned his room. He loved watching TV before he finished his homework. He loved football and often broke(打破) the windows of the neighbours (邻居). His mother was very angry with him. She tried to change his bad habits, but Tom did not listen to her. They sometimes quarreled (争吵) with each other.

    Today Tom came back from the football field. He washed his hands before coming to the dinner table. His mother was very surprised(吃惊的). He told his mother that this was good for his health. He wanted to be a strong football player. He had to be more careful with his health and everything. His mother was very happy to see his change.

    This is my family photo. There are four people in my family. I am Jim. The man with glasses is my father. He is a policeman. He is strong. The woman with a lovely baby is my mother. She is a nurse. She is beautiful. The baby is my sister. She has big eyes and a small mouth. We are happy.