Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. On this day, mothers don't work. It's on the second Sunday in May. It's celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and some other countries.

    On that day many people sends presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still alive often wear a pink or red rose or carnation, while those whose mothers are dead wears a white one. The celebration of the first Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.

    The children are talking about their dreams. Sandy likes painting. She has some painting lessons every week. She wants to be an artist. Mary likes dancing. She can dance beautifully. She wants to be a dancer. Tom is good at sport. He likes playing football. He wants to be a football player. Danny wants to be a policeman. He thinks policemen are cool. He likes films about policemen.

Sally's school

In the past

    Sally's school was small ten years ago. There were only ten classrooms and twelve teachers. The playground was small and there weren't any trees around it. The library was small too. There weren't many books or magazines in it. There wasn't a garden.

In the future

    There will be a big garden. Students will grow plants in it. Students will have more PE lessons. They will do more exercise. Students will carry small computers to school. They will study online.

Now

    Sally's school is big. The playground is big. Students can run and play there. The library is big and new. Students can read all kinds of books in it. There is a garden. But it is very small.

    It was a sunny Sunday. Alice walked to Linda's home in the morning. She studied with Linda. They read books. They did their homework and ate some ice cream together.

    In the afternoon, they went to the park to fly kites. Suddenly Alice's kite flew into a small lake. A cute dog jumped into the lake and picked up the kite. Alice was so grateful to the dog.

Mr. Jones: Where is the map, Wu Binbin?

Wu Binbin: It's under the desk.

Mr. Jones: How many maps do you have, Wu Binbin?

Wu Binbin: I have one.

Mr. Jones: How many maps do you have, Mike?

Mike: I have four.

Mr. Jones: Where is the book, Chen Jie?

Chen Jie: It's on the desk.

Mr. Jones: How many books do you have, Chen Jie?

Chen Jie: I have eleven. How many books do you have, Zhang Peng?

Zhang Peng: I have fourteen.

Mr. Jones: Where is the crayon, Sarah?

Sarah: It's in the desk.

Mr. Jones: How many crayons do you have, Sarah?

Sarah: I have twenty. How many crayons do you have, Amy?

Amy: I have seventeen. How many crayons do you have, Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones: I have sixteen.

    It's Sunday. Sue is 13 today. Her friends, Ann, Lily and Kate, come to her home. "Sit down and have a cup of tea!" says Sue. "Thank you! Whose birthday is it today, Sue? Er, I forget. Let me see." "Happy birthday to you, Sue!" says her friends.

    "Here is a cake for you. I'm sorry it's too small. It's cheap. The shop doesn't sell big ones. Lily doesn't like it," says Ann.

    "Let me give you a hat. It's nice. Do you like it?" says Kate.

    "I make a big cake at home. I think you like it very much. OK?" Lily says.

    "Thank you. Thank you all very much. Now let's sing and eat the cakes with me." Sue jumps with joy(高兴).