Many Chinese people have a good time during the Chinese New Year. It usually comes in January or February. Each year gets a name. It may be called the year of the dog or the year of the tiger instead of (代替)2006 or 2010. Usually there is dragon(龙)dance in the street. The dragon is a strange(奇怪的)animal about 20 feet(英尺)long. It is made of paper and cloth(布). Men hide(藏)under the dragon, and make a lot of noises by shouting and laughin9. There are always a lot of fireworks(烟火). After the dragon dance, the children sing and dance in the street.

    There are two pictures about our city. Look! There was a small park many years ago, but now there is a big and beautiful park. And in the park, there is a lake with some ducks on it. There wasn't a lake in the past. In our city there were many old houses and small trees. But now there are many new high buildings. The trees are very tall now. There are some supermarkets and cars now. I love my city.

    This is my family. My grandparents are farmers. My mother is a teacher. My father is a doctor. My aunt is a nurse. She has long hair. My brother and I are good students. This is my family. My family is happy.

Miss Fang: Boys and girls, this is our new music room. Let's begin our Music class. This is a new piano. It sounds nice. Listen! (Ding-ding!) Touch it, Jill. How does it feel?

Jill: It's hard.

Miss Fang: Yes, it is. Can you play the piano, Joe?

Joe: Yes, I can. Look, Miss Fang! Is that a guitar?

Miss Fang: No. It's a violin. Can you play the violin, Joe?

Joe: No, I can't. But Jill can.

Miss Fang: Well done, kids!