Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright are brothers. Their job is to mend bicycles. In their spare time, they like inventing things. One day, they are watching some birds flying in the sky .They want to fly in the sky, too. They think they should invent a flying machine, so they can fly in the sky too. But it's a hard work to invent a flying machine. They work very hard. First, they watch how the birds fly. Next, they draw a picture of a flying machine. Then they build the machine, it is heavy and ugly, the machine can't fly to the sky. So they work again and make it lighter. Finally, they make the first plane in the world, though the plane only flies in the sky for twelve seconds.

Dear Mrs Broom,

    Our weekend at your hotel was bad. Our room was big but everything was very old. Our friend Robin cleaned our room and fixed a broken chair.

    My mother wanted to read a book but the lamp was too small. My dad got some hamburgers from the hotel kitchen, but they were cold and tasted bad.

    I wanted to watch TV but the TV didn't work. The people in Room 301 listened to loud music. I didn't sleep all night.

    I'm sorry, but we didn't enjoy our stay very much.

WuBinbin and family

    Hello, I'm Tim. I had a good time with my family last weekend. We went to the zoo. We saw many monkeys and some pandas. We took many pictures of monkeys. The monkeys were very smart. I gave some bananas to them. The pandas were very cute. They made us laugh.

Dogs are colour-blind (色盲的)

    Dogs are man's good friend. Some dogs are big, and some dogs are small. Dogs are very clever, but they cannot see colours. They are colour-blind. In a dog's eyes, everything is black, white and grey. How can a dog hunt (捕猎) for food then? Dogs can run very fast. They can hear and smell very well too. Many animals cannot see colours, Lions, tigers, cats, cows and sheep are all colour-blind. But monkeys can see colours. Many birds, fish and insects con see colours too.

In spring, it is warm. We wear shirts and trousers. It's time to go outing.

In summer, it is hot. We wear T-shirt and skirts. It's time to go swimming.

In autumn, it is cool. We wear sweaters and jeans. It's time to harvest.

In winter, it is cold. We wear coats and caps. It's time to go skating.