It is Saturday. The Browns are at home. Mrs. Brown is in the kitchen. She is making lunch. Mr. Brown isn't in the living room. He is outside. He is washing his car. The car is new and very beautiful. Jim is playing football with some boys. Where is his sister, Sue? She's watching TV in her bedroom with her friend, Ann.

Lucy: Hello, is that Amy speaking?

Amy: Yes.

Lucy: There will be a wonderful film this Friday afternoon. Would you like to come with me?

Amy: Yes. What time is it going to begin?

Lucy: It will begin at 3 pm. Let's meet at ten to three at the gate of Huaxing Cinema.

Amy: OK. See you then. Bye!

Lucy: Bye!

    Last Sunday, my parents and I went to the countryside. My uncle lives there. There are many crops on the farm. I helped my uncle water them. And we picked some vegetables, too. We cooked lunch with them.

    They were fresh. The food was very delicious. In the afternoon, we planted some trees near the village. I felt very hot and tired, but I was very happy. I drank some fresh juice. We went home by bike in the evening. I had a great day in the countryside.

    Anda is twenty years old. She's a busy girl. She has to do many things every week. She studies hard. She likes swimming. And she's strong. Her brother Peter is a baseball fan. But Anda likes basketball.

    After class ,she has a part-time job(兼职) at McDonald's(麦当劳) from Monday to Thursday. She can earn(赚) $ 32 a day. Today is Friday. She has to study Chinese at Wall Street(华尔街). How about her weekends? She has a rest at home.

    The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. All the Chinese people like this holiday. First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They are painted in bright colours. In each boat, there are many people rowing. There's also somebody beating a drum. It is said that the winning team will have good luck and a happy life in the following year. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of rice dumplings. They are called zongzi. To make these rice dumplings, people prepare meat, vegetables and other things. Then they can make different flavours of rice dumplings. Some are sweet, and some are salty. They all taste good. People give them to friends. On the evening of the holiday, families have a big meal together. The Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.