In the future, life will be much better. Maybe there will be vision phones (可视电话) in every family. People can have a medical examination without a doctor or a nurse in the room. If people want to do some shopping, they do not need to leave their homes. They will go shopping online. And what about education (教育)？There will be more educational programs on TV, even on the Internet.Children don't need go to school every day. They can study at home.

     Each family will have a robot. Robots will help people with their housework.

     Maybe some people will go to the moon for a holiday and some people can live under the sea in hot summer.

    Look! There are two girls and a boy. They're Lucy, Tom and Lily. Tom is a boy, he is from the USA. Lucy is a girl, she is from Australia. Lily is a girl, too. She is from China.

    Hello, I'm Tom. Look! This is my bedroom. My schoolbag is on the desk. My books are in the schoolbag. My green kite and toys are in the box. My basketball is behind the chair. My blue cap is on the chair. Where's my dog? Oh, it's under my cap.

Tim: Hi, Lucy, this is my family photo.

Lucy: Is this your mother?

Tim: Yes, it is.She is a nurse.

Lucy: What's your father's job?

Tim: He is a driver.

Lucy: Is this your baby sister?

Tim: Yes, it is. She's two years old.

    Two hundred years ago, there were no telephones or mobile phones in China. People wrote letters to get in touch with their friends or relatives.

    Once there was an old woman, she lived alone in a village. Her son was working in the city. One night she missed her son. She could not get sleep. She wanted to write a letter to him. But she could not read or write. After some time she got up and knocked on her neighbour's door.

    “Mr. Lee, could you please write a letter to my son for me?" she asked. It was the middle of the night and Mr. Lee wanted to sleep. He didn't get up or open the door. He said loudly to the woman, I wish I could help you but I have a problem. My handwriting is very bad at night. Only I can read it. If I write the letter now, I'll have to visit your son and read the letter to him. Maybe you should come back tomorrow.”

    My name is Bruce. I'm eleven years old. I study in Yangguang Primary School (阳光小学). I like watermelon. And I have a red pet (宠物). It has two long ears and red eyes. It is white, it likes grass very much. Can you guess what is it?