Today is the first day of the week. Liu Tao and his friend are at the Sports Club. They're talking about their weekends. Liu Tao is from Beijing. He can speak Chinese and English. He often plays football at the weekend. Sometimes he rows a boat with his parents. David is from the USA. But he lives in China with his parents now. He speaks English and French. He often looks for something on the Internet at the weekend. Sometimes he helps his mother do some cleaning and washing at home.

    I'm Mike. I like school because I can learn many things at school. We have four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. I like weekends, too. We don't go to school on Saturdays or Sundays. I often play basketball with my friends on Saturday mornings. I wash my clothes on Saturday afternoons. I often do homework on Sunday mornings. And I often go to the park on Sunday afternoons.

    I'm Sarah. I can speak English and sing English songs. I can dance. I can swim. I can cook, too. I can't do any kung fu. I can't play ping-pong, either. This is John. He is my new friend. He can do some kung fu. He can speak English. He can swim, too. He can't sing English songs. He can't dance or play the pipa.

Hello, my name is Tom. I like English very much. My favourite food is beef, salad and fish. I'm very helpful. I can clean the rooms and wash my clothes. Today is Saturday. I often read books, do my homework on Saturdays. What do you do on the weekend?

My home is near a river. You can see two bridges over it. There are some mountains behind my house. Welcome to my home.

During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Sleep is very important. We spend about one third of our life sleeping. Our bodies rest when we sleep, so we feel fresh and energetic (精力旺盛的) the next day. Our bodies grow most when we are asleep. Children (from eight to nine) need ten hours of sleep every night. They can be better at their lessons if they have a good night's sleep.

We need plenty of air when we sleep. If not, we will feel tired when we wake up. It's a good idea to sleep with the window open, so we can have plenty of fresh air. When we are sleeping, we mustn't cover our heads or we cannot breathe (呼吸) well.