My name is John. I am 12 years old．I am 1.6 metres．I am 48 kilograms. I have a brother, and his name is Jack. He is 12 years old, too. We are twins．He is 1.61 metres．He is taller than me．He is 50 kilograms．He is stronger than me．

    Last winter holiday , I went to Sanya with my parents by plane . Sanya is in the south of China. It's warm . We stayed there for a week . During the holiday , we swam in the sea, played volleyball and took many pictures . We visited the Tianyahaijiao , too . It was very beautiful .We had a great time there .

    Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. On this day, mothers don't work. It's on the second Sunday in May. It's celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and some other countries.

    On that day many people sends presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still alive often wear a pink or red rose or carnation, while those whose mothers are dead wears a white one. The celebration of the first Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.

    Look at the picture of my family. It's a big family. They are my grandfather, grandmother, my father, my mother and me. My grand­parents are old. They don't work. My father is a doctor. He drives to work. My mother is a worker. She goes to work on foot. My name is Mark. I'm a student of Grade 5. I walk to school, too. I love my family.

    I get up at 6:30 in the morning. Then I wash my face and brush my teeth. I go to school at 7:00. I go to school by bike. Classes begin at 7:30. We have six lessons every day. We have three lessons in the morning and three in the afternoon. Classes are over at 5:00. I get home at 5:15. We have dinner at 6:00. I go to bed at 9:00.

    There are many nice people at my school. Let me introduce one of them to you. This is my best friend Lisa. She is our monitor. She is polite and helpful. She helps her classmates with their homework. She turns off the lights every day after school. Lisa likes reading. She is also a student librarian. She works in our library every Monday to Wednesday. She puts down the books and tidies up the bookshelves. She likes talking with others, too. Some students may need help. Lisa takes care of them.