Do you know about the English­speaking countries? They are Canada, the U. S. , the U. K. , Australia and so on. Canada has a famous waterfall. It is the Niagara Falls. It is very big. Canada's flag is red and white. It has a leaf. The flag of the U. S. is red, white and blue. It is the same colour as the flag of the U. K. The U. K. has a queen. She lives in Buckingham Palace. The U. S. has a president, and he lives in the White House. Australia's flag is blue and Australia has many beautiful beaches.

【1.】I'm Mary. I have a friend. Her name's Sally. She's clever and helpful. We are both eleven. Our birthdays are both in May. We're in the same class. We like each other. We're good friends.

【2.】We both live far from school. We live in different streets. We both go to school by bus. We both have lunch at school. We both like fish. She often shares (分享）her lunch with me.

【3.】We both like playing games. We often play games together at the weekend. She is good at playing games.

【4.】We both like dolls. Because they are soft and nice. But we like different colours. I like pink and Sally like white. I have a pink doll and she has a white doll.

    Mr White is our English teacher . He is a tall man . He likes wearing a white shirt and black trousers . He speaks English very well . We like him very much . His home is near the school . Sometimes he walks to his home . He has two little sons . They look the same . They often wear the same clothes . He loves to see them and play with them . He loves them very much .

    Today is Children's Day. There is no school today. There are many children in the park, at the zoo and in the cinema. Some children are with their parents(父母亲) or teachers and others are with their friends. Everybody is happy. I am at the Children's Palace with my classmates. There are many interesting places in the Children's Palace. The girls are singing and dancing with some American children. Weiwei and I are playing video games(电子游戏) now. We are all having a good time.

    Mike, Amy, Jim, Kate and Sam are my friends. They want to get their dream jobs in the future. Look at the photos. The boy with glasses is Mike. He wants to be a doctor like his father. The girl in a blouse is Amy. She wants to be a reporter like her aunt. The boy in a yellow T-shirt is Jim. He wants to be a factory worker like his father. This girl is Kate. She has big eyes and short hair. She has a big smile. She is kind. She wants to be a nurse like her mother. Sam is the boy with a football. He wants to be a PE teacher like his uncle.