Hello. I'm Peter. Now I'm a pupil of Class Two, Grade Six. I live in Shenyang. It's in the north of Beijing. My school isn't far away from my home. I usually go to school by bike. I usually get up at half past six in the morning. My favourtie subject is PE. I like playing basketball after school. Now I don't do well. I will do better in all kinds of subjects when I go to middle school. I won't play basketball every day. I will finish doing my homework first. I will possibly be a pilot when I grow up.

    Shenzhou IX flew into space with two men and one woman on June 16th，2012. On June 29th, Shenzhou IX returned to the earth and all three taikonauts were good.

    The woman taikonaut is Liu Yang. She was born in 1978 in Henan Province(省). In 1997，she joined the army and became a pilot(飞行员). In 2010，She became one of the taikonauts. And she was the first woman taikonaut in China.

    Two men taikonauts are Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang. Jing Haipeng was born in 1966 in Shanxi Province. He joined the army in 1985. Liu Wang was born in 1969 in Shanxi Province. He joined the army in 1988.

    They are all great taikonauts. And we are proud of them.

    Life（生活）was different in my grandpa's hometown many years ago.

    In the past, people cooked on a fire. They didn't have TVs or radios. There were no buses. They had to live in small houses. They didn't have enough food.

    Now, there are lots of buses and cars in Grandpa's hometown. They live in big houses or buildings. They cook with natural gas（天然气）and have lots of food. They can use mobile phones（手机）. They even have computers and use the Internet.

On the farm

Amy: Hello, Miss White. Look at my picture.

Miss White: Good job! I like the trees. The colours are very pretty!

Amy: Yes. I like autumn best. The weather is good and the colours are beautiful! Which season do you like best, Miss White?

Miss White: Summer.

Amy: Why?

Miss White: Because I like summer vacation!

Dear John,

    I saw your name in the newspaper. You asked for a pen friend in China. I would like to be your pen friend.

    I am twelve years old. I live in Shanghai. I am a student at Pudong Primary School. We study Chinese, English, maths, science, art, PE and some other subjects. My favourite subjects are PE and maths. I like playing basketball with my friends after school. I like collecting stamps, too. I have a lot of beautiful stamps. I will finish primary school soon and go to middle school.

    I'd like to know everything about you. Please write to me soon. My e-mail address is gaoshan@163.com.

Best wishes,

Gao Shan