The Biggest Tree

    Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is “General Sherman”. General Sherman is growing on the slopes (斜坡) of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 1100cm across and about 3500cm round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 8000cm high. It began as a tiny seed (小种籽) many years ago. It has been growing since about 2000 BC (公元前). It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it's still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids (金字塔). It may live for another 2000 years.

Lingling: I like cake. Do you like cake, Daming?

Daming: No, I don't. But I like rice.

Lingling: Does your brother Dayong like rice, too?

Daming: No, he doesn't. He likes noodles.

Lingling: Does Amy like apples?

Daming: Yes, she does. But her sister Mary likes pears.

A: Hello, I'm Mr Dog. What's your name?

B: Hello, I'm Miss Cat. Nice to meet you.

A: Nice to meet you, too.

B: What's this?

A: It's a bird.

B: What's that?

A: It's a monkey.

B: Oh, they're very lovely!

    Hello, I'm Sarah. Welcome to our school. This is the teachers' office. That's my lunch room. There are forty - seven students in our class. The lunch room is on the first floor. The library is on the second floor. We have a music room. We play on the playground. I like our school.

    This is Uncle Sam's farm. There are so many animals here. Look! What are these? They are horses. How many horses does Uncle Sam have? Nine. What are those? They are chickens. How many chickens does Uncle Sam have? Ten. And he has some big ducks. Are there any pigs on the farm? Yes, there are seven pigs on the farm. They are very heavy.

    Are there any dogs on the farm? Yes, there are three dogs on the farm. They are Uncle Sam's friends. There are some rabbits, too. They have small red eyes, long ears and short tails. They are white. They are very cute. There are two brown mice on the farm. They have red eyes, too. What's in the water? They are fish.

The tortoise and the rabbit

    Rabbit loves running. He can run very fast. One day, he sees a small green animal with a hard shell(壳).

    "Hello," Rabbit says, "Who are you?" "I'm a tortoise." "What do tortoises like?" "We like running," Tortoise says. Rabbit laughs. "I can run very fast. Let's have a race (赛跑)."

    Rabbit is very fast. Tortoise is very slow. "I will (将会) win (获胜)," Rabbit thinks. Then he falls asleep (睡着的).

    Tortoise walks and walks. He walks past (经过) Rabbit and gets to the finish line (终点线). Tortoise wins!