The Earth means many things to the people who live on it．A farmer thinks Earth is soil for growing vegetables and fruit．A person who makes roads thinks Earth is mountains of hard rock．A sailor thinks Earth is water as far as the eyes can see．The Earth is a big ball covered with water，rock and soil．The Earth is a planet．There are nine planets around the sun．Animals and plants live almost everywhere on the Earth．They can live on the Earth because it is not too far from the sun，or too close to the sun．Living things need the sun．The sun keeps them warm．

    Ted is twelve years old. He has a little dog. It is a present(礼物) from his parents.  Ted likes the dog very much. He calls the dog Luck(幸运). Luck is white. It has two big eyes. It likes playing with Ted. Every Sunday, Ted takes Luck to the park. They have a good time there.

    Jim is a good student at school. He never breaks(打破) the school rules. All of his teachers like him a lot. But he is not a good boy at home. He doesn't clean his room. He puts his books here and there. He likes eating too much junk food. He always watches TV till very late. He goes to bed very late and reads books in bed. So Jim's mother makes some family rules for him.

    Family Rules

    Don't read books in bed.

    Don't watch TV too late.

    Don't put books here and there.

    Keep your room clean.

    Eat healthy food.

    Go to bed early.

It's Sunday today. Bill's family are all at home. His father, Mr Brown, is writing a letter. Bill is singing in his room. Bill's brothers, David and Simon, are making a kite. Mrs Brown is in the garden(花园). She is planting(种，载) a small tree. Bill's sister is helping her mother. They are all having a good time.

I am Wang Lin, I am twelve years old. My good friend Tom is from the United States. He is older than me. There are three people in his family. Their parents teach English in a high school in Beijing. Tom goes to school in his mother's car every day. They all like Chinese food. Their favourite food is Sichuan food, it is hot and delicious. So they often eat out on weekends.