Mary is an American school girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese, but she is studying Chinese. She often speaks Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand her because she can't speak Chinese well.

    It's Sunday morning, she goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands now, and he shows Mary the way to the zoo. 

Zip: What do you do on the weekend?

Dog: I usually go hiking. Sometime I go shopping. But not this weekend.

Zip: Why?

Dog: It's going to rain this Saturday.

Zoom: Really? I often play football. But I can't play this weekend.

Monkey: I usually watch TV and play the piano on the weekend. But my TV doesn't work. And my piano teacher is ill.

Dog: Why don't we read some books together(一起) ?

My mum bought(买) some new books for me.

Zoom: Great!

    One day, a monkey was looking for food. He came to a fence. There were a lot of big peaches inside the fence. He tried to get inside. But he failed. At last, he found a hole in the fence. But the hole was too small for him to go through.

    "What should I do?" the monkey thought. He wandered around the fence.

    Day after day, the monkey became thinner and thinner. At last, he could get through the fence.

    He ate a lot of peaches. He became fatter and fatter.

    He wanted to go outside, but the hole was too small for him. He couldn't eat anymore! He waited and waited. Eventually, he became thin enough to go out.

    Jack is busy this weekend. He visits his grandma on Saturday morning. It is his grandma's birthday. They cook noodles together. After lunch, he helps his grandma do housework. In the evening, they watch TV together. On Sunday morning, Jack plays football with his friends. Then they go to the bookshop and buy two storybooks. In the afternoon, he washes clothes and listens to music. After dinner, he does his homework and reads his storybooks. He is very happy because the stories in the books are very funny.

    Tim is fat. He doesn't like sport. He likes watching TV at home.

    Ellen is his friend. She is strong and healthy. She often dances and plays badminton at weekends.

    One day, Ellen and Tim are having lunch.

    "What do you like eating?" asks Ellen.

    "I like eating pizzas, hamburgers and French fries. And I like drinking cola very much," says Tim.

    "Oh, that's bad for your health. I like eating rice, fruit and vegetables. And I have some milk every day. I never drink soft drinks," says Ellen, "You should eat healthy food. You will (将会) be healthy and strong."

   "OK, I will," says Tim.