I'm Lu Xi. I have a good friend. Her name is Kate .She is a quiet girl. She is tall and thin. She has long brown hair. Me, too. She has a green bag. And I have a blue bag.

    This is a picture. It's a classroom. It is a big room. In the picture, you can see the teachers' desk, six desks, six chairs and a blackboard. You can see a boy and two girls, too.

    Two books are on the teachers' desk. A pencil-box is on the desk. Two pens and a ruler are in it. A bag is behind a chair.

    The boy is Jim. He is twelve. The girl in a hat is Lily. She is twelve, too. Another girl is Sue. She is twelve. The girls are twins(双胞胎).They are in Class 2, Grade 4. Their teacher is Mr. Green. He is not here.

    There are many people in the street. Two boys are running. A car is coming from behind. It is very dangerous! A girl is riding a bike and talking on the phone. It is not safe. A young man is waiting for the green light. That is safe.

    Many children are playing in the park. Some are playing football and some are jumping rope. Some boys are swimming in the lake. That is dangerous.

    We call Chinese New year the Spring Festival. There is the name of each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the rabbit, the year of the dog or the year of the monkey. And this year is the year of pig.

    Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning the houses. On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner, after dinner, the whole family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives and friends. They say "Happy New year" and some other greeting to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

    Li Shan and her classmates had a welcome party for the new students. They showed many programs (节目). At the beginning, Zhang Han sang a song named My heart will go On. And she got a lot of applause (掌声). Han Lei danced without music. He was very funny. He made everyone laugh and laugh. Li Qiang did Chinese Kung fu. He was the best actor. Their teacher, Miss Hu was very happy. She said all the students were very cute and talented. All of the students had a good time that day.

    Julia is a girl. She is eleven. She looks a little fat. She likes ice-cream very much. She almost has two ice creams every day! She also likes hamburgers and chips. She goes to McDonald's to eat ice cream, hamburgers and chips every Saturday afternoon. Her cousin Ben doesn't like ice-cream, but he likes McDonald's too. Ben goes to McDonald's with Julia every Saturday afternoon.