Before，there was no zoo in my city．Now there is a big zoo．There are lots of animals．Last Sunday，I went to the zoo with my parents．In the morning，I got up at 7 o'clock．Then，I had breakfast．We went to the zoo by car．I saw many animals in the zoo，such as monkeys，tigers，lions and so on．I was very happy．

    Today is the sixth of May. It is Nancy's birthday. She is eleven years old. There is a birthday party in the evening in her home. Many friends come. They all have a lot of fun at the party. Helen is listening to music. Yang Ling is playing the piano. Wang Bing and Mike are playing computer games. Now, it is time for the birthday cake. All the children sing “Happy Birthday” together for Nancy. Then, Nancy makes a wish, blows out the candles and cuts the cake. Everyone enjoys the party very much.

    Joe is my pen pal. He is 12 years old. He is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He likes Chinese. He likes reading Chinese books. His favourite food is Chinese food, too. Every week, he studies Chinese. He loves China. On the weekends, he usually does word puzzles and play football. He is an interesting boy.

    This is Kitty. She likes reading books. She goes to the school library on Monday afternoon. She likes sports too. She plays volleyball with her friends on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday and Thursday, she plays the piano after school. On Friday evening, she plays games at home. At the weekend, she goes to the park with Jill.

Liu Mei: Where is John? Mr. Smith wants to talk with him.

Bai Ling: Maybe he is at the school shop. Does John often eat ice cream?

Liu Mei: Sometimes.

Tom: Sometimes he plays music in the music room. I think you can find him there.

Mike: He isn't there today. I often play basketball after school in the playground. Sometimes John plays basketball with me.

Liu Mei: OK. Let me go and look for him there.

    My name is Linda. My birthday is in winter. Winter is my favorite season. Christmas is in December. I can get many presents. It's very cold in January and February, but I can play in the snow, and I can go skating.