Nowadays, lots of foreigners are learning Chinese. Like many of them, I 1 knew two words of Chinese ("Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie") when I first came to Beijing, China in 2009. As you can guess, my life was 2 for a while after I arrived. Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful.

    I knew I had to learn more Chinese, so I 3 a Chinese class. My teacher was 4, although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation. Later I studied on my own as well, but my progress was still slow. And I decided to 5.

    Around this time, I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing. He taught me a lot of 6 about music, such as "melody". He learned a lot of English from me in return, so it was a good way to 7 language and culture.

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Hello, everyone! My name is Peter. I like sports. My favourite sport is football. I often play it with my friends after school. We have a good time.

Of the four seasons, I like summer best. It's hot but I can swim with my friends. I can have ice cream. It's cool!

I have a bird and a dog at home. The bird's name is Polly. It's two years old. It's black, blue and red. The dog's name is Snow. It's one year old. It's white. They are my good friends.

Of all the colours, I like blue best. My pens ,pencils, and bed are blue.In my home, my desk and chair are blue too.

Jane Greenall and Paul Greenall are my parents. My mother likes playing table tennis. Her favourite pets(宠物) are cats. My father likes swimming. His favourite pets are dogs.