I'm Xinxin. I have four new friends. Nannan lives in Shenzhen. Shenzhen is a nice city. But it was a small village then. Tingting lives in Beijing. Beiing is a big city in China. It's the capital of China. Dawei lives in London. Is it a big city? Yes, it is. Lili lives in Shanghai. Shanghai is also a big city. It's in the east of China. Where do I live? I live in New York.

    Hello, I'm Tom. Look! This is my bedroom. My schoolbag is on the desk. My books are in the schoolbag. My green kite and toys are in the box. My basketball is behind the chair. My blue cap is on the chair. Where's my dog? Oh, it's under my cap.

    Dave is a clerk of a company. He has trouble getting to sleep at night. He goes to see his doctor. And the doctor gives him some extra—strong sleeping pills (安眠药). On Tuesday night Dave takes the pills, sleeps well and awake before he hears the alarm clock. He gets to the office on time, walks in and says to his boss, "I'm OK. I have no trouble getting up this morning." "That's fine." the boss roars, "but where were you on Wednesday and Thursday?"

    What is Mary's family doing now? Let's have a look! Dad is watching TV in the living room. Mum is cleaning the kitchen. Mary is reading in bedroom. Grandpa is listening to music and grandma is dancing. Where is Bobbi? Look! Bobbi is playing water. Bobbi is a dog. May's family like it very much. This Saturday, the family is going to have a picnic in the park with Bobbi.

    On a sunny spring day, Dad, Mom, Jack and Emily are in the car. They are going to have a picnic. They stop by the lake.

    Look! The children put on their hats and play ball. But the wind blows Emily's hat away. Dad is fishing. He wants to catch a big fish in the lake. But he catches Emily's hat. He gives the hat to Emily.

Then they are all hungry.

    Mom takes the picnic basket from the car and the other three help put the food on the picnic blanket. They have cheeseburgers, apples and orange juice. What a nice day!