If you think you are too shy and want to be a little braver, just try the following things: Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

    Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

    Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn't it make you want to keep talking to that person?

    Get your attention(注意) elsewhere（在别处）. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don't waste time worrying about your look or whether(是否) people like you or not. You will become relaxed(放松的) and find it's not so hard to talk with others.

Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you'll never feel shy when you talk to others.

Title: Advice on……to be a little braver

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    Gordon stands in the hallway．No one is there．He looks at his watch．It's 8：10 am．He is 10 minutes late for class．He has to go to the music room, but he doesn't know where it is．

    He knows the music room isn't on the first floor．His classroom is on the first floor．So Gordon goes up the stairs(楼梯)．He knows he has to walk quickly.The teacher will be worried(担心的)．

    Gordon goes to the second floor and he turns to the right．He goes down the hallway．On the left．he sees a door．"It may be the music room．"he thinks．No!It is the art room．A young teacher is in it．Gordon asks the teacher,"Sorry,I'm new here．Do you know where the music room is?"

    "Sure．"the teacher says．"It's on the third floor．Go up the stairs and turn left．On your right．You'll see a door like this one．That is the music room．"

    Gordon thanks her and goes up the stairs．Gordon' s class teacher,Mr Lewis，is outside the music room．

    "There you are!"Mr Lewis says．"Your music teacher Mr Green asks me to find you．"

    Gordon smiles．"I find you first!"

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    Do you like Sun Wukong? He is one of the most popular novel characters in Chinese history. Not only young children but also adults love him so much. In our mind, he is a great hero in the Chinese novel Journey to the West.

    In the novel, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng beat demons(妖魔) and protect Tang Seng when they travel to the Western Paradise(西天). Sun Wukong was born from a stone. He can change himself into a tree, a bird, or and animal. With one somersault(筋斗), he can travel 108,000li.

    Sun Wukong is clever, brave and always makes fun magic tricks. Chinese people love him very much.

    Sun Wukong is also popular in other countries. Many western children love him and learn kung fu because of him. To them, he is a super hero, just like Superman and Spiderman.

Dear Jack,

    Can you believe I'm in a school of 2030 now? The school is like a beautiful garden. The wall of our classroom is colorful. Our school life is interesting.

    In the morning, we have three classes. We study on the Internet. We use the e-books. The teachers are all robots. They are in different rooms and they can answer any questions. Our robot music teacher plays the guitar very well. In the afternoon, we take a plane to the Mars to have two classes. I make friends with aliens(外星人). They are friendly and know us well. After class, we play soccer with them. Then we go back to the earth. Don't you think the life in this school is very interesting?

Mary

Dear Bill,

    How are you?

    Here's a photo of my father and my uncle Andrew. This is my father, Carol Smith. He's in a green jacket. He likes sports and his favorite sport is basketball. It's interesting for him. Andrew is next to my father. He is nay father's brother. He likes sports, too. He can play baseball and basketball very well. He likes watching sports games on TV. He always plays sports with my father and me. It's relaxing for us to play sports. But he has only one basketball.

Yours,

Han