My favourite festival is the Spring Festival. People also call it Chinese New Year. It often comes in January or February every year. It's very important to every Chinese. We always have a big family dinner together. We often eat fish and dumplings. At night we watch firework and watch TV. We eat sweets and peanuts(花生). We go to visit relatives and friends. We often get red packets with some money in them. We can buy some toys and books. We say “Happy New Year” to each other at the Spring Festival.

    Hello. I am Mary. This is my uncle. He's tall. He's forty-two. He likes vegetables. He's a farmer. My aunt is thirty-eight. She is a teacher. She likes rice. Look, this is my cousin. She is a nurse. She likes fish.

    Tomorrow is Sunday. Mr Brown, Mrs. Brown and their two sons are going to take a train to Hangzhou. Mr Brown is going to buy the train tickets for them. They are going to take an early train. The first train leaves Shanghai for Hangzhou at 6:00 a. m. This is their first visit there. Now Mrs Brown is looking at the map of Hangzhou. They are going to visit many interesting places. They'll have a good time. So their sons are very happy.

    How does a plant grow?

    Look at the pot plant. It looks very nice. It has leaves, a stalk and some red flowers. How does it grow? First you plant a seed in the soil. You give it a little water. The weather is nice and warm. After about a week, you will see one small leaf coming out of the seed. Then two leaves come out. It grows and grows. It needs sunlight and water. Soon it has a stalk and more leaves. The leaves are green. Some leaves are long; some are round. They have different shapes. When the stalk and leaves are big enough, flowers come out. You can find red flowers, yellow flowers and flowers of other colors. It's interesting to watch a plant grow. Do you grow like a plant?

    I have a good friend. Her name is Tina. She likes dumplings and noodles. She likes red and white. She wears a red and white dress. She lives in a big house. She has many pets in her bedroom. Look! Her pet dog is under the desk. Tina can swim fast and jump high. But she cannot jump far.

    It's Monday today. I have six subjects today. In the morning, I have Chinese, Math, Art and English. In the afternoon, I have Music and PE. We go to school from Monday to Friday. We have no class on Saturday and Sunday. So I like to watch TV on Saturday. On Sunday I often go to the park. My week is wonderful. What about your week?