It's three o'clock in the afternoon. Some girls are in the park. Linda is flying a kite with her friend, Lucy. Mary is near a river. What's she doing? She's watching fish. They are swimming in the river. Amy is behind a tall tree. She's dancing. And what is Lily doing? She's drawing a picture. They are all very happy in the park.

    Life（生活）was different in my grandpa's hometown many years ago.

    In the past, people cooked on a fire. They didn't have TVs or radios. There were no buses. They had to live in small houses. They didn't have enough food.

    Now, there are lots of buses and cars in Grandpa's hometown. They live in big houses or buildings. They cook with natural gas（天然气）and have lots of food. They can use mobile phones（手机）. They even have computers and use the Internet.

    Hello, I'm Lily. I will go to a farm with my friends and stay there for three days. We will go there by bus on the morning of October 4th. We will go for a walk on the farm, then we will cook in the farm's kitchen. On the 5th we will go boating on the river. On the 6th we will go horse-riding in the morning. In the afternoon we will buy some eggs. I'm sure we'll be happy on the farm.

    Mike is a handsome (英俊的) boy. He comes from America. He is fourteen years old. His father, Mr Brown, works in a big company (公司) in Beijing. Mike has a lovely sister. Her name is Mary. She is only four.

    It is Sunday today. Mike's family are all at home. Mr Brown is reading the newspaper in the living room. Mrs Brown is watering the flowers out of the house. She is a doctor. Where is Mike? Oh, he is cleaning his new bike. Where is Mary? She is in her bedroom. She is playing with her puppy (小狗). She's a pretty girl!

    What a happy family!

    Hi! I'm David. Today is Tuesday. We have math, Chinese and computer on Tuesdays. I like computer. My computer teacher is very funny. He is very strong. I like him. We have egg and fish for lunch on Wednesdays. I don't like egg. Hamburgers are my favourite food.

    Saturday are my favourite days. I often play football on Saturdays, of course I do my homework on Saturdays, too. What about you?

    Lanlan has got 50 yuan. She can buy a new bag now. This red bag is very nice. Wow, it costs (价值为) 180 yuan. It's too expensive. This yellow bag costs 20 yuan. It's beautiful. And this blue bag costs 30 yuan. She can buy two bags.