Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school when he was six, and now he is in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school, but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning. This term, Peter's aunt works in Peter's school. She is strict with Peter，and often tells the boy to obey （遵守）the school's rules and come to school on time.

    Yesterday morning, Peter got up late. When he hurried to school  it was 8；15, His aunt was waiting for Kim at the school gate. You are ten minutes late for the first class, Peter.， His aunt said angrily, Why are you often late for class? Peter says, Every time I get to the street comer, I always see a guidepost （路标）.It says, SCHOOL—GO SLOW.

Bill：Hello, this is Bill. Is that Sam？

Sam：Hi, Bill. This is Sam speaking. Where are you？

Bill：I'm in Beijing now.

Sam：How is your new school？

Bill：It's big and nice.

Sam：What about your teachers？

Bill：They are so kind. My favourite teacher is my Chinese teacher, Ms Luo.

Sam：Is she old or young？

Bill：She is not young. She is very nice, but sometimes she is strict.

Sam：Do you have new friends there？

Bill：Yes. I have many new friends. Li Yang is tall and strong. He likes to play basketball. Yang Lei is funny. He likes to draw.

Sam：That's great. Have a good time at your new school.

Bill：I will. Thanks.

    The Wangs are talking about their holiday. They want to visit Hainan Island. It is in the south of China. There are many interesting places on Hainan Island. They can see the blue sea. They can play on the beach, too. They are going there by plane. It is dear but fast to go by plane. It is their first time to take a plane. They are so excited. They are sure to have a good time.

Dear Henry,

    How is everything?

    The holiday is coming next week. I'm going to Hawaii with my father and mother. It's a wonderful place. We're going to walk on the beach. We're going to swim in the sea. We're going to eat a lot of seafood. We're also going to watch beautiful chances. We're going to have a good time there. What about your holiday? Where are you going? What are you going to do?

Love

Tom

    You work hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are learning Chinese? In many US schools, students take Chinese lessons. How do they learn Chinese?

    Let's go to the Muir Elementary School in the US. Maddi, 6, and Stephen, 6, are first graders in this school. They are learning how to say "we" in Chinese. "It's not easy to remember the Chinese characters (汉字). But learning Chinese is fun," they say.

    In Chinese class, they are learning the language through songs, games and lots of talking. "Chinese is popular among US kids. They pick it up really fast," their teacher says.