Joe is my pen pal. He is 12 years old. He is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He likes Chinese. He likes reading Chinese books. His favourite food is Chinese food, too. Every week, he studies Chinese. He loves China. On the weekends, he usually does word puzzles and play football. He is an interesting boy.

    Miss White is our new English teacher. She is from America. She is 23 years old. She is very young. She is strict, but she's kind. She's helpful. She can learn Chinese. She's hard-working. She can speak Chinese well.

    We love our new English teacher, Miss White.

    I'm Kate. I am a student. I was late for school yesterday because I got up late in the morning. I quickly ran out and rode my bike. I rode very fast. When I got to a crossing, the traffic lights turned red, but I didn't stop my bike. An old man stopped me and asked me why I didn't stop. I told him I was late. He said, "You should stop when the traffic lights are red and you can cross when the traffic lights are green. There are a lot of cars on the street. It's dangerous." And then he let me go.

    Safety(安全) is important. We must obey(遵守) the traffic rules at any time.

    Today is Saturday. It's a nice day. John and Jim go to a nature park. There is a big forest in the park. There is a beautiful lake near the forest and they can see some fish in it. There is a bridge over the river. They take some pictures on the bridge. There is a mountain in the park. They want to climb mountains, but they have no time.

    Hi, I am Mike. There are five people in my family. My grandma, my father, my mother, me and my little puppy. There are three birthdays in February and two birthdays in September. My grandma's birthday is in February. My birthday is on September 10th. It is also Teachers' Day. My mother is a teacher. On September 10th, my mum usually buys me a big birthday cake. I often help her cook dinner. She usually cooks noodles for me. I feel happy. I love my mother very much.

Dear Peter,

Thank you for your letter and some wonderful stamps. I like them very much. I also collect stamps. I'm sending some Monkey King stamps to you think you'll like them.

Now I'm going to answer some of your questions. You ask me about the weather in Beijing in winter. It's quite cold and it often snows in winter. After snowing the ground is white. And I can skate on ice. It's very interesting to skate. I like winter best.

You ask me when the best time to come to China is. I think the best time to come to China is in spring or in fall. It's often too hot in summer and it's cold in winter. I have to finish this letter now. Ask your brother to come to China with you. Welcome to Beijing soon.

Yours,

Li Lei