Look at the picture of my family. It's a big family. They are my grandfather, grandmother, my father, my mother and me. My grand­parents are old. They don't work. My father is a doctor. He drives to work. My mother is a worker. She goes to work on foot. My name is Mark. I'm a student of Grade 5. I walk to school, too. I love my family.

    The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. All the Chinese people like this holiday. First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They are painted in bright colours. In each boat, there are many people rowing. There's also somebody beating a drum. It is said that the winning team will have good luck and a happy life in the following year. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of rice dumplings. They are called zongzi. To make these rice dumplings, people prepare meat, vegetables and other things. Then they can make different flavours of rice dumplings. Some are sweet, and some are salty. They all taste good. People give them to friends. On the evening of the holiday, families have a big meal together. The Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.

    Today is Saturday. My sister and I have no classes. We get up at 7:00 in the morning. Then we make the bed together. My parents are at home. My mother cooks breakfast for us. After breakfast, she washes the clothes. My father waters the plants. My sister and I read books. We have a nice day.

    My name is Mary. I am eleven. Ted is my brother. He is thirteen. We are in the same school. My mother is a teacher. She is a teacher in our school. My father is a teacher, too. He is a Chinese teacher in a college. I have a cat. Its name is Miaomiao. It is white. It is a nice cat. We are good friends.

    It's Sunday today. I don't go to school. I have a violin lesson in the morning. I often play football with my friend in the afternoon. In the evening, I watch TV or go to the cinema with my dad.