We'll have a Christmas Party on Christmas Day! What can you do for the party，my dear friends? Oh，let me see.Tina can sing some nice songs.Mary can dance.Peter can do some kung fu.Mike can draw cartoons.Liu Yun can play the pipa and John can play the piano.They are helpful! What can I do? Oh，I can play the violin! My English teacher，Miss Lee，can sing and dance for us.We are so happy and we can't wait!

    Today is the Lantern Festival(元宵节), a Chinese festival. I invite my grandparents to come to my home. My friends also come. We have yuanxiao for breakfast. It is very delicious. Then we go to watch the yangge dance on the square. How interesting! In the evening, we watch the beautiful lanterns (灯笼). Everyone has a nice day.

    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?

    My name is Jack. I am active. I often ask and answer questions in class .And I often play with my friends. Mike is my good friend. He is active, too. We all like playing football. Tom is my good friend, too. But he looks quiet. He likes reading books.

    The winter vacation is coming. I am going to read some books about Canada, because I am going there to meet my pen pal, Ted.

    I hear there is a lot of snow in Canada, so I want to learn to ski. Ted is a skiing fan and he is going to teach me. I think it will be hard, but I want to have a try!

    I am excited! A wonderful winter vacation is waiting for me.

Jack: Hello, Sarah.

Sarah: Hi, Jack.

Jack: Can you draw cartoons?

Sarah: No. But I can draw pictures. What about you?

Jack: Me too. Can you speak English and sing English songs?

Sarah: Yes, I can. What about you?

Jack: I can't sing English songs, but I can speak English.

Sarah: What can your mother do?

Jack: She can sing and dance.

Sarah: What can your father do?

Jack: He can play football, basketball and ping pong. Who's that boy?

Sarah: He's Li Qiang. He's clever and polite.

Jack: What can he do?

Sarah: He can do some kung fu.

Jack: Oh, it's time to have lunch. I'd like a sandwich, some vegetables and juice. What about you?

Sarah: Me too.

Jack: That's great! Let's go.