The Biggest Tree

    Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is “General Sherman”. General Sherman is growing on the slopes (斜坡) of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 1100cm across and about 3500cm round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 8000cm high. It began as a tiny seed (小种籽) many years ago. It has been growing since about 2000 BC (公元前). It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it's still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids (金字塔). It may live for another 2000 years.

    Lingling, I am very happy you come to England. You can find information about English words in this dictionary. You can find train information from the computer. You can find information about the weather in this newspaper. You can find information about English history(历史) in this bookshop. You can find information about animals at the zoo. Wish you a good time in the UK!

Lucy：Nice to meet you, Sara!

Sara：Nice to meet you, Lucy! Where are you going in this summer holiday?

Lucy：I'm going to Xi'an with my parents.

Sara：How do you get there?

Lucy：We get there by train.

Sara：How long are you going to stay in Xi'an?

Lucy：Two weeks.

Sara：What do you know about Xi'an?

Lucy：Xi'an is in Shaanxi Province. There is the terracotta army in it.

I hear it is very famous.

    The summer holidays are coming. The boys and girls in our class are going to visit 6ther places during the holidays. Tom is going.to Xi'an by train with Mary. Bill and John are going on a trip to Hangzhou by bus. George is going to Beijing by plane with Sauna. They are going to enjoy their time there. I'm going to stay at home in Shanghai. There will be some nice films on Channel 6. I like to see films and I like swimming, too. I shall enjoy my time in Shanghai.

    I have a good friend at school. He is an English boy. His name is Tom. He is twelve. We're in No. 2 Middle School. We're not in the same class. He is in Class 4. I'm in Class 2. Tom's father is an English teacher. He works at our school. Tom's mother is not a teacher. She is a doctor.

    Helen Keller was born in American in 1880. When she was very young. She got very sick. After that, she could not hear, speak or see. Helen worked very hard. She learned how to read, write and talk. When she was 20, she went to university. She is famous for writing many books and helping the deaf and blind.