It is Saturday afternoon. The students are in the playground. They are talking about their weekends.

    Li Mei usually has a busy weekend! On Saturday, she often goes to the park by bus. She likes running there. She often climbs on Saturday. On Sunday, sometimes she does housework after lunch. She can clean the rooms and wash the clothes. Then, in the evening, she often watches cartoons.

    Liu Tao usually plays football with his friends at weekends. He sometimes goes to the park with his family. They usually fly a kite and have a picnic there.

    Look! There are two girls and a boy. They're Lucy, Tom and Lily. Tom is a boy, he is from the USA. Lucy is a girl, she is from Australia. Lily is a girl, too. She is from China.

    Hello! My name is Peter. I am a student. I often have busy days. I get up at 6:30 in the morning. I eat breakfast at home. Then I go to school at 7:10. I read books at 7:30. I play sports at 11:45. In the afternoon, we have English class class. After school, I play football with my friends. In the evening, I do my homework or watch TV . I go to bed at 9:00. This is my day.

    Everybody(每个人) wants to be healthy. You know food is very important(重要的).There are many healthy food. You can have more bananas, apples, oranges, tomatoes and carrots because fruits and vegetables are good for you. But don't eat too much chocolate. It's not good for you. It's not good healthy food. Healthy food can make you grow(成长)and make you strong(强壮的)and happy. Remember there is a saying, 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.' Sports can also keep you healthy. Get up early and do some sports every day. Don't be lazy! You will be healthy and happy.

    Last week, Mrs White went to London. She didn't know London very well, and she lost her way. Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.

    She went up to the man and said, "Excuse me! Can you tell me the way to the hospital, please?" The man smiled. He knew little English! He came from Germany. He put his hand into his pocket and took out a phone. He looked up some words. Then he said slowly, "I'm sorry I can't understand you."

In Thailand(泰国), there are many elephants. They are very useful. They can carry heavy things, so they can help people do a lot of hard work. And they are very clever. They can act(表演)and dance. They can play with people. Many people go to Thailand to have fun(乐趣)with the elephants. It's very interesting.

There is a festival(节日)for the elephants in Thailand. It is called(被称为)Elephant Day. It comes at the third(第三)weekend of November(11月). On that day, the elephants don't work or act. They can wear colourful clothes and eat nice food.