Many years ago, people use a stick, a large piece of wood and dry leaves to make a fire. Today, wood, gas (煤气) and electricity (电) can all make a fire. I think wood is the most dangerous. And I like gas most because it's easy.

    People use fire in many ways. At home, people use fire to cook food and boil water. In factories, workers use fire to melt (熔化) metals (金属) to makes things of different shapes. Some workers use fire to make glass.

    Fire can help us to do many things, but sometimes fire is dangerous. Cigarettes and campfires can all start a fire in the countryside, in schools and at homes. We must be careful. We mustn't smoke in the countryside, and we mustn't cook without an adult (成年人). We mustn't play with matches. We mustn't play around a fire.

    Look at this room. It's nice and clean. There is a big bedroom and a big living room. In the living room, there is a sofa and a desk. There is a yellow chair in front of the desk. You can see a computer and a plant on the desk. There is an English book near the plant.

    Hello, I am Ben. I am 9 years old.

    There are 4 people in my family, my father Sam, my mother Betty, my sister Mary and I.

    I have a little dog. Its name is Spotty. It is lovely.

    I like summer best, because I can swim with my father. But Mary can't swim. What season do you like?

    I'm Ben. Tomorrow is Saturday. We're going to be very busy tomorrow. My mother is going to the supermarket by bike. My father is going to visit my grandparents by car. On Saturday morning, I'm going to play the piano. On Saturday afternoon, I'm going to do my homework. On Sunday evening, we are going to have a big dinner. After that we are going to see a film. I think we are going to have a good weekend.