It's summer in Australia. It's a beautiful sunny day. There are many people here on vacation (度假). Some people are taking photos. Some people are lying (躺) on the beach. A few young people are playing beach volleyball (沙滩排球). Many children are playing in the water. A group of people are swimming in the sea. This is a very interesting place. Everyone is having a good time.
Chen Jie is very happy to have two new pen pals. They are Jim and Kim. Jim and Kim live in the USA, but they live in different cites. Jim is short and Kim is tall. Jim likes playing basketball. Kim likes playing basketball, too. They usually play basketball on weekends. Jim likes singing, but Kim doesn't like it. Kim likes drawing. Chen Jie likes drawing, too. Chen Jie and her pen pals write emails every week. Chen Jie usually writes emails on Friday evening.
Bruce Smith and his family's hobby is camping (野营). They often spend (度过) their Saturdays and Sundays like this. The children, Daniel and Lucy, like going fishing with their father. Sometimes they go swimming in the sea or go boating on the river. Mrs Smith likes drawing beautiful places. She often draws well with her brushes.
Then Mr Smith buys a big car. It is like a house. It has beds for four people, a living room, a place for cooking and a bathroom. Mrs Smith and the children are very happy.
Jessica is a school girl. She is from Canada and she is now in Hangzhou. She likes Hangzhou very much. On Sunday morning, she goes out. She is going to the zoo and see pandas. But she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy.
Jessica: Excuse me. I am new in Hangzhou. How can I get to the zoo?
Chinese boy: It is not far. Take the No. 514 bus over there. It's fast.
Jessica: Thanks a lot.
Chinese boy: Look! The bus is coming!
Jessica: OK. Bye.
Chinese boy: Be careful! Don't go at the red light.
Jessica: Oh, right! Thanks. I must pay attention to the traffic lights.
Jessica likes beautiful Hangzhou and the Chinese people.
Mike goes to Harbin to visit his grandparents from Jinan on Sunday. He's at the Harbin Station now. He is making a telephone to his grandparents.
Grandpa: Hello!
Mike: Hello, grandpa. This is Mike. I'm at the Harbin Station now. I don't know the way to your home. How can I get there? On foot?
Grandpa: It's you, Mike. My dear! No, you can take the No.103 bus.
Mike: Where is the bus stop?
Grandpa: Go straight to the library. The bus stop is in front of the library.
Mike: OK! See you later.
Grandpa: Wait a minute! Get off at the Hong Xing Cinema. Walk west for three minutes. You can see a white building. My home is next to the building.
Mike: Thank you, grandpa! Bye!
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Hello, I'm Amy. On Saturday, I don't go to school. On Saturday morning, my mother is going to take me to the park. We are going to take the bus there. We are going to get there at ten o'clock. I like the beautiful park in Hangzhou. The flowers are coming out in spring. On Saturday afternoon, we are going to visit my grandparents. We are going to get there by subway. This Saturday is my grandmother's birthday. We are going to have a big dinner and eat the cake. What a fine day!
My name is Wang Hua. I have a new friend. Her name is Linlin. She lives in New York. Linlin is eleven years. She likes playing ping-pong. My hobby is playing ping-pong, too. She often goes goes to school by bus. Her mother is a doctor. She goes to work on foot. Her father is a teacher. He goes to work by car. Every evening Linlin does her homework. Her mother watches TV and her father reads newspaper. Linlin will come to China soon. She is in the UK now.
Martin: What do you want to be when you grow up, Jiamin?
Jiamin: I want to be a fireman (消防员). I think the fireman is cool.
Martin: And you, Lily?
Lily: I like children. I want to be a teacher. What about you, Martin?
Martin: My father is a police officer. He can stop bad people. So I want to be a police officer.
Jiamin: Police officer can help people. Your father is great, Martin.
Martin: Thanks. Look, Miss Wang is hard-working. I think the teacher is great, too.
I'm a girl from Guangzhou. I have a pen pal. His name is John. He's an Australian boy. He's twelve years old. He studies in Guangzhou now. John is a good student. He studies hard every day. John often cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner by himself. He likes Chinese food very much. He is interested in cooking. And he's good at cooking.
