When you speak, write an e-mail or make a phone call, you are communicating(交流) with words. Sometimes you can communicate without words. A smile on your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hands in class, your teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”. You shake your head and people know you are saying “No”. These carry messages(消息) for you. Other things can also carry messages. For example(例如), a sign on the bus tells you where it goes. Signs in public(公众的) places tell you what to do or not to do.

People can also communicate in many other ways. An artist can draw beautiful mountains, the blue sea and many other things. A writer can write about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people. Books, magazines(杂志), TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others.

I’m on the beach in Australia now. The sun shines and shines. There are a lot of people on the beach. We are having a Christmas party. Now I’m writing the letter under an umbrella. Some people are playing beach ball on the sand. Some are swimming in the sea. Some are lying (躺) in the sand to enjoy (享受) the sunshine.

I enjoy my holiday very much.

It’s Sunday morning. I’m going to have a picnic in the park. I’d like to lie on the grass and look up at the white clouds. I’d like to swing. But it’s raining. I’m sad. I start to cry. Mother says, ‘Wait! We still have the picnic!’ ‘But how? It won’t be fun. It’s wet!’ ‘Dear Tommy, please read in the study. And I’m going to make a picnic in our home.’ Mother comes to the kitchen and starts doing things.

Now mother is ready. I come into the sitting room and see a blanket (毯子) on the floor. The picnic basket is full of chips, fruit and sandwiches. Mother is wearing her straw hat (草帽) and sunglasses. ‘Come on, my boy! It’s picnic time!’ Aha! It’s the best rainy-day picnic!

I have two new classmates. The girl’s name is Alice and the boy’s name is Eddie. Alice is tall and thin. She can swim well. She’s strong. Eddie is short, but he can run very fast. He can draw Alice’s grandpa’s farm well.

Look! This is a picture of Alice’s grandpa’s farm. It’s big. There are many animals and plants on the farm. There are some signs too. The signs tell us that we can’t pick the flowers, climb the trees or chase animals. There is a pond on the farm too. There are different kinds of fishes in the pond. Near the pond, there’s also a sign. It says you can’t throw stones in the pond. The farm is nice. We should keep it clean. So we must put the rubbish in the bin.

This is a picture of Mrs Liang’s office. It’s not big, but very clean and tidy, There is a photo on the wall. It’s a photo of Mrs Liang’s family. In the photo, you can see Mrs Liang’s husband and her daughter. They all look happy. There is a laptop on the desk. Mrs Liang prepares lessons (备课), reads news and chats with her friends with it. Beside the laptop, there is a bottle. It has some carnations in it. They’re pink and yellow. The bookshelf is beside the desk. You can see many books and magazines on it. Mrs Liang likes riding, so there is a bicycle behind the door. I like Mrs Liang’s office. How about you?

I am Jack. I am a boy. I am 14 years old. My home is at No. 2, Moon Street. It is a busy street in our city. There are ten shops and two restaurants. There is a supermarket and a park too. There is a fruit shop and a bakery behind the supermarket. The park is next to a supermarket. It is in front of a supermarket. There is a cinema on Moon Street, too. It is between a restaurant and a clothes shop.

Mummy Rabbit and her two children live in a house. One day, Mummy Rabbit wants to go shopping. “Stay at home and close the door,” Mummy Rabbit says and then she goes to the supermarket.

A wolf comes. He wants to eat the baby rabbits. He knocks at the door and says, “Open the door. Rabbits.” Brother Rabbit looks out of the window. He sees a wolf. “A wolf is at the door. What can we do?” He says to Sister Rabbit. “We have some sharp stones. We can throw the stones to the wolf.” Sister Rabbit says. “OK. Let’s do it!” They open the window and throw the sharp stones to the wolf. The wolf runs away.

I am Kitty. This is a photo of my family. The old man is my grandfather. His hair is grey. He is a policeman. The old woman is my grandmother. She’s a nurse. The young women is my mother. She is a teacher. The man beside my mother is my father. He is tall and thin. He is playing the drum. This is me. I am sitting on the floor and drawing a picture.

My name is David. Today is Sunday. On Sundays, I usually play the flute (长笛). My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother cleans the house. But today my mother is in bed. She’s ill. My father has to do the housework. Now he is cleaning the house. “David, can you help me? ”“Yes, Dad!” Now we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing the flute for my mother. What a nice girl!

Wearing different colours of clothes can make your feelings different. When I wear red clothes, I feel happy. If I feel sad, I wear a yellow skirt, and then I may begin to feel better. If I wear an orange T-shirt, I may begin to feel glad and excited.

So our clothes can make us feel better about ourselves.

I like casual clothes（休闲服）best. And I like dark blue best. So when I wear a blue sports T-shirt, a pair of blue jeans and white sports shoes, it can make me feel energetic（充满活力的）.