Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last year and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up early in the morning.

This term Mrs black, Peter’s aunt, works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three English. She is strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time.

Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he got to school, it was ten past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

“You’re ten minutes late for the first class, Peter,” Mrs Black said angrily. “Why are you often late for school?”

Every time when I get to the street corner, I see a board. It says ‘SCHOOL—GO—SLOW!’”

It's nine o'clock in the evening. The families are at home. Jim's father is sitting in a chair. He's watching TV. His mother is standing near the windows. She's giving some food to the bird, Polly. Polly says, “Thanks! Thanks!” Where's Jim? Oh, he's behind the door. Kate is looking for him. They are playing games. There is no homework on Sunday evening.

John’s family come from the USA. They are in China now. There are four people in their family. John’s father is a doctor. John’s mother works in a school. She teaches English. John and his younger sister are pupils. They study in a school near their home. So they go to school on foot. John studies Maths, Science, Computer Studies at school. His sister studies Music, Art and Maths. They like China very much.

Hello,everyone! Let me say something about my friend Tom. Tom is American. He comes here, because his father works in China. Now, Tom studies in our class. He is good at English. But he needs help in Chinese. Chinese is hard for him. But he likes it well before long. He likes Chinese people and Chinese food. He makes some good friends here.After school in the afternoon,he often plays football or basketball with us.

Tom is a schoolboy. He’s twelve years old. He comes from England. He’s a primary school student. There are four people in his family. They are his father, his mother, his brother and Tom. His father is an engineer (工程师). He’s forty years old. He works very hard. He often works until very late. His mother is a nurse. She’s thirty-eight years old. She works in a hospital. She often helps doctors and patients (病人). She loves her work very much. She’s a good nurse.

Today is Saturday. Tom, his brother and their friends go to Shanghai. Some of their friends are from Guangzhou, some are from Tianjin, and the others are from Beijing. They can speak English very well. They are very happy.

This is my family. We live in Baoji.I have two grandfathers and two grandmothers. I have a brother, but I have no sister.My mother and father have two sons: my brother and me. Look! My mother is listening to the radio now. My father is reading the newspaper. My brother and I are playing checkers.

Hello! My name is Jack. I’ve got a very happy family. My dad can play the piano and my grandma can sing very well. My mum and dad can speak Chinese. My mum is great. She can play computer games. My sister can dance. But she can’t dance very well. She’s only four. And I can play the drums! I’m fantastic!

Kate is from America. She’s twelve. She is studying (学习) at No. 1 Primary School. She’s in Class 2, Grade 5. Alice is her sister. She’s in Class 3, Grade 4. Kate’s English teacher is Mr Brown. He’s From Canada. Now, he is in China.

How are you? I am writing to you at school.

We go to school from Monday to Friday. There are four classes in the morning and three classes in the afternoon. We usually do homework after school. 

I have two good friends. They're Bill and Bob. Bill is helpful. He often helps me with my maths. Bob is active. He plays basketball very well. I like to play games with them.