Today is fine, and the sky is blue. Now it’s nine o’clock in the morning. There’s a sports meeting in the forest on the mountain. Look! A horse, a panda and a cat are running. Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping. Two monkeys are climbing the trees. Four birds are flying around and singing. There are some other animals there, too. The elephants are standing. A monkey is sitting on an old elephant. The monkey has a flag in his hand. They are all watching.

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

My name is Gao Ping. My English teacher is Julia. She is from England. She has two children, a son and a daughter. Her daughter is Betty. Her son is Dick. Julia and her daughter are in China, but her husband Paul Smith is in England. Her son is in America. Paul is a policeman. Dick is a college student. Betty and I are in the same school. We are classmates, and we are good friends. I teach her Chinese and she teaches me English.

Today is a fine day. My mom takes me to the zoo. There are many animals in the zoo. Look！There are two tigers. They are walking. Two rabbits are running and a lion is sleeping. I like monkeys best. They are swinging now. They like eating yellow bananas. Sometimes they climb trees. They are very good climbers. Sometimes they jump up and down.

Thank you for your letter and the beautiful stamps. I like them very much.

Now I’m going to answer some of your questions. You ask me about the weather in Beijing in winter. It’s quite cold and it often snows. After snow, the ground is white. And I can skate on real ice. I like winter best.

You ask me when the best time is to come to China. I think the best time to come to China is in spring or autumn. It’s often too hot in summer and too cold in winter. I have to finish this letter now. ask your brother to come to China with you. Welcome to Beijing soon.