Yifan: Hello, Amy! What are you doing?

Amy: I'm learning an English song.

Yifan: Stop for a minute, please.       

Amy: Wow, cool!       

Yifan: I didn't buy it.       

Amy: How much is it?

Yifan:       

Amy: I also want to buy one this weekend.

Yifan: Oh, it's time for art class.

Amy:       

Yifan: We're going to draw faces.

Amy: That's fun.

9 a.m.                                           March 12th

Hi, Tina,

    Here is the route to my house.

    First, take Bus No. 60 to the Star Park.

    Next, go straight. Go past the swimming pool.

    Turn right at the corner and go straight again.

    Then, cross a street and stop. Turn right, you will see my house.

    If you still can't find it, call me at 9776 3452. Jack, Betty and I will wait for you.

Peter

    Water is very important to living things. Without water there could be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves.

    Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water.is needed everywhere. There is water in seas, rivers and lakes.

    Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert of the world, there is some water in air. You can't see or feel it when it is part of air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid(液体). The water in air is a gas, and we call it water vapour (水蒸气).

    Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(结晶体). Snow crystals are very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid (固体). There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.

    Water may be a solid, a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can't see or feel it.

    The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. All the Chinese people like this holiday. First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They are painted in bright colours. In each boat, there are many people rowing. There's also somebody beating a drum. It is said that the winning team will have good luck and a happy life in the following year. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of rice dumplings. They are called zongzi. To make these rice dumplings, people prepare meat, vegetables and other things. Then they can make different flavours of rice dumplings. Some are sweet, and some are salty. They all taste good. People give them to friends. On the evening of the holiday, families have a big meal together. The Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.