Amy is my good friend. She is from New York and she is thirteen years old. Now she studies in Rizhao, Shandong.

She likes playing tennis and she can play it well. She often plays tennis with her friends on Thursday afternoon. She also likes singing and dancing, and she can sing many English and Chinese songs. So she joins the school music club. The students in this club often have a party on Friday afternoon. She has free time at weekends and she likes to watch The Voice of China（《中国好声音》）. She wants to be a good singer like Zhang Lei.

Do you want to make friends with her? Please call her at 581-1296 or e­mail her at Amy1258@sina.com.

We have some interesting and fun things this term. On September 5th, we have a school trip in the afternoon. On September 10th, we have a party to celebrate Teachers’ Day. October is a great month. We have an art festival on October 1st. It’s National Day. We have basketball games on October 13th and soccer games on October 25th. School Day is on November 3rd. Our parents can come to our school. We have a book sale in the school library on December 20th. And we have an English party on December 25th. It’s a really busy term.

Tina is an English girl, but she is in China with her parents. She is a middle school student in Beijing now. Let’s ask her some questions and see how she answers（回答）them.

1. What do you eat for breakfast?

I have milk and eggs. They are my favorite food for breakfast. I think they’re healthy. I don’t like bread.

2.         

I like bananas, apples and strawberries very much. I eat fruit every day. Fruit is important（重要的）to our health.

3. Do you eat lunch at school?

Yes. I eat chicken and rice at school. Sometimes I eat salad for lunch. I don’t like eating hamburgers. They are not good for my health.

4. Do you play sports every day?

Sure, I do. I play ping-pong with my friends every day. I think it’s interesting and relaxing. Sometimes（有时）. I play volleyball, but it’s difficult for me.

Hi, my name is Tony. I’m a student of Confucius Institute in Chicago(CIC, 芝加哥孔子学院). My school has a long history. I like it very much because I can learn Chinese in it.

Chinese is difficult, but it's very useful. Now, CIC and China's five schools are sister schools. One of them is Beijing No. 4 High School. I have a pen friend from the school. His name is Liu Gang. Nick is his English name. Liu Gang's favorite subject is English. He thinks it’s easy and fun.

Every year, twenty to thirty students of CIC can go to its sister schools. And the students can stay for four to six weeks there. I really want to go to China next year. And I really want to meet my Chinese pen friend.