I’m Cindy. My favorite day of every week is Friday. Why? You may think it’s because the next day is Saturday. No, it’s because on Friday I can buy food from the school store.

The store is open from Wednesday to Friday, but my mom doesn’t let me buy food there on Wednesday or Thursday. That’s too much money. I can get $5 from mom to buy the food from the store only on Friday.

You may want to know what I buy from the store. I always buy the same thing. It’s not very exciting. It’s hot (热的) lasagna (意大利千层面). From Monday to Thursday, I can only have cold (冷的) food from my lunchbox. On Friday, I want to have some hot things. Do you like food from the school store or your mom’s lunchbox?

【推荐3】Hi, my name is Jiang Meimei. I am a 14-year-old girl. I am a middle school student in Beijing. I often have an egg, an apple and some bread for breakfast. For lunch, I have some rice, chicken and vegetables. When I am busy (忙的), I only have a hamburger for lunch. And for dinner, I often have tomatoes and salad.

My friend Linda is 13 years old. She likes unhealthy food. She often has some hamburgers and French fries. She likes dessert very much. And she eats ice-cream every day.

Many Chinese people like hot pot and Li Yang is one of them.

Three days ago, Li Yang arrived in England. There he had three days of hamburgers, sandwiches, and potatoes. Yesterday he was very excited when he heard that there was going to be a meal of hot pot to welcome the new students.

He went into the room and sat next to an American girl. To his surprise, he saw potatoes and bread in front of him. Where was the hot pot?

When she saw Li Yang was very surprised, the American girl told him that hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word.

Hotpot is made from meat, potatoes and onions. People put it in the oven (烤箱) all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. It is easy to cook.

Hotpot tastes nice. But Li Yang still misses hot pot, two words!

【推荐2】The food in Britain is very different from our Chinese food. For example(例如)，they eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They usually eat bread for breakfast.They eat their bread with butter, cheese or jam (果酱), and those are things we don't eat much in China. Cheese and butter are made from (由……制成) milk. They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink cold or hot milk, and they put it in their tea. They put sugar in their tea as well.They may be the world's biggest tea drinkers. They like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strong black tea from India and Sri Lanka. They don't eat much rice. For their main meal (主餐),they like meat or fish with potatoes and some vegetables. They eat all these together. After the main meal, they always have something sweet. They call it dessert (甜点). They don't eat dumplings in Britain.

Most people drink tea in the world. But tea does not mean the same thing to different people. In different countries, people have different ideas about drinking tea.

In China, for example, tea is often served when people get together. Chinese people drink it at home or in tea houses at any time of the day. They often use hot water to boil tea leaves.

Tea is also important in other Asian countries. People in these countries have a special way of serving tea. They hold a tea ceremony in their houses when important guests come. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in their houses.

In the United States, people usually drink tea at breakfast or they drink it after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. This way is faster and easier than the way of making tea in teapots. In summer, most Americans drink iced tea. They like to put some ice in their tea.

【推荐1】Three Ways of Getting ________

Everyone has a family name. But what does it mean? What do family names come from? First, some family names come from the place of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the wood or lake. Second, family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, he may be Cook. Third, many people get their family names from their father's given name. If you hear the name"Jackson", you know that he is the son of Jack.

【推荐2】The British like simple food. They usually add only salt and pepper to their food. The British often get their meals ready very quickly, because many women go out to work, and they do not have much time to spend in the kitchen. In supermarkets there are a lot of food in tins（金属食品盒）and packets. ①Just cook the food for a few minutes, and the meal is ready. On Sundays, there is usually a bigger, better lunch. It is usually a big piece of roast meat with potatoes and green vegetables, and after that, some dessert.

②So many British women do not spend a long time in the kitchen. And their husbands（丈夫）do not spend a long time at the dinner table. Some people think that the British eat only when they are hungry. Some families eat their meals in front of the TV. The mealtime is not a time for families to talk to each other as it is in many other countries in the world.

Classrooms in the US are different from those in China. This offers us a chance to learn about their educational style.

In China, most students have fixed classrooms. Teachers take turns teaching in different classrooms. Teaching in this way ensures that all students learn the same things. But students are not given much choice. No matter whether you like a subject or not, you have to learn it.

In the US, students often change classrooms based on different subjects. Besides compulsory classes like English and math, teens can choose to learn about what they are interested in. For example, some kids may choose to study music or advanced math.

Classroom arrangements also make a difference. Chinese classrooms are arranged in a traditional way, with rows of desks and chairs facing a blackboard. Teachers usually stand on a platform when teaching.

However, in US classrooms, seating arrangements are flexible, depending on different class activities. For example, if students need to have a group discussion, two or three of them will move their desks to sit face to face. Students in music classes also have different seating arrangements that make it easier for them to perform. Sometimes, teachers even sit with their students.

It’s hard to say which way is “better”, or if there is an ideal way to arrange classrooms. You just have to find the one that works for you.

Classrooms in different countries

Many parents like setting family rules for their kids. When kids break the rules, parents will give them punishment. In fact, when you tell your kids about a new rule, you should talk with them about the price they should pay for breaking the rule—what the punishment will be.

The punishment you set should be reasonable（合理的）, without violence or threat（威胁）. For example, if you find your son smoking, you may limit（限制）his social activities for two weeks. You should punish your kids only in ways you have discussed before the rule is broken. A study shows that the most popular punishment is to limit kids’ TV time.

It’s understandable that you’ll be angry when rules are broken. Punishment is a way to express your anger, but it’s not a very good one. Sharing your feelings of anger, disappointment or sadness with your kids can have a better effect on them. Try to do that. When your kids know what they have done has made you angry, they will feel sorry. When they know their actions influence you greatly, they will follow the rules better.

Family rules are made to help your kids behave better. If your rules or ways of punishment make them unhappy or under a lot of pressure, are they helpful?

Do you know anything about England (英国)? Today we are going to talk about its weather and traffic (交通).

In England, you can feel four seasons in one day.

An Englishman once says, "the weather is different from minute to minute in England. Even though it is spring, it snows heavily in the morning. While at noon, the sun comes out, it's warm again. And then, in the afternoon, it is very hot. It turns to summer."

When you are in England, you must be very careful (当心) in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then to the left.

In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

In many cities of England, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there, you can see the city very well.