【话题解读】
围绕个人背景personal background这一话题，教材所涉及的内容包含个人信息personal information和家庭信息family information两个版块。其中，个人信息personal information又涵盖了姓名name、年龄age、生日birthday、外貌appearance、性格personality和变化change等若干内容；家庭信息family information包括了家人family和亲人relatives两个方面。
在个人背景框架下，教材涉及个人、家人及亲友等内容，通过诠释个人基本信息及个人成长、个人与家人的和谐共处、个人成就及精神品质、个人成就与成长环境的关系，在提升自我认知的同时进行自我完善，在此过程中去认识、了解周围的人，最终实现以开放和包容的态度来对待他们这一主题意义。
【话题内容】
【核心词汇】
1.Personal information
(1)Name: 名字________ 第一________ 中间的________ 最后的，末尾的________ Ms.________
短语：名字________________ 姓________________
(2)Telephone number: 电话，电话机________ 号码，数字________ 零________ 一________ 二________ 三________ 四________ 五________ 六________ 七________ 八________ 九________
(3)Birthday: 月，月份________ 一月________ 二月________ 三月________ 四月________ 五月________ 六月________ 七月________ 八月________ 九月________ 十月________ 十一月________ 十二月_____第一________ 第二________ 第三________ 第五________ 第八________ 第九________ 第十二_______第二十________ 生日快乐！________________ ......多大年纪？________________
(4)Appearance: 身高，高度________ 眼镜________ 鼻子________ 嘴________ 脸________ 眼睛________ 手________ 手臂，上肢________ 卷曲的________ 直的________ 金黄色的________ 高的________ 矮的________ 中等的________ 瘦的________ 重的________ 英俊的________ 圆形的________ 中等身高________________ 中等身材的________________
(5)Personality: 害羞的，腼腆的________ 害羞，腼腆________ 自豪的，骄傲的________ 自豪，骄傲_______爱交际的，外向的________ 工作努力的，辛勤的________ 有才能的，有才干的________ 严肃的，稳重的________ 响亮的，大声的________ 响亮地，大声地，喧闹地________ 幽默的________ 不说话的，沉默的________ 轻声的，安静的，轻柔的________ 轻声地，安静地________ 有用的，用帮助的______清楚的，清晰的________ 清楚地，清晰地，明白地________
2.Family information
(1)Family: 姐，妹________ 兄，弟________ 母亲，妈妈________ 父亲，爸爸________ dad________ mom________ 父(母)亲________ (外)祖母________ grandma________ (外)祖父________ grandpa_______(外)祖父母________ 家，家庭________ 儿子________ 女儿________
(2)Relatives: 堂/表兄(弟/姐/妹)________ 姑，婶，姨，舅母________ 叔，伯，舅，姑父，姨父________
【相关词汇】
1.Personal information
Words: 中国________ 聚会________ 测验，检查________ 旅游，旅行________ 艺术，美术________ 节日，会演节________ 学生________ 东西，事物________ 学期________ 时间________ 电影院________ 演员________ 女演员________ 歌手________ 艺术家________ 人，个人________ 犯罪活动________ 罪犯________ 方式，路线________ 结尾，尽头________ 牛仔裤________ 比赛，竞争________ 小孩________ 成绩等级，评分等级________ 内心，心脏________ 现实，事实________ 信息，消息________ 镜子________ 谚语，格言，警句________ 进球，得分________ 背景________ 人群，观众________ 吨，大量________ 警卫，看守________ 讲话，发言________ 蚂蚁________ 昆虫________ 考试，审查n.________ 介绍n.________ 遇见，相逢________ 放________ 描述________ 获胜，赢________ 大笑，笑声_______在意，担忧，关心________ 到达，伸手________ 感动，触摸________ (使)破裂，损坏________ 分享________ 面试，采访________ 对付，对待________ 敢于，胆敢________ 需要，要求v.________ 影响________ 失败，不及格，未做到________ 令人愉快的，宜人的________ 亲爱的________ 忙碌的________ 每个，各自pron.________ 另一，又一________ 真正的，真实的________ 极好的，了不起的________ 哪一个，哪一些________ 必需的，必要的________ 最初的，最早的________ 相像的，类似的________ 亚洲(人)的，亚洲人________ 欧洲(人)的，欧洲人________ 非洲(人)的，非洲人________ 英国(人)的________ 私人的，私密的________ 公开的，公众的，民众________ 缺席，不在________ 你，你们________ 他的______总的，普遍的，常规的，将军________ 他(主格)________ 她的________ 她(主格)________ 也，又，太_______
不，没有________ (在)那里________ 什么时候________ (在)今晚________ 以后________ 真正，确实____不过，可是，然而________ 不常，很少________ 确切地，精确地________ 和，而，又________ 是的，可以________ 不，不是interj.________ 也许，可以，可能________ 应当，应该，可以________
Expressions: 过得愉快！_______________________ 再见！_____________ 一点，少量__________最后______________ 关心，在意______________ 只要，既然______________ 与......不同______________ 和......相同______________ 与.......相像/类似______________ 使显现，使表现出______________ 确切地说，事实上______________ 小学______________ 时常，有时______________ 应对，处理_____________ 公开地，在别人面前______________ 寄宿学校______________ 亲身，亲自______________ 为......感到自豪，以......为骄傲____________
2.Family information
Words: 一天，白天_______ 照片_______ 图画_______ 女孩_______ 狗_______ 经受，经历_______ 那些_______ 这些_______ 谁，什么人_______ 他们_______ 下一个的，接下来的_______ 这里_______
Expressions: 过得愉快！_____________________
【词性转换】
meet v. 遇见，相逢→_______ n. 会议，集会，会面
one num. 一→_______ num. 第一 →_______ 一次
friend n.朋友→_______ adj. 友好的 → _______ adj. 不友好的 →_______ n. 友谊，友情
busy adj. 忙碌的，无暇的→_______ adv. 忙碌地 →__________ n. 生意，商业
height n. 身高，高度 →_______ adj./ adv. 高的(地)
person n. 人→_______ adj. 个人的，私人的
act v. 扮演→ _____ n. (男)演员 →_____ n. 女演员 →______adj. 积极的→______adv. 积极地→______ n. 活动
crime n. 犯罪活动→__________ n. 罪犯
describe v. 描述 → ___________ n. 描述
different adj. 不同的 →___________ adv. 不同地 → ______________ n. 差异，差别，不同之处
real adj. 真正的，真实的 →_______ adv. 真正地
quiet adj. 安静的 →______ adv. 轻声地，安静地，轻柔地
competition n. 比赛，竞争→ _________ v. 竞争，对抗→_________ adj. 竞争的 → _________ n. 竞争者
win v. 获胜，赢→_______ n. 获胜者，优胜者
talented adj. 有才能的，有才干的 →_______ n. 天赋，天资
true adj. 真实的，符合事实的→ _____ adv. 真正，确实 → _______ n. 实情，事实→_______ adj.诚实的，真实的
care v. 在意，担忧，担心→__________ adj. 小心的，细致的，精心的，慎重的→ __________ adj. 粗心的，不小心的 →_____________ adv. 细致地，小心地，谨慎地 →___________ adv.粗心地，不小心地
laugh v. 笑，发笑 → _______ n. 笑声，笑
humorous adj. 有幽默感的，滑稽有趣的→_______ n. 幽默
say v. 说，讲→_______ n. 谚语，格言，警句
silent adj. 不说话的，沉默的 → _______ n. 沉默，无声
necessary adj. 必需的，必要的→____________ adj.不必要的 →____________ adv. 必要地
help v. 帮助，援助→ _________ adj. 有帮助的，有用的 → _________ adj. 无用的，无助的
shy adj. 害羞的，腼腆的 →_______ n. 害羞，腼腆
private adj. 私人的，秘密的→__________ n. 隐私
require v. 需要，要求 → __________ n. 要求
Europe n. 欧洲 →__________ adj. 欧洲(人)的，n. 欧洲人
Africa n. 非洲→ _______ adj.非洲(人)的，n. 非洲人
Britain n. 大不列颠→ __________ adj. 英国(人)的
speak n. 说，说话→ __________ n. 讲话，发言 →__________ n. 讲(某种语言)的人，发言者
absent adj. 缺席的，不在→__________ n. 缺席 fail v. 失败，不及格，未能做到→ __________ n.失败
exactly adj. 确切地，精确地→__________ adj.精确的，确切的
pride n. 骄傲，自豪→__________ adj.自豪的
general adj. 总的，普通的，常规的→____________ adv.总地，普遍地，常规地
introduction n. 介绍→____________ v. 介绍
【核心句型】
1.Personal information
(1)—你叫什么名字？_______________________
—(我叫)Alan。_______________________
(2)—你是海伦吗？_______________________
—不，我叫Gina。_______________________
(3)—你的电话号码是多少？_______________________
—(我的电话号码是)281-9176。_____________________
(4)—你的生日是什么时候？_______________________
—我的生日在5月2日。_______________________
(5)—他长什么样？_______________________
—他留着棕色的头发，还戴着眼镜。______________________
(6)—他是高个还是矮个？_______________________
—他不高也不矮，中等个头。_______________________
(7)—他们留着直发还是卷发？_______________________
—他们留着卷发。_______________________
(8)—Tom 比Sam更聪明吗？_______________________
—不，Sam更聪明。_______________________
(9)—你和你妹妹一样友好吗？_______________________
—不，我更友好。_______________________
(10)—谁在学校更努力？_______________________
—Tina认为她比我更努力。_______________________
(11)我过去很矮。_______________________
(12)我过去在学校不受欢迎。_______________________
(13)—他过去戴眼镜吗？_______________________
—是的，他戴。/ 不，他不戴。_______________________
2.Family information
(1)—她是谁？_______________________
—她是我的姐姐(妹妹)。_______________________
(2)—他们是谁？_______________________
—他们是我的祖父母。_______________________
(3)这/那是我的朋友Jane._______________________
(4)这些/ 那些 是我的兄弟。_______________________
【相关句型】
1.一个真正的朋友会在需要时给你帮助，使你感动。
______________________________________________
2.我认为一个好朋友真正关心我，并且是一个很好的倾听者。
____________________________________________
3.我比大多数孩子都安静，这就是我喜欢看书的原因。
______________________________________________
4.我很害羞所以我并不容易交朋友。
______________________________________________
5.Larry经常帮我激发出自己的所能。
______________________________________________
6.我真的不在乎我的朋友是和我一样还是不同。
______________________________________________
7.她曾经非常害羞，然后开始用唱歌来对付她的羞怯。
_____________________________________________
8.你无法想象成功之路是多么艰难。
______________________________________________
9.很多次我想放弃，但我继续坚持了。
______________________________________________
10.与我而言，好朋友喜欢与我做相同的事。
______________________________________________
11.对孩子们来说，他们的父母在那儿是非常重要的。
______________________________________________
12.这是我家的两张漂亮的全家福。______________________________________________
13.自从我们上次见到小学同学，时间已经过去三年了。
______________________________________________
14.过去我在学校不受欢迎，但是现在我所到之处受到了许多的关注。
___________________________________________________________________________
15.我总是得担心如何示人，对我一言一行我也得格外小心。
__________________________________________________________________________________________
16.最后，李文的父母决定把他送到一个寄宿制学校。______________________________________________
17.自那以后，李文的父母和他们的儿子比起以前有了更好的交流。
____________________________________________________________________________
18.每个人都想赢，但最重要的是学习新的东西并享受乐趣。
____________________________________________________________________________
19.Sam和Tom都会打鼓，但是Sam比Tom打得好些。Tom和Sam学习一样努力。
____________________________________________________________________________
20.Carol学习没我努力。也许那就是我成绩比他好的原因。
____________________________________________________________________________
21.人们并非总是以同样的方式来看待事物，所以他们会将同一个人描述得不一样。
____________________________________________________________________________
【课文回顾】
7A Unit 1:
My name is Jenny Green. _______ phone number is 281-9176. My friend_______ Gina Smith. Her phone number is 232-4672.
I’m Dale Miller_______ my friend is Eric Brown. _______ telephone number is 357-5689. My telephone number is 358-6344.
My name is Mary Brown. My friend is _______ China. Her name is Zhang Mingming. My phone number is 257-8900 and her _______ is 929-3155.
7A Unit 8：
Dear students,
We have some interestingfun things for you this term.September 21st, we have school trip in the afternoon.
October is a month. On the 12th and the 15th, we have twogames, soccer and volleyball. School Day is on October 22nd. Your parentscome to our school.
month, we have an art festival. It’s on November . We have English party on November 30th. And on December 3rd, we have a book sale in the school library.
This is a busy term! Have a good time!
7B Unit 9:
[A] Joe has ______ interesting job. He is a police ______ (art). Some people see crimes and then talk _____ Joe.They tell him what the criminal ______ (look) like.Then Joe draw a picture of the criminal, and the police put it in newspapers and on television to find ______ (he) .
He wants to draw a good picture of each criminal, but this job is sometimes difficult. Many people don’t always see things the same way so they may ______ (describe) the same person ________ (different). ______ , they don’t always remember _____ (good). “The criminal is ______ medium height and young. He has long brown hair and big eyes,” says one woman. _______ (other) woman says, “He is tall and thin, and he has curly blond hair. He’s about thirty ______(year) old.” In the end, the real criminal is a short and heavy old man, and he has short black hair!
[B]My best friend is Jack. Let me tell you what he ________ like. First of all, he is very tall and handsome. He has straight brown hair and he doesn’t wear ________(glass). He usually _________( wear) jeans, a T-shirt and sports shoes. I like him because he is ________（real） cool and fun, and he is good ________ soccer.
8A Unit 3:
[A] My mother told me a good friend is like a ________ (镜子). I’m ________(quiet) and ________ (serious) than most ________ (kid). That’s why I like ________ (read) books and I study harder in class. My ________ (最好的) friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy ________ (study) together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me ________ (make) friends. But I think friends are like books – you needn’t a lot of them ________ (只要) they’re good.
It’s not ________ (必要的) to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite ________ (difference) from me. He is ________(tall) than me. We ________(两个都)like sports, but he plays tennis ________ (good), so he always ______ (win).However, Larry often helps to ________(使显现)the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis.Larry is much less ________ (工作努力的),though. I always get better ________ (grade) than he ________ (do), so maybe I should ________ (help) him more.
I don’t really ________ (在意) if my friends are the same as me or different. My favorite ________(say) is, “ A true friend reaches for your hand and ________ (touch) your heart.” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. ________ (事实上), she’s ________(funny) than anyone I know. I ________ (break) my arm last year but she made me ________ (laugh) and feel ________ (good). We can talk about and ________(分享)everything. I know she _______ (关心) me because she’s always there to listen.
[B] Julie: Did you like the ____________ (歌唱比赛) yesterday, Anna?
Anna: Oh, it was _________(极好的)! Nelly ________(sing) so well!
Julie: Yes, but I think Lisa sang ________ (well) than Nelly.
Anna: Oh, ________(哪一个) is Lisa?
Julie: The one ________（of/to/with）shorter hair. I think she sang ________ (clearly)than Nelly.
Anna: Yes, but Nelly danced better ________(比) Lisa.
Julie: You can tell that Lisa wanted ________( win).
Anna: Well, everyone ______ (want) to win. But the most important thing is______(learn) something new and have fun.
9 Unit 4:From Shy Girl to Pop Start
For this month’s Young World magazine, I__________ (interview) 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy ________ (tell) me that she used to be really shy and ________ (take) up singing _________ (deal) with her _____(shy). As she ____ (get) better, she dared _______ (sing) in front of her class, and then for the whole school. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves _________ (sing) in front of crowds.
I asked Candy how life _______ (be) different after she_______ (become) famous. She explained that there ____ (be) many good things, like ____ (be) able to ____ (travel) and____ ( meet )new people all the time. “I_____ (not use) to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to _______ (worry) about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I _____ (not have) much private time anymore. ________(hang) out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me.”
What does Candy have to______ (say) to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well,” she ______ (begin) slowly, “you have to be________ (prepare) to _________ (give ) up your normal life”. You can never _______ (imagine) how difficult the road to success____ (be). Many times I thought about _____ (give) up, but I_____ ( fight) on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work_____ (succeed). Only a very small number of people____ (make) it to the top.”
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and _____(do) well in school. It is hard __________ (believe) that he used _________ (have) difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom_______ (cause) any problems, and his family_________ (spend) a lot of time together. However, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city______ (look) for jobs, and his grandparents came _______(take) care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often________ (feel) lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen’s unhappiness began________ (influence) his schoolwork. He________(become) less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and ________ (fail) his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents________ (make) the decision________ (send) him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able________ (make) friends quickly in school. He _______ (find) life there difficult. One day, he told his teacher that he _________ (want) to leave the school. The teacher was worried about him. and then ________ (call) his parents. She advised them________ (talk) with their son in person. So his parents_________ (take) a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride_______ (get) to Li Wen’s school.
They had a long talk. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always_______ (think) of me. They take pride in everything good that I do”.
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. Li Wen has really _______ (change). He became more outgoing and ________ (make) some good friends in school. He even ______ (join) the school basketball team and ________(become) active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they_______ (be) always proud of me”, says Li Wen.“it’s very important for parents_______(be) there for their children.
7A Unit 2: Hi, I’m Jenny. Here _______ (be) two nice _______(photo) of my family. My grandfather and grandmother are in the _______(one) photo. These are my parents, Alan and Mary. ______ the next picture are my brothers, Bob ______ Eric. _______( This) two girls are my sister Cindy and my cousin Helen.
【基础知识】
1.形容词、副词的比较级； 2. 人称代词、指示代词； 3. 数词的用法； 4. 名词所有格的用法。
1.—Do the twins look the same? —No, Jane is ____ taller than Claire.
A. little B. more C. a little
2.—Could I speak to Paul? I phoned ____. —Sorry, he is still in his meeting.
A. late B. earlier C. later D. early
3.Miss Brown tells us to remember that ___ careful we are, ____ mistakes we will make.
A.the more, the fewer B. the fewer, the more C. the more, the less
4.—What do you think of the movie? —Great! I have never seen a ____ one.
A. good B. bad C. better D. worse
5.There will be ___ cars in the city because people will prefer the subway.
A. fewer B. less C. more
6.Is Lily’s horse ____ away from school than Linda’s?
A. far B. farther C. farthest
7.—Oh, it was fantastic! Lily danced so well. —Well, I think Kate danced ___ than Lily.
A. well B. better C. best
8.—Tom ___ in the high jump at the school sports meet last week. —What a shame!
A.do badly B. did badly C. did well
9.Cathy checked her paper ____ so that she could get good grades this time.
A.Careful enough B. enough careful C. enough carefully D. carefully enough
10.We had a football match yesterday. Our fans cheered us on ___ and we felt more confident.
A.slowly B. loudly C. nearly D. carelessly
11.—Mary, do you prefer weekdays or weekends? —Of course weekdays. Because I’m ____ on weekends.
A.busy B. much busier C. the busiest
12.—Which season do you like ____, summer or winter? —Summer. A. well B. better C. best
13.Of the four lovely children, I think Maria is ____. A. the most outgoing B. more outgoing C. outgoing
14.Mount Lao is one of ___ mountains in Qingdao. Many tourists like climbing it every year.
A.famous B. the more famous C. most famous D. the most famous
15.—As a student, we should study hard. —Yes. ____ we study, ____ result we’ll get.
A.The harder, the good B. The harder, the best C. The harder, the better
16.Don’t take what I said just now ____. I was just joking.
A. serious B. seriously C. seriousness
17.—How many apples can I have? —You can have two. ____ are for Jim.
A. The others B. Others C. The other
18.—Is this your English book? —No, it’s my brother’s. ___ is over there.
A. Mine B. My C. Me
19.There are many tall trees on ___ sides of the river. A. both B. all C. either
20.____ of us wants to go to the park today because we have to finish so much homework.
A.Either B. Both C. Neither
21.Boys, don’t lose ____ in playing Angry Birds. It is bad for your eyes to play computer games for a long time.
A.himself B. yourself C. themselves D. yourselves
22.Meimei is going to be an older sister. Her parents are planning to have their _____ child.
A.one B. two C. first D. second
23.—Does Alice often wor2 a.m. on weekends? —No, she ____ does. But she often stays up late on weekdays.
A.always B. seldom C. usually
24.—Driving to work used to be popular. —Well, but ____, more and more people go to work by bike to avoid traffic.
A.lately B. widely C. luckily
25.Mother’s Day is on the ____ Sunday in May every year.
A. two B. second C. six D. sixth
26.—How many teachers are there in your school? —About four ____.
A. thousands of B. thousand C. thousands
27.____ of the students in our class ___ girls.
A. Two fifth, is B. Two fifth, are C. Two fifths, are
28.It’s my ___ school bag. He left it there just now.
A. brother B. brother’s C. brothers’
29.Today is September 10th. It's ______Day. Let's say “Thank you” to our teachers.
A.Teachers B.the Teacher's C.Teachers'
30.—A boy is flying a kite over there. Who is he? —He is_____brother.
A.Lucy's and Lily's B.Lucy and Lily's C.Lucy's and Lily
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[A] Jack Miller
Hi, I’m Jack Miller from England. My father is an Englishman but my mother is an Indian. Right now I’m a middle school student here in Harrow School in London. I’m 15 years old and my birthday is on January 21st. My telephone number is 416-982573. You can also get in touch with me through email. And my email address is Jackmiller@gmail.com. I think China is a great country and I’m quite interested in Chinese culture. So I’ll be an exchange student right there in your school for about one year. Hope we can have a good time together.
Do you wonder what I look like? Well, I’m tall and of medium build. I have short straight brown hair. I have good eyesight so I don’t wear glasses. My eyes are big. But my nose isn’t big at all. I have a small mouth, too. On school days, I need to wear the school uniform, but on weekends, I prefer casual clothes such as T-shirts and jeans. I really have a good sense of humor and I’m popular in my class. Besides, I work hard at school, so I always get good grades. I like to help my classmates with their schoolwork whenever they need me. They think I’m helpful and friendly. As I will be in China for about one year, some of my classmates said they wouldn’t get used to that and they would miss me badly.
Actually I didn’t use to be so helpful and friendly when I was in the primary school. Instead, I used to be a very quiet person. I didn’t like to talk to anyone in my class and I spent most of my time studying. Because of that, I really got good grades but failed to make any friends. I was lonely. Then I decided to change. I started from greeting people around me although it was really difficult at first. I’m a much better person today than I used to be. People sure change. Now I am friendly and helpful. Can you believe that? I used to hate sports but now I’m really good at soccer. If you are also a fan of soccer, why not play soccer together sometime?
[B] Dear Madam,
I’m writing to tell you I received some voice messages from your students yesterday. Since they are interested in my family, well, I’ll talk about it.
Here’s a photo of my family, which was taken five years ago. Look, the man with a pair of glasses is my grandpa, Paul. Paul gets angry easily. But his wife, Linda is quite easygoing. They have two kids, Jackson and Maria. Jackson is my father. He is a good father with a lot of patience. He never shouts at us in public. My mom, Helen, on the other hand, is strict with us in study. I have to say, she really has great influence on her kids. Thanks to her effort, we never failed the exam. And she’s proud of that. My elder sister, Cindy, is now in a boarding school and I can only see her on weekends. Usually, we’ll have a big family dinner on Saturday and sometimes Aunt Maria, together with her husband Richard and her daughter Coco, will come, too.
My brother John, who is one year younger than me, is good with me. People say we look almost the same, but I think we are quite different from each other. I’m a little taller than him but I am as heavy as him. He’s much better at sports while I enjoy reading books more. Compared with me, John has more talent for basketball. He can run more quickly and throw the ball even farther than most of the boys. He works hard enough at school but still, he’s not so hard-working as me. That’s why I always get higher grades. We have little in common in personality. He’s a lot funnier than me. From time to time, I even wonder how he could always make others laugh. However, he’s less helpful than me at school. In fact, we do have something similar— we care about each other and are always there to bring out the best in each other.
P.S. The boy in my father’s arms is me.
I have to rush for school now. Write soon.
Yours,
Jack
[C] Hi Jack,
I’m happy to know about you and your family from the email you wrote to our teacher. Can I make friends with you?
My name is Charlie Rose. I’m from Chengdu, China. I’m a 15-year-old girl and I was born in April. Right now I am a Grade 9 student in No.1 Middle School here in Chengdu. I am tall and thin with long straight black hair. I’m quite outgoing and I enjoy talking with people around me. Besides, I have lots of hobbies. I like travelling so much that I will go to different places when I’m free. I am also good at taking photos. That’s why I always bring a camera on vacation.
Guess what? I have a brother, too and he is also one year younger than me. I think maybe we have a lot in common. Does your brother sometime argue with you? Write soon.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Charlie Rose
