Dear Addie,
Greetings from New Jersey, how is New Zealand? I’m very excited to have you as my pen pal. I guess it’s my turn to tell you about myself.
First off, I live with my parents, two sisters, and our pet dog Brighty. Our town is called Whippangong. It is only about a half-hour away from New York City. My oldest sister, Ingrid, just turned 17, that means she now has a drive’s license. She drives us to the mall. Do you have a mall near you in Te Awamutu? My other sister is 11 and her name is Lucy. I guess I would say that she is my best friend. We still fight, though. She rides horses and takes lessons every Saturday morning. I have to go with her sometimes, and that is truly the most boring thing in the world. Do you like horses?
I take tap dancing classes. I like to practice in the food store. The sound of my feet stepping on the hard floors echoes(发出回声). I play scores in the fall; I’m on the swim team during the summer. I like swim, but I am really looking forward to diving this year. Next year I will start music lessons in school. I think I am going to play the piano.
Our house has eight rooms and a small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables. We mostly get zucchini because the rabbits eat everything else. I guess rabbits don’t like zucchini. I have a bike and mum allows me to ride up and down our street, but nowhere else. I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday. Right now I ride the crowed and yucky bus.
Well, that is enough about me for now. I look forward to hearing from you again soon. I hope your surfing lessons went well. And I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drums.
Write soon
Love,
Jessica
【小题1】 In this letter, Jessica doesn’t talk about     .

How do you get to school? Do you walk or ride a bike? Do you go by bus or by train? For many students, it is easy to get to school. But for the students in one small village in China, it is difficult. There is a very big river between their school and the village. There is no bridge and the river runs too quickly for boats. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the river to school. One 11-year-old boy, Liangliang cross the river every school day. But he is not afraid.“ I love to play with my classmates. And I love my teacher, He’s like a father to me.” Many of the students and villagers never leave the village. It is their dream to have a bridge. Can their dream come true? I think they can! Do you think so?
【小题1】How do the students in one small village in China go to school?

　　学习语言的关键在于应用。请你根据提示词语及句型，踊跃参加以下活动吧！相信你一定是佼佼者！

　　A．Who is Dr. Know?

　　Choose a problem from the list below. Ask your classmates for advice. Who gives the best advice is “Dr. Know”.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)Problems: toothache, stressed out, hungry, backache, cold, sorethroat, tired, headache, thirsty

　　2)What's the matter?

　　You should (shouldn't)…

　　3)lie down, go to bed, see a dentist, listen to music, go out, drink, eat, have a rest, exercise…

　　B．Who is the healthiest?

　　Make a survey about what some of your classmates do and how often they do on weekends. Tell it to your classmates. Take a vote:

　　Who is the healthiest?

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never, watch TV, read books, exercise, shop, surf the Internet, play football

　　2)What do you usually do on weekends?

　　How often do you watch TV?

　　C．Vacation Dreams

　　Imagine your dream vacation. On a piece of paper, write what you are doing for vacation, when you are going and how long you are staying there. Put your paper in a bag, then take another paper from the bag. Find the students who has your paper.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)go camping, go bike riding, go sightseeing, take walks, visit, on Monday, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, on the 12th, next week, for a week, for three days

　　2)Where are you doing for vacation?

　　What are you doing for vacation?

　　When are you going?

　　How long are you staying there?

　　D．Find someone who…

　　Ask three of your classmates questions. Write their answers in the table below. The first student to fill in all the blanks wins.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)walk to, ride my bike, take the bus (train, subway), get to school

　　2)How do you get to school?

　　How long does it take?

　　How far is it from…to…?

　　E．Plan a party

　　Write everything you have to do next week, and fill in the table below. Choose a day and time to have a party. Then invite classmates to your party.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)study, have a lesson, visit, help, play football, go to the movies, watch TV

　　2)Can you come to my party?

　　I have to…

　　What are you doing on Tuesday?

　　F．The same and different

　　Write your name on a piece of paper and put it in a bag. Take a paper from the bag to find a partner. You have three minutes to make a list of things that are the same and different between you and your partner. The pair with the most items wins.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)tall, quiet, athletic, serious, intellectual, thin, funny

　　2)He is taller than me.

　　We are both girls.

Some time ago I received a gift from both of my children. It had nothing to do with Father’s Day. Yet, at the same time it had everything to do with Father’s Day.
My son was studying in a high school in Colorado. He lived in the school. While we were talking on the phone he shared some wonderful news with me.
He said, “You know Dad, I am really happy with my life. I can’t think of a thing that I would change about the way that I grew up, or the way that my life is now. ”
My daughter was living with her mother in Northern California at that time. She said almost the same thing to me just a few days later.
Of course, I was delighted to hear this from both of them. And I told them both  how happy I was, not only that they were happy ,but that they expressed it to me.
And that was the gift that they were giving me ---with the heart to communicate. Certainly I hope for good news when I hear from them. But mostly I love that they will share their real feelings with me. Happy or sad, I love to be touched(感动)by their real thoughts and feelings.
For a child, Father’s Day isn’t really about giving Dad a gift. It is about understanding the love that fathers express when they help put food on the table, teach their child to ride a bike, cheer at a soccer game, etc.
For a father, Father’s Day isn’t so much about receiving gifts for a job well done. Remember, the greatest gift that we give our children is the real expression of our love. It isn’t enough for them to feel love inside ourselves: we need to express that love.
【小题1】The writer’s son said        on the phone.