What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles." Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge (知识).It brings us a new and different world that we have never been to before. Almost all the great men like reading, like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.

In a word, books are treasure(财宝)and we must love them. But before you read, remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books. I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters.

What about you? Young friends, please love books and read them. They are very helpful to you. So, why don't you start it now?

Do you want to learn how to swim? Welcome to Fun (swim) Club! We have good teachers (help) you. You can also play (interest) games here. Call John 407-7998. E-mail address: john 7203 @163 .com. Time: 9:00-11: 00on Sunday mornings. Price: $ 60 / hour.

Do you like playing guitar? You can join our Cool Guitar Club. Here the teachers can show you how to play the guitar. Call Alice at 569-8838．E-mail address: alice86 @sina. com. Time: 3: 00—4: 0061. Saturday afternoons. Price: $ 80 / hour.

you like drawing? Please come to our art club. Mike Green is a good painter. Do you want (be) a great painter? He can help you! Call Mike at 286-9332．E-mail address: mike 89 @126.com.Time: 8:30-11: 30 on Saturday mornings. Price: $ 50/hour.

Are you good at (play) basketball? Please join our basketball club. You can learn more about basketball. You can play other boys and girls. You can also have many new friends. Call David at 697-5821. E-mail address: david 85 @sohu. com. Time:3:30—6:30 on Sunday afternoons. Price: $ 40 / hour.

Dear Grace,

How are you? Thank you for your last e-mail. You want to know about my school clubs, right? Well, it's time for us to join the school clubs now. There are MANY clubs in my school, like the English club, the art club, the music club and the sports club. I have two good friends, Jack and Lisa. We all want to join the school clubs. I want to join the music club, because I can play the guitar. I can't speak English well, but I also want to join the English club.

Jack likes sports. He can play soccer and basketball. He is in the school soccer team. He wants to join the sports club. He can play the guitar, too. But he doesn't want to join the music club.

Lisa likes drawing. She wants to join the art club. She also speaks English very well. I think she can be in the English club. But she can't be in the music club. She can't play any instruments.

Are there any clubs in your school? What club are you in? Please write an e-mail and tell me about your school clubs.

Yours,

Jane

The Macintosh family is in England. There are1people in the family. Mr. Macintosh is a farmer. On the2three people work for him. They help3look after the animals. Mrs. Macintosh is a4. She teaches music. She can play the piano5the guitar. She often6in her class and her students like her songs very much. Mr. and Mrs. Macintosh have one son and one daughter. Their7name is Tom and their daughter's name is Fiona. Tom and Fiona like music very much. Tom can play the guitar and his8can play the piano. Tom and Fiona go to the school9club every Wednesday. Next month they will play10all the teachers and students in their school. Mrs. Macintosh is very11for them. She says, "I'm12you will do a good job!"Mr. Macintosh13play the guitar or the piano, but he can sing. Sometimes, the family play and14together after dinner in the evening. That's Mr. Macintosh's favorite15activity (活动).