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1.frightening 可怕的

2.kindergarten 学前班

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My First Day of School

I remember my first day of school.

I was excited，but I was afraid.

I held my mother's hand as we walked to the school.

When we got near the school，I wouldn't let her hold my hand anymore.

I didn't want to look like a baby.

We got to the school.

The school looked very big and frightening.

There were children outside on the playground.

They all looked very big.

I looked at him，and some of them looked at me.

I felt very small.

My mother and I went into school and found the kindergarten room.

There were children in there.

Most of them were the same size as me.

My mother spoke to the kindergarten teacher.

The teacher was very nice.

She said my name，and she introduced me to some of the other children.

I already knew some of the children because they lived near me

I began to play with some of the things that were in the classroom.

There were toy trucks，coloring books and even a doll house.

I soon forgot to be scared and I began to play with some of the other children.

I didn't even notice that my mother had left the room.

In school，we sang songs，played some games and listened as the teacher read us a story.

I had a lot of the fun on my first day of school.

I even drew a picture of my teacher.

I took the picture home，and my mother put it on the refrigerator.

I like school.

It is a good place to meet new friends and learn all about the world.

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1.collars 项圈

2.leashes 拴狗皮带

3.tropical 热带

4.licked 舔

5.curled 蜷曲

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The Pet Store

On Saturday，my parents took us to the pet store.

They have everything that you would need if you had a pet.

They had dog food，collars and leashes for dogs.

They had treats to give your dog，and brushes to brush your dog.

For cats，they had food，toys and little boxes.

For birds，they had seed and cages.

There was a section for fish.

They had fish in big tanks and little bowls.

In the big tanks，there were colorful fish swimming around.

The girl who worked there said that they were tropical fish.

There were goldfish in the smaller fishbowls.

I saw the girl get a goldfish out with a little net.

She sold it to a boy who said he had another goldfish at home.

There was a very large cage with a parrot in it.

I walked up to the cage，and the parrot said“hello”.

I was surprised that the parrot could talk.

It could say a few things.

It said“I love you”，“pretty bird”and“bye-bye”.

I told my mother that I would like a parrot，but she said that parrots need a lot of care and attention.

At the back of the store，there were some puppies.

They seemed glad to see me.

I stuck my hand into the cage，and one of them licked my hand.

They were very lively.

They were running around and chasing their own tails.

In the next cage，there were two kittens.

One of them was playing with toys，and the other one was asleep.

The kittens were very small.

The one who was sleeping was curled up into a ball.

I couldn't see her face.

I didn't want to leave the pet store.

I was wishing that I could take all the animals home with me.

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1.pollen 花粉

2.seeds 种子

3.swallows 燕子

4.robin 知更鸟

5.snails 蜗牛

6.soil 土

7.weeds 杂草

8.choke 使窒息

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The Garden

The garden is very interesting.

I sometimes go outside and I watch all things that go on in the garden.

It smells wonderful in the flowers garden.

There are red，white，pink and yellow roses that have very a sweet smell.

I watch the bees as they take pollen from the roses.

There are tiny bugs that live on the rose bushes.

My mother tries to get rid of the little bugs，but it is difficult to get rid of them.

She is glad to see the red ladybugs who eat the little bugs.

The birds like sunflowers.

They like to eat sunflower seeds.

There is a birdbath in the garden.

The blackbirds and swallows go in there to take a drink or have a bath.

I sometimes see a robin or a bluejay in there too.

In the dirt，there are little holes where the ants go in and out.

The ants are hard workers.

I watch them as they work together as a team to bring food to their nests.

There are snails in the garden too.

They carry their homes on their backs.

They move slowly and leave a silvery trail as they go.

They eat leaves from my mother's plants.

My mother also has vegetables growing in her garden.

She grows green peas.

We like to pick those and eat the peas raw，right out of their pods.

She grows lettuce and tomatoes too.

We have so many tomatoes that we always give some to our neighbors.

My mother sends us outside to pick lettuce and tomatoes whenever we have a salad.

My favorite vegetables are carrots.

Their top grow above the earth，but the carrots are below the dirt.

When you pick them，you have to pull the carrots out from under the soil.

Weeds also grow in the garden.

After a good rainfall，it seems that the weeds just spring up.

I pull the weeds out by their roots so that they won't grow back.

Weeds choke the good plants，so we don't want they in our garden.

Gardening is a good hobby.

You get fresh air，sunshine and exercise.

You even get beautiful， colorful flowers and nice fresh food.

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1.decorate 装饰

2.twinkle 闪烁

3.glow 发光 

4.artificial 人工的

5.tinsel 光片

6.ornament 装饰品

7.strands 缕

8.wrapped 包装

9.bow 蝴蝶结

10.chimney 烟囱

11.pudding 布丁

12.carolers 颂歌者

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Christmas

In December，Christmas comes.

We get a holiday from school，and our parents get a few days off from work.

Our family gets ready for Christmas by decorating the house.

We decorate inside and out.

On the outside of the house，we put up lights that twinkle and glow.

We have a wooden Santa Claus and reindeer set that my father puts up on the roof.

Inside，we put up a Christmas tree.

Some years we have a real tree.

Real pine trees smell nice，but you have to be careful that they don't dry out and start a fire.

This year，we have an artificial tree.

We hand tinsel and ornaments on the tree.

We also hang strands of lights on the tree and put a star at the top.

Everyone think the tree is beautiful when we turn on the lights.

We place gifts under the tree.

There is a gift for me under the tree.

It is wrapped in red paper and it has a big green bow on it.

Red and green are the Christmas colors.

On Christmas Eve，my brother and sister and I will hang our stockings near the fireplace.

Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills our stockings full of toys and goodies.

On Christmas morning，it is exciting to see what Santa has left for you.

My mother will make a big turkey dinner for us on Christmas day.

We will have lots of vegetables and good tasting foods to go with the turkey.

We will have dessert too.

Some of my family like Christmas pudding，but I will just have ice cream.

Last year，some carolers came to the door.

It was snowing outside.

They stood in the snow and sang Christmas carols to us.

My father gave them some money，and my mother gave them some hot chocolate to warm them up.

They had lovely voices，and they sang some of my favorite carols.

We also collect food，gifts and money for some of the people in town who cannot afford to have a Christmas.

My father is collecting things for a poor family who live near here.

We had fun deciding which toys to buy for the children in that family.

It is good feeling to share with people who do not have as much as you do.

My parents have always taught us that Christmas is a time for giving，not receiving.

I think they are right.

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1.spare 空余的

2.tunnels 隧道

3.sailing 驾船

4.comic books 漫画书

5.album 集邮册

6.magnifying glass 放大镜

7.careers 职业

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Hobbies

A lot of people have hobbies.

Hobbies are interesting things that people like to do in their spare time.

My father has a hobby.

He has a model railroad set that he put together.

A tiny electric train runs through make-believe villages and travels through the tunnels and over mountains.

My father also enjoys sailing.

He has a real sailboat that he takes us out on.

He is teaching me how to sail.

I like to collect things.

I collect comic books，stamps and coins.

I trade comic books with some of my friends，and sometimes I buy comic books at stores.

Some of the very old comic books are worth a lot of money.

I have stamps from all over the world.

Whenever any of my friends get a letter from a faraway place，they save the stamps for me.

I have stamps from England，Japan，Australia and even Russia.

I use a magnifying glass to look at the stamps，and I keep them in a special album.

I don't have too many coins，but I have a vert old dime from Canada，and I have a coin with a hold in it from Africa.

My mother used to collect dolls when she was a little girl.

The dolls wore costumes from different countries.

My friend John's hobby is painting.

He does oil painting.

He has even sold some of his paintings.

He is a good artist.

My friend Linda sews.

She has made some clothes for herself and some of her friends.

Maybe Linda will be a fashion designer when she gets older.

Sometimes people's hobbies lead them into their careers.

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1.bouncing 拍球

2.punished 处罚

3.fair 公平

4.disappointed 失望

5.come forward 站出来

6.policy 策略

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The Lie

Yesterday I told a lie.

I don't feel very good about it.

I was bouncing a ball in the kitchen，and the ball bounced up and broke a cup.

It was one of my mother's best cups，so I was afraid that she would be mad.

I put the broken cup back on the table，and I didn't tell anyone that I had broken it.

That night，my mother asked who had broken the cup.

My brother said“not me”.

My sister said“I didn't do that”.

I said“I didn't break the cup”，but I was lying.

My mother said that we would all be punished if someone didn't tell the truth and say who broke the cup.

I still did not tell her that I had broken it.

She gave us one more chance，and said that she wasn't mad about the cup，she just wanted us to be honest.

I still didn't say anything.

My brother，sister and I all got sent to our rooms.

We had to stay in our rooms all morning.

My brother said it wasn't fair.

I felt very bad because my brother and sister were being punished because of me.

I went wo my mother and told her that I had broken the cup.

She said that she was not upset about the broken cup.

She knew that it was an accident.

She was disappointed in me because I hadn't come forward and told the truth.

She said that she wouldn't have punished me if I had been honest with her.

I told my brother and sister that I was sorry.

I felt bad because they were punished because I was dishonest.

I told my mother that I was sorry that I had lied to her.

I told her that I had learned a lesson.

Honesty is the best policy.

It is better to tell the truth.

It is not a good feeling when people don't trust you.

I had learned that lying just hurts people.

Sometimes it is hard to be honest，but it is the best way to be.

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1.grocery 杂货店

2.cheque 每次

3.carts 购物车

4.lettuce 生菜

5.grapes 葡萄

6.stack 摆放

7.cereal 麦片

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My First Job

I just got a job at the grocery store.

This is my first job.

I will receive a pay cheque every two weeks.

I wear a uniform.

The uniform has the name of the grocery store on it.

I have many jobs at the grocery store.

I have to collect all the carts from the parking lot and bring them back into the store.

I have to pull all the produces out for the people to see.

I will be putting out the vegetables.

There are carrots，lettuce，cabbages，cucumbers and beans to put out this morning.

I also have to put the fruits out on the stands so that it looks nice.

The oranges roll away when I put them out，so I have to be careful.

I put out the apples，bananas and grapes.

I stack the boxes up so that people can buy the cereal and cookies.

I have to be careful，or the boxes will be fall.

There are cans of things also need to be placed on the shelves.

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1.emotions 情绪

2.frown 皱眉

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Emotions

Do you ever think about your emotions？

What kinds of things make you sad？

I get sad when I get a bad mark in school，or when someone that I like moves away.

I sometimes see sad movies that make me cry.

I don't like to be sad.

I don't like to have a frown on my face.

I like to be happy.

I am happy most of the time.

Parties make me happy.

Being with my friends makes me happy.

Lots of things make me happy.

If someone tells me a joke，I laugh.

I enjoy laughing.

Funny movies make me laugh.

I think that people look the best when they smile.

What kinds of things make you mad？

I get mad when my brother breaks one of my toys.

I try not to show it when I get mad.

My parents get mad at me if I come home late.

I don't think anger is a good emotion.

It is best to stay calm and talk things over.

Emotions come from inside you，but they show on your face.

People can tell when you are mad，or sad，or happy.

I prefer to look happy.

Sometimes I even smile when I am feeling sad，the smile makes me feel a little better.

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1.makeup 化妆

2.gymnasium 体育馆

3.curtains 窗帘

4.clap 鼓掌

5.witch 女巫

6.broom 扫帚

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The School Play

We are putting on a play at school.

Some of the students are actors in the play.

Some people are building the sets.

Some people will sew costumes，and some people will be makeup artists.

The teacher is the director of the play.

The play will be held on the big stage in the gymnasium.

The curtains will open，the lights will go on，and the play will begin.

It will be very exciting.

All of our families will come to see the play.

They will clap when the play is over.

My friend is very good at cutting wood and build things.

He is helping to build the sets.

My other friend，Michael，is an artist，so he is painting the sets，so that it looks like a forest.

My friend Marie likes to put makeup on people，so she is a makeup artist.

She will put makeup on me so that I will look like an old woman.

Some of the mothers helped to sew the costumes.

The play is called“Hansel and Gretel”.

I will play the part of the witch.

The boy who plays Hansel has to wear shorts and a shirt.

I wear a witch's hat and a black dress.

I also carry a broom.

Some of the people in my class will be dressed like trees and flowers.

This is a music play，so the trees and flowers will sing to Hansel and Gretel as they walk through the forest.

I can hardly wait for the opening night.

I want my friends and family to see me acting on stage.

I hope that they like the play.

We have all learned our lines and worked very hard at making this play a success.

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1.bib 围兜

2.chin 下巴

3.molars 臼齿

4.cavities 洞

5.floss 牙线

6.dental 牙科

7.hygienist 卫生员

8.scraped 擦

9.polish 亮光剂

10.spit 吐

11.rinsed 冲洗

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The Dentist

My friend's father is a dentist.

He has an office near my house.

I went to see him on Thursday.

His nurse told me to sit in a very big chair.

She tied a bib under my chin.

The dentist came in.

He examined my teeth with some shiny silver tools.

He looked at my front teeth and my back teeth.

He told me that the back teeth were called molars.

He told me to“open wide”.

He had a little mirror that he used to look at my teeth.

He said that I had good strong teeth.

He told me that I didn't have any cavities.

I told him that I didn't eat a lot of candies and that I always brushed my teeth after every meal.

He said that was very good.

He asked me if I flossed my teeth，and I said“yes，I use dental floss every day”.

He told me that my teeth were heathy because I took very good care of them

He left and told me to keep up the good work.

The dental hygienist came in ，and said that she would clean my teeth for me.

She scraped my teeth with a sharp tool，and then she put some polish on my teeth and began to clean them.

When she was done，she told me to spit into a bowl，and then she rinsed my mouth out with water.

I looked into a mirror and saw that my teeth were very shiny and white.

If I take care of my teeth，I'll have them forever.

I would like to keep my teeth healthy and white.

I like to smile.