What do you think the schools of the future will be like? Smart campuses（校园）have come into use all over the world.

The University of British Columbia has created Canada’s first 5G-powered smart campus. Its high-tech helps students learn more and faster, as well as makes it easier for teachers to give their classes.

At Staffordshire University in the UK, many students enjoy talking to Beacon and asking it questions. Beacon is an AI chat robot that was developed by the university. It is like a personal assistant（助手）for students at the school. They can ask it questions, such as whether or not one of their classes is canceled.

Some universities in the world use the voice-activated（声控的）smart assistant—Alexa. It can help teachers run their classes better. For example, Alexa can remember the teacher’s classroom preferences, such as how bright the lights should be, and change them accordingly.

Universities often have their own transportation, roads, shops and banks. They are good places to test smart technology because they have control over all of their buildings. “Universities are like a living lab,” said a designer who is working on a smart campus development for the University of Glasgow.

Good morning. My name is Su Lisha, a middle school student in Taiyuan. My parents are English teachers in my school, but they are not my teachers. My parents are good to their students. They always help them, so my parents are welcome in my school. I have a sister. Her name is Su Lina and she is 5. She is in a kindergarten (幼儿园) here.

Now I’m in my classroom. It’s nice. You can see a teacher’s desk, students’ desks and chairs. Three books are on the teacher’s desk. They are Mrs. Gao’s. She’s our Chinese teacher and she is nice to us. Oh, a school ID card is on the teacher’s desk, too. Who lost it? Oh, it’s Linda’s. She’s in Class 3, Grade 7 in our school. She can ask Mrs. Gao for it.

Grace is my pen friend. She is an English girl. I always talk to her about our family, friends and school online (在网上). In the email, I ask her, “What do you like? (你喜欢什么？)” She says she likes Chinese and she is learning it now. She wants to have some Chinese friends and she wants to come to China. Do you want to be Grace’s friend? You can email her at grace11@gfimail.com.

Hello, everyone! My name is Betty. I am thirteen years old. I am in Class Two, Grade Seven. Today I want to tell you something about my school.

There are 2000 students in my school. We have 32 classrooms. In our school we have a big library. It is across from our teaching building (教学楼). There are many books in it. We can read books and learn a lot from them. The science labs (实验室) are next to the library. We like having classes in the science labs because it is very interesting. There is also a dining hall in our school. At noon we have lunch there. After school we can play table tennis, basketball or football on the playground. Some of us love running. We can run there. We love our school.