Do you know Bob Dylan? He is a famous singer. And he comes from the US. He was born on 24th May, 1942.

When he was in high school, he was interested in music. And he started a band （乐队）himself. When he was at the University of Minnesota, he took part in many singing competitions （竞赛）. In 1961, he worked with a singing company in Columbia. One year later, his first song called Bob Dylan came out.

Bob Dylan writes the songs all by himself. And the words of the songs have a lot of poetic power （诗意）. People in America love his songs very much. That’s because his songs have a strong connection （联系） with American culture.

On 13th October, 2016, Bob Dylan got the Nobel Prize in Literature （诺贝尔文学奖）. He was the first American to get the prize since 1993.

How great a singer he is!

前面我们了解了一位西方歌手—鲍勃·迪伦。那么你了解中国的音乐家吗？

Chen Kai and Zhang Juntao are good friends. They study in No.5 Middle School. They are in the same class. Chen Kai’s home isn’t far from school. So he walks there. It just takes him about 10 minutes. He is often the first student to get to school. Zhang Juntao’s home is 10 kilometers from school. He takes the subway to school. And he is never late.

Chen Kai likes math. But he doesn’t like English. He thinks it’s very difficult to remember English words. But Zhang Juntao’s English is very good. So he often helps Chen Kai learn English. The two boys like music. Chen Kai is good at playing the guitar and Zhang Juntao can sing very well. They are in the school music club. On weekends, Zhang Juntao sometimes goes to Chen Kai’s home. Chen Kai plays the guitar and Zhang Juntao sings songs. They both enjoy it very much.

The two boys also like animals. They often go to the zoo. Chen Kai’s favorite animals are pandas. He thinks they are cute. Zhang Juntao likes giraffes because they are beautiful and friendly.

How are you? Thanks for telling me something about your school life. I’m glad to tell you something about my family.

There are four people in my family—my father, my mother, my little brother and me. I like listening to music very much. My little brother is only six years old. He likes playing computer games. We don’t like sports at all. So we are a little heavy. My parents often tell us to get more exercise.

My father likes playing basketball. He also likes reading newspapers a lot. My mother likes watching TV very much. She likes doing the housework, too. They don’t like playing cards(打扑克牌) at all. My parents love us. I have a happy family!

Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Sally

同学们，初中生活已经两个月了，你肯定结交了很多好朋友，其中一个是Bob Green。根据以下内容，介绍一下你的新朋友。

My New Friend