It’s 8:30 now. The first lesson begins. Mr. Smith, the English teacher, walks in with a boy. “Class, this is Joe,” he says. “Joe’s from China. And he will be with us for a year.”

That day at lunch, Julie, Danny, Emma, and Mike sit together（坐在一起）. When they see Joe, they ask him to come to their table. They ask Joe about his family and his hobbies（业余爱好）.

They know that Joe’s mother is a doctor and his father is a math teacher. He has no brothers or sisters. He likes singing, just like（像）Emma. He likes making models, just like Mike. He plays baseball well, just like Julie.

“Do you like skating（滑冰）?” asks Danny.

“Yes, but I can’t skate,” says Joe. “Can you teach me?”

“OK!” says Danny.

Hi, I’m Daniel! I’m 12 years old. I love sports very much. Although I can’t play soccer well, I like playing it very much. And I don’t mind what others think of me. I also like watching sports news.

The man on the right in the picture is my father Paul. He is a reporter. He likes talking with others. Talk shows are his favorite. I like watching talk shows with him on weekends.

This is my mother Kitty. She is good-looking. She works in a big shopping mall. She always wants to be beautiful, so she likes clothes shows and always wears colorful clothes.

My sister Mary is a lovely girl. She likes funny sitcoms and soap operas. I can’t stand them. She enjoys watching clothes shows with my mother. However, she doesn’t like watching sports news with me.

My name’s Li Yan. I’m from Beijing and I’m 13 years old. I study in No. 1 Middle School. I’m in Class 2, Grade 7. I’m in the school music club. I can play the guitar and do Chinese kung fu well. Lang Lang is my favorite musician. I dream of being a musician like him.

Li Yue is my sister. We are twins. We go to the same school, but she is in Class 4, Grade 7. She can play ping-pong very well and she is in the sports club. She likes Zhang Jike and Ma Long best. She often watches them play ping-pong on TV.

My sister and I are learning how to swim. We are trying our best to learn it. Because we think it is a really healthy sport.