i am robert,my friends call me bob.
i am 20 years old.
i am chinese.
i come from beijing.
there are six people in my family.
i have one younger sister and two older brothers.
we are not rich.
but we are a happy family.
mike:hi,my name is mike.
nancy:hi,i'm nancy.nine to meet you.
mike:nice to meet you too.
nancy:where are you from?
mike:i am from shanghai,and you?
nancy:i am from chicago.
my father is a teacher,he works during the day.
my mother is a nurse,she works at night.
they only see each other on the weekends.
my brothers , sister and i don't work ,we are students.
because my parents have to work,we do the housework,but we never compain.
tony:what do you do,jenny?
jenny:i am a secretary.and you?
tony:i am a construction worker.
jenny:do you like your work?
tony:yes,i do,how about you?
jenny:well,i want to be an actress.
i have a good friend,his name is tony.
he has an older sister ,her name is tina.
their parents are mr. and mrs. wang.
tony also has a dog,its name is rover.
the wangs are my neighbors,we live on the same street.
the wangs are very nice.
i am lucky because the wangs are such good neighbors.
tony and tina are very different.
tony likes music. tina doesn't.
tony is an athlete.tina isn't.
on the other hand, tina likes movies, but tony doesn't.
she is a good student, but he isn't.
tony and tina are brother and sister.
but are they alike?
no, they aren't.
they're very different.
it's a busy day at the wangs' house.
mr. wang is fixing his bike.
mrs. wang is writing a letter.
tina is reading a book.
tony is exercising.
even the dog is busy
it's chasing the cat.
the cat is running for its life.
the wangs are busy.
but they are having fun.
betty and bob are talking on the telephone.
betty: hi,bob.what are you doing?
bob: i am watching tv. how about you?
betty: i am doing homework.
bob: you are a good student,betty.
there are several foreign students in my class.
john is an american,he's from the united states.
laula is spanish,she's from spain.
chen and huang are chinese,but they are not from china.
they are from malaysia ,they are overseas chinese.
we are from different countries,but we all get along well.