1 Lesson 1 - Reading

Yesterday, I saw Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey's Circus! P

They were all incredible! P

Some of the performers used long ropes to swing back and forth in the air, P

and this one lady hung onto the trapeze with just her legs! P

It must take a lot of strength and courage to do something so dangerous. P

I wished that I could try something cool like that, P

but the performers all warned us not to imitate them when we're at home. P

Bummer! P

1 Lesson 2 - Conversation

Did you get to watch the circus when you were in New York? P

Yeah, it was awesome! P

I'm so jealous. I wish I could have gone. P

There were so many spectators and all of their shows were fantastic. P

What was your favorite show? P

I enjoyed the tiger show. P

There was tiger show? P

Yes, it was amazing. The tigers did tricks. They jumped through hoops. P

Wow, it sounds cool. P

It is! I want to go back again! P

1 Lesson 3 - Reading

Tennis is definitely my mom's favorite sport. P

She gets so excited about every Wimbledon championship. P

She's a huge fan of the Gentleman's Singles and her favorite player is Andre Agassi. P

Wimbledon is held every June and July in London. P

It's a tournament, so whoever loses a single match is eliminated. P

My mom is planning on actually going to next year's championship. P

1 Lesson 4 - Conversation

Are you going to watch "Breakfast at Wimbledon" tomorrow? P

What's that? P

It's a show that introduces all the tennis players for Wimbledon. P

Not really, I'm not really into tennis. P

Why not? It's such an exciting game. You should really watch it. P

Maybe some other time. P

I'll buy you dinner if you come with me. P

Really? I'll consider going then. P

Great! Meet me in front of the classroom in 30 minutes. P

Sure. I'll see you later. P

1 Lesson 6 - Reading

Every four years, the entire world participates in the summer Olympic Games. It's a huge event! P

Almost every country in the world sends its finest athletes to compete in these games. P

There are two types of Olympics: the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. P

The last Olympics were held in Athens, Greece. That is where it all began! P

My parents told me that the next games will be held in Beijing, China. P

I think that it'd be great if I could actually attend the opening ceremony! P

1 Lesson 7 - Conversation

I can't believe I'll actually get to go to the Olympics in a few years. P

You're kidding! I thought they were being held in Beijing. P

My mom has relatives in China, so we're going to visit them during the summer for the Olympics. P

You're super lucky. I wish I could go, too. P

You should come visit me. P

I wish I could, but it's too far away. P

I know, it's 15 hour flight. P

Also, I can't afford it either. P

Yeah, the airline tickets cost $1500 for round trip. P

That's way too expensive. P

1 Lesson 8 - Reading

I used to think that it would be very hard to do gymnastics if you were a boy. But, not so! P

My mom and I met this one high school gymnast, and he was a very muscular guy! P

I thought that only girls would do something like gymnastics. P

But after watching the guy twirl in the air and do all sorts of neat moves on the pole, I was amazed. P

He's one of the youngest and most talented gymnasts in his entire high school. P

I heard that he even won a scholarship to a fine college and that he's going to compete in the next World Championship as a U.S athlete! P

1 Lesson 9 - Conversation

They made me do gymnastics at school today. P

That must have been so boring. I thought only girls did gymnastics. P

Apparently, not so! Some of those moves were really hard! P

Like which moves? P

The floor exercises where you have to do spins in the air? Those moves are amazing! P

It'll take you years to learn such moves. P

I don't think gymnastic is for me though. P

Why do you say that? P

I'm not very flexible. P

Me too. P

1 Lesson 11 - Reading

For my computer class, I need to write an essay on how computers benefit our world. P

My teacher says that whoever fails to turn in this essay will not be able to go on the field trip to the kids' software convention next month. P

I've been looking forward to that convention for months! P

My mom's program will be on display, and I'm going to tell my friends all about it. P

This convention is held every year and all the kids receive a bag full of goodies. P

Last year, I received more than 10 free games and educational DVDs and CDs. P

I hope that my mom's program gets great reviews this year! P

1 Lesson 12 - Conversation

Mom says we have to go to bed now. P

I guess she wants us to get our rest before we go to the convention tomorrow. P

Yeah. Mom reminded me that we promised to go to bed on time if you were allowed to spend the night. P

I remember, and I sure don't want to break our promise. It is so nice of her to take us to the software convention tomorrow. P

I know. I can't wait to go. It is hard to feel sleepy. P

Yeah. I don't feel sleepy at all. What should we do? P

I'll go ask my Mom if we can have some milk and cookies. Sometimes that makes me feel more like sleeping. P

Good. And while you're gone I'll look for a book we can take turns reading to each other. P

Sure, the books are in my closet. P

What book should we read? P

Let's read a mystery book. P

Sounds great. I'll start looking for the book. P

1 Lesson 13 - Reading

During our PE class, we had to take all sorts of body measurements. P

First, our teacher told us that we had to measure our height. P

I found out today that I was actually the tallest person in my class! P

I'm almost 5 feet tall! We also had to measure our weight and our body mass. P

The body mass tells you how much fat you have in your body. P

According to the machine, I have 14% fat in my body. P

My teacher tells me that this is normal, but she also warned us not to eat too much junk food! P

1 Lesson 14 - Conversation

Tony, are you serious about going on a diet? You're not even fat! P

I don't look fat, but according to my body mass, I have more than 30 % fat in my body! P

Whoa! That's even more than me, and I'm a girl! P

Exactly. From now on, I'm going to drink more juice and try to eat more vegetables. P

You should also exercise. P

I am. I'm going to the gym tonight. P

I should lose weight too. P

You're fine. You don't need to go on a diet. P

I want to live a healthy life style. I need to diet and exercise. P

That's a good choice. P

1 Lesson 16 - Reading

Once I'm done with my homework, I usually spend the rest of my time playing games online. P

Of course, this means I only get to play for about an hour since my parents don't let me use the computer past 8. P

Right now, I'm playing a game in which I have to collect all these different artifacts from wizards that live in different villages. P

My character is a young student who dreams about becoming a famous wizard. P

In order to level up my character, I need to obtain more artifacts. P

The last artifact I found was an ancient scroll with magic spells written on it. P

I wonder what the next artifact will be. P

If my school homework were playing a game online, I would be getting straight A's by now. P

1 Lesson 17 - Conversation

Good morning. Did you do your math homework? P

Hi. Yes, I did it, but I sure didn't enjoy it. P

Yeah, I finished it too, but it took me forever. I kept dragging my feet. P

I worked really hard and finished in half an hour. P

Wow. You were being a really good student. P

Hardly. My parents told me I could play online after I finished my homework. P

Gosh, that would have made me work faster too. There are some pretty fun games online. P

Yes, there are. The one I was playing last night was a lot of fun. P

I am going to see if I can get my parents to consider giving me the same reward. P

Good. I think you'll like it. Maybe we can play together. P

1 Lesson 18 - Reading

My teacher gave me extra credit on my homework for helping her out in the new computer lab. P

I stayed behind and volunteered to help her set up all the new computers in our lab. P

Recently, our school went under a complete renovation. P

Everything is new! I hope that our new computer teacher will let us do more fun things online instead of giving us tons of typing quizzes like our last teacher. P

Some of the kids in my class don't know how to type yet. P

They're such babies. I can type at least 30 words per minute. P

I'm one of the fastest typists in my class! P

Finally! My skills have been recognized and rewarded at school. P

1 Lesson 19 - Conversation

I waited for you after school yesterday. Where were you? P

I'm sorry. I forgot we were going to meet at the park. P

Oh that's okay. Tom came by and we played some hoops. But what were you up to? P

I stayed after school and helped the new computer teacher set up the lab. P

Were you in trouble? P

No, man. I wasn't in trouble. I was honored she asked me. P

Are you sure? P

Absolutely. She offered me extra credit on my homework to stay after class and help her set up the new lab. P

I guess that is pretty cool, but I would still rather play basketball. P

Maybe that is why she asked me. P

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