MyNameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandI'mwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.

　　MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Everyroomhasacomputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteonthecomputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.They'rebrilliant!TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.TheteacherisaveryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.We'reusinganewtextbookandMsShen'smethodofteachingisnothinglikethatoftheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingcomprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.Idon'tthinkIwillbeboredinMsShen'sclass!Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisingroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbuteveryonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.

　　MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehaviouroftheotherstudentsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmyclass--morethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirlsasboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteadescriptionofthestreetwherewelive.I'mlookingforwardtodoingit!