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家人、朋友与周围的人
01 My mother
02 My family
03 Teresa
04 A happy girl
05 My friend — Greg
06 My cousin — Minnie
07 My favourite teacher
08 A clever old man
居住环境和日常生活
09 My room
10 Our house
11 Packing abag
12 My Mondaylessons
13 Plug in nose
14 You may select
15 The best job
16 Getting anything
17 Showing the way
18 After getting home
19 How to get in
节假日与安排
20 What to do in the new year
21 Arbor Day
22 My summer vacation
23 National Day
24 My winter vacation plan
25 My winter vacation
26 Spring Festival
27 On Sunday
28 Thanksgiving Day
29 Christmas Day
30 Little ants
31 A lovely little black cat
32 Penguins
33 The clever sea mammals — dolphins
34 Migration of birds
35 Hibernation of animals
36 Protecting wild animals
37 Bright sunflowers
38 The tallest plants — redwood trees
39 Tree leaves and tree roots
40 A little bird
幽默与笑话
41 Call me at half past six
42 Until they're free
43 Only one eye to settle on
44 Everything will be all right
45 Fishing with a mirror
46 Father and son
47 The young thief and the old thief
48 The policeman and the pickpocket
49 My dog eats my homework
50 Where's your ear？
趣味故事
51 Who was the first man？
52 Don't throw！ lt's mine！
53 Look like a thief
54 A pig ora witch？
56 A clever question
57 Beware—Wet Paint！
58 The bigger one will be mine
童话与寓言
59 A naughty rabbit
61 The goose with the golden eggs
62 The fox and the crow
63 The crow and the oriole
64 The little elephant and the small
65 The monkey and the rabbit
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