Sandy: Please help me. I am a girl from America. I cannot learn Chinese well. My Chinese teacher always speaks too fast. Many of my friends think Chinese is easy. But I don’t ! I cannot get high marks(高分). Sometimes, I cannot understand what the teacher says in class. How I hope I can have a Chinese pen friend.
Jim: I am too short. I am only 1.4 meters tall. I like playing basketball, but they all say I cannot be a good basketball player. How can I be as tall as all my friends? Can short boys play basketball? I hope someone can teach me how to be a good guide(后卫).
Joan: I want to be a slim girl. Some of my friends say I am too fat(胖). Is it because my parents are fat, too? Am I a pretty girl? When I see those slim girls, my eyes are green. I hope to know some ways to be slimmer.
Danny: I need friends. I am sad because I don’t have many good friends to chat with. I am not good at talking. And my face turns red when I am with many people. But I really want to have many friends. Can you tell me how to make friends with other children?

	Problems	Ways
Sandy	Not beingat Chinese	Toa Chinese pen friend
Jim	Being too	To be taller and to play   well To be a good
Joan	Being too	To be
Danny	Not having friends to with	To know to make friends