Thisyear'ssummervacationwasmostenjoyable.Ispentfifteendayshelpingmygrandparentsdoingfarmworkinthecountryside,whereIsawmountainsfieldscoveredwithgreenplants.SometimesIwentswimmingintherivertothewestofthevillage,thewaterinwhichwasquiteclear.

　　Ikeptadiaryeveryday.Besidesdoingfarmwork,Ihelpthechildrenintheneighborhoodwiththeirlessons.AllofthemshowedinterestinEnglish.TheycouldreadwritewelltheycouldhardlyunderstandsimpleEnglish.SoeverydayinthemorningIspentabouttwohourshelpingthemimprovetheirlisteningspokenEnglish.Theyallmadegreatprogress.Theirparentsallthoughthighlyofme.Inowrealizethatknowledgeisveryneededinthecountryside.