My aunt, Jenny Lee lives in a town in Canada. She has a 1 face like the sun. Her favorite 2 is Hu Xinger. Now she's in the 3 Wonderful Friends (《奇妙的朋友》) with five other stars. They live and play with many kinds of 4 in the zoo in Guangzhou. These animals are very cute.
My aunt often tells stories about animals to her son. Today she wants to take him to the 5 to see animals. In the morning, Jenny gets up early and helps her son get dressed. They can 6 the subway to the zoo easily. Her son is only five years old, so he doesn't need to pay for the ticket(票). It's 7. At the zoo, they watch the monkeys 8 the trees. After lunch they enjoy drinking 9in the park. They like to spend time in the park. In the evening, they have dinner in a 10 and go home. The restaurant is near their house.
At 9:30, my parents and I are driving a car to my grandparents' home. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Everyone wants to be with his or her family this day.
At 10:40, at my grandparents' home, my grandfather and grandmother are making zongzi. They are happy to see us visit them.
At 11:30, we are sitting in the yard(院子). My father and uncle are helping my mother and aunt cook lunch. They are preparing some chicken, fish and fruit. How delicious the food is!
At 12:15, we are sitting at the table. Before lunch, we say something good to my grandparents. We wish them to live a happy and healthy life. They are so happy to hear that.
At 13:10, my mother and aunt are doing the dishes. My father and uncle are watching a basketball game on TV. My grandparents are talking with my cousin and me. We really have fun. It's so good to be with our family.
One of my favourite things to do is hiking in mountains. Because nobody likes the idea of getting lost, I always prepare before every trip. But what's the best navigation tool, a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a good old map and compass? Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail I marked. One team of three carried a GPS, and the other team used a map and compass.
It took the GPS team 3 hours and 11 minutes to get through the whole hike, however, it took the map and compass team only 2 hours and 49 minutes. The biggest problem the GPS team met was that they lost the satellite signal (卫星信号) in some places. With no map or compass, they had to walk around until they were in a place where the signal was good. The map and compass team was able to spot(认出) different landmarks, compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction.
When I head out on my future hikes, I'm bringing a map, a compass and a GPS to show me the way.
School trips are one of the things that school children hope for about school. They are one way to show children that they can also learn much outside the classroom.
A good side of having a school trip is that children can use the learned or the learning things in class in true life. Knowledge in science and maths can be used. Then students will remember their lessons well. Also, students will have first-hand information on how their school subjects work outside classroom. For example, a visit to a museum can not only learn about history but can also learn about science or geography.
What's more, always learning in classroom may make some kids lose interest in a subject. This is really true for some difficult subjects. However, kids can learn in new environments during school trips and take on as much information as they want and can.
School trips also help kids get to know each other in a more relaxed environment, without thinking about tests or grades.
Showing students the larger world around them can really help them learn more.
Christopher Columbus is famous because he found something he wasn't looking for.
In 1492, Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in order to reach India. What he found was something far different. He found the New World. How did this come about? It all started in Italy.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451. His family didn't have a lot of money, and Christopher wasn't an only child. He didn't have much of an education until he was much older. Instead, he went to sea. He sailed around the Mediterranean(地中海) and as far north as England and Ireland.
During his travels, Columbus heard the reports of land to the west of the Madeira and Azores Islands. They were in the Atlantic Ocean west of Portugal. He wanted to know more and got maps and books on geography.
Marco Polo said that Japan was only 1,500 miles east of China. As a result, Columbus thought that Japan was only 3,000 miles west of Portugal. And 3,000 miles was a distance that ships could travel in those days.
So, Columbus decided that he wanted to get to the East by going west. He thought that if he sailed far enough west, he would sail around the world enough to reach the East. Based on his calculations(计算), Japan was only 3,000 miles away, after all.
David's father is ill. He him.
We've got time; there's no need to rush.
She is a shy girl, so she is afraid .
Make more friends, you will feel less .
My hometown is a small village. In the north of the village, there is a big lake. It's not deep. There are many kinds of fish in it. When summer comes, children often go swimming in it. To the south of the lake, there are many bamboos. In the west, there are mountains. You can see a lot of green trees on the mountains. The trees give us a lot of wood and clean air. But there were not so many trees on the mountains ten years ago. The fields are all in the east of the village. We plant many kinds of vegetables and crops there. In the middle of the village there is an old tower. On the top of the tower, you can see the village, the mountains and the lake. My home is just behind it. The only road to our village is in the south. In my village there are no cars, no noise and no pollution. I like my hometown better than many big cities.
What | Where |
| In the north of the village |
Many bamboos | |
| In the east of the village |
My home |
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| In the south of the village |
The winter holiday is coming. What are the students going to do during the winter holiday? We did a survey and this is what we learned. All the students like the winter holiday because there is an important festival—the Spring Festival.
Most students say they are going to finish their homework first. After finishing homework, they can have a good time. During the Spring Festival, they are going to visit their friends and relatives(亲戚). They are going to buy some new clothes and good food. Most students are going to watch TV with their families. Some are going to play computer games with friends. Li Lei is going to travel with his parents. They are going to Hainan Island because it's very warm in winter. Huang Jing is going to the countryside to see her grandparents with her parents. Yang Fan is going to take guitar lessons. He loves to play the guitar. Lin Juan is going to play ping-pong every day in the winter holiday. She wants to have a healthy body. I hope all of them can enjoy themselves during the holiday.
