Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many hooks, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two meters high!
Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset (不安的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you.
Dinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p.m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. If you want to be very polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember-it's not polite to ask how much things cost.
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.
You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you, thank you" all the time!
be absent, be interested in, from time to time, take up, deal with, used to, hang out, in public, be afraid of, worry about |
Helen Keller lived in the USA. She was a great① woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “She is better, but now she can't see and can't hear②.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was very bright and she learned to spell her first word③. When she was older, she went to college.
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave(勇敢) and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear④.
She can see hear.
Helen was bright she learned to spell her first word.
clever(同义词) know(同音词)
bad(比较级) one(序数词)
she was blind and deaf, she found a way to see and hear.
Mary: Hi, David! I haven't seen you for many years.
David: Oh, I have been to London and lived with my parents. They work there.
Mary: I'm very glad to see you again.
David: Yes, I have. I used to be very quiet.
Mary: That's true. Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano?
David: But now I prefer sports. And I'm on the football team.
Mary: Wow! People always change.
David: You have changed a lot, too.
Mary: Yeah. But now I prefer long hair
David: You look more beautiful with long hair.
Mary: Thanks a lot.
A. Yes, I did. B. You used to have short hair. C. Now I'm very outgoing D. You have changed a lot, haven't you? E. What have you been doing? F. Where have you been? G. You used to be very shy. |
The windows by the students once a week.
A government official is by some reporters on traffic problems now.
Weifang kites.
her hands by her every day?
The computer by my mother every day.
The sun rises in the east .
He never tests.
Tom interested in playing basketball .
I three hours all my homework.
he go to bed late ?
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to help politely.
It is not enough to just ask a question .
We also need to learn polite when we ask for help.
The expressions they use might whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.
It might seem more difficult to speak politely than .
