Many books have been written about "the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift, 1 a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 2.
As is often the case, some little kids think they don't get enough gifts 3 some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too4. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very5.
Gift giving is different in different 6. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 7, because many people have enough things and don't want 8 gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember 9. In the US, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to 10 much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things 11, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, 12 money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy," says John Wilson. "In England, we have a saying, 'It's the thought that 13.' When someone gives me money, I feel they don't think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift14 has some thought behind it."
Different people have very different thoughts15this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
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Phone |
The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. It made communications easier. But the telephone were only fixed in post offices. People had to go there to make calls to faraway people and the fees were very high. Later, a cell phone was developed in 1973 in America. It was one of the most useful inventions. People can use cell phones to communicate with others much more easily. They can take them anywhere to make private calls, even vision calls(可视电话), cell phones have many other functions, such as sending messages, taking photos and reading online. |
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TV |
The first TV set was invented by an English scientist, John Baird, in 1926. The invention helped people watch films at home instead of going to the cinema as before. At first, TV sets only broadcast black-white pictures. Several years later, colored TV sets made the pictures lively. However, they were heavy and thick, so it was difficult to move them. Then, digital TV sets came into being. They are light and thin. Many TV programs are available(可获得的) at any time. At present, people can use the IPTV(网络电视) to record and replay programs. |
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Computer |
The first modern computer was invented in America in 1946. It was as big as a room. It improved the speed and exactitude of calculation(计算). In the 1950s, desktop computers were invented in the same country. They became smaller and could be put on the desk. Since then, they have become very important in many fields of work and leisure. Before the 1970s, the computers were single. It was the Internet that joined the computers into a big family, so they could share information with one another. Around 1985, laptops were developed in Japan. They were much smaller and could be put on people's laps. They were light and easy to take. |
If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. It's a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言). Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film(动画片).
The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes(撞击) into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.
China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions—in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way.
Huang Lei, who voices the film together with his 9-year-old daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.
"The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like the Little Prince, and it's a pity that this good characteristic(品质) goes away as time flies," he says.
A: You must be really excited about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!
B: Yeah.
A: Nervous about what?
B: I don't know many of the customs and manners in the US.
A: Sure.
B:
A: Well, it's important to be on time when you're invited for dinner. Americans expect their guests to be on time.
B: Then how long may I stay there?
A: Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it's time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.
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A. It's good to stay at home for you. B. After the meal, don't leave at once. C. Could you give me a hand? D. What rules do they have in America? E. But I'm a bit nervous. F. You're supposed to leave before the meal. G. It's impolite to arrive late. |
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Jenny has to do the housework after work. She is so busy that she seldom has time to take care of her 2-year-old son, so she needs an app for him to learn and count.
Sam was given a list of books to read by his teacher. But he has just had an eye operation and needs some app that can store the books and read them aloud to him.
Bob finds it difficult to remember all the new words from the English textbooks. He wants to make progress in a relax-ing way for he thinks it boring to do a lot of word exercises.
Cathy is fond of travel-ing. She needs an app that can make it easier for her to buy train or airline tickets.
John is going to have a long railway trip. During the trip, he needs something like games to kill the time. |
A. Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with word exercises of different levels. Only when you pass a test of a certain level can you go on to learn words of a higher level. B. Rail Friend can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at any time. C. World of Tanks Blitz, a free-to-play online game with over 40 million downloads, brings quick-fire tank fights. "A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun." It will be the best choice to kill your time. D. Himalayas Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What's special about it is that you can use it to download book recordings that can be listened to. E. Cheese Reading catches the main idea of each book you have downloaded so that you can save time by finishing reading a book within 5 minutes. F. Baby Bus is a good friend for children under 3 years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. G. Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words while you are play-ing games. So if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it! |
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Parents' ideas |
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⒈strengthen(巩固) what is learnt in class |
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⒉be good for their future |
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⒊learn a lot |
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