The name “junk food” first appeared in 1972. Over the years, it has become popular 1 many people. People like it because they don't need to spend much time 2. In fact, some junk food sometimes tastes 3.
What is junk food? This is a difficult question. Different people may give different 4. For example, hamburgers and French fries are junk food.
Other foods, such as roast potatoes and bread, are not junk food 5 they have a little nutrition (营养). Also, candy and soft drinks are junk food because they have a lot of sugar, but honey and juice 6 not.
Junk food has a lot of fat, salt or 7. Scientists believe that eating a lot of junk food makes people get fat. People 8 also have heart disease and tooth problems if they eat 9 junk food. Although many people agree that junk food is 10 they still love it.
There are 22 boys and 22 girls in Ms. Wang's class. The bar chart shows us their ways of going to school. Read the bar chart and find out more information.
American people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. People in many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say "Thank you" when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. "Thank you" is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
"Excuse me" is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you. It's not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say "Excuse me" first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
Let's learn to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me".
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Jack lives in Japan. Like most Japanese, he sleeps on the floor for most of the time Jim comes from Africa. He is studying in Canada. He wants to rent a house. Anne likes the Australian lifestyle. She is living in Queensland Are you thinking of making Germany your home? Alice hopes you can do like her. When Tom moved to England, he rented a house with others. Later, he rented his own apartment. |
A. In North China, Han people are used to living in Siheyuan. People built the Siheyuan along with hutong B. If you are going to rent a house in Australia, you must first decide where to live. Australia has six areas. C. Houses in Canada are always expensive, though prices in many other countries fall. D. Italian houses are different in style. They are just as rich as the country's culture. E. England has many kinds of houses. In the large cities, people often live in apartments. In most towns, there are streets of houses joined together. F. In a Japanese house, some of the walls are made of rice paper. Because there is so little land to live on, houses are usually small. G. Most houses in Germany don't come with kitchens or lights, Sounds crazy, doesn't it? |
John lived alone in the countryside after his wife's death. He was very happy when his grandchildren him during summer holidays.
Once, he cleaned the whole house to welcome his grandchildren. While he was cleaning the barn (谷仓), he lost his watch. It was gift from his wife. When his grandchildren came, they found that their grandfather was very . They asked him what was wrong. John told them that he couldn't find his . The children wanted to help him. They asked John when he last saw his watch. John remembered that the last time he it, he was cleaning the barn. The children searched two hours, but couldn't find anything.
Then, one of the children asked the others to leave and said he would look for the watch by . Several minutes later, the child brought the watch back. John and other children wanted to know how he did it. The boy said, "I sat in the barn. After a few minutes, I heard a ‘'tick-tick' sound found the watch." John hugged (拥抱) the boy and him.
That is the power of silence. If we stay quiet, we can find solutions (应对措施) more easily.
Do you plan your school holidays? If not, I hope this guide will help you. Here are a few suggestions on how to spend your school holidays well.
Traveling - relax and refresh your mind and soul (心灵)
Travel to some interesting places. Traveling locally or to foreign countries will certainly relax and refresh your mind and soul. Mountains and beaches are good places for you to take a holiday.
Doing a part-time job get some working experience
Work part-time, and you can get not only money but also some working experience. The working experience will be good for future jobs. For me, I have some experience in working as a waiter in a five-star hotel.
Taking courses (课程) or going to a camp (露营) - improve yourself
There are some interesting courses to choose from, specially designed for students during school holiday, such as computer courses, English courses and driving courses. These courses are necessary if you want to learn some new skills. And you can also go to a camp to improve yourself and extend (拓宽) your social circle (社交圈).
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