Field Trip Day
On Friday, May 6, our class will take a field trip to North Park Zoo. The zoo has lions, elephants, and other interesting animals. Many of the animals we have been studying will be there for us to closely observe.
Our class will be divided into six teams. Each team will have five students and one leader. The leaders are listed in the table.
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Team 1 |
Miss Banker |
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Team 2 |
Mrs. Lopez |
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Team 3 |
Mr. Harper |
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Team 4 |
Miss Abel |
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Team 5 |
Mr. Soto |
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Team 6 |
Mrs. Thomas |
What You Need to Know
On the morning of the trip, the students will be divided into teams. One student from each team will receive a camera. The camera person will take pictures of the team, the animals, and other fun sights at the zoo.
All students should wear blue shirts. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes because we will be walking all day. Please bring a bag lunch and a drink. We will have a picnic at the park inside the zoo. Bring a healthy snack, such as a piece of fruit and a drink, for later in the day.
When we are at the zoo, always remain with your team. Do not leave the team without asking permission from the team leader.
Feeding the Animals
The only animals that students are allowed to feed are those in the Children's Zoo. Special food can be bought at the zoo for 25 cents and given to these animals. Do not feed your lunch to them. It is not good for the animals.
Parent Information
The cost is $1.00 for students and $3.00 for adults to enter the zoo. The students will leave the school at 9:00 A.M. and return at 2:30 P.M.
Please sign the permission paper. Return it along with the money to your children's teacher by Monday, May 2. Both the permission paper and the money should be in an envelope with your child's name written on the outside.
Tom was a clever boy, but his parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to get to the university, but it was so expensive to study there that during the holiday he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time so as to make enough money to pay for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher's shop(肉店)during the day-time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learnt to cut meat quite nicely, so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went to the back room to do the accounts(账目). In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, of course, allowed to do the simplest jobs, like helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher's shop and at the hospital, Tom had to wear white clothes.
One evening at the hospital, Tom had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to have an operation. The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, but when she saw Tom, that finished her. "No! No!" she cried．"Not my butcher! I won't be operated on by my butcher!" and fainted away(昏厥).
I have received many Christmas gifts over the years. The best gift I ever received was presented to me by a stranger. I never even knew his name and I only had contact with him for less than 60 seconds. His Christmas present to me changed the way I think about people and about Christmas.
I hate Black Friday sales. It's often a gathering of people who are there for many different reasons. Some are looking for a deal on that one item for their loved one, or perhaps themselves. Their purposes completely have nothing to do with the festive time of year, and can just be summed up with one word, "Cheap!"
It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle(口哨). I told my wife that if we got a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.
As the number of bikes began to gradually decrease, I saw my "polite" opportunity to reach my hands around the corner of one of the boxes. I lifted it and suddenly felt some mild resistance(阻力). I looked up to see one of the largest gentlemen I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not the word to describe his appearance. He was wearing lots of straps of metal spiked leather(带有柳钉的皮带) around both arms and even his neck. Still, tattoos(纹身) were an obvious love of his.
I started to return the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, "Merry Christmas." All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness of a stranger that broke all prejudice(偏见) I may have had of certain types of people. The softness of a human heart can be seen in a simple act. I will never forget it.
If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry. But it never lets you know, because, you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never let itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity(创造性) sets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"
Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading. Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other ways of our life, we have to take help from reading.
Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed(种子). Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity. Also this makes a huge contribution to your vocabulary. Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. Now what are you waiting for? Go and get a book!
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friendBut for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
⒈Associate with others.
The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
⒉Start a conversation
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
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Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
⒋Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend..The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
⒌Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves..Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A. Be cheerful.
B. Do things together.
C. Do not wait to be spoken to.
D. Try not to find fault with your friends.
E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.
F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.
The teacher that has influenced me most
I was nine when I arrived at the Children's Home in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1965. I1the third grade that year, barely making it2a second time. Then I reached Pauline Jambard's fourth-grade class at Charlotte Avenue Elementary School.
I3I wasn't "smart" like the other kids. Luckily for me, Ms Jambard took an immediate4to me. Of all the subjects in school,5was my favorite. She told me, "Terry, you should6reading. If you can understand what you're reading, you'll be7than most kids." After I read all the books in our program, I started reading the classroom's set of encyclopedia. I couldn't find enough to read, and I no longer8school.
The Children's Home held a Christmas party for family and community members that9.My brother and I had no family to10. I still remember looking up and seeing Ms Jambard walking through the front door of the Children's Home and11she was there to see me. That was the12Christmas of my life.
After I graduated in 1969, I lost touch with my13. In 1983, I was on a business trip and had to drive through Nashua. I took a14and visited Charlotte Avenue Elementary School.15,I was walking toward her classroom when she came out in the hallway and said," Terry!" It was as if I had never16.I was overjoyed on my flight home.
We have stayed17ever since. Because of the18she had in me, I went on to have a19career in engineering and law. I don't know if Ms Pauline realizes how much she20me, but I'll never forget her kindness and faith in me.
Sarah and Janet have been friends ever since they (start) school. They do everything together: study, read, watch TV, surf the Internet, play sports and listen to music. Anyone has a problem can ask the other help. When Sarah was in the third grade, some of the other students made fun of her she was shy. Janet told the other students to stop (make) fun of Sarah, and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the (five) grade, Janet had (difficult) in doing her maths exercises. She studied hard, she just couldn't understand the homework. Sarah helped Janet with her homework and (patient) explained every exercise to Janet. After six months, Jane did much better and even got "A" in the maths exam.
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The day before yesterday, I went to the bookstore where is near our school to buy a dictionary. It was Saturday, so there was many people. Under the help of the shop assistant, I quickly got the book I needed. I was about to leave when I found someone trying to steal the man's money. Although nervous, but I tried to think a way to help him. Suddenly a good idea came to me. I stepped on the man's foot on purpose. As I expected, the man's scream gives the thief a fright, who quick walked out of the shop. After hear my explanation, the man smiled and showed many thank to me.
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赞成参加学校活动的同学认为 |
不赞成参加学校活动的同学认为 |
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⒈长时间学习后，可以通过参加学校活动来放松自己； ⒉从课本上学习并不是唯一的任务，应该争取每个机会来获得不同的知识。 |
⒈应该充分利用时间来学习； ⒉学校活动与他们未来的发展没有关系。 |
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Dear Editor,
Recently, we have had a heated discussion on whether we should take part in school activities.
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Yours,
Li Hua
