— You mean one on the table in our office? It's mine.
— Maybe is your aunt.
— Thank you for your reminding, sir.
— Yes, I want to plant trees. trees we plant, air pollution there will be.
— Yes, there is a history museum.
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A: Welcome to the English Club. My name is Jack. Today we are going to talk about the best ways to learn English.
B: No, it's too hard to understand the spoken English in them.
A: Do you learn English that way?
B: Yes, I do. It helps me practice writing skills every day.
A:
B: Yes, it is. It really improves my listening and speaking skills.
A: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?
B: I do that sometimes because I often need to look up new words in a dictionary.
A:
B: I often watch English cartoon films.
A: It's a good way. I will be very glad to help you.
B: I will. Thanks a lot. It's very kind of you,
A. Call me if you have any difficulties. B. What else do you do to improve your English? C. Do you learn English by watching videos? D. What about keeping a diary in English? E. Having conversations with friends is also a good way to try, isn't it? |
One day, atthe end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to bring aplastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day,she1 her students, "Starting from today; forevery person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write downthe person's name and the date on it, and then put it in the plastic bag."
Day afterday, some of the students' bags became very2.They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for aweek. They should put it inside their quilts at night, on the seats whensitting in a car or on a bus and next to their desks at school. The dayscarrying the bag around with them made the students get to know3 a weight they were carrying in their minds.They had to pay attention to it all the time so that they wouldn't forget it Astime went by, the potatoes went bad and4 nasty(恶心的). They all triedto get rid of them.
Too often wethink of tolerance(宽容) as a gift to other people, but it issame for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred(仇恨) in our5, we will have to carry them around allour lives.
Do you thinkyou have got anything from the wise teacher and what she asked her students todo?
One evening,I went out for a walk on the path(小路) near my house with myhusband. On my finger was a very special ring with a diamond(钻石) that my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday. At the end ofthe path, when I looked down at it again and found the diamond was1.I started back along the path hurriedly2 the tiny stone, In my heart, I knew it seemedimpossible for me to find it. The path was very long and covered with leaves.As I searched the ground, crying and3 , I met an old lady. "What's the matter,love?" She asked4. I explained about the missing diamondand showed her my ring. She said, "That's going to be hard to find. Tellme what the diamond looks like, love. I walk along this path every day and I'llkeep my5 open for it." I thanked her,6 nothing, but still told her that we sometimeswalked our dog along the path if she might find something.
A few dayslater, my husband and I met the old lady on the path. "Guess what?"She said, "I found your diamond!" To our surprise, she'd found thetiny stone and was willing to hand it back to me. "It was7 that I found it." When we provided herwith some money for her help, she8 politely. I was deeply moved. She could have easilykept the diamond, or sold it, for it's worth several thousand dollars,9 she didn't.
Every time Ilook at my ring and10 myself that there are kind and beautifulhearts in the world. I'll spend the rest of my life trying to do something likethat.
There are about 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs(瓢虫) in the world. They come in many different colors. Their bright colors warn other animals or insects not to eat them. Ladybugs taste bad. A bird or a frog that eats a ladybug will remember the bright colors and it will not eat another ladybug with the same colors again. When ladybugs are in danger, they will give out a fluid(液体) that tastes terrible. In many cultures, the ladybug is considered to be a symbol of good luck.
Most ladybugs are kind to humans. They eat other insects which destroy crops. One ladybug can eat up to 5,000 insects in its lifetime.
Ladybugs have six short legs. They live in many different places, including green lands, forests, cities, the countryside and along rivers. Different ladybugs have different spot(点).
Some of them don't have spots at all. The most common kind in North America is the 7-spotted ladybug. The 7-spotted ladybugs are the most active from spring to autumn. When the weather turns cold, they will look for a warm place to sleep, such as under stones or in houses.
One of mybest friends went abroad to enjoy her holidays, so the job of looking after herdog Missy has been given to me. A few months ago, Missy came to my friend' shouse. She looked terrible. She had beenabused for a long time.
When we firstvisited my friend and Missy, my friend had to gently pull her over on a lead(牵绳) to get her to come to us. She wanted to come but afraid to do so —the poor, beautiful thing.
Clearly Missy came to the right home. Myfriend has given birth to a baby of her own and shows the love of a mother.
This is justwhat Missy needs. Thanks to the love of my friend, she has changed into a newdog step by step. Sadly, she is still afraid of strange humans. I hate toimagine what the dog must have gone through.
Now,Missy trusts me completely, so I can touch her belly. While standing, she willjump up so gently to be closer to me, putting her paws(爪子) on my legs as she looks at me with those beautiful eyes.
Missyis really brave. She has the courage to try again, to open her hearts, and toknow that not everyone is the same kind of people as before. Keep it in mindthat tomorrow is another day.
For a longtime, a boy wondered why his friend was always the first in the class, whereashe could only rank the 21st. At home, he asked his mom, "Am I more stupidthan other kids? How can I always fall behind? I just can't come up with ananswer." His mom was aware that her son's selfrespect(自尊心) had been hurt by the ranking system, but she didn't know what tosay to help him.
She tended tosay that intelligence was different and that her son's friend was reallysmarter. But that would upset her son.
The boy andhis friend went to high school that year, but no matter how hard he tried, hisfriend stilloutdid him. But the boy's mom was proud of him for his hardwork. It was around this time that she decided to take him on a trip to theseaside. During the trip, she at last found an answer for him.
Today, the boy nolonger cares about the ranking. He doesn't have to, for he himself is now thetop of the class — at the top nationaluniversity. When invited to speak in his old high school, he mentioned avaluable childhood experience, "Once, during a trip to the seaside, mymother and I were lying on the beach. She pointed to the sea and said to me, 'Doyou see the seabirds fighting for food out there? When a wave comes near, the littlebirds rise quickly. The clumsy(笨拙的) seagulls are farslower and have to struggle to get away from the wave. But these clumsyseagulls have the biggest, strongest wings, which allow them to travel thefarthest. When the season changes, they leave for foreign shores, leaving thelittle birds behind. Son, I have a feeling that you are one of those seagulls.'"
A: Good morning, Miss Sun! Are you now? I want to ask you some questions.
B: Sure, I am just relaxing now. What can I do for you?
A: I am in Junior Three now, but I still have trouble in English words. What should I do?
B: First, don't be about your grades. You should have confidence.
A: OK, and what should I do specifically?
B: Every time you meet the new words, you should get the right.
A: How can I do it?
B: You can spell the word according to its phonetic(语音的) symbol or by listening to tapes. Pronouncing words right is very important.
A: I tried, but it didn't work. I can remember quickly but fast as well.
B: How often do you remember the words?
A: I usually remember all the words from one unit to the next unit.
B: Oh, that's the problem. You should do it every day after the new class. Then you can make yourself read more and speak more. You can get every chance to the words you have learnt before.
A: Yeah, I know.
B: And don' t be afraid to make . You can make progress from them.
A: Certainly. To be a good language , it's necessary.
B: You should also read more English articles. They can make your vocabulary .
A: You mean I have to learn more other words the words in the textbook?
B: Yes. The more, the better.
A: OK. Thank you.
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My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body was. When I was young, I thought was very important to us humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She said, "No. Many people are deaf. You can keep about it, and I will ask you again.
Several years , and she asked me again. This time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to so I'm sure it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct, because there are many people who are ."
Over the years, mom asked me some more times and her answer was, "No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child."
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was crying. My mom looked at me when it was our turn to say goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was shocked when she asked me. I always thought it was a game between her and me. She said, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived life." I saw her eyes were filled with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your ."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up our head?" She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one he cries. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends. Then you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."
Mr. and Mrs. Albino, with 64 children, have the world's largest family. Not one of their children is adopted(领养).
When people hear about the Albinos' large family, the first question they ask is, "How is it possible? How can one woman give birth to 64 children in her lifetime?" The answer is simple:
Soon after the Albinos got married, the children came quickly, in twos and threes. The first 21 children were boys. Mrs. Albino loved her sons, but she wanted a daughter very much.
The Albinos spent the early years in Argentina. To travel from Argentina to Chile, they had to cross the Andes Mountains. Mr. and Mrs. Albino and their 21 sons made the difficult, two-week journey on mules.
During the snowstorm, Mrs. Albino gave birth to triplets, a boy and two girls!
The oldest Albino children are in their thirties and forties. They are on their own now, but 18 of the Albino children still live with their parents. The shack has electricity but no toilet or running water. The children wash in a small bowl in the dusty backyard.
At times there is very little food in the Albinos' small house when there is not enough food for everyone, Mrs. Albino makes sure the youngest children do not go hungry. "The smallest eat first, and then the bigger ones. We've always done it that way," she says. Obviously, the Albinos do not have enough money for their big family, then, do they continue to have children?
The Albinos do not use birth control because it is against their religion(宗教). They could let other people take care of their children, but Mrs. Albino will not allow it, "When my two brothers and I were babies," she says, "our mother left us at an orphanage(孤儿院) and never returned. We lived there together until we were five. Then a couple adopted my brothers and I was left behind. I was heartbroken. Even if I didn't have much money, I would always take care of my children by myself." Mrs. Albino has kept her promise.
A. Every time Mrs. Albino gave birth, she had twins or triplets. B. One night there was a terrible snowstorm in the mountains. C. Then they decided to move to Chile. D. The family lives in a two- room shack(小屋) in Colina Chile. E. Mrs. Albino loves her children very much. F. I promised myself that when I became a mother, I would never give my children away. |
Travel sets us thinking and makes us in discussions of big world problems. If our thinking skills drop, they will have to wait until we're done traveling. What follows is how we travel.
Cheap Travel
The less you spend, the closer you come to the reason you came.
We try to spend less in traveling, although we have money to stay in middle-priced hotels and eat in their restaurants if we cut back on the length(长度) of our trips. By spending less we can travel longer and travel better. We meet more locals by using buses rather than taxis and by staying in small family-run hotels and eating in local-style coffee shops. Spending too much money can't help you to know more about the foreign experience you came to have.
Travelers—Not tourists
What is the difference? Travelers are more likely to get deeper into the life of a country than tourists. The way to do this is to do lots of reading before trips about the countries we will visit, and try to learn a few words of local languages.
Independent travel is usually far less expensive than packaged tours. We don't use travel agents because we don't
stay in hotels that charge(费用) high, and we can get cheaper tickets on the Internet. We like finding out where to eat and working out how to get around. This puts us into direct touch with the local people. Independent travel isn't as comfortable or convenient, but it' s the most meaningful way to travel.
Moving around
Although it is not comfortable and convenient, we take public transportation whenever possible. Traveling in a car is easier, but also scarier. In much of the world roads are poor and driving behaviors are not fixed. Luckily, even the less developed countries often have good public transportation system: riding buses and trains brings us into closer touch with the local people.
Carrying things
Backpacks work better for long-term travel than the wheeled luggage(轮式行李) most middle-aged travelers use. Using the luggage is fine with a car, but backpacks are easier for bus and train travel. Best of all, wearing backpacks bridges the gaps(缩小差距) between age groups一allowing elder travelers like us to make friends with young travelers.
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Why to travel |
Travel can make us think and discuss big world problems. |
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How to travel |
Cheap travel |
We choose to spend less in traveling so that we can travel for a , and know more about the foreign experience you came to have. |
Being travelers |
Travelers can get a better of the life of a country. We need to make some preparations in advance if we want to be . Although packaged tours are comfortable and convenient, independent travel can be more meaningful. |
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Moving around |
allows us to communicate with locals closely. |
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Carrying things |
We often use backpack for long time travel than the wheeled luggage because they are easier to carry and can bridge the gaps between age groups. |
赞成 |
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原因 |
⑴可以赚一些自己的零花钱 |
⑴没有时间,要忙着学习 |
⑵锻炼自己的生活技能,有利成长 |
⑵对学习不利 |
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⑶更能理解父母工作的辛苦 |
⑶有时兼职很危险 |
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你的观点 |
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要求:⑴语言通顺,要点齐全,意思连贯,条理清楚,书写规范;
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