A music festival is a community event mainly about live performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a main idea. On the list are the music festivals for fans around the world. Find your favourite now!
Field Day
January 1, 2018, Sydney
Field Day means New Year's Day for young people in Sydney. Seen as the city's original outdoor party, it's a gathering of friends coming together for a great fun-filled first day of the year. There's an air of hope and active energy on a perfect summer's day.
Envision Festival
February 21 - 26, 2018, Uvita
The Envision Festival is an annual event in Costa Rica that wants to provide a chance for different cultures to work with one another to create a better community. The festival encourages people to practise art, music and dance performances. At the same time, our connection with nature is expected to be strengthened.
McDowell Mountain Music Festival
March 2-4, 2018, Phoenix
The McDowell Mountain Music Festival is Phoenix's musical celebration of community culture. Since its founding in 2004, it is the only 100% nonprofit (非营利的) music festival designed to support, entertain and educate the community. The festival attracts thousands of visitors each year from around the country, and it is an opportunity to experience true culture.
Old Settler's Music Festival
April 19 -22, 2018, Tilmon
The Old Settler's Music Festival is a nationally known music festival for American music. The festival is held in Tilmon, Texas at the height of the wild flower season. The Old Settler's Music Festival offers great music and activities for the whole family.
How many calories are there in every meal you eat? That seems like a difficult question to answer. But students at Aitkin High School in the United States can easily answer it now. They put what they eat into an online calorie counter (计算器). It quickly measures the amount of calories in their meals.
In fact, this is part of the school's health class. It includes heart health, nutrition and fitness.
Students can learn basic knowledge about fats, proteins, calories and sugar.
Students learn how to balance calories in and out. They will know what happens when the balance isn't there. "The online calorie counter has turned out to be a cool tool to help you make healthy choices. Making one healthy eating decision can really make a difference." Adam Carlson, the teacher in charge, told local newspaper Aitkin Independent Age.
They also discus good ways to burn calories in the gym. According to Carlson, the gym is a great place to burn calories and get stronger. But it doesn't work for everyone. So they try to find different workout tips. "I'm trying hard to teach the students that working out can be fun, challenging, and doesn't need to take hours out of the day," she said.
The class has indeed changed students. "I am now watching what I am eating and pay attention to the food labels," said seventh-grader Karena Burgstaler. Another student James Erickson began to control his sugar input because it almost went over his daily calorie intake goal.
More than two thirds of the world's polar bears will be wiped out by 2050, according to a shocking new study. By then, scientists say, global warming will have melted 42 percent of the Arctic sea ice. By 2100, only a very few of these important creatures will be left.
The report has been produced by the US Geological Survey. The scientists have publicized their findings in the hope of influencing US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who has been asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.
Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which are their main food. Without enough ice, polar bears would be forced to go onto the land, where they are poorly skilled hunters, and would be unlikely to adapt to the life on the land in time. Experts say few little bears would survive and the stress could make many females unable to get pregnant.
The team of American and Canadian scientists spent six months studying bears, on the ground, from spotter planes and in the lab, using computer models. Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than what their report says. They say the Arctic is warming faster than anywhere in the world and much faster than their computer had been forecasting. Satellite observations have showed that the ice has decreased to an all-time low.
However, not everyone in the scientific community believes that global warming is happening on such an alarming scale. Another investigation has found that polar bears are still being hunted by wealthy "sportsmen" who want their skins and heads. At least ten international companies offer bear-hunting trips.
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. That makes it a good time to think of ways to honor the teachers who inspire, educate and care about the students they work with year after year.
An easy way to make teachers feel appreciated is to write them a thank-you note. Be sure to include any favorite parts of their class and anything the teacher did for you that really had an effect on you. "I value notes and letters I receive from my students, their parents and grandparents," a teacher once said.
Visit A Former Teacher
Many teachers mentioned they love seeing and hearing from former students. It makes them realize that their work matters. If you want to visit a former teacher, the best time to go is during their "off-period" or lunch. If you go to a different school and you want to see your former teacher, be sure to email them in advance. Ask when a good time to visit would be.
Put Away Your Cellphone
Putting your cellphone away in class is an easy thing any student can do. It may seem helpful to look up an answer to a question or do research. Try to think hard about an answer before immediately reaching for your phone. Think about how you are staying in the present moment while you're paying attention in class.
Listen And Learn
The teachers interviewed said they had many different struggles and things that made them want to be a teacher. However, they all did agree on one thing. All the teachers mentioned wanting to see their students learn and succeed. This tip hardly requires any action at all.
A. Value Notes and Letters
B. Write A Letter To Say Thank You
C. However, your cellphones can actually seem like a competitor for your teacher.
D. Another simple way to show your appreciation is to visit a teacher you had a few years ago.
E. When teachers are trying to get students to remember concepts, this can be a huge challenge.
F. Just know that when you listen and learn, you'll show your teacher why they do what they do.
G. Seeing the evidence of the positive influence they have had on their students is comforting for teachers.
When I was about 12, I had an enemy. A girl liked to point out my1. Week by week her2 grew: I was very thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much; I was too3, always feeling superior to others, and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. 4, I became very angry. I ran to my father with 5 in my eyes.
He listened to me 6 , and then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn't you ever 7 what you're really like? Well, you now have that girl's8Go and 9 a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 10. Pay no attent onto the other things she said. ”
I did 11he told me. To my great12, I discovered that about half the things were true. I couldn't13some of them (like being very thin), but there were a good number I could —and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I had a fairly 14 picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He 15 to take it. "That's just for you," he said. "You know the truth about yourself 16 than anyone else. But you have to learn to17, not just close your ears in 18, feeling hurt who something said about you is true, and you'll find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don't19your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do."
Daddy's advice has always 20 me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.
disappearing should deserve more attention from us human beings.
—Maybe his flight was behind time.
Daisy had always longed to help (endanger) species of wildlife. One day when she woke up she was taken to Tibet by a flying carpet, Daisy saw an antelope looking sad and then she knew the antelopes became endangered species. Daisy wondered what to do to help them. The flying carpet travelled so fastnext minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned around and found that she (watch) by an elephant. It asked if Daisy came to take its photo. In relief
Daisy burst into(laugh). Then they went to the rainforest and saw a monkey protecting itself mosquitoes by rubbing a millipede insect over (it) body. The monkey told them that they should pay more attention to the rainforest where it lived and appreciate how the animals lived together. Daisy was amazed and they flew home. From this experience Daisy learned the (important) of wildlife protection. an experience!
要点如下：
1）开学日期推迟到 4 月 20 号。假期要求他宅家并每天报告健康状况。
2）学校将开展线上课堂，希望他认真对待，好好学习。
3）给他一些建议和祝福。
注意：
1）词数80左右；2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3）人称和首句已经给出，请抄到答题卷上。
参考词汇：在线课堂 online classes ，疫情 epidemic ，新冠状病毒 novel coronavirus
Dear Jack,
I'm writing to inform you that the new semester will be delayed because of the epidemic caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus.
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Yours,
Li Hua
