How can you improve English listening? Here are two ways. I(希望) they can help you.
It's(必要的) to listen to the English radio. You should try to listen to the radio for at(最少)20 minutes every day. Do it on the bus, on your way to school, or when you travel. It's (常见的) that you have difficulties. Try to pick out key (信息) to get a general （总的）idea of what it is about.
The other way is to watch English movies and TV shows. If possible,(选择) movies or shows that you know about, such as children's (动画片) or famous films. If you already know the (主要的) story, you will find the language much easier to pick up. (然而)， you should not watch movies or shows (有) subtitles (字幕) in your first language, or you'll not focus on understanding the English.
What can make people cheer in every corner of the world? The answer can only be soccer, one of the most popular sports in the world. For (十亿) of people, it's not just a game— it's a way of life.
In Sao Paulo, Brazil, many children play soccer barefoot. They are too poor to buy shoes, but they can't stop the game. Playing soccer means everything for (当地的) people. It's so exciting. They can't imagine a life without soccer. Many world-class soccer players like Pele, Ronaldo once learned the game in those poor (地区).
Everyone can have great fun with the soccer ball. You can run (在外面) and enjoy fresh air, keeping the ball moving on the grass and (如果) you get a good chance, shoot for a goal! "Soccer gives us a (味道) of freedom." said Ronaldo.
FIFA gives a (报告) that over 240,000,000 people in more than 200 countries are (感兴趣的) in playing soccer today. In China, more schools decide (设置) up soccer lessons. Soccer is the (象征) of joy, friendship and success.
Tom had busy school days, and he (几乎不)ever did sports. In (事实),he didn't have (足够) time for sports. He hoped to do something different. As a (孩子), it was better to enjoy outdoor activities. So he and his father decided to climb a mountain. They(尝试) hard, and in the end they （到达）the top of the mountain. His father gave him a pen .The air was very good. He could (清楚地) hear the birds singing beautifully. His (心脏） was touched. He was so excited that he couldn't (等待)to keep it in a diary. what a (精彩的）day it was! He never forgot that interesting day.
Su Bingtian is a name you should know. This summer he made history at Tokyo 2020 Games and became the (最快的) man in China, even in Asia.
Born in 1989, the (区域) Su lived in sells lights. (然而), Su liked running at an early age and often ran with some (同学) at school. Nobody at that time believed that the small boy was named "Chinese flying man" one day.
In 2004, he went into a sports school and (练习)running every day. Later, the meth is two . (优秀的)coaches. They helped him a lot in (训练). From them, Su learned running as much as (可能的)might not help run better. It was a long (旅程) to become a real runner. Now the 32-year-old man worked as a teacher in a university. "I am (相当)pleased to run in 9.3 seconds. I will work harder in the future." said Su.
What a great man Su is!
Ted, Jodie , Lily and Mary are my good (朋友). They love watching TV very much. They have different hobbies (爱好), so they like different TV shows. Ted is a good sports (选手). He likes to play basketball and ping-pong, so he likes sports shows. He often watches CCTV-5 at home. Jodie is a good (记者), so she likes (新闻). But Lily can't (忍受) it. She thinks it is too boring. In (事实), she just likes game shows. Mary doesn't (介意) game shows. But she likes to watch (喜剧). And she loves sitcoms, too. Her (最喜爱的) sitcom is Mr. Bean. She thinks it is very (有趣的).
Last summer I went on a trip to Mountain Tai with my family. We usually travel by bus, but that time we（决定）to drive a car. It was an（令人兴奋的）trip. When we arrived, it started to rain. We took out our（伞） and climbed the mountain in the rain. There are many（差别） between a rainy day and a sunny day. The（鸟）were hiding in the trees, without singing. The trees on the mountain and buildings below the mountain looked so clean and fresh. I enjoyed（我自己）in the soft rain. When we got to the（顶部）of the mountain, the rain stopped and the sun came out. We saw lots of people there. （每个人）looked happy. It（似乎）they had a great time, too. After walking so long, we felt（饥饿的）. So we took out the food and drinks and had a picnic. Before we went back home, we took many beautiful photos. What a wonderful day we had!
Do you believe that a man can change the desert into green land? Guo Chengwang is such a great man. Guo Chengwang is (著名的) for his work in planting trees in Shaanxi Province. He is great because not only he plants so many trees but also he has (已经) worked there for over30 years.
When he was a child, he had to go to the farmland (喂养) pigs. After he grew up, looking at the endless desert he thought he should do something. In 1986, he came up with the idea of planting trees. So he (卖掉) the pigs and began his plan . At first, the (形势，情况) was difficult. He had to carry water from a place far away to water the small trees he planted He worked day and night to grow as many trees as possible. He has planted two (百万) trees now. He hopes to live in peace with the (自然).
Guo Chengwang once told a reporter from CCTV, "Nothing is (令人愉快的) than seeing the trees grow well. They are just like my own (婴儿). "He is one of (普通的) farmers in China. What he did makes our country more beautiful.
Bob's Bargain Department Store is the cheapest store in town. (尽管) it's the cheapest, it isn't the most popular. People don't shop there very often (因为) lots of people say the things there are the (最差的)in town.
The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good things. In (事实), some people say the things there are the best in town. They are (有创造性的). They sell the most fashionable clothes. However, the things are the most (昂贵的) too, so people don't often shop there, And it is quite far (离...，从…) the town center.
The Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town. (每个人) likes to go there in town. All (种类) of things there are pretty cheap. It doesn't have the (最好的) things, but they're more popular than the clothes at many other stores. And it is convenient to get there, too.
Improvisational performance(即兴表演) is a kind of performance that is done without preparation(准备). I think it is (令人愉快的), so I started to learn it last year. Last school year, we had an improvisational performance (比赛) the day before Mother's Day. My best friend Linda and I made a team to join it. On that day, we saw lots of (精彩的) performances on the stage. We each had cards with different topics(主题)，our topic was "mother", we took it (认真对待), before acting, we practiced and practiced, Linda acted as my sister, we (分享)mother's love in the performance, our performance was so funny and (有创造力的) that everyone (笑). Finally, we won the first (奖), and our teacher said our performance showed that we had good (天赋) for acting, we were both very happy.
Laughing with a friend is the best, but sometimes it's crying that brings you closer (在一起) . Don't be afraid to be with your friends. You are supposed to (分享) your true feelings—you may learn that your friends feel the (相同的) way. As a (结果) , friends will understand each other (更好的) .My best friend Nelly is a quiet girl. She works hard but has many problems in subjects. Last week, she said she (尽力) her best to read English but got the worst. She felt (像) almost everyone was laughing at her. She cried alone on the playground. I knew I must do something about it to stand up for her. I found a (有创造力的) way to help her. I drew her something special with some words: Believe in (你自己) . At (至少) I am always here.
Small thoughtful gifts, such as picking a flower for a friend who is sick, just might cheer your friends up.
