You have been familiar with the learning environment in your middle school, and it feels like home. So it is not 1 easy to say "bye" to middle school.
After entering high school, you may face some new 2 . The schoolwork may become more difficult and require greater skills. Most students need support. Teachers and parents may give you a hand. However, you can't 3 others all the time. What can you do？Here are some suggestions：
Understand what kind of 4 you are. Do you need silence to focus？Then make sure the TV is not on when you are studying. Provide yourself with a 5 learning environment at home. Some students focus better in the morning, but others at night. Find the right 6 so that your efforts will work well.
Learn to be better organized. It might be helpful when you get used to making a to-do-list of all your schoolwork, and checking each item off when it is completed. Try to 7 your work. This will create smaller, more manageable tasks out of the larger ones. Big projects seem less 8 if they are done step by step.
Form good reading habits. Read every day—the more, the better. It doesn't matter what you read. Reading newspaper regularly is a good choice. Newspapers provide plenty of details and background. 9 , information you get from newspapers is usually official and true.
High school life can be enjoyable. Old friendships might come undone and new ones will 10 . Hope you will feel confident and perform well in high school!
When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink and white. He took care of them with much love and devotion (挚爱). When he came home from work every day, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, "No one should touch my flowers. "
One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved Dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that Dad would be very pleased to see them that way. When Mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless. However, my sister didn't know why no one showed her any appreciation (欣赏). When Dad came back, he went straight to watch the flowers as usual. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was surprised at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbor's children who could have done it. Then he looked at Mom in silence. Finally Mom, who always taught us to tell the truth, said, "No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence. " Dad's face changed into a smile and then he said, "Do I have better flowers than my lovely daughter?" My younger sister smiled and hugged Dad strongly.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer brought his first 3D movie G-Force to the big screen. It is a funny adventure about a team of trained secret agents (特工) - guinea pigs (豚鼠). These guinea pigs work for the US government, and they have special powers. They can talk and work together to fight against the bad people who will destroy their great nation. The team tries to stop Leonard Saber, a man who plans to destroy the world. Before they succeed, the government asks them to stop and wants to catch them. To get away, they hide in a pet shop. But they are caught there. Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), Juarez (voice of Penėlope Cruz), Blaster (voice of Tracy Morgan), Speckles (voice of Nicolas Cage), Mooch, and their new friend Hurley (voice of Jon Favreau) need to get out of their cages and save the world.
"It's interesting to take on films with familiar, even classic themes, give them something fresh and see what happens," says Bruckheimer. "Movies about secret agents have been on screens long before James Bond, and movies in which animals speak and have personalities have also been with us for quite some time. What we've never seen, however, is a movie about secret agents who happen to be animals and, what's more, is a movie that is a combination of action, cartoon and digital 3D. "
How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it. Most people in Poland have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to have a rest, but they try to do something more pleasant most of the time. They have in any different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.
Many Polish people like travelling. They look for new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains, and others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim, because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.
Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, and football is regarded as the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support a certain team, so they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have any relation with the team. Watching a sport and doing it are both good ways to relax.
In addition, doctors say that doing sports is very good for the health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.
Besides these ways, Polish people have many other ways to spend their free time. And they really enjoy their free time.
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A. Is that everything？ B. In the morning before breakfast. C. What about Angela？ D. I hope I can do everything. E. First, you need to walk the dog. F. That means you should make your rooms tidy. G. Why must I do that? |
Mum: Okay, Brian. It's time to make a schedule for housework.
Brian: Oh, Mum!
Mum: No complaining, come on.
Brian: That's what I like to do. When shall I walk him？
Mum: And then, when you go out, don't forget to take out the trash.
Brian: Does she need to do anything？
Mum: Of course. She has to wash the dishes from Monday to Friday.
Brian: That's fair enough.
Mum: And I want both of you to make your beds and pick up your things after you get up in the morning.
Brian: Okay. But you know I don't like doing that.
Mum: Yes. You can have a rest at the weekend.
Chen Xiaona, 15, studies at a boarding school in Guangzhou. It was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring. Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card, so she didn't have to travel so often.
"It's usually the most relaxing time for our family." said Chen.
She chose the right time. After a few turns of lobbying(游说), her parents finally agreed with Chen. So they have to choose a right time.
US magazine Highnight recently surveyed 1, 521 kids aged 6-12 in the country, asking questions like " " Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive (乐于接受的). Meal time is discovered to be their most favourite time to talk to their parents. Bed time comes second, followed by time spent in the car.
Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency(倾向)over the problem. Guangzhou Daily did a survey about it.
So do you have anything to talk to your parents about? Choose a good time.
A. If you want to talk to your parents about something important, when is the best time to do it?
B. She decided to discuss it with her parents during TV time after dinner.
C. She used to go back home every week to get money from her parents.
D. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose meal time to talk to their parents.
E. For most teenagers like Chen, talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying.
Amanda is American filmmaker and actress. She came to China three years ago (study) Performance at Beijing Film Academy. Last month. she moved to Japan to study Economics at the University of Tokyo. On June 10th, she returned to the USA. She chatted with her parents about the cultural differences the two countries.
"The people in both countries are very friendly foreigners. But they have different (culture). For example, when I spoke Chinese in China, the people there always showed surprise on their faces. But when I came to Japan, I found it was opposite. Most local people there hoped I could talk with them in Japanese, I was not good at it," she said.
Amanda (think) this might have something to do with the fact that the Western group In Japan is (old) than the one in China. They have stayed in Japan for a long time. And most of them speak Japanese (good). But Westerners in China are still quite a new group They're usually (treat) as guests and tourists.
