Teen Summer Camps Abroad
Educational Travel for High School Students and Groups
Celebrating 26 years of community-service-based adventure travel programs for high school Educational Travel for High School Students and Groups students and groups! Choose from Community Service, Global Action and Adventure travel opportunities.
Location: Worldwide
Dates: 1-4week programs: June through August
Cost: $1. 950 per week（10% off book before May 10th）
Tel: 403-545-2202
ARCC Programs: Meaningful Service. Real Connections. True Adventure.
ARCC provides international adventure programs in 20 countries and 4 western states. With over 30 years of experience. ARCC has remained a pioneer of adventure travel and teen summer programs for young people.
Dates: 2-5week programs' June through August
Cost: $1,900-$2,200 per week
Tel: To get more information or request a catalog, call our headquarters at 415-332-5075.
French Summer Camp in the French Alps
High-quality Teenage French Summer program in Morzine in the French Alps, just an hour's drive from Geneva. Combine language learning with great cultural and outdoor activities in a fun, safe mountain village environment.
Dates: July 8th-August 19th
Cost: $2,412 for 2 weeks
Tel. : 450-790-0838
Abbey Road High School Summer Program in Florence, Italy
Spend this summer learning about Italian art history, language, cuisine, film, and fashion in the beautiful and historic city of Florence Enjoy delicious authentic pastas, and go on weekly trips to discover Italy.
Dates: 2-5week programs: June 1st-August 30th
Costs: $4,095（2 weeks）/$6,295（3 weeks）/$7. 095（4 weeks）
Tel. : 888-462-2239
Earthquakes happen without warning. They can happen any time of a day, at any point during the year. But don't worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people. However, it's important to know what to do when an earthquake is happening.
Do not go outside. You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings. If you are outside, stay away from buildings and power lines（输电线）.
Stay under a desk, table. or other strong furniture. Hold on to it. Or stay in a comer of the building. Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing. Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.
Keep away from windows, pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building. and anything else that could fall and hurt you. Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake, not by the shaking itself.
Also keep away from a fire. You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire.
If you are driving when an earthquake happens, stop the car if it's safe. Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops, and don't drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power lines or trees. These could fall and hurt you.
Studies have shown most people fail to realise how much time they spend on their smartphones each day.
Frank and Amelia's family were put to a test, using a free app called "Moment-Screen Time Tracker". The Vascellaros-Frank, Amelia, 14-year-old twins Frankie and Joe, and 17-year-old Sam--all said they did not really know they were spending so much time on their phones each day.
"Honestly. I don't feel like I'm on my phone a lot," Amelia Vascellaro said. Amelia was on her phone far less often than Frank, according to the app. While Amelia spent about an hour per day on the phone, Frank spent closer to four hours on his phone, which came as a shock to him. The children's times varied but they often spent more than a couple of hours on the phone as well.
Minneapolis-based Dr. Kirsten Lind Seal sees phone usage come up lot among families. Lind Seal said many family members` phone use has become problematic.
"If we hear more than once, ‘Do you have to be on your phone right now? Can you please put your phone down? Did you hear what I said?' it may be a sign that it is negatively influencing our family relationships and our daily lives," she said.
Lind Seal said actually paying attention to how much time one spends on the phone is a good first step in deciding when to put it down.
She asks parents to encourage more face-to-face communication for teens and young adults as they continue developing their social and emotional skills. "What we find is that we are really losing out on empathy—the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems—when we spend a lot of time on our smartphones to communicate with other people," she said
What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading. listening to music or even sleeping, but none of them is worried about the road ahead.
Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driver-less cars. So far, no Google self-driven car has gotten a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.
These cars are now still in the testing stages. But, if the tests are successful, these electric self-driven cars could be put into use very soon.
The cars already have many features allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situation. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice objects close by. The can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions. Scientists and engineers believe, with the help wireless signals, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible.
The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self-driven car may be able to prevent these. However, some people don't like the idea. American lawyer White Drake. for example, does not believe these cars are safe He thinks technologies can also make mistakes.
a. e-reading b. wireless signals c. cameras d. GPS
Failure is a word that no one wants to hear. It is human beings` biggest fear yet it is faced by every human being. Sometimes, people's fear of it is their biggest barrier to success. Here are some tips which can help you get on the positive side of life.
Never give up. Before starting anything that you think will give you success, promise yourself that you will never give up. remember that it is never too late to do so.
This is the opportunity that you should not let go of. Suppose you are on a football ground. You strike the ball for 9 times in a row and fail. But at the tenth attempt, you succeed. The tenth attempt proves that you have somehow learnt from your mistakes.
Never think that you've got only one plan. The worst thing you can do after failing in some project is thinking that it was the only plan you could ever think of. If Plan A fails, turn to Plan B or Plan C. If you are into achieving something, no one or nothing in this world can stop you.
This is the most important thing that you need to live a happy life. Always think positive. Never let yourself down. Positivity is all we need to grow and establish ourselves in this world.
A. Keep on trying.
B. Keep a positive attitude.
C. Learn from your mistakes.
D. There is always another way.
E. Therefore, you need to learn how to deal with failure.
F. Just as the saying goes, failure is the mother of success.
G. This promise helps make your mind ready for both failure and success.
Exercise and I have never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad 1 me into a dozen sports. 2 . I didn't like any of them.
When I entered University of Regina, my dad 3 telling me "You have to find a way to story 4 " or "You don't want to get the Freshman 15 pounds, do you?" So! 5 to give swimming a shot, but I 6 managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester（学期）. Worse still. I was 7 to convince myself that "Yeah, that's OK. "
Spring semester came. A friend of mine 8 me one day asking if I wanted to go to Zumba with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to Latin and pop songs. It didn't sound too bad. but I couldn't be 9 .
I went, and that was it. Zumba became my 10 of tea. The instructor would always say: "Don't worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing. " That removed my 11 about sports. I didn't have to be 12 . I didn't even have to be good. I just need to 13 the music and move. Zumba did 14 me from the Freshman 15 pounds, but it also did so much more. It let me make peace with（于一重扫于好）my 15 past with physical fitness, and enjoy staying healthy.
Zhou Liang is the （good）friend of mine. He is sixteen. He is not very tall, but be is smart. He has many different （hobby）. （listen）to music is his favorite. He is （interest）in sports very much. He is member of our school football team. Zhou Liang also likes （surf）the Internet. He works hard at his lessons so he does well all the subjects. He can work our the math problems so （easy）. He is kind and ready （help）others. He is the person has helped me make progress. I hope our friendship will last forever.
1）自我介绍；
2）遇到的困难；
3）希望得到的建议和帮助。
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2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Editor,
Yours, Li Hua
Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.
One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn't until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali's running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
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The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. （痛）
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Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly.
