Swimmers Wanted Can you swim? Are you good with kids? Can you help them with swimming on weekends? Come and join us. Call Jane at 0538-3225847 for more information. |
Chess Club Do you like to play chess? Do you want to play chess well? Mr. Zhang can teach you. You can come here on Friday afternoon. Tel: 0538-8766352 Add: Room 102 in school's P.E. Building. |
Let's Learn English Can you speak English? Do you want to learn English? Join the English club now. Time: 9:00~11:30 (from Monday to Friday). Call Henry at 0538-3999998. |
Musicians Wanted Boys and girls, are you music lovers? Can you sing or dance? Can you play the instruments? Welcome to our Star Rock Band. Please call Victor at 0538-6783452 or send an e-mail to music@yahoo.com. |
Do you like keeping pets? According to the survey, fish is one of the most popular choices in the pet world.
Why do people keep fish?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish cannot be friendly but they have beautiful shapes and colors. They are a pleasure to watch as they swim in their tanks.
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable(合适的) tank and you must fill the tank with suitable water. It is also good for them to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water clean. A few snails in the tank are a good idea, too. They will keep it clean.
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food that you can get in pet shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish once a day only. It is important not to give them too much food. Just give them as much as they can eat in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.
Nancy's mother often wrote books on the computer. It worked very well. There was only one problem—it was boring for Nancy.
The computer was gray. It was not beautiful at all. Nancy didn't like ugly（丑的）things. So she wanted to make her mother's computer beautiful. "Mom is going to love it," she said to herself.
The first problem was the colour. Nancy wanted a pink computer. But Mom's favourite color was purple. So Nancy got out her pens and started colouring the computer purple.
"Much better!" she said as she finished. Then she drew some stars—blue, pink and red all over the computer.
"Nice!" said Nancy. "What's next?" It only took her a moment to get the answer. "Hats!" Nancy's mom liked to wear hats and Nancy was good at drawing hats. She drew different kinds of hats all over Mom's computer. She believed（认为）the purple computer with a lot of stars and hats was the most beautiful.
"Nancy? What are you doing with my computer?"
"Look, Mom! I made it beautiful. Do you love it?" Nancy asked happily.
Nancy's mom couldn't believe her eyes. She took a deep breath for a moment and asked patiently（耐心地）, "Can you tell me why you do so?"
"I want you to be happier to work with this beautiful computer." "Thank you. I love it very much." Mom said and smiled.
① Nancy drew some stars. ② Nancy painted different kinds of hats.
③ Nancy got out her pens. ④ Nancy colored the computer purple.
Children around the world use lots of different forms of transport（交通工具） to go to school bus, train，helicopter（直升飞机）! How do you go to school?
My name is Diego. I live in a small village in Peru. My village is in the Amazon rainforest （热带雨林）.There are not many roads in the rainforest. So there aren't many cars or buses. Everyone travels by boat. Every day a big boat collects all the children from the villages along the river and takes them to school. There are usually about forty children in the boat when it reaches the school. Every morning, I wait near the river for the boat with my little sister and brother. It takes about half an hour to get to school. I do my homework on the way to school and I talk to my friends on the way home.
I'm Haruka and I'm from Tokyo in Japan. Tokyo is a big city. My school is a long way from my house. So I travel to school by train every day. Trains are very popular in Japan. Lots of people use trains to get to work and school. The trains in Japan are clean and fast, but they are usually very crowded with too many people. I leave home at half past seven every day. I walk to the train station with my brother. The train journey takes about one hour. It's a long time but some of my friends travel for two hours to get to school! I like my journey to school because I can talk to my brother on the way.
In the US, Bike to School Day is a school festival. On that day, students need to ride to school. But if they have no bikes or live far from school, they can walk to school or take school buses.
It's a green way because it doesn't cause pollution (引起污染). It is also fun to ride bikes. Most importantly, biking is really good for their health. For today's students, it takes them much time to play phone games or watch TV shows at home.
Some students also ask their parents to go to work by bike on that day. After that, lots of parents get into a habit of riding. After buying an old bike for only fifty to one hundred dollars, they can ride it to work every day. And a new bike doesn't take too much money, either. It's great to have one.
A. It is on the first Wednesday in May. B. They really need to exercise to keep healthy. C. Students can talk and see nice things on the way. D. It's good exercise and it can help them save money. E. Now, hundreds of teachers in US schools like to ask their students to do so. |
Gongming Yi is a great musician. He is good at playing the guqin. One day, he goes out for a walk and sees a cow eating grass. Gongming Yi feels happy, so he plays the guqin. The music is very 1 , but the cow doesn't show any interest. It is just eating grass.
"Why doesn't the cow listen to the music? Don't I play it 2 ?" Gongming Yi asks.
Then he plays new music for the cow. The music is 3 the sound of a young cow. This time, the cow 4 eating and listens to the music.
Gongming Yi says, "It isn't because I'm not good at playing the guqin. The cow doesn't know the music played by a 5 . It only knows its own (自己的) sound."
Oliver is a small boy. He is always 1 and likes helping other people. He has only one problem (问题): he doesn't want to 2 .
In the morning, Oliver's mother says to him, "Your hands are too dirty! You have to wash them before breakfast." But Oliver says, "3 do I wash? They will get dirty after breakfast, right?"
Then, Oliver's grandma comes to see him. After learning about Oliver's problem, she thinks of a good idea (主意).
The next morning, when Oliver 4 , he feels very surprised (惊讶的) at the things he 5 . There are no clean dishes or cups in the 6 . Things are everywhere in the living room. It 7 terrible. All the family are wearing 8 clothes.
At this time, his grandma says, "We think you're 9 , Oliver. We'll get dirty anyway (反正), so from now on, we will 10 wash." After listening to what Grandma says, Oliver couldn't say a word (话). He goes to wash quickly.
From then on, Oliver learns to be a tidy boy.
Dear Dr. Know,
There are many rules at my home. When my mother says, "Don't be (noise)!" I have to stop (play) the game. Every time I want to eat ice-cream, my father will say no.
My parents are strict me. I know they make rules to help me. But my parents also have some bad (坏的) (habit). Can I make rules for them, too?
My first one is "Don't use phones too much!" My parents are always tired (疲倦的) after a day's practice — they are musicians in club. They need time (relax). They often play with their phones. But we need to talk about our life, study and work. It's very important to a family, isn't it?
My (two) rule is "Go outside on weekends." Today is Saturday. It's 10:00 in the morning. Now my mother is (shop) on the computer and my father is watching a soccer game. If (如果) we have this rule, we can go swimming, ride bikes just go for a walk. It helps us keep healthy and have fun.
But I don't know how to talk with my parents about it and I'm afraid (this) rules will not work in my family. Can you help me, Dr. Know?
Yours,
Frank
