I will never forget the lesson that I learned when I was in my primary school.
One day, my 1 teacher, Mr. Brown came into the classroom. Without saying anything,he drew a line on the blackboard. Looking at the confused students, he. asked,"Who can make the line 2 ?"
Before he finished what he wanted to say, all of us laughed and cried,"That's too easy."
"But there are some 3 . You can't remove the existing(己有的) line. You can't crase any part of it. 4 you can't even touch it."Mr. Brown added.
We had never 5 that the line needed to be shortened without doing anything to it! All at once, the whole class fell into 6 . We were just looking at each other, but 7 of us came up with any idea. All our mind seemed to go blank. When I looked at Tom, the smartest student in the class, I noticed him quietly 8 his head.
After a while, complaints could be heard everywhere.
"It's impossible. It can't be done."
"9 can we do that without touching the line?"
Mr. Brown didn't say anything. Slowly he 10 a piece of chalk, and carefully drew on the board another line that was longer than the first one. Then he 11 ,"We can't make the line shorter, but we can draw a longer line to make it look shorter."
For some time there was dead silence. Then smiles of 12 appeared on every young face.Finally we shouted and applauded(鼓掌) 13 as we realized we had learned a useful lesson.
For many people, when they are faced up with competition, the first idea that will come into their mind easily is to cut others' line short. However, the art teacher showed his primary students in a 14 way that it is the wrong way to win a competition 15 cutting the line short. The right way is to make your own line longer.
Kids have lots of fun indoor activities nowadays. Three parents and educators are here to share how they encourage children to spend more time outside and connect with nature.
Susie experienced educator | To get kids off screen, I advise parents disconnect too. My students have come to enjoy looking out for birds. They also find joy in using binoculars (双筒望远镜) for birdwatching. One of my students is now known as the local 12-year-old birdwatcher in the community. He's now a better birdwatcher than I am! |
Juan outdoor club volunteer | During a fishing trip with 30 kids aged 10 to 16, I had to get creative to keep them active. So, I came up with an idea: whoever catches a fish gets a gift. Although no one caught a fish, the kids loved it. Next month, we're going to have a boat racing on a nearby river. The key is to create an interesting space and give kids a reason to join in. |
Linda English teacher | When teaching English as a second language, I planned an outdoor math lesson: how to find the size of a garden bed (园圃). But my students didn't want to do it because of the insects (昆虫) and the hot weather, I then suggested growing something they could eat to make them more interested in the garden. This experience changed my mindset (观念) from "I'm taking them outside" to "We're going outside together". |
The next day Marilla went to see the doctor. When she came back, she looked very tired and ill.
"What did the doctor say?" asked Anne worriedly.
"He says I mustn't read or write, and I must wear glasses. Then my head won't hurt. But if I'm not very careful, I'll be blind in six months!"
For a minute Anne was silent. Then she said firmly, "Then you must be careful, Marilla."
"Think how terrible it is to be blind! But how lucky you've got a free place at Redmond College! I can't give you any money, you see. All our money's gone, and I can't work now. I think I'll have to sell the farm, and go and live with Rachel Lynde!" and poor Marilla sobbed wildly.
That night Anne sat alone in her bedroom. She thought and thought for some time, and then she smiled. When she went to bed, she knew what she was going to do.
The next day she explained it all to Marilla.
"You can't sell Green Gables. It's our home! Just listen, I've planned everything. I'm not going to Redmond College, it's too far away. I'm going to teach, in one of the village schools near here. Then I can live there during the week and come home at weekends to look after you. Diana's father will use our fields and pay us for them, and so we'll have some money. You see?"
"Oh Anne! I'll be all right if you're here. But you must go to Redmond, if you want to study..."
"Redmond College doesn't matter," laughed Anne. "I'm going to study at home in the evenings. And I'm going to be a really good teacher! That's better than anything!"
Marilla shook her head and tried not to cry. "You're a good girl, Anne. Now we can keep Green Gables!"
① To go and live with Rachel Lynde.
② To work in one of the village schools.
③ To look after Marilla at weekends.
④ To study at home in the evenings.
⑤ To be a good teacher at Redmond College.
Do you have a good memory? Can you remember English words you leant last week? Or have you forgotten the deadline of your project? Many of us often say" My brain doesn't work well". Maybe you can try a new way of training your brain-—Learn with your team members.
"Teamwork makes our brains work better. "The memory expert, Jonathan Hancock said,"Being part of a team has many advantages for remembering things. "In his memory research,he finds that the participants(参与者) in ate am always behave better than people who work independently. That's because they have less personal pressure,more time to think over each question.
But there's even more going on according to Canadian researchers,who've shown that our brains get a natural improvement when they've got company(陪伴). Their study suggests two reasons. First, when we 're with people who are trying to remember something,we can easily feel that tip-of-the-tongue feeling, so we also want to join in to challenge ourselves. Second, after knowing others can remember things well, we can be encouraged to make it too.
To make better use of the power of team learning. you can use the contagion(传染效应) to awaken and improve memories. For example,go over new words together with your partners. Believe it or not,you'll be amazed at your magic memory. Also,you can share the duty together. If you have many tasks to remember,ask your partner to remember the date of school play while you 're in charge of remembering project deadline. In this way, both of you will remember things more easily and deeply.
①Smile! A smile is the most fascinating part of your face. But sometimes you don't want to smile. Why? Because your teeth are crooked (不整齐的)? Have you seen some kids with a mouthful of metal? These are called braces. Today, doctors can work wonders with your teeth. Just as you go to a doctor with an upset stomach or an eye doctor to test your eyes, your teeth also needs attention and care.
②Teeth help in eating. Crooked teeth will not allow you to chew food properly, so some unchewed food will go down to your stomach. Besides, crooked teeth are difficult to clean and hurt the gums (牙龈). Space between the teeth is also dangerous. Sometimes food get stuck between the teeth. If you do not take it out with a normal brushing, they may do great harm to the teeth.
③The best time to solve the problem is when you are a child and your teeth haven't completely set. It may be from 8 to 14 years of age. By 12 or 13 years of age or so, the milk teeth falls out and permanent teeth come in. It is also at this age that the jaw (下巴) is growing. As a child is growing, his jaws is still weak and reshaping is easier.
④The dentist corrects the teeth by spreading your mouth with braces so that the teeth fit in correctly in its place. Putting pressure to the jaw makes the jaw grow in the direction of the pull.Putting braces helps change the shape of your jaw.
⑤Teeth can be corrected at any age. However, as you get older it takes longer time and hurts more. The older you are, the more painful it gets as the jaws and permanent teeth have set.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (or zhongyi), also called "TCM," is an ancient system of traditional medicine developed in China over thousands of years.
There is an interesting part of your body. It is always dying, and it is replaced every 28 days. Everywhere you go, you leave (微小的)pieces of it on the ground or the floor. It is the largest part of your body--your skin.
The skin makes up about 15% of your body weight and covers an aof about two square meters.
The skin is always replacing (自身).As a result, dead skin cells are always falling off your body. It is said that much dirt in your house is mup of dead skin. But do you know the skin has some important values?
The skin(保护)the inside parts of your body. It works hard to keep your body warm or cool. Holes in the skin can open or close to help(控制)body heat.
Your skin is not only a "protector" but aa "feeler". It feels touch or pain.Parts of cells that feel touch are connected to the brain. When you touch something, your brain decides wto do and then tells your muscles(肌肉).But the parts that feel pain are connected straight to muscles.If these feel (急剧的,突然的)pain,they tell the muscles to move quickly.The muscles don't need the brain to tell them to jump. Do you think it's ran amazing part of your body?
Kun Opera is a kind of traditional Chinese opera has been around. for over 600 years. It is considered to be one of(old) forms of Chinese operas. The(one) record of Kun Opera goes backthe 14th century in the Yuan Dynasty. The Kunshan area in Jiangsu Province is the birthplace of Kun Opera. Kun Opera becamenational art form in the 16th century. In the following 200 years, between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, Kun Opera(welcome) around the country, becoming an important part of Chinese culture. Sadly, Kun Opera(fall) little by little since the 18th century. With the rise of other operas such as Peking Opera, Kun Opera started(lose) its ground. In the 20thcentury, Kun Opera almost died out. Thanks to overseas Chinese Kun Opera groups and(fan), some Kun Opera pieces and skills remained. (recent), the rise of "zhe zi xi could keep this kind of art alive. Instead of acting the whole piece of one play for a long time, now the artists can perform one or several interesting pieces on their own.
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A letter to ▲
Dear ▲,
How time flies! It's time to say goodbye to my junior high school life.
Yours,
Li Hua