How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here's a good example.
Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters: eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus (焦点) of the whole country because they have finished 100 different outdoor activities in one year.
The Meek couple don't want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become "couch_potatoes". They don't allow (允许) their kids to watch TV or play computer games. Instead, they ask the two girls to do activities outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities with their daughters. The two sisters really have a good time joining in activities.
Every holiday and weekend, whether (无论) it's sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks try the activities, including hiking, sailing, climbing, skiing and so on. The two little girls have a wonderful time, and they learn a lot of skills from the activities, too. "Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are bad for their health. However, we're experiencing (体验) something different."
