I went to school in China for four years and for another six years in Canada.There are two teachers from these countries that really impressed(给予某人深刻印象)me even though they are very1.
When I moved to Canada, I couldn't even2food on the flight.After two months on an ESL(English as a Second Language)course, I got my first3card.My mark in English was 65.I was very upset.I couldn't4what would be said at the parent-teacher interview.
"Hello!" Mrs Franceschini welcomed my parents."Richard just came to Canada a few months ago.I am amazed at how his English has5so fast, " she said."On his first day, he was very shy and only used simple words.Now he can answer and ask questions using whole sentences."
6 many other Chinese parents, my mom asked if she could give me7homework."Don't worry.Richard is already working very hard, " Mrs Franceschini laughed.Then she shook my hand."Richard, you did a good job.I am8of you!" she said.
Back in Shanghai, my teacher Miss Li was very9.In a test, my average(平均分)was 97, top of the class.I was proud to take parents to the10.
Miss Li told my parents："Feng Yu is doing pretty well.But because of his 11he lost 3 points in math.12, he would be the top of the school."
I thought she was being13to me.But when I was about to leave, I realized Miss Li was very nice.She hosted a party for me and gave me a big card.Her phone number and e-mail address were on the card."Feng Yu, you are my best student.I14you a successful life, " she wrote."If you want to talk or need any help, I am always here for you."
Miss Li and Mrs Franceschini are both great teachers, just in different ways.One built up my learning abilities.15 gave me tons of confidence and made learning enjoyable.I'm proud to have had them as my teachers.
Everyone needs help sometimes. People depend on one another. That's why communities have special people ready to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it.
For example, what would we do without a community fire station？ If a home catches on fire, as the Jackson place did last week, it might be burned down and people get hurt…or worse. We're so lucky to have firemen to come to save people and put out the fire, safely. If the fire station hadn't come so fast, the Jacksons might have lost everything.
And what about our local police who protect our families, our homes and valuable things? The police have helped so many families this past year, especially saving people and pets and protecting our houses and other things after the heavy rains.
Think about all the other service workers we have in this community, We have people who collect waste and rubbish and keep our community sanitary, We have road workers who put up and repair traffic signs and fix holes in the streets to protect not just us, but our cars! And where would this community be without the teachers in our school and the doctors, and nurses in our community hospitals?
Think again about what we eat every day; think again about what we wear every day. We cannot produce them, but we use them all the time. We get a lot from all these tireless workers who keep our community running. We need these people in the community. We depend on each other. Let's support each other and help each other. Only in this way can we make our community a better place.
As soon as the man steps in this world, the people who he meets for the first time are his family members. The first person is the mother who has taken great pain to bring him to this world. Then is the father who is always there to care for him. Then come the younger brothers or sisters.
The family is the first learning place for a person in this world. Starting from childhood until old age, he learns everything from his family. He sees his family members walking and starts trying that. He sees them speaking and he tries to copy them. Gradually, he learns the basic communication among the family members. He also learns how to love, how to behave, how to come along in life, all from his family. This develops a kind of close relationship among all family members. They are always there to help each other.
The family works like a chain. Younger people learn from elders while elders depend on their kids for a lot of things. When kids grow up, get married and have their own children, the whole cycle is repeated again. Family members will always rescue you whenever you need them.
They always support you in different ways. You can always share your problems with your family and find a better way to solve your problems after a discussion in the house.
Considering all these, we can say, family is one of the greatest gifts of nature to us.
It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. While waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed loneliness. I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls because their souls belonged to the Net.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man sitting in front of it. "I am Steve," he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm busy, " he said He was chatting online and, at the same time playing a computer game: a war game. I was surprised.
Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek, but not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor and he shouted, "Leave me alone." I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people, especially Steve. I wouldn't want to imagine the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines instead of with people. I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn't even realize that the coffee was bad, just as Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.
You have been thinking about it all week. It kept you awake last night. Now, as you walk to the front of the class, your throat is dry and your stomach feels funny. However, by making a few small preparations and rehearsing （预演） carefully, you too can be a public speaking star.
Being excited about your topic is necessary for all the good speeches, so it's important to choose carefully. If you enjoy your topic, your audience （观众） will, too. Even if you are given a topic, try to find something about it that is exciting or funny.
Next, do some research. Don't just research your topic. If you can, study video of a great speaker to see how they move, speak, and pause （停顿）. Copying their style will help you to write a great speech. After researching, it's time to write your speech. During this stage, think of your audience all the time. It helps you relax if you know that your audience is enjoying your speech. Finally, rehearse.
You really need to rehearse a lot. Measure your speech with a watch, and practice in front of a mirror （镜子）.If you have followed all these steps, you should be ready for your audience. Good luck!
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A: Another English storybook? B: Yes, they are really small C: What about this one? D: Isn't it interesting? E: Did you enjoy the book? F: You can't keep the book for long G: Oh? But I know you are good at English. |
A：What can I do for you?
B: I want to return the book, please
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B: No, I had a hard time reading.
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B: It isn't the language , but the words.
They are too small for me.
A: What can I do for you then?
B: Can you help me choose another book?
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B: Yes, but one with bigger words.
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B: Oh, this one is much better. Thanks a lot.
A: You are welcome.
A: You are using your mobile phone again while you are crossing the road.
Haven't you heard about the news?
B: What is it about?
A: A girl died in the lift because she was playing her mobile phone then.
B: Really? So terrible.
A: As we know, mobile phones make it easier for us to communicate with others.
But they bring us so many problems.
B: I won't do it again. should we pay attention to?
A: I don't think we should use them when we are driving, either.
B:while we are on the plane?
A: No, we can't keep them on. Using mobile phones isn't allowed on the plane.
B: I see. We shouldn't talk on the phone for too long.
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A man had a garden. He planted a rose and watered it Before the rose blossomed(盛开), he noticed many thorns(刺) around the bud(花蕾) and he thought, " can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns?" Because of this , he lost interest in this kind of plant, then he gave up watering the rose. And just it was ready to blossom, it died.
Good qualities are just like roses. There is a rose in spirit. The good qualities planted in us at birth, grow among the thorns — our weaknesses. Many of us look at and we only see our weaknesses. We lose heart, thinking that good can possibly come from us. We give up watering the roses in us, and slowly they die. We never realize the of being able to find out our good qualities.
Someone may not see the rose in himself, so we need to help him the rose. With love, we can accept a person into our life, even though we know his true weaknesses. At the same time, we should him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them. Then he will blossom many times.
During the Jin Dynasty(265-420), there was a child named Che Yin. He was smart and loved to read. He grew up in a poor family and couldn't afford lamp oil to study at night.
One night, he saw fireflies(萤火虫) outside his house and came up with an idea. He caught some fireflies in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. ①It is said that he spent all of his summer nights reading like this.
Another child named Sun Kang also loved reading. One night during winter, Sun used up all of his lamp oil and couldn't study at night. When he woke up at midnight, he saw the snow reflecting the moonlight outside his house. "Oh, I can use the reflected light to read!" he thought. He took out his books and read, even though he was freezing cold.
Both of these kids later became successful government officials. ②People were touched by their hardworking spirit and turned their stories into the Chinese idiom(成语) nangying yingxue.
In the past, people had a much harder time studying than we do. They might have had to copy(抄写) books by hand because books were rare back then. For poor families, paper and writing brushes(毛笔) were often too expensive. Students even had to travel very far to find a good teacher. ③But these difficulties did not stop young minds from learning.
In 2012, President Xi Jinping told these stories at the Party School of the CPC. Central Committee(中央党校). He talked about nangying yingxue xuanliang cigu and zaobi touguang. All of these stories encourage people to study hard in spite of difficulties. Xi hopes that government officials will keep this hardworking spirit in mind.
The best students are those who not only get high marks, but also follow the rules and the behavior standards （标准）for middle school students. Here are some of the new rules and standards.
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else's work in an exam? If you have, then don't do it again! That's not something an honest student should do. If yon have played computer games for two hours in your room, don't tell your parents you were doing homework.
Learn to be loving and caring. Good students love animals and care for other people. Learn to work together with others. It would be more fun when more people work together. Did you quarrel with your teammates when your basketball team lost?
Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with.
Try to think of others instead of only yourself.
Be open to new ideas. "Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon?
Perhaps you'll discover Earth II someday. Don't look down on new ideas. Everyone's ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. Some websites on the Internet aren't for kids, so make sure to visit the web pages that are good for you.
You can use the web for fun or homework.
Can't you find any good websites for children?
Have you ever met anyone of your age from America? Do you think you would have a lot in common with middle school students there?
With only one look, you can see lots of differences. For example, classes in American schools are smaller than yours. Most classes have no more than 30students. Most students in the US don't wear school uniforms. And they don't have group exercise each day as the way you do. If they say your exercises, they would think you were very strange.
In fact, Chinese students and American students have very different lives.
What's the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning? It's probably your lessons at school. Chinese students are very hard-working, always under lots of stress from their parents and teachers. Chinese students study hard at night, and sometimes even on the weekend because their exams are very important.
For Chinese students, school is life, but not for American students. They don't have to worry about passing exams all the time, so they can spend time doing things they enjoy. Kids do different things for fun, like playing sports, making music or surfing the Web.
Many American teachers think that just studying hard isn't enough to make a good student. They encourage students to become well rounded by trying lots of different things.
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China |
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Classes |
Smaller, not more than 30students |
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Uniforms |
Don't uniforms |
Wear uniforms |
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Lessons |
Not the only important thing |
Very important, school is life |
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Stress |
Not much |
Under lots of |
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Free time |
Do things they ；play sports, make music or surf the Web |
Not much free time； study at night. Even on weekends |
