Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan-style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale.
But you're not in China — you're in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see1things in many other cities. Chinese products have been2worldwide.
Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To3local people's tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the4.Unlike Chinese, Australian people don't like to eat meat with the bone in, so Chinese restaurants there provide big pieces of meat without bones,5for fish.
Some Chinese brands (品牌) are also becoming more6.In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers. And more than half of US-owned drones (无人机) are Chinese models. They're not only made in China, but also designed and developed in the7.
In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But now, things have changed greatly. More people trust Chinese brands. "Made in China" becomes cool. More and more people8Chinese brands.
Three people from different countries are having a three-week English learning in the United States. In the first class, they are introducing themselves.
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Hi. I am Pak Jee-Eun from the ROK. My friends call me Jee-Eun.I am a university student. Everyone says I draw pictures very well. I want to draw pictures for books after I finish university. I live in Seoul, the capital city of the ROK. My family is in Chejudo, a large island in the ROK. I miss them very much. |
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My name is Oscar. I am from Mexico and I live in the city of Guadalajara. My job is making films. Right now,I am making a film about a family in Guadalajara. The film shows interesting things about the family. I want to show pcople what life is like in my city in the film. |
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Hello! My name is Pinar. I am from Turkey. I come from Istanbul. I love my city very much because my whole family lives there. I am a pilot. I fly airplanes for a small company. I take tourists to small islands in the Mediterranean Sea (地中海). I really love my job. |
A Girl Who Loves Animals
When Abbi Hickman was just a little girl, she made friends with many animals. Chickens, cats, dogs, rabbits, and sometimes goats were just some of the animals she cared for. At the age of nine, Abbi went to the Tracy Animal Centre to adopt (收养) Sheldon, her cat. In the centre, she saw that the animals did not have enough food and they lived in poor conditions. Abbi knew that she must do something to help those animals.
For the last three years, she has held different activities to collect money for the Tracy Animal Centre. She has collected more than $ 30,000 resulting in a better home for the animals. "The centre gets the money and pays for the vet (兽医) care and food. It's nicer and they have more space. It's cleaner. It is far better, a hundred percent better," Abbi says.
To show Abbi has done something excellent to protect animals, she was named the 2015 ASPCA (美国防止虐待动物协会) Kid of the Year.
"I was pretty excited. I'm really happy to receive it," she says.
Offering time and effort to help animals can sometimes be difficult, but Abbi hopes to do more. "I just hope that more people can come and join us. If more pcople can give money to the programme, we can help more animals. 1 really hope people are kinder to animals and respect them more," says Abbi. She is also working on "welcome home boxes" for the Tracy Animal Centre. These boxes of pet supplies (宠物用品) would go home with everyone adopting a dog or a cat at the centre.
The advice she has for kids like her is, "Nothing is impossible. You can do anything if you put your mind to it. Even if it is something small, it can make a huge difference." Abbi's work has made the lives of animals better, and she plans to keep coming up with new ways to help them.
Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a "smart" city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a "telepresence" system (远程遥控系统)-allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators (自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. "Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener," said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
There is a popular Chinese saying that "Fair skin will make up for three flaws (缺点)". This mentions the fact that in Chinese culture, it is believed that people who have fair skin are more beautiful. In Western culture, however, the opposite is true — many Westerners think tanned skin is prettier. The example shows that different cultures have different ideas of what they think is beautiful. These cultural meanings of beauty, however, are no longer important. As more and more people travel overseas, ideas about beauty are being shared among cultures. The Internet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty since people are always posting pictures on social media. The result is an ever — changing idea of what is considered beautiful.
The cultural practice of ear piercings, for example, has become a part of modern-day culture. In Kenya, it is a tradition among Masai men and women to pierce and then make their ear lobes (耳垂) longer using ivory and wood or stones. They then wear colourful things on their ear lobes. This is a common practice since longer ear lobes are seen as a sign of beauty. This tradition has now found its way into present-day culture. Nowadays, this might still seem unusual to some, but with more and more well — known actors and film stars showing off their longer ear lobes, it will finally become more fashionable.
It is understood that different cultures around the world have different ways of showing beauty. However, since we now live in a worldwide society, people's views about beauty are always changing. With the help of the Internet, people are now able to easily borrow ideas from other cultures to help them stand out. So what new fashions can we expect to see in the future?
Chris Hass, a 9-year old kid, often saw his friends miss "easy" shots during a school basketball practice.
He was the son of a basketball coach and knew the right way to aim and shoot. After trying to show his friends how it should be done, and giving them helpful hints about the right way to hold a ball, he came up with his invention: the hands on the basketball.
The hands-on basketball is a training tool for kids and has hands painted on it, showing the correct positions to hold the ball while trying to shoot.
Chris patented his invention and sold the exclusive manufacturing and selling rights to a company who has sold hundreds of thousands of the hands-on basketballs.
His story can truly serve as inspiration-when he first gave his invention to a kid -invention competition at his school, he didn't win, but with his teachers' and family's encouragement, he went on to patent his invention anyway.
After the patent was allowed and with the help of his dad, he contacted several companies and asked them whether they would be interested in buying the licensing rights to his idea. None of them was.
He didn't give it up and one and a half years later, he signed the contract that brought the hands-on basketball to the market. His basketballs are liked by many people around the world.
题目①
假如你是李华，明天下午2:00你要去参加"传统文化才艺展示"活动，因此不能上英语课。请用英文给你的外教John写一张请假条，告诉他你要去做什么，为什么要参加这个活动以及你保证按时完成作业。
提示词语：traditional talent show, Chinese culture, ask, help
提示问题：●What will you do tomorrow afternoon?
●Why will you take part in this activity?
●How will you finish your homework?
Dear John,
I'm sorry to ask for absence from your English lesson.
Your loving student,
Li Hua
题目②
上周日，Lily 所在的志愿者小组参加了社区的志愿者活动。请你根据所给图片，描述他们参加的所有活动，并谈谈你是否愿意成为志愿者及理由。
提示词语： pick up the trash, cheer sb. up, call on sb. to do sth., be willing to do sth.，make a difference
提示问题：1）What did Lily and her volunteer group do last Sunday?
2）Do you want to be a volunteer? Why?
Last Sunday, Lily and her volunteer group
