A walk through UK's famous parks and gardens is a gentler way to soak up (充分体验) the country's atmosphere.
•Sheffield Botanical Gardens
The Sheffield Botanical Gardens are situated off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, England, with 5,000 species of plants on 19 acres of land. Notable structures are the main gateway, the south entrance lodge and a bear pit containing an 8-foot-tall steel statue of an American Black Bear called Robert the Bear.
Hours: Mon—Fri 8 a.m.—4 p.m.; Sat—Sun 10 a.m.—4 p.m.
•Kensington Gardens
Kensington Gardens are shared by the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and sit immediately to the west of Hyde Park, in western central London. The open spaces of Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James's Park form an almost continuous "green lung" in the heart of London.
Hours: Mon—Sun 6 a.m.—7:45 p.m.
•Tatton Park
Tatton Park is owned by the National Trust, which administers it jointly with Cheshire East Council. Since 1999, it has hosted North West England's annual Royal Horticultural ( 园艺的 ) Society flower show.
Hours: Mon Closed; Tue—Sun 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
•Glasgow Botanic Gardens
The botanical garden features several glasshouses. The Gardens has a wide variety of temperate and tropical flora, an herb garden, a chronological bed with plants arranged according to their introduction to Scotland, the UK's national collection of tree ferns and a world rose garden officially opened in 2003 by Princess Tomohito of Mikasa.
Hours: Mon—Sun 7 a.m.—6 p.m.
Cikgu Azam worked in an IT department. At the same time, he had a side job where he prepared activities for school children with special needs.
In 2007, during a program, he succeeded in helping a boy with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) . " While I was assisting him, I could see the tears of joy coming from his parents who were there with us as well," he said. "If you had more expert knowledge, you'd help more people," his friends told him. With that, he went back to school to get a degree in special education.
In 2009, he became a special education teacher in a school. Trained to help students with cerebral palsy, when he came to the school in the first year, he was surprised to learn that he would also be teaching blind students. However, he did not back down in the face of such pressure. Cikgu took the time to educate himself on what would best help his students.
"It's disappointing to see they are so used to their closed environment. It's not because they are disabled, but because they don't have the courage explore the outside world that has caused them to be depressed. " He changed this by helping them run, simply putting his hands on their shoulders to guide them. One of his students, Nur Yusrina Alisya, won several awards in sporting events.
But as he's gotten older, it's difficult to keep up with them. "So, one day, I saw one student pushing a foldable trolley （推车）and the idea suddenly came to mind, "he said. Ever since then, Cikgu has made it his mission to create an even better device. He's built Caballus RAFVI which is named after a blind but brave horse. "My students need it so they can participate in sporting activities. I'll try to improve it, he said. "I'm going to stick with my job though I'm getting older.
Ant Forest , a green initiative(倡议，新方案) by the world's leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay ,received the " UN Champions of the Earth " award, the UN's highest environmental honor. It was given to Ant Forest for motivating half a billion people to adopt an eco-friendly and greener lifestyle, greatly contributing to ecological protection with the help of digital technology.
Alipay achieved this by inspiring its users to do environmentally-friendly things, such as walking, using public transportation, going paperless in the office and more to earn "green energy points". These points can then be used to water and grow their own virtual young trees. After the virtual young trees have grown up on line, Ant Forest will plant real trees somewhere in China.
The number of Ant Forest users has reached 350 million, reducing 3 million tons of carbon dioxide, "Such programs are quite attractive to me. I feel satisfied to see a real tree planted just by doing some simple things such as riding bicycles and buying tickets online," said an interviewee.
This initiative of Ant Forest is in line with the Chinese government's strategy of a"Green Economy". The country is taking aggressive actions in expanding its green coverage. Now, its efforts are paying off, with improved biodiversity and a healthier economic growth. Rare animal species have been spotted and forest parks are now popular attractions of tourism.
The planet is at a critical point which could result in natural disasters. It seems clear that unless governments, businesses and people form a focused team, it's difficult to stop global warming. Fortunately, Ant Forest shows that it is possible to make joint efforts while relying on digital technology. And more initiatives are using technology to contribute to a sustainable(可持续发展的) future of the planet.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机）. The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricity—roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meal tickets worth $ 36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.
The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard，hotel spokeswoman, said, "Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal，but generally I don't think people will take advantage of our programme. "
Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36 % of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visiteopenhagen. dk. US environmental website treehugger. com recently voted
Copenhagen the world's best city for cyclists. "Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling，we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotel's green profile (形象）. "
If successful，the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.
Question: As a teacher, how can I help my students to read aloud? Answer: Most people learn how to read by first reading aloud. Here are some tips on helping you encourage and help your students.
Timing. There is nothing as scary for young students as being asked to read a long piece of text aloud without preparation. There are plenty of words that may seem difficult to pronounce. Some words may be foreign to the students. Reading aloud may be very difficult.
Volunteering. Try to assign reading assignments on a voluntary basis. In this way, you can make them feel more at ease with the reading assignments.
Interaction. Provide interaction and participation during the reading sessions. When one student is reading, make sure that the others are all listening. Afterwards, let the students ask.
Motivation. For instance, you can create games that require the students to read out loud. Or you can provide rewards such as chocolate chip cookies for the winners. But make sure that you also provide rewards to motivate those who are falling behind.
A. Invent some ways to make children like reading.
B. Not everyone, however, is comfortable with reading aloud.
C. Allow students to choose reading assignments they like.
D. Be sure to cut down exercises to check their understanding.
E. Reading out loud is a great way for students to appreciate the value of literature and reading.
F. Make sure that you provide enough time for the students to study their reading assignments.
G. Doing this will make the student feel confident and will stop the class from getting bored.
I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane 1 at Kennedy Airport at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very2 and it was snowing. But I was too excited to mind. From the airport my friend and I took a taxi to my 3.On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time, and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and neon lights(霓虹灯) made them 4 . My friend helped me5 at the hotel and then left me because he had to go back to work. He 6to return the next day.
Shortly after my friend had left I went to a 7near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn't speak a word of English, I couldn't tell the8 what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some 9. But the waiter didn't understand me. Finally I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner I started to 10along Broadway 11 I came to Times Square, with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel 12 so I continued to walk around the city. I wanted to see13on my first day. I knew it was impossible but I wanted to try.
When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted. But I couldn't sleep. I lay 14__ and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of noises and busy people. I also15right then that I had to learn to speak English.
Success never comes easy. How many of you have heard of successful people who haven't made any effort? People often have to overcome failures they can accomplish something great. They usually don't find success from the very beginning.
Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but this didn't stop him from completing over 800 paintings. Thomas Edison (fire) from his first two jobs for lack of competence. Later, as an inventor, he tried 1,000times (create) the light bulb, without success. He was confident in (he), and (eventual) he did succeed. When (ask), "How did it feel tofail 1, 000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn't fail 1, 000 times. The light bulb was invention with 1, 000 steps."
These successful people have set good （example) to us. They wouldn't have achieved their success if they (abandon) their dreams. Believe in yourself and try your best, and success will not be far you.
