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A · At the school gate (门口). B. In front ofthe village. C. In front ofthe playground.
A. Really? B. Shall we go now? C. Longtime no see. D. For about 5 years. E. How is it today? F. Well, I want to visit our primary school first. |
Steven: Hi, Linda. Welcome back.
Linda: Hello, steven. .
Steven: How long have you been away from our hometown?
Linda: I miss it so much.
Steven: There are great changes here. Do you remember the cinema we used to go to?
Linda: Yes,
Steven: It is a shopping center now.
Linda: Oh, we can go there later,
Steven: That's the plan. Then we can have lunch near the school.
Linda: Excellent!
Steven: Ok. Let's go.
A new emoji (表情) is getting popular among both chinese and western wechat users but for different reasons.
The "666" emji recently has been used 1 on wechat. It shows a smirking (得意的) face that holds up the chinese hand sign for "6" with the number "666" next to it.
Most chinese people know that this emoji is supposed 2 a positive meaning. After all, the chinese character "six" means "smooth", which means " 3 are going smoothly" . It 4 to bring good wishes to one's friends or relatives.
But in some western countries, "666" has a very 5 meaning. It is said 6 it was a symbo that a bad man forces people to wear in order to show respect to him. But we all know that7 bad man isn't real.
It is especially popular among heavy metal bands and 8 fans. As a heavy metal fan who is also interested 9 chinese culture, I like the new emoji. I always 10 it to either my chinese or western friends and get different replies. Just don't be surprised if you get a strange reply from a westerner when you send it to them!
In America, it is not polite to telephone someone very early in the moming. The time ofthe call shows that the matter is very 1 and requires quick reply. It is the same to 2 telephone calls after 11 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he thinks its a matter oflife and3 . The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time 4 a very important part. In America' guests may 5 that they are not highly respected(尊重) if they get the invitation to a dinner party only three or four days before the party date. But it is not the 6 in a countries. In other parts of the world, it maybe 7 foolish to make an appointment too early because it is easy to be forgotten.
The 8 oftime is different in different parts ofthe world. So misunderstandings happen between people from cultures that treat time differently. To be on time is valued 9 in American life. For example, if people are not on time, others may think they are impolite. In the united states, no one would keep a business partner 10 an hour because it would be too impolite. A person who is five minutes late will say a few words ofexplanation to show his apology(抱歉).
When you finish all your schoolwork and sit back in your chair, suddenly you feel a headache and realize your eyes are painful. What's going on? Doctors say that many students spend too much time in front of screens, especially during online classes. The following might help you. | |
THE 20-20-20 RULE This gives your eyes a break from long screen time. It suggests looking at something at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds(秒) after 20 minutes of work on the screen. You can then continue workingpain free. | ● Studies show that people blink(眨眼睛) less often when looking at a screen. keep your eyes wet by blinking often or using eye drops. |
● Sit up straight about an arm's length(长度) away from the screen. Make sure you're looking down at your screen, stand up and exercise often to avoid neck and shoulder pain. | |
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Lisa becomes interested in traditional Chinese painting and she wants to learn how to paint animals in ink. Alan is from India. He is studying Chinese history. He has learned a lot about the four great inventions of ancient China. Sam is an Australian boy living in Beijing. He takes great interest in traditional Chinese opera. He hopes to take a class of the local opera. Mary likes classic (经典的) Chinese works. She has read the one about Monkey King since she came to China. Susan loves Chinese paper cutting. She wants to make a Chinese "Fu" to put up on her window this Spring Festival. | A. Beijing Opera It is a form of traditional art in China. Our club is set up for fans and welcomes you to join us. We have invited some famous local actors to give acting classes. B. Paper Cutting It sounds simple but is difficult to do. Bring red paper and learn the making of paper cutting. You can take home the paper cutting you make in class. C. the Four Great Inventions We will hold a competition next month. The first round will be a written test. The next round will be a short speech in Chinese. D. Traditional Chinese animal Paintings It will be held in the Art Museum this weekend. Many works of animals by famous artists will be on show. E. A discussion about Journey to the West The discussion will be held in our reading chub this weekend. The topic is about Journey to the West, one of the four great classic Chinese works. F. Traditional Chinese bamboo paintings Traditional Chinese painting is a form of fine arts in Chinese culture. In our training class, Mr. Sun will teach you how to paint bamboo with brushes and ink step by step. |
Many chinese people want to imprmove their English in different ways. Last year, twenty-four young singers part in a competition by singing English songs.
Jiang Mei, the winner ofthe women's group said that studying English helped win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her Engish was not good enough, so she spent time learning English. Sometimes this kind of encourages people to speak English. Many people agree that they make progress after learning English songs. other ways like watching English movies and reading English books are good for learning English, .
Many students learn English using it often. Liu Li thinks the best way to learn new words is to read English magazines. However, Wei Ming doesn't agree with her. He has English for six years. He thinks remembering grammar is a great way. He said, "Four years ago, I found grammar was hard. So I took lots ofgrammar in every class. Then I Started to make sentences using the grammar I learned. You don't know amazing this helped! Now I enjoy learning English. "
Mr Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码)."We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生)the codes, and in the end everything gets easier," said Guo."When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work everywhere using my computer or telephone." The QR codes can be sent to Mr Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative,with many pictures, music and even videos. Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. "We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun." said Tingting, a student of Guo's. "The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share，" Guo said." It is worth（值得）trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times." However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their work, which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students. |
