W:
M: Yes, please. I'm looking for a T-shirt.
W:
M: Large, please.
W:
M: Blue.
W: How about this one?
M: It looks great.
W: It's £10.
M: Well, I'll take it. Here's the money.
W: Thanks.
M: You, too.
A. What size do you want, sir? B. Have a nice day. C. Can I help you? D. What color do you like? E. How much is it? |
The Power of Dream (梦想)
As Tony walked with his family along the river, he saw a man playing the saxophone by the river. At the same time, he was 1 to the beautiful music from his saxophone. There were many people around him. When Tony's family had already walked on up the river, he wasstill lost in the 2 of playing the saxophone one day.
Two weeks later, it was Tony's birthday. When he opened his 3 from his parents, he was glad to find it was a saxophone! He blew (吹) the mouth of the saxophone and tried to saxophone 4 it, but the saxophone wouldn't make a sound. Then his dad told him to 5 the instrument (乐器) book to learn what to do. After about 15 minutes, he raised it slowly to his lips (嘴唇) as his family watched. But 6 there was no sound. He blew and blew but he couldn't get the saxophone to work. He was almost 7 when suddenly the saxophone made the most beautiful sound which made him think of the music of the man by the river.
Then he began to take saxophone classes after school. His 8 taught him how to play it. When he was learning, he always 9 the man playing the saxophone by the river. His 10 of playing musical instrument were gradually improved and at last he could play music with his saxophone. Now Tony is in the TV studio. He is waiting to be called to give his first show on TV.
Amy is a middle school student. As she is poor in English reading, she hopes to improve her reading ability. But she is free only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. | A. You can take Mr. Li's course (课程) at Room 405 from Monday to Friday. It will surely help you improve your listening skills a lot. |
Listening understanding is the biggest problem for Peter. Now he would like to take a course to improve his listening skills on Fridays. | B. In Miss Wang's writing course, you will learn how to write in a proper (合适的) way. The lessons will be given at Room 307 on Saturdays. |
Jack is planning to go to a British university. But he has difficulty in communicating with others in English. He wants to improve his spoken English. | C. If you are poor in spoken English, why don't you come to the English speaking class given by Mr. Smith? He will be waiting for you at Room 202 on Wednesday and Friday. |
English is Kate's favorite subject. She does well in listening, speaking and reading, but she is not good at writing. She wants to take some lessons so as to write better. | D. Miss Huang has some suggestions on how to do better in reading. If you want to improve your reading skills, come to Room 308 on Tuesday and Thursday. |
Whales are the biggest creatures that have ever lived on the earth. They are even bigger than the biggest dinosaurs (恐龙) were. Scientists think that whales once walked on land. They believe this because whales are not fish—they are mammals (哺乳动物).
Not only are whales the biggest creatures on theearth, they also are some of the smartest. They live in family groups. They communicate with each other, and look for food in groups. Mother whales keep their babies close by, and help them move in the right direction.
Sometimes a whale will lift its head out of the water just to take a look around. Because whales are mammals, they must breathe (呼吸) air. They breathe through a blowhole on their back. However, they can hold their breath for a very long time. Some kinds of whales can hold their breath for two hours at a time. Whales never really sleep. Instead, they swim along with their blowhole above the water.
Many kinds of whales move to warmer waters during the winter months. During the summer, they build up a layer of fat so that during the trip they do not have to eat. Bears also eat during the summer to build up a layer of fat so that they can sleep during the winter. Some scientists think the prehistoric (史前的) whales may have looked like huge bears.
Henry was so nervous. He didn't sleep well. It was the first day back to school. Now, as the big yellow school bus ran up to the school, he felt like a prisoner (犯人) being dropped off at prison. There was a fence around school. There were people telling him what to do and when to do it. There were big bad kids waiting to pound (揍) him. He couldn't leave when he wanted to, either.
Henry was more nervous as the kids around him got out of their seats and began heading to the open door. As he walked down the steps to get off, he wondered what his teacher would be like. It would probably be a scary man this year. The guy would be like 300 pounds, like a football player.
As he walked down the hall he wondered about his classmates. How awful would they be? They would probably be wild like gorillas. Each one would be stronger, louder, and worse than him. They'd pound him around and eat his cookies because they didn't like him. It would be horrible.
He stepped into the room. A pretty young woman stepped over, shook his hand and smiled.
"I'm Mrs. Stacey. Nice to meet you, Henry, right?"
Henry blinked (眨眼) in surprise. "How'd you know?"
"We've been waiting for you. " She answered warmly.
Henry glanced around the room. Smiling faces all looked up from their clean desks and they looked friendly. The room was decorated brightly and nicely, and no one looked like they wanted to pound him.
Maybe it wasn't going to be so bad after all, especially since they had chicken for lunch.
We all know how to enjoy our food. However, have you thought of what happens after a dish has been served to the diner? The ideal (理想的) picture would be this: the chef sees his hard work being rewarded (回报) when the plates are empty after the meal. Sadly, thingsare not like that. You can see unfinished food on plates left on the tables almost every day.
My dear students, this is not good. It shows that little thought has been put in stopping food wastage (浪费).
Let's learn from a chef in a Japanese restaurant who says that he will always respect (尊重) the fish he cooks. Why? Simply because he knows the dangers which the fisherman always faces in order to bring the fish to him. Therefore, by not wasting any part of the fish, and by cooking excellently every time, the chef is respecting the fisherman's work.
Similarly, we should respect our food more. Just think of the poor and homeless who have not eaten for days because of a war or a natural disaster (灾害). Think. Wouldn't it be good if we shared our food, instead of throwing away what we can't finish?
Now, the Environmental Club would like our students to help peopleinneed. Instead of buying lots of food you might not be able to finish, buy a small amount; you can also take food from home. Give some of your pocket money to the Club so we could buy some food or biscuits to give to the needy; or, you could give some of these food to the Club if you have any at home.
So, I hope to see every one of you playing your part to stop food wastage. Respect your food and share the joy of living well through giving food to those in need.
Students in the U. S. sent a small boat into the Atlantic Ocean in October 2020. It was a school experiment (实验) to see where the ocean currents (洋流) would take the boat. The boat was 1.8 meters long and had a satellite positioning system, or GPS.
A Norwegian student found the boat on February 1, 2022, on a small Norwegian island. He took it to his school. There were some autumn leaves and pictures in the boat.
The American students are planning a call with the Norwegian students soon. The students worried many times that their boat had gone missing. It stopped communicating with the satellite. However, the boat started showing where it was again inthesummer of 2021 when it was near Ireland. On January 30, 2022, it seemed to have reached land.
One of the American students who sent the boat out, Molly Flynn, said she was "surprised the boat actually made it somewhere. " Flynn said she was worried the boat would get lost in the middle of the ocean. She called it "cool and surprising" that it was found.
The teacher, Stymiest, who started the project said: "When you're sending it out, you have no idea where it's going to end up and how it's going to get there, if it ends up anywhere at all. " Stymiest said the students "put their hopes and dreams and wishes into it, and I think sometimes that helps. "
亲爱的同学们，暑假即将来临，学校英文网站正在开展以"暑假生活"为题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请你用英文写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你想在这个暑假里做些什么，你为什么想做这些，以及你的具体计划和安排。
提示词语：summer vacation, helpful, be good for, plan, improve
What are you going to do during the coming summer vacation? Learn English? Read books? Or…?
Why do you want to do it?
What's your plan for it?
