Good morning, boys and girls. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many Net bars (网吧) around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use computers. We can learn English and read some newspapers and magazines to know more around us. It may make us clever in playing computer games. Also when we send e-mails to our friends, they can get them at once. It can help us keep in touch with people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the Net bars all day and all night. It takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t want to study any more. I think we shouldn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. I think we should get online with our teachers or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after class. We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon. You can play basketball or football. We also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. We can go to the English corner on Monday afternoons. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot and spend less time on the Internet.
That’s all! Thank you.
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Advantages (优点) |
·Make our lives ·Learn ·Send e-mails to our friends ·Help us keep in |
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Some students spend too much time |
Advice |
·Do it in summer or ·Do some after-class activities and have some |
I am Peter Smith. I am from the USA.I like to play basketball and volleyball. I can speak Chinese, but not much. I am in the school basketball club. I am not busy on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon. I want to play basketball and speak Chinese with Chinese-speaking students. Please call me at 13899495387.
I am Jack Liu. I am from China. I like to play ping-pong and soccer. I like basketball, too.I can speak English, but not very well. I am in the school soccer club. I have time on Monday afternoon and Friday afternoon. I want to talk to English-speaking students. My phone number is 13348954621.Peter Smith is an American student, and he plays basketball.
Peter has time on Wednesday and Tuesday afternoon.
Jack is a Chinese-speaking student. He wants to talk to an English speaker.
Jack and Peter can meet on Friday.
The two boys aren’t from the same country.
November l 5th is Old People’s . The school needs students to help that day.
Are you good old people? Can you the guitar? Can you play the violin? Can you __or dance? Can you tell interesting ? Can you old people with their clothes, shoes and their rooms? The old people are very kind and nice. They can tell you old stories and you can make with them. It’s interesting and fun. Please _ _ Mr. Liu at 65233489.A.Week B. DayC. Month
A.onB.inC.at
A.of B.atC. with
A.make B. playC. do
A.sing B. sayC. speak
A. story B. storiesC. a story
A.meetB. seeC. help
A.also B. tooC. either
A.friendB. friends C. people
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In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike (栩栩如生的).
Photography also became a kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
Answer the following questions according to what you read.Who took the first photo? (不超过四个单词)
The Daguerreotype was a kind of photo, wasn’t it? (不超过三个单词)
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, what did he have to carry? (不超过七个单词)
Why was Mathew Brady famous? (不超过八个单词)
When did photography become a kind of art? (不超过七个单词)
If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.. Doesn’t make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like your look or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time . Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’ Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
Title: Advice on 1to be a little braver
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Don’t 2the fact . |
If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you 3 |
Smile more. |
People don’t 4the one with an angry-looking face. |
Start a conversation with 5 words. |
People will feel 6 and want to talk to you. |
Pay more attention to ways to enjoy 7 or games. |
You will become 8 . |
Encourage yourself to say “Hi” or 9at someone. |
Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others 10the future. |
O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.___________ was the real name of the famous American writer.
A.O. Henry | B.William Sydney Porter | C.Carolina | D.Texas |
O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.
A.People thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. |
B.People thought he had stolen money from the bank. |
C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners. |
D.he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name |
Which of the following is true?
A.O. Henry was from a rich family |
B.O. Henry was in school for a long time. |
C.O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself. |
D.O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy. |
O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.
A.his happy life as a boy | B.New York and the poor of the city |
C.the newspaper | D.his life in prison |
People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because _________________
A.they had surprising endings | B.they were easy to understand |
C.they showed love for the poor | D.they were about New York |