How do you celebrate New Year’s Eve? Have you ever imagined how New Year’s Eve would look in another country? Examples listed below are four of the top ten “Special New Year Traditions Around the World”.
1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbor’s Door——Denmark
A strange Danish New Year tradition is throwing dishes at neighbor’s door. Strangely, this makes them happy instead of annoying them. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups is considered to be the luckiest one because it means their large number of true friends.
2. Talking to Spirits——Mexico
Talking to spirits is a part of Mexican belief. Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Year’s Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits.
3. Wearing Polka Dots (小圆点)——Philippines
Imagine streets full of people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year. This all actually happens in the Philippines on New Year’s Eve every year. Philippines believe that this will bring them wealth by relating the round dots to coins and wealth.
4. Mistletoe Leaves Are Placed Under Pillow to Find Husband——Ireland
The unmarried women of Ireland wait until 12 for New Year’s Eve because it is the night that can bring them the love of their lives. They place mistletoe leaves under their pillow hoping to catch their future husband. It is also believed in the Irish culture that this act will help them stay away from bad luck.
No matter how people celebrate the New Year, we all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.Which is considered the luckiest family in Denmark?
| A．The family which throw dishes at the neighbor’s door. |
| B．The family which pours water onto the neighbor’s door. |
| C．The family which has no broken plates. |
| D．The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses or cups. |
Why do Philippines wear polka dots?
| A．Because it makes them look cute. |
| B．Because the polka dots are very popular in the culture. |
| C．Because the round dots are like coins which means wealth. |
| D．Because the round dots are very not easy to see in their daily lives. |
The unmarried Irish women placed mistletoe leaves hoping to ______.
| A．catch there future dream job | B．get a better future |
| C．catch the future husband | D．to make more money |
From the passage we can see ______.
| A．people around the world celebrate the New Year in the same way |
| B．although people celebrate differently, their wishes are nearly the same |
| C．Mexicans believe that Christmas Eve is the best time to talk with the dead loved ones |
| D．the mistletoe leaves are placed under the bed in Ireland by single women |
| Paula |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| gets up |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
| morning |
school |
school |
school |
school |
school |
| lunch |
Pizza |
rice |
rice |
rice |
rice |
| afternoon |
yo-yo |
table tennis |
table tennis |
table tennis |
soccer |
| evening |
Homework |
homework |
Television |
homework |
clothes |
| goes to sleep |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
On____________, Paula usually gets up at 7：10 a.m.
A. Thursdays B. Wednesdays C. weekdaysPizza is a kind of____________.
A. drink B. fruit C. foodPaula’s favorite sport is___________. ‘
A. soccer B. table tennis C. yo-yoOn Wednesday evenings Paula usually___________.
A. watches TV B. does her homework C. washes her clothesWhich is right?
A. Paula usually has pizza for lunch.
B. Paula goes to bed before ten o’clock.
C. Paula goes to school from Monday to Friday.
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
A.callB. tell C. talk
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
| Advice Reasons |
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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. |