Summer schools
Summer vacation means long days,sleeping in or enjoying the summer sun.It is quite true for students to enjoy a rest after a long and difficult year.But more and more parents fear their kids forgetting a lot of knowledge,so they send their children to summer schools.Because summer schools can help children go over the knowledge that they have learnt during the school year.
In summer schools,students probably study in a more relaxing situation and can come up with interesting topics for discussion with their teachers.Usually,the number of students attending summer schools is smaller,so this gives them a good chance to connect with other students and teachers better.If a student has failed a course,summer schools may help him or her.Moreover,they are building their creativity (创造力)and imagination(想象力)as well as learning social skills.
On the other hand,summer schools bring children problems at the same time.It takes children the whole summer vacation to learn without playing.That is too long.As a result,it may make them less interested in school during the coming year.
For many students,taking summer classes can be a tiring experience.Teachers teach the subjects too quickly.which only harms the whole education of students.Summer schools are usually expensive.They usually offer only a few subject.So many students have to take classes that they don't like.
A summer school can be a good chance for students who need it,but it can be difficult for students who need a rest.SO you can decide whether a summer school is suitable for your children.
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Summer schools |
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Summer schools help kids go over a lot of (52) that they have learnt. |
Students in summer schools feel more relaxed in the situation. They can think of interesting topics to (53) with their teachers. |
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With the small number of students,summer schools give students a good (54) to connect with other students and teachers. |
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Summer schools may be helpful for the students who has (55) a course. Summer schools help students build their creativity and imagination and learn social skills. |
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Disadvantages |
Children spend the whole summer vacation (56) without playing. Summer schools may make students less (57) in school during the coming year. |
Teaching too fast is harmful for the whole(58) of students |
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Summer schools usually (59) too much money. Some students are made to take classes they dislike |
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Conclusion |
You can decide(60) to send your children to summer schools or not. |
The Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The world's leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities.(1) It was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang last year. The development of artificial intelligence(AI, 人工智能) was a hot topic at the conference. If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.
The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarket, just a tablet on a desk that says "please smile". (2) The bigger you smile, the more discounts(折扣) you get. Payment is done automatically through your Alipay account. When you first enter the supermarket, the supermarket's AI recognizes your face and your account.
There is also AI that can read lips. (3) It recognizes your mouth's movements and turns them into voice or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminal suspects by lip﹣reading recordings from video cameras.
(4) Microsoft's chatbot XiaoIce can not only provide useful information, but also chat with people like a real friend. XiaoIce has a WeChat account. After following the account, users can start talking with her. (5) She keeps improving herself by talking with users.
These technologies are being put into wider use. We may see a smarter world and better lives in the near future.
A. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes.
B. They discussed this at the World Internet Conference.
C. AI technology will take jobs away from humans one day.
D. Sougou brought its lip﹣reading system to the conference.
E. If you smile, it will give you a special discount for your goods.
F. Another type of AI focuses on understanding human emotions.
A: Hi, Jane. Could I ask you a few questions?
B: Certainly.
A: We all know that you're working for an organization that protects the environment.(1)
B: Well, my main job is to help spread the message about protecting the environment. For example, the three R's﹣reduce, reuse and recycle.(2)
A: So what can we do at home to protect the environment?
B: (3) For example, we should use both sides of paper and reuse plastic bags.
A: What can students do at school?
B: (4) So we encourage students to collect waste paper and soft drink cans. Then we sort them so that they can be recycled.
A: (5) Thank you!
B: It's a pleasure.
A. Wonderful ideas! B. All of them are important. C. We should reduce the waste we produce. D. Can you tell us what you are doing there? E. What should people do to protect the environment? F. Recycling can protect the environment and save money. |
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(1) Where are my toys? (2) Whose books are these? (3) I think I'll walk to the party. (4) Would you like some more rice? (5) Have you ever been to the Great Wall? |
A. They must be Carla's. B. It's under the desk. C. No, thanks. I'm full. D. They're on the sofa. E. If you do, you'll be late! F. Yes. I went there last year. |
A:Hi,Tom!You look very happy today.
B:Oh,yes.Guess what?My best friend Ben is coming.
A:Oh,really?(1)
B:Tomorrow.I can't wait to see him.
A:(2)
B:For two weeks.
A:(3)
B:He is really friendly.I'm sure you will like him when you see him.
A:What does he look like?
B:(4) He plays football well.
A:Could you introduce him to me?
B:(5)
A.How long will he stay? B.Of course. C.When is he coming? D.What is it? E.What is he like? F.He is tall and strong. G.How often does he visit you? |
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Reading Enriches Our Minds
Reading is really important. (1) ,we can get knowledge through reading, which not
only broadens our horizons ( 拓宽视野), but also makes (2) cleverer and happier. Moreover,our school studies can be greatly improved if we keep reading, and we think (3) our future will become brighter.
However, some (4) spend too much time (5) their cell﹣phones to listen to music, watch movies or play on﹣line games and this will take much of their spare time. So I would like to suggest that everyone should do more reading (6) good books, especially read Chinese classic novels every day so that we can spread our Chinese traditional culture to (7) world. Meanwhile, we can enrich our minds quite a lot by reading regularly and it is also good for us to get fully developed (8) it can help improve our writing skill. Surely, we can read books alone, or read books with our friends.
All in all, doing reading (9) us much good if we do it from now on, and it is strongly(10) that we should make reading become a habit of our life, do you agree with me?