Have you e planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day?
Each year, many of people, both old a young, plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best w to make your home a greener place. Last week, we v a park in Hebei. We were s to find most of the trees had been burnt. The workers told us that the trees d soon after they were planted because they were not watered well enough. So the workers burnt them and changed the trees for new trees to be planted this year. On a card found in one of the trees, a student w . “I hope this tree will g up with me to become the backbone(栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more important t how many trees were planted.
Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate some m and let professionals plant and take care of trees.
Henry comes from America．He likes1 a lot．He's visited many2 ． Last summer,he went to India，a county3a long history.During the trip there，he met something4from his culture(文化)．
One day,he wanted to visit a palace．He went out of the hotel and5a taxi.When he told the driver and palace's name，the Indian6his head．Henry said
again and the driver shook his head again．Henry,of course，got7 ． "Why did you always refuse (拒绝)me?"he shouted．"Please drive me to the palace'"The driver answered"Yes．sir!"and shook his8again．The taxi started and Henry didn't say a word．He9it，and then he said to himself,"I see, 'shaking the head' means'10 'here."
Lofton (洛夫顿) is a little village not far from Manchester (曼彻斯特). Like many 1 villages near towns or cities, it's clean and quiet. Not many families 2 there, so the people all know 3. Most of them are friendly and helpful. Their homes are in Lofton, 4many people have jobs in Manchester. Some work in big factories. 5 work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by train. It usually takes them about 6 to go from Lofton to Manchester.
In the evening a lot of people enjoy 7 TV. If they want to see a film or to listen to a concert, they 8 go to Manchester. There are no cinemas in Lofton.
Life in Lofton may not be so exciting as life in the 9 cities, but it can be just as 10 as that in them. That's why people in Lofton love their village.
How much do you know about manners（礼仪）? Different countries have 1manners. In 2 Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your 3before you go into a house. 4in European (欧洲)countries, even if they sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. If you are a 5 in a Chinese house, when you have a meal, you usually do not6 the food. You often leave a little to7 that you have had enough. But in England, a visitor always finishes food to show that he has 8it. We must know the customs (风俗) of other 9 ， so that they will not think 10bad-mannered. People all over the world 11that a well-mannered person should be kind and12 to others. If you 13 this, at least you will not go very far wrong. 14 likes a person with good manners, but no one likes a person with bad manners. 15 your manners.
Do you often celebrate Mother's Day? In the US, Mother's Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in1. It is a day when children give
Their 2 cards, presents and flowers.
One of the best3 to celebrate Mother's Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest 4 other members of the family do the 5.
Many families begin Mother's Day with6in bed. Usually Dad and the children will let Mum7late as they go into the kitchen and get ready 8her favourite meal. A Mother's Day breakfast can make anything your mum likes.
After the food is cooked, keep everything9 on a plate. Don't forget to put the bottle10only one flower. It's spring here, the children can pick the nicest11from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and Mum's favourite books and newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate12it is given to Mum in bed.
Many families take Mum out to her favourite 13for a meal, Itisagoodday1oletyour mum14and let her see what a wonderful 15 she has.
Ask your foreign friends or teachers whether they experienced" culture shock" upon moving to China. 1 are, they did.
According to a survey, eighty-five percent of international students have had culture shock. Culture shock is a broad term for the series of personal difficulties that people go through in new places, for the surrounding environment is so different from that where they grow up. It's usually most extreme for those who can't speak the language of the place to which they have 2 or for those who aren't familiar with the social rules, such as what you should do if you meet people for the first time. Both of these things happened to me in China when I moved there in 2011.
So as you can imagine, naturally, I went through the four well-known3 of culture shock: honeymoon, distress, re-integration and autonomy.
When I arrived at first, I was 4 and. optimistic, I thought I was well-prepared for this new life in the new country, and I was eager to find out what I was going to experience later. But quickly I became upset by the cultural differences I encountered, missing how things5 back home.
By the end of my first year, I had totally lost my self-confidence; I was a bitter, clumsy and sensitive person, and I blamed China for making me that way.
Then, in my second year, I started to6 some language skills, and I found fun activities to do in my spare time, I made great foreign and Chinese friends, and with their help, I tried hard to learn to appreciate the beauty of Chinese history and culture, which was the thing I always wanted to achieve. To my delight, I succeeded in 7 an interest in them. And afterwards, I learned to consider myself a confident and happy laowai.
Today I'm back in the US, where I'm pursuing a PhD at a university in my hometown. It's been a little 8to readjust to life in my home country, I suffered at first from "reverse" culture shock, experiencing the four stages in the opposite order.
I started out feeling independent and self-confident, before slowly realizing that I knew my country much less well than I used to. I'd complain loudly about little things, like how I could no longer shout "fuwuyuan!" to get waiters'9 to let them know that I was ready to order in a restaurant.
But eventually, I came to realize that what I had thought was my "home" had become an entirely new place while I'd been away. That, by itself, was exciting.
Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain, and more than one hundred thousand people are hurt.
There are rules to make roads safe, but people do not always obey(遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the roads will be much safer. How can we make roads safer?
Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.
Before crossing the road, stop and look at both sides. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always be a good example. Small children must not play in the street.
What must you 1when you receive a present for your birthday? You should sit down and write a thank-you letter. The sentence "Thank you." is very important. We use it often. We2when someone gives us a drink, helps us pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us a book, or gives us a present.
3important word is "please". Many people always forget 4it. It is not polite to ask someone to do something5 saying "please". We use it when we 6 something too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or more tea. It may be used in the classroom, at home, at the bus stop or in a shop. We have to say "please" to make each other 7.
We have to 8to say "sorry" too. When we hurt someone, we have to say we are9. When we tell a lie and feel sorry, we use10 word "sorry". When we forget something or break something, we use the word "sorry" too. "Sorry" is a word that can make people forgive mistakes.
Cartoon films have very few limits(限制). If you can draw something, then you can make it 1on the cinema screen. The use of new ideas and modern computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of 2 ages.
By the 1970s，the cinema world had decided that cartoons were 3 for children. But soon after that, one or two film makers had some new ideas. They proved that it was 4 to make films which both grownups and children would enjoy.
However, not every cartoon film was 5. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too 6 for children and too childish for grownups. Film makers learnt a lesson from this 7, and then cartoons were welcomed 8 both children and grownups and 9 the film companies began to make large amounts(大量的) of 10.
Before meeting with my friend Leticia from Honduras, Central America, I would ask her if she was arriving according to North American time or Latin American time. Smiling, she would answer, "Latin American time, of course." This meant that she would be1. The concept(概念)of time is very different for Latin Americans and North Americans.
Life in the United States is fast-paced. Americans2"The Carly bird gets the worm" and" First come, first served". North Americans even have their meals in an efficient(有效率的)way, Microwaves help heat up their early breakfasts, noon lunches, and five o'clock dinners.
Time is money for big businesses. Everyone follows schedules(时創表), Minutes are taken at meetings that are planned. North Americans are proud of carrying out 3work and still finding time to spend with family and friends.
Latin Americans enjoy a slow life. In the cafes, the service is slow. Outside on street, people walk by, not to lose weight, but to somewhere. Buses arrive and leave on their own schedule, sometimes sooner or later than the scheduled time. And if you 4the bus, just wait. One will come along finally. Mid-morning breakfasts are homemade. Lunch is around three in the afternoon and dinner could be anytime. No-body really follows a schedule. You seldom hear the question, "What time is it?"
If you don't know the cultural5, you may feel angry sometimes. In my opinion, people in the United States need to live less by the clock and enjoy more of their days, Although Latin Americans can sometimes be very frustrating(令人沮丧的), they tell us it's good to be6and one should slow down enough to enjoy simple pleasure in life.
In our country there are street names everywhere. So it is 1 for us to give directions. You can just say what street a 2is on. For example: It's on Guang Ming Street. It's next to the bank. However, there are no street names in some other countries. How do the people give directions then?
Most visitors from other countries are often puzzledin Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people use 3. For example, when you ask the way to the hospital, the Japanese will say," Go straight down to the corner. Turn right at the big hotel and go past a bookstore. The hospital is there."
People in California have no idea of distance in their minds. They give distance by means of time, not miles." 4is the hospital?" you ask." Oh," they answer, "It's about ten minutes from here." You say," Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.
People in Greece won't tell you 5the hospital is. Because visitors cannot understand the Greek language. But a Greek often says, "6me." Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the hospital.
People eat different things in different parts of the1. In some countries, people eat rice every day.2they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They usually eat it with meat, fish and vegetables. Some people do not eat any kinds of meat. Muslims, for example, do not eat pork. The Japanese eat a lot of fish, and they also eat a lot of rice. In western countries such as Britain, Australia and the U. S. A. themost3food is bread and potatoes. And people there can cook potatoes in4ways. Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They don't eat meat or fish or anything that comes from animals. They only eat food from5. Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.
The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the Festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets(春联) , greeting the New Year and saying 1 to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people 2. wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get 3 pockets from their parents and their relatives by web chat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in 4 parts of the world.
The Spring Festival was 5 in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance 6 music, share photos with friends or watch 7 in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They 8 in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks(鞭炮) and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese 9 they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at 10 because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.
In China, very few children make pocket money(零花钱).1, in America, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different2. When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbors. Kids may also help3do housework to4money at home. When they reach sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, especially(尤其)during the5holidays.
There are many6of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the7of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to8money to buy things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to9the daily (日常的)life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is10for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.
Do you like reading stories? Maybe you will answer, "No, I am not a child any more!" Yes, children all over the world always love stories.
Chinese children are1in Monkey King's story. It2a popular bedroom story in China for many years. In fact，adults also love the story a lot. For them, Monkey King has become a very3part in the memory of their childhood. The clever and humorous monkey4the hearts of many Chinese people. British boys and girls all know Alice's Adventures in Wonderland well(爱丽丝梦游仙境). As the name5, it's a story full of dangerous but exciting trips. Children laugh, cry and even get frightened with Alice together while reading the story. Most American kids have read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(汤姆索亚历险记), by the famous writer6Everyone likes the brave boy who also has lots of7. Some scenes of the story may make your heart go faster, for Tom and his friends meet some very bad men and are usually8. Of course in the end, they beat the bad ones.
You may also ask me9I like stories. Yes, I have liked them since I was very young. At that time, I often10all my pocket money on story books. For me, stories are much more delicious than chocolate! They help me learn a lot. So either young or old, let's enjoy stories.
In the United States, high school graduation is an important event in the lives of students. On that day, some 1 schoolmates come back to the school. Many parents also 2 part in the graduation. They spend the happy time together 3their children.
The graduation meeting usually 4 at the school gym, which is often followed by a big 5. The party lasts all night long. At the party graduates talk 6. They talk about the interesting things of the past days and 7 hopes and wishes. Many of them will go to universities. Others will take 8.
The next morning, everyone seems a little tired 9 the party is still going on. The party ends with breakfast. After that, the graduates say 10 to each other and to their teachers. It's both a happy time and a sad time. However, graduation means change, which always brings about new possibilities.
