Nowadays parents and their children are spending less time together. As a result, many children are getting less love than their parents once got. How to help parents and their children stay connected? Below is a list of helpful tips for family life. Tips for better (1) ______ life
● Eat and chat
Sharing a meal together lets parents and their children have time to talk about each other’s lives. This is also a time for parents to listen to and give advice to their children.
● Read often
It is important for parents to read to their children.Reading to your children cultivates (培养) an interest for knowledge. It also helps their attention last longer. Look for books that your children like reading. After their reading, ask questions about what the books are about.
● Plan an outing
Sometimes getting out of the house is important. Jump into the family car and go for a trip to the beach. Also visit to a zoo, a park or a museum will lead to a long discussion.
● Help with schoolwork
A great way to spend more time with children and light a fire or learning is to help children with their schoolwork. A parent’s help will cause a child to become more interested in school and to improve his or her grades.
Eat and chat
◆ Share a meal together.
◆ Talk about each other’s lives.
◆ Listen to children and (2) ______ them advice.
Read often
◆ Read to children so that they will become interested in knowledge.
◆ Look for books that children prefer to (3) ______.
◆ Ask children questions about (4) ______ the books are about.
Plan an outing
◆ Get out of the house to visit some (5) ______.
Help with (6) ______
◆ Spend more time helping children with their studies.
How time flies! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon. We invite them to write about their school memories.
Let’s share some of them. —Ms. Rosen
Name:Brita Favourite memory: Moving to this school last year and meeting new friends. Unpleasant memory: Being the “new girl”. Favourite teacher: Ms. Rosen. I like her interesting classes. Advice: School can be fun if you do your best. |
Name:Jay Favourite memory: School trips. Singing competitions. Unpleasant memory: Project homework. Favourite teacher: Ms. Williams. She treats every student equally. Advice: Work hard and fun will come. |
Name:Rocky Favourite memory: Meeting new friends. The weekends. Unpleasant memory: Tests. Favourite teacher: Mr. Taylor. He helps me with my lessons. Advice: Once you fall behind, keep trying till you catch up. |
Name:Angel Favourite memory: Being with new people. Fun classes. Unpleasant memory: The loss of a new watch. Favourite teacher: Ms. Rosen. She helped me through hard times. Advice: Hard work brings success. |
A. Of course. B. Would you like me to try the later one? C. Can I help you? D. Can I take your name and telephone number, please? E. When can I get my tickets? F. How do you like X-Men films? G. You're welcome. |
A: Wanda Cinema booking line. (1) ______
B: Hello...yes... I'd like to book two tickets for the latest X-Men, please.
A: Certainly. When for? There are showings at 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. every day.
B: In that case, I think the 5:30 one on Friday, please.
A: I'll just check Sorry, that showing is fully booked. (2) ______
B: Er... yes, please. If you could.
A: Yes, there are seats for the 8 o'clock showing. Do you want them?
B: Yes, please.
A: (3) ______.
B: Jacob Black. It's 6358 7102. (4) ______
A: You can collect your tickets from the box office any time from 5 p.m. today to ten minutes before the start of the film on Friday.
B: Thank you.
A: (5) ______ Goodbye.
Butterflies are common all over the world,but butterflies in hotter countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in coo1er countries, and there are more different kinds.
Usually the male (雄性的) butterflies are more brightly colored than the females. The females have bigger and heavier bodies since they carry the eggs. The bright colors of the males help to attract the females, and the duller (较暗淡的) colors of the females make them less likely (可能的) to be caught by enemies before they have laid their eggs.
Some butterflies have bright pattern colors on the upper surface of their wings that show when flying, but when they rest on a tree or leaves, they close their wings. On the undersides of their wings there are green and brown marks which look like the tree or leaves. They are then difficult to be seen. The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly. When its wings are c1osed,it looks exactly like a dead leaf.There are even marks that look like the holes in a dead leaf.When the butterfly is run after by a bird, it closes its wings and seems to have disappeared completely.
Many butterflies have round marks on their wings that look like eyes. The round marks have a useful function (功能). When the butterflies are resting, their wings are closed, and these marks can’t be seen. When a bird sees one, and begins to attack it,the butterfly will open its Wings. The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring at it, frightened, and flies away.
To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power (权力). In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century.
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.