Music for Life
Learning music is important for the educational and personal development of young people!
Learning an instrument: how do pupils choose?
All our teachers are highly qualified and experienced musicians, and pupils can learn to play a wide range of instruments, from the keyboard to the drums(鼓). We have open days when new pupils who are unsure which instrument to choose can come to the centre. They are able to speak to teachers about which instrument might be best for them, and they can also see and hear classes in action.
Who is responsible for buying the instruments?
Parents usually have to provide instruments. But parents of beginners are advised not to buy an instrument until they are told that a place is available. They should also find out from the teacher the most suitable type of instrument to get.
When and where do lessons take place?
Lessons are available in many schools, usually during the day. If there is no lesson available for a particular instrument in a particular school, other arrangements can be made at one of our music centres for lessons on Saturday afternoons or weekday evenings.
How are pupils taught?
Pupils can learn in small groups, in classes or individually, depending on their needs. Small groups of three pupils have lessons that last thirty minutes. Class lessons last forty-five minutes and have at least ten pupils. Individual lessons are offered only to pupils who have some experience.
Starting young: when can pupils begin?
Children are never too young to become interested in music. We have special “Musical Youth” classes for children from the age of 3 to 8. These are designed to encourage young children to enjoy music through a variety of activities including singing, musical games, listening and movement. “Musical Youth” classes take place on Saturday mornings with groups of about 18 children. A parent or other adult must attend each session, and they are encouraged to sit with their children and help them with the activities.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．New pupils can see classes on an open day. |
| B．Pupils can learn special instruments on Sundays. |
| C．Parents must accompany pupils from all ages. |
| D．Teachers at the centre can provide the right instruments for pupils. |
| A．Lessons for groups of ten. | B．Individual lessons. |
| C．Lessons for small groups of three. | D．Special “Musical Youth” classes. |
| A．teachers | B．parents | C．musicians | D．pupils |
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【推荐1】King’s College Summer School
King’s College Summer School is an annual (一年一度的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.
More information is as follows:
| Application date Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2022. Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2022. Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2022. | Courses English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours American History: 16 hours American Culture: 16 hours |
| Steps A letter of self-introduction A letter of recommendation The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. | Cost Daily lessons: $ 200 Sports and activities: $ 100 Travels: $ 200 Hotel service: $ 400 You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
| Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King’s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@yahoo. com | |
| A．38. | B．32. | C．22. | D．16. |
| A．Foreign students should send their applications before July 18, 2022. |
| B．Sports and activities will be free of charge. |
| C．Courses are given by King’s College Summer School only. |
| D．Trips to museums and culture centers are offered by King’s College Summer School. |
| A．$ 900 | B．$ 500. | C．$ 400. | D．$ 200. |
【推荐2】New Jersey Botanical Garden Membership
It’s easy to join New Jersey Botanical Garden (NJBG) Membership or renew your membership online, by phone or by mail. And it’s so important to the Botanical Garden! Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and recreational (娱乐的) activities for the general public. Thank you for your support!
To join or renew, please click on the appropriate section and membership category below for safe and convenient online payment processing by PayPal.
If you prefer to join by phone or mail, call the NJBG office at (973) 962-9534 or download and send in our membership brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).
★Join NJBG Today
Membership Category | Individual | Dual (两人共用) | Student |
Annual Dues | $35 | $60 | $25 |
Special: Save $5 with Biennial Dues(两年会费) | $60 | $100 | $40 |
★Renew Your Membership
Membership Category | Individual | Dual | Student |
Annual Dues | $30 | $50 | $25 |
Special: Save $5 with Biennial Dues | $50 | $80 | $40 |
The Botanical Garden started life as Skylands, a large area in the grand manner. It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion (公馆) designed by John Russell Pope. Skylands has 96 acres of formal and naturalized gardens and is surrounded by over 1,000 acres of meadows (草坪) and woodlands. Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984, the gardens contain approximately 5,000 species and varieties of trees and flowers.
For you, the NJBG is an exciting and beautiful place to visit where you may enjoy each season’s best. Members enjoy special events, festivals, lectures, and rewarding educational opportunities for both city and country gardeners.
Your NJBG membership offers you discounts at participating nurseries, garden centers and other fine businesses. Simply present your NJBG membership card when beginning your purchase:
· Goffle Brook Farm and Garden Center, (201) 652-7540
10% off your purchase
· Metropolitan Plant Exchange, (973) 638-7613
12% off your purchase
· Rohsler’s Allendale Nursery & Florist, (201) 327-3156
15% off your purchase
1. The NJBG membership dollars can be used to ___________.| A．offer further education | B．update online payment |
| C．provide better service | D．protect the environment |
| A．(201) 327-3156 | B．(201) 652-7540 |
| C．(973) 962-9534 | D．(973) 638-7613 |
| A．$50 | B．$60 |
| C．$80 | D．$100 |
| A．was officially named in 1966 |
| B．was designed by John Russell Pope |
| C．invites members to organize activities |
| D．gives members discounts for their purchase |
【推荐3】90-Second Newbery Film Festival
The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is a yearly video contest in which young filmmakers create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery award-winning books in about a minute and a half.
Who can make movies for this film festival? It's a big range：elementary school kids, junior high school students, high school students, even college students.
We show the best movies we receive at special-event screenings in many cities.
Here are the rules:
Your video should be about 90 seconds.
Your video has to be about the story in a Newbery award-winning book.
We're looking for full-on movies with mostly child actors, who manage to tell the entire story of the book in 90 seconds.
Upload your videos to any video website and send us the link.
Sending the link to us gives us the right to post it on our blog and to other websites where we sometimes post content.
The general deadline for the tenth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is January 15, 2021.
Don't know where to start? Check out our Video Resources page here for a step-by-step primer on how to make a 90-Second Newbery video, plus lots of other tips, tricks, and tutorials（教程）.
1. Who can take part in the contest?
| A．Anyone. | B．Only adults | C．Students. | D．Professionals. |
| A．The film is starred by child actors. | B．The film is sent on December 31, 2020. |
| C．The film is about the history of Newbery Award. | D．The copy of the film is sent to a small video website. |
| A．On a website. | B．On the school board | C．In a magazine. | D．In a newspaper. |
【推荐1】Welcome to UCLA Exchange Program! Let’s get started by checking out Student Guide for your academic journey!
Signing up for ESL (English as a Second Language)
ESL courses are designed to help international students improve academic English language skills. Enrollment (课程注册) priority is given to degree students. If space is available, you may enroll. You will then be asked to take an ESL Placement Test. The test results will help you choose the class that is appropriate for you.
Changing Your Course Enrollment List
You may change your class schedule during the first two weeks of the term by adding or dropping courses from your enrollment list. After the second week of classes, there will be a charge for each schedule change. Students often attend classes in which they are not enrolled on the first day of instruction to try adding this new course to the list, as other students may have dropped it.
Withdrawing from Courses
If you choose to drop a course, you must follow the UCLA procedures for removing it from your schedule. If you forget to officially drop that course, a “F” (Fail) grade will be registered on your record at the end of the term. If, at a later date, you wish to apply for a job or graduate school where an official copy of your UCLA record is required, it will be to your advantage to provide an impressive academic record.
Taking Exams
Some instructors choose to put previous test papers on library reserve, making them available to all students. These exams, which students commonly use for practice, can give you an idea of how instructors ask questions and what they regard as relevant material. You can also access the exams online.
1. Exchange students can enroll in the ESL course if they ________.| A．have done well in the placement test |
| B．are asked to improve their English skills |
| C．find a vacancy after degree students’ enrollment |
| D．have completed UCLA’s registration procedures |
| A．The day when the class is full. |
| B．The first day of instruction. |
| C．The first week of the class. |
| D．The end of the second week. |
| A．imitate the way that their instructors write test questions |
| B．learn how questions are asked and what they are based on |
| C．come up with new ideas about how testing relates to teaching |
| D．narrow down to what has not yet been covered in online tests |
【推荐2】BODWELL’S SUMMER PROGRAM
Want your children to experience Canada in one of the best high schools here? We work hard to make the experience as memorable, enjoyable, and as educational as possible. Many activities offer training from instructors in the related field for additional learning. Teachers work with children to strengthen their English skills during all activities. They encourage students to speaking English at all times. We hope that once your children become involved in our program, they’d want to tell us and the world all about their adventure!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
| TIME | Aug. 1st | Aug. 2nd | Aug. 3rd | Aug. 4th | Aug. 5th | Aug. 6th | Aug. 7th |
| 8:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. | Arrivals | English Class | Science Project | English Class | English Class | Whistler Day Trip Street & Downtown Vancouver | Victoria Day Trip |
| 10:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. | Sports & Games | Yoga | Ice Skating | Swimming | |||
| 1:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. | Royal Ontario Museum | Nature Walk | English Class | Art Projects | Drama Class | ||
| 3:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. | Movie Night | Talent Show | Canoeing at Deer Lake | Robson Granville Island | Farewell Party | Departures |
Outings (集体外出游玩):
All outings and sightseeing trips are led and supervised by Bodwell teachers who live on site to provide 24-hour care and supervision (监管). You won’t worry about children’s safety. Groups participate in visiting famous attractions, exploring museums, and shopping, to name a few. Afterwards, groups participate in games and activities that develop trust and strengthen friendships.
| Where can students eat and where can they buy food? Students are provided three meals usually from a Bodwell cafeteria and an evening snack every day. Packed lunches or dinners will be provided on all the outings. | How can students call home? Students may use one of the phones available in the student Lounges or a pay phone on campus. |
Program Fees: $1980 (Canadian students 10% off)
1. What can we learn about the program from the text?
| A．Students have an English class every day. |
| B．Accommodation is not available on the first day. |
| C．Students go sightseeing trips accompanied by teachers. |
| D．As scheduled, Victoria Day Trip is on Aug. 6th. |
| A．$1980. | B．$1962. | C．$2180. | D．$1782. |
| A．A travel leaflet. | B．A textbook. | C．A school website. | D．A newspaper. |
【推荐3】Shopping for and choosing clothes is challenging enough. But imagine if you were unable to use your arms to do anything, or used a wheelchair.
The conditions are reality for four people who became the “customers” of 15 students at Parsons School of Design at the New School this year. The students spent their spring term creating clothing to fit their customers’ unique requirements as part of a class run by Open Style Lab, a nonprofit organization whose aim is to design functional and fashionable clothing for people with disabilities.
“Disability overlaps (关联、一致) with aging and universal design,” said Grace Jun, the director of the program. “We need to see it as part of our life cycle. It’s something that we need to not only see from a human rights standpoint but also for its economic value.”
“I’m always looking at me being the problem and the clothing as being OK,” said Kieran Kern, who gets around in a wheelchair. When Ms. Kern approached Open Style Lab, she was looking for a coat that would be easy to put on with the limitations of a weaker body. Her team came up with a design with a circular rod (杆) that runs through the collar and allows Ms. Kern to swing the coat across her back with one hand.
“The idea of having a coat that sees the parts that make me as just parts and not as a problem that I need to solve was really liberating in an identity sense,” Ms. Kern said. “Because generally, when you have a different body, you don’t really see yourself.”
“I think the challenges the students faced throughout the course had a lot to do with the exchange of ideas,” Ms. Jun said. “They were able to understand that no two people with a disability are alike. Being able to design uniquely means you have to have a collaborative (合作) process. We’re designing with each other, not for.”
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?| A．Aging. | B．Disability. |
| C．Design. | D．The program. |
| A．Creativity in fashion design. |
| B．Interpersonal communication. |
| C．Making clothing part of a wearer. |
| D．Meeting the needs of the disabled. |
| A．Open Style Lab |
| B．A new fashion industry |
| C．Disability is no longer a problem |
| D．Designs that do more than meet the eye |
【推荐1】4 Hotels That Will Make Your Life Easier
For the business traveler who is all about efficiency: Check out these hotels that will get you in and out with a minimum of trouble.
When you are pressed for time on a business trip, nothing can infuriate you more than a slow hotel check-in process. On your next trip, try these hotels that offer a speedier check-in process.
1. Yotel New York
The self-service kiosks (售货亭) at this high-tech New York hotel work just like the ones you’d see at an airport. There are just five-steps to register and obtain your card key. There is even a robotic luggage bellboy. You tap in the number of bags you are carrying and sizes, then wait for a robot arm to swing down and store your luggage in a locker (say, for a day trip). This also speeds up the check-in process if the first thing you need to do, like me, is heading to a series of meetings
2. Marriott Detroit Airport
Another option for business travelers in a hurry: Marriott is rolling out its mobile check-in app to 325 hotels this year, including the Marriott Detroit Airport hotel (I’ve tested the app itself but not for a real visit quite yet). Here is the basic idea: you download the iPhone or Android app. The night before, you can “check-in” virtually. When you arrive, you get an alert that the room is ready and your key, which is already tied to your reservation, is waiting for you at the desk.
3. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
I happened to stay at this hotel recently and liked how fast the kiosk check-in works. Like the Yotel, the kiosk asks you to insert your credit card, similar to an airport terminal. The whole process took about three minutes, when I left, I was equally impressed-with the fast check-out. An agent meets you in the lobby with an ipad and asks for an email to use for a receipt. The big advantage: you never have to wait in line.
4. Radisson: LaCrosse
The Radisson is trying to make the kiosk process even faster. At a few selected hotels like the Radisson Lacrosse in Wisconsin, you use a mobile app to register and then receive a barcode by email or text. When you get the kiosk, you scan the barcode to get your key without any other steps required. It’s super fast. You can find this new check-in system at the Radisson hotels in Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Phoenix as well.
1. What does “infuriate” mean in the first paragraph?| A．interest | B．anger | C．trouble | D．mislead |
| A．Yotel New York and Marriott Detroit Airport |
| B．Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson: Lacrosse |
| C．Marriott Detroit Airport and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis |
| D．Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson: Lacrosse |
| A．Yotel New York |
| B．Hyatt Regency Minneapolis |
| C．Radisson: Lacrosse |
| D．Marriott Detroit Airport |
| A．At Yotel New York, a robot will help you with all the check-in process |
| B．With its check-in app, you may enter your room in Marriott without a key |
| C．Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is close to an airport terminal. |
| D．The barcode you receive from Radisson contributes to the fast check-in |
【推荐2】Street Photography 2020 Contest by Blank Wall Gallery
Street Photography Contest for 2020 has opened. Here are some details for you.
☆ All photographers, amateurs and professionals who are over 18, are qualified to participate in the contest.
☆ Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
☆ We only accept digital submissions. Each image file should be RGB, JPG Format, 1,800 pixels (the longest side) on 72 dpi.
Entry Fee: Free to enter
Contest Category: Street Photography
Prizes:
The artists who will be chosen to participate in the exhibition and be presented at the web page of Blank Wall Galley, will have to pay the amount of € 35 if their photo is printed, and € 15 it their work is displayed on the digital screen.
This way, only the photographers who will exhibit their work will pay a small fee for participating in the exhibition. All the other artists will not be charged.
The photographs exhibited at the gallery will be printed at the labs of Blank Wall Gallery free of charge. In case an artist wishes to send us the printed photos, they are free to do it.
The exhibitions organized by Blank Wall Gallery last for 2 weeks and everything needed for the realization of the exhibition ( printing of your photographs on 260 gsm paper, framing, hanging of the photos, press releases, invitations, opening night and supervision) are provided by our gallery without any additional charge.
Submission Deadline: March 19
Exhibition Time: May 1-May 14, 2020
Copyright Information: You are the only copyright owner and creator of the photographs.
1. What is the requirement of joining in the contest?| A．Reaching a certain age. | B．Paying entry fees online. |
| C．Submitting at least 5 files. | D．Getting the photos printed. |
| A．March 19. | B．May 1. |
| C．May 14. | D．May 19. |
| A．€ 0. | B．€ 15. |
| C．€ 35. | D．€ 260. |
【推荐3】Fresh for Fall: Green Markets Return in the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach GreenMarket
Recognized as the Best Farmers Market in the country by the “USA Today”, the large-scale West Palm Beach GreenMarket is a longstanding staple. Customers can enjoy waterfront, outdoor grocery shopping along one of Palm Beach County' s most scenic cityscapes: downtown West Palm Beach. Free parking is available at the Evernia and City Center garages until noon. For those arriving by boat, the city offers free ports, just a short walk away. The market is dog-friendly and short leashes are encouraged.
The Gardens GreenMarket
Featuring more than 120 vendors (商贩), you can pick up fresh produce and dairy, pastries and other baked goods, prepared foods, flowers, spices — the list goes on. With a focus on also supporting the cultural arts, don't miss the live performances by local artists Check the schedule for weekly highlights, including themes and special activities throughout the market's 20th season.
Swank Farmers Market
Take a trip to the countryside, where you can buy from more than 25 vendors. Here, you'll find coffee beans, creamed honey, fresh pasta, homemade sauces, oils and vinegars, meats and, of course, fresh produce. Bring the family and say hi to the chickens, pigs and sheep.
Lakeside Market at Wellington Town Center
Enjoy a night market experience at the Town Center Promenade along the water, which offers open air shopping that supports local businesses. Locally sourced, farm-to-fork and homemade goods are available under the stars, with highlights including herbs, freshly baked goods and flowers.
1. What do we know about West Palm Beach GreenMarket?| A．It is located in the countryside. | B．Free parking is available all day. |
| C．Dogs are allowed in the market. | D．Taking a boat there is free of charge. |
| A．West Palm Beach GreenMarket. | B．The Gardens GreenMarket. |
| C．Swank Farmers Market. | D．Lakeside Market at Wellington Town Center. |
| A．They offer homemade goods. | B．They are only open in the day. |
| C．They are located along the river. | D．They are suitable for animal lovers. |
