【推荐1】It is very challenging when it comes to trying to master the English language. However, there are some things you can do to improve your English learning. The following books are an excellent way for people trying to learn English or get better at it.

Oxford Picture Dictionary     This is a great book for those who like to learn things visually. You can use the pictures to learn many new words each day. There is also a bilingual version for those who want to learn using their own native language.

Word Power Made Easy     This useful dictionary provides one of the best way to learn over 1000 of the words which are most commonly used in English. The book has many interesting activities and games and gives tips on avoiding spelling errors.

NTC Vocabulary Builders     Students who are more advanced in the English language will greatly like the NTC Vocabulary Builders book. If you want to build your English vocabulary, then this book is a good choice.

English Vocabulary in Use Series This is one of the best-selling books by Cambridge University Press. The book is good for students of the English language of all levels who want to have a wider vocabulary. You can choose to learn British English or American English.

Improving your English is one of the best ways to make sure that you will do great in life. It can open many doors for you. For those who are not native English speakers, these books will come in handy. With hard work, anyone can be a master of the English language.

【推荐3】Learning English through news is a great way to improve your vocabulary and listening skills and learn about current events. You can choose from written, audio, video and live TV news.    1    

Typically, English news is with clear English. Most journalists and newsreaders write and speak in Standard English and express themselves well. Their job is to give facts and summarize events for the public. English news can be easier for ESL(English as a second language) learners to understand.     2     It also provides them with unlimited access to the modern language used by English native speakers today.

Modern news media also provides a constant stream of real-life English conversations and fresh information!     3    When you learn English through news, you have the chance to find out what is happening in the world right now, make comments and interact with others in the social media.

    4     This gives you more choices when learning the language. If you prefer reading, there are online newspapers and news websites for ESL students. If you want to improve your listening and vocabulary skills, there are also TV news channels, radio stations and podcasts (播客). Popular stories often appear in all of these formats.

Finally, fresh news arrives daily on every imaginable topic!     5     All you have to do is looking online! If you are not interested in politics and “serious” news, why not focus on sports news or the latest from the music scene?

【推荐2】A new study from North Carolina State University found that biology textbooks have done a poor job of including material related to climate change. For example, the study found that most biology textbooks published in the 2010s included less information about climate change than they did in the previous decade--despite significant advances in our understanding of how climate change is influencing ecosystems and the environment.

“In short, we found biology textbooks are failing to share enough information about climate change, which is a generation-defining topic in the life sciences,” says Jennifer Landin, author of the study. “These books are the baseline texts for helping students understand the science of life on Earth, yet they are providing very little information about a phenomenon that is having a great impact on habitats, ecosystems, agriculture--almost every aspect (方面) of life on Earth,”

For the study, researchers investigated coverage of climate change in 57 college biology textbooks published between 1970 and 2019. The researchers found climate coverage has varied greatly over those five decades and that the amount of climate coverage in textbooks fell off in the 2010s. In addition to length, the nature of the content has also changed greatly over time.

“One of the most troubling findings was that textbooks are devoting less space to addressing climate solutions now than they did in the 1990s--even as they focus more on the effects of climate change,” Landin says. “That suggests to students that nothing can be done,which is both wildly misleading and contributes to a sense of fatalism (宿命论) regarding cli-mate change.”

“We are hoping that this study will serve as a wake-up call for publishers and instructors. We need to do a much better job of putting climate change into our courses if we want to pre-pare students to understand the role that climate change is playing in shaping life on Earth and how we study it,” Landin says.

【推荐3】Sunflower season is right around the corner. Here are several most beautiful golden fields near London for you to explore.

At Garsons Farm you will find three separate sunflower fields across its 155 acres. You’ll need to buy a crop farm pass (￡4 for adults ,￡ 1 for kids ) in advance. This farm is also home to over 75 varieties of fruits, vegetables and plants that can be picked during your visit, but be sure to check crop availability on its website beforehand.

This spot is most famous for its purple crops of lavender(熏衣草), but it is also home to dozens of sunflower! You will be charged￡ 6 for your entry to the farm. And for￡ 50 you can hire a personal photographer and have your very own photos with the plants.

Cotswold Farm Park was founded to help protect rare species of farm animals in 1971. You will not only find flowering sunflowers but plenty of furry four-legged friends, too. The park also contains several photo stations throughout the field. Tickets must be booked in advance and cost ￡ 7 per adult.

This fruit farm is open every Saturday and Sunday for those who want to see sunflowers on their weekends! It produces all kinds of fruits, vegetables and flowers that you can buy in their farm shop or pick yourself during your visit. You are allowed to bring a picnic with you and the￡4 entry is taken off your “pay and weigh” bill at the end.