How do you get to school every day?

For most students in cities, it’s _________ to get to school. They can walk or _________ a bike to school. They can get to school by bus or by subway. It won’t _________ them too long to get to school and get back home. But for some students in faraway（远的）villages, things are quite different. _________ for them is hard. It’s difficult for them to get to school every day. Usually they will spend a few _________ on the way. Take one small village as an example. There is a big river _________ the school and the village. The students can’t get to school by boat because the river runs too _________. They have to go on a ropeway（索道）to _________ the big river. Though it’s dangerous, they are used to it and are not afraid. In their mind, going out to study is their _________ thing. Because of this, many villagers __________ leave their village. How they are looking forward to having a bridge! I do hope one day their dream can come true.

Thank you very much for your picture. I’m very glad to hear that you are having a good trip in my home town. London is very beautiful at this time of year. And the weather is cool. I hope I can go back there. It’s quite hot at this time of year in New York. I really need to relax myself during the holiday. I want to go swimming in the sea. I also want to visit your home town. My uncle works there and I want to visit him. And his daughter Alice will come back from Washington DC. So we can spend our holiday together. It’s a good idea to take the train there. There is much traffic on the roads during holidays and driving is very dangerous. You said there’s a hill and a river in your home town. My sister and I want to climb the hill and go fishing. I’m sure we’ll have a good time.

Yours,

Dave

Here are some ideas for learning English faster.

You are like a new baby.

Babies learn their language slowly. First they learn to listen. Then they learn to talk. Finally, they can read and write.

Listen to English every day.

Listen to English radio, watch English TV, go to see English movies or use online lessons.

Practise the conversations.

Make up conversations and practise the conversations. You’d better use beginner textbooks.

Read English stories

Start with children’ storybooks. Try to read stories for ESL (非母语英语教程) readers. Read ads and so on. Try to join an English Club for young learners.

Write down new words.

Start a new word notebook. Write words in alphabetical order (A... B... C). Make some sentences. Try to use an English-English dictionary.

Keep an English diary.

Start with one sentence. Like how do you feel? How is the weather? What did you do today?

How to Exercise Well

Warm up. It is important to warm up before you exercise. You need to stretch your legs, arms, back and neck before you do any difficult activities like running.

Find good places to exercise. You do not need to spend a lot of money exercising. You can run or play sports in a park or in your school gym. You don’t need to buy exercise equipment for your home. Just get your body moving!

Don’t work too hard. Choose a sport that you are interested in and then your exercise will be fun instead of work. Also, you only need to exercise a few times each week. If you exercise for 30 minutes each time, you will stay healthy.

Drink enough water. It is important to drink water when you exercise. Your body needs the water for energy and for keeping cool.

Be careful! If you hurt yourself while you are exercising, rest until you feel better. Exercising when you are hurt is bad for your health.