When things around the house stop working, what do you usually do with them? If you’re like a lot of people, you probably just throw them away.
In some areas, it’s difficult to find people who can make repairs, and fixing things can be quite expensive. Also, some small objects are so inexpensive that it’s often easier to just buy a new one.
In 2009, Martine Postma from the Netherlands decided there must be a better way. Her solution was Repair Cafes: places where people can take broken items. There they will find tools, resources and volunteer experts who are ready to help with repairs.
Postma’s first Repair Cafe opened on Oct. 18, 2009, in Amsterdam, and was a huge success. News of the cafe spread, and people began asking how they could start their own. In 2011, Postma set up the Repair Cafe Foundation. This nonprofit organization provides guidance to those hoping to begin their own neighbourhood repair group.
Today, there are about 2,000 Repair Cafes around the world with meetings usually taking place once a month. Around 25 objects are repaired during each meeting. Everything is free, but donations are greatly welcome.
The cafes not only provide help with repairs, they also strengthen community ties. Neighbours get to know one another as they work together on projects. Moreover, valuable knowledge is passed along and preserved. Items are kept rather than thrown away, meaning less rubbish in landfills.
Title: Repair Cafes
| Basic information | ➢The first one was ➢About 2,000 of them have been set up all over the world so far. ➢Repairing things at such a cafe |
| ➢They help improve the ➢They help pass along and preserve valuable knowledge. ➢They help |
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【推荐1】Liu Zhonglan, a street cleaner from Hefei, Anhui Province, received（收到）her breakfast at 6 a.m. one day in September. Not only Liu, more than 12,000 cleaners of the city got free breakfast every day in this month. There was porridge, bread, eggs and so on.
Liu often starts to work at 4 a.m. She usually brings some food from home. But sometimes she is too tired to prepare it and she doesn’t want to buy any to save money. Most of the cleaners like her in Hefei get less than 3,000 yuan a month.
The price of each breakfast was from 6 to 8 yuan. The government（政府）paid for it. An officer said, “We care about each street cleaner’s health, so we invite them to have free breakfast. For those who do not need to work in the morning, the government will add the money to their salary (薪水).” He believed giving the breakfast was better than adding money to their salaries, because if they chose money, some of them would probably still not have breakfast. This could make them face health problems.
The program “free breakfast” is popular with the street cleaners in Hefei. The government is calling on other cities in Anhui to learn from Hefei’s practice.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What did the street cleaners in Hefei get in September?
2. When does Liu often start to work in the morning?
3. How much money do most street cleaners in Hefei get every month?
4. For cleaners who don’t work in the morning, what will the government do?
5. Is the program “free breakfast” popular with the street cleaners in Hefei?
Thank you for watching CCTV’s Around China. I’m Quan Ling, a reporter from CCTV. Now, we’re in Penghu, Taiwan. The beach here is really beautiful and clean. It’s raining these days, today is sunny, but the weather is hot and humid. But there are lots of people here on vacation. Some people are taking photos; some are swimming in the sea, and others are 4 on the beach. Look at this group of young men playing beach soccer. 3. They are only wearing sports shorts and sunglasses. They are running barefoot(光脚). They really look cool. I’m 5 that they can play so well in this heat. This is a very beautiful and interesting place. It’s also a good place to relax. I like here so much that I really don’t want to leave.
任务一 选择最佳答案
| A．A soccer player. | B．A reporter. | C．A tourist. | D．An actor. |
| A．Rainy. | B．Sunny. | C．Hot and humid. | D．Sunny, but hot and humid. |
任务二 把划线句子翻译成汉语
任务三 从方框中选择适当的动词并用其适当形式补全短文
| relax, surprise, lie |
【推荐3】Have you ever heard of the Red Cross (红十字)? It is a society (社会团体) which provides help to the people in trouble all round the world. A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was hurt in an earthquake, and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be helped by the Red Cross.
The idea of setting up a society to help the sick and wounded (受伤的) during a was (战争) started with Jean Henri Dunant. Now the Red Cross has many members in schools in the world. It helps the children of different countries to know each other better. Children in schools all over the world have own Red Cross groups. These children write letters and send presents and pictures to one another. They look after each other. The Chinese Red Cross set up in 1904, also gives help and advice to the Red Cross societies of other countries and receives help and advice as well. Through these activities the Red Cross hopes to bring about a friendlier and more peaceful world.
Now young people are important part of the Red Cross. Every year more and more young people join the Red Cross to help those people in trouble.
任务1: 根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
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任务2: 同义句转换，每空一词。
3. They look after each other.
They
任务3: 内容回答问题。
4. Who did the idea of setting up a society to help the sick and wounded during a war start with?
5. When was the Chinese Red Cross set up?
6. What does the Red Cross hope through these activities?
【推荐1】It was a perfect summer morning on the beach in Rio De Janeiro. A man set up his umbrella and chair near the water and was ready to read his book. Just then, when he looked toward the sea, he noticed a small shape that came out of the water. It slowly made its way out onto the sand and began to flap (拍动) its wings. It was obviously weak and tired.
When the creature was just a few feet away, the man couldn’t believe his eyes. A penguin? Penguins don’t belong to Rio. The man was amazed. He looked around to see if there was anyone else noticing this strange sight.
A jogger soon appeared, followed by another. They stopped and stared. It was clear that the penguin was having trouble breathing. The first jogger looked at the sea and said, “Poor fellow, so far away from home. ”
The penguin fell to its side. It had swum 2,000 miles, trying to find the tiny fish that penguins like to eat. Why did the penguin need to travel so far? Perhaps it was confused by moving ocean currents and temperatures—common effects of global warming. The penguin needed help. It would not survive on the hot sand.
One of the joggers phoned for help, and soon some firemen arrived. The man was glad that the penguin would soon be safe, although he felt a little sad, too.
The event on the beach at Rio happened some time ago. It was only the beginning of penguin migration (迁移) to Brazil. Since that time, hundreds of penguins have appeared on the coasts of Brazil. They come all the way from Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan, southern parts of South America. They land on the sands very tired and hungry, and many of them die. Some are shipped or flown back to colder waters farther south.
Perhaps the experience of the penguins will help us better understand the serious effect of human activity on climate change and on the condition of our planet.
1. What season did the story happen in?
Rainforest is an area covered by tall tree. The rainforest has a great influence on the world environment because it can take in heat (热量) from the sun. Without the rainforest, these areas would be much hotter.
In the past hundred years, humans have been destroying (破坏) the rainforest in order to get food and wood. This action is bad for the environment as a whole. Although we have got something from cutting trees, we will get punished (惩罚) much more than what we have got.
There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting the rainforest may provide the wood we need right now, but in the future it will actually reduce (减少) the world’s wood.
Rainforest is also called the world’s medicine store. More than 25% of the medicine we use today come from plants in the rainforest. If people destroy the rainforest, there will be less chance for humans to treat the illness.
1. How does the rainforest influence the world environment?It can influence the world environment by
2. Why do humans destroy the rainforest according to the passage?
They destroy the rainforest to
3. What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to?
It refers to
4. Why do people think the rainforest is the world’s medicine store?
Because
5. What’s the purpose of the writer to write this passage?
He wants people to
Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.
Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that “an elephant never forgets”. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live.
But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
| Let’s save The | Importance | ·first flag of Thailand had a white elephant ·a symbol of |
| Abilities | ·can play soccer or music ·can ·can walk for a long time and never get lost ·can also remember places | |
| Dangers | ·people ·people kill them for ivory ·today there are only about 3000 elephants in Thailand | |
| How to save | ·save the trees ·don’t |
They are very popular with students. I go to the music store every week to buy a new CD. The most crowed place for students to hang out is the park. Everyone goes there, so it’s really interesting. Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they’re boring, but I think they’re the most creative people. I want to be a street performer, too
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【推荐2】Hi, I’m Sun Qiang. Welcome to my home town! It is a modern and busy town. It has a long history. There are many big supermarkets, beautiful gardens and famous factories. It is very easy to go shopping. You can see green hills, big trees and nice flowers. There are many restaurants. You can enjoy the mutton（羊肉）. It tastes very delicious. Many visitors come here to enjoy it. There are many good places to visit. There is a park and a big shopping mall. You can see films in Renmin Theatre. My school is on Changjiang Road. It is very beautiful. I hope you can come and visit it too.
1. How is Sun Qiang’s hometown ?__________________________________________________________
2. Is it easy to go shopping in Sun Qiang’s hometown?
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3. What do many visitors come to enjoy?
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4. Where can people see films?
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5. How is Sun Qiang’s school?
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Our neighborhood is a large, friendly and lively community. More than 30 families live there. Last month, something wonderful happened in our neighborhood. We built a community garden. Mrs. Lin thought of the idea. She has a backyard vegetable garden that everyone admires（羡慕）, and next to the house is a large piece of land that is hers.
Mrs. Lin taught maths at our school until she retired（退休）last year. “Not everyone has room for a garden,” said Mrs. Lin, “let’s build a garden that will be good for each family in the neighborhood. I am ready to be a volunteer, and try to make our community better.”
People in the community helped dig the garden, and Mrs. Lin told us about what to plant. On March 3, our neighbors came together at the garden to plant and water vegetable seeds. Then we had a big celebration. Mrs. Lin gave a talk and we ate sandwiches, apples and carrots for lunch.
Families in the neighborhood volunteer to care for the garden, and we will all share in the results. What a great gift to the community! We are lucky to live in a neighborhood like this.
Answer the following questions with No More Than 5 Words
1. How many families live in the neighborhood?
2. What did people in the community build?
3. What was Mrs. Lin before she retired?
4. What date did people in the community have a big celebration?
5. Who volunteers to care for the garden?
【推荐1】It’s time for school! But on May 14th, Duncanville High School in Texas, US, asks 170 students to go back home.
Why? Because they are wearing the wrong clothes to school.
Schools in the US don’t always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress codes (着装要求). For example, Duncanville High School tells Students to wear belts, shirts without logos(标识).
Schools’ most-hated clothes are different. In 2011, people in Florida stop students from wearing trousers that show body parts. Now, some schools don’t allow(允许) leggings(紧身裤). Other schools ask students to wear a shirt or a skirt over leggings.
Some students complain(抱怨) that schools are going too far. But schools say dress codes help protect(保护) students’ safety(安全) and make sure they grow up with good taste.
“We want to teach them that they must do this not only here in school. but also outside school,” said Andre Smith.
1. What does Duncanville High School ask students to wear?2. Why do students complain that schools are going too far?
3. Do you think the school dress codes are good for students? Why or why not?
【推荐2】People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually, each house has its own living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Different houses have different names. What are they? Now, let’s take a look.
A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many families living in the same flat building. People in a flat building share the same stairs or lifts to go up and down.
A town house has two floors. In a town house, the kitchen, the living room and the dining room are usually on the ground floor and the bedrooms are usually on the first floor.
A farm house is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard in front of it. There are also some “houses” for cows and hens near the farmhouse. The field is not far from the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on foot.
A dormitory is a large bedroom in a school, and every 4-8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom, but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn how to get along well with each other in a dormitory.
1. How many kinds of houses does the passage mention? What are they?
2. How does a person get into his or her flat on the second floor?
3. What do people call a two-floor house?
4. How do farmers living in the farmhouse usually go to the field?
5. How many students usually share one dormitory?
6. What is the advantage of living in a dormitory for students?
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “Environment Clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to protect the environment.
No-rubbish lunches. How much do you throw after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be recycled. The students try their best to make less rubbish.
No-car day. No-car day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22nd, 1995. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a no-car day. In China, more and more people are taking part in the activity. The slogan for no-car day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers!
Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, bike or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
Turn off water! Do you know that some toilets could waste twenty to forty ml of water an hour? In a year, that will fill a small river! In the environment club, the members mend those broken toilets.
We have only one earth. Let’s work hard together to make our world cleaner and more beautiful.
1. What do the Environment Clubs ask students to do?2. How many cities around the world have had a no-car day so far?
3. Why do the club members mend the toilet?
4. What can we do to protect the environment? Share your ideas. Write 30 words or more.
