A student says, “The winter holiday (寒假) is the Sunday of the year.” It sounds interesting.
The winter holiday and Sunday have a lot in common (有许多共同点). You have much free time and don’t need to go to school. You can do sports and watch TV for fun. But the winter holiday and Sunday are different. The winter holiday is very long. And the holiday is yours, but not your parents’. Some of them are very busy. At last, you have some festivals during the holiday. New clothes and great food are there for you. So how can you spend the winter holiday better?
Think about your school subjects first—go to the library for books and do some useful things. Then help your parents make dinner and tidy rooms. They will be happy and say thanks to you. At last, have good eating habits. Eat vegetables and fruit, but not hamburgers or ice-cream.
| The winter holiday is the Sunday of the year—students are not To spend the holiday better, students can do these things. Think about their school subjects, help their parents at home and eat |
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If you’re used to going to bed early, it can be difficult to stay awake（醒着）until midnight on New Year’s Day. Here are some ways to help you stay active on New Year’s Eve.
1 Talk to people. If you’re around friends or family for New Year, make conversations with them to stay awake. You can listen to their stories or laugh at their jokes.
2 Stay on your feet. Dance and walk around the house. Whatever you do, just make sure not to sit or lay down. Don’t get too comfortable. Or you might end up falling asleep.
3 Do fun things. There are lots of things you can do. Play games with your friends and family. Take pictures of everyone in funny poses. Take turns to make New Year’s resolutions. These will help to make a great time. If it is OK to shoot off fireworks（烟花）in your city, try it. That can be really exciting.
4 Help out. If you’re at a party, you can help the cook prepare food for everyone. You can even make drinks for others. Volunteer to clean up a bit as well. It will keep your mind focused and awake.
| How to Stay Active on New Year’s Eve | |
 | Talk to people Make |
 | Stay on your feet You might easily fall asleep if you sit or |
 | Do fun things You can play games, take pictures and make resolutions. You will feel really |
 | Help the cook prepare food. Make drinks for everyone. Volunteer to clean up. |
【推荐2】(David is in Shanghai with his parents now. He plans to go back to America for the winter holidays this year. Li Meng is David’s classmate and good friend.)
Li Meng: Hi, David! I know you’ll go back to America this winter. What will the weather (气候) be like in your hometown during that time?
David: It will be great! It will be sunny, but it will be very cold, too. I’ll have to wear warm clothes.
Li Meng: Will there be a lot of rain?
David: Oh, no. It won’t rain. But there will be a lot of snow. My cousins and I like to make a snowman.
Li Meng: Your snowman must be very cold standing in the snow!
David: Ha! Ha! Yes, but I think he likes the cold. So he can be there for about two or three weeks. After that, it will begin to get warm. Then he will slowly become water.
Li Meng: Will you miss (想念) me in the winter holidays?
David: Yes, I will. And I’ll tell my cousins all about you and my other friends here! And I’ll write e-mails to you at that time!
1. What will David go to America for this year?2. Will it be rainy in David’s hometown in winter?
3. What do David and his cousins like to do when it snows?
4. How long can the snowman stand in the snow?
5. What will David write to Li Meng, letters or e-mails?
【推荐3】Christmas is an important festival in the West. People decorate their houses with lights and Christmas trees. They also hang mistletoe in their homes. It is a custom that when a man and a woman find themselves under the mistletoe, they must kiss! Mistletoe is a symbol of forgiveness and love.
Decorations for Chinese New Year are mainly red and gold. Red is thought to be lucky. Red lanterns and firecrackers are popular and children are dressed in new red clothes. Decorated peach trees are also common and poems are used to decorate doorways to bring luck in the New Year.
At Halloween, decorations are mostly frightening! Ghosts(鬼), witches(巫师) and monsters are used to decorate just about everything. Jack-o'-lanterns are another important decoration for Halloween. They are carved out of pumpkins(南瓜) and a candle is lit inside.
At some festivals, animals are decorated. For example, in Austria, the Almabtries festival happened each year in autumn. The cows are led down from the mountains to stables(牛厩) for the winter and they are decorated to celebrate. In Thailand and India elephants are often decorated for festivals and weddings.
1. It isn't common to find a decorated elephant at a wedding in Thailand, is it?2. At Christmas, what is the symbol of forgiveness and love?
3. What do people decorate their houses with?
4. Which word from Paragraph 3 can we use to describe ghosts, witches and monsters?
5. What are Jack-o'-lanterns made of?
6. Should we stop celebrating Christmas Day? Give your reasons to explain your idea.
【推荐1】After 76 days of lockdown, the city of Wuhan was set free on April 8. Lai Yun,a restaurant owner in the city, was preparing to reopen his shop. Lao ji, a deliveryman(快递员), shared videos of the empty streets of Wuhan that he filmed during the lockdown. Xiaofanfan and Xiaosui, a couple, finally got to see each other after months of being apart and decided to get married.
You can watch these stories and more in the documentary Long Time No See, Wuhan (《武汉,好久不见》). In this documentary, Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi, 41, shows the real lives of 10 families in Wuhan after the city lifted its lockdown.
The documentary has got a lot of attention in both China and other countries. Media outlet(出口) in Russia, Italy, South Korea and other countries have reported on it too. Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, praised it during a news conference(发布会)“ This documentary is very touching, as it shows people’s lives in a plain(实的), sincere and heartwarming way,” Zhao said.
Takeuchi shared his experience of making the film at the Beijing International Film Festival on Aug 28. He said Zhao’s praise surprised him. “It was a great honor for us.”he told TEENS. “This documentary is for not only Chinese audiences, but also people abroad,” Takeuchi said. “I want to show a real Wuhan with the film.”
1. How long was Wuhan locked down?2. What did the couple decide to do after months of being apart?
3. Where does the director of the documentary Long Time No See, Wuhan come from?
4. What does Zhao Lijian think of the documentary?
5. Why does the Japanese director make this documentary?
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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It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have the same interests.
Don’t be afraid to show people what you are really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.
Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. That way, they will find it easier to talk to you. If don’t, people may think you are not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.
Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask lots of questions. Show interest in their answers.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like—not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly with a lot of people. If so, you will have a bigger group of people to choose (选择) from and have more chances to make friends.
Making friends | ||
| Idea | ★Go ★You will make friends more easily if you have the same | |
| Ways | Results | |
| Don’t be afraid of | People will be | |
| Look at people in the | It will be easier to | |
| Be a good | Let people talk about themselves before talking about | |
| Be | You will have | |
