Recently, a primary school in Changsha, has put Virtual Reality (VR) technology (虚拟现实技术) to good use in an English class. When the students put on the VR glasses, it seemed that they were taken into a new world where they could see for themselves. They could enjoy the views along the way, allowing more knowledge to be kept in mind.
VR language learning is now starting to be widely used in many schools. Think of it like this. Now you are learning English in China, you don’t have enough chances to use English if you are not in English classes, but if you learn English in English-speaking countries like America or the UK, it’ll be much easier for you to make progress.
Nowadays, a lot of apps have also been designed to serve VR language learning. The app “House of Languages” is one of them. It is already available (可获得的) on the Samsung (三星) VR. It can sense your movement and the acts of your eyeballs, arms and hands.
When you are learning English in it, a lovely racoon (浣熊) called “Mr. Woo”, will guide you to communicate in English. You can use English by finishing tasks Mr. Woo gives you. For example, you will be asked to find certain things at your home according to the English words that Mr. Woo gives you. After you’ve found these things, you should “take” them, “come back” to Mr. Woo and “give” them to him. Then he will say “thanks” to you. Sometimes, Mr. Woo may have some activities like family party so that you will have more tasks to finish in that situation. You will learn English so quickly that you will even forget you are leaning.
Virtual Reality is showing increasing promise in language education and the day, isn’t far away when it will become one of the main media in education. What about you? Would you learn a new language in Virtual Reality?
1. Recently, VR technology has been put to good use2. In China, if you aren’t in English classes, you don’t
3. What can Samsung VR sense?
4. Who will guide you to communicate in English in the app?
5. Do you like to learn a new language in Virtual Reality? Why or why not?
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【推荐1】Would you like to have an electric car? Do you know this kind of quiet and clean cars run on electricity (电)?
In the future, more and more people will have cars, so the cars will be in great need. But the oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the roads. So the price of oil will go up.
Electric cars aren’t perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to charge (充电) a car for only 100 miles of driving. How far that car travels depends on the weather and traffic.
Price is a problem, too. Electric cars cost much. The good news is that electric—car technology (技术) is getting better. As it does, the prices of this kind of cars are going down.
To charge the car, the US Department of Energy is paying for at least 10, 000 charging stations around the country. And it will cost about three dollars for each charge.
Now car-makers are looking for other ways to make the car cheaper. Then more people will use electric cars, and we have a clean and nice world in the future.
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1. How far the electric car travels depends on
2. How long does it take to charge an electric car for only 100 miles of driving?
3. How much should people pay for each charge?
4.
5.
【推荐2】Virtual reality(虚拟现实)is coming for the cows. A team of researchers have developed VR headsets for cows living on a farm just outside of Moscow. They want these cows to believe that they are standing in summer fields, rather than the cold ones.. In this case, VR is being used to trick the cows into thinking that they are standing in a nice warm field, when, in fact, they really aren’t.
Now people use the VR headsets to play the VR games or to lose themselves in virtual environments. There is a risk that VR will become a seductive(诱惑的) activity. People would like to turn to VR, simply because it’s easier and more enjoyable.
One of the studies in Journal of Happiness Studies shows that people, especially the old, women and those out of work, are very likely to watch TV when they are unhappy. This kind of situation can be made worse influence human emotions. In the future , we might increasingly turn to virtual reality to achieve excitement and happiness. But as with the cows in Moscow, this won’t change the reality of our lives.
1. Are these cows from the warm farms?2. What do people do with the VR headsets?
3. Why do people turn to VR?
4. What are people very likely to do when they are unhappy?
5. How might people feel when they turn to virtual reality?
A Japanese company makes full use of VR to help people take dream vacations. Not paying much money, you can enjoy the best travel across Paris, New York, Rome and Hawaii. You only need to pay about 300 yuan for it, and then you can enjoy a two-hour flight. This is cheaper than the real flight.
You can enjoy a delicious meal on the" plane”. The menu depends on(取决于) the place that you pick. When you"arrive"at the place, you can enjoy a 360° “tour” of the place by using projection mapping(投影映射) and video.
“For me, it's difficult to have a trip, because I don't have enough time and money. It would be so cool to easily take a flight, even though it's virtual(虚拟的),” a worker in the company said.
It's a piece of good news for those people who cannot travel aboard because of money or health.
1. Is the menu the same on the VR flight to different places?2. How much do you need to pay for the VR travel?
3. Do you want to try a VR travel or a real travel? Why?
It was 6: 00 on a Monday morning. With his hooks in his bag, 13-year-old James Mwangi was on his way to school，the Meedo-Beijing school in a slum (贫民窟) in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi (肯尼亚首都内罗毕). The people from China built the school in 2001, for children from poor families.
After getting to school, Mwangi went straight to his class to do his class work. It is usual that pupils in this school prepare for their lessons before the teacher comes.
To study in the school was once a dream for the poor boy. His mother made a living by washing clothes for others. Some days she took home nothing, and some days she could get about ＄3---it was hardly enough to buy them a full meal for a day.
Before joining the Meedo-Beijing school, Mwangi was at home with his seven brothers, collecting garbage (垃圾). The school is giving these children hope for the future by providing a chance to get education (教育).
“For me, education is the best gift,”said Mwangi.
1.2. After getting to school, Mwangi went straight to his class to
3. Mwangi's mother make a living by
4. It was hardly enough to buy them
5.
【推荐2】Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two children.
Children in the USA will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their houses. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
1. How many children are there in most American families?2. Why do the children in the USA live far from their parents when they grow up?
3. How many kinds of communication do the children with their parents?
4. Do the Americans think what is important for young people?
5. Are children paid for doing some housework in America?
【推荐3】Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi’an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code (二维码). “We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate (使产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier.” Said Guo, “When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work anywhere using my computer or telephone.”
The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans (扫描) his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.
Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun.” Said Tingting, a student of Guo's.
“The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share.” Guo said, “It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times.”
However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the codes when they hand in their work, which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.
1. According to the passage, Guo's students can keep their homework on WeChat, can't they? (no more than 3 words)2. How can the QR codes be sent to Mr. Guo? (no more than 5 words)
3. What is one of the advantages of the new way of handing in homework? (no more than 8 words)
4. What do some parents worry about? (no more than 19 words)
5. What do you think of the new way of handing in homework? (no more than 3 words)
【推荐1】Do you actually love yourself? In fact, self-love is a very important thing you can do for yourself. When you truly love yourself, you can be happier and more confident (自信的). Here are some ways on how to love yourself.
※Stop comparing yourself with others. Everyone is special, so you don’t need to be like anyone else. Comparing with others will make you feel bad about yourself. Everyone is talented in their own way.
※Stop trying to be perfect. No one is perfect, so you don’t have to be hard on yourself. You need to give yourself a break from time to time.
※Have fun by yourself. It’s always good to have a few days just for you to do something fun. This could be going to the cinema, visiting a place and so on. You can learn to enjoy being alone by doing this.
1. How many ways about how to love yourself are mentioned (提及到)?2. Why should people love themselves?
3. What can people learn from having fun by themselves?
【推荐2】Being outgoing is good for your life. Those more outgoing people like to meet lots of interesting people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even the shy people can be outgoing.
You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange (陌生的) people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return (回报) your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read the news and prepare (准备) your views. Surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.
1. Is being outgoing good for your life?2. When does the real challenge come if you want to become outgoing?
3. How can you start a talk with a stranger?
4. What is the easiest way to become more outgoing?
5. What’s the passage mainly about?
【推荐3】It is not very easy for some people to organize a dinner party. There are so many things to think about. I will give you some advice you can take when organizing a dinner party.
First you should decide the date of the party and who you are going to invite. Then send the invitations two or three weeks earlier. So your friends will have time to plan their activities. The best way of inviting them is calling, it is easy and quick.
The second thing is to decide the menu. Make a list（清单）of the food and drink. Please remember to ask your friends about their likes and dislikes. Some of them may be vegetarians（素食主义者）.
Then don’t forget to clean your room. You should do the clean-up at least a week before. The kitchen and bathroom（洗手间）are two most important places. You can also buy some flowers and put them on the desk. Your house will look beautiful with them.
If you do so, your friends will have a great time at your party!
1. What is an easy and quick way to invite your friends?（不超过 15 个词）2. What do you need to ask your friends about?（不超过 10个词）
3. When should you clean your room to organize a dinner party?（不超过5个词）
