1 . Type in (输入) “How to keep rabbits healthy” and ask ChatGPT to write a report. Just in one second, you’ll get a biology report, well written.

Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT, a powerful tool that can write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions, has swept the education world in the past months. According to a US survey of more than 1,000 students, over 89% of them have used ChatGPT to help with homework. And this has caused argument in education.

Some schools in the US and France have banned the use of ChatGPT. For example, New York City public schools didn’t allow students to use ChatGPT on their electronic devices (设备). The move comes out of two worries. Firstly, ChatGPT could make it easier for students to cheat on homework. Secondly, it may spread incorrect information.

Some experts say that it doesn’t develop critical thinking (批判性思维) and problem-solving skills which are necessary for lifelong success. Besides bars, teachers are making changes to their classes to block the use of ChatGPT. Some teachers in the US try to include more speaking exams and handwritten papers instead of typed (打印的) ones.

But not all educators say “no” to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are making rules on its use. They have no plans to completely ban the tool.

Bhaskar Vira, pro-vice-chancellor (副校长) at the University of Cambridge, said that bans on AI software like ChatGPT are not wise. “We have to know that AI is a tool people will use,” he said, “What we need to do is to change our learning, teaching and examinations. That way we can have honesty while knowing the use of the tool.”

2 . Every year First Class for the New Term meets people on CCTV 1 at 8 p.m. on September 1st, and It was firstly shown on September 1st, 2008. In 2023 the show wanted to tell us “We can build a powerful China together”.

First Class for the New Term is popular with all the primary and middle school students because it shows something educational and meaningful through some real stories.

There are some pictures showing some great events happening in our country. We all feel proud after watching them. We can’t help thinking: the development of our country can not do without everyone’s efforts. Therefore, as students, we should keep working hard and grow healthily to be ready for the development of our country in the future.

When we watch First Class for the New Term in 2023 and learn about the stories in the show, we will find that our world is really beautiful. It’s lucky for us to live in such a happy and peaceful time.

In addition, the program is full of positive energy. It tells us the importance of having right ideas and dreams. So we should set up the right idea to brighten our nice future. Therefore, this is the reason why First Class for the New Term is so popular. We can also get the knowledge out of class.

Generally, as teenagers in the new time, we should regard the characters in the stories as our own examples, learn their spirit, and be more serious about studying hard in the future. We should try our best to become a useful person to society in the future.

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3 . Do you want to enjoy the beautiful roses while watching fashion shows? Do you want to pick your favorite roses for the people you love? In addition, you can enjoy the delicious local food! The Rose Festival is coming again!   

4 . I wanted to learn skills I had never picked up before, so I took up skating. Over the past two weeks, I had done better and better in skating. And I would like to share the sport with my kid. But my daughter became interested in skating herself before I had the chance to ask her to enjoy the sport with me.

This isn’t my first day as a parent, and I know she always cares about what her friends think. She talked about her desired skates (滑冰鞋) a few times before. But every time she tried on a pair of her friend’s skates, her friends would laugh, so she gave up.

My daughter’s school would hold a skating competition. It was a perfect motivation for us. So I bought her a pair and we went to the park to practice. At first she was afraid, holding my hand as she went on. Every 15 minutes or so, she’d rest, and I’d let go of her hand to skate around, practicing my own moves. “You are really good, Mum,” she said.

After more practice, we were in the skating field with all her friends. She was not afraid any more and excited to skate, while I was free to move around at high speed among the other slow-moving kids and parents.

Skating with my kid took my mind off my work. In this way, I not only made better use of my time but also had a wonderful family time with my daughter. I’ll keep up with it.

6 . Jim and Jack came from a small town. They were ceramic (陶瓷) artists and good at making pots (罐子).

They heard city people liked pots, so they decided to sell their pots to a big city. Through more than ten years of hard work, they made the best pots in the town. They hired a ship to take all the pots to the city.

Unluckily, the ship met a strong storm on the way. After the storm, the ship landed. All the pots were broken into pieces. The two men’s dream of becoming rich was broken along with the pots.

Jim suggested that they should stay in a hotel for the night and walk around the city to enjoy the sights the next day. Jack looked at Jim in pain and asked, “You still want to go around the city? Don’t you show any care to these pots? We worked so hard to make them!” “We are unlucky enough to lose the pots. We will be more unlucky if we lose happiness,” Jim said calmly.

Jack thought for a while and nodded. The next day, he followed Jim around the city and had a good time for a few days. During their stay in the city, they found by accident that people there decorated their walls with things that looked like what they used to make pots. So Jim and Jack used the broken pots to make mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) and sold them to the city people. In this way, they made much money and returned home happily.

8 . Amanda was born in 2000. She has a big dream for her future. She does’t want to orbit (绕……运行) the earth on the space station or go to the moon. She wants to travel to Mars, the red planet.

Amanda made the decision when she was three years old. After that she read lots of books on Mars and attended her first space camp when she was seven. Since then, she’s learned a lot about travelling to other planets. It’s an expensive trip and requires many years of training. This is a problem for Amanda’s family, but her parents try to support her because she has been trying her best to make her dream come true. Amanda believes the mission (飞行任务) to Mars will help us get to know the planet better.

More than 100, 000 people have already applied for a journey to Mars. If they pass the tests, like Amanda, they will start a training program. Amanda can speak English, Spanish, French Chinese and some Turkish, so this should be enough!

Only a few people can go on the first Mars mission. The flight to Mars won’t be easy. So, if you were an astronaut on Mars, what would life be like? You would live in a very small space called a pod and you would wear a space suit all the time. If you made a phone call home, it would take half an hour for the sound to reach the earth! Also, if you got ill, there wouldn’t be any hospitals. Life wouldn’t be as easy, that’s for sure! But it would be really exciting to see.

9 . Over the past ten years, great changes have taken place in the countryside of China. Bacha Village in Heilongjiang Province is one of them. The people there have become rich with the development of the tourism (旅游业).

You Mingfen, a 57-year-old local woman, opened a hotel in her own two-floor house. Her family also has a fishing boat. Her husband can use it to get the fresh fish, which will be offered to the guests from all over China. The fish skin and bones can also be made into hand-made gifts. They are very popular with the tourists.

“The busiest tourism season in Bacha lasts from May to October, which can bring us more than 50, 000 yuan a year,” she said, “In winter, we can stay in a warm room and enjoy the leisure time. It was impossible before. At that time, we almost depended on fishing for a living.”

Since 2016, the tourism industry in Bacha Village has developed rapidly. Last year, more than 60, 000 tourists came here, and the income for each person in the village increased to 25, 600 yuan. Now, the roads are wider, the houses are brighter and the living conditions are more comfortable.

Thanks to the good policies of the government, villagers get more ways to make money. Many young people who work far away come back and work in their own hometown. They can not only care for their families but also build their hometown. People in China have a sense of happiness from the bottom of their hearts.

10 . Do you like animals? And do you know that many animals are becoming fewer and fewer in number now. These animals might disappear from the earth very soon. Take a look at the following animals. They’re all in danger of extinction.