1.表示感谢;
2.外教的帮助;
3.活动的反响。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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2 . You can improve learning by handwriting your class notes. Although computer technology is often necessary today, using a pen or pencil activates more areas of your brain than a keyboard does. These are findings of a new study.
As digital devices (数码设备) have taken over society, “keyboard activity is now often suggested as a substitute (替代品) for early handwriting,” a new study notes. The idea is that typing may be easier for young children. “Some schools in Norway have become completely digital,” notes Audrey van der Meer, the new study’s leader. She believes that “young children should learn to write by hand successfully, and, at the same time, learn to manage a keyboard. ”
Using a pen involves more of the brain than using a keyboard, the new findings show. This is because writing and printing involve complicated movements that activate more areas of the brain. The increased brain activity gives the brain more “hooks” to hang your memories on, Audrey explains.
Think about it. The same movement is required to type each letter on a keyboard. In contrast, when we write, our brain needs to think about the shape of each letter. We also need to use our eyes to watch what shapes we’re writing. And we need to control our hands to press a pen or pencil to shape different letters. All of this uses and connects more areas of the brain.
Along the way, these processes appear to “open the brain up for learning”, says Audrey. So learning through only one form—digital—could be harmful, she worries. She also points out that taking notes by hand encourages “visual notetaking”. Rather than typing blindly, the visual notetaker has to think about what is important to write down. Then, key words can be “interlinked by boxes, arrows, and supplemented by small drawings”.
1. Why does keyboard activity come first for children’s early handwriting?A.It can train their hands. |
B.It may be easier to operate. |
C.It has been adopted by many schools. |
D.It helps them adapt to the digital society. |
A.The disadvantages of keyboards. |
B.Handwriting turns on parts of the brain. |
C.Keyboards require people to “think more”. |
D.The relationships between the brain and hands. |
A.We should learn in different ways. |
B.Handwriting and drawing are similar. |
C.We should challenge our brain to get smarter. |
D.Handwriting can help remember new information. |
A.Keyboards are not bad |
B.How to read brain activity |
C.Handwriting beats typing when taking notes |
D.Differences between typing and handwriting |
3 . Are you crazy about teaching young children? Are you looking for an exciting overseas working experience? Then we are the right place for you in Switzerland.
Ylaa Child Care Center has opened its first location in Basel, Switzerland in 2011.The concept has been very successful, and a second location has been opened in May 2012. Ylaa is a day care center for children starting 3 months old till 6 years old. Ylaa is aimed to provide high-quality child care services and an exciting and individual-focused learning program in a multicultural environment.
We are looking for a full time Nursery Teacher.
YOUR TASKS:
● Preparing the program together with other managers and team members
● Working with 1 or 2 other team members to take care of a group of children (6-10 children)
● Managing communication with parents including daily reports, regular meetings and yearly development reports
● Backing up other team members for absences
REQUIREMENTS:
● You are a fluent English speaker and have completed a degree in Early Childhood Education or similar
● You have 2-3 years of working experience with young children in day care centers or nurseries
● Knowledge of German is a plus
● You are at least 24 years old
WHAT WE OFFER:
● Good working conditions: salaries according to Swiss standards, paid vacation, lunch subsidies, insurances
● Internal and external trainings
● Career development opportunities in a growing organization
Please email your complete application. Applications sent via Post will not be considered nor returned.
For more information visit our website www.ylaa.cn.
1. Who is the text intended for?A.Salesmen. | B.Job hunters. |
C.College students. | D.Actors. |
A.be less than 24 years old |
B.have worked with young children for 4-5 years |
C.speak two more foreign languages fluently |
D.have a degree about early childhood education |
A.By posting letters. |
B.By sending an email. |
C.By telephone. |
D.By interviewing for yourself. |
4 . Right now I’m the age my parents were when they had the third baby. Unlike them, I don’t have any kids to feed, I don’t have a mortgage to pay, and luckily I have a higher income. In an outsider’s opinion, I should be very
Money is always a
Once you start making some and
Only you can
A.happy | B.confident | C.grateful | D.independent |
A.poor | B.funny | C.necessary | D.good |
A.realize | B.announce | C.imagine | D.hope |
A.power | B.place | C.time | D.mood |
A.moves | B.efforts | C.money | D.progress |
A.home | B.peace | C.ease | D.work |
A.connection | B.agreement | C.balance | D.difference |
A.welcome | B.like | C.call | D.believe |
A.stressed | B.important | C.successful | D.fearful |
A.prepare | B.sleep | C.understand | D.learn |
A.slow down | B.hold on | C.come about | D.add up |
A.thought | B.promised | C.knew | D.asked |
A.consulting | B.meeting | C.shocking | D.losing |
A.useful | B.true | C.normal | D.popular |
A.gather | B.control | C.limit | D.express |
5 . What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red?
Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist (悲观主义者). At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings.
A.On the other hand, black is depressing. |
B.They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up—we are born with our preference. |
C.The rooms are painted in different colours as you like. |
D.If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观主义者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. |
E.Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. |
F.Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours. |
G.Colours do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it. |