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Tubbat and his wife, Tosontsagaan, are villagers in Inner Mongolia's Ejin Banner(内蒙古伊金霍洛旗), where there is the Badain Jaran Desert (巴丹吉林沙漠), one of China's four biggest deserts. They have spent 16 years fighting against the desert. They plant trees in the desert area to keep the sand and protect the environment.
Tubbat has planted more than 50,000 trees covering about the size of 133 football fields." When I was a child, there were lakes, forests and animals. And it rained a lot," said Tubbat." But sandstorms turned the green land into a desert.''
Tubbat started to plant trees in 2002 after he finished his job as a government official(政府官员).His wife supported his decision. They did all this for free and even spent most of their own money." Many people do not understand why I do this. They don't know the happiness I feel when I see the land turn green again," said Tubbat." My wife's support gives me energy. Our children want us to live in a city. But this is not the right time. I want to grow more trees," he said.
Tubbat is happy that more people have begun to plant trees after hearing his story. Some have even visited him to learn how to plant trees in the desert." Trees can bring rain and animals," he said." I want to be a tree, to grow up in the desert and hold the sand until I die."
Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learn new things and have fun .There are many ways of helping others in your community. You can help people, animals or the environment. It can make you feel good too! How can you help?
Charities(慈善机构)are organizations that help others, for example. UNICEF or the World Wildlife Fund. You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own .You can also help people or places you know.
Volunteering
Volunteering is when you give your time to help others .It's something which you do not have to do or for which you will not be paid. Some ways of volunteering are: visiting old people to talk to them or help them walking dogs at an animal shelter(避难所)cleaning up a park.
Fundraising
Fundraising is when you collect money to help others. Some ways of fundraising are: making cakes or biscuits to sell. doing a sponsored (赞助）activity. For example, family and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.
Donating
Donating is when you give your things or money to help others .Some ways of donating are: giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people, giving your old books to a library, giving your money to a charity.
So, what can you do to help others?
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How can we practice our spoken English?
The first and the most thing is to believe yourself. You should always be full of confidence, or you will never be able to improve your English. You should often encourage .
"Come on, don't be afraid."
You should never lose heart and never .
Maybe you are afraid of face, but you should think since we are students and we are learning, there is no need to worry about.
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You must always be active in practice. There is no problem that your pronunciation and intonation (语调) can't be as good as the native people because we are , and we don't have chances to live in foreign countries and talk with the people there. But you must know that the main way to study English is to make ourselves other people. You should believe that native speakers will not laugh at you, they will encourage you. So if you are brave , you will certainly make rapid progress in your spoken English.
Don't be shy or afraid! Just have try.
Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: Here, we look at two examples
A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability.The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.
Think about violinists in an orchestra (管弦乐团). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.
Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing.Why does this work? Schlaug isn't sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged (损坏的) parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again.
Music improves concentration (注意力), memory, listening skills, and our overall language abilities.Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp (敏锐的) as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, it's also good for us in many other ways.
A. It can even help sick people get better. B Music helps people solve some hearing problems. C. Music improves certain language abilities in the brain. D. The violinists develop their memories by playing the violin. E Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. F. Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. G. In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room |
One of the world's most important and lovely animals is quickly disappearing, Can you guess which one it is? It (have) the longest neck among all animals. Yes, it's the giraffe.
In 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163,000 giraffe, and they lived in the plains (平原) and forests of Africa." The number of giraffes(fall) by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s," says a new report on endangered wild animals and plants.
Why are there fewer and fewer giraffes? Because humans(cut) down many trees to build more houses. And they are also killing the animals(eat) their meat. A report from the International Union for Conversation of Nature says," Giraffes (disappear) silently in the near future. And it is time that we do something for the giraffe before it is too late."
People think giraffes are everywhere. Kids' books are full of giraffes, and there are always giraffes in zoos. But giraffes are in great danger now. Humans(stop) killing off certain endangered wild animals and try hard (help)save them.
A little stream(小溪) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert." I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert," she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly vanishing(消失)into the sand. After many tries, she still failed." Maybe I can't reach the ocean," she said sadly to herself. At this time, a deep voice said," If wind can cross the desert, so can a river." It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered," That's because the wind can fly, but I can not."
"That's because you can't give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发)into the wind and it can take you across me," said the desert." Give up what I am now? No! No!" The little stream could not accept this idea." The wind can carry the vapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again," said the desert. "And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes." After hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the wind. It carried her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.
1）学会放松（体育锻炼，听音乐……） 2）健康饮食 3）充足睡眠 4）学会沟通
注意：1）词数60词以上。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。）
2）可适当发挥，但必须包含以上要点。
Dear Peter,
Don't worry about your study too much. First, you should…
I hope you can stay in good spirits and study better.
Yours,
Li Ming
