To better adjust to the life of studying abroad in the UK, we should learn about the forms of teaching at UK universities in advance.
Lecture
Many students will attend classes at the same time. Professors will explain professional knowledge and recent academic developments. The duration of a class is 1 to 3 hours.
Seminars (研讨会) are generally held after the lecture, once a week or every other week, ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour. A seminar includes communication between students and supervisors (导师) . The purpose is to discuss and analyze real cases based on the theories learned in lectures.
Workshop
If you are studying a practical major (专业), such as engineering and artistic design, you will have workshops. The content of the workshop is usually to learn an auxiliary (辅助的)software, carry out a design in the school studio or do an experiment in the laboratory.
Field trips
Field trips are mainly aimed at students studying subjects like architecture and urban planning. For example, in the art appreciation major, professors usually take students to visit art galleries to experience the wonderful artworks up close, which is a much more vivid experience than just sitting in class.
Kairo McLean was waiting for his mom to pick him up from school. She arrived with the car windows down, playing Kairo's song Easy Now as loud as the sound could go. That was when she informed him that he was nominated (提名)for the Juno Awards, one of Canada's most influential music awards, for Reggae Recording of the Year. At age 13, Kairo was the youngest artist ever nominated for Reggae Recording of the Year at the JUNOS. His Juno- nominated single Easy Now appears on his first-ever album(歌曲专辑)of the same title.
"I'm so glad that reggae music, which is originally from Jamaica(牙买加), is being rec- ognized and appreciated here in Canada, "Kairo said in an interview. "It's really exciting that all my efforts have been recognized in spite of my young age, and it motivates me to keep struggling hard to realize my musical dream, "he said.
"Kairo would try to play the keyboard before he was tall enough to reach it. He wanted to learn how to play the guitar before it could even fit on his lap, "Kairo's mom recalled. "Listening to music from reggae music artists like Cocoa Tea, Yellowman and Bob Marley is a normal thing in our household. Apart from that, he really put many efforts in his interest," she added.
As a Canadian reggae artist outside of Jamaica, Kairo feels that music should spread a message about love and peace, not things like violence and hate. Kairo's music is about bright light in the world, though we might be always caught in the darkness such as bullies(仗势欺人者)at school or crime in the society. "I bring up the injustices that I see in the world and I talk about them because they need to be spoken about and they need to be heard, "said Kairo.
As we enjoy the summer ocean waves along the beaches, we may think about Steven Spielberg's Jaws and the great fear that sharks inspire in us.
Yet we are happy to see global efforts to protect the declining number of sharks. The world has realized that we need the species, like sharks, to keep a balanced ecosystem. Sharks, in particular, are "in" these days. Thanks to good public policy, killing sharks for fin soup is no longer cool.
The demand for shark fins has been rising for decades, threatening sharks to die out, up to 100 million sharks are killed each year just for their fins. But we have started to reverse the trend, particularly in many areas of the United States and overseas where restaurants once proudly provided delicious shark fins on the menu.
In California, a ban on the sale and possession of shark fin soup has gone into effect this year through the efforts of Wild Aid and other organizations. Overseas marketing and public efforts featuring posters on public transportation systems and TV ads have been underway for the past few years. These efforts all show signs of success, on both the supply side and the demand side of trade in shark fins.
Actually, stopping the killing of sharks is part of a broader movement to stop the killing of wild 019V UDITIS animals and the buying and selling of wildlife products. These products come from hunting elephants, tigers and rhinos, besides killing marine life. Whether it is shark fin soup or ivory piano keys killing animals is big business. Thus, together with international partners, the United States is leading the worldwide effort to reduce demand for high-end products that rely on killing animals.
Breathing is something you do all day long, without even thinking about it. However, you might be doing it wrong. Research shows that the way you breathe affects the amount of oxygen (氧气) you take in，as well as how you think and feel.
So which is it? Do you breathe through your nose or your mouth? Some health experts recommend people breathe in through the nose and out through their mouth. Others say that people should just focus on breathing easily, paying no attention to their mouth or nose preference. But mouth breathing has also been connected with bad breath, high blood pressure and bad teeth.
Nose breathing may improve how memories are stabilized (稳定) in our brains, according to Swedish researchers. During the study, participants smelled 12 different smells and they were asked to breathe either through their nose or mouth for an hour afterwards. Then, they were presented with the original set of smells and a new set. Those who smelled with their nose remembered the smells better.
A research team recognized the differences in brain activity that happened when seven epilepsy (癫痫) patients breathed through the nose or through the mouth. The team found three areas of the brain where activity is connected with breathing. These areas showed more changes in brain activity only when volunteers breathed in through their noses.
So, should people breathing through the mouth change their breathing habits? If you're happy with the way you breathe and you aren't experiencing any health problems, be yourself and just keep your own way. But if you think it might be time for a change, focus on breathing through your nose until it becomes a habit. It might help you survive an emergency.
You may think that choosing to lose weight requires a lot of effort and pain.
The truth is, you can lose weight, feel healthier, and look amazing, all by doing small things every day. When you're ready to lose a few pounds, check out these five small everyday things you can do.
Believe it or not, the diameter of your dinner plate can have a dramatic impact on how much food you eat at any time of the day. The bigger your plate, the more you can fit on it, and the more you put into your body.
Use a Food Diary or App
It's so easy to sit at your desk or on the couch eating up an entire bag of potato chips, or a full packet of cookies.
If you keep a food diary or app outlining what you eat, how much of it, and how many calories it has, you may be more inclined to control your food intake.
Drink More Water
Your body needs more water than you're probably giving it, and you may be reading the signs all wrong. Keep a water bottle on hand, drinking water throughout the day. By doing so, you can control your appetite while also making sure your body is not lack of water.
Exercise More
It seems like a given – you exercise, you lose weight. However, it's not only those 10-mile runs that make all the difference. For instance, park further away at the grocery store, take the steps instead of the elevator and jog on the spot during TV ad breaks of your favorite show.
A. Use Smaller Dishes
B. Control your food intake.
C. You have to make plans for exercise.
D. All too often, we mistake thirst for hunger.
E. Many small changes can make a significant difference.
F. Exercise doesn't have to be something you have to think about to do, and it can be fun.
G. However, if you knew how many calories were in them, you may decide to change your mind.
A few years ago, I went through a period of depression. It was so serious that life didn't seem worth 1. It was like long winter, so cold that the sun would never 2.
Then I saw snowdrops (雪花莲) pushing through the freezing, hard 3. I looked at them every day until I felt that if they could come back to life, then so could 4.
Those green plants gave me 5 in a way that nothing else had.
As spring came, I started to put in more and more plants, until the garden was brilliant with 6. I could spend hours 7 to gardening. Life was growing through my hands: gentle, peaceful, but, above all, 8. If I gave love, it was9, a hundred times.
The form of depressive illness I have is biological. It has10 generations of my family and follows no rules nor reason. I can be 11 when the sun is shining or when I am with loving friends. Of course, fresh air and exercise help to12 the depression, but for me 13 is more than that. It 14 strength as well as hope. I often stands in the garden before a tall tree, huge and strong. It lives through freezing temperatures and strong winds. It 15 but never breaks. And so I learn that we may be battled and injured, but we should never give up.
May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, which (name) by the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. To celebrate festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.
The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society addressed the opening ceremony. "As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the birthplace of tea and the (large) tea-producing country, China has a (responsible) to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a shared future mankind," he said.
The "First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative" issued (发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote (促进） international cooperation cultural exchanges. A four-year tea promotion-Tea Road Cooperative Plan-was also issued in accordance with the initiative.
(strengthen) the connection with young people, the event included a number of public promotional activities on social media, ( invite ) twenty-nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty-six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.
The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was (official) unveiled (揭幕) at the ceremony, opening (it) first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth - A Special Exhibition of Pu'er Tea.
Little snow had fallen this winter. For Reuven the furrier it was a bad year, and after long hesitation he decided to sell Zlateh the old goat. The town butcher had offered eight silver coins for the goat. Reuven told his oldest boy, Aaron, to take the goat to town. Aaron understood what it meant, but he had to obey his father. His sisters cried loudly.
Aaron took along two slices of bread to eat on the road. He needed to deliver the goat by evening and return the next day with the money. While the family said goodbye, Zlateh stood as patiently as ever. Zlateh trusted human beings.
The sun was shining when Aaron 1eft. Suddenly the weather changed, and after a while it began to snow. Soon their path was completely covered and Aaron got lost. Beneath the snow Aaron's boots touched the softness of a plowed field. He realized that he was no longer on the road. Z1ateh bleated as if asking to be taken home. Aaron looked around hoping to find a farmer driving a sleigh along the way. But he could see nothing.
Aaron knew that if they did not find shelter, they would freeze to death. Suddenly he made out the shape of a hill. When he came near it, he realized that it was a large haystack covered by snow. Aaron knew that they were saved. When he reached the hay, he dug a nest for himself and the goat. It was always warm in the hay. And hay was food for Zlateh.
Zlateh, sat down and seemed to have regained her confidence in man. Aaron ate his bread，but after the difficult journey he was still hungry. He looked at Z1ateh and realized that he would not be starved to death. Goat's milk was sweet. Zlateh ate frequently and her body gave forth an animal warmth, and Aaron hugged her tightly. The snow fell for 3 days and the wind quieted down.
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On the morning of the fourth day, Aaron heard the ringing of sleigh bells.
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The news that Aaron and Zlateh were coming up the road was a great joy in the family.
