A. Ask about meals
B Buy some souvenirs.
C Have their clothes washed.
Information on school visits to Kew Gardens
Enjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50,000 living plants and a variety of educational events or amusing activities. Here is essential in formation about planning a school visit to Kew.
Educational course prices
You can plan a self-led visit or book one of our educational courses. Students will take part in the educational courses in groups of 15. Prices vary according to different situations.
EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) to Key Stage 4:
45-minute course: 35/group 90-minute course: E70/group
Key Stage 5:
Half day (one course): 80/group Full day (two courses): 160/group
Teachers and adults:
Up to required key stage proportions (比例) : Free
Adults needed for 1: 1 special educational needs support: Free
Adults above the required proportions: 11/person
The payment will due within 28 calendar days of making the booking.
Health and safety
Required supervising (监护) adult-student proportions:
Key Stage 1: 1: 5 Key Stage 2: 1: 8
Key stage 3: 1:10 Key Stage 4 1:12
Key Stage 5: 1: 12
The group sizes should be controlled if you are visiting potentially busy areas such as the glasshouse and other attractions. The maximum number of students visiting the glasshouses is 15 per group and each group to Kew shops should include no more than 10 students.
If there is an emergency, please contact the nearest Kew staff member or call Constabulary on 0208 32 3333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999.
Planning your visit
Your tickets and two planning passes will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment. You can complete your risk assessment with the passes, ensure you bring your tickets and the receipt document and show them to the staff members at the gate on the day of your visit.
Recommended timings
The Kew Gardens opens at 10 am. You are recommended to spend at least three to five hours on your visit. The closing time varies throughout the year. But the earliest is 3: 30 pm. We have a fixed schedule for educational courses, which is from 10: 30 am to 2:20 pm.
In Sweden, McDonald's is building "bee hotels" on the back of its roadside billboard s (广告牌) to help save the country's decreasing bee population. It launched the campaign together with outdoor advertising giant JCDecaux. Six large wooden bee hotels, with drilled holes on the front, first appeared on the back of a north-facing billboard in Jarfalla in September.
"Without pollination (授粉) from bees, a third of the food we eat would be threatened. "McDonald's said. But it turns out that at least 30 percent of the country's wild bee population is endangered, according to the fast-food chain. A big problem is that they lack places to live. Based on data released by Chalmers University of Technology, we know Sweden owns 274 species of bees, of which 37 species are bumblebees, and more than a third are decreasing or face the risk of decreasing. Their natural habitats have been damaged by factors including the changes of agricultural activities and fast urbanization (城市化). fortunately, most bees are able to survive in urban habitats, like the bee hotels.
Every McDonald's authorized restaurant in Sweden will be allowed to order their own bee hotel billboards and design the messages by themselves, as the fast-food chain says. It is their hope that the number of hotels could grow to a greater extent in the near future. Great efforts in addition to that have been made by the company. On World Bee Day, May 20, it introduced "the world's smallest McDonald's. McHive, which could function as an actual beehive (蜂箱). Designed by set designer Nilsson himself, the creation was sold for $10,000 at a charity fundraiser held for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Beehives can be found on the rooftops of some McDonald's restaurants in Sweden, too. This took place in certain areas but is now followed by an increasing number of participants. More McDonald's restaurants are making an effort to improve the living conditions of wild bees by removing the grass round their restaurants to grow flowers and plants instead.
Japan has announced emergency Covid measures in Tokyo and three other areas in order to control rising infections (传染病), just three months before the country is set to host the Olympics. The government said the state of emergency—set to last for about two weeks—would be "short and powerful". Under the measures, bars will be required to close and big sporting events will be held without audience. The government has insisted that the Olympics will go ahead in July.
Prime minister Yoshihide Suga announced the measures on Friday, saying they would begin on Sunday and remain in place until 11 may. In addition to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will be affected. It has marked the third state of emergency in japan since the pandemic began. "I sincerely apologize for causing trouble for many people again, "he said. "It is feared that infection in major cities will spread across the whole country if we take no measures."
Under the rules, major facilities like department stores will close, as well as restaurants, bars, and KTV rooms serving alcohol. Restaurants that do not serve alcohol are being told to close early, and companies are being asked to make arrangements for people to work remotely. Schools will remain open. Besides, the emergency measures coincide with the country's" Golden Week" holiday, which runs from late April to the first week of may and is the busiest travel period of the year. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike urged residents to start taking precautions immediately. In an effort to discourage people from going out at night. She said neon signs (霓虹灯) would be turned off.
The coronavirus toll in Japan has been much lower than that in many other countries, with about 558,000 cases and fewer than 10 000 deaths, according to figures collected by Johns Hopkins University. But there are concerns over the latest rise in infections, with reports of hospital bed shortages in some areas.
Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said at a news conference on Friday that organizers were not considering canceling the event. "I hope the coronavirus situation improves with the prevention measures the government, Tokyo, and other regional governments have put into place, "she said. "We, as Tokyo 2020, continue to wish for the swift return to normal and will continue to work closely to make sure a safe and secure Olympics can happen. "
Listening to music is considered a good thing for adults. Indeed it is. Scientific studies have proved it. Music has so many good effects on our body, mind and mood that this world would certainly not be a good place without music. some parents think so and let their children learn or listen to music. But some parents don't know the importance of music to children. Here are some reasons why music is important to children.
First, music is good for children's intelligence. Studies have proved that children who learn music are likely to have higher intelligence than those who have no interest in or dislike music.
Music also has comforting effect on children and helps remove their stress. Today's children are under a lot of stress from schoolwork. Being under too much stress harms children's health.
some children are sad by nature. They seem to be lost in their own thoughts and don't take interest in their surroundings. In such cases, a method known as "music therapy" comes to their rescue. It changes their moods and places a new kind of spirit in them.
Music is also a universal language that children ought to learn. Our world has become a global village. Music can help them in understanding foreign cultures.
Now we can say that music is very important not only to adults but also to children. So children should be encouraged to learn music or listen to music.
A. Then, is music good for children?
B. Music can improve children's moods.
C. Luckily, listening to music can help them feel better.
D. Music is shared between every culture and generation.
E. Music can help you recognize and remember information better.
F. This is because the brain gets inspired by the rhythm (节奏) and tone of music.
G. People are getting more and more interested in other cultures and countries.
When I was tidying out my drawers, I happened on a few diaries that I'd kept long before. The writing showed a youthful or rather 1 hand. I casually took up one to have a look. "today the teacher 2 the results of the term examinations. To my greatest surprise, I was ranked no. 5 on the list, the first time I've failed to achieve no. 1. I was so depressed that I 3bitterly and kept myself from supper. I must punish myself, for it is the greatest 4 I've suffered in my life. "
At this I couldn't help 5. I could 6 remember what the actual situation was like. For more than a decade since then, I've suffered lots of failures, any one of which is much 7 than an examination failure.
Then I turned over to a new page and read the following.
"I was very 8 today. I wonder why Mum should have done so. Isn't she my mum, my blood relation? I really want to 9 her. In a few days I'll take part in college entrance examinations. I'll apply for 10 to colleges or universities in other provinces far from home. When I go, I'll never come home again. "
This 11 astonished me. I tried my best to recall what my mother had done 12 me so much. But however hard I tried, I still failed to call it to mind.
I glanced over several pages and the entries showed what was termed as" very painful" or "most unforgettable" things are 13 significant, or even laughable from today's point of view. Then I picked up a new one. Opening it, I saw on its title page the following.
To the one I love most:
Your love will 14 me all my life.
My love for you will never change.
It reminded me of someone—a vague (模糊的) 15 emerging before my eyes—the boy sharing a desk in class with me. I used to look on him as the whole of my life. But since we left school, I've never met him again. I know nothing about him: where he is now or what he is doing. All I know is that his love doesn't keep me company 16 my love has already changed.
Having undergone so many changes of persons and things, I've come to realize that nothing in the world is 17. Not only nice cheerful things will go, painful and troublesome things will also 18. And you'll find the easiest to change is none 19 you yourself, and what remains unchanged is only the childish 20for nice things.
Nobody (like) to lose, but we must accept that losing is part of life. After all, we can't win all the time. Although losing is (please), it can be a positive thing. We can learn from every failure, which may help us succeed in the future. But first we must know to be a good loser.
For one thing, we should take a positive attitude it. We can begin by realizing that losing is sometimes unavoidable. Therefore, we don't need to be (embarrass). We must correct our mistakes and try again. is known to all, practice makes perfect. If we practise losing by creating challenges for (we), we will never be afraid of failure. For another, we should be gracious when we lose. If we offer our (congratulate) to the winner and share in his or her happiness, our disappointment will (definite) fade.
In conclusion, being a good loser will help us to succeed in life. It might be painful at first, there are many benefits. Good losers are respected and admired and, most importantly, they win in the end.
Harry was afraid of the wind. It blew off his hat. It whistled under his door. It made the fence murmur scary music.
"How can anyone be afraid of the wind?" asked Harry's friend Antony many times. Harry shrugged (耸肩). Antony always comforted him and encouraged him. Sometimes that made Harry feel better. But not for long.
On windy days Harry stood at his window and watched Antony riding his bike, whose hair flew in the wind. He watched his friend playing cheerfully in the wind. wishing he weren't afraid.
One day Antony came to Harry's house to play. "Look at my glider (滑翔机), " said Antony. "It does tricks and loop-de-loops when I fly it outside in the wind. " "Nice," said Harry.
When clouds rolled in, the tree in front of Harry's house swung. A garbage can top clattered (发出撞击声）down the street. Antony couldn't wait to fly the glider outside and invited Hay to play together, but he refused.
Harry stayed inside and played with his construction set. He pictured launching the glider with Antony. But when he imagined the wind blowing against his face and blowing off his hat, he trembled.
Harry drew pictures of Antony's glider lifting with the wind. Gradually, hearing the happy laughter and shouts of more children outside, he felt sad to be in his room while everyone else was there.
Harry began to make a kite. He took two sticks from his cruft bin and crossed them. He tied them together and made a diamond shape with four more sticks. He glued the colored paper onto the sticks and attached a ball of string to make a rudder (方向舵). He held the kite up high, his twinkling eyes staring at it.
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2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
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He pretended the kite was flying against the clouds.
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Finally, Harry took his kite and went outside.
