A. Lucky you! B. That's true. C. How's it going? D. You're welcome. E. What about the food? F. Have you heard about them? G. Where are you going tomorrow? |
A. You should learn to speak in public. B. It is the ability to do something difficult. C. Courage always stands side by side with fear. D. Can you listen to the new person in your group? E. Learning to fail is another important part of courage. F. Courage also means the smaller actions of our everyday lives. |
China impresses the world in the year 2022. And the world sees a (1) China. Beijing held the 2022 Winter Olympic Games successfully. Athletes competed bravely and (2) people around the world. Besides, they told Chinese stories on social media. That let the world know more about Chinese food and (3) . China also keeps innovating in science and technology. On April 16, three heroic astronauts returned home (4) . The lively lessons they gave from space rose children's interest in space science. With the Shenzhou XIV rising into space on June 5, China will continue with a further space exploration. As Chinese, we feel (5) of our country for all these great achievements. We believe China will have an even brighter future. |
Food | Water Footprint |
an apple | 70 litres (升) |
a cup of coffee | 140 litres |
a kilo of beef | 15, 500 litres |
a hamburger | 2, 400 litres |
Mr. Brown's Water Footprint |
breakfast: a hamburger, a cup of coffee lunch: a cup of coffee, a sandwich, an apple dinner: vegetable salad, 0.2 kilo of beef |
Carbon Footprint |
(Each of the following activities adds 1 kilo of CO2.) travel 10 to 12 km by train or bus drive 6 km by car produce 5 plastic bags use your computer for 32 hours |
Mr. Brown's Carbon Footprint |
drive 24 km to work drive 5 km to the supermarket use 5 plastic bags for shopping use his computer for about 8 hours |
Kids' Body Language Do you want to know your kids well? If so, just start with their body language. We all talk, but most of the talking is body language. You may not notice it, (1) we use body language much more than we think. Usually kids' body language is the same (2) adults', and sometimes it sends a different message. Here are some examples. Let's see what they mean. | |
Not standing straight A kid (3) doesn't stand straight may feel unhappy or just feel a bit down. He might not feel very good about himself, or (4) might just be thinking about something else! It's not always easy to say, and most of the time he won't tell you (5) is the matter. My advice: if there are no health problems, don't care. | Not looking you in the eye A kid who doesn't look you in the eye may not believe in himself, or he may be afraid (6) his elders. He may also feel uncomfortable looking at anybody. There (7) a few things that you can do. Try to do things with them that don't require looking at you. You could also pretend (假装) not to notice it. My advice: (8) they are smart, friendly and polite, it'll probably be OK. |
If you are interested (9) kids' body language, welcome to my corner. We will talk more about it from 8:00 (10) 9:00 p.m. on Monday. |
do; she; clean; leaf; interest; meaning; you; tell; have; thing; happy; celebrate |
WORD BANK |
arouse interest 激发兴趣 enrich experiences 丰富经历 promote competence 提升素养 |