— No, ________ he has finished his homework.
— Everyone will get uncomfortable ________ he stops smoking here.
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Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge once we open them. Here is a good book you can read during the holiday.
The Little Prince(小王子)
French Writer: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Both adults and children love this classic book. It is about the adventure of a young prince. It shows the importance of innocence(纯真), imagination and love.
The little prince comes from planet B612. In his eyes, adults are all very strange. Unlike them, he sees the essence(本质) of things. He cares more about a flower and a sheep then the "important" things of adult world.
The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.
On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox- The fox tells him a secret: Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.
know hear make twenty think |
I'm Li Mei. My favourite book is A Friend Like Henry. It's about how a family dog helps a boy deal with his autism(孤独症). When I felt sad, my best friend gave me the book. It cheered me up. |
I'm Tony. Reading in the holiday is an interesting thing. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is my favourite book. It's about a captain's travel under the sea. The story is very interesting and the pictures are fantastic. This book can make you relaxed. |
My name's Bob. I like reading the Four Great Classical Novels of China although I'm a foreigner from Sydney. I can't wait to tell the story The Romance of the Three Kingdoms(王国). It taught me a lot about the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. If you are interested in history, don't miss it. |
I'm Mary. In my opinion, The Little Prince(王子) is the best one. In this book, a young prince falls into Earth from a small planet and experiences a lot. It's not just a fiction story, but tells us about the correct values. |
What do you do when you begin to read an English newspaper?
You'd better know what sections there are. Usually, there is international news, business, science and technology, entertainment or lifestyle, sports and cartoons. You can choose your favourite section to read carefully.
That you come to the article itself. If you don't have time to read the
whole article, the headline(标题) and photo give you a general idea of the story.
Different kinds of articles
A news article includes body text and a photo with a short piece of text under it. It usually puts the most important information at the very beginning. If you don't have much time to read the story, just have a look at the first paragraph.
A feature article is an in-depth(深人的) report on an event or a person. It usually has an interesting opening. You get to know the idea of the article as you read.
Another kind of article is an opinion article. Usually, some famous people give their own opinions about an important issue in a fun way. Opinion article is different from news stories that are all facts.
Be a critical(批判性的) reader
There are advertisements in newspapers. They can provide useful information about products, places, food or jobs. Remember that people make advertisements to sell you things. You don't have to do everything advertisements tell you to do. You should be critical enough to judge which advertisements are useful and which are not.
要点:1)你最喜爱这本书的原因;2)书的作者及主要人物;3)故事情节以及你从中得到的收获。
My favourite book
一 In 2006.
一 Yes, but he isn't known ________________ a great writer like his father.
一 __________________.
Although many people read online, books have not gone out of fashion. In Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, lucky passengers may find books somewhere on the underground.
The Fair, an online publishing company, has put 10,000 books on the underground, planes and taxis to make people more interested in reading. This project is called "Mobook".
"Mobook" gets its idea from "Books on the Underground", a community project in London. The purpose of "Books on the Underground" is to encourage people to read more. Zhang Wei, the CEO of the Fair also wanted to do something inChina. He sent an email to Ms Cordelia Oxley, the leader of "Books on the Underground", describing his plan and explaining the rules of "Mobook". The leader replied to him in just two hours, saying that she thought the idea was great and she would offer help if needed.
But "Mobook" project is a little different from that in London. It has its own online system. People who want to donate books must give their information online. QR code stickers (二维码标签) are then sent to their addresses. The book owners should stick them on the books before donating books and readers can know where the books are with the help of QR codes.
"Mobook" is a hot topic. Now thousands of bookworms have already taken part in the project. Zhang Wei said, "I am happy to see more and more people share their views (观点) about the books and enjoy the happiness that reading brings to them."