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新世纪课文改编
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Whydoesitrain?
Rainispartofaveryimportantcycleintheworld,thewatercycle.
Itallstartswhenthesunshinesonthewaterintheearth,therivers,thelakes,andtheseas.
Thewaterthenevaporatesandriseswiththewarmair.
Thewatervapourcoolsoffasitascends,andbecomescloudsifit’scoldhighupinthesky.
Thecloudsarealwaysonthemove.Theymergeintolargedarkcloudswhenthecoldcloudscollidewiththewarmones.
Tinydropsofwater“live”inthedarkclouds,“eat”moisturearoundthemand“growup”.Whentheybecomesoheavythatthecloudscannolongersupportthem,theyfalldowntogroundasrain.
(Ifit’sverycold,raindropsalmostfreezeastheyfallfromtheclouds.Itisknownassleet.
Ifthetemperaturekeepsdecliningfurther,rainfreezesevenbeforetheydescendandfallonyourshoulderassnowflakes.Itisknownassnow.)
Therainfallsintoourhair,poursintotherivers,filtersintotheearth,andbecomewateragain.Andthatconcludesthewatercycle.
(CopyrightedmaterialsoriginatedbyMichael.Allrightsreserved.)
WhoamI?
Hello!
MynameisHousemateandIwasborninEngland.IrecentlymovedtoChina,soIneedsomegoodfriendsandacomfortablehome.I’measytolivewith,whichiswhereIgetmynameHousematefrom!
Iamnotknownfortalkingmuch,butlikeanygoodfriendIamagreatlistener.I’dliketoshareyoureverydaylifestories,nomatterwhetherthey’rehappyorsad.Duringhappytimes,Iwillalwaysputabigsmileonyourfaceandatwinkleinyoureyes,andforthosenotsohappytimes,Icanbeashoulderforyoutocryon.Iwillalwaysbyyourside,evenwhileyouaresleeping.Iamsohappytomeetyou,andIknowwe’llgetalongsowelltogether.
(alovelycup)
say“rabbit”intheyearofrabbit(兔年说兔)
HappyNewYear“to”you!
Bestwishes“to”you!
Learning“two”foreignlanguages,
bigchallenge“to”you,
greatopportunity“to”you,“too”.
Goodluck“to”youall.
----Michael
(alettertothestudentsof“classedefrancais”onthelaunchingceremony)
TomatoStory
Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof"officeboy"atMicrosoft.
TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.
"Youareemployed"hesaid. Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI'llsendyoutheapplicationtofillin.
Themanreplied:
"ButIdon'thaveacomputer,neitherdoIhaveemail".
"I'msorry."saidtheHRmanager.“Ifyoudon'thaveemail,thatmeansyoudonotexist.Andwhodoesn'texistcannothavethejob."
Themanleftindespair.Hedidn'tknowwhattodo,withonly$10inhispocket.Finally,hewentintoasupermarketanddecidedtobuy10kilosoftomatoes.
Heateonlyafewofthemandthensoldtheresttoresidentsinthecommunitydoortodoor.Tohisgreatsurprise,hemanagedtodoublehismoneyinlessthantwohours.Soherepeatedthesalethreetimesandreturnedhomewith$60.
Realizingthathecanmakemoneyinthisway,themanstartedtoselltomatoeseveryday. Beforelong,heboughtacart,thenatruck,andhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehiclesatlast.
5yearslater,themanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.
Oneday,hecalledtobuylifeinsurancesforhisfamily.
“CanIhaveyouremail,sir?
"Idon'thaveanemail,"Themanreplied.
"Youdon'thaveanemail.That’sincredible.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadanemail?
"
Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,"Well,IwouldbeanofficeboyatMicrosoftnow!
"
What’sthemoraleofthisstory?
(adaptedbyMichael)
T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G
‘T’meansthetenacityweneedtoendurehardshipsandsufferings,
‘E’indicatestheempathywemusthavewitheverylearner.
‘A’signifiestheaspirationwecherishtopursuetruthsandvirtues,
‘C’representsthecommitmentwemusthonortoourcareer.
‘H’promptsthehundredsofhopeswegivetoinspireourstudents,
‘I’highlightstheimpartialitywemustupholdasdecision-maker.
‘N’emphasizesthenon-complacencyweobservetostepforwards,
‘G”accentuatesthegratitudewemustbeartotheGreatCreator.
Putthemalltogether,theyspell“teaching”,
awordthatmeansmoretomethananyother.
----Michael
AquestionnaireonlearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage
AsfarasIcantell,mostChineseEnglishlearnersarediligent,whichiswhytheyalwaysdwellonsuchquestionsas“HowcanIimprovemyEnglish?
”or“WhatcanIdotospeakjustlikethenativespeakers?
”.
Totellyouthetruth,yourquestionsarewaytoodifficult.Evenforthemostcompetentlanguageteacherswiththemostextensiveexperience,it’soutoftheirleaguetocomeupwithaproperanswer,foritisyou,andonlyyouwhohavethekeytoit.
Andherearesomequestionsthatmightbeofhelptoyoutogetthatkey.Remember,there’sabsolutelynorightorwronganswersforthefollowingyesornoquestions.
(1)DoyouseeafilminEnglish?
(2)DoyouwatchTVprogrammesinEnglishorlistentoEnglishradioprogrammes?
(3)DoyoujoinanEnglish–speakingcluboranyothersimilarorganizations?
(4)DoyouattendanyeventinEnglishatyourschool(e.g.aplay,atalk,adebate)?
(5)DoyoustartupaconversationwithnativeEnglish-speakers,eitherinpersonoronline?
(6)DoyoureadEnglishnewspapersormagazines?
Ifyes,nameafewofthem
(7)DoyousingEnglishsongs?
Doyoulistenandtakedownthelyrics?
(8)DoyoukeepadiaryinEnglish?
(9)Doyouwritee-mailsinEnglishorchatonlineinEnglish?
(10)DoyouusethesearchenginetofindinformationinEnglish?
(Michael)
Tipsforselectingdictionaries
Somesaybooksarethebestfriendsofmankind.Isaydictionariesarethebestaidtolanguageacquisition.SoIreallydroppedmyteethwhenIfoundoutthefactthatmostofmystudentsmarginalize,desertorevenabandondictionaries,whicharesupposedtobethebestfriendsinlanguagelearning.Mystudents,mydearstudents,mysympathetic,considerate,understandingstudents,please,pleasedon’tletmedown.Don’teverbreakmyheartintopieces.Don’tmakemedropmyteethagain(Idon’twanttobetoothlessbeforemylatetwenties).Forthesakeofsavingmy“teeth”,pleasedomeafavour.Fromnowon,Iwishyoucan:
makefriendswithdictionaries,bekindtothemandkeepintouchwiththemfrequently.Herearesometipsforgettingtherightdictionariesyouwant.
(considerthefollowingsbeforebuyingdictionaries)
(1)publishersandcompilers(prestigeguaranteesthequality)
(2)English-English(highlyrecommendedbyalotoflanguageteachingexperts,thoughdifficulttostartwith)orEnglish-Chinese
(3)Numberofentries(Somepeoplestillgettheillusionthatthemoreentriesthereare,thebetteradictionaryis.Letmeputitinthisway,isthereanypointforababblingbabytogetanencyclopediaasanABCprimer?
Somatchthedictionarytoyourlevel.)
(4)Definitionsandexamples(Somedictionariestendtousebeginner-levelwordstodefineadvancedvocabulary.Someprovidewithabundantresourcesofexamplesentences,sheddinglightonthemeaningsofwordsinspecificcontext.Othersevenhavebeautifulsketchesforillustration.)
(5)Onlineaccess(It’saninformationera.Whateveryouwant,youcanalwaysfinditonline.Anddictionariesarenoexception.Therearelotsofonlinedatabasetowhichyoucangeteasyaccess,suchas,,tonameafew.Withthefastdevelopmentofwirelessnetandongoing“Applemania”,itonlytakesafewsecondstolookupanewword.EventhiscoolwayoflearningEnglishissomehownotavailable,youcanatleastdownloaddictionariestoyourdazzlingsmartphones,tabletcomputers,oranyotherelectronicgadgets.Sodoyouwantanipadasyourbirthdaypresent?
Confuseyourparentsthatit’sonlyalarge-sizedelectronicdictionary.Anyway,Ididn’tsayanything.)
----Michael
Schoolrulesaroundtheworld
WhenstudentscomplaintomeabouttherigidandunreasonableschoolrulesinChina,theyalwaysquestionmeiftheirpeersinwesterncountries,likeU.S.orU.K.havetoobservethesamerulesatschool.Well,totellyouthetruth,Ihavenoidea,forI’mnotanativewesterner.NordidIliveandworkabroad.ButIdoknowsomethingabouttheirschoolrules.Ifyouliveintheillusionthatkidsinwesterncountriesenjoyahighdegreeof“freedom”atschoolswithlenientschoolrules,you’llbebroughtbacktorealitywhenyougettoknowtheirrules.Let’scheckitout.
Everyschoolhasitsownsetofrulestokeepstudentsdisciplined.Theruleschangefromoneschooltoanother.Someschoolsaremuchstricterthanothers.Therearealsosomerulesthatlookstrangeorfunnytous.Herearesomefunnyschoolrules:
ToughJapaneserules
Mostschoolsdemandthatstudentswearuniforms,suchassportssuitsorskirts.ButmanyJapaneseschoolsevenregulatethecolourofunderwear!
Theyalsodemandthatgirls'whitesocksbefoldedinacertainwayandboys'headsbeshaved.
OtherJapaneseschoolstellstudentsthattheymaynotdate,gotomovies,leavehomeaftersunsetorplayvideogameswithoutpermissionfromtheschool.
DifferentshoesinUS
ForsafetyatsomeUSschools,studentsmusthaveapairofindoorshoestochangeintoatschooleveryday.Thismakessurestudentswon'tfalloverontheslipperyfloorsandkeepstheschoolsclean.
GumchewingisnotallowedinmanyUSschoolbuildings,asitisdifficulttocleanup.Andifstudentschewguminclass,theymaynotfocusontheirstudy.
NostrangehairinUK
StrangehairstylesarenotallowedinsomeBritishschools.ButtheymightallowstudentstowearcertainhairstylesduringtheWorldCupyears.Twostudentshadaspecialdesignshavedintotheirhairduring2002WorldCup.B
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