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亲爱的同学们，首先祝贺大家成功进入本次英语风采大赛的最后阶段。这是你们辛苦努力的结果，也是亲爱的爸爸妈妈和老师对你们辛勤培育的结果。在大家都沉浸在晋级的喜悦之中时，别忘了对自己的父母和老师道一声：“你们辛苦了，谢谢你们！”喜悦之后，我们更需要精心准备下一轮更激烈的比赛。全区各市县的优秀选手都会在美丽的五月齐聚凤城银川，竞争会异常激烈，因此我们特举办针对比赛的实战培训，我们会通过集中强化训练，帮助大家用最短的时间来熟悉全区总决赛题型并进行相应的技巧点拨，对大家的语音语调、答题、演讲技巧等加以科学指导，帮助大家轻松应对下一轮比赛，稳拿高分，争得荣誉。

衷心祝愿同学们能在这一环节比赛中获得优异成绩，

 

 

 

 

梦圆北京！

 

 

 

培训内容

          宁 夏 赛 区 预 决 赛 题 型 及 模 拟

 

一、宁夏赛区预决赛题型

本轮比赛针对高中组，有两个环节。

环节一：笔试（60分钟）；环节二：即兴演讲（90秒）。

二、题型介绍

 

环节一：英语综合知识能力测试（笔试）

 

命题原则：预决赛笔试成绩满分为100分。本赛题既考查学生的英语语言基础知识和基本技能，又侧重考查中学生的英语综合运用能力、阅读能力。本届风采大赛笔试试题内容上贴近于主要使用教材、贴近学生的生活、贴近学生的生理、心理特点和认知水平；赛题容量比日常测试题大；卷面图文并茂，既活泼，又严肃，全面考查学生的英语实际运用能力。

 

样题展示：

笔试部分

I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)

  A) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)

1. The restaurant near our school, ________ last year, is very popular with teachers and students.

  A. to close        B. beginning       C. having started     D. opened

2. Invention, for example, of a completely new recording medium may grow very fast, because all of us become ________ recorded music.

  A. sure of         B. angry about     C. addicted to        D. far away from

3. In this institution a medal, together with a prize of a certain sum of money, ________ does best in science and technology every two years.

  A. is given to whoever                B. are given to anyone

  C. are given to who                   D. is given to whom

4. —Where did you meet him yesterday?

    —On ________ bridge.

  A. beautiful a little Chinese stone white B. a little white Chinese beautiful stone

  C. white a little beautiful Chinese stone D. a beautiful little white Chinese stone

5. I didn’t tell him ________ news at once because I wanted to give him ________ surprise.

  A. a; a            B. the; the        C. the; a             D. 不填; the

6. Peter set his new book ________ for a year while he wrote some magazine articles to make a bit of money.

  A. on              B. up              C. aside              D. in

7. We think ________ college students should master at least one foreign language.

  A. which is extra  B. it important that C. what necessary   D. whether serious

8. Hundreds of tickets have already been sold, and organizers ________ all 35,000 tickets will be gone by next weekend.

  A. research        B. want            C. decide             D. predict

9. —Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother over the book yesterday?

    —I didn’t know, ________.

  A. nor do I care                      B. I don’t reform neither

  C. no don’t I know                   D. I don’t want also

10. Steven said that if he ________ how it worked, he ________ me what to do.

  A. wanted; asked                      B. had known; would have told

  C. issued; would have formed          D. had armed; cheered

11. —What shall I do if you are not here?

    —________ ask my brother to help you.

  A. In order to that B. So as to that  C. In that case      D. Except that

12. The town ________ we visited last month is the one ________ the famous artist was born.

  A. where; which    B. where; where    C. that; which        D. that; where

13. —I’m sorry, sir, we’re booked for that evening.

    —Oh dear, ________? We have guests and we’d like to give them a taste of local food.

    —I’ve heard that Flavio’s is very good. You might try there.

  A. have you heard if my car is ready  B. can you recommend another restaurant

  C. is there enough in the account to cover these bills

  D. don’t you have an appointment

14. —Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

    —________

  A. Of course not, it’s not allowed here. B. I’d rather you didn’t actually.

  C. Why not ask others?                    D. Really? Can it be true?

15. —Excuse me. ________ I need to make a call.

    —Sorry, I don’t have any change.

    —Do you know where I can get some change around here?

  A. How many bags will you be checking this evening?

  B. How long will it take to arrive there?

  C. Do you have change for a dollar?

  D. Why did it take so long?

  B) 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文,请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)

16. Ron Boor ________ West Virginia. His hobby is growing pumpkins. This year he grew a 700-pound pumpkin.

  A. lives in        B. gets to         C. gives up           D. goes on

17. It was the ________ pumpkin he had ever grown. Boor was proud of his pumpkin.

  A. most beautiful  B. shortest        C. biggest            D. smallest

18. Every year the state of West Virginia has the Pumpkin Festival. There is a ________ for the biggest pumpkin.

  A. cheat           B. board           C. cash               D. prize

19. Boor’s 700-pound pumpkin should have won first prize. But it spoiled (变坏) a few days before the annual festival. ________, Boor had more pumpkins.

  A. Extraordinarily B. Luckily         C. Immediately        D. Deadly

20. He took ________ pumpkin from his garden to the Pumpkin Festival last week. That pumpkin won first prize — $651.

  A. another         B. others          C. the other          D. all

II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)

  A)选择题:阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)

A

In 1996, three men in California were taken to a hospital with strange symptoms (症状). They felt dizzy, tired, and weak. They couldn’t speak, and they had trouble breathing. The hospital doctors thought the men had been poisoned, but couldn’t work out what was wrong with them. Then they found out the three men were all chefs, and they had just shared a dish of fugu.

      Fugu, the Japanese name for the puffer fish, is one of the strangest fish in the ocean. The puffer fish gets its name from the way the fish protects itself from enemies. Whenever it is attacked, the fish blows up its body to over twice its normal size!

      The reason the three men were taken to the hospital is because the puffer fish is very poisonous. As a rule, if you eat a whole puffer fish, you will probably die. The three men had a close call, but they all survived.

      The reason the three men were taken to the hospital is because the puffer fish is very poisonous. As a rule, if you eat a whole puffer fish, you will probably die. The three men had a close call, but they all survived.

      The symptoms of fugu poisoning are a strange feeling around the mouth and throat, and difficulty breathing. You can’t breathe and your body can’t get any air. Your brain still works perfectly, however, so you know you are dying, but you can’t speak or do anything about it.

      Despite the danger of fugu poisoning, this strange, ugly, and very poisonous fish is actually a very expensive, and very popular, kind of food in Japan. Customers pay up to $200 per person to eat a fugu meal. Because of the danger, fugu can only be prepared by chefs with a special licence from the government. These chefs are trained to identify and remove the poisonous parts of the fish. Most people who die from eating fugu these days are people who have tried their hand at preparing the fish themselves.

      Fugu is said to be so delicious that it has even started to be imported(进口) into Hong Kong and the United States. Several tons of fugu are now exported from Japan every year.

21. The best title for this passage should be ________.

  A. A Dangerous Dish    B. Fishing in Japan   C. The History of Fugu   D. A Talented Chef

22. Why were the three men taken to the hospital?

  A. Someone poisoned them.             B. They ate poisonous fish.

  C. They poisoned each other.          D. A doctor worked out their symptoms.

23. When an enemy tries to eat a puffer fish, it ________.

  A. eats the enemy  B. makes poison    C. looks very ugly    D. becomes bigger

24. Which is NOT a symptom of fugu poisoning?

  A. Breathing difficulty.          B. Tiredness and weakness.

C. Your brain stops working.          D. Trouble speaking.

25. Who is allowed to prepare fugu?

  A. People from California.            B. Licensed chefs.

  C. The government.                    D. Anyone who wants to try their hand.

B

  B) 非选择题:阅读下列短文,然后回答问题或完成句子。(答案写在答题纸上)

26. The audiomagazines from Champs-Elysées are designed for ______ and language learners.

27. The audiomagazines from Champs-Elysées are available in ______ , ______ , ______ ,and ________.

28. What does an audiomagazine usually consist of?

29. How does the audiomagazine help language learners to develop linguistic skills?

30. Professional journalists in ________, ________, and ________ write for the audiomagazine in German.

C

A tsunami(海啸) is a giant wave that can do huge amounts of damage when it hits land. To see how one starts, throw a stone into a pond or lake, and watch the ripples(涟漪) spread out on the surface of the water. A tsunami starts in a similar way to one of these ripples, except that it is not caused by a stone, but by something much bigger, such as an earthquake occurring under the sea.

Once it has started, a tsunami can move across the ocean for huge distances. An earthquake off the coast of South America generated (引起) a tsunami that travelled west for over 15,000 kilometers and caused enormous damage when it hit the coast of Japan 22 hours later.

Tsunamis can be caused by volcanic eruptions as well as by earthquakes. The most deadly tsunami in recorded history was the one that followed the eruption of Indonesia’s Krakatoa volcano in 1883. About 36,000 people died, and what actually killed most of them was the tsunami rather than the eruption itself.

It is not only events on Earth that cause tsunamis. They can also be generated by a comet (彗星) or meteor (流星) hitting the Earth. No one has actually seen this happen, except on screen in Hollywood films such as Deep Impact. But the giant tsunamis produced by special effects in such films, big enough to cover the skyscrapers of New York, are theoretically possible, and computer simulations (模拟研究) show that they have almost certainly happened in the distant past.

In the open ocean, a tsunami wave is difficult to see, because most of it is below the surface. The part of the wave that is actually visible may be just one or two meters high. But the wave has enormous power, and can travel at the speed of a jet plane — almost 800 kph. As it eventually approaches land, the wave slows down, and this causes a dramatic increase in its height. By the time it actually reaches the land, it can be up to 30 meters high.

   Tsunamis occur in all the major oceans of the world, although they are most common in the Pacific area around Japan. Here, there is a complex and detailed system for moni-toring the waves and providing warning for those who live in the area. This is a vital service because anyone who thinks that tsunamis are just big surfing waves should think again — they are impressive, dramatic, destructive and deadly!

31. The main idea of Paragraph 1 is ________.

32. Which tsunami was the most deadly one in recorded history according to the passage?

33. What three things can cause a tsunami?

34. Why is a tsunami difficult to see in the open ocean?

35. Tsunamis are most common ________.

D

There is a saying in France that states: “The government could fall, the Louvre could be broken into, or aliens (外星人) could land on Earth, but if any of these things happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice.” The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. The race, which is held in July every year, consists of twenty one-day stages, plus several rest days. The course follows a clockwise route around France, and often neighboring countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. The winner is the rider who completes all twenty stages of the race in the shortest overall time.

   The Tour de France first started on July 1, 1903, when sixty cyclists left from in front of The Alarm Clock Café, just outside of Paris, and rode 467 kilometers to Lyon. The first race consisted of six legs, each of which was about 400 kilometers long. At that time there were no rest days—the winner was the rider who finished the race in the shortest total time. The winner of the first Tour de France, Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in France at that time, received 2,000 francs (about $350). It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2,428 kilometers of the race, three hours faster than the runner-up. Over the weeks during which the race was run, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught on with the people of France. The race has been held every year since that time, except during the years of World Wars I and II.

   The Tour de France has developed several special honours for which racers compete. Henri Desgranges, the founder of the race, introduced the yellow jersey(运动衫), the highest honour, in 1919 to show the leading racer each day of the Tour de France. Each day, the officials who keep track of all of the riders’ times compare each rider’s total time up to that point. The racer with the lowest overall time wears the yellow jersey during the following day’s race. Other honours include the green jersey, which is given to the best sprinter, and the polka dot jersey, a white jersey with red dots, for the best rider in the mountains along the route.

36. The passage is mainly about ________.

37. What does the underlined word “legs” mean?

38. Henri Desgranges was ________.

39. Today, the Tour de France is different from the original race because cyclists ________.

40. Who wears the polka dot jersey?

 

环节二：即兴演讲（90秒）。

公众演讲技巧点拨

1. Be knowledgeable. 说起来简单，就是你一定要有广泛的兴趣，一定要有知识和基础。交流好的前提绝不是语音语调好就能有效交流，必须有广泛的爱好。

2. Be loud.

3. Be slow. 声音大一点，速度慢一点，效果会不一样。

4. Be articulate.  口齿清楚。

5. Be confident and relaxed. 即使你很紧张，也要善于掩饰自己的短处，突出自己的长处。

6. Be humorous.

7. Be passionate and aggressive. 要充满激情，就像评书先生说书一样充满感情，先生站在桌后讲历史，他可以眉飞色舞，可以非常投入地影响听众。我们也要锻炼自己，用这种信念来感染别人。

8. Be direct.

9. Be well prepared. 任何一个好的发言，好的表演，好的讲座，都是作者花费不少时间和精力去准备的。哪怕只有很短暂的时间，也应该认真想想究竟怎么说？你交流的好坏绝对是准备的结果。

10. Be good at acting. 公众演讲，你要有演员意识。要注意形象，站直了，眼睛看着对方，用一股气撑着自己，不要头也不敢抬，眼睛总向别的地方看，说话声音又小，那就只能完了。公共演讲，就是一个表演的过程，但这需要通过不懈努力来实现，一上台，就如同换了一个人，完全进入另外一种状态。

例文:

School Life

Going to a British school for one year was a very enjoyable experience for me. I was very happy with the school hours in British because school starts 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m. This means I could get up an hour later than usual, as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. I had many teachers in that year and they each taught only one subject. My favorite teacher was Miss Green who taught us English literature. In our class there were 29 students. This is about the average size in British schools. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging. I felt lucky as all my teachers were very helpful.

 

Healthy lifestyle

Teenage girls need about 2200 calories a day. Boys need a bit more. 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. Water helps keep your system clean. Drinking enough water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair. A good amount of sleep every night is also important for your health. When you sleep, your body prepares you for the day to come. Teenagers need 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to put on weight.

Save the Environment

 

We have to save our environment for our future generations. Many people think that pollution cannot be stopped if we want the economy to continue developing.
     However, many things can be done. For example, people should be encouraged to buy recycled products，which are much friendlier to the environment. It means we do not need to cut down more trees and cause the destruction of more forests. Our industry will still grow, but the earth will not have to suffer.
     We also have the population problem. As the number of people in the world keeps growing, we are producing more rubbish. For our future generations, we must all work together to keep our earth clean and healthy.

Education

Education is very important. Firstly, it educates people and helps them better understand the world. Secondly, it lets people know more about the history and culture of their own country. Thirdly, education also helps develop people’s personalities.

Through education, young people learn to respect and tolerate others. They will become more friendly, cooperative and helpful. Through education, young people academic knowledge and learn the skills they need for their future careers. Through education, young people gain experience and learn practical skills in different fields of science.

In short, education prepares young people acquire for the future, helps create a more peaceful and wealthy society and benefits the development of the country.

 

Music

Music is our friend. We can hear it on the radio, and on our MP3s. We can also see music videos on TV. When we feel lonely, music can drive away our loneliness. When we are tired, music can get rid of tiredness. Music can even make us forget our sickness when we are actually sick. That’s why many of us invest in CDs or tapes that we enjoy and that relaxes us. There are all kinds of music. Most young people probably enjoy pop music best, and they might have their own favorite songs, pop stars and bands. But for older people, classical music might be their first choice.

 

The World Online

The internet has brought about great effects on our lives. The first is its value for people who are looking for information. When people are in need of information, the Internet is now the first choice that many people turn to. The second is the possibility to build groups online and form friendships based on common interests, rather than appearance age or popularity.

However, there are some negative effects as well. The main drawbacks are uncontrolled information and unhealthy changes in the way people spend their time.

With all the negative effects, the Internet is still a positive tool that helps make our lives better, so long as we learn how to handle the problems it cause.

 

Advertisement

Advertisements are an important part of our lives. They are usually informative, attractive and persuasive so as to encourage people to buy a product or service or believe an idea.

There are two main types of advertisements—commercial advertisements and public service advertisement. A commercial advertisement is one that someone has paid for to promote a product or service. Public service advertisements are intended to educate people about health, safety and any other issue which affects social welfare. They are meant to teach us and help us live better lives.

Be smart about advertisements and let advertisements be at your service: think about why you should do the things the advertisements suggest, or buy the product or the service the advertisements promote.

 

World Languages

     Languages do not understand each other. If everyone in the world spoke the same language, the world would be quite different.

      First, if everyone spoke the same language, it would be very easy for different nations to communicate and understand each other. We would need no translation or interpretation at international conferences, so a lot of money would be saved.

Second, if everyone spoke the same language, people would live in harmony with each other. People who speak different languages often believe in different religions and this often causes misunderstandings and even wars.
     Third, everybody speaking the same language would improve cultural and economic exchanges between nations. Presently, the difference in language makes cross-cultural communication and international trade difficult. So if everyone spoke the same language, communication and trade between nations could be done more easily.

 

Nature

We compare nature to the mother of mankind, because we get almost everything from her. We cannot live without natural food such as rice and corn. We would freeze to death without clothes made from wool and other nature materials. We would have to live in the open without houses built out of stone and wood. For this reason alone, we should protect nature as we did to our mothers. Unfortunately some people, for immediate and local interests, are greedily extorting things from nature as if nature is an inexhaustible treasure. In fact, nature irresponsible deeds are bound to be punished by nature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

宁 夏 赛 区 决 赛 题 型 及 模 拟

 

一、宁夏赛区决赛题型

本轮比赛针对高中组，有两个环节。

环节一：参赛宣言（30秒）；环节二：风采展示（2分钟）。

二、题型介绍

环节一：参赛宣言

本环节需要参赛选手根据自己的性格特点和优势量身定做最适合自己的英语参赛宣言，以下仅供参考。

1. Tomorrow is another day. 明天是新的一天。

2. No pains, no gains. 付出才有回报。

3. Failure is the mother of success 失败乃成功之母

4. Time will tell.（时间会证明的。）

5. Miracles happen every day. 奇迹天天都在发生。

6. When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world. 如果这个世界对你不理不睬，你也可以这样对待它。

7. All life is a game of luck.　生活本来就全靠运气。

8.To make each day count.要让每一天都有所值。

9. Eating to live is more meaningful than living to eat. 为了活而吃比为了吃而活更有意义。

10. Learning English needs persistence. 学英语要持之以恒。

11. First come, first served.捷足先登。

12. One minute is enough to read a sentence 20 times. Remember, one minute can also produce miracles. Never say that you don’t have enough time to learn English!
一分钟足以将一个句子读20遍。记住：一分钟也可以创造奇迹。永远都不要说你没时间学英语！

13. Speak crazily not lazily.　　要疯狂地说，而不要懒洋洋地说。
　　Always speak with passion, pride and confidence. You will not only improve your English greatly this way, but also totally reshape your life. You will become more energetic, charming, and popular. A successful person inspires everyone around him to become successful! All great achievements begin with enthusiasm!
　　说的时候要有热情，要自豪，要有自信。这样的话你不但可以大大提高你的英语，还可以彻底重塑你的人生。你会更精力充沛，更有吸引力，更受欢迎。成功的人会激励身边的人都变得成功！一切伟业皆源于热情！

14. You can become an excellent teacher through tutoring your parents. Teaching is a great way to learn! Also remember, learning English can make people happier, younger and live longer!
　　教父母的过程中你会成为一名出色的老师。教学是学习的极好途径！别忘了，英语学习会让人更快乐、更年轻、活得更长久！

15. Always remember: The more times you move your mouth, the more developed your muscles will become, and the more fluent your English will be. Open your mouth whenever you have a second! Don’t be afraid of being laughed at! You know, great people are always laughed at by fools.
    永远都要记住：你动嘴的次数越多，你的肌肉就会越发达，你的英语就会越流利。一有空就张开嘴巴！别怕别人笑你！要知道，成功的人总是被傻瓜嘲笑。16. You cannot improve the past but you can improve the future! When time is wasted, life is wasted!

你不能改变过去，但你可让未来变得更好！浪费了时间，就浪费了生命！

17.  One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。

18.  Doubt is the key of knowledge.怀疑是知识之钥。

19.  They who cannot do as they would, must do as they can.

不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。

20.  If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself.

想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手去做。

21.  Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好

22.  Never do things by halves.做事不要半途而废。

23.  A bad workman quarrels with his tools.技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。

24.  记住该记住的，忘记该忘记的。改变能改变的，接受不能改变的
Remember what should be remembered, and forget what should be forgotten. Change what is changeable, and accept what is unchangeable.

25.  Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages is just a piece of cake.
放轻松！要有耐心，并且享受英语带来的乐趣！学习外语只不过是小菜一碟。

26.  Rome wasn't built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hardworking will be rewarded by God one day. God is equal to everyone!
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。更加努力的学习，更加勤奋的操练，你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答，上帝是公平的。

27.  Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something, think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence.
一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。看到某事时，想想它的英文单词；然后把它用到一个句子中去。

28.  Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

29.  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

30.  Well begun, half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

 

环节二：风采展示

本环节是各位选手充分发挥想象力，利用个人才艺优势展现才华，赢得比赛的最佳环节。参赛选手可以选择用唱歌、背小诗、说相声、英语会话、说评书、课本剧、小品表演、名人模仿等形式来完成本环节比赛。现提供几个范本供参考，选手可创造性发挥自己的语言优势和表演才能，获得评委认可，取得好成绩。

Talking about happiness

朋友告诉你长大后要挣许多钱，他认为钱意味着幸福。你听了很吃惊，问他为什么这么想。他说有了钱就可以买新房子和漂亮的衣服，还可以游山玩水。你认为金钱虽然重要但并不意味着一切。爱因斯坦要求很低的工资。为什么？他说不知道。 你告诉他，对爱因斯坦来说。幸福意味着能够取得科学成就。许多有钱人并不感到幸福，因为金钱买不到友谊，也买不到爱情。他感谢你使他懂得了幸福的真谛.

A: I want to make lots of money when I grow up .You know, money means happiness.

B: I’m surprised to hear that .why do you think so ?

A: Because with money we can buy new houses and beautiful clothes we can even do a lot of sightseeing.

A: I don’t think you’re right in saying so .though money is important, it doesn’t mean everything

B: I’m puzzled! Why?

A: Take Einstein for example. He asked for a very small salary.

B: Well to him happiness means being able to make scientific achievements .do you know why many rich people are not happy?

A: No. I don’t understand. Could you tell me?

B: That’s because we can’t buy friendship or love with money.

A: Ah, I see .Thank you for letting me know so much about happiness.

B: You’re welcome!

 

Talking about Colors

 

提示：你在服装店购物时遇见一名美国女士，她不理解店里为什么有这么多红色衣服。你告诉她中国人喜欢红色，因为红色代表喜庆，与喜事有关。中国人经常在婚礼上穿红色婚礼服。她告诉你在美国红色在大多数情况下代表危险和暴力。在不同的国家相同的颜色可以代表不同的意思。你在南非看到人们穿着红色衣服时，还以为有人在结婚，使你大吃一惊的是，实际上人们在举行葬礼。

A: Hi, could you tell me why there are so many red clothes in the shop? I don’t like them.

B: Well, in China the color red is often associated with happy things like joys and celebrations.

A: Do you mean people like to be in red on happy occasions?

B: Exactly so. For example, some people here wear red wedding dresses. What about this color in your country?

A: It’s the opposite. In the States, red mostly represents bad things, such as danger or violence.

B: Oh, really? So the same color may quite different things in different countries.

A: You’re quite right. I have never expected it to be so different?

B: So we should be careful in choosing colors.

A: I degree. Could you tell me more about it?

B: Once I was in South Africa. When I saw many people wearing red clothes, I thought there must be a wedding.

A: What really happened then?

B: To my surprise, they were holding a funeral ceremony!

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse 

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, Do come and see me at my house in the country. So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city. 

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried,  Run! Run! The cat is coming! They ran away quickly and hid. 

After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid. 

城里老鼠和乡下老鼠

从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。” 

乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。 

过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

培训寄语

How to Love Learning English

Before you start reading, you should know this: Learning English requires action（行动）. You may know all the learning tips, but if you don’t start doing things, you will achieve nothing. Therefore our method is not just for reading; it is for reading and doing.

You need two things to learn English well---passion and effective learning methods. And passion is the more important one. why？Because passion makes you want to learn English; the learning methods only tell you how to do it faster.

If you love learning English:

You will do it regularly and spend more time on it.

Learning English will be easier for you. It will be easy for you to remember new words and grammar structures. It’s because the brain easily remembers information on a subject that you like.

We know you may not love learning English. And even if you love it, you will sometimes not want to do it. This is how human psychology (心理) works——sometimes we are so lazy, bored, and tired that we don’t want to do even the things that we like.

Here is what you can do when you don’t feel like learning English:

Imagine yourself in the future

Imagine you can talk to native speakers just like you talk in your first language. Imagine other people wanting to speak English as well as you do. Imagine the possibility of writing e-mail to people from all over the world.

You should know that it is possible to learn English really well. Just look at other people who have done it.

Remember that you are already good

You already know some English. That’s a big success! Now it’s time for more successes. Time to start using powerful methods of effective learning. Time to gain an impressive knowledge of English.

Remember there is a lot that you don’t know.

You are good, but your English probably isn’t perfect. You probably can’t understand English-language TV, read books in English, talk to native speakers easily, write letters without mistakes, etc.

You should never think your English is perfect. Even if you are the best student in your class, always try to find your weak areas and work on them. When you’ve learned to speak English well, your problems will be quite small. Right now, your problems are probably more basic: mistakes in pronunciation, small vocabulary, grammar problems with the present perfect tense and conditional structures.

Use your English whenever you can

This is very, very important. The more you use English, the more you will want to learn it.

Because English is so popular, you can use it everywhere. You can use google to find English-language websites with interesting information, you can watch American cartoons, you can play adventure games on your computer, you can read interesting books in English, or you can do other things that we write about.

If you do these things, you will not only have fun and learn English. If you see that a new English word lets you understand your favorite TV show, you will want to learn more words. So you will learn English more, use it more, learn it more, use it more… if you also use effective learning methods, your English will grow faster than you can imagine.

Talk to people about English

This is a very simple method, but it is very effective. Here’s how it works:

You usually talk about things which interest you. But the opposite is true, too. If you start talking about a boring subject, you will begin to get interested in it.

Imagine you are studying a subject that you hate. You are bored and tired, but you have to pass the test tomorrow. If there are people near you, you have two options(选择)：You can tell everybody how much you are suffering or you can tell those people about the things you’ve learned. If you choose the first option, you will only feel worse.

If you choose the second option, and start a conversation on the boring subject, you will begin to look at it in a totally different way. Suddenly it will become a subject worth talking about——therefore, an interesting subject.

How can you begin such a conversation? If you are studying English, you can surprise another person by talking to him/her in English. Say (in English): Hi, I’m studying English and I hate it. Or you can say (in your first language): Hey, I’ve learned 50 English words today. Do you know what’s the English word for“犀利哥”? If there are no people near you, you can telephone or send an e-mail message to your friend.

What will your friends say? Probably they won’t be very interested, but it doesn’t matter! The important thing is: after talking about English, you will study it with much more passion. Try it.

Find a friend who is learning English

If you can find a friend who is learning English and is on a similar level of skill, you will be in an excellent situation:

You will have someone to talk about English with. These conversations will increase your interest in English, as explained in the previous(之前的) section.

Learning English will be easier, because you will be able to discuss your problem with your friend.

You will study English more, because you will want to be better than your friend. You should meet your friend regularly. Ideally, he/she should live near you, or go to the same school as you.
     Remember that learning English requires action

We have said this many times. One small action is more powerful than reading hundreds of articles. Yes, we know it is very hard to do things, even if they are good for us. We humans are lazy creatures. That’s why not many people speak English well.

Still, we hope you can do the things we talk about in your English learning method——not only read about them. You will be successful only if you change something about your life.

Don’t put it off. Begin now!