April,Fool\'s,Day1500字作文

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　　April Fool's Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others, send people on fool's errands, and fool the unsuspecting. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France.

　　The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. New Year's was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st. When New Year's Day as changed from March 25 to January 1st in the mid-1560's by King Charles IX, there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called April Fools.

　　Pranks performed on April Fool's Day range from the simple, (such as saying, "Your shoe's untied!), to the elaborate. Setting a roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common gag. The news media even gets involved. For instance, a British short film once shown on April Fool's Day was a fairly detailed documentary about "spaghetti farmers" and how they harvest their crop from the spaghetti trees. Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, "April Fool!"

　　April Fool's Day is a "for-fun-only" observance. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their "significant other" out to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody gets off work or school. It's simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant, for he may be the next April Fool!

　　Each country celebrates April Fool's differently. In France, the April Fool's is called "April Fish" (Poisson d'Avril). The French fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs and when some discovers a this trick, they yell "Poisson d'Avril!".

　　In England, tricks can be played only in the morning. If a trick is played on you, you are a "noodle". In Scotland, April Fools Day is 48 hours long and you are called an "April Gowk", which is another name for a cuckoo bird. The second day in Scotland's April Fool's is called Taily Day and is dedicated to pranks involving the buttocks. Taily Day's gift to posterior posterity is the still-hilarious "Kick Me" sign.
 

九年级英语各单元作文范文

Unit 1

你的英国笔友Frank想学汉语，请你给他写一封信，告诉他如何学习汉语。

要求：1. 语句通顺，书写工整

2．可用所提示的词语，也可以适当发挥

3. 词数：60-80

（提示词语：go to Chinese classes, make friends, listen to the radio, dictionary, useful, read Chinese stories, talk with, difficult, ask a Chinese teacher for help…）

Dear Frank,

How’s it going? I miss you.

I know you want to learn Chinese now. I have some good ideas. First, you can go to Chinese classes and make Chinese friends. Then, you must listen to the radio in the morning, and read Chinese stories. It's good for your listening and speaking. If you see some words you can't understand, you can by looking up dictionary. It's useful for you. Maybe, you can ask a Chinese teacher for help.

I hope you can speak Chinese well.

Friend, XXX

假如你叫张华，你的笔友李林在学习英语中遇到了

困难，给他发一封e-mail， 向他提供几条学习英语的建议。

要求：1. 词数80-100

2．条理清楚，词意连贯，字迹工整

Dear Li Lin,

I know it isn’t easy to learn English well, but I have some suggestions that help. You said you couldn’t understand people when they talked fast. Well why don’t you join an English club? You can get much listening practice there. Having conversations with friends is helpful, and also you can watch English-language TV. It’s the best way to improve your English. I believe you’ll be good at English if you work hard at it!

Yours,

Zhang Hua

P6 3c Write an article about the things that have helped you the most in learning another language.

I think the best way to learn English is to use it. Every morning I read English aloud after I get up. I practice my listening skills by watching English-language videos. Every Friday afternoon I go to the English club to practice conversations with friends. I think it helps me with my speaking skills. Oh, keeping a diary in English is also helpful.

In my free time, I usually listen to English songs. It also helps. Now I can sing many English songs. What do you think is the best way to learn English? Can you tell me?

P7 SC2 Xu Zheng won a prize for his essay about the importance of English. Later, a reporter from the school magazine interviewed him. Use the reporter’s notes to write an article about Xu Zheng.

Xu Zheng is a middle school student. He won a prize for his essay about the importance of English. He likes taking notes, watching movies and listening to pop songs. He finds the pronunciation is difficult. And native speakers speak English too quickly. He often learns English by making up conversations and speaking to friends in English. He thinks most people speak English as a second language. English is used around the world for computers and also used in science. English can help us understand many new books and movies.

Unit 2

假如Lily是你的朋友，你与她一起长大， 她的变

化让你吃惊。请根据以下内容介绍Lily的变化。

In the past: straight hair, quiet and shy, not like English, like singing.

Now: tall, short and curly hair, outgoing, like English very much, like sports.

Two days ago, I met my friend Lily. To my surprise, she has changed a lot in the last few years. She used to have straight hair. But now she is tall and has short and curly hair. She used to be really quiet and shy. Now she is so outgoing. And in the past, she used to hate the English class. But now it's exactly opposite. She used to like singing, so that we often went to concerts. But now her favorite hobby is sports.

写一篇文章，说明你小学与初中学习方面的变化。

要求：1. 词数80左右

2. 条理清楚，语意连贯

My life changed much. When I was in primary school, I used to study four subjects, but now I have seven subjects. I used to like math, but now I find it so difficult for me. I used to like tests, but now hate them. When I was young, there was little homework every day. So I had much time to play. But now I’m a middle school student. I have to study hard for tests.

P15 SC2 Look at the pictures and write about Yu Mei.

It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot. She used to be short when she was younger, but now she is much taller. She used to have long, curly hair, but now she has short, straight hair. She used to play soccer, but now she is outgoing and friendly. We all like her very much. We are good friends.

假如你是李华，这个学期刚转到一所新学校。请根据下面表格中的信息，介绍你的一些变化。80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I have changed a lot since I moved to this new school this term.

I used to have many friends and be outgoing, but now I have few friends, and I become a little quiet. In the old school, I used to spend much time playing with my friends, but now I have to spend most of my time on my schoolwork. I used to have no interest in my lessons, so I usually got bad grades. However, now I become more interested in my studies, and my grades are improving a lot.

Unit 3

P23 SC2 Read the article. Write a letter to the editor agreeing or disagreeing. Explain your reasons.

Dear Editor,

I would like to reply to the article “Helping and learning” in your last newsletter. I agree with some ideas and disagree with others. The article said that students should be allowed to do these things, such as going to an old people’s home. I agree, and we should have a special day to help others. By doing this, we can understand the society more. But I disagree that students should be allowed to have Friday afternoon off to volunteer and help others. I think we can do that on Saturday or Sunday. As for Friday afternoon, we should join different clubs. That would be more fun.

Yours sincerely,

**

最近你和父母针对“青少年该不该在周末与朋友外出”进行了讨论。请根据下列表格中的信息提示，以“Should teenagers go out with friends on weekends?”为题，写一篇英语短文。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

要求：1. 所写内容需包括表格中提供的父母的想法

2. 至少给出你的三个想法。

3. 80词左右

Should teenagers go out with fiends on weekends?

Recently I’ve had a discussion with my parents about whether teenagers should go out with friends on weekends. My parents think that teenagers should stay at home on weekends. They should go over their lessons. And they could have enough time to have a good sleep. They also think teenagers should help parents do some housework on weekends.

In my opinion, we teenagers should be allowed be go out with friends for fun on weekends, so we can relax more. And we can also share ideas with each other. What’s more, we can also take some exercise together to keep it.

国有国法，家有家规。不同的学校，校规也可能不同。假如下面表格中的内容是你所在学校的校规，请根据表格中提供的内容，描述你们学校的校规。词数80左右。

Different schools have different rules. We also have many rules at school. Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones to school because they can make a lot of noise. But we can bring drinks and dictionaries to school. We’re not allowed to run in the hallway because it is dangerous. But we can play basketball, run and do other exercises on the playground after class. Coming to school late and getting the ears pierced are not allowed in our school. Could you please tell me what your school rules are?

Unit 4

P31 SC2 Read the e-mail from Fran and write a reply.

Dear Fran,

I’ve got your e-mail. After I read your e-mail, I just want to give you some advice. First, I think you should help your friend Mei set up her confidence. If she has confidence in herself, she won’t be terrified of speaking in front of other people. Second, it’s a good chance to practice English. Don’t take it as a contest. Third, if your friend is really hard at everything, though she fails, nobody will blame on her. Your friends and other students will understand her. Finally, it’s important to take part in the activity, but not the results. I really hope your friend will win this contest. Wait for your good news.

Yours,

Knowledgeable

阅读下列邮件，然后根据要求写一封回信。

Dear Yang Fen,

Now I am new here. I can’t understand what the English teacher says, and I am afraid of talking with the classmates here. But the biggest problem for me is that I can’t sleep the night before a big exam. Could you help me?

Yours,

Wang Li

要求：

请根据王林的困难，运用以下句型给出建议。80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

You should…

Why don’t you…

If I were you, I would…

Dear Wang Lin,

I’m glad to hear from you. I have some suggestions that may help you.

First, you said you couldn’t understand what the English teacher said. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word. And after class you should do more listening practice.

Second, you may feel shy to talk with your new classmates. Well, you can try to talk to someone who looks friendly.

Lastly, don’t be afraid of exams. If I were you, I would drink some milk and have a good sleep to face the next day’s exams.

I hope you will do better in English and get along well with your new classmates.

Yours,

Yang Fen

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the Origin of the April Fool's Day

The Origin of April Fool’s Day

? April fool’s day festival, several hundred years of history. About

his origin, no one have any definite ideas. One of the most popular saying think it first started in France.愚人节又称万愚节，已经有几百年的历 史了。关于他的起源，众说纷纭。其中 最为流行的说法认为愚人节起源于法国。

? In sixteenth-century France, on April 1, people celebrate New

Year's Day, exchanging gifts, have a party to celebrate. Then celebrate method and yielding around now. .十六世纪的法国，人们在4月1日这天过 新年，互赠礼物，举办晚会，庆祝新年。

当时的庆祝方法与现在相差无几。

? Every year, the French king Charlie 1582 nine world decided to

adopt a new calendar - Craig Gregory calendar, New Year's day to change in January 1st. In the new calendar implementation of process, there are still some people around or is not willing to accept the new calendar, or don't know this date changes, still in the April 1 day to spend the New Year. 1582 年年，法国国王查理九世决定采用一种 新的历法——格高利历法，新年改在1月1日。在新历法的推行过程中，各地 仍有一些人还是不愿意接受新历法，或 是不知道这一日期的更改，仍然在4月1 日这天过新年。

Other people would then be playing tricks on their giving them

false gift, and invited them to false celebration, leading them to run errands, or make them to nonexistent things done. These mark called “April fools其他的人便捉弄他们， 赠送他们假礼物，邀请他们参加假庆祝 晚会，骗他们去跑腿，或使他们对某种 根本不存在的事情信以为真。

“四月愚人”。

? People on April 1, the day he fooled each other, as time went by, he became France popular custom. 人们在4月1日这一天便互相愚弄，日久天长，便成为法国流行的风俗。

? The 18th century, “April fool’s day” custom to Britain. Later, as the British immigration and spread to the United States. With the passage of time, this custom has become an international festival, in Europe, North America, many countries are popular. 十八世纪初，“愚人节”的习俗传到英国。后来，随着英国移民又传 到了美国。随着时间的流逝，这一习俗已经成为国际性节日，在欧洲、 北美许多国家都流行。

? On that day, people can not stick to one pattern USES "relaxed"

once. Of course the technique is to fool people pattern 100. By April fool, about in different countries give different titles.这一天，人们可以不拘一格地“轻松”一下。

当然愚弄人的手法也是花样百出。

关于受愚弄的人，在不同的国家给予不同的称呼。

Most people call them "April fools."

But sometimes, some countries have other titles. In the French, they would be called

"April fish,"

probably because in April, the most likely to take the bait fish go;

In Britain's Scotland, they would be called "cuckoo", the likelihood is to show a stay birds大部分人都称他们 为“四月愚人”。但有时，有的国家也有其他的称呼。在法国人们把上当者称为“四月鱼”，可能是因为四月里，鱼最容易上钩的缘故吧； 而在英国的苏格兰，则称为“布谷鸟”，可能是指一只呆鸟吧 Every year on April 1, is many western nations of one of the most happy people, because this day is world famous “April fool’s day”.每年的4月1日，是西方许多国家的人们最开心的日子之一，因为这 一天是闻名世界的“愚人节”。

This day, people can play their own rich imagination, coaxing, teasing, fool others. And, no matter what to do so after the consequences, people appear shall also any legal liability.这一天，人们尽可以发挥自己丰富 的想象力，哄骗、取笑、愚弄别人。而且，不管这样做之后出现什 么样的后果，人们也不负任何法律责任。

新目标九年级英语各单元作文范文

九年级英语各单元作文范文

Unit 1

你的英国笔友Frank想学汉语，请你给他写一封信，告诉他如何学习汉语。

要求：1. 语句通顺，书写工整

2．可用所提示的词语，也可以适当发挥

3. 词数：60-80

（提示词语：go to Chinese classes, make friends, listen to the radio, dictionary, useful, read Chinese stories, talk with, difficult, ask a Chinese teacher for help…）

Dear Frank,

How’s it going? I miss you.

I know you want to learn Chinese now. I have some good ideas. First, you can go to Chinese classes and make Chinese friends. Then, you must listen to the radio in the morning, and read Chinese stories. It's good for your listening and speaking. If you see some words you can't understand, you can by looking up dictionary. It's useful for you. Maybe, you can ask a Chinese teacher for help.

I hope you can speak Chinese well.

Friend, XXX

假如你叫张华，你的笔友李林在学习英语中遇到了

困难，给他发一封e-mail， 向他提供几条学习英语的建议。

要求：1. 词数80-100

2．条理清楚，词意连贯，字迹工整

Dear Li Lin,

I know it isn’t easy to learn English well, but I have some suggestions that help. You said you couldn’t understand people when they talked fast. Well why don’t you join an English club? You can get much listening practice there. Having conversations with friends is helpful, and also you can watch English-language TV. It’s the best way to improve your English. I believe you’ll be good at English if you work hard at it!

Yours,

Zhang Hua

P6 3c Write an article about the things that have helped you the most in learning another language. I think the best way to learn English is to use it. Every morning I read English aloud after I get up. I practice my listening skills by watching English-language videos. Every Friday afternoon I go to the English club to practice conversations with friends. I think it helps me with my speaking skills. Oh, keeping a diary in English is also helpful.

In my free time, I usually listen to English songs. It also helps. Now I can sing many English songs. What do you think is the best way to learn English? Can you tell me?

P7 SC2 Xu Zheng won a prize for his essay about the importance of English. Later, a reporter from the school magazine interviewed him. Use the reporter’s notes to write an article about Xu Zheng.

Xu Zheng is a middle school student. He won a prize for his essay about the importance of English. He likes taking notes, watching movies and listening to pop songs. He finds the pronunciation is difficult. And native speakers speak English too quickly. He often learns English by making up conversations and speaking to friends in English. He thinks most people speak English as a second language. English is used around the world for computers and also used in science. English can help us understand many new books and movies.

Unit 2

假如Lily是你的朋友，你与她一起长大， 她的变

化让你吃惊。请根据以下内容介绍Lily的变化。

In the past: straight hair, quiet and shy, not like English, like singing.

Now: tall, short and curly hair, outgoing, like English very much, like sports.

Two days ago, I met my friend Lily. To my surprise, she has changed a lot in the last few years. She used to have straight hair. But now she is tall and has short and curly hair. She used to be really quiet and shy. Now she is so outgoing. And in the past, she used to hate the English class. But now it's exactly opposite. She used to like singing, so that we often went to concerts. But now her favorite hobby is sports.

写一篇文章，说明你小学与初中学习方面的变化。

要求：1. 词数80左右

2. 条理清楚，语意连贯

My life changed much. When I was in primary school, I used to study four subjects, but now I have seven subjects. I used to like math, but now I find it so difficult for me. I used to like tests, but now hate them. When I was young, there was little homework every day. So I had much time to play. But now I’m a middle school student. I have to study hard for tests.

P15 SC2 Look at the pictures and write about Yu Mei.

It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot. She used to be short when she was younger, but now she is much taller. She used to have long, curly hair, but now she has short, straight hair. She used to play soccer, but now she is outgoing and friendly. We all like her very much. We are good friends.

假如你是李华，这个学期刚转到一所新学校。请根据下面表格中的信息，介绍你的一些变化。

I have changed a lot since I moved to this new school this term.

I used to have many friends and be outgoing, but now I have few friends, and I become a little quiet. In the old school, I used to spend much time playing with my friends, but now I have to spend most of my time on my schoolwork. I used to have no interest in my lessons, so I usually got bad grades. However, now I become more interested in my studies, and my grades are improving a lot.

Unit 3

P23 SC2 Read the article. Write a letter to the editor agreeing or disagreeing. Explain your reasons.

Dear Editor,

I would like to reply to the article “Helping and learning” in your last newsletter. I agree with some ideas and disagree with others. The article said that students should be allowed to do these things, such as going to an old people’s home. I agree, and we should have a special day to help others. By doing this, we can understand the society more. But I disagree that students should be allowed to have Friday afternoon off to volunteer and help others. I think we can do that on Saturday or Sunday. As for Friday afternoon, we should join different clubs. That would be more fun.

Yours sincerely,

**

最近你和父母针对“青少年该不该在周末与朋友外出”进行了讨论。请根据下列表格中的信息提示，以“Should teenagers go out with friends on weekends?”为题，写一篇英语短文。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

2. 至少给出你的三个想法。

3. 80词左右

Should teenagers go out with fiends on weekends?

Recently I’ve had a discussion with my parents about whether teenagers should go out with friends on weekends. My parents think that teenagers should stay at home on weekends. They should go over their lessons. And they could have enough time to have a good sleep. They also think teenagers should help parents do some housework on weekends.

In my opinion, we teenagers should be allowed be go out with friends for fun on weekends, so we can relax more. And we can also share ideas with each other. What’s more, we can also take some exercise together to keep it.

国有国法，家有家规。不同的学校，校规也可能不同。假如下面表格中的内容是你所在学校

的校规，请根据表格中提供的内容，描述你们学校的校规。词数80左右。

Different schools have different rules. We also have many rules at school. Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones to school because they can make a lot of noise. But we can bring drinks and dictionaries to school. We’re not allowed to run in the hallway because it is dangerous. But we can play basketball, run and do other exercises on the playground after class. Coming to school late and getting the ears pierced are not allowed in our school. Could you please tell me what your school rules are?

Unit 4

P31 SC2 Read the e-mail from Fran and write a reply.

Dear Fran,

I’ve got your e-mail. After I read your e-mail, I just want to give you some advice. First, I think you should help your friend Mei set up her confidence. If she has confidence in herself, she won’t be terrified of speaking in front of other people. Second, it’s a good chance to practice English. Don’t take it as a contest. Third, if your friend is really hard at everything, though she fails, nobody will blame on her. Your friends and other students will understand her. Finally, it’s important to take part in the activity, but not the results. I really hope your friend will win this contest. Wait for your good news.

Yours,

Knowledgeable

阅读下列邮件，然后根据要求写一封回信。

Dear Yang Fen,

Now I am new here. I can’t understand what the English teacher says, and I am afraid of talking with the classmates here. But the biggest problem for me is that I can’t sleep the night before a big exam. Could you help me?

Yours,

Wang Li

要求：

请根据王林的困难，运用以下句型给出建议。80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

You should…

Why don’t you…

If I were you, I would…

Dear Wang Lin,

I’m glad to hear from you. I have some suggestions that may help you.

First, you said you couldn’t understand what the English teacher said. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word. And after class you should do more listening practice.

Second, you may feel shy to talk with your new classmates. Well, you can try to talk to someone who looks friendly.

Lastly, don’t be afraid of exams. If I were you, I would drink some milk and have a good sleep to face the next day’s exams.

I hope you will do better in English and get along well with your new classmates.

Yours,

Yang Fen

我们经常听到有些孩子抱怨父母不理解他们，父母与孩子之间存在着代沟。假设你是一位父亲或母亲，你会怎样处理与孩子之间的关系。

要求：语句通顺，过渡自然，80词左右

提示：1. 多交流，增进相互了解；

2. 不要总是抱怨孩子，应当多鼓励；

3. 给孩子适当的娱乐时间；

4. 为孩子树立一个好榜样

If I were a parent, I would not always complain that my child doesn’t understand me. I would communicate with him or her. I wouldn’t say I wasn’t like this at his or her age. They could have their hobbies, such as listening to pop music, watching action movies, choosing their own clothes and friends, etc. If I were a parent, I would encourage them to have fun. I would force them to study all day. I would encourage them however a little progress they had made. The most important thing is that I would be a good model for them and win their respect.

Unit 5

P38 Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes.

Then we interviewed some other neighbors. Everyone had their own ideas. Chu family said, “Late night, we found footsteps in the hallway. We thought it might be the neighbors, so we didn’t mind it at all.” Lao Zheng said, “I thought someone trying to get in the window when I heard the noise. But I couldn’t find anyone. At last, I thought it might be the wind.” Xiao Ning said, “Each time when I get home, I can find garbage in front of my house, so I think it might be cats which often eat near my home.”

假如你是Mike，你的好朋友Lucy的宠物狗-Mary，走失好几天了，为此，她感到很焦虑。请给Lucy写封信，安慰她，并推测狗可能会在哪里，在做什么。

要求：1. 书信格式要正确。

2. 运用以下句式进行推测：

She might …

It is possible that…

3. 80词左右。

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9年级作文

Unit 1

你的英国笔友Frank想学汉语，请你给他写一封信，告诉他如何学习汉语。

要求：1. 语句通顺，书写工整

2．可用所提示的词语，也可以适当发挥

3. 词数：60-80

（提示词语：go to Chinese classes, make friends, listen to the radio, dictionary, useful, read Chinese stories, talk with, difficult, ask a Chinese teacher for help?）

Dear Frank,

How’s it going? I miss you.

I know you want to learn Chinese now. I have some good ideas. First, you can go to Chinese classes and make Chinese friends. Then, you must listen to the radio in the morning, and read Chinese stories. It's good for your listening and speaking. If you see some words you can't understand, you can by looking up dictionary. It's useful for you. Maybe, you can ask a Chinese teacher for help.

I hope you can speak Chinese well.

Friend, XXX

假如你叫张华，你的笔友李林在学习英语中遇到了

困难，给他发一封e-mail， 向他提供几条学习英语的建议。

要求：1. 词数80-100

2．条理清楚，词意连贯，字迹工整

Dear Li Lin,

I know it isn’t easy to learn English well, but I have some suggestions that help. You said you couldn’t understand people when they talked fast. Well why don’t you join an English club? You can get much listening practice there. Having conversations with friends is helpful, and also you can watch English-language TV. It’s the best way to improve your English. I believe you’ll be good at English if you work hard at it!

Yours,

Zhang Hua

P6 3c Write an article about the things that have helped you the most in learning another language. I think the best way to learn English is to use it. Every morning I read English aloud after I get up. I practice my listening skills by watching English-language videos. Every Friday afternoon I go to the English club to practice conversations with friends. I think it helps me with my speaking skills. Oh, keeping a diary in English is also helpful.

In my free time, I usually listen to English songs. It also helps. Now I can sing many English songs. What do you think is the best way to learn English? Can you tell me?

P7 SC2 Xu Zheng won a prize for his essay about the importance of English. Later, a reporter from the school magazine interviewed him. Use the reporter’s notes to write an article about Xu Zheng.

Xu Zheng is a middle school student. He won a prize for his essay about the importance of

English. He likes taking notes, watching movies and listening to pop songs. He finds the pronunciation is difficult. And native speakers speak English too quickly. He often learns English by making up conversations and speaking to friends in English. He thinks most people speak English as a second language. English is used around the world for computers and also used in science. English can help us understand many new books and movies.

Unit 2

假如Lily是你的朋友，你与她一起长大， 她的变

化让你吃惊。请根据以下内容介绍Lily的变化。

In the past: straight hair, quiet and shy, not like English, like singing.

Now: tall, short and curly hair, outgoing, like English very much, like sports.

Two days ago, I met my friend Lily. To my surprise, she has changed a lot in the last few years. She used to have straight hair. But now she is tall and has short and curly hair. She used to be really quiet and shy. Now she is so outgoing. And in the past, she used to hate the English class. But now it's exactly opposite. She used to like singing, so that we often went to concerts. But now her favorite hobby is sports.

写一篇文章，说明你小学与初中学习方面的变化。

要求：1. 词数80左右

2. 条理清楚，语意连贯

My life changed much. When I was in primary school, I used to study four subjects, but now I have seven subjects. I used to like math, but now I find it so difficult for me. I used to like tests, but now hate them. When I was young, there was little homework every day. So I had much time to play. But now I’m a middle school student. I have to study hard for tests.

P15 SC2 Look at the pictures and write about Yu Mei.

It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot. She used to be short when she was younger, but now she is much taller. She used to have long, curly hair, but now she has short, straight hair. She used to play soccer, but now she is outgoing and friendly. We all like her very much. We are good friends.

假如你是李华，这个学期刚转到一所新学校。请根据下面表格中的信息，介绍你的一些变化。

I have changed a lot since I moved to this new school this term.

I used to have many friends and be outgoing, but now I have few friends, and I become a little quiet. In the old school, I used to spend much time playing with my friends, but now I have to spend most of my time on my schoolwork. I used to have no interest in my lessons, so I usually got bad grades. However, now I become more interested in my studies, and my grades are improving a lot.

Unit 3

P23 SC2 Read the article. Write a letter to the editor agreeing or disagreeing. Explain your reasons.

Dear Editor,

I would like to reply to the article “Helping and learning” in your last newsletter. I agree with some ideas and disagree with others. The article said that students should be allowed to do these things, such as going to an old people’s home. I agree, and we should have a special day to help others. By doing this, we can understand the society more. But I disagree that students should be allowed to have Friday afternoon off to volunteer and help others. I think we can do that on Saturday or Sunday. As for Friday afternoon, we should join different clubs. That would be more fun.

Yours sincerely,

**

最近你和父母针对“青少年该不该在周末与朋友外出”进行了讨论。请根据下列表格中的信息提示，以“Should teenagers go out with friends on weekends?”为题，写一篇英语短文。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

要求：1. 所写内容需包括表格中提供的父母的想法

2. 至少给出你的三个想法。

3. 80词左右

Should teenagers go out with fiends on weekends?

Recently I’ve had a discussion with my parents about whether teenagers should go out with friends on weekends. My parents think that teenagers should stay at home on weekends. They should go over their lessons. And they could have enough time to have a good sleep. They also think teenagers should help parents do some housework on weekends.

In my opinion, we teenagers should be allowed be go out with friends for fun on weekends, so we can relax more. And we can also share ideas with each other. What’s more, we can also take some exercise together to keep it.

国有国法，家有家规。不同的学校，校规也可能不同。假如下面表格中的内容是你所在学校的校规，请根据表格中提供的内容，描述你们学校的校规。词数80左右。

Different schools have different rules. We also have many rules at school. Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones to school because they can make a lot of noise. But we can bring drinks and dictionaries to school. We’re not allowed to run in the hallway because it is dangerous. But we can play basketball, run and do other exercises on the playground after class. Coming to school late and getting the ears pierced are not allowed in our school. Could you please tell me what your school rules are?

Unit 4

P31 SC2 Read the e-mail from Fran and write a reply.

Dear Fran,

I’ve got your e-mail. After I read your e-mail, I just want to give you some advice. First, I think you should help your friend Mei set up her confidence. If she has confidence in herself, she won’t be terrified of speaking in front of other people. Second, it’s a good chance to practice English. Don’t take it as a contest. Third, if your friend is really hard at everything, though she fails, nobody will blame on her. Your friends and other students will understand her. Finally, it’s important to take part in the activity, but not the results. I really hope your friend will win this contest. Wait for your good news.

Yours,

Knowledgeable

阅读下列邮件，然后根据要求写一封回信。

Dear Yang Fen,

Now I am new here. I can’t understand what the English teacher says, and I am afraid of talking with the classmates here. But the biggest problem for me is that I can’t sleep the night before a big exam. Could you help me?

Yours,

Wang Li

要求：

请根据王林的困难，运用以下句型给出建议。80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

You should?

Why don’t you?

If I were you, I would?

Dear Wang Lin,

I’m glad to hear from you. I have some suggestions that may help you.

First, you said you couldn’t understand what the English teacher said. Well, you can try to listen

for the most important words, not every word. And after class you should do more listening practice.

Second, you may feel shy to talk with your new classmates. Well, you can try to talk to someone who looks friendly.

Lastly, don’t be afraid of exams. If I were you, I would drink some milk and have a good sleep to face the next day’s exams.

I hope you will do better in English and get along well with your new classmates.

Yours,

Yang Fen

我们经常听到有些孩子抱怨父母不理解他们，父母与孩子之间存在着代沟。假设你是一位父亲或母亲，你会怎样处理与孩子之间的关系。

要求：语句通顺，过渡自然，80词左右

提示：1. 多交流，增进相互了解；

2. 不要总是抱怨孩子，应当多鼓励；

3. 给孩子适当的娱乐时间；

4. 为孩子树立一个好榜样

If I were a parent, I would not always complain that my child doesn’t understand me. I would communicate with him or her. I wouldn’t say I wasn’t like this at his or her age. They could have their hobbies, such as listening to pop music, watching action movies, choosing their own clothes and friends, etc. If I were a parent, I would encourage them to have fun. I would force them to study all day. I would encourage them however a little progress they had made. The most important thing is that I would be a good model for them and win their respect.

Unit 5

P38 Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes.

Then we interviewed some other neighbors. Everyone had their own ideas. Chu family said, “Late night, we found footsteps in the hallway. We thought it might be the neighbors, so we didn’t mind it at all.” Lao Zheng said, “I thought someone trying to get in the window when I heard the noise. But I couldn’t find anyone. At last, I thought it might be the wind.” Xiao Ning said, “Each time when I get home, I can find garbage in front of my house, so I think it might be cats which often eat near my home.”

假如你是Mike，你的好朋友Lucy的宠物狗-Mary，走失好几天了，为此，她感到很焦虑。请给Lucy写封信，安慰她，并推测狗可能会在哪里，在做什么。

要求：1. 书信格式要正确。

2. 运用以下句式进行推测：

She might ?

It is possible that?

3. 80词左右。

Dear Lucy,

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