Mr. Green is our foreign (外国)teacher . He is a good teacher. He often helps us a lot. And he is nice to every student. His lessons are very interesting. We usually have fun in his lessons. We all like him. He is a tall and strong man. He says he is 40 years old. But he looks very young. He comes from New York. Now he lives in Nanjing with his family. He has a daughter. She is a pretty girl. And she studies in our school, too. Mr. Green is very “in”. He can sing many English songs. We all like to listen to him singing. He also likes sports. He is in the school basketball team. Mr. Green likes reading. We often borrow books from him. I think we are lucky to have Mr. Green to teach us.

The bald eagle（秃鹰）is the symbol of America. In fact, the bald eagle is not really bald. It just has white feathers（羽毛）on its head. The name “bald” is from old English, it means white. In 1782, the bald eagle became the symbol of the United States of America.

What do they look like? They have a long yellow mouth and large eyes. They have white feathers on their head. The body has brown feathers. The feet are hard and strong. Eagles have about 7000 feathers. They can grow between 9 and 14 pounds（磅）.

Eagles look can fly very fast when they fly down. Eagles can also swim and they use their wings to swim through the water. They ofen eat fish, so swimming is necessary for them.

Eagles look for food every day. They have very good eyes and they can see an animal from far away. They also eat small aninmals, like snakes and other birds.

Eagles can live up to 20 to 30 years in the wild. Like most animals, they usually live longer in cages（笼子）.

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    There is a nice girl in our class. She is 13 years old. (1)She is a girl with two big eyes. She is short but she is very lovely. She has curly hair and wears glasses.(2)She is good at telling stories. So she wants to join the story telling club.

  My father is a music teacher. He gets up early. He often gets up ①_________ five o’clock. After brushing his teeth, he eats breakfast. After that, he often plays the violin. ②他每天早上开车去上班。

    School begins at nine o’clock. He is busy in the morning. He eats lunch with other teachers in the school. He has no classes on Thursday and Friday. He usually goes to the violin club. There he helps kids with the violin. Oh, my father plays the violin very well. Father comes home at 6:00 every day. He often talks with us when we eat dinner.

    ③Do you love to play the violin? Do you want to join the violin club? Please call my father at 6587221 at 7:00 in the evening.

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Communication is important for strong family relationships. However, if you don’t truly listen to others, it can be difficult to communicate. Working on your listening skills can help you communicate better and form stronger bonds.

Stay in the present

When listening to a family member, do not think about anything else. Put your phone away and give the speaker your full attention. It’s important to try to stay in the present to make your family member feel heard and valued.

Pay attention to what is being said. Make understanding the speaker’s thoughts the most important thing at the moment.

Use body language

If you want the family member to feel valued, make sure to show that you are listening. You can do it by using body language. Nod as the speaker talks. Smile when it is suitable. Keep eye contact.

Do not cut in

Cutting in can prevent you from communicating effectively. No matter how excited you feel about a subject, do not start talking until the family member has finished. Always allow a few seconds of silence after the speaker finishes talking before offering your reply. This allows you to make sure the speaker has finished, and gives the speaker a chance to fully express himself.

Ask questions

Part of listening is understanding. If there is anything in the conversation you don’t understand, please ask after the family member finishes. This shows you are truly listening to him and value his thoughts.

Ask questions that encourage open discussions. For example, “What do you think of the situation?” Don’t ask “why” questions, which might make the speaker feel uncomfortable.

Follow these tips, listen actively to your family to help communication run smoothly and build strong family relationships.

Eye contact means looking into another person’s eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can show feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding.

       In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important. If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying.

       However, in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences can cause problems. For example, an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying.

       Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite either. In many countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel nervous.

Do you keep fish in your classroom at school? Do you ever have a class in a boat? Do you put the food you leave over into a compost(混合肥料）box? That’s all part of a school day at Barnard School.

Barnard School is a “green” school in America. (A)This school wants to tell kids the importance of caring about the environment. The students can also learn a different way to live a healthier life.

With the special lessons, about 300 students in the school study the environment all day long. They learn about turtles and many other animals in their classrooms. Students throw some lunch leftovers(剩饭菜）into a compost box in a greenhouse. They use the compost to help plants grow.

At Barnard School, almost everything has something to do with the environment.

(B)_______Their art work also has something to do with the environment. (C)甚至他们的数学课也与环境有关。

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A. Students sing songs about the environment.

B. Students never cut off the young trees.

C. The kids must care about the grass.

D. The kids need to learn math.

The Kongming Lantern is very popular all over Asia. It is a kind of paper lantern with a closed top and a small candle inside. The candle heats the air inside the lantern and makes it rise. People use the Kongming Lantern on important days and during festivals.

During the time of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang used such lanterns to give signals in battles. The Kongming Lantern led to the invention of the hot-air balloon.

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It seems that everybody tells lies. Not all lies are big. In fact, some lies are “white lies”. We were often taught not to tell lies when we were young. But telling white lies isn’t really bad. Most of the time, people do it because they want to protect friendship or they don’t want to hurt someone. Here are some ways they do it.

★Giving false excuses.

Sometimes people lie because they don’t want to do anything. For example, someone invites you to a party. You think it will be boring, so you say you’re busy.

★Lying to make someone feel good.

Often we don’t tell the truth to make someone feel good. For example, your friend cooks dinner for you, but it tastes terrible. Do you say so? No! You probably say “Mmm…this is delicious!”

★Lying to hide bad news.

 Sometimes, we don’t want to tell someone bad news. For example, you have just had a terrible day at work, but you don’t want your family to worry about you. So if your parents ask you about your day, you will just say everything is fine.