Famousresorts(度假胜地)ontheearth

Maldives

Maldives is famed as the last paradise(乐园) on the earth. It's made up of more than 1,800 coral islands, spreading over a sea area of about 90,000 square kilometres on the Indian Ocean. People in Maldives believe in Islam. They must observe the religious rules strictly. However, tourists don't need to follow these customs inside hotels, but they must do as the locals when they enter the community of the local people.

Jeju Island

Jeju Island, also known as the “Island of the Gods”, is the biggest island of Korea. It is a volcanic island with a pleasant climate. Its yearly average temperature is 16℃, which makes it the most attractive vacation stop in North-east Asia. It has gained a fame as a shopping paradise. Here all the luxury(奢侈品) brands are free of duty. Every summer thousands of tourists come here to look for the gods, enjoy the coolness of the gentle sea breeze and buy cheap luxuries.

Phuket Island

Phuket Island, the biggest island of Thailand, is called a pearl on the Indian Ocean. It is world-famous for its beautiful beaches. Some are quiet and tourist-friendly, and some are as luxurious as personal vacation beaches. Some are famous for sea sports, and some are attractive to lovers of evening entertainments. Therefore, you'll have a good time here whether you're single or accompanied by your friends.

Hayman Island

Hayman Island, a secret vacation island, is one of the coral islands that make up the Great Barrier Reef. Every year thousands of tourists come here to admire the beauty of the tropic sea and the charming scene of the Great Barrier Reef. However, they seldom see any waiters or waitresses around as they work in and travel through a special tunnel(地下通道). This is why it's called the most secret resort.

Come to meet our stars! The world-famous Ringling Bros Circusis building up the excitement one hour before the show begins. At the All Access Pre-Show children of all ages are invited to join our performers on the show floor. It's your chance to be right in the middle of the circus action. You can learn circus skills and get signatures from extraordinary circus stars, try on a traditional Ringmaster jacket and be part of our dance party!

Gypsy Gomes comes from Argentina where she was taught her circus skills as a child. She will leave your head spinning as she controls up t0 80 hoola hoops (呼啦圈) while balancing on a huge mirror ball. Having many hoops thrown in her direction all at once is just one of her many talents.

Emily Ryan gives thrilling performances in her German Wheel. Her beauty and courage go hand in hand with her broad talents and tricks.

With the most elegant touch, Emma Avery bravely steps out into thin air on a silver thread of wire, showing her skills not only of balance but of beautifully performed talents.

Sixth generation Swiss circus artist, Rosita Gasser performs a unique and very modern display on the Roman Rings with skill, balance and style. Her strength and control during performance has come from being a single, double and flying trapeze (空中飞人) from the young age of eight and a lifetime in the circus.

To take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime experience, just visit ringlingbros.expapp.com from your iPhone or Android smartphone, provide your name, email and phone number to see the exciting experiences that are waiting for you!

Pacha London     www.pachalondon.com

The world’s most historic club is set in a building of the 1920s beautifully decorated in its original oak paneling and features an impressive glass ceiling. You can enjoy beauty, style    and elegance when clubbing at London’s most historic night club Pacha and appreciate    works of some famous musicians.

Amika London     www.amikalon london.com

Amika plays host to the new super elite(精英) who are seeking the latest fashion trends. A unique playground is designed for fun．It is the final destination for major players and glitterati(上层人士) alike．It features table reservations & bookings, events and corporate bookings．

SeOne Club London  www.seonelondon.com

SeOne is one of London’ largest music clubs. Situated in the north of London, SeOne consists of five rooms. It can be broken down into smaller spaces and can be used for parties as small as 100 people. SeOne Club has attracted all kinds of promoters and event organizers，from corporate giants  to dance promoters.

KoKo Club     www.koko.uk.com

Situated at 1 A Camden High Street, Central London, Koko Club represents a versatile(通用的), 21st-century club．It’s very adaptable so it can be used for anything—from small comedy to international music awards. A must visit!

Bar Rumba           www.barrumba.co.uk

Located in London’s west end, Bar Rumba is one of London’s leading late night clubs. Playing funk, jazz, Afro-beat, Latin, Cuban, salsa, drum &bass, break beat, it has an amazing sound system for dance music. Every night it delivers a different beat—from hip hop to Latin dance, from grime to jazz. 

    Club Colosseum           www.clubeolosseum.com

Situated in 1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxall, London, Club Colosseum won the world’s best club award in 1999. Now it features a new VIP room, a spectacular riverside bar with a view all over London & the River Thames.

Welcome to Holker Hall Garden

Visitor information

How to Get to Holker

    By car： Follow brown signs on A590 from J36， M6． Approximate travel times：Windermere﹣20 minutes， Kendal﹣25 minutes， Lancaster﹣45 minutes， Manchester﹣1 hour 30 minutes．

    By rail： the nearest station is Cark﹣in﹣Cartmel with trains to Carnforth． Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities&airports．

Opening times

    Sunday﹣Friday（closed on Saturday）11： 00 am﹣4： 00 pm， 30th March﹣2nd November．

Admission Charges

                   Hall & Gardens Gardens

    Adults：     ￡12.00                   ￡8.00

    Groups：      ￡9.00                    ￡5.5

Special Events

Producers' Market 13th April

    Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks． Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas．

Holker Garden Festival 30th May

    The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening， making it one of the most popular events in the gardening．

National Garden Day 28th August

    Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged． For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide．

Winter Market 8th November

    This is an event for all the family． Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment．

With kids increasingly attached to their iPads, phones, and laptops how can we get them to read more books? It's easier than you think. In Michigan a barbershop is doing its part to encourage kids to read. Here's how it works: when children get their haircut at the Fuller Cut and read a book aloud to their barber during their haircut they get a $2 discount on the cut. Yes, it really is that simple: read your book aloud and you get a discount.

Griffin, who has been cutting hair at the Fuller Cut for twenty years, started the Read to Your Barber programme. He told the local media that parents love it, while the kids like getting the two dollars back—and that the two dollars often goes directly into the kids' pockets. Griffin says teachers love the initiative (创意)—they say that it does so much for the kids during the school year, for the Fuller Cut serves a diverse community with the books featuring positive images of African-Americans, which could be an astronaut, an athlete, or a writer.

This isn't the first barbershop to do this, though; Griffin said that he first read about a similar literacy (识字) programme in Harlem. Once he got the OK from his boss, the father of three began bringing his own books into the shop and soon people in the area began donating books. Griffin said, “And that's just how it started. It wasn't anything grand. I just wanted to be responsible.”

While the initiative has attracted new costumers to the barbershop, the best part, according to Griffin, is that little kids who don't know how to read watch the older kids—and then pick up a book for themselves. “When a kid thinks it's cool to read, that's a gift,” says Griffin. “If we can get kids to come back to the Fuller Cut as adults in college and they tell us, ‘Because you guys had us read here, it made me want to be a writer or journalist,’that's really the end goal.”

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue New York， NY 10028

211﹣535﹣7710 www．metmuseum．org

Entrances

Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street

Hours

Open 7 days a week．

Sunday﹣Thursday 10：00﹣17：30

Friday and Saturday 10：00﹣21：00

Closed Thanksgiving Day， December 25，January 1，and the first Monday in May

Admission

﹩25.00 recommended for adults， ﹩12.00 recommended for students， includes the Main Building and The Cloisters（回廊）on the same day； free for children under 12 with an adult．

Free with Admission

All special exhibitions，as well as films，lectures，guided tours， concerts， gallery talks， and family/children's programs are free with admission．

Ask about today's activities at the Great Hall Information Desk．

The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

The Cloisters museum and gardens is a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of Europe in the Middle Ages． The extensive collection consists of masterworks in sculpture， colored glass， and precious objects from Europe dating from about the 9th to the 15th century．

Hours： Open 7 days a week．

March﹣October 10：00﹣17：15

November﹣February 10：00﹣16：45

Closed Thanksgiving Day， December 25，and January 1．

BEIJING, March 14 -- The language spoken by the Li ethnic group in the southernmost Chinese province of Hainan is now threatened with extinction due to the prevalence of putonghua, the standard and official Chinese language, experts have warned.

No more than 500,000 among the 1 million Li people in Hainan can speak authentic Li language or dialect, according to experts with the Hainan Provincial Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy, which is mainly composed of intellectuals working in the fields of culture, education, publication and science.

Li dialect, a language unique to the island province, is also the most unique language in the Zhuang-Dong branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The latest studies show that it has a close relationship with languages of Malay in Malaysia, Tagalog in the Philippines, and Gaoshan dialect in China's island province Taiwan.

Research into the dialect will be of great help to study the immigration history of Hainan people, and their relationship with other ethnic groups in Southeast Asian nations, experts said.

Experts with the committee suggested linguists fully study the Li language by recording existing folk tales and songs of the ethnic group.

They also advised the local government to set up a special task force and allocate special funds to preserve the endangered Li dialect.

The Li people, together with the Zhuang, Bouyei, Dong and Dai ethnic groups, can trace their origins back to the ancient "Yue" people who inhabited the areas which are now South China's Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Yue people moved to the Hainan Island and became the Li ethnic group. However, the Li people's language is different from that spoken by other descendants of the Yue people, who live in other parts of the country. A written form for the Li language was worked out in 1957.

Washington， D．C． Bicycle Tours

Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington，D．C．

    Duration：3 hours

    This small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world﹣famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington， D．C． Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom． Reserve your spot before availability ﹣ and the cherry blossoms ﹣ disappear!

Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour

    Duration： 3 hours （4 miles）

    Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington， D．C． Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop． Guided tour includes bike， helmet，cookies and bottled water．

Capital City Bike Tour in Washington，D．C．

    Duration： 3 hours

    Morning or Afternoon， this bike tour is the perfect tour for D．C． newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington， D．C． in a healthy way with minimum effort． Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents，Congress， memorials， and parks． Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route（路线） make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing．

Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour

    Duration： 3 hours （7 miles）

    Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington， D C． Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall． Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history． Tour includes bike， helmet， and bottled water． All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights．

Find Your Adventure at the Space and Aviation （航空）Center

    If you're looking for a unique adventure， the Space and Aviation Center（SAC）is the place to be． The Center offers programs designed to challenge and inspire with hands﹣on tasks and lots of fun．

    More than 750，000 have graduated from SAC， with many seeking employment in engineering， aviation， education， medicine and a wide variety of other professions． They come to camp， wanting to know what it is like to be an astronaut or a pilot， and they leave with real﹣world applications for what they're studying in the classroom．

    For the trainees，the programs also offer a great way to earn merit badges（荣誉徽章）． At Space Camp， trainees can earn their Space Exploration badge as they build and fire model rockets， learn about space tasks and try simulated （模拟） flying to space with the crew from all over the world． The Aviation Challenge program gives trainees the chance to earn their Aviation badge． They learn the principles of flight and test their operating skills in the cockpit（驾驶舱）of a variety of flight simulators． Trainees also get a good start on their Wilderness Survival badge as they learn about water﹣and land﹣survival through designed tasks and their search and rescue of a "downed" pilot．

    With all the programs， teamwork is key as trainees learn the importance of leadership and being part of a bigger task．

    All this fun is available for ages 9 to 18． Families can enjoy the experience together， too， with Family Camp programs for families with children as young as 7．

    Stay an hour or stay a week﹣﹣there is something here for everyone!

    For more details，please visit us online at www．oursac．com．

AWL is well known for its dictionaries and English language teaching materials. Some readers have written in to ask us for the latest information on high quality books on English, so here we introduce two texts that aim to improve spoken English fluency. 

Let’s Speak (Beginner)

By Bev Dusuya, Naoko Ozeki and Kevin Bergman

ISBN: 962001359X

Speak Up (Pre Intermediate)

By Kev Kusuya, Nako Zeki

ISBN: 058222805O

“Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own.” How often are these worthy goals kept from being achieved by the limitations of your beginner level learners? Students at all levels want to talk about culture. 

Topics include food, shopping, sports, fashion, the roles of men and women health, music and others. 

These are all chosen from surveys of over 15, 000 students about their own interests in cross cultural communication. 

“Let’s Speak” and “Speak Up” share a special but excellent way that allows all students to take part in. 

The series has questions which start thinking and help collect opinions about personal topics. Conversation practice is provided by using models of basic exchanges on the topic. Also, the cultural information presented in the series comes in the form of interesting, relevant facts and ideas from other countries through listening tasks and Culture Quiz exercises. 

“Let’s Speak” is fit for entry level students of all ages. “Speak Up” provides for the needs of higher level beginners, offering the same careful listening and speaking help, but with slightly more open ended discussion. 

For any information about AWL’s books, please get in touch with the following address:

Beijing Addison Wesley Longman Information Center

Room 2306, FLTRY Beijing

19Xi San Huan Beilu, Beijing 100081

Tel: (010) 68917488  (010) 68917788ext 2306

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Which of the following is not mentioned about the two books in the passage? ______