Summer Holiday Part-time Job
[1] During the summer holiday of 2005, I thought I should do something meaningful instead of staying at home and watching TV. So I got a job at a KFC fast food restaurant and worked there as a cleaner. Every day I went to work early in the morning and got home late in the evening. I worked 7 hours a day for three weeks.
[2] The job was hard, boring and seemed endless, which made me so tired that I almost quit half way. After all, I stuck to it with my determination.
[3] Finally, I finished the job before the new school term began.
[4] Now, I understand what labor means. I think it was really a successful experience.
Advertisements in Our Life
[1] We live in a world of advertisements. We see and hear them everywhere. No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Radio, television and computers have made it possible for advertisements to attract the attention of millions of people. Therefore, it has become an important part of our daily life.
[2] On one hand, advertising greatly promotes sales，on the other hand, in their efforts to tell people about products and events, advertisements provide us with a large amount of the latest information. Meanwhile, to make an advertisement, a lot of people will have to work together. So with the development of advertising a lot of jobs are being created.
[3] In a word, advertising is an important business.
American Student’s Visit
Boys and girls,
[1]May I have your attention, please? About fifty American students will come to visit our school on October the 22nd. We’ll meet them at the school gate at 8:30 am. At 9:00, we’ll take them to the conference room, where a get-together will be held. After that, we’ll show them around our botanical garden and the school-run factory. At 11:00, there will be a basketball match on the playground. They’ll leave our school at 12:00.
[2] We must talk with them in English. Please be friendly and courteous to them. Remember, we not only stand for our school, but also stand for China.
[3] Thank you. Hope you have a good time
Secrets to Write a Beautiful Article
Dear Worried,
[1] I have received your letter and I’m glad to give you some suggestions. First of all, don’t be disappointed. Many students find it difficult to write well. In my opinion, if you want to improve your writing, you should do the following things. First, do some studying with the set phrases and sentence structures. Keep a list of them and then try to make some sentences with them. Second, read English as much as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt immediately. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly yourself. So, in order to write well, you must learn to read a lot. Finally, you’d better recite some good passages. The more passages you read, the better you will write.
[2]I’m sure you can improve your written English as long as you study hard. Remember, practice makes perfect.
Job Hunting
Dear Sir or Madame:
[1] I have read your advertisement in yesterday’s China Daily. I feel I will be fit for the job needed in your company. I’m 20 years old and in good health. After graduation from a middle school, I have studied English for six years. I studied bookkeeping, typewriting and public relations. I am good at both operating a PC and English. I can read, write, listen to and speak English. I’m interested in the position of a secretary.
[2] I want very much to be accepted by your company. I’ll work hard if I can be a member in your company.
Li Hua
Whether Students should Take Physical Exercise
Dear editor,
[1] I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether students of Senior 3 should take physical exercise. 55% of the students think they should take exercise every day, such as doing morning exercises, playing ping-pong and basketball, but it shouldn’t take up too much time. Proper exercise can build up one’s body and reduce diseases. What’s more, sports let their brains have a rest so that they can study effectively.
[2] On the other hand, 45% believe taking exercise is a waste of time and it is tiring. After having sports, they are much too excited for a long time to pay attention to their lessons. It’s also possible get hurt in sports.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
On the Internet
[1] The Internet is playing a more and more important role in our daily life. On the Internet, we can read news both at home and abroad and learn about all kinds of other information as well. We can also send messages by e-mail, make phone calls, take classes, read various kinds of books and learn foreign languages by ourselves, enjoy music, watch sports, play chess, cards and so on. Besides, we can even do shopping, have a chat with others and make friends with them on the Internet.
[2] In a word, the Internet has made our life richer and more colorful.
The Red Star Television Factory
[1] The Red Star Television Factory, which produces TV sets of fine quality, was set up in the 1980’s. There were only more than 200 workers then, and most of them were junior middle school graduates. The working conditions were poor，there were only three workshops with some simple equipment. The main products then were black and white TV sets.
[2] In the past 20 years, great changes have taken place in this factory. The number of workers and engineers has risen to over 2,000, and 80% of them are college graduates. Fifteen big workshops are well equipped with modern machines, and there are over ten different types of color TV sets, which are sold all over the country and to many parts of the world as well.
Rural Education
[1] Now in the rural areas, there are many children out of school. I think one of the reasons is that their families are too poor to afford their schooling. As a result, they have to stay at home to earn money to support their families. Another reason is that many parents think it’s useless for the girls to study and they would not like them to go to school. The third reason is that some children are not interested in their lessons, and would not like to go to school.
[2] In my opinion, all children including girls should have the chance to receive an education. People should pay more attention to the education of children because they will play a very important part in the future of our country.
New Century Net-school
Ladies and gentlemen,
[1] Welcome to our New Century Net-school! Our net-school is made up of four parts. The Multimedia Teaching System makes teaching and learning easier and much more interesting. Students can get more information and knowledge in class. The E-reading room, where we can send e-mails to all parts of the world and get the latest information from the Internet, is open to both teachers and students. The Long-distance Teaching System is for the students who are not studying in our school. They can study at home if they have a computer. The School Management System helps to improve our school management and meets the needs of a modern school.
[2] Thank you.
Beijing Olympic Games
Dear David,
[1] How nice to hear from you again. Now let me tell you something about the beautifying work in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. Our slogan is “Green Olympics”. 12.2 billion dollars will be spent on this project. A lot more trees, flowers and grass will be planted in many places to make Beijing more beautiful. We will use clean energy and try our best to make waste water clean and reuse it. In 2008, you will see Beijing as beautiful as a garden, with cleaner water and a clearer sky.
[2] I look forward to meeting you in Beijing in 2008.
Yours,
Li Hua
Mobile Phones at School
Dear editor,
[1] I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school.
[2] The majority of the students think that it is more convenient for them to keep in touch with their parents and classmates if they have a mobile phone. And what’s more, it’s the latest fashion.
[3] However, most teachers think middle school students are not old enough to control themselves. It is a waste of time for students to play games and send messages to each other by mobile phone. And it’s easy to cause the students to vie with each other. If necessary, they can make phone calls by using public phones on the campus.
[4] In my opinion, following the fashion is understandable. But as middle school students, we should put all our heart into our studies.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
English Is My Favorite Subject
[1] English is my favorite subject, because it’s such a widely used language. It is important for everyone to learn English well in our rapidly developing world.
[2] English has now become an international language because it is used by almost every country in the world. If you want to do business with foreigners, you have to learn English, because most of them speak and write in English. English is one of the working languages at international conferences. Today, many great reports, papers, and books are written in English, so if you want to read them, you must know English well. If you know English, you can also understand people from other countries better and contribute more effectively to world peace.
[3] No matter what you do in the future, English will always be important. So we should pay more attention to learning English in order to make our country powerful, competitive, and international
