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However,mymusaid,‘No,youpromisedaspecialholiday.Ithinkyououghttokeepyourword.’And,despitetheexpense,hedid,
Mydreamwastoseesomerealsnow,sointheChristmasvacationweflewtoSeoul,SouthKorea,andthentookashuttlebuswhichrunsbackandforthbetweenSeoulandMujuResort.Asthebusclimbedthroughthemountains,wesawthesnowinthetrees.Iwasdyingtogetoutofthebus.
Nooneinmyfamilyhadevertouchedsnowbefore.Wewerealllikelittlechildren---wepickeditup,madesnowballs,andthrewthemateachother!
Thenwecheckedinatthehotel.Ourroomoverlookedoneoftheskislopes.Theslopewasfloodlit,sowewatchedpeopleskiinguntil10p.m.Wecouldnotwaittotryitourselves.
Thenextdaywehadourfirstskiinglesson.Werentedourskisuits,bootsadskis,andwentoutsideontothesnow.Wearingskisforthefirsttimemakesyoufeelverystrange.Suddenlyyoufindyoucannotevenwalk.
Ourinstructortookusontoagentleslope,andshowedussomebasicskills.Inordertodoupahill,youhavetostandsideways,andgoupstepbystep.Youmustpointthetipsofyourskistogethersothatyoucanstop.However,thetipsmustnotcross,oryouwillfall.Youshouldnotskialoneincaseyoufallandgetinjured.Tobehonest,thatfirstlessonwasnotagreatsuccess,andIkeptfallingdown!
However,thenextdayIdefinitelyimproved.Ionlyfelloverafewtimes,andImanagedtodoafewlongerruns.Ifeltpleasedwithmyself,andtheinstructorcongratulatedme,soIfeltgreat.Althoughitwasverycold,Ispentmostofthatholidayskiing.Itwasthemostwonderfultimeofmylife.
Nevertheless,itwasallovertoosoon.NowIhavedecidedtoworkpart-timethissummer,soIcanearnenoughmoneyforanothersuperskiingholiday.
MorereadingFaster,Higher,Stronger
TheOlympicGameshavealonghistory.ThefirstmodernGameswereheldinAthens,Greecein1896.Everyfouryears,athleticsfromallovertheworldcompeteinvarioussportsattheGames.Thelargestgroupparticipatesinathletics.
‘Athletics’referstosportsinfourareas:
track,field,roadandcombinedevents.Trackevents,suchasrunningandhurdling,testaperson’sspeed.Inordertowinatrackevent,apersonneedstogofasterthaneveryoneelse.Fieldevents,however,testhowhighorfarsomeonecanjumpineventssuchasthelongjumporhighjump.Theyalsotesthowfarsomeonecanthrowineventssuchastheshot-put,discusorjavelin.Themarathonandracewalksareroadevents.Theytestendurance.Incombinedevents,athletesarerequiredtocompeteinaseriesofcompetitionfromeachcategory.Themostfamouscombinedeventisthedecathlon.Thedecathloninvolvestendifferentathleticseventsthattakeplaceovertwodays.Sincethedecathloninvolvestendifferentathleticseventsthattakeplaceovertwodays.Sincethedecathlontestsall-aroundphysicalability,thewinnerofthedecathlonisoftencalled‘theworld‘sgreatestathlete.’
AlthoughallOlympicsportsareequalinimportance,athleticsis,inmanyways,thebestpictureoftheOlympicmotto‘Faster,Higher,Stronger”.Thedesireofhumanitytodobetter---torunfaster,tosoarhigherandtopushfarther---iswhattheOlympicsareallabout.
Chapter2
ReadingTutorialcentres
Helpful
Ihavebeenstudyingatatutorialcentrefortwoyears.Thefeesareveryreasonable,andmycommandofEnglishhasimprovedgreatlysinceIstarted.
Mytutorsareallqualifiedteachers.Theyaresincereandkind.Ihavebeenhelpedalotbythem.
OneofmyteacherswasBritish.Atfirst,Icouldnotsayanythingtoher.However,laterIlearnthowtocommunicateinEnglishwithawesterner.
IthinkthatthetutorialcentrehasgivenmealotofconfidenceinusingEnglish.
Igotosleep
Ihavebeenattendingatutorialcentrefortwomonths.Ihavebeenforcedtoattendbymyparents,butIdonotthinkitisusefulforme.
Iamalwaysverytiredafterschool.SometimesIevensleepduringtheclassesintheevening.
Furthermore,theteachersareveryboring.Theygiveusalotofsupplementaryexercisesbuttheyteachusnothing.Iusuallyreadcomicsduringclass.SometimesIgotoavideoarcadeinstead.Ithinktutorialcentresareuseless
Wasteofmoney
Ihavestudiedatatutorialcentreforoneyear.However,IthinkthatIhavebeencheated.
Thesetutorialcentresareonlyinterestedinmakingmoney,sotheyaccepttoomanystudentsforeachclass.However,theydonotwanttopayforgoodteachers.MyEnglishteacherwasauniversitystudentwhostudiedphysics,notEnglish!
Veryoften,hecouldnotanswerourquestionsabouttheuseofthelanguage.
Inmyopinion,itisbettertospendmoretimeonschoolworkthantowastemoneyata‘money-making’tutorialcentre.
Goodandbad
Ihaveexperiencedbothgoodandbadtutorialcentres.
Inmyfirstcentre,Iwasinaverybigclass.MyteacherwasanAustralian.Hejusttalkedabouthistravels.Icouldlearnnothingfromhim.Ileftwithinamonth.
ThenIaskallmyfriendsfortheiradvice.Asaresultoftheirrecommendations,Ienrolledonacourseatanothercentre.
Theteachersareexcellenthereandtheclassesaresmall.Wehavebeentaughtmanygoodtechniquesfordevelopingourlanguageandstudyingskills.
Therearebothgoodandbadtutorialcentres,soyoumustdosomedetectiveworkbeforeyouenroll.
However,themostimportantthingiswhetheryouarewillingtolearnandtoworkhard.Thekeyfactorisyourself.
MorereadingIndependentlearning
Independentlearningisonesolutionforthosewhowanttocontinuetheireducation,nuthavenotimeforit.Itisoftendescribedas‘aclassofone’,becauseyouworkalone.Youstudyatyourownpace,atatimeandplaceconvenientforyou.Thesecoursescanhelpyougetadegree,helpyourcareer,orhelpyoulearnwhatinterestsyou.
Onetypeofindependentlearningisthecorrespondencecourse,Inacorrespondencecourse,aschoolsendsyoutextbooks,studyguides,andmaterialssuchasvideoandaudiodiscs.Youcommunicatewithyourteacherbymail.Yourteacherreadsyourpapersandmakescomments,Yourmarksarerecordedbytheschoolbeforetheyaremailedbacktoyou.
Anewerstyleofindependentlearningise-learning.Withe-learning,youstudyusingcomputersoftwareortheInternet.Youcanlearnonyourown,oryoucanenrollonacourse.Usually,inane-learningcourse,studentscommunicatewiththeirteachersthroughe-mail.However,somestudentshavebeenusingvideorecently.Thisallowstheteacherandthestudentstoseeandcommunicatewitheachotheratthesametime.
Independentlearninggivesyouthefreedomtoadaptyourlearningtoyourlifestyle.However,itrequiresself-disciplineandhardwork,sonoteveryoneissuccessfulatit.Thosewhoaresuccessfulreceivearealsenseofachievementandsatisfaction.
Chapter3
ReadingFashion
Mytopicis‘Fashion’.Fashionisimportanttoalmostallofus.Byfashion,weusuallymeanpopulartrendsinstylesofdress.Whenwedooutortoaparty,weusuallyliketowearfashionableclothes.Toillustratemytalk,Ihavebroughtalongfiveobjects.
Myfirstobjectisthisblouse.Itlooksbeautiful,doesn’tit?
It’smymostexpensivepieceofclothing,andIloveit.Itcostme$200.Itmayseemveryextravagant,butIcouldafforditwithmyownsavings.Itwasn’teasyformetoearnthemoney,butwhenbuyingclothes,Ithinkthemoreyouspendthebetterthequality.Soyousee,fashionisquiteimportanttome.
However,I’mnotaskeenonfashionasmybrotherGary.Lastsummer,hewonafreetriptoLondoninacontest.Theorganizerswantedtoshowhimsomefamoussights.Buthedidn’tappreciateoldbuildings.Hejustspentallhistimesearchingforthecoolestpairoftrainers!
Forhim,fashionwasmoreimportantthanculture.Thesearethetrainershebought.WasitworthatriptoLondontobuythese?
Well,Idon’tthinkso.Itwasawasteoftimeandmoney.
Fashionisverybigbusiness.Changesinfashioncancreateorruinjobs.Asanexample,Ihavebroughtthisblondewigtoshowyou.Itbelongstooneofmymum’sfriends.Inthe1960s,thesewereveryfashionable.Butafewyearslaterfashionschanged,andwomenworewigsmuchlessoften.Manywigfactoriescloseddown,andhundredsofworkerslosttheirjobs,whichwasterrible!
Fashioncanaffectthenaturalworld,aswell.I’mholdinganoldhatborrowedfromadramacompany.It’smadeofbeaverfur.Thesehatswereveryfashionableabout200yearsago.Asaresult,beaversalmostbecameextinct.Luckily,inthe1850s,thesehatswentoutofstyleandthebeaversweresaved.
Finally,weshouldrememberthesaying,’neverjudgeabookbyitscover.’Clotheswillnotmakeusmoreorlessclever,betterorworse,moreorlesshonest.IoncesawamovieaboutMotherTeresa.ShespentallherlifehelpingpoorpeopleinIndia,mostofwhomweredying.In1979,shewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforPeace.Whensheflewtogettheaward,sheworethesameoldclothesasusual,andcarriedallherpossessionsinalittlebaglikethis,whichIboughtinamarket.Thisremindsusthatfashionisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.
Thankyou.
MorereadingUniformfashiongoodforyoungstudents
SchooluniformsarenotpartofthetraditionalwayoflifeintheUSA.In1987,CherryHillElementary,whichisintheMaryland,wentagainsttraditionbybeco
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