confronted with difficulties my family always stand on my side. I feel comfortable and warm in my heart for what they do for me. I make up my mind that I’ll live up to my family and my homeland.
I think, as a student myself, school and parents should educate their kids through teaching them to study for their family and their motherland rather than giving them money to let them passively do something. Only by building up some noble and long-range aims can they study on their own initiative. 范文2： The passage mainly tells us that parents give money to their children so that they can show up or get good grades recently by taking the example of Ethan and his mother.
Ethan’s mother failed to stop Ethan watching TV, so she rewarded him with cash to achieve her purpose. This kind of action is common, and even become a trend, which is concerned by many adults.
From where I stand, I am not in favour of encouraging kids with cash just because they have got good marks.
My parents used to encourage me like this. Whenever I made progress in my studies, they bought me my favourite books, which not only made me motivated to learn, but also helped me get along well with my studies.
To get kids motivated to learn, I think we should not treat every child in the same way. To some students, oral praise is essential. Don’t save the praise for only the top score. If possible, involve other adults in praising them.However, this method may not work well with other kids. What is more important to them may be to watch a movie or go on a trip together with their parents. It just depends. 2011年读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
When Sam first got to his boarding school with his parents, he was very happy. He thought he would be able to go home every weekend. When he was told he would not, he started crying because the thought of not seeing his parents was driving him crazy.
He was given uniforms and all other things that he would need for the term. He started crying when it was time for his parents to leave. He was then taken to the dorm, where he saw other children happy. He tried as much as he could to fit in but could not because his mind was at home. He started feeling homesick (想家) and wanted to go homes as soon as possible.
He got sick soon because he could not eat the school food. He could not concentrate in the classroom. All he could think was being at home with his family. He had no mobile phone or other means to get in touch with his parents. He was angry and felt lonely. He thought his parents hated him and that was why they left him in a boarding school. [写作内容]
1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120个词讲述一次你（或你的朋友）想家的经历，内容包括：
⑴ 时间、地点和起因；(2) 想家给学习和生活带来的影响；⑶ 你（或你朋友）是如
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何应对的。
范文：The story is about what Sam felt about his first boarding school life. He never left his parents, so he was homesick, lonely and angry. Also, he didn’t get used to dealing with everything in school independently. (37words) Once I had a similar experience. I finished my junior middle school in a boarding school. At the age of 13, I never dealt with the daily things, such as washing clothes, taking care of money etc. Especially I felt lonely because I hardly knew any people. At first, I could not get on well with my classmates and I always looked forward to being on holiday to meet my parents. I could not concentrate on my subjects. As time went by, I gradually adapted myself to the school life. I made several friends with our classmates and often took part in the activities, in which I improved my communicating skills. As I had a lot of interesting things to do, I finally enjoyed my school life. Now, whenever I think of my first boarding school life, I think it instructive and unforgettable.
附：1、 辩论式议论文常用模板： 模板1: Some people believe (think, argue, maintain,) that 观点1. But other people take an opposite side. They firmly believe that 观点2. As for me, I agree to the former/latter idea.
There are a dozen of reasons behind my belief. First of all, 论据1. More importantly, 论据2. Most important of all, 论据3.
In summary, 总结观点. As a high school student, I am supposed to 表决心. 或： From above, we can predict that 预测.
模板2: People hold different views about X. Some people are in favor of the opinion that 观点1, while others point out that 观点2. As far as I am concerned, the former/latter opinion holds more weight.
For one thing, 论据1. For another, 论据2. Last but not least, 论据3. To conclude, 总结观点. As a high school student, I am supposed to 表决心.
或： From above, we can predict that 预测. 2、Preparation for writing a summary： 1）Find the main idea 2）Find key sentences 3）Find key words
3、Steps for writing a summary(步骤)： 1）、通读全文领略大意； 2）、仔细阅读，突出大意和关键词；
3）、根据作者的写作意图将文章划分为几个部分；
4）、用一个句子分别概括各部分的大意，用自己的话连接成文； 5）、用连词连接各部分，使之连贯。
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