Among all of the after-school activities I enjoy/am interested in Cheering Squad the most, even it’s a pretty new activity in China. There are three main reasons why I enjoy it. Firstly, to be a cheerleader is the dream of every girl even if the practices are long and hard. Secondly, this activity is a perfect example of a well-balanced
combination of dance and athletics, so not only do students can stay in shape, but also express their individual creativity. Thirdly, participating in this activity can develop a sense of team-spirit, because it is necessary for students to learn how to co-operate with each other in order to provide the audience with the best possible performance. Those are the reasons why I enjoy this activity the most. I really hope to Participate in the international competition one day through my hard work.
Task 2: An artist needs to be gifted. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Personally, I don’t think an artist needs to be gifted. There are two reasons. First, not everyone in this world has talent, in my opinion; hard work can make up for a lack of intelligence. Tomas Edison once said “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99%
perspiration”, this sentence could fully address the importance of hard work. Second, if an artist abuses his/her talent, no matter how much he/she is gifted, the talent would be wasted. So I hold the strong belief that to be gifted is not a must, as long as you work hard, everyone could be successful.
Task 3
Letter to Students
Recently the increase in the amount of trash on our beautiful campus has caught my attention. The once pristine and clean image of our campus no longer exists. Now I only see old posters being left all over the place and bottles outside of recycle bins. As a caring a member of the student body I would like to urge all students to volunteer and join in the effort to make our campus clean again. Each volunteer would be a member of a small cleanup work, let’s work together for the better of our campus.
A: Hey, have you seen the notice posted on the bulletin board?
B: No, not really, I just finished class and didn’t get a chance to see it yet? What is it about?
A: Well, apparently some student is urging all of us to make the campus clean again. B: Yeah I guess that’s a pretty good idea, but mid-terms are next week nobody is going to have the time to help out. A: I was going to sign up and help.
B: Don’t even bother with it, the school is huge we have one of the biggest campuses
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and student populations in the country. It would take way too long with the size of the school and even if we do manage to clean up the trash and posters it would just get covered with trash again. Plus, we are all students we didn’t come here to volunteer, we came here to study and learn, the school should hire professionals to clean up the school.
Task 5:
Computers are used for many different purposes in our everyday lives. It is the most important tool for today’s students. Student’s use it for multiple purposes from searching information on the internet to organizing materials for presentations during lectures. It has already become an irreplaceable part of student life, and with its overuse the occasional mal-function would occur and these minor mishaps can cause a world of inconvenience.
A: How are you doing?
B: Not good, not good at all. Today has been terrible, I was in such a hurry this morning because my alarm clock broke and I got up late. I barely got any sleep because I was organizing all the material I needed for class today, but when I was printing it the computer wouldn’t work correctly and printed the wrong copy. I didn’t even realize it until I arrived at class.
A: That sounds pretty bad, but there is still time you can print another copy before the professor gets here.
B: Actually that’s not true, you see it wasn’t really my fault, it was the computer. I need to buy a new computer to fix the problem, it’s just too old, and I have had it
since high school. There is no way possible to finish all that before the class, I might as well explain it to the professor and hopes he understands.
Task 6:
The professor is giving a lecture to the class regarding the different actions birds take to protect their young.
Today I will explain the different actions birds take in order to protect their young. I’m sure you know there are several reasons behind the actions birds take when
protecting their young. Birds unlike many other types of animals use articles made available to them by the environment to construct their homes. Birds build nests primarily for protecting their young from predators and creating a place of shelter. They are constantly aware of this when selecting a suitable location for their nest and the manner in which it is built.
There are two methods birds use in order to protect their young. The first method is in
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regard to location, certain birds prefer to select locations that are inaccessible or invisible to the majority of predators. For example Magpies build nests near the top of extremely tall trees, which makes it nearly impossible for the majority of terrestrial predators to access.
The other method birds use to protect their young is through the division of labor. Certain birds are not blessed with the Magpie’s ability to build nests in locations that are nearly inaccessible.
These birds divide the responsibility of caring for the young and hunting between the parents.
Eagles are a great example of this. These birds will always have one parent caring for the young while the other is in constant search for food. Because of the Eagle’s imposing stature and razor sharp talons, it has all the necessary weapons to
sufficiently protect their young. This division of duty also ensures there is enough food for the young chicks to increase their chance of survival.
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Task 1: You friend wants to improve his score in class, do you have any suggestions?
There are three ways I would give my friend to improve his performance in class. Firstly, when unknown or uncertain problems are faced, I would suggest him to ask questions until the problems are fully resolved. Secondly, I would suggest him to preview before the class, because it would help him to keep up the pace with the
professor in the class, and what is more, he could know what question he needs to pay more attention to. Thirdly, I would suggest him to take notes in class, because the notes will help him to review the topics that have been discussed in the class. Those are the three ways I think are important for improving in the class.
Task 2: Some people prefer to borrow/rent books from library; other people prefer to buy books from bookstore, which one do you prefer?
I prefer to rent books from the library. There are two reasons. First, comparing these two methods, renting books are more economic, I don’t need to spend any money when I rent books from the library. Second, I think it has a lot of advantage if I decide
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to change the location of my home, I don’t need to carry a whole bunch of books with me, and it would shorten the time of packing and save a lot of energy. Those are the two reasons why I prefer to rent books instead of buying them.
Task 3
Student Notice
There has been a suggestion submitted by the student body regarding the need of certain students. The suggestion states that as a result of the contribution of the universities chemistry department, it has been suggested that the students from the school of chemistry should receive scholarships. The university school board will consider this suggestion carefully and provide an answer for this proposal in the following weeks.
A: Did you hear the news about the school of chemistry?
B: Do you mean the letter one of the students wrote to the school board about giving the chemistry students extra scholarships because of their school’s contribution to the university?
A: Yes, how could anyone argue that the students from their school should get extra scholarships because of something they didn’t do? The university is providing them with the opportunity to gain a degree; they shouldn’t receive any other benefit from the school unless they have earned it.
B: I understand your point of view.
A: Also, if the school of chemistry has made large contributions to the university, there can be other forms of benefits the school can provide for the department and the students. I think it would be a lot better to invest the money in equipment and facilities instead of giving them directly to the students. This method would be beneficial to the students as well as the department.
Task 4
In today’s world every person once in their life would have to face learning a new skill or trying to help others to do so. In this matter the importance of public effect becomes more prevalent. This process helps individuals learn a particular skill from recognizing the achievement of others. This increased awareness would increase the individual’s motivation to improve at that particular skill.
In today’s lecture we are going to discuss the influences of public effect on an individual. This effect is the most obvious during period of learning, especially a particular skill. Whenever we make a mistake, it would be less effective just to tell the
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person what they did wrong. It would be better to select a person that has done a better job and then praise them. This would actually better attract their attention and improve their mistake. I’ll provide the class with an example to better clarify the situation. My sister is a pre-school teacher and she has observed this type of behavior within her students. When one of her students was having a problem building a house out of blocks she told him what he did wrong, but the child made exactly the same mistake again. When my sister praised another child for doing the correct things, the first child listened carefully and after a few questions he never made the same mistake again.
Task 5
A: Looks like you are in some kind of dilemma.
B: Yes, I need to make a decision, but I don’t know what’s best. I have a paper that is due tomorrow night. I have finished the paper already and I can turn it in right now. But I don’t know what I should do.
A: Well, if you hand it in today you can spend some time with your friends tomorrow to relax. After all you have been working on this paper for quite some time it should be alright.
B: I know but I’m still worried about it, I got a bad score on my last paper.
A: If you are really that worried you can always focus on the paper for another day and check if there are any mistakes in it. That way you’ll be sure everything is ok and it might help you improve your score.
B: That’s a good idea, but I’m just worried I won’t be able to focus on the paper without any leisure rest.
Task 6
As we all know there are two types of animals in the world the first are carnivores and the other are herbivores. In this lecture we are going to discuss herbivores in
particular and how they digest the herbs and grass they eat. There are two methods in which herbivores achieve this goal.
The first method is a mechanical method utilized by some animals. Rabbits are an example of this method of digestion. Whenever rabbits eat grass and herb they use their front teeth to crush the food into thin small pieces, relieving the responsibility of digestion for the stomach.
The other method herbivores use is the chemical method. This method primarily focuses on using acids that break down the biological compound of herbs and grass. One particular example of this type of digestion is cows. Cows are famous for their
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