Woodland International Summer School

Our International Summer School has been designed to provide a complete British experience. Here pupils not only learn English but come face-to-face with history in some of Europe’s oldest cultural centres. They can also enjoy exciting activities.

About the 2013 Course

This course is designed for boys and girls from 10-16 years and provides a wonderful chance to experience life in a traditional British boarding(寄宿) school.

English Lessons

Our programme provides 24 hours of English teaching each week. Students study grammar, writing, speaking, listening, reading, and comprehension. They can practice their new skills while interviewing visitors and local people in the town of Woodland and villages around.

Excursions(远足) & Entertainment

Each week includes cultural and activity trips. In 2013 our excursion will be to:

12^th July—Manchester

19^th July—York

26^th July—Edinburgh

2^nd August—Liverpool

Dates & Price

Contact Us

Woodland School, Cumbria, LA10 5HG， UK

TEL: (+44)1-539-622-613(overseas) or 01539622613 (UK)

EMAIL: enquiries@woodlandsummerschool. Org

1.The main purpose of the summer school is to help the students _____________.

A．get used to boarding school life            B．improve their English skills

C．learn about the town of Woodland          D．develop their abilities to live

2.If you want to visit Liverpool during the 2013 Course, you can’t attend _________.

A．Course No. 3       B．Course No. 4       C．Course No. 5       D．Course No. 6

3.This advertisement is used to attract children from 10-16 years ______________.

A．in Britain                              B．all over Europe

C．in Woodland                           D．all over the world

After I moved to Guangzhou, it took me two months to ______ here.

假如你是陈杰，你的一位美国笔友Jack即将到杭州学习一年汉语。他在给你的来信中表达了自己的担心，同时寻求你的帮助。请你给他回信，在信中陈述他的三个顾虑，并给出相对应的建议。

When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my      1   . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life     2    legs. How depressing（令人沮丧的）!      3     then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to      4    my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the     5  , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already    6     the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.”
Ever since then, I often see my friends getting     7     about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just   8    life.
I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have     9   , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? So      10 are many people unhappy?
People often think happiness is based on what you     11  . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the    12    and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being     13   .
Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of     14  . You can have whatever there is in the world  and  still  be  uncomfortable.  Or  you  can  have  relatively     15   and  feel  full  of  joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.