We provide summer English courses and you will enjoy learning about American culture and improve your English. The courses last for 4 weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are very experienced. They teach English classes for 4 hours a day. You can choose between small groups of 2 or 3, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you’re making with your language skills. We also provide books and other materials.

As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family and take part in American life. You have meals with them and do some activities with them, too. This is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.

Of course, you can do many things in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centres, sports centres, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.

Well, if you’re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices. The course must be paid for one month before it begins.

1. How long do the English courses last?

A．4 days.

B．2 weeks.

C．3 weeks.

D．4 weeks.

2.Why do organizers (组织者) advise students to live with American families?

A. Students are not rich enough to live in hotels.

B. Students can have meals with American families.

C. Students can experience life in the USA.

D. Students can teach American how to cook Chinese food

3.What’s the title of Paragraph 3?

A．Teaching

B．Accommodation and Food

C．Sightseeing and Other Activities

D．The Famous Beaches Around LA

4.What’s the passage about?

A．A description of an English book.

B．A description of an English course.

C．A description of life in Los Angeles.

D．A description of weekend visits to San Francisco.

 

根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

1.To be a scientist is my d_______ job when I was a kid.

2.— Would you m_______ teaching me English?

—Not at all.

3.Tom, staying up late is bad for your h_______, so go to bed early next time.

4.I’m feeling t_______. I cough day and night.

5.The doctor gave me some m_______ for my stomachache.

 

Questionnaire Read the questions and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are. 1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions. 2. You like listening to older people talk about the past. 3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you. 4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people don’t know. 5. You enjoy reading books about famous people. 6. You always see and talk to different people. 7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things. 8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages. 9. You talk a lot about yourself. 10.Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions. 11.You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever. 12.Your parents don’t understand you, so you don’t talk to them much. SCORE NOW! Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO. Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES. 18—24  You are friendly and open minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you! 10—16  Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colourful. 0—8    About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote, “No man is an island.” This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you.

【小题1】If you say “YES” to all these questions, you’ll get ____ points.

A．12

B．16

C．20

D．24

【小题2】When you score 22 points, you are ________.

A．shy and nervous	B．silent and serious
C．open and friendly	D．brave and strong

【小题3】“No man is an island.” in the text probably means that ________.

A．the famous writer was very clever

B．everything is the same as 400 years ago

C．you will feel lonely if on an island

D．you can not live alone in the world

【小题4】The questions are used to test whether you are willing to ________.

A．learn from others	B．help other people
C．do all by yourself	D．depend on others

根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子。

1.There are many p_______________ on the bus. It’s very crowded.

2.She feels l__________ because she has no friends to talk with.

3.The problem is very difficult. It seems i___________ for him to work it out.

4.Lily is very sad because she f__________ the math exam yesterday.

5.I i_________ Xiao Ming to my birthday party last Sunday.

6.Yesterday he _________ _________ ( 收到…来信 ) Michael. Michael said he would come to Beijing soon.

7.The headmaster called on the students to _________  __________(筹钱) for the poor boy.

8.I’d like to book a _____________ (标准) room with two single beds.

9.The teacher was able to ________ _________(使振作起来)the class by teaching them to sing lively songs.

 

Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.

   One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner, and another student had been trying to find a long, lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind---not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.

   Since then, similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13^th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and thank about how small actions can make the world a better place.

1.The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.

A. to write about kindness.

B. to be kind to strangers

C. to spend time helping other

D. to go out to raise money

2.We learn from the passage that ________.

A. Chuck’s students are not clever enough

B. the students didn’t do Chuck’s homework

C. Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher

D. no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework

3.It is certain that _________.

A. the students got good grades in Chuck’s class

B. kindness activities are not widely accepted

C. Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework

D. the students only helped people they knew

4.In kindness activities students learn _________.

A. to deal with difficult things

B. to do great things every day 

C. to know about the world

D. to consider other people

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Learning Kind Things                     B. Teaching Kindness

C. World Kindness Day                      D. Bakersfield College