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他们把孩子从一个活动送到另一个活动. 竭尽全力把孩子的生活填满.
在繁重的压力下.
Section 2 While You Read
Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
查字典是学习的好办法. 但是因为语境的原因,有时候给你的意思是错误的.因此,最好是用学习字典,帮助你理解单词在不同的语境下的意思.
Look up these words in a dictionary • • • • • • • Before you read football 足球 compare [kEm5pZE] 比较 complain[kEm5plein] 抱怨 pushy [5pJFI] 固执己见的 pressure [`preFE] 压力 organized [`R:^EnaIzd] 有组织的 • freedom [5fri:dEm] 自由
Unit 2 What should I do ?
1.学习新词汇和短语 genius, exhaustion, pushy, pressure, psychiatrist, independent, drop off, take the middle road。 2.引导学生在阅读时，通过上、下文来猜测生词，并通过第三部分的练习来检测学生猜测生词的准确率

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1. What has Robert Qian found about his family? He has found that his family is like a tall tree with long roots. 2. What is the program organized by? It is organized by the local government of Guangdong Province. 3.What do many students mainly visit and do? They mainly visit parts of GD Province in southern China and do many things such as studying Chinese culture, seeing the changes and visiting interesting sights. 4. Who’s Cathy Qin? She is a young American student. 5. What’s the purpose of the program? The purpose of the program is to give young overseas Chinese the chance to learn more about themselves.
lock clean out feed chat hear
4. My friend from America called me yesterday. We ______ chattedfor hours. 5. Have you ______ heard the new song from Mariah Carey? It’s really good.

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1. Is Audrey Hepburn only famous in the USA? No. She is famous not only in the USA, but also in the other parts of the world. 2.What was her dream before she entered the film industry? Her dream was to become a successful ballet dancer. 3.What attracted Collette’s attention ? Audrey’s beauty and charm .
表示“尽力做某事”。
(2) make efforts to do sth
表示“努力、奋力做某事”。 Mary worked hard in an effort to win the trust of her boss. I’ll make efforts to help you when you are in trouble.
“以某种身份而闻名/出名”
Einstein was famous as a great
scientist. Lu Xun is famous as a writer. 3. be famous to 被……所熟知 Jay Chou is famous to most people. (Most people know Jay Chou well)
27通过给我们展示自然的美
28记住她不仅仅是作为一个伟大的女演员
Remember her not just as a great actress 29大部分时间致力于慈善 devote much of her time to charity

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<4>猜测词义题:
阅读时,考生要通过上下阅读时考生要通过上下文内容作出合乎逻辑的推理.提问方式有提问方式有: 推理提问方式有
1.The word could be best replaced by… 2.The underlined word /The word in bold means/ refers to…
解题步骤：解题步骤：
1.通读全文掌握大意通读全文,掌握大意通读全文掌握大意; 2.理解问题初选答案理解问题,初选答案理解问题初选答案; 3.重读问题审核答案。重读问题,审核答案重读问题审核答案。
广告类题目: 广告类题目: 大篇幅的广告类或科技性文章,可以先浏览技性文章可以先浏览题目,然后然后,有针对性地题目然后有针对性地找出相应段落和细节. 找出相应段落和细节
<3>推理判断题:
通过文章提供的事实为依据,经过分析思考形成依据, 一种观点,通常是在通篇一种观点, 理解文章的基础上去领会作者的言外之意并作出正确的推理和判断
1.We can conclude/ infer/ imply that…/We can draw a conclusion that… 2.The writer suggests/ indicates that … 3.What the writer really means
4) But many people are reluctant to use Counselling Services (心理咨询 Zhu 心理咨询). 心理咨询 Zhenyi , a railway worker , is also unwilling to seek help from psychologists .(心理学家心理学家) 心理学家

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Polly, an old man
What happened The old man took her hand and helped her find the way
Polly‟s thought or feeling She wished for someone to come along. Fear held her still. She began to feel frightened again
invited the old man to her home
for a rest and he agreed.
F
Fill in the chart.
Place Time & weather outside Polly‟s workplace at 4 p.m. / foggy Polly She left work early
at Green Park station in Park Street at the corner of the street in the street near King Street at 86 King Street 返回目录
Reading strategy
Stories usually have the following
In the afternoon when she left work and _______ out, the weather stepped had become quite ______. She foggy wondered _________ if the buses would still be running. She walked quickly towards her _______ bus stop. usual After hearing Polly‟s destination (目的地), the bus conductor

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• Sometimes you can’t find the topic sentence in the passage. You have to sum it up yourself.
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细节题
WH设问
（when,where,who,what,how,why）
是非题
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词义猜测型
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positive 积极的，肯定的 negative 消极的，否定的
approval 赞成的
disapproval 不赞成的
objective 客观的
subjective 主观的
optimistic 乐观的
pessimistic 悲观的
indifferent 漠不关心的 reserved 保留意见的
up late， hurried to the office，worked until four，
went to the store，cooked dinner and washed
clothes．I did so many things that I was
certainly very tired．
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If I were a boy again,I would practise perseverance more often,and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient.If we want light,we must conquer darkness.Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.“There are only two creatures,”says a proverb;“who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail.”

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Varying “learned” body language para. 1 a formal way for every nation to greet strangers para. 2-4 Greetings in Asian countries para. 3 Greetings in America para.4
Before the reading ,let’s learn some words.
bow
clap
slap high five
gun
knife
weapon
Muslim
Hindu
Do you only use your hands to make gestures? What else can we use to make gestures?
Well-done
quiet stop
victory
Ok
a_____ point
wave b______
smile c______
shake d______
Say what you do when you…
Meaning 1. Meet a friend. 2. Show sb. the way. 3. See a friend in the distance. 4. Say yes. Action
greetings in Asian countries
ways of communication fascinating body language
Body language is fascinating

for us to study
American youth’s greeting today

九上英语reading翻译

在英语中，就像中文，我们改变我们说话的方式在与不同的人谈话的时候。你使用的表达方式可能决定于你和谁谈话或者你有多熟悉他们。如果你对你的老师说：“我的书在哪儿？”这听起来很粗鲁。但是如果你说：“不好意思，威斯特先生。你知道我的书在哪儿吗？”你的问题听起来将会更有礼貌。另一方面，说“我的书在哪儿？”这种情况可能也是对的，或许和你亲近的人。
第4单元 what would you do if...? 原文见书本P32
图片：如果我是你，我会在家里的附近源自书架上放一本急救方面的书。马丁鲁滨孙是一个著名的医生，他在处理青少年的问题上很有经验。上个月他的新书《如果.....了，你会怎么做》出版了。这本书针对很多不同情况下应该做什么提出建议。下面是书中的两页。
刘宇并不这么认为，他说：我认为我应该被允许自己做决定，我父母总是教导我努力工作的重要性，而不是任凭自己的爱好行事。我理解他们。但是我也很认真地对待赛跑，成为专业运动员是我目前唯一想做的。
刘先生夫妇认为刘宇晚上应该努力学习而不是在学校参加赛跑训练。刘太太说：我知道这样很严格，但我们认为自己是在做正确的事。他应该理解很少人能成为专业运动员，这是一个很难实现的梦想。我们不允许他每天参加训练是因为我们认为他必须花时间在功课上。
事故
问题一：如果你不小心划伤了自己怎么办？医生：你应该用一块干净的部盖在伤口上并用力按住。如果伤口很深，你应该去看医生。
问题二：如果我的奶奶摔下了楼梯，不能动。首先我应该赶快给医院打电话。这样做正确吗？医生：是的，速度很重要。首先寻求医疗救助，然后让它舒适一些并和她在一起。
但是刘宇还是不同意，他说：“我知道父母关心我，但是他们所说的一切都是基于我不能成为一个专业运动员的假设。但是我会成功的，我认为我应该被允许自己做决定。只有这样我才有机会实现自己的梦想。

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4. Why don’t Liu Yu’s parents allow him to practice running every day? ____________________________ Because they want him to spend ____________________ time on his homework. 5. What does Liu Yu think he should be allowed to do? _____________________________ He thinks he should be allowed to ________________________ make decisions for himself.
Change following sentences into passive voice.
1. My parents allow me to see filmห้องสมุดไป่ตู้on Saturday.
I am allowed to see film on Saturday. 2. A loud voice woke us up early this morning. We were waken up by a loud voice early.
3b Scan the reading to find more examples
to place under each heading.
Points that show Liu Yu’s parents care about him:
His parents worry about his success at school. They want him to achieve his dreams.

reading-英语阅读文本

2. Shades of that spirit spread over today’s Once a A linking wordconversations. containinllowing 3. Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly part be about? put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent
1. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh treated the poor message runner
like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.
3. Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly
put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head-cutting!
friend and I packed up someopposite peanut butter and sandwiches for an meaning,& focusing outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in on the following part. hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.

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Your advice has made it possible for me to learn English well. The man downstairs found it difficult to sleep.
Miss Li Lucky “Animal
Helpers”
can fetch unable to move well. donated
is
Liz Smith trains
What can they do?
The dog helps the blind to walk safely on the road.
After You Read
3a Find examples of each part of speech in
the reading. Nouns: money, animal, helpers, organization, people, Lucky… Pronouns: I, you, it, my, who, that… Verbs: like, thank, send, set (up), fill, tell…
Pre-reading Have you ever written a letter? Who do you write to?
What do you usually write?
How many kinds of letter do you know?
Recommendation letter
根据课文内容，将信件的五个段落与其对应的信息相匹配。
Paragraph 1 (D) Paragraph 2 (E ) Paragraph 3 (B ) Paragraph 4 (A) Paragraph 5 (C) A. How Lucky helps Liz. B. Liz brought a dog home and named him “Lucky”. C. Liz will send a photo of Lucky to Miss Li. D. The reason why Liz writes the letter. E. The reason why Liz would like to get a specially trained dog.

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学号：2008212622 姓名：周艳超班级：五班My plan for a reading classReading is an important thing for an English learner. There are a lot of things that are not contained in our textbooks and our teacher may not teach us because of the limited 45 minutes, like the religious beliefs, the culture, economy, politics and so on. So in this way, reading extends our general knowledge about the world. And reading can be a helper for language acquisition, because some of the language contained in the texts will stick in our minds. And we can use some good-organised texts as models for future writing.But unfortunately in our secondary schools, our teachers don’t pay too much attention to the functions of reading and make full use of it. We just do reading for reading and the after-reading questions. We just need to know how to do those questions and why this question choose A not B. And during the reading, the teacher will tell us which ones are phrases and good expressions, then let us headline and remember them. Actually we don’t benefit from this kind of reading and day by day we lose the interest in reading. And reading becomes a burden to us. So, I will not follow that path.Firstly, we need to know the students well. We need to know their reading levels, like the level of reading difficulty and how long they can finish reading a short or a long passage. And we need to know where their interests are and what kinds of knowledge they are in lack of. So in this way, we can choose the appropriate reading materials for the class in terms of difficulty in level and quantity. And we can choose the passges they are interested in, because arousing and suataining syudents’ interest in the reading passges can help us carry out the reading purposes more successfully. The reading materials must be plentiful in kinds, because one of the functions of reading is enriching ourknowledge.Secondly, when we are preparing the questions for the class, we need to make the questions are abundant in types. Because there are only mutiple choices in the university entrance examination papers, many teachers will only focus on the mutiple choices and they think mastering the skill for this kind of exercise is the most important thing. But different kinds of questions can help the students comprehend the materials better and maintain interest in doing questions.Thirdly, during the reading class, we need to explain some difficult things to the students, like the necessary background knowledge and words which need explaining. We can also do some prereading activities to arouse the interest of the students. For example, we can ask the students to do some predictions about what the text talks about, then let them to check their predictions during the reading, and in this way the students may become more involved in the reading process. Another thing is that our focus should’t be only on the answers for the questions. Because the most important thing for teachers to do in the reading classes is to help them master some reading strategies or skills. Because when they have gained those skills, whatever materials they come across, they will be successful in comprehending them. It is more significant than just explaining a particular passage. For example, we can tell the students how to guess the meaning of unknown words, and we can help them develop this skill by giving more practice in this, because many students will worry about the new words they come across when doing the reading comprehension and they will stop and then look up those new words in the dictionary.The last one, the reading class can’t be finished after the comprehension. We can do some further activities to help the students to consolidate their understanding and raise awareness of the reading strategies and to make the things they have learnt during the class leave deeper impressions on thestudents. For example, we may ask the students to write a summary of this text, and exchange each other’ passages among the classsmates, and we may ask them use the strategies they have learnt to comprehend each other’ passages. To sum up, we need to know our students well and prepare the proper materials for the reading class, both proper in difficulty in level and in quantity. And the reading materials should contain all types, because one of the purposea of reading is to extend our knowledge. The most important thing is that the main focus of teaching reading class is to tell the students some reading skills rather than the understanding of a particular passage. And in this way the students may the reading class can become more practical and usefull.。

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practise after school on They _______
___________________. Wednesday afternoon
1. exercise exercise 锻炼, 作可数名词时, 常用复数形式。此时exercise表示”锻炼或训
练的一套动作”, 也可表示”练习题”。 e.g. The students usually do morning exercises at 10 every day.
3. first first 可以可作副词, 意为”首先”。 e.g. I must find my bike first.
我必须首先找到我的自行车。
Complete the following sentences.
(1) 我们应该放学后先做作业。
do homework first after We should ________________ school. (2) 米莉每天吃早饭前先读英语。
after class.
F
5. Millie only goes to the Reading
Club on Tuesday. F
6. Millis is a member of the school
swimming team.
F
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the
question. When does Millie’s school start? At eight in the morning.
in the morning/afternoon/evening
在上午/下午/晚上
first adv. 首先 chat vi. 聊天

阅读的重要性ReadingMakesaFullMan英语作文

阅读的重要性ReadingMakesaFullMan英语作文在日常的学习、工作、生活中，大家都写过作文吧，作文一定要做到主题集中，围绕同一主题作深入阐述，切忌东拉西扯，主题涣散甚至无主题。

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阅读的重要性Reading Makes a Full Man英语作文1Reading is very important in our life. We can get knowledge through reading. It can not only open our minds but also make us more intelligent. Besides, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.阅读在我们生活中起到非常重要的作用。

通过阅读，我们不仅可以收获知识，开阔眼界，而且能够增长心智。

此外，阅读也是学好外语（比如英语）的一种最重要的方式之一。

Textbooks, newspapers, magazines and other kinds of reading materials can help us know more about the outside world and help us grow into an excellent person.无论是教科书、报刊杂志还是其他各种类型读物，都可以让我们更多地了解外面的世界，帮助我们成长为一个优秀的人。

Im planning to read at least 5 books in the coming holiday. And Ill spend more time reading every day in my senior high school life. Reading makes a full man! Lets start reading now.在即将到来的暑假，我打算至少读5本书。

阅读的重要性The Importance of Reading _英语作文

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要方式是通过阅读。人们用他们自己的方式尽自己最大的努力写关于他们那个年代的事情。我们看书的时候，我们才有机会了解到一切。书中的内容包含知识的方方面面。通过书籍我们可以了解到关于传记，科学，技术，文化，经济等方面的知识。从阅读中，我们的视野很难不被拓宽。 Secondly, reading can cultivate our taste. I am sure that reading some elegant sentence or the beautiful things described in the book will make us feel relax and comfortable. And we all know that the more knowledge a person has, the better-behaved he will be. I think this is the charming of reading. If there are more people like reading, the world will become more civilized. 其次，阅读可以陶冶我们的情操。我相信阅读一些优美的句子或者书中描述的美丽东西会使我们感到放松和舒适。我们都知道一个人拥有的知识越多，那个人就会表现得越好。我觉得这就是阅读的魅力。如果有更多的人喜欢阅读，这个世界会变得更加文明。 The importance mentioned above just a part of reading. It has so many advantages that I can’t list all in a short time. It is irreplaceable in human beings’ life. 上面所提到的重要性只是其中一部分。阅读有很多的优点，在短时间内我都不能一一列举我不能列举。它在人类的生活中是不可替代的。

reading 短语

1对…着迷 3非常忙 5 犯错误 7停电
2看起来很糟糕 4 试图安装一盏更亮的灯 6他的整个房子 8 另一次
9在墙上张贴一幅画
11房间里满是水 13 客厅
10 碰到水管
12 上个月 14把它刷成蓝色
15继续刷 keep on painting 16不但…而且… not only…but also… 17 花５个小时把架子装到墙上 spend five hours putting up the shelf on the wall 18 架子的一端比另一端要高得多 One end of the shelf was much higher than the other. 19 买某物给某人 buy sb. sth.=buy sth. for sb. 20 建议某人做某事 advise sb. to do sth. 21建议某人不做某事 advise sb. not to do sth. 22给某人一些建议 give sb. some advice 23 参加自己动手做课程 take a course in DIY 24使他生气 make him angry 25 所有的书 all the books 26 上课 attend lessons 27 参加会议 attend a meeting 28 未能做成某事 fail to do sth.
1对…着迷
be crazy about 2看起来很糟糕
look terrible
3非常忙 terribly busy 4 试图安装一盏更亮的灯 5 犯错误make a mistake try to put in a brighter light 6他的整个房子 his whole house
7停电
have a power cut

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The first paragraph
The whole day
Watching a family of chimps wake up.
We follow as they wander into the forest.
The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree.
Jane’s study on chimps ●She spent years ________ observing and recording chimps’ daily activities. ●She observed chimps as a group hunting a _________ monkey and then eating it, and discovered chimps hunt and eat meat. ●She also discovered how chimps ____________ communicate with each other. ●She studied their body language, which helped her ________ work out their social system.
Read the passage and write down the main ideas of the four paragraphs. Paragraph 1: How our group studied chimps in the forest. Paragraph 2:
What Jane discovered about chimps.
Go to sleep together in their nest for the night.

reading的意思

reading的意思复数形式：readings;reading的意思 1名词阅读; 读数; 宣读; 读物动词读( read的现在分词); 看懂; 理解; 显示，标明reading的翻译reading的意思 2名词1. Reading makes a full man.阅读使人充实。

2. What is her reading of the facts?她对这些事实是怎么看的？3. He is a man of wide reading.他是个博览群书的人。

4. I enjoy music and reading.我喜欢音乐和阅读。

5. reading5. These books make good reading.这些书读起来很有趣。

reading的意思 4兴趣爱好A：What do you do in your spare time?你怎么打发你得业余时间？B：I like to play golf and badminton.我喜欢打高尔夫球和羽毛球。

A：What do you usually do every evening?你通常每天晚上都做什么？B：I just like to sleep like a lazy cat.我只喜欢像懒猫一样睡大觉。

A：What’s your favorite hobby?你最大的爱好是什么？reading是什么意思B：My favorite sport is tennis.我最喜欢的运动是打网球A：Do you like to read books?你喜欢读书吗？B：I enjoy reading so much that I always read in a quiet afternoon with a cup of good coffee.我非常喜欢读书，常在安静的下午一边喝一杯香浓的咖啡一边读书。

A：By the way, would you like to see movies.顺便问一下，你喜欢看电影吗？B：That’s OK.还可以吧！保险A：Now that we’re about to own a house, I think we should get it covered.我们快拥有一所房子了，我想我没应该给房子买保险。

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ReadingPsychological thrillers 心理惊悚小说Science fiction 科幻小说Spy novels 间谍小说Romance 爱情小说Autobiographies 自传Travelogues 旅行志Horror books 恐怖小说True crime stories 犯罪小说Fantasy 魔幻小说Classic literature 古典文学1. Do you like reading? (Why?/Why not?)Yes, I love reading a lot./ I’m a bookworm. I especially love rea ding…… (Types of books). There's nothing better than snugglin g under the covers of a book after you read a few pages or cha pters.Benefits/importance of reading:I can learn, be intrigued, or just be entertained.Reading can allow you to escape from reality and enjoy time to yourself.Reading can take me away to an unknown place.Reading is a great way to help me fall asleepI read books to fill my mind with knowledge.2. How much time do you spend in reading eve ryday?Well, I don’t spend much time reading. I only spend about/aro und/up to a quarter reading a few pages/ a chapter before I f all asleep or after I wake up early in the morning. I wish I co uld make more time to read.3. What kinds of books (or, what kinds of thing s) do you usually read?I read about almost anything, as long as it is written well, fro m romance to science fiction, from classic literature to horror s.I’m really into Fantasy and science fiction books. When I read them, I’m able to imagine myself in another virtual world which is full of magic or cool modern scientific technology.I really like Sci-Fi because anything is possible and the ideas a re quite entertaining and thought provoking. I also read classic literature because it has stood the test of time.4. What types of things (books) do you dislike r eading?I like reading pretty much everything except the stories that ma y scare/frighten me. in other words, horror, thrillers and true c rime stories are definitely not on my favorite book list/ my cup of tea.5. Where do you usually read?I love reading in bed, especially before bed time.Sometimes I f all asleep with the book in my lap. I realize that it's a bad hab it that ruins the sleep cycle but it just feels so comforting to sink into the blankets and pillows, and read.I normally read books at home. I read books either in my bed room/study or sit on the armchair on the balcony. Besides, I c an lose myself in a library or a bookstore very easily for hours a t a time.6. In general, do adults today (in China) like rea ding?Generally speaking, adults in China are not really into reading. T his is mainly because reading a book can be a little bit time-co nsuming and exhausting. They would rather do something more r elaxing and entertaining, such as singing karaoke, hanging out with friends at bars or cafés.7. Do you think adults should read more? That’s for sure. Adults tend to spend too much time and mone y on things which are too materialistic or meaningless, such as playing silly video games, buying so called fashionable name br and clothes in order to look cool. Reading a good book can bri ng many more benefits to adults, like enriching their profession al knowledge.8. Did you like reading when you were a child? (What did you read then?)Yes. I loved to read so that I could know much more than my friends or my classmates. I felt really good about myself when my teachers praised me after I answered those difficult questi ons correctly. I also read many comic books in my free time.9. What sorts of things (or, books) do children (i n China) like to read?Most of children in China love reading fairy tales, storybooks with pictures. So comic books are the most popular ones. They are a part of childhood memories of a child. They help children no t only to dream and imagine but also enriches their vocabulary (and helps them in their moral and social growth.)10. Do you think children today should spend mo re time reading?I can’t agree more. Nowadays,it’s not rare to hear complaints fr om teachers or parents that kids a re too addicted to video gam es. They should spend much more time on reading which can help them develop a strong knowledge basis for their academic success in their later students’ lives. Besides, reading can be mo re educational and enlightening/inspiring, which is really import ant for any children.12. What would you say is a suitable amount of t ime for children to spend reading each day?Well, it’s really hard to give an exact number for the amount o f time for children to read each day. I mean it all depends on each child. I assume/guess each child should spend at least halfan hour or one to two hours reading anything that is useful/ helpful for their intelligence growth. (The equal amount of time that a child usually spends watching TV.)13. Would you ever give a book as a gift to one of your friends?Yes, I would for sure. A good book which my friend has alway s wanted to buy/which I think would help inspire my friends would be a perfect/ideal present. In a sense, the book is not j ust a present; it shows that how much I care about my friends. They definitely can feel that I hope the best for them through the book and the wisdom that book contains.14. Have you ever given a book as a gift to a frie nd?Yes. I have. I remember I once bought a book entitled < X >(e.g. Harry Potter) for my friend Y. He/She has wanted to have t he book for a while. I could still remember the big smile on hi s/her face when she got the book.。