Thissummer,ihadsomespecialdays.ijoineddongzhouinternationaleducationalexchangesummercamp.
first,iwilltellyouaboutourforeignteachers,theyareshrinaandrebecca.theyarefriendlyandbeautiful.theyarestudentsatoxforduniversity.
wetalkedaboutmanythings:famouspeople,subjectsinengland,differentjobs,ourdealdays,westernstarsigns,whatcanwesayinarestaurantandsoon.
weknowlotsofthings,likewhatthedifferenceisbetween“chef”and“cook”,allthepartsofthebody…
wetriedtowritealettertoprincipalzhang.wemadeaplayandwedrewourowncomicsandtriedtosellit.wegavesomeotherstudentsenglishlessons,wetaughtthemaboutchinesedragon,chinesemartialartsandtheolympics.
everyafternoon,weplayedexcitinggames:chinesewhispers,tonguetwisters,wheelbarrow,eggandspoon,threelegs…
onthelastday,wehadagoodtime.wemadeblacktea.weputteabags,somemilkandlotsofwaterintoabigbowl,andthenwestirredtheteauntilitbecameredanddark.oh,ittastedgood!later,weusedeggs,flourandmilktomakemanypancakes.tocookthemisveryinteresting.whenwefinishedit,thepancakeslookedroundandnice.weputsomejamonit.howdelicious!iwon’teverforgetit.
thesummercampisareallygoodchanceforme.iknowthelocalthingsinengland.ilearnedalotandlikeenglishmore.ialsoknowbetterwaystolearnenglishwell.
ihopeonedayicanseeyouinengland.
DearDaming,Iknowyourproblem.You’vemadetwomistakes.First,youusedyourclassmate’spenwithoutherpermission.Second,whenyoubrokethepen,youdidn’ttellherthetruth.Yes,youmusttellherimmediately.Ifyoutellherthetruth,perhapsshe’llbeangrywithyou,butatleastyou’llproveyouarehonest.ThenIthinkyoushouldoffertopay.Youcanuseyourpocketmoneytobuyanewpenforher.Shewillrealizethatyou’retrulysorry.Ihopetheadvicecanhelpyou.I’msureyouwillmakeupwithhersoon.Yours,Tom.
亲爱的大明，我知道你的问题。你犯了错误。首先，你用你的同学的钢笔没有她的许可。其次，当你打破了笔，你没有告诉她真相。是的，你必须马上告诉她。如果你告诉她真相，也许她会对你生气，但至少你会证明你是诚实的。然后我想你应该提供给你。你可以用你的零花钱给她买一支新钢笔。她会意识到你真的很抱歉。我希望这个建议能帮助你。我相信你很快就会和她一起。
Goldenweekmeanslongvacation.Iminfavoroftheexistingofgoldenweek.Everyyear,Imlookingforwardtoitscoming.Duringthegoldenweek,Icanhaveagoodrestathomeorgoforatravelifmyparentswouldliketo.Itisverywonderful.Asemesterisverylong,andIoftenfeeltiredafterasemester.Thus,ifIcanhavealittlelongvacationduringthelongtimestudywouldbegreat.AfterIhaveagoodrest,Icanstudyeffectively.Havingagoodrest,everyonewouldbefullofenergy.
黄金周意味着长假。我支持黄金周的存在。每年我都期待着黄金周的到来。在黄金周期间，我可以在家好好的休息或者我爸爸妈妈喜欢的话我还可以去旅游。真是太棒了一个学期是非常长的，经过一个学期，我经常感到很累。因此，如果我能在长时间的学习中有一个长假是非常好的。我休息好之后，我可以有效地学习。休息好后，每个人都会充满能量。
ThefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthistheDragonBoatFestival.Everyyearonthisday,manypeoplewouldpackagedumplings,womenandchildrenalsoliketousesilksewnintosmalldumplings,suchasheart,gourd,cherry,andlittlemonkey,tiger,etcintheshapeofhandicrafts,sachets,hanginginhischest.Thinkofitasawaytopreventdiseaseandthrowitawaywhenyouwearitatnoon.
Fromthewarringstatesperiod,ChuQincompeteforhegemony,thepoetquyuanistothekingofesteem,however,theideaofquyuanwasmorethandoctorofficerandtheoppositionoftheoldschool,headedbyconstantlyvilifiedquyuan,infrontofkinghuaihuaigraduallyalienatedquyuan,hastheambitionofquyuantingly,uncontrollablemelancholywithhimself,hewrote"liSAO",jiugeandotherimmortalpoems.
In229b.c.,thestateofqinoccupiedeightcitiesinthestateofchu.Thentheysentenvoystothestateofqin.Quyuanlookedattheplotofthekingofqinandputhisdeathintothepalace.Notonlydidthekingofchunotlisten,butheexpelledquyuanfromthecapitalofchu.Whenthekingofchuwenttothemeeting,hewasimprisonedbythestateofqin,andthekingofchuwasinastateofregret.Hewasadiseaseofdepression,andhediedinthestateofqinthreeyearslater.Thekingofqinsenttroopstothestateofchu,andthekingofqinwentdowntothecapital.Quyuaninexileontheway,haveheardkinghuaiabsentandyingafterthedeathofthecity,hopelessness,faceupwardswithasigh,investedrollingrapidsofthelost.
Jiangonthefishermenandpeopleonshore,Iheardthatquyuandoctorjianghimself,havecometojiangon,strugglingtosalvagethebodyofquyuan,andbroughttzu,eggsintotheriver,alsotherealgarwineChineseliquorseasonedwithrealgar)intotheriver,theinordertoturnallaquaticbeasts,makethebodyofquyuandoctorfromharm.Fromthenon,everyyearinMayfifthcastjiangquyuan'smartyrdom,chupeoplerowingtotheriver,inordertocommemorateagreatpatrioticpoet,theDragonBoatFestivalcustomspasseddown,justlikethat.
Reading“TheEmperor'sNewClothes”,Ihadtoletoutaburstoflaughteroverhisfool.“TheLittleMatchGirl”couldn'tkeepmefromcryingforhermisery.“RobinsonCrusoe”tookmeintoastrangeworldfullofdanger.AndIwasalsodeeplyimpressedbyHelenKeller'spatienceandperseverance…Besidesthese,booksalsotellmeotherthing-howtobeamanandhowtotellthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Inaword,goodbookscanmakemeknowwhatIdidn'tbefore.SoIthinkofagoodbookasmybestfriend.
阅读“皇帝的新衣”，我不得不把一阵笑声在他的傻瓜。《卖火柴的小女孩》不能不让我为她哭的痛苦。《鲁滨孙漂流记》把我带进了一个充满危险的陌生的世界。我也深深打动了海伦凯勒的耐心和毅力……除此之外，本书还告诉我其它的东西——如何成为一个男人，如何分辨对与错。总之，好的书籍可以让我知道什么我不在。所以我认为一个好的书是我最好的朋友。
I'llneverforgetthisfamoussaying,“Goodbooksarebestfriendswhoneverturntheirbacksuponus.
我永远不会忘记这句名言，“好书是最好的朋友，谁不背对我们。
Unit1Howcanwebecomegoodlearners?
本单元话题为“学会学习”，与之相关的话题作文主要为谈论英语学习方法，这是各地中考英语真题中最常考的话题作文之一。写作时可根据具体要求或提示，对相关的学习方法提出建议。
写作此类话题作文的常用表达有：
（1）Whataboutlisteningto…?
（2）Trytoguess…by…
（3）Themore…，themore…
（4）…isthesecrettolanguagelearning.
（5）Ithink…should…
（6）It’sagoodideato…
【典型例题】
为了交流学习经验，提高学习效率，某初中英语学习报正在举办以“howtobeagoodlearner”为题的征文比赛，请踊跃投稿。
【优秀范文】
Howtobeagoodlearner
Tobeagoodlearner,weshouldhavegoodhabitsandwaysoflearning.
Weneedtogetreadyforourlessonsbeforeclassandalwayslistencarefullyinclass.Afterclass,wemustgooverthelessonsandfinishourhomeworkontime.It’sgoodtostudyingroupsandhelpeachother.Weshoulddomorereadinginourfreetime.Ifwehaveanyproblems,we’dbetteraskothersforhelp.Asastudent,workinghardisimportant,butdon’tforgettodosportsandkeephealthy.
Ithinkallaboveishelpfultoustobeagoodlearner.
Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!
本单元是围绕节日这一话题展开的，是大家较为熟悉的内容，要想写好这个话题的文章，首先要注意其体裁，通常是电子邮件式的说明文，介绍一两个中国的传统节日，内容涉及节日名称、时间、含义及主要活动，还应谈到你喜欢该节日及理由。
写作此类话题作文的常用表达有：
(1)Ilove…because…
(2)Ithinktheyare…to…
(3)You’llhavegoodluckintheNewYear.
(4)Chinesepeoplehavebeencelebrating…forcenturies.
【典型例题】
假如你是李磊，你的美国笔友Tom对中国传统文化很感兴趣。请你用英语给他写一封80词左右的电子邮件。介绍一两个中国的传统节日、如春节、中秋节等。
【优秀范文】
DearTom
Iamverygladtotellyousomethingaboutspringfestival.
It’satraditionalfestivalinchina.Itcomesinwinter.
It’stimetogetnew.Weusuallycleananddecorateourhousescarefullybeforeitcomes.Ialwayshelpmymothercleanthewindowsandwashtheclothes.WeputonChunlianonthedoorsandchuanghuaonthewindows.
It’stimetosaygoodbyetothelastyear,andsayhellototheNewYear.Everyonegoeshometogettogetherwiththeirfamilies,nomatterhowfaritis.Theymusthavedinnertogetheronthatday.Theymustvisittheirrelativesandfriendsandsay“HappyNewYear”tothem.Whenthekidsgreettheirgrandparents,theycangetmoney.
Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestaurantsare?
本单元介绍如何指路，也是写作要涉及的话题。
写作此类话题作文的常用表达有：
(1)Letmetallyouhowtogetthere.
(2)Youcanwalkalong...
(3)Turnleft/rightto...
(4)Gostraightalong...
【典型例题】
你有两张红旗剧院的戏剧票，想要邀请Rob和你一起去看。请你给他写封信，邀请他并告诉他具体该怎么到达红旗剧院。
【优秀作文】
DearRob,
AreyoufreenextSunday?TherewillbeaconcertinHongqiTheater.IhavetwoticketsandIhopeyoucangowithme.Nowletmetallyouhowtogetthere.
First,youcanwalkalongZhaowudaRoadafteryouleaveyourhome.ThenturnleftontoThirdStreet.GostraightalongThirdStreet.WhenyougettoWalkingStreet，turnright.ThengoalongthestreetuntilyouseeHongqiTheateronyourright.
IwillmeetyouatthegateofHongqiTheater.
Yours,LiuMing
Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.
本单元话题为“我们怎样变化的”，主要围绕人或事物从过去到现在所发生的变化展开描述。写作时首先要理清写作的逻辑顺序，注意过去与现在的对比。在句式的使用上，既可用usedtodo/be…,butnow…,也可以直接用一般过去时描述过去的情况，用一般现在时描写现在的.情况，各种句式交替使用，以免文章显得呆板。
写作此类话题作文的常用表达有：
(1)…usedtodo/be
(2)How/whataboutyou?
(3)…has/havechangedalotinthelastfewyears.
【典型例题】
请你以Changesinpeople’slife为题描述最近几年人们生活上的变化。词数80词左右。
提示：1.人们的联系方式、娱乐方式的改变
2.人们的出行方式及居住环境的改变
【优秀范文】
Changesinpeople’slife
Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinpeople’slifeinthelastfewyears.
Inthepastpeoplekeptintouchwithrelativesorfriendsmainlybysendingletters.Theywouldlistentotheradiofornewsandotherinformation.Childrenusedtogotoschoolbybike.Bigfamilieshadtosharesmallrooms.
Nowpeoplecantalktoothersbytelephoneorontheinternetathome.Whentheyarefree,theywatchthenewsandotherprogramsonTV.Somefamiliesarerichenoughtosendtheirchildrentoschoolintheirowncars.Moreandmorepeopleliveinbigandbrightapartmentwithseveralrooms.
Inaword,peoplelivebetterthanbefore.