Test yourself 1. Read the following statements, then read the text and match its paragraphs with the statements. There is one extra statement.
1 Studying is very important for Chinese students.
2 Students stay in their classrooms for lunch.
3 Students have all the classes in the same classroom.
4 Maths and English are students' favourite classes.
5 Homework does not take too much time.
6 Chinese schools have their own typical features.
A In China education plays a very important role. Schools in China are very much like schools in Europe or America. There are, however, some differences.
В There are usually about 45 students in a classroom. Students stay in the same classrooms for all subjects, teachers travel from classroom to classroom to teach their subjects. Starting from the third grade, each subject is taught by a teacher who specialises only in that subject.
С School hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students have 10-minute breaks in between 40-minute classes. At noontime the students eat lunch, which is prepared by school kitchen staff and brought to their classrooms.
D Chinese schools do not generally give much homework. Most students can complete it in about one hour, after that they do extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities for many students include weekend classes. The majority of kids prepare for the Olympiads in maths and English in their extracurricular weekend classes.
E The Chinese hold learning and education in the highest regard. Even when in hospital, they would do homework while receiving treatment. Teachers say that though children are smarter and more confident today, there is always room for improvement. Today students need to be taught discipline and teamwork.
2. Fill in the gaps. Use should or shouldn’t.
1. You … learn foreign languages.
2. Children … watch TV all day long.
3. People … drop litter.
4. The rich … help the poor.
5. We … recycle our rubbish.
6. We … protect the environment.
7. Everybody … eat vegetables and fruit.
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (watch) TV when she (call).
2. Sam (wait) for us when we (arrive).
3. He (break) his leg while he (skate).
4. Emily (talk) on the phone when I (come) in.
5. When I (see) her, she (stand) at the bus stop.
4. Complete the sentences with the words much, many.
1. Trevor has free time.
2. He doesn't getmoney for it, but he enjoys his work.
3. Trevor couldn't find information for his article in the library,
4. There are computers in Trevor's school, so he used the computer in The RAP office.
5. teenagers liked his article and wrote about it to The RAP.
Hello Mom and Dad. I don't know about you, but I often don't have enough time. Recently I have not a minute free. I go to dances and to painting, I really like it, I am happy. I have grandiose plans! I dream of opening my own beauty salon in our city and really hope that everything will work out!
Your daughter. ... (name)
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Привет мама и папа. Не знаю как вам, а мне часто не хватает времени. В последнее время у меня ни минутки свободной. Я хожу на танцы и на рисование, мне очень это нравится, я счастлива. Планы у меня грандиозные! Я мечтаю открыть свой салон красоты в нашем городе и очень надеюсь, что все получится!
Ваша дочь. ... (имя)
DO NOT spoil me, you spoil me with this. I know very well that you don't have to give me everything I ask for. I'm just testing you.
Don't be afraid to be demanding with me. I prefer this approach. This allows me to determine my place.
DO NOT rely on force in your relationship with me. This will teach me that only strength should be considered. I will respond more readily to your initiatives.
DO NOT be inconsistent. This confuses me and makes me stubbornly try to keep the last word in all cases.
DO NOT make promises that you cannot keep - it will shake my faith in you.
DO NOT succumb to my provocations when I say or do something just to annoy you. And then in the future I will try to achieve even greater victories.
Don't be too upset by my words, "I hate you." I don't mean that. I just want you to regret what you did to me.
DO NOT make me feel smaller than I really am. I retaliate against you for this, becoming a "cry" and a "whiner."
DO NOT do for me and for me what I am able to do myself: I will use you as a servant.
DO NOT allow my "bad habits" to attract too much of your attention to me. It will only inspire me to continue them.
DO NOT complain about me in the presence of strangers. I will pay more attention to your remarks if you tell me everything calmly face to face.
DO NOT try to discuss my behavior in the midst of conflict. For some objective reason, my hearing is dulled at this moment, and the desire to cooperate with you disappears. It will be better if we talk about it later.
DO NOT try to read me teachings and notations. You will be surprised to learn that I understand perfectly well what is "good" and "bad."
DO NOT make me feel that my actions are a mortal sin: I must learn to make mistakes without feeling that I am incapable of anything.
DO NOT ask me to explain why I did this: sometimes I do not understand why I do so and not otherwise.
DO NOT test my honesty too much: intimidated, I will easily turn into a liar.
Don't forget that I like to experiment: that's how I know the world, so please accept it.
DO NOT protect me from the consequences of my own mistakes: I learn from my own experience.
DON'T pay too much attention to my little illnesses. I can learn to enjoy feeling bad if it attracts so much attention to me.
DO NOT try to suffocate me when I ask frank questions: if you do not answer them, I will look for information elsewhere.
NEVER hint that you are perfect and sinless: it gives me a sense of the futility of trying to match you.
Do not let my fears cause you excessive anxiety, otherwise I will be even more afraid: show me what courage is.
DO NOT forget that I cannot develop successfully without understanding and encouragement.
DO NOT forget to share with me your achievements and failures, then I will reveal my secrets to you, I will wait for your advice and support.
TREAT ME THE WAY YOU TREAT YOUR FRIENDS. THEN I WILL ALSO BECOME YOUR FRIEND. I learn by following examples, not by criticism.
And besides, I love you so much. Please treat me with the same love.