Is it necessary to start learning English from childhood?
The students of Class 3 had a discussion about whether it is necessary to start learning English from childhood. Some of them think that English learning should start from childhood. As little boys and girls have a very good memory, they can learn a lot of English words by heart. This will help them lay a solid foundation of their future English learning. But others do not agree. Young children have to learn Chinese pinyin at school. If they study Chinese pinyin and English at the same time, it will be very easy for them to mix them up. This will do a lot of harm not only to their Chinese learning but also
to their future English learning. In a short, the students have not arrived at any agreement yet.
Cheat in examinations, yes or no?
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school. As students, we often take examinations at school, but sometimes we have too many examinations which are too difficult for us. On the other hand, some of us are lazy and don’t work hard at their lessons, so when taking examinations, they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers. In my opinion, it’s wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of schools. We students should be honest and try to get good results by studying hard, instead of cheating in examinations. What’s more, we should improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations.
new words
discussion 讨论
whether 是否
necessary 有必要的
childhood 童年
memory 记忆
lay a solid foundation 打好坚实的基础
harm 伤害
agreement 同意,一致
cheat 作弊,欺骗
in order to 为了
please 取悦
method 方法