Good friends have common ideas and sometimes similar taste in music, clothes and Free time activities. However, the most important thing of friendship (友谊), according to some studies at North Westminster Community School is trust (信任). Trust is what it is all about.
Ann | I’m 15 years old. My good friends are Sarah and Minnie. I met Sarah when I was five and Minnie when I was eight. Because Sarah’s father found a new job in New York last year, she moved there with her family. Although we can’t study and play together every day, we talk online every Saturday. We share all things we experienced and care about each other’s life. |
Amanda | I met Susan when I was waiting outside her house on the day she moved next to my house. Last month, I broke my arm and had to stay in hospital. She came to hospital every day to help me with my study and tell me funny things in school. Because of her, I became well soon. |
Jane | Rosie It’s my best friend. We do everything together. We go to the school library every Monday, Wednesday and Tuesday afternoon. We talked about everything together. We don’t know the true meaning of friendship. |
1.The three students at North Westminster community school think ________ it’s the most important in friendship.
A.love B.trust C.age D.culture
2.Ann met Sarah ________ year ago.
A.seven B.eight C.nine D.ten
3.Amanda had something wrong with her ________ last month.
A.head B.leg C.arm D.hand
4.Jane goes to the school library ________ times a week.
A.three B.four C.five D.six
Some Chinese parents only care about their children’s grades. This made their children lose confidence (自信) little by little because of too much schoolwork. It’s a problem. Parents should find out their children’s interests and teach them some important skills (技能) they need. The skills make children confident, happy and clever.
Cooking, for example, is a good skill. Teaching a child to cook will help improve many of his other skills. Cooking needs patience and time. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking so he will learn to work hard and finish his job well. As a result, a well-cooked dinner will give him a lot of fun and confidence.
Give your child all the things like a broken radio or TV set to play with they will spend hours looking at them and trying to fix (修理) them. Your child might become an engineer when he grows up. This kind of activity is better than teaching a child to read a book. It teaches him to think and to use his mind. And that is more important.
How Chinese parents should educate their children | |
Problem. | Parents only care about their children’s1.. Children are losing confidence because of too much 2.. |
Advice | Find out children’s3. and teach them some important skills. 4.. It can give them much fun and confidence. Fixing old things it can teach children to think and to 5.. |