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Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students' posture (姿势) and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them", she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. "Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico ('波多黎各) and Japan," says Witt. "Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch (低头垂肩地坐) on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful." Because the students are moving, their blood (血液) increases. That carries more oxygen (氧气 to the brain (大脑), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer.
"Furthermore, they're fun." says Pownali.
【小题1】 What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will _________.
A.pay more attention to his lessons | B.be fun |
C.like to move around | D.sit up straighter |
A.About three years. | B.Only one year. |
C.In 2008. | D.Since he was a fifth-grade teacher. |
A.Four. | B.Three. | C.Two. | D.One. |
A.improve the students' posture and attention | B.slouch on the chairs |
C.have fun | D.Both A and C are correct answers. |
A.Sitting on a chair. | B.Sitting on a ball. |
C.They are the same. | D.We don't know. |
---How long has the meeting _______?
--- Just a minute. I will check the time.
A. begun B. started C. been on D. been begun
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( ) 1. She hardly watch TV , does she? ( ) 2. Must he clean his room after school? ( ) 3. Would you mind closing the window? ( ) 4. May we talk about the math in the library? ( ) 5. It’s getting hotter and hotter, isn’t it? ( ) 6. How long have you lived there? ( ) 7. May I have a sandwich? ( ) 8. Would you like to come for a walk? ( ) 9. How long has your brother taught in that school? ( ) 10. Could you please not put your cap here? |
A. Yes, I’d love to. B. No, he needn’t. C. No, you mustn’t. D. Sorry, I’ll put it in my desk. E. Since he left the army. F. I’ve lived there all my life. G. It perhaps is. H. No, she doesn’t. I. Of course, you can. J. No, not at all. |
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