Studying abroad(国外)is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an overseas(海外的)high school student. You can have a lot of fun here,especially on holidays.

There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is obviously Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday,most overseas students love to fly back to their countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.

Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines(使结合) “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday". Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.

The Chinese New Year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal things.

1.   in Australia

Which month does summer begin in Australia?

In2. .

Which season is Christmas in Australia?

In 3.

What're 4.activities in December in Australia?

5. to the beach and 6.sunshine.

What do people do on Good Friday and Easter?

People7. go shopping, but8.  go to see Easter show.

9.do Chinese students do during the Spring Festival in Australia?

They continue to do their10.things.

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Claude Monet's paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France. Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic-they looked exactly like the real world. Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists(印象派画家). Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy-they gave an impression of what the real world looked like. Sometimes Impressionists worked outside, which was a very unusual thought in their time. Impressionism received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled impression, Sunrise.

Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress, Claude Monet

crated a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877. He worked on

his paintings right on the train platform at the Gare Saint-Lazare, the train station on Saint Lazare

Street. Although there were many train stations in Paris, this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance(意义).

Monet’s friend, Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains. Monet needed permission(允许)to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style. One day Monet dressed himself in his very best suit along with a fine top hat, a good linen shirt and a silk tie. He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter.

When he went towards the clerk at the train office, he presented his calling card which introduced him as Claude Monet, Painter. He asked to see the station master. The clerk quickly allowed this fine gentleman to enter the station master's office. The station master was also impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform. The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could complete a scene even though passengers complained.

Was it all worthwhile(值得)? Monet’s train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master, made his train station famous until even now.

Claude Monet

Introduction

◆Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the 1.as the popular art styles in the 1870s France.

◆Impressionist paintings gave an impression of2.the real world looked.

◆He helped Impressionism get its 3.by his painting Impression, Sunrise.

A 4.of painting trains

◆At that time trains were subjects that could keep people’s 5.and represented modern progress.

◆He created paintings of trains 6.January and March in 1877, at the train station with the longest 7.in Paris.

◆He dressed himself as a wealthy gentleman to win the station master’s 8..

◆In order to help Monet complete a scene, the station master even made trains leave 9.than they should do.

Result

◆His train scenes made not only his career 10.but also the train station famous.

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