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In the middle of my home country there are very large places. They are hot and dry land called

deserts.

1. ____________ Families live a long way from other people. Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres. 2. ____________

About 65 years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families

living far away to communicate with each other. They decided they could use the radios for school. In this way, children could talk to each other like at school. 3. ____________

The children each spent about 30 minutes a day on the radio. They talked to their teacher about

their work and difficulties. The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they

learned and posted them to the children. After finishing their work, the children sent it back to their teacher to mark. 4. ____________ He tried to visit each child twice each year. This was sometimes difficult. The journey was very long and could be dangerous. In addition, the school held camps once a

year. The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience.

5. ____________. The government provides families with computers so that the children can

use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e-mail now. The teachers enjoy their

work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well. It is an interesting way to learn, don’t you think?

A. The teacher also travelled around the country.

B. All over the deserts are farms and small towns.

C. This was how the first“ School of the Air” started.

D. This families’ children cannot go to school like you.

E. With the development of technology, computers are becoming popular.

As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. 1. . Let’s look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have bad meanings. 2. . In English, people use the dog to describe good actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. TO describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. 3. . But in Western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is unkind. There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.

4. . People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.

5. . We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.

A. However, Chinese love cats very much.

B. The words about plants and animals are used in good or bad ways in different cultures.

C. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used.

D. However, westerners love cats very much

E. We can see similarities when we pay attention to the way words are used.

F. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries.

G. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans

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