Letter A

    Young people are always told that they should make the most of their time, that they will never be as free again. So, my question is — why fill up all this free time with housework？Parents expect their children to get good grades, be good at sports, and be popular with other kids.

    However，there is not enough time in the day to do these things and then do housework as well. It's not fair to expect teenagers to give up their precious time to do boring housework. Parents and children both have jobs. Parents' jobs are in the work-place. Their children's jobs are at school.

    The only difference is that parents get paid and children don't. Parents say that they make their kids do housework to teach them responsibility. But this is just a trick. Parents trick their kids into doing housework because they are lazy.

Yours,

Overloaded

Letter B

    Both parents and children have jobs. The parents' job is to go to work to earn money. The children's job is to go to school. But we all get hungry. Someone has to cook the meals and clean up afterward. We all wear clothes that get dirty. Someone has to wash them, iron them, and put them away. Children work from 9 until 4. Parents work from 8 until 6. Sure, after 4 o'clock, children have homework. But after 6, parents have homework too. They have to do the shopping, go to the bank, pay the bills, and help their kids with their own homework!

    I think it's only fair that teenagers help out a bit at home. They might not like it, but it's good for them．It teaches them how to look after themselves．This is really useful when they leave home to go to college or to live on their own.

    We often dine out with others, but do you know some basic etiquette (礼节)? If you behave well at the table, it will make your partners happy. But if you don't know how to behave yourself, you will feel embarrassed. Here are some tips for the table etiquette.

    When helping a woman pull her chair to the table, hold it and guide it. Don t shove(碰撞)it against the back of her legs.
     If you're seated at a table with eight or fewer guests, wait for everyone to be served and for the hostess(女主人) to begin eating before you dig in. At a long banquet table, it's OK to start when several people are seated and served.

    If you prefer not to have wine while dining out, don't turn your glass upside down, and don t make a big deal of saying you don't drink. Simply place your fingertips on the rim(边缘) of the glass and say" Not today, thanks."

    When you excuse yourself to go to the restroom, just say" Please excuse me."

    When out with friends or family—even at a fancy restaurant –it's OK to ask for your leftovers(吃剩的饭菜) to be wrapped. But don't do it at a business lunch or dinner.

Information Card

    Hello! My name is Kim. I'm a student. I'm in Class 5. I go to a shopping mall(购物中心) with my parents(父母) today(今天). My mother buys a pencil box and a schoolbag(书包) for me. The pencil box is red and the schoolbag is red, too. I like red. She also buys a sweater. It's pink. Her favourite colour is pink. My father buys a pen. It's white. He likes its colour. What about me? I buy a red skirt. It's very nice. I can wear it with my favourite blouse. It's light red.

    Many people would like to watch sport matches. First, you need to know about audience manners.

    Most sporting arenas have rules for audience written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive, Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don't leave when a game is in progress. When you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbish.

    During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don't criticize the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the Audience.

    Clapping is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players, but you should do it properly. When player find appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don't go on for too long. After an excellent performance, clap warmly. If someone fails, your clapping will help encourage them.

    Clapping is not welcome, however, while player need to keep their attention. Various sports have various rules for the audience.

    Enjoying artistic gymnastics requires silence. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football player. When you watch snooker and table tennis matches, flash photography is not allowed. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.

    To be a good audience, you should take time to learn the game-particular mules and related endure of each event.

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    Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very useful because it can help you make yourself easily understood. When you are talking with others, you are not just using words, but also using body languages. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} A smile and handshake show welcome, and clapping hands means congratulations. These are accepted both by Chinese and foreigners as having the same meanings.

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    When you use a foreign language, it is very important to know the meanings of body languages in the foreign country. Following this will help you live and work better with foreign people.

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