The Lily Pad Inn is just a short 5-minute walk away from the center of town. The inn is in a large private(私人的) home with a nice garden. The rooms are clean and prepared for rent by the month, week or day. Great scenery can be enjoyed from our rooftop (屋顶): Erhai Lake and Cang Mountain.

◆Stay connected with excellent Internet access(接入), printing service included.

◆Enjoy hot water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

◆Ticket service, laundry service and rental(供出租的) bicycles are offered.

◆Enjoy an interesting garden party and make friends with people from different countries.

Prices for Quiet and Clean Accommodations(住处)

(Short/ Long Term Stay)

Lovely Erin, the English-speaking Chinese owner and hostess, will help make your stay in Dali pleasant.

Mobile phone number: +86 13988569807

Office number: +86 0872 2677807

Email: Chinaerin@yahoo.cn or Chinaerin@hotmail.com

Website: www.chinaerin.spaces.live.com

    Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Heilongjiang began to write her diaries in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed the language because her mother can't read English. "It's like killing two birds with one stone," said Jia. "My privacy(隐私) becomes safe and my English improves a lot."

    Jia's mother is not the only mom who reads her child's diary. Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey among over 2,300 parents. The results show that about 40% of parents read their children's secrets.

That's why many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy.

    Wu Lei, 15, from Shanxi, keeps a diary, too. But he doesn't write it on paper. He writes online, which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents "know nothing about the Internet".

    Lu Huan, 13, from Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Lu asked her parents to buy her a cell phone.

    "Parents want to know what is going on in their children's lives," said Shao Xiaozhen, a teenage expert in Beijing. "But sometimes they go about it the wrong way." Shao suggested the teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets, talking with parents is a better solution. "If your parents know that you are safe, they'll let you keep your secrets."

Information Card

Creating a study plan

    Studying is important to students. But it is always difficult to find enough time to study every subject you need. So a good plan helps you to make sure of your success in study.

    Then, how to make a study plan? Well, you can begin with listing all the subjects you need to study and make sure what you need to do for each subject. Next, you should decide how much time you should spend on different subjects. Now, it is a good idea to study at the same time every day. In this way, you actually have a plan you can remember easily. While arranging (安排) time for each subject, you also need to make sure that you still have time for family, friends and rest. This is because you won't be able to succeed in your studies unless you balance your personal life and your study.

    Once the plan is made, the next thing you need to do is to follow it. One of the biggest challenges in following your study plan is that you will be tempted (诱惑) to avoid it and do something relaxing, or fun instead. Luckily, you can fight this temptation by taking breaks. But be sure not to take extra breaks or too long breaks as it can affect your plan. So at the start of your break，set an alarm clock to remind you when your break is over. Also, you need to use your break wisely. For example, go for a short walk, eat a small snack, or listen to some music.

    To avoid forgetting to follow your plan, try to get into the habit of looking at your calendar every day. Sometimes our plans are herd to follow because some important people in our lives distract (使分心) us from our goals. In order to avoid this, tell people in your life about your plan. Put up a copy of your study guide at home so you and your family can see it, and email a copy to your friends so they know when you have spare time.

    Hello, everyone. I'd like to have a brief introduction to the overseas study group. There will be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} group members visiting the USA. We will start our journey at 19:00 on August 15 from Shanghai and will arrive in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} at 22:15. From August 16 through 23 we'll {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in Harrison Middle School. As for the nights, we'll stay at the local students' homes so that we'll have more time to practice our {#blank#}4{#/blank#} English. After that, we'll tour some large {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and the last stop is San Francisco. On August 27, we'll fly back to our homeland, and we will enjoy parents' warm hugs the next day.

    I am Paul. I am in the classroom. What's under the teacher's desk?

    It's a black schoolbag. Who lost the schoolbag? Let's look at the things in it. This is a pencil box with a pen, a ruler and two pencils in it. This is a Chinese book. I always have my name on my books. But I can't see a name on it. I get(取)the math(数学)book from the schoolbag and have a look. There is no name on it, either(也). How about the music(音乐)book? Let me see. Here is a photo in this book. This is Sally, but I don't know the other two girls in the photo. Is this Sally's schoolbag? I am not sure. I will call Sally and phone her about the lost schoolbag.