If we agree that education is used to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we should teach children something really useful. Here is what our school should teach.

    Politeness is a mark of civilization(文明). The sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be achieved by a smile and good manners.

    Like it or not, our adults work hard for money, but we don't make an effort to teach children how to manage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.

    We're likely to accept something we are told, but that's not what educated people do. Educated people are reasonable(理性的) and they look at facts. If our schools teach nothing else, they should at least teach critical（批判性的）thinking.

    Children should learn to take care of their health. They should know that if they eat junk food（垃圾食品）, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about what happens to their bodies when they drink or smoke.

    All of us are part of society. We have rights and duties. We should understand what they are. We have to know a little bit of history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to communicate with the people around us.

    In a word, our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face, and this is how you deal with it.”

    Do you like shopping? Here are some shopping tips for you.

    First, you should write down all the things you want to buy. You should know how much money you need and take enough money with you. People can bring their own shopping bags now so you needn't buy one from the shop.

    Second, it's very important not to buy the things you needn't. There are many nice things in the shopping mall, but what you need is only some of them.

    Third, when you are shopping , you need to go into different shops and compare(对比)things of the same kind. It may take you lots of time to get the best one.

    Fourth, you can go shopping at the weekend or during holidays. On one hand, there are lots of discounts(折扣) on many things. On the other hand, people have enough time to decide which to buy.

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 What things do you do well? Julian Lage plays the guitar. He plays1 than most people of his age.

 Some people say Julian is 2 a guitar whiz(奇才). When he was 13 years old, he already played with some of the top guitar 3 in the country. He performed at a number of music festivals. He even appeared in Grammy Awards Show, which gives prizes to the country's 4 musicians.

 Julian was five when his father5 him the first guitar. Just one year later he surprised people with his amazing talent. He played the guitar so well that a6 was made about him and showed in the cinema. Julian works hard and keep on7 even harder. It takes him about five to eight hours each 8 . Julian also works on his music with a guitar teacher.

 When do Julian have time for school? He doesn't go to school. 9 going to school, he is taught at home. He does his homework first in the morning so that he can 10 the rest of the day on his music. Julian is not sure what he will do when he grows up. For now he is happy just to play his guitar.

John Brown has a big family. Let's look at his family tree. These are his grandparents. His grandfather's 1 is Peter Brown. Cindy is his grandma. She wears a purple jacket. Her favorite 2 is purple. They have two 3 , Frank and Dale, and a daughter (女儿) , Helen. Frank is John's father. He can play the 4 well. Dale is John's uncle. He has so many animals on his big 5 , such as horses, ducks, 6 and cows. 

7 is that girl? She is John's8 . She is his uncle's daughter and her name is Mary. She loves gardening, so she spends a lot of time on the 9 every day. Eric is John's brother. He always goes 10 on weekends because he likes travelling (旅游) on foot.