Read a Timeline

Every family has a history. A timeline can show events in a family's history. A timeline is an ordered group of words and dates that shows when events happened. 

Learn the skill   

Step1 The title tells what the timeline is about. The timeline has a line divided in equal parts. Each park stands for 10 years.

Step2  Look at the first and last numbers on the timeline. The numbers are years. The events on the timeline happened between these years.

What is a hurricane?(飓风)

    You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating(毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season,'' from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Categories(类别)of Hurricanes

    There are five categories of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage(危害) a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed, the more dangerous the storm. For example, a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to break the buildings along the seaside completely.

Hurricane Dangers

    When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall（降雨）, there can be a devastating flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye in fact is a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it's over, but before long the wind and rain increase(增长) again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

Hurricane Safety Tips

    There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to stay inside during the storm. You could be seriously injured(受伤) if you go outside.

A.Have enough sleep

B.Keep yourself busy

C.Go out and make friends

D.Break the bad habit

E.Eat healthy food.

F.Remember to exercise

    Nothing is more important than health and happiness. But how can we live a healthy and happy life? Here are some ways for you.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. They supply rich and the necessary vitamins for us. We also should eat less meat and junk food everyday.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Swimming, running, skating, dancing, walking and some other activities can help you keep healthy. You should exercise at least three times a week and for twenty minutes or more each time.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It is best to get about eight hours of sleep a day. It is hard for our health if we don't have enough sleep. You can get sick from not getting enough sleep.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It stops you from having bad habits. To keep yourself busy, you can walk around the house, spend with your pet, watering flowers, cleaning the windows and so on. Do anything you enjoy.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Spend time and have fun with them. Talk with them, but don't talk about anything bad. You should stay with the people who are healthy and happy.

    The Browns and Mary leave the train station for their home. After half an hour, they get to the Browns' home. Mary sees her new home, and she is very happy. She puts her jacket on the bed. Then Mrs. Brown says, "Mary, don't put your dirty jacket on the bed. "

    It's time for lunch. Mary is happy because she sees her favorite food chicken on the table. She tastes it and says, "Very nice. " Then Mr. Brown says, "Mary, you can't eat before your grandparents eat. And you mustn't talk when eating. "

    After lunch, Mary goes into Peter's room. Peter is not happy. He says, "Mary, you can't come into my room without(没有) asking me.

In the evening, the Browns go to bed but Mary doesn't. She is not happy because she thinks there are too many rules at the Browns' home. With her jacket, Mary goes to the train station. She likes it because there're no rules there.

    Henry is an English boy. He is 14 years old. He visited Beijing with his family last summer. Then he became interested in(对……感兴趣) Chinese culture. He wanted to learn Chinese, so he asked his aunt to teach him. His aunt is from China. He also wanted to learn to play the erhu. But he didn't know where to buy one in England. So he asked his pen pal(笔友) Li Gang for help. Li Gang is a Chinese boy. He lives in Shanghai. He bought a erhu and mailed(邮寄) it to Henry. Now Henry is waiting for his package(包裹). He can't wait to receive it.

    There are four students talking about their favourite {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Michael likes {#blank#}2{#/blank#} because it's important and interesting. Lisa likes English and her English teacher is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} {#blank#}4{#/blank#} likes history and he has two history classes every week. Amelia loves art because of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.