The Dragon Boat Festival also called the Duan Wu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats. To hold the dragon boat races is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets (诗人) in China.

    Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest minister(大臣) of the State of Chu, during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) (战国时期). He was upright(正直的)and wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the State stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials, he failed. At last, he was very discouraged. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said that people were trying to save him. But it was too late. Also, they were very sad and they threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan's spirit.

    Now we read his poem Li Sao which was filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zong Zi to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival.

    At Parkland International Language School, our aim is to offer excellent junior English summer courses to young people aged 11 to 17. Our residential English summer school is held at one of the best boarding schools in England.

    It has outstanding facilities (设施), and it is situated in a very safe and attractive part of the country. Students aged 11 to 17 from different countries can enjoy the complete summer school experience: a full program of English lessons, activities and entertainment.

    Also, students can make lifelong friendships with students from other countries or with those British students who join them for conversation practice.

    We are a small, friendly and professional family business. We promise to ensure that all of our students are very well cared for and that they can make the most of the opportunities to practice and enrich their knowledge of English at our English Language summer school.

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    In Britain students have two hours of P.E. each week. P.E. includes sit-ups, press-ups (俯卧撑) and skipping rope.

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  Why are so many people so afraid to fail ? Quite simply because no one tells us how to face the failure (失败）. In fact, failure can become experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.

Most parents work hard to prevent failure or protect their children. One way is to lower (降低)standards. Nearly 60% of the parents choose this way. When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as "perfect" even though it doesn't stand still. The other way is to blame (责怪）others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.

There's a problem with the two days. It makes a child unprepared for the real life if they don't meet enough failure. The young need to learn that no one can be the best at everything, no one can win all the time. The young should be allowed to experience failure. 

Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown—ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. 

Dust storms（沙尘暴） appear when strong wind blows sand and dirt from a dry surface. Strong dust storms may cause deaths, so you should know how to protect yourself from dust storms when you meet them.