Entertain yourself on cold wet days

    Getting bored on cold wet days? Feeling there is nothing to do? TEENS will help you get rid of the boredom. Here are some fun ideas to get you active, both inside and outside.

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    Help your mom cook a dinner in the kitchen. Washing vegetables may be a good choice for you. You can also learn to make a simple meal, like egg-fried rice. When you eat a meal you have cooked, you'll feel very proud.

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    Choose an interesting story. Then invite your friends to perform it together. You can be the director and your friends can be actors. When you are ready, ask your family and your friends' family to enjoy the play.

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    Collect your family photos. Choose some special ones with your family and make a photo wall. It's a great chance to listen to family stories behind those photos. You can also DIY a photo album and keep the photos safe for a long time.

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    Do you want to be an inventor? Be creative about finding new uses for old objects. Try to invent something with your imagination. For example, you can make a garbage can or a storage box with cardboard. You can also find a problem at your home and create something to fix it.

    A friend is someone who makes you happy. Here is some advice to help you to become a better friend.

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    When you are making friends, honesty is the most important word. You should always be honest with your friends. When you see your friend does something wrong, you should tell him or her; when your friend does something good, you should praise him or her honestly and openly.

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    Don't always be concerned with what you have given to your friends. Just try your best to help your friends. You should always keep in mind that you give love, so you can receive love.

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    We all need encouragement. Tell your friends that you are always with them. Encourage your friends to achieve their dreams, and wish them good luck.

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    When your friends do something wrong, you should not always remember them. We all make mistakes, and besides, you should also try your best to help them correct their mistakes.

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    If you have bad feelings, don't hide them. You should talk about your feelings with your friends. They can do their best to help you. They are the persons who you can trust. Just believe in them

    Do you know Paris? It's the capital of France. It's a great place to visit. You can do many fun things in Paris.

    You can eat breakfast at a cafe. French pastries(油酥点心)are delicious.

    You can also go for a walk along the Seine River. You can see many artists painting and selling their pictures. You can also buy books and postcards there.

    It's a good choice to take the underground to the Eiffel Tower. The view(景色)from its top(顶端)is fantastic(极好的)!

    Learn some French before you go to Paris. French is one of the most beautiful languages in the world. It's wonderful to speak French in such a romantic(浪漫的)city.

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    There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.

    One day Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. All of a sudden, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he know the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to rush towards his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.

    It was getting dark, but Peter rushed on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father's words, "Lots of strong men have made every effort to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important."

    Finally when the boy's father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. "Thank God! He saved the village, "they praised Peter. All the villagers called him "Peter the Guard" from then on. Peter's parents were really proud of him!

    If your children are learning to read, it's wonderful! Whatever they're reading, they're probably super-excited readers! But the fact is, reading is skill {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Create a comfortable reading place.

    Choose a special place with right furnishings(装饰), blankets and pillows for your children put a bookcase of your children' s books. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If your children feel like they have got their own special place for reading, they will probably spend time in their little space with all their new favorite books…

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    Make the library and bookstore a special treat.

    Whether your kids are big readers or not they are only children. They may be excited about new clothes and toys, but not books! Try to use that excitement to help your children love to read. Making a special treat of spending some time at the library or bookstore can be the perfect way to get your children excited about reading {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    A king in Africa had a close friend that helped him grow up. The friend had a habit of looking at everything that happened in his life positively(肯定地)and saying, " This is good. "

    One day the king and his friend went out hunting. The friend would prepare the guns for the king. The friend did something wrong in preparing one of the guns, and after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. On seeing the situation the friend said as usual, "This is good!" The king replied, "No, this is not good!" He was very angry and sent his friend to jail.

    About one year later, the king was hunting in a forest. Cannibals(食人者)caught him and took him to their village. As they were going to kill him, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. They never ate anyone who was less than whole. So they sent the king back.

    When he returned home, he felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went quickly to the jail to speak with his friend. "You were right," he said. "It was good that my thumb was blown off. "And he told the friend all that had just happened." And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad of me to do this."

    "No," his friend replied, "this is good! " "What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?"

    "If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been eaten!"