When did you last say “I love you” to your father? If you can't remember, then you can get the chance this Father's Day on June 19.

Generally compared to(与—相比) a mother's gentle love, a father represents qualities such as independence(独立), confidence, courage and adventure(冒险).

    Also, caring fathers help their children get along with others. Fathers can lead their children into their social circle(社交圈). They can al so teach them how to behave and control their feelings.

    For example, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was quiet and didn't like to talk with others when he was a little kid. So his father often held family parties and let Bill play games with family members. “my ability of leading and cooperating(合作) became better through games.” Gates once said in an interview with US Fortune magazine.

    US actor Will Smith said that his father taught him important lessons through small things. His father once planned to tear(拆) down a wall of their shop and rebuild it. But little Will thought it was impossible. After a year and a half, they did it. “You didn't try to build a wall. You are going to lay a brick every day. And soon you have a wall,” he said on TV show.

    “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters”, British poet George Herbert once said. Do you agree?

    English is an important international language，but that doesn't mean it's easy to learn．①Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn,but they weren't always successful．

    In 1930，Professor C．K．Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English．It had only 850 words and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours．The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages，but they couldn't understand the answers in“real”English!

    R．E．Zachrisson，a university professor in Sweden，decided that②对英语学习者来说最大的问题是拼写 ， so he invented a language with the name of Anglic．Anglic was similar③      English，but with much simpler spelling，"father'' became “faadher'' and “new'' became “nue”．Unluckily，Anglic never became popular．

  In the age of international communication through the Internet，a new form of English might appear．A large number of world's emails are in English and include examples of“Netlingo”like OIC(Oh，I see)and TTYL，(Talk to you later)．In another fifty years，English might not be used．We might all speak fluent Internetish !

How to be a friend of yourself

    We often pay attention to developing relationships with others, however, we forget the basic step: being friends of ourselves. How can we have good relationships with others if we don't even have good relationship with ourselves?{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    First, forgive yourself. It's true that you are not perfect, but neither is everybody else. It's normal to make mistakes{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Second, accept things you can't change. There are some things you cannot change, such as your background and your past{#blank#}3{#/blank#} if you face the things you can't change, just smile, and move on.

    Third, focus on your achievements. You can try making a list of your achievements, which do not have to be big things there are a lot of small but important achievements in our life{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Last but not least, stop comparing yourself with others. You are unique.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} your success is not determined(决定) by other people. Instead, it is determined by your own life purpose.

Mr. Helpful,

    I'm not a top student .Most of my classmates are much better than me, so I usually get stressed out. Although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can't get good grades. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it, but it doesn't work. What do you think I should do?

Wang Tao

Dear Wang Tao

    Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist, did poorly in his studies when he was a young boy .But , as an adult, he made many discoveries (发明)that helped a lot of people .When I was at a young age, I didn't do well at school. I just kept working hard and at last I succeeded .You should take it easy (慢慢来) and try your best .Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.

Mr. Helpful

    International travelers, whether traveling for business or pleasure, will find themselves alone from time to time. Here are a few ways to meet new people and perhaps even get new travel chances.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Be polite and friendly. Remember to put yourself in social situations. Restaurants, shops and parks are all great places to meet people. If you want to make local friends in a country, stay near the places the locals often visit.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Keep a small photo album in your bag when you travel. Photos of family, friends and pets will help your new friends learn more about you. They will share their similar experiences with you, and it will help you learn more about your new friends.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Can you help your new friends improve their Chinese? Can you cook a traditional Chinese meal? By sharing your experiences, you can have a close relationship with your new friends that they won't soon forget.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷Many foreigners love Chinese goods but have to pay a lot when buying them in homeland, so you'd better prepare some gifts such as silks, tea and china (瓷器). They are always popular.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸If you and your new friends get along well, you can give them your information and plan to live in each other's house for your next trip. Then you can visit their countries and stay in their houses while they stay in yours. In this way you will improve your friendship and live like a local abroad, but pay less for traveling.