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That's how one morning I found myself downloading a language app, creating a profile, and recording an introduction video hoping to convince potential students to book a trial lesson with me. Despite watching tutorials (教程) online for only seven hours, I pretended to be a qualified teacher.

But on the other side, my first student, Robert — an American living in Medellin, Spain — changed everything. He wasn't trying to master grammar or speak perfect textbook Spanish. He wanted to improve his fluency and learn the local paisa slang, so he could understand the people in the street stands, the bakery guy, the lady selling coffee.

I remember our first class vividly. I explained the difference between a rolo, a caleno, or a samario, which led to discussions about regional accents, word meanings, and how everything changes depending on who says it and how. Robert also shared his life in Ohio, experiences in Latin America, and his relationship with food and people.

Our Spanish classes turned into a sort of cultural lab. In that back-and-forth of ideas, we unknowingly started building bridges. It hit me that teaching a language goes far beyond teaching grammar. It's about opening the door to a new world and inviting someone else to walk through it.

I now believe language teaching is a powerful tool for building bridges across cultures and for revealing stereotypes that divide us. In a globalized world, language teachers are perhaps — agents of change and social transformation, sharing culture through lived experiences.

Light Entwined by Richard Harding

Discover the fascinating interplay of light and texture in Richard Harding's Light Entwined. This exhibit features soft sculptures made from thread, twine, and rope, showcasing vessels containing light, skeletal structures casting shadows, and reflective materials. Inspired by nature, the organic forms of Harding's work blend basketry and pottery, inviting viewers to explore the integration of light and shadow in his innovative fiber arts.

Night Life by Robert Pfeifer

Robert Pfeifer's exhibit explores the exciting world of night, capturing its unique combination of color, light, and human experiences. Through his artwork, he reveals the hidden beauty and life that flourish in the dark. This show celebrates the transformative power of night, inviting viewers to appreciate the magic of the world after dusk.

Hidden Pieces by Corinne Schofield

Hidden Pieces is an attractive collection that weaves a familiar thread through Corinne Schofield's artistic journey. These works explore the delightful dance of organic movement, inspired by the gentle flow of flowering petals. Through abstract forms and a single color palette (调色板), each piece captures nature's delicate essence, drawing viewers into the quiet yet significant attraction of simplicity's beauty.

Cagla Kurtulus's Recent Work

Cagla Kurtulus, once a pioneering fashion model and founder of Turkey's first modeling agencies, is a celebrated artist whose work reflects a lifelong dedication to creativity and cultural expression. Since shifting to her artistic career in 2000, she has showcased her work in numerous exhibitions and continues to create in her Kemerburgaz studio, contributing significantly to contemporary Turkish art.

One rainy November afternoon I had a quarrel with my Dad about his poor housework. I knew if I didn't leave the house soon I would unleash (发泄) a storm of anger on him.

"I'm taking you to school." Dad said, as rain came down in sheets and lightning flashed in the sky. "You are not used to driving in this kind of weather." he continued, reaching for his boots. "I have been driving that route for many years. I can drive it today." With these words, I struggled into my jacket, grabbed my bag and stormed out of the house.

"Don't take the shortcut, Donna!" Dad shouted after me, throwing through the car window a big pack of sandwiches.

Dad had been working as a building worker when a heart attack last spring forced him to leave his job earlier than he had planned. Dad began to stay home and took over the household chores. As the medical bills mounted I realized I would have to work part-time after my school day to make ends meet.

The new arrangement was a disaster for me. Exhausted after a day of dealing with my academic routine and food delivery, all I wanted was a hot home-cooked meal and a good night's sleep. During the months that followed, Dad's cooking somehow was getting worse. We dined on smelly baked potatoes and, of course, hard egg sandwiches. I would remember the time Dad had eaten every piece of potatoes on his plate and complimented (恭维) the dinner though I discovered later how he disliked it. So I wouldn't say anything to him, even about the endless sandwiches. It was much harder for me to hold my peace after Dad served such meals for the third night in a row.

As far as I was concerned, things couldn't get much worse. So that rainy morning when I found my blue skirt badly folded, I could only burst out. I had had it!

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Ten minutes later, ignoring Dad's warning about not taking the shortcut, I turned off the main route.

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Helpless and hungry, I was in a state of desperation.

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1. 发邮件的原因；

2. 你的能力和特点；

3. 盼望得到肯定的答复。

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Li Hua.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

5G is developing, but most of us aren't really sure what it is or the reasonwe need it. A big part of the reason is that 5G means more than one thing. If you ask different people, you(provide) with different answers.

Experts believe that 4G is onway out. In 2020, the U. K. is expected to use 5G. At present, it is unknown exactly what influence 5G will have on people' s life but it is widely thought that 5G will(definite) be faster than any generation of networks we have used previously.

Work will likely become much easier as 5G will allow quicker downloads and a better ability to work online even if there is no WiFi(connect). With the development of 5G, driver-less cars will be able to communicate with other vehicles, which can reduce road accidentsabout 10%. One of the most(impress) things will be that people can see which seats on a train are accessible to(they) when it arrives at the station. (get) around the world will also be more convenient.

A number of companies are now working on bringing 5G to the market. It remains to be seen how much of the country 5G will cover and everyone will be able to benefit from it.

It all started on his first walk as a puppy, six years ago, when Giotto3 some kids skated past him. He was4 and was pulling a skateboard with a strength beyond his size. While Greg Denaro first thought Giotto simply5 the sound of the skateboard, they soon discovered that his excited reaction6 meant the opposite.

One of the young boys pushed his7 towards Giotto. He jumped on it right away and tried to stand on it. It was obvious that this was something that really8 him. From then on, he would follow anyone riding by, trying to9 away their skateboards.

Just for fun, the couple bought their dog a skateboard. Giotto couldn't10 to jump on it, bite it, and push it, though not riding the board. The situation11 three years later when his owners handmade a purpose-built board for him. The dog learned12 to turn, flip the board over, and navigate around obstacles (障碍物).

"Every time we went out, we would even be more amazed at his obvious13. When people are standing around him, he loves to14 and often stops and poses," Greg Denaro said. Giotto, now six years old, has made quite a15 for himself as he skates around the neighbourhood.

Do birds of a feather really flock together? People do tend to choose friends who are similar to them. Many behaviors spread socially. Activities in certain brain areas change when other people are around. You can use the power of social relationships to gain healthier habits — and motivate others to do the same.

Teens are especially responsive to peer influence. At the same time, the reward system in the teen brain becomes extra sensitive. Teens are just learning to explore the social world. Understanding other people's values and being influenced by them are important parts of socializing.

A research shows that even just having another peer around can change the reward response in the brain and also the risk-taking tendencies of teenagers. Some people seem to be more easily influenced than others and more sensitive to feeling included or excluded by others. But it's also a time that peer influence can help teens thrive if it gets them more involved with their community or helps them learn behaviors to get along with others.

It's the quality of friendships — not quantity — that really makes the difference. Friendships you feel you want to let go of may be low quality.    High quality friendships provide understanding, support, and recognition of your self-worth. These types of friendships are more steady and satisfying.

Spending time with friends can be especially helpful for people. Noticing that our behavior is influenced by other people, we can be intentional and try to focus on the people who are doing the things we want to get into ourselves.

A. Adolescence is such a risky period.

B. That can affect what you choose to do.

C. Peer pressure can sometimes lead to competition.

D. People care about what others think across all different age groups.

E. They are linked to poor academic performance and behavioral issues.

F. Sharing your healthy habits could also make a real difference to others.

G. The number of friends you have determines your level of social influence.

A conscious or subconscious desire to fit in can influence the way you speak. If someone moves from Australia to America to work, for example, they will probably at least change their accent in order to get a better sense of belonging. This may be out of a need or desire to be more clearly understood and to be accepted in a new community. They might also want to avoid ridicule for the way they speak.

For people whose accents do shift, the way they speak may be less important to their sense of identity, or their identity with a social or professional group may be more pressing. Even before we are born, we are exposed to the speech patterns of those around us. We progress through various stages of speech development that result in us having speech patterns similar to those around us.

For others whose accent does not seem to change, it could be because they feel safe in their identity, and their accent is much part of that identity — or that keeping the difference is valuable to them.

Meanwhile, brain damage may result in foreign accent syndrome (FAS), which results from physical changes that are not under the speaker's control. Suffering from FAS, speakers may lose the ability to speak at all or experience strange changes in the way they pronounce. In some cases, listeners might look down upon a person with FAS as they believe them to be foreigners. It's no wonder many people unconsciously protect themselves by adapting their speech to those around them.

The GGW is an ecological restoration project designed by African people for African people. Heavy rains, droughts, wildfires and landslides have all become common throughout the world. But nowhere is quite like the Sahel. In this huge African region, climate change has materialized in a dramatic manner. In some cases, the severe conditions have left people with no option other than to migrate elsewhere to survive. It was with all of this in mind that the extraordinary, but heavily debated project was first put forward.

Fourteen years have passed since the initiative formally kicked off. The stated goal was to create a 15-kilometre-wide, 8, 000-kilometre-long green belt of trees and other plants that, by 2030, would span（跨越）the entire width of the Sahel, from Senegal to Djibouti. Overall, 100 million hectares（公顷）of land would be restored by 2030. Once completed, it was announced, the wall could end up capturing（俘获）250 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, while its creation and upkeep could create ten million jobs in rural areas.

Looking at the project as a whole, there's still a long way to go. According to a status report by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, about four million hectares of degraded land have been restored. This means that progress towards the 100 million hectares target stands at just four per cent.

"When we started restoring the soil, we realized the area at risk was much wider than we initially thought," explains Elvis Paul Tangem, the African Union's GGW coordinator. "We had few funds to push the initiative as much as we wanted to. There was skepticism among investors, who didn't understand the project, but also among the African states themselves, which needed time to figure out if the GGW was a priority."

"I was thrilled. It was the largest number of migratory birds I had seen in months," Wang said.

Wang has been a patrol officer at the Wucheng protection and administration station of the Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve Bureau for 38 years. Each morning, around 5 am, he rises early, has a simple breakfast, and sets off from the protection station.

"Protecting the birds of Poyang Lake is my duty. This work has become a significant part of my life and holds the utmost importance to me. By protecting nature's spirits, I have found my life's purpose," Wang said.

Wang fondly recalls rescuing a young white crane 20 years ago on a winter's day. He spotted the injured young crane during his patrol and brought it back to the protection station, where he fed it small fish and shrimp and took it to the bird hospital for treatment.

"I remember when we went to the hospital; I walked in front, and the young crane followed me. We entered the hospital together. After about a month, its injury healed, and I decided to release it back into the wild," he said. "That day left a deep impression on me. The little white crane circled above my head for a long time before flying away. It felt like it recognized me and was reluctant to leave."

Over the decades, Wang has rescued and released over 300 birds and participated in more than 180 projects involving the protection of migratory birds. He has received numerous honors, including being named "Jiangxi's most beautiful environmentalist".

Blists Hill Victorian Town, Shropshire

Visitors to this Victorian town could happily wave goodbye to their smartphones, cars and almost any modern convenience. Walk through the gates and enjoy the smell of freshly baked bread and carbolic soap, hear the sounds of steam engines, a horse and cart.

November and December are the perfect months to visit, as the town lays on its annual Christmas celebrations.

The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Experience the life inside without enduring the punishing conditions, with a tour of the best-preserved workhouse in Britain, serving as a place of labour.

Life here for Victorian Britain's poorest was incredibly tough, with the 160 inmates spending their days pulling rope apart by hand or turning the mill, but today it's a peaceful site and an abundant vegetable crop, with heritage varieties.

Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The hotel was built in the peak of this domestic train tourism boom. In 1845 the town was linked to York by rail, a development that brought a flood of holidaymakers. When it opened, it was one of the largest in Europe.

Visitors can still book in at the hotel today and enjoy the same traditional seaside pastimes as their ancestors — watching Punch and Judy shows, eating ice creams or riding along the coastal path on donkeys.

Tower Ballroom, Blackpool

Another immensely popular Victorian seaside town, Blackpool, received a sudden increase in visitors following the erection of the Blackpool Tower in 1894. In 1899, the Tower Ballroom was opened, designed to rival the nearby Empress Ballroom. The specially designed dancefloor attracted dancers from all over the world, and even the most working-class locals could experience a night of luxury.

Today, visitors still flood to dance in its grand interior or enjoy afternoon tea under the dreamy painted ceiling.

On the first morning of second grade, Jared remembered five things he didn't like about school; Jessica, lining up, maths, spelling, and reading aloud. Jared wanted to stay home, but his mom sent him anyway. He had to sit next to Jessica.

At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared to read. Reading aloud always made Jared nervous. As he picked up the book, his hands shook. Words were not clear. "He can't read," Jessica said, "I didn't call on you, did I?" asked Mrs. Thomas. "No, but I'll read." Jared made a face They were asked to stay outside the classroom for a time-out (暂停), During the period, Jessica whispered to him, "When Mom brings my kittens (小猫) to school, don't even think about touching them."

The four kittens arrived in a box covered with a piece of screen. Everyone except Jared held them. Jared had nothing to do but practice spelling. When he sharpened his pencil, he looked into the tiny box. "Don't want to touch my kittens!" Jessica shouted. "Stupid kittens," Jared said. After the second class, almost the whole class wanted to play with the kittens. Then Philip said, "Hey, where are the kittens?" The box was empty. "Oh no!" Jessica said, "Jared, did you take them?" Jared shook his head, thinking they must have pushed up the lid (盖子). "He said they were stupid." Jessica told Mrs. Thomas. "I didn't mean it" Jared's face turned red.

"Look at the radiator (散热器)!" Philip said. A Tiny gray face rose from under the radiator cover. "Kitty, kitty," Mrs. Thomas said. The face disappeared. "If we ignore them, maybe they'll come out. At least the heat isn't on." Instead of practicing spelling, Jared watched the radiator. Soon, two faces and a tiny head appeared. Alex yelled, "Kitten!" The kitten was out of sight again. Jessica cried.

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Jared decided to help the kittens out, so he stood up from his desk.

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Jared lifted them into the box with Jessica watching with joy.

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1.活动时间、地点;

2.活动内容;

3.邀请参加。

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Dear Alex,

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Yours,

Li Hua