Next month, I’m traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala — one of the local languages — to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage this — until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary I’m going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the application I’m using. It feels just like a game.
“People often stop learning things because they feel they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.”
Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you learn the words, you “water your plants”. When the application believes that you’ve really memorized a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on, the application sends you emails, reminding you to “water your plants”.
The application uses two principles about learning. The first is that people memorize things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room.
The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of application you only use for five or ten minutes a day.
I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my Vocabulary!
【小题1】What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise?A.Create memorable experiences. | B.Make progress with hard work. |
C.Learning words instead of watching TV. | D.Combine study with entertainment. |
A.Logging on to the application. | B.Being a Memrise user. |
C.Practising the vocabulary. | D.Moving words to your garden. |
A.By linking different mems together. | B.By putting knowledge into practice. |
C.By offering human translation services. | D.By applying an associative memory approach. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Positive. |
C.Uninterested. | D.Negative. |
Of all the American blockbusters, some popular movies are rolled out for the teenagers. With the preparation of popcorns, you can choose one of them for your teen to watch with you or their friends.
1. Dead Poets Society
An English teacher, called Mr. Keating, guides his students, who hope to be lawyers and doctors, to poetry and free-thinking. With each student coping with some issues, he urged them to set up Dead Poets Society for reading and writing poems.
2. The Hunger Games
Based on a book by Suzanne Collins, the story set in Panem, a destroyed country in North America. Each year, boys and girls, coming from 12 districts of Panem, take part in Hunger Games. Broadcast alive, this competition is exciting because all the participants play the games against death.
3. The Breakfast Club
It begins with five students at the Shermer High School, Claire, a princess, John, a criminal, Andrew, an athlete, Brian, a bookworm and Allison, an unfortunate person, who are forced to spend 9 hours together on a Saturday. In spite of their differences, they find that their social problems are more similar than they think.
4. Eighth Grade
Kayla is a shy, socially anxious girl trying to get by the last few weeks of middle school. She earns the “most quiet” girl title in school, but at home, she posts online self-help and motivational videos that not many people watch. Kayla is raised by her single father Mark, who tries to disconnect Kayla from the social media.
【小题1】Who helps teenagers form a Dead Poets Society?A.Mr. Brain. | B.Mr. Keating. |
C.Suzanne Collins. | D.Ms. Claire. |
A.Eighth Grade. | B.Dead Poets Society. |
C.The Hunger Games. | D.The Breakfast Club. |
A.Teachers. | B.Teens. | C.Friends. | D.Parents. |
Treasures from the Al Thani Collection
Location: The Meridian Gate (Wu men)
Dates: April 17,2018 through June 18,2018
The Al Thani Collection allows visitors to see cultural landscapes that have been lost in the depths of history. Artefacts from Egypt and Persia throw light on mysteries known to few. Different peoples have marked these relics with their own styles, which reflect the unique sources of each culture but strike the viewer with an equally powerful charm.
Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Zhang Boju’s Birth
Location: Hall of Martial Valor (Wuying dian)
Dates: April 3, 2018 through May 16,2018
The exhibition features traditional Chinese paintings and calligraphy from state-owned museums. Divided into three sections, the exhibition displays artwork organized in order of time, which offers a comprehensive overview of Zhang Boju’s collection through this impressive gathering of the collector’s works.
Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation
Location: The Gate of Uprightness (Duan men)
Dates: April 3, 2018 through April 24, 2018
The exhibition allows visitors new ways to explore the history of the Forbidden City with a simple click and celebrates the 93 anniversary of the Palace Museum, established on October 10, 1925. Adding to the Museum’s new displays, this exhibition combines traditional Chinese culture and contemporary technologies.
Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection
Location: Kulangsu, Xiamen, Fujian Province
Dates: May 13, 2018 through June 24, 2018
The gallery is a major place for the Palace Museum to showcase its splendid collection of international art. Most of these works have been kept in the storehouse of the Museum and have never been shown to the public. Originally from Europe, East Asia, and North America, these international works date from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
【小题1】Which exhibition displays antiques from the Middle East?A.Treasures from the A1 Thani Collection. |
B.Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Zhang Boju’s Birth. |
C.Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation. |
D.Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection. |
A.The Meridian Gate | B.Hall of Martial Valor |
C.The Gate of the Uprightness | D.Kulangsu |
A.It adopts complex technologies. | B.It honors the Forbidden City. |
C.It combines diverse cultures. | D.It offers a digital experience. |
Some of the wonderful snorkeling(浮潜) in the world can be found in the clear shallow waters of the Bahamas. Anyone who has ever snorkeled here will confirm that the Bahamas is an excellent option.
New Providence Island
It is the most popular tourist destination in the Bahamas. The waters that surround the island are filled with exotic fish, colorful reefs, sea gardens, and underwater wrecks. Snorkelers and more certified divers can explore the many shipwrecks(沉船) that are scattered throughout the nation. Interestingly, not all of the shipwrecks were caused by Mother Nature; some ships were purposely sunk to create artificial reefs.
Grand Bahama Island
As another popular vacation spot, it is also an excellent place for snorkeling. The island’s waters are rich in marine life and coral beds. Many snorkelers enjoy exploring the island’s Shark Junction, a place where reef sharks, nurse sharks, eels, and stingrays are plentiful. Others head for Lucayan Caverns. At more than six miles long, it is one of the longest underwater cave systems in the world and part of Grand Bahama’s Lucayan National Park.
The Abaco Islands
Composed of two main islands and numerous cays, they offer some of the best shallow water snorkeling in Bahamas.Colorful coral reefs extend for miles and begin at a depth of just five feet. They are teeming with a wide variety of fish as well as eels, stingrays, turtles, and dolphins. Abaco’s Walker’s Cay is known for its “Shark Rodeo” where divers can view hundreds of non-aggressive sharks.
Thunderball Grotto
Located in the Exuma Island chain, it is a beautiful cave that is popular with snorkelers. Its claim to fame is that it was used as a location for filming several movies including two featuring James Bond. Snorkelers can access the cave during low tide and are able to swim with grouper, snapper, angelfish, lobsters and the occasional sea turtle.
【小题1】Which place will be the best choice if you want to view mild sharks?A.Thunderball Grotto. | B.The Abaco Islands. |
C.Grand Bahama Island. | D.New Providence Island. |
A.They are the best places for snorkeling all over the world. |
B.Snorkelers can explore underwater cave systems and shipwrecks. |
C.They rise to fame because of their completely different characteristics. |
D.Snorkelers will see them as snorkeling paradises after their experiences. |
A.Science. | B.Fiction. |
C.Social Life. | D.Economic Geography. |
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