Today I’ll talk about how to improve your pronunciation. Language researchers say pronunciation and fluency (流利度) are the biggest difficulties, followed by grammar and listening. However, most people don’t regard pronunciation as a very important part of communication skills. They pay more attention to vocabulary. One reason is that most people don’t even realize their mispronunciations. So it’s important to find out the words you mispronounce first. You should listen to experts those who make fewer pronunciation mistakes. When listening to them, you should pay attention to words that sound strange, because you may pronounce the same words differently. When you meet such words, look up their right pronunciations in a dictionary. You can also search for words that are difficult to pronounce and make a list (清单) of them. At last, read aloud. Now you’ve got the correct pronunciations of the words. It’s time to practice reading them out every day.

There is an old Chinese saying, “If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water.” 【小题1】.

We thank our parents who give us lives. They work hard all the tie in order to give us a better life. They give us food and clothes to keep us from hunger and illness.【小题2】.We are taken after well by them.

We thank our teachers who give us dreams. It’s not easy for teachers to educate us.【小题3】. But they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated by them.

Meanwhile, we even thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who gives us up,【小题4】. We thank people who are selfish（自私的）, because we learned the importance of being kind.

There are lots of people that we should thank in our life.【小题5】. For example, we could do what we can do to offer help if they are in need. Also, it’s a good choice to prepare some small gifts on special days. What’s more, taking care of ourselves and trying our best to live a meaningful life is also a good way to thank those who love us and really care about us.

If you want to keep your houseplants better, you should water them properly. Here are a few steps you can take to help make watering easier.

When you plant something, leave enough room so that you can pour in some water. Importantly, never let your plants sit in water unless they like water. Some people are likely to water every plant too much or just forget them when houseplants are no longer so exciting or new. Some people don’t recognize the differences between their plants. For example, watering a sunflower isn’t the same as a rose. So search for some information to make sure what kind your plants are.

You may know top watering. Here’s a different way—bottom watering. Bottom watering is good for many plants whose leaves don’t like to get wet. When you water houseplants from the bottom up, their roots get stronger because they’re always growing directly down toward the moisture (潮湿). Use a long-necked watering can. This will allow you to offer water without wetting the leaves. When you do it correctly, this method is suitable for such kind of houseplants.

Do we need to water plants every day? It depends. Remember to water your plants at a fixed time and keep on. Mark the time on your calendar to remind yourself to check if your plant needs watering. And you’d better water in the morning. Watering at night means moisture, which may lead to illness.

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