Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
“I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn’t know what to do, or how to look after ourselves,” said Zheng Chenyu.“And I’d forget something important. I’d probably watch television and burn the soup.” “The moment I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers have only time for their homework. (1)They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college.
However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so. “I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some simple dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers (2)过分依赖 their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers, it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
任务一：完成句子。
【小题1】Zheng Chenyu thinks now teenagers are lazy because
【小题2】Zheng Chenyu will learn to cook as soon as
任务二：英汉互译。
【小题3】将(1)处的画线句子译成汉语：
【小题4】将(2)处的“过分依赖”译成英文：
任务三： 回答问题.
【小题5】Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?
Life in England
Homes and families
Many English people would like to live in houses, not flats, because most houses have gardens. They like growing vegetables and flowers when they have a free day.
Daily lire(日常生活)
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning and finish it at about five in the afternoon. They don’t go home for lunch. They just have quick meals at noon. They usually have big meals at the weekend. Many English people like outdoor sports and travelling. They think they are good for their health.
School life
Children go to school at about 9:00 a.m. and go back home at about 3:30 p.m. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old.
Shops
Most shops open at about 9:00 a.m. and close at about 6:00 p.m. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.
Life in England | |
| Homes and families | Many English people hope to live in a house with a |
| Daily life | Most office workers work about |
| School life | A school day in England is about six and a half |
| Shops | Most shops open at about 9:00 a.m. and |
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