Dialect TV plays

Last week a discussion was held in our class about whether dialects should be on TV.

45% of the students held the idea that a television play is more interesting and enjoyable if a dialect is used. China is a large country where people speak many different dialects. Using dialects on TV programmes can show different cultures in different places, so that people can learn more about our country.

However, the other 55% of us didn’t agree with them. They thought that as people in a developing country become more closely related, there should be a common language for communication. If dialects are used on TV, some audiences will not understand the programmes. They will not be able to communicate. Besides, if dialects are used on TV, people who watch it will probably misunderstand what performers intend to express. Some of them may lose interest in watching it.

Recycle textbooks

　　　 As we know, when senior students graduate from school, most of their textbooks, which are still in good condition are thrown away. What a great waste it is! Thus, here comes a heated debate on / people have different opinions about whether we should recycle textbooks.

　　　 Some people are the opponents because they think there is a danger for students when using the recycling textbooks with many bacteria on them, which are bad for children’s health. Furthermore, notes on the pages made by the students may disturb the next users. As for Printing Industry, Publishing Industry and other related ones, it is big loss in making profits.

　　　 On the other hand, however, many more people think recycling textbooks is a good suggestion, which I quite agree to. For one thing, recycling textbooks can save a lot of natural resources and reduce waste. Besides, a cut in the expenses means less stress for the parents, especially for those relatively less rich ones. And for students, it is also a useful way to develop a good habit of reading and taking care of books, to cultivate the sense of social responsibility of valuing common property and promote the awareness of treasuring natural resources. As a matter of fact, recycling textbooks is very popular with some foreign countries such as Australia, which has set a good example to us.

　　　 Therefore, recycling textbooks is not only necessary but also helpful.

Harmonious society

　　　 What a good boy! Child as he is, he set up a good example to us. Everyone has the responsibility to keep our environment clean. If everyone does as Xiao Ming did, we can imagine how harmonious the society will be. Compared with the whole society, a tiny person perhaps won’t have an opportunity to create a great cause. But if we paid more attention to some tiny things around us, we would make a contribution to the development of the Harmonious Society.

　

  Happiness

Happiness means different things to different people. / Different people value happiness differently. So a survey has been conducted by China Daily lately among students to find out what happiness means to them.

29% of the students believe that money can make them happy. They think they can buy and do whatever they like with the money they have. However, 34% of them insist that health is the most important, without which they cannot enjoy themselves. There are another 13% of the students expecting the wealth from their parents, thus they don’t have to work while the rest 24% think they should put knowledge at the first place.

But I don’t think money and wealth are the most important. There are many things that you can’t do with money. Healthy body but less knowledge cannot make a great man. So I quite agree to the opinion that mastering more knowledge is the happiest thing in people’s lives. With knowledge we can do lots of useful things to make people live better and happier. Of course we’ll be much clever and much more thoughtful with knowledge.

Jobs

　　　 I’m a senior 3 student. My name is Li Ming. Recently I have made a survey among 50 boys and 50 girls. The result of the survey is as follows: What the boys like to do is to become businessmen and scientists. Only a few boys want to be teachers. It is interesting that the number of boys and girls who want to become doctors is equal. As for lawyers, more boys expect to have this job. However, there are still students who are not clear about their future.

Learning strategy

　　　 Thank you for writing to me. I’m sorry that you are worried about your study. My suggestions are as follows:

　　　 Firstly, you’d better keep in a good mood to overcome test anxiety. It’s important to stay calm when facing difficulties. It will help you relax and concentrate on what you are learning. Don’t step away from a challenge, but go for it.

　　　 Secondly, it is necessary to make a study scheme and set yourself/have a clear goal. Making a good study plan makes it possible for you to learn more and faster in limited time, and therefore prepares you for the coming exams.

　　　 Last but not least, you should create your learning strategy so that you can learn more efficiently. Try to find the most appropriate ways to improve your study skills, then you’ll manage your learning effectively.

　　　 Cheer up and have confidence in your own abilities, and I’m sure you’ll succeed.

Study at university

Next year, I will go to study at university, but I don’t know how to adapt myself to university life. I hear many freshmen are at a loss what to do when they are at university. They can’t take care of themselves in their everyday life, feeling lonely and homesick. Clothes, money or mobile phones are sometimes gone. And because of different climates and food, they often feel sick. Some even rent rooms outside the campus. Could you tell me how to deal with these problems so that I will be able to suit the university life in the future?　　　

Power station

I’m a middle school student. I hear that a power station will be built near Mt. Yunxia, a place of interest. We know the power station will provide us with plenty of power and as a result, the local economy will develop rapidly, but many citizens and I are against the plan. To build the power station, many people will have to move away and a great number of trees will have to be cut down. What’s worse, once the scenery of Mt. Yunxia is destroyed, it can never be restored. Therefore, this plan is not good for protecting the environment. We suggest the city government should think over the plan.

  Saving Our City

As is known to all, it is very important to deal with the rubbish in cities. Rubbish must be treated properly. Otherwise it may pollute the environment and do harm to our health/ cause a lot of problems. It may pollute the air and water. When people breathe (in) the polluted air and drink the polluted water, they may get ill.

　　　 Our city has begun to pay attention to the problem. As far as I know, some rubbish is sorted and sent to different factories. Rubbish, such as old newspapers and glass, is recycled. Some harmful rubbish is sent to a certain place and buried. Waste air is cleaned before it goes into the air. Waste water is treated before (it is) poured into rivers.

　　　 At the same time, the government has passed laws to prevent people from throwing rubbish everywhere to protect the environment. We should do our best to take good care of the environment.

Songhua Pollution

A few months ago Harbin cut off its water supply for four days because of pollution fear in Songhua River, which is Harbin’s main water source. The pollution resulted from a chemical plant blast. Schools had to be closed for a week. People were pouring into supermarkets to buy large quantities of bottled water and drinks.

　　　 The water crisis again shows the importance of protecting environment. We have only one earth. As a matter of fact, environmental problem is now regional, national and global, so it’s our duty to make every effort to live in harmony with nature, otherwise we may be punished by nature.

Studying abroad

　　　 In recent years, studying abroad has been popular. Tens of thousands of Chinese teenagers have gone to foreign countries for further study.　As is shown on the chart, the number of the teenagers studying abroad is increasing steadily. At the end of 2002, about 40% of the students studying abroad were middle school students. By the year 2005, the proportion can reach up to more than 80%.

　　　 It is believed that there are many advantages in attending schools abroad. First, students can learn foreign languages more quickly under favorable conditions. Second, it can broaden their experience and help them learn much more advanced knowledge of science and technology from foreign countries.

　　　 However, there are some disadvantages. Most of the students studying abroad are too young to live alone without any living experience. Besides, being far away from their home country, they may feel lonely and homesick. Also, the costs are much higher there than in the native country.

　　　 As far as I’m concerned, I would like to go further study abroad after graduation from college so that I can make a greater contribution to our country when I come back.