It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible(有责任的)for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home．

　　If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons．Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent．

　　My daughter Carla's fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special．When students received less than a prefect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed．

　　You can use the same technique when you evaluate(评价)your child's work at home．Don't always scold and give lots of praise instead．Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn't done．If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad．

　　Learning is a process(过程)of trying and failing and trying and succeeding．If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last．

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　　Read a whole book in English?Me?

　　Yes, you．Believe it or not, that may be easier than you think．Not all classics are too difficult or complicated．So you're not limited to the simplified versions．And the easier books are not all for children．

　　Books in their original versions may send you to the dictionary．And you might not understand everything you read．But reading one from cover to cover will give you a real sense of accomplishment．

　　The key is to find the right books．Let's take a look at these．

　　Stepping into an old wardrobe, four English schoolchildren find themselves in the magical world of Narnia．On this delightful land, they find friends among the many talking creatures．

　　The children soon discover, however, that Narnia is ruled by the White Witch．Edmund, one of the children, falls under her power．Who can free Narnia?Only Aslan, the great and noble lion．He alone knows the Deeper Magic．But the children themselves must help fight the battle against the White Witch and those who serve her．

　　The Old Man and the Sea(Ernest Hemingway)

　　Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, hasn't caught any fish in more than 80 days．Sailing far out from land, the old man hooks an enormous fish．That begins an agonizing three-day battle．First he struggles against the great fish．Then he must fight off the sharks that circle the little boat and threaten to eat his fish．Exhausted and bleeding, the old man arrives back at shore．But his fish, his beautiful fish…

　　Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for this superb story of strength and courage, of victory and regret．

　　A Wrinkle in Time(Madeleine Lingle)

　　Meg's father, a U．S．government scientist, has been missing for many months．He had been experimenting with time travel when he mysteriously disappeared．

　　Now Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin will try to rescue him．But first they must outwit the forces of evil they encounter on their journey through time and space．Can they find Meg's father before it's too late?

　　This novel is more than just a science-fiction adventure．It's an exploration of the nature of our universe．

　　One day Kino, a poor Mexican pearl diver, finds a magnificent pearl．With it he dreams of buying a better life, new clothes and schooling for his son．Instead, it brings only evil．His wife pleads with him to get rid of it．“No,”says Kino．“I will have my chance．I am a man．”But when he kills a man who is trying to steal the pearl, Kino and his wife must run for their lives．

　　This tale of dreams, justice and the power of greed is told simply and beautifully．

　　It's winter, 1880－1881, on America's northern prairies．Mr．and Mrs．Ingalls and their four girls stay near the kitchen stove to keep warm．Heavy snowstorms cut them off even from neighbors．With the trains stopped, no supplies can reach the town．Food and fuel are running out．Day after day the girls must grind wheat for bread and twist hay to burn．At times they nearly lose the battle to keep their spirits up．

　　This story provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of early American settlers．

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　　WELCOME TO YOUR FREE ISH MEMBERSHIP

Your Membership

　　International Students House is a unique(独特的)，cultural and recreational(娱乐的)centre providing a wide programme of events for students 310 days a year．

　　Located in a fashionable and safe neighbourhood, close to Regent's Park, ISH is a central place to meet students from Britain and around the world．

　　ISH provides all its members with the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of sports and hobbies in a friendly and fun environment．Many of the activities are free of charge as part of membership, while some charge a small fee．

　　Membership is open to all full-time students, professional trainees and student nurses．

　　ISH organizes a number of lively, topical lectures of political and contemporary (同时代的)interest by famous speakers．

　　A variety of weekly language classes which in the past have included English, Spanish, Japanese and Italian．

　　ISH tries to offer as many development and educational programmes as possible for its members．Look out for additional workshops and leadership programmes．E-mail：learn @ish.org.uk．

　　Sunday Cinema：

　　Films are shown every Sunday evening at 19∶30 including recent blockbusters (大片)，theme(主题)nights and classics．

　　Classes：

　　Show your talents(才能)or learn from the beginning with our various classes and workshops which include Life Drawing, Photography, and Drama．

　　Throughout the year ISH holds numerous exhibitions, recitals(公演)and performances put on by the students．To get more information, e-mail：create @ish.org.uk．

　　Travel Club：

　　The Travel Club runs a comprehensive(广泛的)schedule of day and weekend trips to British and European destinations．Students get the chance to explore new parts of the UK and meet people from all over the world．Sightseeing, canoeing, hiking, eating out, socializing and meeting local people are what you can expect to experience during the trips．e-mail：travel @ish.org.uk．

　　Classes：

　　Try out our Martial Arts and Fitness Classes every week night including Kick Boxing, Tai Chi, Kung Fu and Shaolin as well as Yoga, and Aerobics classes．All our classes are run by qualified and professional instructors．

　　Sports：

　　Join in our recreational and team sports such as football, volleyball, running, table tennis, and chess．

　　ISH Dangerous Sports Club：

　　We also organize such activities as go-skating, painballing and adventure weekends．e-mail：active @ish.org.uk．

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阅读理解

　　Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper each day．Some people buy as many as two or three different papers．

　　Why do people read newspapers?

　　Newspapers supply us with news about events in our hometowns, in our country, and in other parts of the world．Today we can read about important things that took place in foreign countries on the same day they happened, even in countries far away．But hundreds of years ago, news of things took months or even years to travel from one country to another．In those times, news was often passed from one person to another and never completely true．Newspapers today supply us with more than just what happened in our country or in other countries．If we want to know what the weather will be like, we can read the weather reports．If we want to find out what films are being shown, or what plays or concerts we can go to we can look in the newspapers．

　　In many countries people put notices in newspapers if they are trying to get a job, hunting for a house or rooms that they can rent, or even when looking for a person who is lost．

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