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Whydoesitrain?

Rainispartofaveryimportantcycleintheworld,thewatercycle.

Itallstartswhenthesunshinesonthewaterintheearth,therivers,thelakes,andtheseas.

Thewaterthenevaporatesandriseswiththewarmair.

Thewatervapourcoolsoffasitascends,andbecomescloudsifit’scoldhighupinthesky.

Thecloudsarealwaysonthemove.Theymergeintolargedarkcloudswhenthecoldcloudscollidewiththewarmones.

Tinydropsofwater“live”inthedarkclouds,“eat”moisturearoundthemand“growup”.Whentheybecomesoheavythatthecloudscannolongersupportthem,theyfalldowntogroundasrain.

（Ifit’sverycold,raindropsalmostfreezeastheyfallfromtheclouds.Itisknownassleet.

Ifthetemperaturekeepsdecliningfurther,rainfreezesevenbeforetheydescendandfallonyourshoulderassnowflakes.Itisknownassnow.）

Therainfallsintoourhair,poursintotherivers,filtersintotheearth,andbecomewateragain.Andthatconcludesthewatercycle.

（CopyrightedmaterialsoriginatedbyMichael.Allrightsreserved.）

WhoamI?

Hello!

MynameisHousemateandIwasborninEngland.IrecentlymovedtoChina,soIneedsomegoodfriendsandacomfortablehome.I’measytolivewith,whichiswhereIgetmynameHousematefrom!

Iamnotknownfortalkingmuch,butlikeanygoodfriendIamagreatlistener.I’dliketoshareyoureverydaylifestories,nomatterwhetherthey’rehappyorsad.Duringhappytimes,Iwillalwaysputabigsmileonyourfaceandatwinkleinyoureyes,andforthosenotsohappytimes,Icanbeashoulderforyoutocryon.Iwillalwaysbyyourside,evenwhileyouaresleeping.Iamsohappytomeetyou,andIknowwe’llgetalongsowelltogether.

（alovelycup）

say“rabbit”intheyearofrabbit（兔年说兔）

HappyNewYear“to”you!

Bestwishes“to”you!

Learning“two”foreignlanguages,

bigchallenge“to”you,

greatopportunity“to”you,“too”.

Goodluck“to”youall.

----Michael

（alettertothestudentsof“classedefrancais”onthelaunchingceremony）

TomatoStory

Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof"officeboy"atMicrosoft.

TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.

"Youareemployed"hesaid. Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI'llsendyoutheapplicationtofillin. 

Themanreplied:

"ButIdon'thaveacomputer,neitherdoIhaveemail".

"I'msorry."saidtheHRmanager.“Ifyoudon'thaveemail,thatmeansyoudonotexist.Andwhodoesn'texistcannothavethejob."

Themanleftindespair.Hedidn'tknowwhattodo,withonly$10inhispocket.Finally,hewentintoasupermarketanddecidedtobuy10kilosoftomatoes.

Heateonlyafewofthemandthensoldtheresttoresidentsinthecommunitydoortodoor.Tohisgreatsurprise,hemanagedtodoublehismoneyinlessthantwohours.Soherepeatedthesalethreetimesandreturnedhomewith$60.

Realizingthathecanmakemoneyinthisway,themanstartedtoselltomatoeseveryday. Beforelong,heboughtacart,thenatruck,andhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehiclesatlast.

5yearslater,themanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.

Oneday,hecalledtobuylifeinsurancesforhisfamily.

“CanIhaveyouremail,sir?

"Idon'thaveanemail,"Themanreplied.

"Youdon'thaveanemail.That’sincredible.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadanemail?

"

Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,"Well,IwouldbeanofficeboyatMicrosoftnow!

"

What’sthemoraleofthisstory?

（adaptedbyMichael）

T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G

‘T’meansthetenacityweneedtoendurehardshipsandsufferings,

‘E’indicatestheempathywemusthavewitheverylearner.

‘A’signifiestheaspirationwecherishtopursuetruthsandvirtues,

‘C’representsthecommitmentwemusthonortoourcareer.

‘H’promptsthehundredsofhopeswegivetoinspireourstudents,

‘I’highlightstheimpartialitywemustupholdasdecision-maker.

‘N’emphasizesthenon-complacencyweobservetostepforwards,

‘G”accentuatesthegratitudewemustbeartotheGreatCreator.

Putthemalltogether,theyspell“teaching”,

awordthatmeansmoretomethananyother.

----Michael

AquestionnaireonlearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage

AsfarasIcantell,mostChineseEnglishlearnersarediligent,whichiswhytheyalwaysdwellonsuchquestionsas“HowcanIimprovemyEnglish?

”or“WhatcanIdotospeakjustlikethenativespeakers?

”.

Totellyouthetruth,yourquestionsarewaytoodifficult.Evenforthemostcompetentlanguageteacherswiththemostextensiveexperience,it’soutoftheirleaguetocomeupwithaproperanswer,foritisyou,andonlyyouwhohavethekeytoit.

Andherearesomequestionsthatmightbeofhelptoyoutogetthatkey.Remember,there’sabsolutelynorightorwronganswersforthefollowingyesornoquestions.

（1）DoyouseeafilminEnglish?

（2）DoyouwatchTVprogrammesinEnglishorlistentoEnglishradioprogrammes?

（3）DoyoujoinanEnglish–speakingcluboranyothersimilarorganizations?

（4）DoyouattendanyeventinEnglishatyourschool（e.g.aplay,atalk,adebate）?

（5）DoyoustartupaconversationwithnativeEnglish-speakers,eitherinpersonoronline?

（6）DoyoureadEnglishnewspapersormagazines?

Ifyes,nameafewofthem

（7）DoyousingEnglishsongs?

Doyoulistenandtakedownthelyrics?

（8）DoyoukeepadiaryinEnglish?

（9）Doyouwritee-mailsinEnglishorchatonlineinEnglish?

（10）DoyouusethesearchenginetofindinformationinEnglish?

（Michael）

Tipsforselectingdictionaries

Somesaybooksarethebestfriendsofmankind.Isaydictionariesarethebestaidtolanguageacquisition.SoIreallydroppedmyteethwhenIfoundoutthefactthatmostofmystudentsmarginalize,desertorevenabandondictionaries,whicharesupposedtobethebestfriendsinlanguagelearning.Mystudents,mydearstudents,mysympathetic,considerate,understandingstudents,please,pleasedon’tletmedown.Don’teverbreakmyheartintopieces.Don’tmakemedropmyteethagain（Idon’twanttobetoothlessbeforemylatetwenties）.Forthesakeofsavingmy“teeth”,pleasedomeafavour.Fromnowon,Iwishyoucan:

makefriendswithdictionaries,bekindtothemandkeepintouchwiththemfrequently.Herearesometipsforgettingtherightdictionariesyouwant.

（considerthefollowingsbeforebuyingdictionaries）

（1）publishersandcompilers（prestigeguaranteesthequality）

（2）English-English（highlyrecommendedbyalotoflanguageteachingexperts,thoughdifficulttostartwith）orEnglish-Chinese

（3）Numberofentries（Somepeoplestillgettheillusionthatthemoreentriesthereare,thebetteradictionaryis.Letmeputitinthisway,isthereanypointforababblingbabytogetanencyclopediaasanABCprimer?

Somatchthedictionarytoyourlevel.）

（4）Definitionsandexamples（Somedictionariestendtousebeginner-levelwordstodefineadvancedvocabulary.Someprovidewithabundantresourcesofexamplesentences,sheddinglightonthemeaningsofwordsinspecificcontext.Othersevenhavebeautifulsketchesforillustration.）

（5）Onlineaccess（It’saninformationera.Whateveryouwant,youcanalwaysfinditonline.Anddictionariesarenoexception.Therearelotsofonlinedatabasetowhichyoucangeteasyaccess,suchas,,tonameafew.Withthefastdevelopmentofwirelessnetandongoing“Applemania”,itonlytakesafewsecondstolookupanewword.EventhiscoolwayoflearningEnglishissomehownotavailable,youcanatleastdownloaddictionariestoyourdazzlingsmartphones,tabletcomputers,oranyotherelectronicgadgets.Sodoyouwantanipadasyourbirthdaypresent?

Confuseyourparentsthatit’sonlyalarge-sizedelectronicdictionary.Anyway,Ididn’tsayanything.）

----Michael

Schoolrulesaroundtheworld

WhenstudentscomplaintomeabouttherigidandunreasonableschoolrulesinChina,theyalwaysquestionmeiftheirpeersinwesterncountries,likeU.S.orU.K.havetoobservethesamerulesatschool.Well,totellyouthetruth,Ihavenoidea,forI’mnotanativewesterner.NordidIliveandworkabroad.ButIdoknowsomethingabouttheirschoolrules.Ifyouliveintheillusionthatkidsinwesterncountriesenjoyahighdegreeof“freedom”atschoolswithlenientschoolrules,you’llbebroughtbacktorealitywhenyougettoknowtheirrules.Let’scheckitout.

Everyschoolhasitsownsetofrulestokeepstudentsdisciplined.Theruleschangefromoneschooltoanother.Someschoolsaremuchstricterthanothers.Therearealsosomerulesthatlookstrangeorfunnytous.Herearesomefunnyschoolrules:

ToughJapaneserules

Mostschoolsdemandthatstudentswearuniforms,suchassportssuitsorskirts.ButmanyJapaneseschoolsevenregulatethecolourofunderwear!

Theyalsodemandthatgirls'whitesocksbefoldedinacertainwayandboys'headsbeshaved.

OtherJapaneseschoolstellstudentsthattheymaynotdate,gotomovies,leavehomeaftersunsetorplayvideogameswithoutpermissionfromtheschool.

DifferentshoesinUS

ForsafetyatsomeUSschools,studentsmusthaveapairofindoorshoestochangeintoatschooleveryday.Thismakessurestudentswon'tfalloverontheslipperyfloorsandkeepstheschoolsclean.

GumchewingisnotallowedinmanyUSschoolbuildings,asitisdifficulttocleanup.Andifstudentschewguminclass,theymaynotfocusontheirstudy.

NostrangehairinUK

StrangehairstylesarenotallowedinsomeBritishschools.ButtheymightallowstudentstowearcertainhairstylesduringtheWorldCupyears.Twostudentshadaspecialdesignshavedintotheirhairduring2002WorldCup.B