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AboutonebillionpeopleliveinIndia.Manypeopleliveonsmallfarms.Theyliveaquietandsimplelife.Thefamilytakescareofthefarmandtheanimals.Themostimportantanimalonthefarmisthecow.Thecowhelpsonthefarmintwodays.Itgivesmilkothefamily,anditworksonthefarm.
Farmerscareabouttheircowsverymuch.Theywanttheircowstobehappy.Thefarmersaren’tbusyatcertaintimesoftheyear.Atthesetimes,peoplewashanddecoratetheircows.Twotimesayear,therearespecialcelebrationsforthecows.ThesecelebrationsarelikeThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.
Oldcowscannotworkonfarms.InIndia,itisagainstthelawtokillacow.Sofarmerssendtheiroldcowsawayfromthefarm.Thecowswalkaroundfreelyinthestreets.Peoplegivetheirownfoodtothecows,andcarsarecarefulnottohitthecows.Therearespecialanimalhospitalsforoldorsickcows.Thegovernmentandsomerichpeoplepayforthesehospitals.
PeopleinothercountriesdonotunderstandwhytheIndiangovernmentspendsmoneyoncows.TherearemanypoorpeopleinIndiawhoneedmoney.IndianssaythatAmericansspendmoremoneyoncatsanddogs.PeopleinIndiacareforover200millioncowseveryyear.Theyhavecaredforcowsforalongtime.Itisatraditionofthousandsofyears.
1.InIndiaaboutonebillionpeopletakecareofthefarmsandtheanimals.
2.Cowsaresoimportantonthefarmthatfarmerstrytomakethemhappy.
3.ThegovernmentspendsalotofmoneyoncowsthoughmanypeoplearepoorinIndia.
4.Whenoldcowscannotwork,farmerskillthemforfood.
5.CowsarespecialinIndia.Caringforcowsisanoldtradition.
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DoyoulikeRock&Rolls?
Somepeopledon’tlikethem.Theysaid,“Theyaretoonoisy!
”NotallRock&Rollsarehardmusic.TheBritishrockband“TheBeatles”sangsoftRock&Rolls.Youprobablydon’tknowthemverywell.Butyourparentsmaybeexcitedbyhearingtheirnames.
“TheBeatles”werethemostfamoussingersinthe1960s.Eventoday,somepeoplethinkitisthebest.
Therearefourmembersintheband:
JohnLennon,RingoStarr,PaulMcCartneyandGorgeHarrison.Theybecamewell-knownin1962becauseofthesong”IWanttoHoldYourHand”.Theirsongshelpedpeoplecheerupwhentheyweresad.Manypeoplenowattheageof40orupcansingtheirfamoussongssuchas“Yesterday”and“LetItBe”?
“WhenIfindmyselfintimesoftroubles,MotherMarycomestome.Speakingwordsofwisdom,letitbe.Andinmyhourofdarkness,sheisstandingrightinfrontofme.Speakingwordsofwisdom,letitbe.”“Allhourofthebroken-heartedpeoplelivingintheworldagree.Therewillbeananswer,letitbe.”
Thebandwasoverin1970.JohnLennon,themainsingerofit,wasshotbyacrazychaserofhisonDecember8th,1980.Thewholeworldfeltsorryforthedeathofthesuperstar.Manypeoplecametohisfuneraltoseehimforthelasttime.
AfterthedeathofLennon,thealbumsof“TheBeatles”gotevenmorepopular.Butfewpeoplesingtheirsongs,becausetheycan’taffordthesadness.Theyknow,thesongishere,buttheirfavouritestarhasbeenawayforever.
1.“TheBeatles”wasafamousBritishband.
2.GeorgeMichaelisn’tthememberoftheband.
3.AfankilledLennonwithaknifein1980.
4.AfterthedeathofLennon,peopledidn’tsingtheirsongsbecausetheydidn’tlikethemanymore.
5.Thebandbrokeupintheyearof1970.
6.Nowadays,manypeoplestilllovethesongsof“TheBeatles”.
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Notlongago,abusinessmaninLondondecidedtosellhisstampcollection.Hewassurprisedandpleasedtogetover$12millionforit!
Whywerethosesmallpiecesofpapersovaluable?
Theansweristhatmanycollectorswantedtobuythem.Thebusinessmansoldhiscollectiontothepersonwhopaidthemostmoney.So,youtoomightbecomeavery,veryrichpersononedayifyoucollecttherightstamps!
Peoplecollectstampsformanyreasons.Somelikethefunandexcitementoffindinganunusualorvaluablestamp.In1856thepost-officeinGuianafoundthattheyhadonlyafew4-centand1-centstampsleft.Theyprintedtheirownspecial1-centand4-centstampsandusedthemuntiltheusualstampsarrived.In1873,aschoolboyfoundthelastofthosespecial1-centstamps.Hesoldittoacollectorforafewdollars.In1980thesamestampwassoldinNewYorkfor$5million!
AnotherveryexpensivestampisanoldAmerican5-cent.ItisstuckonanenvelopewhichwaspostedinMarylandin1846.In1881itwassoldfor$7million.
Stampswhichhavemistakesonaresometimesveryvaluable.Usuallytheyareonlyusedforaveryshortoftime.Whenthemistakeisfound,newstampsaremade.Therearenotmanystampswithmistakes,buttherearemanycollectorswhowouldliketoownone.Thatiswhystampswithmistakesaresovaluable.
Youcanlearnalotfromstamps.Theycanmakeschoolsubjectsinteresting.Picturesaboutthehistoryofdifferentcountriesareshownonstamps.Youcanalsofindaboutfamouseventsandpeople.
1.Thebusinessmanhadexpectedtoearnalotofmoneyfromhisstampcollection.
2.Youcanbecomearichpersonifyoucollectmanystamps.
3.Somepeoplecollectstampsbecausetheythinkitisinteresting.
4.Somestampsareveryvaluablebecausetheyarenolongerused.
5.Stampswithmistakesonarealsovaluablebecausesuchstampsareusuallybeautiful.
6.Stampsarehelpfultoyourschoolsubjects.
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Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.
Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?
Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?
Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?
Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewsstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.
Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe“bad”news.Forexample,newspaperneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely,insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.
Anotherfactorisalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.
1.Ittakessecondsforpeopletoreceivenewsnow.
2.Newsstoriesonthefrontpageofeverycountryarealwaysthesame.
3.Peopleliketoreadinterestingandunusualnews.
4.NotonlyTVbutalsonewspaperscanhelppeopletolearnwhatishappeningaroundtheworld.
5.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifeformorethanthreehundredyears.
6.ThedifferencebetweennewspapersstoriesandTVnewsreportsinthatpeoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaper.
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HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeans“holyevening”,anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints’Day.However,itisnotreallyachurchholiday;itisaholidayforchildren.
Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputlightsinside.Itlookslikethereisapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!
Theselightsarecalledjack-o’-lanterns,whichmeans“Jackofthelantern”.
ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpaintheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,“Trickortreat!
Moneyoreat!
”Theadultsputatreat---moneyorcandy---intheirbags.
SomechildrenthinkofotherpeopleonHalloween.TheycarryboxesforUNICEF(TheUnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sEmergencyFund).Theyaskformoneytohelppoorchildrenallaroundtheworld.Ofcourse,everytimetheyhelpUNICEF,theyusuallyreceiveatreatforthemselves,too.
1.OnHalloween,childrenoftenpickpigorangepumpkinsonthefarm.
2.Fromthepassage,welearnchildrenwillplaytricksontheirfriendsaftertheyreceivetreatsofcandy.
3.OntheeveofAllSaints’Day,peoplecutpumpkinsforthedinner.
4.ThecollectionofmoneybychildrenforpoorchildrenallovertheworldisknownasUNICEFTrickorTreat.
5.OnHalloweenchildrenputonmasksmadeofpumpkinstofrightenotherpeople.
6.AllSaints’DayisontheeveofHalloween.
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●SydneyOperaHouse,whichisthesymbolofSydney,wasdesignedbyDanisharchitectJoernUtzonandbuiltbetween1959and1973.
In1947EugeneGoossens,theconductoroftheSydneySymphonyOrchestra,calledforamusicalcenter.OnSeptember13,1955,AustralianPremierCahillannouncedaninternationalcompetitionforthedesignofanoperahouse.On29January1957Cahillannouncedthewinner:
firstprizehadbeenawardedto38-year-oldJoernUtzonofDenmark.
WheninOctober1973QueenElizabethofficiallyopenedtheSydneyOperaHouse,SydneyandAustraliacelebratedthecompletionwitha