national day英语作文小学精选20篇

My teacher is very strict, also is very nice. Because of the strict teacher, let we learned to strict with myself. Because of the teachers kindness, let us feel warm, let the knowledge we learned several not over.

My teacher looks very strict, but very kind at heart, she kind of eternity like waves, will not change. As bright as the sun, her eyes filled with wisdom, laugh very natural, very nice. Her mind is the source of wisdom, ask the teacher shell answer out wonderful answer, led we came to the sea of knowledge, with the wisdom of key to open the doors of magic, share knowledge, discuss problems together.

Our campus is very beautiful.

Across the north into the campus, is four storeys, this is our main teaching building, the building of the top there are a lot of flags, have yellow, red,... Colorful, pretty great.

The east side of the building and a higher building, next to it and flower beds, flower bed there is a lot of grass, the grass is straight forward. The spirit is very full.

Right in front of the teaching building is the playground, the playground there are many trees on the west. One is a pine tree, its leaves like a large fan, there are many branches, each branch has a few leaves, like a tree, the branches are ants, praying mantis, under the animals play in it.

The southwest corner of the playground there are sand pool, sand glittering in the sun, like a pile of gold, sand pond there are a lot of sports equipment.

West of the playground is a backboard, one to physical education, the teacher students in basketball stand under the big basketball. Right in the middle is the playground flagpole, perch on top of the flagpole hung the five-star red flag, the five-star red flag to go against the wind in the air.

Little friends, you said our school beauty not beautiful?

我们的校园很美丽。

向北走进校园，对面就是四层高楼，这就是我们的主教学楼，教学楼的最上面有很多小旗子，有黄的、有红的、……五颜六色，好看极了。

教学楼的东边还有一幢更高的楼房，它的旁边还有花坛，花坛里面有很多草，这些草都挺直着身子。精神十分饱满。

教学楼的正前方是操场，操场西边有很多树。其中有一棵是松树，它的叶子像一把大扇子，下面有很多树枝，每个树枝都有几片叶子，像个小树，树枝下面有蚂蚁、螳螂等动物在里面玩耍。

操场的西南角有沙塘，沙子在阳光下金光闪闪，像一堆金子，沙塘里有很多体育运动器材。

操场西边是篮球架，一到体育课，老师同学都在篮球架下大篮球。操场正中间是旗杆，高高的旗杆上挂着五星红旗，五星红旗迎着风在空中飘来飘去。

小朋友们，你说我们的学校美不美?

My birthday is on the 23rd of Sep.I had a birthday party.

My last birthday,I was very excited.All my family had a birthday party for me.Suddenly,the doorbell was ringing.My grandma said:"Tracy,open the door,please."I opened the door.Oh,theyre my aunt and cousin.They gave me a book and said:"Tracy,happy birthday to you.Do you like the present?"I said:"Of course.Thank you.Welcome to my birthday party,sit down,please."

My mother put the cake on the table and said:"Tracy,the party begins.Come here."I went into the dining-room.They sang the song:"Happy birthday to you."to me.My cousin said:"The cake looks very good,lets eat it."Then we ate the cake together.It was nice.

My birthday party is very exciting,we spent a good time!

我的生日是在23日我有一个生日聚会。

我上次的生日,我很兴奋。我所有的家人对我有一个生日聚会。突然,门铃响了。我奶奶说:“特蕾西,请打开门。“我开了门。哦,他们是我的姑妈和表姐。他们给了我一本书,说:“特雷西,祝你生日快乐。你喜欢礼物吗?”我说:“当然可以。谢谢你!欢迎来到我的生日聚会,请坐下。”

我妈妈把蛋糕放在桌子上,说:“特雷西,派对开始。来这里。“我走进了餐厅。他们唱这首歌:“祝你生日快乐。“给我。我的表弟说:“蛋糕看起来很好,让我们吃。“然后我们一起吃了蛋糕。这是好。

我的生日聚会很刺激,我们度过了一段美好的时光!

hobbies are very important to a person. without having any hobby, life wont be as colorful as it should be. i have a variety of hobbies, such as collecting stamps, playing musical instruments, reading, and doing sport activities.

when i am free, i will spend time on my hobbies. when i am in a blue mood, i will also do my hobbies to cheer myself up. hobbies can help us improve our moods. many hobbies requires devotion. for eample, when you play a musical instrument, you have to practice over and over in order to perform good music.

after a period if you still enjoy it, gradually it will become a hobby of yours. but, remember: a hobby is like gold under the ground; no hobby will come to you unless you dig it out yourself. if you can treat study as one of you hobbies, learning will be more enjoyable. i hope all of you can find your own hobbies and also have fun from them.

Chinese New Year is coming and my family is very busy. Its because Chinese

New Year is very special and important. We must prepare many special things to

get ready for this festival.

First, will make a big New Year meal. Second, we will make “Good-luck

wishes.” Third, we will set off firecrackers. New Year meal is delicious and we

think that eating some will bring us good luck. A long time ago, Chinese people

believed red color could bring our good luck too. And we set off firecrackers

could frighten ghosts away.

Chinese New Year is very popular between students. Because we can have a

long happy holiday.

中国新的一年的到来，我的家人很忙。这是因为中国的农历新年是非常特殊和重要的。我们必须准备许多特别的东西能为这个节日准备。

首先，将做一顿丰盛的新年。第二，我们将“祝福”。第三，我们会放鞭炮。新年餐美味，我们认为吃一些东西会为我们带来好运气。很久以前，中国人认为红色可以把我们的好运气。我们可以燃放爆竹吓唬鬼魂。

中国的新年是很受欢迎的学生之间。因为我们可以有很长的节日快乐。

l am a pupil，l usually get up at six o‘clock.Then l wash my hands and my

face，clean my teeth. My mother has cooked A meal by seven o’clock. After having

my breakfast，l must go to school. We do morning exercises at ten o‘clock. we

close school at half past eleven. We have luch at home. At two， we begin our

classes again. We all finish our lessons at half past four. We have to leave our

school. This is myDay.

i have a good friend. her name is emily. we are very friendly. yesterday was her thirteenth birthday. her friend and her parents held a party for her.

in the evening, all her friends came to emily’s home. each had a very nice present for her. at the moment, emily felt very happy. and so were her parents and her friends. look! the meal was on the table. how delicious they were! there were all kinds of food: eggs, fish, fried chicken, dumplings, pork, beef and some fruits.

after supper, emily sang a song“ happy birthday to you!” she has a nice voice. everybody said that she was a good singer. then we celebrated emily, “happy birthday to you! ” she said, “thank you! ” after this, emily’s mother took a birthday cake to the table. we gave presents to emily and emily began to blow candles. everybody was very delighter.

at last, we watched cartoon. what a good, nice birthday party.

Today morning, my mother took me to the bird market to buy a lively and lovely little rabbit back.

I gave this little rabbit a name called white. Because it is snow white, without a little miscellaneous color, looks like a group of white cotton. White eyes red like two sparkling rubies, a small mouth lip in half, revealing two rows of white teeth. When you eat something will be issued creak sound.

Little rabbits legs are short before and after the long, running away from the particularly fast Its short tail like a small pompon. Can be funny!

I really like the white rabbits lively and lovely, because it brought me endless fun.

小学英语作为近几年新增设的科目，在肩负英语启蒙和为以后进一步学习大基础的重任的同时，又面临着检验匮乏，教学对象年龄小，注意力，接受，分辨能力相对较低等重多困难。那么，怎么才能克服困难，有效良好地进行小学英语教学呢？我认为应在分析学生的年龄特征、心理、注意力等特征的前提下，精心设计组织教学。而其中，游戏的运用尤其重要。现行小学英语教材就充分认识到了这一点，在整册教学内容中，几乎在每课都穿插有游戏。

游戏在小学英语教学中有着多方面的重要的作用。

一、 激发兴趣，活跃气氛，吸引注意力

一节好课不是老师一味的讲，学生一味的听，而应是有静有动，动静相结合的，小学设管内的天性是好动的，要让他们端端正正的坐着听四十分钟，是很难办到的。即使做到了也收不到良好的教学效果。同时还可能压抑了他们的个性，影响了他们的学习兴趣，此外，心理研究表明，小学生的注意力稳定性较差。最好的也只能保持30分钟，况且长时的有意注意容易使人感到枯燥乏味，投入程度也不会高，如果在教学中结合教师的讲解，适当地安排一些游戏，为孩子们提供一个动的舞台，把他们的思维和身体从疲劳、紧张中解放出来，使他们涣散的注意被吸引过来，在轻松愉快的气氛中完成学习任务。例如，在学习人身体部位名称时，刚开始学生们觉得新鲜，兴趣很浓，热情还很高，但随着单词加多，听讲和读的时间加长，他们感到很疲乏，觉得没意思了，注意力也不能很好地集中了。这时，我适时地加入了“听口令，做动作”的游戏，一听说要做游戏，孩子们立刻变得活跃起来，注意力又集中了，在随后“touch your head” “stamp your feet” “wave your arm”的口令中，他们一会摸头，一会跺脚，一会挥胳膊，忙得不亦乐乎，最终在笑声中记住了个部位的名称。

二、 创设情景，加深记忆

一种语言习惯的习得，必须是在一定的语言背景和情景中完成，这些仅靠课文中提供的情景对话是远远不够的。那些对话是别人的，学生只是一个扮演者和朗读者，因为没有心灵的感受和理解，许多人不能很好地融入其中。游戏就弥补了之不足。它不仅为学生提供了情境，语境，还让学生们真正地成为“主人公”亲身经历资：料；来/源，于ＧＺＵ５２１学：习；网 http：//Ｇzｕ５２1。COm，这对他们的记忆又是一大帮助，如果为了记忆只是一味地重复练习，他们就只能是机械地记忆，而这种记忆是很难保持的，但如果将所学的内容安排在他们积极从事着的活动中去，成为活动的直接对象，这样，因为是他们亲自感受体验，直接参与了的，记忆效果受识记时的情绪状态的影响。情绪状态较佳时对记忆作用明显。这一研究结果提示我们，在教学时，应该重视情境，愉快地教学，这又如何做到呢？游戏便为我们提供了一条捷径。在教学中开展多种多样轻松幽默的游戏，使他们在笑声中学会英语。

三、 训练口语，发展思维

英语的学习不仅仅是记忆、理解、书写，还要能够说出来，能够正确流利地说出来。这是重点也难点。对于初学英语的人来说，更是难上加难。他们往往心理紧张，没有自信，不敢开口。更别说在课后生活中运用了。要攻破这个拦路虎，首先必须给学生一个没有压力的轻松环境，消除内心的紧张与害怕，同时，鼓励他们进行语言交流，在运用语言与其他人互相讲话时，学习的内容会丰富起来，游戏就恰恰能够做到这些。游戏给了学生接近生活，轻松愉快的环境，带给他们描述、表达、说明的欲望，在不知不觉中训练了口语，这些都比学生自己读教材重复教师的话有价值得多。

语言与思维之间存在密切的关系，游戏在联系课本词汇的同时，促使学生准确地表达思想感情，把他们所学的语言词汇合理地组织，适当地安排，准确地表达，这个过程，丰富了他们的词汇，丰富了他们的的感性经验，推动了思维的灵活性、逻辑性的发展。

此外，游戏给了学生想象和思考的空间，激发了他们的想象力和思考能力。如在教学“friendship”时，为了让他们深刻理解记忆这个单词的含义，我采用了画图的游戏，就是把这个单词的意思用画图表示出来。因为“friendship”的概念是抽象的，没有实物可以比拟，这样就不能照猫画虎了。只能凭借自己的脑子去思考去想象。有的学生想象了一个有关友谊的故事，画了一幅漫画，有的想到了恩格斯和马克思的友谊，画了两幅肖像；有的想到了一句古诗“桃花潭水深千尺，不及汪伦送我情”，并且惟妙惟肖地画了出来，以次来体现“friendship”的含义这样，学生们充分发挥了他们的想象和思考的能力，深刻地理解了单词的意义，思维能力也得到了进一步发展。

四、 培养情感，发展能力

在教学中，有趣的游戏活动，可以养成学生热爱生活，开朗乐观的生活态度，能够让学生有机会感受生活的多姿多彩，有机会展现自己的生命活力和丰富想象力，创造力，从而树立自信心和自豪感。在游戏活动中，学生与他人合作交流，使其体验到团结、友爱、互助、荣誉感、责任感，进取心等积极的情感。比如，在角色扮演的游戏中，使其学习表达各种社会角色的情感，在画画游戏中进一步发展了他们的美感，此外，游戏中还存在一个如何协调的问题，如何制定游戏规则和如何违反规则进行处罚的问题，学生们需要自主地讨论和解决这个问题。这个过程中他们的组织能力、协调能力等都得以锻炼，同时这队学生的独立性、正义感都有潜移默化的作用。

以上是游戏在小学英语教学中四方面的作用，除此之外，还有其他作用，这根据游戏形式、内容的不同而异，当然，并不是所有游戏都能起到了这些作用。这就要求我们在教学中精心选择、组织，恰当安排，以使其取得最佳效果。

端午节是我们中国十分隆重的节日，它是为了纪念战国时期伟大的爱国诗人屈原，现在的中国人还在延续这一习俗，甚至还有一天的法定节日。

Dragon Boat Festival is a very grand festival in China. It is to

commemorate Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet in the Warring States period. Now

Chinese people still continue this custom, even a legal festival.

农历五月初五就是端午节了，家家户户都要包粽子，还有有趣的划龙舟比赛呢!奶奶在家已经煮好了香喷喷的粽子，打开锅盖满屋都飘着粽子的清香，让我闻得口水直流个不停。我迫不及待地剥开粽子叶津津有味的吃了起来，真是回味无穷呀!

The Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of may in the lunar calendar.

Every family needs to make zongzi. There are also interesting dragon boat races!

Grandma has cooked delicious zongzi at home. When she opened the pot cover, the

fragrance of zongzi was floating all over the house, making my mouth water

continuously. I cant wait to peel off the zongzi leaf and eat it with relish.

Its really memorable!

吃完粽子后，爸爸带我去看划龙舟比赛，这里人山人海，车水马龙的可热闹了!比赛开始了，各个队伍都蓄势待发，随着一阵枪声一条条龙舟飞快地划过水面，犹如一支支箭向前飞去。在场的观众们兴奋喊道着加油加油，在为参赛者加油鼓励，参赛者们听了心里充满了信心使劲地划桨，水花到处飞溅。各条龙舟你追我赶的，最后，落后的一号终于追上了遥遥领先的二号第一个冲过了终点，观众们不禁欢呼起来，到处都是一片欢乐的海洋。啊!这真是我最难忘的一天了。

After eating zongzi, my father took me to watch the dragon boat race. There

are lots of people here, and the traffic is very busy! The race started, and

every team is ready to go. With a burst of gunfire, each dragon boat flies

across the water like an arrow. The audience cheered and shouted, cheering and

encouraging for the contestants. The contestants listened with confidence and

strove hard to paddle, and the water splashed everywhere. Each dragon boat

chased after each other. At last, the laggard No. 1 finally caught up with the

far ahead No. 2. The audience couldnt help cheering. There was a sea of joy

everywhere. Ah! This is the most unforgettable day for me.

还有许许多多的传统节日也是和端午节一样有趣的，我们要一起保护中国的传统节日。

There are also many traditional festivals as interesting as Dragon Boat

Festival. We should protect Chinese traditional festivals together.

hello!my name is Mingming.I am a pupil.i like speaking english very much.I go to school five days every week.every day i go to school on foot. because my school is not near my home.i like my school.there are about 3500 students and 54 teachers in my school.and i study grade 4.there are 45students in my class.my english teacher is tall and handsome .i love him very much. welcome to my school.you must be very happy.

The famous Dr. Smith，dean of Medical College，was appointed private physician to the King. Whereupon he proudly wrote the following notice on the blackboard of his classes:“Professor Smith informs his students that he has been appointed Honorary Physician to His Majesty the King.”

When he returned to his classroom in the afternoon，he found written below his notice this line: "God save the King”

physician

majesty

The first thing I did was I made a plan for my study. I assigned my

homework equally according to the holidays so that I can finish all of them in

time. And during my winter vacation, we welcome the most important festival in

China—Spring Festival, it’s also called Chinese New Year by lots of

foreigners.

At that night, our family came together and had a big meal. Of course we

had dumplings that night, because that is our Chinese traditional. We then watch

the CCTV spring festival evening party together and watch the beautiful

fireworks. That’s the happiest time in this world! The winter vacation I had

dreamed all year around was finally coming. And I really enjoyed a lot from

it.

The first thing I did was I made a plan for my study. I assigned my

homework equally according to the holidays so that I can finish all of them in

time. I also arranged myself the books and words I need to read and recite.

Secondly, I took some extracurricular activities and read some English original

reading. My favorite book is , written by Sherlock Holmes. Among all the

classical movies, the Sound of Music was the most exciting one. During my

holidays I also made some assistance for my physical class teacher, surely I met

lots of difficulties in this stage and from which I knew what perseverance

really was. Lastly, I went to the temple fair and was lucky to taste several

Chinese traditional dishes; “Jiaohua chicken” is one of them. It is said it

originated from Hangzhou centuries ago, made by a famous beggar Hong Qi Gong,

the senior leader of Beggar Gang.Steamed with fresh lotus leaf wrapped up,it is

famous for its special aroma and taste. Now that the holiday is ending and a new

semester is coming, I need to fresh up and get started to embrace the upcoming

challenges.

i spent this summer vacation in quite a different way. i used to run about every day in previous summer vacations, but this summer vacation i simply could not afford to do so. i would soon be in the last year of my high-school education and would after graduation be up against the college entrance examinations. though those examinations were still a year away, i had to start early to make myself well prepared by reviewing all those things i had learned at school and this summer vacation was the ideal time for me to do this. at first i was rather dismayed at the thought of this, but later i thought it was better this way because by working hard this summer i could count on endless happy summers to come. with this in mind i then set to work like anything and only occasionally went out for a change or did some physical. i was not at all bored by this kind of life, for i was sustained by a hope.

There have been many changes in my life. With the development of the economy my life is better off.

For clothing I have spare money to buy all sorts of pretty clothes. But in the past there were fewer clothes in my wardrobe. For food I usually had traditional Chinese food for every meal rice noodles or a steamed bun. Nowadays I can afford any delicious food including western food. For housing I moved from a cramped and gloomy room to a big and bright flat. For getting around I rode an old bike on my way to work a year ago. At present I drive my private car to travel.

I believe my life will become better in the near future.

随着经济的发展我们的生活已经有非常大的变化。我的生活可能会更好点。

对于服装我有比较富余的钱去买各种漂亮的衣服。但在过去 在衣橱里只有很少的一些衣服。 从日常吃食来看通常我们中国家庭只吃一些如：米饭、面条还有馒头之类的传统食品。现在我能买得起任何美味的食物现在，我可以做好多美味的食物，包括西餐。 从住房来看我从一个狭小、灰暗的小屋子，搬到了宽敞而明亮的楼房。一年前，我骑着一辆旧自行车上班。而如今我却开着我的私人汽车去旅行。

我相信 在不久的将来，我的未来会变得更好。

have a round face. And when I watch the mirror, I can see a pallid face. I am well-featured but I have some pimple . I don’t have any dimple .

有一个圆圆的脸。当我看着镜子，我可以看到一张苍白的脸。我有我有疙瘩。我没有任何的酒窝。

My haircut is a crew cut. Sometimes it’s center parting and sometimes it’s side parting. And my hair is jet-black. I have two big eyes, and they are close-set. And I have double eyelids. And I even have long eyelashs .

我的发型是平头。有时它的中心分型，有时边分。我的头发是黑色的。我有两个大眼睛，它们很近。我有双眼皮。我甚至有长长的睫毛。

My nose is pointed. I have a pair of beautiful ears, and I have a big mouth, so sometimes I am very big mouth . My teeth are even , and the color are blonde. My chin is round, and my neck is a little long. My belly is flat because I am too thin though I eat a lot of things every day. My back is a little bended. I am of medium height and I am very thin. My classmates say that I am very cute but I don’t think so.

我的鼻子尖。我有一双美丽的耳朵，和我有一个大嘴巴，所以有时我非常大的嘴。我的牙齿，和颜色是金色的。我的下巴是圆的，和我的脖子上长了一点。我的腹部是平坦的因为我太薄，我每天都吃很多东西。我的背有点弯。我是中等身材，我很瘦。我的同学说我很可爱，但我不这么认为。

My dress is tidy and well-featured, but sometimes it’s very fashionable!

我的衣服很整洁，五官端正，但有时很流行!

I am a middle school student. I have many new classmates now. One of them is my best friend. Now, let me introduce my classmate to you.

This is my classmate .His name is Lin Peng. He is 12 years old. We are the same age .And he is a little taller than me. He is very kind to me .He likes math most and he is good at it. He always helps me with math .He also likes playing basketball .We often play basketball together after school.

I am happy to be classmate and friend with him. I hope we can be friends forever.

The annual winter vacation is always rich and colorful and most memorable. At this years winter vacation, Ill experience a I very unforgettable things, until now think of it in my mind, I also fear after the meeting.

Remember that is a great year 4 day, home to the adults go out, at home with my friends and I together playing firecrackers. Inside the district are immersed in the atmosphere of joy, we all play firecrackers also play of very happy, but gradually we all are so sick of playing. So someone to ask do you want to play some new tricks. All of us to find some empty bottle and then put the point after the gun fire in the bottle cover, inside soon after firecrackers lit will blow of the bottle is very high. We try a new style, are all very happy. But different moment is a thrilling and exciting things happened, scared us all in a cold sweat! After I put the firecrackers bottle cover, bottle fly special high, nearly blow to my head. Afterwards listen to mom and dad said that this game is very dangerous, we stopped the new play.

This winter holiday is really thrilling ah! Also good was not injured, but this time I really got a big lesson.

每年的寒假总是在丰富多彩也是最难忘的。在今年寒假，我就经历一件我非常难以忘怀的事情，直到现在想起这件事情我的脑海里还会后怕。

记得那是大年初四的一天，家里面的大人都出去了，家里边只剩我和我的小伙伴们一起在玩鞭炮。整个小区里面都沉浸在欢乐的气氛之中，我们大家玩鞭炮也玩的很开心了，可是渐渐的我们大家也都玩儿烦了。于是有人提出来要不要玩一些新的花样。我们大家找来一些空瓶子然后把点炮点燃之后放入瓶子里面盖上盖子，不一会鞭炮点燃之后就会把瓶子给炸的很高。我们大家尝试着新的玩法，都很开心了。可是不一小会就发生了一件惊心动魄的事情，吓得我们大家一身冷汗!我把鞭炮放瓶子盖上盖子之后，瓶子飞的特别的高，险些炸到我的脑袋。后来听爸爸妈妈说这种玩法是非常危险的，我们大家也就停止了这种新的玩法。

这个寒假过的可真是惊心动魄啊!还好没有受伤，这次我可是真的收到了一个大大的教训。

The time of middle school is short and precious, but for some students,

they sit in the class and dont show any passion to learn knowledge. They like

to do something that is against what teachers tell them to do. Such as when the

teacher is presenting knowledge, they choose to read novel, or when it is the

time for them to do some exercise, they sleep. They dont care about study. It

is so negative for them to treat study. We are young and should be full of

energy. It is the best time for us to gain knowledge. What we learn today will

help us to realize our dreams, so lets fight for our goals.

My dad is not tall, dark eyes, giving the first feeling is amiable. What he loves is: "Doing people keep trustworthy."

Dad is not only a very wide communication, but also a warm-hearted person. So my father in the community to get to know a lot of close friends, always someone asked him to attend some parties.

Once, I let my father at the weekend to accompany me to Fuyang ecological park to play one day, my father readily agreed. By the end of the week, I was preparing to go to the ecological park with my father, suddenly, the phone rang. From the fathers conversation, I vaguely heard is to invite my father to a friend party. I was so discouraged. Who knows my father said to the man resolutely said: "Im sorry, I have promised his son to the ecological park to play, the child can not speak without a letter, so can not participate, next time it!" Then, put the phone hung up The Happy to accompany me to the ecological park.

On the way to the ecological park, my father took my hand and said, "Children, know why I refuse to attend the party?" I thought for a moment, then hurriedly said: "You are a trustworthy person, promised me "Do not go back!" "That s right." Dad took my shoulder and said, "Since Dad has promised you, it must be done and can not speak." It s a man s truth!

At this time into the ecological park of the door, I suddenly felt that the figure is even more tall father.

Im so proud of having such a dad!

That day, our school organised a barbeque for us. It is a very good function and I like it so much. Barbeque is a good thing because I can eat a lot of food and I can play with my friends. Before I go to barbeque, my mum said if you ate too much food, you would be sic#from 最新关于烧烤的英语作文4篇来自学优网http://www.gkstk.com/ end#k. Luckily, I still health now, just my weight is increased.

I think, i need to keep fit from now on.