初中英语演讲简短(汇集20篇)
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954初中英语作文的写作方法
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+ 加入清单不少同学在问了,英语作文怎么写?如何写好英语作文,下面是小编为大家收集的初中英语作文的写作方法,欢迎阅读。
初一英语写作题,题材一般是写人、写事、写物、写景、日记、书信、通知、便条等文体。一般来说,不同的写作题材,它的人物,时间,写作的重点也是不尽相同的。下面结合一些常见的题型介绍一下写作的注意事项以及写作技巧。
各地的评分标准略有差异,但是都包括以下几个方面:整体印象、语言表达、词数规定等几方面内容。我们在写作中要尽量避免扣分,争取有加分点。当然用英文写作不同于用母语那样得心应手,常常会受到生词、语法、惯用法的限制,只要同学们平时注意两种语言的异同性,抓住写作要点,也可妙笔生花。
1、为了保证文章层次分明、条理清楚,要把时间固定下来,如:记叙一件事要用过去时;写经常发生的事或对人物的描写,要用一般现在时。整个文章中的人称要一致,首尾呼应,不要随意改动,以免造成误解。
2、不要为了追求“一鸣惊人”而去找一些生冷的词汇,对这些一知半解的词你不会用,不知道如何搭配,结果可能适得其反,使文章显的生硬、不协调,甚至错误百出,所以要使用有把握的词,避免不必要的失分。比如说发生了一起意外事件,我们通常用“have an accident ”来表示,不要错误的使用“have an incident”。
3、注意不同语言的表达习惯,也是写好英语作文的重要环节,如“我的理想是做一名歌手”,很多同学写成“My ambition is to do/make a singer,” “to do”表示“做”或者“干”,“to make”表示“制作”,而“做一名歌手”则表示“成为一名歌手”应该用“be/become a singer”;又如“看书、看报”应用“read a book/newspaper”,而不是“see a book/newspaper”。因此,平时应该注意不同语言的表达习惯,切忌望文生义或一味生搬硬套。
4、有些同学因怕出错而只写短句或简单句,写出的文章过于幼稚、空洞乏味。要使文章有血有肉就要把平时学的知识用进去,如:定语从句、宾语从句、非谓语动词和比较等句型,关键时用上一、二个,就能使文章不同凡响,更有文采,特别是对关联词的使用,如“so that”、“not…but ”“not only...but also”等,会使你的文章逻辑结构紧密、层次鲜明、条理清楚,更能显示出你的英文功底,但要做到这些并非一日之功,要靠平时的不断训练和积累。
5、最简单的增分点就是认真的书写。工整漂亮的书写会给评卷老师留下美好的第一印象,在扣分时自然会“手下留情”,而且很多地区都在写作上有1分的书写分。只要平时多下点功夫,得到这一分并不难。
注意事项
最后将英语写作的基本步骤和技巧归纳为以下几个环节:
1、细心审题细读题目中每一项提示或观察所给的每一幅画,明确文章的中心思想,弄清题意,确定写作体裁,掌握所要表达的要点做到心中有数,避免随心所欲,文不对题。
2、理顺要点在所给提示或图上标出要点,然后按事件先后的顺序或各要点之间的内在联系排序,分出层次。如果是看图作文,则要按图构思,这样做既可避免要点遗漏,又可使表达内容条理清楚。
3、构成框架将理顺的要点或每幅图画的含义加以连贯,构成写作的整体框架,进一步定人称、定时态语态、定顺序、定段落、定开头结尾。基本框架构成后,写作就有了把握。
4、组织句子用自己最熟悉的短语或句型将理顺的要点逐句表达出来,多用简单句,用有把握的复合句。要扬长避短,避难就易。若遇到表达障碍,可换一种说法,将一句变成两、三句,只求达意。
5、串句成篇将写好的句子连贯地组织起来,注意上下句的逻辑关系,适当采用递进、让步、转折、因果等关联词语,使短文浑然一体,层次分明,过渡自然。6、检查修改文章草成后,默读1~2遍,检查修改,尤其要注意人称、大小写、拼写、习惯用语、格式有无错误,要点有无遗漏,文句有无语病,词数是否恰当,行文是否连贯。
英语写作水平的提高是一个渐进的过程,只要同学们在平时多加训练,多读文章,做一个有心人,就能在英语作文中取得理想的成绩
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+ 加入清单In recent years, people are developing aninseparable relationship with Internet. As is known toall, it is convenient for us to click the mouse whensurfing on line, either to entertain ourselves or to meet the works needs.
On the one hand, no one denies that Internet is currently one of the most useful media inour daily life. As a college student, I get on line every day to exchange information through e-mails with my net friends. But on the other hand, a good many people admit that they are toomuch addicted to Internet to maintain a regular and wholesome lifestyle.
Thus, it is necessary for us to use Internet in a reasonable way and restrain fromoverindulgence. After all,Internet is invented to enrich our life, and to improve the efficiencyof our work rather than shackle us with a chain.
篇2:初中英语作文我的妈妈
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+ 加入清单My mothers English name is Amy. She is thirty-five years old. She is very nice .
She has a long hair and two black eyes. And she has a small mouth and a small nose. She doesnt look very beautiful and tender,but her eyes look nice and shes a little bit fat.
My mother loves me very much. She is good at cooking. She likes singing. Every day, she will sing many songs. When I take a good look at her,I can see her winkle which was appeared by concerning about me. Besides,there has already accrued some white hair.
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篇3:关于茶的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Since I started my major in the tea culture of ChinaI have been deeply
impressed by its sophistication and beauty.I would like to share some
fascinating aspects of the tea culture of China.
In a country with the history of five thousand yearsthe Chinese tea
drinking habit dated back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD).It became a national
tradition and led to development of a delicate tea drinking ritual.Over the
centuriespoets and artists in China wrote many marvelous masterpiecesin
appreciation of tea and Chinese people’s constant love of tea drinking .One of
the best-known writers is Lu Yuwho was regarded as the “Tea Sage ” for he
composed the first book on tea.In his classic bookhe detailed his studies of
teasuch as the origin of teatea toolstea pickingtea cookingtea ceremony and
well-known areas where tea was grown.And the valuable knowledge he recorded has
laid foundation for modern tea culture development.
based on ways in which tea leaves are processedthere are five distinct
types of tea.They are as follow:the green teathe black teathe Wulong teathe
compressed tea and the scented tea.Among themmay foreigners are familiar with
the green tea.The Longjing teaof the green typehas a reputation.
篇4:初中描写秋天景色的英语作文
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+ 加入清单到了秋天,桂花树上的桂花都开了,让老远的人们都能闻到那醉人的香味。下面语文迷网为大家整理了秋景的英语作文,欢迎参考选择。
When the trees start to fall, the grass begins to wear clothes. Mysterious, changeful autumn. It permeates every place in the school as an invisible air, which makes people look like a magic magician. Let the tree brother and the younger brother of the grass are put on a comfortable autumn outfit. The autumn sky, as blue as the sea, like rain washed. The fall of earth, like golden cotton, white clouds like a sailing canoe, slowly floating, campus of chrysanthemum fragrance accents full autumn mood. Autumn has come, it seems that with a chill, people began to put on a slightly thicker autumn, although autumn brings great changes to us, but the faces of the people ocean any overflow the eternal, lingering smile. Into the campus, came to our playground, the playground is a row of the south side of the old willow, they are so tall and straight, strong. As the soldiers like to defend territory. A breeze blowing, with the aroma of chrysanthemum to gladdening the heart and refreshing the mind, refreshed, so that the campus do not have a charm. Into the teaching building, and through the doors and windows of the classroom can see hard learning and strenuous efforts of the students some homework, some in reading, the intoxicating reading sound echoed over the campus. It is often said that autumn is the harvest season, farmers uncle busy for the rice harvest, and we also not to be outdone, harvest every day the teacher to teach us knowledge. The golden autumn, will our campus decorated so beautiful.
当树开始掉头发,草开始穿衣服的时候。神秘莫测、变幻多端的秋来了。它像无形的空气一样渗透在学校的每一个地方、让人看的见,摸不着就好比一位神奇的魔术师一样。让树哥哥和草弟弟都穿上了舒适的秋装。
秋天的天空,像大海一样湛蓝,好像用秋雨洗刷过。秋天的大地,宛如金色的棉田,朵朵白云犹如扬帆起航的轻舟,慢悠悠地漂浮,校园里的菊花争香斗艳充满了秋高气爽的情调。 秋天来了,似乎带有阵阵寒意,人们开始穿上微厚的秋装,虽然秋天给我们带来巨大的变化,但是人们的脸上任洋溢着那永恒的、挥之不去的一笑。
进入校园,来到我们的操场,操场南面是一排经历沧桑的老柳树,它们是那么挺拔,强壮。好像保卫疆土的士兵一样。一阵微风吹来,带着菊花的香气沁人心脾,使人神清气爽,使校园别有一番风韵。走进教学楼,透过教室门窗可以看见勤奋学习、发奋努力的同学们,有的在写作业、有的在读书,那令人陶醉的读书声回荡在校园上空。
人们常说秋天是丰收的季节,农民伯伯忙着收稻谷,而我们也不甘示弱,收获着每天老师传授给我们的知识。
金色的秋天,将我们的校园点缀的如此美丽。
描写秋天景色的英语作文2
Do not know how long the effect, as if the fight was a nervous gradually revealing the known, the field from its broad chest in long plume from the atmosphere on the slopes and there is water ongenerally spread at the Qingming, round trees and crops have begun to sway in the breeze, the leaves become calm and. Dew back in the early morning and evening wetting the ridge, quietly put up the field. Lu Lan also came upquietly afloat, no longer go back to the valley. Although the sun is still bright, but the pain is no longer the backbone of Sunburn people become, Kiyosumi, as if it was weak, and can not be distilled into a field, it is the field of reconciliation and the like; ... ... Autumn is here!
不知道从多久起,仿佛一场紧张的拼搏终于渐渐地透出了分晓,田野从它宽阔的胸膛里透过来一缕悠悠的气息,斜坡上和坝子上有如水一般的清明在散开,四下里的树木和庄稼也开始在微风里摇曳,树叶变得从容而宽余。露水回来了,在清晨和傍晚润湿了田埂,悄悄地挂上田间。露岚也来到了坝子上,静静地浮着,不再回到山谷里去。阳光虽然依旧明亮,却不再痛炙人的脊梁,变得宽怀、清澄,仿佛它终于乏力了,不能蒸融田野了,也就和田野和解了似的;……秋天来了!
篇5:生日宴会初中英语作文
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+ 加入清单昨天是我的生日,我十四岁。妈妈为我举行生日宴会,我邀请了我的一些朋友。妈妈送了我一些书作礼物,朋友们也为我带采了礼物。我们玩的很开心。
A Birthday Party
Yesterday was my birthday. I was fourteen years old. My mother had a party for me and I asked my friends to come. My mother gave me some books as birthday presents. My friends bought some presents for me. We had a good time.
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+ 加入清单初中英语写作技巧书面表达,首先要抓住所给的提示,然后运用所学词汇、语法及句型,避繁就简,简明表达要讲的内容。小编整理了初中英语写作技巧,欢迎阅读。
一、充分准备。打好基础。
为了提高书面表达水平,平时应加强阅读,应背诵一些句型、段落甚至短文。只要读得多、背得多,就能出口成章,下笔成文。其实,用英文写信,记日记等都是学生力所能及且行之有效的练习写作的好方法。
二、仔细审题,明确要求。
对题目所提供的信息要认真分析,明确要求,做到心中有数。要对所提供的信息加以分析、整理,使之更加具体化、条理化,为开始动笔做好准备工作,还要搞清题目的要求,以便根据不同的题材、体裁,写出不同格式,风格各异的文章,此外,还要注意人称、时态、地点等信息,避免出错。
三、抓住重点。寻求思路。
根据题目所提供的信息,草拟提纲,寻求逻辑次序,确定如何下手,否则,语无伦次的文章将不会被人接受,也不可能得到高分。
四、遣词造句,表达规范。
用词要适当,不可逐句把提示汉译英,亦不可生拼硬凑,不要硬拿英语单词到中文句子里去对号,否则写出中文式英语,闹出笑话。一般来讲,写作时,应尽量选出你有把握的词,尽量使用短句(简单句)。如果有的单词不会写,有的思想不会用英语表达,你可以设法绕开,最好找一个同义词、同义句,或近义词、词组短语来代替。要正确使用关联词,如and,or,but,so,because,since等,以便行文自然流畅。
五、修改润色,锦上添花。
作文写完之后,应注意检查修改,修改时先从全局修改。首先要检查主题是否明确,表达方式是否恰当,接下来检查所写内容是否切题,该交待的内容是否交待了,最后检查所用时态、人称是否符合要求,最后是否一致。
写完后,还应仔细校阅1—2遍。校阅要逐词逐句进行,注意检查语法、拼写、标点、大小写等方面的错误。校阅是自检的最后一关,应严肃认真的进行,尽可能地消灭一切差错,增强文章的效果。
因此,要写好一篇作文,不仅需要具有丰富的思想内容,掌握扎实的词汇、语法及修辞等方面的语言基本功,而且还需要掌握因不同思维方式和文化背景而形成的英语特有的篇章机构模式 惟有这样才能进行最有效的书面交际活动。
篇7:我的朋友初中英语Myfriend
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+ 加入清单I have a lot of friends but Toshi is my best friend.He is a boy. Both of us are good at English, so we often have a chat in English in our spare time. After school, we often play football together on the playground. He runs so fast that I can not catch up with him. He is an excellent student. He not only gets good marks in all subjects but also is very kind and modest. He loves popular songs and also classical music.
篇8:初中英语作文:初三英语作文ThatDay
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+ 加入清单I am now a student of Dongzhou Middle School, but I still remember that day when I was in a primary school.
That day, the weather was so bad. When school was over, it began to rain. All of us looked very worried, so our teacher let us go home at once.
When I went out of the school gate, I saw my father standing there. I went to him at once. My father had a raincoat, because hed just had a meeting and he went to school as soon as the meeting finished, so he had no time to return home. When he saw me, he took his raincoat off and gave it to me. I didnt want to receive it. He looked at me and said, Take it. I had to put on the raincoat, but my heart was not still. I cried, and I couldnt let myself stop. Since that day, I knew my father loved me. Oh, I cant forget that day all my life.
篇9:家庭生活初中英语
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+ 加入清单I have a happy family, there are three people in my family, my father, my mother and I. I go to school from Monday to Friday, on the weekends, I will go out with my parents, they always take me to different restaurants, we will taste different food. At night, my mother will tell me a story, then I can have a good dream, I love my family life.
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+ 加入清单Hi, my name is xxx. Im xx years old, a middle school student apparently. I love music very much although Im not very good at singing. Ive been playing guzheng, an ancient traditional instrument for a long time and now Im in level 10, which means a really high level among the amateurs. Apart from that, I also like to reading and writing. They both give me a lot of fun and build my unique personality as well as my goal and dream. I like Wangfei very much. She could be my favorite singer.... Personally, Ive been considering I have a really complicated personality because sometimes dont really like to study, sometimes..... However, Im very positive and look forwards to my future because Im the one who will realize my goal.
篇11:英语:打牢基础,储备初中词汇
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+ 加入清单对于英语科目的准备,学生要根据自己的情况,做不同的准备。”对于英语基础比较薄弱的学生来说,这个暑假与其进行先修,不如利用这点时间把小学的英语知识再巩固、复习一遍。很多新升入初一的学生,在用词方面有很多不规范的现象,比如单复数,人称、时态的变化,短语的固定搭配等,总是出现错误。这些问题都与基础掌握不牢有关系,有些学生觉得这都是小毛病,不注意,等到了写作文的时候,这些都是扣分的地方,他们可能因为这些问题最后作文只能得几分。
要克服这些问题,学生可以在这个暑假把小学的课本再从头学一遍,要做到学过的单词都会默写,固定搭配的用法掌握准确,对名词的词性掌握清楚。在这个过程中,家长可以督促孩子,每天出几道题考考他(她),家长在检查时一定要保证孩子写的单词完全正确,不能说差不多就行了。”
对于英语基础比较好的学生,这个暑假可以在词汇准备方面多下点功夫,达到熟练掌握的程度,“初中知识难度系数增加,而且词汇量也加大,提前掌握好初中的词汇,对于今后的学习会有很大帮助。”
篇12:关于春节的初中优秀英语作文
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+ 加入清单Spring festival is the most important festival in China.During Spring festival,people visit their relatives,sending their best wishes for a new year.Children are the happiest in spring festival.They will receive red envelopes that contain money as new year presents.They can also play crackers and fireworks.Whats more,they are given a lot of freedom,which they have dreammed of for a whole year.During Spring festival,there will be plenty of foods.Thats why many people put on "holiday weight" after Spring festival.When it comes to food,there are many festival specialties.The world famous Jiaozi and Chunjuan(spring roll) have even been accepted by foreigners as fast foods.Spring festival usually comes in Feburary,sometimes earlier.Its a festival full of hope and good wishes.Its a symbol of Chinese culture.
篇13:初中生中秋节英语作文范例
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+ 加入清单the mid-autumn or moon festival is one rich in poetic(诗意的) significance. ancient legends(古代的传说) that became interwoven with this festival‘s celebration further contribute to the warm regard in which it has always been held by the chinese people. according to the lunar calendar(农历), the seventh, eighth, and ninth months constitute the autumn season. mid-autumn festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, precisely in the middle of this season, when the heat of the summer has given way to cool autumn weather, marked by blue skies and gentle breezes. on this day the moon is at its greatest distance from the earth; at no other time is it so luminous. then, as the chinese say, “the moon is perfectly round.” in the villages the heavy work involved in the summer harvest has already been completed but the autumn harvest has not yet arrived.
the actual origins of the mid-autumn festival are still very unclear. the earliest records are from the time of the great han dynasty emperor wu di (156-87 b.c.), who initiated celebrations lasting three days, including banquets and “viewing the moon” evenings on the toad terrace. we know that people during the jin dynasty (265-420 a.d.) continued the custom of mid-autumn festival celebrations, and similar accounts have come down to us from the time of the tang dynasty. during the ming dynasty (1368-1644) houses and gardens were decorated with numerous lanterns and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.(qiewo.com)
moon cakes came on sale shortly before festival time. in the past, one could get some cakes shaped like pagodas, others like a horse and rider, fish or animals. still others were decorated with the images of rabbits, flowers, or goddesses. there were a myriad of different fillings available: sugar, melon seeds, almonds, orange peel, sweetened cassia blossom, or bits of ham and preserved beef. the cakes are of the northern and southern styles, but the latter (also called guangdong-style) are the most popular and are available throughout the country.
the round shape of cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family. therefore the mid-autumn festival is actually a day for family reunion.
篇14:放松英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Recently, we have little time to keep close contact with nature. We spend
too much time on study or working. We almost forget that how green the grass is,
how beautiful the flowers are, and how sweetly the birds are singing outside our
windows. A saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". It means
that we need to relax ourselves and go out to breathe more fresh air. We can
also climb a hill in the suburbs.Its good for our health.
Lets go outing.
篇15:校园英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单My school is very beautiful. It is Nanhai Experimental School. There are
three tall buildings in our school. They all have five floors. In the teaching
building, the P.E.room is on the first floor. The library is on the second
floor. The science rooms are on the third floor. The computer rooms are on the
third floor and the fourth floor. The music rooms are on the third floor and the
fourth floor. My class room is on the fifth floor. I am in Class9, Grade 6.
There are five gardens in our school. In the gardens there are many beautiful
flowers, grass and trees. There is a big playground in my school.
I like my school, because my school is very beautiful.
篇16:关于失败英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Failure exists in every stage for everybody. As students, I think the most
common failure would be failing in the exam. Yes, I have failed in the exam for
many times. It is very common, because on one can keep the name of
ever-victorious generals forever. But some students do not figure out this. When
they fail in the exam, they need a long time to recover, even have directly
negative effect on their inner heart. This is not the right way to deal with
this problem. We need to figure out the reason why we don’t do well in the exam.
And then correct it. Try our best to get better next time.
篇17:有关交通英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单As is known to all, China is popular for its emperor of bicycles. This is
because our country is still a developing country and few people can afford
private cars. The demand for a means of transport is met by making millions of
bicycles available. Riding a bicycle has a lot of advantages over driving a car.
First, it is a physical exercise to ride a bicycle. In contrast, sitting in the
car, one tends to gain weight. Besides, it is nmch more economical to ride a
bike than drive a car. On the one hand,the only fee a bike-rider has to pay is
the annual tax. However, the annual fees for a car are costly. On the other
hand, a bike neednt be equipped with a parking lot, but a car must. Most
important of all, it is beneficial to the environment to ride a bicycle because
the bike doesnt consume petrol; it is a pollution-free transport. In contrast,
the exhaust released by the car is harmful to the environment. Since China is a
developing country with a large population, bicycles will still be the most
popular means of transport in China for quite a long time. Most people will
still ride bicycles to go to work or to school. The emperor country of bicycles
will remain for at least dozens of years.
篇18:初中描写熊猫的英语作文
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+ 加入清单有一种动物十分可爱喜欢吃竹子——它就是熊猫。下面语文迷网整理了描写熊猫的英语作文范文,供大家阅读。
【篇1】熊猫的英语作文
Hello everyone! have a kind of animals is very cute he likes eating bamboo and living in China. Its panda. It has a pair of black rim of the eye, are black and white. It in this lifetime biggest wish is have no black rim of the eye, eating bamboo. What a color photos. I quite like pandas, because they are very
【篇2】熊猫的英语作文
Giant pandas are Chinas nationaltreasure.
They live in SiChuang province and Gansu province in China.They have black and white fur.Their eyes are big and they are fat.We love them very much.They like eating bamboo.They can climb trees and swim.
Now,there are only about 1000 giant pandas.So we must try our best to protect them.
【篇3】熊猫的英语作文
Panda is one of the scarcest animals. People in the world like it very much. There used to be many pandas in China long ago. As the balance of nature was destroyed and the weather was getting warmer and warmer, pandas became less. But at present, the number of pandas is increasing year by year. There are now so many pandas that some are being sent to other countries so that people there can enjoy them.
Nowadays, the biggest nature park for panda in China is in Sichuan. There is a research centre for nature and wild life there. Scientists hope that one day they will have enough pandas to be set free and let them live in the wild again.
篇19:关于阅读的初中英语作文
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+ 加入清单Reading is my hobby. While reading, I can get a lot of happiness. When Im free, I often read some famous books. Books are my best friends that always keep me a good company. They often give me powers. Through reading, I can enlarge my eyes as well as widen my heart. Through reading, I become more and more knowledgeable.
读书是我的爱好。读书时,我可以得到很多的快乐。当我有空时,我经常读一些名著。书是我最好的朋友,它们总是好好陪着我。他们给了我力量。通过阅读,我开阔了视野也让我的心变宽了。通过阅读,我变得越来越知识渊博。
My favorite books are Readers and VOA. Readers cover the knowledge of culture, literature, and history, so I can benefit a lot by reading it. VOA can let me know the foreign countries better. Thanks to VOA, my oral English is improving day by day.
我最喜欢的书是读者和美国之音。读者覆盖了文化,文学,历史知识,所以我可以通过阅读受益匪浅。美国之音,可以让我更好的了解国外。由于美国之音,我的英语口语日益提高了。
This is my good habit that I will keep it forever.
这是我会一生都保持的好习惯。
篇20:爱让我强大初中英语作文
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+ 加入清单There are four people in my family, my father, my mother, my brother and I. My parents love me so much, they try their best to educate me. My brother seems to be mean to me, but actually, he is the first person to stand by me when I am denied by others. I am so grateful that I have a happy family, the love from my parents and my brother makes strong. When I meet difficulties, they will support me and help me to solve them. So family is my backup, no matter where I go, I will also come back to it and see my lovely relatives.