高中英语作文我的暑假计划（19篇）

The Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school, and shops are closed.

Several days before the new year, people begin to prepare. Farmers kill pigs, sheep, cocks and hens. City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. Houses are cleaned; couplets are posted on the doors. Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.

On the eve of the new year, each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner. After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve. Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fireworks to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year, almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. Whenpeople meet on the way, they say to each other "Happy New Year". Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. Children indulge themselves in games.

春节

农历新年对中国人来说是个很重要的节日。它大约要持续4天，在这期间，除了值班人员外，人们都放假了。工人不开工，学生上不学，商店关门。

新年前几天人们就开始准备。农民们宰杀猪、鸡、羊。城市居民买肉、鱼、蔬菜。人们打扫房子，贴对联，挂彩灯。

新年除夕，各家各户围坐在一起吃团圆饭。饭后，人们看电视，到了午夜12点，在这辞旧迎新的时刻，人们燃放各种烟花炮竹来庆祝。新年第一天，即正月初一，所有的人都穿着最漂亮的衣服，路上相遇，互相道“新年好”，亲戚朋友拜年互赠礼物，孩子们尽情地玩耍。

光阴似箭，日月如梭，转眼间，20x年就要来了，新的一年要有新的开始，下面我就来说说我的新年计划吧。

我的首要任务是提高学习成绩。去年我的学习成绩没有取得很大的突破，在新学年里，我要把各科的考试成绩都提高到95分以上！

首先是语文：上学期语文考试我主要栽在了生字上，针对这一点，我给自己定下了计划――每天写两页生字，还要制作一个错字本，把平时写错的字归类整理，反复复习。其次是数学：一提到数学我就懊悔不已，在上学期的数学考试中，有好几道我明明会做的题最后都因为计算错误丢了分，不是漏了小数点，就是看错了数字，比如将数字“9”看成了“6”，这几次“阴沟翻船”的经历让我下定决心要摘掉“马虎大王”的帽子，对于数学，我要采用迂回战术，仔细再仔细，检查再检查，争取每次考试都取得100分。最后是英语：英语可是我的强项，但也不能掉以轻心，在新学期，我计划每天早晨都听上一段英语听力磁带，一天之计在于晨，我相信只要持之以恒，我的英语成绩就会更上一层楼。

我的第二个新年计划是要练出一手好字。

我们班xx同学的字写得特别好，无论是铅笔字还是钢笔字，他都能写得飘逸隽秀。因为他的字写得好，老师们都喜欢找他帮忙抄写文章，班上的黑板报也由他负责。有一次，语文老师还在班上表扬他说：“xx的字写得好，参加中考、高考等重要考试时，他的卷面整洁，字迹漂亮，这能给改卷老师留下好印象，为考试加分！”我的字写得不大好，在考试时还经常在试卷上涂涂改改，老师也经常扣掉我的卷面分。听老师说把字写好还能为考试加分，我不禁蠢蠢欲动。在新的一年里，我决心要把字练得和xx一样好，不但要整洁，还要写出美感。我向xx打听了，他练的是司马懿的字帖，我也打算买一本司马懿的字帖，每天练两页。听说练字还能陶冶性情、培养毅力呢！这恰好能改掉我做事不专心的坏习惯。

总之，在新的一年里，我会更加努力，争取在德、智、体、美、劳等方面取得更大的进步！

Tom is a boy of st week,it was his first trip in Shanghai.Although he only traveled Shanghai for one day,but he was very happy at all.First,he played in Changfeng Park.He had photos with dolphins and seals.Then he visited Yu Garden.It is a traditional place.He bought many small articals.After that,he traveled the most highest building—Oriental Pearl Tower.It is also the most highest building in Asia.In the tower,he knew a lot of things of Shanghai.Finally,he looked at the magnificent Huang Pu River.Tom was so excited in Shanghai,he said that he wanted to visit Shanghai again becaust he liked this morden city.

Some people in the fierce competition of the rough waves swept away, has never recovered. Some people are against the tuyere, set foot on top, on the shore, they succeeded. Because they have much a stick to it. Forefront for them is not a stumbling block, but padding their own foundation.

Born easy, live easy, life is not easy. Life is a process of life. No wind, no rain? It is because of the baptism of wind and rain to see the colorful rainbow; With the pain of failure will taste the joy of success. Turgenev in the rudin, said: "although our life short and small, but great everything is caused by the hand of the people; a life, realize the lofty mission, that is their supreme happiness in life." We are to create this society, inevitably some injury, through the tears.

Time, fast turn, across one dream magic song.

Life, be about to rush out a way to! In order to cause, in order to struggle in life, despite losing a lot of, but is there will be! And are often more important than lost, it is the value and meaning of life.

Life is long, the years.

How can we predict the future? But only clear conscience my heart! Life, because there is competition, people have power; Life, because of the struggle, the people to the pursuit of excellence.

Smoke in life, like a cloud, the wind. Transient. "Only the people and the backing car, there is no reverse time and road", since we came to today, and possession of todays social status and responsibility, only forward, forward, forward again! Dont retreat. Young people, more important is to see tomorrow, seize today, forge ahead in the quiet, perhaps before the sun mountain tomorrow, you created a miracle again!

暑假来了，你的暑假准备怎么度过呢，下面就一起来看看初三英语作文我的暑假吧

My Summer Holiday

Summer holiday is from July to August .It s a long time for me to do all kinds of things . I like visiting some places of

interest . And I like travelling by train . It takes me too much time , but it saves money .Sometimes I stay at home and do

my homework , sometimes I help my parents do some house work. When my parents are free , we often go to the park or

the zoo , and we have a good time there . I have a good summer holiday .

参考译文

我的夏日假期

内容：我的夏日假期暑假从7月至8。这山对我来说长的时间做各种事情。我喜欢参观一些地方的利益。我喜欢坐火车旅行。这要花我太多的时间，但它可以节省资金。有时候，我留在家里做功课，有时我帮助我的父母做一些家务。当我的父母都是免费的，我们经常去公园或动物园，我们有一个好的一段时间。我有一个愉快的暑假。

Summer Holiday Is Coming

The summer holiday is coming. I’m going to have a good rest and learn to relax myself. I will read more useful books because reading more books is not only interesting but also helps me learn more knowledge. I will try to spend more time in chatting with my parents and help them to do some housework. I am going to take part in the social activities so that I can know more about the society. If possible, I’d like to make a trip to Xiamen. I’m sure I’ll have an interesting and meaningful summer holiday. I am looking forward to it..

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暑假来了

暑假即将来临，我打算好好休息放松一下自己。我要读很多有用的书籍，不仅有趣而且能使我学到知识的书籍。我将尝试花时间同父母交流，帮他们做家务。我将参加社会活动，以便更好地了解社会。如果可能，我将去厦门旅游。我想这个暑假一定非常有趣，并且有意义，我很期待。

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.

盼望着，盼望着，那抹黄色的身影——《暑假阅读年选》终于出现在我眼前，我迫不及待地翻阅起来。突然，“苍蝇男孩”四个字让我眼前一亮，多有趣的题目啊，我立即读起来。

文中的主人公苍蝇男孩为了履行吹牛时的承诺，瞅准机会，飞进了房间，可迎接他的却是一次次生死考验：铁铲、除虫剂、大抹布……让他步步惊魂，他开始了“胜利大逃亡”。几次死里逃生后，他终于凭着自己身强力壮，侥幸飞出了房间。可他一见到苍蝇女孩，又忍不住要吹上几句，全忘了自己刚刚因为吹牛而差点小命不保。

看到这儿，我脸红了，不由得想起了上个月的“眼镜风波”。由于我平时不注意保护眼睛，鼻子上无奈地架上了一副“放大镜”。好朋友一见，便盯着我左看右看。我见她一脸好奇的样子，知道她想戴，就摘下眼镜递给了她。可是这镜架在她脸上简直成了跷跷板，她只好用手托着，显得十分滑稽。我忍不住哈哈大笑：“太大了，得调小点，往里掰掰。”她疑惑地问：“真的吗，不会掰坏吗?”我硬着头皮说：“当然，这挺贵的，质量好着呢，掰不坏的。”她掰得真用力呀，我的心里敲起了小鼓：万一掰坏了怎么办，回去得怎么交差。过了会，我见她掰得差不多了，急忙劝阻：“合适了，快戴吧!”可她却冲我调皮地一笑：“不是说掰不坏吗，我再调紧点儿。”说完，她继续“战斗”。旁边的两个同学一看，也加入了“战斗”的行列。我见镜架变了形，心更慌了，想要制止，却又说不出口，只好眼睁睁地看着。一番折腾后，再回到我手里，镜架已经松垮无比，我暗自庆幸：“幸好没断，总算没丢脸。”可回到家，我一打开眼镜盒，就傻了眼：可怜的眼镜早已身首异处。唉，都是吹牛惹的祸。

苍蝇男孩的经历告诉我：吹牛会让人付出代价，要想让大家佩服你，一定要有真正的本领，这个道理深深地印在我的脑海里。

Today, when I awaked up, I found the air-conditioner didn’t work. I used the control, but it still didn’t work. I knew the air-conditioner was in trouble. I went downstairs. My father told me two air-conditioner and two netputer had been broken. Because my father used electric making machine to make electric, so the voltage was not stable. It led to the trouble. Oh! Whenever the government will let the factory use electric? If it lasts longer, I will be crazy!!

1、每天搞好家务。(打扫好家里的卫生，做孩子们喜欢吃的饭菜，给因为上班时没时间照顾好的孩子们一个补偿。)

2、督促孩子们认真完成自己制定的计划。

3、做好孩子们的榜样作用。在孩子们学习时，我也要读书学习充实自己，也给孩子们一个榜样引领的作用。

4、做好孩子们的辅导老师。在孩子们学习过程中遇到了什么问题了，要及时的鼓励、帮助他们解决。

5、坚持到校讯通网站上阅读优秀文章，每周争取写两篇博文。

女儿也还小，不会写字，也不会订计划，针对她身上的优缺点，和她的年龄特征，我给她量身制定了她的暑期计划：

1、每天早睡早起，每餐都要按时进食，不吃或少吃零食。

2、每天要坚持早起刷牙洗脸，睡前洗脸刷牙洗澡，尽早成为习惯。

3、每天背会一首诗或儿歌。

4、每天进行丰富多彩的活动，如：玩橡皮泥，画画涂色，折纸手工等各一个小时。

5、每天要读儿歌，故事书或听妈妈读故事书不少于一个小时。

6、每天坚持读写拼音，做趣味数学，写字各半个小时。

7、每天晚上室外玩耍不少于两小时。

Introducing yourself is very important when you meet new people. You always want to make a good impression when telling others about yourself. Allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Pat and Im from Taiwan. Right now, Im a student. I study very hard every day. I like going to school because Im eager to learn. I enjoy learning English. Its my favorite class. I like to make friends and I get along with everyone. This is the introduction I give whenever I meet new people. It tells people a little bit about me and about what I like to do.

当你认识新的人时，介绍自己是非常重要的。你一定会想要在告诉别人有关自己的事，给别人留下好印象。让我来介绍我自己。

我的名字是派特，我来自台湾。我现在是学生。我每天都很用功念书。我喜欢上学，因为我渴望学习。我喜欢学英文。那是我最喜欢的课程。我喜欢交朋友，而且我和每个人都处得很好。这就是我每次认识新的人时，所作的自我介绍。它可以告诉别人一点关于我的事，还有我喜欢做什么。

Recently, the Prince Harry announced his engagement with an American

actress. When the media asked him when he decided this girl would be his

lifetime partner, he said the moment when he saw her for the first time. Love at

first sight sounds romantic and many young people believe that the first feeling

about another person is really important, because it always decides whether they

can be couples in the following days. While many old people think love at first

sight doesnt exist, because they need to know the personality, which will

decide the charm of another person. For a relationship, the good first

impression can bring passion and love, but it cant maintain the relationship

for lifetime. The way to get along with each other and the tolerance of both

sides are key factors to decide whether a couple can stay forever.

Dear ______ ,

①I am ______(自我介绍). ②I am writing to see if it is possible for you to provide me with information regarding ______(要询问的内容).

③First of all, what are ______(第一个问题)? ④Secondly, when will ______(第二个问题)? ⑤Thirdly, is ______(第三个问题)?

⑥I would also like to inquire ______(将最重要的问题单独成段). ⑦Could you be so kind as to send me some relevant booklets on the above-mentioned aspects?

⑧Thank you for you kindness, and your prompt attention to this letter will be highly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

一、指导思想：

围绕课改完善和深化学科教学常规，严格执行教研室、学校的各项教育、教学制度和要求，加强英语学科与信息技术的整合，聚焦常态课堂，关注教师成长，强调团队合作精神，全面提高英语教学质量,切实抓好校本科研、校本培训，从而促进全体英语教师的业务水平。

二、基本思路：

1、教学目标：培养兴趣，加强学法指导，抓常态课堂、高效课堂，稳固提高英语教学质量。

2、教研目标：组织进行校内外的教学研究活动，认真撰写论文，组织老师上研究课、示范课，通过研讨、评课等形式，做好课后反思，使本组教师理论与实践水平共同提高。

三、具体工作：

1、加强理论学习，更新教学理念，全面推进素质教育。全体英语教师都要抽出时间学习新理论，以先进的教育理念指导自己的教育教学实践。改进评价内容和评价方法，即努力做到关注学生学业成就的同时，还要关注学生情感态度、行为方式的发展，注重培养学生综合实践的能力，全面提高学生的素质。

2、强化教学常规的落实，提高课堂教学效率，组织教师认真学习学校教学常规，指导检查教师的教学工作，特别抓好“备课”、“上课”、“课后辅导”、“培优辅导”等主要环节，鼓励教师充分发挥教学特长，有效提高教学效率。

3、加强集体备课仍是本学期教研组工作的重点，因此要做到有计划、有目标、有实效，不走形式，各备课组每周至少活动一次，时间固定，要紧紧围绕教研组活动的主题，并有活动记录。以集体力量、集体智慧来提高英语组全体教师的业务水平。

4、打造“常态课堂、高效课堂”。教研组各教师认真学习常态课堂的基本要求，并每人按计划上一次公开课，要求集体备课，及时评课，找出不足，共同学习，共同促进，以学生的主体作用为重点，以合作学习的时效性为重点，从而来实现高效课堂。

5、加快信息技术学习进程，从而推动学科教学与信息技术的整合。组织所有教师运用现代教学理念设计多媒体教学辅助课件，组织多媒体教学观摩活动等，达到能将多媒体高效运用于英语教学中。

6、加强初三毕业班工作的研究，提高毕业班教学效率，组织全组成员认真学习《大纲》、《中考说明》，加强对中考动向的信息收集和试题研究。抓好听、说、读、写综合技能的培养，特别注重学生阅读能力的训练，另外所有英语教师要协助九年级教师搞好中考复习和模拟考试，力争中考第一仗顺利。

7、组织本教研组教师撰写论文。英语组要确定教研专题，全体英语教师通过理论学习和校本培训，不断反思、探索，并联系实际积极撰写英语教育教学论文。

总之，在校领导的带领下我们英语组全体组员会开拓进取，不断完善自己，将教学质量放首位，为学校的教育事业贡献力量。

Happy summer vacation passed quickly. Im wearing a red scarf, with heavy pace came to the school, students watched the teacher, look at the familiar with the classroom and think again want to go to school, how much I miss the happy summer vacation. If every day this summer how nice!

Although there are many things in summer, cant cant meet, but summer is how free!

What time will you get up every morning, just a few o clock, even if you are not sleeping until noon someone called you, and want to go to school, youll have to get up early, brush your teeth, wash face, eat ┅ ┅ so many things to finish before 7 o clock, and hurriedly rushed to the school, was late to be scolded by the teacher again, how much is not free!

翻译：

快乐的暑假一眨眼就过去了。我戴着红领巾，迈着沉重的步伐来到学校，看着老师同学，看着熟悉的教室，想着又要上学了，我是多么想念那快乐的暑假。要是天天这样过暑假该多么好哇!

暑假里虽然有许多事都不能实现，不能满足，但暑假是多么的自由自在

每天早上，你要几点钟起床就几点钟起床，哪怕你睡到中午都不会有人叫你，而要上学了，你就要早早起床，刷牙、洗脸、吃饭┅┅这么多的事要在7点钟之前做完，还要急匆匆地赶到学校，迟到了又要被老师骂，是有多么的不自由!

A "May Day" golden week we didnt go out to travel, but chose a sunny day, with a sister, three aunt came to the countryside to feel the beauty of the countryside. Our destination is the old village man.

Open outside the car, there are pieces of cropland, front fields of green seedlings, there will be heavy rapeseed, a ridge ridge of bending the branches, the earth is like a layer of green carpet on the shop. In the distance, you can see the farmer in the cultivated land and the shepherd boy.

An hour later, the "old village head" farmhouse, a clear brook flows slowly from the farmhouse, made of wood and bamboo bridge, we carefully looked into the water and swarms of small fish in the water swimming free. As soon as I sat down, I saw three horses on the other side of the bank, and my brother and I were clamoring for a ride. Riding on the saddle I really like that one thing, and both hands pulled the REINS, chest, belly, commanding, feel is "hua mu LAN", horse step step walk, "dangdang" sound, like in the name allegro, soon the man behind. There came a grove of trees, and the green leaves covered the golden sun like an umbrella. A few birds on the tree sang merrily, and the soft branches swayed lightly with the breeze.

Out of the woods, they saw a few big cock ran full mountain, not far from a flock of ducks in the creek happy play, the shore the cattle are lazy shook his tail eating grass, recreational fishing is not hand rod in fishing, or enjoy the beautiful scenery. Elder brother, younger brother and I cant stay off his clothing, shoes, suddenly burst into the brook, and lively, like a small fish in the water a water fight, get wet body.

How beautiful the countryside is! Have a chance everybody also go to the country look!

[暑假一般过去时英语作文

ChenMo is my desk mate who is a good student in the eyes of classmates andteachers.

She is the first one to get to school every day.

Usually, she spendshalf an hour in learning English that takes us much to remember vocabularies andread the articles. Moreover, she not only focuses on her own study, but alsohelps other students in need.

Classmates like asking her for help, because sheis always ready for help.

However, I prefer to regard her as my friend ratherthan desk mate.

We communicate with each other frequently after class.

We discussour study as well as share our lives. She is desperately interested in playingbadminton, so do I. We would play badminton very Friday after class, whichhelps us relax ourselves as well build our body. It’s so great to have a deskmate that has interest in common.

陈茉是我的同桌，她是老师和同学眼里的好学生。她每天都是第一个到教室的。

通常，她会花半个小时学习英语。英语需要花比较多的时间去记单词和读课文。陈茉不仅专注于自己的学习，也积极帮助其他有需要的同学。

同学们喜欢找她帮忙，因为她总是那么乐于助人。

但是，在我眼里，她不仅是我的同桌，更是我的朋友。课后，我们经常相互交流，讨论学习问题或是分享彼此的生活。她很喜欢打羽毛球，我也一样。我们常常会在周五下课后打羽毛球，这不仅能使我们得到放松，也有益于我们的身体健康。能有一个拥有相同兴趣爱好的同桌真是太好了。

[高中英语作文：我的同桌

Yesterday, after a long meeting in the class, all the students had been told about the safe issues, then the summer vacation finally came. All of us felt so happy and liked a free bird, rushing to home quickly. I had been looking forward to this holiday for such a long time, I really needed to take some rest after studying for a semester. I have made some plans for my summer vacation. First, I wanted to spend some time to stay with my grandparents. I miss them all the time and they always tell me to visit them when I have the time. My grandma will cook the delicious food for me. Second, I want to read some books I like, such as the fiction books. I don’t have much time to read fiction books because I have to focus on my study. Summer vacation provides the time to adjust myself.

昨天,在班上开了长时间的会议后,所有的学生被告知关于安全问题,然后暑假终于到了。我们都感到很快乐,就像自由的鸟儿,飞奔回家。我一直在期待这个长时间的假期,我真的需要休息了，在学习了一个学期后。我已经为我的暑假做了一些计划。首先,我想花一些时间陪我的祖父母。我想念他们,他们总是告诉我,我有时间的时候就去探望他们。我奶奶会做美味的食物给我。其次,我想读一些我喜欢的书籍,比如小说书。我没有太多时间去阅读小说书,因为我必须专注于我的学习。暑假提给我供了时间来调整自己。

My Family

My name is Li Hua. I am from a workers family. There are six people in my

family. They are my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother, my sister

and I.

Every member in my family works for his or her own trade①. My grandfather

and grandmother are peasants. They do farm work every day in my hometown. My

father is a senior engineer. He is now working in Africa, helping to build a

power station. My mother is a teacher. She teaches English in a middle school.

My sister, five years older than I, is a doctor in the Peoples Hospital of our

county. She loves her work and does it well. I am a middle school student. And I

am going to take this years college entrance examination. I wish that I could

be enrolled② by a famous university.

That is my family. All the members in my family live in harmony③. We love

each other devotedly.

The summer vacation is here, and the students are very happy. Now I will

introduce to you how my summer vacation was spent.

When I started to do my homework during the summer vacation, I was always

afraid that I would not finish it. As a result, on July 15th, I was almost

finished. After a few days, the rest of the homework was finished, and there

were only two essays left. I didnt write until August 14th. Next week, my

parents are going to take me to play for two days. I am very happy. Summer is

almost over and I really wish it would be longer.

The summer vacation is almost over, and I have something to worry

about.

Its just that I havent written an essay yet. The school will start soon,

when will I write? In ancient times, people often said: The young and the strong

do not work hard, and the boss is sad. We want us to cherish time, but if I am

different, I will waste time. I am lazy. I hope this shortcoming can be

corrected. I hope you can support me a lot!

Today is the first day of my learning to swim. Before that, I prepared some

necessary things for swimming, such as swimming caps, swimming trunks, swimming

goggles, etc., and I was excited for several days, looking forward to todays

arrival.

When I came to the swimming pool of Baolihao Fitness Center, I saw that the

water was clear and clear, and it could be used as a mirror. I was in a group

with three other children, who, like me, came to study on the first day. Our

main task today is to practice holding and breathing. Yutian, I have never been

in contact with water, so at first I was afraid to hold my breath because of the

water, but when I saw everyone elses head sinking, I mustered up the courage to

sink my head, but it took less than six seconds to come out, and the other

students It took me about 30 seconds to hold back. It seems that I have to do my

best.

When I got home, my mother told me that I have to be determined to do

anything. Since I have gone to learn, I must learn it. If some movements are not

in place, I must find a way to practice more. I think what my mother said makes

a lot of sense, so I practiced holding my breath in the washbasin at night. It

lasted for more than 20 seconds at most. It seems that as long as I work hard, I

can do better. If there is a will, things will come true !

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