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New at ESL go.com

Learning ESL	Teaching ESL
July 19, 2006—I mised our 3-year anniversary(周年紀念日) by a few days, but it’s here: ESL go.com has a button to click. At the top-left of this page click on the button to get information you need most. I’ve been testing this for a while, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. If you notice any problems, please email me at jtrotta@gmail.com.
ESL go has a new language directory.
July 9—ESL go.com has 45 free online English classes, including online ESL writing classes.
June 20—ESL go.com has 42 free online English classes, divided into lessons for beginners, intermediate(中級的) lessons, and advanced(高級的) lessons.
March 4—I’ve added to the free English practice forums(論壇).	March 4—I’ve added new role-plays to the ESL speaking activities.
January 13, 2004—I’ve added the Study ESL in American class.	January 13, 2004—I’ve updated(更新) the teaching ESL lesson plans.
December 27—ESL go.com has won its first award and the site map is almost up to date. ESL go.com consists of about 300 web pages.
November 21—I’ve made a free reciprocal(互惠的) links information page to help increase link popularity.
October 15—I’ve added the free online ESL business class list.	October 15—I’ve aded to the teaching English as a second language resources.
June 1, 2003—I’ve made ESL go.com public. Please invite your friends to join the ESL go.com English as a second language learning community and help me improve the site by e-mailing me your suggestions.

49. What does “ESL” stand for?

A. English as a Second Language.             B. English Speaking Lessons.

C. English Study Lessons.                    D. E-mailing Suggestions Lessons.

50. When was ESL go.com first invented?

A. July 19, 2006.       B. June 20, 2006.      C. January 13, 2004.   D. June, 1, 2003.

51. Where can you find this passage?

A. On TV.             B. On a website.      C. In a magazine.      D. In a newspaper.

52. According to the passage, which of the following in NOT true?

A. You are welcome to drop the author a line to help him improve the website.

B. People who want to learn English through ESL go.com must pay for the lessons.

C. It seems that the author is proud of ESL go.com.

D. ESL go.com go.com offers varieties of English classes at different levels.

 

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has declared October 15 as Global Handwashing Day in 2005．The first Global Handwashing Day is on October 15 of 2008.Activities are planned over twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the UN Children's Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unilever and Procter and Gamble. The goal is to create a culture of hand washing with soap.

Hand washing can prevent the spread of disease. Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.

When people get germs on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Then they can infect others.

The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs. The correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds.Then, rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air. Soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. It also helps to break up the grease and dirt that hold most of the germs.And it usually leaves a pleasant smell,which increases the likelihood that people will wash again.

Washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea(痢疾) by almost half. And it could reduce deaths from pneumonia and other breathing infections by one-fourth. Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year. Pneumonia is the leading cause, killing about two million children under five each year. Hand washing can also prevent the spread of other diseases.

50.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _______.

A.the first Global Handwashing Day was held in 2005

B.many originations support the idea of Global Handwashing Day  

C.Global Handwashing Day was founded by many soap makers

D.the content of Global Handwashing Day is to wash your hand frequently

51.The underlined phrase “critical moments” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A.the turning points    

B.schedules  

C.the arrangement of a time

D.the necessary parts in health

52.The main purpose of the story is to tell us ________.

A.hand washing is very important

B.to create a culture of hand washing with soap

C.germs can infect ourselves and others

D.soaps play an important role in everyday life

53.The last paragraph implies that ___________.

A.a soap is a kind of medicine to prevent a disease

B.it is important for children to wash hands in a correct way

C.Pneumonia kills about two million children each year

D.Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths.

 

Live Earth Announces 2010 Global Event!

This is the web version of the October 15, 2009 Live Earth email to members. Click here to join and receive bi-weekly updates from Live Earth.

Live Earth is pleased to announce the largest worldwide water initiative(倡議)in history to help fight the global water crisis. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water—to take place on April 18, 2010—will consist of a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to get water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities, raising awareness and funds to help solve the water crisis. Jessica Biel, Alexandra Cousteau, Pete Wentz, Angelique Kidjo and Jenny Fletcher will lend their names and their time in support of this global event.

Water shortage is a major issue affecting countries, communities and families all over the world. One in eight people doesn’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. Communities in Africa, Latin America and Asia suffer 1.8 million deaths every year from diarrheal(腹瀉）diseases and the death of 5,000 children each day due to inadequate water infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施). In these areas, women and children are forced to walk 6 km (3.7 miles) each day to get water that is likely unsuitable for drinking. However, the water crisis is not only limited to developing nations. Adding to these existing issues, the effects of climate change are increasingly impacting both supply and quality of available fresh water throughout the world.

In 60% of European cities with populations greater than 100,000, groundwater is being used faster than it can be replenished(補充). By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population could be living under water-stressed conditions.

You can help solve the water crisis by participating in the April 18th event. Run/walk registration is now officially open! Sign up now at http://liveearth.org/run. 

Thanks and be sure to visit liveearth.org for the latest on The Dow Live Earth Run for Water, conservation tips, and more!

                           Follow Live Earth on：

52. Which of the following activities will the Dow Live Earth organize on April 18, 2010?

A. Receiving the latest news Live Earth.            

B. Putting on musical performances.

C. Calling on pop stars to walk 6 km to get water.     

D. Lending names and time to support the event. 

53. According to the passage, which of the statements is true?

A. You can turn to http://liveearth.org for water protection tips.

B. Jessica Biel can’t take part in the event even if she signs up.

C. The information on Live Earth is updated every month.

D. Every year 1.8 million people in the world die from the disease related to dirty water.

54. We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. by 2010, two-thirds of the world’s population will be short of water

B. we can solve the water crisis by taking part in the April 18th event

C. seven-eighths of the people in Asia can have access to safe, clean drinking water

D. there are different channels for people to get access to Live Earth

Free Fun Guides

Free Admission to Hundreds of Museums Sept.25   What a weekend! This Saturday, Sept.25, hundreds of U.S. museums admission free for the Smithsonian’s annual Museum Day. Unlike previous Museum Day celebrations, you must sign up for a free ticket that admits two people to any of the participating museums. That means filling out a form and having the ticket emailed to you. Not bad for a freebie that will give you admission to museums such as the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and the Air & Space Museum in San Diego.    Some participating museums are closed on Saturday, so they offer free admission on Sunday, Sept.26, instead.
Free Admission to National Parks & Public Lands   Would you rather visit a National Park for free instead of a museum for free? The choice is yours on Saturday, Sept.25, as all 392National Parks and all other national public lands are admission free for National Public Lands Day. The fee-free day for national parks, forests, monuments and other public lands falls on the same day as the Smithsonian Museum Day, when hundreds of U. S. museums are also admission free.    If you love the outdoors, consider signing up or just show up for one of the volunteer projects at the public lands sites on Saturday. Spend the morning helping clean up and restore our national natural treasures, then spend the afternoon just enjoying and exploring them.
Free Books for Kid @ Barnes & Noble!   If your kids love to read—and we hope they do!—be sure to sign them up for Barnes & Noble’s summer reading programs so they can earn a free book!   It’s easy for kids ages 12 and under to participate. For Barnes & Noble’s Passport to Summer Reading program, just download and print out your passport. Read any eight books, log them into the passport and bring it to any Barnes & Noble by September 7. Choose your free book from the list on the back of the passport.
FREE Night of Theater Across the U. S in October   Hark! ‘Tis a chance to see this thing called the play, and not just Mr. Shakespeare’s! It’s the annual run of the Free Night of Theater, when hundreds of theaters in 120 U. S. cities give away thousands of tickets to local productions.   While the kickoff date is October 15, many of the theaters start releasing their free tickets by Oct. 1 or in waves during the month of October for performance dates throughout the month. Ticket seekers are limited to two tickets for one performance.   Find your city on the Free Night of Theater Website and check the listings for performances, their dates and their ticket giveaway times and locations.

1.What is new about this year’s Museum Day?

   A. People can visit a museum for free     B. Two museums offer free admission

   C. People will get free tickets online      D. Some museums open for free on Sunday

2.How is National Public Lands Day different from the other three events?

   A. It comes on Sept. 25            B. Visitors may offer help

   C. All can visit the parks for free     D. Visitors may choose what to do

3. How can kids get a free book?

   A. By choosing one of the books they have read    B. By downloading and printing out a passport

   C. By reading eight books at any Barnes & Noble   D. By listening to B & N’s free online stories

4.Which of the following shows the similarity between Museum Day and Free Night of Theater?

   A. They take place once a year             B. They last for the same length of time

   C. The tickets can be used in any U.S cities   D. The same number of free tickets is given away

5. The main purpose of the passage is to      .

   A. help people who are very poor          B. introduce ways to save money

   C. give guidance on how to have some fun   D. provide information about free things to do

 

October 15, 1970 was declared International White Cane Safety Day (IWCSD) for the first time by the President of the International Federation of the Blind (IFB). This date was adopted at the first convention of the IFB, held in Colombo on October 4, 1969. The object of the exercise is to enable the general public to have a better understanding of blindness and visual handicap, and to make people more aware of the white cane as a mobility aid.

Peguilly d’Herbemont was born on 25th June 1888 into an old French noble family of the same name. In her youth she led the conventional and protected existence, lack of great activity, of a girl from a “good family”, an existence reminding of the life of the aristocracy(貴族) before the French Revolution. She never visited a public school, but was educated by German and English governesses and nuns. Her movements were restricted and were mainly confined to the family positions in Paris and Belgium, but she spent most of her time at the castle of Charmois not far from Verdun.

In the process of helping individual blind people across the road, Peguilly d’Herbemont was made aware by narrow scrapes(刮擦) which almost led to accidents, of the dangerous situation of the visually impaired brought about by the steadily increasing traffic on the roads. She first spoke about measures to protect the blind against street hazards to her mother in 1930, but she was of the opinion that it was unfit for a lady of good society to create a public outcry and advised her to stick to the transcription of books, a popular pastime of ladies of rank at the time.

But the idea did not leave her. The urgent wish to encourage the integration(成為一體) of the blind into society by providing them with a means of moving about more freely without endangering others, and at the same time attracting the attention of passers-by ready to offer assistance, caused her to take the unusual step of writing to the editor of the Paris daily Echo de Paris in which she suggested issuing the blind of the Paris region with white sticks similar to those used by the traffic police.

The editor took up the idea, published it in November 1930 and saw to it that the relevant authorities acted with atypical speed. Thus it was that the white cane received official backing, and on 7th February 1931.

1.The underlined words “the exercise” here refer to _____.

A. the founding of the IFB                                      B. the declaration of IWCSD

C. the convention of the IFB                                            D. the first convention of the IFB

2. Which of the following is true about Peguilly d’Herbemont?

A. She led a typical aristocrat life when she was young.

B. Though she could travel around Europe, she spent most time at Charmois.

C. She was taught German and English at a public school.

D. She worried about possible street hazards for the blind, witnessing many traffic accidents.

3._____ gave her the white cane idea.

A. Her concern about the dangerous situation for the blind caused by the increasing traffic

B. The accident she had when helping blind people across the road

C. The scrapes she got when crossing the road

D. Her urgent wish to integrate into society together with the blind

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Peguilly d’Herbemont’s mother didn’t want her to draw the public’s attention.

B. It was common for people to write to newspapers to voice their opinion at the time.

C. Peguilly’s strong desire to help the blind made her not a looker-on but an advocate.

D. The editor contributed a lot to the declaration of International White Cane Safety Day.

5.This passage mainly wants to tell us _____.

A. Peguilly d’Herbemont’s achievements

B. how to care for the blind

C. the function of the white cane

D. how International White Cane Safety Day came into being