Drawing For Fun
You will learn some basic techniques using soft pencils. These and different types of paper are provided. Just bring yourself and a willingness to ''have a go''. This is a start-up day so people who have already attended courses should not apply.
Time: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Focus On Landscapes
This course is designed for students who are familiar with painting in watercolours, but are having difficulty with some techniques. We will discuss choice of materials, colour mixing and other areas that may be raised.
The day will start with a demonstration, followed by a chance to paint outdoors. After a light lunch cooked in the studio, there will be a further practice session.
Time: 9:30 AM-3:00 PM
Find Your Voice
You may feel you can’t sing or you may be a good singer who wants to develop singing skills. You will be shown how to sing correctly and how to project your voice. You may atend this course more than once and each time you will have a wonderful experience. Everyone can sing and it's great fun.
Time: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
The Music Takeaway
Get some friends, family or coworkers together for your own music course in a place of your choice, which could be your front room, basement or workplace. We send two guitar teachers to lead a one-day course for you in the sty le of music you prefer, such as rock, country, funk or blues.
Time: 2:30 PM-9:00 PM
1.Those who atend Drawing For Fun are required to_____________.
A.bring their own works
B.be a newcomer to the course
C.be good at watercolour painting
D.bring their own pencils and paper
2.What's the purpose of Focus On Landscapes?
A.Paint outdoors.
B.Discuss the painting materials.
C.Improve the students painting techniques.
D.Teach how to start watercolour-painting.
3.Which course you can attend repeatedly?
A.Find Your Voice.
B.Drawing For Fun.
C.Focus On Landscapes.
D.The Music Takeaway.
4.Which allows you to decide where the course is held?
A.Find your Voice. B.Drawing For Fun.
C.The Music Takeaway. D.Focus On Landscapes.
5.What do the four courses have in common?
A.All last a whole day. B.All offer free lunch.
C.All are related to the arts. D.All are open to all levels.
Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on the night just couldn’t figure out how to _______ with the man, who was traveling all alone.
But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine sympathy to _______ the day.
Teenager Clara Daly was _______ with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants（空乘人员） made a（n） _______ over the speaker. They were _______ for anyone on board who knew sign language.
Clara _______ the call button, because she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane _______ of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.
“ _______ six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone,” she recalled sympathetically.
Clara talked to Tim through fingerspelling, which is a system of speaking to deaf people by touching his hand with her fingers and _______ each letter in a word. This way, Tim could ________ Clara’s hands and they could communicate, First. Clara helped the night attendants ________ all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just ________ with him.
Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara ________ about Tim’s past as a salesman.
Lynette Scribner, A ________ behind them on the plane, couldn’t help taking a photo and ________ it on social media. She said she was amazed to see such incredible ________ .
After she wrote about Clara’s ________ on social media, Lynette’s post ________ . So far, it has been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook.
The ________ girl was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.
“Everyone should just be ________ each other just because that’s the nature of people,” Clara said.
1.A.cooperate B.connect C.communicate D.meet
2.A.save B.enjoy C.spend D.live
3.A.shopping B.traveling C.working D.staying
4.A.forecast B.effort C.suggestion D.announcement
5.A.looking B.waiting C.standing D.sending
6.A.picked B.fixed C.pressed D.made
7.A.afraid B.capable C.aware D.fond
8.A.Notice B.Predict C.Describe D.Imagine
9.A.drawing B.singing C.signing D.saying
10.A.feel B.see C.shake D.move
11.A.prevent B.ensure C.prove D.recognize
12.A.chatting B.dealing C.quarrelling D.singing
13.A.cared B.thought C.read D.learned
14.A.doctor B.play C.passenger D.visitor
15.A.considering B.sharing C.mailing D.stopping
16.A.sympathy B.adventure C.courage D.confidence
17.A.politeness B.bravery C.sadness D.kindness
18.A.put up B.came up C.set off D.took off
19.A.proud B.humorous C.humble D.thankful
20.A.believing B.helping C.accepting D.understanding
Some good habits at young ages help to_________ our character in later life.
A.pass B.reduce C.revise D.form
Professor Smith is very kind. You can turn to him for help as long as he is_________.
A.active B.confused C.available D.busy
After graduation, Jane_________ her job as a volunteer teacher in the countryside.
A.set out B.set up C.took up D.took over
The exact date hasn't been decided. We'll have to wait for_________ week.
A.other B.others C.the other D.another
