Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch offers a unique.outdoor adventure camp for inter national students.
Students who come to Skinner Creek have the opportunity to learn English in an environment entirely different from a regular school setting.English classes are designed to meet the academic and spoken levels of each student.All English classes will be taught by instructors qualified in Teaching English as a Second Language.All levels of English are available.
After class,students can enjoy many outdoor activities in a controlled.safe envi—ronment.Experienced managers and camp teachers will prepare each activity to the level appropriate for each student.
Students’safety is a priority(优先考虑的事)for the staff of Skinner Creek ESI.Guest Ranch.Students are monitored at all times and supervisors are in the cabins with the students at night.Staff members have St.John’s First Aid and Transportation and Wilderness First Aid.An emergency clinic is nearby and accessible 24 hours.
English Classes:
Class hours are from Monday to Friday,9:00—2:00 P.m.with a one—hour break for lunch.
Students are challenged in reading,writing,grammar,vocabulary building and conversational English.
Vocabulary is specific to related outdoor activities in some classes.
Fun after-class outdoor and evening activities
Great after—class activities on site include:horseback riding lessons.Hiking,baseball,volleyball,badminton,mountain hiking,bonfires(簿火)and much more.
Time to watch videos and TV and play games.
Experience Canadian family life.
Weekends:
Special all—day and overnight weekend activities include:camping,days at the lake
(fishing,swimming,boating),cowboy church and more.
Travel Information:
Students will be picked up at Vancouver airport and dropped off again for their individual flights.Transportation to and from the ranch(农场)will be provided as well as overnight stays in Vancouver.
Please contact the ranch directly for prices:skinnercreek@telus.net
1.If you attend Skinner Creek Summer Camp,you will .
A.sometimes have English classes outdoors
B.1earn how to deal with dangers in the wild
C.enjoy different sports activities after class
D.experience the traditional farmer 1ifestyle
2.How many hours of English classes do students have every week in Skinner Creek?
A.35 hours. B.28 hours. C.25 hours. D.20 hours
3.Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch is in .
A.Canada B.America C.England D.Australia
4.How will most students travel to Skinner Creek if they want to attend the camp?
A.By air. B.By car. C.By boat. D.By train.
It was a very cold evening.The old man’s beard was almost frozen.He was waiting for a ride across the river.The wait seemed endless.The old man sat on the ground waiting.
Finally,he saw several horsemen coming.He watched them.He 1et the first one.pass by without even asking.Another passed by,and then another.Finally,tile 1ast rider came near the old man.The old man caught the rider’s eye and said,“Sir,would you mind giving me a ride
To the other side?”
Stopping his horse,the rider replied,“Of course.”But the old man’s body was half-frozen.He could not get off the ground.The horseman helped the old man onto his horse.He took the o1d man not just across the river,but to the old man′s home.
As they neared the old man’s house,the horseman asked,“Sir,you let several other riders pass by without even asking.Then I came up and you asked me for a ride at once.Why? What if 1 had said‘no’and 1eft you there?”
The old man looked at the rider straight in the eyes,and said?“1 looked into the eyes of the other riders.I quickly saw that they did n’t care.It would be useless even to ask them for a ride.But when I looked into your eyes,I saw kindness.I knew that you would help me.”
The words touched the rider deeply.“Thank you for what you’ve said,”he told the man.“I hope 1 will never be too busy to help others.”
With that,Thomas Jefferson,the third president of the US,turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
1.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.Though 1 will be busy,I’ll sti1l help others.
B.1’ll not be busy forever,so I can help others.
C.1 will always be ready to help others.
D.To help others,1 will not be busy.
2.The writer used the first paragraph;in order to .
A.describe the cold weather B.describe the old man’s difficulty
C.stress the 1ast horsemen’s kindness
D.describe the length of the old man’s beard
3.What did the old man ask the last driver to do?
A.To take him home. B.To take him across the river.
C.To take him to the capital. D.To take him to the White House.
4.Who is the last horseman?
A.The third president of America. B.The passage does n’t tell us.
C.A man sent by God. D.A unknown fighter of the U.S.army.
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A 25—year—old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua,China’s most famous university.after an eight—year 1.Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of H ubei Province.He first 2going to college in the year 2000 3he was admitted by a 1ocal school after 4from a secondary technical school at age 17.A 5art student,he passed the exam again next year but 6school due to economic pressures in September 2002.Life seemed 7but Li didn’t give in.He earned a 8by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students.But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 9the Academy of Arts&Design of Tsinghua University.Li 10the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003. 11,he missed making the cut one mark last year.
In 2008,his fifth try,Li’s efforts 12.He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University.Every year.Li took art 13in Beijing and took exams from December to March.He then took cultural courses in his school till June.The rest of the year he spent on 14work.Li said he hadn’t 15any money from his family since he graduated from he technical secondary school.Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted Io change his 16through knowledge。
17by his contribution,Li Jun’s university 18him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan.An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for LiJun,but a new 19has now begun.Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present.He wants to study well and 20more scholarships.
1.A.research B.struggle C.service D.expectation
2.A.talked of B.told of C.dreamt of D.knew of
3.A.where B.when C.that D.since
4.A.learning B.seperating C.dating D.graduating
5.A.gifted B.surprised C.interested D.easy going
6.A.went on with B.watched out for
C.dropped our of D.1ooked forward to
7.A.unfair B.hard C.practical D.busy
8.A.value B.respect C.freedom D.1iving
9.A.entering B.visiting C.supporting D.pursing
10.A.turned to B.applied for C.called for D.adapted to
11.A.Instead B.At times C.However D.Besides
12.A.took off B.paid off C.gave off D.sent off
13.A.ways B.programmes C.success D.courses
14.A.full—time B.part—time C.out—of—door D.all
15.A.asked for B.looked for C.prayed for D.waited for
16.A.plan B.ideal C.fate D.opinion
17.A.Encouraged B.1nfluenccd C.Accused D.Impressed
18.A.funded B.gave C.paid D.cost
19.A.challenge B.1ife C.case D.relationship
20.A.spend B.win C.care D.use
Was it in the beautiful park ,was located by the sea we first met our new chinese teacher'?
A.where;that B.which;which C.that;that D.which;where
The photos on the wall my mother of those happy,old days when a large family lived together.
A.inform B.approve C.remind D.retell
一Much knowledge as well as many abilities from our teachers.
—Yes.We should love and respect our teacher.
A.are learned B.is learned C.1earn D.1earns