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| <内容> Adieu Cinema Sample for band 6 Adieu, Cinema! (A) In 1957, as many as 900,000,000 people Lacoste shirtswent to the cinema, whereas the number of TV viewers was 400,000,000. Three years later, 500,000,000 cinema-goers vs 500,000,000 TV viewers the same. In 1963, the cinema fell, compared with TV. In 1974, only 70,000,000 went to the cinema, but as many as 800,000,000 people watched TV. Although the cinema has its own unreplacable merits, Prada shoes the television can do most of the things the cinema does, and more importantly, people can stay at home with their famfiy, watching what belongs to both TV and the cinema. In rainy days no one wfil think of the cinema except for some special reasons. People like TV better for another reason. They canEd hardy clothing choose anything they like, just by switching from one channel to another. But in the cinema, you have no choice, if you don't want to come again for something different. Sample for band 6 Adieu, Cinema! (B) The cinema used to be the most popularPolo shirts recreation in the first half of the 20th century, till 1957, when the television began to show films and plays. If people didn't have to go out to see films or plays, why didn't they stay at home? That's why the cinema declined rapidly as TV became more popular. In 1957, as many as 900,000,000 people went to the cinema, while there were only 400,000,000 people who watched TV. Three years later, only 500,000,000 liked the cinema, while 500,000,000 people watched Diesel jeansTV. In 1963, about 300,000,000 cinema-goers to 650,000,000 TV viewers. In the next six years the number of cinemagoers dropped further, while the number of TV viewers continued to rise. In 1974, only 70,000,000 went to the cinema. As many as 800,000,000 people switched to TV. Nothing can hope to enjoy eternal popularity. Not the diesel jeanscinema. Not TV. Now, in the last years of the 20th century people liked the computer. Nearly everything is available on the Internet, including all for TV. What will happen to the computer, say, in the 2050s, no one knows. Will TV lose out to computer, I wonder? Reading is not only relaxation. To keep up with theircartier sale work, many people must read letters, reports, publications, office documents, a never ending flood of words. In an examination, the ability to read and to comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. But the fact is that most of us are poor readers. Fortunately, almost anyone can learn to read faster andmicroscope with greater comprehension. Here are some suggestions on how to deal with some bad reading habits. If you mouth each word as you read, this slows down you toa snail's speed. The best way to correct this problem is to place a finger on your lips and hold them firmly shut till you've broken the habit. If your head swings as your eyes move along a line, lock your head between your hands as you read. If you point to Blu Ray Rippereach word with your finger, grip the reading material firmly with both hands or sit on your hands while you read. Here are more suggestions to train you to read better and faster: Read in aquiet spot, as free from distraction as possible. But don't daydream; force yourself to concentrate on what you are reading. If you come acrossnike shox unfamiliar words, try to guess the meaning from the context, then check the meaning in a dictionary later. Don't reread. Pretend the words disappear as your eyes pass over them. You'll probably be surprised to find that you didn't miss anything important. Try to glance only at nouns and verbs in sentences to see how much you can get out of reading this way. The secret of success is constantname plates practice. What you get will be worth the effort. We may find increasing our vocabulary difficult or troublesome in our English learning. So sometimes we do not want to take the trouble to memorize new words. Actually, increasing our vocabulary can help us in a number of ways. We will discover that knowing synonyms, for example, will decrease the number of repetitions in our writings and make them more enioyable to read. And if a teacher enjoys reading our paper, he may even rfid taggive us a good grade. Besides, an increased vocabulary will make our own reading in English more enjoyable. We will find it much easier to follow the ideas in our textbooks or the English newspapers or the articles on the Internet when we do not have to continually run to the dictionary to look up unknown words. If we are not stumbling over unfamiliar words, we will become more eager to read and not discouraged when we do come across an unknown word. As a result, we will read faster Ski helmetsand more intelligently, become more knowledgeable, and hence better informed about the world around us. Strange as it may seem, vocabulary study can bring us so many advantages an benefits. So let's give priority to the increasing of our vocabulary. Many learners of English may have trouble memorizing new words. They try one and a thousand of ways to learn the new words by heart. The commonest way is to recite the words from a vocabulary book or Coffee tableto keep word lists. But the best way, however, is to read a great deal, attend a lot of lectures and be alert to the formation of words. Here are some suggestions. Read plenty of books. When you comewedding dresses across a new word, or a new meaning of an old word, see if you can infer it from its context (the words around it). If you cannot, lookit up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious, write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list with a sentence under it. Go over the list from time to time. Further, try to use the new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next few days. Listen to good lectures and be alert to newSlip ring words you hear or to new meanings of words you already know. Then treat them just as you do new words you read from books. Learn and be alert to the formation of words: prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meaning of words you meet next time. Check the etymology of a word in a good dictionary. If you will follow these suggestions of mine, your vocabulary will undoubtedly be enlarged and your ability in other language skills improved. |
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