An Incident It was on a rainy summer afternoon,I went shopping alone. I bought two woolen overcoats on sale,which were packed in paper bags, a pocket of food, and a pair of shoes. I could hardly spare a hand to hold the umbrella. Then I went out of the hall to take a bus. To get to the bus stop, I had to walk across a large parking lot. I was halfway when all of a sudden,it started to rain heavily. That was an awkward situation for it would take me the same time to get to either side of the parking lot, yet there was absolutely no shelter at all. I tried to cover myself and the paper bags against the rain but the wind was too strong. Soon enough I was all wet. Just when I was hopeless and helpless,there came a car. The driver and his wife rolled the window down and asked me to get in it to keep the rain.They talked to me and comforted me for a while. At last, I didn’t get on the car because they were heading for another direction. But I was so moved by their kindness. They didn’t think of the mud staining their car or the water soiling the seats, they just asked and helped. Luckily the rain stopped and the sun came out soon after they drove away. That is something I will never forget. I can’t recall their car or even their faces, but I can always recall on a summer afternoon, after a heavy rain,I was bathed in brilliant sunshine, both body and mind.

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Why? Usually, it’s not very difficult for me to get up in the morning from this term. Last summer vacation, I was often woken up by my mother to exercise a bit in the morning. At first I was annoyed. However, few days later I fell in love with the early morning. We used to take a walk around a little park, breathe the fresh air, stretch up and then go to the grocer’s. Later I started to go jogging in the morning. The scent of trees and songs of birds cheered me up. The morning activity with my parents offered me energy as well as a good mood of the day. So when I returned back to school, I was accustomed to the way it used to be – waking up early in the morning. Later on I happily found morning classes no longer upset me. I like it because I feel fresh the whole morning. And daytime seems longer since I get extra two hours every day. To wake up in the morning, setting the alarm clock is always a good idea. Also I like to set my favorites songs as the ring to enjoy the music while waking up. Moreover, I think a better way is to form into a habit. To do that, we need motivation. As we all know, you’ll never find a late person in a highly-valued date. Similarly, find something worth doing after bed, do it every morning till it becomes a habit. Being a morning person definitely do you good, and you’ll see.

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How do you improve your listening and speaking skills? I learn English in many ways.I think the most important thing is to place ourselves into an English environment. That way our English skills may improve subconsciously. To meet that goal, I always play English records in the background. I don’t have to listen very carefully to what is being said all the time,I just have myself familiar with the language and the way it is spoken. Also,I do watch English movies and listen to English programs. In such circumstances we learn how English is used in a pure way. On the subject of English movies, the movies I prefer when learning the language are animated movies,which are usually easy to understand and interesting to watch. One of my favorites is Rapunzel. It’s a story about a princess, named Rapunzel,with extremely long magical hairs. She was captured by a witch, trapped in a high tower. However she didn’t realize her life wasn’t free until a thief came into her tower and brought her a brand new life. With the witch chasing after them, they had many adventures that are quite amusing. In the end,the witch died,Rapunzel reunited with her family and was then married with the kind-hearted thief. As for English programs, I listen to a podcast called Luke’s English podcast from time to time. It is recorded by an English teacher in London called Luke. In the podcast he talks a lot of interesting stories in a natural way. And he chooses his words carefully,usually the easy ones, so English learners can understand him very well. His podcasts turn out to be a hit on the website. And I do enjoy listening to him whenever I’m free.