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Connecting with Nature
How do you feel when you hear birds singing freely in the trees? What’s your feeling when you see butterflies dancing slowly and lightly in the wind? Whether you love researching the outdoors or watching far away, getting close to nature can take your mind off your worries and make you feel relaxed.
What is nature?
Nature means the world around us that is not man-made, including birds, mountains, trees, the sea and the stars. It’s also a force that controls things like weather. We can find nature wherever we are and wherever we go —beaches, gardens, parks, rivers, and even unexpected places like cracks (裂缝) in the stones.
Why does nature make us feel good?
Spending time in nature brings peace, joy and wonder to our lives. It takes us outdoors, gets us active and lets us care more about the environment. Even a little gift of nature can make us feel free and hopeful, such as breathing in fresh air, listening to the wind in the trees or standing at a mountain. Ralphie, who is 10, likes being close to nature on a bike with his family. He says, “It makes us feel happy and takes our mind off things because we have to pay attention. We are away from traffic and we hear more birdsong and see more wild animals.”
How can we feel closer to nature?
Feeling closer to nature is easy. We can build a connection with nature wherever we are using our senses. Try listening closely to birdsong, smelling flowers and feeling sand between our fingers. Paint a picture and take photos of the natural places that we like best. They may help us feel closer to the natural world. It’s important to try and connect with nature, notice its beauty and how it makes us feel.
Connecting with Nature |
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Introduction |
★ Take your ____1____ off your worries ★ Make you feel relaxed |
Definitions (定义) |
★ The world ____2____ us that is not created by people ★ A ____3____ that controls things like weather |
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★ Bring peace, joy and wonder to our lives ★ Take us outdoors, get us active and let us ____5____ more about the environment ★ Feel free and hopeful when breathing in fresh air, ____6____ to the wind in the trees or standing at a mountain |
Ways |
★____7____ to get closer to nature ★ Use our ____8____ to build a connection ★ Listen closely to birdsong, smell flowers and ____9____ sand between our fingers ★ Paint a picture and take photos of our ____10____ natural places |
The Penguin Calendar
The chart above shows five activities of penguins over a period of one year，month by month．They are hole staying，nest building，（71） ，chick raising and moulting．The penguins stay in the （72） most of the year，from January to October．In July，they begin to build nests，just （73） （before/after） they lay eggs．Chick raising lasts five months，from September to the next （74） ．After chicks come out of the eggs，they begin to lose their baby hair，which is called moulting．It usually takes about （75） months，from February to May．
Dear Auntie Em，
Great news! Mrs. Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school （61） （student） to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer! She said the program （62） （design） for some of the brighter teenagers to experience a different culture．（63） a good chance!
The only problem is：mom and dad （64） （simple） won't let me go．They said it was dangerous for me，a girl，（65） （travel） alone．But my guess is that they think it too expensive．I kept telling （66） （they） I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before．They needn't worry about me（67） this trip would be almost the same as that one．（68） ．They just won't listen!
Will you help，Auntie Em？It will be （69） very important experience to my personal growth．
Love，（and love you even （70） （much） if you manage to make mom & dad agree with me．
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Alison Lapper，a very unusual painter，paints pictures for a living．She doesn't use her （51） （手） when she paints．She uses her mouth! Alison was born （52） （没有） any arms．Her physical problem caused her to spend the first （53） （十七） years of her life in a hospital．But this didn't stop her from making her dreams in life come true．She （54） （认识到） that even though she was disabled，she could express herself as freely as （55） （正常的） people．This was what got her to start drawing paintings．
Although Alison lives （56） （十分） a different life from others，she believes that she can （57） （成功） as others．Her paintings are excellent and they do not look like they were drawn by （58） （某人） who used her mouth．Alison has become a symbol of （59） （勇气）．Her active way of living has encouraged many disabled people around the （60） （世界） and will continue to do so in the future．
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Have you ever been cycling（骑自行车运动）？This spring my elder brother and I （66） （spend） a long weekend cycling in the countryside．We rode（67） （slow） along because we hadn't come to break any speed records，or to do sports．We just wanted （68） （get） some fresh air and a break from schoolwork．We really had a great time（69） （ride） along country roads．And there was one of the best things about our trip that made us happy：every few （70） （kilometer） there was a village where we could find everything we needed．
All the local people were really friendly．However，（71） the second day，something noise，but I didn't mind at all．At midnight we were woken by the noise in the hotel．We were tired（72） we set off the next morning，but soon felt cheerful when the sun came out．
What we enjoyed（73） （our） most about cycling is﹣it's simple and fun．I think nothing is（74） （good） than cycling if you're looking for a break that is active and cheap．Why not have a try？
A golden envelope（信封）fell through the letter box．On the front，there was no（57） （地址） or name of the person who sent it，it only said，"You've won．"
Mum opened it and was very glad to tell them that the family had won a（58） （免费的） holiday．They were so excited and started to（59） （讨论） the holiday plan．
Laura said she wanted to go to the coast and swim in the sea．Ted hoped to go（60） （某处） and eat lots of nice food．Mom preferred to go shopping in big cities while Dad just wanted to leave his（61） （生意） alone and have a good rest．
They couldn't decide until it was（62） （几乎） dark．Then the phone began to （63） （响铃）．Ted answered it．
"Hello! This is Lucy Holidays．You've won a holiday to sunny Alexandria．"
"That's where my grandma lives．"
"This is Grandma!"
"On，Grandma! You played a joke on us!"
"You're all invited to spend your summer holidays with me．
"They spent（64） （十四） fun days at Grandma's．They were so happy and（65） （放松的）! Everyone got what he wanted．
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