Describe the picture and make a comment on

Describe the picture and make a comment on it. 你们让我自己骑好吗？

AS is vividly shown in the picture ____________ ， when a young girl was riding a bike, almost all her family members were around, protecting her in case _____ anything unexpected should annoy the girl as she happen, which did _______ really wanted to manage it herself. It’s a common phenomenon _____ that parents care too far as I’m concerned much about their children. As ________, I don’t think it wise for parents to overprotect their children _____________. My reasons listed as follows are_______:

To_________, begin with too much love from parents will spoil _____ a child and _______________to makes it hard for children ___________ with others because a spoilt get along well child is usuallyself-centered _______ and _________. unconfident What’s more _________, if parents take pains to pave way Chances are that (they will be for their children , _________ at a lo ss as to ______ how to deal with a tough problem in eliminated future, which will cause them to be _________ fierce Finally from the _____ competition. __________, overprotection will prevent children from further developing their overall ability, thus having a _______ effect on their all-round ______ development. negative

It’s high time for parents and children ______________ to think As for parents they over this situation. _________ ought to give children more space to try , to succeed _____________________ and even to face up to the failure __________________. And for children, ________ to it’s essential _____________________ to be independent of their parents.

In conclusion _________ ，it’s parents’ duty to show love for their children; however, they should find the balance between holding and letting-go ________________.

Practice

• As is vividly revealed in the cartoon picture, the boy is tied up with so many belts of extra classes that he feels tired and depressed. Recently the phenomenon has aroused wide concern that students are burdened with a lot of extra classes in their spare time. From my point of view, taking too many extra classes does more harm than good to students.

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A possible version: As is described in the pictures, a little girl fell down on the floor. A boy attempted to help her when his mum stopped him, saying “Don’t help her or others would believe it’s you who knocked her down. ” Then one day, the mum was surprised to find that the boy ignored the fallen oil bottle on the floor. The boy said “I can’t help with that or you would believe it’s me who knocked it down. ”

Children are born with a caring heart and they find it natural to help people in need. When parents stop the children from helping others so as to avoid trouble, they are setting them a bad example. Therefore, parents will one day be shocked to find the children to be cold and selfish. Personally, I think parents should teach their children to care for others and help others. Thus they learn to shoulder responsibility.

Expert The PC monitor, underwear Parent

What do the three ways refer to? • Hardware: cutting off access to the Internet • Software: • Underwear: filter programmes （过滤软件）

How to understand : “underwear” ? (original) (implied) FUNCTION: to prevent people from seeing sth. unsuitable to prevent children from seeing sth. unsuitable on the net. “Underwear” here : non-technical way of doing so, such as setting rules for children to control their Internet activities.

Sample 1 As is described in the picture, the monitor of a computer is wearing underwear. An expert is giving advice to the worried parent, saying“There are three ways to make the internet safer for your children---hardware, software, and underwear. ”

Worried about their children’s safety on the Internet, some parents cut off access to the internet---the hardware solution. Some parents turn to some filter programmes for help--- the software solution, to block unhealthy websites. Some others set rules for their children to guide them on how to use the Internet safely---the underwear solution.

In my opinion, this problem calls for the attention of the whole society. The governmnent , schools and parents should unite together to guide the children on how to make proper use of the Internet. They can put in softwares to block unhealthy websites, and help the children to be aware of the harm of unhealthy websites.

• Sample 2 • To most of the parents , it is no easy job to keep their children away from the personal computer. Nearly all parents are thinking of the most effective ways to make the Internet safer for their children. Their solutions are as follows. Some of them think advanced hardware can be equipped into computers for network security while some parents prefer security software available on the Internet．If these don’t work , they will cover the screen with underwear to protect their children from harmful information.

• Nowadays it is well known that teenager network security has become so serious that the whole society focuses on it. In my opinion ， much attention should be paid to this issue. As parents , they are supposed to communicate with their children to help them make good use of the Internet with their study.

• Additionally, it is our government’s responsibilities to take actions to create a greener Internet environment. As for ourselves , we should build up strong self-awareness. It is important for us to concentrate on the useful information rather than computer games and so on.

• Sample 3 • For most of the parents, it’s no easy job to keep their children away from the PC monitor. Let’s look at the picture above. Two people are standing in front of a computer, whose monitor is wearing underwear. The woman is staring at the computer, thinking while the man is telling him that there are three ways to make the Internet safer for her children--hardware, software and underwear. •

• It may be ridiculous to cover the PC monitor with someone’s underwear, but it shows vividly how desperate parents get when faced with the problem. Concerned about their children’s security, some of them just cut off the access to the Internet at home -“the hardware solution”; some choose to use a certain software program to prevent their kids from getting on line –“the software solution”; others may make some rules to limit the time their children spend on the Internet -“the underwear solution”!

• From my point of view, this phenomenon calls for the attention of the whole society. On one hand, the government should make laws to inspect the Internet and ban unhealthy websites. On the other hand, it is better for parents to give their children a proper guide instead of just prevention. Teenagers need to be taught how to distinguish good from bad. Only in this way can the Internet be made safer for the children.

If only I could keep a real bird!

§ Nowadays, human beings are faced with an embarrassing situation. In the cartoon, we can see a man talking to a paper bird kept in his cage and beside him is a vast desert dotted with endless tree roots. Obviously, birds have lost their homes as people have cut down all the trees. As a result, humans have lost their animal friends. § The scene may seem ridiculous and unbelievable to us, but it may become a reality in the future if we go on developing economy regardless of the damage caused to the environment. Now in some places,

§ § trees have been cut down without limits. Some scientists say that there will be no vast forests in 20 or 30 years and many species will die out. It is really a terrible thing. Therefore, we should realize the importance of environmental protection and live in harmony with our animal friends.

§ Modern technology has many advantages. While we enjoy the fun and convenience of the Internet, we also experience some new problems. This caricature describes one of them. It shows that the teenage boy is enjoying chatting online so much that he refuses to talk to his parent. I think it might be common, but it is totally unacceptable. Nothing can replace face-to-face communication no matter how easy or interesting it is for us to chat with people from across the world on the Internet.

§ In most Chinese families, there is only one child. Obviously, we are the centre of our parents’ attention. Many parents are willing to do anything to make sure that we live a good life. It is understandable that they want to know what’s happening to us, what kind of friends we make and how we are getting on with our studies.

§ I think we should let them know us well. For example, we can tell them what’s going on in school when we have dinner or turn to them for advice when we have problems. § In that way, I’m sure the relationship between us and our parents will become better and better.

“In just six hours you will be cured of your fear of snakes, heights, small spaces and commitment. ”

§ As we can see from the picture, a person was persuaded into a small cage by the two men down. The cage, with some snakes inside, was high up on four columns. He was told that he would be cured of his fear of snakes, heights, small spaces and commitment in just six hours in that way. § According to my understanding, the picture is describing a person with some mental disability. He prefers to stay in large spaces with others’ company. The two men down are very

good doctors, trying to help cure the person of his illnesses. Instead of giving him some medicine, they had their own way of treating this patient, having him face his mental problems directly. The doctors think it more difficult for such patients to recover if they are only treated by means of pleasing them. § I think life is full of ups and downs. One can’t step away from challenges or avoid responsibility. On the contrary, we should face them with courage and wisdom.

• Graduation is an important event for all of us. It is the divide between school and a fulltime working life. After graduation, we are no longer students protected by parents and teachers, but a member of the real society. Let’s look at the picture first. A graduate is told by his teacher, “You must depend on yourself during your life journey after graduation…” He finds that some former graduates fly high into the sky while some experience a drastic fall.

• The picture tells us a principle. Graduation is not the end of your education, but the beginning of your real journey. At school, we may find we are no different from our classmates. However, there will be a great gap between us after graduation. Some may try their best to improve themselves and become the mainstay of our ear era? While some are indulged in creature comforts and give up their initial ideals.

• Therefore, we should remember that graduation is the beginning of our real life journey. If you want to be a person useful to society, you should make all efforts to learn as much as possible from others and improve yourself. In this way, you may fly high in the sky.

• The two pictures look so similar at one glance, but they are totally different. In the first picture, a peasant boy, carrying a heavy bundle of rice straw is out of breath under the great pressure. His hope is to have a school to attend. In the second picture, a student is on his way home from school, a heavy bag of books on his back. What he wishes is that he didn’t have to go to school any more. How can the two boys at the same age have such different ideas about attending school?

• The two pictures show some problems in the present education system in China. In the poor countryside, especially in some western parts of China, the education is also poor. There are no buildings for classrooms, let alone good teachers. Children there cannot have regular education. They are sometimes forced to leave their studies because their families cannot afford the necessary fees. However, the situation is totally different in the cities. Almost all the children in the cities can have regular education. They can enjoy the bright classrooms and adequate facilities. But they have their own problems. What they face is the endless homework, which puts so much pressure on them that some students don’t want to continue their studies.

• Given the problems above, our government has taken some measures. “The Hope Project” has been in operation to ensure that children in the poor areas can achieve education. Some strategies have also been put into force to reduce the pressure on the students. Teachers are asked not to give too much homework. Emphasis should be put on the improvement of the quality of the students. However, there is a long way to go in the improvement of our education conditions. The whole society should be mobilized to make some contributions to our education.

Look at this picture. It is a picture of a family of five. Who is the “King” of the family? The only child! He is riding his “horse” – his father. What a proud “King” he is! His grandfather is holding an umbrella over him and cooling him with a fan. His mother is carrying his schoolbag and lots of other things for. What is his grandmother doing behind? She is trying hard to carry an electronic piano and a drawing-board. • But what will the child become in the future? He’ll think of himself more than anyone else. He’ll be unable to do anything without help. He’ll become no good for the world. •