Eiken Grade Pre 2 (2020-3)

School Trip

Keiko went on a school trip to Australia last month. One day, her class visitedlocal high school to learn about Australian culture. They also played games with the students at the school. Keiko had a wonderful time and ( 26 ). At the end of the day, she exchanged her e­mail address with some of them. She looked forward to writing to them when she got back to Japan.

Some of Keiko’s new Australian friends are very interested in Japan, so they often ask her many questions. She is always happy to answer them. One of her friends, Joseph, is going to visit Japan with his family next spring. He said he will ( 27 ). Keiko cannot wait to see him again and show him her school.

Trophies

Many parents around the world want their children to join sports teams. Playing sports gives children the chance to exercise, make friends, and gain important life skills. In particular, such parents think that children become more confident when they win games or get awards or trophies. However, many teams give awards to all players, not just the best ones, and some people believe that this ( 28 ). They point out that teams in North America waste about $3 billion on trophies and awards each year.

This trend started in the 1990s. Parents were worried that their children felt sad when they lost games or did not get awards. Hoping to make all children feel like winners, teams began giving awards to both winners and losers. However, research shows that this was actually bad for children. When children have a goal, they make an effort to reach it. If all children get awards, though, they do not need to set goals. As a result, children ( 29 ).

Sports teams around the world are trying new ways to help their players get new skills and feel confident. The Australian Football League, for example, has made big changes to its programs. In the 5­ to­12­ year ­old league, teams do not keep scores for the games, and there are no “best playerawards. Instead, the focus is on ( 30 ). By carefully teaching young players how to play and giving advice on how they can improve, coaches believe players can become more confident.

Email

From: Daniel Price <daniel.price@greenvillehigh.edu>

To: Barbara Floyd <barbara.floyd@greenvillehigh.edu>

Date: January 24

SubjectBake sale for Africa

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Hi Barbara,

This is Daniel Price, the student president at the school. How do you like being the editor of the school newspaper? I really enjoy reading the articles, and it’s full of useful advice and information for students and parents. Actually, that’s why I’m writing to you. Our school will be holdingcharity event soon, and I want to let people know about it.

The event will be on Saturday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The school’s cooking club is going to have a bake sale in the school gym. The members are going to bake many kinds of cakes and cookies and sell them to visitors. The money we get will be used to help build schools for students in Africa. The art club is also designing posters and T-shirts for the event.

I have written a short article about the bake sale. Can you put it in the newspaper? That way, we will get a lot of visitors. When you have some free time, I will bring it to the newspaper office. We can look at the article together and make any necessary changes. Please let me know when you are available.

Thanks,

Daniel

Newcomer Kitchen

1. Len Senater is the owner of a restaurant called the Depanneur in Toronto, Canada. In 2015, he noticed many Syrian people moving into the city. These people were all refugees people who have left their own countries because of war or other problems. Senater wanted to find a way to help these people feel more comfortable in their new city. He had the idea of using his restaurant to help them.

2. In Canada, Syrian refugees are given places to live as soon as they arrive, but these are often hotel rooms. This means that they often do not have kitchens where they can cook dinner for their families. Many of the refugees begin to miss the food from their home country. Seeing this problem, Senater decided to let them use his restaurant’s kitchen. That is how Newcomer Kitchen, a special group for refugees, began.

3. Most of the group members are women, and they meet at the kitchen on days when the restaurant is closed. They love their time at Newcomer Kitchen because it gives them a chance to cook traditional meals, share stories about their past, and make new friends. The group has helped hundreds of women to become more comfortable in their new community. It also gives families the chance to keep a connection with their home country.

4. In addition, Newcomer Kitchen gives the women a chance to make some money. Every week, the Depanneur sells 50 meals that the women make through its website. It pays these women $15 an hour for their hard work. It has also become a way for them to share their Syrian culture with Canadians through delicious, traditional food. The group is now helping refugees in other parts of Canada and is even being supported by the prime minister.