听一分钟英文：Aliens-外星人

There are aliens out there, somewhere. I strongly believe this. Not sure what they look like, though. I really doubt they are green, like they are in science fiction movies. I also dont think they look like us. But Im sure they exist. I just dont thi

听一分钟英文：Autumn-秋天

Autumn is such a cool time of the year. Of course it is cool because the temperatures drop after summer. But it is also cool because its such a great time of the year. I love the changing of the leaves. The different autumn colours are one of natures

听一分钟英文：Overpopulation-人口过剩

Overpopulation is a real problem. It could kill the Earth. Very soon, there will be too many people and not enough land. There wont be enough farms to grow food for everyone. Well eat all of the fish in the sea. And our pollution will cause more glob

听一分钟英文：Nobel Prize-诺贝尔奖

I wonder why the Nobel Prize is so famous. Sure, the people who win it are very clever, but theyre not really superstars. Ive usually heard of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize because theyre always in the news. But have you ever heard of the Nobel

听一分钟英文：Wedding Anniversaries-结婚纪念日

You're in big trouble if you forget a wedding anniversary. Especially if it's your own. I wonder who would be in bigger trouble, the husband or the wife. Most people would expect the wife to remember her wedding anniversary and the husband to forget

听一分钟英文：Water-水

Few people think about how important water is. We do when we're really thirsty. I remember hiking for hours in really baking sun without anything to drink. I was dreaming about drinking cool water. And when I came to a small river, the water was deli

听一分钟英文：Pensions-退休金

Do you have a pension? I didnt have one for many years. I always thought it was strange to start saving in my twenties for life in my seventies. Now, I wish I had started my pension earlier. My pension would be much bigger. The pension my government

听一分钟英文：Potatoes-土豆

Potatoes are very important in my life. Actually, theyre more important on my dinner plate. I love potatoes. They are amazing vegetables. I cannot count the number of different ways to cook a potato. Potatoes can be fried, baked, mashed, boiled, saut

听一分钟英文：Spelling-拼写

I'm terrible at spelling. It's so confusing. I really wish someone would change every word in English to make the spelling logical. I don't know how English people can spell. My teacher says many English people can't spell. English spelling is diffic

听一分钟英文：Sound-声音

Sound is something few of us rarely think about. Its always around us in one form or another. I even think theres sound if everything is completely silent. There is actually a famous song called the Sound of Silence. When I was a child, my parents or

听一分钟英文：Spiders-蜘蛛

Spiders are scary. I dont care what people say, they are scary creatures. Some people say they like spiders. I think theyre mad. They only like them because theyre so small. If they were the size of large dogs, people wouldnt like them so much. Can y

听一分钟英文：Speaking Activities-口语活动

Do you like doing speaking activities in class? How often do you do them? I like speaking activities. Its always fun to speak to different people and practice your English. The teacher usually chooses something fun to talk about. I like role plays. W

听一分钟英文：Silence-安静

Silence is golden. I like this. Its very true. Its not often in our lives that we can enjoy moments of silence. Our world is very noisy. We rarely get the chance to have some peace and quiet. I think we all need some quiet time. We need to think abou

听一分钟英文：Sleep-睡眠

Isnt sleep a waste of time? I think so. What could we do instead of sleeping? I know what I could do. I could read more books, write more e-mails and watch more movies. My mind would be full of knowledge and my friends would be happier. I could also

听一分钟英文：Smells-气味

Smells are interesting. Its amazing how many smells we know. Our noses are excellent at understanding thousands of different fragrances and odours. We all have favourite smells. Mine are freshly baked bread and freshly brewed coffee. Many people spra

听一分钟英文：Temperature-温度

It seems as though temperatures are rising these days. Everyone knows its because of global warming. Its very dangerous. Higher temperatures are causing a lot of problems for the world. There are more hurricanes and floods. One of the most obvious si

听一分钟英文：Modern Living-现代生活

Are you happy with your lifestyle? What kind of lifestyle do you lead? It seems that we think about our lifestyle more and more these days. Every time we turn on the TV or open a magazine, there is an ad, programme or article about this lifestyle or

听一分钟英文：Heart-心脏

The heart is one organ we really have to look after. Most of us, I think, dont really know how to look after it. Or perhaps we know, but dont do enough to keep our heart in a healthy condition. Our heart is an amazing thing, when you think about it.

听一分钟英文：Driving-驾车

Driving is one of lifes greatest pleasures. Theres nothing better than getting behind the wheel and going for a drive. I live in the countryside, so its easy to get out onto an open road. I open the windows and turn the music up and then just drive a

听一分钟英文：Listening-听力

Listening is the easiest English skill for me. I can understand about half of what people say to me. This means I can guess the things I dont understand. Listening to the English of my American friends is not so difficult. I have problems when I try