WORK AND PLAY

Hello, everyone! It’s a great honor for me to give a speech here. The topic of my speech is: work and play.

These days, students in our country study very hard every day, especially senior high school students like us. There is always a lot of homework to be finished, not to speak of exams.

Some students think we should do more work, because working hard is the main way to success. Others hold the different opinion that students should have time to play as well. As far as I am concerned, work is not all we have to do. It’s just part of our life. And in a way, work and play do not contradict each other. It is certain that knowledge and skills are based on hard work. But as a saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Proper entertainments can relieve our stress from heavy work and dispel bad mood. Besides, it can also help us keep healthy.

Some students may ask:” I even don’t have enough time to work, how can I have time to play?” The 10 minutes’ break after class is very important for me. I am bound to seize the opportunity of relaxation, in order to keep energetic next class. By the way, I am against occupying P.E., computer classes to have math, physical classes. Not only can we have 45 minutes to

play, we can also acquire knowledge from these classes.

Well, how can we strike a balance between work and play? First and foremost, we’d better make a schedule so that we can plan our time properly and achieve our goals in life more easily. Next, we should set aside some time to relax every day. There are many ways to play. Doing sports, listening to music and talking with friends are good choices. As for me, I like listening to light music. I think good music can give me power. Last but not least, do not do many things at the same time. When working, you should concentrate and never allow yourself to be distracted. I hope you will strike a balance between work and play, and enjoy your daily life.

Dear friends, I want to share a poem with you:

Work while you work, play while your play.

This is the way to be happy each day.

All that you do, do with your might.

Things done by half are never done right.

That’s all, thanks for your listening.

第二篇：M1U2 Work and play

M1U2 Work and play

A day in the life of whizz-kid Wendy

一、词性转换

1. Let’s have a __discussion_______ (discuss) about the topic.

2. The airline is __responsible_____(responsibility) for the safety of its passengers.

3. “Can I help you?” The shop __assistant____ (assist) said politely.

4. When you are travelling in a foreign country, you can always go to the local people for __assistance_______. (assist)

5. Her ambition is to become a _successful____ (success) businesswoman.

6. I _succeed__ (success) in getting the first prize in the reading contest.

7. ---Do you know the phrase “fail to do sth.”?

---Yes, it means “do sth. _successfully__ (success)”

8. Their __achieved__ (achieve) in their study make us surprised.

9. The _sales__ (sell) of the car are very high.

10.Sometimes I find the __sell__ (sell) annoying because they always ask me to buy the products which I don’t need.

11.She was glad to show her stamp __collections__ (collect) to her classmates.

12.Jane, let me _introduce__ (introduction) you to Bob.

13._Unluckily__ (luck), I lost my key on my way home, but I was _lucky_ (luck) enough that an

uncle found it and brought it to me.

14.She has been away on _business_ (busy) for about half a year.

15.Harry’s plan ends in __fails__. (fail)

二、介词填空

1. Although Wendy is a whizz-kid, she is still _at__ school and she always looks forward _in_ seeing her school friends.

2. __On___ the morning of a cold winter day, the Smiths set out（出发）to Switzerland for skiing.

3. _By__ the way, how can I get to the People’s Park?

4. A lot of students in my class go to school _in_ their family cars.

5. Mary often gets “A” _in_ all of her subjects.

6. He is responsible __for__ training new staff（员工）and he is busy __with__ his work these days.

7. I’m going to collect my clients __at__ the airport and then we can talk about the business ___over____ dinner.

8. __On___ Wednesdays and Fridays, we have two English lessons.

9. That professor’s lecture was very popular _with__ the college students.

10.Mandy looked unhappy because she failed __in__ the Maths test.

11.Jack made a phone call _on__ me just now and asked me what I would like to have _for__lunch.

12.Jason and Mandy are using the Internet to find

some information __about_____ penfriends.

13.We can control the computer _with_ the mouse.

14.The spellings of “expect” and “except” are similar _to__each other but their meanings are quite different __from__ each other.

15.There is no need for you to worry __about_____ the things you cannot control.

三、句型转换

1. The light was so poor that no one could write.（保持原句意思）

The light was __too__ poor for __anyone__to write.

2. Bill came out of the classroom after he worked out the problem. （保持原句意思）

Bill __was_ __went___ out of the classroom __when__ he worked out the problem.

3. Our class teacher is in charge of us. （保持原句意思）

Our class teacher _is_ __responsible_ _for__ us.

4. They could hardly believe the news, _could__ __they___?（反义疑问句）

5. There are few eggs in the basket, _are__ ___they__?（反义疑问句）

6. It took them only two years to build the great bridge. （保持原句意思）

They __spent___ only two years __on___the great bridge.

7. The computer has stored

information.（划线部分提问）

__How____ __much___ information has the computer stored?

8. We should learn Maths well. It is important.（两句并一句）

It is __important___ ___for___ us __to___ learn Maths well.

四、翻译

1. 她成功地通过节食减了肥。(succeed)

She _succeeded in losing weight __by going on a diet.

2. 我考虑下个月去北京待一阵子。

I’m thinking of __staying in Beijing_ for _some time next month___

5. 校门口的那个男人不可能是张飞，因为我刚才在图书馆遇到他。

That man at the school gate _can’t be Zhangfei _ because I just __meet him in the library_.

7. 学期初，参考书总是卖得很好。

Reference books _always sells well_at __the beginning ofeach term___.

10.对不起，今晚的演出票已经售完。(show n.)

Sorry, the tickets to _the tonight’s shows have have been sold out___.

12.参加完会议后，他们继续讨论家族事业。(continue) After_attending the meeting_____,they continued ___discussing their family business____.