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<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny's desk."Jenny's not kind lately, and anyway, she really owesme. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Films in Beijing Theater This WeekHARRY POTTER American filmDirector: Alfonso CuaronStarring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma WatsonTime: From Monday to Wednesday, at : p.Ticket Price:KUNGFU HUSTLEChinese filmDirector: Zhou XingchiStarring: Zhou Xingchi, Liang Xiaolong, Yuan HuaTime: From Wednesday to Friday, at : p.Ticket Price:A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVESChinese filmDirector: Feng XiaogangStarring: Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li BingbingTime: From Friday to Sunday, at : p.Ticket Price: TROYAmerican filmDirector: Wolfgang PetersonStarring: Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni MaropisTime: From Tuesday to Saturday, at : a.Ticket Price: </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Ticket Price: </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Maybe there are many differences between going to school in Britain and going to school in your country.and finishes at about o'clock in the afternoon.Children usually have lunch at school.School meals are not very expensive and are quite good.Children start to go to the primary school when they are five years old. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Children start to go to the primary school when they are five years old.Then they usually go to a secondary school.Children can't leave school before they are .At this age most students take public exams.If their school doesn't have a sixth form, they change schools or go to a college. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]If their school doesn't have a sixth form, they change schools or go to a college.In some parts of Britain, students go to primary schools at the age of eight and then go to secondary schools when they are or . </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Exercise Each year Ben is glad when school is closed on Martin Luther King Jr.Day.Ben knows that this day honors an important man, but Ben does not feel connected to him.However, the small-world theory connects Ben to Dr.King. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]King.Ben's mom has a close friend, Amy.Amy's uncle, Mark , once met and spoke to John Carter , the son of President Jimmy Carter .Jimmy Carter knew Dr.King . </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]King .In a way, Ben is only "five people away" from Martin Luther King Jr.The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain of people they know.Another name of this chain is degrees of separation.Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know.There are zero degrees of separation between a person and the people he or she knows directly.This means that there are zero degrees between Ben and his mom.There is one degree of separation when just one person separates someone from a person he or she does not know.Ben knows his mom, but he hasn't met her close friend Amy. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Ben knows his mom, but he hasn't met her close friend Amy.Therefore, Ben is one degree away from Amy.As the chain continues, Amy's uncle, Mark, is two degrees.John Carter is three degrees, and his father is four degrees.Dr. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Dr.King is five degrees away from Ben.The theory says that there are no more than six degrees of separation between any two people in the world.The small-world theory has a lot to do with Maths.The theory assumes that each person knows people. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The theory assumes that each person knows people.Each one of those people knows different people.Each of those people knows another people, and so on.When someone continues the calculation to six degrees, it is like this: xxxx x=.xl^. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]xl^.This number is greater than billion .There are over billion people in the world.These numbers show it is possible that six degrees of separation could include everyone in the world.Does the small-world theory work? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Does the small-world theory work?No one has ever proved it.Maybe the theory just invites people to think a little more about their places in the world. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]China DailyThis is an official English newspaper, introducing China's policies and development, and reporting news from home and abroad.This paper, because of its authoritativenessand comprehensiveness, is liked by both foreigners and Chinese learners of English.The Sunday edition Business Weekly offers more information about China's economic development, its joint ventureswith foreign companies, money and trade matters.st CenturyIt published by China Daily, is intended more for the home readers, especially English fans, college students and others interested in the English language.Besides the news page, there are also some special columnsfor young people. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Besides the news page, there are also some special columnsfor young people.For example, if you have some difficulties and need help, you can write to "Dear Tracy", she will offer you her advice in the paper.Your problems may be about your study, friendship, family, love and even life.Beijing WeekendIt is another newspaper, liked by foreigners working in Beijing, as it is their "favourite, complete guide to what's happening around the town over the next seven days".If they want to dine out, they will find many places to go from it. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]If they want to dine out, they will find many places to go from it.They can choose between different styles of Chinese food and foreign food.There are also articles about Chinese traditional arts.In "Going On Section", concerts, art exhibitions, drama, dance, movies are all listed.It is a good guide for your weekend activities. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]It is a good guide for your weekend activities. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Never try to work when you are very hungry.If you decide to do your homework work right after school, you may get something to eat before getting to work.Always do your homework before you get too tired.Don't wait until very late in the evening, or your work will seem much harder than it really is.If you have more than an hour's work, give yourself a break after an hour. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]If you have more than an hour's work, give yourself a break after an hour.On the other hand, don't break it up so much that you can't get anything done.You should be able to work at least a half at a time without stopping.Don't put it off until the last minute.If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you won't enjoy your free time so much. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you won't enjoy your free time so much.If you put if off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will have too much catching-up to do.A little bit each night- enough to keep up with what is happening each day at school, will take the fear out of the test and keep you on top of it.Do your homework at the same time every evening.This will help you make it a <u>habit</u>. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]This will help you make it a <u>habit</u>.It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable, as well. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Exercise An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden.But you don't know me," said the young man.We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works.Isn't it one kind of happiness? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Isn't it one kind of happiness? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]It's eight o'clock in the morning.Mr.Robert is free from work.He is now looking through a list of TV programs with his little son Tony. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Exercise Zhang Xini is a student from Guangdong Province.When she was three years old, she had a medical accident and lost most of her hearing.But that hasn't stopped her from making great progress.Zhang started reading from five and since then reading has become her favourite in her life.Zhang has always been eager to read every book she could find. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Zhang has always been eager to read every book she could find.Her hobby of reading has improved her understanding of life and society and has built up her self-confidence.Zhang had a strong will to express and share her own understanding of life and society with more people and so she thought of recording something on the computer.She slowly fell in love with the computer and the Internet.She published her first article "Who am I". </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She published her first article "Who am I".It was a collection of her Internet chat room dialogues.The article was soon republished in some other newspapers.Now Zhang has published over articles in different newspapers and magazines and has made three websites.They have each attracted more than , visitors. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They have each attracted more than , visitors.Zhang has a big dream.She wants to study at Harvard University and become a freelance writer the future. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]What's a smile?Does anyone know the answers?But I can say it's like a flower with a pleasant scent.That's the power of a smile.It tells people that you have an easy-going look. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]It tells people that you have an easy-going look.Let people see that your smile doesn't stop at your mouth.It goes all the way to your heart.Being happy, smile!Like a flower, smile! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Like a flower, smile! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Exercise AMany villagers have left to make a living in big cities.As a result, their children have become leftover children and they need more care.The survey below is from villages in Jingyang, Shanxi Province.Two hundred children were chosen to answer the questions. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Exercise There was a man who played the piano in a bar.Some customers are asking you to sing!"So he had to sing a song.He had never sung in public before.Also, i f you keep trying, most skills can be improved. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Also, i f you keep trying, most skills can be improved.The question is not, "What talent do I have? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Exercise Many students have already had clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future.We believe boys' choices are different from girls'.To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey in Green High School.The following diagram shows the results of the survey. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Exercise To help you decide what might make a good pet, we've put together a pet checklist.We've named some of the animals that are often kept as pets.We've shown some good points and bad points about each.And we hope it may help you make the best choice. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Let's go for a picnic.""That's great!" said Li Xia .Father said, "Let's go to the forest and have our picnic there." "Good! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]" "Good!" said Mother, " Li Hua and Li Xia, help me get the things ready.We were very happy.Mother made tea."It is beautiful here! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"It is beautiful here!" said Mother." I played with Li Xia.Soon we were very tired.We had a very good time. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]We had a very good time. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Everyone needs friends.But how do you find real friendship and keep it?The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.Sally says founding friendship is just like planting a tree.You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.First, you should choose a friend.What makes a good friend?It is not because a person has money or good looks.A good friend should be kind and patient. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]A good friend should be kind and patient.For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help you.To make a friend, you can't be too shy.You should make each other happy and share your lives.But things can not always be happy. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]But things can not always be happy.Even the best friends have fights.What should you do when you have a fight with your friend?You have to talk to him or her.When there is no one around, have a good talk. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]When there is no one around, have a good talk.If he or she doesn't want to talk, you can write a letter.There are three steps to be friends again:Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend did wrong and talk about why you did this or that.Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Do you have a beautiful dream?The dreams are very important to them.I am studying in a school now.Those places need teachers greatly.So I want to be a teacher to help them. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]So I want to be a teacher to help them.I hope I will realize my dream! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Lions have been called the kings of the animal world.These animals can be found wild in Africa and India.Lions in Africa can go without water for up to one month, so they have no trouble during dry times.Without question, lions are also one of the most <b>popular</b> animals to see in zoos.Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions.It is very easy for people to tell <b>male</b> and <b>female</b> lions apart.Lions are the only kind of cat that shows this big difference between males and females.A male lion has a mane, a large <b>collar</b> of hair around the lion's face.Females do not have manes. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Females do not have manes.Male lions are also larger than females.A male lion usually weighs about kilograms.Both male and female lions have very <b>strong</b> mouths.They can break the backs of other animals with one <b>bite</b>. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They can break the backs of other animals with one <b>bite</b>.One lion will usually kill between ten and twenty large animals each year for food.It is unusual for lions to kill people.However, in two lions killed and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British colonel named P.Patterson. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Patterson.This story became the subject of a Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness.<b>mane</b> hair on an animal's neck or around its head n.<b>kilogram</b> unit of weight, kilogram = .pounds n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]pounds n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Ramen noodles are yellow noodles that originally came from China.They became a popular street food in Japan in the early s.Then, after World War II, ramen became even more popular in Japan.At that time, Japan did not have much food at all.Ramen was cheap and good, so more and more people began eating it. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Ramen was cheap and good, so more and more people began eating it.In the s, Momofuku Ando, the man who started the Nissin food company in Japan, had an idea.He wanted to make dried ramen noodles.People could <b>pour</b> hot water over these noodles, wait a few minutes, and then eat them.It would be <b>instant</b> ramen! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]It would be <b>instant</b> ramen!It was not easy, but finally Ando came up with a way to make instant ramen.Japanese people loved it!Soon other companies were copying Ando's idea.Not long after that, instant ramen <b>spread</b> to other countries. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Not long after that, instant ramen <b>spread</b> to other countries.Today, people all around the world enjoy ramen.In fact, people eat about billion bowls, cups, or packs of ramen even year!But the story of ramen does not end there.Ramen is now moving from streets and instant bowls to good restaurants. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Ramen is now moving from streets and instant bowls to good restaurants.All kinds of meats, <b>vegetables</b>, and spices are being added to ramen.And people are choosing noodle bars over sushi bars for a nice dinner out these days.So whether you want <b>traditional</b>, quick, or <b>fancy</b> ramen, you can find it.Just look on the street, in a store, or in a restaurant near you. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Just look on the street, in a store, or in a restaurant near you.<b>billion</b> one billion = ,,, n.<b>spices</b> something added to food to give the food flavor, like pepper, cinnamon, ginger, etc. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy <b>lean</b>?It leans because of a <b>mistake</b>.It has leaned almost since the day the tower was built.In , the people of Pisa, Italy, wanted to build a <b>bell tower</b>.They wanted the tower to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They wanted the tower to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy.The city also needed a bell tower because the church did not have one.However, there was a problem.As soon as the third floor of the building was finished, the tower started to lean.Builders tried to make the building <b>straight</b> again as they added more floors, but they could not figure out how to make it stop leaning. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Builders tried to make the building <b>straight</b> again as they added more floors, but they could not figure out how to make it stop leaning.When the building was finished in , it had eight floors and was .meters tall.After it was built, the tower continued to lean by another millimeter every year.By , ir was leaning by about four meters to one side. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]By , ir was leaning by about four meters to one side.It was also slowly <b>sinking</b> into the ground.Many people became worried that it would soon fall apart.In , repair works began on the tower.Workers took nearly three years to move it back by centimeters. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Workers took nearly three years to move it back by centimeters.It is still leaning, but it is now safe.<b>meter</b> .inches; n.; meter= centimeters=,millimeters == </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]; meter= centimeters=,millimeters == </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Rico is a collie who lives in Germany.His <b>owners trained</b> him from a young age to find his toys.When they say the name of a <b>certain</b> toy, Rico can find it.In fact, he seems to know the names of toys!Some <b>researchers</b> in Germany wanted to test Rico. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Some <b>researchers</b> in Germany wanted to test Rico.They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy.Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy.The researchers did this test forty times.Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!Then the researchers tried something else.They put seven of Rico's toys in the room <b>plus</b> one new toy that Rico had never seen before.Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy.This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before.Rico found the right toy seven out of ten rimes!Researchers cannot really say that Rico knows words or <b>language</b>.However, these tests seem to show that Rico can think about what he hears and think about what he knows.In fact, Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In fact, Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child.From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure.Rico has given them a lot to think about. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]<b>Probably</b> you have seen someone reading a book on an <b>electronic</b> reading <b>device</b>.Over the past few years, these small computers have become more popular.For that reason, more companies that make <b>traditional</b> paper books are now making electronic books .Most ebooks are the same as paper books, but people download a <b>file</b> into a reading device rather than buying the paper book.This way they can carry many books. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]This way they can carry many books.Book companies are adding special <b>features</b> to some ebooks.These extra features!might include sound files, picture files, or video files.When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer.The latest electronic readers are smaller and cheaper, but they are also much more powerful.They can <b>store</b> much more information, so writers and book companies can do more with their ebooks.They do not want to just add files to a completed book.They are making the sound, picture, and video files part of the story. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They are making the sound, picture, and video files part of the story.Readers need these files to understand the whole story.Readers can even change the story.Readers already have a lot of books to choose from.If they can change the way stories end, they will have even more choice! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]If they can change the way stories end, they will have even more choice!<b>download</b> move files from the Internet or other computers linked in a network v. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]There are more than , known species of spiders in the world in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.The largest spiders in the world live in the rain forests of South America and are known by the people who live there as the "bird-eating spiders." These spiders can grow up to centimeters in length about the size of a dinner plate and, as their name suggests, have been known to eat small birds.In comparison, the smallest species of spider in the world is native to Western Samoa.These tiny spiders are less than half a millimeter long about the size of a period on this page and live in plants that grow on mountain rocks. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]These tiny spiders are less than half a millimeter long about the size of a period on this page and live in plants that grow on mountain rocks.Some people like to keep spiders as pets, particularly tarantulas, which are native to North America and can live for up to twenty-five years.Most people, on the other hand, do not like touching spiders, and a significant number of people are afraid of them, mainly because of their poison.However, despite their bad reputation, only thirty' of the , known species of spiders are deadly to humans.Spiders actually provide benefits to humans, by catching and eating harmful insects such as flies and mosquitoes. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Spiders actually provide benefits to humans, by catching and eating harmful insects such as flies and mosquitoes.The main thing that makes spiders different from other ariimals is that they spin webs to catch the small insects they feed on.The unique silk of a spider's web is produced by special organs found in the lower part of the spider's body.It is light, elastic, and strong spider web is five times stronger than steel.Additionally, it is completely biodegradable. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Additionally, it is completely biodegradable.This means that the web will completely decompose and eventually return to nature over time making it perfect for uses such as making fishing nets.Some people have tried to raise spiders commercially in order to collect the silk these spiders produce, but no one has ever really managed to make a go of it.One reason why these businesses never stand a chance is because it takes , spiders to produce half a kilogram of silk, and all of these spiders need Hving insects for their food.In addition, spiders are usually solitary animals, and need to be kept alone. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In addition, spiders are usually solitary animals, and need to be kept alone.Researchers at an American company working together with two U.universities may have found a solution to making artificial spider web.Using genetically modified silkworms, the company hopes that in the long run it will be able to make large quantities of very light, very strong fiber for medical as well as other uses.Additionally, because the manufacture of the artificial web is from living silkworms, the industry potentially would be non-polluting and less harmful to the environment. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Additionally, because the manufacture of the artificial web is from living silkworms, the industry potentially would be non-polluting and less harmful to the environment.<b>decompose</b> : decay and go into the ground over time, e., dead leaves or fruit v.<b>solitary</b> : living alone rather than in groups adj.<b>silkworm</b> : small creature that creates silk before turning into a moth n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]<b>silkworm</b> : small creature that creates silk before turning into a moth n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]For any tourist visiting Egypt, there are two things that everyone must see.The first is the -meter-high Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt The second is the Great Sphinx of Giza, a sculpture with the body of a lion and the head of a man, which stands meters tall and meters long.The origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza goes back , years.Although many sphinx sculptures have been found over the years, researchers believe that the Great Sphinx, which guards the pyramids in Giza, was actually the first one to be made .The head of the Sphinx represents Khafre, the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt at that time. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The head of the Sphinx represents Khafre, the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt at that time.About two thousand years later, around B., sand had covered all but the head of the Great Sphinx.The people living in the area at that time did not know the history of the statue, so they imagined that the head represented the sun god Ra and began worshiping it.The son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II heard the head speak to him in a dream. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II heard the head speak to him in a dream.The Sphinx's head made him promise to clear the sand from the statue's body.The son, Thutmose, kept his word and did what he was told in the dream.He also built walls around the statue to prevent the sand from covering it again.After all of the sand was cleared away, Thutmose made a large stone tablet that told the story of his dream. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]After all of the sand was cleared away, Thutmose made a large stone tablet that told the story of his dream.He placed this tablet between the two front feet of the Sphinx, where it stands to this day.For hundreds of years, the Sphinx attracted people both as a religious monument and as a work of art.Eventually, the desert sand once again covered the Sphinx, leaving only the head visible.It was not until the s that archaeologists began clearing the sand from the statue and began researching the long history of the Sphinx. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]It was not until the s that archaeologists began clearing the sand from the statue and began researching the long history of the Sphinx.At last, in the s, all of the sand was finally cleared away and restoration work, which continues to this day, was begun.The name "sphinx" comes from an ancient Greek word, meaning "strangler." According to Greek legend, the Sphinx was a demon with the body of a winged lion, and the head of a woman.She sat beside a road and asked all people who passed her a riddle: "Which animal in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and on three in the evening? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She sat beside a road and asked all people who passed her a riddle: "Which animal in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and on three in the evening?" She strangled anyone who could not make sense of the question.The riddle was finally solved by the Greek king, Oedipus.The answer was man, who crawls on hands and knees as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and finally walks with a cane in old age.The Sphinx then threw herself from her high rock and died. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The Sphinx then threw herself from her high rock and died.<b>Giza</b> : a town in Egypt, now part of Cairo n.<b>Pharaoh</b> : the title of the kings of ancient Egypt n.<b>tablet</b> : a Hat piece of clay or stone with writing on it n.<b>demon</b> an evil creature; a devil n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]<b>demon</b> an evil creature; a devil n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]When important events are happening around the world, most people turn to traditional media sources, such as CNN and BBC, for their news.However, during the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies in early , a significant number of people followed the war from the point of view of an anonymous Iraqi citizen who called himself "Salam Pax" .Salam Pax wrote a diary about everyday life in Baghdad during the war, and posted it on his web site.Pax's online diary was a kind of web site known as a "blog".Blogs, short for "web-logs," are online diaries usually kept by individuals, but sometimes they are written by companies and other groups of people. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Blogs, short for "web-logs," are online diaries usually kept by individuals, but sometimes they are written by companies and other groups of people.They are a rapidly growing type of web site on the Internet There are estimated to be several hundred thousand blogs on the Internet, and with the popularity of other social media sites, the number of people writing online about their lives continues to grow.A blog differs from a traditional web site in several ways.Most importantly, it is updated much more regularly.Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day.Also, most blogs use special software or web sites which are specifically aimed at bloggers, so you do not need to be a computer expert to create your own blog.This means that ordinary people who may find computers difficult to use can easily set up and start writing their own blog.In , the Internet company AOL introduced their own blogging service, enabling its million members to quickly and easily start blogging.There are many different kinds of blogs. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]There are many different kinds of blogs.The most popular type is an online diary of links, where the blog writer surfs the Internet and then posts links to sites or news articles that they find interesting, with a few comments about each one.Other types are personal diaries, where the writer talks about their life and feelings.Sometimes these blogs can be very personal.There is another kind of blogging, called "moblogging," short for "mobile blogging". </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]There is another kind of blogging, called "moblogging," short for "mobile blogging".Mobloggers use cell phones to take photos, which arc posted instandy to the Internet When the content and images posted online involve news subjects, mobloggers become citizen journalists.In fact, the Korean web site OhMyNcws was a well-known source for articles from international citizen journalists.However, in , OhMyNews stopped posting new articles.Instead, it is now a blog site where dozen journalists can choose what makes the headlines, or just share ideas about howr regular people are changing the news world. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Instead, it is now a blog site where dozen journalists can choose what makes the headlines, or just share ideas about howr regular people are changing the news world.Anyone who visits the web site of a big media company can clearly see how the idea of blogging has changed the reporting of news.Quite often, a list of reader comments follow news articles.It seems that the news is becoming less like a report or a lecture, and more like a conversation, where anyone can join in.<b>CNN</b> : Cable News Network <b>BBC</b> : British Broadcasting Corporation <b>anonymous</b> : not named; unknown adj. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]<b>CNN</b> : Cable News Network <b>BBC</b> : British Broadcasting Corporation <b>anonymous</b> : not named; unknown adj.<b>AOL</b> : America Online </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Movies are probably the most popular form of entertainment today.Today's full-length movies began with short motion pictures developed in France in the late s by the Lumire brothers.However, the world's first full-length movie, The Story of the Kelly Gang, came from Australia.This silent movie, which showed the life of the notorious criminal Ned Kelly, opened at the Melbourne Town Hall on December , .It was over an hour long. </s> |
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