my views on increasing periods of pe class in primary school
in japan, schools have pe classes every day. in america, 80% children take part in pe classes or extra curriculum activities on physical training. in france, more than 30% of time is used in pe classes. people from these countries always catch trophies in competitive sport as a result. obviously, the importance of physical education is no less than any other subjects in regular curriculum. besides, with the obesity at all time high, schools and society alike are encouraging children take part in activities that require physical involvement. according to the research by physical activity council, children who have physical education are less than sedentary and participate in more activities outside of school. so i strongly believe that increasing periods of pe class in primary school is very necessary.
then, what are the benefits of physical education?
first of all, physical education develops one’s learning ability. being physically active means strengthening one’s cognitive processes and sharpening one’s skills as a result. a survey shows that children who are physically fit and active often do better in the class than those who aren’t active. because physical education increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain and may boost the growth of nerve cells in the hippocampus—the brain’s center in charge of learning and memory.
as an english teacher, i’ve already introduced several physical games in teaching new words in my classes, such as running and shooting. students would learn faster and better in this way than traditional sedentary learning.
second, physical education fuels self-confidence. kids when overweight tend to blend to the wallpa-pe-r, often being ignored by others. they’re usually the targets of verbal abuse and teasing. when they engage in physical activities, they become fit and attractive which helps to build their self-confidence.
what’s more, physical education cultivates students “i can do” mentality which helps students to gradually establish the involvement of courage and confidence.
now i would like to share my experience with you. one of my students in grade five, he shows no interesting in learning english. he often bows his head and reads books in my class. he always stands still when questions come to him. in my opinion, he may think he is totally a loser in learning english. so he gives up.
once, he had a pe class. i saw smile and confidence on his face. i realized that in pe class, teacher adopted a gradual approach, step by step to develop students to overcome difficulties. also, teachers conveyed “believe that you will be more gratifying process” of information. this student must find the “i can do” mentality in pe class.
finally, physical education releases stress. often time, students, particular in their primary school, face various kinds of pressure and experience stress and anxiety. participation in physical activities can act as a stress buster for them. statistics have revealed that when a person exercises, the stress get reduced.
as can be seen, physical education contributes so much towards ma-ki-ng a child grow into an intelligent, confident, healthy and fit adult. it can be rightly said that it is not just for individual growth, but for the improvement of our society. so physical education should be made an important part of primary school curriculum.
My Views on Increasing Periods of PE Class in Primary School
In Japan, schools have PE classes every day. In America, 80% children take part in PE classes or extra curriculum activities on physical training. In France, more than 30% of time is used in PE classes. People from these countries always catch trophies in competitive sport as a result. Obviously, the importance of physical education is no less than any other subjects in regular curriculum. Besides, with the obesity at all time high, schools and society alike are encouraging children take part in activities that require physical involvement. According to the research by Physical Activity Council, children who have physical education are less than sedentary and participate in more activities outside of school. So I strongly believe that increasing periods of PE class in primary school is very necessary.
Then, what are the benefits of physical education?
First of all, physical education develops one’s learning ability. Being physically active means strengthening one’s cognitive processes and sharpening one’s skills as a result. A survey shows that children who are physically fit and active often do better in the class than those who aren’t active. Because physical education increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain and may boost the growth of nerve cells in the hippocampus—the brain’s center in charge of learning and memory.
As an English teacher, I’ve already introduced several physical games in teaching new words in my classes, such as running and shooting. Students would learn faster and better in this way than traditional sedentary learning.
Second, physical education fuels self-confidence. Kids when overweight tend to blend to the wallpa-pe-r, often being ignored by others. They’re usually the targets of verbal abuse and teasing. When they engage in physical activities, they become fit and attractive which helps to build their self-confidence.
What’s more, physical education cultivates students “I can do” mentality which helps students to gradually establish the involvement of courage and
confidence.
Now I would like to share my experience with you. One of my students in Grade five, he shows no interesting in learning English. He often bows his head and reads books in my class. He always stands still when questions come to him. In my opinion, he may think he is totally a loser in learning English. So he gives up.
Once, he had a PE class. I saw smile and confidence on his face. I realized that in PE class, teacher adopted a gradual approach, step by step to develop students to overcome difficulties. Also, teachers conveyed “believe that you will be more gratifying process” of information. This student must find the “I can do” mentality in PE class.
Finally, physical education releases stress. Often time, students, particular in their primary school, face various kinds of pressure and experience stress and anxiety. Participation in physical activities can act as a stress buster for them. Statistics have revealed that when a person exercises, the stress get reduced.
As can be seen, physical education contributes so much towards ma-ki-ng a child grow into an intelligent, confident, healthy and fit adult. It can be rightly said that it is not just for individual growth, but for the improvement of our society. So physical education should be made an important part of primary school curriculum.
Hold Fast to Your Dreams
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
Wow, what a dream it has been for Martin Luther King. But the changing world seems telling me that people gradually get their dreams lost somehow in the process of growing up, and sometimes I personally find myself saying goodbye unconsciously to those distant childhood dreams.
However, we need dreams. They nourish our spirit; they represent possibility even when we are dragged down by reality. They keep us going. Most successful people are dreamers as well as ordinary people who are not afraid to think big and dare to be great. When we were little kids, we all dreamed of doing something big and splashy, something significant. Now what we need to do is to maintain them, refresh them and turn them into reality. However, the toughest part is that we often have no ideas how to translate these dreams into actions. Well, just start with concrete objectives and stick to it. Don’t let the nameless fear confuse the eye and confound our strong belief of future. Through our talents, through our wits, through our endurance and through our creativity, we will make it.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams, for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow. So my dear friends, think of your old and maybe dead dreams. Whatever it is, pick it up and make it alive from today.
抓牢你的梦想
我今天有一个梦想。
我梦想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，崎岖之地变平原，曲折之路成坦途。圣光展露，满照人间。
这对马丁路德金是怎样的一个梦想啊。不过这个变化着的世界似乎在告诉我，在成长的过程中，人们却不知不觉把他们的梦想弄丢了，而我自己也有时会觉得在告别很多童年的梦。
然而，我们是需要梦想的。梦想滋养我们的灵魂，梦想代表着我们被现实拉垮时依然具有的希望。它鼓励我们不断前进。大多数成功人士都是梦想家，同时也是普通人，只是他们敢于梦想敢于成就伟大。当我们还是孩子的时候，我们都梦想过做一番大事业，现在应当做的就是保存好那些梦想，再度恢复它们，并将它们实现。不过最难的是我们通常不知道怎样付诸实施。那么，就从最具体的目标开始，坚持去做吧。不要让那些莫名的恐惧迷惑了我们的双眼，影响了我们对未来的信念。用我们的天资和智慧，用我们的耐力和创造力，我们一定会实现梦想。
抓牢你的梦想，因为如果梦想死亡，生活就成了一只折断翅膀的鸟再也不能飞翔。抓牢你的梦想，因为如果失去梦想，生命就成了一块覆盖着冰雪的贫瘠的冻土。亲爱的朋友们，想想那些过去的或已经死去的梦想吧。不管是什么，重新将它捡起，并从今天开始让它重生。
Make Every Moment Count
One night, I complained to my mom about the lack of time. Finally she said,＂you are short of time just because you waste precious minutes on complaints and anxiety. The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit in some thing more.＂
It is the same with filling the jar. Even if you place a dozen fist-sized rocks and a bucket of gravel into the jar, there is still space for sand and water between the rocks and gravel.
The lack of time is just the excuse for my negligence of every single minute. I believe that the great dividing line between success and failure can be expressed in six words,＂I did not have enough time.＂The fact is I do have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. The point is I have never touched upon the real meaning of life which lies in snatching, seizing and enjoying every minute of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination, no complaint! It is during my moments of complaining or hesitation that my destiny is shaped. Once I make full use of every moment, I believe that, my worries will be gradually cut down to nothing.
Time is the most valuable of all our possessions, but the most perishable as well. As Henry David Thoreau said,＂You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.＂
Whenever I fell the lack of time in the future, I will tell myself ＂Carpe diem , seize the day, make every moment count.＂
抓住每分每秒
有天晚上，我向妈妈抱怨自己事情太多，时间不够。她说道：“你抱怨没有时间就是因为你把珍贵的分分秒秒都浪费在抱怨和焦虑上。关键是，无论你的时间表排得多满，如果你真的努力尝试了，你还是总能间插地做些事情。”
这同填充广口瓶是一个道理，即使你将一小堆拳头大小的石块和一桶碎石倒进瓶里，也还能继续倒入沙子和水，使其漏进石块的间隙中去。
“没时间”无异于我为自己浪费分分秒秒找的托词罢了。我相信成功与失败的一线之差可以用六个字来形容：“我没足够时间。” 然而事实上，我却与海伦．凯勒，帕斯特，杰弗逊和爱因斯坦每天所拥有的时间分秒不差。关键是我并未触及生命的真谛：抓住，享受生命的每一分钟。不要碌碌无为，不要耽搁推迟，不要牢骚抱怨！往往是在我抱怨和迟疑的时候，我的命运就被决定了。而一旦我能善用分分秒秒，我相信我的烦恼也会被逐渐瓦解。
在我们所拥有的财富中，时间是最珍贵而又最不持久的。正如梭罗所说的那样：“你得抓住现在，把握机会，在短暂的瞬间中寻找永恒。”
如果将来我再发觉没时间的时候，我会告诫自己，“carpe diem (拉丁语)，抓住今天，抓住每分每秒。”
No One Can Be Perfect
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today I want to tell you a story about one of my friends, a lovely and smart girl who is always ready to help others. Being our grade leader, she is good at both work and study. In many people's opinion, she is excellent and perfect. But one day she told me she was gloomy and insecure. People around her considered her outstanding and flawless, thinking she could handle everything. But the more she thought about herself, the more disappointed she became. She found that she was far from perfection. Last week, she didn’t do well in her French quiz, and the day before yesterday, she was late for a conference. She felt depressed and frustrated, because she failed to be a perfect girl without any mistakes.
I was surprised to hear that for I thought she had every reason to be confident. However, the expectation of perfection has become a burden to her. I told her no one could be perfect and I suggested she find her own position.
In fact, people are so eager to be perfect that they demand too much of themselves. They want to be special and unique, and they want to have no defects or weaknesses. However, we can never avoid mistakes and errors. It’s impossible for us to be a superman or a superwoman. No matter how successful we are, there are always some flaws. If we hold that everything should be perfect, we would be overcritical.
My friend now has changed her attitude. She accepts her shortcomings but still keeps a positive outlook. She is even more active and doesn’t allow the mistakes to hinder her pursuit of excellence. And I think that’s the way we should be！That’s all. Thank you!
没有人可以完美无缺
女士们、先生们，大家早上好！今天我想给大家讲一个我朋友的故事。她是一个聪明可爱、乐于助人的女孩。作为我们的年级长，她无论工作还是学习都很出色。在很多人眼里，她是如此优秀，近乎完美了。但有一天她却告诉我，她很迷惘和自卑：周围的人都认为她很优秀，完美无缺，可以对付任何事情；而她想得越多对自己就越是失望。她发觉自己远不够完美。上周她的法语测验考得不理想；前天，一个会议她又迟到了：很多事情做的不尽完美，这让她很是灰心丧气。
听到这些的时候我很惊讶，我原以为她有充分的理由对自己充满信心。然而，对完美的期望却变成了她的负担。我告诉她，没有人可以完美无缺的，她应该找到自己真正的位置。
实际上，人们有时过于追求完美而且期望的太多了。我们想要特别，想要独一无二；又想要没有缺点没有弱点。可是，人是无法避免错误的,有谁能成为超人呢？无论你多么成功，总是有一些事情不够完美。如果我们坚持要完美无缺，那只能是一种求全责备。
我的朋友现在已经改变了她的态度。她承认自己的不完美，但是保持着乐观的'心态。她没有停止追求，反而变得更为积极。我想这正是我们应该有的态度。
Never Give Up
“If I could reach higher, just for one moment to touch the sky…”---this is from my favorite song Reach.
When we are appreciating the passionate melody of Gloria Estefan, we could hardly imagine that she could return to the stage after her paralysis. In the year 1990, this Cuban singer was knocked down in a traffic accident, and the doctor declared that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not give up and kept up constant exercising. Just one year after the disaster, she stood up again and presented this encouraging song at the Atlanta Olympics.
Whenever I think of Gloria, I can’t help recalling my memory seven years ago, when I first entered university. Naturally shy, ordinary looking, average scores in study, just like an ugly duckling, I seemed to be the least outstanding one in my class. And the successive failures in the beginning led me into despair. “Am I destined to take the back seat to others?” Unwilling to submit to the fate, I paid more efforts on my study as well as many other activities, film dubbing, recital, drama… cause I just want to catch every little opportunity to prove myself. Constant effort yields sure success. Thanks to the competition, I received some awards and most of all, I gained the courage and confidence to face any difficulties in my life journey.
Life is just like farming, and what you can reap depends a lot on your sowing and dedication. Once you have a dream, don’t be hesitant. Your next difficult step may be the one to the top. Keep going forward, even in the toughest time, and never give up.
永不放弃
“如果我能到达更高的地方，哪怕只有碰触天空的一刹那…”---选自我所喜爱的歌曲《到达》。
当我们在欣赏葛罗莉亚·伊斯特芬那充满激情的旋律，我们很难想象她能从瘫痪中回到舞台。1990年这个古巴歌手遭遇车祸，医生说她可能再也没办法走路了。可是葛罗莉亚并没有放弃希望，坚持做恢复训练。在灾难后仅仅一年，她又站起来了，并且在亚特兰大奥运会上唱响了这首鼓舞人心的歌曲。
每当我想起葛罗莉亚的时候，我禁不住回忆起七年前我刚进入大学的时候。天性害羞，相貌平平，成绩一般，就像一只丑小鸭，我是班上最不起眼的一个。而且在刚开学时一连串的失败让我陷入绝望。“难道我注定要给别人当配角吗？” 不愿意向这个命运屈服，我更加努力的学习并且参加许多其他的活动，电影配音、朗诵、戏剧…因为我想抓住任何一个微小的机会来证实我自己。不懈的努力终会带来成功。我从竞赛中获得了一些奖励，最重要的是，我从中得到了面对人生一切困难的勇气和决心。
生活就像是耕耘，一份耕耘一份收获。一旦你有了梦想，不要犹豫。你艰难的下一步也许就是通往成功的阶梯。即使在最困难的时候也要勇往直前，决不放弃。
The Importance of Keeping Optimistic
Honourable judges, ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon! Today I would like to talk about the importance of keeping optimistic. When we encounter difficulties in life, we notice that some of us choose to bury their heads in the sand. Unfortunately, however, this attitude will do you no good, because if you will have no courage even to face them, how can you conquer them? Thus, be optimistic, ladies and gentlemen, as it can give you confidence and help you see yourself through the hard times, just as Winston Churchill once said, “An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, keeping optimistic, you will be able to realize, in spite of some hardship, there’s always hope waiting for you, which will lead you to the ultimate success. Historically as well as currently, there are too many optimists of this kind to enumerate. You see, Thomas Edison is optimistic; if not, the light of hope in his heart could not illuminate the whole world. Alfred Nobel is optimistic; if not, the explosives and the prestigious Nobel Prize would not have come into being. And Lance Armstrong is also optimistic; if not, the devil of cancer would have devoured his life and the world would not see a 5-time winner of the Tour De France.
A rose may be beautiful, or maybe not; that depends on your attitude only, and so does success, so does life. Hindrances and difficulties do exist, but if you are optimistic, then they are only episodes on your long way to the throne of success; they are more bridges than obstacles! Now I prefer to end my speech with the great British poet Shelley’s lines: “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” Thank you!
保持乐观的重要性
尊敬的评委、女士们、先生们：
下午好！今天我想谈一谈保持乐观的重要性。 我们注意到，当在生活中遇到困难时，我们中的有些人选择逃避它们。但令人遗憾的是，这样的态度对你没有任何好处，因为如果你连面对它们的勇气都没有的话，你怎么去征服它们呢？因此，乐观起来吧，女士们、先生们，因为它会带给你信心，帮助你渡过难关。正如温斯顿·丘吉尔所说，“乐观者在每次灾难中都看到机遇；悲观者在每次机遇中都看到灾难”。
女士们，先生们，困难是存在的，但如果你保持乐观，你就会意识到永远有希望在等着你，它会把你领向最终的成功。不管是历史上还是现实中，这样的乐观者总是不胜枚举。你看，托马斯·爱迪生是乐观的，如果不是的话，他心中那希望的明灯就不能照亮整个世界；阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔是乐观的，如果不是的话，那炸药和享有很高声望的诺贝尔奖就不会诞生；兰斯·阿姆斯特朗也是乐观的，如果不是的话，那癌症的病魔早已吞噬了他的生命，这个世界就会少了一位五届环法自行车赛冠军得主.
玫瑰花可能很美，也可能不美，这，仅仅取决于你的态度；而成功也如此，人生也如此。困难和阻碍的确存在，但是如果你很乐观的话，那它们就仅仅是我们通向胜利之冠的漫长道路上的小插曲；与其说它们是障碍，不如说它们是桥梁！此刻，我想以伟大的英国诗人雪莱的一句诗来作为我的结尾：“冬天来了，春天还会远吗?”谢谢！
8分钟英语演讲稿 [篇4]
Enjoying Hanfu, Enjoying Your Life
When you listen to the song hongyanjie, what 's the first thing comes into your mind? Kinds of beautiful ladies. ancient China with its beautiful clothes. In TV But look at us, can you feel traditional culture atmosphere with the cloths we wearing? Can you imagine preform jing hong dance with the clothes we wear? Most people think Tangzhuang represent the traditional Chinese garment. But Hanfu we Han people wear has a recorded history of more than 3000 years and long than tangzhuang. Today, I will show you the development of Hanfu in nowadays.
Let’s start with the disadvantages to revive Hanfu. The movement gets many pressures generally from many people do not support and government’s ignorance. People do not support the revival of Hanfu because they don’t know the history of Hanfu and do not know to appreciate the beautiful design structure of Hanfu.
Come to the history of Hanfu, at the origin of ancient China, we call it Huafu named by Huangdi as national identity Huaxia mingzu. From that, Emperor Yao and Shun ruled the country with the help of cloth system. In another word, cloth system stand for set of etiquette. The Shang dynasty (1600BC-1000BC) developed it in many aspects. What’s more, the Emperor Qin shihuang unify huafu system and provided a clothes model for rest dynasty. Finally, Hanfu was named by ethic minorities to distinguish their clothes Hufu. That is to say, the traditional clothes of Han people is Hanfu rather than Tangzhuang for man people.
Many people do not know how to appreciated beautiful structure of Hanfu is another disadvantages to revive Hanfu. From two picture, you know it. Firstly, shangyi xiashang system is that wear a coat of the upper body and wear a skirt of our lower body.
Secondly, shenxi system is that sew the coat and skirt together. Hanfu is composed by ling jin ren jin ju xiu
jue dai qu. It shows people’s understanding of beauty and courtesy.
We have spoken so far of the reason why Hanfu do not supported by majority in history and structure, but above all it is no specific measures made by government.
China is the only country in the world without national clothes as the same time with long history. The Chinese government ignore the movement until 2015 Olympic Games, rejected to use Hanfu as the national costume in the opening ceremony. But the Government worry too much to think that the Hanfu revival will lead narrow-mind nationalism.
In discussing the disadvantages of Hanfu revival, we will look advantages in the proceeding.
The advantages of it are more teenagers’ involvement and market demanding. The Hanfu movement has begun since 2003, when a man named Wang letian wore Hanfu publicity which echo college students and many universities students have stared Hanfu union
wearing Hanfu in their daily life. Baidu Hanfu post become one of the biggest post in the internet. With the more concerning paid on Hanfu, more people want to wear Hanfu as usual 80s、90s in China will be the main force in feature, more people prefer to wear our traditional clothes Hanfu with fashion
elements. In 2012 Hanfu brand broadcast press "shi li chun qiu", Hanfu designer provide a compound style with modern elements.
Whether Hanfu will be our usual clothes or not is depending on every one.
As we have seen, the long time we haven’t familiar with Hanfu , the more difficult for us to revive Hanfu, but more people are determined to call Hanfu back to our life. I prefer Hanfu living in our life, rather than just live in TV program.
