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.
8分鐘英語演講稿 [篇3]
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.
抓牢你的夢想
我今天有一個夢想。
我夢想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，崎嶇之地變平原，曲折之路成坦途。聖光展露，滿照人間。
這對馬丁路德金是怎樣的一個夢想啊。不過這個變化著的世界似乎在告訴我，在成長的過程中，人們卻不知不覺把他們的夢想弄丟了，而我自己也有時會覺得在告別很多童年的夢。
然而，我們是需要夢想的。夢想滋養我們的靈魂，夢想代表著我們被現實拉垮時依然具有的希望。它鼓勵我們不斷前進。大多數成功人士都是夢想家，同時也是普通人，只是他們敢於夢想敢於成就偉大。當我們還是孩子的時候，我們都夢想過做一番大事業，現在應當做的就是儲存好那些夢想，再度恢復它們，並將它們實現。不過最難的是我們通常不知道怎樣付諸實施。那麼，就從最具體的目標開始，堅持去做吧。不要讓那些莫名的恐懼迷惑了我們的雙眼，影響了我們對未來的信念。用我們的天資和智慧，用我們的耐力和創造力，我們一定會實現夢想。
抓牢你的夢想，因為如果夢想死亡，生活就成了一隻折斷翅膀的鳥再也不能飛翔。抓牢你的夢想，因為如果失去夢想，生命就成了一塊覆蓋著冰雪的貧瘠的凍土。親愛的朋友們，想想那些過去的或已經死去的夢想吧。不管是什麼，重新將它撿起，並從今天開始讓它重生。
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，我向媽媽抱怨自己事情太多，時間不夠。她說道：“你抱怨沒有時間就是因為你把珍貴的分分秒秒都浪費在抱怨和焦慮上。關鍵是，無論你的時間表排得多滿，如果你真的努力嘗試了，你還是總能間插地做些事情。”
這同填充廣口瓶是一個道理，即使你將一小堆拳頭大小的石塊和一桶碎石倒進瓶裡，也還能繼續倒入沙子和水，使其漏進石塊的間隙中去。
“沒時間”無異於我為自己浪費分分秒秒找的託詞罷了。我相信成功與失敗的一線之差可以用六個字來形容：“我沒足夠時間。” 然而事實上，我卻與海倫．凱勒，帕斯特，傑弗遜和愛因斯坦每天所擁有的時間分秒不差。關鍵是我並未觸及生命的真諦：抓住，享受生命的每一分鐘。不要碌碌無為，不要耽擱推遲，不要牢騷抱怨！往往是在我抱怨和遲疑的時候，我的命運就被決定了。而一旦我能善用分分秒秒，我相信我的煩惱也會被逐漸瓦解。
在我們所擁有的財富中，時間是最珍貴而又最不持久的。正如梭羅所說的那樣：“你得抓住現在，把握機會，在短暫的瞬間中尋找永恆。”
如果將來我再發覺沒時間的時候，我會告誡自己，“carpe diem (拉丁語)，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!
沒有人可以完美無缺
女士們、先生們，大家早上好！今天我想給大家講一個我朋友的故事。她是一個聰明可愛、樂於助人的女孩。作為我們的年級長，她無論工作還是學習都很出色。在很多人眼裡，她是如此優秀，近乎完美了。但有一天她卻告訴我，她很迷惘和自卑：周圍的人都認為她很優秀，完美無缺，可以對付任何事情；而她想得越多對自己就越是失望。她發覺自己遠不夠完美。上週她的法語測驗考得不理想；前天，一個會議她又遲到了：很多事情做的不盡完美，這讓她很是灰心喪氣。
聽到這些的時候我很驚訝，我原以為她有充分的理由對自己充滿信心。然而，對完美的期望卻變成了她的負擔。我告訴她，沒有人可以完美無缺的，她應該找到自己真正的位置。
實際上，人們有時過於追求完美而且期望的太多了。我們想要特別，想要獨一無二；又想要沒有缺點沒有弱點。可是，人是無法避免錯誤的,有誰能成為超人呢？無論你多麼成功，總是有一些事情不夠完美。如果我們堅持要完美無缺，那隻能是一種求全責備。
我的朋友現在已經改變了她的態度。她承認自己的不完美，但是保持著樂觀的'心態。她沒有停止追求，反而變得更為積極。我想這正是我們應該有的態度。
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.
永不放棄
“如果我能到達更高的地方，哪怕只有碰觸天空的一剎那…”---選自我所喜愛的歌曲《到達》。
當我們在欣賞葛羅莉亞·伊斯特芬那充滿激情的旋律，我們很難想象她能從癱瘓中回到舞臺。1990年這個古巴歌手遭遇車禍，醫生說她可能再也沒辦法走路了。可是葛羅莉亞並沒有放棄希望，堅持做恢復訓練。在災難後僅僅一年，她又站起來了，並且在亞特蘭大奧運會上唱響了這首鼓舞人心的歌曲。
每當我想起葛羅莉亞的時候，我禁不住回憶起七年前我剛進入大學的時候。天性害羞，相貌平平，成績一般，就像一隻醜小鴨，我是班上最不起眼的一個。而且在剛開學時一連串的失敗讓我陷入絕望。“難道我註定要給別人當配角嗎？” 不願意向這個命運屈服，我更加努力的學習並且參加許多其他的活動，電影配音、朗誦、戲劇…因為我想抓住任何一個微小的機會來證實我自己。不懈的努力終會帶來成功。我從競賽中獲得了一些獎勵，最重要的是，我從中得到了面對人生一切困難的勇氣和決心。
生活就像是耕耘，一份耕耘一份收穫。一旦你有了夢想，不要猶豫。你艱難的下一步也許就是通往成功的階梯。即使在最困難的時候也要勇往直前，決不放棄。
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!
保持樂觀的重要性
尊敬的評委、女士們、先生們：
下午好！今天我想談一談保持樂觀的重要性。 我們注意到，當在生活中遇到困難時，我們中的有些人選擇逃避它們。但令人遺憾的是，這樣的態度對你沒有任何好處，因為如果你連面對它們的勇氣都沒有的話，你怎麼去征服它們呢？因此，樂觀起來吧，女士們、先生們，因為它會帶給你信心，幫助你渡過難關。正如溫斯頓·丘吉爾所說，“樂觀者在每次災難中都看到機遇；悲觀者在每次機遇中都看到災難”。
女士們，先生們，困難是存在的，但如果你保持樂觀，你就會意識到永遠有希望在等著你，它會把你領向最終的成功。不管是歷史上還是現實中，這樣的樂觀者總是不勝列舉。你看，托馬斯·愛迪生是樂觀的，如果不是的話，他心中那希望的明燈就不能照亮整個世界；阿爾弗雷德·諾貝爾是樂觀的，如果不是的話，那炸藥和享有很高聲望的諾貝爾獎就不會誕生；蘭斯·阿姆斯特朗也是樂觀的，如果不是的話，那癌症的病魔早已吞噬了他的生命，這個世界就會少了一位五屆環法自行車賽冠軍得主.
玫瑰花可能很美，也可能不美，這，僅僅取決於你的態度；而成功也如此，人生也如此。困難和阻礙的確存在，但是如果你很樂觀的話，那它們就僅僅是我們通向勝利之冠的漫長道路上的小插曲；與其說它們是障礙，不如說它們是橋樑！此刻，我想以偉大的英國詩人雪萊的一句詩來作為我的結尾：“冬天來了，春天還會遠嗎?”謝謝！
8分鐘英語演講稿 [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.
