How to feel good

Imagine you are tired after a challenging week at school. You have got lots of homework and only a few hours of free time. What would you do？

It is often hard to get up and keep moving when we feel tired. However， these days， we spend a lot of time sitting and studying. While our brains are tired， our bodies are not necessarily as tired as we think.

We all know that physical exercise is good for our bodies. It helps us keep a healthy weight and can prevent us from getting ill. Exercise is good for our minds too. When we exercise， our brains produce chemicals called endorphins， which enhance our mood and make us happy.

Exercise also gives us various opportunities that improve our sense of well-being. We get the chance to meet and interact with both our old and new friends. We can play as part of a team and feel valued.

Don’t worry if you are not a sporty person. Even a little bit of gentle exercise can uplift your spirits. You can walk or cycle to school instead of taking the bus. Do stretches in the morning or meet a friend at the park for a fun game. You don’t have to be a good athlete to get the benefits of exercise！

1.What activities do you choose when you feel tired or unhappy？

2.Why is physical exercise good for our bodies？

青少年在成長過程中常遇到各種問題。假如你是李平，你的外國好友Erick寫信詢問你如何處理在平時的生活和學習中遇到的問題。請你就生活中的問題，談談你的感受，告訴他你為解決問題做了什么，最后結果如何等。

Dear Erick：

I have many problems in my daily life. I have so much homework that I have to stay up late to complete. As a result， I don’t have much time for my hobbies. I don’t have enough time to communicate with my friends. I feel worried and stressed. I have decided to spend more time on my homework and plan the time carefully. I can also improve my efficiency to do my homework. I ask my teacher for help. I work harder than before. I should be more confident in my abilities so that I can make progress in my schoolwork.

Best wishes！

Yours

Li Hua

文章的體裁是回復信件，開頭要加上恰當的稱呼，使信件結構完整。因此，開篇可使用“Thank you for writing to me. It is a great pleasure to...”的句型點明寫信的目的。

文中談論的主要是小作者自己的經歷，用一般過去時態更符合主題要求。

信件結尾可以增加與筆友的互動，如“How did you deal with it？ I am looking forward to your reply.”等。

文章字數不達標。整篇文章的結構不夠清晰，沒有形成內容之間的主次關系。

Dear Erick：

Thank you for writing to me. It is a great pleasure to share with you my experiences.

In the past， I had so much homework that I had to stay up late to complete it. This situation made me feel worried and stressed from time to time. Then I chose to spend more time on my homework. But this strategy didn’t work well. Later， I asked my teacher， Miss Huang， for help. She told me to finish my exercises carefully and go over what I have learned as often as possible.

Now I work harder than before and often ask the teachers different questions related to my studies. I am happy that I have made significant progress in every subject.

What about you？ How did you deal with your prolems？ I am looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes！

Yours

Li Hua

綜合點評

升格文符合書信的寫作格式，首尾都能體現與筆友的互動交流。文章結構清晰，小作者先分享了生活中的問題和感受，然后針對如何解決問題、結果如何等幾個方面回應了筆友提出的問題。小作者能運用復合結構“so... that”和“I am happy that...”等多樣化的句式，彰顯了扎實的語言功底。

升格文不僅分享了問題和感受，字里行間還表達了為解決問題所做的努力和決心，體現了當代青少年的成長和對自我的肯定。