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1、阅读理解From:JeffWhitmore 阅读理解From:JeffWhitmore To:KenjiOkamoto Date:January10,2015 Subject:Requestforadvice DearMr.Okamoto. MynameisJeffWhitmore,andmydaughter,Anna,isoneofyourstudents.Asyouknow,wejustmovedbacktoJapansixmonthsagoafterlivinginChicagoforthreeyears.AlthoughshehadattendedschoolinJa
2、panbeforewewenttoChicago,it`sAnna`sfirstyearataJapanesejuniorhighschool.MywifeandIarealittleworriedabouther,andwerehopingthatitwouldbeokaytoaskyouforadvice. She`sgettinggoodgradesandlikesherclassesandteachers.Inparticular,shehasapen-chantfornumbersandloveshermathclass.SheoftentalksaboutyourfunEn
3、glishclass,too.However,afteralmosthalfayear,itdoesn`tseemlikeshe`smadeanyfriends.Lastweek.Shesaidthatsheusuallyreadsbyherselfduringbreaksbetweencla sseswhileothergirlsarehangingoutandchatting.Annaalsomentionedthatshewalkstoschoolaloneeveryday.ThisisverydifferentfromhowshewasintheUS. Iundersta
4、ndthatitcantaketimetomakefriendsatanewschool,butIstillhaveconcernsthatshemaybeabitisolated.Ithinkitwouldbebetterforhertodevelopagroupofgoodfriendsassoonaspossible.Evenjustoneclosefriendwouldbeagoodfirststep.I’venevercontactedoneofmydaughter’shomeroomteachersbeforeandhopethatl`mnotbotheringyou.Iju
5、stthoughtthatyoumightknowmoreaboutherlifeatschool.Ifyouhaveanyideasabouthowshecanmakemorepersonalconnections,Iwouldbehappytohearthem. Sincerely, JeffWhitmore From:KenjiOkamoto To:JeffWhitmore Date:January11,2015 Subject:Re:Requestforadvice DearMr.Whitmore, It’alway snicetohearfromapare
6、ntofoneofmystudents,andI`llbehappytohelpyouifI`vetalkedwithAnnaone-on-oneonseveraloccasionsandfindhertobeadelightfulpersonwhoisconfidentand,I`msurprisedtohearaboutyourconcernsassheseemstogetalongwellwithotherstudentsintheclass.Probably,she`llsoonformclosefriendships,butIdohaveafewideasforyoutocon
7、siderthatmayhelphertothis. First,ourschoolhasmanydifferent.clubsthatoffergoodenvironmentsfordevelopingfriendships.Iknowthatsheenjoysmusic,soperhapsshewouldliketojointhechorus.Ifshepreferssports,wehaveavolleyballclub,a