Dog trainingDog training is a must for all dogs. It is more than just telling your dog to stop doing what he’s doing; it is the process of teaching a dog to exhibit certain desired behaviors in specific circumstances. Proper dog training is no a “quick fix”----it is an ongoing process.Dog training also involves teaching the owners. Going through dog training is something that every dog owner should do. It is like going to school over again. It is all about communication, and you need to learn to communicate with your dog.Training your dog to “sit” is probably the first thing you will train your dog to do. When you want your dog to sit, hold a treat above his head and say “sit”. As the dog sits, say “sit” again and then immediately give him the treat. Your dog should drop into a “sit” position in order to reach the food.Teaching your dog to fetch promotes bonding. To do this, first show a ball and give the command fetch”. As he starts to run towards it, yell “fetch” again. Instead of a ball, you may use the object your dog loves most. Do not play fetch with heavy items or sticks, however, as this can damage the dog’s teeth or injure the dog.A well-trained dog should remain where his owner commands, so “stay” is an important command in dog training as well. Since it is more involved that will be the subject of another article.Dog training is a very physical activity. So be prepared to be tired. And dog training is never without risk of injury, especially with more aggressive dogs. One major mistake many dog owners make is to think that the dog training is over. Training your dog continues throughout your dog’s life. To train dogs to fetch, trainers often start with a ____________.

Dog trainingDog training is a must for all dogs. It is more than just telling your dog to stop doing what he’s doing; it is the process of teaching a dog to exhibit certain desired behaviors in specific circumstances. Proper dog training is no a “quick fix”----it is an ongoing process.Dog training also involves teaching the owners. Going through dog training is something that every dog owner should do. It is like going to school over again. It is all about communication, and you need to learn to communicate with your dog.Training your dog to “sit” is probably the first thing you will train your dog to do. When you want your dog to sit, hold a treat above his head and say “sit”. As the dog sits, say “sit” again and then immediately give him the treat. Your dog should drop into a “sit” position in order to reach the food.Teaching your dog to fetch promotes bonding. To do this, first show a ball and give the command fetch”. As he starts to run towards it, yell “fetch” again. Instead of a ball, you may use the object your dog loves most. Do not play fetch with heavy items or sticks, however, as this can damage the dog’s teeth or injure the dog.A well-trained dog should remain where his owner commands, so “stay” is an important command in dog training as well. Since it is more involved that will be the subject of another article.Dog training is a very physical activity. So be prepared to be tired. And dog training is never without risk of injury, especially with more aggressive dogs. One major mistake many dog owners make is to think that the dog training is over. Training your dog continues throughout your dog’s life.Many dog owners tend to think that dog training ____________.

Impressionism(印象主义)Impressionism is a form of art which began in the 1870’s. when you look closely at an impressionist painting, you see little dots(点) of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blends(混合) and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture.Impressionism art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were interested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color. The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light which was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints, they could not create the feeling of bright, natural light. Therefore, instead of mixing colors, the impressionists used small dots of pure colors. The viewer’s eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add colors in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting, it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively, natural sunlight.Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to paint the effect of sunlight on objects. Monet (1839-1926), for example, made a series of painting of a haystack(干草堆). Every morning he went to a field with eight or ten paintings. All day, he sat in front of a haystack painting. Every hour he worked on a different picture. All of these paintings (1890) are pictures of the haystack. However, they do not look the same because sunlight has different effects on objects at different hours. Monet made his painting directly from nature. His study of the haystack is an hour-by-hour record of the artistry(艺术性) of light.The impressionist paintings _______________.

Impressionism(印象主义)Impressionism is a form of art which began in the 1870’s. when you look closely at an impressionist painting, you see little dots(点) of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blends(混合) and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture.Impressionism art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were interested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color. The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light which was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints, they could not create the feeling of bright, natural light. Therefore, instead of mixing colors, the impressionists used small dots of pure colors. The viewer’s eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add colors in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting, it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively, natural sunlight.Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to paint the effect of sunlight on objects. Monet (1839-1926), for example, made a series of painting of a haystack(干草堆). Every morning he went to a field with eight or ten paintings. All day, he sat in front of a haystack painting. Every hour he worked on a different picture. All of these paintings (1890) are pictures of the haystack. However, they do not look the same because sunlight has different effects on objects at different hours. Monet made his painting directly from nature. His study of the haystack is an hour-by-hour record of the artistry(艺术性) of light.Which of the following is interested by impressionists?

Impressionism(印象主义)Impressionism is a form of art which began in the 1870’s. when you look closely at an impressionist painting, you see little dots(点) of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blends(混合) and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture.Impressionism art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were interested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color. The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light which was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints, they could not create the feeling of bright, natural light. Therefore, instead of mixing colors, the impressionists used small dots of pure colors. The viewer’s eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add colors in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting, it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively, natural sunlight.Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to paint the effect of sunlight on objects. Monet (1839-1926), for example, made a series of painting of a haystack(干草堆). Every morning he went to a field with eight or ten paintings. All day, he sat in front of a haystack painting. Every hour he worked on a different picture. All of these paintings (1890) are pictures of the haystack. However, they do not look the same because sunlight has different effects on objects at different hours. Monet made his painting directly from nature. His study of the haystack is an hour-by-hour record of the artistry(艺术性) of light.What can be learned about traditional painters from this passage?

Impressionism(印象主义)Impressionism is a form of art which began in the 1870’s. when you look closely at an impressionist painting, you see little dots(点) of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blends(混合) and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture.Impressionism art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were interested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color. The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light which was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints, they could not create the feeling of bright, natural light. Therefore, instead of mixing colors, the impressionists used small dots of pure colors. The viewer’s eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add colors in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting, it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively, natural sunlight.Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to paint the effect of sunlight on objects. Monet (1839-1926), for example, made a series of painting of a haystack(干草堆). Every morning he went to a field with eight or ten paintings. All day, he sat in front of a haystack painting. Every hour he worked on a different picture. All of these paintings (1890) are pictures of the haystack. However, they do not look the same because sunlight has different effects on objects at different hours. Monet made his painting directly from nature. His study of the haystack is an hour-by-hour record of the artistry(艺术性) of light.The impressionist painter Monet___________.

Impressionism(印象主义)Impressionism is a form of art which began in the 1870’s. when you look closely at an impressionist painting, you see little dots(点) of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blends(混合) and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture.Impressionism art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were interested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color. The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light which was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints, they could not create the feeling of bright, natural light. Therefore, instead of mixing colors, the impressionists used small dots of pure colors. The viewer’s eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add colors in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting, it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively, natural sunlight.Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to paint the effect of sunlight on objects. Monet (1839-1926), for example, made a series of painting of a haystack(干草堆). Every morning he went to a field with eight or ten paintings. All day, he sat in front of a haystack painting. Every hour he worked on a different picture. All of these paintings (1890) are pictures of the haystack. However, they do not look the same because sunlight has different effects on objects at different hours. Monet made his painting directly from nature. His study of the haystack is an hour-by-hour record of the artistry(艺术性) of light.What does the sentence “ Monet made his paintings directly from nature” imply?

A Writing ClassI was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mike, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence(缺席) from class the day before. “Dear Mr. McCort, Mike’s grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs and I kept Mike at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mike and he’ll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK.” I had seen Mike writing the note at his desk. I said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were written by my students. The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”The students always said it was hard putting 200words together on any subject, but when the produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to type out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They’re supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Mike?” The students looked at me nervously.Now, this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note – the first class, ever, to practice writing them.” Everyone smiled as I went on, “Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’. Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so immersed(专心的) in their writing.The next day everyone had excuse notes. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom, looking at papers, and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office.” When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that the lesson was great. Those kids were writing on the college level.”Why was Mike absent from class according to the excuse note?

A Writing ClassI was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mike, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence(缺席) from class the day before. “Dear Mr. McCort, Mike’s grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs and I kept Mike at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mike and he’ll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK.” I had seen Mike writing the note at his desk. I said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were written by my students. The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”The students always said it was hard putting 200words together on any subject, but when the produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to type out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They’re supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Mike?” The students looked at me nervously.Now, this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note – the first class, ever, to practice writing them.” Everyone smiled as I went on, “Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’. Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so immersed(专心的) in their writing.The next day everyone had excuse notes. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom, looking at papers, and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office.” When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that the lesson was great. Those kids were writing on the college level.”How did the teacher know that excuse note was written by Mike?

A Writing ClassI was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mike, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence(缺席) from class the day before. “Dear Mr. McCort, Mike’s grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs and I kept Mike at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mike and he’ll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK.” I had seen Mike writing the note at his desk. I said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were written by my students. The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”The students always said it was hard putting 200words together on any subject, but when the produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to type out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They’re supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Mike?” The students looked at me nervously.Now, this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note – the first class, ever, to practice writing them.” Everyone smiled as I went on, “Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’. Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so immersed(专心的) in their writing.The next day everyone had excuse notes. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom, looking at papers, and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office.” When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that the lesson was great. Those kids were writing on the college level.”The teacher did with the not-true excuse note by _________.