"southeast" and "south-east" There are 2 schools on the southeast of the area. There are 2 schools on the south-east of the area. which one is correct? could you tell me differences between "southeast"and"south-east"?sorry,There are 2 schools on the southeast corner of the area.

The book I recently read The book I’d like to talk about is XXX,, which introduces the natural behavior of some wildlife. The most expressive chapter of this book introduces the relationship between human activities and plants and animal species. According to this book, the trend towards species loss is basically irreversible because people’s lives today rely heavily on natural resources. Deforestation, for example, has become widespread in some poor parts of the world, where timber has been exported for making different consumer goods such as furniture. This book also mentioned that the dramatic increase in fuel consumption, which has driven the demand for oil drilling. This kind of activity can also destruct the natural world. At the end of the book, the writer suggested that, one effective way to preserve biodiversity is to enforce strict laws. If people realize that they face prison sentences, they will think twice before committing crime that can harm wildlife. This is why punishment is likely to have a deterrent effect on illegal hunting.

A family celebration A family celebration that I have attended was celebrating the birthday of my grandfather. Many people from my family attended, from my aunts, uncles, cousins to distant relatives. It was a huge celebration so I helped my mom and dad to greet the guests. I also talked a lot with my grandfather and he shared his life experience with me, which deeply touched me. After the celebration, I felt that we really enjoy the company with our family. We enjoy talking to our relatives and we can take pleasures from these occasions coz we’ll have a sense of belonging. I think that we should spend more time with family, especially with the old people. Actually, today we spend less time with our families than be before. We trend to lead a busy life and we are occupied with heavy work. That’s why we hardly spend quality time with other members in the family. Another reason is that we hardly pay attention to traditional family values. Some people trend to live in large cities where they purse targets, so they do not visit their family frequently. In my opinion, Family celebrations and other kinds of family gatherings are good chances for promoting the relationship between family members.

A good habit from your friend A healthy activity I do is swimming. There is a swimming pool close to my home and I can go there whenever I have time, which is beneficial to my fitness. The reason why I go swimming is very simple because the swimming pool is very close to my home. The community where I live increased the number of sports facilities and large numbers of people, including me, can do regular exercise and enjoy physical fitness. As we all know that, in densely populated cities, public areas are limited and this means that people do not have space for playing sports. However, if facilities are readily accessible, it is convenient to maintain physical activity. So the new built swimming pool fired my enthusiasm for sports. I think swimming is a really great physical exercise. Swimming for half an hour everyday helps me to keep fit and cope with the stress from the heavy workload. Swimming enables me to lead a healthy life and I will stick to this good habit to keep fit. I don’t know how to change the expression of “help somebody do something”, so I often use this expression Could you help to change this expression?

some questions about museums 1. what did you learn from visiting museums? The goods presented in these museums can tell us what the city used to and we can have a better understanding of the local culture. Sometimes, the museums may exhibit some arts painted by foreign artists, which is a good chance for us to learn different cultures. 2. what do you think is the role of museums? I feel that museum act like a teacher, who is rich in knowledge. He tells you that what the world was like before modern technology and he passes on wisdom of our ancestors to you to make you full of knowledge.

differences between strange and unfamiliar I often use maps, especially when I am traveling to some unfamiliar(strange) cities. In this sentence, which one should I choose? strange or familiar? I want to express that I am not familiar with the city and the city is like a stranger to me.