| In the countryside
| In the city
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Ways of going to school
| On foot or by bike
| By bus or car
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Teaching tools
| Recorders(录音机) and radios
| DVD, TVs, recorders, radios, loud-speakers, CAI
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Eyesight
| Less than 45% are near-sighted(近视)
| About 75% are near-sighted
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After-class activities
| Playing with balls
| English corners and other school clubs
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Homework
| Homework can usually be finished at school
| Homework never ends
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Chores(杂事) to do
| Washing, cleaning, farming, looking after younger sisters or brothers, cooking
| Usually no chores
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Family
| Big families
| Small families
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Dream jobs
| Teachers, drivers, scientists, nurses…
| Scientists, doctors, computer programmers, managers …
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