What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money. The school had an activity called "making a living" recently. About 800 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams. They went out to make money by selling things. What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets. Huqi's team decided to sell educational books in front of the Children Activity Centre. They thought parents would like to buy books for their children. But unfortunately , they came across urban management officers . The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and-seek with the officers for the whole morning," said Hu. "Finally we gave up and moved to other place. Wang Yongyi and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope" for country kids. It worked. More people came to their stall. A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng. "Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to earn the money we need to lead happy lives."
Where were books sold? Where? Who sold them? Where did they go to school? Were there 100 students? How many? Were they all in one group? How many were they divided in to? Who gave them trouble? how? Did they stay anyhow? Doing what? With whom? Who sold ice cream? Were they doing well? What did they do about that? Did that help? Were foreigners greedy? How much did they give? What was a popular item that day? Did they take long to get rid of? How many were sold? Did they make a good amount?
educational Children Activity Centre Huqi's team Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School No About 800 No 112 teams urban management officers asked them to leave During the morning they stayed. played hide-and-seek urban management officers Wang Yongyi and her team No put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope" Yes No 100 yuan cakes four hours all their cakes Yes