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
educational
Children Activity Centre
Children Activity Centre
Huqi's team
Huqi's team
Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School
Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School
No
About 800
About 800
About 800
No
divided into 112 teams
112 teams
112 teams
urban management officers
urban management officers
asked them to leave
asked them to leave
During the morning they stayed.
We played hide-and-seek with the officers for the whole morning,
played hide-and-seek
played hide-and-seek
urban management officers
urban management officers
Wang Yongyi and her team
Wang Yongyi and her team
No
few people were interested
put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope"
put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope"
Yes
It worked
No
foreigner even gave them 100 yuan
100 yuan
100 yuan
cakes
cakes
four hours
four hours
all their cakes
all their cakes
Yes
39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan