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Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
(2)W:
Marywasfuriouswhenhersonwreckeduphercar.
M:
Heshouldn'
thavedrivenacaronhisownwithoutadriver'
slicense.He'
sstilltakingdrivinglessons.
WhatdoweknowaboutMary'
sson?
(3)M:
Susan,Ihearyou'
regoingtomarrythatguy.Maybeyou'
llregretit.
Isthatso?
Onlytimewilltell.
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
(4)M:
Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother'
spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere.
Thankyou.Itwassosudden.I'
mstillinastateofshock.Idon'
tknowwhattodo.
Whichofthefollowingistrue?
(5)W:
Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'
tconsideredjustbecauseI'
mawoman.
Youshouldairyourviewsmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvoicebeheard.
Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?
CBDAD
l
ListeningIn
Task1
whataclumsyman!
Maria:
Jack,canyouhelpmemovethisheavybox?
Jack:
Noproblem,Maria.Hereletmeliftthisend...Oops!
Ouch!
Myfoot!
Comeon,can'
tyoubealittlemorecautious?
msosorry.Itwasanaccident.Noneedtobefurious!
You'
realwayssoclumsy,Jack.I'
mreallylosingmypatiencewithallthestupidmistakesyoumakearoundtheoffice.
Calmdown,Maria;
llcertainlybemorecarefulnexttime.Thiswasjustanaccident.
Ifyouaren'
tmorecareful,thennexttimesomeonecouldbebadlyhurt.Oh,look!
Theglassintheboxisallbrokennow.Mr.Johnsonisgoingtoflyintoarage.
Ohno!
WhatcanIdotokeephimfromhittingtheroof?
Well,youcanbeginbyhelpingmecleanupthemessandthenhonestlytellhimaboutyourmistake.
MaybeifIoffertopayforthedamage,hewon'
tbesoangry.Whatdoyouthink?
Thatmighthelpsolvetheproblem,thoughitcouldbequiteexpensivetoreplaceit.
Well,I'
mwillingtodowhatittakestokeepMr.Johnsonfromexploding.Ineedtokeepmyjob!
Keys:
ACDCB
Task2
causesofdepression
Hello,everyone.TodayIinviteyoutojoinmeinanexplorationofthecausesofdepression.Therearemanyfactorsinvolved,butIbelievesomedeservespecialattention.
Hereditycertainlyplaysarole.Thetendencytodevelopdepressionmaybeinherited;
thereisevidencethatthisdisordermayruninfamilies.
Physiologyisanotherfactorrelatedtodepression.Theremaybechangesorimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebrain,calledneurotransmitters.Manymodernantidepressantdrugsattempttoincreaselevelsofcertainneurotransmitterssoastoincreasebraincommunication.Whilethecausalrelationshipisunclear,itisknownthatantidepressantmedicationsdorelievecertainsymptomsofdepression.
Researchersalsostudypsychologicalfactors.Theyincludethecomplexdevelopmentofone'
spersonalityandhowonehaslearnedtocopewithexternalenvironmentalfactors,suchasstress.Itisfrequentlyobservedthatlowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwithdepression.Whileitisnotclearwhichisthecauseandwhichistheeffect,itisknownthatsuffererswhoareabletomakecorrectionstotheirthinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.
Anotherfactorcausingdepressionisone'
searlyexperiences.Eventssuchasthedeathofaparent,thedivorceoftheparents,neglect,chronicillness,andseverephysicalabusecanincreasethelikelihoodofdepressionlaterinlife.
Somepresentexperiencesmayalsoleadtodepression.Jobloss,financialdifficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorotherfamilymember,orotherpainfuleventsmaytriggerdepression.Long-termstressathome,work,orschoolcanalsobeinvolved.
Itisworthnotingthatthoselivingwithsomeonesufferingfromdepressionexperienceincreasedanxiety,whichaddstothepossibilityoftheiralsobecomingdepressed.
(1)families
(2)chemicals(3)information(4)certainsymptoms(5)self-esteem(6)thinkingpatterns(7)mood(8)divorce(9)physicalabuse(10)financialdifficulties(11)stress(12)anxiety
Task3happinessindex
Australianswerethehappiestpeopleintheworldaccordingtoasurveyundertakenbytwomarketresearchers.Theyconducted
door-to-doorsurveysandinterviewswithnearly30,000peoplein30countries.Theyaskedrespondentshowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeiroverallqualityoflife.Forty-sixpercentofAustraliansproclaimedtobe"
veryhappy"
andexpressedoptimismabouttheirfuture.Followingtheminthe"
groupwastheUSA(40percent),Egypt(36percent),India(34percent)andtheUKandCanada(32percent).Hungarygotthewoodenspoon,finishingbottomofthehappinesschart.Thirty-fivepercentofitscitizenssaidtheywereeither"
disappointed"
or"
veryunhappy"
followedbyRussiansat30percent.
Theresearchdemonstratedthatmoneyandagewerekeydeterminantsinhowhappypeopleare.Althoughthestudydidnotindicatemoneycouldbuyhappiness,itdidrevealalinkbetweenalackofmoneyandunhappiness.Lesshappypopulationswerefoundamonglower-incomegroupsortheunemployed.
Thestudyalsosuggestedthatonthewhole,theolderwebecome,thelesshappyweare.Globally,teenagersarethehappiestpeople.Theagegroupwiththelowestlevelsofhappinesswas50-59.Only16percentofthoseintheir50ssaidtheywereveryhappy.
Thefactorsthatmakeushappyincludegoodhealth,financialsecurityandahappymarriage.Materialcomfortssuchascars,clothesandgadgetsrankedcomparativelylow.
BDAAC
Let’sTalk
WhenIfirstmetmyparents,Iwasreallyshy,andIwas,andIwasinmyfosterhomeandIranupstairs,shy,andIwasinmybedroomcrying,andmymumcameupandsaid,"
OhWilliam,areyouOK?
"
andIignoredmymum,'
causeIdidn'
tknowherandIwasscared.So,thenmyfostermumcameupandIcamedownandwehadsomefuntime.ItwasnicewhenIfirstarrived.Ithought,"
Ohgoody,twosisters,Icanplaywiththem."
Butnowit'
sjust,"
Ohno,notthemagain!
Iarguewithoneofmysistersaboutherrabbits,'
causeshedoesn'
tletmetouchthem.Wellshedoes,but...
WhenIhaveabitofabadtimewithmysister,Igoandspeakwithmymumandmydad.Ifeelmostcomfortablespeakingtomydadaboutallmyworriesandstuff.IwishIhadabrotherinthisfamily,butthenit'
sjustnice(being...)havingtwosisters,butI'
dratherhaveabrotheranyway.Imixwithdifferentpeople.I'
mmostlyfriendswithadults,'
causeInormallyseeadultsmorethanchildrenforsomereason,Idon'
tknowwhy.Itwasscarygoingfrommyprimaryschooltosecondaryschool,butthenthat'
sjustmegrowingup,andI'
vegottotakethechancesandtake,justtakewhatI'
velearnedalreadyandjustmoveonandlearndifferentthings.
(1)shy
(2)crying(3)scared(4)camedown(5)fun(6)nice(7)twosisters(8)argue(9)touch(10)badtime(11)speak(12)comfortable(13)brother(14)adults(15)children(16)secondary(17)growing
up(18)learn
FurtherListeningandSpeaking
Task1:
BigJohniscoming!
AbarownerintheOldWestjusthiredatimidbartender.Theowneroftheestablishmentwasgivinghisnewemployeesomeinstructionsonrunningtheplace.Hetoldthetimidman,"
IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,dropeverythingandrunforthehills!
He'
sthebiggest,nastiestoutlawwho'
severlived!
Afewweekspasseduneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcamerunningthroughtownyelling,"
BigJohniscomingtotown!
Runforyourlives!
Whenthebartenderleftthebartostartrunning,hewasknockedtothegroundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.Ashewaspickinghimselfup,hesawalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.Hewasmuscular,andwasgrowlingasheapproachedthebar.
Hesteppeduptothedoor,orderedthepoorbartenderinside,anddemanded,"
IwantabeerNOW!
Andwithonestrikeofhisheavyfist,hesplitthebarinhalf.Thebartendernervouslyhandedthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.Hetookthebeer,bitthetopofthebottleoff,anddownedthebeerinonegulp.
Astheterrifiedbartenderhidbehindthebar,thebigmangotuptoleave."
Doyouwantanotherbeer?
thebartenderaskedinatremblingvoice.
Dangit,Idon'
thavetime!
thebigmanyelled."
Igottogetoutoftown!
Didn'
tyouhearBigJohniscoming?
(S1)owner
(S2)running
(S3)drop
(S4)run
(S5)local
(S6)yelling,
(S7)lives
(S8)Ashewaspickinghimselfup,hesawalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.
(S9)Thebartendernervouslyhandedthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.
(S10)Igottogetoutoftown!
tyouhearBigJohniscoming
Reasonandemotion
Emotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason,asissuggestedbyphrasessuchas"
appealtoemotionsratherthanreason"
and"
don'
tletyouremotionstakeover"
.Emotionalreactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;
butduringanemotionalstate,theycannotcontrolthemselves.Thus,itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisthecontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.
However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthatthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfacts.Thehumanmindpossessesmanyposs