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C)themostimportantthingsinourlife,likeourfamilyorourhealth
D)thesmallstuffinourlife
4Theprofessorpouredsomebeerintothejarbecausehewantedto
A)mixthebeerandthesandtogether
B)arousehisstudents'
curiosityaboutnature
C)drawhisstudents'
attentiontothesmallthingsintheirlife
D)provethatevenifourlifemayseemveryfull,thereisalwaysroom
forsomeenjoyment
5Themessagetheprofessortriedtoputacrossinhislectureisthat
A)weshouldtryourbesttokeepbalaneebetweenourworkandhealth
B)weshouldsetprioritiesinourlifeandtakecareofthemostimportantthingsfirst
C)weshouldpayattentiontoboththebigthingsandthesmallstuffin
ourlife
D)nomatterhowfullourlifemayseem,wecanalwaysenjoyacoupleof
beers
TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails
Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccording
towhatyouhaveheard.
1
itemsonthe
Aphilosophyprofessorstoodbeforehisclasswithsomedeskinfrontofhim.Whenthefinalstudentwasseatedhepickedupa
largeandemptyglassbottleandfilleditwithrocks.Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull.Theyagreedthatitwas.
2Hethenpickedupaboxofpebblesandaddedthemtothejar,shaking
itlightly.Thepebbles,ofcourserolledintotheopenareasbetweentherocks.Afterthathepouredsomesandintobottle.Thesandfilledin
everythingelse.Finallyhetook2cansofbeerandpoureditintothe
jar.
3Throughthistheprofessorwantedhisstudentstorecognizethatthisjarrepresentsourlife.Therocksaretheimportantthingsinourlife,
likeourfamily,ourhealth
•…thingsthatwouldstillremainevenif
everythingelsewerelost,
andourlifewouldstillbefull.Thepebbles
aretheotherthingsthat
matter—likeourjoborourhouse.Thesand
isthesmallstuffinourlife.
Ifweputthesandintothejarfirstthere
isnoroomforthepebblesortherocks.Sohetoldhisstudentstoset
theirprioritiesandpayattentiontothingsthatarecriticaltotheir
happiness:
theirfamily,theirhealth…Theelseisjustsand.
ReadandExplore
TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas
A.
1)WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow
Becauseshebelievesthatsuchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.
2)AccordingtoHelenKeller,whatistherightwaytoliveeachday
AccordingtoHelenKeller,weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigour,andakeennessofappreciation.
3)WhatdoesHelenKellermeanbysayingthatmostofustakelifefor
granted
Althoughweallknowthatwewilldiesoonerorlater,wetendtopicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.So,wegoaboutourpettytasks,hardly
awareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.Inotherwords,wetakelifeforgranted.
4)WhatdoesHelenKellerthinkoftheattitudethatmostofusadopttowardsourfacultiesandsensesShethinksthatwetendtotakeourabilitiestoseeandhearforgrantedandseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Thatiswhyweoftenfailtomakeourlifefullerandricher.
5)WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeablessingifeachofus
werestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringourearlyadultlife
Becausedarknesswouldmakeusmoreappreciativeofsightandsileneewouldteachusthejoysofsound.
2TextAcanbedividedintotwopartswiththeparagraphnumber(s)ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.
Part:
One;
Paragraph(s):
1-4;
MainIdea:
Mostofustakelifeforgranted.
Theauthorsuggeststhatweliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,and
akeennessofappreciationasifweshoulddietomorrow.
Two;
5-10;
Weshouldalsomakefulluse
ofourfacultiesandsensessoastoliveafullerandricherlife.
TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines
Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.
1)Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings(Para.2)
Supposeweknowwearetodieinjustafewhours'
time.Whatshouldwethinkaboutdoingduringourlasthours
2)Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayas
farinthefuture.(Para.4)
…butoftenwethinkofourdeathassomethingthatwillonlyhappenmanyyearslater.
3)Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.(Para.5)
Thisisespeciallytrueofthepeoplewhohavebecomeblindanddeafaftertheyhavegrownup.
4)Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendingdrama,the
actionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.(Para.8)
ItseemstomethatthechangeofseasonsislikeanexcitingdramaandIcanfullyappreciatewhatisgoingontherejustbymysenseoftouch.
5)Itishuman,perhaps,toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandto
Perhaps,itishumannaturethatwedonottrulycherishthethingswealreadyhavebutarealwayseagertogetwhatwedonothave.
CheckingYourVocabulary
WordDetective1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicizedwordinColumnA.
1)b
2)f
3)d
4)h
5)j
6)a
7)i
8)c
What
2ThetablebelowcontainsapproximatesynonymsandantonymsforsomewordsfromTextB.Completethecrosswordpuzzlethatfollows.Ifyouhaveputinthecorrectwords,youwilldiscoverahiddenverticalwordthatmeans"
havingordeservinggreatfame,honour,andadmiration"
.
isthehiddenword
1)STRAIGHTEN
2)RELAXED
3)LOWER
4)INDIRECT
5)RESPECTIVE
6)OWE
7)HOPEFUL
8)CEASE
ThehiddenwordisGLORIOUS.
3
TheitalicizedpartineachofthefollowingsentencescanbeparaphrasedbyaphraseoridiomaticexpressionfromTextB.Playdetectiveandfinditwiththehelpoftheclues.
代夫).(Para.1)boundfor
5)withoutsomuchas
3)Laughterisfairlylikelyto
bethebestmedicine.(Para.9)maywell
4)Itismucheasiertoowemoneythantorepaythedebt.(Para.11/Para.
12)fall/getintodebt
5)Wecouldn'
thelplaughingeverytimehebehavedinaplayfulorcomicalmannerinpublic.(Para.13)playedthefool
6)Allthetroublesoflifeintheworldwillseemlikeadropofsalt
waterinafreshwaterriverwhencomparedtolifeinParadise.(Para.
14)onearth
7)Harrywantstorecommendmeasamemberofthetennisclub.(Para.27)
putmynameupfor
CheckingYourComprehension
B.
1)WhatwastheauthorgoingtoStockholmfor
ShewastoreceivetheNobelPrizeinLiteratureinStockholm.
2)HowdidshefeelaboutbeingawardedthePrizeShewasveryhappyandanxious.Andshefeltadeepsorrowthatherfather,towhomsheowedhersuccesssomuch,hadpassedawayandcouldn'
tshareherhappiness.
3)Didtheauthorreallyhaveaconversationwithherfather
No.Herfatherwasnolongeralive.Shewastalkingwithherfatherin
herimagination.
4)Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldherfatherrespondwhenshetold
himthatshewasindebt
Hewouldsayhecouldn'
thelpherbecausetherewasnomoneyinParadise.
5)Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenshesaidthatshewasindebt
Shemeantthatsheowedhersuccesstoa)herfatherwhotaughtherto
lovereadingandthecountryandhumanlife;
b)otherpeoplewhotoldherwonderfulstoriesandgaveherdeedstowriteabout;
c)nature,fromwhichshelearnedsomanysecrets;
d)thosewhohadformedandmoldedthelanguageintoagoodinstrumentandtaughthertouseit;
e)thegreatwritersinthepastwhoturnedwritingintoart;
f)herreaders;
andg)thosewhosingledheroutforthePrize.
2Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhatthe
authorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.
1)Iseemtohaveheardofsuchthingshappeningtootherpeople—why,
then,nottomyself(Para.5)
IhaveheardofotherpeoplemeetingtheirdeadfamilymembersinParadise,sowhyshouldInotdothesame
2)Thetrainwentglidingonbutithadalongwaytogoyet,andmythoughtsracedaheadofit.(Para.5)
Thetrainmovedsmoothlyforward.Therewasstillalongwaytogo.So,
Ibegantodaydreamandmythoughtsspedevenfasterthanthetrain.
3)…,justasIamabouttobreakmynewstohim,IwilldecidetokeepitbackjustawhileIongerandtrytheindirectapproach.(Para.8)
…,justbeforeIamtotellhimthenews,Iwilldecidetowaitforawhileandtellhimindirectly.
4)Onemaywellsayofthisplacethatithaseverythingexceptmoney.
(Para.9)
OneislikelytothinkthatParadisehaseverythingexceptmoney.
Ihaveproperreasonstoaskyouforhelp.
6)IwillnotrackmybrainsaboutproblemsthatnooneinHeavenoron
earthcansolve.(Para.28)
Iwillnottrysohardtosolveproblemsthatcan'
tbesolved.
EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness
WordsinAction
WorkingwithWordsandExpressions