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Unit1

Howdowedealwithourproblems

Richorpoor,youngorold,weallhaveproblems.Andunlesswedealwithourproblems,weeasilybecomeunhappy.Worryingaboutourproblemscanaffecthowwedoatschool.Itcanalsoinfluencethewaywebehavewithourfamilies.Sohowdowedealwithourproblems?

Therearemanyways.

Bylearningtoforget

Mostofushaveprobablybeenangrywithourfriends,parentsorteachers.Perhapstheysaidsomethingyoudidn'tlike,oryoufeltunfair.Sometimes,peoplecanstayangryforyearsaboutasmallproblem.Timegoesby,andgoodfriendshipsmaybelost.

Whenweareangry,however,weareusuallytheonesaffected.Perhapswehaveseenyoungchildrenplayingtogether.Sometimestheyhavedisagreements,anddecidenottotalktoeachother.However,thisusuallydoesnotlastforlong.Thisisanimportantlessonforus:

wecansolveaproblembylearningtoforget.

Byregardingproblemsaschallenges

Manystudentsoftencomplainaboutschool.Theymightfeeltheyhavetoomuchworktodosometimes,orthinktherulesaretoostrict.Wemustlearnhowtochangethese"problems"into"challenges".Educationisanimportantpartofourdevelopment.Asyoungadults,itisourdutytotryourbesttodealwitheachchallengeinoureducationwiththehelpofourteachers.

Bythinkingofsomethingworse

Bycomparingyourselftootherpeople,youwillfindyourproblemsarenotsoterrible.ThinkaboutStephenHawking,forexample,averycleverscientist,whoregardshismanyphysicalproblemsasunimportant.Hecan'twalkorevenspeak,buthehasbecomeveryfamousandsuccessful.Weareprobablyquitehealthyandsmart.Let'snotworryaboutproblems.Let'sfacethechallengesinstead

Unit2

Heusedtocausealotoftrouble

MartinMurrayisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobea"problemchild",butarecentconversationwhithismotherchangedhislif.Hedidn'tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.However,afterhisfather'sdeathafewyearsago,Martin'slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.Hismothercouldn'taffordtopayforherchild'seducation.Todothis,shehadtowork,andsowasoftennotathome.

Hismotherlookedafterhimaswellasshecould.Unfortunately,Martinstillcauseproblemsforhimselfandhiefamily.Hewasnotinterstedinstudyingandheoftengointotroublewiththepolice.Luckily,hismotherwasverypatientanddidn'tgiveuptryingtohelphim.Intheend,shemadeadifficultdecision:

tosendhimtoaboy'sboardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.EventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistime.

TheheadteachersaiditwasnecessaryforMartintotalkwithhismother.Martincalledhiemother,buttohissurprise,thisphonecallchangedhislife."Itwasexactlywhatineed,"hesaid."Mynotherhelpedmetounderstandhowmuchshehadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnolongerwithus,hewaswatchingmeandwouldalwaystakeprideineverythingdoogido.That'swhenidecidedtochange.Irealizethatsincemyfatherdied,ihavebeenafraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemymothermymotherpaymoreattentiontome."

NowMartinhasreallychanged.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.Howwasheabletochange?

Hismother"slovehelpedhimtofeelgoodabouthimself,andasMartinhimselfsays,"It"sveryimportantforpartenstobetherefortheirchildren."

Unit3

ShouldIbeallowedtomakemyowndecisions?

Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesehobbiescangetinthewayofschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirchild'ssuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?

LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisinhisschoolrunningteam,andhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalathlete.However,hisparentswon'tallowhimtotrainasmuchashewouldliketo."OfcoursewewanttoseeLiuYuachievehisdreams,”saysMrLiu,“andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.That'sgreat,andmywifeandIwatchedhimineveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!

Butwedothinkthatoursonneedstoberealistic.Nowheisgettingolder,heneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn'tbecomeaprofessionalrunnerintheend.”

LiuYudoesn'treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsformyself,”hesays.“MyparentshavealwaystaughtmetheimportanceofworkinghardandnotjusttodowhatIenjoy.Iunderstandthis.ButI'mseriousaboutrunning.BeingaprofessionalrunneristheonlythingIhaveeverwantedtodo.”

MrandMrsLiubelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheevenings,andsotheydon'tallowhimtopracticerunningonschoolnights.“Iknowthismightseemstrict,”saysMrsLiu,“butwethinkwe'redoingtherightthing.Hehastounderstandthatveryfewpeoplecanbecomeprofessionalathletes.It'saverydifficultdreamtoachieve.Wedon'tallowhimtopracticeeverydaybecausewethinkheneedstospendtimeonhishomework.”

ButLiuYustilldoesn'tagree.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme,”hesays.“ButtheyarealwaystalkingaboutwhatwillhappenifIdon'tsucceed.ButIwillsucceed!

IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakethisdecisionmyself.OnlythenwillIhaveachanceofachievingmydream.”

Unit4

Whatwouldyoudoif…?

MartinRobinsonisafamousdoctorwhohasalotofexperiencedealingwithteenagers.Hisnewbook,WhatWouldYouDoIf…?

cameoutlastmonth.Itgivesadviceonwhattodoinlotsofdifferentsituations.Herearetwopagesfromthebook.

ACCIDENTSQuestion1:

Whatwouldyoudoifyoucutyourselfbyaccident?

Doctor:

Youshouldcoverthecutwithacleanclothandpressithard.Ifit’sadeepcut,youshouldseeadoctor.

Question2:

Ifmygrandmotherfelldownstairs,andwasn’tmoving,I’dhurrytocallthehospitalfirst.Isthatcorrect?

Doctor:

Yes,speedisveryimportant.Getthemedicalhelpfirst,thenmakehercomfortableandstaywithher.

Question3:

Whatwouldyoudoifyouburnedyourselfbyaccident?

Doctor:

Well,firstfindouthowbaditis.Thenputtheburnedareaundercoldrunningwater.

Question4:

Whatwouldyoudoifyouinjuredyourkneewhilerunning?

Doctor:

IfIfeltsomepain,I’dstopexercising.Andifithurtformorethanafewdays,I’dseeadoctor.

PROBLEMS

Problem1:

Afriendoffersyoucigarettesataparty.

Advice:

Ofcourseyoushouldrefuse!

IfIwereyou,I’dalsotalktoyourfriendaboutthedangersofsmoking.

Problem2:

Childrenoftenthinkmedicineiscandyandeatit.

Advice:

Youmustalwayshidemedicinefromchildren,andyoushouldtellchildrentoasktheirparentsbeforetheyeat“candy”theyfind.

Problem3:

An“internetfriend”hasaskedifyoucouldmeet.

Advice:

Youshouldtellyourparentsaboutit,agreetomeetinapublicplace,andyoushouldn’tgoalone.

Problem4:

Yougetpimpleswhenyouarenervous.

Advice:

Youshoulddrinklotsofwaterandaskyourdoctorforadvice.

Unit6

Ionlyeatfoodthattastesgood

Howimportantiskeepinghealthytoyou?

Agroupofyoungpeoplegottogethertodiscussthisquestion.Hereispartoftheirdiscussion.

 Peter:

I’dliketostayhealthy,buttobehonest,Ionlyeatfoodthattastesgood.Andiffoodtastesgood,it’susuallybadforyou,isn’tit?

Colatastesbetterthanwater,forexample.

Tony:

Well,foodthatisbadforyoucantastegood!

ButIprefernottoeattoomuchfoodthatisfried,like,er,Frenchfries.Doyoueatfastfood,Laura?

Laura:

DoIeatfastfood?

Never!

Ilovetoeatfoodthatishealthy.Iwanttotakecareofmyhealth,soIeatmainlyfruitandvegetables.Oh!

AndIstayawayfromsugar,youdotoo,don’tyou?

Tony:

Hm,yes.I’dstayawayfromcolaandsweetdessertsifIwereyou.AndIthinkmostpeopleareinagreementthatfruitandvegetablesaregoodforhealth.But,um,Iwouldsaythatfastfooditselfisn’talwaysbadforyou,buttoomuchofitisnotgood.

Laura:

Actually,didyouknowthatit’sbeenfoundinlaboratorytestingthatsometypesofoilarereallybadforus?

SoIdon’teatanythingthat’sbeencookedinoil.Also,didyouknowthatsomefoodsmightcausecancer?

Likeburntbarbecuedmeat.I’veheardeatingburntfoodlikethiscanincreasetheriskofcancer.

Peter:

Really!

ButIlovetoeatmeatthatiswellcooked,evenifitisalittleburnt.It’sdelicious,andmeatisn’treallydangerous,isit?

Laura:

Oh!

Yes,itis!

Inevereatmeat.It’snotatallgoodforourhealth.IfIwereyou,I’deatnutsinstead.

Tony:

Well,Iagreeit’sgoodtoeatlotsoffruitandvegetables,butIthinkit’salsofinetoeatsomemeatorfish.Peoplewhoeatabalanceddietshouldbehealthierthanthosewhoonlyeatbiscuitsandhamburgers,shouldn’tthey?

Iprefertoonlyeatfoodthatlike,butisn’titimportanttoeatfoodthatishealthy,evenifyoudon’tlikeit?

Themainthingistohaveagoodbalance.

Unit7

I’dlovetosailacrossthePacific

Wealldreamaboutthingsthatwewouldliketodoandthingswehopetpachieveinfuture.Butareeverybody’sdreamthesame?

Herearesomeofthefindingofasurveyabouthopesanddreams,inwhichthousandsofstudentsacrossChinatookpart.

Whatarethehopesofteenagers?

Wereceivedseveraldifferentanswerstothequestion:

whatwouldyouliketodoafterfinishingyoureducation?

Itseemssomestudentswouldliketostartworkassoonaspossible,sothattheycanhelpprovidebetterlivesfortheirparents.Otherstudentshopetocontincestudyingafterfinishingschoolandtogotouniversity.Althoughmoneyisimportant,many