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Unit1Enjoyyourfeelings!

l ListeningIn

Task1  whataclumsyman!

Maria:

Jack,canyouhelpmemovethisheavybox?

Jack:

Noproblem,Maria.Hereletmeliftthisend...Oops!

Maria:

Ouch!

Myfoot!

Comeon,can'tyoubealittlemorecautious?

Jack:

I'msosorry.Itwasanaccident.Noneedtobefurious!

Maria:

You'realwayssoclumsy,Jack.I'mreallylosingmypatiencewithallthestupidmistakesyoumakearoundtheoffice.

Jack:

Calmdown,Maria;I'llcertainlybemorecarefulnexttime.Thiswasjustanaccident.

Maria:

Ifyouaren'tmorecareful,thennexttimesomeonecouldbebadlyhurt.Oh,look!

Theglassintheboxisallbrokennow.Mr.Johnsonisgoingtoflyintoarage.

Jack:

Ohno!

WhatcanIdotokeephimfromhittingtheroof?

Maria:

Well,youcanbeginbyhelpingmecleanupthemessandthenhonestlytellhimaboutyourmistake.

Jack:

MaybeifIoffertopayforthedamage,hewon'tbesoangry.Whatdoyouthink?

Maria:

Thatmighthelpsolvetheproblem,thoughitcouldbequiteexpensivetoreplaceit.

Jack:

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.

Keys:

（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"veryhappy"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.

Keys:

 BDAAC

l 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.

Keys:

（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

l 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?

"

Task2 Reasonandemotion

Emotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason,asissuggestedbyphrasessuchas"appealtoemotionsratherthanreason"and"don'tletyouremotionstakeover".Emotionalreactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;butduringanemotionalstate,theycannotcontrolthemselves.Thus,itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisthecontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.

However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthatthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfacts.Thehumanmindpossessesmanypossiblereactionstotheexternalworld.Thosereactionscanlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingtheextremeofpureintellectuallogic,whichisoftencalled"cold",andothersinvolvingtheextremeofpureemotionnotrelatedtoanylogicalargument,whichiscalled"theheatofpassion".Therelationbetweenlogicandemotionmeritscarefulstudy.Passion,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforceanargument,evenonebasedprimarilyonreason.Thisisespeciallytrueinreligionorideology,whichfrequentlydemandsanall-or-nothingrejectionoracceptance.Insuchareasofthought,humanbeingshavetoadoptacomprehensiveviewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentandpartlybyfeelingandpassion.Moreover,severalresearchershavesuggestedthattypicallythereisno"pure"decisionorthought;thatis,nothoughtisbased"purely"onintellectuallogicor"purely"onemotion—mostdecisionsarefoundedonamixtureofboth.

Key:

 ABCCD

Task3Everycloudhasasilverlining

Pat:

Youlookdepressed.Areyoufeelingblue?

I'vecometocheeryouup.

Ted:

Butthere'snothingthatcancheermeup.I'mdowninthedumps.Life'smiserable.

Pat:

Youhavetotrytogetyourmindoffthings.

Ted:

ButIcan't.Ijustfeelthere'stoomuchpressureonmesometimes!

Pat:

Youcan'tletthingsgetyoudown.Learntorelaxandstopworryingallthetime.What'syourproblemanyway?

Ted:

Ifailedmylastexam,andanotherexamiscoming.WhatcanIdo?

Pat:

IfIwereyou,