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Unit5

GoingtoSeetheDoctor

D:

Sowhat'syourtrouble?

P:

Well,doctor,Ihaven'tbeenfeelingwelllately.MybiggestproblemisthatI'mhavingtroublesleeping.

D:

Haveyoutriedanyofthesleepingmedicationsavailable?

P:

I'vetriedoneortwo,buttheydon'tseemtohelp.

D:

Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?

P:

Threeorfourmonths—it'sbeenratheralongtimenow.

D:

Areyousufferingfromanunusuallevelofstressinyourlifelately?

P:

Notmorethanusual.MybiggestworryisthefactIcan'tsleep.

D:

Well,somepeopledon'tneedasmuchsleepasothers.

P:

ButIfeeltiredallday,soitisaproblemforme.

D:

Haveyoubeenexperiencinganyothersymptoms?

P:

I'vealsohadalotofindigestionlately.

D:

Well,youarealittleoverweight,aren'tyou?

P:

Yes.AndI'vegainedaboutsevenkilogramsthispastyear.

D:

Youreallyshouldtrytoloseatleastthatextraweight.Doyougetmuchexercise?

P:

No,notverymuch.

D:

Physicalactivityisveryimportant.

P:

Sowhatdoyourecommend,doctor?

D:

Iwillgiveyousomemedicationforyourinsomniaandyourindigestion.ButIalsorecommendthatyoubeginaregularexerciseprogram.

P:

ButIhaveneitherthetimenorthemoneytogotoagym.

D:

Youdon'tneedtogotoagym.Asimplewalkingprogramwouldbeverybeneficialforyou.Ithinkyou'llfindthatdietandexercisewillbeveryhelpfulintakingcareofyourrecentcomplaints.

Anorexia

      Expertssayabout1%ofyoungwomenintheUnitedStatesarealmoststarvingthemselvestoday.Theyaresufferingfromasicknesscalledanorexia.

      Theseyoungwomenhaveanabnormalfearofgettingfat.Theypurposefullystarvethemselvessotheyweighatleast15%lessthantheirnormalweight.

      TheNationalInstituteofMentalHealthsaysoneintencasesofanorexialeadstoseriousmedicalproblems.Thesepatientscandiefromheartfailureorthediseasecanleadyoungwomentokillthemselves.Forexample,formergymnastChristyHenrichdiedatage22.Sheweighedonly61pounds.

      Apersonwithanorexiafirstdevelopsjointandmuscleproblems.Thereisalackofironintheblood.Asthesicknessprogresses,ayoungwoman'sbreathing,heartbeat,andbloodpressureratesslowdown.Theimportantsubstancecalciumislostfromthebones,sometimescausingbonestobreak.Sometimesthebraingetssmaller,causingchangesinhowapersonthinksandacts.Scientistssaymanypatientshavefurthermentalandemotionalproblems.Theyhavepooropinionsaboutthemselves.Theyfeelhelpless.Theirattemptstobecomeextremelythinmayrepresenteffortstotakecontroloftheirlives.Theymaysufferfromfearfulnessorcontinualdeepsadnesscalleddepression.Theymaybecomedependentonillegaldrugs.Somepeoplealsofeeltheneedtocontinuallyrepeatanaction.Forexample,theymayrepeatedlywashtheirhandsalthoughtheirhandsareclean.

      Anorexiaisaseriouseatingdisorder.Ifitisnottreatedontime,itcanbefatal.

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Unit6

WhoIstoBePromoted?

（ThePersonnelDepartmentishavingameeting.JoanBlackisthechairpersonofthemeeting.）

Joan:

 IthinkJohnJeffrey'salreadybeenwiththecompanyfor20years.Surelyhe'snotstillexpectingpromotion.Doyouagree,Peter?

Peter:

 Well,inmyopinion,John'salwaysshowngreatloyaltytothecompany.It'stimethiswasrewarded.Whatdoyouthink,Clive?

Clive:

 It'snotjustaquestionofloyalty.Wouldhebeanygoodatthejob?

Hewouldneedtomanageasmallteam—he'sgotnoexperienceofthatyet.

Peter:

 Heneverwillhaveanyexperienceunlesswegivehimachance!

Joan:

 Wecan'taffordtobesentimental.Idon'tthinkhe'sthemanforthejob.He'salwaysbeenafollower,notaleader.Let'smoveontotheothercandidates.RitaHaydenhasalreadyshowngreatpersonnelmanagementskill,Ifeel,evenifshe's...

Peter:

 Oh,comeon,Joan!

Rita'sstilllearninghertrade!

Wecan'taffordtotakeariskwithsomeonesoinexperienced.

Clive:

 IagreewithPeter.IfavorSusanPalmer.She'sgotalotofexperience.She'salreadyworkedinthedepartmentonotheroccasionssosheknowstheropesandshe's...

Joan:

 ButSusan'salwaysstruckmeasabitcautious.Weneedsomeonedynamicforthisjob.

Peter:

 I'dagreewithClive.IthinkSusanPalmerwoulddoagoodjob.Maybeshe'sabitcautiousbutshe'ssolid,reliable...Weneedthosequalitiestoo.

Joan:

 Well,ifyou'rebothsosure,IsupposeI'llhavetoagree.Still,we'llwaitaweekbeforeconfirmingitjustincaseanyotherapplicantsputtheirnamesforward.

      Mr.Stevensonwastheownerofageneralappliancestore.Hehadseenmanynewly-wedscomingintohisstoretoshopfortheirfirstrefrigerator,washeranddryer,andair-conditioner.Penandpencilinhand,theywouldaskhimalotofquestionsaboutprice,featuresandafter-saleservices,buttheywouldusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry.

      Theotherdayayoungcouplecameintohisstore.Theyaskedhimalltheusualquestionsandheansweredallofthempatiently.Butwhenhesuggestedanorderattheend,theyrepliedfirmly,"We'llhavetolookaroundplacesfirst."

      Althoughfeelingabitdisappointed,Mr.Stevensondidnotshowit.Instead,hesmiled,movedcloserandsaid,"IknowyouwillgotoDiscountDantolookatthepricetags.That'sperfectlyunderstandable.Idothesame.Infact,theysellthesamestuffaswedo.Butifyoubuythingsthere,thereissomethingyouwillnotget.Andthatisme.IcomewitheverythingIsell.I'vebeeninthebusinessforthirtyyearsandinafewyears'timeI'mgoingtogivemystoretomydaughterandson-in-law.Ihopetheywillcarryonthefamilybusiness.IstandbehindeverythingIsellandIwillmakesurethatyouwillneverregretbuyingthingsfromme."

      AfterthisshortspeechMr.Stevensonofferedtheyoungcouplesomeicecreamtothankthemfortheirinterest.

      Impressedbyhishonestyandsincerity,theyoungcoupledecidedtoplaceanorder.

YoungBusinessLeaders

M:

Itseemsthatmoreandmorecompaniesareheadedbyveryyoungpeople.Manyofthemareonlyintheirtwentiesandarealreadyleadinghighlysuccessfulcompanies.Doyouthinktheirstyleofmanagementisdifferentfromthetraditionaltypeofleadership?

W:

Icertainlythinkso.Manyofthemruntheirbusinessastheywouldrunafamily.Ibelievetheyaremoreinvolvedintheircompaniesandaremoreinterestedinwhattheycanachieveforthegoodoftheworld.Theydon'tseemtobeasinterestedinthebusinessasjustawaytobecomerichastheoldergenerationsare.

M:

Canyougivemesomeexamplesoftheirdifferentleadershipstyle?

W:

Sure.Howaboutthis:

youngbossessometimeslettheiremployeesbringtheirchildrentowork,eventheirpets?

Veryoften,theymakedecisionsonthebasisofwhatwillbebestfortheiremployeesinsteadofwhatisbestforthebusiness.

M:

Iguessyoungpeoplearemoreidealistic,sowhentheyhavethedriveandtalenttostartabusinessoftheirown,theyalsofeelfreetomanageitinwaysthattheybelievearebest.Doyouthinktheseyoungbusinesspeoplearemoreethicalthanbusinessownersandmanagersinpastgenerations?

W:

Yes,Ireallydo.Businessesinthepasthaven'tbeenconcernedabouttheiremployees'personalneeds.Theseyoungleadersmusthaveheardtheirparentscomplainabouttheirworkingsituationsastheyweregrowingup.Nowthattheycandothingsthewaytheywant,theywanttochangethingsforthebetter.

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Unit9

 Twoyearsago,Janehadawell-paidjob,andanactivesociallife.Butitwasn'tthelifeshehaddreamedofasateenager.At35,shethoughtlifewaspassingherbyandshedecidedtochangethings.Shehadalwayswantedtotravelroundtheworld,soshegaveupherjobandsetofftofollowherdream.

      ThejourneytookherthroughEuropeandAfrica.AnditwasinTanzaniathatshemetJohn,anAmericanwhotaughtinaschoolthere.Johnwaslikenoothermanthatshehadevermet,andshefellmadlyinlovewithhim.Aftertworomanticweekstogether,JanecontinuedherjourneytoIndia,butthenshedecidedtoflybacktoAfrica.

      Sixweekslater,JaneandJohnweremarried.NowtheyliveinLondon.Janewasveryhappythatshemadethatdecisiontofollowherdream.Butforthatshewouldn'thavemetsomanywonderfulpeople,orseensomanyinterestingplaces.Mostofall,shewouldn'thavemetthemanofherdreams.

Larry'sDream

      Larryhadalwayswantedtobecomeamoviestar.Hishopesforsuccessweredashedagainandagain,however.Hollywoodjustdidnotseeminterested.ButLarryrefusedtoadmitthathischancesofgettingintomovieswerepracticallynil.Someday,hetoldhimself,hisbigopportunitywouldcome.

      Tokeepbodyandsoultogether,LarryfoundajobparkingcarsforoneofHollywood'sbigrestaurants.Thepaywasbasicbutsincetheguestswerequitegenerouswiththeirtips,hemanagedtomakealiving.

      Onedayherecognizedanimportantfilmdirectordrivingintotheparkinglotandgettingoutofhiscar.Larryhadrecentlyheardthatthemanwasmakinganewpicture.

      Larrygotintothecarandpreparedtodriveitonintothelotandparkit.Thenhestopped,jumpedoutandranovertothedirector."Excuseme,sir,butIthinkit'sfairtotellyouthatit'snoworneverifyouwantmeinyournewpicture.Alotofbigcompaniesareafterme."

      FascinatedbyLarry'sabruptstatement,thedirectorstopped."Yes?

Whichcompanies?

"

      "Well,"repliedthewould-bestar,"there'sthetelephonecompany,thegascompany,andtheelectriccompany,tomentiononlyafew."

      Thedirectorlaughed,thenscribbledsomethingonacardandhandedittotheyoung