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Unit11
Unit11
SectionOneTacticsforlistening
Part1spotdictation
Giveyourchildthehappinesstrait
Happinessisbotha"state"anda"trait".Thestateofhappinessisa
(1)moodthatcomesandgoes.Ican
(2)induceitinmytwo-year-olddaughtersimplybymakinga(3)sillyface.
Thetraitofhappinessismore(4)stable.Iseeitinmydaughterwhenshegetsoutofbedwithasmile,eagerto(5)takeontheday.Evenwhenlifeisn'tsopleasant,shecansustainher(6)optimismandhopefulness.
Arecipeforahappydispositionthroughlifeisharderto(7)comeby,butresearchershaveidentifiedkey(8)ingredients.Byfocusingonthese,parentsaremorelikelytoraisechildrenwiththe(9)traitofhappinessbuiltintotheir(10)character.
1)Giveyourchildchoices.
2)Resisttheurgeto(11)spoil.Commonsensesuggeststhatpeoplewith(12)adequateincomesarehappierthanthose(13)without.Thekeywordis"adequate".Whatisimportantishavingenoughto(14)provideforbasicneedsandfeelingcontentwithwhatyouhave.
3)(15)Encouragebroadinterests.
4)Teachresilience*.Everyonehaswaysto(16)copewithbaddays.Achildshouldbetaughttofindsolaceinthingsthatwill(17)restorehissenseofwell-being.
5)(18)Promoteahappyhome.Oneofthebestwaystohelpachildfind(19)enduring~happinessisfortheparentsto(20)lookforitintheirownlives.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.
part2listeningforGist
Oldandyoung,singleandmarried,richandpoor-anyonecanbelonely,irrespectiveofthenumberoffriends,familyandsocialcontactstheyactuallyhave.Women,theelderly,theyoung,thesingleparent,thewidowedandtheunemployedaremostatrisk.
Youngmothersathomewithchildrenunderfiveareparticularlyvulnerabletolonelinessanddepressionbecauseofthetransitionfromworkingwifetohouseboundmother.Elderlypeople,particularlythosewhomovetoanewareaonretirement,maybeisolatedfromtheirfamiliesandfriends.Illness,disabilityandfearofgoingoutalonealsocombinetoturnmanypensionersintoprisonersintheirownhomes.Teenagers'naturalshynessandself-consciousnessmaymakethemawkwardinthecompanyoftheirpeersandtheoppositesex.Singleparentsfeelcutofffromacouple-orientatedsociety.Divorcecanbeshatteringtotheself-esteem.Withsomanysocialcontactsbeingmadethroughwork,unemploymentcanalsoleadtoloneliness.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
1)Thispassageisaboutvariousreasonsforlonelinessanddepression.
2)Thekeywordsareyoungmothers.transition.workingwife.houseboundmother:
elderlypeople.isolated.illness.disability.fearofgoingoutalone:
teenagers.naturalshyness.self-consciousness:
singleparents.cutoff.acouple-orientatedsociety.divorce.self-esteem:
socialcontacts.work.unemployment.
SectiontwolisteningforComprehension
DeputyEditor
RayJones:
Youknow,alotofpeoplewhoreadnewspapershavenoideahowthey'reputtogether.
I'moftenaskedtotalktogroupsofpeopleaboutmywork,andit'sincrediblehowmanyofthemthinkeitherthatreporterswritetheheadlinesandtaketheirownpicturesor,conversely,thattheEditorwritesandprintseverythinginthepaper.Theyfailtorealizethatproducinganewspaperisreallyverymuchateameffort.
MaryKeen:
Ray,you'reDeputyEditoroftheEveningPost.Whatexactlydoesthatentail?
RayJones:
Well,theworkofaDeputyEditorvariesfrompapertopaperdependingontheEditor.
NotwoEditorsworkthesameway.Somedelegatealltheadministrationtoadeputy.Otherstakeonalltheadminthemselvesandconcentrateonthemanagementsideofrunningthenewspaperratherthanontheeditorialside.OurEditorhereisthesortwholikesgettinginvolvedintheeditorialsideofthepaper,sohe'lloftencome,sitdownwiththereportersandworkonastorywiththem.Butthenonceortwiceaweekhe'llleavethatandgetonwiththeadmin...
MaryKeen:
SowhatareyourresponsibilitiesasDeputy?
RayJones:
Isupervisethereporters,sportswritersandsub-editorsandtrytoseethateveryoneknowswhateveryoneelseisdoingsothatitallrunssmoothly.And,ofcourse,Ialsostandin*fortheEditorwhenhe'satmeetings,conferences,orwhatever.
MaryKeen:
AndwhatisRayJones'typicalworkingday?
RayJones:
Well,itstartsatabout7:
15,andthefirstthingIhavetodoistofindoutwhat'sgoingoninthenewsroom,whatarethebeststoriesoftheday,who'sgoingtocoverthem,andsoon.Quiteoftenit'snotimmediatelyobviouswhat'sgoingtobethefrontpagelead*,andthat'samajorheadacheatthestartoftheday.Oncethat'sbeensortedoutandI'vecheckedthatthere'snothingdistastefulorunethicalgoingintothepaper,thenIcomebacktomyofficetogetonwithmyDeputyEditortasks.
MaryKeen:
Whichare?
RayJones:
Takingcareofreaders'letters,forinstance,andeditingourMailbagcolumn.Thatcanbegreatfun-wehaveaspiendidlyeccentricbunchofregularreaders,and,giventherightsubject,theyoftenproduceanextremelyentertainingandwell-writtensetofletters.Ofcourse,dealingwiththecorrespondencehasitstedioussideaswell-Ihavetoreadeveryletterweget,andsomeofthem,asyoucanimagine,areabitofapam.
MaryKeen:
Whatelsedoyouhavetodo?
RayJones:
IalsowritetheLeadercolumneachday.ThatmeansIhavetocompose300wordsonsomematterofpublicconcernexpressingthenewspaper'sopinion.Andsometimesthis,too,canbearealproblem.MorethanonceI'vefoundmyselfhalfanhourbeforethedeadlinewithnoideawhatmyopfnionwasgoingtobeonwhatsubject.
MaryKeen:
Howdidyougetintojournalism,Ray?
RayJones:
Asanerrandboy,actually,attheageof15.IleftschoolwithnoqualificationsandwasluckyenoughtogetajobwiththeLiverpoolEcho,makingtea,polishingfloorsandsoon.AfterayearIbecameajuniorreporter.Ididtheusualsortoftrainingbyattendingday-releaseclasses,gainedsomemoreexperienceasareporterandthenwentfromtheEchototheBirminghamMailwhereIbecameasub-editor,andthenachiefreporter.I'vebeenonacoupleofotherpaperssincethemail-IwasNews
Editoronmylastpaper-andImovedtotheEveningPostthreeyearsago.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowinggrids.
A.RayJones'JobDescription
HisresponsibilitiesasaDeputy
Supervisesthereporters,sportswritersandsub-editors;
Editor
StandsinfortheEditorsometimes.
RayJones'typicalworkingday
Startsatabout7:
15,andfindsoutwhat'sgoingoninthe
newsroom,whatarethebeststoriesoftheday,andwhat's
goingtobethefrontpagelead.GetsonwiththeDeputy
Editortasks.
Mailbagcolumn
Takescareofreaders'letters.Thatcanbegreatflm.Of
course,dealingwiththecorrespondencehasitstedious
sideaswell.
Leadercolumn
Eachdaytherewillbeanarticleabout300wordsonsome
matterofpublicconcern,whichexpressesthenewspaper's
opinion.
B.RayJones'CareerExperience
Newspaper
Time
Work
Attheageof15
Workedasanerrandboy,makingtea,polishing
floorsandsoon.
LiverpoolEcho
Becameaiuniorreporter;gainedsomemore
Afterayear
experienceasareporterbyattendingday-release
classes.
BirminghamMail
----
Becameasub-editor,andthenachiefreporter.
(Acoupleofotherpapers)
----
BecameNewsEditoronthelastpaper.
EveningPost
----
DeputyEditor
Part2passage
LearningfromSAR
1.SARSisaneffectivemodelforaglobal"stealthbio"attack,whichtestedhealthcaresystemsandfromwhichwecanlearnanddevelopsystemimprovements.
2)LessonslearnedfromtheSARSexperiencewereparticularlyimportantinunderstandinghowdoctrineandpoliciesshouldbeimprovedtodealwithnewinfectiousdiseasesofanyorigin.
3)Therewassomeresistancetoquarantinesduetolossoffreedom,boredom,concernforprofessional,family,orotherresponsibilities.
4)Thiswouldallowustofirstsimulatehowonecenterunderattackwouldusetheresourcesfromtheotherthreerespondermedicalcenterstocontaintheeventandtreatthevictims.
5)Inthisway,wecancycletheresponsesystemandkeepitoperatingatalevelthatwouldmakeitreadytorapidlyrespondtobio-threats.
SARS*isaneffectivemodelforaglobal"stealthbio"attack,whichtestedhealthcaresystemsandfromwhichwecanlearnanddevelopsystemimprovements.SARSwascausedbyanewunknownorganism,whoseoriginwasunclearandcouldhavebeennaturalormodified.Detectionandidentificationwerenotclear.Conditionsinthestartingcountry,suchascloseanimal-humanproximity*,expectedslowgovernmentalresponse,andatendencytosuppress*informationonsuchhealthproblems,encourageddevelopmentandspreadofanewdiseaseorbio-weapon*.Inaddition,i~ternationaltravelledtorapidspreadtoothercountries.
ThemostpositivelearningfromtheSARSexperiencewasthatwell-knownpublichealthpractices,suchasquarantine*,wereeffective.TheSARSmicrobewasquicklyidentified,significantadvancesinmicrobiologyenabledsequencinginlessthantwoweeks,andscreeningtests*developedrapidly.
Unfortunately,SARSspreadeasily,andhealthcareworkerswereinfectedrapidly.
Quarantinesandreducedstaffforcedsomehospitalclosures.Compliance*withwarningsandquarantinesbecameanissue,evenamonghealthcareworkers.Notreatmentorpreventativehasbeenidentified.Thelatency*periodof2-10day
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