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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,
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