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Unit1Enjoyyourfeelings!LeadinII(1)M:I'mbesidemyselfwithjoy.I'msolucky.Guesswhat?I'vewonalotofmoneyinthelottery.W:Really?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?(3)M:Susan,Ihearyou'regoingtomarrythatguy.Maybeyou'llregretit.W:Isthatso?Onlytimewilltell.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?(4)M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother'spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere.W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.I'mstillinastateofshock.Idon'tknowwhattodo.Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?(5)W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'tconsideredjustbecauseI'mawoman.M:Youshouldairyourviewsmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvoicebeheard.Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?CBDADlListeningInTask1whataclumsyman!(2)W:Marywasfuriouswhenhersonwreckeduphercar.M:Heshouldn'thavedrivenacaronhisownwithoutadriver'slicense.He'sstilltakingdrivinglessons.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sson?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:ACDCBTask2causesofdepressionHello,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)anxietyTask3happinessindexAustralianswerethehappiestpeopleintheworldaccordingtoasurveyundertakenbytwomarketresearchers.Theyconducteddoor-to-doorsurveysandinterviewswithnearly30,000peoplein30countries.Theyaskedrespondentshowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeiroverallqualityoflife.Forty-sixpercentofAustraliansproclaimedtobeveryhappyandexpressedoptimismabouttheirfuture.FollowingthemintheveryhappygroupwastheUSA(40percent),Egypt(36percent),India(34percent)andtheUKandCanada(32percent).Hungarygotthewoodenspoon,finishingbottomofthehappinesschart.Thirty-fivepercentofitscitizenssaidtheywereeitherdisappointedorveryunhappy,followedbyRussiansat30percent.Theresearchdemonstratedthatmoneyandagewerekeydeterminantsinhowhappypeopleare.Althoughthestudydidnotindicatemoneycouldbuyhappiness,itdidrevealalinkbetweenalackofmoneyandunhappiness.Lesshappypopulationswerefoundamonglower-incomegroupsortheunemployed.Thestudyalsosuggestedthatonthewhole,theolderwebecome,thelesshappyweare.Globally,teenagersarethehappiestpeople.Theagegroupwiththelowestlevelsofhappinesswas50-59.Only16percentofthoseintheir50ssaidtheywereveryhappy.Thefactorsthatmakeushappyincludegoodhealth,financialsecurityandahappymarriage.Materialcomfortssuchascars,clothesandgadgetsrankedcomparativelylow.Keys:BDAAClLet’sTalkWhenIfirstmetmyparents,Iwasreallyshy,andIwas,andIwasinmyfosterhomeandIranupstairs,shy,andIwasinmybedroomcrying,andmymumcameupandsaid,OhWilliam,areyouOK?andIignoredmymum,'causeIdidn't