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Unit1Howcanweebecomegoodlearners?Jack:Annie,I’malittlenervous.IhavetofinishreadingabookandgiveareportnextMonday.Annie:Thatdoesn’tsoundtoobad.Jack:ButI’maveryslowreader.Annie:Forthefirsttime,justreadquicklytogetthemainideas.Don’treadwordbyword,readwordgroups.Jack:ButIdon’tunderstandmanyofthewords.Ihavetouseadictionary.Annie:Trytoguessaword’smeaningbyreadingthesentencesbeforeandafterit.Youprobablyunderstandmorethanyouthink.Jack:Thatsoundsdifficult!Annie:Weil,bepatient.Ittakestime.Youcanbecomebetterbyreadingsomethingyouenjoyeveryday.Themoreyouread,thefasteryou’llbe.HowILearnedtoLearnEnglishLastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviesasWeil.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethingyouareinterestedinisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.TenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.ButwhetherornotyoucandothisWeildependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.CreatinganinterestinwhattheylearnStudiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.PracticingandlearningfrommistakesGoodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!EvenifyoulearnsomethingWeil,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.DevelopingtheirstudyskillsItisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.GoodlearnersfindoutthebestwaystolearnWeil.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.AskingquestionsGoodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnWeil.Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!Clara:Guesswhat?I’mgoingtoChiangMaiintwoweeks.Ben:Wow,soundslikefun!ButIbelievethatAprilisthehottestmonthoftheyearthere.Clara:Yes,that’strue.Butthere’sawaterfestivaltherefromApril13thto15th.Ben:Iwonderifit’ssimilartotheWaterFestivaloftheDaipeopleinYunnanProvince.Clara:Yes,Ithinkso.ThisisthetimeoftheThaiNewYear.Peoplegoonthestreetstothroewaterateachother.Ben:Cool!Butwhydotheydothat?Clara:Becausethenewyearisatimeforcleaningandwashingawaybadthings.Thenyou’llhavegoodluckinthenewyear.FullMoon,FullFeelingsChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.MooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoonontheMid-Autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimmagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChangé.However,abadman,PengMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Changérefusedtogiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChangécouldcomeback!Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.TheSpiritsofChristmasManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCarolisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.AChristmasCarolisafamousshortnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Hedoesn’ttre