Unit1HappyFamilyLifePartIWarmingup/1PartIIAllyouneedislove?/4PartIIIFirstmeetings/9PartIVAValentinestory/12Unit2ShapingandReshapingPersonalityPartIWarmingup/15PartIISelf-esteem/19PartIIIHowtodealwithdepressionandanger?/22PartIVShorttalksonlisteningskills/25RepresenttheIdeasClearandClean?OutliningUnit3AllCanSucceedPartIWarmingup/27PartIITheroadtosuccess/30PartIIIGoodbetterbest/34PartIVLanguagestudyandlanguageappreciation/38Unit4GettingReadyfortheFutureCareerPartIWarmingup/41PartIIPaintingforpay/46PartIIIChoosingacareer/49PartIVMypethate/52Unit5CreativeMindsPartIWarmingup/55PartIIScientistsofthemillennium(I)/60PartIIIScientistsofthemillennium(II)/63PartIVShorttalksonlisteningskills/66LettingThingsGo桽peedandVocabularyUnit6ItsGreattoBeaChampionPartIWarmingup/68PartIITheyarethechampion!/72PartIIILuckinthehat/76PartIVLanguagestudyandlanguageappreciation/79Unit7LeisureTimePartIWarmingup/82PartIIMozart'smusicstillalivetoday/86PartIIIThemanwiththehorn/89PartIVBankHolidayDIY/92Unit8EverybodyCanHelptheEnvironmentPartIWarmingup/94PartIICampaignCaliforniaRe-Leaf/97PartIIIPBS梐biodegradableplasticproduct/100PartIVShorttalksonlisteningskills/102TheInvertedPyramidinNewsReportingUnit9NewsI:DisastersPartIWarmingup/104PartIINewsitems/108PartIIITorrentialstormsinKenya/111PartIVLanguagestudyandlanguageappreciation/114Unit10NewsII:HealthPartIWarmingup/117PartIIHandwashing/123PartIIILifestyle&environmentalfactorsvscancers/125PartIVDoctorsontheInternet/127Unit11NewsIlkPartIWarmingup/131PartIIAstronomersdiscoversolarsystem/136PartIIIComptonGammaRayObservatory/137PartIVLanguagestudyandlanguageappreciation/139Uitt12Dictation/141Vocabulary/147isiiPartHappyFamilyLifeWarmingupKeywords:familynameageVocabulary:architectWalesSupplythemissinginformationaboutthePorterfamilyaccordingtowhatyouhear.FamilyTreeName:SusanAge:48Name:JohnPorterAge:53Name:JamesPorterAge:24Tapescript;ThePorterFamilyMr.WilliamPorterisveryold.He's87.AndMrsCatherinePorteris80.MrPorterisfromWales.JohnPorterandMaryarebrotherandsister.JohnPorteris53andhe'salawyer.HiswifeSusanis48,andshe'sanarchitect.JamesPorterandJoanLeearecousins.JamesPorteris24andJoanLeeis17.Keywords:datesspecificprotecttalkunderstandrespectVocabulary:fatigue/foxhole/distracted/abuseYouaregoingtohearsomeideasthatmayhelpmakeamarriagework.Listencarefully.Completethefollowingseventips,anddecidewhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththespeaker.Checktheappropriatebox.TipsforahappymarriageAgreeDisagreejGoondatesuitheachother.Renewromanticfeelingsbyspendingspecialtimetogether.Beasspecificasyoucanvhenyoucomplain,makeare-quest,orofferpraise.Whenstressedbyfatigueoryouroiuninsecurities,yimagineyouandyourpartnerinafoxhole,surroundedbydanger.Insteadofstriking,outatyourpartner,findawaytoprotectthepartnership!^Whenyoufeeldistant,talkaboutituithyourpart-ner.Beassuredthatpartnersinaltmarriagessometimesgettired,irritalle,ordistracted.Worktogethertounder-standeachother.Respecteachother.Leaveifdangerexists.Findprofes-signalhelpifphysical,sexual,emotional,orverbalabuseoccurs.Fighttounderstand,nottowin.Tapescript;HereareafewgeneralideasIbelievehelpmakeamarriagework;Goondateswitheachother.Renewromanticfeelingsbyspendingspecialtimetogether.Beasspecificasyoucanwhenyoucomplain,makearequest,orof-ferpraise.Whenstressedbyfatigueoryourowninsecurities,imagineyouandyourpartnerinafoxhole,surroundedbydanger.Insteadofstrikingoutatyourpartner,findawaytoprotectthepartnership!Whenyoufeeldistant,talkaboutitwithyourpartner.Beassuredthatpartnersinallmarriagessometimesgettired,irritable,ordistracted.Worktogethertounderstandeachother.Respecteachother.Leaveifdangerexists.Findprofessionalhelpifphysical,sexual,emotional,orverbalabuseoccurs.Fighttounderstand,nottowin.Keywords:losinglose-losesolutionscontrolVocabulary:attest/excel/residein/configuration/spouseHereisapassageabouthowtoexcelintheartofdomesticargument.Supplythemissingwordswhilelistening.Tapescript:Havingbeenmarriedformorethan40years,Icanattesttothetruthofthefollowingstatement:Toexcelintheartofdomesticargument,onemustmastertheartoflosing.Modernpsychologistsaretakenwiththewin-winsolution.Butinmarriage,successresidesmoreinlose-losesolutions.Outofthese,bothpartiescanwin.Forintheloveconfiguration,losinggivesagiftthatalwaysreturns.Theissuesthatpeopleargueovermostinmarriage,suchashowtospendmoney,oftenaren'ttherealones.Thekeyissueis:Whoisgoingtobeincontrol?WhenIwasyounger,myneedtocontrolaroseoutoffear,alackoftrust,insecurity.ThedayIfinallyrealizedIdidn'tneedtocontrolmywife梩hat,indeed,Ioughtnottocontrolher,thatIcouldn'tcontrolher,andthatifItriedto,Iwoulddestroyourmarriage?wasthedayourmarriagebegan.Whatisitwewantmostfromamarriage?Toloveandbeloved.Tobehappyandsecure.Togrowtodiscover.Aloverelationshipisthegar-deninwhichweplant,cultivateandharvestthemostpreciousofcrops,ourownself,andinwhichourspouseisprovidedthesamerichsoilinwhichtobloom.PartJJWecannotobtainwhatwewantunlessourpartneralsogetswhatheorshewants.Soremember;ifyouwanttofeellovedandrespected,giveupcontrol.Allyouneedislove?Keywords:socialbackgroundsracee