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Unit11Howdoyoufeelabouttryingnewthings?Iliketryingnewthingsbecauseitenablesmetoexperiencemoreandlearnmoreaboutothers,bywhichIcanbecomemoreliberalandlessbiased.Idon’tliketryingnewthingsbecausetheyoftenletmedown.Tryingnewthingssometimesmeansventureorevendanger,soIdon’tliketryingnewthingsandwouldliketosticktothefamiliar2Whatstopsyoufromtryingnewthings?Tryingnewthingsmayhavetoomuchdemandonme.Furthermore,tryingnewthingsmaybringmedisappointmentorevenfailure.3Whathaveyouachievedinyourlifethatmakesyoufeelproud?Itakegreatprideinwinningfirstplaceinthespeechcontestheldinmyuniversity.4Whodoyouadmirefortheirachievementsandwhy?IadmireWinstonChurchill,wholedhiscountryfromthevergeofdefeattovictory.1Doyoubelievethatagoodmemoryiscriticaltosuccess?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Ifirmlybelievethatagoodmemorydeterminesaperson’ssuccess.Firstly,agoodmemoryisagreathelpintheprocessoflearning.Secondly,agoodmemorycanhelpyoubuildrelationships,whichisalsoadecisivefactorforsuccess.Thirdlyandmostimportantly,agoodmemorycanprovideyouwithquick,reliableaccesstoessentialthinkingtools.No,Idon’tthinkagoodmemoryiscriticaltosuccess.Inmyopinion,itisdiligence,creativityandpersistencethateventuallydetermineone’ssuccess.2Haveyouevertriedanymethodtoimproveyourmemory?Doyouthinkthatuseful?Yes,Ihavetriedsomemethodstoimprovemymemory.Forexample,IlearnedthemethodoflocationfromabookandIlikeditverymuch.Yes,Ioncebelievedthattheremightbesomespecialshortcutstoimprovingmymemory.ButwhenItriedacoupleofmethods,Ifeltitwasinconvenienttoapplythemanditisawasteoftime.IthinkIwouldnevertryanymethodagainunit21Howareyoufeelingtoday?Why?•I’mfeelingquitewell-balancedandoptimistictoday.•Iamnotquitefeelingmyselftoday.IfeelIhaveasorethroat.2Wouldyoudescribeyourselfasanoptimistorapessimist?Why?•Iamanoptimist.WheneverIgetinatrickysituation,Ithinkofthepositivesandmanagetopullmyselfthrough.•IthinkIamapessimist.IalwaysfeelthatIcan’tdowellenough.Iamalwaysafraidofbeinglaughedbyother3What’sthebestthingthat’shappenedtoyouthisyear?ThehappiestthingthathappenedtomethisyearisthatIgotascholarship.Iwasevennotagoodstudentlastyearandindulgedmyselfinplayingcomputergames.ButImadeupmymindtocatchupwithmyclassmatesbecauseoftheencouragementfrommyfamilyandmyteachers.Afterseveralmonthsofhardwork,finallyImadeitDiscussandgiveadviceto:1.someonewhoisnervousaboutajobinterview.Firstly,bepreparedfortheinterviewprocess.•gettingfamiliarwiththeinterviewprocess•makingthoroughpreparationsSecondly,takedeepbreaths.Finally,distractyourselfabitfrombeingnervous.•readingyourresume2.someonewhoisstressedabouthis/herstudies.First,recognizethecauseofyourstress.•arealthreatorjustimaginedSecond,learntorelax.•plannedrelaxation•music,alongsoak,orawalkFinally,relaxyourselfonaregularbasis.•Relaxationexercisesforthebodyandthemind•combinethetwotechniques3.someonewhohastoomanythingstodo.First,compileachecklistofallthethingstobedone.Moreover,prioritizethelistofthings.•urgentthings•generalroutinethings•last-minutetasksFinally,tickthefinishedtaskoff.2Whatothermethodscanyouthinkoftodealwiththeproblemthatpeoplearegettingangrierinmodernsociety?1)Explorewhat’sreallybehindyouranger.Itisverylikelythat…Only…can…(e.g.helpyoutacklethisbademotion)2)Beawareofwarningsignsandtriggers.…allowyoutotakestepstomanageyourangerbeforeitgetsoutofcontrol.3)Contactametalhealthspecialistforconsultation.…cangiveyouadviceifyoucannotdealwith…onyourown.Unit31Doyouknowyourneighbors?Howwelldoyouknowthem?Yes,Iknowmyneighborsverywell.Wehavebeenfriendsformanyyearsandofteninviteeachotherforfamilydinners.Actually,Idon’tknowmyneighborsverywell.It’sdifficultforpeoplelivinginapartmentstoknowtheirnext-doorneighborsnowadays.Wemaynodateachotherorsayhiwhenmeetinginthebuildingbutneverhavealongconversation.Ievendon’tknowwhattheydoorwheretheywork.2Whatdoyouthinkmakesagood/badneighbor?Agoodneighborissomeoneyoucantrust,dependonandshareyourhappinessandgrief,justlikeoneofyourfamilymembers./Abadandinconsiderateneighbormakesmuchnoiselateatnight,throwsrubbishanywhereinthedoorway,andnevercaresaboutwhatothersfeelWhichofthesewebsitesdoyouuseregularly?Whichdoyouuseoccasionally?Whichdoyouneveruse?ThewebsitesIuseregularlyincludesearchengines,newssites,blogs,Wikiandsocialnetworkingsites.IusethesewebsitesalmosteverydaytogetinformationIneedandsharethingsaboutmyself.Astothetypesofwebsitessuchasphotosharingwebsitesandtravelsites,Ionlyvisitthemoccasionally.ThewebsitesIneveruseincluderatingsites,datingsites,andcorporatewebsites1Whatdoyouthinkarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenanonlinecommunityandarealcommunity?Ithinktherearesimilaritiesaswellasdifferencesbetweenanonlinecommunityandarealcommunity.Ontheonehand,anonlinecommunityisjustsimilartoarealcommunityinsharinganddiscussing.Ontheotherhand,therearealsomanycleardifferences.ForExample,…2Whatarethebenefitsofonlinecommunities?Onlinecommunitiesprovideanotherchanceforpeopletocommunicatewitheachother.Theydothingswithoutgoingout,andthissavestime,money,energyandnaturalresources.Furthermore,throughonlinecommunities,peoplecansometimesdowhattheycan’tdoinrealcommunit