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Uint1ThemostimportantdayIrememberinallmylifeistheoneonwhichmyteacher,AnneSullivan,cametome.ItwasthethirdofMarch,1887,threemonthsbeforeIwassevenyearsold.Ontheafternoonofthateventfulday,Istoodontheporch,dumb,expectant,Iguessedfrommymother?ssignsandfromthehurryinginthehousethatsomethingunusualwasabouttohappen,soIwenttothedoorandwaitedonthesteps.Hangingdownfromtheporchwassweet-smellinghoneysuckle.MyfingerslightlytouchedthefamiliarleavesandtheblossomswhichhadjustcomeforthtogreetthesweetsouthernspringIdidnotknowwhatsurprisethefutureheldforme.Ifeltapproachingfootsteps,IstretchedoutmyhandasIsupposedtomymother.Someonetookit,andIwascaughtupandheldcloseinthearmsofherwhohadcometohelpmediscoverallthingstome,and,morethananythingelse,toloveme.Unit2Itseemsthatmarriageandmoneydon?tmix,becausemarriageisasexyrose-coloredeventthatseemsaswonderfulasacakewithoutcalories.Money,ontheotherhand,istheoilthatgreasesthewheel.Moneymeansbusinessandit?susuallythelasttopicyouwanttodiscusswhenyouannounceyourengagement.Beyondtheexpensesthatyou?llincurwithyourweddingandhoneymoon,moneymayprovidemostofthecontentionwithinyourmarriage.Whilediscussionsaboutmoneymightseemunromanticatthismoment,it?sbesttotalkaboutthefuturenowbeforethatmarriagemakesyoulegallyboundtoeachother.Onceyou?vesaid,Ido,somethingscan?tbeundone.Unit3TheGlobeTheaterisaplayhousebuiltjustoutsideLondonin1599.Itisthemostfamoustheaterinhistory:onitsstageShakespeare?sgreatestplayswerefirstperformed.Bigenoughtoholdabout2,500people,theGlobehadthreelevelsofgalleriessurroundinganunroofedyard.Extendingfromonesideoftheyardtothecenterwasanopenstage.Fromthestagefloorrosetwopoststosupportanoverhangingcanopyknownasthe,heavens?.TheGlobewasbuiltinLondonbytheBurbagebrothersin1599.Atthesametime,wishingtobindtheLordChamberlain?scompanycloselytothenewplayhouse,theyplannedanovelpartnershipinwhichthebrothersdividedownershipoftheGlobeamongthemselvesandfiveoftheactorsinthecompany,oneofwhomwasShakespeare.After1609,whenthecompanyopenedasecondtheater,theGlobebecamelessimportant.OnJune29,1613,duringaperformanceofShakespeare?sKingHenrytheEighth,firedestroyedtheGlobe.ItwasrebuiltwithinayearbutwasdestroyedforeverbythePuritansin1644.Unit4Throughoutthelongperiod,theFrenchshowednoticeablymoreenthusiasmforaChanneltunnelthantheBritish.Thismayseemcurious,seeingthatFrancealreadyhasmanylandfrontiers,whereasforBritainatunnelwouldbeitsfirstfixedlinkwiththeContinent,andthusmorevaluable.ButtheBritishwereheldbackbytheirinsularity,andespeciallybyfearsthataninvadermightbeabletomakeuseofthescheme.Happily,allthatispast.TodayBritain?spoliticiansandbusinesscircleshaveshownthemselvesaseagerastheFrench.Thosewhotakeawiderandlonger-termviewbelievethatthesepossibledrawbacksforBritainwillbefaroutweighedbytheadvantages.Passengersbyexpresstrainwillbeabletodothejourneyatleastanhourfasterthanbyair,citycentertocitycenter,andwithoutanytediouswaitsatairports.Alsothefareswillbecheaper.SothetunnelwillprobablystimulateavastincreaseintourismandbusinesstravelbetweenLondonandParis.Unit5Manhasabigbrain.Hecanthink,learn,andspeak.Scientistsusedtothinkthathumansweredifferentfromanimalsbecausetheycanthinkandlearn.Theyknownowthatanimalscanlearn--dogs,rats,birdsandevenwormscanlearn.Scientistsarenowbeginningtounderstandthathumansaredifferentfromanimalsbecausetheycanspeak.Animalscannotspeak.Theymakenoiseswhentheyareafraid,orangry,orunhappy.Apesareournearestcousins.Theycanunderstandsomethingsmorequicklythanhumanbeings,andoneortwohavelearnedafewwords,buttheyarestilldifferentfromus.Theycannotjoinwordsormakesentences.Theycannotthinklikeusbecausetheyhavenolanguage,aswemeanit.Theycanneverthinkaboutthepastorthefuture.Languageisawonderfulthing.Manhasbeenabletodevelopcivilizationlargelybecausehehaslanguage.Everychildcanspeakhisownlanguageverywellwhenheisfourorfive--butnoanimallearnstospeak.Howdochildrenlearn?Scientistsdonotreallyknow.Whathappenswhenwespeak?Scientistsdon?tknow.Theyonlyknowthatmancanspeakbecausehehasabigbrain.Unit5Manystudentswhocallthemselvesbadreadersneverthelessdoreadsomethingssuccessfully.Theymayreadnovelsortheymayreadthesportspageeveryday.Butatextbookisadifferentmatter.Atextbookgivesthemalotoftroubles.Whyisthat?Onereasonislackofinterest.Anotheristhattheyareoftenunfamiliarwiththesubjectaboutwhichtheyarereading.ButathirdreasonisthattheytrytoreadatextbookasifitwereanovelorasportsstoryoraproblemtobesolvedbyAnnlanders.Theyrespondtothetextbookinappropriately.Howyoureadsomethingdependsontheauthor?spurposeinwriting.Therearebasicallyfourpurposesforwriting.Someauthorswritetotellastory;otherswritetocreateanimageinyourmind;someauthorswritetoinformortoteach;andsomestillotherswritetoconvinceyouofaparticularviewpoint.Eachofthesefourpurposesrequiresadifferentresponseasyouread.Ifyouresponddifferentlytodifferenttypesofwriting,youwillfindthatyourreadingwillbemucheasier.