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SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviesasIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethingyouareinterestedinisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.

NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?

Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytowhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.

Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn

Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.

Practicingandlearningfrommistakes

Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!

Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.

Developingtheirstudyskills

Itisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.Goodlearnersfindoutthebestwaystolearnwell.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.

Askingquestions

Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.

Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!

FullMoon,FullFeelings

ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.Mooncakeshavetheshapeofafullmoononmid-autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’sswishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.

Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,FengMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!

Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.

TheSpiritofChristmas

ManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:

theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCarolisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.

AChristmasCarolisafamousnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself,anddoesn’ttreatothersnicely.Hejustcaresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoney.AndhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishedafterhedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogetoexpectthreespiritstovisithim.

Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodandremindsScroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Heseesthatheisdeadbutnobodycares.ScroogeissoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisalreadythenextmorningonChristmasDay!

Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!

Unit3couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?

FunTimesPark—AlwaysaFunTime!

[AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld]

Alice:

Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.

HeWei:

Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere?

Oh...itlooksprettyscary.

Comeon!

Ipromiseit’llbefun!

Ifyou’reafraid,justshoutorholdmyhand.

[Aftertheride]

Youwereright,thatwasfun!

Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingreallydidhelp.

See,thatwasn’tsobad,right?

Youneverknowuntilyoutrysomething.

Yes,I’msogladItriedit.NowIknowIcandoitandit’sactuallyfun!

DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnow?

Sure,butI’mreallyhungry.Doyouknowwherewecangetsomegoodfoodquickly?

Ofcourse!

IsuggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.It’safastfoodplace.Itservesdelicioushamburgersandhotdogs.

Thatsoundsperfect!

[OntheirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBob’s.]

Oh,look!

Thisrestaurantlooksinteresting.Itseemsarockbandplaysthereeveryevening.

Maybewecancomeherefordinnerlater.Let’saskwhattimethebandstarts.

[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]

Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstartsplayingthisevening?

Staff:

Eighto’clock.It’salwaysbusy,socomealittleearliertogetatable.

OK,thanks!

CouldYouPlease...?

Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,“Wherearetherestrooms?

”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?

”aresimilarrequestsfordirectionstoaplace.BotharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitebybeinglessdirect—ormoreindirect—whenweaskforhelp.

InEnglish,asinChinese,wechangethewaywespeakwhenwetalkwithdifferentpeople.Theexpressionsyouusemightdependonwhomyouarespeakingtoorhowwellyouknowthem.Ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip?

”,thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?

”,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.However,itisallrighttoaskdirectquestionsinsomesituations,likewithyourclassmates.

Usuallypolitequestionsarelongerandincludemorelanguagesuchas“Couldyouplease...?

”or“CanIask...?

”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?

”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,withastrangeronthestreet,wemightfirstsay,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.

Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythanbedirect.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtouseproperlanguage.ThiswillalsohelpyoubecomebetteratEnglish,oranyotherlanguageyouwishtospeak.

Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark

FromShyGirltoPopStar

Forthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.

IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobe