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mindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.

Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest’aichiandanearbyt’aichigroupmeetseverymorningat6a.m.I’vetriedgoing,butit’stooearlyformetogetoutofbed…

T’aichiisreallygood.Youneedsomekindofexercise.It’sunhealthyforyoutositinfrontof

yourcomputerallday,everyday!

Well,Irecentlyspendmyweekendsawayfrommycomputer.

Ohreally?

Andwhathaveyoudonerecentlythatdidn’tinvolveacomputerorTVscreen?

Pandas!

IjustwenttotheSanDiegoZoowithmysisteronSaturday!

Theyhaveoneofthe

bestpandaexhibitsintheUS.ThemotherpandaisfromWolong,China,andhadhadsixbaby

pandasby2012sincearrivingattheSanDiegoZooinSeptemberof1996.

Oh,Ibetbabypandasareamazing!

Hey!

Maybeyoushouldgetazoomembershipandgo

jogginginthezoo!

Azoomembership!

Nowthat’sagreatidea!

IlovetheSanDiegoZoo.It’snearmyhouse,I

cangetgoodexerciseandIcanwatchthebabypandasgrowup!

Q1:

Whathasmadethemansweatalloverthefloor?

Q2:

Whydoesn’tthewomangotopracticet’aichiwithhermom?

Q3:

Whatdoesthewomannormallydoonweekends?

Q4:

Whydoesthemansuggestthewomangetazoomembership?

Unit3

Rebecca,Ijustlearnedofanamazingparkrightherenearourcity!

Really?

Isitanatureparkoranentertainmentpark?

It’sabeautifulnaturepark,located15milesfromourhome.

What’sitcalled?

ItiscalledBigSkyParkandhasnicewalkingtrailsandcampingsites!

Bill,thisisperfect!

Wecanhaveavacationandstillkeepsavingmoneytovisitmyfamily

sometime.But,canwegettoBigSkyParkwithoutacar?

Yes,easily.WejusttaketheNo.32busthatgoesrighttothepark.Theonlyproblemwillbe

gettingallofourcampingstuffwithusonthebus.

Well,Ididjustbuythatnewcarttohelpcarrygrocerieshomeonthebus,pluswehaveyour

bigbackpack.Together,Ithinkwewillbefine.Allofourcampingequipmentshouldeasilyfit

onthebus.

Good.Good!

Iknowwecanmakeitareallyspecialweekend.Ihavelongedforatimewhen

wecouldwalkalonetogetherinthequietbeautyofnature.I’mso,sohappytohavethis

chancetobewithyouatthepark.

Iknowmetoo!

IknowwhatI’lldo!

I’llpackallofourfavoritefood,andI’llbakeasmall

chocolatecake.Yourfavorite!

Thenwecandrinkteaandeatthechocolatecakearounda

campfire.I’msohappyyoufoundBigSkyPark.Ican’twait,justtwomoredaysforthe

weekendtocome!

I’msohappyaswell.BigSkyParkwillbewonderful.Thefire,thedinnerandspendingtime

withyoumakemesuchahappy,happyman,Rebecca!

WhatmakesBigSkyParkanicevacationplaceforthecouple?

Howcanthecouplegetalltheircampingstuffonthebus?

Whatwillthewomanprobablydobeforetheirtrip?

Whatdoesthecouplelongtodoatthepark?

Unit5

Thisfeelslikeadream...ThelasttimeIwasinSanFranciscowas30yearsago,whenIwas

yourage,15yearsold.Somuchhaschangedinthecity–butyouknow–manyofthesitesare

justthesame.

Wow!

SanFranciscoisasbeautifulasapicture!

Ican’tbelieveit!

Let’sgetgoing!

Let’slook

atthemapandtakethestreetcartotheGoldenGateBridge.

Yes,ofcourse.But,wait–let’sjusttakeamomenttolookattheGoldenGateBridgefrom

here–uphighonthehill.Seehowamazingthesunlooks,shiningonthebridgetherehigh

abovethewater?

Sometimesthebestwaytoreallyenjoysomethingistoseeitfromdifferent

anglesandperspectives.

Yes!

Justbeautifulfromhere!

OK!

Wait!

Youknowwhat,AuntLucy,I’m

really,reallyhungry!

MayweeatbeforeweheadouttoseetheGoldenGateBridge?

Yes,ofcoursewecan.We’realreadyhereinChinatownandnearmyfavoriteChinese

restaurant.Evenafter30yearshavepassedsinceIlastvisited,it’sstillbusyandactive.

That’sgreat,AuntLucy!

And,it’srighthere!

Thisisamazing!

Themaninsidethewindowismakingnoodlesbyhand–justbypulling

ontheflourdough.I’veneverseenanythinglikeitbefore.How?

Yes,Iknow.It’samazing,right?

Andthefoodisdelicious,too!

Sometimesthebestwayto

enjoycultureistosimplyslowdownandtrulyexperienceit.Wehavefivefulldaysherein

SanFrancisco.Let’sgoslowlyandenjoyeverymoment!

Whatisthewoman’simpressionofSanFranciscowhenvisitingthistime?

WhatdoesthewomansuggesttheydobeforegoingtotheGoldenGateBridge?

Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

Whatdoesthewomanconsidertobethebestwaytoenjoyculture?

Unit7

Haveyouheard?

Abigstormiscoming!

Theweathermansaysahurricaneiscoming!

Eventhoughourcityis50milesfromthe

ocean,wewillstillbeinthepathofthehurricane.

Ihearditontheradionews,too!

Weneedtoprepare.There’sanEmergencyItemslistonthe

refrigerator.I’llgetit.

OK.Bepreparedtobewithoutfood,waterorelectricity.

Sothelistsaysonegallonofwaterperpersonperday.Italsosaysweneedtogetfoodthat

doesn’tneedrefrigeration.

Howmanydaysofsuppliesshouldweget?

Itsaystoprepareemergencysuppliesfor10days.

Well,wehavefourflashlightsalready.

Yes,butweneedbatteriesfortheflashlights.

OK,solet’sgetreadyandgotothestore.Ihopeeveryoneelseintownhasn’talreadybought

outthestorefortheirownsupplies.Shouldwebringcash,incasethecreditcardmachines

don’twork?

Yep!

Ialreadywentbythebankthismorning.Ihave$1,500cashonhand.So,scratchoff

flashlightsandcashfromourEmergencyItemslist.

Hmm,youknow,ifwedon’tusethe$1,500cashforthestorm–Icouldeasilyfindauseforit

shoppingatthemall.There’sabeautifulnewsuitandshoesandanamazinglongcoatand...

Hahaha.Hmmlet’ssee:

$1,500is$1,300morethanourbudgetforclothingexpensesper

month!

Rememberthatwetookthiscashfromouremergencysavingsaccount–mysweet

love–sothatwewouldbepreparedinanemergency.Shoppinginthemallisnotan

emergency!

Whatwillthecoupledotoprepareforthestorm?

Whatthingsdotheyhaveathomeforemergencysituations?

Whydoesthewomansuggesttheybringcashwiththem?

What’stheirbudgetforclothingeverymonth?

Inaperfectworld,wewouldallavoidtoomuchcreditcarddebtandwouldneverhavetodealwiththetroubleofbeingunabletomeetourcreditcardpaymentobligations.Butthisisnotaperfectworld,andunfortunately,thesedistressingsituationsarethenormformanypeople.Ifyoufindyourselfinthisposition,orheadingthere,youshouldcutyourspendingnow.

Don’twaituntilyoursituationissodesperatethatyouhavefewoptionsavailabletoyou.Facingthefactorsthatgiveyoutheurgetospendmoneycarelesslycanbeuncomfortable,butifyoudon’tfacethem,howwillyoucontrolyourdebtandacquirethethingsyoutrulywant?

Onenegativeaspectofusingcreditcardsinsteadofcashisthatyouaretotallyunawareofthefactthatyou’respendingrealmoney.Thepleasantfeelingsyouexperiencewhenyoupurchasetheitemareisolatedfromtheunpleasantfeelingsofmakingthepaymentwhenyougetthecreditcardstatement.Studiesaffirmthatmostpeoplearemuchlesslikelytobuywhenpayingwithcashasopposedtocreditcards.So,tryleavingyourcreditcardsathome,andpaywithcashorcheck.

Toreallycontrolyourspendingandyourcreditcarddebt,youneedtoexaminewhatmoneymeanstoyou.Makeanefforttonoticehowyouinteractwithmoneyandwhatbeliefsandattitudesyouhaveaboutmoney.Studiesalsoshowthatpeoplewithlowself-esteemengagethemselvesinmoreimpulsespendingandbuyingthingstheydon’tneed.Remindyourselfdailythatyourworthasapersonhasnothingtodowithhowmuchmoneyyouhave.Onceyouareconvincedofthis,youwillbreakthepsychologicalbarriersthatwerekeepingyoufromhandling

yourmoneywisely.

Asolutionmaybeathandforholidaymakerswhoarestrugglingtofindquiet,out-of-the-wayplacestogo.Forthosewhoreallywanttogetawayfromthecrowdedandmuch-traveledresorts,theynowfinditpossiblebecauseanewholidaydestinationhassprungup–Antarctica.

However,thisnewhotspot,orfreezingzone,mightonlybeforthosewhoarefabulouslyrichifanewpolicygetsunderway.TourismonAntarcticahasbeenincreasingdramatically,fromafewthousandpeoplein1985tomorethan40,000in2007.ThegrowingnumbersarehavinganadverseeffectontheuntouchedenvironmentoftheSouthPole.Tocombatthis,researchers

fromHolland’sMaastrichtUniversityhavecomeupwithasensiblesolution:

Limitthenumberoftouristsallowedtovisitandhawkthevacationstothosewhoaredeterminedtogoandarewillingtoofferhigheramountsofmoneythanothersforthetrip.

Manyenvironmentalprotectionagenciesagreethatthereisaneedtoprotectthefrozenwildernessfromthedamagecreatedbymoderntourism.Antarcticaisthelastunspoiledplaceonearth.Ithasaverydelicateecosystemthatcouldbeeasilyupsetbystreamsoftour