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英语口语联系资料
Unit1
Learningaforeignlanguageisusuallytough,butknowingthebasicgreetingsisapoliteandsimplethingtodo.Itshowsthatyouhaveaninterestintheculture。
Eachcountrieshasitsowncustomsandwaysofsayinghello.Forexample,Britishpeoplelikemegreeteachotherbytalkingabouttheweather,whileinChinatheywillsay你吃了吗?
Themostcommonformofgreetingsinmanycountrieswhenyouareintroducedtoanewfriendisahandshake。
ButshakinghandsisrareinJapan。
TheJapanesegreeteachotherwithashortbowandnotreturningsomeone’sbowisconsideredveryrude。
Thedegreeofthebowisdirectlyrelatedtothedifferenceinstatusbetweenthetwoindividuals.Greetingsbetweenfriendsarejustanodofthehead,whilealow—rankingworkershouldgreetasuperiorwithalonganddeepbow。
Also,agreatfirstimpressioncanbeimportant,andoncemadeit’sverydifficulttochange.Tomakeagoodimpression,youneedtoactasifyouaremeetingagoodfriend。
Thisisaprettygoodstartingpointfordevelopingagoodrelationship。
Indailylife,wealsoneedtobecarefulaboutfirstmeetings.Forexample,someonemayphoneyoutoaskforyourpersonalinformation。
Youneedtobecautious,becausetheymayaskyouforthisinordertostealyouremailaddress,yourmoney,yourcredit,oryouridentity。
So,itisimportanttolearntheproperwaytogreetpeopleandmakeagoodfirstimpression。
Itisequallyimportanttobecarefulingivingstrangersyourpersonalinformation。
Unit2
Mymotherismybestfriend,andIcantalktoheraboutanything.Shehelpsmethrougheverything,andwedon'thaveanysecrets.WheneverIfeellonely,mymotheristheonlypersonIcantalkto.
MymotherhasbeenmybestfriendforaslongasIcanremember,andIpreferhercompanyoveranyoneelse.Sheiskind,intelligent,funnyandagoodlistener。
IcansaywithoutbiasthatI’venevermetanotherpersonmoreworthbeingfriendswith.
Sure,I’vehadfriends,butIjustlikedmymommorethanthem.Ididn’tfeeltheneedtogoshoppingwithmyfriendsandI’vekeptcontactwithhardlyanyonefromthoseyearsofmylife。
Tothisday,Itendtorelatebettertopeopledecadesolderthanme。
Ihavegivenmymothersomuchaccesstomethatitisdifficulttobemyself。
MyfriendstoldmethatI'mlivinginahousewithoutwalls–emotionalwalls。
At25,Iamonlynowlearninghowtomakeandmaintainfriendshipsoutsideofmyfamilycircle.Feelingthatmymomdoesn'tunderstandmylifehasencouragedmetodevelopanewcircleoffriendsthathasnothingtodowithher.It’shelpedmetokeepsomethingsprivatefromher.Istartedsettingboundaries。
Forexample,mymotherdoesn’tknowwhatmusicI‘mlisteningto.Istillfeeltheurgetotellher,butnowthere’savoiceinthebackofmyheadthatremindsmesomethingsneedtobemineandonlymine.Bynatureofbeingagreatbestfriendandparent,mymomunderstandsandacceptsthis。
Ihopeit‘sacomplimenttomymotherthatherroleinmylifehasalwaysbeentoocomfortingandtooloving—somuchsothatIhadtostartkeepingadistancefromher.
Unit3
Peopleindifferentcountriescookvariouskindsoffood。
Thehistorical,geographicalandclimatefeaturesofwheretheyliveandtheirwaysoflifeinfluencetheircuisines。
PeopleinSouthKorealovetohavepickles。
InThailand,mostpeopleenjoyspicyfood,asThaicurriescanbereallyhot.TheJapaneseprefertohaverawfoodandseafood,fortheyliveinasmallisland。
InItaly,mostpeoplehavepizzaandpastawitheverymeal。
Therearemanyspecialtypizzarestaurantsalloverthecountry.TheBritishlovefishandchips.ThetraditionalfoodsintheUnitedStatesarehotdogs,cokesandotherfastfoods.Americanstylefastfoodchainsarecurrentlyontheincreaseallovertheworld.MostpeopleinEuropeorBritainhaveasimplebutnutritiousbreakfastsuchaswhole—mealbread,juice,milkandbacon.SomeAmericanshaveasandwichandcoffeeforlunchonweekdays.ChipsarealsocalledFrenchfriesorfriesforshort.
Similarly,foodisthebestwaytoexploreChineseculture。
Chinesetraditionalfoodismostlymadeofgrain。
BalancednutritionisimportantinChinesefood。
Westernpeoplevaluetimeverymuch,sosometimestheyeatfastfoodtosavetimeaswellaskeepenoughenergy。
ThisisquitedifferentfromtheChineseattitudestowardsfood,astheyofteneattogethertocommunicatewithfriendsandfamily。
UnliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares。
Theytendtocookmorethanenough,especiallywhentheytreatourguestsathome,astheywilldotheirbesttoshowtheirwarmth.
Wearewhatweeat,andwechoosefoodtosuitourwaysoflife。
Unit4
ItseemstruethateverykidinschoolislearningEnglish.WhydoyouwanttolearnEnglish?
LearningEnglishisveryuseful。
SomepeoplewanttoknowEnglishwelltogainmoreknowledge。
Wecanreadbooks,listentomusic,watchmoviesandsurftheinternet.Forexample,songsintheiroriginalformtendtobebetterwhenyoucantrulyunderstandthemand55%ofallwrittencontentontheinternetisinEnglish.Wheneveryouhaveaproblem,youcan‘Googleit’tofindawaytosolvetheproblem.OthersliketolearnEnglishformorepracticalreasons,suchastakingaschoolexam,gettingajoborworkinginalargeinternationalcompany。
Forinstance,FrenchandChinesebusinesspartnersmaycommunicateinEnglish.IfyoucanspeakEnglishwithconfidenceandgetyourmessageacrossclearly,itisacriticaladvantagethatcanhelpyouadvancefurtherinyourcareer.
Learningalanguagecanbesomuchfun.Somepeoplelearntheminordertomeetnewpeoplefromaroundtheworld。
It’salsofuntolearnaboutotherculturesandtheirtraditions。
Maybeyouliketheculture,thecountryandevenhaveadesiretoevenliveorvisitthere。
Aswellasbeingusefulandfun,learningalanguagehelpsimproveyourmemory,anddecision—makingskills。
AsarequiredcourseofschoolsatdifferentlevelsinChina,andasanitemtobetestedatdifferentstagesofone’slearningandworkinglife,Englishiswithusthewholewaythroughourlives.Students'performanceinlearningEnglishandintakingEnglishtestsisofvitalperformanceimportancetoachievementsatschoolandtotheiropportunitiesforfurtherlearning.Infact,Englishisaninfluentialfactorthataffectsthequalityoflife.
Englishisagloballanguage。
Wesimplyhavemanymoreoptions,andthoseoptionscanhelpyouinlife。
Likeitornot,itisherewithus,helpingusleadaricherandhappierlifethroughadifferentperspective.
Unit5
Therecanbetoughtimes.Theweatherisgettingworse,thetrafficisalwaysovercrowdedandthetestscanbereallydifficult。
Thesemaymakeyousad。
Sometimesyouareinabadmoodandsometimesyoufeelhappy.Youmayfeelbetterwhenit'sasunnydayoryoufindawayoutofaproblem。
Thatishappiness.
So,howdowefindthepathofhappiness?
Thisseemstobethemilliondollarquestion。
Therearetonsofbooksonthesubject。
Themoreyouread,themoreconfusedyouare.Evaluatingwhatmakesushappymighttakemoretimeandenergyandactuallymakeusunhappy.
Wemaylookatourselvesanddecidewhatwelikeanddon'tlikeandsetaboutmakingchanges。
Itdoesn'thavetobebigchanges.Lookinthemirrorandbeglad。
Ifyoudon’tlikewhatyousee,changeit.Makethesolutionthatsimple!
Youmaybesaying“Sure,thatsoundseasy",Itisalwayseasiertotalkaboutproblemsthantotaketheobviousactionstofixthem。
Butforthemostpart,thingsareasdifficultoraseasyaswedeterminethemtobe。
Sometimeswejustmakethingsharderthannecessary。
Beingunhappytakesnocourageoreffort.Trueachievementliesinstrugglingtobehappy.Aswegrowandprogresswewillrealizewhowereallyareandwhatmakesushappyandwhatweareresponsiblefor。
SteveJobssaid“Goodtimes,hardtimes,butneverbadtimes”。
Unit6
Thereareagreatmanyhobbiestochoosefrom。
Somepeopleenjoyreadingandwriting,whileotherschoosetospendtheirtimeonswimmingandcycling.Ihavemanyhobbies,butreadingandjoggingaremyfavorite.WhenIhavefreetime,Ioftenreadsomefamousbooks。
ThroughreadingIcanopenmymindaswellasmyheart.ThroughreadingIbecomemoreandmoreknowledgeable。
Ioftenjogontheschoolplaygroundsintheearlymorning。
Joggingnotonlyhelpsmebuildmybody,butalsocultivatesmyperseverance。
Myfatherisamanwithwideinterests。
Hisfavoritepastimeisplayingweiqi,chess.Heoftenplayschesswithhisfriendsinthepark,sometimesonthesideoftheroad.Recently,myfathertaughtmehowtoplayGo。
GoisapuzzlegamethatoriginatedinChina.Itisbothakindofcompetitionandaleisuregameindailylife.
Mymotherisafoodloverandcrazyaboutcooking.Withoutmucheffort,shecanmakeverydeliciousmealsofdifferentstyles。
Ontheweekendsorholidays,myparentsandIwillgotothesupermarkettobuysomeingredientsandseasoningstocookwhatwelike.MyfatherandIwillhelpwashvegetables.Sometimesmymotherteachesmesomecookingskills。
Iliketoenjoyfinefoodwithmyparentsinoursparetime.
Everyyearmyfamilywillgotravellingonceortwiceandweareveryfondoffamilytravelling.Foronethingitisexcitingtovisitdifferentplacesandgettoknowthecustomsofthelocalpeople。
Andforanothertravellingisoneofthebestwaystolearn。
Unit7
Learningaboutyourfeelingsisawaytodevelopyouremotionalintelligenceaswellasanopportunitytolearnmoreaboutyou。
Itissometimestoughtoshareyourfeelingswithothers。
Ifyoudonottellanyonethatyou’refeelingsad,fr