According to a survey and my own observation young people today are more consumeristic and less idealistic. The college students'major objective \is to be financially well off.\ Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life. It is true that we need to be financially comfortable, but we also need to feel we have perspective on the world beyond the confines of our occupation It is the duty of educational institutions to help people get a better understanding

Ⅱ. Listening skills How to Overcome Fears of Flying If you are afraid of flying, there are specialists who can teach you how to deal with your fears and They will find out if a nearby airport has special training programs for people who are afraid to fly. Many airports do. How would such a program work? First, a specialist will take your group to the airport to watch the planes take off and land. A

Intensive Study There's a Lot More to Life than a Job Para.1 It has often been remarked that the saddest thing about youth is that it is wasted on the young. Para. 2 Reading a survey report on first-year college students, I recalled the regret, \If only knew then what know now

I. Listening skills Identifying the main Information to go Hong Kong would also like me to visit him. What should I do w: You may miss your uncle and be sorry about not seeing Hong Kong, but I really think driving from city to city with friends would be more fun uncle Hong ko fu

unit 9 Here are the seasons to be jolly I. Basic listening practice the holidays people celebrate, Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day . which are the most important to you? M: Christmas and easter, because they mark events in Jesus Christ's life: his birth and

II. Listening Skills Making Calculations 1. W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer? M: Well, its $25 for labor to start with. A new modern cost another 50 bucks. On top of that I needed a new battery, and it cost $17

Flying there is not half the fun I. Basic listening Practice I Script M: would you prefer a window or an aisle seat, madam? W: Aisle, please. If there's none left, then a wind. w seat is Ok. But I don't like middle seats。 Q: what is the order of the womans preference? C: aisle-wingdow-minddle

Uint10 I. Basic listening Practice 1. Script W: Many Chinese students are too shy to say anything in a classroom M: I think they dont speak because their culture values modesty, and they dont want to appear to be showing off. Goes back to Confucius

Basic listening Practice 1. Script W: Let me recommend my brother to you. He's really done well in the stock market over the last M: The real question is this: How have you dine by taking his advice Q: What does the man mean?

Uint I. Basic listening practice 1. Script M: We offer all kinds of tours and excursions. do you have anything particular in W: Not really, we'd just like to see the local sights and have an English speaking guide. It would be good if they were someone local too. My husband is interested in the local stories and folklore