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1、1Good com muni catio n is vital in moder n society. We know that much of the com muni cati on is unsp oke n. Con sciously or uncon sciously, we show our true feeli ngs with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes. Your good qualities can make good com muni cati on. The personal qualities in clude: p h

2、ysical app eara nee, en ergy, rate of sp eech, p itch and tone of voice, gestures, exp ressive ness of eyes, and the ability to hold the in terest of others.What should we do so that our com muni cati on will be effective? Here are my suggesti ons.Firstly, you should be yourself The trick is to be c

3、on siste ntly you, at your best. The most effective people n ever cha nge character from one situati on to ano ther. They the same whether they ' re having a conversation with their close faddidssing their garde n club or being in terviewed for a job. They com muni cate with their whole being.Se

4、condly, whether you' re talking to one person or one hundred, always rememberto look at them. Don ' t break eye con tact while talki ng. As ycaurenmi, move your eyes comfortably, the n look directly at those in the room and smile. This shows clearly that you are at ease. Smili ng is imp orta

5、 nt. The best type of smile and eye con tact is gen tle and comfortable, not forced.You should also absorb oher people before showing yourself. You can' t learn's goinganything whe n you talk. When you atte nd a meeti ng, a p arty or an in terview, don immediately start throw ing your opinio

6、ns. Sto p for a sec ond. Absorb what What' s the mood of the othersare the dow n, up, happy, expectant? Are they eagerto lear n from you, or do they show resista nee? If you can sense what' s happeningothers, you will be better able to reach them. So, liste n before you talk.The fourth sugge

7、sti on is that you focus your en ergy. How do you get your en ergy up? Before the meet ing, collect your thoughts about the goal of the meetinyours and the other ' s. Once you go through the doorway, no Ion ger think about yourself. Focus on the person you are meeti ng to find out what he is in

8、terested in. Prop erly collected en ergy comes across whe n we sin cerely believe someth ing. Whe n you sp eak with en ergy, you are invo Ived with your audie nee and your message. You create an air of certainty. The audienee may disagree with you, but they can t question your belief.Lastly, I would

9、 like to rem ind you that you should lighte n up. Take a good hard look at your self. Do you say“ I ” too often? Are you only concentrated on your ownp roblems? Do you complain freque ntly? If you an swered yes to eve n one of these questi ons, you n eed to be more relaxed.How to communicate(71) Sug

10、gestio nsDosDon tsBe yourselfAlways be the same and com muni cate with your whole bei ng.Change character in (72)_ situati ons.Use your eyes|l Make direct eye con tact.l Break eye con tact.and smilel P rese nt a gen tle and comfortable (73).l (74) yourself to smile.Liste n before(75) Sto p for a sho

11、rt time to know the others ' mood and what is happen with them.Beg in your talk immediately. lingFocus your(76) l Remain (77) and think clearly and carefully before the meeti ng.l Focus on the person you' r(Meeting.Think about yourself.eLighte n upTry to be (78) .l Say “1” too often.l Concen

12、 trate on your own p roblems.l Make too(79) complaint.Con clusi onGood com muni catio n (80) on good personal qualities.1. effectively/well 2. differe nt 3. smile 4. Force 5. talk ing 6. en ergy7. calm 8. relaxed 9. much 10. depends2Homework is a great way for kids to devel op independen t, life lon

13、g lear ning skills, so here are some gen eral homework tips for paren ts: Make sure your child has a quiet, wellt pl ace to do homework.Avoid hav ing your child do homework with the televisi on on or in p laces with other distracti ons, such as people coming and going. Make sure the materials your c

14、hild n eeds, such as some paper, pen cils and a dicti on ary, are available.Ask your child if sp ecial materials will be n eeded for some p rojects and get them in adva nee. Help your child with time man ageme nt.Establish a set time each day for doing homework. Don' t let your child leavehomewo

15、rk un til just before bedtime. Think about using a weeke nd morning or after noon for worki ng on big p rojects, esp ecially if the p roject invo Ives gett ing together with classmates. Be p ositive about homework.Tell your child how imp orta nt school is. The attitude you exp ress about homework wi

16、ll be the attitude your child acquires. When your child asks for hkp, p rovide guida nee, not an swers.Givi ng an swers means your child will n ot learn the material. Too much help teaches your child that whe n the going gets rough, some one will do the work for him or her.Coop erati on with the tea

17、cher. It shows your child that the school and home are a team. Follow the directi ons give n by the teacher. Reward p rogress in homework.TitleTopic forhomeworks homeworkIf your child has bee n successful in homework comp leti on and is work ing hard, celebrate that success with a sp ecial eve n (e.

18、g. pi zza, a walk, a trip to the park) to reinforce the p ositive effortfor parents on their childre nBasic requirementsMaterials for homeworkThi ngs (5)_ Some paper Some pen cils A dictio narymaterials for some projects ahea of timeTime man ageme ntDoing homeworkAtime each day or a whole morning o

19、after noon on weeke ndsAttitudes toof (8)by pare ntshomeworkhomework Acce pted by childre nfromparentsDos and don ' ts Pro vide guida nee Don' t give an swers Coop erate with the teacher Follow the teacher' s direct ion;(10)Successful homeworkReward the child with a sp ecial eve nt.A si

20、ngle room Quiet and we-lit _ TV or other distractio ns3.Many people would like to watch sport matches .First you need to know about audie nee mannersMost sporting arenas (竞技场) have rules for spectators written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive Try to reach your

21、 seat half an hour before the start of the eve nt and don' t leave whe n a gameWhen progressyou leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbishDuring exciting games, try to control yourself. Don' t)clriaeize the perfpl ayers and coaches Be careful with your words, sinc

22、e some may cause an ger among other people in the audie neeAppI ause is a sp ecial form of body Ian guage you can use to com muni cate with players, but you should do it properly . When players first appea, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don' t go on for too long. After an excelle

23、ntp erforma nee, appi aud warmly. If some one fails, your app lause will hel p en courage them.Appi ause is not welcome, however, while p layers n eed to kee p their concen trati on. Various sp orts have various rules for the audie neeEnjoying artistic gymnastics silenee But lots of cheering can rea

24、lly help basketball and football p layers. Sno oker and table tennis courtside behavior in cludes a ban on flash p hotogra phy. Mobile phones are not allowed in shoot ing cen ters.To be a good sp ectator, you should take time to lear n the games pecific rules and related culture of each eve ntTitle:

25、 Good Audiencetop icrulesBefore gamesSporting arenas read your tickets carefully in reach and leave there in time take (3)your rubbishwhe n leaveDuring gamesExcit ing games pay atte nti on to your behavior and be(4)(5) use it prop erly(6)gymn astics keep (7)Basketball a nd football you should (8)Sno

26、 oker and table tennis forbid (9)p hotosShoot ing cen ters Don t use mobile phonesAfter gamesHow to be a good sp ectator to lear n the (10)rules andculture4Every year there are hun dreds of earthquakes in differe nt p arts of the world. InSep t.1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an eart

27、hquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be compi etely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China' s Shanxi Province in 1556. It killedcOim oisillionpeople.We measure an earthquake ' s strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was in troduced in 1935 in South

28、er n California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuri ng five or more is usually serious.The earth ' s cr地壳)is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash aga inst each other, caus ing the crust to quake. In c

29、ities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite ofte n, many moder n build ings are desig ned to be flexible so whe n the earth moves, they move with it.Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pip es. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.Ano t

30、her effect of earthquakes is tsun amis 海啸).These are huge waves created by earthquakes ben eath the sea. They can be many metres high and cause great damage to coastal tow ns and cities.China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurre nc发生)of earthquakes in the world.Knowing about 1.Two ser

31、ious earthquakes in 2.An earthquake and 3.fires destroyedboth Tokyo and Yokohama in Se pt. 1923.In 1556, a very serious earthquake 4.inChina ' s Shanxi Province.The way to 5.anearthquake ' s stitbngPeople can measure an earthquake' s strengRichter scale of one to ten, 6.in 1935 inthe USA

32、. If an earthquake measures five or more, it usually serious.The 7.ofearthquakesAs the plates, which form the earth' s 8move, they sometimes crash aga inst each other, caus ing the crust to quake.Some 9.ofearthquakesIf earthquakes break up gas or oil pipes, 10. will happen, which can do as much

33、damage as the earthquake itself.Tsun ami is ano ther effect of earthquakes.th on the5Have you ever bee n in a meeti ng while some one was making a sp eech and realized sudde niy that your mi nd was a millio n miles away? You p robably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay atte nti on and ever have

34、 bee n told that daydream ing is a waste of time.“ On the contrary,” says L. Giambra, an expert in psychology,“ daydreaming isquite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn' t get done all the thinking it has to doduring a normal day. You can ' t possibly do all your thinking withiouscmjnd. In

35、 stead, your uncon scious mind is work ing out p roblems all the time. Daydream ing then may be one way that the con scious and uncon scious states of mind have sile nt dialogues. ”Early exp erts in p sychology p aid no atte nti on to the imp orta nee of daydreams or eve n con sidered them harmful.

36、At one time daydream ing was thought to be a cause of some men tal ill nesses. They did not have a better un dersta nding of daydreams un til the late 1980s. Eric Kli nger, a pro fessor of p sychology, is the writer of the book Daydream ing. Kli nger says,“ We know now that daydream ing is one of th

37、e mainways that we orga nize our lives, lear n from our exp erie nces, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a win dow on the thi ngs we fear and the thi ngs we long for in life. ” Daydreams are usually very simp le and direct, quite uni ike slee p dreams, which may be hard to understand. I

38、t' s easier to gain a deep understanding of your life bypaying close atte nti on to your daydreams tha n by trying to exam ine your slee p dreams carefully. Daydreams help you recog nize the difficult situatio ns in your life and find out a p ossible way of deali ng with them. Daydreams cannot b

39、e p redicted; they move off in unexp ected directi on which may be creative and full of ideas. For many famous artists and scie ntists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative en ergy.About daydreamsOpin io ns1.Features2.A. 3.: one way that theorga nize our lives cannot beA. daydreams:4.and

40、 uncon scious statesp redicted7.of mind haveand direct5.dialoguesB. harmful: a 8.oflearn from our 6.move off inB 10.some men tal ill nessesunexp ecteddreams: hard to9.un dersta nd6The family sp here范围）used to be defi ned by its isolati on from the p ublic realm.There was the public male realm （领域）of

41、 "rational accomplishment" and cruel comp etiti on, and the p rivate female and child-reari ng sp here of home, in tuition直 觉） and emoti on. The p rivate realm was suppo sed to be isolated from the realities of adult life. For both better and worse, televisi on and other electro nic media

42、tend to break dow n the differe nee betwee n those two worlds. The membra ne around the family sphere is much more permeable可渗透的）.TV takes public events and transforms them into dramas that are p layed out in the p rivacy of our liv ing rooms, kitche ns and bedrooms.Parents used to be the cha nnel t

43、hrough which childre n lear ned about the outside world. They could decide what to tell their childre n and whe n to tell it to them. Since childre n lear n to read in stages, books pro vide a kind of n atural scree ning p rocess, where adults can decide what to tell and not tell childre n of differ

44、e nt read ing abilities. Televisi on destroyed the system that sep arated adult from child kno wledge and sep arated in formatio n into year-by-year slices for childre n of differe nt ages. In stead, it p rese nts the same in formati on directly to childre n of all ages, without going through adult

45、filters.So televisi on p rese nts a real challe nge to adults. While a parent can read a n ews paper without shari ng it with childre n in the same room, televisi on is accessible to every one in that sp ace. And un like books, televisio n does n't allow us to flipp 翻转） through it and see what&#

46、39;s coming up. We may think we're giving our childre n a less on in scie nee by hav ing them watch the Challe nger take off, and the n sudde niy they lear n about death, disaster and adult mistakes.Books allow adults to discuss p rivately what to tell or not tell childre n. This also allows par

47、ents to kee p adult material secret from childre n and kee p their secret kee ping secret. Take that same material and put it on The Today Show and you have 800,000 childre n heari ng the very things the adults are trying to kee p from them. "Televisio n takes our kids across the globe before p

48、arents give them p ermissi on to cross the street."Main comp aris onsCon textsDista nee betwee n1 and the outsideHomes used to be isolated from the2 realm.Homes no wadays are3 to the outsidworld.Media through which childre n can obtai n in formatio nIn the p ast, childre n might lear n _4_about

49、 the outside world with the help of parents and5.More in formatio n is got directly through TV and other electro nic media, which breaks dow n the6betwee n adultworld and the child world.7of the in formatio n childre n getTraditi on ally, kids could only knew what they should lear n at their age, ca

50、refully 8 by their paren ts.Everythi ng can p ossibly be known by childre n, in clud ing many aspects of life.Effects on family educatio nParen tal in structio nFamilies are now un der greater stress the before. Adults are an xious about being parentsand faced with new 10.nMore imp orta ntly, childr

51、e n gradually lear n that adults are worried and an xious about being paren ts. Actually, televisi on has also p laces families un der a lot of stress.How Television Changes Childhood?7Traditi on ally, customers may con sider more about what they buy the p roduct for.However, the image of p roduct a

52、nd the consuming circumsta nee have become the key points to attract customer aware ness and stimulate their buying n eeds. Freque ntly, customers buy goods just because they are cute, lovely and uniq ue. With a less emp hasis on fun cti onal utilities, the exp erie nee and imag in ative sp ace are

53、p laced into an in creas in gly imp orta nt role. The image of p roduct is emp hasized, as well as the com muni cati on betwee n p roducts and con sumers.bCbavixmewhich app earsto be focused and directed at the object and at p leasure, in fact res ponds to quite differe nt objectives: dis pl aced ex

54、p ressi on of desire, and the p roducti on of a code of social values through the use of differe ntial sig ns” (Baudrillard) . The reas on forimage-orie nted customer behavior is p robably that customers' lifestyle has bee ncontinuously virtualized by paying much attention to“ Virtual Reality ”

55、. The evidcan be traced from compu ter games and Hollywood movies, in which customers'p refere nee for flee ing reality is p erfectly matched.This cha nge requires us to take efforts to enhance p roduct image by in tegrati ng style, color, taste, sha pe and material, and com muni cate with custo

56、mers creatively, imagi natively and inno vatively, and en able them to enjoy the disti nctive exp erie nee image brin gs.“ A n eed is not a n eed for a p articular object as much as it is a's IMAC,for differenee” ( Baudrillard). The typical example is Apple Computerwhich has stro ng visual impac

57、t and outsta nding dyn amics. By this way, customer relatio nship can be set up through image, and brand can be treated as liv ing that can tran sform peop le. Other exa mp les common ly used are Disney Fairyla nd and Las Vegas, where new exp erie nee and imag in ati on are fully dem on strated. In

58、sum, consump tio n is n egotiati on, a n ever-e nding conv ersati on held in the Ian guages of advertis ing, p ackag ing, branding, fashi on, and en terta inment.Con textsMore Attention to the Image of ProductMain comp aris onsDiffere nt asp ects1about bypeople whe n they are shopping.In the p ast, people think more about the2 of the goods.People today are more easily3bythe4of p roduct and the buyingatmos