全大学英语听说4第二版unit1-14口语话题备考资料

U1oneworld

•whatbirthdaysmeantoyou

•howbirthdaysareobservedaroundtheworld

•whysomepeopledon'tcelebratetheirbirthdays

1.InwhatsensedoyouthinkwecanregardtheworldweliveinasOneWorld?

2.Doyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldarelargelysimilar?Whyorwhynot?

3.Areyouinterestedinthetraditionsofotherpeoplesintheworld?Describesomeofthem.

[demo]

Personally,IaminterestedintheweddingtraditionintheWest."Somethingold,something

new,somethingborrowed,somethingblue"isapopularbridalattirerhymeintheWest,

whichdatesbacktotheVictoriantimes.Somethingoldreferstowearingsomethingthat

representsalinkwiththebride'sfamilyandheroldlife.Usually,thebridewearsapieceof

familyjewelryormaybehermother'sorgrandmother'sweddingdress.Wearingsomething

newrepresentsgoodfortuneandsuccessinthebride'snewlife.Thebride'sweddingdress

isusuallychosen,ifpurchasednew,butitcanbeanyothernewitemofthebride'swedding

attire.Wearingsomethingborrowedismeanttobringgoodlucktothemarriage,while

wearingsomethingbluedatesbacktobiblicaltimeswhenthecolorbluewasconsidered

torepresentpurityandfidelity.

4.WhatarethetraditionsofbirthdaycelebrationsinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriessuch

asBritainandtheU.S.?HowdotheydifferfromtheChineseones?

5.Doyouconsideryourbirthdayoneofthemostimportantdaysinyourlife?Whyorwhy

not?[demo]

Manypeoplewouldarguethatone'sbirthdayisoneofthemostimportantdaysinone's

life,andIamnoexception.First,birthdayisanimportantdayformebecauseinoneyear

thereisjustonebirthdaycelebrationanditprovidesalotofunforgettablememories.

Second,mybirthdayistheanniversaryofmybirth,andthusitisaspecialthanks-giving

occasionformetooffermyfilialrespecttomyparents,especiallytomymother,without

whomIwouldnothavecometothiswonderfulworldfilledwithendlessopportunitiesand

hopes.Third,mybirthdaywitnessesmygrowthbothphysicallyandmentally.Inaddition,

mybirthdayisconsideredanimportantoccasiontoreceivecongratulationsandsometimes

giftsfrommyclosefriends.Allinall,asone'sbirthdayisoneofthemostimportantdaysin

one'slife,oneshouldcelebrateitinamostmeaningfulandfruitfulway.

6.Whichbirthdaydoyouthinkisthemostimportant,your18th,20th,or21st?Why?

7.Whichofthebirthdaycelebrationsyou'vehadisthemostmemorabletoyou?Canyou

describeit?

例句

1.Humanbeingsareessentiallythesameeverywhere.

2.Allhumanbeingshavetheneedtoeat,tohaveshelter,andtowork.Theyalsoneedto

loveothersandbeloved.

3.We,peopleoftheworld,areonebigfamily,fortogetherweexist,andtogetherwetryto

maketheworldbetterforall.

4.Theworldismadebeautifulbytherichvarietyofculturesofdifferentcountriesandraces.

5.Contactsbetweenculturespromoteunderstandingamongthepeoplesoftheworld.

6.Withtherapiddevelopmentoftransportationmeansandtheinformationtechnologythe

worldisgettingsmallerandsmaller.

7.Althoughpeopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferenttraditions,theyallseemtocelebrate

certaindayssuchasNewYear'sDay,Mother'sDay,Children'sDay,LaborDay,etc.

8.Birthdaysareobservedbymanypeoplethroughouttheworld.

9.InChina,specialnoodlesareservedinhonorofthebirthdayperson.Thenoodlesare

extralongtosymbolizelongevity/alonglife.

10.Insomeothercultures,peoplecelebratebirthdayswithacaketoppedwithlighted

candles,thenumberofwhichrepresentshowoldapersonisturning.

11.Cakes,lights,andcandlesareoftenassociatedwiththecelebrationofaperson's

birthdayinmanyWesterncountries.

12.HereinChinaweregardthefirstandeverytenthbirthdayasveryimportantsincethey

representimportantstagesofourlives.

13.Totheyoungtheeighteenthbirthdayisprobablythemostimportant.Fromthenonthey

havetherighttovote/areregardedasadults.

14.Inmostfamilies,birthdaysarecelebratedwithalotoffunandfood/areimportant

occasionsforboththebirthdaypersonandtheothermembersofthefamily/mean

presentsandnoodles.

15.Insomecultures,birthdaysareseldomcelebrated/neverobserved.

16.Aspeoplegrowolder,birthdaysarenolongerthatimportant,foreachbirthdayreminds

themthattheyareturningayearolder.Everyonelikesbeingyoung,notold.It'shuman

nature.

U2anti-smoking

•importanceofbanningsmokinginpublicplaces

•increaseinthenumberofyoungsmokers

•measurestodiscouragetheyoungfrompickingupsmoking

•findingoutandcampaigningagainsttherealcausesofyoungpeople'ssmoking

1.Howharmfulissmokingtosmokers?（后果表现）

2.Issmokingalsoharmfultononsmokers?Inwhatway?

3.Whydosomeyoungpeoplepickupsmoking?（析因）

4.Inwhatplaceshassmokingalreadybeenbanned?Areyouinfavorofthispolicyornot?

Why?[demo]（政策，公共场合禁烟）个人态度好处

Smokinghasalreadybeenbannedinmostpublicplaces,includinghospitals,canteens,

hotels,transportationvehicles,etc.

AsfarasIamconcerned,Iamstronglysupportiveofthispolicy.

Thefirstreasonisthattheimpositionofsuchabanonsmokinginpublicplacescan

effectivelyreducehealthrisksonthepartofbothsmokersandthosearoundthemsince

smokingisachiefcauseformanyrespiratorydiseases.（疾病）

Second,imposingabanonsmokinginpublicplacescanserveasanactivedeterrence

tothosenon-smokerswhoareitchytohaveatryofcigarettes.Anyhow,weneedtotake

preventivemeasurestoguardagainstthosepossiblesmokers-to-beandtoletthemknow

thatsmokingissomethingtheyarerotsupposedtotakeup.（宣传效果）

5.Whattroublescanasmokerhaveifheworksinanon-smokingenvironment?吸烟欲望

6.Whatdoyousuggestweshoulddotocreateasmoke-freeworkingenvironment?[demo]

Inmyview,therearealotofmeasureswecantaketocreateasmoke-freeenvironment.

First,thegovernmentshouldlaunchananti-smokingcampaignalloverthecountrytohelp

spreadtheideathatsmokingisan"irresponsible"behavior.

Second,asweknow,givingupsmokingisverydifficultandonceonebecomesphysically

andmentallyaddictedtocigarettes,hew川findithardtoquit.Therefore,tothosepeople

whoaredie-hardsmokers,moresmokingtherapyorhealingcentersshouldbeestablished

tohelpthemabstainfromsmokingbymedicalmeans.

Lastbutnotleast,weshouldengagethewholesocietyinhelpingthoseaddictivesmokers

toquitsmoking;andthesocietyshouldbetolerantandpatienttothesesmokerssoasto

helpthemeradicatetheirbadhabits.

例句

1.Smokingisharmful/damagingtoone'shealth.

2.Smokingisknownasafatalcauseoflungcancer.

3.Smokingisalsofoundtoberelatedto/connectedwith/associatedwith/linkedtoother

typesofcancer.

4.Smokingisnotonlyawasteofmoneybutisalsoadangertoone'shealth.

5.Studiesshowthatcigarettesmokersaremuchmorelikelytodiefromaheartattackthan

nonsmokers.

6.Yourunagreaterriskifyouareachainsmoker/ifyousmoketoexcess/ifyousmoke

20cigarettesaday.

7.Smokingisdangerousnotonlytothesmokersthemselvesbutalsotothenon-smokers

aroundthem.

8.Passivesmoking/Inhalingsecondhandsmokecanalsocauselungcancer.

9.Cigarettesmokefouls/pollutestheairofanenclosedarea/anair-conditionedroomor

building.

10.Thenicotineintobaccocanstimulate/energizeasmokerforabriefperiodoftime.

11.Someyoungpeoplemayhavepickedupsmokingoutofcuriosity/becauseofpeer

pressure/becausetheythoughtitwascool.

12.Onceyoubecomeaddictedtosmoking,itwillbehardforyoutoquit/giveup/kickthe

habit.

13.Inmyopinion,smokingshouldbeprohibited/shouldatleastbepartiallybannedinall

publicplaces/inallenclosedareaslikeelevatorsandair-conditionedoffices,restaurants

andcafeterias.

14.Non-smokersinmanycountriesareappealingfortheprohibitionofsmokinginpublic

places.

15.Thankstotheeffortsofanti-smokinggroups,manufacturershavebeenforcedtoputa

warningoneverypacketofcigarettes.

16.Smokingisstrictlyprohibited/The"NoSmoking"signisusuallyfoundinwarehouses

/inforests/onplanes/inhospitals.

17.Aspeoplebecomemoreandmoreawareofthedangerofpassivesmoking,smokers

mayfindveryfewplacesleftwheretheycanlightup/mayhavetogooutintothestreetto

smoke.

18.Asmoking-freeareafornonsmokersshouldbecreatedinallpublicplaces.

U3memory

•theimportanceofmemory

•factorsinfluencinghowwellone'smemoryworks

•waystoimproveone'smemory

1.Whatismemory?Howdoesitwork?（是什么,怎么做）

2.Whatisyourearliestmemory?（最早记忆）

3.Howgoodisyourmemory?（好坏）Areyougoodatrememberingdates,telephone

numbers,people'snames,factsforexams,booksorjokesyou'vereadandfilmsyou've

seen?[demo]

Franklyspeaking,mymemoryisgood.I'mverygoodatrememberingpeople'snamesand

booksI'veread.WhenIwasonlyachild,Iwasoftenpraisedbymyneighborsforretelling

storiesfromtheTVshows,andIwaspleasedwithmyselfaboutmygoodmemory,too.

WhenIwasatprimaryschool,myeldestsisterwouldoftenaskmetotellherwhatIhad

learntinclassandwhatkindofpeopleIhadmetinschool.Ilovedmysisterandwaswilling

tosharemyexperiencewithher.Lookingbacknow,Irealizethatmystory-retelling

experiencesandthecommunicationwithmysisterplayedasignificantroleinmymemory

enhancement.Besides,Ipaymuchattentiontoboostingmymemoryincludingreading

bookswhichgivememory-improvementguidanceanddoingexercisewhichwillhelp

improveremembrance.

4.HowimportantisagoodmemoryinlearningEnglish?（学习英语）

5.Whatmakesusremembercertainthingsbutforgetothers?

6.Whatmethodsdoyouusetoremindyourselfofpastevents?[demo]（方法提醒自己）

Inordertoremindmyselfofthepastevent,Iusuallyusethreemethods:keepingadiary,

takingpicturesandfixingared-letterday.

Keepingadiaryisthemostfrequentlyusedmethod.JustlikeaChineseproverbthatgoes

"Thepalestinkisbetterthanthebestmemory",Ioftenwritedownpasteventsinmydairy.

Takingpicturesisanothergoodchoice.Withthepopularityofdigitalcamerasand

computers,itbecomesconvenientforpeopletotakephotosandmakeelectronicphoto

albumswhichcanbringthembacktothepnstinaninterestingway.

Occasionally,adayisfixedasared-letterdaytoremindmewhathappenedinthepast.

Forexample,October23rdisared-letterdayformebecauseIwasbornatthattime.

Anyway,cherishingthepasthelpsustoliveahappylifeinthefuture.

7.Whatdolong-termmemoryandshort-termmemorymean?

8.Howcanweimproveourmemory?

例句

1.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse/the

processbywhichpeoplestoreandretrieveinformation.

2.I'vegotaphotographicmemory/haveamemorylikeasieve/haveabadmemoryfor

dates,names,telephonenumbers,etc.

3.Itsuddenlyescapedmymind./It'sonthetipofmytongue./1justcan'tplaceit.

4.IfIremembercorrectly,Ithinkwe'vemetbefore.

5.Herecitedthepoemfrommemory.

6.Tolearnaforeignlanguagewell,agoodmemoryisamust/anadvantage.

7.Everyonehasalong-termmemoryandashort-termmemory.

8.Ashort-termmemoryistemporary,asitisstoredforaveryshorttimeinthebrain.

9.Short-termmemoryissometimescalledworkingmemory,whichisamoregeneralterm

forstorageoftemporaryinformation.

10.Agoodmemoryissomethingyouwerebornwith/isbuiltupbyfrequentuse.

11.People'smemoryfailsgraduallyastheygetolder.

12.Memoryislikeamuscle-themoreitisused,thebetteritgets.Themoreitisneglected,

theworseitgets.

13.Whetheryoucanrememberthingswellornotdependsonthewayyoutrytoremember

them/howoftenyourecallthem.

14.Don'ttrytomemorizeallthefacts,butfocusyourattentiononwhatyouconsidermore

important.

15.Therearemanythingsyoucandotohelpyourecallpastevents,suchaskeepinga

diary,buyingpostcards,takingphotosandmakingvideofilms.

16.Tostimulateyourmemory,trytouseyourmemorytotheutmost.

17.Learningnewskillscouldstimulateyourbrain/sharpenyourmemory.

18.Itisimpossibletoconcentrateifyouaretenseornervous.Trytorelaxandyou'll

rememberthings.

19.Associatingfactswithimages/Visualizingimages/Seeingfigureswiththe"mind's

eye"isaveryefficientwaytomemorizealargequantityofinformation.

20.Tohaveagoodmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveenoughsleepandrest.

U4dealingwithculturaldifferences

•awarenessofculturaldifferences—toavoidmisunderstanding

•importanceoflearningaboutothercultures

•importanceofknowinghowtodealwithculturaldifferences—keytosuccessful

internationalbusinessandculturalexchanges

1.Whatdoculturaldifferencesmean?

2.Howdopeople'sculturalbackgroundsinfluencetheirwayofthinking?[demo]

Talkingabouttheinfluenceofculturalbackgroundsonpeople'swayofthinking,Icomeup

withaquestion:whydidthespiritofscienceoriginateinGreeceinsteadofChina?Perhaps

referringtodifferentculturalbackgroundscanshedsomelightonthisissue.Weknowthat

science,whichisconcernedwithunderstandingnatureanditslaws,transcendspolitical,

socialorreligiousboundaries.Actually,ascientistwithscientificspiritisexpectedtohave

aslittlepressurefromsocietyandgovernmentaspossiblesothathe/shecanconcentrate

onhis/herresearchwholeheartedly.Itisbelievedthatinancienttimes,Chinesepeople

werebasicallyself-sufficientandself-contented,becausetheyweredeeplyinfluencedby

theiragriculturalculture.WhileinGreece,becauseoftheinfluenceofsailingandthe

contactwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures,whatGreekpeoplehighlyworshipedwas

freedomwhichwasofcrucialimportanceindoingscientificresearch.Thismayexplainwhy

thespiritofscienceoriginatedinGreeceratherthaninChinaandmayserveasanexample

to川ustratehowpeople'sculturalbackgroundsinfluencetheirwayofthinking.

3.Howcanfailuretorecognizeculturaldifferenceshindercommunication?[demo]

Culturaldifferencesactuallyreflectpeople'sdifferentattitudestowardslifeandtheworld.

Onewhofailstorecognizeculturaldifferencesislikelytobecaughtintroublewhenhe

communicateswithpeoplefromadifferentculture.Forexample,aclockinJapanis

regardedasapreciousgift;whileinChinaitisveryrareforonetosendaclockasagiftto

his/herfriendbecausetheChineseequivalenceof"sendingaclock"soundsthesameas

somethingrelatedtodeath.SupposeaChinesereceivesaclockfromaJapanesefriend,

he/shewouldnaturallyfeelbadandmisunderstandtheJapanese,andtheJapanese

wouldthinkthattheChinesecouldnotappreciatehis/herkindness.Asaresult,the

misunderstandinginevitablyarisesandcommunicationisunexpectedlyhindered.

4.Howcanwedealwithculturaldifferences?

5.Whatdoes"cultureshock"mean?Inwhatwayscanwecopewithcultureshock?

6.Whatshouldwedobeforevisitingothercountriestoavoidmisunderstanding

例句

1.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguages,maintaindifferentvalue

systems,andhavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings.

2.Itisupsettingtofindpeoplewhobehavedifferentlyfromus.Wemay,atfirst,assume

thatsomethingiswrongwiththem.

3.Cultureshockisapainfulexperienceweundergowhenweencounterentirelydifferent

waysoflifeinanotherculture.

4.Aperson'sculturalbackgroundinfluenceswhathe/sheconsiderstobegoodmanners

orbadmanners/politeorrude/ontimeorlate.

5.Differentculturesmayhavedifferentwaysofrespondingtocompliments.

6.Someculturesconsideritpolitenottotakesomethingthefirsttimeitisoffered.

7.EyecontactmayconveysincerityandattentivenessinsomeOrientalculturesbuttoo

mucheyecontactmayembarrasspeopleinsomeWesterncultures.

8.Thosewhoareuninformedaboutculturaldifferencesmayhavedifficultycommunicating

withtheirbusinessassociatesfromothercultures.

9.Inabilitytorecognizeculturaldifferencescanmakecommunicationdifficult.

10.Acertainamountofsmalltalkabouttheweather,family,andpersonalhobbiesis

expectedbeforegettingdowntobusinesswithyourforeignassociates.

11.Havingrespectfor/Learningaboutotherculturescanhelpyouavoid

misunderstandings.

12.Youcanavoidunintentionallyoffendingothersbylearningthebasiccharacteristicsof

othercultures/gettingtoknowafeweverydayphrasesorcommoncustomsofother

cultures.

13.Donotcriticizeorembarrasspeoplefromotherculturesinpublic.

14.Understandingcanonlybereachedifwearewillingtotreatpeoplefromothercultures

withrespectandasequals.

15.Itisagoodpolicytoletaforeignfriend/businessassociateknowyourexpectations

withregardtotimeandpunctuality.

16.Taketimetoexplaincertaincommoncustomsofyourownculturetoyourforeign

friendsorbusinessassociates.

17.Askyourforeignfriendsorbusinessassociatesabouttheireverydaycustoms.

18.Don'tpanicwhensomecustomsinaforeigncountrycatchyouoffguard.Youmust

understandthatpeoplelivinginvariedcultureshandlemanysmalldailythingsdifferently.

19.Whetheryouplantostayforaweekorforayearinanewplace,you'llbenefitfrom

learningabouttheplacebeforeyougo.

20.Bearinmindtheproverb"DoinRomeastheRomansdo,"andlearnfromthelocal

peoplewhenyouarevisitingaforeigncountry.

U5friendship

•thepainfullifeofthetwopatients—cutofffromtheoutsideworld

•thewindow—theonlylinktotheworldoutside

•Jack—amanofgreatcompassion,ofvividimagination,amanwithanobleheart

1.Doyouhavemanyfriends?Howimportantaretheytoyou?

2.Whatistruefriendship?

3.Whatkindoffriendsdoyouthinkaretruefriends?

4.Whatkindofpeopledoyouwanttomakefriendswith?[demo]

Well,Iwouldliketomakefriendswithhonestpeoplewiththeirindependentopinions.Of

course,inactuallife,youdon'thavethechoicetochoosewhatkindofpeopleyouruninto,

orwhomaylaterbecomeyourfriends.Butatleastyoucanlimityourrangeofchoices.

Youhavetherighttochoosewhatkindofpeoplewillbecomeyourfriends.Youwillmake

friendswiththosewhoarehonestandsinceretoothersandhavetheirindependent

opinions.Agoodfriendshouldnotagreewitheverythingyousay.Hewilllistentoyouand

giveyouconstructivesuggestions,somemaybeharsh,buttheywilldoyougoodinthe

longrun.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

5.Howdoyoumakefriends?

6.Howcanwekeepfriendshipalive?[demo]

Inmyopinion,ifyouwanttokeepfriendshipalive,youshouldbeconsiderateofwhatour

friendsneed,insteadofthinkingabout"me"allthetime.Friendship,likeaplant,needs

timeandnutritiontogrow.That'swhyweshoulddothingstomakeourfriendsawarethat

wecareaboutthem.Forinstance,wecanspendtimewithourfriendsafterschoolorafter

workdoingthingsthatwehavecommoninterestin,likewatchingamovie,playing

basketball,orlisteningtosomemusic,orsimplywalkingandtalking.Nowadays,people

spendmoretimeontheInternetthaninreallife,thinkingthatthegrowingdigitsofvisitors

ontheirblogsmeanmorefriends.Butthefactis,themorefriendsyoumakeontheInternet,

thelessfriendsyouwillhaveinreallife.

例句

1.Agoodfriendisafriendforlife.

2.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

3.Afriendis,asitwere,asecondself.

4.Afriendisonewhomyoucancounton/trust/talkto.

5.Afriendissomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouareintrouble/whowilllistentoyouwhen

youtalkaboutyourproblems.

6.Realfriendsarefriendsforever/forlife.

7.AfriendisapersonbeforewhomImaythinkaloud.

8.Lifewithoutfriendsislikelifeonadesertisland.

9.Apersoncanhavemanyfriendsbutonlyoneortwobosomfriends.

10.Friendshipinvolvesaffectionandintimacy.

11.Friendshipisbasedonwarmth,trustandsharedexperience.

12.Truefriendshipisaplantofslowgrowth/islikehealth,thevalueofwhichisseldom

knownuntilitislost/canstandthetestoftime.

13.I'dliketomakefriendswiththosewhoarehonest/sincere/kind-hearted/reliable/

thoughtful/caring/generous/compassionate.

14.Sharingyourfriends'sorrowisthewaytoshowyourdeepfriendshipforthem.

15.Theonlywaytohaveafriendistobeone.

16.Ifyoutellyourjoytoyourfriend,yourjoywilldouble.Andifyoupouryoursorrowto

yourfriend,yoursorrowwillbereducedbyhalf.

17.Sharingyourjoyandsorrowwithyourfriends/Keepingyourfriendsinformedabout

yourself/Rememberingimportantdaysinyourfriends'livescannurturefriendship.

U6success

•junkremoval—aserviceindemand

•"hunky"collegehaulers:abigsellingpoint

•professionalism

•entrepreneurialspirit(creativity,risk-taking)

•generosityandconcernforthelargergood

1.Whatissuccess?Namesomesuccessfulpeople.Whydoyouconsiderthemsuccessful?

2.Successisoftenequatedwithprosperityandprestige.Doyouthinkmoneyandfame

arethetruemeasureofsuccessinlife?

3.Whatcharacteristicsdoyouthinksuccessfulpeoplehavethatmakethemsucceed?

[demo]

Differentqualitiesindifferentpeoplemakethemsucceedindifferentfields.It'sonlya

matterofhowyouapplyyourownresourcesandyoureffortsintherightplaces.For

example,ifyouareapersonwithslowtemper,youtendtobemorecarefulatthesame

time.Andifyouarecriticizedtobereckless,youcanalsoturnthatintobravery.Itdepends

onhowyouseeyourownqualitiesandmakegooduseofthem.Sometimes,you'vegotto

spendsometimeknowingyourselffirst,sothatyoucouldnotmisjudgeandmakebad

decisionsforyourself.Everyonecanbeastarifheutilizesproperlywhatresourceshehas

got.

4.Successoftencomesfromdoingthingsdifferently.Doyouagree?

5.Haveyoueverwantedtostartyourownbusiness?Whatdoyouthinkisthekeytothe

successofabusiness?

6.Doyouthinkyouwilleverbecomesuccessfulbybeingatrashman(someonewho

collectsandhaulsawaytrash)?Whyorwhynot?[demo]

Ifbeingsuccessfulmeanstobehappyandmakepeoplearoundyouhappy,thenthe

answerisyes,becauseatrashmancanbehappywithwhathedoesandhecansupport

hisfamilywiththejobasatrashman.Thereforehecanhaveahappylifeandahappy

family,whichisconsideredtobesuccessfulbyanystandard.Ifbeingsuccessfulmeansto

befamousandmakeafortune,thentheanswerisno,becausethechanceofgettingrich

bycollectingtrashisreallyslim.Butitisnotimpossible,either.Forexample,someonecan

beafashionabletrashman,andheorshemaybychancegetfamousontheInternetand

thenmayconvertfameintomoney.

例句

1.Successmeanstobeabletoachievesomethinggreat/somekindofdistinctioninlife.

2.Successfulpeoplearethosewhoexcel/achievehighlevelsofperformanceinthefield

theychoosetopursue.

3.Successisarelativeterm.Itcanmeandifferentthingstodifferentpeople.

4.Ifyouachievewhatyouwant/thegoalsyousetinlife,youaresuccessful.

5.Successmeansmorethanmoneyandfame./Moneyandfameareonlyonestandard/

measureofsuccess./Wecanbesuccessfulindifferentways.

6.1don'tthinktruesuccessliesinthesizeofone'spaycheck/thethicknessofone'swallet.

7.Successshouldbemeasurednotbyhowmuchweownbutbyhowmuchweareable

togivetoothers.

8.Ithinksuccessshouldbemeasuredby/intermsofthecontributionsonemakestothe

society/toone'sfellowhumanbeings.

9.Successfulpeople,regardlessoftheirprofessions,haveusedtheirimaginationand

workedsteadilytowardsreachingtheirgoal.

10.Successfulpeopleworkhard/knowwhattheywant/nevergiveupwhentheyface

challengesordifficulties/learnfromtheirfailures/arealerttoopportunities/arewillingto

takerisksorchances...

11.Innovationandcreativityarethekey/secrettosuccess.

12.Successinanyrealmoflifecomes/arisesfromtheabilitytothinkahead/tobreak

establishedrulesandfindinnovativesolutionstoproblems/findnewandbetterwaysof

doingthings.

13.Weendupbeingmediocreifwekeepdoingthingsthesameway/conformto

conventionalpracticesandconventionalwaysofthinking.

14.I'dliketostartmyownbusinesswhenIhavehadsomeexperiencein...

15.Owningabusinesscomeswith/involves/entailsalotofrisksandresponsibility,but

asthesayinggoes,noventure,nosuccess.

16.I'mnottheentrepreneurtype/verybusiness-inclined.I'llenduplosingmoneyifIever

havemyowncompany.

17.1thinkfindingtherightkindofproductorservicetooffercustomers/recruitingintelligent

andloyalemployees/goodmarketing/goodadvertising/playsavitalroleinthesuccess

ofabusiness.

18.Anylineofbusiness(collectingtrashordisposableitemsfrompeople'shomes,for

example)maymakeyousuccessfulaslongasyoudevelopaninnovativewaytorunit.

U7wealth

•Peopleareneversatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.Themoreyouget,themoreyouwant.

•Owninggoodsmeansendlesscareandresponsibilities.

•Alargefortuneisuselessifithastobeattendedtoatthecostofthemorevaluable

things

inlife,suchaslove,friendshipandhealth.

•Whetherwealthisaburdenorablessingdependsonourattitudetowardit.

1.Whatisthegeneralattitudetowardwealthinoursociety?

2.Howislifedifferentfortherichascomparedwith