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Unit11.WhatdoesittaketolearnEnglishwell?Ittakesgreatdiligenceandprolongedeffort.HowcanyoumakethetaskoflearningEnglisheasier?Donottreatallnewwordsinexactlythesameway.Watchoutforidiomaticwaysofsayingthings.ListentoEnglisheveryday.Seizeopportunitiestospeak.Readwidely.Writeregularly.Whatisthemosteffectiveroutetoenlargingyourvocabulary?Concentratingonactiveandusefulwords.Whatisthesecondlearningstrategysuggestedbyauthor?Watchoutforidiomaticwaysofsayingthings.WhyisitimportanttolistentoEnglisheveryday?ListeningtoEnglishonaregularbasiswillnotonlyimproveyourear,butwillalsohelpyoubuildyourspeakingskills.Accordingtotheauthor,whatistheeasiestwaytopracticespeakingEnglish?Andwhy?Torehearsealoud,sincethiscanbedoneatanytime,inanyplace,andwithoutapartner.7.Whyisitimportanttoreadwidely?Becauseinourlearningenvironment,readingisthemainandmostreliablesourceoflanguageinput.8.Whatkindofmaterialsshouldyouincludeinyourwidereading?Thingsthatyoufindinteresting,thatyoucanunderstandwithoutrelyingtoomuchonadictionary.Apartfromyourteacher'swritingassignment,whatotherwaysofwritingdoestheauthorsuggest?Keepingapenpal,keepingadiary,writingashortstoryandsummarizingthedailynews.Whatistheauthor'sconclusionattheendofthearticle?Itpaystoabsorbasmuchasyoucanfromreadingandlisteningandthentrytoputwhatyouhavelearnedintopracticethroughspeakingandwriting.Unit21.WhathappenedtoFrancisChichesterin1931?Hehadtriedtoflyaroundtheworldbutfailed.Howoldwashewhenhestartedhisvoyageroundtheworld?65Whatwasthenameofhisboat?Whatwasthelengthoftheboat?GipsyMoth;16-meter-long.4.WhatroutedidChichesterfollowinsailingroundtheworld?Therouteofthegreat19thCenturyclippersships.Howmanymilesdidhecoveronthefirsthalfofhisvoyage?14,100WhatdidhisfriendsinSydneytrytodissuadehimfromdoing?Tostartthesecondpastofvoyage.Inwhatwaywasthesecondhalfofhisvoyagethemoredangerouspart?CapeHorn.WhathappenedtoChichesteronthenightofJanuary30?HowdidChichesterfeelaftersailingroundCapeHorn?Hehadwakenedfromanightmare.HowwashereceivedwhenhearrivedbackinEngland?Amillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim,andhewasknightedbyQueenElizabethⅡ.Whattitleisaddedtohisnamewhenamanbecomeaknight?Sir.Howmanymilesdidhesecondhalfofthevoyagecover?14,400Unit3Whatwasthespecialoccasion?Howoldwastheoldlady?Myrawroteletterstotheoldlady.80.DidMyraandherhusbandoftencometoseetheoldlady?No.Seldom.WhathadhappenedtoEnid?Whomdidtheoldladylovemore,MyraorEnid?Why?Enid.Sheistherealonewhocaresabouttheoldlady.WhywastheoldladyproudofMyra?Shesucceededinherwork.Andwonamedalwithherhusbandfortheirworkfortheaged.Theoldladylivedalone.Butdoyouthinkshewasverylonely?Whyorwhynot?No,shehadMrs.MorrisonandJohnnietokeepcompanywithher.WhowasJim?Washestillalive?Theoldlady'shusband.No.8.WhowasJohnnie?Howoldwashe?Whatdoyouthinkofhim?Thelittleboylivednearby.Six.Heisalovely,kind,warm-heartedboy.9.Whydidtheoldladytearthechequeintopieces?Myrathoughtmoneyisimportantthanlovewhichhurttheoldladysomuch.10.ThestorytellsusthatMyrahadwonamedalforherworkwiththeoldpeople.Doyouthinkshedeservedthemedal?Doyouthinkshereallycaredaboutoldpeople?Whyorwhynot?No.Sheevendidn'tcareabouthermother.Shejustdidtheseforherbenefits.Unit4HowdomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesspendtheirfreetime?WatchingTV.HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheamountoftimehiscountrymenspendwatchingTV?Hethinkstheylosetheirimagination,andtheyfailtocommunicatewithfamiliesandfriends.WhatdoestheauthorpurposeinrelationtothetelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStates?Hepurposedthatrightaftertheearlyeveningnews,alltelevisionbroadcastinginUSbeprohibitedbylaw.4.Whatmighttheresultsbeiffamiliesusedaquiethourtodiscusstheirproblems?Thefamilymemberscanknoweachotherbetter,andtolikeeachotherbetter.5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcouldhelptoturnoutamoreliteratenewgeneration?Readingbookstogether.6.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"thestoryhour"?WhateffectmightithaveontheTVnetworks?Familiesgatheraroundandlisteningtomothersorfathersreadagoodstory;ItmightforcetheTVnetworkstocomeupwithbettershowstogetusbackfromournewlydiscoveredactivities.7.SumuptheadvantagesofturningoffTVforanhoureverynight.Amoreliterategenerationwouldbesetup;Wemightgettoknoweachotherbetterandtolikeeachotherbetter;Developingourimagination.8.Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor'sproposal?Ithinktheauthor'sproposalisnecessary.Whatweneednowadaysistocommunicatewithourfamilies,TVprogramsdodisturbourgeneration.SoIcouldn'tagreemorewiththeauthor.Describethetelevisionwatchinghabitsofthepeoplearoundyou---whentheywatchTV,whattheywatch,howmuchtheywatch,andsoon.MyfatherlikeswatchingTVafterdinner,andhealwayswatchnewsreport;Mymotherloveswatchingsoapseriesfrom19:00to22:00everyday;I'dliketowatchsportswhentherearematchesIamwondering.DiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofwatchingTV.略。Unit5WhatdidLindatellherEnglishclassoneday?Howdidherteacherandfellowstudentsneedwhentheyheardwhatshesaid?Shetoldshewasgoingtowriteandillustratemyownbooks;Theylaughedheranddidn'tbelieveshewouldsucceed.2.WhatdidLindawritethatnight?Didshesucceedingettingherwritingpublished?Ashort,sadpoem;Yes.Whatdidherteacherandfellowstudentsthinkofhersuccess?Theythoughtitwas"justplaindumbluck".DidLindahavelotsofherworkpublishedbeforeshegraduatedfromhighschool?Yes.Bythetimeshegraduated,shehadscrapbooksfilledwithherpublishedwork.5.Howdidhernewfriendencouragehertowrite?ShetoldLindaitwasnothardtowriteabook.Anyonecoulddothat.6.DidLindafinditeasytowriteabookwhenshelivedonafarminOklahoma?No.Shehadfourchildren,andshehadtodothecooking,cleaningandlaundryeachday.Sheonlytypedthebookafterthechildrenslept.7.WhatdidLindareceivefromherpublisheramonthaftershesentthemanuscriptofherfirstbook?Acontract,anadvanceonroyaltiesandarequesttostartworkingonanotherbook.8.Washerfirstbookwellreceived?Howdoyouknow?onpromotionaltours.HerfirstbookalsobecamerequiredreadinginNativeAmericanschoolsinCanada."9.Whatisthenameofhersecondbook?Wasitasuccess?MySearchingHeart.YES.10.WhatdidLindasayinreplytoquestionsabouthereducationandqualificationstobeawriter?Theanswerisnone.Shejustwrite.She'snotagenius,she'snotgiftedanddoesn'twriteright.Sheisn'tdisciplined,either.HowmanybookshasLindawrittensofar?Whathashappenedtothem?EIGHT.FOURhavebeenpublished,andTHREEarestilloutwiththepublishers.ONEstinks.12.WhatisthepointLindamakesattheendoftheessay?Writingisn'tdifficult,it'sfun,andanyonecanwriteabookiftheysettheirmindonit.Ofcourse,alittledumbluckdoesn'thurt.Unit61.InwhatwayswasSamanefficiencyexpertasaboy?Heusedtoorganizehisfather'stools,hismother'skitchenutensils,hissister'sboyfriends.WhatqualitiesdidSampossesswhichgavehimagoodfoundationforacareerinindustrialengineering?Heneededtobeefficientandwantedtobewellorganized.3.WhowasMr.Hobbs?WhydidhewantSam'sadvice?AfriendofSam'sfather.Hisfactoryisgettingbiggerandinefficient,sohewantedSamtogivesomeadvicetosolvetheproblems.WhatdidSamdoduringhisweekintheshirtfactory?Lookingaroundandmakingnotes.Howwasitthatsleevelessshirtsweresometimessentfromthefactory?Nooneinspectedthefinalproductofthefactory.WhydidSamwanttochangetheheightoftheworktables?Becausethetablewheretheworkerssatwereveryhighanduncomfortable.7.WhatdidSamsuggesttomaketheworklessboring?Themanagementshouldprovidepleasantbackgroundmusicandbeautifythedullsetting,andtheworkersshouldhaveafifteen-minutecoffeebreakinthemorningandafternoon.8.Whowas"BigJim"?WhywasSamsurprisedthathewasn'tfired?ThepersonwhousedtositbehindSaminmathsclassinhighschool;becausehewasveryslowandalltheshirtswereheldupathisposition.Agreatdealoftimeandefficiencywerelostashedaydreamedwhileheworked.9.WhydidSamwanttohavet