Health
People say that health is the most important thing in life, but it seems to have the least significance in their actual life. We see many people in modern society undermining their health through lack of exercise and unbalanced diets. Alcohol, smoking, and junk food also aggravate this phenomenon. Another new factor adding to many people's health problem is stress. Expert say we can't avoid stress as long as we live in the ever-changing world. So what counts is not how to avoid it, but how to reduce it and cope with it effectively.
On the other hand, modern medical researchers still suspect our genes have considerable control over our destiny. This means our health is still in the hands of God. However, that doesn't necessarily mean we can't do anything about our bodies. Rather, we should continue to stay fit by temperate living - no smoking, moderate drinking, a nutritional diet and adequate exercise. That way. to some extent, we can make up for the genetically undesirable aspects in our physicality.
-> junk food : food that is high in calories but low in nutritional value
-> aggravate : make worse
-> cope with : deal well with
-> physicality : the physical attributes of a person
Comprehension
1. “But” express a contradiction. What two things are being opposed in the first sentence?
2. What are the five things mentioned that are bad for our health?
3. What can we do about stress?
Express Yourself
1. Do you think you are healthy?
2. Do you eat three meals a day?
3. Do you take vitamins every day? Do you think they help your health?
4. Do you often drink a tonic?
5. Do you exercise every day?
6. Have you eveer been hospitalized? Why?
7. Do you regularly see a dentist? Why or why not?
8. When do you have cold, do you see a doctor right away or just rest at home?
9. Do you believe waht doctors tell you?
10. What diseases are you the most afraid of?
11. What do you think is the most important thong in term of your health?
12. What do you do when you're under stress?
13. Have you ever suffered from insomnia? Did you ever take sleeping pills?
-> contradiction : inconsistency; discrepancy
-> tonic : a medicine that increases mental or physical strength
-> physicality : the physical attributes of a person
Opinion Sample
1. I don't trust doctors, not because they are not intelligent, but our bodies are too complex to understand. Their 6 years of study is not enough.
2. When people have a cold or the flu, they rush to the doctor expecting to be cured, But so far, no effective treatment exist. The best anyone can do is get plenty of rest and vitamin C, especially by drinking orange juice.
3. When it come to dental problem, precaution is always the best option. Visiting a dentist regularly guarantees dental health. When you feel something is wrong with your teeth, it is always too late to cure it.
2012年1月20日
Vocabulary : common collocations
Complete the sentences with the words from the box
1. I always start the day with a strong cup of coffee to wake me up.
2. It's healthier to eat a light meal in the evening rather than a heavy one.
3. My brother hates hard work because he's so lazy!
4. I'm not a heavy smokers. I only have one or two cigarettes a day.
5 Does he have any close friends? He's always on his own.
6. It's better to do regular, gentle exercise than irregular , strenuous exercise.
1. I always start the day with a strong cup of coffee to wake me up.
2. It's healthier to eat a light meal in the evening rather than a heavy one.
3. My brother hates hard work because he's so lazy!
4. I'm not a heavy smokers. I only have one or two cigarettes a day.
5 Does he have any close friends? He's always on his own.
6. It's better to do regular, gentle exercise than irregular , strenuous exercise.
2012年1月18日
Grammar : verbs not used in the progressive form
Check the sentences that sre correct.
(Hint : Remember that verbs that expres thoughts,feelings or states are not usually used in the progressive form.)
1. Jenny likes the new Usher CD.
2. I'm not knowing my classmates very well.
3. Mmm, this coffee is smelling delicious.
4. What do you think of my new apartment?
5. I don't understand what you mean.
6. He's believing in God.
7. This milk tastes horrible.
8. I/m having two older brothers.
9. this book seems realaly interesting.
10. How do you feel about the exam next week?
(Hint : Remember that verbs that expres thoughts,feelings or states are not usually used in the progressive form.)
1. Jenny likes the new Usher CD.
2. I'm not knowing my classmates very well.
3. Mmm, this coffee is smelling delicious.
4. What do you think of my new apartment?
5. I don't understand what you mean.
6. He's believing in God.
7. This milk tastes horrible.
8. I/m having two older brothers.
9. this book seems realaly interesting.
10. How do you feel about the exam next week?
Grammar : simple present or present progress
Underline the correct verb form to complete the paragraph
(Hint : We use the simple present , permanent situation, and regular events, and the present progressive for situations happening now or around now)
I belong / am belonging to a book club, which meets / is meeting every month. It's a lot of fun and I always talk / am talking to interesting people there. There are eight of us in the group and we always take / are taking turns choosing a book that we like / are liking. Roght now, we read / are reading a book by the writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez called Love in the Time of Cholera. I enjoy / are enjoying this book because I lean / am learning a lot about another culture. Sometimes I can't go to the meeting, because I study / am studying at college this semester and I don't have time. Anyway, I think / am thinking reading groups are a great idea. Everyone should join one!
(Hint : We use the simple present , permanent situation, and regular events, and the present progressive for situations happening now or around now)
I belong / am belonging to a book club, which meets / is meeting every month. It's a lot of fun and I always talk / am talking to interesting people there. There are eight of us in the group and we always take / are taking turns choosing a book that we like / are liking. Roght now, we read / are reading a book by the writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez called Love in the Time of Cholera. I enjoy / are enjoying this book because I lean / am learning a lot about another culture. Sometimes I can't go to the meeting, because I study / am studying at college this semester and I don't have time. Anyway, I think / am thinking reading groups are a great idea. Everyone should join one!
2012年1月13日
A Document from MySkylines, Express Yourself - Issue 10
Men & Women
The traditional roles of men and women are changing. Even though men have not been freed from being the principal breadwinners, they are also expected to help with household chores. Women too are making money outside the home, but they still operate under the assumption that childrearing is primarily their function. Men and women alike cry under the load and insist they are overworked and underappreciated. Both are probably right. But women still have more to complain about than men. more of the housekeeping burden falls on their shoulders than on their husbands', and at work they are paid less and promoted less often. What may be worse, the stress being placed on them may be taking its toll on their children and spouses; society needs to understand that women are just human, not superwomen.
Comprehension
1. Are modern women free from childcare?
2. Which gender suffers more from the change in roles? Who benefits more?
3. What should men understand about women?
operate : work
assumption : an idea or a statement as true without proof.
underappreciate : not to be thankful for
takes its toll (on) : have a very bad effect on (sth) or (sb) over a long period of time.
gender : sexual identity
Opinion Samples
1. Men and women alike seek fame and fortune; it is part of human nature. But women's ambitions have been thwarted throughout history, either through lack of opportunity( trank, education,etc.) or beacuse of domestic duties. So, many of them have sought vicarious success in their husbands or children.
2. In term of theft, men and women are equally honest; which is to say that most people will not steal, either out of ethical consideration or the fear of being caught. but verbal and emotional honesty is a different matter. While it is true that some men will say anything to seduce a woman, most women will lie shamelessly about their true feelings in order to trap a man in amrrage. I suppose that the primary difference is that the man is only looking for a brief moment of enjoyment, but the women believes her entire life's finances may be as at stake.
3. I'd love it if I could stay at home all day. With the modern conveniences available, most of the drudgery of housework is gone. I could finish everything that needed to be done by noon without even straining myself, and I'd have th=e rest of the day to relax, read,paint,compose, or just watch TV or listen to music. What's wrong with a life like that?
4. The vast majority of people in modern society, whether male or female, have dull, boring jobs. The work, quite simply, because they need the money, not out of any enduring interest in the work itself. And increasingly, both mates have to get jobs just to make ends meet. ( Most people in the modern society, both male or female that they have rigid and tedious jobs. The job is very easily, they need the money, not because of any continued interest in the job itself. And more and more both mates need to have jobs only for subsistence. )
5. I chose not to marry. It's not because I'm opposed to marriage and having a family, but because women are changing. Today's woman cares far more about her profession than she does about her family. ( I chose not to marry. Not because I'm against marriage and family, but because the female are changing. Today's woman concerns much more for her profession than she does about her family. )
6. Women are expected to perform the traditional wife-and-mother roles whether or not they have paid jobs, but men can focus on getting ahead in their career (even if they do contribute a bit to the housework , as a sort of hobby). Until it becomes socially acceptable for males to take a more active part at home, the "superwoman" myth will continue to bedevil the modern female. Ten years ago women complained that housewifery was too confining, and thay wanted their chance to climb the corporate ladder. now, whichever rung thay may have reached, these same women feel stuck there and bemoan the lack of time they can spend with their children. ( Women are expected to do the traditional wife-and-mother roles whether or not they have paid work, but men can concentrate on his career (even if they do contribute a bit to the domestic affairs , as a sort of hobby). Until it becomes socially acceptable for males to take a more active part at home, the "superwoman" myth will continue to plague the modern women. Ten years ago women muttered that the domestic was too limited, and they wanted their chance to climb the corporate ladder. now, whichever rung thay may have reached, these same women feel stuck there and bemoan the lack of time they can spend with their children )
The traditional roles of men and women are changing. Even though men have not been freed from being the principal breadwinners, they are also expected to help with household chores. Women too are making money outside the home, but they still operate under the assumption that childrearing is primarily their function. Men and women alike cry under the load and insist they are overworked and underappreciated. Both are probably right. But women still have more to complain about than men. more of the housekeeping burden falls on their shoulders than on their husbands', and at work they are paid less and promoted less often. What may be worse, the stress being placed on them may be taking its toll on their children and spouses; society needs to understand that women are just human, not superwomen.
Comprehension
1. Are modern women free from childcare?
2. Which gender suffers more from the change in roles? Who benefits more?
3. What should men understand about women?
operate : work
assumption : an idea or a statement as true without proof.
underappreciate : not to be thankful for
takes its toll (on) : have a very bad effect on (sth) or (sb) over a long period of time.
gender : sexual identity
Opinion Samples
1. Men and women alike seek fame and fortune; it is part of human nature. But women's ambitions have been thwarted throughout history, either through lack of opportunity( trank, education,etc.) or beacuse of domestic duties. So, many of them have sought vicarious success in their husbands or children.
2. In term of theft, men and women are equally honest; which is to say that most people will not steal, either out of ethical consideration or the fear of being caught. but verbal and emotional honesty is a different matter. While it is true that some men will say anything to seduce a woman, most women will lie shamelessly about their true feelings in order to trap a man in amrrage. I suppose that the primary difference is that the man is only looking for a brief moment of enjoyment, but the women believes her entire life's finances may be as at stake.
3. I'd love it if I could stay at home all day. With the modern conveniences available, most of the drudgery of housework is gone. I could finish everything that needed to be done by noon without even straining myself, and I'd have th=e rest of the day to relax, read,paint,compose, or just watch TV or listen to music. What's wrong with a life like that?
4. The vast majority of people in modern society, whether male or female, have dull, boring jobs. The work, quite simply, because they need the money, not out of any enduring interest in the work itself. And increasingly, both mates have to get jobs just to make ends meet. ( Most people in the modern society, both male or female that they have rigid and tedious jobs. The job is very easily, they need the money, not because of any continued interest in the job itself. And more and more both mates need to have jobs only for subsistence. )
5. I chose not to marry. It's not because I'm opposed to marriage and having a family, but because women are changing. Today's woman cares far more about her profession than she does about her family. ( I chose not to marry. Not because I'm against marriage and family, but because the female are changing. Today's woman concerns much more for her profession than she does about her family. )
6. Women are expected to perform the traditional wife-and-mother roles whether or not they have paid jobs, but men can focus on getting ahead in their career (even if they do contribute a bit to the housework , as a sort of hobby). Until it becomes socially acceptable for males to take a more active part at home, the "superwoman" myth will continue to bedevil the modern female. Ten years ago women complained that housewifery was too confining, and thay wanted their chance to climb the corporate ladder. now, whichever rung thay may have reached, these same women feel stuck there and bemoan the lack of time they can spend with their children. ( Women are expected to do the traditional wife-and-mother roles whether or not they have paid work, but men can concentrate on his career (even if they do contribute a bit to the domestic affairs , as a sort of hobby). Until it becomes socially acceptable for males to take a more active part at home, the "superwoman" myth will continue to plague the modern women. Ten years ago women muttered that the domestic was too limited, and they wanted their chance to climb the corporate ladder. now, whichever rung thay may have reached, these same women feel stuck there and bemoan the lack of time they can spend with their children )
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