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.
2012年1月20日
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 )
2011年12月28日
A Document from MySkylines, Express Yourself - Issue 09
Jobs
Most people in modern society spend more than eight hours a day working. Some are successful in their jobs, but many more are under stress. Workers are classified into two group; self-employed and employees. An interesting fact is that the self-employed envy the employees, and vice versa. The reason? People tend to exaggerate the others' benefits they don't have.
Businessmen seem to have greater satisfaction from their jobs than ordinary workers do. They have the power to decide things by themselves. That's why ordinary workers are envious of them. But businessmen must take responsibility for their decisions, and if something goes wrong they could go bankrupt.
Every employee has a certain job responsibility, but if he does what he is expected to he is usually exempt from bad consequences. He has a stable position. On the other hand, a competent worker may enjoy many promotions and raises, but still be at the mercy of the manipulations of corporate executives.
Who is happier is not the quetion. The important thing is that people must decide which category they should belong in by evaluating themselves honestly.
exempt from : free from a duty or an obligation
at the mercy of : without any protection against
manipulate : influence or message (sb) or (sth) in a clever or dishonest way
Comprehension
1. What advantage do businessmen have?
2. What disadvantage do workers have?
3. Which is better, being the employer or the employee?
Express Yourself
1. Would you want to be a businessman or an employee?
2. Are you satisfied with your job?
3. Would you want your children to do your job?
4. What are your priorities in getting a job?
5. Would you take a night job if it were better paid?
6. When do you feel like giving up your job?
7. Why don't you start your your own business?
8. Do you have any ideal of starting a new business?
9. What are the obstacles to starting your own business?
More Talking Points
Talk about the good and bad aspects about having the following jobs.
a). physicians b).teachers c).politicians d). the nation's president e).farmer f). professional athletes
g). judges h).soldiers i). panhandlers
Opinion Samples
1. People have different priorities in getting job. Some put their emphasis on making more money, others want job security, promotion opportunities, work they are comfortable with. As for me, I want my own business. After I quit my first job I never thought about working for anyone again. When I work for someone else and can't sell my ideal to the boss, that disappoints me. And often employees become scapegoats for marketing failures. I love to work alone with my ideals and plans, knowing whether my business succeeds or not is up to me.
2. I really want to have my own business, as most employees do. But a boss must have special characteristics. First of all, he must have creative ideals and know when, where and how to apply them. Of course, he must have the never to go ahead with his plan against difficult markets. He must cultivate customers, because success largely depends upon human relationships. If he has solid relationships with his business partners, he may be able to make up for temporary financial strait.
Most people in modern society spend more than eight hours a day working. Some are successful in their jobs, but many more are under stress. Workers are classified into two group; self-employed and employees. An interesting fact is that the self-employed envy the employees, and vice versa. The reason? People tend to exaggerate the others' benefits they don't have.
Businessmen seem to have greater satisfaction from their jobs than ordinary workers do. They have the power to decide things by themselves. That's why ordinary workers are envious of them. But businessmen must take responsibility for their decisions, and if something goes wrong they could go bankrupt.
Every employee has a certain job responsibility, but if he does what he is expected to he is usually exempt from bad consequences. He has a stable position. On the other hand, a competent worker may enjoy many promotions and raises, but still be at the mercy of the manipulations of corporate executives.
Who is happier is not the quetion. The important thing is that people must decide which category they should belong in by evaluating themselves honestly.
exempt from : free from a duty or an obligation
at the mercy of : without any protection against
manipulate : influence or message (sb) or (sth) in a clever or dishonest way
Comprehension
1. What advantage do businessmen have?
2. What disadvantage do workers have?
3. Which is better, being the employer or the employee?
Express Yourself
1. Would you want to be a businessman or an employee?
2. Are you satisfied with your job?
3. Would you want your children to do your job?
4. What are your priorities in getting a job?
5. Would you take a night job if it were better paid?
6. When do you feel like giving up your job?
7. Why don't you start your your own business?
8. Do you have any ideal of starting a new business?
9. What are the obstacles to starting your own business?
More Talking Points
Talk about the good and bad aspects about having the following jobs.
a). physicians b).teachers c).politicians d). the nation's president e).farmer f). professional athletes
g). judges h).soldiers i). panhandlers
Opinion Samples
1. People have different priorities in getting job. Some put their emphasis on making more money, others want job security, promotion opportunities, work they are comfortable with. As for me, I want my own business. After I quit my first job I never thought about working for anyone again. When I work for someone else and can't sell my ideal to the boss, that disappoints me. And often employees become scapegoats for marketing failures. I love to work alone with my ideals and plans, knowing whether my business succeeds or not is up to me.
2. I really want to have my own business, as most employees do. But a boss must have special characteristics. First of all, he must have creative ideals and know when, where and how to apply them. Of course, he must have the never to go ahead with his plan against difficult markets. He must cultivate customers, because success largely depends upon human relationships. If he has solid relationships with his business partners, he may be able to make up for temporary financial strait.
2011年12月8日
A Document from MySkylines, Express Yourself - Issue 08
Hobbies
One of the main reasons people have hobbies is to kill time. many of the great developments in science and technology have given us all a lot of time beyond that which we fill with necessary activity. But few of us use that extra time creatively, so we get bored. So we need a hobby to make the time pass enjoyably. we collect stamps or learn how to cook or just listen to our CDs.
One of the problems, though, is with having expensive hobbies. Usually they are intended to show off our wealth or our being up-to-date with some supposed trend, rather than supporting any genuine interest. Too often, we can't really afford it; but even if we can, we just feed our general discontent because we are spending a lot of money but not relieving our boredom.
up-to-date : based on the latest information, changes, improvements, or styles
feed : nourish
Comprehension
1. What are two reasons given for having a hobby?
2. Why are hobbies necessary in the modern world?
3. What is wrong with having expensive hobbies?
Express Yourself
1. What are your hobbies?
2. How much money do your bobbies cost you?
3. With whom do you enjoy your hobbies?
4. How often do you engage in your hobbies?
5. Do you make friends with people who have the same hobbies?
6. What are the best things about your hobbies?
7. Are there any hobbies you would like to try soon?
8. Are there any hobbies you have given up? Why?
9. did you ever recommend that family members share your hobbies with you?
Opinion Samples
1. having a hobby is supposed to be an enjoyable way to relax. On weekend or at ight, too many people have no interest in going anyehre or doing anything, so they just stay at home watching TV or nagging their families. but if they could develop an interest in something else, they would be too absorbed in it to bother the other people at home. Domestic tranquility would be achieved! Even better would be something the entire family could enjoy together. A fun, stimulating, inexpensive hobby would help keep the family close and comfortable with each other.
2. I'm happy whenever I meet someone who shares my interests. We usually become friends right away because we often have similar characteristics. We can immediately understand each other, and we have something vital to talk about. In fack, talking itself is one of the greatest hobbies we can enjoy, don;y you think so? And it's certainly one of the least expensive - is that waht people mean when they say "talk is cheap"?
nag : bother or annoy
absorbed in : completely interested in
tranquility : calmness
Useful Expressions
1. Finishing stimulates the brain - also the imagination.
2. Many a problem will solve itself, if we forget about it and go fishing.
3. A lot of singers on TV are worth watching. Too bad they're not worth listening to.
4. Finding a simple life is today's most complicated job.
5. The greatest pleasure in life is doing what other people say can't be done.
6. Nothing grows faster than a fish from the time he bits until he gets away.
7. Why not learn to enjoy the little things - there are so many of them?
8. What we enjoy, not what we have, constitutes our abundance.
constitute : be the elements or parts of
One of the main reasons people have hobbies is to kill time. many of the great developments in science and technology have given us all a lot of time beyond that which we fill with necessary activity. But few of us use that extra time creatively, so we get bored. So we need a hobby to make the time pass enjoyably. we collect stamps or learn how to cook or just listen to our CDs.
One of the problems, though, is with having expensive hobbies. Usually they are intended to show off our wealth or our being up-to-date with some supposed trend, rather than supporting any genuine interest. Too often, we can't really afford it; but even if we can, we just feed our general discontent because we are spending a lot of money but not relieving our boredom.
up-to-date : based on the latest information, changes, improvements, or styles
feed : nourish
Comprehension
1. What are two reasons given for having a hobby?
2. Why are hobbies necessary in the modern world?
3. What is wrong with having expensive hobbies?
Express Yourself
1. What are your hobbies?
2. How much money do your bobbies cost you?
3. With whom do you enjoy your hobbies?
4. How often do you engage in your hobbies?
5. Do you make friends with people who have the same hobbies?
6. What are the best things about your hobbies?
7. Are there any hobbies you would like to try soon?
8. Are there any hobbies you have given up? Why?
9. did you ever recommend that family members share your hobbies with you?
Opinion Samples
1. having a hobby is supposed to be an enjoyable way to relax. On weekend or at ight, too many people have no interest in going anyehre or doing anything, so they just stay at home watching TV or nagging their families. but if they could develop an interest in something else, they would be too absorbed in it to bother the other people at home. Domestic tranquility would be achieved! Even better would be something the entire family could enjoy together. A fun, stimulating, inexpensive hobby would help keep the family close and comfortable with each other.
2. I'm happy whenever I meet someone who shares my interests. We usually become friends right away because we often have similar characteristics. We can immediately understand each other, and we have something vital to talk about. In fack, talking itself is one of the greatest hobbies we can enjoy, don;y you think so? And it's certainly one of the least expensive - is that waht people mean when they say "talk is cheap"?
nag : bother or annoy
absorbed in : completely interested in
tranquility : calmness
Useful Expressions
1. Finishing stimulates the brain - also the imagination.
2. Many a problem will solve itself, if we forget about it and go fishing.
3. A lot of singers on TV are worth watching. Too bad they're not worth listening to.
4. Finding a simple life is today's most complicated job.
5. The greatest pleasure in life is doing what other people say can't be done.
6. Nothing grows faster than a fish from the time he bits until he gets away.
7. Why not learn to enjoy the little things - there are so many of them?
8. What we enjoy, not what we have, constitutes our abundance.
constitute : be the elements or parts of
2011年12月6日
Ex-Leader: Khmer Rouge Not 'Bad People
The Former number two leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime is denying responsibility for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 milion people during the 1970, insisting that he and his comrades were not "bad people." Noun Chea's testimony cam Monday in a packed courtroom in Phnom Penh, as a United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal began hearing evidence in the long-waited trial.
The 85-year-old Nuon Chea, who was chief ideologue for communist movement, and his co-defendants((former foreign minister Ieng Sary and ex-head of state Khieu Samphan)) all deny charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity during the regim's 1975-1979 reign. Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot died in 1988. Nuone Chea insisted that no Cambodian was responsible for atrocities. He sought to shift the blam to Vietnam, which invaded Cambodia in 1978 and toppled the Khmer Rouge regime a year later. Khieu Samphan also is expected to testify within the next weeks. In opening remarks last month, he indentified himself as a Cambodia patriot who was unware of the mass killings at the time.
The 85-year-old Nuon Chea, who was chief ideologue for communist movement, and his co-defendants((former foreign minister Ieng Sary and ex-head of state Khieu Samphan)) all deny charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity during the regim's 1975-1979 reign. Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot died in 1988. Nuone Chea insisted that no Cambodian was responsible for atrocities. He sought to shift the blam to Vietnam, which invaded Cambodia in 1978 and toppled the Khmer Rouge regime a year later. Khieu Samphan also is expected to testify within the next weeks. In opening remarks last month, he indentified himself as a Cambodia patriot who was unware of the mass killings at the time.
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