Unit4FriendsandFriendshipComprehensiveEnglish(Book3)Unit4:LearningGoalsInthisunit,studentsshouldbeableto:—haveaprofoundandcompleteunderstandingoffriendsandfriendship；—developagoodattitudeintreatingfriends;—distinguishtheusageofgerundandpresentparticiple;—identifyincoherentsentences.Unit4:ContentsPartOne:NavigationandExplorationPart

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ConsolidationandApplicationPart

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ExtensionPartOneNavigationMainmenuPartOne:Navigation

1.Usethewordsandphraseslistedheretomakeashortparagraphandshareitwithyourpartners.friendrelationshiplovefriendshipenemyhappinesssorrowlifePartOne:Navigation

2.Listening:listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions:（/Article/201301/221985.shtml（上）/Article/201301/222127.shtml（下）①DoChineseexpectfriendshipstobemorelasting?HowaboutpeopleinNorthAmerica?Why?②WhatarethedifferentfoundationsforfriendshipsinChinaandtheWest?③WhatarethedifferentexpectationsforfriendsinChinaandtheWest?PartOne:Navigation①DoChineseexpectfriendshipstobemorelasting?HowaboutpeopleinNorthAmerica?Why?Yes,Chineseexpectfriendshipstobemorelasting.ForChinese,atruefriendshipenduresthroughoutlifechanges.PeopleinNorthAmericadon’thavesuchexpectationbecauseeventherelationshipinwhichpeoplefeelcloseandtelleachotherpersonalproblemsmaynotsurvivelifechangessuchasmovingtoanothercity,graduationfromauniversity,achangeineconomiccircumstances,ormarriage.Ifthepeopledonotseeeachotherregularly,therelationshipislikelytodie.PartOne:Navigation②WhatarethedifferentfoundationsforfriendshipsinChinaandtheWest?Chinesefriendsshare“thingsincommon”:atask,aclass,thehometown.Friendshipsareformedbypeoplewhoworkorgotoschooltogether.WhileinNorthAmerica,businessandfriendshiparekeptseparate.Thefriendshipsareusuallytiedtospecificactivities.PartOne:Navigation③WhatarethedifferentexpectationsforfriendsinChinaandtheWest?Westernsexpectfriendstobeindependent.Theirfriendshipismostlyamatterofprovidingemotionalsupportandspendingtimetogether.Chinesefriendsgiveeachothermoreconcretehelp.Chineseusuallyexpectmorefromtheirfriends.Therearefewlimitstowhatyoucanexpectfromafriend.Youcanfeelfreetotellyourfriendwhathe/shecanorshoulddotohelporpleaseyou.PartOne:Navigation3.Speakingpractice.①Giveanoralpresentationonthesummaryofthemainpointsofthelisteningpassage.②Whichkindoffriendshipdoyouprefer,ChineseoneortheWestone?PartOne:NavigationScript:Chineseexpectfriendshipstobemorelasting.ForChineseatruefriendshipenduresthroughoutlifechanges.Chinesearefriendseveniftheyhaven'tspokenfor20years.Ifyousharedsomethingatonetime,thenallyourlifeyouarefriends.ThisisthebestofGuanxi,theWideWebthatconnectsChinesethroughtimeandspace.ChineseinventedtheInternetlongbeforeBillGateswasborn.InNorthAmerica,eventherelationshipinwhichpeoplefeelcloseandtelleachotherpersonalproblemsmaynotsurvivelifechangessuchasmovingtoanothercity,graduationfromauniversity,achangeineconomiccircumstances,ormarriage.Ifthepeopledonotseeeachotherregularly,therelationshipislikelytodie.Differentfoundationsforfriendships:Chinesefriendsshare“thingsincommon”:atask,aclass,thehometown.Friendshipsareformedbypeoplewhoworkorgotoschooltogether.Youmayormaynotliketheperson,butifheorshecandosomethingforyoubecauseofhispositionorjob,youcanbefriends.ButinNorthAmerica,businessandfriendshiparekeptseparate.Thefriendshipsareusuallytiedtospecificactivities.Apersonmayhaveworkfriendsandleisureactivityfriends.Alsofriendstendtohavesimilarfinancialcircumstances,becausefriendshipinthewestisbasedonequality.Friendsshouldexchangesimilaractivitiesandgivesimilarthingstoeachother.Ifonecanaffordtotreattheothertoamealatanexpensiverestaurantandtheotherdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothesame,itwillcauseproblemsintherelationship.PartOne:NavigationWesternsexpectfriendstobeindependent.Westernpeoplepreferpeopletobeindependent,sotheydonotfeelcomfortableinarelationshipinwhichonepersonisgivingmoreandtheotherisdependentonwhatisgiving.Theirfriendshipismostlyamatterofprovidingemotionalsupportandspendingtimetogether.AWesternerwillrespondtoafriend’stroublebyasking"Whatdoyouwanttodo?"Theideaistohelpthefriendtothinkouttheproblemanddiscoverthesolutionheorshereallywantsandthentosupportthesolution.Chinesefriendsgiveeachothermoreconcretehelp.AChinesewillusepersonalconnectionstohelpafriendgetsomethinghardtoobtainsuchasajob,oranappointmentwithagooddoctor.Chinesefriendsgiveeachothermoneyandmighthelpeachotheroutfinanciallyoveralongtime.Chineseusuallyexpectmorefromtheirfriends.IntheWest,youcancertainlyaskfriendtodosomethingwithyou,butyourecognizethatyourfriendmaysayno,ifhe/shegivesyouareason.Youwouldnotexpectafriendtodropeverythingtorespondtoanon-urgentneedsuchasshopping.Norwouldyouexpectafriendtorecognizeandrespondtoyourwisheswithoutstatingthem.AfriendinChinaissomeonewhooffershelpwithoutwaitingtobeasked.Therearefewlimitstowhatyoucanexpectfromafriend.Youcanfeelfreetotellyourfriendwhathe/shecanorshoulddotohelporpleaseyou.PartOne:Exploration(1,2)1.Listenforgist:Listentothetextwithoutreferringtoitanddecidewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthetext.

A.Therearethreekindsoffriendshipandeachofthemisformedfordifferentreasons.B.Allthreetypesoffriendshipoverlapwitheachotherandneitherorthemisformedeasily.C.Beawareoftheexistenceofhostilitywhilefriendshipisstillalive,whichcanhelpyouformabroadandintegratedviewoffriendshipandimprovethequalityofit.√PartOne:Exploration2.Listenforfacts:listentothetextagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).①Friendshipcan’tbefeltinfamilialrelationships.(

)②Wecanknowamanbythecompanyhekeeps.()③Friendshipexistsforthreereasons:a)virtue,

b)usefulness,andc)pleasure.()④Mostofthevirtue-basedrelationshipsareformedduringouryoung,immatureanddevelopingstage.()⑤Ourbestfriendisendowedwiththecapabilityofbecomingourworstenemy.()FTFTTPartOne:Culturelink1.Whilethereareculturalsimilaritiesintheconceptoffriendshipindifferentsocieties,therearealsoculturaldifferencesinthemeaningandfunctionoffriendship.Whenwewanttobefriendpeoplewhohaveadifferentculturalcode,weneedtounderstandourownculturalidentityaswellasothers’culturalidentity.PartonemenuPartOne:Culturallink2.Friendshipisbasicallyaboutaone-to-onerelationship.Thequalityoffriendshipamongagroupofpeoplewillneverbehigherthanthatoftheone-to-onerelationshipswithinthegroup.Friendshipisaroundedrelationshipwithintellectual,emotional,spiritual,andphysicaldimensions.Itprovidesaclimateforpersonalgrowthandisabeautifulgiftinourlives.3.Friendshipcanenhancemutualunderstandingamongpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Furthermore,friendshipfillsourlifewithfullness,finenessandcompleteness.However,thedifficultywhenstrangersfromtwocountriesmeetisnotalackofappreciationoffriendship,butdifferentexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutesfriendshipandhowitcomesintobeing.

PartonemenuPartOne:Culturallink4.FrederickNeitzsche(尼采):(15October1844–25August1900)wasaGermanphilosopher,culturalcritic,poetandLatinandGreekscholarwhoseworkhasexertedaprofoundinfluenceonWesternphilosophyandmodernintellectualhistory.PartOne:Exploration(ASynopsisoftheText)Thetextfocusesontheexplorationoffriendsandfriendship.Itfirstelaboratesontheconceptoffriendandfriendship,thereasonsfortheexistenceoffriendshipanddifferenttypesoffriendship.Thenitanalyzesthemeritsanddemeritsofeachtypeanddiscussestherelationshipbetweenthethreetypesoffriendship.Moreover,itexplorestheformationofeachtypeoffriendshipandfinallycomestoacomprehensiveviewoffriendsandfriendship.PartonemenuPartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheTextEachofourfriendsislikeamirrorwhichreflectsoneofourmeritsordemerits.mirror：Ifonethingmirrorsanother,itisverysimilartoitandmayseemtocopyorrepresentit.eg.Thoughtryingtobeobjective,thewriter’sowninterestsandexperiencesareinevitablymirroredinhisbooks.1.Eachofourfriendsmirrorsarejectedoracknowledgedtraitinus.(Para.2)PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheTextItismoreorlessidealinconceptbecausetheothermaynotbeorneednotbesosmartandgoodlooking,usefulorcapableofgivingpleasure.inasmuchas:becauseoforduetoe.g.Insomuchastheaccusedhadconfessed,thejudgewouldnotpunishhimseverely.2.Itissomewhatplatonicinconceptinasmuch

as

theothermaynotbeorneednotbeallthatintelligentandgoodlooking,usefulorcapableofgivingpleasure.(Para.3)PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText3.

Incloseobservation,itwouldberevealedthatallthesetypedifferencesarenotwatertightcompartments.(Para.7)Observedcarefully,thethreetypesoffriendshiparenotcompletelyseparatefromeachother.Sometimes,theyoverlapwitheachotherTheword“compartments”meansseparatepartsofanobject.“Watertightcompartments”means“waterwillnotpassthroughfromonecompartmenttoanother.”e.g.Theship’sholdisbuiltinwatertightcompartments.PartonemenuPartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText4.Arelationshipstartedonthebasisofusefulnessmayalsogetelevatedtothestatusofvirtueinduecourse.(Para.7)Arelationshipmaystartbecauseofusefulness,butastimegoesby,itmaychangeintoafriendshipofvirtue.elevate:whensomeoneorsomethingachievesamoreimportantrankorstatus,youcansaythattheyareelevatedtoit.e.g.Becauseofhisexcellentwork,hewaselevatedtothepostofgeneralmanager.PartOne:DifficultSentencesoftheText5.Inconclusion,recognitionofenmityevenwhenfriendshipisaliveandkickingcangiveacosmicandcomprehensiveviewofarelationshipresultinginitsintensifiedqualityandenhancedexchangeoffriendlylove.(Para.12)Inaword,beawareoftheexistenceofhostilitywhilefriendshipisstillalive,whichcanhelpyouformabroadandintegratedviewofrelationshipandthiswillleadtotheimprovementoffriendship.PartOne:Exploration(3)3.Checkyourcomprehension:answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.①Canweknowamanbythecompanyhekeeps?Why?

Yes,wecan,becauseeachofhisfriendsmirrorsarejectedoracknowledgedtraitinhim.②Forwhatreasonsdoesfriendshipexist?

Generally,friendshipexistsforthreereasons:a)virtue,

b)usefulness,c)pleasure.③Whatismeantbythesentence“friendshipexistsforthesakeoffriendship”?Thistypeoffriendshipiscalledfriendshipofvirtue,wherebothlikeeachotherandcherisheachotherforsomecreditablevaluesintheother’spersonality.PartOne:Exploration(3)④Whatismeantbythesentence“afriendshipisformedfortheutilitarianvalueofit”?

Thisisthefriendshipofusefulness.Apersonmayaskandmaintainrelationshipforpractical,professional,andpoliticalreasons.⑤InParagraph5,whatisthemeaningofthesentence“Youareoncloudnine”?

Itmeans“Youareextremelyhappyandexcited.”⑥Accordingtotheauthor,whichtypeoffriendshipisgood?

Eachtypehasitsadvantageanddisadvantage.Itwouldbeanidealpackagetohaveallthethreetogether.PartOne:Exploration(3)⑦HowdoyouunderstandNeitzsche’viewthatenemiesarefriendsindisguise?

Enemiesarethosewhopretendtobeyourfriendsonsurface.⑧Whatdoesthesentence“Welcomeenemiesandhappystayfriends”mean?

Bothenemiesandfriendsarewelcomed,butonlytruefriendsstay.②Howshouldwetreatourfriends?4.Thinkcritically.①Whatisthecomprehensiveviewoffriendship?PartOne:Exploration(4)5.Thetextcanbedividedinto5parts.Summarizethemainideaofeachpart.(Themainideasofpart1andpart5havebeengiven.)PartsParasMainIdeas11-2Anintroductiontofriendsandfriendship.23-5

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512Conclusion:RecognitionofenmityevenwhenfriendshipisaliveandkickingcangiveacosmicandcomprehensiveviewofarelationshipTheformationofthethreetypesoffriendship.Therelationshipbetweenthethreetypesoffriendship.Weshouldnotonlyconcedetheenemyinthefriendbutalsorecognizeinadvance.PartOne:Exploration(5)PartTwoConsolidationConsolidation:AVocabularyConsolidation:BSentenceConsolidation:CGrammarConsolidation:DClozeApplicationMainmenuPartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.VocabularyMatcheachwordwithitsmeaning.Onthelinebeforeeachword,writetheletterthatisinfrontofthecorrectmeaning.__①irrespectivea.havingausefulfunction___②transcendb.anyadmirablequalityorattribute___③virtuec.asmallspaceorsubdivisionforstorage___④utilitariand.inspiteofeverything;withoutregardtodrawbacks;___⑤follye.givequalitiesorabilitiesto___⑥compartmentf.stateofuncertaintyorperplexity___⑦dishearteningg.thefeelingofahostileperson___⑧endowh.foolishorsenselessbehavior___⑨enmityi.gobeyond___⑩quandary

j.feelingdisappointedandlessconfidentorlesshopefuld

ibahcjegfPartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.Vocabulary2.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithanappropriatewordfromthebox.Makechangeswherenecessary.①Newspapers,televisionandradioareallproviding________coverage.②Foodsusuallyprovideagood________forthepersistenceofviruses.③Theultimatevaluesofart_________theindividualandhistime.④Theshelfisfromatrain___________;themarblehanginglamphasthelightnessofapaperlantern.⑤Ihaveneverhadaninterestinwomenotherthan_________friendship.⑥Notevenmodernstudiotechniquescan_________theshortcomingsoftheoriginalrecording.⑦Accordingtothesurvey,theacademicmotivationofthestudentsattheseschoolsis__________.⑧Theviciouscircleofrecessioncouldbecomethe________circleofrecovery.⑨Believeitornot,weare_______byourcreatorwithcertainunalienablerights.⑩Thegovernmentappearstobeina_________aboutwhattodowithsomanypeoplewhoareonstrike.saturationmilieutranscendcompartmentplatonicdisguiseutilitarianvirtuous

endowedquandary3.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsinthebox.nativedefinitelypriorityrotationalproductiveextremelyqualitymarginalsteeplyeffectiveSuffixmeanings:-tive:tendency-al:essential,relevant-ity:property,degree-ly:degreeTocallsomething“marginal”meansitisnotverygood.Farmershavetheirownwaytodefine①________land:Itisthelasttobeplantedundergoodconditions,andhasthe②_______tobeavoidedunderpoorconditions.Low③

_________soilisnottheonlyreasonlandcouldbeconsideredmarginal.Itmightbeinanareawhererainfallislimitedorwhereahillsidemightrisetoo

④__________.

marginalpriorityqualitysteeplyPartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.VocabularyThereareusesformarginalland,however.Mostoftenitisusedasgrassland.Grassesprovideexcellentfeedforgrazinganimalslikecattle,sheepandgoats.Grassseedcanbeboughtfromaforeignsupplieror⑤________grassescanbeused.However,usingmarginalandforgrazingisnotasimpleissue.Thereisahazardofovergrazing.Cattlecandamagethecropsbyeatingdowntotheroots.Also,theweightoftheanimalscrushesthesoilandcanmakeittoohardforgrowing.A(n)⑥_________waytoreducetheharmistomoveanimalsfromonefieldtoanother.Thismethodisknownas⑦_(dá)__________grazingwhichis⑧__________importantformarginalland.nativedefinitelypriorityrotationalproductiveextremelyqualitymarginalsteeplyeffectiveA.Vocabulary3.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsinthebox.

nativeeffective

rotationalextremelyPartTwo:Consolidation(A)PartTwo:Consolidation(A)A.Vocabulary3.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsinthebox.nativedefinitelypriorityrotationalproductiveextremelyqualitymarginalsteeplyeffective

Anotheruseformarginallandisfortreecrops.Studieshaverevealedthatthewhitepineandloblollypinearetwokindsoftreesthatgrowwellonsuchland.Theygrowfastandprovidegoodqualitywood.Anothertreeisthepoplar,foundinmanypartsoftheworld.Failuretotakethecareneededtoprotectmarginallandscanmakeabadsituationworse.Butgoodplanningcan⑨__________transformamarginalresourceintoahighly⑩_________one.definitelyproductive

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Theverynotionthatsheisyourfriendmakesyoufeelproud.____________________________________________________________________________________________PartTwo:Consolidation(B)B.Sentence1.Studythefollowingsentencescarefullytoidentifytheimportantsentencepatternsusedandmakesentences.①Oncewedoawaywiththeutilityneed,thefriendshipeventuallydies.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

②Youcannotbutwonderwhatnewjokehehasgotupinhissleevetomakeyouroarintolaughter.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________④Beitsharingacigaretteorgoingforapicnicordecidingtoinvestinthesamecompanysharestogether.__________________________________________________________________________________________________PartTwo:Consolidation(B)B.Sentence1.Studythefollowingsentencescarefullytoidentifytheimportantsentencepatternsusedandmakesentences.

⑤TakingcuesfromNietzscheweshouldnotonlyconcedetheenemyinthefriendbutalsorecognizeinadvancesothatwemaynotbecaughtunawaresandbesavedofincreasedblood-pressurelevelsanddoctorbills.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.Changethestructureswhennecessary.

PartTwo:Consolidation(B)B.Sentence①Friendshipofthethirdkindisformedessentiallyonaccountofthepleasuretherelationshipiscapableofgiving.②Incloseobservation,itwouldberevealedthatallthesetypedifferencesarenotwatertightcompartments.

Observecarefully,onemayfindthatthethreetypesoffriendshiparenotcompletelyseparatefromeachother.Sometimes,theyoverlapwitheachother．

Thethirdtypeoffriendshipreliesbasicallyonwhetherthisrelationshipcanaffordpleasure.

③Arelationshipstartedonthebasisofusefulnessmayalsogetelevatedtothestatusofvirtueinduecourse.

Arelationshipmaystartforusefulness,butastimegoesby,itmaychangeintoafriendshipofvirtue.④Ourbestfriendisendowedwiththecapabilityofbecomingourworstenemy.Ourbestfriendisbornwiththecapabilityofbecomingourworstenemy.⑤Inconclusion,recognitionofenmityevenwhenfriendshipisaliveandkickingcangiveacosmicandcomprehensiveviewofarelationshipresultinginitsintensifiedqualityandenhancedexchangeoffriendlylove.Inaword,beingawareoftheexistenceofhostilitywhilefriendshipisstillalivecanhelpyourformabroadandintegratedviewofarelationship,whichwillleadtotheimprovementofitsqualityandincreasedexchangeoffriendlylove.B.Sentence2.Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.Changethestructureswhennecessary.PartTwo:Consolidation(B)PartTwo:Consolidation(C)C.Grammar1.Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyandpayspecialattentiontotheverb+ingforms.①Yet,morethanfriendship,loveisthebindingforceinfamilialrelationships.②Theconceptoffriendshipneedsexplorationbecauseoftenamanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps;knowingthecompanyhelpsonetoknowoneselfanddevelophispersonalitytothefullest.③Itwasextremelyusefulforkillingtimeduringthejourney.④Friendshipofthethirdkindisformedessentiallyonaccountofthepleasuretherelationshipiscapableofgiving.⑤TakingcuesfromNietzscheweshouldnotonlyconcedetheenemyinthefriendbutalsorecognizeinadvancesothatwemaynotbecaughtunawaresandbesavedofincreasedblood-pressurelevelsanddoctorbills.C.Grammar2.Completethesentenceswiththerightformofthegivenverbs.①Allofushavenoobjectionto________(hear)yourwonderfulstoryagain.②Youshouldbeashamedofyourselffor___________(behave)sobadly.③Watersportsenthusiastsshouldconsider_________(hire)awetsuitaswellasalifejacket.④Heresentedmy_____________(promote)beforehim.⑤Iremember_______________(take)toEnglandasasmallchild.⑥Themotherwon’thavehim____________(clean)hisshoesinthelivingroom.⑦People____________(wish)tovisitthecavespleasefollowmeanddon’tgetlost.⑧Shesmeltsomething_______________(burn)andsawsmokerisingfromherneighbor’shouse.⑨____________(raise)thetrapdoorshepointedtoaflightofsteps.⑩Realizingthathehadn’tenoughmoneyandnot_____________(want)toborrowfromhisfather,hedecidedtopawnhisfurcoat.PartTwo:Consolidation(C)hearingbehavinghiringbeingpromotingbeingtakencleaningwishingburningRaisingwantingC.Grammar3.Ineachofthesentences,thereisoneerror.Underlinethewrongpartandcorrectit.①Growupamidsexismandviolence,sheturnedherwomanhoodintoajoyfulphenomenon.②MayaAngelou’spowercame,inpart,fromdaretotellherownstory.③Themankepttorelatehisstorytoever-largeraudiences.④ShespentherearlyyearstostudydanceanddramainSanFrancisco,butdroppedoutofschoolatage14.PartTwo:Consolidation(C)Growingdaringrelatingstudying⑤Ikeptatitforyears,boughtnewhardware,switchingbrowsersandsearchingenginesasneeded.⑥Byputasolutiontoeveryprobleminthepalmoftheirhand,appsmakechildrenintellectuallylazy.⑦Socialmediamaynotleadtomorebullyoraddiction,butitdoescreatelotsofdrama.⑧Theserapidlyvanishedexperiencesmatter-tophilosophyandliterature,aboveall.⑨That’sthereallybigthing:Identifywhatavolumeofpeopledooveraperiodoftime,andhowyoureadthatinformation.⑩Whenyougetintofacialrecognition,trytoassessoutthedemographicsofacustomercomingintoyourstore,thenyou’regettingintoalittlebitmoreofagrayarea.PartTwo:Consolidation(C)buyingPuttingbullyingvanishingIdentifyingtryingD.Cloze:Fillintheblankswithanappropriateword.Thebeginninglettershasbeenprovidedforyou.It‘shardtobelievethatsomeonemayactuallyhave⑴n

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timetotime.Orperhapsyou'resomeonethathassuddenlyfoundyourselfaloneandcan'treally(10)f

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this.PartTwo:Consolidation(D)oappensccurovingountryauses

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topeoplewhentheyarestruggling.Ormaybeyoufeltthatafriend(17)b________you,anditpromptedyoutogetsomedistancewithall

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couldbethatyou’vechosenfriendsthataren’trightforyou.Maybetheycontinuallyexcludeyouorareneveraroundwhenyouwanttoconnect.It’snot(19)u

tohavefriendslikethisifyouaresomeonewhodoesn'tmakefriendseasily.Youmayhave(20)stimeinthepastwithpeoplewhoreallyaren’tthatgreatforyoubecauseyoudidn'thavealotoffriendstobeginwith.ithoututoingetrayedeasonnusualpentPartTwo:Consolidation(D)PartTwo:Application(A)ListeningPassagedictationListentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.