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Unit 1 happinessP:let us get start,Lots people in society think the more money they have, the more happiness they will obtain Assume that you are a lottery winner, 5 million dollars, do you feel happy?S:Maybe a little, but this is not the major reasonP:So, what makes some people happier than other?S:Psychologists find that there are more important personality factors make people happy.what`s your opinion?P:in my view,happy people are satisfied with themselves,Maybe they are a little bit fat,overweigh t or may not have the best job ,not live in a fancy house ,but they do not want to change these things, the feeling of happiness comes from the inside, not the outside. Whatdo you think?S:I deem happy people are optimistic and unhappy people always are of negative attitude.They think that things will get worse.By the way,happy people have good relationship with other people.P:They spend time on building the relationship with family and friends.Pour out your heart,your fears, your woes - share these with Him,you can obtain purification of your mind. S:So,the money can not bring us happiness. Generally,Regardless Of the money,self-content,optimistic and Excellent interpersonal communication Skills are the best way to make us happy.P:there are some proverbs there:You are never be happy if you make others unhappy , originate from China.w here there is love , there is happiness , originate from Poland. which one do you prefer?S:First one impressed me a lot.P: Why?S:because if you keep in touch with the people around you, you will benefit pretty much from them.P:you mean Do it for us, do it for one another, do it for you, and do it for each other then you feel happy.Unit 2 New kind of foodP: china is doing research on genetically modified foods and is considering it.S:I heard that US is for using G.M. foods, but Europe is against it .P:I see, oh right,S:So what do you think?P:I think it`s a great ideal have GM foods.S:oh,Do you think human can benefit from GM foods?P:1 may fewer pesticide than normal food example corn will kill the insects that eat the plant2 grow better than normal plants example strawberry grow in cold weather3.stay fresh longer after they are harvest example tomato stays fresh for two monthsS:I don`t think so,I am worried more that there haven't been enough tests on genetically modified foods, that there might be side effects that could lead to cancer, or could ruin the naturally life cycle of the plant s.1dominate other wild plants in the environment causing other plants to die2hurt the insects and animal in the environment corn kill the butterflies3harmful to the people who consume the food put the genes from animals into plant such as that scientists took a gene from a kind of fish – a gene help the fish live in cold waterP:Uh,definitely,I think there is lots of resons to be concerened.S:then scientists are going to have to continue with the research.P:the fact is the population is growing and these people are going to have to eat food,so ifGM foods can help people to eat and survive and for the human population to survive.As we know, in biology, cloning is the process of producing similar population of genetically identical individuals that occurs unnaturally.S:when organism such as bacteria insects or plants reproduce asexually, cloning in biotechnology refers to processes to create copies of DNA fragments, cell or organisms.1pros reproductive cloning 、organ replacement 、genetic research 2cons lack of diversity 、faster aging 、securityP:In short, there are both advantages and disadvantages about GM foodUnit 5 violence on TVP:TV is one of the prevalent media influences in kid’s lives According to some reports , youth ages 6-19 average about 6 hours of screen time per day.On the one hand children can get some useful information easily from TV not only the voice but also the colorful pictures, which can greatly arouse interesting of the children.S:On the contary ,I think TV have negative influences on children.1 increase fear violence on TV2 ignore to real- life violence they imitate what they see on tv everyday ugly language and attitude aggressive behaviors3 activities are crucial for adolescent to healthy mental and physical TV is harmful to their eyes stomach intestinesP:you know,Almost 98% American families have a TV。

Kid spend more time watching TV than going to school。

S:the more tvshow you watch the more violence kids get. Cartoon have more acts of violence than adult TV shows.A child see about 100000 acts of violence on TV by age 12P:It is recently reported that there are two kinds of effect.First Immediate effects of TV violPenceChildren copy the violence they see on TVhit and kick a dollsecond Long term effects of TV violenceWhen children watch a lot of TV , they are more violent in school when they are older.So there is a link between TV violence and real violenceS:children should make good uses of tv,parents should supervise their kids` tv time, and which shows that suitable for themUnit 6 too old to learnP :Do you know What is critical period?S:I kown. The c.p. is a theory that explains why it is easier for children to learn languages than for adultsP: that`s a time when animals or humans must learn something.AnimalsSongbirdsIf you remove the baby bird from its parents so that it does not to hear the song the bird won’t learn to sing whenIt is olderCatsA kitten must learn to use its eyes in the first few weeksif you remove all lights in the room so the cats won’t able to see well when the cat is an adult S:HumansLanguage learningThe adolescents speak with a native accent well, however the adults speak with a foreign accent .P:We can conclude that there is a cp when both animals and humans can learn certain things when they are still very young.S:nowdays, many parents send there kids to training center,they don`t enjoy the wonderful childhood.P:we absolutely hope our child to be the unique one . as a child ,He should feel happy everyday rather than pressure coming from the competition and society earlyS:I don’t agree cultivate our child to be a talent and give child enough time for his playing toys game .Don`t force him learn some skill additional lesson against his willingP:neither do I ,our unconfident education of children ,excessive development bound his personality and imagination like a robotUnit 7 are we aloneP:NASA recently recruit the astronaut to marsS:why?P:they found water on the planet so they want to seek intelligent lifeS:Why do the scientist think there may be other intelligent life in the universe?P:Because there 400 billion stars in our galaxies and 100 billion galaxies in the universe ,other planet can probably support life similar to live on earth.Do you know the SETI project?S:I know. Search for extraterrestrial Intelligent project。

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