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ToHaveandHaveNotIthadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroadcrewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestoseewhosewouldflythefurthest.HavingnothingbettertodoIjoinedinandwonfiveandthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-lookingcloudsIhadtogetoutforawhile.Iheadedforashopontheothersideofthestreet.Unliketheothersitdidn’thaveasignshoutingitsnameandbusinessandinsteadoftheusualimpersonalmodemlightingtherewasanappealingglowinside.Strangelynothingwasdisplayedinthewindow.NotputoffbythisIwentinside.Ittookmybreathaway.Ididn’tknowwheretolookwheretostart.Ononewalltherehungthreehand-stitchedAmericanquiltsthatwereinsuchwonderfulconditiontheymighthavebeennewly-made.Icameacrosstintoysandantiquefurnitureandonthewallinfrontofmea1957Stratocasterguitaralsoinexcellentcondition.A.cardpushedbetweenthestringssaid$50.Iranmyhandalongalongshelfofrecordsreadingtheirtitles.Andtherewasmore...CanIhelpyouShestartledme.Ihadn’tevenseenthewomanbehindthecountercomein.Thewayshelookedatmesodirectlyandwithsuchpower.ItwasalookofsuchintensitythatforamomentIfeltasifIwerewrappedinsomekindofmagneticorelectricalfield.Ifoundithardtotakeandalmostturnedaway.Butthoughitwasuncomfortable.IwasfascinatedbytheexperienceofherlookingstraightintomeandbythefeelingthatIwasneitherastrangernorstrangetoher.Besidesamusementherexpressionshowedsympathy.Itwasimpossibletotellherage;sheremindedmefaintlyofmygrandmotherbecausealthoughhereyeswerefriendly.Icouldseethatshewasnotawomantofalloutwith.Ispokeatlast.IwasjustlookingreallyIsaidthoughsecretlywonderinghowmuchofthestuffIcouldcramintothebus.ThewomanturnedawayandwentatoncetowardsabackroomindicatingthatIshouldfollowher.Butitinnowayliveduptothefirstroom.Thelightmademefeelpeculiartoo.Itcamefromanoillampthatwashungfromthecentreoftheceilingandcreatedhugeshadowsovereverything.Therewerenorareelectricguitarsnooldnecklacesnohand-paintedboxeswithdelicateflowers.Itwasalsoobviousthatitmusthavetakenyearsdecadestocollectsomuchrubbishsomanyolddocumentsaridpapers.Inoticedsomeoldbookswhosegoldletteringhadfadedmakingtheirtitlesimpossibletoread.TheylookinterestingIsaidwithsomehesitation.Tobeabletounderstandthatkindofwritingyoumustfirsthavehadasimilarexperienceshesaidclearly.Shenotedtheconfusedlookonmyfacebutdidn’taddanything.Shereachedupforasmallbookwhichshehandedtome.ThisisthebestbookIcangiveyouatthemomentshelaughed.Ifyouuseit.IopenedthebooktofinditfullorratheremptywithblankwhitepagesbutpaidherthefewdollarssheaskedforitbecomingembarrassedwhenIrealisedthenoteswerestillfoldedintolittlepaperplanes.Iputthehookinmypocketthankedherandleft.Whatattractedthewritertotheshop______
SchoolLunchResearchhasshownthatoverhalfthechildreninBritainwhotaketheirownlunchestoschooldonoteat51inthemiddleoftheday.InBritainschoolshaveto52mealsatlunchtime.Childrencan53tobringtheirownfoodorhavelunchattheschoolcanteen.Oneshocking54ofthisresearchisthatschoolmealsaremuchhealthierthanlunchespreparedbyparents.Therearestrict55forthepreparationofschoolmealswhichhavetoincludeone56offruitandoneofvegetablesaswellasmeatadairyitemandstarchyfoodlikebreadorpasta.Lunchboxes57byresearcherscontainedsweetdrinkscrispsandchocolatebars.Children58twiceasmuchsugarastheyshouldatlunchtime.Theresearchwillprovideabetter59ofwhythepercentageofoverweightstudentsinBritainhas60inthelastdecade.Unfortunatelythegovernmentcannot61parentsbutitcanremindthemofthe62valueofmilkfruitandvegetables.Smallchangesintheirchildren’sdietcan63theirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating64atthisageandparentsaretheonlyoneswhocan65it.
InspectingaUsedCarThescariestpartofbuyingausedcarisnotbeingcompletelysureofwhatconditionit’sin.A.carthat’sbeeninamajoraccidentisalwaysabiggerriskbutsellersoftentrytohidethisinformation.AndrewBleakleyevaluator-inspectorrunsamobilevehicleinspectionserviceinMontreal.Forabout$80hewillperformafullunbiasedinspectiononausedvehicleInhis10yearsasaprofessionalinspectorBleakleyhasseenalot.HewarnsWatchoutfordealerdemonstrationvehicleswhichareusednotnew.Theymayhavebeeninacollision.HeaddsthatitisnotuncommoninOntarioandQuebecespeciallyforunscrupuloussellerstorollbacktheodometerortoevendisengageit.Bleakleyhasspecialtools-tocheckforthis.Bleakleyalwaysrecommendshiringanindependenttechniciantoinspecttheconditionofausedcarbeforeyoubuyit.Theproblemisfindingsomeonequalifiedtodotheinspectionwhichhesaysgenerallydoesn’tmeanjustanymechanic.A.thoroughmechanicalinspectionincludescheckingthecompressionallmajorsystemsincludingtheengineelectricalandchargingsystemstransmissionanddrivelinefluidsbrakessuspensionandsteering.Essentialtooisaninspectionofthecar’sbodyandfinallyaroadtest.Therearehoweverafewthingseveryonecandobeforebuyingausedcar:Doavisualcheckofthecar.Lookattherightreardoorhinges.Iftheyareverywornorthedoordoesn’tclosewellthecarmayhavebeenusedasataxi.Holesintheroofcouldmeanthecarwasusedfordeliveries.Checkforoilleaksonthepavement.Notethatleaksarenotnecessarilyasignificantproblem—itdependsonthecause.Don’tassumethatnew-lookingbrakeandacceleratorpedalsmeanthecarhasn’tbeendrivenmuch.Resellersknowpeoplecheckthesedetailsandcanbuynewpadsforaround$6.CopydownthevehicleidentificationnumberVINa17-charactercombinationofnumbersandlettersfromthevehicle’sdashboard.InOntarioaskthedealerorsellerfortheUsedVehicleInformationPackage.Thisgivesdetailsofpreviousownersanyoutstandingliensonthecarandthefairmarketvalueofthevehicle.Accordingtothepassageinbuyingasecond-handvehicleitismostimportanttoknow______.
SchoolLunchResearchhasshownthatoverhalfthechildreninBritainwhotaketheirownlunchestoschooldonoteat51inthemiddleoftheday.InBritainschoolshaveto52mealsatlunchtime.Childrencan53tobringtheirownfoodorhavelunchattheschoolcanteen.Oneshocking54ofthisresearchisthatschoolmealsaremuchhealthierthanlunchespreparedbyparents.Therearestrict55forthepreparationofschoolmealswhichhavetoincludeone56offruitandoneofvegetablesaswellasmeatadairyitemandstarchyfoodlikebreadorpasta.Lunchboxes57byresearcherscontainedsweetdrinkscrispsandchocolatebars.Children58twiceasmuchsugarastheyshouldatlunchtime.Theresearchwillprovideabetter59ofwhythepercentageofoverweightstudentsinBritainhas60inthelastdecade.Unfortunatelythegovernmentcannot61parentsbutitcanremindthemofthe62valueofmilkfruitandvegetables.Smallchangesintheirchildren’sdietcan63theirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating64atthisageandparentsaretheonlyoneswhocan65it.
InspectingaUsedCarThescariestpartofbuyingausedcarisnotbeingcompletelysureofwhatconditionit’sin.A.carthat’sbeeninamajoraccidentisalwaysabiggerriskbutsellersoftentrytohidethisinformation.AndrewBleakleyevaluator-inspectorrunsamobilevehicleinspectionserviceinMontreal.Forabout$80hewillperformafullunbiasedinspectiononausedvehicleInhis10yearsasaprofessionalinspectorBleakleyhasseenalot.HewarnsWatchoutfordealerdemonstrationvehicleswhichareusednotnew.Theymayhavebeeninacollision.HeaddsthatitisnotuncommoninOntarioandQuebecespeciallyforunscrupuloussellerstorollbacktheodometerortoevendisengageit.Bleakleyhasspecialtools-tocheckforthis.Bleakleyalwaysrecommendshiringanindependenttechniciantoinspecttheconditionofausedcarbeforeyoubuyit.Theproblemisfindingsomeonequalifiedtodotheinspectionwhichhesaysgenerallydoesn’tmeanjustanymechanic.A.thoroughmechanicalinspectionincludescheckingthecompressionallmajorsystemsincludingtheengineelectricalandchargingsystemstransmissionanddrivelinefluidsbrakessuspensionandsteering.Essentialtooisaninspectionofthecar’sbodyandfinallyaroadtest.Therearehoweverafewthingseveryonecandobeforebuyingausedcar:Doavisualcheckofthecar.Lookattherightreardoorhinges.Iftheyareverywornorthedoordoesn’tclosewellthecarmayhavebeenusedasataxi.Holesintheroofcouldmeanthecarwasusedfordeliveries.Checkforoilleaksonthepavement.Notethatleaksarenotnecessarilyasignificantproblem—itdependsonthecause.Don’tassumethatnew-lookingbrakeandacceleratorpedalsmeanthecarhasn’tbeendrivenmuch.Resellersknowpeoplecheckthesedetailsandcanbuynewpadsforaround$6.CopydownthevehicleidentificationnumberVINa17-charactercombinationofnumbersandlettersfromthevehicle’sdashboard.InOntarioaskthedealerorsellerfortheUsedVehicleInformationPackage.Thisgivesdetailsofpreviousownersanyoutstandingliensonthecarandthefairmarketvalueofthevehicle.Accordingtothepassagefromwhichofthefollowingcanthebuyerobtainreliableinformationofthepreviousowner______
Scottseizedtheopportunitytopresenthisproposaltothedirector.
HowtoLearnLanguageSuccessfully1Somepeopleseemtohaveaknackforlearninglanguages.Theycanpickupnewvocabularymasterrulesorgrammarandlearntowriteinthenewlanguagemorequicklythanothers.TheydonotseemtobeanymoreintelligentthanotherssowhatmakeslanguagelearningsomucheasierforthemPerhapsifwetakeacloselookatthesesuccessfullanguagelearnerswemaydiscoverafewofthetechniqueswhichmakelanguagelearningeasierforthem.2Firstofallsuccessfullanguagelearnersareindependentlearners.Theydonotdependonthebookortheteacher;theydiscovertheirownwaytolearnthelanguage.Insteadofwaitingfortheteachertoexplaintheytrytofindthepatternsandtherulesforthemselves.Theyaregoodguesterswholookforcluesandformtheirownconclusions.Whentheyguesswrongtheyguessagain.Theytrytolearnfrommistakes.3Successfullanguagelearningisactivelearning.Thereforesuccessfullearnersdonotwaitforachancetousethelanguage;theylookforsuchachance.Theyfindpeoplewhospeakthelanguageandtheyaskthesepeopletocorrectthemwhentheymakeamistake.Theywilltryanythingtocommunicate.Theyarenotafraidtorepeatwhattheyhearortosaystrangethings;theyarewillingtomakemistakesandtryagain.Whencommunicationisdifficulttheycanacceptinformationthatisinexactorincomplete.Itismoreimportantforthemtolearntothinkinthelanguagethantoknowthemeaningofeveryworld.4Finallysuccessfullanguagelearnersarelearnerswithapurpose.Theywanttolearnthelanguagebecausetheyareinterestedinthelanguageandthepeoplewhospeakit.Itisnecessaryforthemtolearnthelanguageinordertocommunicatewiththesepeopleandtolearnfromthem.Theyfinditeasytopracticeusingthelanguageregularlybecausetheywanttolearnwithit.5WhatkindoflanguagelearnerareyouIfyouareasuccessfullanguagelearneryouhaveprobablybeenlearningindependentlyactivelyandpurposefully.Ontheotherhandifyourlanguagelearninghasbeenlessthansuccessfulyoumightaswelltrysomeofthetechniquesoutlinedabove.AWaystoLearnaLanguageSuccessfullyBLearningaLanguagePurposefullyCLearningaLanguageActivelyDLearningaLanguageIndependentlyELearningfromMistakesFLearningtoThinkintheTargetLanguageParagraph3______
LearningDisorder-DyslexiaAsmanyas20%ofallchildrenintheUnitedStatessufferfromsomeformofthelearningdisordercalleddyslexia.Expertsondyslexiasaythattheproblemisnotadisease.Theysaythatpersonswithdyslexiauseinformationinadifferentway.Oneoftheworld’sgreatthinkersandscientistsAlbertEinsteinwasdyslexic.Einsteinsaidthatheneverthoughtinwordsthewaythatmostpeopledo.Hesaidthathethoughtinpicturesinstead.TheAmericaninventorThomasEdisonwasalsodyslexic.DyslexiafirstwasrecognizedinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesmorethan80yearsago.ManyyearspassedbeforedoctorsdiscoveredthatpersonsWiththedisorderwerenotmentallyslowordisabled.Thedoctorsfoundthatthebrainsofpersonswithdyslexiaaredifferent.Inmostpeopletheleftsideofthebrain—thepartthatcontrolslanguage—islargerthantherightside.Inpersonswithdyslexiatherightsideofthebrainisbigger.Doctorsarenotsurewhatcausesthisdifference.Howeverresearchhasshownthatdyslexiaismorecommoninmalesthaninfemalesanditisfoundmoreofteninpersonswhoareleft-handed.Nooneknowsthecauseofdyslexiabutsomescientistsbelievethatitmayresultfromchemicalchangesinababy’sbodylongbeforeitisborn.TheyaretryingtofindwaystoteachpersonswithdyslexiaDyslexicpersonsthinkdifferentlyandneedspecialkindsofteachinghelp.Aftertheyhavesolvedtheirproblemswithlanguagetheyoftenshowthemselvestobeespeciallyintelligentorcreative.Manygreatthinkersandscientistsintheworldaredyslexic.
DifferencesofPolicemenRealpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’srealliferevolvesroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyerandwhatismorehehastoapplyitonhisfeetinthedarkandrainrunningdownastreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.Littleofhistimeisspentinchattinghewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsadunimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyofstupidpettycrimes.Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashe’sarrestedthestoryisover.Inreallifefindingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackslittleeffortisspentonsearching.Havingmadeanarrestadetectivereallystartstowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferenceevidence.Atthirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealoneistheunpleasantpressures:firstasmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehaveabsolutelyinaccordancewiththelaw;secondlyasexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.Mostofthetimesomeofthemhavetobreaktherulesinsmallways.Ifthedetectivehastodeceivetheworldtheworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetstellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimple-mindedness—asheseesit—ofcitizenssocialworkersdoctorslaw-makersandjudgeswhoinsteadofeliminatingcrimepunishthecriminalslessseverelyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresultdetectivesfeelisthatninetenthsoftheirworkisrecatchingpeoplewhoshouldhavestayedbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical.Whydopolicemenfeelseparatedfromtherestoftheworld
InspectingaUsedCarThescariestpartofbuyingausedcarisnotbeingcompletelysureofwhatconditionit’sin.A.carthat’sbeeninamajoraccidentisalwaysabiggerriskbutsellersoftentrytohidethisinformation.AndrewBleakleyevaluator-inspectorrunsamobilevehicleinspectionserviceinMontreal.Forabout$80hewillperformafullunbiasedinspectiononausedvehicleInhis10yearsasaprofessionalinspectorBleakleyhasseenalot.HewarnsWatchoutfordealerdemonstrationvehicleswhichareusednotnew.Theymayhavebeeninacollision.HeaddsthatitisnotuncommoninOntarioandQuebecespeciallyforunscrupuloussellerstorollbacktheodometerortoevendisengageit.Bleakleyhasspecialtools-tocheckforthis.Bleakleyalwaysrecommendshiringanindependenttechniciantoinspecttheconditionofausedcarbeforeyoubuyit.Theproblemisfindingsomeonequalifiedtodotheinspectionwhichhesaysgenerallydoesn’tmeanjustanymechanic.A.thoroughmechanicalinspectionincludescheckingthecompressionallmajorsystemsincludingtheengineelectricalandchargingsystemstransmissionanddrivelinefluidsbrakessuspensionandsteering.Essentialtooisaninspectionofthecar’sbodyandfinallyaroadtest.Therearehoweverafewthingseveryonecandobeforebuyingausedcar:Doavisualcheckofthecar.Lookattherightreardoorhinges.Iftheyareverywornorthedoordoesn’tclosewellthecarmayhavebeenusedasataxi.Holesintheroofcouldmeanthecarwasusedfordeliveries.Checkforoilleaksonthepavement.Notethatleaksarenotnecessarilyasignificantproblem—itdependsonthecause.Don’tassumethatnew-lookingbrakeandacceleratorpedalsmeanthecarhasn’tbeendrivenmuch.Resellersknowpeoplecheckthesedetailsandcanbuynewpadsforaround$6.CopydownthevehicleidentificationnumberVINa17-charactercombinationofnumbersandlettersfromthevehicle’sdashboard.InOntarioaskthedealerorsellerfortheUsedVehicleInformationPackage.Thisgivesdetailsofpreviousownersanyoutstandingliensonthecarandthefairmarketvalueofthevehicle.Anindependenttechnicianinthefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraphmeans______.
SchoolLunchResearchhasshownthatoverhalfthechildreninBritainwhotaketheirownlunchestoschooldonoteat51inthemiddleoftheday.InBritainschoolshaveto52mealsatlunchtime.Childrencan53tobringtheirownfoodorhavelunchattheschoolcanteen.Oneshocking54ofthisresearchisthatschoolmealsaremuchhealthierthanlunchespreparedbyparents.Therearestrict55forthepreparationofschoolmealswhichhavetoincludeone56offruitandoneofvegetablesaswellasmeatadairyitemandstarchyfoodlikebreadorpasta.Lunchboxes57byresearcherscontainedsweetdrinkscrispsandchocolatebars.Children58twiceasmuchsugarastheyshouldatlunchtime.Theresearchwillprovideabetter59ofwhythepercentageofoverweightstudentsinBritainhas60inthelastdecade.Unfortunatelythegovernmentcannot61parentsbutitcanremindthemofthe62valueofmilkfruitandvegetables.Smallchangesintheirchildren’sdietcan63theirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating64atthisageandparentsaretheonlyoneswhocan65it.
Engineersusetheprinciplesofaerodynamicsindesigningairplanesandotherobjectsaffectedbyaerodynamicforces.
Henslayingeggsneedplentyofnourishingfood.
LearningDisorder-DyslexiaAsmanyas20%ofallchildrenintheUnitedStatessufferfromsomeformofthelearningdisordercalleddyslexia.Expertsondyslexiasaythattheproblemisnotadisease.Theysaythatpersonswithdyslexiauseinformationinadifferentway.Oneoftheworld’sgreatthinkersandscientistsAlbertEinsteinwasdyslexic.Einsteinsaidthatheneverthoughtinwordsthewaythatmostpeopledo.Hesaidthathethoughtinpicturesinstead.TheAmericaninventorThomasEdisonwasalsodyslexic.DyslexiafirstwasrecognizedinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesmorethan80yearsago.ManyyearspassedbeforedoctorsdiscoveredthatpersonsWiththedisorderwerenotmentallyslowordisabled.Thedoctorsfoundthatthebrainsofpersonswithdyslexiaaredifferent.Inmostpeopletheleftsideofthebrain—thepartthatcontrolslanguage—islargerthantherightside.Inpersonswithdyslexiatherightsideofthebrainisbigger.Doctorsarenotsurewhatcausesthisdifference.Howeverresearchhasshownthatdyslexiaismorecommoninmalesthaninfemalesanditisfoundmoreofteninpersonswhoareleft-handed.Nooneknowsthecauseofdyslexiabutsomescientistsbelievethatitmayresultfromchemicalchangesinababy’sbodylongbeforeitisborn.TheyaretryingtofindwaystoteachpersonswithdyslexiaDyslexicpersonsthinkdifferentlyandneedspecialkindsofteachinghelp.Aftertheyhavesolvedtheirproblemswithlanguagetheyoftenshowthemselvestobeespeciallyintelligentorcreative.Theleftsideofthebraininadyslexicpersonisbiggerthantherightside.
Thewalrususesitstuskstodigfoodfromtheoceanbottom.
AtodiscoversentencepatternsandgrammaticalrulesBtoexpandvocabularyCtousethetargetlanguageDtoencourageunsuccessfullanguagelearnerstolearnindependentlyactivelyandpurposefullyEfromcluesFtosaystrangethingsSuccessfullanguagelearnersderiveconclusions______.
SchoolLunchResearchhasshownthatoverhalfthechildreninBritainwhotaketheirownlunchestoschooldonoteat51inthemiddleoftheday.InBritainschoolshaveto52mealsatlunchtime.Childrencan53tobringtheirownfoodorhavelunchattheschoolcanteen.Oneshocking54ofthisresearchisthatschoolmealsaremuchhealthierthanlunchespreparedbyparents.Therearestrict55forthepreparationofschoolmealswhichhavetoincludeone56offruitandoneofvegetablesaswellasmeatadairyitemandstarchyfoodlikebreadorpasta.Lunchboxes57byresearcherscontainedsweetdrinkscrispsandchocolatebars.Children58twiceasmuchsugarastheyshouldatlunchtime.Theresearchwillprovideabetter59ofwhythepercentageofoverweightstudentsinBritainhas60inthelastdecade.Unfortunatelythegovernmentcannot61parentsbutitcanremindthemofthe62valueofmilkfruitandvegetables.Smallchangesintheirchildren’sdietcan63theirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating64atthisageandparentsaretheonlyoneswhocan65it.
DifferencesofPolicemenRealpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’srealliferevolvesroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyerandwhatismorehehastoapplyitonhisfeetinthedarkandrainrunningdownastreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.Littleofhistimeisspentinchattinghewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsadunimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyofstupidpettycrimes.Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashe’sarrestedthestoryisover.Inreallifefindingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackslittleeffortisspentonsearching.Havingmadeanarrestadetectivereallystartstowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferenceevidence.Atthirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealoneistheunpleasantpressures:firstasmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehaveabsolutelyinaccordancewiththelaw;secondlyasexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.Mostofthetimesomeofthemhavetobreaktherulesinsmallways.Ifthedetectivehastodeceivetheworldtheworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetstellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimple-mindedness—asheseesit—ofcitizenssocialworkersdoctorslaw-makersandjudgeswhoinsteadofeliminatingcrimepunishthecriminalslessseverelyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresultdetectivesfeelisthatninetenthsoftheirworkisrecatchingpeoplewhoshouldhavestayedbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical.
DifferencesofPolicemenRealpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’srealliferevolvesroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyerandwhatismorehehastoapplyitonhisfeetinthedarkandrainrunningdownastreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.Littleofhistimeisspentinchattinghewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsadunimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyofstupidpettycrimes.Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashe’sarrestedthestoryisover.Inreallifefindingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackslittleeffortisspentonsearching.Havingmadeanarrestadetectivereallystartstowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferenceevidence.Atthirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealoneistheunpleasantpressures:firstasmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehaveabsolutelyinaccordancewiththelaw;secondlyasexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.Mostofthetimesomeofthemhavetobreaktherulesinsmallways.Ifthedetectivehastodeceivetheworldtheworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetstellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimple-mindedness—asheseesit—ofcitizenssocialworkersdoctorslaw-makersandjudgeswhoinsteadofeliminatingcrimepunishthecriminalslessseverelyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresultdetectivesfeelisthatninetenthsoftheirworkisrecatchingpeoplewhoshouldhavestayedbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical.Accordingtothepassagepolicemenspendmostoftheirtimeandefforts______.
ToHaveandHaveNotIthadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroadcrewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestoseewhosewouldflythefurthest.HavingnothingbettertodoIjoinedinandwonfiveandthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-lookingcloudsIhadtogetoutforawhile.Iheadedforashopontheothersideofthestreet.Unliketheothersitdidn’thaveasignshoutingitsnameandbusinessandinsteadoftheusualimpersonalmodemlightingtherewasanappealingglowinside.Strangelynothingwasdisplayedinthewindow.NotputoffbythisIwentinside.Ittookmybreathaway.Ididn’tknowwheretolookwheretostart.Ononewalltherehungthreehand-stitchedAmericanquiltsthatwereinsuchwonderfulconditiontheymighthavebeennewly-made.Icameacrosstintoysandantiquefurnitureandonthewallinfrontofmea1957Stratocasterguitaralsoinexcellentcondition.A.cardpushedbetweenthestringssaid$50.Iranmyhandalongalongshelfofrecordsreadingtheirtitles.Andtherewasmore...CanIhelpyouShestartledme.Ihadn’tevenseenthewomanbehindthecountercomein.Thewayshelookedatmesodirectlyandwithsuchpower.ItwasalookofsuchintensitythatforamomentIfeltasifIwerewrappedinsomekindofmagneticorelectricalfield.Ifoundithardtotakeandalmostturnedaway.Butthoughitwasuncomfortable.IwasfascinatedbytheexperienceofherlookingstraightintomeandbythefeelingthatIwasneitherastrangernorstrangetoher.Besidesamusementherexpressionshowedsympathy.Itwasimpossibletotellherage;sheremindedmefaintlyofmygrandmotherbecausealthoughhereyeswerefriendly.Icouldseethatshewasnotawomantofalloutwith.Ispokeatlast.IwasjustlookingreallyIsaidthoughsecretlywonderinghowmuchofthestuffIcouldcramintothebus.ThewomanturnedawayandwentatoncetowardsabackroomindicatingthatIshouldfollowher.Butitinnowayliveduptothefirstroom.Thelightmademefeelpeculiartoo.Itcamefromanoillampthatwashungfromthecentreoftheceilingandcreatedhugeshadowsovereverything.Therewerenorareelectricguitarsnooldnecklacesnohand-paintedboxeswithdelicateflowers.Itwasalsoobviousthatitmusthavetakenyearsdecadestocollectsomuchrubbishsomanyolddocumentsaridpapers.Inoticedsomeoldbookswhosegoldletteringhadfadedmakingtheirtitlesimpossibletoread.TheylookinterestingIsaidwithsomehesitation.Tobeabletounderstandthatkindofwritingyoumustfirsthavehadasimilarexperienceshesaidclearly.Shenotedtheconfusedlookonmyfacebutdidn’taddanything.Shereachedupforasmallbookwhichshehandedtome.ThisisthebestbookIcangiveyouatthemomentshelaughed.Ifyouuseit.IopenedthebooktofinditfullorratheremptywithblankwhitepagesbutpaidherthefewdollarssheaskedforitbecomingembarrassedwhenIrealisedthenoteswerestillfoldedintolittlepaperplanes.Iputthehookinmypocketthankedherandleft.Whatwasunusualaboutthewaythewomanlookedathim______
HowtoLearnLanguageSuccessfully1Somepeopleseemtohaveaknackforlearninglanguages.Theycanpickupnewvocabularymasterrulesorgrammarandlearntowriteinthenewlanguagemorequicklythanothers.TheydonotseemtobeanymoreintelligentthanotherssowhatmakeslanguagelearningsomucheasierforthemPerhapsifwetakeacloselookatthesesuccessfullanguagelearnerswemaydiscoverafewofthetechniqueswhichmakelanguagelearningeasierforthem.2Firstofallsuccessfullanguagelearnersareindependentlearners.Theydonotdependonthebookortheteacher;theydiscovertheirownwaytolearnthelanguage.Insteadofwaitingfortheteachertoexplaintheytrytofindthepatternsandtherulesforthemselves.Theyaregoodguesterswholookforcluesandformtheirownconclusions.Whentheyguesswrongtheyguessagain.Theytrytolearnfrommistakes.3Successfullanguagelearningisactivelearning.Thereforesuccessfullearnersdonotwaitforachancetousethelanguage;theylookforsuchachance.Theyfindpeoplewhospeakthelanguageandtheyaskthesepeopletocorrectthemwhentheymakeamistake.Theywilltryanythingtocommunicate.Theyarenotafraidtorepeatwhattheyhearortosaystrangethings;theyarewillingtomakemistakesandtryagain.Whencommunicationisdifficulttheycanacceptinformationthatisinexactorincomplete.Itismoreimportantforthemtolearntothinkinthelanguagethantoknowthemeaningofeveryworld.4Finallysuccessfullanguagelearnersarelearnerswithapurpose.Theywanttolearnthelanguagebecausetheyareinterestedinthelanguageandthepeoplewhospeakit.Itisnecessaryforthemtolearnthelanguageinordertocommunicatewiththesepeopleandtolearnfromthem.Theyfinditeasytopracticeusingthelanguageregularlybecausetheywanttolearnwithit.5WhatkindoflanguagelearnerareyouIfyouareasuccessfullanguagelearneryouhaveprobablybeenlearningindependentlyactivelyandpurposefully.Ontheotherhandifyourlanguagelearninghasbeenlessthansuccessfulyoumightaswelltrysomeofthetechniquesoutlinedabove.AWaystoLearnaLanguageSuccessfullyBLearningaLanguagePurposefullyCLearningaLanguageActivelyDLearningaLanguageIndependentlyELearningfromMistakesFLearningtoThinkintheTargetLanguageParagraph1______
SchoolLunchResearchhasshownthatoverhalfthechildreninBritainwhotaketheirownlunchestoschooldonoteat51inthemiddleoftheday.InBritainschoolshaveto52mealsatlunchtime.Childrencan53tobringtheirownfoodorhavelunchattheschoolcanteen.Oneshocking54ofthisresearchisthatschoolmealsaremuchhealthierthanlunchespreparedbyparents.Therearestrict55forthepreparationofschoolmealswhichhavetoincludeone56offruitandoneofvegetablesaswellasmeatadairyitemandstarchyfoodlikebreadorpasta.Lunchboxes57byresearcherscontainedsweetdrinkscrispsandchocolatebars.Children58twiceasmuchsugarastheyshouldatlunchtime.Theresearchwillprovideabetter59ofwhythepercentageofoverweightstudentsinBritainhas60inthelastdecade.Unfortunatelythegovernmentcannot61parentsbutitcanremindthemofthe62valueofmilkfruitandvegetables.Smallchangesintheirchildren’sdietcan63theirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating64atthisageandparentsaretheonlyoneswhocan65it.
SchoolLunchResearchhasshownthatoverhalfthechildreninBritainwhotaketheirownlunchestoschooldonoteat51inthemiddleoftheday.InBritainschoolshaveto52mealsatlunchtime.Childrencan53tobringtheirownfoodorhavelunchattheschoolcanteen.Oneshocking54ofthisresearchisthatschoolmealsaremuchhealthierthanlunchespreparedbyparents.Therearestrict55forthepreparationofschoolmealswhichhavetoincludeone56offruitandoneofvegetablesaswellasmeatadairyitemandstarchyfoodlikebreadorpasta.Lunchboxes57byresearcherscontainedsweetdrinkscrispsandchocolatebars.Children58twiceasmuchsugarastheyshouldatlunchtime.Theresearchwillprovideabetter59ofwhythepercentageofoverweightstudentsinBritainhas60inthelastdecade.Unfortunatelythegovernmentcannot61parentsbutitcanremindthemofthe62valueofmilkfruitandvegetables.Smallchangesintheirchildren’sdietcan63theirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating64atthisageandparentsaretheonlyoneswhocan65it.
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SchoolLunchResearchhasshownthatoverhalfthechildreninBritainwhotaketheirownlunchestoschooldonoteat51inthemiddleoftheday.InBritainschoolshaveto52mealsatlunchtime.Childrencan53tobringtheirownfoodorhavelunchattheschoolcanteen.Oneshocking54ofthisresearchisthatschoolmealsaremuchhealthierthanlunchespreparedbyparents.Therearestrict55forthepreparationofschoolmealswhichhavetoincludeone56offruitandoneofvegetablesaswellasmeatadairyitemandstarchyfoodlikebreadorpasta.Lunchboxes57byresearcherscontainedsweetdrinkscrispsandchocolatebars.Children58twiceasmuchsugarastheyshouldatlunchtime.Theresearchwillprovideabetter59ofwhythepercentageofoverweightstudentsinBritainhas60inthelastdecade.Unfortunatelythegovernmentcannot61parentsbutitcanremindthemofthe62valueofmilkfruitandvegetables.Smallchangesintheirchildren’sdietcan63theirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating64atthisageandparentsaretheonlyoneswhocan65it.
LearningDisorder-DyslexiaAsmanyas20%ofallchildrenintheUnitedStatessufferfromsomeformofthelearningdisordercalleddyslexia.Expertsondyslexiasaythattheproblemisnotadisease.Theysaythatpersonswithdyslexiauseinformationinadifferentway.Oneoftheworld’sgreatthinkersandscientistsAlbertEinsteinwasdyslexic.Einsteinsaidthatheneverthoughtinwordsthewaythatmostpeopledo.Hesaidthathethoughtinpicturesinstead.TheAmericaninventorThomasEdisonwasalsodyslexic.DyslexiafirstwasrecognizedinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesmorethan80yearsago.ManyyearspassedbeforedoctorsdiscoveredthatpersonsWiththedisorderwerenotmentallyslowordisabled.Thedoctorsfoundthatthebrainsofpersonswithdyslexiaaredifferent.Inmostpeopletheleftsideofthebrain—thepartthatcontrolslanguage—islargerthantherightside.Inpersonswithdyslexiatherightsideofthebrainisbigger.Doctorsarenotsurewhatcausesthisdifference.Howeverresearchhasshownthatdyslexiaismorecommoninmalesthaninfemalesanditisfoundmoreofteninpersonswhoareleft-handed.Nooneknowsthecauseofdyslexiabutsomescientistsbelievethatitmayresultfromchemicalchangesinababy’sbodylongbeforeitisborn.TheyaretryingtofindwaystoteachpersonswithdyslexiaDyslexicpersonsthinkdifferentlyandneedspecialkindsofteachinghelp.Aftertheyhavesolvedtheirproblemswithlanguagetheyoftenshowthemselvestobeespeciallyintelligentorcreative.Itisbelievedthatdyslexiaisrelatedtothebadhabitsofababy’smother.
AtodiscoversentencepatternsandgrammaticalrulesBtoexpandvocabularyCtousethetargetlanguageDtoencourageunsuccessfullanguagelearnerstolearnindependentlyactivelyandpurposefullyEfromcluesFtosaystrangethingsActivelanguagelearnersseizeeveryopportunity______.
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