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Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment (投资)available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists(经济学家), but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics(经济因素), with its emphasis on incentives, provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived(剥夺)of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest(投资)in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school - the prophecy (预言) becomes self- fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy.
Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.
Topic: The significance of female in developing countries
| Opinion |
Educating girls in more |
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| Families |
From low-income families |
From educated mothers’ families |
| Attitudes |
Girls are of less than boys. |
Development should be for all . |
| There is Girls are made to may at home, housework. |
Girls and boys have chances. |
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| Significance |
Educating girls |
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| Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding. |
When difficult people express themselves orally, they generally want at least two things: they’ve been heard and they’ve been understood. As a good communicator should be a good listener, five steps are advocated toward good listening.
The first step is cooperating(合作). How does a difficult person know that you’ re listening and understanding? In fact, it’s through the way you look and sound while he is talking. You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.
When the person begins to repeat what’s been said, it’s signal of step two: turning back. It means that you repeat back some words he is using, sending a clear signal that you’re listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.
Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask some open-ended questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.
The fourth step is to summarize(概括) what you’ve heard. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page. When you do this, two things happen. First, if you’re missed something, he can fill in the details(细节). Second, you’ve shown that you’re making an effort to understand completely. This increases the possibility of gaining cooperation from him.
Having listened carefully, you’ve now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.
When enough sincere listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.
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Difficult people hope they have been heard and |
| . .Repeat some .Collect information about the person’s expressions and find his .Give a .Confirm that the person gains |
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A difficult person will be |
| Comment |
You may unlock the doors to difficult people’s |
Acting is voluntarily entering the psyche(心灵) of another personality and thinking according to a different set of values. It lets you explore the various possibilities of what you could be. Just being your own self can be boring at times but acting gives you an opportunity to be someone else for a while. It lets you deeply explore what it means to be human!
To play a role, you must embrace(接受) the character you're acting with open arms. Understand the plot of the play and the psyche of your character. Try to understand why your character behaves the way it does. Learn the lines or dialogues thoroughly and explore the thought behind every sentence. This will help you picture the circumstances in which the character finds itself.
To be that person, there is no way you can live the life he or she has, but you can draw parallels from your own life, which will help you relate to the person. You have to draw parallels from your own experience and actually try to feel what the character feels. Say the lines only when you "feel" the way your character does. Let them come out naturally.
Only through practice will you get closer to actually be that person, and many acting exercises can help you. Try saying the dialogue giving the correct facial expressions in front of a mirror. Learn the techniques of raising as well as lowering your voice. Practice acting out the expressions like joy, sorrow, laughter, anger, disapproval, satisfaction etc. These facial expressions, if mastered well, can make your acting experience happy.
In short, your experience off stage and the awareness with which you live your life are the keys you need to unlock your acting potential. Confidence, sincerity and the ability to let go of yourself will turn into a great acting performance!
Title: How to act___________________of acting
●exploring the various possibilities of what you could be
●avoiding _____________ by being someone else for a while
●exploring the ______________ of being human
II. Tips for acting
Understanding
●understanding ___________and your character's psyche
●knowing ____________for your character's behavior
●reading between the lines
Drawing
●experiencing your character's feelings by drawing parallels from ._________
●saying the dialogues as.________________ as your character does
Practicing
●giving correct facial expressions while saying lines before .______________
●learning the techniques of ____________ your voice
●acting out different expressions_____________
You can perform well as long as you are confident and sincere and can let go of yourself.
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A friend of mine (call) Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul
(come) out of his office, a street naughty boy
(call) himself Jim, was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes, my brother
(give) it to me for Christmas. " "You mean your brother gave it to you and it
(not cost) you anything? I wish... " said the
(surprise) boy. He hesitated (犹豫).
Of course Paul (know) what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he
(have) a brother like that. But what the boy
(say) surprised Paul greatly. "I wish, " the boy
(go) on, "that I could be a brother like that. "
Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.
1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you can have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. First time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room. Free from everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what your teachers say.
4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class. If you want to know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material in advance. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
How to Become A Better Student?
| General methods |
How to |
Advantages |
| plan you time carefully |
● make a list ● make a |
force you to realize |
| happening to your time |
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| find a good place to study |
free of everything but study |
you can |
| make good use of your time in class |
● listen to everything the teachers say ● take |
really listening in class means |
| study regularly |
● go over your notes ● new materials |
Help you |
| develop a good attitude about tests |
don't be |
remember your new |
The most world famous novel Harry Potter is written by a British gifted __________, J. K. Rowling, who wrote a
__________ of seven books. It was said that she had the extra
__________ of looking after baby daughter when she was writing the novel and she mainly wrote
__________ __________ for
__________ of money. So it was difficult for her to be successful and she even might have given up before she overcame all the difficulties. She had
__________ to publish a book every year, but
__________ __________ it took her about ten years to complete. Finally her books
__________ __________ readers of all ages.
And the Harry Potter effect is not only in the English-speaking countries. Her books had been __________ __________ more than 55 languages, and thus, Rowling became the first writer
__________ __________ a billionaire.