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Last revision date: 13 December 2020.

1.Talk about an important news event that happened recently in your country .Describe the event and explain why it was i m p o r t a n t. ?

Recently, there was a news about a little girl run over by a van and within 7 minutes,18 people walked by without giving a hand. Finally she was saved by a scavenger. The news is very important because it shows that our society is apathetic. People aren’t willing to help others and they fear to help others.This is pathetic. This news sparked an awful lot of discussions on the Internet and increased the public awareness of an issue that we are gradually losing our virtue.Our virtue has been sapped by our apathy. What should we do to save the society and save ourselves

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2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Your friends are the most important influence in your life. Use details and examples to explain your opinion

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I agree with the statement friends are the most important influence in my life. Firstly, I learned how to be sociable from friends. When I first entered a company, I was a loner.

I didn’t understand the basic social rules. One of my friends, Lillian, gave me a lot of advice about how to behave in front of the boss and what to say in front of colleagues. Secondly, friends are my good-listeners. Many times I felt helpless and painful because of some frustrations, I went to my friends. They would sit in front of me, listening to my complaints or swear words and then comforted me. These are

the things that neither my parents or other relatives can

give me.

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3.The woman expresses her opinion about the university’s plan. Briefly summarize the plan. Then sate her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

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The university is planning to send daily e-mail to all students so that they can get information about campus events and activities every day. The woman thinks it’s a great idea. First of all, the woman thinks the weekly newspaper is not

up-to-date. She reads it every Monday, but she’ll forget a concert on Thursday or a film on Wednesday. She also says

that the email can serve as an reminder so if any event gets

cancelled, people will know and won’t waste time going. Second of all, the woman says everyone checks email once a

day and if they include cafeteria menu in the email every day, people definitely will read it.

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4.Explain how the example from the lecture illustrates the technique of questioning awareness of effect.

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By asking a student a question that draws attention to the negative effect of the student’s behavior, teachers can lead the student to discontinue the disruptive behavior. This is called questioning awareness effect. The professor once

taught kids and he had a rule that students should raise

hands and wait to be called name to answer questions. But some kids had trouble following this rule. For example a student named Sarah didn’t raise hand to answer questions, which is frustrating for other kids. One day, when she called out, the professor asked her a question: “Sarah, Do you realized when you called out answers without raising hands, you are not being fair to other students.” The professor didn’t stop to wait for her answer but continued teaching

the class. So he drew Sarah’s attention to the negative