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PassageAPassageBReturntoMenuUnit7PassageAThinkAboutItReadAboutItTalkAboutItWriteAboutIt1. Somepeoplesay,“Welearnmoreoutsideclass.”Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?Reference:Yes,why?No,whynot?Yes,that’strue,becausewhatwegetinclassisjustbookknowledge,whileoutsideclassorinthesocietywegetreal-lifeknowledge,whichismorepracticalforourfuturelife.No,ifso,whyshouldwegotoschoolorcollegeandattendsomanyclasses?Whyshouldwecarehowwellourteachersarepreparedfortheirjobs?2. Accordingtothepassage,whatbenefitscanundergraduatestudentsgetbydoingresearchatcollege?Theycanearnacademiccredit,money,andexperienceaswell.Theycanlearntothinkforthemselvesandgainintellectualconfidence.Theycanexpandtheirmindsinnewdirections.Theycanpreparefortheircareers.Reference:ReadAboutItLanguagePointsContentAwarenessLanguageFocusNotJustaJob,anAdventure:UndergraduateResearchSophiaStella,asophomoreatColumbia’sSchoolofEngineering,isoneofmanyundergraduateswhobecomeinvolved,onewayoranother,inresearchperformedattheuniversity.Somedoitforacademiccredit,someformoney,somejustforexperience.Studentsandprofessorsagreethatanundergraduateresearchprojectcanbeuniquelybeneficialtobothparties.Ideally,undergraduateresearchisanopportunityforthekindofintensivestudythatcanexpandthemindinwaystraditionalcoursescan’t.EconomicsProfessorRalphEdisonsays:“Toreallyunderstandadisciplineyouhavetogetthefeelingthatknowledgeisn’tjustoutthereandyoupassivelyhavetoabsorbit,butratherthatit’sconstantlybeingcreatedandwe’reconstantlyrethinkingthings...Whenstudentsseeadisciplineasevolvingratherthanfixed,theyusuallygetalotmoreexcitedaboutlearningbecausetheyseethatit’sanongoingprocess.”Hepointsoutthatresearchcanbeexcitingbecause“aresearchprojectreallygivesstudentsanopportunitytoanswerreal-lifequestionsthatwedon’tknowtheanswersto.” Researchalsospursindependentthinkingandintellectualconfidenceinstudents.Amelia,agraduatestudentincomputerscience,says,“Youhadtogooutandlearnonyourown.Youweren’tgoingtobespoon-fed.”HerfondmemoriesofworkasanundergraduateresearcherplayedanimportantroleinherdecisiontoleaveherWallStreetprogrammingjobandreturntoColumbiaasagraduatestudent.ArthurHannah,apoliticalsciencegraduateofColumbiaCollegesaysundergraduateresearch“feltlikeawholenewmodeoflearning.”Insteadoflookingfortheknowledgewedohave,hesays,researchforcesstudentstolookforknowledgewedon’thave.It’saprocessoflookingforholesandtryingtoplugthem,whichiscompletelydifferentfromtheclassroomexperienceoflearningwhatothersalreadyknow.Healsodescribeshowcreatingapieceoforiginalresearchinstilleda“prideofauthorship”inhiswork,somethinghehadn’tfoundinhisregularclasses.Mostundergraduatesdoingresearchareworkingforcredit.Theyregisterforasemester-longcourseanddoaprojectforaprofessorwhogivesthemagradefortheirefforts.Insomedepartmentsaresearchprojectmightconstituteanhonorsthesis.Somestudentsdoresearchforpay.Takensimplyasaformofemployment,it’soneofthemostdesirablejobsavailabletoundergraduates.Stellasays,“Ineedsomekindofincome,andI’dratherworkherethaninthecafeteria”;paidresearchworkgivesheranopportunitytotransformawork-studyjobintoanengagingaspectofhereducation.Themoneyforherwagesisavailablebecauseofaprogramstartedthisyearproviding$100000tofundundergraduateresearch.Thisfundingisintendedtosupportabout50undergraduatesinwork-studyresearchpositions.Otherstudentsdoresearchnotforcreditorformoneybutsimplyonavolunteerbasis.Usually,thesearestudentspursuingacareerthatrequiressomedemonstrationofaltruisticcommitment,suchasmedicine.AsEconomicsProfessorRalphEdisonsays:“Undergraduateresearchcanbecomeavaluablepartofeducation.It’sarealandvaluableprivilege.Ithastoremainanextraordinaryundertakingforextraordinarypeopleinextraordinarycircumstances.”SophiaStella...isoneofmanyundergraduateswhobecomeinvolved,onewayoranother,inresearchperformedattheuniversity:Paraphrase

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SophiaStellaisoneofmanystudentswhoparticipatedsomehowinundergraduateresearchatColumbia’sSchoolofEngineering.onewayoranother—

somehow;howeveryoucan(perhapsdespitesomedifficulty)ExamplesAlmosteverycountrybecomesinvolved,onewayoranother,whenthere’saWorldWar.Ifyoucareaboutyourworkyou’llalwaysgetthereontime,onewayoranother.Studentsandprofessorsagreethatanundergraduateresearchprojectcanbeuniquelybeneficialtobothparties. Paraphrase

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Studentsandprofessorsbothfindundergraduateresearchhelpful.(be)beneficial(to)—

behelpfulExamplesGoingtoclassmoreoftenmaybebeneficialtoyourgrade.Encouragingpeoplenottothrowgarbageontothestreetisbeneficialtosociety.Ideally,undergraduateresearchisanopportunityforthekindofintensivestudythatcanexpandthemindinwaystraditionalcoursescan’t.Paraphrase

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Undergraduateresearchallowsstudentstothinkmoredeeplyforthemselvesthantraditionalcoursesdo.expandthemind—

stimulatecuriosityandlearningExamplesReadingEinstein’sbiographyexpandedmymindasIbegantounderstandtheTheoryofRelativity.Youcanexpandyourmindbytravelingandmeetinginterestingpeople..itisn’tjust...butrather...

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it’strue(that)...butit’smoreimportant(that)...ExamplesItisn’tjustthestiflingheat,butratherthedrippinghumiditythatmakesChangshauncomfortableinthesummer.Itisn’tjustthebadgradeyougot,butratherthelackofeffortthatbotheredme.Whenstudentsseeadisciplineasevolvingratherthanfixed,theyusuallygetalotmoreexcitedaboutlearning.Paraphrase

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Studentsenjoytheprocessofseeingnewknowledgebeingcreated.see...as…

— consider...tobe...,regard...as...ExamplesItwouldbedisappointingifyouseetheuglybuildingasaworkofart.IfyouseetheBeatles’latersongsaspoetry,you’llunderstandthembetter.Healsodescribeshowcreatingapieceoforiginalresearchinstilleda“prideofauthorship”inhiswork.Paraphrase

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Studentsareproudwhentheyseetheirownworkbecomingpartofthenewknowledgecreatedbytheresearch.originalresearch—

researchdoneonone’sown,perhapsonanewtopicorinsearchofnewfactsortheoriesonanoldtopicExamplesAnyonewhoearnsadoctorateisexpectedtodooriginalresearch.ManyscientistscompetedtodooriginalresearchthatmightproveordisproveEinstein’snewtheory.prideofauthorship

— satisfactionatseeingone’sownworkinprintExamplesItwashisfirstpublication,sohisprideofauthorshipwasunderstandableeventhoughthearticlewasveryshort.Ihavenoprideofauthorshipinthisdraft,soyoumaychangeithoweveryoulike.Insomedepartmentsaresearchprojectmightconstituteanhonorsthesis.Paraphrase

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Aresearchprojectmaymeetarequirementinaspecialprogramforhonorsstudents,whomustwriteanextraresearchpapertograduate“withhonors”.honorsthesisNote— InmostEnglishspeakingcountrieshonorsstudentsmayvolunteertodosomeextraworknotrequiredofotherstudents,andmusthavegoodgradestobeadmittedtothehonorsprogram.ExamplesShehadgoodgradesbutwantedtogetintograduateschool,soshedidanhonorsthesistoimpressthegraduateadmissionscommittee.InAustraliait’sexpectedthatmostfuturepostgraduateswilldoanhonorsthesiswhiletheyarestillundergraduates....paidresearchworkgivesheranopportunitytotransformawork-studyjobintoanengagingaspectofhereducationParaphrase

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Workingpart-timeforthecollegecanbemademoreinterestingandinformativeifitinvolvesresearch.awork-studyjob

— apart-timejoboncampusExamplesMywork-studyjobwastodeliverinter-officemailonthecampus,whichallowedmetomeetmanyinterestingpeoplewhileearningmoneytopayforcollege.Ifyoucan’tgetawork-studyjob,youshouldlookforajoboff-campus.ona...basis

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alongerwaytosay“...ly”withtheappropriateform.ExamplesAspyoperatessecretly,inotherwords,byobtaininginformationonasecretbasis.Itutoredmyfriendonavolunteerbasis,inotherwords,voluntarily.Usually,thesearestudentspursuingacareerthatrequiressomedemonstrationofaltruisticcommitment,suchasmedicine.Paraphrase

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Thesestudentshavechosencareerswhichinvolvehelpingotherpeople,suchasbeingadoctor.(demonstrationof)altruisticcommitment—

(evidenceof)adesiretohelpotherpeopleExamplesHiswillingnesstoworkwithAIDSpatientswasacleardemonstrationofhisaltruisticcommitment.Dr.Bethune’striptoChinaduringthewardemonstratedhisaltruisticcommitment.

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Exercise2Exercise3ContentAwareness1. Whocanbenefitfromdoingundergraduateresearch?Bothstudentsandprofessors.Reference:Ex.2 Discusswithyourpartnerandtrytofigureouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Shareyourthoughtsandresponseswiththeclass.2. WhydoesArthurHannahsaythatundergraduateresearchisawholenewmodeoflearning?Becauseresearchforcesstudentstolookforinformationtheydon’tpossess,notforknowledgetheyalreadyhave.Reference:Ex.2 Discusswithyourpartnerandtrytofigureouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Shareyourthoughtsandresponseswiththeclass.3. Whydosomestudentsdoresearchwithoutcaringformoneyorcredit?Becausetheyworkasvolunteers,pursuingacareerthatrequiresaltruisticcommitment.Reference:Ex.2 Discusswithyourpartnerandtrytofigureouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Shareyourthoughtsandresponseswiththeclass.4. WhatarethelearningstrategiesProfessorEdisonencouragesthestudentstouseinlearningadiscipline?Tolearnactively,toseeadisciplineasevolving,andtorethinkthingsconstantly.Reference:Ex.2 Discusswithyourpartnerandtrytofigureouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Shareyourthoughtsandresponseswiththeclass.5. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Thevariousbenefitsofdoingundergraduateresearch.Reference:Ex.2 Discusswithyourpartnerandtrytofigureouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Shareyourthoughtsandresponseswiththeclass.Ex.3 Workwithyourpartnertofindoutdifferentopinionsaboutundergraduateresearchandthebenefitsstudentscanacquirefromdoingit.CheckupEx.3 Workwithyourpartnertofindoutdifferentopinionsaboutundergraduateresearchandthebenefitsstudentscanacquirefromdoingit.purposesintensivedisciplinepassivelyexcitingwholenewmodeacademicexperienceexpandmoreexcitedanswerreal-lifequestionsindependentthinkingintellectualconfidencelookforknowledgeonyourownReadandComplete:

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Exercise8LanguageFocus1. Thefirst-aidinstructor(急救指導(dǎo)員)________thecorrectwaytobandageawound.

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2. Howcanyouacceptthedefeatso________?Whydon’tyoutryagain?passivelyEx.4 Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.original intensive constitute spur modeplug constantly demonstrate independent passively3. Althoughshehasawealthybackground,shewouldliketoearnenoughmoneytobefinancially________.independent4. Youshould________rubbersinyourearswhenyouswim.plugEx.4 Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.original intensive constitute spur modeplug constantly demonstrate independent passively5. Twelvepeople________thejury(陪審團(tuán))inalawcourttolistentothefactsaboutacrimeandtodecidewhetherthepersonaccusedisguilty.constitute6. It’sthemoneythat________thesefishermentoriskalongoceanjourney.spursEx.4 Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.original intensive constitute spur modeplug constantly demonstrate independent passively7. Agoodteachershouldstimulatestudentstocomeupwith________ideasandinventions.original8. Withtherapiddevelopmentoftheeconomy,our________oflifehaschangedgreatlytheseyears.modeEx.4 Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.original intensive constitute spur modeplug constantly demonstrate independent passively9. Shestudiedalmost________forthebigtest,morethan12hoursperdayfornearlyamonth.constantly10. Mr.Selbyisseriouslyillandhasbeentransferredto________ensiveEx.4 Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.original intensive constitute spur modeplug constantly demonstrate independent passively1. OurEnglishclassisconducted________atwice-a-week________.ona...basis2. Thefarmershave________thebarehills________oEx.5 Completethefollowingsentenceswithwordsorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.3. Scientistshavelong________thatlungcancerisassociatedwithsmoking.

pointedout4. Althoughvitamins________health,youcannotskipthetraditionalhealthmeasureslikeexercisingandhavingalow-fatdiet.arebeneficialtoEx.5 Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.5. Iworkbest________,whilehecangetnothingfinishedwithouthelpfromothers.

onmyown1. Hehasmadeanagreementwithhisbusinessassociatetosharetheprofitona50-50________.base,basis

basisEx.6 Selectaproperwordfromeachpairgivenbelowtofillintheblanksinthefollowingsentences.Changetheformifnecessary.2. China’sethnicminorities________lessthan7percentofitstotalpopulation.consist,constitute

constituteEx.6 Selectaproperwordfromeachpairgivenbelowtofillintheblanksinthefollowingsentences.Changetheformifnecessary.3. Aresearcherhasshownthatvirusescanbeforcedto________inwaystobenefithumans.evolve,involve

evolveEx.6 Selectaproperwordfromeachpairgivenbelowtofillintheblanksinthefollowingsentences.Changetheformifnecessary.4. Hewonthelotteryandbecamewealthyovernight,whichchangedhiswhole________oflife.mode,mood

modeEx.6 Selectaproperwordfromeachpairgivenbelowtofillintheblanksinthefollowingsentences.Changetheformifnecessary.5. Thedevelopers,workingonelectronicreplacementsforinkandpaper,hopethenew“electronicink”will___________booksandnewspapers.transform,transfer

transformEx.6 Selectaproperwordfromeachpairgivenbelowtofillintheblanksinthefollowingsentences.Changetheformifnecessary.Ex.7 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1. 這次貿(mào)易談判非常成功，這對(duì)雙方都有著特別大的好處。 (bebeneficialto)bothpartiesThetradenegotiationisabigsuccess,whichcanbeuniquelybeneficialtobothparties.atradenegotiation2. 我們班的同學(xué)都以某種方式參加過(guò)學(xué)生會(huì)組織的活動(dòng)。 (involve,onewayoranother)Ourclassmateshavebeeninvolved,onewayoranother,intheactivitiesorganizedbytheStudentUnion.Ex.7 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.theactivitiesorganizedbytheStudentUnion3. 對(duì)一個(gè)沒有受過(guò)高等教育的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這是他能得到的最理想的工作之一。

(available)It’soneofthemostdesirablejobsavailabletoamanwithouthighereducation.Ex.7 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.withouthighereducation4. 從事科研工作能激發(fā)大學(xué)生的獨(dú)立思考和有效學(xué)習(xí)的能力。 (spur)Doingresearchcanspurundergraduatestudents’independentthinkingandeffectivelearning.Ex.7 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.independentthinking5. 學(xué)費(fèi)每年都在上漲，這已成為貧困家庭學(xué)生很重的負(fù)擔(dān)。 (constitute,poverty-stricken)Thecostoftuitioncontinuestoclimbeachyear,whichhasconstitutedaheavyburdenuponstudentsfrompoverty-strickenareas.Ex.7 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.studentsfrompoverty-strickenareasEx.8 ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontotheiritalicizedpartsandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.1. Ideally,undergraduateresearch

isanopportunityforthekindofintensivestudythatcanexpandthemind

inwaystraditionalcoursescan’t.Theseminarisanopportunityforthekindofstudy

thatcanexpandourmindsin

waystraditionalcoursescan’t.公司新的分配體系能鼓勵(lì)員工參加這種開拓智能的培訓(xùn)，這是以前的政策無(wú)法做到的。Simulatedreproduction:Simulatedtranslation:Thenewdistributionmechanismofthecompanyisanencouragementforthekindoftrainingthatcanexpandthemindoftheemployeesinwaysthepreviouspolicycouldn’t.Reference:2. Toreallyunderstandadisciplineyouhavetogetthefeelingthatknowledgeisn’tjustoutthereandyoupassivelyhavetoabsorbit,butratherthatit’sconstantlybeingcreated…Togetagoodjobyouhavetogetthefeelingthatthejobisn’tjustouttherewaitingforyou,butrather

thatyouhavetofindit.要提高成績(jī)，你必須認(rèn)識(shí)到，好成績(jī)不是現(xiàn)成擺在那兒等著你去被動(dòng)地接受，而是需要你不懈地努力去獲取。Simulatedreproduction:Simulatedtranslation:Toimproveyourachievements,youhavetogetthefeelingthatbettermarksarenotjustoutthereforyoutoacceptthempassively,butratherthatitneedsyourconstanteffortstogoafterthem.Reference:3. Somedoitforacademiccredit,someformoney,somejustfor

experience.Somewalkforhealth,someforsports,somejustforrelaxation.每天有成千上萬(wàn)的人上網(wǎng)。有些是為了獲取信息，有些是為了交流，有些純粹是為了放松消遣。Simulatedreproduction:Simulatedtranslation:EverydaythousandsofpeoplegetontotheInternet.Somedoitforinformation,someforcommunication,somejustforrelaxation.Reference:4. Insteadoflookingfortheknowledgewedohave,hesays,research

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students

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lookforknowledgewedon’thave.Insteadofrepeatingeverywordshedidsay,theteacherforced

thelittleboytoretellthestorywithmorewordshehaslearnt.老師不是要學(xué)生用他所示范的方法解題，而是鼓勵(lì)甚至強(qiáng)迫他們尋找課堂上他沒有用過(guò)的其他方法。Simulatedreproduction:Simulatedtranslation:Insteadofusingthemethodhedidshowthemtoworkouttheproblem,theteacherencouragedandeven

forcedthestudentstolookformethodshedidn’tuseinclass.Reference:5. Whenstudentsseeadisciplineasevolvingratherthanfixed,theyusuallygetalotmoreexcitedaboutlearningbecausetheyseethatit’sanongoingprocess.Whenyou

seetheirremarksasanencouragementratherthanablame,you’llgetalotmoreexcitedaboutwhattheyhavesaid.如果你把這次任務(wù)看作是一項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)，而不是一種負(fù)擔(dān)，你就會(huì)為即將面對(duì)的一切感到更為激動(dòng)。Simulatedreproduction:Simulatedtranslation:Whenyouseethetaskasachallengeratherthanaburden,you’llgetalotmoreexcitedaboutthethingsyou’retobefacedwith.Reference:Ex.9. Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopics.Task1: Therearemanywaystolearninandoutsidetheclassroom.Researchisoneofthem.Here’sasimpleresearchprojectforyoutotry.You’lllearnsomethingfromotherpeople’slearningstrategies.Step1: Answerthefollowingquestionnairebyputtingatick(√)ineachblanktomarkyourchoice.Ex.9. Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopics.Task1: Therearemanywaystolearninandoutsidetheclassroom.Researchisoneofthem.Here’sasimpleresearchprojectforyoutotry.You’lllearnsomethingfromotherpeople’slearningstrategies.Step2: Givereasonsforyourchoicesanddiscussingroups.Tips: concentrateon takenotestohelpmeremember setagoalandfollowtheschedule haveenoughtimeforhobbiesandrelaxation learnindependentlyEx.9. Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopics.Task1: Therearemanywaystolearninandoutsidetheclassroom.Researchisoneofthem.Here’sasimpleresearchprojectforyoutotry.You’lllearnsomethingfromotherpeople’slearningstrategies.Step3: Sumupwhatyou’vediscussedandchooseagroupleadertoreporttotheclass.Ex.9. Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopics.Task2: Shareyourlearningstrategieswithyourclassmates,forinstance,talkingaboutthetopic“HowIlearnEnglish?”Tips: studyonmyownwithtapesandCDs talkwithnativespeakers keepusingwhatI’velearned Don’tworryaboutmakingmistakesHowILearnEnglishWhenIfirststudiedEnglishIfocusedmainlyonmemorizingwordsandgrammarrules.TodayIstudyEnglishusingasmanyskillsandtechniquesaspossible,suchasreading,writing,speaking,listening,andmostimportantly,interactingwithnativeEnglishspeakers.IeventrytothinkinEnglish.MeanwhileIpracticeusingvariousEnglishskillseveryday,andthuseachdayIfeelI’mimprovingmyEnglishalittlebit.Oneofmyhabits,forexample,istokeepanEnglishdiary,whereIwritedownthemethodsandtechniquesIusewhenpractisingmyEnglish.ThiswayIcantrackmyprogressandprovetomyselfwhichofthetechniquesareactuallyworkinginimprovingmyEnglish.Ex.10. Writeashortpassageofatleast100wordsaboutthetopic:HowIlearn...(English,sciences,toplayapiano,touseacomputer,etc.).SamplePassageBThinkAboutItReadAboutIt1. Inwhatmainway(orways)doyouusuallylearn?Doyoulearnalanguagethesamewayyoulearnasport,askillorascientifictheory?Open.Eachstudentmayanswerdifferently.Somemayhaveafavoriteway,andothersmayuseavarietyofmethods.Theauthorsaysemulationisthebestwaytolearnasport,oraskill(computers,business).Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethathe’dsaythesamemethodisthebestforlearninglanguages.However,it’shardtolearnalanguagebyjustusingemulation.Theremustbesomeknowledgeofvocabularyandgrammar,andthestudentmustpracticeregularlyevenifnoexpertspeakerisavailabletoemulate.Reference:2. Whenlearningsomethingnew,whatbenefitscanbefoundinotherpeople’ssuccesses?It’salwaysbesttousethemostsuccessfulpeopleasrolemodelsbyobservingthemandemulatingtheirmethods.Reference:3. Whenyouwriteapassage,youshouldgivesomedetailstosupportyourmainidea.Howaboutinreading?Canyouidentifythemajorsupportingdetailsinthefollowingpassage?Open.Reference:ReadAboutItLanguagePointsContentAwarenessLanguageFocusReadingSkillsPracticeTheBestWaytoLearn:CreativeEmulationIhaveayoungson.Inoticeeverydaythathelearnssomethingnew.ItdidnottakelongformetoseehewaswatchingmeandthentryingtodowhateverIdid.Utilizingthissimplemethodhehaslearnedtowalk,run,opendoors,andclimbstairs.WhenhedoesthesethingsheneverlooksexactlylikeIdo.Hesupplementshisactionswithhisowncreativetouch.Icallhowhelearnscreativeemulation.Iusedcreativeemulationtohelpmeattainmygoalofplayingtennisontheprocircuit.Iusedseveralmethodstocreativelyemulatethoseplayerswhowerewinningprotournaments.IwouldreadeverytennisbookIcouldfind inthelibrary andbookstores. Iexaminedbackissuesofeverytennismagazinelookingforarticlesontechniques.Iwouldwatchtopprosontelevision.Iwouldvideotapepromatchesandplaythemback,sometimesinslowmotion.Iwouldgotoseeprosplayinperson.AsIstudiedImadeobservations.Iwrotemostoftheseideasinmypersonaljournal,whichconsistedofseveralnotebooksandthousandsofindexcards.IusedthisjournaltohelpmeapplywhatIhadobserved.Thisprocessconvertedmefromathird-stringplayeronasecond-ratecollegetennisteamtosomeonewhocouldwinafewminortournamentsontheprocircuit.AlongthewayIdevelopedoneofthebestapproachestolearningtennisthereis.Shortlyafterfinishing my Ph.D.,I establishedagoalofstartingapart-timebusinesslecturingandconductingseminars.Iusedthesamecreativeemulationtohelpmereachmygoal.Thenextstageofmytransitiontothebusinessworldwasmypurchaseofacomputerinearly1985.IonceagaintriedtolearnallIcouldabouthowIcouldusethismachineinbusiness.Isubscribedtocomputerperiodicals.Ilearnedhowtousespreadsheet,database,wordprocessing,graphics,desktoppublishing,andoutliningprocessingsoftware.IwrotedownalmosteveryideaIgotfrommyreadingsormyownthinkingandpublishedarticles.Ibecameapart-timecomputerhardwareandsoftwareagentandconsultant.Becauseofthesoftware skillsInow had,Ibecameconfidentofmyabilitytodomoresignificantthings inbusiness. IrealizedthatIcouldmanagecomplexprojectsthatinvolvedmanyco-workers,customers,resources,andproducts.Istarteddoingseminarstothepublicin1988.ThesewentsowellthatIwasabletoleavetraditionaleducationforgoodin1989.Myone-personhomebusinessbloomedovertheyearsintoacollectionoflargerenterpriseswhichhavetaughtatleast11000adultscomputerandbusinessskills.Mysuccesstellsmethatthekeytosuccessfulcreativeemulationistoemulatethesuccessfulpeople,thedoersoftheworld.Thebestwaytoemulatesomeoneinbusinessistofollowhimorheraroundandmakeobservationsofwhattheydo.Ifyoudothislongenough,withtherightperson,andapplywhatyouobserveyoushouldsucceed.Thesecondbestwaytoemulateistolistenorreadaboutwhatyourmodelbusinesspersonormentordoesandhowhedoesit.Tcircuit

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theprofessionaltourinanysportExamplesTheprotenniscircuitwillhaveamatchinHongKongthismonth.TigerWoodsistheleadingmoneywinnerontheprogolfcircuit.backissues—

issuesfrompreviousdatesExamplesIlookedatthebackissuesofthenewspapereverydaylastweek.Ourlibraryonlykeepsthebackissuesofmagazinesforfiveyears