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34/34Topic1〔一)GivinganoralreportReadthefollowingarticlestofindoutmoreaboutdifferentattitudestowardsfriendship.Thiswillhelpyouinyouroralreport.Teenagers’friendshipMyfriend,Robert,hasatwinsisternamedAmanda.Thoughtheygetalongwell,therearesomethingsaboutAmandaandherfriendsthatpuzzleRobert.Hecannotunderstandhowgirlscantalkforsolong.Forexample,sometimeswhenheleavestheapartmenttoplayfootball,Amandaandherfriend,Sharon,aresittingonthesofa,continuingthesameconversationonthesametopic.OnedayRobertwassocuriousthatheaskedAmandawhattheytalkedabout,butshereplied,‘We’rebestfriends.Wetalkaboutalmosteverythingfilmstars,popsongs,recipes,everything!’Boysandgirlshavedifferentattitudestowardsfriendship.Friendshipsbetweengirlsareusuallyanchoredinsharedfeelingsandsupport,butfriendshipsbetweenboysarebasedonsharedactivitiesorinterests.Aboyislikelytobecautiousaboutsharinghisfeelingswithclosefriends.Agirl’sclosestfriend,however,mightbeeagertotellheraboutsomethingthathashappenedinherlife.Manystudiesworldwideshowthatgirlshavemorefriendshipsthanboys.Infact,manyadolescentmalescannotnameasinglebestfriendship.Whenasked,theyusuallyhesitatebeforeresponding,‘Mybestfriend?Icannotthinkaboutthat.Iambusywithmyhomework,andIhavesomanydifferentfriendsthatishardtochoosejustonebestfriend.’Femaleswhohavebeenaskedcanusuallyanswerthequestionwithoutpausing,‘Abestfriend?Ofcourse.Wehavealottosharewitheachother.Wedoalotofthingstogethersuchastalkingandshopping.’Wehavetorealize:boysshareactivities,whilegirlssharefeelings.Thequalitiesthatboysandgirlsconsiderimportantinafriendseemtothesame,regardlessofthebasisofthesefriendship.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatbothofthemarefriendships.Weallneedfriendsinourlives.WhatfriendshipmeanstomeWhendecidingwhatismostimportantinlife,somepeoplechoosemoney,whileotherschoosethingslikesecurityandcomfort.However,forme,themostimportantthinginlifeisfriendship.Icannotimaginebeingwithoutit.Friendshipmeansnotbeingalone.OnceIwastravelingbymyselfthroughBeijingonthewaytomygrandparents’house.Sincemynexttrainleftintheevening,Ihadadayforsightseeing.Ididnotmindbeingalone,butthenIsawallofthetouristshavingtheirpicturestakentogether,andIbeganfeelingsad.Iendedupreturningtothestationandspendingtherestofthedayinthewaitingroom.Lifeisnofunwithoutacompaniontoshareitwith.FriendshipmeanshavingsomeoneIcanrelyon.Lastyear,Iforgotmyschoolbagonatrolleybus,andIlostallofmynotesforthefinalexam.YoucanimaginehowIpanicked.Luckilyforme,mybestfriendJennyletmecopyhernotes,andIusedtheminmyrevision.Thankstoherhelp,Iwasabletopasstheexam.Friendshipmeansbeingcommittedtoothers.Thebestwaytohaveafriendistobeafriend.BecauseIamafriend,Ihavehadtolearnpatienceandmercy.OnceIhadaquarrelwithJenny,andshemadesomecruelcommentsaboutme.EventhoughIwashurt,Iforgaveherandshelatermadeanapology.Throughthisincidence,bothofushavebecomebetterpeople.However,ifIhadendedourfriendship,wewouldhavebothlearnednothing.Inconclusion,whenweareoldandlookbackonourlives,whatwillweremember?Willwerememberthethingsweboughtortheplaceswehavebeento?No,wewillrememberthosewhomwelovedandthosewholovedus.Wewillrememberourfriends.B)Youaregoingtoplanandconductasurveyandprepareanoralreporttopresenttoyourclassaboutattitudestowardsfriendship.Youwillbeabletostartyourprojectafteryouanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatistheprimarypurposeofyoursurvey?Whowillyouchoosetosurvey?Howwillyoudesignyoursurvey?Howmanyquestionswillask?Whowillwritethesurveyquestions?Whowillworkouttheresults?Whowillwritethereport?Whowillpresenttheoralreport?〔二)SarahisfromtheUSA.ShehasbeenteachingEnglishinNanjingforfiveyears.Shewritesanewspapercolumncalled‘Chinathroughaforeigner’eyes’foranewspaperintheUSA.Readoneofherarticles.Familylife,bargainingandtippingIhaveleanedalotaboutChineselifewhileteachinginnNanjing,China.WhenIfirstcametoChina,thereweremanythingsIdidnotunderstand.Now,IhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesecultureandfinditveryinteresting.FamilylifeisquitedifferentinChina.IntheUSA,manypeopleleavehomeaftertheyfinishtheireducationandstartworking.However,inChina,itiscommonforpeopletolivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygetmarried.Also,manyofmyChinesefriendstoldmethattheirgrandparentslivedwiththemandhelpedtakecareofthemwhentheywerechildren.IthoughtitwasunusualbecauseitisrareforgrandparentstolivewiththeirchildrenandgrandchildrenintheUSA.ItseemsthatAmericansthinkindependenceismoreimportantwhileChinesethinkfamilyrelationshipsaremoreimportant.BargainingisanotherChinesecustomthatIhavetriedtolearn.IntheUSA,pricesaresetandyoucannotaskforalowerprice,whereasinChina,insomesmallstoresandtouristspots,youareexpectedtobargain.IaskedmyChinesefriendstoteachmehowtobargain.TheytoldmethatIshouldaskfor40percentor50percentoffthepricethatthesalespersonfirstoffersme.Then,Ishouldtellthesalespersonthatthesameitemischeaperatanotherstore.Ifthesalespersondoesnotagreetomyprice,Ishouldpretendtoleaveandhemightaskmetocomebackandsellmetheitemforalowerprice.BargainingisaskillthatyouhavetopracticeifyouliveinChina.Onecustomthathasbeeneasytoadjusttoisnottipping.IntheUSA,manypeopleintheserviceindustry,espec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watermelonswhilehejokesaboutwhatheisdoing.Anothercomedianpointstoavideotennisgameandsays,〞I`vebeenplayingtenniseverydayforamonth.Idon`tunderstandwhyIamnotlosingweight!〞Yetothercomediansmaytripoverchairs,walkintodoors,andfalldownonstageinordertomakepeoplelaugh.Thiskindofabsurdhumourisnotveryfunnyifyouareonlylisteningandnotwatchingthecomedian`sperformance.Thelastkindofcomediandoesimpressions-heorshewillactorspeaklikeawell-knowpersoninordertomakefunofthatperson.Whilethiskindofhumourmaysoundcruel,itusuallyonlyworksifboththecomedianandtheaudiencehaveaffectionfororadmirethepersonbeingmadefunof.AfamouscomedianOnlyafewstand-upcomedianshavebecomefamousastelevisionandfilmperformerslateroninlife.OnesuchpersonisBillyCrystal.Likeotherstand-up.PeoplearoundtheworldenjoywatchinghimwhenhehoststheAcademyAwards.Hehashostedtheshoweighttimes.Eachtime,heperformshisstand-uproutineinfrontofmillionsofpeoplewhentheshowisbroadcastliveonTV.Onelittle-knownfactisthatwhenCrystalisthehostoftheAcademyAwards,healwayskeepsatoothbrushinhispocketforgoodluck.Hesaysitisbecausewhenhestartedpractisingstand-upasachild,hetoldhimselfjokeswhilestandinginfrontofthemirror,brushinghisteeth.OnereasonCrystalhasbecomesofamousisthatheisveryquickthinking,andisoftenabletocomeupwithnewjokesaboutthepeopleandthingsaroundhim.WhenCrystalwasthehostofthe2019AcademyAwards,averyoldactor,whohadactedinfilmsbeforetheyhadsound,gaveaspeech.Hetalkedforseveralminutes,buttherewasatechnicalproblem,andnooneintheaudiencecouldhearhim.Theycouldonlyseehimstandingtheymovinghislips.Insteadoftellingthejokehehadplanned,Crystalmadeupanewone.Hesaid,〞Itseemsappropriatethathegothisstartinsilentfilms!〞Theaudiencehowledwithlaughter.Crystalispopularwithallagegroupsandhastheabilitytoamusepeopleallovertheworld.Thisprovesthatstand-upcanbeenjoyedbyeveryone.youcanexpecttohearalotmorefromBillyCrystalhehasnoplanstostopmakingfilms,ortostoptellingjokes.Hehopestofollowinthefootstepsofotherfamouscomedians,workinguntilnearlytheendoftheirlives.Laughterisgoodforyourhealth!Nowadays,stand-upcomedyispopularallovertheworld.Doctorshavebeenresearchingwhateffectstand-upandotherformsofcomedyhaveonus,andhavediscoveredthatpeoplewholaughalotlivelonger.Theysaythisisbecausewhenyoulaugh,yourbrainsendschemicalsaroundyourbodythataregoodforyou.Lauthinghelpsyourbodystayhealthyandcanevenhelpyoufightpain.MaybethisexplainsthelonglivesofmenlikeBobHopeandGeorgeBurns.Whateverthereason,researchshowsthatintheend,theEnglishsaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine,:maybetrueafterall.so,goandmakesomeonelaugh-itjustmighthelpthem(andyou)livelonger.(2)TheendofadiseaseSmallpox,avirusthatcausesfever,bodyachesandpainfulspotsalloverthebody,usedtobethemostfeareddiseaseintheworld.Duringthe18thcentury,smallpoxkilled400,000peopleperyearinEurope,whereitspreadquickly.Thosewhosurvivedwereleftwithdeepmarksontheirskin.Beforethat,whentheEuropeansbegantoexploreNorthAmericaandSouthAmericainthe16thcentury,theybroughtthesmallpoxvirtuswiththem,whichkilledmorenativepeoplethananywar.ItwasEdwardJenner,adoctorfromEngland,Whobroughtthevirusundercontrolinthelate1700s.Jennerhadnoticedthatmilkmaidsnevergotsmallpox.Instead,theygotaweakerdiseasecalledcowpox,whichgavethenspotsontheirhands.Jennerthoughtthattheremustbesomethingaboutthecowpoxvirusthatprotectedthemformsmallpox.Inthe1796,hedidanexperimentonayoungboynamedJamesPhipps.Heputsomematerialfromamilkmaid`scowpoxspotintoJame`sskin.Jamesbecameillwithcowpoxbutsoonrecovered.ThenJennergaveJamesashotofthesmallpoxvirus.Tohisgreatjoy,theboyremainedhealthythistime.Jenner`sideaprovedcorrect.Jenner`sexperimentledhimtoinventthesmallpoxvaccine,whichprotectspeoplefromsmallpox.However,Jennernevergotrichfromhisdiscovery.Hecouldhaveclaimedthatheownedthesmallpoxvaccine,andthenthecompaniesthatmadethevaccinewouldhavehadtopaynim.However,thiswouldhavemadethevaccinetooexpensiveformanypeople,.Thesmallpoxvaccinewashisgifttotheworld.Jennerisconsideredthefatherofthestudyofthestudyofhowourbodiesfightdisease.Hisvaccineledtomanyothers.Now,babiesinmostcountriesreceivevaccineswhichpreventthemfromevergettingcertainseriousdiseases.Asforsmallpox,in1967,theWorldHealthOrganizationstartedaprogrammetoendsmallpox.in1979,thisorganizationdeclaredthatsmallpoxwasdead.Now,smallpoxisnolongeradangertoourlives.Topic4(1)GMfood:hopeordanger?Inrecentyears,therehasbeengreatprogressinthestudyofgenetics.Withthisprogress,doorshavebeenopeneduptotechnologiesthatneverexistedbefore.Whilemanypeopleareexcitedaboutthesenewtechnologies,thesesametechnologiesfrightenothers.Nowhereisthistruerthanwithgeneticallymodified(GM)food.Therearetwowaysinwhichaplantorananimalcanbegeneticallymodified.First,newmaterialcanbeinsertedintoitsNDAtogivetheplantoranimalqualitieswhichitwouldneverhaveinnature.Second,materialcanbetakenfromtheDNAofaplantorananimalinordertoremovequalitieswhicharenotdesired.OneaimofGMresearchistoproducefoodwhichwillmakeushealthier.Sofar,thistechnologyhasbeenusedtoproduceplantswhicharebetterabletodefendthemselvesagainstpestsanddisease.SupportersofGMfoodarguethatGMplantsarehealthierandhavelargerharvests.whiletherehasbeenresearchinGManimalssuchaspigs,noGMmeatisbeingsoldatpresent.ManyquestionshavebeenraisedaboutGMfood.Noonereallyknowswhetheritissafeforanimalsorhumanstoeat.scientistsadmitthatmoretestsshouldbedoneonGMfood.researchhasbeenlimitedtoincreasingproductionprofits,ratherthanmakingsurethatGMfoodsaresafe.GMfoodcouldthereforebedangeroustoeat.ThereisalsoaquestionastowhetherGMplantsaresafefortheenvironment.sinceGMcropsareplantedoutside,theyarepartofthefoodchain--insectsandotheranimalseatthemorusetheirproducts,andtheseinsectsandanimalswillbeeatenbyyetotheranimals.noonknowswhateffectstheGMmaterialmighthaveonthefoodchain.SincenoonreallyknowswhetherGMfoodissafe,manycountrieshavehesitatedtogivepermissionfortheproductionofGMfoods,astheywouldratherbecautiouswiththisnewtechnology.(2)Whydopeoplechooseorganicfood?Organicfoodisfruitsandvegetablesthataregrownwithoutaddinganyagriculturalchemicalstothem.Manypeoplechoosetoeatorganicfoodbecausetheybelievethatsuchfruitsandvegetablescontainmorenutrition,arefreeofchemicalsandtastebetter.Accordingtoanalyses,organicfruitsandvegetablesarehealthierforusastheyhavemorenutritioninthem.Researchhasshownthattheycontain56percentmorecalcium,12percentmoreproteinand290percentmoreironthanregularfruitsandvegetables.Onaverage,freshorganicfruitsandvegetablescontains50percentmorevitaminsandmineralsthanfoodtreatedwithchemicals.allofthesethingsarenecessaryforourheath.Organicfoodisalsofreeofchemicals.whengrowingorganiccrops,farmersdonotusespraystokillpests,nordotheyusechemicalstomakethecropsgrowfaster.Inaddition,organicfruitsandvegetablesarefreeofchemicalsusedingrowingconventionalproducetomakethefruitsandvegetablesappearbrighter,tastesweeterorlastlonger.\Asmallamountofthesechemicalsmayremainontheproduce,andthenaccumulateinourbodies,whichcancausehealthproblems,suchasheartdiseaseandcancer.Finally,manypeoplearguethatsinceorganicfoodisgrownwithoutaddingchemicals,ittastesmuchbetter.allthishasledmanytotheconclusionthatorganicfruitsandvegetablesarethebestandhealthiestchoiceforus.Topic5(1)ImportantfilmeventsaroundtheworldWelcometoourweeklyprogramme,MovieMagic.Ourgueststodayarerepresentativesfromsixofthemajorinternationalfilmfestivals.Thesespokeswomenandspokesmenwilltellusaboutthefestivalstheyrepresent.JoiningusinthestudioareIsabelRosefromtheCannesFilmFestival,HanzMullerfromtheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival,KathyBarnesformtheSundanceFilmFestival,MariaBellafromtheVeniceFilmFestival,MikeTaylorfromtheTorontoInternationalFilmFestivalandXuLifromtheShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival.Welcome,everyone!Maria,dotellusalittleabouttheVeniceFilmFestival.Well,Ithinkitisratherappropriateformetobeginourdiscussion.TheVeniceFilmFestivalistheoldestfilmfestivalintheworld.Itisanannualfestivalthatbeganin1932.Ourfestivalispartofalargerfestivalwhichapplaudscontemporaryart.Weviewfilmasaparticulartypeofcontemporaryart.Kathy,pleasetellusabouttheSundanceFilmFestival.UnliketheVeniceFilmFestival,theSundanceFilmFestivalonlyincludessmall,independentfilms.Thatis,themaincriterionforbeingincludedisthatthefilmmustnotbefinancedbyHollywoodstudios.Kathy,Idon`tliketoargue,butindefenceoftheVeniceFilmFestival,Ihavetopointoutthatwedon`tjusthaveHollywoodfilms.Ourpolicyistoincludehighqualityfilms,regardlessofwhomakesthem.Wemakenorestrictionsonthekindsoffilmsweshow--aslongasafilm`squalitymeetsourstandards,weincludeit.TheSundanceFilmFestivaldeliberatelyboycottsallHollywoodfilms,andwedon`tforeseeeverincludingthem.Theinitialideaforourfestivalwashatchedbackin1978,whenitwasknownastheUtah/USFilmFestival.However,itwasnotwellknownuntil1981.ItwasthenthatRobertRedfordbecameitssponsorandchangedthefocustoindependentfilms,oftenmadeonverymodestbudgets.Itwasgivenitsnewname--theSundanceFilmFestival--in1991.RedfordhasactedinanddirectedmanybitHollywoodfilms,butwantedtoexposethepublictofilmsmadeoutsideoftheHollywoodsystemthatordinarypeoplemighthavenoaccesstootherwise.Nowadays,ifafilmwinsanawardatSundance,thereisagoodchanceitwillbecomefamous!Cannesisanotherfestivalthatcanmakefilmsfamous.ManyfilmsarefirstshowntothepublicattheCannesFilmFestival,andifafilmwins,everyonewillhearaboutit.IthinkitisfairtosaythatCannesisthemostfamousandexcitingfestival.Ihatetocontradictyou,butinrecentyears,theCannesFilmFestivalhasshownspecialfavourtoAmericanfilms.Somepeopleremarkthatithastakenastepbackwards,andisbeginningtoresembletheAcademyAwardsinHollywoodtoomuch.Well,yes,filmsshownatCannesareoftenmadewithlargebudgets,andhavewell-knownactorsanddirectors.ManyofthemareAmerican,butwerejecttheideathatwehavelostouredgeasthebestinternationalfilmfestivalintheworld.Wealwaysshowabroadrangeoffilmsfrommanydifferentcountries.Infact,theCannesFilmFestivalwasstartedin1939becausemanypeoplefelttheVeniceFilmFestivalwasgivingawardstoonlyGermanandItalianfilmsWellinmyopinion,theBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalisoneofthemostinternationalofallthefilmfestivals.Sinceitbeganin1951,wehavegivenareintheminority,whilefilmsthatarelikelytobeoverlookedatotherfestivals,forexampleatCannes,havearealchanceofbecomingchampions.I`mthespokesmanfortheTorontoInternationalFilmFestival,whichbeganin1976andsoonbecameoneofthemajorfilmfestivalsaroundtheworld.Eachyear,famousactorsactressesanddirectorscometoToronto,andtheentirefilmworld-onlyCannesisbigger.Weshowfilmsfrommanycountries,thoughwedogivesomespecialawardstoCanadianfilms.IrepresenttheShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival.Ourfestivalwasfoundedin1993,soweareperhapstheyoungestfestival.Eventhoughwehaeonlyexistedashorttime,ourfestivalhasagoodreputationworldwide.Wehaveentriesfrommanydifferentcountriesandgivethe“Jinjue〞Award,orGoldenCupAward,tothefilmthatwethinkisthebest.(2)HarryPotterandthePhilosopher`sStone(2019)Whatanamazingfilm!Whohasnotdreamtoffindingoutthatheorsheisreallysomeonespecialandfamous?ThatfantasyisrealityforHarryPotter(playedbyDannielRadcliffe).Harry,asensitiveyoungboywhohasascaronhisforehead,hasbeenlivinghisrelatives,theDursleys.Hisuncleabuseshim,hisauntignoreshim,andhiscousinhateshim.Atfirst,Harrythinksthathisparentswerekilledinacarcrashwhenhewasababy.However,helaterfindsoutthathisfatherwasawizardandthathismotherwasawitchbothofwhomweremurderedbyanevilwizard--thesamewizardwhogaveHarrythescar.Harrydiscoversthathepossessesawizard`spowertoo,andthathealreadyhasareputationintheworldofwitchesandwizardsbecauseofhisparents.Hagrid(playedbyRobbiedColtrane)isaverylargepersonwhoworksatHogwartsaspecialinstitutionforyoungwitchesandwizards.HecomestorescueHarryfromtheDursleysandtakehimtotheschool.Theyhaveafewadventuresalongtheway,andHarryisintroducedtoawholenewworldheneverknewabout--theworldofmagic.Theworldofordinarypeopleexistsparalleltotheworldofmagic,buttheordinarypeoplearenotawareofif.Onthetraintoschool,Harrymakestwonewfriends,BonWeasley(playedbyRupertGrint)andHermioneGranger(playedbyEmmaWatson).Together,theylearnabouttheirnewschoolandthespecialcurriculumthere.Harryhascontradictoryfeelingsabouthisnewlife.Atfirst,heenjoysit,butlaterhelearnsthattheevilwizard,Voldemort,istheonewhokilledhisparents.HarryandhispartnershaveafiercebattlewithVoldemorttosavethemselvesandtheirmagicworld.Thefilmisfullofspecialeffects.WatchingHarryzoomaroundonaflyingbroomcouldmakeyoufeeldizzy,andtheschoolsportofQuidditchisfantastic.Theeffectsareallmadewiththecomputer,andarereallyexcitingtowatch.Allofthisiswonderful,butthebestpartof