KnowingyourselfAftercompletingthisunit,youwillbeabletotalkaboutpersonalgrowthanddevelopmentbasedonwhatyouhavelearnedunderstandadvicewhilelisteninggiveatalkaboutHuangWenxiu’sinfluenceonyouLearningobjectivesUNIT1InsideviewOutsideviewListeningacrossculturesTalkingaboutChinaExpansionandreviewUnit1KnowingyourselfCharacterintroduction1Warmingup2Conversation13Conversation24EverydayEnglish6Actitout7CharacterintroductionAndyJoeJanetAstudentfromAnshanChina,majoringinEnglish.Janet’sbossAreporterWarmingupLookatthephotosbelow.Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.ABWarmingupLookatthephotosbelow.Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1WherearethepeopleinPhotoA?

Theyareoutside,inacity.Judgingbythebuildingsinthebackground,IwouldsaytheyareinLondon.2WhatfamouslandmarkcanyouseeinPhotoB?InPhotoB,IcanseeTowerBridge.Warmingup3WhatdoyouthinkJanetisgoingtodointhecity?

IthinksheisgoingtotraveltoLondon.4WhatdoyouthinkthepeopleinPhotoAaredoingthere?Theymightbesightseeing.Conversation1double-deckera.雙層結構的；兩層的VocabularyConversation1

Janetisonhersummervacation.WatchConversation1.Check(?)thetruestatementsandcorrectthefalseones.11It’sthemiddleofsummer.2Janetisgoingtoworkforaradioprogram.

Janetisgoingtoworkforawebsite.3JoeisJanet’sboss.√×√

4Janetisgoingtobeareporter.JanetisgoingtohelpAndy.5JoeandAndyagreethatNewYorkisthegreatestcity.

JoethinksNewYorkisthegreatestcity,butAndybelievesLondonis.××Conversation1

WatchConversation1againandanswerthefollowingquestions.21

Atthebeginningofthevideo,JanetintroducesLondon.Whatdoesshesay?2Speakingofherjob,Janetsays“I’mmeanttobeshadowingAndy.”Whatdoesshemean?3WhenJoearguesthatNewYorkisthegreatestcity,Andyrefuteshisstatement.WhatdoesAndysay?4WhatdoesJanetsayaboutLondontowardstheendofthevideo?Whydoessheusetheword“probably”?Conversation11Shesays,“I’minLondon,hometotheHousesofParliament,BigBen,TowerBridge,andthedouble-deckerbus.”Referenceanswers1Atthebeginningofthevideo,JanetintroducesLondon.Whatdoesshesay?Conversation12ShemeanssheisgoingtohelpAndy.Referenceanswers2Speakingofherjob,Janetsays“I’mmeanttobeshadowingAndy.”Whatdoesshemean?Conversation13Andysays,“NewYork?Don’tmakemelaugh!”Referenceanswers3WhenJoearguesthatNewYorkisthegreatestcity,Andyrefuteshisstatement.WhatdoesAndysay?Conversation14Shesays,“AndhereweareinLondon,probablythegreatestcityintheworld.”Sheusestheword“probably”becauseitshowsadegreeofuncertaintyorhesitationinmakingsuchaboldstatement.Byusing“probably,”Janetacknowledgesthatopinionsaboutwhichcityisthegreatestcanvaryandthatsheisnotmakingadefinitivejudgment.Additionally,Janet’suseof“probably”alongwithajokingfacialexpressionReferenceanswers4WhatdoesJanetsayaboutLondontowardstheendofthevideo?Whydoessheusetheword“probably”?Conversation1indicatesthatsheismakingalightheartedremark.Byusing“probably”inajokingmanner,JanetisplayfullyacknowledgingthesubjectivenatureofthestatementwhilestillexpressingherfondnessforLondon.Thisaddsalayerofhumortothedialogue.ReferenceanswersConversation1TheHousesofParliament,alsoknownasthePalaceofWestminster,iswheretheU.K.government’sbicameralParliament–theHouseofCommonsandtheHouseofLords–meets.ThebuildingislocatedontheleftbankoftheRiverThames.Languageand

CultureConversation1Strictlyspeaking,BigBenisthenameofthebellintheclocktoweroftheHousesofParliament,butit’softenusedtorefertothewholeclocktower.It’soneofthebest-knownlandmarksinLondon.TowerBridge,completedin1894,isamoveablebridge–thetwopartsofthebridgecanberaisedtoallowshipstopassunderneath.BecauseofthereductioninshippingattheLondonDocklands,however,thetwoLanguageand

CultureConversation1partsarenowseldomraised.Butit’sstillseentorepresentLondon,likeBigBen.Languageand

CultureConversation2ratracen.（活動或工作中）永無休止的競爭edit

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n.（電影、戲劇等的）上映信息，演出信息theTuben.（倫敦的）地下鐵道，地鐵VocabularyConversation2JanetandAndyaretalkingaboutworkingatLondonTimeOff.WatchConversation2andchoosethebestwaytocompleteeachunfinishedstatement.31

Andythinkshisjobiscoolbecause_______.

A.heearnsahighsalary

B.hecanvisitexhibitionsforfree

C.hehasbrilliantcolleagues

D.hecanobservedifferentactivitiesinLondon√Conversation22Andy’sjobinvolves_______.

A.managingaclubinLondon

B.holdingexhibitionsingalleries

C.interviewingmusiciansandactors

D.writingreviewsofthelatestplaysandfilms√Conversation23AndyandJanetaregoingto_______.

A.doaninterviewattheNationalTheatre

B.getAndy’sresearchfromhisflat

C.takeataxibacktoAndy’sflat

D.discoverwhatagreatplaceLondonis√Conversation2Workinpairs.ReadthefollowinglinesfromConversation2anddiscusswhatthemissingexpressionscouldbe.4Janet:SowhendidyoustartworkingatLondonTimeOff?Andy:Aboutayearago.Janet:AndIhope1)______________________,butdoyoulikeworkinghere?Andy:Yes,Iloveit.2)_________,JoeandIgetalongquitewell.…AndIdidn’twanttojointheratrace.youdon’tmindmyaskingImeanConversation2Janet:3)____________________theratrace?Andy:Youknow,doingthesamethingdayin,Janet:So,dayout,andnotdoinganythingcreativeorhavinganytimetoenjoylife.It’sthelastthingIwanttodo.4)____________tellingmewhatyoudoexactly?Andy:Basically,we…Janet:CanIaskyousomethingelse?Andy:5)__________.Janet:Whatarewegoingtodonow?…WhatdoyoumeanbydoyoumindFireawayConversation2Janet:AndwhataboutJoe?Andy:Well,he’ssupposedtobeonhiswaytotheNationalTheatre,todoaninterviewwiththedirectorofanewplay.ButIkindofhopehegetslostontheway.Thenhe’lldiscoverwhatagreatplaceLondonis.Janet:6)________________.Andy:I’mjoking!Comeon,let’sgo!NowwatchConversation2againandfillinthemissingexpressions.Discussiftheycanbeexpresseddifferently.Idon’tunderstandConversation2TheTubeisthenameoftenusedfortheLondonUnderground,thecity’srailnetwork.Itwastheworld’sfirstundergroundrailsystem.Languageand

CultureEverydayEnglishCompletethefollowingconversationswiththecorrectcoloredexpressionsinthebox.5?

It’safact.?Dreamon!?…doingthesamethingdayin,dayout…?Fireaway.?

I’mjoking!EverydayEnglishIt’safact.Thisexpressionisusedtoassertthatsomethingistruebeyonddoubt.It’scommonlyusedindiscussionsordebatestoemphasizethevalidityofaparticularpoint.EverydayEnglishDreamon!Thisphraseisusedtodismisssomeone’shopes,desires,orexpectationsasunrealisticorunlikelytocometrue.It’softenusedinasarcasticormockingtonetoindicatethatthespeakerdoesn’tbelievetheperson’saspirationsareachievable.EverydayEnglishThisexpressiondescribessomethingthathappensrepeatedlyorcontinuously,withoutinterruption.Itimpliesasenseofroutineormonotony,suggestingthattheactivityoccurseverysingledaywithoutvariation.dayin,dayoutEverydayEnglishThisphraseisaninformalwayofencouragingsomeonetoaskquestions.It’softenusedtogivepermissionorencouragementtocontinuewithsomething,particularlyinaconversationordiscussionwhereinquiriesorcommentsarewelcomed.Fireaway.!EverydayEnglishThisexpressionisusedtoclarifythatsomethingsaidwasintendedashumor,ratherthanaseriousstatement.It’stypicallyemployedaftermakingajokeorsayingsomethinglightheartedtoensurethatthelistenerunderstandsitwasn’tmeanttobetakenseriously.I’mjoking!EverydayEnglish1

A:Haveyoutriedthefoodatthenewrestaurant?It’ssoterrible!

B:Really?IhearditisaMichelin-starredrestaurant.

A:___________!Thefoodactuallytastesreallygood.2A:IbetIgetahighermarkonourhistoryessaythanyoudo.

B:___________!I’mjokingDreamonEverydayEnglish3A:Ihaveafewquestions.B:___________.4A:It’ssoboring,eatingthesamething______________foramonth.B:Ifeelthesame.Ineedsomevarietyandnewflavorsinmydiet.5A:Smokingisbadforyourhealth.

B:___________.Fireawaydayin,dayoutIt’safactActitoutWorkinpairsandactouttheconversation.6Yourfriendhasrecentlystartedapart-timejob.Youarecurioustolearnmoreaboutit.Inquireaboutyourfriend’spart-timejobpolitelyandshowgenuineinterestinlearningmoreabouttheirexperience.RefertotheFunctionallanguageboxforsupport.YoucanalsouseexpressionsintheEverydayEnglishbox.ActitoutSetting：Aconversationbetweenyouandyourfriend.Topic:IntroducinginternationalfriendstoChinesecuisineinaChineserestaurant.Identity:Youareafriendwhoisinterestedinlearningmoreaboutyourfriend’snewjobexperience.Yourfriendissomeonewhohasrecentlybegunworkingpart-time.ActitoutPurpose:Topolitelyinquireaboutthedetailsofyourfriend'spart-timejob.Toshowgenuineinterestinyourfriendsexperienceandlearnmoreaboutit.Tounderstandyourfriend’sdailytasks,challenges,andrewardsassociatedwiththenewjob.Tooffersupportandencouragementbasedonyourfriend'sexperiences.ActitoutWorkingroupsandactouttheconversation.6Whatjobresponsibilitiesdidhe/shetake?Whatscheduledidshe/hemakeduringthepart-timejob?Whatbenefitsandperksdidhe/sheget?Whattrainingopportunitiesdidhe/shereceive?ActitoutYou(A)aretalkingwithafriend(B)abouttheirpart-timejob.A:Hey!How’sitgoing?B:Hey!I’mgood,thanks.Justbeenbusywithworklately.A:Oh,speakingofwork,Iheardyoustartedapart-timejobrecently.B:Yeah,I’vebeenworkingatalocalcaféforaboutamonthnow.A:Thatsoundsinteresting.Ihopeyoudon’tmindmyasking,buthowSampleconversationdidyoucomeacrossthisjob?B:Noproblematall.Actually,Ifoundoutaboutitthroughafriendwhowasalreadyworkingthere.Theywerelookingforsomeextrahelp,soIdecidedtogiveitashot.A:That’sgreat!Doyoumindtellingmewhatyoudoexactly?B:Imainlyworkasabarista,soImakecoffeeandstuffandservecustomers.A:Ah,Isee.Doyoulikeworkingthere?SampleconversationB:Yes,Ienjoyinteractingwithcustomersandlearningnewskills.Plustheatmosphereinthecaféisreallywelcoming,whichmakesitenjoyabletoworkthere.A:That’sawesometohear!Canyoutellmemoredetailsaboutyourtypicaldayatwork?B:Sure!Myshiftsusuallystartearlyinthemorning,andIspendmostofthedaybehindthecounter,takingordersandpreparingdrinks.Itcangetprettybusyduringpeakhours,butitkeepsthingsinteresting.SampleconversationA:

Whatdoyoumeanby“peakhours”?B:Thebusiesttimesofthedaywhentherearealotmorecustomers,likethebreakfastandlunchrushes.A:Ah,Isee.Itsoundslikeyou’rereallydoingwellinyournewrole.B:Iam.Despitetheoccasionalchallenges,IreallyenjoymyjobandthepeopleIworkwith.It’sgreat.SampleconversationActitoutFunctionallanguageAskingsensitivequestions?Canyoutellmesomethingabout…??Ihopeyoudon’tmindmyasking…?Doyoumindtellingme…?Talkingaboutjobs?Whendidyoustartworkingat…??Doyoulikeworkinghere??Whatdoyoudoexactlyinyourjob??Myjobisreally…because…ActitoutFunctionallanguageClarifyingandaskingforclarification

?WhatImeanis…?Canyoutellmemoredetailsabout…??Whatdoyoumeanby…?Warmingup1Higher-orderthinking3Viewingandunderstanding2ThinkaboutonegoalinstudyingEnglishforthissemester.Thencirclethenumberthatrepresentshowconfidentyouareaboutachievingthisgoal.WarmingupNowworkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Whatisthegoalyouwanttoachieve?2

Whydidyourateyourconfidenceatthatlevel?3Howcouldyouboostyourconfidenceaboutachievingthegoal?Low12345678910HighReferenceanswers1MygoalinstudyingEnglishforthissemesteristoimprovemyspeakingfluencyandconfidenceinconversations.1

Whatisthegoalyouwanttoachieve?Referenceanswers2Iratedmyconfidenceatthislevel(level4)becausealthoughIhavebeenworkingonimprovingmyspeakingskills,Istillfeelnervousandhesitantduringconversations.I’mnotyetcomfortableexpressingmyselffreelyinEnglish.2Whydidyourateyourconfidenceatthatlevel?Referenceanswers3Waystoboostmyconfidenceinspeakingincludepracticingspeakingmoreregularly,eitherwithalanguagepartnerlikeAIchatbotorbyjoiningconversationclubs.Additionally,Icouldfocusonlearningandusingnewwordsandphrasesincontexttoexpandmyspeakingabilities.Moreover,settingsmall,achievablegoalsandcelebratingprogressalong3

Howcouldyouboostyourconfidenceaboutachievingthegoal?Referenceanswersthewaycanalsohelpincreaseconfidence.Finally,seekingfeedbackfromteachersorpeersandactivelyworkingonareasforimprovementcancontributetobuildingconfidenceinspeakingEnglish.Vocabularydauntinga.使人氣餒的；嚇人的self-efficacyn.自我效能感accomplishv.（尤指通過努力）完成，實現mindsetn.思維模式motivatev.激發；激勵；促動WarmingupVocabularybounceback恢復元氣；重整旗鼓setbackn.阻礙；挫折WarmingupWarmingupThephrase“stepuptotheplate”comesfromAmericanbaseball,meaning“moveintopositionnexttohomeplateinordertobat.”ItisoftenusedfigurativelyinAmericanEnglishtorefertoshowingreadinesstomeetachallenge(asbyincreasedeffortorimprovedperformance).Languageand

CultureScanthecode.WatchthevideoandcompletetheactivitiesonUcampus.ViewingandunderstandingWatchthevideoandcompletethefollowingsummary.1Self-efficacyreferstoyourbeliefinyourowncapabilitiestoaccomplishagoal.It’saboutbelievingthatyoucanachievewhateveryou1)_______________.Ahighlevelofself-efficacyallowsyoutogetyourthoughts,feelings,andemotions2)____________andimproveyourperformance.setyourmindtoundercontrolViewingandunderstandingFivemethodscanassistyouindevelopingyourself-efficacy.Pullingfromyourown

3)___________________isthemostinfluentialmethod.Witnessingotherswhoaresimilartoyouachievetheirgoalsalsomakesyoufeel4)______________yourownsuccess.Additionally,receiving5)______________,aswellascoachingfromothers,cancontributetothegrowthofself-efficacy.6)________yourselfcompletingatasksuccessfullycanalsobebeneficial.Finally,understandingyourownexperienceofsuccessmorecapableofhelpfulfeedbackImaginingViewingandunderstanding7)_________________canbetterprepareyoutotacklechallenges.Asyoubecomemoreproficientinutilizingtheseexperiencesandinfluences,yourself-efficacywillcontinuetogrowwhenfacingsimilarfuturechallenges.Thepeopleinyoursurroundingscansupportyoubyprovidingpositivefeedback,reinforcingyourstrengthsandcapabilities,andassistingyouin8)______________fromsetbacks.Similarly,whenyouextendthissupporttoothers,youcanhelpbuildtheirself-efficacyaswell.bodyandemotionsbouncingbackViewingandunderstandingWatchthevideoagain.Check(√)thetruestatementsandcorrectthefalseones21Yourself-efficacymattersmostwhenyourgoalseemstootoughtodealwith.2Whenyoufeelgoodaboutagoal,youaremorelikelytocooperateeffectivelywithothers.Whenyoufeelgoodaboutagoal,youaremorelikelytogiveityourbesteffort.√×Viewingandunderstanding3Encouragementfromthoseyoutrustcanhelpyouovercomeself-doubt.4Whenyoubuildmoreself-efficacy,taskswillbecomeeasier.Whenyoubuildmoreself-efficacy,taskswillnotbecomeeasier.√×Workingroupsoffouranddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Inwhichareasofyourdailylifedoyouhaveastrongsenseofself-efficacy?Inwhichareaswouldyoulikeyourself-efficacytobestronger?Howcouldyouincreaseyourself-efficacyinthoseareas?2

Canyouthinkofatimewhenateacher,yourparents,oryourfriendsdidsomethingtoenhanceyourself-efficacy?Howdidtheypromoteyourself-efficacy?3

Howcanyouhelppeoplearoundyoubuildtheirself-efficacy?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswers1Inmydailylife,Ihaveastrongsenseofself-efficacyinmanagingmyacademicresponsibilities.Ibelieveinmyabilitytosetcleargoals,stayorganized,andperseverethroughchallengestoachieveacademicsuccess.Moreover,Ifeelconfidentinmysocialinteractions,asIamabletocommunicateeffectivelyandbuildpositiverelationshipswithothers.Iwouldliketostrengthenmyself-efficacyinpublicspeakingand1Inwhichareasofyourdailylifedoyouhaveastrongsenseofself-efficacy?Inwhichareaswouldyoulikeyourself-efficacytobestronger?Howcouldyouincreaseyourself-efficacyinthoseareas?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersleadershiproles.Toimproveintheseareas,IplantodrawfrompastsuccessesandexperienceswhereIhavedemonstratedeffectivecommunicationandleadershipskills.Inaddition,Iwillseekfeedbackandcoachingfrommentorsandpeerstoidentifyareasforimprovementandactivelyworkondevelopingmyconfidenceandcompetenceinpublicspeakingandleadership.Referenceanswers2IrecallatimewhenmyteacherprovidedconstructivefeedbackonachallengingassignmentIhadcompleted.Theyacknowledgedmyeffortsandhighlightedspecificstrengthsinmywork,whichboostedmyconfidenceandreaffirmedmybeliefinmyabilities.Myfriendshavealwaysbeensupportiveandencouraging,providingreassuranceandmotivationduringtimesofself-doubtoruncertainty.2Canyouthinkofatimewhenateacher,yourparents,oryourfriendsdidsomethingtoenhanceyourself-efficacy?Howdidtheypromoteyourself-efficacy?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswers3OnewayIcanhelpbuildtheself-efficacyofthosearoundmeisbyofferingencouragementandsupportwhentheyfacechallengesorsetbacks.Byprovidingpositivefeedbackandremindingthemoftheirstrengthsandabilities,Icanhelpboosttheirconfidenceandbeliefinthemselves.Icanalsosharemyownexperiencesofovercomingobstaclesandachieving3Howcanyouhelppeoplearoundyoubuildtheirself-efficacy?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswerssuccess,servingasasourceofinspirationandmotivation.Furthermore,Icanprovideconstructivefeedbacktohelpthemdeveloptheskillsandstrategiesneededtoachievetheirgoals.1Newsreport2Interview3Higher-orderthinkingNewsreportVocabularyChrisNikic克里斯·尼基奇（人名）Florida佛羅里達（美國州名）triathleten.參加三項全能比賽的運動員Downsyndrome唐氏綜合征（疾病名）marathonn.馬拉松賽跑triathlonn.鐵人三項運動Listentothenewsreportandcompletethefollowingactivity.NewsreportChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothenewsreport.11

WhatisspecialaboutChrisNikic?A.HeisthefirstpersonwithDownsyndrometocompeteincycling.B.HeisthefirstpersonwithDownsyndrometofinishanIronmantriathlon.C.HeisthefirstpersonwithDownsyndrometofinishamarathon.D.HeisthefirstpersonwithDownsyndrometowinaswimmingevent.√Newsreport2

Whatdowelearnaboutthe“1%BetterChallenge”?A.Chrisandhisfathercreatedittoraisemoneyforcharity.B.IthelpsChrismaintainmotivationduringhistraining.C.ItinspirestheIronmanTriathlonorganization.D.Chriscompleteditinabout17hours.√Newsreport3

WhatdoesChriswanttodoafterachievinghisgoal?A.Winagoldmedal.B.Undertakemorechallenges.C.Helpotherslikehim.D.Establishafund.√Interviewcounselorn.顧問；輔導員ManchesterUniversity曼徹斯特大學（英國）traitn.（某人性格中的）特性，品質vocationala.職業的mainstreama.

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recruitmentn.招聘VocabularyListentointerviewandcompletethefollowingactivity.Completethefollowingstatementsbychoosingthecorrectoptioninparenthesesaccordingtotheinterview.21JoanRobinsonisa(professor/counselor)atManchesterUniversity.2JoanisinterviewedbyTonyina(TVshow/radioprogram).3Joangivesadvicein(two/three)areastostudents.4Joanthinksstudentsshouldchoosetheirmajorsubjectcarefullybecauseit(influencestheirfuturecareers/linksthemtoleadingcompanies).5Attheendoftheinterview,Joangivesadvicetoastudentwhoisinterestedinacareerin(informationtechnology/industrialtechnology).√Interview√√√√InterviewInaninterview,adviceisoftenpromptedbyquestions.Whenyoucomeacrossquestionslike“Howcan…dothis?”“Whatdoyouadvise…todo?”and“Whatshould…do?”youshouldfocusonhowthespeakerresponds.SpeakersmaygiveadvicedirectlybyusingexpressionsListeningforadviceListeningskillScanthecodeandlearnmoreaboutthisskillonUcampus.Interview

suchas“Irecommend…,”“Youshould…,”and“Tryto…”Additionally,advicemaybeconveyedinanindirectway,withspeakersusingphraseslike“It’simportantto…”or“Howabout…?”ListeningskillInterviewCompletethefollowingnotesaccordingtotheinterview.3

Tostudents:Firstly,1)_______________,whichmeansevaluatingyourownpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses,your2)________________,andthethingsyoulike.Youcanstartby3)______________________.Forexample,whatsubjectsareyougoodat?Areyouanorganizedandknowyourselfpersonalitytraitsaskingyourselfquestions4)______________person?Areyouconfidentandoutgoing?Doyoulikeworkinginateamorworkingalone?Secondly,thinkaboutthefuture.Youcancheckwhichacademicsubjectswillhelpyougetintoaparticular5)_____________andwhatuniversitiesoffer.Choosethebestuniversityinyourchosenfield.Findoutthedepartment’slinkstorelatedindustriesandleadingcompanies.self-disciplinedareaofworkInterviewToJames:Ifyouareahigh-flyer,gotothe6)______________tojointheleadingITcompanies.Ifyouwantamoremainstreamcareer,considerpracticalandtransferableskillsanduniversitieswiththebestlevelsof7)_______________________forthejobyouwanttodo.topuniversitiesgraduaterecruitmentInterviewHigher-orderThinkingWorkingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Doesyourmajorsuityourpersonality?Whyorwhynot?2

WhatwouldbeyouradvicetoMr.Struggle?Mr.Struggle:I’vebeenthinkingaboutwhattomajorinatuniversityrecently.HistoryhasalwaysfascinatedmeandIhaveastrongdesiretoexploreitindepth.However,thereisapartofmethatfeelspressuredtochooseamajorthatoffersmorejobprospects.Ifindmyselfatacrossroads,unsureofwhichpathtotake.Referenceanswers1Asabusinessmajor,Ifindmymajorsuitsmypersonalityquitewell.I’vealwaysbeendrawntoproblem-solving,strategicthinking,andleadership,whichareallintegralaspectsofthebusinessworld.Studyingbusinessallowsmetodeveloptheseskillsfurtherwhilealso1Doesyourmajorsuityourpersonality?Whyorwhynot?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersprovidingopportunitiesforcreativityandinnovation,particularlyinareaslikemarketingandentrepreneurship.Moreover,Iappreciatethepracticalnatureofmymajor,asitequipsmewiththeknowledgeandskillsneededtosucceedinvariousindustriesandprofessions.No,Idon’tthinkmymajorsuitsmypersonalityverywell.Iamcurrentlymajoringincomputerscience,whichrequiresalotofanalyticalthinking,problem-solving,andattentiontodetail.Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersHowever,I’vealwaysbeenmoredrawntocreativepursuitsandenjoyworkinginmorecollaborativeanddynamicenvironments.Computersciencetendstobemoresolitaryandfocusedontechnicalskills,whichdoesn’talignwithmyoutgoingandcreativepersonality.Higher-orderThinking2

WhatwouldbeyouradvicetoMr.Struggle?Mr.Struggle:I’vebeenthinkingaboutwhattomajorinatuniversityrecently.HistoryhasalwaysfascinatedmeandIhaveastrongdesiretoexploreitindepth.However,thereisapartofmethatfeelspressuredtochooseamajorthatoffersmorejobprospects.Ifindmyselfatacrossroads,unsureofwhichpathtotake.Referenceanswers2MyadvicetoMr.Strugglewouldbetofollowhispassionwhilealsoconsideringhiscareerprospects.It’simportanttopursueamajorthatHigher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersgenuinelyinterestsandmotivateshim,asthiswilllikelyleadtogreaterfulfillmentandsuccessinthelongrun.However,Iwouldencouragehimtoexplorewaystointegratehispassionforhistorywithpracticalskillsorknowledgethatcouldenhancehisjobprospects.Forexample,hecouldconsidercombininghisloveforhistorywithaminorinfieldssuchaseducationormuseumstudies.Bydoingso,hecancontinuetopursuehispassionforhistorywhilealsoexpandinghiscareeropportunitiesinthejobmarket.Higher-orderThinkingHuangWenxiu’sinfluenceonmeThetopicfortheupcomingactivityofyourEnglishClubis“Thepersonwhohasinfluencedme.”Eachmemberisaskedtogiveatalkonthissubject.YouhavedecidedtotalkabouttheinfluencethatHuangWenxiuhashadonyou.Giveatalk:Gatherinformation1Speakingguide2Planyourtalk3Giveyourtalk4VocabularyGatherinformationflashfloodn.突發的洪水résumén.個人簡歷confrontv.（問題、困難等）臨到······頭上；使面對tirelessly

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