Communication(交流) is important for strong family relationships. However, if you don’t truly listen to others, it can be difficult to communicate. Working on your listening skills can help you understand each other better and form stronger bonds.

Stay in the present When listening to a family member, do not think about anything else. Put your phone away and give the speaker your full attention. It’s important to try to stay in the present to make your family member feel heard and valued. Pay attention to what is being said. Make understanding the speaker’s thoughts the most important thing at the moment.

Use body language If you want the family member to feel valued, make sure to show that you are listening. You can do it by using body language. Nod as the speaker talks. Smile when it is suitable. Keep eye contact.

Do not cut in Cutting in can prevent you from communicating effectively. No matter how excited you feel about a subject, do not start talking until the family member has finished. Always allow a few seconds of silence after the speaker finishes talking before offering your reply. This allows you to make sure the speaker has finished, and gives the speaker a chance to fully express himself.

Ask questions Part of listening is understanding. If there is anything in the conversation you don’t understand, please ask after the family member finishes. This shows you are truly listening to him and value his thoughts.

Ask questions that encourage open discussions. For example, “What do you think of the situation?” Don’t ask “why” questions, which might not make the speaker feel comfortable.

Follow these tips, listen actively to your family to help communication run smoothly so that you can build strong family relationships.

Title: How to be a good 1. to your family

Reason

Working on your listening skills helps you have better 2. and form stronger family relationships.

3. for improving listening skills

Stay in the present

When listening to your family member, do not think about 4. things. It is the most important thing to understand the speaker.

Use body language

5. as the speaker talks, smiling when it’s suitable and keeping eye contact can show that you are listening.

Do not cut in

6. until the family member has finished talking.

A few 7. of silence is needed to allow the speaker to fully express himself.

8.questions

Never ask “why” questions, which might make the speaker feel 9..

Conclusion

Listen actively to your family and 10. strong family relationships.

Imagine having a simple app (应用程序) that works like: When you need help, just open the app, touch the “notOK” button and a message will be sent to five pre-selected (预先设定的) people, along with a location to show where you are. The message reads: Hey, I’m not OK. Please call me, text me, or come to find me.

US teenagers Hanaah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charlie, 13, have created an app called notOK. People just need to pay $1.99 each month to use it.

Hannah was inspired to create the app during a dark time in her life last year. She developed an illness that made her pass out at school. Other kids sometimes bullied (欺凌) her about this. She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn’t feeling OK.

She asked her brother Charlie to find such an app. When they couldn’t find, they decided to create one themselves.

The came up with some designs for the app first. Charlie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app. Hannah also shaerd her idea in her summer class. Some app developers showed interest and decided to help her. At last, the app came out in the US and Canada on January 31.

Hannah is happy that her app is helping others.

1.Who will know you’re in nee when you touch the “notOK” button?

A.Five people who were pre-selected. B.Five people who bullied you.

C.Five people who are the developers. D.Five people who are your family members.

2.What do the underlined words “text me” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Send me a report. B.Send me a letter. C.Send me a message. D.Send me a paper.

3.The main purpose of creating the app is to allow people __________.

A.to bully others B.to build a website C.to make money D.to ask for help

4.Which one is the right order of the following statements about the invention of the app?

a. Hannah developed an illness last year.

b. Charlie took a programming class last summer.

c. The app came out in the US and Canada in January.

d. Hannah and Charlie didn’t find such a useful app.

A.c, d, a, b B.c, d, b, a C.a, d, b, c D.a, d, c, b

5.What are the best words to describe the app?

A.Simple and helpful B.Pleasant and dangerous

C.Creative but expensive D.Interesting and pre-selected

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