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　　To be a good teacher, you need some of the talents of a good actor：you must be able to hold attention and interest of your students; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear．

　　A good teacher doesn't sit still before his class; he stands all the time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express his feelings．Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about．

　　The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn't mean he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher's work and the actor's．The actor has to speak words he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand．What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words seem natural on the stage．

　　A good teacher works in quite a different way．His audience takes an active part in his play-they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don't understand something, they say so．The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience．He can't learn his part by heart, because their brains couldn't keep discipline：they couldn't keep strictly to what another has written．

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　　A group of eight public high school students in Massachusetts, aged 15-17, designed and ran their own school within a school．They named their practice the Independent Project．They represented the usual range：two were close to dropping out before they started the project, while others were honors students．

　　Their guidance teacher was their adviser, consulting with them when the group encountered difficulties．Though they sought advice from English, math and science teachers, they were responsible for monitoring one another's work and giving one another feedback．They were no grades, but at the end of the term, the students wrote evaluations of their classmates．

　　The students also designed their own courses．In addition to some regular courses, they each took on an “individual project”．Learning to play the piano or to cook, writing a novel or making a video about domestic violence．At the end of the term, they performed their new skills in front of the entire school．The last part of their self-designed course was to do a “collective project” that had social significance．Because they felt the whole experience had been so life-changing, they ended up making a film showing how other students could start and run their own schools．

　　The project was a success．After returning to their traditional study, the students have high motivation and are doing well．One student who had failed all of his previous math courses spent three weeks teaching others about probability．The lesson learned here is that if students are given the opportunity to take control of or contribute significantly to their own learning they will become more accomplished, more engaged and more knowledgeable．

　　The students in the project are remarkable because they demonstrate the kinds of learning and personal growth that are possible when teenagers feel ownership of their high school experience, learn things that matter to them and learn together．

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　　In Wiltshire, England, volunteers are being sought to visit a nature protection area to count the butterflies living there and on surrounding fields．The project is promoted by an environmental protection organization, which has contributed to improving the living environment for wild animals．Recently, the organization has issued an appeal to help it observe environmental changes based on the record of butterflies and protect the environment．

　　In the area, the local people have planted many special flowers with the help of the organization, aiming to see whether these flowers will interest the rare and beautiful butterflies．The project officer Sarah Marshall says, “It will be a suitable habitat for butterflies．They are great ‘indicator species' as they are easily affected by climate changes so they make a brilliant early-warning system for the environment．” She also points out that volunteers are needed to record the number or species of butterflies, and based on the change happening to the butterflies, the hidden environmental problems in the area can be found out in time．

　　The organization is seeking volunteers to help monitor butterflies from April through to September．They will walk a fixed route and record the different butterflies they encounter along the way．Each visit should take no more than two hours, and each volunteer is expected to visit once a month to count the wildlife．“Staff will provide back-up, so if the weather is poor on the day you are to visit(butterflies don't like to fly in the rain, wind or if it's too cloudy)we can have someone else do your job,” Sarah points out．

　　No previous experience is necessary as training and support will be provided, but a keen interest is essential．If you are interested please contact Sarah on(01380)725670, ext 278, email：sarahm@wiltshirewildlife．org．

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　　Maricel Apatan, 22, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangi-La Hotel in Manila, preparing to decorate a cheesecake．It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef, but Maricel is no ordinary chef － she has no hands．

　　Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm．Fortunately, both of them survived, but the 11-year-old girl lost her hands．In 2004, she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities．She learned how to write and do housework and, more importantly, came to terms with her disability．

　　After graduation from high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant course and flourished even though she was the only disabled student in the course．After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting on this determined young woman．She didn't shy away from the attention．“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's possible to live a normal life,” Maricel says．

　　After managers at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel saw Maricel on television, they hired her as part of the hotel's Care for People project．She has also accomplished her goal of inspiring others．One of them is Ronelyn Calumpiano, a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy(脑瘫)．She saw Maricel on television and was moved by her confidence．Ronelyn will soon start classes and is already planning a career in IT．

　　Maricel's three younger sisters have moved to Manila．She pays for the rent of their small apartment, while their parents look after their family farm in Mindanao．“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose hope．I believe anything is possible if you dream, work hard and pray．”

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　　Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious to know what you usually do in a typical week, how you can get along with your fellow students, and so on．These are the questions I want to discuss with you today．

　　First, let's talk about what your weekly schedule will look like．No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures．Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities．In lectures, it's very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information a lecture contains is often different from the information in your textbooks．Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures．So it isn't enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well．In a typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take．The discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework．In large universities, graduate students, called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion sections．

　　If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, you'll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments．This means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than non science majors do．On the other hand, people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do．

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　　Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and Iron Man…．There is no shortage of superheroes．You find them in comic books, on the TV and the big screen．

　　In a survey of fans by the sci-fi and fantasy website, SFX．co．uk, Batman, 70 years old this year, was voted Britain's favorite superhero．

　　Unlike many crime-fighting superheroes Batman has no special powers．He can't fly like Superman or shoot a sticky web like Spider-Man．

　　Bruce Wayne is born to a wealthy Gotham City business family．However, when his parents are murdered his life changes completely．

　　Wayne feels anger at their deaths and guilty that he did not prevent them．He travels around the world learning how to fight．Upon returning to Gotham, he creates a disguise(伪装)to enable him to fight crime without being recognized．

　　A childhood fear of bats leads him to choose to dress as one．His idea is that through the bat person he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears．

　　Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits(继承)from his father．He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy．But this is a ruse(计策)．He works hard at the image to allow himself the freedom he needs to do his work as a crime fighter．"Bruce Wayne, playboy" is the disguise Batman is the real person．

　　"Wayne is not a born superhero．Instead, he is a real, complex person," said Dace Golder, editor of the website．"He is the most realistic of all the superheroes．I am particularly interested in the emotional process by which a boy becomes a hero．His superhero qualities come from within．"

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　　When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important．The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens．Friends played a big part in the development of our personalities．As adults, it is still important for us to have friends．

　　True friends are people who like us though we make mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth．Friends support our decisions and tell us when we're wrong．They laugh with us and share our sadness．They are our partners and share interests with us．They stimulate us when we are feeling down．They are people with whom we aren't afraid of sharing our secret wishes or what is really on our minds．

　　Friends, you fell safe and warm．At times, they also help with our everyday life, cooking a meal, helping with chores, or giving us a lift when we need．

　　Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on．．

　　Friends also help us reduce stress．They not only listen to us when we fell stressed, but also discuss with us how to friends help us forget about problems at work or at home．For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily．

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　　While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face．Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one．This phenomenon(现象)is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”(空巢综合症)．

　　In order to seek(寻找)better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home．Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them．The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries．Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do．This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves．

　　The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries．Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”．

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　　When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety．But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm．These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up．

　　“Storm chasing” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July．A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop．

　　Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous．The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds．Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain．If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season．

　　Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement．“Storm chasing is 95％ driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing．“Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers．”

　　However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it．“When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley．“Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth．”

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　　In Wiltshire, England, volunteers are being sought to visit a nature protection area to count the butterflies living there and on surrounding fields．The project is promoted by an environmental protection organisation，which has contributed to improving the living environment for wild animals．Recently, the organisation has issued an appeal to help it observe environmental changes based on the record of butterflies and protect the environment．

　　In the area, the local people haveplanted many special flowers with the help of the organisation, aiming to see whether these flowers will interest the rare and beautiful butterflies．The Project officer Sarah Marshall says, “It will be a suitable habitatfor butterflies．They are great ‘indicator species' as they are easily affected by climate changes so they make a brillian early - warning system for the environment．” She also points out that volunteers are needed to recourd the number or species of butterflies，and based on the change happening to the butterflies, the hidden environmental problems in the area can be found out in time．

　　The organisation is seeking volunteers to help monitor butterflies from April through to September．They will walk a fixed route and record the different butterflies they encounter along the way．Each visit should take no more than two hours, and each volunteer is expected to visit once a month to count the wildlife．“Staff will provide back up, so if the weather is poor on the day you are to visit(butterflies don't like to fly in the rain, wind or if it's too cloudy)we can have someone else do your job,” Sarah points out．

　　No previous experience is necessary as training and support will be provided，but a keen interest is essential．If you are interested, Please contact Sarah on(01380)725670，ext 278, email sarahm wiltshirewildlife．org

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