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Unit1Livingwell

Hi,mynameisMartyFieldingandIguessyoucouldsaythatIam“oneina

million.”Inotherwords,,Ihavea

musclediawhichmakesmeveryweak,soIcan’trunorclimbstairsas

tion,sometimesIamveryclumsyanddrop

unately,thedoctorsdon’tknowhowto

makemebetter,butIamveryoutgoingandhavelearnedtoadapttomy

ois:liveonedayatatime.

oclimb

trees,,Iudtodreamaboutplaying

professionalfootballandpossiblyreprentingmycountryintheWorldCup.

ThenIstartedtogetweakerandweaker,untilIcouldonlyenjoyfootballfroma

d

Ihadatleastabilliontests,includingone

inwhichtheycutoutapieceofmusclefrommylegandlookedatitundera

terallthat,noonecouldgivemydiaanameanditis

difficulttoknowwhatthefutureholds.

OneproblemisthatIdon’

sometimessomechildreninmyprimaryschoolwouldlaugh,whenIgotoutof

breathafterrunningashortwayorhadtostopandresthalfwayupthestairs.

timeIreturnedafteranabnce,IfeltstupidbecauIwasbehindtheothers.

Mylifeisaloteasierathighschoolbecaumyfellowstudentshave

whocannotetherealpersoninsidemybodydonot

makemeannoyed,

happytohavefoundmanythingsIcando,likewritingandcomputer

tionistoworkforafirmthatdevelopscomputer

arIinventedacomputerfootballgameanda

verybusylifewithnotime

asgoingtomoviesandfootball

matcheswithmyfriends,worabbits,

aparrot,aftermypetsproperlytakesa

avetodoalotofwork,especiallyifI

havebeenawayforawhile.

Inmanywaysmydisabilityhashelpedmegrowstrongerpsychologically

oworkhardtoliveanormallifebutit

achancetosayonethingtohealthychildren,it

wouldbethis:

don’tfeelsorryforthedisabledormakefunofthem,anddon’tignorethem

ceptthemforwhotheyare,andgivethemencouragementtolive

asrichandfullalifeasyoudo.

Thankyouforreadingmystory.

Unit2Robots

lyithad

oingtobetestedoutby

Larry’swife,Claire.

Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhou,especiallyasherhusbandwould

beabntforthreeweeks,

r,whenshefirstsawtherobot,

tallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacial

expressionneverchanged.

OnthecondmorningTony,wearinganapron,broughtherbreakfastand

tembarrasdand

isturbingandfrighteningthathelookedso

human.

Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’id

thoughtitwasridiculousto

dhimhow

efeltherhome

wasn’telegantenoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehis

n’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmost

powerfulwomenaround.

AsafavorTonypromidtohelpClairemakeherlfsmarterandher

borrowedapileofbooksfromthelibraryforhim

toread,orrather,kedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturned

amazedbyhis

urd,shethought.

Hewasjustamachine.

wasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsfor

wentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushions,acarpetand

eclerk

atthecounterwasrudetoher,sherangTonyupandtoldtheclerktospeakto

thankedTony,telling

himthathewasa“dear”.Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.

Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,mudand

surpridlookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughtshewashavingan

ll,sheknewClaire’shusbandnamewasLarry,notTony.

WhenClairegothome,was

everythingClairewantedtobe.“Youcanbelikeher”,Tonytoldherand

suggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehouthenightbefore

time,Tonyexpectedthehou

tobecompletelytransformed.

triedtohelponcebut

loffaladderandeventhoughTonywasinthenext

room,herfirmlyinhisarmsandshe

eamed,pushedhimawayandrantoher

roomfortherestoftheday.

stswouldbe

moment,

Tonyfoldedhisarmsaroundher,edout

“Tony”andthenheardhimdeclarethathedidn’twanttoleaveherthenextday

efrontdoorbell

henthatClaire

stshad

eneverything!

ThewomenwereimpresdbyClaire,thehouandthedeliciouscuisine.

Justbeforetheyleft,ClaireheardGladyswhisperingtoanotherwomanthat

weetvictorytobe

enviedbythowomen!Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,butnoneof

themhadsuchahandsomelover.

uted“Leaveme

alone”tmorningacardroveup

andtookTonyaway.

ThecompanywasverypleadwiththereportofTonyonhisthreeweeks

revented

pened

thecurtainsthatnightsothattheotherwomenwouldehimandClaire,

knowingthattherewasnorisktoClaire’nthoughTonyhad

beensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt-youcannothavewomenfallingin

lovewithmachines.

Unit3Underthea

ard

ht,at

thetime,thatthiswasjustastorybutthenIwitnesditwithmyowneyes

manytimes.

OntheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asIwassortingoutmy

accommodation,owntothe

shoreintimetoeanenormousanimaloppositeusthrowingitlfoutofthe

lackandwhiteandfish-shaped.

Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersand

ddownintothewaterandcouldeOldTom

swimmingbytheboat,nuteslater,therewasno

Tom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,

circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.

drewclor,Icouldeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixother

lersovertherearethrowingthemlvesontopofthewhale’s

othersarestoppingitdivingorfleeing

toldme,tatthatmoment,

lersstartedracingbetweenour

ghOldTomandother

killerswerefiercehunters,,they

asonedaywhenwewereoutinthebayduringahunt

andJameswaswashedofftheboat.

mes’s

face,ddenlyI

overhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames,andwhen

weapproachedhim,IsawJamesbeingfirmlyheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.

Icouldn’ereshoutsof“Welldone,OldTom”and

“ThankGod”nOldTomwasoff

andbacktothehuntwheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.

Unit4ALetterhome

Thanksforyourletter,onderfulto

ouaredyingtohearallaboutmylifehere,soI’ve

includedsomephotoswhichwillhelpyoupicturetheplacesItalkabout.

,it’sabushschool-theclassrooms

smeonlyafewminutesto

eachtheschoolgroundsthere

arelotsof“goodmorning”themhavewalkeda

longway,sometimesuptotwohours,togettoschool.

lltrying

r,onethingisforsure,Ihavebecome

eismymostchallengingsubjectas

thereisno

equipment,andifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouinabucket!

TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboystheweeklychemistryexperimentwhen,

beforeIknewit,themixturewasbubblingovereverywhere!Theboyswhohad

nevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbeforestartedjumpingoutofthewindows.

SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothestudents,mostof

nest,I

doubtwhetherIammakinganydifferencetotheboys’livesatall.

YouaskedwhetherI’actually

quitedifficultasIdon’t

weekendanotherteacher,Jenny,andIdidvisitavillagewhichisthehomeof

edfortwoand

ahalfhourstogetthere-firstupamountaintoaridgefromwherewehad

arrivedatthevillage,Tom’smother,Kiak,whohadbeenpullingweedsinher

garden,ne

emedtobearelativeofTom’s.

Tom’sfather,ledustohishou,alowbamboohutwithgrassstickingout

oftheroof-thisshowsitisaman’wasround,notrectangle

erenowindowsandthedoorwaywasjustbig

wasdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyesto

onlyposssionsIcouldewereonebroomafewtinplatesandcupsanda

efirewasgoing,he

t,heplacedtheminanemptyoildrumwithsweet

potato,nsidethehutsittinground

isteningtothefamilysoftlytalkingtoeachotherintheir

language,eventhoughIcouldnotparticipateintheconversation.

Later,

dmethatthe

lievethatanyleftovers

attractevilspiritsinthenight,sothefoodisdriedupinthecanandthecanis

itheydon’twasteanything.

Weleftthevillagethenextmorningaftermanygoodbyesandfirm

leswereachingandmykneesshakingasweclimbed

suchaprivilegetohavespentadaywithTom’sfamily.

ItisgettinglateandIhavetopreparetomorrow’slessonsanddosome

writesoon.

Unit5Chinestudentfittinginwell

Sixmonthsago,XieleisaidgoodbyetoherfamilyandfriendsinChinaand

hefirsttimeshehadeverlefther

ettinghervisashewasveryexcitedbecaushehad

wasalsoverynervousasshedidn’t

toldmewhenIsawherwaitinginaqueueatthe

studentcanteenbetweenlectures.

Xielei,whois21yearsold,hascometoouruniversitytostudyfora

alfwaythroughthepreparationyear,which

dthepreparationcourismostbeneficialand

studyinghereisquitedifferentfromstudyinginChina,soyouneedsome

preparationfirst.

toget

udtoawholenewwayoflife,whichcouldtakeupallyourconcentrationin

l,

ed

sometimesshefeltlikeachildandhadtolearnhowtouthephone,howto

paybusfare,andhowtoaskashopkeeperforthingsshedidn’tknowthe

egotlostandhadtoaskapasr-byfordirections,she

didnotalwaysunderstandbecautheydidnottalkliketheydoonour

listeningtapes.

gh

someforeignstudentsliveinstudentaccommodationorapartments,some

withhostfamilies,inwhichthere

maybeothercollegestudents,givesherthechancetolearnmoreaboutthe

lainedwhensheheardanidiomthatshedidn’t

understand,emisdher

family,itwasagreatcomforttohaveasubstitutefamilytobewith.

Xielei’spreparationcourishelpinghertogetudtotheacademic

emberthefirstessayshedidfor

ndanarticleontheInternetthatemedtohaveexactlythe

adeasummaryofthearticle,revidher

ughtshewouldgetareallygoodmark

numbwithshock!SoShewenttohertutortoask

fall,hertutortoldXieLeithatshecouldn’t

s,asfar

ashewasconcerned,whatotherpeoplethoughtwasnotthemostimportant

edtoknowwhathisstudentthought,whichconfudher

becaushethoughtthattheauthorofthearticleknewfarmorethanshedid.

Hertutorexplainedthatsheshouldreadlotsofdifferentopinionsandanalyze

,inheressayshegaveherownopinionandexplainitby

yheevenencouragedhertocontradictthe

enon,shegottheideaandhermarkshad

portantly,shebecomeamoreautonomouslearner.

XieLeisaidshefeelsmuchmoreathomeinEnglandnow,andwhathad

beenso

occupiedwithworkthatshehasn’pinion,

itisimportanttohaveabalancebetweenstudyandasociallifesosheisgoing

ervesto

succeed.