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【自主高效】英语七年级下册B本Module 8 Story time Unit 2 ①
A long time ago, there was a very silly thief(小偷). Do you know what he did one day?
When he wanted to steal the bell(铃铛)on his neighbour's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise. "He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton(棉花) in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise. " The next day, he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull, he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came out.
"Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson, "the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The silly thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he come out just then?" he wondered. Isn't he stupid?
It can be really embarrassing if someone sees you talking to yourself. But don't feel bad about it! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
You probably know that thinking is good for the brain. It helps us do things like making plans and managing our feelings. Speaking out loud is like showing this quiet speech. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
When you talk to and encourage yourself,you will be more self﹣confident. A study invited 72 tennis players to take part in some matches. Researchers put them into two groups. One group said nothing while playing. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} They found that the self﹣talkers showed more confidence and performed better than those in the silent group.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}"When people talk to themselves in the third person,the way they think is more similar to how they think about others,"said Jason Moser,a professor from Michigan State University,US. This can help us see things from a different point of view,especially when we're feeling sad or angry.
Self﹣talk also helps improve memory. Researchers tested four different ways to memorize things:reading silently,reading aloud,listening to someone else read and listening to a recording of oneself reading. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It's because the information is likely to become a long﹣term memory if said out loud.
A. The other talked to themselves while playing. B. Talking to yourself is actually helpful in many ways. C. As a result,it can help us do better in different areas too. D. Talking to yourself can also help you manage bad feelings. E. If you can't talk to yourself,you can write a note to yourself. F. It turned out that those who read aloud recalled the information the best. |
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