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    Learning to communicate well is a skill you will use all your life. You need this skill in your personal life to express your feelings to friends and family members. You need to be able to communicate well in school, too.  Your future job success may also depend on your ability to communicate.

    Kinds of Communication

    There are two main kinds of communication. The first kind is verbal communication( 语 言 交 流 ). It includes the use of words to send information. Speaking and writing are both forms of verbal communication.

    Nonverbal communication(非语言交流) includes any means of sending a message that does not use words. Your appearance, body language and the way you react are all forms of nonverbal communication.

    Being an Active Listener

    Communication is a two-way process. Sometimes you are the sender and sometimes you are the receiver. To receive the messages clearly, it helps to be an active listener. Active listening is a communication skill in which the listener shows a clear understanding of what a person is saying. You can do this in several ways.

◆Repeat what you think the speaker is saying.

◆Let the speaker know you are listening by nodding or shaking your head.

◆If the message you receive is not clear, ask questions.

◆Listen before answering.

◆Do not interrupt(打断). Allow the speaker to finish what he or she has to say.

    If you lose 12 times, will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.

    Carnegie was born in 1888 in the central United States. As a son of a farmer, the boy had to get up at 4 a.m. every day to milk the cows. When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary (普通的) looks. His mother encouraged him, "Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?"

    Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 times. The young man was so disappointed in himself that he even thought of ending his own life for so many failures.

    But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work brought good results at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech match and became widely famous.

    The young man made his own words come true: "Believe that you will succeed, and you will." In order to share his success, Carnegie started schools and wrote books. More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.

Information Card

    Hello! My name is Anna and my telephone number is five nine three, three two seven six. This is my friend, Bill. His phone number is eight six two, zero one eight five. The girl is Alice. Seven zero five, eight two nine six is her telephone number. Dale is my good friend, too. His phone number is six five eight, six seven five two. That girl is Helen. Her phone number is eight four three, four five four one.

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    A middle school teacher from Jiangxi Province gave up her job in e 2005. She has spent the past few years establishing(建立) the first intangible cultural enterprise(非物质文化企业) in China to support the traditional art of paper-cutting at home and abroad. He Hong has already held many large exhibitions since she took up the traditional art. Her beautiful creations and outstanding skills attracted lots of people. Now, she is considered as the "Queen" of Chinese paper-cutting by many people nationwide.

    Her father worked in the local cultural center. She had an opportunity to learn from some experienced folk (民间的) artists when she was five. With the increasing skill day by day, she began travelling far and wide to find modern ideas from more people. She looked for inspiration(灵感) wherever she went.

    She worked as a teacher for over ten years. In her teaching time, she coached many students in paper-cutting. And over 150 students received first prizes in paper-cutting contests under her guidance. By chance, she established her own company, aiming to further increase the traditional art's influence. She centered great efforts on studying modern consumption trends(消费趋势). And she has created all kinds of household things to meet the need of the market. To her surprise, all her paper-cutting products have sold well in more than 3,000 stores across the country.

    In the course of running her enterprise ,she has set up a complete supply chain(供给链) including design and production as well as sales. It has made many improvements compared with traditional business models. In addition, she spreads her business to clothes, electronics and gifts, along with other industries.

My hometown Nanjing is in the eastern part of China.As the capital of Jiangsu，it is a modern and busy city.And it is one of the cities with the longest history in China.With the development of the economy（经济），it has changed a lot in the past few years.

For one thing, people took tramcars (有轨电车) to go out in the past. But now many people choose to take a subway because of its convenience (便捷). What's more, taking a taxi becomes very popular. It has an app on the phone, and some people use it to call a taxi. It may be much cheaper.

Besides，the building is different from the past.In the past，the tallest building in Nanjing was Jinling Hotel.It had 37 floors.At that time，the tallest building is Zifeng Tower.It has 78 floors.Different from the past，you can see tall buildings everywhere in Nanjing.

As for the environment，in the 1980s and before，Nanjing was full of trees，people paid little attention to the importance of plants and fresh air.Plants were cut down and the air got worse. Now, to improve the living place, people take all actions to grow plants and cut down pollution. The environment is getting better now.

There is a nature park in the southwest of our city. The government built it for the rare (稀有的) animals {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(live). The nature park is the symbol of our city. 

Yesterday, my friends and I got up early {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(visit) it. We saw many different{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(kind) of animals, such as tigers, bears and giraffes. The giraffes have{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(long) necks of all the animals in the world. The workers there asked us {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(not feed) the animals. Many animals are in danger {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people kill them for their meat and fur (皮毛). What's more, people are taking away their land and making their water {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(become) dirty. The situation is becoming worse and worse. 

We had {#blank#}8{#/blank#} meaningful day yesterday. Above all, I learnt so much. I think people should set up more comfortable houses for the animals and help them {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(live) in peace. We should do our best to protect them because {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(protect) them is protecting ourselves. We should take action now!