Susan Smith cared for her students very much, and they all liked her. She wanted them to learn and to be happy. She had a special relationship with one student, Doris. Doris had been to Susan's house several times and had come to know her husband and children. Lately, Susan had been very worried about Doris because the student's hometown had recently been hit by a strong earthquake. Susan observed that Doris had lost a lot of weight and often had dark circles under her eyes. She talked to Doris and was as helpful as she could be, but felt that Doris really should see a doctor. One day, Susan talked to Doris and suggested that she go to the health center to talk to one of the doctors. Doris' face became very red. She said, \"I don't need a doctor. How could you make a suggestion like that? I thought you were my friend!\" Susan was very surprised by Doris' reaction. She said, \"I'm sorry to have upset you. I just want to help.\" After that conversation, Doris stopped talking to Susan. She also transferred out of her class.
You may have a lot of friends and expect your friendships to last a lifetime. However, lifelong friendships are not always what everybody can get. Friends sometimes misunderstand each other. For one thing, you may want your friends to be near at hand, but also you need your independence and privacy. For example, when one of your friends comes asking if it is all right to spend the evening in your house, sometimes you just say \"no\" to him or her because it is not convenient for you. Unfortunately, not all your friends understand this type of independence. They believe that friends can ask for any favor and the answer should always be \"yes\". Also, misunderstanding sometimes occurs when you ask for help. You expect your friends to help you no matter what the circumstances are. But the fact is, your friends may not always drop everything to satisfy each of your needs. This may make you angry with them and your friendship could fade. The most important thing for you and your friends to do is to always show understanding and respect for each other.
UNIT4
M: Hey, Jane! Does everyone know what time to meet us this weekend for the picnic? W: Yeah. They'll all be here at eleven sharp! I've got all the food and drinks for the barbecue, and Tom is bringing the grill.
M: Ok. I've got that old net; we can use that for beach volleyball.
W: Oh, I forgot to tell you. I've invited Class 2 and 3 as well. We'll be able to have a volleyball match, one class against another; that'll be great fun.
M: Did you check the weather? I hope it's going to stay nice for the weekend; we can't have a picnic in the rain.
W: No worries! I watched the weather forecast last night, and the weatherman said it's going to be fine—maybe a little cloudy, but DEFINITELY no rain!
(Next morning)
M: What terrible weather! It's raining buckets!
W: There's no way we can go out in that. Those weathermen are useless—I hope they had a picnic today too.
M: I don't know what's happened to the weather these days. When I was little, we never had this much rain in the summer.
W: I agree. And have you noticed that winter is warmer now as well. We always used to get snow in January. Now winter is more like spring!
M: You're telling me. I bet it's all the pollution and the hole in the ozone layer that's changing the weather.
W: Oh, global warming and all that.
M: I guess we'll have to take a rain check on the picnic
Friday looks really good. Sunny all day with a daytime temperature of 70 degrees. But bundle up Friday night, as the temperature will drop sharply. On Saturday, it will be cold and cloudy in the morning with strong winds. In the afternoon, there's a good chance of snow flurries , and the temperature will only reach 37 degrees! On Sunday morning it will be cloudy, with some rain showers in the afternoon. But temperatures will rise to 50 degrees.
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