【正文】 litical news because they are interested in what happens in the domestic country and abroad, but maybe for others, they just care more about the sports and fashion events.Well, if I were to choose between the two, I’ll probably go with reading domestic news because they are closer to home, and affects me more。 special effects: the visuals or sounds that are added to a film which are difficult to produce naturally paperback: a book with a flexible cover (see ‘hardback’ above) to flick through: to look quickly through a book a blockbuster: a film that is a big mercial success… going out to see a film when it goes on general release… it’s a historical novel and the setting was a fictional town called Casterbridge … but actually it was based on a town near where I was studying called Dorchester … it had such a great plot … to cut a long story short it tells the story of the downfall of a man called Henchard the central character who lives during a period of great social change around the time of the industrial revolution … the reason I enjoyed it so much … apart from the great story … it gave me a picture of what life had been like in the place I was studying at the time … I really couldn’t put it down … a fantastic story …Part 3style questionsExaminer:Do you prefer reading books or watching films?Louisa: I’m not really a big reader… I find books quite heavygoing … so I much prefer to see a film … perhaps it’s the special effects or the soundtrack … I don’t know … I just prefer a film …Part 2style taskDescribe a book you have read or a film you have seen. You should say:Is reading as pleasurable in digital format?Alise: Personally I prefer reading a paperback or hardback… and seeing it to catch the latest movie: to see a film that has just e out to get a good/bad review: to receive positive or negative feedback plot: the main events in a film or book to take out (a book from the library): to borrow a book from the library whereas, you know, international news sometimes have nothing to do with my daily life, so I just read the headlines.Well, I feel that newspaper agents always try to use the bold headings, attractive advertisements, and insights in the article to get the readers’ attention.Well, I guess that newspapers have a great influence on society. Newspapers keep them informed about economy, political activities, science, education. Besides, it gives a true and correct picture of the society, country. Moreover, they also help us to educate people about their rights and duties.Yes, getting news from internet is a regular source now because it’s very convenient for me to get news from internet such as mobile phone. The news apps in my mobile phone usually send me the most urgent notifications to me so it keeps me posted1. What do you think we can learn by studying events of the past?I think we can learn a lot by studying history. Just as individual people learn from their mistakes, societies can learn from the mistakes made by previous governments or leaders. For example, from what I39。 it depends on what I need. I’m not a great fan of clothes shopping as an activity – I never seem to find anything I like if I set out to look for something specific. I usually end up buying clothes when I’m looking for something else.Generally, I choose my clothes depending on their function. If it’s just something casual then I generally like plain colors。 whereas you know, the Chinese films are almost lowbudget, so they are not as attractive as their American counterparts.I go to cinema to watch movies from time to time. Normally if I’m not busy with my work, I’ll check out the movies to see whether there are any movies that attract me。t always learn from mistakes, I think it39。 to watch a film: to watch a film on TV (see ‘to see a film’ above)1. Do you like to watch the sky? 2. What is the sky like at night in your hometown? 3. Do you like to watch stars? 4. Have you ever taken a course about stars? 5. Is it important to study stars? 6. What’s your favourite star?Yes, I am really into watching the sky especially at night to count the countless stars when I was a kid. I remember I sometimes laid down in the grass for hours to watch the shining stars when in summer because I was fond of imaging the folk stories about the stars.Well, as my hometown is a tourism city and there is no any industrial pollution, the sky is always clean and clear, and I can see the stunning night sky with countless and glittering stars and sometimes even the galaxy. But unfortunately in a metropolis like Beijing light pollution makes the night sky invisible.No, I have never been in any sorts of courses about stars because actually there was no such courses in the schools or university. But fortunately my grandmother once sent me an encyclopaedia about nature in which there were loads of stories about stars, I got the most of the knowledge about stars from it.Yes, I believe that astronomy has always had a significant impact on our world view as it can help open our eyes, give context to our place in the cosmos and that can definitely reshape how we see the world.My favourite star constellation is Orion. It’s very easy to spot on winter nights. Firstly, it has a huge red giant star, which may explode any time soon. Besides, it has a massive blue star which is very young. On top of that it also has a big nebula where new stars are being born – so it has everything!1. What public holidays do you have in your country?2. Do people in your country celebrate Christmas?3. Do you like public holidays?4. Which public holidays do you like the most?5. What did you do during the last public holiday?6. What do other people in your country usually do on public holidays?7. What would you like to do during then next public holiday?8. Do you think public holidays are important?9. Do you think there should be more public holid