【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 h of physical contact and so do you. Say I love you and say it often. When we talk with our children, it39。s meaningful if we look them in the eyes. So squat down to their level when you truly want to municate with them, and let them know that what you are saying to one another is important. A young child will try to manipulate and be in charge. He will attempt to get his own way. While the child may not be consciously trying to control, this is what he is doing. A wise parent must not permit this to happen. When a child respects his parents, he will also respect others.Tradition and discipline are related, for tradition begins with a regularly scheduled event and the repetition, time after time, of that event. Discipline, too, is the repetition of many small acts until they bee ingrained as part of the way in which a child relates to the world. Small children need a schedule—a routine. Schedules build confidence in children because they know what to expect and when to expect it.Parents of young children sometimes feel much like those workers. We work and work and don39。t see much progress. Or make progress in one area and then have a setback in another. It39。s easy to lose our perspective and bee discouraged. We have to remember that we are laying the foundation for a child39。s future life and friendships, and it can be a tedious process. Our children are tender shoots full of the promise of great things. As we gently train and steer them, we need a longrange perspective.In a way, these early years are similar to taking out a savings bond. We put much into our children39。s lives, but we don39。t see much return on our initial investment for several years. In the same way we expect our monetary investments to pay off in the future, we have to remember we are building for our children39。s futures. Exercise C: 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A Exercise D Afterlistening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions. 1) It is a metaphor. Laying a solid foundation is crucial to building a church. The author pares the process of building friendships with children to that of constructing a new church building. If the foundation is strong since inception then when storms hurricanes and earthquakes hit it will surely hold and the building will be safe and sound.2) (Open) Section Three NewsNews Item 1The donors’ conference on Somalia is fraught with concerns that do not directly deal with the problem at hand bolstering security in the Horn of Africa country. Donors are worried about the rampant piracy off Somalia’s shores. Potential donors are also financially strapped from fighting the global economic crisis. Still, the United Nations which is cosponsoring the conference with the European Union hopes to raise about 166 million to beef up Somalian security and to help understaffed African Union peacekeepers in the conflicttorn country. The United Nations also wants representatives from some 30 nations expected at the conference to e up with a 100day plan to rebuild stability in Somalia. Among those expected at the conference are Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed along with the heads of the African Commission and Arab League and representatives of nearly three dozen nations. Exercise A: Directions: Listen to the news item and plete the summary.This news item is about the donors’ conference on Somalia.Exercise B: Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1. What are donors worried about?They are worried about the rampant piracy off Somalia’s shores.2. How much does the UN hope to raise to beef up Somalian security?The UN hopes to raise about $166 million to beef up Somalian security.3. What is the problem that potential donors are faced with?They are financially strapped from fighting the global economic crisis.4. What does the UN expect representatives at the conference to do?The UN expects representatives at the conference to e up with a 100day plan to rebuild stability in Somalis.5. Who are expected at the conference?They are Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, along with the heads of the African Commission and Arab League and representatives of nearly three dozen nations. News Item2 Sales of existing homes rose sharply in July surpassing expectations and fueling optimism that the . economy is on the right track. The higher demand is just part of the larger picture. Although the increase was the largest in ten years average homeowners have lost about 15 percent of the value of their homes.Critics of the government39。s plan, aimed at helping struggling homeowners modify loans to make them more affordable, say fewer than ten percent of eligible loans hav