If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, (36)________to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky. If you say to your children "I’’m sorry I got (37)________with you, but..." what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective; "I had a bad day" or "your (38)________was giving me a headache" leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be (39)________for his bad behavior instead of expecting an apology. Another method by which people appear to apologize without (40)________doing so is to say "I’’m sorry you’’re upset"; this suggests that you are somehow at (41)________for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. Then there is the general, all (42)________apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was (43)________hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. (44)________________. But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. (45)________________. And that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, (46)________________.

What does it mean to be a singer/songwriter? A: . someone who writes and performs all one’s own music, usually without a band B: . someone who is part of a band that writes and performs all their own music C: . someone who is the lead singer in a band D: . someone who is behind the scenes and writes all the lyrics of a song, but doesn’t perform in front of an audience

1) How do you paraphrase the sentence “Blessed is the child’s forgiving nature” in paragraph three? 2) What does the phrase “wrought havoc on ” mean in paragraph three? 3) How do you explain the phrase “...realignment of expectations that would warm the hearts of diehard feminists” in paragraph three? 4) What does the phrase “a shared commitment” refer to in paragraph seven? 5) What does the phrase “the geek mentality” specifically refer to in paragraph eight?

What does the author suggest to do in the last paragraph? A: There is nothing good in success. B: Try to be happy with who you are and what you do. Try to do work that you can be proud of.

Why does Mr. Davis believe that you should try asking what part of the U.K. a British person is from?