II.ListeningSkills
ListeningforNames
1.Doris:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?
David:Yes.Ineedtochangeoneofmycourses.
Doris:I’llseewhatwecando.What’syourname,please?David:Myname’sDavidBrown.Doris:Yourfirstnameagain?David:David.D-A-V-I-D.
TheboyiscalledDavidbyhisfirstname.
2.Nancy:Excuseme.IwanttomakesureifIamregisteredforthenewsemesterofEnglishwith
Dr.Lang.
Doris:JustaminuteandI’llcheckforyou.What’syourname,please?Nancy:NancyLeigh.
Doris:Is“Lee”yourlastname?
Nancy:No,it’sLeigh.L-E-I-G-H.But“Lee”wouldbeeasiertospell,wouldn’tit?Nancy’slastnameisLeigh.3.Doris:I’msorry.Butifyouneedaloan,you’llhavetogototheFinancialAidOfficebefore
youcanregister.
Nancy:ThemwhoshouldIseethere?
Doris:Well,Mrs.VickyKleincanhelpyou.Asamatteroffact,anybodythereisverynice.Nancy:Oh,thankyou.Whatishernameagain?Doris:VickyKlein.V-I-C-K-Y,K-L-E-I-N.NancyshouldseeVickyKleinifsheneedsaloan.
4.Doris:OK,tocompletethisformIneedyournameinfull,please.Laura:LauraTishHill.
Doris:Tish?That’sanunusualmiddlename.Wouldyoumindspellingthatforme?Laura:Sure.T-I-S-H.Iwasnamedaftermymother.Laura’sfullnameisLauraTishHill.5.Doris:Well,youneedtocompletetheformforyourparkingpass.Yourname,please?Anthony:AnythonyMcdonald.Doris:Areyou“Mc”or“Mac”?
Anthony:“Mc”.MyfamilywasfromScotland.
Doris:OK,Anthony.I’llhaveyourparkingpassreadyinaminute.AnthonyMcDonaldwillgethisparkingpassinaminute.
III.ListeningIn
Task1:Enrolling
Goodmorning,everyone.I’dliketowelcomeyoutoCityUniversity.I’mBettyRussellandIworkintheInternationalStudents’Office.Ihavesomeimportantforyou.First,youmustenrollbyAugust28th.PickupyourIDcardatouroffice.Them,you’llneedtopickupalibrarycardsothatyoucanborrowbooksfromthelibrary.ShowthemyourIDcardinthelibraryandtheywilldoitforyou.Youmaybethinkingaboutthesportsfacilitiesatourschool.There’snochargeforstudentuse,butofcourseyou’llhavetoshowyourIDcard.Concerningthemedicalassistance,theUniversityhasitsownhealthcenter,andallservicesarefreeforenrolledstudents.
1.B2.D3.B4.C5.A
Task2:LivingonCampus
(M=man;W=woman)
M:Hi,Lisa.How’slifeoncampus?
W:Hi,John.Oh,notsobad.Prettygoodinfact.
M:Isthatwhatdoyouthink?Imean,doyoulikelivingoncampus?
W:Yeah,Ienjoylivingherebecausethere’ssomanypeoplearoundandit’seasytomakefriends.Whataboutyou?Haveyoueverlivedinadormbefore?M:No,thisisthefirsttime.
W:Ithinkyou’llfinditquiteconvenient.Thelibrary,labs,sportscenterandotherfacilitiesarerightoncampus.
M:That’strue.Theatmospherehereisdifferentfromtheoutside.ButIguesslivingintownhasitsadvantagetoo,likebeingclosetotheshoppingcenter.Youknow,ouruniversityissofarfromdowntown.
W:Butthecommutingtoclasses…Imean,youwouldhavetogetupsoearlytogettoclassesontime.Andthengoinghomewouldbesomuchtime.
M:Yeah,butthefoodhere…itseemsit’sthesamethinginthecafeteriaeveryday.
W:Well,IthinkthefoodhereisOK,andifyouwantachange,youcaneatoutonceinawhile.M:True.1.2.3.4.
Shethinksit’seasytomakefriends.
It’sconvenienttousethelibrary,thelabs,thesportscenterandmanyotherfacilities.It’sneartheshoppingcenter.
Theywouldhavetogetupsoearlytogettoclassesontime.Andthenitwouldtakealotoftimetogethome.
5.Itseemsallthesameeveryday.
Task3:LearningtospeakEnglish
Hello,howareyou?WhenmostpeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage,theylearnformalEnglish.Unfortunately,learningitlikethistendstomakeyoufeeldistantandbored.Thetruthis,
mostpeopleinEnglish-speakingcountriesdon’tspeaktoeachotherinsuchaformalway.Theyspeakinacasualwaytotheirfriendsandfamilies.Whenspeakingcasually,peopletendtousealotofinformalorcolloquialwords,andalsoshortenandconnecttheirphrases.Theysaythingslike“Hey,what’sup?”or“Hey!Whatchabeendion’?”Theseexpressionsarebothcommonandnatural,andmakeyouseemlikeanativespeaker.Usingthemmaymakepeoplemoreinterestedintalkingtoyou.ThistypeofEnglishismorelikewhatyouwillhearinmoviesandTVshows.SpeakingthiswaymakesnativespeakersfeelmorerelaxedandyouwillsoundlikeafriendlypersonwhospeaksEnglishwell.Yougotthat,buddy?formalformally
casual
common
native
relaxed
friendly
Task4:AnAnnouncement
attention
closing
five
checkouts
leave
IV.SpeakingOut
Model1It’snicetomeetyou.NowYourTurn
Michael:Hi1MynameisMichael.Nicetomeetyou.
Robert:Nicetomeetyou,Michael.I’mRobert.ButyoucancallmeBob.Michael:OK,Bob.Areyouaninternationalstudenthere?Robert:Yes,Igotherelastweek.I’mfromCanada.Michael:So,we’regoingtobeinthesamedorm.
Model2Howareyoudoing?NowYourTurn
Joe:Hi,Jack.
Jack:Hello,Joe.Howareyoudoing?Joe:I’mjustfine,thanks.Howaboutyou?Jack:Good.Well,yousee,I’mplanningtotakechemistrythissemester.Canyourecommenda
professor?
Joe:Dr.Smith,ofcourse.Theysayhe’saprominentprofessorinchemistry.
Model3I’dlikeyoutomeetmyfriend.NowYourTurn
Jason:Hi,Jane.I’dlikeyoutomeetmyfriend,Mike.Mike,thisisJane.Michael:Gladtomeetyou.Jane:Gladtomeetyou,too.
Michael:Jasonoftentellsmehowmuchheenjoysyouplayingthepiano.Jane:Thankyou.Ienjoywatchinghimplayingtennis,too.
Michael:Excuseme.Ihaveanappointment,soI’mafraidImustgonow.Verynicemeetingyou.Jane:Samehere.Bye!
V.Let’sTalk
Michael:Hi!IsawyouyesterdaywithJohn.Weroomtogether.I’mMichael.Jane:Oh,hi,Mike.Howareyoudoing?
Michael:I’mokay,butschoolhasbeenreallyhecticsinceIcame.Ihaven’tevenhadachanceto
breathe!
Jane:Iknow.It’sespeciallycrazywhenyou’reafreshman.Hey,what’syourmajor?Michael:Travelandtourism.
Jane:Well,whatdoyouplantodoafteryougraduate?
Michael:Uh…Ireallyhaven’tdecided.IthinkI’dliketoworkforatravelagencyinthisarea.
Whataboutyou?
Jane:Well,whenIfirststartedcollege.Imajoredinphysics,butlaterIrealizedImighthavea
hardtimefindingajobinthatfield.Iendedupchangingtocomputerscience.FindingajobintheITindustryshouldn’tbeasdifficult.
Michael:Haveyougotapart=timejobtosupportyourselfthroughschool?Jane:Well,I’monafour-yearscholarshipthatpaysmytuition.Michael:Wow,luckyyou!
Jane:Yeah.Howaboutyou?Areyoupayingforschoolyourself?Michael:Sortof.Iworkweekendsattravelagency.
Jane:Atravelagency?Thatseemslikeaperfectexperienceforyou!Whatdoyoudothere?Michael:I’matourguide.Ishowtourgroupsaroundthecity.Jane:Wow,yourEnglishmustbeprettygoodthen.
Michael:Actually,they’reallChinesetourists.That’swhyIgotthejob!
SpeakerMichaelJane
MajorTravelandtourismComputerscience
FutureJobPlanToworkforatravel
agencyToworkintheIT
industry
TuitionSourceWorkinghiswaythroughschoolAfour-yearscholarship
ForReferencea
A,saywhatyouthinkaboutcollegelife.
Hi,John.Lifeoncampusisreallyexciting!It’stotallydifferentformhighschool.B,giveyouropinionofA’sview.
Yeah.Ifeelthesame.It’sanentirelynewworld.
A,tellByourproblemandthecauseforthat.
Well,myproblemisthis:ImajorinEngineering,butIwanttoworkinaforeigntradecompany.So,IdecidetospendmoretimeonEnglish.But,it’shard,youknow,tomanageyourtime.B,giveyouropinionofwhatAsays,andtellhim/heraboutyoursituation.
Ithinkyoumadetherightdecision.Actually,Ihavethesameproblem.Youknow,I’mmajoringincomputerscience,butIdon’tlikeitverymuch.I’mreallyfondoftravelandtourism,andIamconsideringchangingmymajor,ifit’spossible.A,commentonB’sword.
Why?Computerscienceiscool!You’resuretogetabigsalaryinyourfuturejob!
B
A,tellBaboutyourproblem.
Hi,john.I’mhavingahardtimepayingmytuition.B,Showyoursympathy.
Oh,I’msorrytohearthat.Haveanywaytogetmoney?A,sayyourplantosolvetheproblem.
Iamconsideringapart-timejob.Ithinkitwillhelppaymytuitionandgivemeusefulexperience.
B,GiveyouropinionofA’splan,andtellhim/heraboutyourexperience.
Right.Actually,I’mworkingpart-timeatachainstorenow.Itdoesbringinsomemoney,butIthinkexperienceismoreimportant.
VI.FurtherListeningandSpeakingListening
Task1:UniversityLife
Universitylifeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.Firstofall,livingattheuniversitygivesmeasenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonmyown.Myparentsaren’taroundtosay,“No,you’renotgoingouttonight.”Idecideeverythingformyself.BeingaroundlotsoffriendlypeopleisanotheraspectIlikeaboutuniversitylife.Onmyfirstsay,whenIarrivedoncampus,IwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.AnupperclassmannoticedoutIwaslookingformydorm,hesaid,“Oh,justfollowme;that’swhereI’mgoing.”Now,IcanreallysaythatIfeelcomfortableinthedormbecausetherearesomanyfriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.Finally,ILOVEHAVINGFridaysoff;Iwouldnotbeabletodealwithfivedaysofclassesinarow.HowdidIdoitinhighschool?IlovesleepinginonFridays.IguessI’msortofapartyanimal,butitseemslikeIgoouteveryThursdaynight.ItalsoseemslikeIdon’tgethomeuntilearlythenextday1MyheadhitsthepillowandIdon’tmoveuntilFridayafternoon.1.newanddifferent2.onhisown3.abitconfused4.talkwith
5.sleepin
Task2:KeytoLearningEnglish
IthinkoneofthemostimportantkeystolearningEnglishidtoestablisharegularstudyprogram,likeplanningafewminuteseverymorningaroundbreakfasttime.Thisideamaysoundalittletoosimpletothelearners,becausetheytookEnglishinhighschoolforaquiteafewyears,buttheydidn’tbecomeproficientspeakersofthelanguage.AsamatteroffactIdonotmeanthatwecanbecomefluentspeakerswithjustafewminuteshereandthere,butfollowingaregularandconsistentcourseofstudycanhelpusonthewaytolanguagemastery.Inotherwords,peopleneedtoplanouttheirstudybysettingrealisticandattainablegoalsfromthebeginning.Somepeoplegetcaughtupinthecrazeoflearningthelanguageon30days,onlytogiveupwhentheycan’tperformuptotheirexpectations.Andsmallstepslittlebylittle,arethekey.Forexample,planningtolearntousethemactively—isfarbetterthanlearning30andforgettingthemthenextday.
1.T2.F3.F4.F5.T
Task3:ListeningEffectively
Throughitis50%ofeverydaycommunication,listening,itseems,istheleasttaught.Listeningismorethanjusthearing:itrequiresunderstanding.Inaneducationalsetting,listeningeffectivelyiscritical.Effectivelisteningresultsindoingtherightassignment,doingtheassignmentcorrectly,andtakingnoteseffectively.Doingtheseactivitieswellresultsinlearningand,mostofthetime,goodgrades.Inaprofessionalsetting,listeningisalsocritical.Whenyoureceiveanoralmessage,yourresponsemustbecorrect.Ifyoufailtolistentocustomersorclients,youmaylosetheirbusiness,andyourjob!Inapersonalsetting,listeningeffectivelydeepensyourrelationships.Whenwelistentosomeone,wesay“Youareimportant”withouteverspeakingaword.Whenwefailtolisten,notonlydowenotreceivethemessage,butwesendthemessagethatwearejustplaindumb.
1.B2.D3.A4.B5.D
Unit2
II.ListeningSkills
IdentifyingNumbers
1.M:Thestadiumlooksprettybig.Howmanypeopledoesitseat?
W:Itholdsaround20,000.Theysaymorethan18,000Ticketshavebeensold.Q:Howmanyticketsareleftnow?
2.W:Iwasplanningonsigningupfortheswimmingclass.BitIheardit’sfull.
M:Really?That’sstrange.Therewerenineswimmingclasseslastsemester,andthissemester
therearefivemore.
Q:Howmanyswimmingclassesaretherethissemester/3.W:Howfardoyoujogeveryday?5kilometers?
M:No,about15km.Ihavetorunthatfartostayingoodpeople.Q:Howfardoesthemanruneachday?4.
M:HowmanypeoplewillcometoyourhometowatchtheWorldCupFinal?Wantmeto
bringanything?
W:Probablylike15or20.I’vegotmostthingscovered.Maybejustbringasix-packorsomethingelsetodrink.
Q:AbouthowmanypeoplewillcometowatchtheWorldCupFinal?
5.W:HowmanypeopledoyouthinkwillenterfortheCityMarathon?
M:I’mnotsure.Itwas250lastyear.Butsomeonetoldmethenumberislikelytodoublethistear.
Q:Howmanypeoplearelikelytoenterforthisyear’sCityMarathon?
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.D
III.ListeningIn
Task1:YaoMing
IfirstsawYaoMingbackin1997.NikehadjustsignedacontracttosponsortheShanghaiSharks.Wehadalittlepartytointroduceourselvesandgettoknowtheplayers.Afewofusweretherewhentheteamwalkedin.Theylookednormal,mostabout6’4’’orso.Then,athin,baby-facedguyabout7’5’’camein.Wewereallsurprisedatseeinghim.Wecouldn’tbelievehissize.Andwhenhestartedhittingthree-pointers,wewerereallyblownaway!OurguysintheU’S’didn’tbelievethattherewasaChinesekidthattall.Toconvincethem,wehadtobringhimtoaNikecampinParisthatsummer.Yaohadalwaysplayedagainstkidswhowereolderthanhim.Thiswasthefirsttimehewascompetingwithplayershisownage.DelHarris,thentheLakerscoach,wasatthecamp.HefellinlovewithYaoMing.Hewastellingeverybody,“Igottohaveapicturewiththatkid.Onedayhe’sgoingtohavearealimpactontheNBA.”1.D2.B3.C4.D5.A
Task2:Ronaldo
Ronaldowillbecomethefirstthree-timewinneroftheFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYearAwardthisTuesday.Ronaldoplayedhisearlyfootballwithamateurclubs.Bythetimehewas16,hehadsignedhisprofessionalcontractwithaBrazilianclub.Heplayedverywell,gainingagoalalmostineachgame.Hewasstillonly17whenhewenttoseekhisfortuneintheEuropeanLeagues.AtaDutchclub,Ronaldogot30goalson33matches.Backhome,hewasamemberoftheBrazilianteamthatwontheWorldCupintheU.S.In1994.Althoughhedidnotgettoplayasingleminute
inthattournament,hewassoonbeingdescribedasthenewPele.HemovedtoBracelonain1996,andthenextsummerbecameamemberofInterMilan.Hequicklybecamethehottestpropertyinfootball,winningtheFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYearAwardin1996and1997.Ashetooktheawardin1999forthethirdtime,therewasnodoubtthathisnamewouldliveoninhistory.1.Heplayedhisearlyfootballwithamateurclubs.
2.HesignedhisprofessionalcontractwithaBrazilianclub.
3.HewenttoEuropetoseekhisfortuneintheEuropeanleagues.4.HewasdescribedasthenewPele.
5.Hewontheawardforthreetimes:in1996,1997and1999.
Task3:PhysicalExercise
Moreandmorepeopletodayarerealizingtheimportanceofregularphysicalexercise.Physicalexercisecanmakeyoustrongandhealthy.Bydoingsomeformofphysicalexerciseeveryday,yourlevelofenergywillincreaseandyouwillsleepbetteratnight.Therearemanydifferentformsofphysicalexercisesthatsuitdifferenttastesandneedsofdifferentpeople.Taketrackandfieldevents,forexample.Throwingthejavelincanstrengthenyourarmandupperbody.Thelongjumpandhighjumpcanstrengthenyourlegs.Basketball,footballandvolleyballarealsogoodformsofexercise.Becarefulwhenchoosingtherighttypeofexerciseforyourself.Idyourheartisweak,forexample,youshouldstartwithsomelightexercise.Ifyouareoverweight,knowyourlimits.Inaword,don’toverdoit.Healthy
form
energy
better
different
tastes
careful
choosing
Task4:AnAnnouncement
Open
interested
checkup
apply
PEDepartment
exerciseopportunity
IV.SpeakingOut
AskingforandGivingDirectionsModel1Where’s…,please?NowYourTurn
Newstudent:Excuseme.Where’sthegym,please?Lisa:Youseethatlibrarybuildingoverthere?Newstudent:Yeah.Lisa:Thegymisbehindit.Newstudent:Thankyouverymuch.Lisa:Anytime.Model2Sorry,I’mnewhere,too.
NowYourTurn
Newstudent:Excuseme,couldyoutellmehowtogettothetenniscourts?Ashley:Thetenniscourts?Sorry,Idon’tknow.I’mnewhere,too.Newstudent:OK,thanksanyway.(ThenthenewstudentasksJames.)
Newstudent:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethetenniscourtsare?James:SeetheStudentActivitiesCenteroverthere?They’reinfrontofit.Newstudent:Thanksalot.James:Noproblem.
Model3Gostraightaheadtill…NowYourTurn
Newstudent:Excuseme.Iwonderifyoucouldtellmehowtogettotheschoolstadium.John:Justgostraightaheadtillyoureachtheriverside,thenturnrightandwalkuntilyou
seethestudents’cafeteria.Turnleft,andwalkaboutfiveminutes.You’llseeHudsonHall,adormbuilding.Theschoolstadiumisontheoppositeside.
Newstudent:Thankyouverymuch.John:You’rewelcome.
V.Let’sTalk
Jim:HeyJack,hurryup!Thegame’sgoingtostartanyminutemow.Whatareyoudoing
anyway?
Jack:I’mjustmakingsomepopcorn.Beer,popcorn,football!Whatmorecouldyouwantona
Saturdayafternoon?
Jim:Yeah,Iguessthisisthenextbestthingtogettingactualticketstothegame.I’mcoolwith
justwatchingithereinthedorm.TheTVwillgiveusabetterview.
Jack:It’sgonnabeagoodgame.I’manxioustoseesomeofthelocalplayersinaction.Jim:Yeah,shouldbegood…butnotforyourteam.Idon’tthinktheyhaveachance.Jack:Whynot?We’vegotsomegoodplayers.
Jim:Maybe,buttheotherteamhassomeofthebestplayersinEurope.DavidBeckham,Michael
Owen.Howcanyourguyscompetewiththem?
Jack:Ofcoursethey’regood,butourlocalteamisalsoexcellent!Jim:OK,ifyou’resoconfident,howaboutabet?
Jack:Allright.LoserpaysforadinneratPizzaHutafterthematch.Jim:Fine.Icouldeatsomepizzatonight.Mmm.Icantasteitnow.
Jack:Don’tforgettobringyourwallet,Jim.You’regoingtoneeditafteryoulose.Jim:Goal!MichaelOwen.IthinkI’mstartingtogethungryforsomepizza!Jack:Ithinkourgoalkeeperwasdistracted.Jim:Yeah,right!(sarcastically)
Jack:Hey!Ourteam’sgotacorner.Onlytwominutesleft.Maybethegamewillendinatie.
Jim:Ooooh!Toobad,Jack.Youguysalmostdidit!
Jack:Well,timeisup,andI’mstarving.Let’sgotoPizzaHut.It’sonme!Jack(rootingforthehometeam)a,b,e,fJim(rootingforthevisitingroom)c,d,g,h
ForReferencea
A,saythescoreofthematchexcitedly.
Wow!Thescoreis65:67infavorofLakers.
B,discourageyourpartnerandaskforwait-and-see.
Comeon!Rocketsisstrikingback.Hewhosmileslastsmilesbest.A,answerback,showingconfidenceinthevisitingteam.Idon’tthinkso.Wellbegunishalfdone,youknow.
B,shoutatthethree-pointshootwhichleadstothehometeam’sadvantage.THREE!68:67inRockets’favor.Comeon,guys!Somemorepoints!A,signatthefinallossofthevisitingteamandshowyourdisbelief.Oh,Jesus.Howcanthatbe?
b
A,commentonthegeneralperformanceoftheteam.Theseguysdoagoodjobtoday,huh?
B,agreebutsaywhatyouseehappeningonthefield.
Yeah.They’rereallywonderful.Oh,theopposingteamscoredtwogoalswithinTHREEminutes!
A,showyourextremedisbelief.Incredible!2goalin3minutes!
B,complainaboutthepoordefenseandsave.
Whatpoordefenseandterriblesaveofthegoalkeeper!
A,Showyourdisappointmentbypromisingnottowatchtheteam’sgamelater.Mywholenightidruined.Idon’twanttowatchtheirgameanymore.
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Listening
Task1:SportsintheU.S.
SportsareveryimportantintheU.S.bothforspectatorsandparticipants.Manypeoplehavejobswheretheysitformostoftheday,sowhentheyhavefreetime,theyliketotakepartinmorephysicalactivities.Bothteamsportsandindividualactivitiesarepopular.Youthsportsareplayedeitherinlocalclubsorforteamsrepresentingschools.Mostmajorleaguesportsrecruittheir
playersfromcollegeorhighschoolteams.SpectersportsarealsoamajorpartofAmericanculture.ManyAmericanswatchsportsweekly,ifnotdaily.Thousandsofpeopleattendprofessionalandcollegesportingeventstocheerontheirlocalteams.MillionsmorechoosetowatchonTVandrootfromtheirownlivingrooms.OnTV,Americanfootball,baseballandbasketballarethemostpopularsports.Soccerhasalongwaytogobeforeitisonthesamelevelwiththe“bigthree”.Althoughthereissomeoverlapping,footballisplayedinthefall,basketballinthewinterandbaseballinthespringandsummer.Americanprofessionalteamsareprivatelyownedandgenerallysituatedinmajorcities,sotheyhavealargefanbasetodrawfrom.There’snogovernmentinvolvementintheseleagues.1.popular2.weekly3.localclubs4.bigthree5.fanbase
Task2:Walking
Generally,peopletravelbycar,busorsubwayinAmerica.Rarelyisabicycleusedasamethodfortransportation.Inmanycitiesandtowns,Americanschoosetowalk.Walkingisconsideredoneofthebestwaytostayhealthy.Itistheworld’smostnaturalexercise.About50millionAmericansareactiveinwhatiscalled“fitness”walking.Theytakeshortwalksafewtimeseachweektoimprovetheirhealth.Fitnesswalkingcanbedonealmostanywhere,anytime.Nospecialequipmentisneeded.Expertsadvisedrinkinglotsofwaterbeforeandaftereachwalk.Theysaythemosteffectivewaytowalkisthenaturalway.Anewstudyhasprovideddetailsaboutthelinkbetweenwalkingandyouremotionalhealth.AprofessionalatCaliforniaStateUniversityaskedagroupofstudentstodescribetheirfeelingsofenergyandtension.Thenhesentthemonafastwalkfor10minutes.Whenthestudentsreturned,theyreportedfeelinglesstiredandmoreenergetic.Theprofessorfoundshortwalkscouldalsohelpmakepersonalproblemsseemlessserious.Indeed,onegroupofpeoplesaidtheirproblemsdidn’tseemasbadastheyhadbeenbeforetheywentforafast10-minutewalk.1.F
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.T
Task3:The27thSummerOlympicGames
The27thsummerOlympicGameswereheldinSydney,Australia,in2000.ThousandofathletesgatheredtheretotakepartinthefirstSummerOlympicofthenewcentury.Itwas,however,notthefirsttimeforAustraliatohosttheOlympicGames.Australiaalsoplayedhostin1956,whenthecityofMelbournewasthesiteoftheGames.The2000Olympiclastedalittlemorethantwoweeks,fromSeptember15toOctober1.ThemascotofSydneyOlympicGameswas,notsurprisingly,aKangaroo.Thereweresomeneweventsinthe1000Olympic,suchaswomen’swaterpoloandweightlifting.TheGameswereagreatsuccess.Insportingcompetition,athletesbrokelotsofOlympicandworldrecords.Also,theeventwasahugefinancialsuccessforAustralia,especiallyinthetourismindustry.1.D2.B3.B4.C5.D
Unit3
II.ListeningSkills
UnderstandingTimesandDates
1.W:Oh,lookattheclock.It’s5:15.I’llbelateforJennifer’sbirthdayparty!Iwassupposedto
leaveat5o’clock.
M:Don’tworry!Youstillhavesometime.Theclockistwentyminutesfast.Q:Whattimeisitnow?
2.W:It’s7:50,lazybones,andyou’regoingtobelateforthemeeting.M:God!Iwassleepinglikeadog.Well,Istillhavetenminutes.Q:Whenistheman’smeeting?
3.M:Thankyou,Laura.We’dliketogotothebarbecuewithyou.WhattimeshouldwebethereW:Somepeoplearecomingaround11:00,andwe’regoingtoplaybadminton,butwewon’teatuntilaround12:30.
Q:Atwhattimearetheygoingtoeat?
4.M:IknewDr.Smith’sbirthdaywasOctober26th,butIdidn’trealizeitwasthisSaturday.
W:Let’sgivehimasurpriseparty.Wecouldaskhimtomeetusathisofficeat5,andthenwecouldtakehimtodinnerattherestaurantaround5:30.Q:WhattimedoesthewomansuggestmeetingDr.Smith?
5.M:IjustreadthatEinsteinwasbornonMarch14,1879,whenverylittlewasunderstoodabout
timeandenergy.
W:Absolutely.ButwhenhediedonApril18,1955,peopleknewalotmore,andnuclearpowerstationshadbeenbuilt.Q:WhenwasEinsteinborn?1.D2.B3.C4.A5.B
III.ListeningIn
Task1:APicture
Ihaveapicturethatsitsonmydeskinmybedroom.WhenIhavetroublestudying,orI’mworriedaboutanexam,Ijusttakealookatit.Itisapictureofmybestfriendstakenyearsagowhenwewereinhighschool.Itremindsmeofthegoodtimewe’vesharedandthesupporttheirfriendshipstillgivesmetoday.Eventhoughourliveshavegoneindifferentdirections,thebondwecreatedhaskeptusclose.EveryweekIgetamessageonmyansweringmachinefromoneofthem,oraletterinthemailwiththelatestnewsorvacationphotos.Ioftengete-mailwithajokefortheday,orwordsofcomfortaboutsomeproblemsinmylife.Myfriendshaveshownupforsurprisebirthdayparties,andoneofthemeventraveledtwohoursfromtheotherendoftownjusttowatchmyfirstEnglishspeechcontest.Ourfriendshiphascarriedmethroughalotofdifficultexperiences,andhasenrichedthegoodones.Itisthekindoffriendshipthatoutlastsdisagreements,changes,andseparation.1.C2.A3.D4.B5.B
Task2:ProblemofMeetingPeople
Asaforeignstudent,Ihaveanumberofproblems,bothacademicallyandsocially.Thebiggest
oneismeetingpeople.Ifeelconfidentaboutmyabilitytocopewithproblemsfrommystudies,butI’mnotcomfortablemakingfriendswithotherstudents,especiallylocalones.PerhapsI’mworryingunnecessarily,butIfinditdifficulttotalktothemandtomakefriends.Theprimaryreasonsisthelanguagebarrier.MyEnglishisquitestandardandforma,andalthoughthathelpsmewithmyacademicwork,Ihavetroubleunderstandingotherstudentswhentheyarejusttalking.ItseemstomethatinordertomeetwithotherstudentsIreallyneedinformal,colloquialEnglish.Besides,there’stheculturalgap.That’swhyit’ssodifficultforoverseasstudentsandnativeEnglishspeakingstudentstoreallygettoknoweachother.Ireallywanttoovercomethisdifficulty.Iguessthebestwaytobeginistostarttalkingaboutcourseworkthatweshare;andthenIcouldsuggestgoingforacupofteaorcoffee.Overcoffeewecouldgettoknoweachother.Anotherwaywouldbetojoinaclub,likeatenniscluboraphotoclub,becausethatimmediatelygivesyousomethingincommonwithotherpeoplethere.Itgivesyouastartingpointtobuildon.1.Hehasbothacademicandsocialproblems.
2.Hefellsconfidentabouthisabilitytocopewithhisstudies.
3.Thelanguagebarrieristhemainreasonwhyhefindsithardtomakefriendswithlocal
students.
4.ItisdifficultforoverseasstudentsandnativeEnglishspeakingstudentstoreallygettoknow
eachotherbecausethereistheculturalgap.
5.Tebestwayfortheoverseasstudentstoactuallyovercomethedifficultyofmakingfriends
withnativeEnglishspeakingstudentsistostarttalkingaboutcoursework.
Task3:LongDistanceFriendships
Ihavequiteafewlongdistancefriendships.HowdoImaintainstheserelationships?Well,Ibelievefriendshipisveryimportant,ButIalsothinkfriendshipreallyneedstending—likeplantsinthegarden.It’simportanttokeepuptodatewithmyfriends,somethingthat’shardtodowithlongdistancesbetweenus.ButovertheyearsIhavemanagedtostayverytightwithmyfriends,eventhoughdistancesseparateus.Janelivesinanothercity,andshe’snotmuchforwritingletters,sowetalkonthephoneatleastonceaweek,usuallyforanhouratatime.Wetaketurnscallingeachother,soIstayclosetoherthroughthephone.Myphonebillsarehigh,butIconsiderthemjustanotherlivingexpense,likerent.OtherfriendsIe-mail.Ihaveonefriendwhojustisn’tintowritingletters.I’veknownherforalongtime.We’vealwaysconsideredourselvesfriends,butovertimeI’vealwaysbeeninandoutoftouchwithher.Butsheisalwayson-line—e-mailisherthing.SinceI’vegottenane-mailaddress,Ie-mailhertwiceaweek.Now,I’mbackingoodtouchwithher.She’lloftensitdownandwritemee-mail,butshejustwouldn’tdoitwithpenandpaper.E-mail’sreallyagreatwaytokeepintouchwithfriends.1.maintain2.tending3.date4.phone5.turns6.bills7.expenses8.e-mail10.touch
Task4:AnAnnouncement
1.2.3.4.5.
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IV.SpeakingOut
NowYourTurn
Nicole:Hi,Steven!
Steven:Why,Nicole!Youlookedsoexcited.
Nicole:Ican’tbelieveit!Iwonthefirstprizeinthespeechcontests!Steven:That’sgreat!Congratulations!
Nicole:Thanks.I’msohappy!Ireallyworkedhardthough.Steven:Youdeserveit.I’mveryhappyforyou.
Model2Sorry,I’mnewhere,too.NowYourTurn
Matthew:Hey,Kimberly,guesswhat!Kimberly:What’sup,Matt?
Matthew:I’vegotthemostwonderfulnews!Kimberly:What’sthat?
Matthew:Ourschoolbasketballteamwonourgame—andbytenpoints!Kimberly:Howwonderful!
Model3Gostraightaheadtill…NowYourTurn
Susan:What’swring?Youlookedsotiredandworried.
Sarah:Myroommate,Nicole,hadatemperaturelastnight,ashighas40degreescentigrade!Susan:Terrible!Issheallrightnow?Sarah:Idon’tknow.She’sinhospital.Susan:Ihopeshe’llbefine.Sarah:SodoI.
V.Let’sTalk
Jack:Hi,I’vebeenlookingforyousincethemorning.Icouldn’tfindyouanywhere.
Jane:Yeah.Idon’tfeellikehangingoutwiththecrowdanymore,especiallysinceSusanstopped
comingtoschool.
Jack:Iknow.It’ssuchapityaboutherparents:losingoneparentisbadenough,butlosingthem
bothonthesamedayandinsuchanaccident…It’sterrible!Haveyouseenhersince?Jane:No.Itiredtalkingtoheronthephone.Shesoundedbad.
Jack:Theotherday,ItalkedtoMr.Smith—youknowthattallguywhoworksintheDean’s
Office.Apparently,Susanisthinkingofdroppingoutofschool.Shehasalmostmoney,youknow.Herparentsdidn’thavemuchsavings.
Jane:Yeah.I’vebeenquiteworriedabouther.Butsimplyfeelingssorryforherisnotenough;we
havetothinkofsomewaytohelpher.Haveanysuggestions?
Jack:Well,Ihaven’treallythoughtaboutit.Icouldpossiblygivehersomemoney.I’vesavedup
frommypart-timejob.
Jane:Wow.You’resogenerous!But…thatwouldn’tbealong-termsolution.Jack:That’strue…Perhapswecouldhelpherfindapart-timejob.
Jane:Goodidea!TheladywhorunstheshopwhereIworkatnightcouldbehelpful.IfSusanis
interested,Icanintroducehertothelady.
Jack:Great!Onceshegetsaregularincome,thingswillbebetter.Morethananythingelse,itwill
takehermindoffhertragedy.
Jane:Hmm…Iwaswondering,couldweorganizeafund-raiserforher?
Jack:Well,I’mnotsosurehowthatwouldwork.Youknow,takinghelpfromus,herbestfriends,
isonething,butgettingthewholeschoolinvolvedmaynotbeagoodidea.
Jane:Yeah.You’reright.We’llthinkofsomethingelse.Inthemeantimelet’sgoaheadwithwhat
we’veplanned.(Lookingatherwatch)Oh!It’sfivetotwo.Ihaveaclass.Igottarun.Let’smeettonight.Bye!Jack:Bye!
JACKABEGJaneCDF
ForReferenceA
A,breakthebednewsaboutMarytoB.
It’sterrible!IheardthatMary’sfatherdiedofcancer.B,saywhatyoufeelaboutthenews.
Oh,my.Iamsosorrytohearthat.Whatterriblenews!A,tellyourworryaboutMary’slifeandstudy.
Herfatherisarealbreadwinnerofthefamily.Marywillhavetoquitschool.B,suggestdoingsomethingtohelpMaryout.
Well,that’stoobad.Whatshallwedothenashergoodfriends?A,giveyoursuggestion.
Isthatpossiblethatweraisemoneyfromamongourfellowschoolmatestosupporther?B,showyouragreementwithA.SoundsOK.Let’sgiveitatry.
B
A,tellBthatJohnisgoingtobebacktoschool.IheardthatJohnisgoingtobebacktoschool.B,saywhatyoufeelaboutthenews.
Oh,really?He’sbeeninhospitalforsuchalongtime.A,showyourconcernaboutJohn’smissedstudy.Well,hemustbeveryworriedabouthisstudy.B,suggesthelpingJohnwithhisschoolwork,
Let’staketurnstohelphimcatchuponweekends.OK?A,showyouragreementtoB’sopinion.Good.Iwouldalsolovetobehelpful.
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:WorryofaTeacher
SusanSmithcaredforherstudentsverymuch,andtheyalllikedher.Shewantedthemtolearnandtobehappy.Shehadaspecialrelationshipwithonestudent,Doris.DorishadbeentoSusan’shouseseveraltimesandhadcometoknowherhusbandandchildren.Lately,SusanhadbeenveryworriedaboutDorisbecausethestudent’shometownhadrecentlybeenhitbyastrongearthquake.SusanobservedthatDorishadlostalotofweightandoftenhaddarkcirclesunderhereyes.ShetalkedtoDorisandwasashelpfulasshecouldbe,butfeltthatDorisreallyshouldseeadoctor.Oneday,SusantalkedtoDorisandsuggestedthatshegotothehealthcentertotalktooneofthedoctors.Doris’facebecameveryred.Shesaid,“Idon’tneedadoctor.Howcouldyoumakeasuggestionlikethat?Ithoughtyouweremyfriend!”SusanwasverysurprisedbyDoris’reaction.Shesaid,“I’msorrytohaveupsetyou.Ijustwanttohelp.”Afterthatconversation,DorisstoppedtalkingtoSusan.Shealsotransferredoutofherclass.1.learnhappy2.earthquake
3.weightdarkcircles
4.thehealthcenterturnedred5.surprisedtalkingtransferred
Task2:Howtobuildlifelongfriendship?
Youmayhavealotoffriendsandexpectyourfriendshipstolastalifetime.However,lifelongfriendshipsarenotalwayswhateverybodycanget.Friendssometimesmisunderstandeachother.Foronething,youmaywantyourfriendstobenearathand,butalsoyouneedyourindependenceandprivacy.Forexample,whenoneofyourfriendscomesaskingifitisallrighttospendtheeveninginyourhouse,sometimesyoujustsay“no”tohiorherbecauseitisnorconvenientforyou.Unfortunately,notallyourfriendsunderstandthistypeofindependence.Theybelievethatfriendscanaskforanyfavorandtheanswershouldalwaysbe“yes”.Also,misunderstandingsometimesoccurswhenyouaskforhelp.Youexpectyourfriendstohelpyoumomatterwhatthecircumstancesare.Butthefactis,yourfriendsmaynotalwaysdropeverythingtosatisfyeachofyourneeds.Thismaymakeyouangrywiththemandyourfriendshipcouldfade.Themostimportantthingforyouandyourfriendstodoistoalwaysshowunderstandingandrespectforeachother.
1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T
Task3:AtYourSide
Whenthedaylight’sgoneandyou’reonyourown,Andyouneedafriendjusttobearound.Iwillcomfortyou;Iwilltakeyourhands.AndI’llpullyouthrough,Iwillunderstand.AndyouknowthatI’llbeatyourside.There’snoneedtoworry.
Togetherwe’llsurvivethroughthehasteandhurry.I’llbeatyourside.
Ifyoufeellikeyou’realone,andyou’venowheretoturn,I’llbeatyourside.
Iflife’sstandingstillandyoursoul’sconfused,Andyoucannotfindwhatroadtochoose.Ifyoumakemistakes,Youcan’tletmedown.Iwillstillbelieve,Iwillturnaround…
Unit4
II.ListeningSkills
ListeningforTelephoneNumbers
1.W:I’mwonderingiftheweatherwillbegoodforustogocyclingonSaturday.
M:Let’scalltheweatheroffice.Iknowthephonenumber.It’s661-3047.Iftheweatherisgoingtobebad,we’llhavetowaitforanotherweek.Q:What’sthephonenumberfortheweatheroffice?Thephonenumberfortheweatherofficeis6613047.2.W:I’msosorry,butthegeneralmanagerisn’tbackyet.CanItakeamessageforhim?M:Yes.Pleaseaskhimtocallme843-2057.
Q:Atwhatnumberwillthegeneralmanagerreturnthecall?Thegeneralmanagerwillreturnthecallat8432057.3.M:DoyouhaveSimon’smobilephonenumber?Awell-knownscientistfromtheStatesis
givingaspeechonglobalwarmingintheScienceMuseum.I’msureSimonwouldbeinterested.
W:Letmesee…Hisnumberis13032108585.Q:WhatisSimon’smobilephonenumber?Simon’smobilephonenumberis13032108585.
4.M:Hello,I’mcallingtocheckontheschoolsportsmeet.W:Yes,sir,howcanIhelpyou?
M:There’sbeensomuchrainlately;Iwaswonderingifit’spostponed.
W:Ithasbeenpostponedbecauseoftheweather,butforfurtherinformation,pleasecontact362163,extension205.
Q:Whatnumbershouldbethemandialforthefurtherinformationaboutthesportsmeet?Themancoulddial362163,extension205forfurtherinformationaboutthesportsmeet.
5.M:Hello.I’mcallingformBeijing.I’velearnedfromtheInternetthatahurricaneis
approachingMiami.I’dliketocalloneofmyfriendsthereimmediately.Canyoutellmehowtomakeaninternationalcall?W:Whatnumberareyoucalling,sir?M:HisnumberinFloridais511-07.
W:Well,first,dial011,thendial1,theareacodeforNorthAmerica,andthentheareacode305forMiami.Afterthat,dialyourfriend’snumber.
Q:WhatisthecompletenumberthemanshoulddialtoreachhisfriendinMiami?Theanshoulddial011130551107toreachhisfriendinMiami.
III.ListeningIn
Task1:WeatherForecasting
Weallknowthatit’snotpossibleformantocontroltheweather.Butwecantellwhatimportantchangestherewillbeintheweatherintheshortterm.Thisiscalledweatherforecasting.Manypeoplerelyontheweathermantoprovidethatinformation,butonemethodofweatherforecastingissimplytouseyoureyesandbrains.Forexample,ifyouseearainbowinrainyweatherintheevening,thisisasignthattheweatherwillsoonbeclearandfine.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear;thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthenrainwillprobablycome.Ifafogappearsjustaboutsunriseinthemorning,thenthedaywillbearm.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifthestarstwinkleatnight,thenfineweatherwillcomethenextday.1.B2.D3.C4.A5.D
Task2:WrongWeatherForecast
M:Hey,Jane!Doeseveryoneknowwhattimetomeetusthisweekendforthepicnic?
W:Yeah.They’llallbehereatelevensharp!I’vegotallthefoodanddrinksforthebarbecue,andTomisbringingthegrill.
M:OK.I’vegotthatoldnet;wecanusethatforbeachvolleyball.
W:Oh,Iforgottotellyou.I’veinvitedClass2and3aswell.We’llbeabletohaveavolleyballmatch,oneclassagainstanother;that’llbegreatfun.
M:Didyouchecktheweather?Ihopeit’sgoingtostaynicefortheweekend;wecan’thaveapicnicintherain.
W:Noworries!Iwatchedtheweatherforecastlastnight,andtheweathermansaidit’sgoingtobefine—maybealittlecloudy,butDEFINITELYnorain!(nextmorning)
M:There’sterribleweather!It’srainingbuckets!
W:There’snowaywecangooutinthat.Thoseweathermanareuseless—Ihopetheyhadapicnictodaytoo.
M:Idon’tknowwhat’shappenedtotheweatherthesedays.WhenIwaslittle,weneverhadthismuchraininthesummer.
W:IAGREE.Andhaveyounoticedthatwinteriswarmernowaswell?WealwaysusedtogetsnowinJanuary.Nowwinterismorelikespring!
M:You’retellingme.Ibetit’sallthepollutionandtheholeintheozonelayerthat’schangingtheweather.
W:Oh,globalwarmingandallthat.
M:Iguesswe’llhavetotakearaincheckonthepicnic.1.Theyareplanningtohavetheirpicnicontheweekend.
2.Theywillbeabletohaveavolleyballmatch,oneclassagainstanother.3.It’llbefine,andmaybealittlecloudy,butthere’llbedefinitelynorain.4.Thoseweathermanareuseless.
5.Allthepollutionandtheholeintheozonelayerareresponsibleforthechangeableweather.
Task3:GlobalClimateChange
Today,scientistshavefoundthatthegreenhousegasesintheloweratmospherehavechangedtheglobalclimate.Thesegasesarelargelyduetohumanactivities,suchastheburningupofgas,coalandoil,andthedestructionofforests.Itisestimatedthattheaveragesurfacetemperatureoftheearthwillriseby1.5-3.5℃by2100.Thisrateofwarmingissignificant.Theoceanswillheatupandglacierswillmelt.Asaresult,theglobalaveragesealevelisexpectedtoriseby15-95cmby2100.Inthatcaseallcoastalcitieswillbeatriskasaresultoffloodingandstormsurges.Also,aroundtheworldweathereventssuchasstormsandfloodswillbecomemorefrequentandintense.Clearly,globalclimatechangeisbecomingagreatthreattoourenvironment.Sowemusttakeeffectivemeasurestoproducefewergreenhousegasesthatcauseit.
Globalclimateiscausesbythegreenhousegasesintheloweratmosphere.Thesegasesarelargelyduetotheburningupofgas,coalandoil,andthedestructionofforests.Scientistsestimatethat,by2100,theaveragesurfacetemperatureoftheearthwillriseby1.5-3.5℃andglobalaveragesealevelwillriseby15-95cm.Allcoastalcitieswillbeatriskasaresultoffloodingandstormsurges.Clearly,globalclimatechangeisbecomingagreatthreattoourenvironment.
Task4:AnAnnouncement
Fridaylooksreallygood.Sunnyalldaywithadaytimetemperatureof70degrees.ButbundleupFridaynight,asthetemperaturewilldropsharply.OnSaturday,itwillbecoldandcloudyinthemorningwithstrongwinds.Intheafternoon,there’sagoodchanceofsnowflurries,andthetemperaturewillonlyreach37degrees!OnSundaymorningitwillbecloudy,withsomerainshowersintheafternoon.Buttemperatureswillriseto50degrees.
IV.SpeakingOut
NowYourTurn
Lisa:
Sarah,wouldyoumindnotkeepingthewindowopen?Allmypapershavebeenblownoffthedeskandontothefloor!
Sarah:I’msorry.Ididn’trealizethewindwassostrong.You’reworkingonapaper?Lisa:Yeah,ithastobeturnedinthisWednesday.
Sarah:Oh,Ialmostforgot!I’mgoingtogiveapresentationtomorrowmorning,andIhaven’t
readawordyet!
Lisa:Comeon,youshouldn’tleaveeverythingtillthelastminute.
Model2It’sterrible!
NowYourTurn
Ashley:Wow!Whatawind!It’sterrible,isn’tit,Kathy?Katherine:Youbet.There’saduststormblowingup.Ashley:Yeah.Youcouldgetblindedifyougooutside.
Katherine:Theweatherforecasterrecommendsstayingindoors.Ashley:That’sthebestwecando.
Model3TakecareNowYourTurn
James:Howdoyoulikemynewmotorcycle,Robert?I’mgoingtorideitintotown.Robert:It’scool1Butdon’tyouthinkit’ssnowingtoohardtoday?
James:Idon’tmind.WhatIreallylikeisstyle,andridingamotorcycleisreallystylish.Robert:Takecare.Safetycountsmorethanstyle.James:Iknow.Butit’sthrillingtorideinthesnow.
Robert:Then,you’llhavetoruntheriskofhavingabadfall.
V.Let’sTalk
Emma:Michael,whereaboutsinChinaareyoufrom?
Michael:IwasborninBeijing,butIliveinShanghainow.Howaboutyou?Emma:I’mfromScotland.Michael:Oh?What’sitlike?
Emma:Well,theweatherisprettycoldthere.Actually,mostofScotlandiscolsandoftenwet.
I’msureit’sthecoldestpartoftheBritishIsles.
Michael:Beijingisverycoldinwintertoo,althoughit’smoreofadrycold,ifyouknowwhatI
mean.However,Ilikewinter;it’smyfavoriteseason.Summerisjusttoohot!
Emma:Well,Ithinkyou’reluckytohaveahotsummer.Scotland’ssummerisprettymiserable,
wetandcold.
Michael:Doyouthinkpeople’spersonalitiesaredefinedbytheclimatetheylivein?
Emma:Well,that’saninterestingidea.Ithinkthere’sdefinitelysomethinginit,becausewhenthe
weatherishot,Ieasilylosemytemper,butwhenit’scooler,Ifeelmuchcalmer.
Michael:Ifit’srainingIalwaysfeeldepressed.Icryalongwiththeweather!
Emma:Springalwaysmakesmefeelhappy;thebirdsaresingingandthewholeatmosphere
seemscheerful.
Michael:Hmm,Iagree.Ithinkspringismyfavoriteseasontoo.Emma:Whataboutthewinterblues?Whatarethey?
Michael:Well,thatmeansyou’redowninthedumps,becausetheweather’ssogloomyandcold.
Youfeelallsadandblue!Ioftengetthem.
Emma:Oh,Idon’t.Ilovewinter,butIsupposeyoucouldsayIgetthesummerreds!Ialwayssee
redinthehotweatherandgetintoargumentsandstuff.
Michael:A,B,E,GEmma:c,d,f,h
ForReference
A
A,complainabouttheawfulweather.
Whatawfulweather!It’sgoingtorain,Ithink.
B,agreewithAandcomplainabouttheweatherforecast.
Ithinkso.Whydidtheweatherforecastsayit’sgoingtobefinetoday?Theyalwaysmakesuchmistakes!
A,promiseyouwillneverbelievetheweatherforecast.
Yeah.Howcantheybesostupid?I’llneverbelievetheforecastanymore!B,makeasuggestionaboutwhatyoudotoday.
Forgetaboutit.Wecangotoseeamovie.Whatdoyouthink?A,saywhatyouthinkofB’ssuggestion.OK,maybewedon’thaveotherchoices.
B
A,complainaboutthehotweather.
Ugh,I’vehadenoughofthesedogdays.Iamsweatallover.B,inviteAtoswimandtakeasunbath.
Whynotgoswimmingandtakeasunbathwithme?A,sayyouaregoodatskiingbutmotswimming.
Iamnotagoodswimmer.IwishIcouldgoskiingintheNorth.B,persuadeAtoswimbypromisingtobehis/herguideandlifeguard.
Oh,comeon.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.I’llbeyourguideandlifeguard.Docomewithme.Alright?
A,giveyourresponsetotheinvitation.
No,thesunburnsyourskin.I’drathersitbeforeanelectricfaneatingicecreams.
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:DustStorms
AmericanresearcherssaydustcloudsfromdryAfricandesertsmaybeathreattohumanhealthintheUnitedStates.Thedustmaycontainmanysmallorganismsthatcouldbedangerous.Eachyear,hugestormsformintheSaharadesertofnorthernAfrica.WindscarrythedustacrosstheAtlanticOcean.ThemovementofdusthasbeenincreasinginrecentyearsbecauseoflongerperiodssettlesinSouthAmerica.FromJunetoOctober,thewindschangeandtransportthedusttoNorthAmerica,CentralAmericaandtheCaribbean.MorethanhalfofthedustthatreachestheUnitedStatessettlesinthesateofFlorida.Formanyyears,ithascausedtheskiestheretoturnred.Thereisprobablyalinkbetweentheduststormsandhigherratesofallergiesandbreathingproblemsinpeopleinthisarea.1.humanhealthdustclouds2.theSaharaAtlanticOceanSouthAmerica3.OctoberCentralAmericatheCaribbean4.theUnitedStatesFloridatheskies
5.duststormsallergiesbreathingproblems
Task2:MentalEnergyandSeason
Youmaynotbelievethatourmentalenergyvariesfromseasontoseason.Butsomepeoplethinkthatitdoes.Researchhasshownthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.Scientistshavediscoveredthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Springspearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Peopleseemtobealotsharperinspringthantheyareinanyotherseason.Onereasonmaybethatinspringpeople’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinnature.Fallisthenext-bestseason,thensinter.Summerseemstobethebesttimetotakealongvacationfromthinking.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesofmostpeopletendtobelowestinsummer.Beawareofthesefacts,andyouwillbringyourtalentintofullplay.1.F2.T3.F4.F5.T
Task3:RaininginMyHeart
ThesunidoutTheskyisblueThere’snotacloudtospoiltheviewButit’srainingRaininginmyheart
Theweathermansaysfinetoday
Hedoesn’tknowthatyou’vegoneawayAndit’srainingRaininginmyheartOhmisery,misery
Ohwhat’sgonnabecomeofme?
Itellmyself
Myblueswon’tshow
ButIknowthatsoonallmytearswillflowComearainingdownRaininginmyheart…
Unit5
II.ListeningSkills
ListeningforPeople’sFoodPreferences
1.M:Jenny,themaincoursesherearesteak,chickenorfish.Eachcomeswithrice.So,what
looksgoodtoyou?
W:Gee,Ihadchickenlastnight,andIofteneatfishfordinner.MaybeI’llhavesteaktonight.
I’dlikeitmedium.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttohavefordinner?Thewomanwantstohavesteakfordinner.
2.W:Ioftensleeplateandskipbreakfast.SometimesIjusthaveyogurtorsomething.
M:Ican’tbearthetasteofyogurt.Ilikearegularbreakfast—eggs,bacon,toast,andthelike.Q:Whatdoesthemanliketohaveforbreakfast?
Themanlikeseggs,bacon,toast,andthelikeforbreakfast.3.M:Whydon’twegoandgetsomeicecream?
W:Youdevil,youknowIhaveasweettooth.Ilovedesserts,butIhavetobecarefulaboutmyweight.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutsweetfood?
Thewomanhasatasteforsweetfood,butisworriedaboutputtingonweight.4.M:I’veboughtsomecookiesfortheclubmeetingthisevening.Doyoulikethem?W:No,notreally.Iipreferfruit,likeapples,strawberries,andsoon.Q:Whatfooddoesthewomanlikeanddislike?
Thewomandoesn’tlikecookies;shelikesfruitsuchasapplesandstrawberries.
5.W:I’vecometothisChineserestaurantmanytimes.Ilikesweet-and-sourfish,fried
noodles…andthemushroomsouphereiddelicious.
M:You’rereallyabigfanofChinesefood.OK,youdotheordering.Q:WhatkindofChinesefooddoesthewomanlike?
Thewomanlikessweet-and-sourfish,friednoodlesandthemushroomsoupintherestaurant.
III.ListeningIn
Task1:FastFoodCulture
Sincethelate1900s,Americanshavebeguntofullybelieveintheir“fastfoodculture”.In1994alone,fastfoodrestaurantsintheUnitedStatessoldover5billionhamburgers,makingitafavoritemealandanimportantcommodity.Eachdayin1996,sevenpercentofthepopulationateatthe11,400McDonald’s;malesfromtheirmid-teenstotheirearly30smadeup75percentofthisbusiness.Bythen,fastfoodhadbecomeaculturalphenomenonthatreachedbeyondAmerica’sborders.In1996McDonald’sownedover7,000restaurantsinothercountries,including:1,482inJapan;430inFrance;63inChina;andsoon.McDonald’shasalsorecognizedsomeculturaldifferences.InGermany,forexample,theoutletssellbeer,inFrancetheysellwineandbeer,andinSaudiArabiatheyhaveseparatesectionsformenandwomenandclosefourtimesadayforprayers.Butforthemostpartthefastfoodfareisthesame,maintainingthesamecultureonaninternationallevel.
1.D2.C3.A4.B5.C
Task2:McDonald’s
W:John,I’mreallyhungry!
M:Justgetanythingyouwant,it’sonmetoday.I’mthinkingaboutahamburgerandsomechickenMcNuggets.
W:Thanks,man.Thatsoundsgood.Ilovemilkshakeshere.M:Me,too.TheformulaofMcDonald’sisreallyspecial.
W:Right.Andnomatterwhereyougointheworld,youcanalwaysseesimilarmenuitemsandthesamehighlevelofqualityinMcDonald’s.
M:It’strue.Theyalsodowellbecauseofdiversity.Imean,theyselldifferentproductsaccordingtopeople’stastesandpreferencesindifferentareas.
W:Right.LiketheSpicyChickenSandwichandSeafoodSoupthattheysellinChina.Theycouldneversellthathere!
M:ButI’veheardthatMcDonald’sisreallylosingmarketshareintheStatesnow,andhascloseddownsomerestaurants.
W:Yeah.It’sjustsodifficulttostaycompetitivewhentheresomanyfastfoodchainsintheStates.ImeanthereareKFC,PizzaHut,andA&W,justtonameafew.
M:Itseemsthatthey’redoingbetteroverseas,’causethey’rereallyabletosellAmericanculture.W:Yeah.Theyuseallthemediatheycan,andtheydoagoodjob.1.2.3.4.
Theywillprobablyeatahamburger,somechickenMcNuggets,andtheshakes.McDonald’sissosuccessfulbecauseofitsformulaanddiversity.
Youcanalwaysseesimilarmenuitemsandthesamehighlevelofquality.
McDonald’sislosingmarketshareintheStatesnowandhascloseddownsomerestaurants.Becausethere’resomanyfastfoodchainsintheU.S.thatit’sdifficultforMcDonald’stostaycompetitive.
5.Becausethey’reabletosellAmericanculturebyusingallthemediatheycan.
Task3:AmericanEatingHabits
EatinghabitsinAmericareallygetalotofcriticism.Butthetruthis,itmattersmuchwhereinAmericayoulook.Inbigcities,peoplearebecomingmorehealth-consciouseveryday.Thisisshownbywhatfoodstheychoosetobuyinsupermarkets,andwhatrestaurantstheyeatin.Thereisnowabigpushfor“green”foodsthataregrownnaturally.IncitieslikeNewYorkandChicago,restaurantsoffernewandhealthystylestostayaheadofthecompetition.However,thesehabitscontrastwiththoseinAmerica’sheartland.Here,peopletendtoeatmoretraditionalandhigherfatfoods,suchasbreakfastsofeggs,bacon,sausages,toastandothergreasy,butdeliciousfoods.FastfoodchainrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandtheOliveGarden,whichservecheaperfood,drawalotofcustomersandarepopularinmostplaces.
TherearedifferenteatinghabitsacrossAmerica.Inbigcities,peoplehavenowbecomemorehealth-consciousthanever.Thereisabigpushfor“green”foodsthataregrownnaturally.InNewYorkandotherbigcities,restaurantsoffernewandhealthystylestostayaheadofthecompetition.However,peopleinAmerica’sheartlandarequitedifferent.Theyofteneatmoretraditionalandhigherfatfoods.Fastfoodchainrestaurantsdrawalotofcustomersandarepopularinmostplaces.
Task4:AnAnnouncement
HaveyoueverdreamedoftastingyourfavoriteMcDonald’sfoodsforonlyonedollar,andthen,
addingsomethingtoyourExtraValueMeal?NowyourdreamcancometruewithMcDonald’sDollarMenu.Greatchoices.EverydayhereatMcDonald’s.Lookfortheseandmore:Salad,DoubleCheeseburger,Fries,McChickenSandwiches,SnackFruits,SoftDrinks,andPies.Haveagreatmeal!
IV.SpeakingOut
NowYourTurn
James:Hey,Lisa!Thephysicsexamisoveratlast!What’reyouplanningtodothisweekend?Lisa:Oh,nothingspecial.Yougotanygoodideas?
James:Wehaven’thadapartyforages.Howabouthavingapot-lucksupperSaturdayevening?
Eachofuscancontributesomething.We’llhaveagoodtime.
Lisa:Goodidea!Andwhodoyouthinkweshouldinvite?James:Thewholeclass,ofcourse.Themorethemerrier.Lisa:Terrific!
Model2Whatdoyourecommend?NowYourTurn
Waitress:Here’sthemenu.Jennifer:Thanks.Chris,let’shavefriednoodlesforachange,shallwe?Christopher:Thatsoundsgood,butit’snotsatisfyingwithonlynoodles.Jennifer:Waitress,whatdoyourecommend?Waitress:Howaboutseafoodwithfriednoodlesandvegetables?Christopher:Good.Ilikeseafood.Jennifer:Samehere.
Model3It’seasiersaidthandone!NowYourTurn
Sarah:Hi,Jim!Youlookpale.What’swrong?
James:Well,yesterdayIhadahugesteakforsupper.AtnightIhadaterriblestomachache.Sarah:Youshouldn’thaveeatenthatmuch.How’reyoufeelingnow?
James:BetterthanIwas.ButIguessIwon’tbeabletolookacowintheeyeforawhile.Sarah:Takemyadvice!Ifyoueatregularmeals,youwon’tfeelsobad.James:It’seasiersaidthandone.Steakismyfavorite.
V.Let’sTalk
Jane:I’mfromtheStudentsUnion.We’redoingasurveyofstudents’eatinghabits.Wouldyou
mindifIaskedyouafewquestions?Jim:Willittakelong?
Jane:No,notreally.Fieminutesmaybe?Therearen’tallthatmanyquestions.Jim:Andwhat’sitforexactly?
Jane:Well,wewanttogetanideaofthesortofthingsstudentseatonaregularbasis,andtofind
outhowawarepeopleareaboutdietandnutritionandthosematters.Theintentionistoproduceaninformationleafletabouthealthyeating.
Jim:Yeah,Isupposesomethinglikethatwouldbequiteuseful.Anyway,whatdoyouwantto
know,exactly?
Jane:OK,firstquestion.Whatwouldyousayyourfavoritefoodis?
Jim:That’seasy.Hamburgersandfries.Lotsoffries1ImustsayIlikeaniceChinesemealas
well.
Jane:Mmm.You’regettingintosomebadhabitsthere.Howmanymealsdoyouhaveaday?I
meansit-downmeals,notsnacks.
Jim:Well,Inearlyalwaysoversleep.Iusuallyskipbreakfastaltogether.AndI’dprobablyjust
haveachocolatebarforlunch.SoIdon’tsitdowntoamealtillevening.
Jane:OK.Typicalstudent,Isuppose.Andhowaboutfreshfruit?Isitimportantinyourdiet?
Jim:Nah,notreally.Iknowit’sbad,but…I’mjustnotinthehabitreally.IsupposeImighteatan
appleonceinawhile.1.Hamburgersfries2.Chinese3.cabbage4.skipped5.chocolate6.sit-down7.fruit
ForReferenceA
A,suggestvegetablesandfruittoyourpartner.
You’regainingweightsoon.Ithinkyoushouldtakemoregreenvegetablesandfruit.B,sayyoulovemeatthebest.
Don’tmentionegetablesorfruit.Meatismyfavorite.Iloveit,sodoesmystomach.A,giveyourwarningofeatingfat.
Listen,you’llsufferfromeatingtoomuchfat.
B,sayyouknowtheimportanceofabalanceddietbutjustcannotchangeyoureatinghabit.Man,Iknowabalanceddietisimportant.ButIjustcan’tchangemyeatinghabit.A,stresstheimportanceofagooddietagain.
Well,Idon’tthinkyou’veevertriedtochangeit.Youknow,gooddietmeansgoodhealth.B,showyourimpatience.Iknooooow,nutritionist
B
A,asktheAmericanfriendabouttheChinesefood.
Hi,Tony,howwouldyouliketheseChinesefood,tofuandsteamedfish?B,youfindthefoodtastesstrange.
Well,ittastes…sortofstrange.Wedon’thavestuffscookedlikethis.
A,askwhattheAmericanseat.
SowhatdoyouusuallyhaveinAmerica?
B,tellwhattheAmericanstypicallyeatandinviteAtoMcDonald’snexttime.
Er,atypicallunchmayconsistofaburgerorsandwish,avegetableorfruitsalad,adessert,andacokeorcoffee.NecttimeIwouldinviteyoutoafastfoodmealatMcDonald’sandtellyoumoreaboutAmericanfood.
A,saywhatyoufellaboutB’swords.Oh,that’sreallydifferentfromours.
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:FoodsintheWorld
Foodisnationalandinternational.Manypeopleliketheirownnationaldishesandavarietyofforeignones.YoucanfindEuropeanandOrientalrestaurantsonmostlargecities.YoucanfindItalian,French,Chinese,andMexicanrestaurantsinNewYork,Washington,SanFrancisco,andmanyothercitiesintheUnitedStates.Aswell,youmightalsofindGreekandMiddleEasternrestaurantsinsomecitiesintheUS.AmericanhamburgersandhotdogsarepopularinTokyoandParis.Inalmosteverycountryyouwillfindrice,potatoes,eggs,bread,soup,meat,vegetables,milk,fruit,andotherbasicfoods.Peopleallovercookthemdifferentlyindifferentcountries.Peopleallovertheworldalsopreferdifferentthingstodrink.TheEnglishdrinkalotoftea,andtheFrenchalotofwine.Americansprefercoffee,milkorpop.Germanbeerisnowcompletelyinternational.Childrenareoftenveryconservativeaboutnewfoods.IntheUnitedStatestheyoftenprefertoeatthesamethreeorfourfavoritedishes:hamburgersandFrenchfires,hotdogs,friedchicken,andicecream.1.nationalinternational2.nationaldishesforeignones.3.hamburgershotdogsParis4.teacoffeemilkpop5.childrenthreeorfourhamburgersfriedchicken
Task2:GMFoods
ThetermGMfoodsreferstothoseproducedwiththelatestgeneticengineeringtechniques.In2000,countriesthatgrew99%oftheglobalGMcropsweretheUnitedStates,Argentina,Canada,andChina.ThenextdecadewillseerapiddevelopmentinGmproducts.Gmfoodsmaysolvemanyoftheworld’shungerproblems,andhelpprotectenvironment.Yettherearemanychallengesaheadforgovernments,especiallyintheareasofhumanandenvironmentalsafety,labelingandconsumerchoice,ethics,foodsecurity,regulationandinternationalpolicy.Manypeoplefeelthatgeneticengineeringisinevitableandthatsuchatechnologyshouldbeputtouse.However,otherswarnthatwemusttakecaretoavoidcausingunintentionalharmtobothhumanhealthandtheenvironmentasaresultofourenthusiasmforthispowerfultechnology.1.F2.F3.T4.F5.F
Task3:Hunger
Ihaveknownbreadhunger,
YethaveIstrength.
Ihaveknownhearthunger,YetdoIlive.
Ihaveknownsoulhunger,Andfaithisnotdead.
Whenthebodycried,Ilitloveinmyheart.Whentheheartwept,Ilitalampinmysoul.Yetallthewhile,
Iheardlifeaskingitsgoal.
Iwasalonelookingoutofahouse,Knowingtheemptyrooms.
Unit6
II.ListeningSkills
ListeningtoPeopleTalkAboutHealth
1.
M:Ihaven’tbeentoseemydoctorforaverylongtime.I’mworriedthathe’llbeangrywithmefornothavingaphysicalexaminationforsolong.
W:Whichismoreimportant,thedoctor’sfeelingsoryourhealth?You’dbettergoifyou
wanttomakesureeverythingisallrightwithyou.
Itseemsthatthemanworriesmoreaboutthedoctor’sfeelingsthanhisownhealth.
W:Oh,I’vegotacold.I’mnotusedtothecoldweather,anditoftengetsthebestofme.WhatIneednowissomegoodmedicine.
M:Thebestmedicineistokeephealthy.Ipromiseyouthatifyougetinvolvedwithsome
sortofphysicalexercise,you’llgetsickalotless.Whydon’tyoutryjoiningagym?Thewomancatchescoldeasilyandbelievesintakingsomegoodmedicine,butthemanthinksphysicalexerciseismoreimportant.
W:Examsarecomingupsoon.I’vebeensobusywithschoolworkthatI’vehadalotoftroublesleeping.
M:Schoolisimportant,butsoisyourhealth.Maybeyoushouldtalktoadoctor.Doctorssee
peopleallthetimeforthisveryproblem.Theycanhelpyou.
Thewomanhasbeensobusywithschoolworkthatshehashaddifficultysleeping.Themanbelievesthathealthisimportantthatsheshouldseeadoctor.
2.
3.
4.M:DoyoumindifIhaveacigarettebeforeweeat?
W:Well,actually,Ido.Ifyoudon’tmind,couldyousmokeoutside?Ifyouwanttopoisonyourbodyandshortenyourlife,that’syourbusiness.Butasforme,Iwanttolivelongand
healthy.
Thewomanasksthemantosmokeoutsidebecauseshewantstolivelongandhealthy.Shebelievessecond-handsmokecausescancertoo.
5.W:Robert,whenwelasttalked,youpromisedtherewouldbelesstelevisionandjunkfood,and
moreexerciseinyourlife.Butnowyou’rebecomingquiteoverweight.
M:Iknowit’sbad,butIreallylikewatchingTV.Afterallweshouldenjoyourselveswhileweareyoung.
W:Butyou’reriskingyourhealthwatchingTVsomuch.
M:Oh,yes:hearttrouble,highbloodpressure.ButI’dratherdiethangiveupTV.
ThemanoncepromisedhewouldwatchTVless,eatlessjunkfoodandhavemoreexercise.Buthebelievesitismoreimportanttoenjoyhimself,althoughthewomansayshe’sriskinghishealthwatchingTVsomuch.
III.ListeningIn
Task1:Diets
Ifyou’reayoungladyinyourtwenties,youmaybeeitheronadietorwonderingwhichdiettofollow.Indeed,peoplearesoconcernedwiththeirappearancethattheword“diet”haslostitsoriginalmeaning.Itnowhasthesamemeaningas“weightlossdiet”.Therewasatimewhenwomenboundtheirwaiststohaveanicefigure.ThemcameTwiggy,aBritishsupermodelmostfamousinthe1960s,andsincetheneveryonehaswantedtolooklikeatwig.Becauseofthistrend,manydietshavebecomepopular.Itisnotuncommontomeetyounggirlswholookweakenoughtobeblownawayinthewind,yettheyarestilltalkingaboutdiets!However,extremedietscanleadtohealthproblems.Manysuchdietersmayendupwithveryseriousdisorders.PrincessDianasufferedfromanexcessivelystrongappetite;KarenCarpenter,apopularsingerofthe1970s,diedofthelessofappetite.Youshouldknowthatlookinggoodisimportantbutnotwhenitcomesatheriskofyourhealthandlife.Bettereatinghabitsandproperexerciseareallyouneedtobefitandlookgood.
1.A2.C3.B4.B5.C
Task2:CultureShock
(D=Doctor;S=Student)
D:Hello,I’mDr.Black.How’reyoufeeling?S:I’mnotfeelingwell,doctor.D:Whatseemstobetheproblem?
S:Idon’tknow.Ijustfeeltiredallthetime.Iwanttosleepallday.I’mnotinterestedinstudyingorbeingwithpeople.
D:Howlonghadthisbeengoingon?S:Almostonemonthnow.
D:Arethereanyothersymptoms?S:I’mjusttired.
D:Doyouhavemanyfriends?
S:Idon’treallyhavemanyhere.I’maninternationalstudent.
D:Iimaginethatmanythingsaboutyourlifeherearedifferentfromyourhome.
S:Yeah,mylife’schangedalot.Foods,customs,socializing…evenbodylanguageandgesturesarealldifferentfromthoseinmyowncountry.D:Howlonghaveyoulivedhere?
S:Almostthreemonthsnow.Itseemsmuchlinger;it’sastruggleformetogetusedtothenewwayoflifehere.
D:Hmm.Well,let’scheckyouover.(afewminuteslater)Well,Idon’tseeanythingphysicallywrongwithyou.Yourheartisstrong.Lungsareclear.Yourbloodpressureisnormal.S:Thenwhatdoyouthinkiswrongwithme,doctor?
D:Yourproblemseemstobecultureshock.Sometimeswhenpeoplemovetoanewlocation,especiallyanewcountry,theyexperiencecultureshock.Sometimesthiscultureshockcanbeserious,andpeoplebecomeverydepressed.Isuggestthatyoutrytospendsometimeeachweekwithpeoplefromyourownculture.
S:ButmyteacherstellmetospeakEnglishallthetime.
D:Iunderstand,butrightnowweneedtodealwithyoursymptoms.Followmyadvice,andyou’llfeelbetter.
S:Howlongdoesthislast?
D:Cultureshocklastsforawhileandthenbeginstodisappear.Thelengthoftimevariesfrompersontoperson.Ifyouaren’tfeelingbetterintwoorthreeweeks,pleasecallmeagain.1.Thestudentfeelstiredallthetime,wantstosleepallday,andisnotinterestedinstudyingor
beingwithpeople.
2.Manythingsinthestudent’slifehavechanged,suchasfoods,customs,socializing,andeven
bodylanguageandgestures.
3.Becausethestudent’sheart,andbloodpressureareallnormal.
4.Sometimeswhenpeoplemovetoanewlocation,especiallyanewcountry,theyexperience
cultureshock.
5.Thedoctorsuggeststhatthestudenttrytospendsometimeeachweekwithpeoplefromher
ownculture.
Task3:TheFlu
There’snothinggradualabouttheflu:ithitsyoulikeahammer.Oneminuteyou’refeelingfine,andthenextyoucanbeshivering,burningup,andthenshiveringagain.Inminutes,yourlegsbecomeweakandyourbodyachesinplacesthathaveneverhurtbefore.Influenzacanbreakoutsosuddenlythatpeoplecansometimessay,“Ithitmeatexactly9lastnight.”Butwhethertheflustrikesatnightoronthebustoschool,there’sjustonethingavictimwantstodo:liedowninbed.Ahealthypersoncanfightoffthefluinthreetofivedays,thoughacoughandtiredfeelingcanlasttwomoreweeks.Butoftenanattackofthefluisfollowedbyanotherillness.Doctorsrecommendthatoldpeople,orpeopleofnayagewithheartorlungproblems,getafluvaccineeveryyear.Becausefluviruseschangeallthetime,anewvaccinemustbepreparedeachyeartoprotectagainstfutureattacks.
Thefluissuchaninfectionsillnessthatitcanhityouanytimeandanywhere.Oneminuteyoucanbefeelingfine,andthenextyoucanbeshivering,burningup,andthenshiveringagain.Soonyourlegsbecomeweakandyourbodybeginstoache.Oncethefluhitsyou,youjustwanttoliedown
inbed.Usually,itlaststhreetofivedays,buyisoftenfollowedbyanotherillness.Ifyou’reoldorhaveheartorlungproblems,you’dbettergetafluvaccineeveryyearsoastoprotectagainstit.
Task4:AnAnnouncement
Receptionist:Goodmorning.Dr.Black’soffice.Student:Hello,thisisAlbertShaw.I’dliketomakeanappointmentwithDr.Blackfora
checkup.Would9:30beallright?
Receptionist:Let’ssee.Hedoesn’thaveanyopeningsinthemorning.Butthere’sacancellationintheafternoonat3o’clock.
Student:Hmmm,howabout3:30?I’llhaveaclassuntil3:15.
Receptionist:OK,let’smakeit3:30thedayaftertomorrow.That’sThursday.
IV.SpeakingOut
NowYourTurn
James:Hello,Nicky!Areyoufeelingbettertoday?
Nicole:Well,thefeverisgone,butI’mstillfeelingweak.Youknow,Ican’ttakeiteasyany
longer.I’mworriedaboutmyclassandthecomingbiologyexam—it’sanimportanttest.James:Don’tworry.EverythingwillbeOK.Areyoustilltakingthemedicine?
Nicole:Yeah.I’mfollowingthedoctorsorders,butIhatetakingpills.Youcan’tbesureaboutthe
sideeffects.
James:Iknowwhatyoumean.Somemedicinesarenotsafe.Nicole:Youcouldsaythatagain.
Model2Isitserious,doctor?NowYourTurn
Doctor:Well,John,yourbloodpressureisabithigh.Isthereahistoryofthatinyourfamily?John:Isitserious,doctor?MygrandpadiedofaStroke.
Doctor:Yourconditionisnotthatbad.Butyouhavetotakecare.Morerest,lesswork.John:DoIhavetodropsomeclasses?Thetroubleisthatmyclassscheduleissotightthis
semester.
:Takeiteasy.Taketheprescriptionforthreemonths,thencomebackforanothercheckup.DoctorDoctor:
Model3What’sonyourmind?NowYourTurn
Katherine:What’sonyourmind,Sarah?Sarah:I’mreallyanxious.I’mafraidoftheoralpresentationtomorrow.
Katherine:There’sreallynoreasontobeworried.You’vepracticeditsooftenwithmethateven
Iknowit.
Sarah:ButIcan’thelpworrying.I’llgetnervouswhenIspeakinpublic.
Katherine:Iknow.WhenIdidmyfirstoralpresentation,Iwentthroughthesamething.You’llbefine.
V.Let’sTalk
Doctor:Well,yourtestresultsareback,Jim.Yourbloodtestsarefine.EverythingseemsOK.Jim:Huh.Istilldon’thaveanyenergy,andIgetheadachesallthetime.
Doctor:Mm.Iseeyourweightis180pounds.You’vegainedfivepoundssinceyourlastvisit.
That’salittletoomuchforyourweight.
Jim:That’sfunny.I’vebeeneatingthesameasalways.Doctor:Ithinkmaybeweshouldtalkaboutit.Jim:Oh,well,Imean…nowIeatthethingsstudentsusuallyeatatschool.Doctor:Theusualthings?Jim:Yeah,youknow.Inthemorning,Igrabafewdoughnutsandacoffeeonthewayto
school.
Doctor:Uh-huh.Andforlunch?Jim:Uh,acoupleofhotdogs,fries,andaCoke…maybeanicecreamonthewayback.Doctor:Anddinner?Jim:Pizza,andaCoke.Doctor:Whataboutexercise?Jim:Exercise?I’mjustnotintoexercise.IjustliketowatchsportsonTV.AnywayIwouldn’t
havetimeforexercise…toomuchhomework,youknow.
Doctor:Youshouldchangeyoureatinghabitsbeforeyouhaveaseriousweightproblem.I’llgive
youthispamphletwithdietsuggestionstofollow,andIalsowantyoutodosomewalkingandsomeone-hourworkoutsatthegym.Maybethreetimesaweek.
Jim:Diet?Exercise?Butcan’tIjusttakesomepillstogivememoreenergyandgetridofmy
headaches?
ColumnAColumnBThestudent’stestresults61.HeadachesandlackofenergyHisproblems12.ExerciseanddietHisbreakfast43.PizzaandaCokeHislunch.AfewdoughnutsandacoffeeHisdinner35.Acoupleofhotdogs,fries,andCokeSuggestionstofollow26.Nothingphysicallywrong
ForReferenceA
A,youseeBinlowspiritsandaskforthereason.Hi,Jack.What’sup?Youlookunhappy.B,tellAtheresultofyourbloodtest.
Well,Ihadabloodtestlastweek.Thedoctorsaidthatmybloodwasthickandsticky.I’mveryworried.
A,comfortB,andgiveyoursuggestions.
Don’tworry.Morefruitandvegetablesandregularexerciseswillimproveyourhealth.B,saywhatyouthinkaboutA’ssuggestions.Hopeso.Actually,thedoctorsaidthesame.
B
A,gotoastrangerandintroducethedietpills.
Excuseme,sir.Wouldyoupleasehavealookatournewdietpills?Ithelpsyoulose20poundsinonemonth.
B,showyoursurpriseandaskwhetherthepillsworkforallpeople.
Wow.Butdoesitsuitdifferentkindsofpeople?Imeantheoldandtheyoungalike?A,answeraffirmativelyandaskforB’spersona;contactinformation.
Goodquestion.We’vedifferentprescriptionsfordifferentgroupsofpeople.Wouldyoupleasefillintheformwithyourcomtactinformation,sothatwecanmailyouthedetailedintroductiontothedietpills?
B,writedownyourinformationandpassonthesheettoyourpartner.OK.Hereyouare!
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:MedicalServicesonCampus
WhileeveryuniversityinAmericahasitsownpoliciesandcreatesitsownrules,mostprovidesometypeofmedicalserviceorhealthinsuranceforstudents,especiallylargeuniversities.Ifstudentshaveacold,orotherillnesses,theycanseeadoctor,andtheymayalsoseekmedicaladviceonarangeofissues.FreetestingforSTDssuchasHIVisamajorpartofdiseaseprevention—sharingimportantinformationabouttheepidemic.Ifstudentsneedamajoroperationorprocedure,theymustseekoutsideassistance,buttheschoolmayhelpthemmakethearrangements.Smalleruniversitiesandcollegesarenotlikelytoprovidein-depthmedicalassistance;theyusuallydealwithsmallproblemsinhousing,andassiststudentstotakecareofmajorissuesoffcampus.Nomedicalservicesareofferedinuniversitiesandcollegesthatdonothavestudentslivingoncampus.1.medicalservicehealthinsurance2.medicaladvice3.operationoutsidemakethearrangements4.medicalassistancehousingoffcampus5.livingoncampus
Task2:AnExpensiveTreatment
Stevenhadatemperatureof100.Hisheadwasstuffed;hisbonesachedandhisthroatwassore.Heknewhehadtheflu.Allhisroommateshadbeensickwithit.Hehadusedupallthespecialcreamsandherbsthathismotherhadcarefullypackedandputinhissuitcase,saying,“Justincaseyougetsick.”Afterthreedaysoflyinginbed,feelingmiserable,Stevendecidedtogotothedoctor.Hedescribedallhissymptomsandwassurethedoctorwouldgivehimashotthatwouldmakehimfeelmuchbetter.Instead,thedoctortoldhimtogetplentyofrestandtodrinklotsofliquids.Shegavehimaprescriptiontofillandsaidintwoorthreedayshewouldbefeelingbetter.Asheleft,thereceptionisttoldhimhisvisitwouldcost$50.Stevenpaidthemoneyincashandleftthedoctor’sofficefeelingveryangry
1.F2.T3.F4.F5.T
Task3:Doctor’sAdvice
Onceanoldgentlemanwenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorexaminedhimandsaid,“Medicinewon’thelpyou.”Youmusthaveacompleterest.Gotoaquietcountryplaceforamonth,gotobedearly,drinkmilk,walkalot,andsmokejustonecigaraday.”
“Thankyouverymuch,”saidtheoldgentleman,“Ishalldoeverythingyousay.”
Amonthlater,thegentlemancametothedoctoragain,“Howdoyoudo!”saidthedoctor,“Iamverygladtoseeyou.Youlookmuchyounger.”
“Oh,doctor,”saidthegentleman,“Ifeelquitewellnow.Ihadagoodrest.Iwenttobedearly.Idrankalotofmilk.Iwalkedalot.Youradvicecertainlyhelpedme.Butyoutoldmetosmokeonecigaraday,andthatonecigaralmostkilledmeatfirst.It’snojoketostartsmokingatj\\myage.”1.D2.B3.A4.B5.D
Unit7
II.ListeningSkills
IdentifyingPrices
1.
M:Iwanttwocorrectionpensandanotebook.Howmucharethey?W:$1.95foreachcorrectionpen.$5.00forthenotebook.Q:Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopay?
W:Ooh,it’sonly$9.8.IbetJanewouldlovethisbluevase.Flowersarereallyherthing.M:Thesalesgirlsaiditis30%offtoday,anditwillbethenormalpricetomorrow.Q:Howmuchwillthevasecosttomorrow?
W:Wow,whatawonderfulyardsale.Didyouseethesofa?It’singoodshape,andhe’ssellingitforjust$100.
M:Yeah.Andthatcomputer,just$150.Whatasteal!TheonewesawlastSaturdaywas
threetimesasexpensiveasit.
Q:Howmuchwasthecomputertheysawlastweek?
2.
3.
4.M:Hi.I’dliketobooktwoticketsforthisweekend’sconcert.Howmuchforgeneral
admission?
W:Generaladmissionis$25perticketandisstandingroomonly.Seatticketsrangefrom$35to$50,dependingonthesectionyouwant.Q:Howmucharetwoseattickets?5.W:Hey,Nancy.I’vegotthiscouponthatsaysifIbuythreecansofCoke,Igetafreebagof
chips.
M:You’dbetterlookatitmorecarefully.ItsaysthreebottlesofCoke.Thebottlesareoverthere.$1.30foreach.
Q:HowmuchwillthemanpaytogetthreecansofCokeandabagofchips?1.D2.B3.C4.B5.D
III.ListeningIn
Task1:MallsintheU.S.
MallsarepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theyfeelsafebecausemallshaveprivatesecurityguardsandsometimesevenpolicestations.Parkingisusuallyfree,andtheweatherinsideisalwaysfine.Thenewestmallshavebeautifulrestareaswithwaterfallsandlargegreentrees.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMalofAmericainMinnesota.Itcovers4.2millionsquarefeet.Ithas350stores,eightnightclubs,andaseven-acrepark!Thereareparkingspacesfor12,750cars.About750,000peopleshopthereeveryweek.ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inMinnesota,butnowmallsareliketowncenterswherepeoplecometodomanythings.Theyshop,eatfoodsfromallovertheworld,andseemoviesattheaters.Somepeopleevengettheirdailyexercisefromthenewsportof“mallwalking.”Othersgotomallstomeetfriends.Insomemalls,peoplecanseeadoctororadentistandevenattendchurch.Inaword,peoplecandojustabouteverythinginmalls.1.A2.C3.B4.D5.D
Task2:OnlineShopping
W:Hey,Don,onlineshoppingissopopularnowadays.Whereisagoodplacetobuyelectronicsonline?
M:Hmmm.IusuallygotoAmazon.com.SometimesIuseeBay.W:Really,I’veneverusedeitherofthose.Whataretheyallabout?
M:Well,eBayisanauctionsite.Peopleputtheirstuffupforsale,andthenotherpeopleloginandifthey’reinterestedinoneitem,theybidonit.Ifyouwanttobid,youputintheamountthatisthemostyou’rewillingtopay.Then,byacertaindeadline,thehighestbidgetstheitem.W:Interesting.Then,ifyourbidisthehighest,howdoyoupay?
M:Well,youcanusuallysendacheckormoneyorder.Or,youcanuseasystemcalledPayPalwhichletsyoupaybycreditcardonline.W:Hoedoyougetyourstuff?
M:Well,aftertheauction,eBayputsyoudirectlyintouchwiththeseller,andthenyouarrangeforthemtosendittoyou.Youcancheckitoutatwww.eBay.com.W:Isurewill.AndhowaboutthatAmazonplaceyousaid?
M:Amazon.comislikeanactualstore,justonline.Theyselljustabouteverything,eitherneworuseditems.Ifindthepricesareusuallyagooddealcheaperthaninastore.
W:That’swhatI’veheard.Ithinkthatbuyingsomethingsonline,likebooks,orDVDs,isareallygoodidea,butIcouldneverbuyclothesonline.
M:Iknowwhatyoumean.Thingsthatyouneedtosee,touchandfeelfirst,beforeyoubuy,arehardtobuyonline.Butthenagain,there’relotsofpeoplewhobuyeverythingonline!
W:Doyouthinkit’ssafe?Imean,I’veheardthatpeoplecanstealyourcreditcardnumberovertheInternet.
M:Well,Ithinkthatisdoeshappen,butit’sveryrare.Allinall,it’sprettysafe.W:Andwhatifyouwanttoreturnsomething?
M:Ithinkthat’sprobablyeasierifyouboughtitinarealstore.But,theseonlinestoresandsellersoftenhaveverygoodreturnpolicies.Youjustneedtopackageitallbackupagain.W:Apainintheneckifyouaskme!
1.It’sanauctionsitewherepeopleputtheirstuffupforsale,andthenotherpeopleloginand
bidonit.
2.Theycansendacheckormoneyorder,oruseasystemcalledPayPalwhichletsthempayby
creditcardonline.
3.Theonlinestoreputsthebuyerdirectlyintouchwiththeseller,andthenthebuyercanaskthe
sellertosendtheitemsover.
4.Shecouldneverbuyclothesonline.
5.Youjustneedtopackageitallbackupagain.
Task3:Bewareofbargains!
Eversinceancienttimes,peoplehavealwayslovedabargain.Iftheythinktheyaregettinga“gooddeal”theywillgrabitup,whateveritis.Somepeoplebuyclothestheywillneverwear,orfurnituretheyhavenoneedorroomfor.Someevenbuycarstheycan’taffordsimplybecausetheautodealerishavingasale.Thereisanoldsaying:“Yougetwhatyoupayfor.”Andanothersaying:“Ifapriceseemstoogoodtobetrue,itprobablyis.”Sometimesstoresfeaturepoorerqualitygoodsatpricesthatarenotreallyreduced.Somestoresoffer“unbelievablebargainprices”onunitcosts,thenaddonhiddenchargessothatthefinalpriceisthesameastheregularprice—orsometimesevenhigher.Therearebargainstobehad,butthesafestwayistofindaretailerthatyoucantrust,andtobecautious.TheRomanshadasaying:“Letthebuyerbeware!”Theideaisastruetodayasiteverwas.
Peoplehavealwayslovedabargain.Iftheythinktheyaregettinga“gooddeal”,theywillgrabitwhateveritis.Butyougetwhatyoupayfor.Sometimesstoresfeaturepoorerqualitymerchandiseatpricesthatarenotreallyreduced.Somestoresoffer“unbelievablebargainprices”onunitcosts,thenaddonhiddenchargessothatthefinalpriceisthesameasorevenhigherthantheregularprice.Therearebargainstobehad,butthesafestwayistofindaretailerthatyoucantrust,andtobecautious.
Task4:AnAnnouncement
WelcometoourGiftShop!Timetostartthinkingaboutgiftsforyourfriends!Thebestflowers,cards,stationery,dolls,orientalgifts,artprintsandposters,hand-madegifts,andwoodworkarearrivingdaily.Remember,allthegiftsarecarefullychosenbytopprofessionals!YoucangetallyourfavoritegiftsatadiscountoftwentypercenthereatGiftShop!
IV.SpeakingOut
NowYourTurn
Katherine:Peter,whereareyouoffto?Peter:Justgoingtothebookstore.
Katherine:Oh,thephotoshopisnextdoortoit.Wouldyoumindpickingupmypicturesforme?Peter:Allright.Wantanythingfromthebookstore?
Katherine:Well,couldyoupickupastapler,please?Mypapersareinamess.Peter:Noproblem.
Model2Couldyoudomeafavor?NowYourTurn
Nicole:
HeyRobert,wouldyoutakealookatthisforme?Mycomputerismakingafunny
noise.
Robert:Sure,letmehavealook.Hmm,seemslikesomethinghadgonewrongwithyourhard
drive.
Nicole:Really?Well,thencouldyoudomeafavor?Ineedtogetitfixedrightaway.Wouldyou
givemearidetothestore?
Robert:Noproblem.Butitisstillunderwarranty?Nicole:I’mafraidnot.It’sseveralyearsold.
Robert:Let’shopetherepairsarenottooexpensive.
Model3Iwaswonderingifyoucouldpossibly…NowYourTurn
Susan:IwishIhadn’tgonetotownthismorning.Ilostmypurseattheshoppingcenter.Michael:I’msorrytohearthat.Whatareyougoingtodonow?
Susan:IguessI’llgobacktocheckattheLostandFound.AndIwaswonderingifyoucould
possiblylendmesomemoneyforthebusfare.EverycentIhadwasinmypurse.
Michael:I’llbegladto.Here’stendollars,ordoyouneedmore?
V.Let’sTalk
Jack:TherecertainlyarealotofCDsonsaleheretoday.IhopethenewLinkinParkisonsale.
Whatwereyouthinkingofpickingup?
Jane:Well,youknowme,Jack.Iloveclassicmusic.IwasthinkingofeithertheBeatlesorElvis’
“GreatestHits.”
Jack:Jane,whenareyougoingtogetwiththetimes?ClassicRockisnotclassic;it’sjustold.Jane:Yes,well,PopRockallsoundsthesametome.Forme,theClassicRockreallystandsout.
It’swhatstarteditall.
Jack:It’salsobeenplayedamilliontimes.Don’tyougettiredofit?
Jane:No,never.Oh,there’sasalesperson;let’saskhimwhattheyhaveonsale.Salesman:CanIhelpyou?
Jack:Yes,myfriendandIwerelookingforsomeCDs.Wewerehopingtheywouldbeonsale.
MyfriendislookingforsomeolderselectionsliketheBeatlesorElvis’“GreatestHits.”Iwasreallyhopingyou’dhavethenewLinkinParkonsale,butifnot,I’malsolookingforNickelback.
Salesman:Well,Ihavesomegoodnewsandsomebadnews.ThegoodnewsisthatalloftheCDs
youhaveaskedforareonsale.ThebadnewsiswehavejustsoldoutofElvis’“GreatestHits”,butwecanorderoneforyou.
Jane:(toherfriend)SoldoutofElvis!Thatmustmeanhe’sprettypopular.(tothesalesman)You
needtoorderitin?Howdoesthatwork?
Salesman:Well,ifyougivemeyourtelephonenumber,whenwegetit,oneofourstaffwillgive
youacall.Thenyoucansomeandpickitup.Itshouldn’tbemorethanaweek.
Jane:Okay,well,I’lltaketheBeatlesCDrightnow,andyoucanordertheElvisforme.I’llgive
youmyphonenumber.
Jack:AndIwilltakethenewLinkinParkfornow.I’mafraidIonlyhaveenoughforoneCD.Salesman:Thesalelaststilltheendofthemonth.Inthemeantime,I’llgetyourCDsforyou,and
I’lltakedownyournumberforthatElvisorder.Boy,he’salwaysapopularseller!
Jane:Iknow!
ColumnAColumnBJack2.3.4.8Jane1.5.6.7
ForReferenceA
B,persuadeAtobuythejeans.
I’mtellingyou,thejeanswilllookgreatonyou.A,giveyourimpressionofthejeans.
They’renice,butIthinkI’mgoingtolookaroundalittlefirst.B,pushAtobuythejeans.
Weonlyhaveafewpairsleft.A,trytobeatdowntheprice.
They’rejusttooexperience.Ifyougivemeadiscount,maybeI’llbeinterested.B,makeanoffer.
Sincethesejeansseemexactlyspeciallymadeforyou,I’llgiveyouafivepercentdiscount.A,bargainwithB.
Makeittenpercent,andI’lltakethem.
B
B,askAwhetherhe/shehasdonesomethingwrongwiththeWalkman.
Well,Sir/Miss.WhatexactlydidyoudowiththeWalkmanwhenyougotithome?A,complainandexplaintheproblem.
Why?Ididnothing.Iputitsomebatteriesandturnediton,butitjustwouldn’twork.B,offerasuggestion.
Well,I’mafraidwedon’thaveanymoreofthesemodelsinstock.Wouldyoumindchangingitforanothertype?
A,askifyoucangetarefund.
Notifitcostsmoremoney.CanIjustgetmymoneyback?B,AnswerA’squestionandmakeanoffer.
I’mafraidit’soutstorepolicythatwecanonlyexchangeit.Butforonlytwentydollarsmore,youcangetanewmodel.
A,giveyouropiniononB’soffer.
Butthat’swhatyoutoldmeaboutthismodellastweek!
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:Doescomplainingwork?
Manypeopletoleratebadserviceorinferiorproductsratherthanmakeacomplaint.Theyfeelthatcomplainingwon’tdoanygood.Infact,they’rewrong:complainingworksbecausecompaniesdon’twantdissatisfiedcustomers.Ifyouhaveacomplaint,dosomethingaboutitrightaway.Thelongeryouwait,theharderitwillbetogetyourcomplaintsettled.First,youcancomplaintooneoftheclerks.Iftheycannothelpyou,thenaskpolitelytospeaktoamanager.Also,manystoreshaveCustomerServicerepresentativeswhosejobistosolveproblemsincustomerrelations.Thesepeopleareeagertoassistbecausecompaniesrealizethatdissatisfiedcustomerscandamagetheirreputations.Youshouldalwaysinsistonyourownrightsasacustomer.Youhavetherighttoreceiveaproductyouorderedintimelymannerandingoodcondition.Withairlines,youhavetherighttobeontheflightyou’vebooked.Youcanalsoexpectadiscountifyoureceivelessthanyouhaveagreedupon—ahotelroomwithaviewofabrickwallinsteadofanoceanview,forexample.1.toleratecomplaint2.doanygooddissatisfiedcustomers3.longerhardersettled4.CustomerServicesolveproblems5.therightinatimelymanner
Task2:CreditCards
Becausecreditcardshavesomanyadvantages,theirusehasbecomewidespread.Unfortunately,however,creditcardsaremajorsourcesofproblemstosocietyasawhole.First,thereistheissueoffraud.Stolencreditcardsaddtothecostofallmerchandiseascompanieswriteofftheselossesbyaddingtothecostofallgoods.Second,therearethepersonalmisfortunes.Creditcardcompanieschargeexceptionallyhighratesofinterest(about20%),butbecausethecardsaresoeasytouse,manypeoplebutbeyondtheirabilitytorepay.Also,thereareoftentoogenerouslimitstotheamountofcreditonecanhave;asaresult,manypeoplerunupsuchhighdebtsthattheygobankrupt.Currently,itiseasyforpeopletoownmanycreditcards.Whenonecreditcardis“maxedout”theysimplyswitchtoanother.Althoughindividualcreditcardshavelimits,thenumberofcreditcardsisnotlimited.Peoplewithtencreditcards,eachwitha$5,000limit,have$50,000ofcredit,eventhoughtheymightnotbeabletopayalloftheirbills.Thiscaneasilyleadtobankruptcy.Perhapspeopleshouldbegivenanabsolutecreditlimitsetasacertainpercentagesoftheirimcome.
1.F2.F3.F4.T5.T
Task3:ATongueTwister
BettyBottaboughtsomebutter.“But,”shesaid,“thisbutterisbitter.PutabitofbetterbutterWillmakemybutterbetter.”SosheboughtabitofbutterBetterthanthebitterbutter.Anditmadeherbutterbetter.SoitwasbetterthanBettyBottaBoughtabitofbitterbutter.
Uint8
II.ListeningSkills
ListeningforRentsorCharges
1.M:Lookatthisad!“Onebedroomapartment,withkitchenandbathroom.”It’sclosetoour
school,andthepriceisonly$250amonth.W:ButIwantanapartmentatleast$50cheaper.
Q:Whatisthehighestrentthewomaniswillingtopay?B)$200.2.M:Laura,Ireallyhatetoaskthis,butIthinkI’mgoingtobefivedayslatewiththismonth’s
rent.Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmeout?
W:I’mafraidIcan’t.It’s$350!Ihaven’tmuchmoney.Ihavetosavehardtopaymyownrent;andit’salmosttwiceashighasyours.Q:Howmuchistheman’smonthlyrent？A)$350.3.M:Okay,Mrs.Smith,I’mallpackedandreadytomoveout.There’sjustthematterofthe
$500damagedepositandI’llbeoff.
W:Well,Rob,there’salsothematterofsomecigaretteburnsonthecarpetandaholeinoneof
thewalls.Thosedamageswillcost$100torepair.
Q:Howmuchisthelandladywillingtogivebacktotheman?B)$400.4.M1:Frank,weneedtotalkaboutthismonth’sutilitybill.It’s$220,andI’vegiveyouhalfthe
amount.Whyareyouaskingfor$50morre?
W2:Don’tyouthinkyoushouldpayalittlebitmorethanthat?Youhaveanextraheaterin
yourbedroom.Andyouhavebeentakingtwohotshowersaday,sometimesforalmostanhour.IthinkyoushouldbethankfulI’monlyaskingfor$160.Q:Howmuchisthesecondspeakeraskingthefirstonetopay?B)$160.5.M:Whyareyoustillstayinghere?Thegirlsonthisflooraresonoisy!Youcangetan
apartmentoffcampusforjustalittlemoremoney.Perhaps$450amonth.
W:Well,actually,Iwasplanningtopaytheextra$50tomovethere.ButIchangedmyidea
whenIlearnedthosenoisygirlswillmoveoutnextterm.Q:Whatistherentforthegirl’sdorm?B)$400.III.ListeningIn
Task1:LivingwithRoommates
Livingwithroommatesincollegedorms,oneislikelytohaveproblemsaswellassuccess.
Somestudentsreportmoreunhappyrelationshipswiththeirroommatesthantheydotheopposite.Onereasonforthisisthatit’shumannaturetopickoutaperson’snegativeaspectsmoreeasilythantorealizehisorherpositiveones.Livinginacollegedorm,youwillcertainlyseboththestrongpointsandshortcomingsofyourroommates.Butyou’llbemorelikelytorememberthoseunhappymomentsbetweenyouandtalkaboutthem.Youmayoftentendtotellwarstoriesaboutsomeonewhospilledtheirbreakfastalloveryou,butseldomwillyoutalkaboutthepleasantconversationyouhadwithsomeoneoverbreakfast.Thisselectivememorydoesyounogoodatall!Therefore,ifyouwanttoenjoybetterrelationshipswithyourroommates,youmustworkhardtoviewthemaspeopleandmakeyourselffullyawarethatthey’regoingtohavesomefaults—andsoareyou!
1.C2.A3.B4.D5.B
Task2:InterviewingaRentalAgent
M:Hi.AreyouJanefromtherentalagency?W:Yes.Nicetomeetyou.Itakeityou’reTim.
M:Yeah.Well,Ijuststartedtolookintomovingoffcampus.Itseemsthatallthegoodplacesaregoingfast.
W:That’sright;yougottabequick.Letmetellyoualittleaboutthisapartment.It’saonebedroom,onelivingroomapartment,withabathroomandakitchen.Thefurnishingsareallnew.Therearehardwoodfloors,theselargewindowsinthefront,andittendstobeaquietneighborhood.
M:Andhowaboutthetransportation?
W:Well,fromthebusstopdowntheblockyoucanalwayscatchbusesontocampus,orintothecity.
M:Ok.Howabouttherent?W:Therentis$300permonth.M:Isthereasecuritydeposit?
W:Yes.Youmustfirstpaythesecuritydeposit,whichisonemonth’srent,andthelastmonth’s
rent.Then,normalmonthlypaymentbegins.M:And,wouldmindifIhavearoommate?
W:Ofcoursenot!Whateveryoulike.
M:Well,theplacelooksgood.I’lldefinitelybeintouch.
W:Ok.Here’smybusinesscard.Givemeacallifyouhaveanyquestions.M:Willdo.1.2.3.4.5.
Heintendstomoveoffcampus.
Theapartmentconsistsofabedroom,alivingroom,abathroomandakitchen.Itisequippedwithhardwoodfloorsandnewfurnishings,andislocatedinaquietneighborhood.
Fromthebusstopdowntheblockpeoplecanalwayscatchbusesontocampus,orintothecity.
Itis$300permonth.
Hehastofirstpaythesecuritydeposit,whichisonemonth’srent,andthelastmonth’srent.
Task3:Off-campusApartments
Inmanycollegesanduniversities,therapidincreaseinthenumberofresidentstudentshasmadeon-campusdormitoriesincreasinglycrowded.Thusevensomeoftheleastattractiveoff-campusapartmentsnowseemtobeingreatdemand.Asaresult,realestateownerstendtopurchaseasmanypropertiesastheycannearcollegecampusforthesolepurposeofrentingthemoutyostudents.“Collegetowns”havesprungupacrossthecountrywheretherearelargenumbersofhousesfilledwithstudentstenants.Tofindanapartmentthat’s“right”foryou,firstdetermineexactlyhowmuchyoucanspend.Don’twasteyourvaluabletimeseeingapartmentsyoucan’tafford.Usenewspaperclassifiedads,apartmentguidesandtheInternet,tomakealistof“candidates”inyourpricerangeandneeds.Firstconsiderhowmuchtraveltimeyoucanaffordeachday.Thenextquestion:willyouhavearoommatetosharethecosts?Willyoubeabletoaffordtheapartmentifyourpartnermovesout?Furthermore,besuretoconsiderthepotentialcostsofutilitiescarefully.Sometimesutilitycostsareincludedintherent.Thisarrangementoftengivesaclearerpictureofmonthlycosts.
residentrightcosts
dormitoriesspend
apartments
afford
demandpropertiesroommate
rentmoves
Task4:RoommateWanted20-year-oldrespectful
twonorth
3-bedroomwalkingdistancehighspeed
$275preferredprivateutilities
responsible
airconditioning
IV.SpeakingOut
Model1
It’sallmyfault.
NowYourTurn
Professor:Everyoneshouldbeherebynow.Where’rethey?David:Well,therewasanoticepostedonthebulletinboard,butmaybenoteveryonesawit.Professor:Didanyoneputupanoticeintheregularclassroom?David:Well,Ithinknobodydid.Professor:Really?David:Ihatetosayit,butIdon’tthinktherestoftheclassiscoming.Professor:It’sallmyfault.Ishouldhavetoldthemallonthelastclass.
Model2Ididn’tdothat.
NowYourTurn
Electrician:Wasn’tIjusthereseveraldaysagoforanelectricalproblem?Ashley:Iguessyou’remistaken.
Electrician:Ohman!Lookwhatyou’vedone!Youcan’tplugalltheseappliancesintoonesocket.
It’stoomuchoverloaded!
Ashley:I’msorry,butIdidn’tdothat.
Electrician:Thetruthis,youcollegekidsneverlearn!
Model3I’mafraidyou’reright
NowYourTurn
:Well,yousee,whenyougetup,youalwaystakealongshower—onehoursometimes.JamesJames:
John:That’snottrue!Idohaveashowereverymorning,butIdon’tthinkIspentthatlong.
:Butwhenyouusethebathroom,youalwayslockthedoor.JamesJames:
John:I’msorry.Ijustlikemyprivacy.James:Well,thefactisthatothersneedtousethetoilettoo.DoyouthinkweshouldgoJames:
downstairstothegasstationtousethepublictoilets?
John:I’mafraidyou’reright.IpromiseI’lltakeaquickshowerlater,andkeepthedooropen.
V.Let’sTalk
Jack:Hey,Anne,longtimenosee!Anne:Yeah,whatcha’beendoin’?
ColumnA
Jack
ColumnB
1.2.3.4.5.6.wasinatriplelastyear.
isnowoutintheHillsideCommunity.
nowliveswithfiveotherstudentsinasuite.oncehadtodo15hoursofbuildingservice.believesthattheRAwastoostrict.
hasgottopayabout$2,000foranapartmentasemester.
7.hasgottopay$1,400foraroomayear.8.doesn’tlikenoisyroommates.
AnneJack:Anne:Jack:Anne:Jack:Anne:
Jack:Anne:Jack:
Jack:Oh,notmuch,justhangingaroundmysuite.
Anne:Oh,yougotasuitethisyear?I
rememberlastyearyouwereinatriple.Imean,thouseroomswerereallysupposedtobefortwopeople,buttheystuffedthreeofyouinthem.
Right.That’swhyIgottobidfirstformyroomthisyear.Andnowmeandfiveotherguysareinasuite.
Soit’sthreeroomsfortwopeopleeach？
Right.Andhowaboutyou?Whereareyoulivingthisyear?
I’moutintheHillsideCommunity,Ireallylikeitthere.It’salittlefurtherawayfromtheAcademicbuildings,butit’sniceandquiet.Youknow,I’mnotmuchofapartygoer.Iknow.Lastyearourcrazyfloorusedtokeepyouupallnight!DoyourememberwhentheRAcaughtmewithbeerinmyroom?Ihadtodo15hoursofbuildingservice!
ThatRAwassostrict!InHillside,sinceit’smostlyanoldercommunity,therearenoregulationsaboutalcohol.However,SundaythroughThursday,andFridayandSaturdayafter1a.m.areall“quiethours”.
Isitmoreexpensivetoliveupthere?Iknowtheapartmentsarereallynice.Yeah,alotmore.It’sabout$2,000asemester.
Whoa.Myroomisjust$1,400forayearperperson.
ForReference
a
B,askAwhyhe/shewantstomoveout.
Why?Isyourroommatereallythathardtolivewith?A,makeyourcomplaint.
I’mafraidso.He/shesnoresloudly,anditkeepsmeupallnight!B,askAwhetherhe/shehastriedtosolvetheproblem.
Well,isn’tthereanythingyoucandoaboutit?Haveyoutalkedtohim/her?A,expressyourdisappointment.
Ihave,buthe/shesaysthere’snothinghe/shecandoaboutit.Iknowit’snothis/herfault.B,makeyoursuggestion.
Ithinkyoucansuggesthe/shegotoseeadoctor.Theycanhelppeoplewhosnore.A,makecommentsonB’ssuggestion.
.Well,ifhe/sheagrees,thatwouldbeagoodidea.AndIdon’thavetomoveout.
ForReference
b
A,greetBandshowyoursurpriseforhavingnotseenhim/herfordays.Hi,John.Ihaven’tseenyoufordays.Wherehaveyoubeen?B,tellAthatyou’renotoncampusveryoften.
Hey,John.It’sgoodtoseeyou.I’mnotlivinginthedormnow.A,askBwhy.
What’sup?Anythingunhappy?B,giveyourreason.
Well,Ijustwantedalittlemorefreedom.And…someofmyroommatesweremakingmecrazy.
A,makecommentsonwhatBsays.
Iknowwhatyoumean.It’sreallyinconvenienttoshareasingleroomwithseveralotherpeople.
VI.FurtherListeningandSpeakingListening
Task1:TheResidenceHall
TheUniversityResidenceHallhouses339students.Itisconvenientlylocatedoncampus,andprovidescomfortable,fullyair-conditionedroomformaleandfemalestudents.Asanintegralpartoftheeducationalprogram,itismorethanaplacewherestudentscaneatandsleep;itisalivingunitinthetruesenseoftheterm.Herestudentsfromallpartsofthecountryandallcornersoftheworldareassignedtoroomwithoutregardtorace,religion,colorornationalorigin.Theyenjoymanyopportunitiestomakenewfriendswithallkindsofpeopleandcanalsoenjoymany
voluntaryeducational,social,cultureandrecreationalactivitiesprovidedbytheResidenceHallstaff,incooperationwiththeResidenceHallCouncil.Theexperienceherewillcontributeasmuchtostudents’developmentaswilltheircourseworkandstudy,andultimatelytothesoundeducationneededforeffectivecitizenshipinthecommunity.
1.oncampusair-conditionedroom339
2.theeducationalprogramalivinguniteatandsleep3.allpartsofthecountryassignedtoroomnationalorigin4.makenewfriendseducationalactivities5.students’developmentthesoundeducationcitizenship
Task2:ArrangementsforMoving
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.I’vecalledthismeetingtodiscussournewcampuswhichisopeningfullynextyear.Weplantomoveourstudentstothenewfacilitiesingroups,sopleaselistencarefully.TheyAgriculturalSciencestudentswon’tmoveatall.Asyouknow,theirnewfacilitieswereopenedlastyear,andtheyarewellplacedforbothlaboratoryandclassroomspace.TheArtsstudents,however,areadifferentcase.Historystudentsareallmoving,butunfortunatelyTheirteacherswillbeleftintheoldbuilding,asthenewofficeaccommodationisn’tyetready.Betternewsforengineers.Yourfaculty,staffandstudents,arealreadyintheprocessofmovingtothenewcampus.Thelabisalreadyinoperation.Themovefortheengineersshouldbecompletednextweek.TheoldengineeringbuildingwillbetakenoverbythePhilosophyDepartment.TheFacultyofLawhasbeenmoveddowntown.Thisleavesvacantthepremisespreviouslyoccupiedbythelawyers.Theplanningcommitteeisacceptingsuggestionsforthewayschoolbuildingscouldbeused.So,ifyouhavefurtherdoubtsorquestions,pleaseletusknow.Thankyou.1.T
2.F
3.T
4.T
5.F
Task3:TopoftheWorld
Suchafeeling’scomingoverme
ThereiswonderinmosteverythingIseeNotacloudintheskyGotthesuninmyeyes
AndIwon’tbesurprisedifit’sadream
EverythingIwanttheworldtobeIsnowcomingtrueespeciallyformeAndthereasonisclearIt’sbecauseyouarehere
You’rethenearestthingtoheaventhatI’veseen
I’monthetopoftheworldlookingDownoncreationAndtheonlyexplanationIcanfindIsthelovethatI’vefoundeversince
You’vebeenaround
Yourlove’sputmeatthetopofworld…
Unit9
II.ListeningSkills
MakingCalculations
1.W:Itsoundsexpensive.Whydidtheychargeyousomuchforrepairingthecomputer?
M：Well,it’s$25forlabortostartwith.Anewmoderncostanother50bucks.OntopofthatIneededanewbattery,anditcost$17.
Q:Howmuchdidthemanspendaltogetherfixinghiscomputer?2.W:HowlongareyouontheInterneteveryday?
M：Aboutthreehoursaday.IpromisedDadtocutthatinhalf,buttheInternetissoslow.Q:HowmuchtimehasthemanpromisedtospendontheNeteveryday.3.W:Wheredidyougetallthesee-mails?
M：Igottenmessagesfromclassmates,oneaboutanassignmentandonefrommybrother.
Fivewerespam,theannoyingstuffthatcomesatalltimes.Q:Howmanye-mailmessagesdidthewomangetaltogether?4.W:IttakestwiceaslongtoopenmyHotmailnow.Ineedoveraminutetoseemymail.Isthe
problemHotmailortheISP?
M：ForgetHotmail.Igete-mailthroughalocalproviderintenseconds.Tryit.Q:Howlongdiditusetotakethemantogethismail?5.W:Talkingaboutcomputer,what’sthemeaningofPentium4andclockspeed?
M：Imaginetheprocessorofacomputerasabus.ThehigherthePentiumnumber,thelarger
thethebusandthemoreinformationitcancarry.Clockspeedtellshowfastdataareprocessed.Aclockspeedof100ishalfasfastasaspeedof200.Q:Howmuchfasterisaclockspeedof200thanaclockspeedof100?1.D
2.C3.A4.B5.C
III.ListeningIn
Task1:TheInternetonCampus
TheInternet,aworldwideinformationnetwork,isusedatuniversitiesmainlyasaninformationsupplysource.StaffsupplyinformationviatheInternetandstudentsmayaccessitoranyotherpubliclyavailableinformation.TheInternetisalsousefulforstudentstocommunicatewithstaff.Teachersmaypresentlecturematerialsinlecturehalls,andatthesametime,theycandistribute
thematerialsforstudentstoaccessfromanylocationatanytimeviatheircomputer.Suchmaterialsarepreesentedmainlyintheformoftext,stillpicturesandhypertextlinks.Studentsfindthisvaluableandrelevanttotheirneeds.Iftheymustmissalecture,studentscanstillkeepuptodate.Staffusersmayputupnoticesofconferences,maintainprofessionalcontacts,andcommunicateandconductdiscussionswiththeircolleaguesorstudents.Students,ontheotherhand,aretaughthaowtousetheInternetasanindividualproductivitytoolinseveralcourses.1.A
2.D
3.A
4.A
5.C
Task2:SurfingtheNet
W:HiBryan.Hareyoudoing?Youlooktired.
M：Oh,I’malittleburntout.I’vebeensurfingtheNetforthelastfewhours.W:Wereyoudoingschoolwork,orwasitjustforpleasure?
M：Well,IwantedtogetsomeinformationonSouthAmericaforaprojectIhave,butIfounda
reallyinterestingchatsitewithpeoplefromthereandstartedchatting.W:Well,didyougettheinformationyouneeded?
M：Yes,butthenwespentlotsoftimechattingaboutotherinterests.
W:Isee.TheInternetisawonderfulplace.Thereissomuchinformationavailable.Icompletelyunderstandhowyoucangetdistracted.SometimesIfindmyselflookingforonepieceofinformation,butbythetimeIamfinishedIhavealotmorethanIstartedofflookingfor.M：Iknow.OnethingIreallydon’tlikeaboutit,though,isittakessomuchlongertofindthings,becausemanysitesareuseless.
W:Yes,there’sthat,andalso,Ioftenfindthesamesiteoverandoveragaininasearch.Thatdefinitelywasteslotsofmytime.
M：And,ofcourse,therearesitesthatofferlittletonorelevantinformationonthetopicyouaresearchingfor.Inmysearchtoday,Ifoundquiteafewsitesthatwerenothingmorethanoldlocalnewsarchivesandeventcalendars.
W:Well,I’msuretheywereusefultosomeoneatsometime,buttheyshouldberemovedwhenthey’renolongerofusetoanyone.
M：Iagree.WithallthetimeIspndonit,Istillfindittobethebestsourceofinformationavailable.Andspeakingofinformation,IreallyshouldreadthroughwhatIgotontheInternetandstartworkingonmyproject.
W:Okay.Goodluck.It’sfunnywehadthischat,asIwasjustonmywayhometosurftheNetmyself.
M：Well,itwasnicetalkingtoyou,andmaybeI’llmeetyouinachatroomlatertonight.1.SurfingtheInternetforthelastfewhours.
2.SomeinformationonSouthAmericaforaprojecthehad.3.Becausethereissomuchinformationavailable.
4.Ittakessomuchlongertofindthingsbecausemanysitesareuseless.
5.Shethinkstheywereusefultosomeoneatsometime,buttheysgouldberemovedwhen
they’renolongerofusetoanyone.
Task3:InternetAddiction
Overtheyears,studieshaveshownthatit’spossibletobecomeaddictedtotheInternet.Actually,collegestudentsaremostlikelytohavetheaddictionbecauseofmanyfactors.Difficultyinadaptingtolifeawayfromhome,andcertainpsychologicalproblemslikedepressionorsocialanxietyareamongthemainreasons.CollegestudentshavelotsfreetimetospendandmanyofthemaresuppliedwithfreeInternetaccessandacomputerintheirdoorms.It’sreallyeasytogetaddicted.Walkingthroughthecomputerlabs,youaremostlikelytofindstudentschattingorsurfingontheInternet.Therearenotjustsome,butmanystudentsnotreallydoinganythingrelatedtoschoolwork.Theyarespendingfartoomuchtimeonline,whichmaydoharmtotheirschoolworkandotheractivities.Asaresult,somehavebeenacademicallydismissed,andothersareeveninthedangerzonefordevelopinganaddictionneedstobeaddressednowasaseriousproblemoncollegecampuses.likelyadaptinggambling
psychological
access
dorms
chatting
related
dismissed
Task4:ABriefIntroduction
honoredasourguestmisuse
NewThreatstoSecurity
computerwakeyourinterest
hacking
protect
booksandarticles
IV.SpeakingOut
FocusingAttention
Model1AsfarasI’mconcerned,…NowYourTurn
Nicole:Hi,Chris!What’sup?
Christopher:ThedamnedInternetisdownagain.Seemslikeit’salwaysdown.Whatdoyou
thinkIshoulddo?
Nicole:Ifuouaskme,youjustneedtohaveyourconnectionchecked.
Christopher:Maybeyou’reright.But,totellthetruth,whatIreallyneedistohavemyown
computer.
Nicole:Why?AsfarasI’mconcerned,that’snotnecessarywhenyou’relivingoncampus.
Model2Inmyopinion
Ashley:HeyMike,whatareyoudoingonline?
Michael:Well,I’mgettingsomeideasformytermpaper.
Ashley:Ideas?Well,Ipersonallythinkweshouldthinkforourselves.
Michael:It’seasiersaidthandone!WorkingwiththeInternetismuchfaster,youknow.Ashley:But,inmyopinion,that’saformofplagiarism.
Michael:Comeon,Ashley.Ineverquotethepassages;Ijustusetheirideas.
Model3AsISeeit,…
Maria:I’vegottodotwoassignmentsthisweek,buttheInternetisnotalwaysatimersaver.Jessica:SearchingontheInternet?Don't’tyouthinkit’shardtofindtherightinformationfor
yourassignments?
Maria:No,justtheopposite.There’stoomuchinformation.Istartlookingforonething,and
see
somethingelse.BeforeIknowit,I’mcompletelyofftopic.
Jessica:Well,asIseeit,youshouldfocusonwhatyouaredoingandnotgetdistracted.
Maria:But,thepointisthatit’sveryhardtostayononetopicwhenothertopicskeepflashing
and
jumpingoutatyou!
V.Let’sTalk
Anne:John!You’replayingcomputergamesagain?John:Hi,darling.I’mjustsurfingtheNet.
Anne:Oh,mygosh!You’rebecomingaNet-addict!
John:Comeon,Anne.IfindtheInternetveryuseful—Icanfindanything.Wantmetosearchfor
thenumberofNet-addictsinAmerica?
Anne:John,youspendmoretimeontheNetthanwithme.It’skindofunhealthy!
John:Unhealthy?Here,justfeelmymuscles.IlikeAtlas—IcanlifttheworldwiththeNet.Anne:Stopjoking,John.Youspendhoursclosedupinyourroom,withjustyourcomputerfor
company,likearecluse.Itisasifyoulivedinacomputer!
John:Notreally.IamintouchwiththeworldthroughtheWeb.
Anne:Butitisnotthesame.Youneedtointeractwithpeople,playrealgames,andenjoynature.
Yourvirtualworldisaformof…of…escapism.
John:Therealworldcouldusesomeescapingform,don’tyouthink?
Anne:Youknow,John,itisnotjustyou;mostyoungpeople—evenchildren—spendsomuch
time
ontheNetthatitisnotonlyaffectingtheireyesightbutalsotheirpersonalities.Theyarebecomingunsociable…
John:Anyway,lookatthepositiveside:theamountofusefulinformationavailableontheWebis
amazing.
Anne:Iknowthat.AslongastheInternetisonlyavirtualgirlfriend,Iwon’thavetoworry
aboutit.John:2,4,6,8Anne:1,3,5,7
ForReference
a
A,sayhellotoBandaskwhatheisdoingonline.
Hi,Brian.You’reonlineagain!Searchingforsomething?B,respondtoA’sgreetingandanswerhis/herquestion.Hello,Vivian.I’mplayinggames.It’sthrilling!
A,showyourconcernforBbylisteningsomedia=sadvantagesofNetaddiction.
Comeon,Brian.You’vespenttoomuchtimeonline.Haven’tyoueverworriedaboutyourstudy?YouraddictiontotheNetwillspoilyou!
B,accountforyourNetaddictionbylistingsomeconveniencesandexcitementtheInternetbrings
to
you.
Don’tbejoking,Vivian.TheInternetissoconvenient,andyoucandoeverythingonit.Ienjoyplayinggamesonline.It’sreallyexciting!
b
A,greetBandaskwhatheisdoing.
Hi,Dave.What’reyoudoing?Seemsyou’redoingeditingwork.B,respondtoA.
Well,IjustdownloadedanessayfromtheNet,andhavegottomakesomechangesformyliteratureclass.
A,makecommentsonB’spractice.
What?Downloadedanessay?Areyoucrazy?We’resupposedtowritepapersbyourselves.B,trytojustifyyouract.
Soundseasy!ButIdon’thavethetime.Besides,I’mnotintoliterature,youknow.
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Listening
Task1:TheOriginoftheInternet
ThestoryoftheInternetbeginsinthelate1950s.TheSovietUnionlaunchedSputnikin1957.ThePentagonsetuparesearchteamin1958tocreateacomputernetworktooperateduringdisasterslikeanuclearwar.TheresultingnetworklinkedU.S.scientificandacademicresearchers.ItgrewintotheWorldWideWebortheInternetthatbecamethenetworksystemoftheInformationAge.
In
1985,theNationalScienceFoundationcreatedanetworkwhichprovidedafreenationalservicetoanyU.S.researchandeducationinstitution.Later,largecorporationsbegantobuildtheirownnetworks.AllthosenetworksfinallyjoinedthePentagon’snetworktoformtheInternet.Bythe1990s,anyonewithacomputer,amodern,andInternetsoftwarecouldlinkuptotheInternet.In
the
future,theInternetwillprobablygrowmorecomplexandbecomepartofalargernetworkcalled
the
informationhighway.Withthatpeoplecouldbank,shop,watchTV,andperformmanyother
activitiesonline.
—ASmallTownTask2:TheInternetInternet—
TheInternetisaglobalnetwork,butinmanywaysit’slikeasmalltownwithsimilarservicestooffer.There
areelectronicpostofficestosendandreceivee-mail,functioningsomewhatmoreefficientlythanthePostOfficeweknow.Therearelibrariesofinformationthatstayopen24hoursadaywithmillionsofbooksanddocumentstobrowseorsearchthroughontheWorldWideWeborWWW.Youcanalsoenjoyreal-timetext-basedcommunication,usingwrittenorprintedmaterialtocommunicatewithothersimmediatelyandalmost“facetoface”.Localcoffeeshopsareseenintheguiseofchatroom,withpeopledroppingbyatallhoursofthedayandnighttosocialize.Onlineeducationandtrainingisavailablejustasitisina“bricksandmortar”universityorschool.Onlinebankingoffersyoualltheservicesavailableatyourlocalbank,withoutfearingtobemuggedatanATM.Youcanbuyalmostanything,listentoyourlocalradiostationordoyourgroceryshopping.Indeed,theInternetisyourtowninabox!
Task3:Ifonlylifecouldbelikeacomputer!
Togetyourdailyexercise,justclickon“run”!Ifyouneedabreakfromlife,clickon“suspend”.Hit“anykey”tocontinuelifewhenready.
To“add/remove”someoneinyourlife,clicksettings.
Toimproveyourappearance,justadjustthedisplaysettings.Whenyouloseyourcarkeys,clickon“find”.
Youcouldclickon“send”andthekidswouldgotobedimmediately.Tofeellikeaperson,clickon“refresh”.Clickon“close”toshutupthenoises.Toundoamistake,clickon“back”.
Isyourfurnituregettingold?Click“update”.
Ifyoumessedupyourlife,youcouldpress“Alt,Ctrl,Delete”andstartallover!
Speaking
1.F
2.T
3.T
4.F
5.T
Unit10
II.ListeningSkills
IdentifyingtheMainInformation
1.M:Forthewinterbreaksomefriendswantmetogoonatripwiththem,butmyunclein
wouldalsolikemetovisithim.WhatshouldIdo?
W:Youmaymissyouruncleandbesorryaboutnotseeing,butIreallythinkdrivingfromcitytocitywithfriendswouldbemorefun.Tripuncledrivingfun2.M:Laura,I’vegottoseemyparentsinCaliforniaduringtheholidays.Whynotcomewith
me?Myfolksareterrific.
W:Gee,I’vealwayswantedtogothere.ButI’mabitshortofmoney.Parents’Californiashort3.W:ForourCaliforniatrip,I’vepackedlightclothes,toiletries,pajamas,andmycamera.Anythingelseyoucanthinkof?
M:Well,IthinktheonlythingIdidn’thearonyourlistisabathingsuit.Remember,
Californiaisonebigbeach.Packedbathingsuitbeach4.M:Thanksgivingweekendiscomingup.Whatareyoudoingfortheholidays?W:Why?Theusualofcourse:reading,watchingTV,washingclothes…M:Howaboutatriptoahuntingcabininthemountains?
W:That’sinteresting.ThetroubleisI’veneverevenfiredagun.Butit’llbeachancetoget
awayfromthebooksforawhile.huntingcabinThanksgivinginterestinggunbooks5.W:Icanhardlywaitforthewintervacation.Wherearewegoingtoenjoyit?
M:They’reallgoingtostayhere.Maybewecanfindsomedifferentplaces,say,gotoother
cities.
W:Fantastic.Myparentssaidthey’dhelpmewiththeexpenses.M:I’vesavedalittletoo.VacationdifferentexpensessavedIII.ListeningIn
Task1:HowIplanmyHolidays
WhenIplanmyholidays,IliketogowhereIhaven’tbeentobefore.HowdoIchoose?TheInternetisagoodsourceofbasicinformation.Allresortsandhotelshavewebsitesandofferspecialpricesthroughthem.YoucanoftenbookroomscheaperontheInternetthaninperson.Sometimesyoucangetcouponsthatwillgiveyouacutintheusualprice.Forexample,IhavevisitedSandBeachmanytimes.ButI’dneverstayedinitsoldtown.Well,IgotacouponforaroomathalfpriceattheGrandHotelthere.Idiscoveredthattheoldtownhadantiqueshopsandwasgenerallyaninterestingarea.Ialsolikefinefood,soIsearchoutinformationongood.
restaurantsandtrytohavemealsinthem.Someplanningcanpreventaholidayfrombecomingadisasterandwithabitofluckmakeitanexperienceofalifetime.1.C2.B3.B4.A5.A
Task2:PlanningfortheHolidays
M:Hey,Susan,myclassesinthissemesterareoveratlast!
W:Over?Istillhavetwofinalstotakeandthreetermpaperstofinish.M:Takeiteasy!Ican’twaitfortheholidays.Whereshallwego?
W:Ihaven’teventhoughtaboutanythingbutassignmentsandclassesyet.Yougotanyideas?M:Ireallywanttohaveachange.I’dliketogosomewherefarawayfromschoolandforgetaboutlecturesandessaysandallthathardwork.
W:Soundsgoodtome.Howmuchtimedowehavebeforethenextsemesterstarts?M:Aboutthreeweeks,Iguess.
W:Howaboutifwegotothecoast?Itwouldbewarmandwecansunourselves.
M:Thecoastwouldbegood.Butlet’slookatsomeotheroptions.There‘remountainsinthenorth.Wecouldgoskiing.
W:Skiingisexciting,butIreallywanttogetrelaxed.
M:HowaboutwehoopaplantoChina?WecanspendaquiettimewithpeopletherefortheChineseSpringFestival.
W:Don’tbejoking.Ok,themountains.Butthemostimportantthingformeatthemomentistomorrow’sexam.
M:Goodlucktoyou,Susan!I’llstartpacking.
1.Shestillhastwofinalstotakeandthreetermpaperstofinish.2.He’dliketogosomewherefarawayfromschoolandforgetaboutlecturesandessaysandallthathardwork.
3.Becauseitwouldbewarmthereandtheycansunthemselves.4.Skiingisexciting,butshewantstogetrelaxed.5.Themostimportantthingforheratthemomentistomorrow’sexam.
Task3:Halloween
SomepeoplereallyenjoyChristmas,orValentine’sDay,orEaster,orhaveahugefamilyreunionorbarbecueontheFourthofJuly.SomepeoplelookforwardtostuffingthemselveswithturkeyeveryyearonThanksgiving.Greatasthoseare,theydon’tcomparewithmyfavorite.ILOVEHalloween!WhyHalloween?Well,Halloweenisthenightoftheyearwhenwecanallgetdressedupassomeoneelse,pretendandletourimaginationsrunwild.Evenadultsgetafreepasstogobacktotheirchildhoodandbecomethatkidstillinsideallofus.It’salsotheonenightoftheyearwhenwegettoshinelightonthedark,andconfrontmonsters,ghosts,witches,andallthings
dead.Wegettoconfrontourbiggestfears,asbothchildrenandadults,andreassureourselvesthatthere’sreallynoreasontobeafraidofthingsweseeatnight.ChristmasThanksgivingdressedimaginationsadultschildhoodshineconfrontdeadreassureatnight
Task4:IntroductionbyaTourGuide
Goodmorning,passengers.Welcomeaboard.We’llbearrivinginDisneylandwithinanhour.Inthemeantime,itismypleasuretomakeyouawareofthemanyhistoricandscenicspotsalongtheway.Andtherearemanyindeed,sojustsitback,relaxandlookoutofthewindow.Beforeyouknowit,we’llhearMickeyMousewelcomingus.
IV.SpeakingOut
Model1Wouldyouliketojoin…?
Matthew:Hey,Jason.Whyareyoupackinginsuchahurry?
Jason:I’mofftoMiamifortheholiday.Howaboutyou,Matt?Matthew:Ihaven’tdecidedyet.MaybeI’lljuststayoncampus.
Jason:Howwouldyouliketoescapefromthesegrayskiesandthiscouldweather?Matthew:Soundslikeit’stempting.Jason:Wouldyouliketojoinme?
Matthew:Well,thanks,Jason.I’llhavetocheckoutafewthings.I’llcallyoutonight.
Model2Iwaswonderingifyouwasfree…
Sarah:Hi,Jim.What’syourplanforthisweekend?
James:Well,someofmyclassmatesandIaregoingonahike.Iwaswonderingifyouwerefreetojoinus.
Sarah:Wow!Thatsoundsalotoffun..NextweekendmybrotheriscomingtoseemeandI’vegot
tobeatourguideandshowhimaroundthecity.Wouldyoubeinterestedingoingwithus?James:I’dloveto,butJoanandIhavealreadyplannedtogoskiinginthemountains.Sarah:Mmm,Ienvyyou—butIcan’tski.
Model3Canyoumakeit?
Christopher:Hi,John.NewYear’sDayiscomingsoon.I’dliketoinviteyoutoapartyat
Hudson’sHall.
John:I’dloveto,butImaynotbebackintimeforit.Iwon’tbebacktocampusuntil
NewYear’sDay.
Christopher:Terrific!That’swhenwe’rehavingtheparty.Imean,theNewYear’sEve.Canyoumakeit?
John:IthinkIcan.Igottwoticketsforabasketballgameintheafternoon.Wecould
watchthegamebeforetheparty.Wouldliketogo?
Christopher:That’sgreat.YouknowIlovebasketball.
V.Let’sTalk
John:Hi,Jane.Haveyougotasecond?Ineedsomeadvice.Jane:Sure.What’sup?
John:Well,I’veputmynamedownforacollegetriptoArizonaandIknowyou’vebeentherea
fewtimes.
Jane:Yeah,that’sagreatplace.Whichpartareyougoingto?
John:We’llhaveacoupleofdaysinPhoenix;thenwe’lldriveovertheGrandCanyouandhead
forthedesert.
Jane:Fabulous.Whenareyougoing?
John:ThesecondweekofNovember.Tillthe17th—tendaysinall.Whatdoyouthinktheweather
willbelikeinthedesert?
Jane:Itshouldbeverypleasant,aroundfifteendegreescentigradeduringtheday.Butmakesure
youtakesomethingwarmtowear,becausethetemperaturecandropalotatnight,downtofivedegreesoreverlower.
John:Really?I’dshiverallnightifyouhadn’ttoldmethat.
Jane:Butit’sawonderfultimeofyeartogo.Therecouldbesnowonthemountainsbythen,and
thescenerywillbefantastic.Inthemiddleofthesummer,itcanbeunbearablyhotdownthere.
John:Didyoumeetthelocalpeoplewhenyouwerethere?Tellmewhatthey’relike.
Jane:They’reveryfriendly,andit’sinterestingtowatchthemmakingcrafts—pottery,weaving,
andthelike.
John:Soundsgreat.ButI’dalsolikealittleaction.Iknowtherearemuleridesdownintothethe
GrandCanyou.Haveyouheardanythingaboutthat?
Jane:SureIhave.AguidewillleadyourightdownatrailtothebottomoftheCanyou,tothe
ColoradoRiveritself.
John:TheGrandCanyouisprettysteep.Isitdangerous?
Jane:Well,nothingisperfectlysafe,butthesafetyrecordoftheridesisprettygood.Itshouldbe
Fun.John:1458
Jane:2367
ForReference
A
A,showBthebrochuresyougotfromtravelagenciesandaskhim/herwhathis/herholidaydestinations.
I’vepickedupquiteafewbrochuresfromtravelagencies.Wheredoyouwanttogoforthesummervacation?
B,giveyouropinionoftheplacesinthebrochures.
Well,theseareallforluxuryhotelsintouristareas.IwashopingtodosomethingmoreInteresting.
A,showyourpreference.
Comeon.What’smoreinterestingthanstayinginaluxuriousseasidehotelandhavingfuninthesun?
B,sayyouprefertostayvisit.
Well,Iwasthinkingabouthistoryandculture.Ihadinmind.A,giveyouropinionofB’splan.
?Ireallydon’tknowmuchaboutit.Dotheyhaveluxuryhotels?B,trytojustifyyourchoice.
Ithinkyou’remissingthepoint.Wegotonottostayinluxurioushotels,buttolearn
Something.
B
A,showyourconcernaboutB.
You’renotlookingyourselfthesedays,Jane.What’sthematter?B,respondtoA’sconcern,sayingyougettheholidayblues.Oh,nothing.IguessI’mjustalittleblueaftertheholidays.A,askforthereasonwhyBisblueaftertheholidays.Why?Didn’tyouhaveagoodtime?
B,explainhowyouspentyourholidaysandhowmuchyouenjoyedthem.
That’stheproblem.IwenttoNiagaraFallsandsawsomanywonderfulthings.Itwasamazing!A,saythatyoudon’tunderstandwhattheproblemis.
I’mconfused.Thatsoundslikeagreatvacation.Sowhat’stheproblem?B,accountforyourproblem.
I’mbackhere!ComparedtoNiagaraFalls,homeisprettyboring.
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:Valentine’sDay
Valentine’sDaystartedwhentheEmperorClaudiusIIruledRome.ClaudiuspunishedRomeintosomanywarsthathehadahardtimefindingsoldiersforhisarmy.HethoughtthereasonwasthatRomanmendidnotwanttoleavetheirfamiliesandlovers.Tosolvethatproblem,hecancelledmarriagesandengagements.ButaChristianpriestnamedValentinewhobelievedinloveandmarriagesecretlymarriedcouplesWhentheemperorlearnedaboutthesemarriages,hesentValentinetoprison.ThepriestdiedinprisononFebruary14,270.NotuntilafewhundredyearslaterdidSaintValentine’sDaytakeitspresentform.TodaywestillhonorSaintValentine.Theoldideasoflove,marriageandfertilityhavelastedandtakenonmodernmeanings.1.warsfindingsoldiers2.familiesandlovers3.loveandmarriage4.prisonFebruary145.fertilitymodernmeanings
Task2:Holidayblues
Whileformanypeopletheholidayseasonisjoyousandhopeful,othersmayfinditjustasstressfulasinterviewingforanewjob.Manyfactorscancontributetotheholidayblues.Tobeginwith,therearemorepartiestoattendandmoreshoppingtripstomake.Butthisdoesn’tmeanweworkfewerhoursorgetabreakfromhouseholdduties—wejusttrytodomorethingsinasingleday.Thentherearethefinancialburdens.Therewardsofbeinggeneroustoclosefriendsandfamilymayoutweighthepricetag—andwhataboutextendedfamily,oldfriendsfromschool,andco-workers?Don’ttheydeservegifts?Andfinally,theholidayscanbetrulypainfulwhenwe
recallthelossofthosewhoarenolongercelebratingwithusbecauseofdeath,distanceordivorce.However,thegoodnewsisthatit’susuallypossibletopreventtheholidaybluesbydiversifyingyourholidayplans.TFFTT
Task3:JingleBells
Dashingthroughthesnow,Inaone-horseopensleigh.Overthefieldswego,Laughingalltheway.Bellsonbobtailsring,Makingspiritsbright.
Whatfunitistorideandsing,Asleighingsongtonight.Jinglebells,Jinglebells,Jinglealltheway.
Ohwhatfunitistoride,Inaone-horseopensleigh.
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