1、1UNIT 5Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Woman 1: Oh did he? I dont (1) believe it!Woman 2: And so I said.Waiter: Yes, what (2) would you like?
2、Woman 2: Oh, I dont know. Just let me (3) have a look at the menu. Let me see.Woman 1: Erm. Ill have a cheeseburger, chips (4) and a large coke.Woman 2: Ugh! I hate cheese. (5) Ill just have a beefburger and chips.Waiter: Anything else?Woman 2: (6) Have you got any orange juice?Waiter: Large (7) or
3、small?Woman 2: Small, please. So anyway, (8) and then I said.Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking1. Prices on a Tokyo stock market rose more than 5%. The Nikkei closed at 17,686 points.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up a modest 14 points to 10,699 - a fractional gain for the “blue-chips.“ The
4、Standard and 2Poors 500 index closed 10 points higher - less than 1%. 3. The technology-weighted Nasdaq composite gained about 40 points -over 1%.4. The US economy may be slowing, but the latest data shows it is still vibrant. US consumer confidence bounced back this month. And sales of existing hom
5、es in June rose a surprising 2.8% - a stronger-than-expected jump.New Words: 1. Fractional=very small in size or degree2. blue-chip: According to the New York Stock Exchange, a blue chip is stock in a corporation with a national reputation for quality, reliability, and the ability to operate profita
6、bly in good times and bad.The most popular index that follows U.S. blue chips is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 蓝筹股（稳而值钱 的股票）3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average 道琼斯工业平均指数 is a price-weighted average of 30 blue-chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. All companies in the Dow
7、Jones Industrial Average are blue-chips, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index that does not include all companies that are blue chips. Nevertheless, it has been a widely followed indicator of the stock market since October 1, 1928. Often these stocks pay 3dividends（红利，股息）.4. The Standard
8、 other S jar; granulated; granulate; granule=grain 颗/微粒; block=a large rectangular pieceroasted and ground coffeeSugar, salt and a variety of chemicalstemperature and pressureevaporates,very strong coffee liquor.250, vacuum , freeze-dryingInstant coffee powder, instant coffee granule9Instant CoffeeW
9、hen coffee arrives at an instant coffee factory, it has already been roasted and ground. In the factory, water is slowly passed through the coffee. The resulting* liquid is then repeatedly pumped through tubes at a very high temperature and pressure. The liquid is boiled and sugar, salt and a variet
10、y of chemicals are carefully added. This makes some of water evaporate*, leaving very strong coffee liquor*.To make instant coffee powder, the coffee liquor is poured through large cylindrical* driers at a temperature of 250. The heat evaporates the liquid, leaving instant coffee powder, which is co
11、llected and put into jars.Granulated* coffee is made by freeze-drying, The process is a secret one and is passed from one family of manufacturers to the next. The coffee liquor is rapidly frozen into blocks. After these have been broken up into very small pieces, they are dried in a vacuum. This rem
12、oves the water without heat, leaving instant coffee granules*.Part 3 NewsNews Item 1The leaders of North and South Korea met this week. It was the first such meeting in 7 years, and only the second since Korea was divided in 1953.10South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Koreas Kim Jong ended
13、three days of talks in Pyongyang on Thursday. They signed a joint declaration to support peace and economic growth on the Korea Peninsula. It says the South and the North will closely cooperate to end military hostilities and ease tensions. The two Koreas have been increasingly cooperative, but tech
14、nically they are still at war. Earlier this week, North Korea agreed to disable its main nuclear centers and document all of its programs by the end of the year. The agreement came in the six-party talks with China, South Korea, Japan, Russia and the United States. A: This news item is about the mee
15、ting between the leaders of North and South Korea.B:1. The leaders of North and South Korea met this week. Yes, because it was the first such meeting in 7 years, and only the second since Korea was divided in 1953. (1st paragraph)2. They signed a joint declaration to support peace and economic growth on the Korea Peninsula. (2nd paragraph)
