1、 UNIT 3 Section 1 Tactics For Listening Part 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, fink-ups and contractions. Friend: Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married (l) last month. Linda: Yeah, we did, (smiling) Th
2、ree weeks (2) ago. Friend: Well, congratulations! Linda: Thank you. Friend: Did you (3) have a big wedding? Linda: No, we got (4) married at City Hall. We didnt want to spend very much because (5) were saving to buy a house. Friend: Where did you (6) have the reception? Linda: Oh- we (7) didnt have
3、a reception. We just (8) invited a few friends over for drinks afterwards. Friend: What (9) did you wear? Linda: Just a skirt and blouse Friend: Oh! Linda: And John wore a (1 0) jacket and jeans. Friend: Where did you (1 1 ) go for your honeymoon? Linda: We (12) didnt have a honeymoon. We went back
4、to work the next day Ah, here comes (13) my bus. Friend: Listen. (14) Id love to help celebrate. Why dont you two (15) come over for a drink next week? Linda: Sure. Wed love to. (16) Ill talk to John and (17) call you Monday. Friend: Great. See you (18) next week. Linda: Bye. PART 2 Listening and No
5、te-taking Bob: Look at that Angela. True-Value are going to sell hi-fis for 72.64 pounds, Im going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds. Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. Theyre going to sell some washing machines for 98.95 pounds, so we can save 22 pounds. A washing machine is mo
6、re important than a hi-fi. Bob: By the way, Angela. Do you know how much money weve got? About 200 pounds, I hope. Angela: Heres the bank statement. I didnt want to open it. Oh, dear. Bob: Whats the matter? Angela: We havent got 200 pounds, Im afraid. Bob: Well, come on. How much have we got? Angela
7、: Only 150 pounds 16. A: Bob and Angela are window-shopping. The shop is closed, but they are talking about the sales next week. They are planning to buy a lot of things. Listen to the conversation and take notes on the following items: Things they want to buy the price money they can save 1. a hi-f
8、i 72.64 at least 20 2. a washing machine 98.95 22 B: Complete the following Sentences. The amount of money they should pay for the things they want to buy: 171. 59. The amount of money they think they can save: 42 pounds. The amount of money they think they can have: 200 pounds. The amount of money
9、they actually have: 150.16 pounds. Section 2 Listening Comprehension PART 1 Dialogues Dialogues 1 whats he like? A: Tell me about your new manager. Whats he like? B: Oh, terrific. Hes tall, good looking., well, I think hes good looking, anyway . and hes about 35 or 36. Hes very interested in all kin
10、ds of sports football, basketball. oh, and tennis. My friend told me hes very good at tennis. He plays at the same tennis club . the club where she plays . you know. A: Oh, is he friendly? I mean, in the office . B: Well, I dont know him very well. Hes a bit . shy, I think. He isnt married; he lives
11、 in a flat on his own . well, just him and his dog. A: Listen to the conversation and complete the following blanks. Age: 35 or 36 Appearance: good-looking Hobbies: sports football basketball and tennis Marriage status: single / not married B: Listen to the conversation again and answer the followin
12、g questions. 1. What is he good at? How does his friend know that? (He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the same tennis club where she plays.) 2. Does he live alone? Has he got a companion? (Yes, he lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.) Dialogue 2 How Old Are You
13、? Man 1: All right. Keith. How old are you? Man 2: Thirty-seven. Man 1: Thirty-seven, yeah? And, erm you married? Man 2: Yes. Man 1: Yeah. Have you got children? Man 2: Two. Man 1: Yeah. What are their names? Man 2: Toby and Lucy. Man 1: Toby and Lucy. How old are they? Man 2: Ones 11, thats Lucy; a
14、nd Tobys 13. Man 1: Yeah. Tell me about your job, Keith. Man 2: Well, I work at the Oxford University Press. Im a printers reader and copy editor. Man 1: Erin, what sort of hours of work do you have? Man 2: Erm, 7.30 in the morning. Man 1: You start work at 7.30? Man 2: Yes. I start at 7.30 in the m
15、orning and finish at 4.15. Thats with a 45-minute lunch break. Man 1: Yeah. Do you like it that way? Do you like starting very early? Man 2: No, I dont. No. Man 1: How do you go to work? Man 2: Er, well, I cycle from here to Didcot station, and then catch the train and return journey. Man 1: Tell me
16、 one or two things you like doing, and one or two things you dont like doing. What do you like doing? What do you do for enjoyment? Man 2: Well, Im quite interested in antiques*. Man 1: Yes. Man 2: Things I dont like- I dont like decorating. Im not awfully keen on gardening. Man 1: OK. What reading
17、what sort of what newspaper do you read? Man 2: The Times. Man 1: The Times, yeah. Man 2: And The Sunday Times. Man 1: Yeah. And what kind of bonks do you read? Man 2: Erm tends to be more along history lines. Not novels, generally, more general history. Local history especially. Man 1: Yeah, OK. Do
18、 you smoke, Keith? Man2 : No. Man 1: You drink? Man 2: Occasionally. Man 1: Yeah. Do you go to church? Man 2: Not very often, no. Man 1: Right. Thank you very much indeed. Listen to the interview and complete the following report. Name of the interviewee: Keith. Keith is (1) 37 years old. Hes got (2
19、) two children. One is (3)11 and the other is (4)13. He is a (5) printers reader and copy editor at the (6) Oxford University Press. He starts work at (7) 7:30and finishes at (8) 4.15 with a (9) 45-minute lunch break. He goes to work by (10) bicycle and train. He is interested in (11) antiques. He d
20、islikes (E2) decorating and is not awfully (13) keen on gardening. He reads quite a lot, (14) newspapers, books, especially (15) books of history. He doesnt (16) smoke and drinks (17) only occasionally. He doesnt (18) go to the church often. Part 2 Passage Passage 1 Informational interviewing 1-4: D
21、 A C B 5-8: A A B D Script: Informational interviews are one of the most beneficial ways through which to learn about a career field; they can also serve as a place to begin networking. Their purpose is to explore a particular field or organization and learn the “ins and outs“ of that field from a p
22、ractitioner. Rather than being asked questions, you are the questioner, gathering information that will help you evaluate your interest in and suitability for a particular opportunity. An informational interview is a fine place to raise doubts you might have, explore the compatibility of your work v
23、alues with those expressed in the field and ask for advice. An individual whom you interview for information can also critique your resume. Although you may not specifically find out about a job opening, informational interviewing will often provide leads as to where to begin a successful job search
24、 and will help you choose between fields you are considering. If you are unable to find your former students or parents to meet for an informational interview, try contacting employers or organizations found in one of the closed stack directories in the CRC library. Part 3 News News item 1 This pres
25、idential election is creating unusual interest and excitement across America, especially with young people and Democrats. The Democrats hope to reclaim the White House after eight years of Republican presidency. Yet candidates from both parties are promising change. There are major issues facing Ame
26、ricans: the weakening economy, the Iraq war. Other concerns include the troubled housing market, high costs of health care and energy, and the debate over illegal immigration. But interest in the election is also being driven by the candidates themselves. Democrats Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama wo
27、uld become Americas first female or first black president. Republic John McCain would become, at age seventy-two, the oldest president elected to a first term. A: Listen to the news item again and complete the following summary. This news item is about the presidential election in the USA. B: Listen
28、 to the news item again and complete the following blanks. 1. D 2. B 3. B 4.A 5. D News item 2 The space shuttle Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Centre in the state of Florida last month. It was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twenty-third to the International Space Station. The U
29、nited States space agency had two main goals for this flight of Discovery. First, the crew was to move a structure from one side of the space station to the other. And then they were to add a new room to the space station. NASA calls the new addition to the space station the Harmony connecting modul
30、es. It is the first new room added to the space station since 2001. Harmony is about seven meters long and about four meters wide. It will be a passageway between the laboratories and the rest of the space station. A: Listen to the news item again and complete the following summary. This news item i
31、s about the one hundred twentieth flight of the space shuttle Discovery. B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks. Landing time : last month Landing site: Kennedy Space Centre in the state of Florida It was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twenty-third to th
32、e International Space Station Two main goals for this flight: the crew was to move a structure from one side of the space station to the other. They were to add a new room - Harmony -to the space station. - it is a connecting module. - it is the first new room added to the space station since 2001.
33、- it is about seven meters long and about four meters wide. - it will be a passageway between the laboratories and the rest of the space station. News item 3 The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow six policies to prevent millions of tabacco-related deaths. The six policies are k
34、nown as MPOWER, spelled M-P-O-W-E-R. people by establishing smoke-free areas. The O stands for offering service to help people stop smoking. The W is for warning people about the dangers of tobacco. The E is for enforcing bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And the R is for rai
35、sing taxes on tobacco. this number will rise to more than eight million by the year 2030. By the end of the century, it says, tobacco could kill one billion people- ten times as many as in the twentieth century. A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about t
36、obacco risk to a billion lives this century, as predicted by the WHO. B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to answer each of the following questions. 1. What is the World Health Organization is urging countries to do? The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow
37、 six policies to prevent millions of tobacco-related deaths. 2. The six policies are known as MPOWER, spelled M-P-O-W-E-R. What does each letter stand for? The M is for monitoring tobacco use and prevention polices. The P is protecting people by establishing smoke-free areas. The O stands for offeri
38、ng services to help people stop smoking. The W is for warning people about the dangers of tobacco. The E is for enforcing bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And the R is for raising taxes on tobacco. 3. How many deaths does tobacco cause now? The WHO says tobacco now cause mor
39、e than five million deaths a year. 4. Will this number rise by the year 2030? Yes, the WHO predicts this number will rise to more than eight million by the year 2030. 5. How many people will be killed by the end of the century? By the end of the century, tobacco could kill one billion people- ten ti
40、mes as many as in the twentieth century Section 3 Oral Work Mrs White: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along all right? Mr White: Im not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write. There are still some problems to solve. Mrs White: I expect youll find the answer
41、s interesting to work out. Mr White: If I can work them out. Thank goodness the house is easy to work in. I shall at least be able to think. Mrs White: Youve forgotten something. Peace and quiet will be difficult to guarantee much longer. Mr White: Good, heavens, yes. The school holidays start in a
42、week, dont they? The house will be impossible to work in while they last. Mrs White: Well, some extra noise is hard to avoid. But Ill keep them away from the study as much as I can. Thatll be all right to work in. Mr White: What about the garden? It was beautifully peaceful and quiet out there this
43、morning. Mrs White: Well, youd better make the most of it while it lasts. Peace and quiet will be hard to find in the garden pretty soon, Im afraid. Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question
44、with a complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions: 1. What was Mr White doing this morning? (He was writing his book this morning. ) 2. According to Mr White, was the book coming along all right? (No, he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write.) 3. What did Mrs White expec
45、t? (He expected that Mr White would find the answers interesting to work out.) 4. Why did Mr White think the house was easy to work in? (Because he would at least be able to think) 5. When would the school holidays start? (They would start in a week.) 6. Was it possible for Mr White to work in the h
46、ouse during the school holidays? (No, it was impossible for him to work in the house.) 7. Could Mr White work in the garden this morning? (Yes. he could work in the garden this morning.) Why? (Because it was peaceful and quiet) 8. Why should Mr White make most of it while the garden was peaceful and
47、 quiet? (Because peace: and quiet would hard to find in the garden pretty soon.) Part 2 Retelling To the American people, education is very important. The first twelve years of public school are free of charge. As a result, about 93 percent of the teenagers from fourteen to seventeen years old are i
48、n high school. However, 200 years ago, education was not free. American elementary schools were only for rich people. Most young people were not in school. The first public high school was in 1832. The purpose of the school was to prepare students for college. Its most important subjects were mathem
49、atics and foreign languages. Nowadays, American education is a big business. There are about 45 million students in the nations elementary schools and high schools. Each year there are about three million high school graduates. The main purpose of high school is still to prepare students for college. There are also job-training programmes in high school and programmes to teach useful skills
