1、UNIT 13Section One Tactics For ListeningPart 1 phonetics TAPESCRIPTExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape .Pay special attention to the weak forms ,link-ups and contractions .David: Whats the matter ?Sue: Oh ,1 know . David: Oh , rie o something .What is it ?Sue: I
2、ts just fe ,its so boring . David: Oh ,its not so bad/c got Daniel!Sue: But le only a baby Its all right for you . leave the house in five minutes. Ill be here all day . hei you come home ? You come till seven!David: must go to work ,dear.Sue: Yes ,but your dayll be interesting. My be the same as ev
3、ery day .David: My vork is always interesting .Sue: I know ,but you ,you meet different people and dodifferent things .Wholl I meet today ? hat do ? Eh? Ill wash up ,feed the baby ,do the washing ,clean the house ,bath the baby ,take the dog a walk David: But but -dear.Part 2 Listening and Note-Taki
4、ngTAPESCRIPTStone: Good afternoon .My names Frank Stone .1 want to make an appointment to see Dr Milton ,please .Female: Yes ,of course ,Mr Stone.Whats your address,please? Stone: 118 Hill Road ,London ,S.E.18. Female: Thank you .What about this afternoon at 5.30? Stone: Im afraid I cant come this a
5、fternoon .1 can come tomorrow.Female: Dr Milton isnt in tomorrow.Hes here the day after tomorrow ,Thursday ,March 27th . Stone: Fine .Female: Is 5.30 all right? Stone: Mm,yes.But I want to come after work. Female: Then what about 6.15? Stone: Fine .Thank you . Female: Goodbye. Stone: Goodbye.Exercis
6、e A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.Exercise B: Complete the following chart An appointment with Dr Milton Name: Mr StoneAddress: 118Hill road ,London ,S.E.18 Date: Thursday ,March 27th Time: 6.15 Section Two Listening Comprehension Parti DialoguesDialogue 1 Id Like to Make a Collect Call
7、 to England Operator: Operator.May I help you ?Joan : Yes, Id like to make a collect call to England. Operator:To England .What number ,please ?Joan: The STD code*is 0223. Operator: 0223.Joan: And the number is 103. Operator: 103.Joan: 493. Operator: 493.Thats 0223-103-493.Joan: Thats right. Operato
8、r: And what number are you calling from ?Joan: Er,area code 512. Operator: 512.Joan: 442-9006. Operator: 442-9006.And your name ,please ?Joan: Joan Perry. Operator: Is that Perry ,with a P?Joan: Yes,thats right. Operator: Thank you ,Ms perry ,f 11 try to connect you . Joan: Thank you .Operator dials
9、 number and it rings.Helen: 103-493.Operator: Hello ,1 have a reverse-charge call from Joan Perry in the United States .Will you pay for the call?Helen: Yes . Operator: Thank you .Go ahead please. Joan: Hello,Mum. Helen: Hello,darling ,how are you ? Joan: Fine,been having a wonderful time ,and you ?
10、 Helen: Fine.Joan: Im just phoning to see if you can pick us up at the airport tomorrow. Do you think you can ?Helen: Well,it depends on the time.Joan: Our plane lands at 19.46-thats 7.46 in the evening.Helen: Oh,yes ,that should be fine .7.46?Joan: Thats right.Pan Am flight 52. Helen: OK,darling ,I
11、U be there. Joan: Thanks, Mum .See you then .Bye-bye. Helen:Bye ,darling. Exercise A: Listen to the first part of conversation and complete the operators Memo.MemoReceiver Name: Helen Country: EnglandTelephone number: 0223-103-493 CallerName: Joan Perry Country: United States Telephone number: 512-4
12、42-9006 Phone type: collectExercise B: Listen to the second part of the conversation and answer the questions.1. What is another name for collect call?2. Who will pay the phone call if one makes it collect?3. Why does the girl make this phone call?4. When will her plane arrive? Dialogue2 Harrys Week
13、ends Harry is American .He works as a sound engineer in a recording studio in San Francisco.Interviewer: Harry, could you tell me something about your weekends? Harry: Sure.Interviewer: Are they busy, or dont you do much?Harry: No, they tend to be very busy. Er,you know I like toerhave a good time.I
14、 mean ,having a good time and enjoying yourself,looking for happiness in life is very important to American people. Uhm so Im very busy during the week and II dont have any spare time ,so when the weekend comes we like to really let loose and we try very hard to have a good time. Interviewer: So wha
15、t sort of things do you do?Harry: Well, lets see.lt begins on Friday night, of course erwe maybe go to a bar for the happy hour ,you know ,thats when the drinks are half price.Erusually we go to the theatre.Erwe go to bed early these days. You know ,its not “in“*to go to all-night parties any more ,
16、and we want to get up early on Saturday morning anyway.Saturday morning thats the time for cleaning the house,washing the car,doing the laundry,and then its usually time to go out for lunch .Or maybe brunch,it deoends on the time ,but its becoming more popular now to have brunch on Sunday.Interviewe
17、r: Yes.Harry: Ill tell you about that in a minute ,butafter lunch ,maybe well go for a walk on the beach ,or play tennis, or go for a run ,you know ,ergetting physical and getting erfresh air you know somehow,somewhere.SunSaturday afternoon its a time to play ,really .And then in the evering we some
18、times go to a movie ,but usually we go to watch a bard. Interviewer: Oh.Harry: Yes .Not ,not in a concert ,in a bar-you know bars in America are more like clubs . Interviewer: Oh,yes.Harry: You know ,the music is free,and everythings very relaxed,erand its nice to just take in some jazz. Interviewer
19、: Mmm.So plenty to do on a Saturday.Harry: Mmm. Interviewer: Uhm-What about Sunday?Harry: Well, on Sunday we get an enormous pile of newspapers delivered, and we justersit in the garden over a cup of coffee,with maybe a continental breakfast and read the newspaper. Interviewer: Relax.Harry: Yea we h
20、ave a nice quiet morningcause eryou know youre working up to the most popular meal for the weekend which is brunch. Interviewer: Thatserbreakfast and lunch combined,right ?Harry: Thats it. Brunch .Its a good time-Its time for all the family ,grandprents,and children ,and we-we usually go out to some
21、 restaurant that overlooks the ocean ,and you know ,you can spend two hours or more over brunch.Its a its a huge meal.You have all the breakfast things,of course ,and then you can also have all sorts of salads,“n“chicken ,“n“pies,fruit lots of fruit,it just goes on and on and on . Interviewer: Uhm-A
22、re they expensive these places?Harry: No,no you pay a fixed prece maybe ,say ,seven dollars per person .and for that you get free champagne and you can eat as much as you like .Interviewer: Champagne!Harry: Yea ,its wonderful. Interviewer: Oh,yes ,1 see ,uhmwhat about Sunday evening then ?Harry: Wel
23、l,Sunday evening we quiet down a bit .Its time to get ready for Monday .Another week.So we usually have an early night .Maybe watch a little television .We have 88week .So you can usually find something you like .Interviewer: 88?Im sure you can .Oh,thats very interesting .Harry,thank you very much.E
24、xercise :Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write Tor F in the space provided.Discusswith your classmates why you think the statement is true or false. F 1. Harry usually has busy weekends, (Harry usually has busy weekdays .So when the weekend comes
25、they like to really let loose and have a good time.)T 2. Some people go to the bar on Friday nights partly because they can get cheap drinks.(They maybe go to a bar for the happy hour,thats when the drinks are half price.)T 3. Going to all-night parties used to be very popular in America.(-we go to
26、bed early these days .You know ,its not “in“ to go to all-night parties any more-)T 4. More and more people dont have breakfast on Sundays now .(Its becoming more popular now to have brunch on Sundays .) T 5. Listening to some jazz will help one relax.(Bars in America are more like clubs.The music i
27、s free,and everythings very relaxed,and its nice to just take in some jazz.)F 6. Harry usually goes to a theatre to watch a band.(Harry usually goes to watch a band not in a concert but in a bar .)T 7. They read more newspapers on Sunday than any other days of the week.(They get an enormous pile of
28、newspapers delivered on Sundays.) T 8. Sometimes they just have a light breakfast on Sunday.(Sometimes they just sit in the garden over a cup of coffee,with maybe a continental breakfast.) T 9. They usually spend long hours on brunch because they consider it a good time for family gathering .(Brunch
29、 is a good time for all the family ,grandparents,and children ,and they usually go out to some restaurant that overlooks the ocean ,and spend two hours or more over brunch.)T 10. There usually arent many activities on Sunday evening .(Sunday evening they quiet down a bit .Its time to get ready for M
30、onday .) Part2 PassagesPassage 1 Football Pools (1) Football pools are a popular modern form of gambling on the results of football matches played in Great Britain .Usually the games are played every Saturday during the football season .They are organized by several large firms throughout the countr
31、y.Each firm sends a e; coupon*to its clients. This coupon has a list of most of the important matches that are to be played on the following Saturday.Usually all the matches are likely to be drawn*,or four games likely to be won by the team playing away form its own ground .Each forecast costs from
32、6 pence to 1 pound.The penny pools ,of which most coupons usually have one ,are for from 6 pence to 1 pound .The penny pools ,of which most coupons usually have one,are for from 8 to 16 matches, the results of which all have to be forecast correctly .A chepue or a postal order must be sent with the
33、forecast,or it will not winanything ,even if it is correct.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to completeeach of the following sentences.l.B 2. A. 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. DPassage 2 Football Pools(2) The firms take a percentage ,probably varying from 10 to 20 per cent of
34、the total money received ,before the winners are paid .As in all pool gambling, the fewer that are successful,the larger will be the sums they .For some years ,up to 1956 ,the pools firms agreed that should be the largest prize.But this agreement was broken ,and some people have won over 300000.The
35、money won is lot taxed ,as it is a prize ,not earning .Instead,the government takes 30 per cent of the money which accompanies the forecasts.Other countries have football pools organized those in Britain .In Sweden the government organizes pools on the result of matches in Britain.Exercise: Listen t
36、o the passage and choose the best answer to completeeach of the following sentences.l.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.BPrat3 NewsNews Item 1A judge in the territory of Puerto Rico * has dropped charges against Domingo Otario,one of 7 Cuban exiles*accused of plotting to kill CubanPresident Fidel Castro .
37、However ,federal judge Acto Lafato refused to dismiss charges against the other six men .They are accused of plotting to kill Mr Castro when he attended a conference in Venezuela*two years ago .Exercise A : Listen to the news item and complete the following summary .The news item is about the decisi
38、on on 7 Cuban exiles from a judge in the territory of Puerto Rico.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage with the information you get from the tape.A judge in the territory of Puerto Rico has dropped charges against Domingo Otario,one of 7Cuban exiles accused of
39、 plotting to kill Cuban President Fidel Castro .However, federal judge Acto Lafato refused to dismiss charges against the other six men .News Item 2Prisoners are rioting* in more than 12 prisons in the state of Sao Paulo*.Police in Sao Paulo City have gathered outside the nations largest prison wher
40、e the worst rioting is taking place. Thousands of prisoners at Carandiru prison ized guards and civilia say the prisoners have 1000 hostages. News report says that number may be more than 5000 .Prisoners in at least 14 other Sao Paulos state prisons began to riot and take hostages as the revolt*started in Carandiru .It is not known if anyone at those prisons has been hurt.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary . The news item tells us that prisoners are rioting in more than 12 prisons in
