1、Unit 3-Conversation 1Kate: Are you on your way to the boathouse? Janet: No. Whats happening? Kate: Theres a practice race to help choose who will row on the college team. Mark really wants a place on the team, so he has to row well today. And Im going to watch. Janet: Well, Id like to, but I have an
2、 essay to finish. Kate: Thats too bad! I know how you feel. Janet: Maybe I can come later? Kate: Sure. Im thinking of having lunch in the boathouse bar, and then watching the rowing all afternoon. Janet: How do I get to the boathouse? Kate: Its easy. Can you see where we are on the map? Here, look!
3、Janet: OK, which way round are we standing? . Yes, got it! Kate: OK, go down Catte Street, and turn right into the High Street. Go along the High Street and turn left into St Aldates. Walk along St Aldates, past Christ Church College until you get to Folly Bridge. Janet: I see. Kate: Then when you g
4、et to the bridge, cross over the river . turn left and walk along the river bank. Keep going along the river . And youre there! The boathouses are on the right, and the Hertford College Boathouse is the last one along. You cant miss it. Janet: Thanks. Im looking forward to seeing the rowing. Kate: N
5、o problem. We shouldnt miss the rowing its a great university tradition! Janet: I know, Mark was telling me. Kate: Like the boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities every year. Janet: Of course! The great rivals! Kate: The Boat Race has been going for years, maybe nearly 200 years. Janet:
6、 And Oxford won it this year! Kate: Yes, but Cambridge was very close behind. Anyway see you later, down by the river. Janet: Bye.Unit 3-Conversation 2Kate: So the rules are . the boats follow each other and the one behind has to bump the one in front . just like that one has done. Janet: Is that Ma
7、rks boat? Kate: Yes! Look, his boat is about to bump the one in front! Well done! Mark: Hi you guys! Kate: Fantastic, Mark. You were amazing! Mark: Well,we won the practice race, but Im worried about getting a place on the team.The problem is that there are at least three other people on the team wh
8、o have rowed before.And I cant help thinking that they were better than me. Janet: Dont worry, Mark. Everything will be OK. Mark: And then I hurt my knee getting into the boat. Janet: Oh, Im so sorry! Kate: Too bad, but its only a scratch. Listen up, Janet is right. No need to get nervous, Mark. You
9、 were the strongest looking guy in the boat today. Chill out! Mark: Hey, theyre putting the team list on the door. Janet: Lets go over and see. Mark: No, you go! I cant bear to look! Kate: OK. Kate: Hey, Mark, great news! You got a place on the college team! Janet: Congratulations! Kate: Thats great
10、, Mark, you deserve it. You trained so hard. Mark: I cant believe it!Unit 3-Outside viewPart 1Narrator: A historic moment, and yet he made it so easy. Usain Bolt became the first man to successfully defend both the 100- and 200-meter Olympic sprint titles, and he went on to anchor Jamaicas winning r
11、un in the four by 100 hundred meters relay in world record time. At the end of that race, Bolt gave a nod to another track star with a “Mobot” gesture, signature of Mo Farah, who became only the seventh person ever to win the 5000 and 10000 double, in front of an ecstatic home crowd.Mo Farah: Its no
12、t going to affect me, Im the same to old Mo, nothings going to change. It just means youve got two good medals andbut something youve worked so hard for, Im just going to enjoy it.Narrator: Also a legend in the making, Kenyan David Rudisha, who smashed the 800 meters record which had stood since 197
13、6. Swimmer Michael Phelps broke another long-standing record. He became the worlds most successful Olympian with 22 medals, 18 of them gold, breaking the record set in 1968. His last podium before retiring was an emotional moment.Phelps: Yeah, as soon as I stepped up, ah, onto the podium, II could f
14、eel the tears starts coming. And, you know, I said to Nathan, I said, “Uh-oh, here they come. This could bethis could be pretty brutal up here.” And they just started coming. And I tried to fight it but then I justI just decided just to let it go.Part 2Narrator: Tears too for cyclist Chris Hoy, who
15、became Britains most successful Olympian, with six golds. And then there were also moment of anguish and frustration. Chinas star hurdler Liu Xiang crash out of his second consecutive Olympics, and Brazils footballers once again failed to lift gold. These games were also marked by women. Teenagers Y
16、e Shiwen, Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin set record times in the pool. Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Qatar sent female athletes foe the first time. Womens boxing became an Olympic sport. And British poster girl Jessica Ennis gave the home nation a defining moment when she took heptathlon gold. She was
17、at the forefront of the team GBs biggest medals haul of modern times, coming third in the medal table. The United States regained their place at the top, with China coming second. For some though, it wasnt about the medals. But its the taking part that counts.Unit 3-Listening inNews reportTheres a n
18、ew fitness trend in Australia called “crunning”. Its a new sport that combines crawling and running that involves using your hands and feet on the ground. The idea was started by Melbourne resident Shaun McCarthy, and he hopes it will spread to other countries.McCarthy cant prove that crunning is mo
19、re beneficial than traditional running. However, he believes that it is a better way to exercise because it involves using your upper body as well as your lower body. Therefore it provides a complete body workout. He also said that crunning burns more calories than running. Experts arent sure if cru
20、nning is actually a safe exercise for people. Unlike animals, humans are not built to move on all four limbs. Peoples wrists are not as strong as their ankles, and crunning can place a large amount of pressure on the wrists as well as their elbows and shoulders. It could result in an injury to the l
21、ower back, shoulders, elbows or wrists.1 What do we learn about the new sport?2 What do experts think about the new sport?Passage 1Speaker 1 And David Seaman is in goal for the England team down to our right. its difficult to get used to the change of team colours here . Im looking at the white shor
22、ts and thinking theyre English players, but theyre not. For this match its the Germans who are wearing white. I hope the English players dont have the same problem, we dont want them to pass the ball to the Germans. Now Gascoigne for England passes to McManaman for the first time . McManaman is imme
23、diately surrounded by three German defenders . he brings the ball to the near side of the pitch . still McManaman for England, crosses the ball to Pearce . Pearce takes a shot! . saved by the German Ziegler, and picked up by Ince only 25 yards away from the German goal. good effort by Ince, aims at
24、the goal! . and Kopke, the German goalkeeper pushes the ball over the top of the goal. So a comer kick for England.Speaker 2 A great shot by Ince, Im sure he knows that Pearce set that up for him, but Kopke put the shot out of danger.Speaker 1 He does like to punch the ball, that Kopke in the German
25、 goal. Englands first corner of this semi-final. Gascoigne will take it. Here comes the comer kick from Gascoigne . and Shearers there and Alan Shearer scores for England . England have scored after only two minutes play . with a comer kick by Gascoigne . aimed at the near post, and Alan Shearer hea
26、ds the ball into the German goal ,. Its an absolute dream start for the semi-final . Shearer has got his fifth goal of the tournament. Would you believe it? Its England one, Germany nil!Passage 2Matt Now its time for Critics Choice, with news and reviews about the latest films. Good evening, Jack, s
27、een anything good at the cinema this week?Jack Good evening Matt, yes, Ive seen one of the best sports films of recent years.Matt Sports films? Thats not usually a type of film which appeals to you.Jack Youre right, but this time its different. Ive been to see a film about mountain climbing, its not
28、 really your typical sports film. Its more man against the mountain.Matt Tell us more.Jack Ive been to see Touching the Void, which is the story of a pair of mountain climbers in the Peruvian Andes.Matt Is it a true story?Jack Yes, it is. In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates set out to climb the 7,0
29、00-metre Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes. Simpson and Yates were young, fit and confident they would succeed.Matt So what happens?Jack Simpson and Yates style of climbing involved moving quickly up a mountain with very few supplies and no base camps, which is risky. You cant make any mis
30、takes.Matt I think I can guess what happens next.Jack And sure enough after climbing well for three and a half days, disaster strikes. Simpson falls and breaks his right leg. With no food or water, the climbers know they have to get off the mountain - fast. Yates is determined to find a way to get h
31、is friend home, and he has to lower Simpson down the mountain. Simpson is in agony, but Yates has no choice except to ignore his partners cries of pain because otherwise hell die. Well, for a while, things go well. But suddenly Simpson, at the end of the rope, fails to respond to Yates signal. Yates
32、 is unable to move any further and has no idea why Simpson is not responding. So Yates holds on with all of his strength, all too aware that eventually his strength would give out and both would fall.But what Yates doesnt know is that he has lowered Simpson over the edge of a crevasse. Simpson is ha
33、nging in mid-air from the vertical face of the mountain. Hes unable to climb back up the rope and hes got frostbitten fingers and cant communicate with Yates above him.Matt So what happens?Jack Well, I dont want to spoil the ending for anyone who hasnt seen it yet.Matt But.Jack But Yates hangs onto
34、the rope for an hour, getting weaker. For any climber, cutting the rope that binds him to his partner is unthinkable.Matt Sounds very exciting. So what about the direction and the filming?Jack The director is Kevin Macdonald, and he tells the story by cutting from interviews to shots of the climb it
35、self. But its the message of the film which interests me. You see, in the end, the impression left by the film is astonishment that a human being could do what Joe did, which is to survive.Matt Thanks Jack, this weeks Critics Choice is Touching the Void, on general release in all cinemas from next Week.3
