1、UNIT 4Section 1 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.Sam: (1) Whos that?Jill: (2) Thats my sister.Sam: (3) Shes taller than you.Jill: Yes, and shes three year
2、s younger (4) than me!Sam: And whos that?Jill: Thats my grandmother my (5) fathers mother. Sam: What (6) about your other grandparents? Jill: (7) Theyre all dead now. Sam: You look very much like (8) your mother.Jill: Yes, I do. Our (9) hair is the same color, (10) but our eyes are different.Sam: My
3、 father (11) and I look alike, too. Part 2 listening and note-taking This table shows the number of commuters* into central London between 7.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. daily. The total number is 1,396,000. Of these, 405,000 travel by underground thats 29% of the total, and 28% travel by British Rail tha
4、ts 391,000 people daily. 13 %, 181,000 people use both rail and underground, and 9%, 126,000 people, travel by bus. That means a total of 1,103,000 people, 79%, on public transport. The remainder use private transport, 237,000 come by car and the rest come either by motorbike or bicycle. This means
5、4% come by motorbike or bicycle, and 17% by car.A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Write down the total number of commuters into central London between 7.00 a.m. And 10.00 a.m. And the number and percentage of people, traveling by means of public transportation.1,396,000 1,103,000, 79%B:
6、Complete the following chart.Means of transportation(Public) Number PercentageUnderground 405,000 29%British Rail 391,000 28%Both rail and underground 181,000 13%Bus 126,000 9%Total 1,103,000 79%Means of transportation (Private) Number PercentageCar 237,000 17%Motorbike or bicycle 56,000 4%Total 293
7、,000 23%Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 phoning about the flat Woman: hello, 2248818 Man: Hello, Im phoning about the flat. Woman: Of course. What would you like to know? Man: Well, first, can you tell me where it is, please? Is it near some shops, and the tube?Woman:
8、Well, the flat is in Islington, Were only 100 meters from the shops and a five minutes Walk from the tube.Man: And how much does it cost?Woman: Three hundred and sixty pounds a month. And you have to pay a months deposit.Man: I see, and is it a big flat? How many square meters is it?Woman: Oh, I don
9、t know. There are two bedrooms and a very large living room. Would you like to see it?Man: Yes, when can I come, please?Woman: Uhm. Can you come this afternoon? About four? Its No. 2, Canbury Road.Man: Yes, thats fine. Ill see you then. Goodbye.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the
10、 fo/lowing statements are true or false, Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The telephone is 224 8880. (The telephone is 224 8818) T 2. The flat is probably near the shopping center, (The flat is only 100 metres from the
11、 shops.) T 3. There is a tube station near the flat. (It is only a five minutes walk the tube.)T 4. If the man wants to rent the flat, probably he has to pay 720 pounds the first month. (360 pounds for the rent and a months deposit.)F 5. The address is number 2, Camp Road. (The address is number 2,
12、Canbury Road.)Dialogue 2 The Magnificent Town ResidenceJohn: Hi, darling. Sally: Hello, John. Well, did you see the “magnificent town residence“?John: Yes.Sally: So whats it like?John: Well, first of all its four miles out of the town centre.Sally: Oh, no!John: And its not all that big. Three bedroo
13、ms: one quite big, one smallish, and one that would be OK for the cat. The luxury bathroom doesnt have a shower, and the downstairs cloakroom* is at the end of the garden at the end of the jungle*, I should say. The sitting and dining room are both pretty small.Sally: What about the kitchen? Is it b
14、ig enough to have breakfast in?John: Oh, yes. Easily, if you sit on the fridge and put your feet out of the window theres plenty of room.Sally: The garage?John: Fine for a bicycle. A bicycle, mind. Not two bicycles. And theres oil-fired central heating, which doesnt work. And the walls and roof are
15、in a very bad state. Apart from that, its fine.Sally: Oh, good. Lets buy it at once!Listen to the dialogue and complete the following chart.Central YorkMAGNIFCENT TOWN RESIDENCEThree bedrooms, luxury bathroom, downstairs cloakroom, sitting room, dining room, a small kitchen, Garage, garden, Oil-fire
16、d central heating 90,000Part 2 PassagePassage Hide-and-Seek My neighbors children love playing hide-and-seek as all children do, but no one expected that a game they played last week would be reported in the local newspaper. One afternoon, they were playing in the street just outside the post office
17、. Young Ian, who is only five years old, found the perfect place to hide. His sister Janet had shut her eyes and was counting up to ten when Ian noticed that the small metal door of the letterbox had been left open. The postman had just taken all the letters out and had gone into the post office to
18、see if there were any parcels. Ian climbed into the letterbox and pulled the door from the inside so hard that it locked. Soon realizing what he had done, he become very frightened and started crying. Meanwhile, Janet was looking for him everywhere but could not find him. It was lucky she happened t
19、o stop outside the letterbox and heard her brothers cries. She immediately ran to tell the postman who hurried out to unlock the metal door. Ian was now free, but he had such a bad fright* that he could not stop crying. The postman, however, soon found a way of making him laugh again. He told him th
20、at that next time he wanted to hide in a letter- box, he should remember to stamp on himself! Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1. C 2. A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.DPart 3 News News item 1French officials in the town of Frejus are questioning more than 9
21、00 Kurds*. The Iraqi Kurds were rescued after their ship hit the southern French coast and sank .The government expects the Kurds to seek asylum*. However, a government official warns that those who fail to defend their asylum requests will be expelled*. Some French political leaders want all the Ku
22、rds sent back to Iraq immediately. They say this will send a massage to others who are considering such a trip. French border police says a Turkish and Iraqi criminal group is responsible. Officials are still searching for the ships commander and crew members. They reportedly fled after the ship str
23、uck land.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the questioning of more 900 Kurds who entered France illegally by the French authorities.B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the
24、space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1.French officials in the town of Frejus are questioning 900 Iraqi Kurds who were rescued after their ship hit the southern French coast and sank. (French officials in the town of Frejus are questioning more
25、than 900 Kurds.)T 2.The French government expects these Iraqi Kurds to seek refuge. (The government expects them to seek asylum.)T 3. The government warns that those who failed to defend their asylum requests will be sent out the country by force. (They will be expelled if they fail to defend their
26、asylum requests.)F 4. French political leaders want some Kurds sent back to Iraq at once. (Some French political leaders want all the Kurds sent back to Iraq immediately.)T 5. French border police says a Turkish and Iraq criminal group is responsible for the sinking of the ship.(French border police
27、 says a Turkish and Iraq criminal group is responsible.)F 6. Officials are still searching for the ships commander who reportedly fled after the ship struck land. (Officials are still searching for the ships commander and crew members)News item 2Colombian officials say they have rescued 15 hostages
28、held by leftist rebels, including a former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. defense contractors.Colombias Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said the hostages were in good condition following the operation in the southeastern department of Guaviare.Santos said the rescue invo
29、lved intelligence officials who had infiltrated the rebel unit in charge of the hostages. He said the rescue operation was launched when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were planning to transport the hostages by helicopter. Betancourt was seized in 2002 while she was campaigning in rural
30、Colombia Betancourt and the three Americans were among some 40 high-profile hostages the rebels were holding in an effort to negotiate a prisoner exchange with Colombias government.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the release of Betancourt and 14
31、other hostages by Colombian military. B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage. (Omit)News item 3Kosovo is expected to declare its independence from Serbia in the coming days, possibly on Sunday. Serbias newly re-elected President Boris Tadic says he will never give up his
32、 fight for Kosovo, but will also fight for Serbia to join the European Union. He said Friday that Serbia would reduce diplomatic relations, but not cut ties, with countries that recognize an independent Kosovo.Kosovos leader, Hashim Thaci, is calling on displaced Serbs living outside Kosovo to retur
33、n. Serbia and its chief ally, Russia, say Kosovos independence will lead to separatist efforts by other dissatisfied territories across the world.Serbia has offered self-rule for Kosovo, which it considers an important part of its history and territory. Yet Serbia has not controlled the southern province since 1999.
