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isteningPractice

W:‘asttime.

M:What?edtopaylastturn,

butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It‘sdefinitely

yourturn.

Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

M:I‘

can‘tmemorizeallthevocabulary.

W:wejust

havetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

W:Ohlook!There‘sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootball

inthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Him?Idon‘trememberhim.I‘vegotaterriblememoryfor

hardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI‘vebeen

introducedto.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman‘sproblem?

M:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthat

says―keys‖?

W:It‘storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI‘m

alwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn‘thelpenough.

NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.Q:Whyisthereasignonthe

backofthedoor?

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M:ayquestionwas

terrible!

W:Iknow,photographicmemory,

fulthatwouldbe!

Q:WhatistrueofDavid?

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Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

ingIn

Script

M:‘resuddenlygettingexcellentmarks

ineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of–classstudent

justlikeme.

W:narticleinascientificjournalthat

studyingwith

remembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.

M:Aw,thatstuff‘soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,

besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenough

light,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I‘mtalkingaboutprinciples

like―MentalVisualization‖,creatingapictureinyourmindof

whatistoberemembered.

M:Ok,―Association‖aprinciple—

youknow,you

connectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou‘refamiliar

with?

W:Righton!‗Consolidation‖wmynotesright

afterclassand

consolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatI‘vealready

learned.

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M:You‘this

weekendI‘mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayand

Sunday.

W:Whoa,‘theprinciple

of―DistributesPractice‖.Shorterstudysessionsdistributes

overseveraldaysarebetter.

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you‘vegotagoodmemory.

Butwhataboutme?I‘vegotamemorylikeasieve.

W:You‘‘snothingwrongwithyourmemory.

Butmemoryislikeamuscle;‘tforget

it.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenly,shesays

saboutlike―Mental

Visualization‖,thatis,creatinginone‘smindofThisreminds

themanoftheprincipleof―‖,whichmeansconnectingwhatone

ewomanaddsthe

principleof―‖,orreviewingone‘snotesafterclassand

emanpromisetostudyhoursaday,

thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof―‖,whichfavorsstudy

sessionsdistributedover2

.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislike,andthat

itneeds.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

Script

An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,so

theydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.

Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehaving

heckingthecoupleover,thedoctortold

themthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwriting

plethankedthedoctor

andleft.

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LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheold

man,―Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadish

oficecream?‖

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,―Whydon‘tyouwritethatdown

soyouwon‘tforget?‖

―Nonsense,‖saidthehusband,―Icanrememberadishofice

cream!‖

―Well,‖saidthewife,―I‘dlikesomestrawberriesonit.

You‘dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryis

failing.‖

―Don‘tbesilly,‖repliedthehusband.―There‘reonlytwo

things:rely

rememberthat!‖

Withthat,bouttwentyminutes

hereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconand

eggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,

andsaid,―Hey,youforgetthetoast!‖

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Script

ofthemareintroducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.

Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.

workinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,3

learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearn

toplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,dded

activitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuestofunction.

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Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.

Don‘ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;

mple,youcantake

nits

variouscharacteristics:itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,

‘tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhile

youareconcentratinginthatpen.

impossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseit

slowly.

example,ifyoucannotrememberaperson‘sname,youcanthink

aboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.

‘sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulate

one‘smemory?

emstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

youconcentrateonapen?

yourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

themainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

ngOut

MODEL1Itslippedmymind!

Amy:Isentouttheinvitationstothedinnerparty.

Bill:That‘tshouldwedo?

Amy:We‘vegottoplanthemenu.

Bill:Oh,that‘aveanythinginmind?

Amy:IthinkI‘mgoingtomakethechickensaladwehadatthe

Christmasparty.

RememberIsledthecheffortherecipe?

Bill:Yeah,butdidyouforgetthatLindadoesn‘teatchicken?

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Amy:Linda?Oh,mygosh!IforgottoinviteLinda!Itjustslipped

‘llbe

madatme.

Bill:Well,‘snottoo

lateyet.I‘llmakea

‘tworry.

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Amy:Thanks!Yousee,I‘I‘mgetting

old!

Bill:Lookslikeyouare,sweetheart

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:I‘mgoingtothrowaparty,andI‘vesentouttheinvitations

tomyfriendsandrelatives.

B:That‘‘tforgettoinviteeveryoneyoushould

invite.

A:IthinkI‘aveanybodyinmind?

B:DidyouinviteJohn?He‘slosthisjobafterrecentquarrel

withhisboss.

A:Oh,mygosh!Iforgottoinvitehim!He‘llbesad,thinking

slippedmymind.

B:Well,‘‘s

honecallrightaway.

A:DidIforgetanybodyelsethatIshouldincite?

B:There‘syetanotherpersonyoushouldinvite—‘s

justmovedtothecityandfeelslonely.

A:Oh,goodheavens,‘sournewfriend.

Yousee,I‘I‘mgettingold!

B:Lookslikeyouare,‘dbetterstartwritingthings

downifthey‘reimportant.

MODEL2Ican’

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John:Hey,Sue.?

Susan:Idon‘thavemyaddressbookonme,

andIdon‘thavemymobilephonewithme,either.

John:That‘stoobad!I‘‘surgent!

IfIcan‘tfindhimtoday,

I‘llbedead!

Susan:Youmightwanttolookitupinthephonebook.

John:I‘vecheckedalready,butitseemsthathidphonenumber

:Maybeit‘sunderhisroommate‘sname.

John:Well,Iguessso.

Susan:Well,?Shehashisphonenumber.

John:I‘vetried,butnooneanswered!

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Susan:Maybecallhisofficeandaskhissecretary.

John:I‘‘sit‘s

private.

Susan:Oh,that‘sright..

John:It‘ally,butyoucan‘thelptoday.

What‘swrongwithyou?Yourmemoryseemstobefadingearly.

Susan:It‘snotmymemoryisfading.,buta

pooronefornumberanddates

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,doyourememberwhenisthelectureonthevalueof

informationbyProfessorSmith?

B:Ican‘ecanlook

itupinournotebook,butIdon‘thaveminewithme.

A:That‘stoobas!Idon‘thaveitwithme,

rememberthenumberofthelecturehail?

B:Sorry,Ican‘tthinkofitoffmyhead.

A:I‘‘tmissit!

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B:Well,whydon‘tyoucallthedeanwhoarrangedthelecture?

A:I‘mafraidit‘snotverywisetoaskthedeandirectly.

B:Thenmaybeyoucancalltheofficeifthedepartmentandask

thesecretary.A:I‘vealreadytried,butnooneanswered.

B:Oh!

A:Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan‘thelptoday.

Youmemoryseemstobefadingearly.

B:It‘eagoodmemoryfor

facesandnames,butapooronefornumbersanddates.

MODEL3What‘swrongwithyourmemory?

Script

Bill:Hi,honey!MytriptoLondonwaswonderful.

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Amy:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThetelephoneringsandBillanswersit....Hehangsup.]

Bill:Er,wherewasI?

Amy:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinLondon.

Bill:Oh,yeah.

Amy:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

Bill:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingthetowerofLondon.

Amy:Howdidyougetthere?Bybusorunderground?

Bill:Letmesee….Sorry,Ican‘trememberanymore.

Amy:What‘swrongwithyourmemory?

Bill:Ihopeit‘snotAlzheimer‘‘twantto

forgetmyownname.

Amy:Idon‘sit‘sjusttemporaryforgetfulness.

You‘llberightaftera

goodsleep.

Bill:hisishappeningsooftenrecently,I

thinkImustgotoseea

doctorandgetsomepills

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Amy:It‘,Iwishyouhadagood

memoryforhappy

events,andabadoneforunhappythings.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,mytriptoBeijingwasfantastic.

B:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThedoorbellringsandAanswerit….Acomesback.]

A:WherewasI?

B:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinBeijing

A:Oh,yeah.

B:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

A:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingtheForbiddenCityandthe

GreatWall,thoughtheadmissionfeeswereabittoohighforme.

B:Whatwerethefees?

A:Letmesee….Sorry,Ican‘trememberanymore.

B:What‘swrongwithyourmemory?

A:Ihopeit‘snotAlzheimer‘‘twanttoseea

lotofnewpeopleeveryday.

B:Idon‘syouonlyforgetthingsmomentarily.

You‘llberightafteragoodsleep.A:hisis

happeningsooftenrecently,IthinkIhavetoseeadoctor.B:I

don‘tthinkit‘,abadmemoryhelpsyou

forgetyourtrouble.

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’sTalk

Script

Student:Professor,thankyouforgrainingmethisinterview.I‘m

Susan,areporter

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udentshavedifficultly

ou‗reanoutstandingpsychologist,

couldyougiveussometipsonhowtopimproveourmemory?

Professor:Well,somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthanothers,but

that‘slargely

becausetheyarebetteratcreatingmentalimages.

Student:IfI‘mnotgoodatcreatingimages,whatcanIdo?

Professor:mindremembersthingsbetter

iftheyare

mple,Iyouhavetopickup

severalitemsatthegrocerystore,say,carrots,egg,bananas,

andmilk,youcancreateapictureinyourmindofagiantcarrot,

andhangingfromit,a

banana.

Student:ThenIcouldhaveagiantmilkcartonpouringmilkover

thecarrotand

banana.

Professor:atwouldyoudowiththeegg?

Student:Hmmm.I‘dvisualizeanegg-shapedUFOflyingacrossthe

sky.

Professor:eyouapplytheideas,theeasier

s

creatingpictures,there‘sanothertechniquethatisveryuseful.

Student:Whatisit?

Professor:eyouarelooking

forlostkeys.

Relax,andletyourmindlookforalltheimagesconnectedwith

those

keys--theirfeel,thesoundstheymake.

Student:Howwillthathelp?

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Professor:Youmightrememberthesoundthekeysmadewhenyou

placedthenin

adrawerorcoldtouchofthekeysinyourjacketwereyouleft

them.

Student:Ohmygosh!‘stimemyEnglishclass.

Iseeanimageof

anks,

Professor.

Professor:Notatall,andgoodluckwithyourmemory.

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Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Aswejustheardfromtheinterview,thetechniqueof

associatingcertainly

importantinpromotingmemory.

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B:Andaccordingtotheinterview,creatingimageshelpsremember

shoppinglistincludeseggs,youmightvisualize

aneggoranegg-shapedUFOflyingacross.

A:Anotherimportantfactorinimprovingmemorycanbeofinterest.

Ifyougetinterestedinsomething,youcanrememberitbetter.

B:ourecognizefactsintomeaningfulgroups,you

tance,ifyouwanttomemorize

allthenamesofAmericanpresidents,,however,

youarrangethemchronologicallyintothreeperiods:

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thosebeforeAbrahamLincoln,thosebetweenAbrahamLincolnand

FranklinRoosevelt,andthoseafter,thenthetaskwillbeless

difficult.

A:Itiscommonsensethatifyouglanceatsomethingquickly,you

tuffyitslowly,youcan

rememberitbetter.

B:

sayinggoes,epeatsomethingagain

andagain,youwilleventuallylearnitbyheart.

A:gettired,ourlearning

breakssothemindcanrestandabsorb

whathasbeenlearned.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientistsare

increasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,

Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpanding

memorycapacity.

Tobeginwith,

forexample,taminsareessentialfoe

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efoundinbread,cereal,

pertssaythatsynthesizesvitamins

improvememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthat

ressential

stomaintainthememorysystems,

l,lackof

waterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;

lso

letohaveagoofmemory,we

leeping,the

brainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseandstore

sleepwouldmakeone

feelexhaustedandwouldweakenone‘sabilitytoconcentrate.

Also,one‘abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.

thepassagemainlyabout?

foodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothe

passage?

iswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememory

system?

oblemcanalackofwatercause?

leepimportanttomemory?

Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C

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Task2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?

Script

Thisisastory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltown

reahospitablecouplewhooftentheir

neighborsfordrinks,springnight,they

theevening,itbegan

towithrain,andtheheavensreallyBecausehehadwalkedthere,

intedoutthat.

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Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,thankedhishosts

profusely,lethey

ally,after40minutes,

astheprofessor,soakedtothe

wasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongintherain,

herepliedthat

Task3:HowtoRememberNames

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherend

ofthelinetellsyou,―ThisisDonSmith‖.

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat―thisguy‖willbe

‘tthinkofhismane

althoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehave

learnedtoconcentrateandimplantanameinourmemory,rightat

is,youmustmakeahabitofrepeating

tionwillremindyoutostore

thenameinyour―memorybank‖eachtimeyouhearsomeone‘s

name,andwithinashorttimethe―repeating‖processcanbe

discontinued

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Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,andin

addition,visualizesomethingdifferent,unusualorridiculous

abouthidorherappearance,position,oractionsthat―ties

in―,youmaywritethedescriptive

informationononesideofacardandthenameintheotherside.

Lookatitrepeatedly,seethe―picture‖inyourmind‘seyeas

youlookatthename;orwhenyouseehename,visualize

the―picture‖youhaveassignedtothename.

Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyourthinking,

anditmaytakeseveraldaysorseveralweekstobecomeproficient.

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NewsReport

ADolphinExhibition

Script

ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloftenseen

asman‘smostfriend,thedolphin.

The―DolphinsonParade‖exhibitionintheFloridaKeysfeatured

life-sizeddecoratesdolphinmadeofwoodandthecostofmaterials.

rs

paidU.S.$750totheartists‘feeandthecostofmaterials.

Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,abeer-bellydolphin.

Theyshowedtheworkofartists,aswellasthebeachatmosphere

theKeysarefamousfor.

Probablythemostwasspecialbecauseofitsartist,Pandora.

Pandorathedolphinisareadolphin,arttheDolphinResearch

center,inMarathon,yfulartiststreakscolors

acrossadolphinpaintingholdingabrushinits.

TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]Councilofthe

ArtsaspartofaplantomaketheKeysaninternationalarts

ntingsweretobeauctionedoffinMarch,withthe

moneyearnedgoingtocommunityartprograms.

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isteningPractice

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?Areyou

takingFrench

writingagain?

M:YesIam,butit‘nk

I‘mgongtodo

marketingasanelectiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

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M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imissedit

andneedtocopyyour

notes.

W:I‘dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah‘

carefulnottomiss

ProfessorBrown‘sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I‘girlsinfashiondesignare

herearepreparingforan

examonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

W:How‘syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?

Mine‘sterrible.

M:Yeah,ndMikeareOK,butStevendoesn‘tpull

hisweightand

Suzie‘‘tseehowwecanpassunlessSteven

andSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn‘tyou?What‘s

itlike?

M:It‘sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsof

fessorshavealotofpractical

ethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,you

studyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.

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Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,

accordingtothe13

conversation?

Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

ingIn

Task1:OntheFirstDay

Script

Harrison:I‘‘veboughtthe

booksforthis

biologyclass.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:ynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecause

it‘:What‘sthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneis

,whereare

youfrom?

Jenny:uhasthisteacherbefore?I‘veheardhe

on:He‘sgoodifyou‘

expectsalot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat‘cankeepupwitheveryone

elseinthe

needyourhelpafterclass.

Harrison:You‘rewelcome.

…

Professor:guysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor‘slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:That‘whathesaidisexplainin

thereading/

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Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonightto

lookthemover?Harrison:‘thaveclassuntil

:anttomakesure

I‘mpreparedfortheseminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportant

partoftheeducation

here.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsays

nobodydoesmuchonbecauseit‘sstilladd-drop,whichmeans

nowstheprofessorisBut

Harrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudents

are,forheexpects

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Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthatofwhattheprofessorsaidwent,

JennyaskstoborrowHarrison,hesays―onproblem‖,forthey

don‘y,Harrisonsaysnattheseminar

isanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

Script

ing

funwasexpensive,

wasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.

―Hi,inlymissyouandDad.I…uh…gotabigsurprise

tobuytwonewtextbooks.

I‘mgoingtoneed$100.‖

―Iunderstand,‖saidhismother,―I‘llsendyouthemoneyright

tyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeks

mailthatatthesametime?‖

―Oh,,‖Robertsaid.

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Robert‘smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwo

checks,ereturned

fromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.

―Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?‖askedDad.

―Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,‖

answeredMom.

―You‘reoutingyourmind,‖yelledDad,―That‘s$1,‘ll

‘snevergoingtolearn

thevalueofmoneythatway.‖

―Don‘tworry,honey,‖Momsaid,―Itapedthe$100checktothe

coverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepagesin

Charper13!‖

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA’s

Script

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademic

,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudents

themselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,dentsallowno

ebooksareopenorthecomputer

isturnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacks

sbusiness,andbusinesscomesbefore15

recreation.

Also,a

Hill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsa

rsuadedhim

posteda

neda

ally,hescored

highonthefinalexamination.

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Moreover,imesare

rklateatnight

thersstudy

assoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshin

eed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.A

studentsays,―WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiod

oftimeeverydayforstudying.‖Anotherimportantcharacteristic

ofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,Accordingtoa

bookentitledGettingStraightA‘s,thesecretofgoodreading

istobe―anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestions

thatleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor‘smessage‖.

fthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper—achievers

startingtostudy?

dthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?

thegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?

esthespeakermeanby―anactivereader‖?

themainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1B2.C3.D4.A5.D

ngOut

MODEL1You’rejustgoingtohavestudyhard

Nora:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andChris:Onlyourfirst

daybackatschool,and

Nora:You‘regoingtoifyouwanttokeepyourgradesup.

Chris:!Ialreadyhavetworeports,twobooksreports,a

composition,

anoralreport,andaresearchproject—allduebeforemidterms.

Nora:omeofmyorganizedstudy

habitwould.

Chris:Betteryet,maybeyoucoulddomyhomeworkforme.

Nora:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.

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Chris:Allright,ettowriteatermpaper.?

You‘dbetterfindmetheexactpageswhereIcanfindwhatIwant.

Nora:Youcouldborrowideasfromreferences,but.

Chris:.Ifyoudon‘thelpme,I‘llhaveto

preparesomestudysheetsandhidetheminmyhandwhenItakethe

test.

Nora:Oh,no!Ifyou‘recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitely

giveyouanF..

Chris:Allright,I‘raryisgoingto

bemynewhome,andin

thedorm.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:We‘regoingtohaveatest,andIalsohaveatermpaperto

ven‘tdoneathing.I‘mreallyworriednow.

B:You‘regoingtohavetohavetohitthebooksifyouwantto

getgoodgrades.A:ButthiscourseissodifficultthatIalready

don‘tunderstanditatall.

B:omeofmyorganizedstudyhabit

canhelpyou.A:Betteryet,maybeyoucouldwriteatermpaper

forme.

B:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.

A:Allright,

candownloadsomearticlesfromtheInternetandpiecethem

together.

B:Youcouldborrowideasfromthosearticles,butifyouquote

withoutgivingthe

sources,you‘replagiarizing.

A:Also,on‘thelp

me,I‘llhavetoprepareacheat-sheetandhideitinmyhand

duringthetest.

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B:Oh,no!Ifyou‘recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygive

youanF.

A:I‘lltrytobecareful.

B:Butiftheprofessorcatchesyou,you‘llhavetorepeatthe

‘rejustgoingtohavetostudyhard.

A:Ok,I‘rary‘sgoingtobemynew

home,andinthedorm

I‘llbeburningthemidnightoil.

MODEL2Whichclassdoyouprefer?

Script

Chris:‘tknow17

?

Nora:‘sinteresting.

Chris:He‘sboring!!Whodoyouhaveforeconomics?

Nora:‘tsreallylearnalotfrom

her.

Chris:!Youhavetoworkhardinherclass,oryou‘llprobably

:.

Chris:Nonsense,.Butnotmany

studentsoptforhisclass.

Nora:?

Chris:Often,thehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisC+,

and

Nora:.Well,howaboutPE?Whatare

youdoingthissemester?

Chris:That‘,we‘relearningt‘aichi..

Nora:Ha-ha!Nottorubsaltintothewound,butourclassis

playingyourfavorite

sport:basketball.

Chris:Oh…!Thisisgoingtobeaterriblesemester.

Nora:Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester!

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NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:goingtostay

awake?

B:‘dus

alotofinterestinghistoricaleventsinclass.

A:BurIfindherboring!Shecouldputtheentirebasketballteam

tosleep—duringthechampionshipgame!Whichclassdoyoufind

dull?

B:cheralwaystalksabovemy

‘velostinterestinthecourse.

A:

studentsreallylearnalotfromhim.

B:Buthe‘stough!etoworkhardinhis

class,oryou‘llprobablyfail.

A:Nopain,nogain.

B:Actuallynotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.

A:What‘swrongwithhim?

B:OftenthehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisB-.Last

seme4stwehefailedmorethanathirdofthestudentsandIwas

oneofthem.

A:Oh,that‘stoobad.

B:Well,howdoyoufindyourEnglishteacher?Idon‘tthinkmuch

ofher,either.

A:Ifindherkind,alwayswillingtoanswermyquestions;she

alwaysgivesmehighmarks.

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B:You‘ledmelastsemester.

MODEL3Publishorperish

Script

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Chris:Tellus,ProfessorGrant,ProfessorGrant:Well,It‘srough

beingan

‘spublishorperish.

Chris:Soyouspentalotoftimeinyouroffice?

ProfessorGrant:Yes,butIalsohavetoprepareclassmotes,give

lectures,hold

officehours..

Chris:Withallthoseresponsibilities,.ProfessorGrant:Iwish.

Actually,anofferassistantships

andscholarshipsto

theworthygraduate.

Chris:Iseewhytheycallyou―theboss‖.But.

ProfessorGrant:Actually,Ithinkyouwereinoneofmyclasses…

Chris:Um….,ProfessorGrant!

ProfessorGrant:No,Irememberveryclearlynow!!

Chris:Sorry,IhavetoomuchworktodofortheStudentUnion

Newsletter,

andI.

ProfessorGrant:.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:ProfessorSmith,I‘

studentswanttoknowawesternprofessor‘smaindutiesand

comparethemwithaChineseprofessor‘sduties.

B:Well,‘stoughtobea

professor.

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A:Chineseprofessorarealsofacingincreasingpressure,asthey

sorSmith,do

youspendallotoftimeonteaching?

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B:Yes,Ihavetoprepareclassnotes,givelectures,hostseminar,

,teachingisanimportantpartof

beingaprofessor,thoughsomeprofessorsbelievethatresearch

ismoreimportantthanteaching.

A:Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney,

Isuppose.

B:ay

lyIspendalotoftime

applyingforgrantstofundmyresearch.A:Howareyougoingto

usethegrants?

B:Withthatmoney,Icanofferassistantshipsandscholarshipto

graduatestudentswhocanhelpwithmyresearchproject.

A:NowIseewhytheycallyou―boss‖.Butbeingaprofessor

soundsprettycompetitive.

B:That‘youngteacherswanttobepromotedtoa

professorship.

A:Whatyousaidhasgivenusafairlyclearpictureofawestern

professor‘ouverymuchfor

yourtime.

B:You‘rewelcome

’sTalk

Script

Hi,ctodayis―ProblemswithOurEducational

System‖.

TherearealotofthingsinoureducationalsystemthatIdon‘t

sthateducatorsjustwanttogivestandardized

tests,whichfocusonlyonacademicperformancebutneglect

students‘

there‘realotofpeoplewhoareveryintelligent,buthaven‘t

hadtheopportunitiestheycould‘vehad,hadtheybeeneducated

hatalotof

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coursesthatstudentsarefocusedtotakeinhighschoolaretoo

academic,and,asaresult,manykidslosttheirinterestin

learning.

Educatorshavefailedtorecognizevariouskindsofintelligence.

Theyoftenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobeaswell-

beingwell-roundedisn‘treally

consequencesomestudentswhoarebelievedto

beintelligentcan‘tgetintogoodcollegesifthey,forexample,

haven‘tscoredwellonthemathsection,eveniftheyate

brilliantwriters.

Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-called―weak

students‖ds

arekeptinaseparateclassidtheirgradesarelowerthenothers.

Andthey‘veveryawareoftheirsocialposition,

it20

‘re

heir

t‘

thatmanyofthekidsinthoseclassedareintelligent,butnever

actuallyrealizetheirpotentialbecauseofthewaytheyare

treatedveryearlyonin

Debate

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SAMPLE

A:ManyadsaboutEnglishclassesforchildrensay,―Don‘tlet

yourkidslosethe

competitionjustbecausetheystartlater.‖

youngchildrenoftenlearnaforeignlanguagefasterthenadults.

B:It‘ylearnthepronunciationbetterthan

adults,butadultsusuallylearnvocabularyandgrammarfaster.

A:Youcanlearnvocabularyandgrammarlateron;butwhenyou

growup,youcanhardlychangeyourpronunciation.

B:Butiftheylearnthewrongpronunciationfromthebeginning?

Iftheydon‘tlearnEnglishwhentheyareyoungintherightway,

it‘llaffecttheirEnglishstudies

A:Anyway,somegoodor―key‖schoolsgiveEnglishteststokids

beforeadmittingthem.

B:Englishisimportant,burothersubjectslikeChineseandmath

spendtoomuchtimeonEnglish,

theyhavelittletimeleftforothersubjects.

A:Somepeoplesaythatlearningaforeignlanguagecanhelp

developchildren‘smentalabilitiessuchasmemory,attention

spanandconcentration,whichwilleofhelpinlearningother

subjects.

B:Buttoomuchtimeforstudyingandtoolittleleftforplaying,

children‘smoralandphysicaldevelopmentwillbeaffected.

21

A:Well,it‘sdifficultformetoconvinceyou,andviceversa.

Let‘sagreetodisagree.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:HarvardUniversity

Script

HarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearningin

d16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrim

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atPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswithasingle

mastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,

includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessor

14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan

2,dhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnited

Statesand34Noelwinners.

Duringitsearlyyears,Harvardofferedaclassicacademiccourse

basedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistentwith

ghmanyofitsgraduates

becameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNewEngland,the

universityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligious

group.

UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwasthen

thelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmericanhigher

n82.5milliondollarprogramfortheuniversity.

Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadenedstudentaid,

creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard‘sphysical

facilities.

tinetookofficeasHarvard‘s26thpresidentin

ofanoverallefforttoachievegreatercoordination

amongtheuniversity‘sschoolandfaculties,Rudenstine

encouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard‘s

stressedtheimportantof

theuniversity‘sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,the

significanceofkeepingHarvard‘sdoorsopentostudentsfrom

familiesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasaping

theresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowth

andseriousfundshortage.

mainideaofthepassage?

yteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?

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stheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywasduring

isearlyyears?

fthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementof

PresidentPusey‘sfund-raisingprogram?

dPresidentRudenstinedo?

Keys:1.B2.A3.C4.D5.D

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Task2:TheFinalExam

Script

Atauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistry.

Theyweredoingsowellonallthe,midterms,labs,thateach

had―A‖sofarforthe

Thesefourfriendsweresothatontheweekendbeforefinals,they

decidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginiaandwithsome

dagreattime,butafterallthepartying,

theysleptalldaySundayanddidn‘titbacktoschooluntilearly

Mondaymorning.

Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheir

professorafterthefinalexamandexplaintohimwhytheymissed

plainedthattheyhadplannedtocomebackintimefor

thefinalexam,but,unfortunately,.Asaresult,theymissedthe

final.

Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeup

swererelievedandelated.

Thenextday,theprofessorTheytookatthefirstproblem,worth

simplequestiononachemical

reaction.―Cool,‖theythoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhis

separateroom,―Thisisgoingtobeeasy.‖Eachfinishedthe

problemandthenturnedthepage.

Task3:ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversityScript

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Internationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftime

requiredtoapplyforadmissiontoacollegeoruniversityinthe

uldavoidthis23

mistakebysettingyourselfaschedulethatstartswellinadvance

ttingthis

timetable,alwaysrememberthatdoingthingsearlyisthebestway

theinstitutionorprogramthatwillbestserve

youracademicorprofessionalgoals,allowyourselfsufficient

ettheapplication

aybeas

muchas10monthsbeforetheschoolterm.

Theneedforanearlystartholdstrueevenifyoucanapplyon

sitywebsitesandotheracademicInternet

sitesmayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequired

applicationforms,butyoustillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,

contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationand

transcriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentrance

exams,thatis,standardizedtests,intimetomeetapplication

,althoughsomestudentsdidscorehighonTOEFL

andGRE,theywerenotadmittedbecausetheyfailedtomeetthe

deadline.

ForReference:

tenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequired.

stallowthemselvessufficienttimetoresearch

thoroughlytheiroptions

yprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequired

applicationforms.

illneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachers

andinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsof

academicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,that

is,standardizedtests.

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etheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.

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PrinceWilliaminChile

Script

Whatgoesintoaprince‘seducationtoday?ForBritain‘sPrince

William,natureplayedanimportantinhiseducationthislast

winter,asthefuturekingwentona10-weekexpeditioninChile

withRaleighInternational.

kedinocean

fjords,trackedararedeer,andwasstrandedonabeachduringa.

Healsogotusedtosleepingonthe—attimesinaroomfilled

with16people–andlivingin.

Thosewhotookpart,called―volunteers‖,

princehelpedlocalswoodedwalkwaysandbuildings,andtaught

Englishtoschoolchildren.

Hewasdescribedbyothervolunteersas,humble,andlaid-back.

Asonesaid,―Hestruckareallygoodbetweenworkinghardand

havingfun…gettingonwitheveryone,andtakingonthespirit.‖

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Theprincesaidhelikedbeingtreatedasan―‖byother

volunteer,20percentwere

frombackgrounds,somehavinghadtroubleswithdrugsorcrime.

Itseemsthatthere‘salotmoretoeducationthanuniversityand

books,andtheChileanforestsandalittlewithregularpeople

maydoalotofaBritishprince.

Uint3

isteningPractice

M:Amy,sitdown,therandIaregoingto

separate.

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W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan‘tdothat!Whatwillmyfriends

say?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.

Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?

M:Goodevening,agersentyoutheserosesand

hisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.

W:theroomandtheservicehere,andwe

especiallyappreciatethemanager‘sconsideration/

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

W:WhileI‘mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourinto

thebowl?

M:Youbet,darling.I‘llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgets

warmedup.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?

W:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI‘mafraidI

can‘tmissit.

M:Butthiseveningistheparents‘meetingatschool,andIwas

expectingyou‘,I‘llphoneDad,maybeheandhis

girlfriendwillcome.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

W1:Soyou‘restillsingle?Ifyou‘dlistentomeandusedthe

Internet,you‘dhavea

husbandbynow.

W2:danadthatread―Husband

Wanted‖.yallsaid

prettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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ingIn

Task1:ReasonsforaDivorce

Script

W:I‘mdivorcingmyhusband.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

W:Thirteenyears.

M:Doyouhavechildren?

W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommy

husband‘s

irresponsibility

M:So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?

W:Well,firstofall,‘vehadmoved

fourtimesinthirteen

years!

M:And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?

W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,

don‘tI?

M:Aren‘ttheyhischildren,too?

W:Butmyhusbandisn‘tfulfillinghisduties!

M:Ishepayingthebills?

W:Well,yes,s

arebeingteasedby

otherkidsatschoolbecausewecan‘tdressthemingoodclothes!

Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!

M:Doesthecarrun?

W:Yes,butitlooksOLD!

M:Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?

W:Well,heyellsatme!

M:So,

goingtogivehim

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jointcustodyinthisdivorce?

W:No,justvisitationrights.

M:Why?

W:Becausethelawpermitsmeto.

M:And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?

W:I‘mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn‘tmuch,andlarge

supportpayments.

Afteryearsmarriage,thewomanwantsto,claimingheis26

.Whenaskedforthespecificgroundsfordivorce,shegivesthese

reasons:First,hekeeps,andthefamilyhashadtofourtimes

inthirteenyears,,

althoughheispayingthe,ldren

,theyhad

toliveinasmallanddrivean,till,

thehusbandher,

forthedivorcearrangements,thewomanwillgivethehusbandonly

er,thewomanwilldemandand

Task2:Whatfour-letterwords?

Script

Dorothywastheonlychildofherfamily,bornwhenherparents

geof33shestill

herandfathertreatherlikeaprincess.

Sheseemedperfectlycontentwiththatsituation,soherfriends

weresurprisedwhensheannouncedshewouldsoongetmarried.

Peoplewhoknewherwellsaidthemarriagewouldn‘tlastlong.

Butforthepresent,sheandhernewhusbandapproachedhappy.

Assoonasthenewlycouplereturnedfromtheirhoneymoon,the

bridecalledhermother.

―Howdoeseverythinggo?‖hermotherasked.

―Oh,Mom,‖shebegan,―thehoneymoonwaslovely!Soromantic!

urback,Bobstartedusing

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‘awful

‘vegottocomegetmeandtakemehome.

Please,Mom!‖thenewbridesobbedoverthetelephone.

―But,honey,‖themotherasked,―Whatfour-letterwords?‖

―Ican‘ttellyou,‘retooawful!Comegetme,

please!‖

―Darling,

whatfour-letterwordsheused.‖

Stillsobbing,thebridesaid,―Mom,wordslikedust,wash,iron,

andcook.‖

Keys:FTFFT

Task3:AWomanWhoChoseNottoRemarry

Script

27

After17yearsofmarriage,myhusbandleftmeformybestfriend,

adfearedmostbecamereality:Ibecamethesingle

htergrewincreasinglyunhappy.

Seven-year-oldJoannahadanxietyattackswhenevershewasleft

-year-oldSophiewouldvomit

hepsychologicalpressure,Ithoughtabout

ndsarrangeddinnerwithsinglemenandinvited

metopartiestomeetthelatest―someonespecial‖.

agueofminesaid,―Second

marriagesusuallyendindivorce,andchildrenaredestroyedby

it.‖chpublishedin2004

showedthatchildreninblendedfamilieswerenomoreemotionally

healthythanthoseinsingle-parentfamilies.

Notlongago,mynow-teenagedaughterandIwenttolunchatour

ating,wetalkedaboutafriend

worriedabout

howthebreakwouldharmherthreechildren,twoofwhomwere

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putdownherforkand

lookedatme.―Mom,I‘mgladyoudidn‘tremarry,‖she

said.―Ifyouhaddivorcedagain,Imighthavetrieddrugsor

evenconsidersuicide.‖Atthatmoment,Irealized,onceagain,

thatsinglenesswasrightchoiceforme.

sthespeakermostafraidof?

fthefollowingisNOTtrue?

dthespeaker‘scolleaguesay?

fthefollowingistrue?

peakerhaddivorcedagain,whatmightherdaughter,

Joanna,havedone?

Kes:1C2.A3.B4.B5.B

ngOut

MODEL1Isyouthwastedontheyoung?

Amy:I‘dliketotalktoyou,sostopwhatyou‘redoingfora

minute.

Bill:?fortomorrow‘s

meeting.

Amy:Well,you‘realwaysprettybusy,and.

Bill:Yes,,butthey‘vebeengoodyears.

Amy:Iknow,butIwanttohaveababy—Iwantustohaveababy.

Bill:.,wesaidwe‘:.Anyway,

it‘slongenough.

Bill:

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Amy:Whathasthatgottodowithit?Wecouldwaitforeverifwe

waitforthe

―perfect‖‘llbetoooldtoenjoyinghavinga

baby.

Bill:Youknow,.Thisreportcanwait.I‘lldoittomorrow

‘sopenabottleofwineandenjoyourselves.

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NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:I‘vegotsomethingimportanttotellyou:I‘mpregnant.

B:What?You‘repregnant?Wow,I‘dlovetohaveababy.

A:Well,‘sbeenmore

thanthreeyears,almostfour,sinceweweremarried.

B:Yes,timehaspassedsoquickly,butwestilldidn‘thavea

baby.

A:Iknow,butwecan‘vemyjob

formorethantwoweeks,I‘llloseitforever.

B:ember,ifwedon‘thaveonenow,it‘ll

‘llbebusierinfuture.

A:arsisalongtime

‘smore,I‘mveryclose

togettingpromotion.

B:Butababybornebyawomaninher30smaybephysicallyand

intellectuallyless

ntedtoholdontoyourjob,wewouldwaitforever.

Soonwe‘llbetoooldtoenjoyababy.

A:Youreallyhaveapoint.I‘llchoosethebabyoverthejob.

B:Good,I‘lltryhardertomakebothendsmeet

MODEL2SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!Script

Kim:HiAmy.

Amy:Hi!Lookatthisheadline,Kim.

Kim:Wow!

Amy:places,

Kim:Itseemsstrangetomethatifnotat

firstsight;buttheyalsoleaveeachotherquickly.

Amy:

Kim:Idon‘untry,

Amy:

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Kim:.Notmanypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof20.

Amy:

Kim:No,.Butmorewomen

worknow.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:ItseemsstrangetomethatWesternersfallheadheelsinlove

quickly,buttheyalsoleaveeachotherquickly.

B:Isitthesamewhereyoulive?

A:Idon‘untry,mostcouplesstaytogether.

B:Whatisthedivorcerateinyourhomeland?

A:Thedivorceratecanbeaslowas10percent.

B:That‘squitelowerthaninourcountry.

A:Well,what‘sthedivorcerateinyourcountry?

B:About50percent,ifI‘mnotmistaken.

A:Oh,that‘sreallyhigh!

B:Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?

A:ypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof22.

B:mmon

forwomeninyourcountrytoworkaftertheymarry?

A:Yes,mostwivesworkevenafterthey‘vegotababy.

B:Inmycountry,alotofwivesstayhometolookaftertheir

families.

MODEL3WhynothavebothourparentshereforChristmas?Script

Amy:Youknow,—healways

hassuchgreatstoriestotell.

Bill:Iknowwewenttmyfolks‘lastyear,

mightbeherlastChristmas.

Amy:She‘sbeenill,tdon‘‘s

why

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youdon‘twanttogotomyparents

Bill:She‘:Well,you‘renot…‘s

justgotathickskin

andlikestohideherfeelings

Bill:Idon‘tthinkso.

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Amy:WhynothaveourbothfamilieshereforChristmas?

Bill:Thatwouldmaketwenty-twoofusifweinvitedeverybody.

Amy:

Bill:.Justdon‘tsitmenexttoyourmother.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Youknow,theSpringFestiveiscoming,andwehavetoconsider

wheretohavetheSpringFestiveEvedinner.

B:Whathaveyougotinmind?

A:SinceI‘vebeenbusy,Ihaven‘tseenmomforquitesometime—

she‘salwaysbeensokindtous.

B:Iknowwewenttmyfolks‘lastyear,butmymom‘sbeensick.

Sheneedscomfort.A:‘t

havetheSpringFestiveEvedinnerwiththemfortwoyearsrunning,

teroffact,mymom

isalreadyblamingmeforneglectingthem.

B:Whatcanwedothen?

A:inviteourparentshereforthedinner?

B:‘sinconvenientforold

people.

A:Thenwecaninvitefourofthemtoarestaurantnearthem.

B:Good,extmorningwecanvisitbothourparents.

A:Anddon‘tforgettobringgifts.

’sTalk

Script

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IfyouwantmetotellyouwhyIremarried,that‘smystory.

RemarriedisthelastthingI‘dconsiderfortwoyearsaftermy

ardaboutthehighrateofremarriagefailure.

Moreimportantly,Iwonderedhowremarryingwouldaffectmy10-

tachedwhenIsawmysondrawapictureof

himself,myex-wifeandmeholdinghands,withsadnessonour

yparentshavemarriedanddivorceeighttimes

altogether,Ihopemysonwouldnothavetogothroughthesame

ult,myprimaryfocusafterdivorce

wasmyrelationshipwithmysonJohn,

wentby,mysongraduallygrewup,andhebecameofmyloneliness

st

timerhesaidthis,ondtimehebroughtit

up,todate

elationshipdevelopedoverthefollowingyear,I

was31

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t,

John‘tance,hewould

hugher,erseveraltimes,

thatthetimewasripe,IaskedMaria

epted,soourfamilyoftwosmoothlybecamea

ngback,Ibelievemyremarryingwasthe

rightchoice.

t

you‘veheardmystory,Ihopeyouwon‘thesitateandletgolden

opportunitiesslipthroughyourfingers.

Debate

SAMPLE

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A:OnthewholeIdon‘yremarriages

haveturnedoutto

beunsuccessfulandendindivorce.

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B:Ifyousaymanyremarriageshavefailed,thatmeansother

remarriageshavesurvived,ldnotonly

lookatthedarkoftheissue.

A:Butthere‘retoomanyfactorscontributetothefailureofa

mple,asyoubecomeolder,youmayfind

itincreasinglydifficulttoadjusttoadifferentpatternoflife

ere‘saconflictneitheriswillingto

givein.

B:There‘reconflictseverywhere,butyoushouldnotneglectthat

tacompanion,

onemayfeellonelyandanxious.

A:Inanewfamilythehusbandtendstocomparehisnewwife‘s

weakpointwithhisex-wife‘wifedoesthe

same.

B:Iwishyou‘erness

MariablendedsosmoothlyintotheCaptain‘sfamily.

A:Itisnoteasyforchildrentoacceptthenewmotherorfather.

Itissimplyimpossibleforthemtoforgettheirbirth-mother‘s

lovingcareandthehappymomentsintheirchildhood.

B:ButhowhappyaretheCaptain‘ssevenchildrenwiththeir

adoptedmotherMaria!Ifthenewmothershowsgenuinecareforthe

kids,therhand,many

childreninasingle-parentfamilyareunderpsychological

,thesinglelifeis

nottherightchoice.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:EarlyMarriage

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Script

Attheageof12,Lisahasbeenmarriedforthreeyearstoayoung

tedher

ostdiedduringthebirthoftheirfirstchild,born

ondchild,born18months

later,sheandherhusbandquarrel

tstogotovocationalschooltolearnskills

toaddtothefamilyincome,buthismotherinsistsshestayhome

andproduceason.

arriageiscommon

arriageleadstoearly

developingcountries,20percentoroverhalf

ofthewomengivebirthtotheirfirstchildbeforetheageof

ationsfromparents,in-lawsandsocietyaretoproduce

ungwivesfeelpressureto

picallyresultsinearlyandfrequentpregnancies.

Indevelopingcountries,morethanhalfamillionwomendieevery

refourimportant

re33

either―toosoon,tooclose,toomany,ortolate‖.According

tostatistics,itisyoungwomenwhomostdieduringpregnancy.

agedidLisagivebirthtoherfirstchild?

esLisawant?

omeninsomedevelopingcountrieshavebabiesearly?

ethereasonswomendiefromchildbirth?

themainideaofthepassage?

Task2:NuclearFamilyLivingPatterns

Script

ing

intheearly20thcentury,thetwo-parentfamilyasthenuclear

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enlive

withtheirparentsuntiltheygoawaytoacollegeoruniversity,

oruntiltheyetheirownjobsandmoveintotheirownorhome.

Intheearlymid-20thcentury,thefamilytypicallythemotherwas

thechildren‘,oftenbothparentsholdjobs.

Increasingly,oneoftheparentshasanon-standardshift;that

is,ashiftthatdoesnotstartinthemorningandendinlater

efamilies,oneoftheparentsmanagesthe

childrenwhiletheotherworks.

Priortoschool,.Inrecentyears,manyprivatecompaniesand

home-baseddaycarecentershavesprungupfulfillthisneed.

Increasingly,

Task3:TheyarecomingforChristmas,

Script

AmaninPhoenixcallshissoninNewYorkthedaybeforeChristmas

andsays,―Ihatetoruinyourday,butIhavetotellyouthat

yourmomandIaredivorcing,Forty-fiveyearsofmiseryis

enough..‖

―Dad,whatareyoutalkingabout?‖thesonscreams.

―Wecan‘tstandthesightofeachotheranylonger,‖thefather

says.―We‘resickof34

eachother,andI‘msickoftalkingaboutthis,soyoucallyour

sisterinChicagoandtellher.‖

Frantic,thesoncallshissister,whoexplodesonthephone.

―Oh,heck,they‘regettingdivorced,‖sheshouts.―I‘lltake

careofthis.‖Losingnotime,shecallherfatherandscreams

athim,―‘tdoasinglething

untilIgetthere.I‘mcallingmybrotherback,andwe‘llboth

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hen,don‘tdoanything!DOYOUHEAR

ME?‖Thenshequicklyhangsup.

turnstohiswifeandsaysmerrily,―Okay,theyarecomingback

forChristmasandpayingtheirownway.‖

ForReference:

heboy‘smotheraredivorcing.

n‘tstandthe

‘resickofeachother.

franticandcallshissister.

llcomebackhomeandstoptheparentsfromdivorcing.

ppy,forhissonanddaughterwillcomebackfor

Christmasandpavetheirownway.

NewsReport

PrinceMorePreciousThantheDiamond

Script

Peoplehavelongknownthesaying

‘sbestfriend.‖‘sanewmarket,

tanzanite,anditisgivingdiamondssomeserious

TanzanitewasoneofanumberofgemsdiscoveredinEastAfrica

realgemamongthesestoneswastanzanite,discoveredin1967in

newasnameditscountryoforiginbyNewYork‘s

sone‘sattention

quicklywithitscolor—blue,purpleorbronze,dependingonthe

directionitisfrom.

Moreimportantforitsvalue,though,itehas

beenfoundinonlyonesmallarea,nearMountKilimanjaro,in

willprobablybefullyminedinthenexttwo

decades.

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Asoneminingofficialit,―Itshouldneverhavereallyinthe

ythisonedepositonthis

entirethatisknown…makesitmorethanathousandtimesthan

tainlywithinthenext15to35

20years,therewillbenomoretanzanitetobemined.‖

Thecurrentvalueofthetanzanitemarket,atU.S.$10billion,

nothersaying―Diamondsare

forever‖maysomeofitsmeaning.

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isteningPractice

M:Didyoupickupthepaperformetoday?Ireallywanttocheck

thejobvacancies.W:Iknow,it‘‘snotmuch

oushouldlookonthe

Netinstead.

Q:Whatisthemanlookingfor?

M:Youdon‘thaveenoughexperienceorqualificationsforthis

kesyoubelieveyoucouldhandletheposition?

W:I‘ral

skillslieinthisarea,andI‘mconfidentthatIcouldhandle

chance,Iwouldprovemyself.

Q:Whatisthewomansaying?

M:Couldyouhelpmewithmyresume?Janesaidyou‘regoodwith

thesethings,‘swaytoo

long.

W:Sure,noproblem,esumeshouldbenomore

thanonepage,houldlistyouexperiencein

ewe‘vegotsomeworktodo!

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

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M:Couldyoutellmewhyyouwouldliketoworkforourcompany?

W:Well,ithasagoodreputationasanemployer,anditsproducts

feelproudtowork

foracompanylikethisandtocontributeagreatdealtoits

success.

Q:Whydoesthewomanapplyforthejob?

W:Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears‘time?

M:Iaimtohavebeenpromotedtoseniormanagerattheveryleast.

I‘mveryambitiousandwanttoclimbupthecareerladderasfast

‘twanttofeelmiserableonthefirstrungin

fiveyears‘time,watchingeverybodyabove36

me.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantinfieyears?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.C5.B

ingIn

Task1:Tellmeaboutyourself.

Script

M:Tellmealittleaboutyourself.

W:I‘mfromGuilinCity.

M:Whatbroughtyoutotheeastcoast?

W:IcametoQingdaotoattendcollege.I‘mimpressedbythis

city‘sdynamiceconomy.I‘vecometoloveitsomuchthatI‘ve

decidedtostayandworkhere.M:Whatworkexperiencedoyou?

W:

primary

responsibilitiesweretomaintainthecompany‘stieswiththe

existingcustomersandtrytofindnewcargosources.

M:Andwhatdidthatexperienceteachyou?

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W:Ilearnedthatcommunicationskillsareextremelyimportant.

TheknowledgeI

acquiredfromtextbooksisindeed,butitisequallyessentialto

beabletopersuadeapotentialclientttotrustyou.

M:Howwouldyourformeremployerdescribeyou?

W:Hetoldmethatmyabilitytofindonecustomerafteranother

appreciatedmyteamasshowninmycooperationwithmycolleague.

M:efromyourresume

thatyouareverygoal-oriented.

W:veI‘veacquiredmanygoodqualitiesfrom

‘r,IknowIstillhave

alottolearn.

ThewomanwentfromGuilinCitytotheeastcityofQingdaoto

latter‘isbeing

ssheonceworkedasaninternfor

asmalltomaintainthecompany‘stieswiththecustomersandtry

realizedthatbookisindeednecessary,butitisequallyessential

meremployersaidherability

eciatedtheloyaltyand.

The37

believesthatshehasacquiredmanygoodqualitiesform,butstill

hasalot.

Task2:AWorkQualificationTest

Script

MurphyappliesforanengineeringpositionatanIrishfirmbased

y

coincidence,thetwoamplifications,andwereaskedtotakethe

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completionofthetest,bothmenmissedonlyoneofthequestions.

ThemanagerwenttoMurphyandsaid,―Thankyouforyourinterest,

butwe‘vedecidedtogivetheAmericanthejob.‖

Bewilderedbythemanager‘sdecision,Murphyasked,―Whywould

youbedoingthat?ing

IrelandandmebeingIrish,Ishouldgetthejob!‖

Themangeransweredcalmly,―Wehavemadeourdecisionsbasedon

thecorrectanswers,butonthequestionyoumissed.‖

Unconvincedandsomewhatindignant,Murphyquestion,―Andjust

howwouldoneincorrectanswerbebetterthantheother?‖

Themanager‘smasertookhimbysurprise,―Simple,on

QuestionNo.5,theAmericanputdown‗Idon‘t‘know‘,andyou

putdown‗NeitherdoI‘.‖

Keys:FTTTFT

ForReference

hisdecisionbasedonthewronganswerstotheone

questiononemissed,ratherthanonthecorrectanswers.

ing―NeitherdoI‖,itseemsthatMurphycopiedthe

Americanansweronthetest.

Task3:AGuidetoaSuccessfulJobInterview

Script

38

Therearetimesthatyouwillbeaskedahardquestionduringa

‘tpanic,theyjustwanttoseehowyouhandle

reparedisalwaysthebestpolicy.

Herearesomesamplesofquestionsandsomeadviceonhowtohandle

themproperly.

Whyshouldwechooseyou?Tothisquestion,youcanaskyourself

whyyouapplied,whatmakesyousuitableforthisquestion,what

thecompanycangainfromhiringyou,whatyouhavetooffer,how

youwouldhandlethisjib,etc.

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splityour

answerintotwo,e

important,andhowyoumovefromonetotheotherdependsonwhat

giveabriefsummaryofyourlife,

professionalandpersonal,withlessemphasisontheearlypast,

andmoreemphasisonthepresentandthefuture.

Whenasked―Whatareyourweakness?‖,don‘tsay,―Idon‘t

haveany.‖Everyonehasweakness,andittakessomethingpositive

like,―Ihaven‘thadalotofexposureontheon-sitework,but

I‘mlookingforwardtobeingmoreinvolvedindealingwith

customersdirectlyandlearningtheirneeds.‖

Anothercommonquestionis:―Whatareyourstrengths?‖Youshould

em

yourstrengths,butalsoshowthemhowtheyhowtheywouldapply

howyourstrengthswerevaluable,use

the―Why,where,when,how‖todemonstrateandproveyour

strengths.

thepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

esthespeakerNOTmentionasananswertothe

question,―Whyshouldwechooseyou?‖?

esthespeakersayyoushouldstresswhenintroducing

yourself?

esthespeakeradviceyouNOTtosaywhenasked,―What

areyourweaknesses?‖

ouldyousaywhenaskedaboutyourstrongpoints?

Kes:1C2.C3.B4.A5.D

ForReference

―Whyshouldwechooseyou?‖,―Tellmeaboutyourself.‖,―What

areyourweaknesses?‖,and―Whatareyourstrength?‖

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ngOut

MODEL1Canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?

Susan:John,John:andmeetwithcompanies?

Susan:Yeah,ydidn‘tseemtobeinterestedin

:I‘mafraiditwon‘:I‘vebeen

checkingthewantadseverydayforaweek,butAndthefewthat

Ihaveseenareverylow-paying.

John::Goodthinking!Thanks!Ithink

I‘lllookforsomethinginelectronic

engineering.

John:Hey,dbejustthe

sortofthingyou‘relookingfor.

Susan:Great,

John:Yeah,butifIremember,thedeadlineisthisafternoon.

Susan:Thisafternoon?Ohno!I‘dbettergetonlinequicklyand

seeifJohn:You‘dbetterincludeyourwork

experiencefromtheITcompanylastsummer.

Susan:Don‘‘,mate.

John:Anytime,Sue.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?

B:Whathaveyoudonesofar?

A:I‘veaskedafewfriendsandrelativesforjobinformation,

butit‘snotofmuchuse.40

B:uldgotothejobfairand

meetwitcompanies.A:Yes,ndustryseemstohave

beenbadlyhittheeconomicrecession,andnotmanycompaniedcame

hosewhodidcome,theysetahigh

standardforthecandidates.

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B:Tofindmoreopportunities,youmightaswelllookatthewant

adsinthenewspaper.

A:I‘vebeencheckingthewantadsregularlyformonths,andI

can‘tfindanythinggoodthatI‘few

thatIhaveseenareverylow-paying.

B:useasearch

enginetofindjobsitesrelatedtoyourfield.

A:Goodidea!IthinkI‘lllookforsomethinginsoftware

development.

B:IjustfoundajobavailableatacomputercompanyontheNet

tbejustthesortofthingyou‘relooking

for.

A:Great!I‘lltakeachanceonthat.

B:‘ll

beplusforyouifyouincludeyourrecentworkexperienceatthe

ITcompany.

A:.

MODEL2Doyouhaveanytipsforasuccessfulinterview?Script

Susan:John,John:Well,firstofall,youSusan:Oh,whatabout

duringtheinterview?

John:Ok,andanswerallquestionspolitelyand

‘tlooktooshy,norshouldyousoundtooaggressive.

Susan:I‘mnotsurewhatkindofquestionsthey‘llask.

John:They‘llprobablywanttoknowalittleaboutyourwork

experience..Theydon‘twanttospendtimeandmoneyontraining.

Susan:Fortunately,duringthelast

summerholiday.

John:Theymayalsowanttoknowsomethingaboutyourcharacter.

Yousee,41

Susan:WhatkindofquestionsshouldIaskthem?

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John:Youshouldaskthemaboutthejobrequirementsandaboutthe

:

John:ethefirstinterviewtosell

yourself.

Susan:You‘areinterestedinhiringme,John:

moreinterestedtheyare,themorethey‘lloffer.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Canyougivemesomeadviceonhowtosucceedinaninterview?

B:Well,firstofall,youneedtopayattentiontoyourappearance.

Youhavetodressappropriately.

A:Whatdoyoumeanbyappropriately?

B:It‘ssesdon‘tliketosee

acandidateonadirtyT-shirtandjeans.

A:ssclothesmaybeanindicatorofcarelessattitude

inwork.

B:,manyemployersareunwillingtohireayoung

manwithhishairdyedredoryellow.

A:Then,whataboutduringtheinterview?

B:ooktooshy,they

maysuspectyouarenotcapableofdealingwithachallengingtask.

A:I‘mnotsurewhatkindofquestionsthey‘llask.

B:They‘llprobablywanttoknowsomethingaboutyourwork

iesusuallydon‘twantanentirelynewhand.

Theydon‘twanttospendtimeandmoneyontraining.

A:Fortunately,Igainedsomeexperienceatalawoffirmduring

dasaninterntoprovidefree

legaladviceforthosewhoneedit.B:,thisiswhat

theycalled―legalassistancetotheneedy‖.Also,acompanymay

,teamplayers

areoftenvaluedaboveallothers.

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A:WhatkindofquestionsshouldIaskthem?

B:Youshouldaskthemaboutthejobrequirementsandaboutthe

company.A:Ihearthatmanycompaniesaskedthecandidateswhat

salarytheyexpect.

B:That‘etoinquireaboutthepossiblesalary

levelforagreenhandin42

alaryyouexpectisreasonable,thisshowsthat

youknowtheprofessionswellandwillhaveagoodimpressionon

theinterviewer.

A:Oh,I‘andthanks.

Helen:sowedon‘thavetheexpertiseto

compete.

Bill:ThenHelen:Weneedmanagerswhoknowhowtobestrong,yet

knowhowtoBill:That‘sessential,especiallyinthecomputer

Helen:forourcompany.

Bill:Um…

Helen:IrememberyourfriendDavidMilleristheCEOofa

ill:‘s

agoodtime,:ofcapablepeopleoutthere

Davidhelpus

pinthemdown?

Bill:Sure,Helen!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatcanIdoforyou?

B:I‘mlookingforapublicrelationsmanageratouradvertising

company.

A:Doyouhaveanyspecificrequirementforsuchamanager?

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B:Well,firstofall,shemustbeagoodleader,whoknowtobe

strong,thisway

canshegivefullplaytotheemployees‘enthusiasm.

A:Oh,that‘her

qualitiesdoyouexpectofthemanager?

B:,

withoutsuchskill,onecanhardlygetajobwelldone.

A:Ican‘all?

B:appenstohaveawidenetworkofbusiness

connections,it‘llbeagreatasserttothecompany.

A:‘lltryourbesttofindonewhomeetsyour

requirements.

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B:Doyouthinkyoucanpinonedownquickly?

A:,

it‘sagoodtimeforhead-hunting.

B:‘swhytheycallyouheadhunters.

’sTalk

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Script

Goodafternoon,versity‘sCareerOfficeasked

metogiveatalkonthetopicofhowtoprepareforjobinterviews.

aresometipsIbelievetobeuseful.

First,uhavethisinformation,make

alistofwhatskillsorknowledgeyouhavethatwouldbevaluable

notsellyourselftothemifyoudon‘tknowwhat

itisyouareselling.

e

‘twearanythingtooflashy;

beingneatandcleanismoreimportantthanwearingthelatest

istolookprofessionalwithoutoverdoingit.

Also,renot

comfortablewithatie,itmightbebestnottowearone,unless

tthingyouwant

willonlymakeyounervous,andyouwillquicklyloseconfidence.

Moverover,youhavetoworkoutwhatyouneedtotakewithyou:

AcopyofyourCV,originalsandcopiesofyourqualification

paper,copiesofreference,samplesofyourwork,ifapplicable,

,makesure

‘ttakea

pileofpaperworkthatyouhavetosiftthroughfortenminutes

llgivethemtheimpressionthatyouare

rewellprepared,you‘relikelytohave

goodluck.

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Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Afterlisteningtothecareerofficer‘stalk,I‘venow

realizestheimportanceof

gettingpreparedforaninterview.

B:fall,weshouldneverbelateforan

‘renotpunctual,they‘llsuspectthatyou‘ll

belateforworkinfuture.

A:Beforegoingtotheinterview,wehadbetterpayattentionto

ss

clotheswillleadthemintothinkingthatyou‘relikelytodo

yourjobcarelessly.

B:Duringtheinterview,itisimportanttolookconfidentwithout

‘

showsyourinterestintheconversation,andhelpstomaintainthe

communicationbetweenyouandtheinterviewer.

A:Manyemployersattachimportancetotheeducationyou‘ve

tohighlightthosecour speciallyvaluable

tothecompany.

B:showthemwehave

emaboutourinternship,

andemphasizetheskillsthatareusefulinthejobwe‘reseeking.

A:Howcleveryouare!Thesedaysmanystudentswanttotellthe

prospectiveemployerthattheyhaveagoodcommandofEnglishand

haveobtainedaCollegeEnglishTestBand4Certificate.

B:They‘realsoeagertotellinterviewerabouttheircomputer

skillswithPowerPoint,officeautomation,ts

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fromnon-keyuniversitiesespeciallyneedcertificatestoshoe

they‘veacquiredthoseskillsbeforetheycanhopetocompete

againststudentsfromprestigiousuniversities.

A:Characterisconsideredanimportantfactorincontemporary

society,whereteamworkisamust.

B:Buttoomanystudentsaresayingmoreorlessthesamething.

Ifeverybodysays,―I‘mwarm-heartedandcooperative,getalong

wellwithmyclassmates,andhavegoodteamspirit,‖theboss

willsoongetfedup.

A:Perhapsweshouldlettheworkwe‘vedoneshoeourcharacter.

B:anshowthem

you‘reanimportantofficialoftheStudentUnionofthe

universityorthedepartment,oryou‘veorganizedasinging

competitionandwonanaward,obviouslyyou‘reagoodteamplayer.

rListeningandSpeaking

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Task1:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Yourresume,orCVinBritishEnglish,hasonemissionandone

missiononly:sumeisusually

―younever

getasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression‖,you‗dbetter

‘resomesuggestionsthatmaybeof

,useadesignthatdemands

ersdon‘thavetimetoreadthrougheachofyour

sumeshouldbe

concise,ldemphasizedthe

mostimportantandrelevantpointsaboutyourexperience,skills

andeducation.

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Second,portant

statementsinyourresumeinorderofimportanceandrelevanceto

fulstatementwithexactnumbers

influenceseverystatementthatfollows.

Third,lhavemoresuccessifyouadjust

yourresumeandcoverletterforthespecificskillsanotherjob.

Inotherwords,youneedto―re-package‖way,

anemployerwillseeimmediatelythatyoucorrespondtothejob

tdishonestto―re-package‖

aresimplypressingyourselfandyourskillsinthebestlightfor

llhelpyoutogetmoreinterviews

andallowyoutoapplyforawiderrangeojobs.

sthespeakersaytheresumeisimportant?

ingtothepassage,whyshouldyouemphasizethemost

importantpointaboutyourself?

oesthespeakeradviseputtingtheimportantinformation

inyourjobdescription?

yresumeswouldthespeakeradviseyoutowriteifyou

appliedforthreejobs?

fthefollowingmakesagoodtitleforthepassage?

Keys:1.C2.A3.A4.C5.B

Task2:TwoEssentialFactorsinanInterviewScript

46

Whenapplyingforajob,‘s

mesit‘sthisanxiety,not

our,thatkeepsusfromobtainingourdreamjob.

Soyoumustovercomeyournervousnessandbuildupconfidence.

Thisoftentwofactors:ly,it‘s

importanttoprepareyourselffortheinterviewwithoutobsessing

er,itmightbeyourjob,butitwon‘tbetheend

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oftheworldifyoudon‘urselfthatthecompany

wouldbeluckytogetyou;andiftheychoosesomeoneelse,it

,

thatyouarementallyreadyforanyquestionthatmightbethrown

yourway,it‘‘s

alwaysagoodideatowearasuit;itdoesn‘thavetobeadesigner

suit,resstoo

mple,don‘tweararedfashionablejacketfor

re,too,

mayseemlikecommonsense,butyou‘dbesurprisedhowcareless

,makesurethatyournailarewell-

manicured,andyourhairisstyledcarefullyandneatly.

Task3:AnInterviewThatUpsetstheBoss

Script

Johnwasinaterribleaccidentatworkandlostbothofhisears.

Sincehewaspermanentlydisfigured,hesettledwiththecompany

forafairlylargecompensationanddecidedtoinvestthemoney

eeksof

negotiations,realizedthatheknew

nothingaboutrunningsuchabusinessandquicklysetouttohire

someonewhocoulddothatforhim.

theendoftheinterview,Johnaskedhim,‖Doyounoticeanything

differentaboutme?‖Andthegentlemananswered,―Whyyes,I

couldn‘thelpnoticeyouhavenoears.‖Johngotveryupsetand

threwhimout.

Thesecondinterviewwaswithawoman,andshewasevenbetter

dherthesamequestion,―Doyounotice

anythingusuallyaboutme?‖andtheshereplied,―Well,youhave

noears.‖AgainJohngotfuriousandtossedherout.

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withaveryyoung47

heseemedtobeabetterbusinessmanthanthefirstwoputtogether.

Johnwasanxioustoemployhim,butaskedhimthesame

question,―Doyounoticeanythingdifferentaboutme?‖Andto

hissurprise,theyoungmananswered,―Yes,youwearcontact

lenses.‖

Johnwasamazed,andsaid,―Whatanincrediblyobservantyoung

man!Howintheworlddidyouknowthat?‖

Theyoungmanlaughedandreplied,―Well,it‘sprettyhardto

wearglasseswithnoears!‖

ForReference

bothofhisears.

eherealizedthatheknewnothingaboutrunningthe

businessafterheboughtit.

etheintervieweesaidhenoticedthatJohnhadnoears,

andJohngotupset.

henoticedJohnworecontactlenses.

ghtitwasprettydifficulttowearglasseswithnoears.

NewsReport

AGalaxyofFilmPrizeWinners

Script

TheEuropeanFilmAwards—FirstHollywood,thenCannes,andnow

Pairs?

TheEuropeanFilmAwardswasheldinPairsinearlyDecember,g

thebestinEuropeanandworldfilms.

LarsvonTrier‘sDancerintheDarkwastheoftheevening,

receivingawardsforthebestEuropeanfilmandbestactress—

Bjork.

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.Theaudienceswas,however,asneithervonTrier,Bjork,northe

Oscar-winningItaliandirectorRobertoBenignitoacceptawards.

Still,shactorRichardHarris,

whowasgivenanawardforachievement,gaveahumorousthank-you

speechthatwastheoftheevening.

Anotherinternationallyactor,JeanReno,alsogaveanenthusiastic

nchactorreceivedanawardforEuropean

achievementinworldcinema,forhisinternationalfirm

OtherVIPsfromaroundEuropealsoButmostoftheprizesatthe

ceremony,whichpeoplehavebeen―theEuropeanOscars‖,wentto

Frenchfilms.

Therewasoneinternationalfilmaward,whichwenttoaFrench-

HongKong48

co-production,WongKarwai‘sIntheMoodforLove.

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isteningPractice

W:‘

it‘sjustwarranty

period,butthecamerahasn‘tworkedproperlyforsometime,and

nowit‘snotfocusingatall.

M:We‘resorryyou‘

seemsthatthecamerahassufferedsomedamage,butyou‘vebeen

aregularcustomer,andwe‘dliketolookafterthisproblemfor

you.I‘lljustgiveyouareplacement.

Q:Whatwillthemando?

W:We‘reuprightallourstaffequipment,andwe‘llneed50

astI‘vealwaysfoundof

yourpricestothebest.

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M:You‘rerightaboutthat,wedohavethelowestpricesinthe

‘ndmethespecs

foreach,andI‘llsendyouaquotethatI‘msureyouwilltake.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

W:Weordered50fromyourcompany,butontheinvoiceIsee

there‘htshippingwas

includedinthequote.

M:Shippingisincluded;theremustbeamistakeontheinvoice.

I‘llstraightenonthemistakeandsendyouanewinvoice.

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?

M:Thiswasstime-sensitivedocument!There‘snopointin

deliveringitthreehours

late!

W:I‘msorry,sIcouldconnectyoutoourcomplaints

departmentifyouwishtotakeitfurther.

Q:Whatistrueofthedocument?

M:Wewereverysurprisedtoreceivesuchbadservicefroma

companywe‘ehavethis

problem,andI‘dliketoknowwhat49

you‘regoingtodoaboutit.

W:Ithinkthisistheresultofabreakdownincommunication,and

weneedtolookatourcommunicationmethodsbothinternallyand

slywewanttokeepourclientshappy,and

unfortunatelywe‘vefallenshortthistime.I‘mheretomake

sureitwon‘thappenagain.

Q:Whatisthereasonoftheproblem,accordingtothewoman?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

ingIn

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Task1:AttendingaBusinessReception

Script

Chris:I‘vebeenlookingforwardtothisreceptionforweeks.I

can‘twaittogetsure

w,startmakingnewconnections.

Nora:tareyougoingtodowithallthose

brochures?Chris:Thepartyendsattwo,IfigureIcanhavethem

alldistributedbyone-thirty,Nora:No,no,no,lue

rochureswillmakeyoulooklikea

greenhand.

Chris:WhatshouldIdothen?

Nora:‘sthewaytodoit.

Chris:Idon‘tunderstandwhat‘swrongwiththesebrochuresabout

:Thisroomisgoingtobefilledwithpotential

clients,butthereisanunwritten

law;youleaveyourworkatthedoor.

Chris:ButhowamIsupposedtogetanythingofthisifwecan‘t

talkbusiness?

Nora:thereandexchangecards.

Justgetacardfor

acard.

Chris:ThenfollowuponMonday?

Nora:‘ssplitupsowecancovermore

ground.

Chris:goingtobeapieceofcake.I‘llmeet

youbackhereattwo.

seagertomaking

artyendsattwo,heintendstohaveall

adisagrees,

sayingthatthosebrochureswillmakehimlooklikeagreenhand.

Sheadviseshimjusttohandoutbusinesscardandleavehiswork

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iswondershowhecangetanythingoutofthis

ifshecan‘,Norainsiststhatheshould

atchesonquicklyandknows

thathecanhandoutbusinesscardsnowandfollowuponMonday.

Finally,Norasuggestssplittingupsothattheycancovermore

eelsitwillbeapieceofcakeandpromisetomeet

herbackthereattwo.

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nelayerprotectstheEarthfrom

eintheozonelayerwas

ime,

ortfoundthat

ozone-destroyinggasesintheupperatmospherewereatornear

cethen,therehas

beecontinuousprogressmadetowardtherecoveryoftheozone

iteinformationshowedthatlevelsofozone-

largestthisyear,theozoneholecoveredmorethan15million

downfromayearlyaverageof23million

fluorocarbons,

orCFCs,areresponsiblefordestroyingpartoftheozonelayer

vebeenwidelyusedsincethe1930sin

mentscientistsaythe

levelofchlorineintheatmosphereisdecreasingbecauseof

micalswere

restrictedunderaninternationalagreementcalledtheMontreal

heProtocol,developingcountries

promotedtocuttheiruseofchlorofluorocarbonsinhalfbythe

soagreedtoaneighty-fivepercentcutbythe

:hreetimesthesize

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omisedtocuttheiruseofCFCsinthe

halfby2005andagreedtoan85percentcutby2007.76

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Task3:AMildEINinoScriptTheEINinoweatherconditionhas

r,officialattheUnitedStatesNationalWeather

isa

ensevery

ly,watertemperaturesinthewestern

usemore

rainfallinIndonesia,

sametime,coldoceanwatercauselessrainfallintheeastern

PacificOcean,ositehappensduringEI

cOceantemperaturesincreasenearSouthAmerica,

rast,EI

gEI

t

edmajorfloodsin

alsoledtoextremelydryweatherinsome

ssaytheweathercausedthedeathsofabout

24,rtssayhavingaweakerEINinothisyear

ologistssayrainfallhasbeenhigherthan

ertssaytheeffectsofEINino

thern

,scientistssayEINinowill

notbestrongenoughtopreventthisyear‘spowerfu

ingtothepassage,how

oftendoesEINinohappen?rmallyhappensinthewestern

PacificOcean?dtheEINinoin1997and1998cause?

NOTmentionedasaresultofthisyear‘sEINino?35.

Whatisthecentralideaofthepassage?Kes:

ReferencePacificOceantemperaturesincreasenearSouthAmerica,

therresults

inAustralia.77

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ngOutMODEL1OurglobeisindangerJohn:Howisyour

Grandmagettingalongduringthisusuallyhotweather?Nora:Over

thelastfewyears,Grannyhasbeencomplainingthatthehot,humid

:

Whatshemeansistheclimate‘slong-termconditions;weather

:Yeah,shesayssummer

ishotter,iedtocomforther,

saying,―It‘sallinyourmind,Granny.‖John:She‘sright,

enhouseeffectdoesbringglobalwarmingandrain.

Nora:HowcanIexplainglobalwarmingandgreenhousegasestoa

97-year-oldGranny?John:Tellhertheearthnowislikeareal

greenhousemadeofglasspanelsthatletinlightandtrapheat.

Nora:Thinkshe‘llwanttoknowthatcarbonmonoxidefromearth

makesgreenhousegases?John:Everybodyshouldknowwhatcause

globalwarming;otherwisewewon‘:I‘lltell

Grannynottoburnanymorewoodorcoal,ortousesprayonthe

:OK,jokeaboutit,butitwon‘tbesofunnywhenthe

rTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:

Howareyougettingalongduringthisusuallyhotweather?B:Not

elastfewweeksthehot,humidweatheris

vetheclimatehaschanged.A:Yeah,thesummer

ishotter,andwinterwetter.B:Doyouknowwhyallthishas

happened?A:Thegreenhouseeffectsbringglobalwarmingandrain.

B:Whatdoyoumeanbygreenhouseeffects?A:Theearthisnow

likearealgreenhousemadeofglasspanelsthatletlightinand

w,carbonmonoxidefromearthisagreenhouse

gas.78

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B:odyshouldknowwhatcauseglobalwarming;

otherwisewewon‘tstopit.A:Theimportantthingisthathuman

beingsshouldtakestepstoreduceglobalwarming.B:Whatcanwe

dothen?Perhapsweshouldnotburnanymorewoodorcoal.A:

shouldtrytoproducelessCFCsorFreon.B:How

canweachievethat?A:Don‘tuseaerosolsprayonyourhair,and

dependlessonair-conditionersandrefrigerators..B:Butit‘s

hardtogiveupallthis.A:Butwemusttakeactionbeforepolar

2Rainforestswillsoonbeonly

Susan:Hey,Chris,thereisanenvironmentalgroup

:So

what?Susan:Sowhat?!Don‘tyouwanttosavetherainforests?

Chris:Butthere

‘edhot,tropical

:orestisanyforestwhereheavy

alrainforestscanbe

foundinhoe,tropicalareas,buttherearealsocoolrainforests,

:Howdidyouknowthat?

Susan:Well,I‘w,

140nillionpeopleliveintheworld‘srainforests,and35percent

oftheworld‘splantandanimalspeciesexistonlyinrainforests.

Chris:Wow,I‘elsehaveyoulearned?Susan:

Mostoftheworld‘srainforestsareindangerofdestructionby

loggers,edisappearingatarate

of1000acresaminute!Chris:It‘sterrible!Susan:Yeah,we‘ve

ldyouliketogivea

donation?Chris:Sure.79

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NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:Mostoftheworld‘srainforestsare

indangerofdestructionbyloggers,

aredisappearingatarateof100acresaminute!B:Whata

tragedy!,Manyoftheworld‘splantandanimalspeciesexist

onlyinrainforests.A:Wereallyneedtosavethebeautiful

forests.B:Yeah,we‘vegottofindawaytosavethem.A:Doyou

knowourmayorismakingacalltoplanttrees?B:Yeah,wedo

hinadoesn‘thavealotof

forestscomparedwithmanycountries.A:That‘strue.I‘vejust

‘sforestcoveragerate

was18.21percentlastyea,rankingonly130thintheworld.B:No

wonderwehavetoplatmoretrees.A:Don‘ss

2000theratewasjust16.55percent.B:

Anyothergoodnews?A:Chinahassteppedupitstree-planting

‘stheworld‘sNo.1planteroftrees.B:Wow,

I‘3ScriptWhataterriblesandstorm!Susan:Hey,

‘ysago,abigsandstormhitourcity

John:Oh,that‘:Theairwasfullofdirtandsand

:Thedust,

asIknow,mmyreadinginscience,

I‘veheardthedustoftencomesafteralongperiodofdrought.

Susan:Thisisaseriousprobleminmanypartsoftheworld,and

:Andifthedrought

continues,nifthewindcomes,

thesoilcanbelifteduponthecoldarethatrisesup,andit

:Normally,whenthere‘sa

wind,itcancleartheair,

whenthedustisbroughtinwiththewind,thenyoucan‘tbreathe,

youcan‘tseewell,andit‘sdangerousfordriving,orfor

walking.80

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John:w,whenthedustisliftedupitcangoashigh

3,‘snotjustChinathathasproblems,butmany

mple,themiddleofAustraliasometimes

hasdusts

torms,andsomeofthedustgoesupveryhigh,goesacrossthe

ocean,:Notaverynice

:Isthereasolutiontotheproblem?Susan:Weneed

toplantmoretreesandgrasssothatthesoilcanstaywhereit

:Nowonderthegovernmentislaunchinganewafforestation

r

TurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:I‘msogladtobebackhome,,what

aclearbluesky!B:Yes,ou

stillrememberthesituationacoupleofyearsage;thatis,when

ringabigsandstormstruckourcity.A:Oh,

wearascarfaroundmyhead.B:Ihadtocovermymouthandnose

tcame

fromthenorth,anditoftenroseafteralongdryspell.A:If

thedroughtcontinued,nthe

windcame,thesoilwassweptuponthecoldair,anditcould

travelverylongdistances.B:Whenthedustwasbroughtinwith

thewind,wecouldhardlybreathe,wecouldn‘tseewell,andit

wasdangerousfordriving.A:Howdidyourtownsolvetheproblem?

B:,peopleinthewholeprovinceplanted

alotoftreesandgrasssothatthesoilwouldstaywhereitis.

A:ernmentlaunchedanafforestationprojecttodeal

enshelterbeltisplayingarole.V.

Let’sTalkScriptLi:HiProfessorWang,I‘mLiLin,a

ffand

studentsherearegettingmoreandmoreinterestedinthe

you

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thinkisthemostseriousenvironmentalproblematpresent?What

measuresshouldweadopttoimprovetheenvironmentanddevelop

theeconomyatthesame81

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time?Wang:Therearemanyenvironmentalproblems:airpollution,

waterpollution,desertification,over-fishing,destructionof

naturalhabitats,acidtrain,over-consumptionofwildanimalsand

plants,ngatthecenterofallthoseproblems,asI

seeit,isthecontradictionbetweeneconomicgrowthandthe

heUnitedNationsEarthSummitin1992,more

andmorepeopleandgovernmentshaveadoptedanewidea;that

is,―sustainabledevelopment‖.Thismeanstoday‘seconomic

growthshouldnotwipeoutheresourcesandoptionsforfuture

nganddevelopmentshouldensurenotonly

economicgrowth,butalsosocialadvancementandenvironment

rwords,someeconomicbehaviormustberestricted

lingprinciplesofdevelopmentinto

governmentplanning,resourcemanagementandeconomicpolicyis

themostimportantstepChinacouldtaketosolveitsenvironmental

asalreadytakensomeremarkablestepstoreduce

tance,followingthehugefloods

of1998

,thegovernmentbannedloggingintheupperreachesoftheYangtze

Riverinordertoprotectforestsandreducetheriskoffloods.

Still,thebasiccontradictionbetweenenvironmentanddevelopment

rkistobedonebeforewecanachievetheaim

pollution,waterpollution,desertification,over-fishing,

destructionofnaturalhabitats,acidtrain,over-consumptionof

wildanimalsandplants,tradictionbetweeneconomic

nabledevelopment;itmeans:(1)

Today‘seconomicgrowthshouldnotwipeoutheresourcesand

optionsforfuturegenerations.(2)Planninganddevelopment

shouldensurenotonlyeconomicgrowth,butalsosocialadvancement

andenvironmenthealth.(3)someeconomicbehaviormustbe

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restrictedorcontrolledInstillprinciplesofsustainable

developmentintogovernmentplanning,resourcemanagementand

economicpolicyChinahasalreadytakensomeremarkablestepsto

ingthehugefloods

of1998,thegovernmentbannedloggingintheupperreachesofthe

YangtzeRiver82EnvironmentProblemsCentralproblemsANewIdeaWhat

ChinaCouldDoWhatChinaHasDone

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TheAimAbalancebetweeneconomicgrowthandthe

SAMPLEA:Inmyopinion,wemustgivepriority

entChina‘seconomyisnotstrong

enough,andtheper-capitaGDPismuchsmallerthanthoseof

advancedcountries.B:edwith30yearsago,

theChineseeconomyhasdevelopedagreatdeal,andatthesame

ghtimewegave

environmentalconservationserousconsideration.A:Itseemsto

methatit‘smoreurgentforustoimprovepeople‘

don‘tboostoureconomy,wecan‘traisethelivingstandards..

B:I‘dliketodrawyourattentiontothefactthatenvironmental

problemsarealreadyaffectingpeople‘‘tyouhear

thatthepoisonoussubstancesfactoriesdumpintoriversare

killingfishandcausingcanceramongpeople?A:Well,youhavea

pointthere,butweshouldbeawarethataneconomicallybackward

nationisalsomilitarilyweak,andthereforeittendstobe

bulliedbystrongercountries.B:IfChinawantstofollowthe

trendtowardeconomicglobalization,ithastomeetthe

youcanmakealot

ofproducts,theycan‘tbeexportediftheyareenvironmentally

unfriendly.A:OK,peoplewe‘dbettercombineoutpointofview

andstrikeabalancebetweeneconomicgrowthandenvironmental

conservation.B:needis

sustainabledevelopment.A:Toachievethisgoal,wehavetoburn

lesscoal,petroleumandwoodbecausetheycan‘tereproduced

easily.B:Righton,lso

makemoreuseofwaterpowerifthedamswebuilddon‘tpresent

great

environmentalhazards.A:Also,weshouldnotbuildsomanyroads

becausetheyoccupysomuchfarmland.B:Yeah,weshouldturnmore

sportingmorecargoalongrivers

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andthecoast,.

FurtherListeningandSpeakingTask1:ThickCloudofPollution

CoveringSouthernAsiaScript83

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AUnitedNationsstudysaysthatathickcloudofpollution

coveringsouthernAsiathreatensthelivesofmillionsofpeople.

Scientistssaythepollutioncouldincreaselungdiseaseandcause

udisalsodamagingagricultureandaffecting

ffectedmanycountriesinsouthernAsia.

istssayit

udisthe

resultofforestfires,theburningofagriculturalwaste,and

hugeincreasesintheburningoffuelsbyvehicles,industriesand

ionfrommillionsofbadcookingstoveshs

orpeopleburnoffuelswoodand

istssaythiscombinationcould

yrainfallhas

asdropped

ortsaysthecloud

couldreducerainfallovernorthwesternPakistan,Afghanistan,and

lchemicalsfromthe

idraindamagescropsand

istsareconcernedthat

thepollutionwillintensifyduringthenextthirtyyearsasthe

populationofAsiaincreasetoanEstimated5,000millionpeople.30.

Whatisthetrueofthecloudofpollution?NOTthe

causeofthecloudofpollution?esthecloudof

pollutionbringabout?lthepollutionintensifyinthe

next30years,accordingtothepassage?youthinkis

thebesttitleforthepassage?Keys:2:

Mountainpeople

aroundtheworldareingreatdangerofthenegativeeffectsof

theworseningenvironment,al

warminganddeforestationaccelerateandtechnologymakeswilder

placesmoreaccessible,environmentalandsocialpressuresonthe

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world‘asfoundthatmany

mountainousregions—inhabitedbyoneoutoffiveoftheworld‘s

people—arebarelyrecognizablewhentheyarecomparedtowhat

mostlybecauseforestswere

cuttomakewayforcattle84

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horsoftheUNstudyexpect98

percentofitsmountainareastoexperiencesevereclimatechange

ntains

ofEurope,partofCaliforniaandthenorthwestAndesinSouth

Americaareamongthemostthreatenedmountainareasintheworl

sanxious

toraiseawarenessoftheproblemfacingmountainareasbecause

peoplecouldlosetheircultureandtheirlivelihoodwitheventhe

ametime,manymountainregions

ndsofvillagesinEuropearedeserted

rareaslikeNepal,peoplearedrifting

3:DiggingaHoleScriptAfellow

stoppedataruralgasstationand,afterfillinghistank,he

dbyhiscartodrinkhiscolaad

kerwoulddig

erworker

newasdigginga

newhole,theotherwasabout25feetbehindfillingintheold

hole.―Holdit,holdit,‖thefellowsaidtothemen.―Canyou

tellmewhat‘sgoingonherewiththisdigging?‖―Well,wework

forthecountrygovernment,‖oneofthemensaid.―Butoneof

‘renot

‘tyouwastingthecountry‘s

money?‖―Youdon‘tunderstand,mister,‖oneofthemensaid,

learningonhisshovelandwipinghisbrow.―Normally,there‘s

threeofus,me,Joe,ehole,Joesticksinthe

treeandMikehereputsthedirtback.‖―Yeah,‖pipedup

Mike.―NowJoeissickbutthatdoesn‘tmeanwecan‘twork,

doesit?‖kerwoulddigaholetwoorthree

erworkercamealongbehindand

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dthem,―Canyoutellmewhat‘s

goingonherewiththisdigging?‖/Heaskedthemwhatwasgoing

eoneofthemwasdigginga

renotaccomplishing

anything.85

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lytherewerethreeofthem,theworkerwhoansweredhim,

stmandugthehole,Joestuckinthetree,

portSanta’sHometowninDanger

ScriptWeatherexpertsmayhavefoundanewproblemcausedbyglobal

warming,onewhichmanypeoplewillpayattentionto:Thereare

signsthatSanta‘shomeintheNorthmaybeintroublebecause

nishtownofRovaniemiontheArctic

Circle,whichmanyEuropeanssayisthehomeofSantaClaus,has

ult,therehasbeen

muchlesssnowthanusual—meaningnosnowmen,nosnowballsand

importantforlocalresidents,itmaymeanfewertourists,aswell.

Santa‘swintryhometownnormallyattractsthousandsofvisitors

eachyear,lttari-Bergman,the

town‘stouristdirector,worriesthatthetowncouldbeintrouble

ifsnowlevels

lains:―Snowisreallyimportant

forus,taClaus,forChristmastourism,and

isreallyimportantforus.‖Weatherexpertsandtownresidents

plecan

imagineaholidaywhenevenSantadoesnothaveawhite

Christmas.86

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FlyingthereisnothalfthefunII·BasicListeningPractice1

ScriptM：wouldyoupreferawindoworanaisleseat，madam?W：

Aisle，please．Ifthere'snone1eft，thenawind。wseatisOK．But

Idon'tlikemiddleseats。Q:whatistheorderofthewoman‘s

preference?C:aisle-wingdow-minddle2ScriptM：I‘dliketofly

economytoThailandonOctober8th．1wanttobooktwotickets．W：

wehaveonlyoneseatleftineconomy，butwewillgiveyoutwo

businessclassseatsforthesamepriceasoneeconomyand，one

businessclassseat．Q：Whatcanthemanget?B:Twobusiness

classticketsatareducedprice3ScriptM：Excuseme，wheredo

IcheckinforBritishAirwaystoLondon?Ican‘tfindtheright

check-incounter．W：YoushouldgotoCounter26ontheleft-hand

side．sir．It'sjustnexttoThaiAir．You‘dbetterhurry,though.

There‘salongqueueQ：Whatdoesthewomansay?”C)TheBritish

Airwayscounteriscounter26.4．ScriptW：Airportsecuritychecks

alwaysmakemenervous．afraidI’setoffthealarmI‘m11

becauseofthejewelryI‘mwearing．’M：Iknow.I‘llsetoff

steelplateinmyarmfromarugby

Injury.Q：Whywillthemansetofthealarm?D)Becausehehasa

metalplateinhisbody5．ScriptM：Welcomehome!Here，metake

yoursuitcase．carisoutintheparkinglot．letTheyourplane

wastwohourslate：youmustbeexhausted．W：Yes，wehavetocheck

inthreehoursbeforetake-offtime；secufityguardstakeages

searchingcarry_0nstuff,buttheyignorecheck-inbaggage．Strange

system．Q：WhatisthewomanNOTcomplainingabout?A)Security

guardssearchhercheck-insuitcaseIII．ListeningInTask1:the

smallertheairport,thebiggerthecheckupPaul：Theairport

securitycheckssometimesseemverystrangetome．87

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Sylvia：Whatdoyoumean?Paul：Ijustcompletedaninternational

flight．AndwithallthethreatstosecurityoftraveltodayI

expectedtohavemyluggagesearched．Sylvia：that‘s

understandable．mean,withallthefearthat‘soutthereabout

terrorism,Iofcoursethey‘regoingtocheckyourbaggage—

especiallyyourcarry—ons．Paul：Idon‘tmindthemcheckingmy

baggage．Infact，Iexpectit．Butthereseemstobeaninverse

ratioatwork．Sylvia：Whatonearthdoyoumean?Theycheck

everyone‘sbaggage，don‘tthey?Paul：Yes，buthere‘swhat‘s

funny：Thesmallertheairport，thegreaterthesecurity．Theless

likelyaplaneistobehijacked，themoreprecau

tionstheytake．Sylvia：Areyouserious?Whyshouldasmall

airportbemoreawareofsecuritythanalargeone?Paul：Here‘s

whatI‘veexperienced：Onceatasmallairport，theyseizedaroll

ofadhesivetapeandarguedthatitcouldbeusedinhijacking．Then

theyaskedmetoremovemydigitalcamerafromitscaseand

demonstratethatitcouldtakepictures．Sylvia：Andisthis

differentfromalargeairport?Paul：Accordingtomyexperience，

itis．WhenIflewfromVancouvertoParis，theysimplyranmybags

throughthescanner,and1wasonmywaySylvia：Ifthat‘sthe

case，thebaggagecheckingsystemisreallystrange．Paulfinds

theairportsecuritycheckssometimesverystrange．Inan

internationalflighthedidexpecttohavehisluggage

searched．Sylviaagrees,knowingthatwitha11thefearthat‘sout

thereaboutterrorism，theywillcheckpassengers‘baggage—

especiallytheircarry-ons．Infact,Pauldoesnotmindthem

checkinghisbaggagebutthereseemstobeaninverseratio—at

work：Thesmallertheairport,s

likelyaplaneistobehijacked,themoreprecautionsthey

take．Paulfurthersaysthatonceatasmallairport,theyseized

arollofadhesivetapetopreventhijacking．Theyalsoaskedhim

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toremovehisdigitalcamerafromitscaseanddemonstratethat

itcouldtakepictures．Ontheotherhand，alargeairportis

different．WhenPaul—flewfromVancouvertoParis，theysimplyran

hisbagsthroughthescanner,y,

SylviaadmitsthatthebaggagecheckingsystemisstrangeTask2:

jetlagJet1agisthefeelingoftirednessthatcomesafter

crossingtimezonesinanairplane．Peoplegetjetlagoften，

especiallyiftheytravelfar．Forexample，aflightfromNewYork

toBeijingisatongtrip．Passengerswillcrossmanytimezones

andmayhaveabadcaseofjetlag．However,therearesomethings

thatcanhelpreducejetlag．First．drinkalotofliquids．Water

isthebestliquidtodrink．Also，eatlow—fatfoodsduringthe

flight．Noodlesarealwaysagoodchoice．Next，todosometry

exerciseontheplane．Walkaroundorstretchyourmuscles．Also，

trytoadjustyourscheduletocorrespondwiththelocaltimeas

soonasyoucan．Forinstance,ifyouusuallygotosleepat10

p.m.,thenwhenthelocaltimeis10p．m．，gotobed．Finally，

whenyouarriveatyourdestination．getsomeexercise．Askthe

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deskclerkwherethehotel‘sgymis．Rememberthatifyouadjust

yourscheduletocorrespondwiththelocaltime，yourjetlagwill

ral,yourbodytakesonlyafewdaysto

resetitsbiologicalclock，andyou‘llsoonovercomejetlag．1．T

3:$10is$10Oneday，anoldmannamedStumpy

andhiswifeMarthawenttotheIllinoisStateAviationFairAman

wassellingplanetidesfor$10perperson．Stumpywasfascinated

andsaidt

o，Martha，thinkwereallyshouldtrythat．Marthareplied，

knowyou“I”“Iwantto，Stumpy，butwehavealotofbills．You

knowthemoneyistight，and$10is$10.‖SoStumpywentwithout．Over

thenextfewyearstheyreturnedeveryyeartothefair,andthe

samethinghappened：Stumpywantedaride，butMarthasaidthey

couldn‘taffordit．Finally，whenStumpyandMarthawerebothabout

70yearsold，StumpyfixedhiseyesonMarthaandsaid，“Martha，

m70now，Idon’knowI’andtifI’11evergetthechance

again，SOIjusthavetohavearideinthatairplane．’’Martha

repliedinthesameoldfashion，andStumpybecamedepressed．The

pilotstandingnearbyoverheardtheconversationandhecutin，

“Excusemefolks，haveaIdealforyou．I‘11takebothofyou

uptogether，andifyoucanbothmaketheentiretripwithout

utteringaword．giveyoutherideforfree．ifeitherofyou

makesI‘11Butasound，it‘s$10each．”MarthaandStumpy

lookedateachotherandagreed．Thepilottookthemup，started

toclimb，andspin，dive，climbandspinagain．Therewasno

sound．Afterthepilotlandedtheplane，hepraisedtheoldman，

wantto“1congratulateyoufornotmakingasound．Youarea

braveman．“MaybeSO，”saidStumpy，butIgottotellyou，

almostscreamedwhenmywifefellout，“Ibut$10is$101.A)what

didtheoldmanwant?B)Hewantedtohavearideinthe

plane．2．Whatreasondidtheoldwomangivefornotridingin

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theplane?A)Theyhadtopayalotofbills．3．Whathappenedwhen

theoldmanandwomanwereabout70yearsold?C)Themanwanted

toflybutthewomandidnotwanthimto．4．Whatdealdidthe

pilotoffer?C)Thecouplecouldhaveafleerideifneitherof

themmadeasoundduringthetrip．5．Whathappenedtotheold

womanfinally?D)ngOutMODEL

1I'agent:

HorizonTravel,howmayIhelpyou?Helen:ThisisHelenParker.

I'agent:And

what'?Helen:I'mheadedforLas

agent:

youspellyourname,please?89

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Helen:MylastnameisParker,P-A-R-K-E-R,andmyfirstnameis

agent:Willyoubetravelingalone?Helen:Yes,I'll

agent:Willthatbeaone-wayora

round-tripticket?Helen:nleavingJuly21stand

agent:Willyoubeflyingfirst

classorbusinessclass?Helen:No,no,y

class,e'sathree-starhotellocateddowntown,

sapool,that'

agent:OK,okyourflight

immediately.I'llhavetoinquireaboutthehotelreservationand

:No

problem.I'mat658-0266,extension513.I'llbeexpectingyour

agent:OK,ouforyourcall.I'll

:ByeNowYourTurnSAMPLE

DIALOGA:GlobeTravelAgency,canIhelpyou?B:ThisisLinda

Carter.I'dliketobookhotelandairlinereservations.A:Where

areyougoing,?B:I'mheadedforTorontotoattendan

industrialexhibition.A:Couldyouspellyourname,please?B:

MysurnameisCarter,C-A-R-T-E-R,andmygivennameisLinda.A:

Willyoubetravelingbyyourself?B:No,Illbetravelingwith

myboss,dtwoticketsandtworooms.A:Would

youliketohaveone-wayorround-triptickets?B:Returntickets.

Butsincewerenotsurewhenwecancomeback,Ipreferopen

ticketsforthereturnjourney.A:Willyouflyeconomyclassor

businessclass?B:Businessclass,alwaysflies

e'safive-starhotellocateddowntown,

thatwouldbegreat.A:Well,

bookyourticketsrightnow.I'llhavetocheckthehotel

reservationandcallyouback.B:Noproblem.I'mat58855200.

I'llbeexpectingyourcall.A:2ScriptNora:

ekIflewnon-stoptoSa~Francisco.90

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John:heyNora:Itookacourseonhowtheairportruns,andIdon't

ekIflewnonstopto

:Congratulations!Whichflightdidyoutake?

Nora:UnitedAirlines,:Howdiditgo?

Everythingsmoothsailing?Nora:hadn't

traveledbyairforalongtime,Iwasn'tfamiliarwiththeairport.

IttookmequiteawhiletofindtheUnitedAirlinescheck-in

:Thenhowdidyoufindit?Nora:Infact,itwas

displayedonthemonitor:"FlightUA858c~/Counter45."John:And

waseverythingOKonceyoufoundit?Nora:No,therewasaterrible

:t

havebeenburnedoutwaitingbeforeyouevenboardedtheplane.

Nora:Thatstillwasn'inallygot

tothecounterandhandedinmypassportandticket,theairline

:Why?

Didshethinkyourpassportwasafake?Nora:Idon'

:Yourphoto

certainlydoesn':Shedidn'tsay

ately,whenIaskedforanaisleseat,

w,Iwouldn'tdaretakeawindowseat

:Ipreferanaisleseat,

:

Finallyshegavemeaboardingpass,anditsaidthatmyflight

torun!

John:That'madeit!rTurn

SAMPLEDIALOGA:Hey,yourtrip?

Everythingsmoothsai

ling?B:Notbad,thoughIhadalittletroublebeforeboarding.

A:Whatwaswrong?B:Iwascaughtinatrafficjamandalmost

nagedtogettotheairportintimeA:

Congratulations!Whichflightdidyoutake?B:BritishAirways,

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FlightBA554.A:Wasiteasyforyoutofindtherightcounter?

B:Yes,theinformationwasdisplayedonthemonitor.A:Since

therewasnotmuchtimeleftforyou,Ihopetherewasn'taterrible

line-upatthecounter.91

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B:Luckily,danother

problem.A:Whatwasthat?B:WhenIhandedinmypassport,the

airlineagentlookedatitforalongtime.A:Why?Didtheagent

thinkyourpassportwasafake?B:No,shedidn't,butshetold

ee,I

hadtoflybackquickly.A:Ihopethatwastheendofyour

troubles.B:hadtroublewithmybaggage.

A:Whatwastheproblem?B:meawhile

togothroughtheprocedure.A:Anygoodnewsbeforeyouboarded

theplane?B:Yes,whenIaskedforawindowseat,

know,Iwouldn'tliketotakeanaisleormiddleseatwhereI

couldn'tenjoytheview.A:Ipreferanaisleseat,

thatIcanstretchmylegsandoccasionallystandup.B:Finally

theagentgavemetheboardingpass,anditsaidthatmyflight

torun!A:

Butyoumadeit!GoodforyouMODEL3I'Susan:

Wow!Whathappened?Youlooklikesomethingthecatdraggedin.

John:Youwouldtooifyou‘dbeenthroughwhatIhave.I'vegot

:Jetlag'snotforreal,isit?It'slikea"broken

heart"-afigureofspeechJohn:It‘yes?

They‘‘teat;Ican‘:How

longdoesthisjetlaglastafteryou‘rehomeagainandwalking

round?John:Idon‘eadayforeach

hour‘:Ouch!Atthatrateit‘lltake

:Maybeadrink

:That'snotaverygood

ldriesyououtwhenit'scombinedwithaltitudeand

:Iwonderwhetheralongflight

:

:No,

it'lltaketoolong-longerthanthetimeformetoresetmy

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rTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:Wow!

What'swrongwithyou?Youlookdeadtired~B:Youwouldtooif

you'dbeenthroughwhatIhave.I'yes:

they''teat;Ican'tsleep.92

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A:Howlongwillthisjetlaglast?B:Idon'

canbeadayforeachhour'sdifferenceintime.A:Ouch!Atthat

rateit'drinkonthe

planecansaveyoufromjetlag.B:That'snotagoodsolution,

I'

ldriesyououtwhenit'scombinedwithaltitude

oudrinkalotofwater,

ithelps.A:let'scheckontheInternettoseehowwecanovercome

jetlagquickly.B:Look,here'eedtoget

gotothegymtoworkout.A:Youshould

'stimeto

gotobedbutyoudon'tfeelsleepy,youmightaswelltakesleeping

pills.B:Whenyoufeelsleepyinbroaddaylight,youcandrink

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talk,I'velhas

nesflyfast,andtheyarenow

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ported

uturetheymaycarry

ast

owingtothemarketcompetition,thefarehasdroppedagreatdeal,

1990s,theUnited

Stateswitnessedanexplosivegrowthindemandforairtravel.

Manymillionswhohadnever,orrarelyflownbefore,becameregular

enjoinedfrequentflyerloyaltyprograms,

hasbecome

roductionofnewservicesandmore

frequentflightshasmeantthatbusinessflyerscanflytoanother

city,dobusiness,pliesto

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ssengersworryabout

shthereareusuallynosurvivors.

However,topreventtragicaccidentsandseriousfinancialloss,

airlinesareespeciallycautiousincheckingtheconditionsof

aircrafttoreducethepossibilityofaccidentstotheminimum.

Itissometimesclaimedthatflyinginvolvesfeweraccidentsthan

nesdohavetheirdisadvantages.

Forexample,theyareincapableoftransportinglargequantities

,anairportcanbequitefarawayfromthecity

advantagesofflyingoutweighthesesmalldrawbacks,

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Pro1Anairplanefliesfast(1)Supersonicpassengerplanescan

flyacrosstheAtlanticOceaninjustacoupleofhours;(2)In

futuretheymaycarrypeoplefromNowYorktoLondoninlessthan

2Thefarehasdroppedagreatdeal,somorepeople

aretravelingbyair:Manymillionsbecameregularpassengers,and

3Flyinghas

becomeincreasinglyconvenient:Businessflierscanflytoanother

city,dobusiness,andreturnonthesa

4Airlinesarecautiousaboutcheckingtheconditions

ofaircrafttoreducethepossibilityofaccidentstotheminimum

Con1Theplaneisincapableoftransportinglargequantitiesof

2Anairportcanbequitefarawayfromthecity

sionSAMPLEA:Ilikeflyingbetterthananyotherway

'ssofastandconvenientthatyoucanflyto

anothercity,dobusiness,andreturnonthesameday,between

almostanypointsinthecountry.B:Butlandtransportisnot

slow,'smore,it'softencheaper.A:

I'lladmitairfareisabithigh,butit'

highspeedandgreatconvenienceareworththemoney.B:Land

ofaccidentslikeafire,you

jumpourofaplane?A:It'strue

r,airlines

areespeciallycautiousincheckingtheconditionsofaircraft.

It'ssometimesbelievedthatflyinginvolvesfeweraccidentsthan

otherkindsoftravel.B:Theproblemwithaplaneisthatitcan't

transportlargequantitiesofcargo.A:Iagree,butcertainlya

planecancarryperishablegoodslikefreshvegetablestoadistant

cityquicklyandsafely.B:Butanairportisoftenquitefaraway

can‘tflydirectlytoyourfinaldestination.A:Youhaveapoint

ruckscanprovidedoor-to-doordeliveryservice,

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butbusesandtrainscan't.B:OK,let'scometothisconclusion:

eachtypeoftransporthasitsownadvantagesanddisadvantages.

A:Yes,that'swhynoneofthemhasbeenphasedout.94

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rListeningandSpeakingTask1:AnOverviewof

AirlinesScriptAnairlineisanorganizationwhichprovides

orleases

airlinerstosupplythe rvicesandmayformpartnershipsor

scaleandscopeofairlinecompaniesrangefromthosewithasingle

airplanecarryingmailorcargo,tofull-serviceinternational

airlinesoperatingmanyhundredsofairplanesofvarioustypes.

Airlineservicescanbecategorizedasintercontinental,intra-

continental,regionalordomesticandmaybeoperatedasscheduled

ariationsinthetypesofairline

companies,theiroperatingscope,andtheroutestheyserve,make

thingiscertain:

ast

50yearsorso,thegeneraltrendofownershiphasgonefrom

government-ownedorgovernment-supportedtoindependent,for-

aresultofthegovernmentpermitgreater

endisnotyetconsistentacrossallairlinesin

andforairtravelservicesdependsonother

things:needsforcargotransportation,businesspassengerdemand,

leisurepassengerdemand,w

hichareallinfluencedbymacroeconomicactivityinthemarket.

Thesetrendsarehighlyseasonal,andoftendependonday-of-week,

fiveyearsof

poorperformancearefollowedbyfiveorsixyearsofgradual

2:Resultsof

DamageTestingScript:Birdsoftencauseaccidentswhentheystrike

noreliablemethodofavoidingbirdshasbeen

entistsattheNASAspacecenterhavedeveloped

agunbuilttolaunchdeadchickensatthewindshieldsofairliners,

militaryjetsandthespaceshuttle,alltravelingattheirtop

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aistoreproducethefrequentincidentsof

collisionswithbirdstotestthestrengthofthewindshields.

ot

surprisingthatwhenBritishengineersheardaboutthegun,they

wereeagertotestitonthewindshieldsoftheirnewhigh-speed

lown

whenthegunwasfired,theengineersstoodshockedasthechicken

flewintotheshield,smashedit,wentthroughtheengineer's

chair,ied,theBritish

sentNASAtheresultsofthedisastrousexperiment,alongwiththe

iststo

sendthemtheir95

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viewedthe

testthoroughlyandhadonerecommendation:"Thawthe

chicken.‖Task3:FunnyFlightAnnouncementsScript:Occasionally,

otdelivered

thiswelcomemessage:"Wearepleasedtohavesomeofthebest

unatelynoneofthemare

onthisflight."Onepilotsaid,"Folks,wehavereachedour

cruisingaltitudenow,soI'mgoingtoswitchtheseatbeltsign

eetomoveaboutasyouwish,butpleasestayinside

'sabitcoldoutside,andifyouwalk

onthewings,itaffectstheflightpattern."ASouthwestAirlines

employeesaid,"Intheeventofasuddenlossofcabinpressure,

reaming,grab

themask,avesmallchildren

travelingwithyou,secureyourmaskbeforeassistingwiththeirs.

Ifyouaretravelingwithtwosmallchildren,decidenowwhichone

youlovemore."Anotherflightattendant'scommentonalessthan

perfectlandinggoeslikethis:"Weaskyoutopleaseremainseated

asCaptainKangaroobouncesustotheterminal."Stillanother

attendantsaid,―Asyouexittheplane,pleasebesuretogather

ngleftbehindwillbedistributed

donotleavechildren

eofftheplanemustcleanit.‖NewsRep

ortParaglidingforaPublishingDealScriptAnAustralianwriter-

andparaglider-triedlandinginfrontofBuckinghamPalacelast

lookedlike

ascenefromaJamesBondmovie,theparaglider,36-year-oldBrett

delaMare,wasfollowedthroughtheskiesofcentralLondonbya

policehelicopterasheheadedtowardthepalace-theLondonhome

alfamilywasnotpresentatthe

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time,butpolicetooktheincidentseriously,

helicoptertriedtoforcetheparaglideraway,butintheend,he

therepromptly

snoterrorist,however,asPolicehadfeared.

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abook,called―CanineDawn‖.Unabletogetpublishersinterested

inthebook,he

incident,delaMareexplainedwhathappenedtoreporters."Icame

inoverthefence,andIlandedintheforecourthere,andthe

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wasarrestedanddraggedoff."DelaMaresaidpolicehad

difficultydecidingwhattochargehimwith:"Theyinitially…

theyarrestedmeforattemptedburglary..of...Buckingham

Palace...andofcourse,,attempted

burglary!Imean,it'shardlyadiscreetmethodofburglary..."

TheylaterchargedhimwithbreachesoftheAirNavigationOrder.

DelaMareleftahumorousmessageonhiscellphoneforcallers:

"Hi,thisisBrett.I'arcerated

leavemeamessage,andI'llget

backtoyouassoonasIamfree."UNIT9Herearetheseasonsto

W:Ofallthe

holidayspeoplecelebrate,Christmas,Easter,Mother'sDay...which

arethemostimportanttoyou?M:ChristmasandEaster,because

theymarkeventsinJesusChrist'slife:hisbirthandhisescape

erfestivals,Ithink,weremainly

createdtoincreasesales.Q:Howmanyholidaysdoestheman

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mymotherapresentonMother'ysmadehercry,then

she'dhugmehardenoughtosqueezethebreathoutofme.W:

vetobe

loved,that'sall.Q:Whatwasthemother'sresponsetoherson's

gift?A)97